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Working and 6 Months Along
Asked by B.G. from Great Falls
on April 14, 2010
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Okay im 6 months along and work full days at the end othe day im so tierd and in pain all i want to do s sleep. So that is only working a 6-430 day 5 days a week now t...
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- What kind of job requires you to work seven 12 hours days? That is not even legal! In your circumstances, I would have no problems asking your doctor to recommend ...
- I know it varies state to state but I live in illinois and I believe its against the law to work 7 days straight but I know a lot of companies do it anyways. Im not su...
- Talk to your doctor. The worst thing you can do for yourself and the baby is go into labor overly exhausted. I hope you can work something out. Congratulations!
Postpartum Disability Leave
Asked by D.D. from Providence
on August 22, 2008
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My employer just informed me that I can get a 12 week paid leave only if my doctor certifies me as disabled for work. I would love to have this time off (though I woul...
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- Hi My doctor wrote me out saying I had a stress related illness after the intial delivery leave. Did the trick. I was out for 14 weeks. Good luck
- It does depend on the doctor, but explain the situation to the doctor or one of his nurses and I'm sure you can come to an agreement, even if he only certified you for...
- Here is a web site you may want to look at. http://www.nh.gov/hrc/pregnancy/common.html#q1
My Job Is Know Longer Available for Me After Maternity Leave What Do I Do????
Asked by A.B. from Redding
on February 7, 2011
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Around 4 months pregnant my dr. orders me to take my leave early do to my horrible sciatica and another nerve over lapping it that the baby was laying on. I confirmed ...
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- You were entitled to 12 weeks FMLA leave (which you exhalted prior to your child's birth). Asking for a raise before you even returned was probably the wrong move. Y...
- I have to agree that you likely terminated yourself with the way you handled the situation when your boss called. One thing I'd like to point out in addition is that ...
- You are only entitled to the protections of FMLA if your employer has more than 50 employees. If not, there is no requirement in general under the Federal protections...
What Would You Do?
Asked by M.H. from Raleigh
on February 16, 2011
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Good Morning Mamas!
So I have a work related question this morning. One morning a week (it began as two, but my hours were cut due to the time of year) I work outsi...
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- Request an exit interview with HR. With the gas prices, less that $40/week is not even worth the drive.
- You request a day change & assumed you would get the same hours. I would talk to the boss and just say it doesnt make sense for you to only work 4 hrs a week (or what ...
- I'd quit, no 2 weeks notice, no follow up call/complaint. Just let it go! In the big picture of your life, this job means nothing to you. Don't add extra stress whi...
Maternity Leave??
Asked by L.B. from Billings
on June 17, 2010
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I have only been at my job for a lil over 3 months and I'm 36 weeks pregnant now. I work with young girls who don't like to work a lot so I'm stuck working there shift...
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- The thing is you can take off when you like, but that doesn't mean your job has to save your position. You're not eligible for FMLA so unless your company has another ...
- L., You sound like a doormat, you are about to give birth and are entitled to your paid maternity leave. Start standing up for yourself! I’m not familiar wi...
- Who cares what your boss wants? I would just telling her my last day is June 30 and she can start scheduling me six weeks after the baby is born. You wont be checkin...
Running Low on Milk Supply
Asked by S.C. from Dallas
on June 10, 2009
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I am breast feeding my almost three month old 14lb son and I am not producing enough to feed him. I have an excellent supply, almost over supply, but I recently went...
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- Mothers Milk tea. For me, after two days of using it, my supply came back up. I pumped for 3 months when my daughter was 4-7 mos old and a big sized baby. I was str...
- Fenugreek helped me but I also got a prescription from my obgyn called domperidone. It's to increase milk supply and it has worked wonders for my daughter and I!!! M...
- Sorry about your employment situation. Maybe a letter from the pediatrician or OB will also help your employer be more willing to work with you. Good luck!
Maternity Leave
Asked by W.B. from Houston
on July 14, 2011
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I recently file a charge for discrimination of pregnancy on my boss,because my hours were reduced unexpectedly , they gave me not one good explanation on why they were...
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- Usually maternity leave is not paid, and lasts six weeks, which is usually when your doc releases you to go back to work. Unless your boss is asking you to come in the...
- Most places especially small places do not offer *paid* maternity leave unless you have a disability insurance policy. I took 12 weeks of *unpaid* maternity leave whe...
- In companies where maternity leave is offered via short-term disability here is how it works: The first 5 days are unpaid - you use any existing vacation, personal,...
How Much Do You Pay for Medical/dental Insurance?
Asked by S.S. from Los Angeles
on November 3, 2010
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just curious -- how much do you pay for your medical insurance (covered through your employer). i have myself, my husband and a child and i'm paying $430/mo. + $60/mo...
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- Yep. We're in the mid 500's/month. Absolutely sucks.
- Ohhh, I hear you! We just did our budget last night and with our monthly premiums and our out of pocket expenses we are going to end up paying around $15K this year f...
- we pay about that for Kaiser through my hubbies work (for us and one child) we have really great deductibles and it's way cheaper than getting it not through work.
Single Mom with No Child Support Going on Bedrest
Asked by J.H. from Atlanta
on November 11, 2006
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I'm Single working Mom outside the house with 19 mo old, 7 yr old, and pg with high blood pressure, due in Mar '07. My problem is that doc says that I should start pre...
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- Dear J., Just last year I was in your shoes. I was pregnant with my 5th child by somebody else. The father of my 4 girls decided that he didn't want to pay child su...
- Hi J., I would like to first say that I am really sorry that things aren't working the way you want them to... I myself was going through a very bad situati...
- Most company's offer short-term disability where you are paid your salary/portion of your salary (amount usually based on length of employment at company)for a period ...
Should I Change Doctors?
Asked by M.G. from Salt Lake City
on September 17, 2010
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Let me just start by saying I LOVED my doctor with my first pregnancy. She was wonderful but has moved away. I am now 13 weeks pregnant and can't say the same about ...
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- Yes, you should change doctors! You'll be so glad you did. Frankly, I think Mommmapedia is a great resource for finding a good doctor. Start a new question and sele...
- I think that you should find a doctor that you feel comfortable with and feels as if they give a damn about you and your unborn baby. I would not want to be with a do...
- If this was your first pregnancy I would say change. However a lot of doctors are not as informative with a second or more pregnancies. What are the age differences? A...
