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Can anyone please tell me where can I get my MATB1 form for maternity leave. Thanks ladies ❤️

Or do you need a full tank and a specific amount?

Hello, Can someone recommend a best savings bank account for my lil one please. Thank you & happy holidayss❤️

Do you know when it ends ?

VENT 😹🙋‍♀️. I might be alone here but between feeding baby. Naps and entertainment. Doesn’t being a mom already feel like a full-time job.? What in the world and why did our ancestors fight to work too? Lol, hating on those ancestral choices atm that paved this double duty life 😹🤷‍♀️🙆‍♀️🤦‍♀️.

The online information confuses me 😅 how long do I actually have to be working for a company to receive maternity pay? I'm not pregnant but me and my partner would like to start trying, I pass (already know I've passed, they've said but still have to wait for January) my 12 week probationary period in January.

I’m just sorting my claim for my maternity allowance to start end of March. It asks for 13 payslips of paid weekly, or 4 if paid monthly. I get paid every 2 weeks but there’s no where online that says how many to send for 2 weekly pay. Anyone else been in this position before?🙈😂 I don’t want to send too many/not…

Hey! I received this text message last week, not sure what the outcome will be. Has anyone else had this text? i am on UC and have received 3 payments prior to sending the application off! Thankyouuu x

Hi! Has anyone got any good apps /knows any good books that tells you about each week of your baby ? I had a few good ones while i was pregnant ( flo , what to expect) and really liked reading about what my baby was doing new each week but I can’t seem to find anything now I’ve had the baby.

I feel like we are drowning. Combined make 100k but after taxes it’s about $5k/mo (about 60k/yr). Did I mention I hate taxes? -$3k mortgage (the cheapest home in our area, small 3 bedroom house), can’t leave town because work/family. 6.5% int rate. -Bills/utilities are about $1k(no car payments). This leaves $1k ...

Any recommendations of side hustle jobs to do from home ? With the costs of living wising I am finding it hard to keep up with the bills being a single mum with 3 kids .

I was forced to work during the holidays I’m off on Christmas and New Years Day but I have to work the days before and after. They only selected a handful of people. I just submitted my request for two weeks off following the holiday and was told that I wasn’t being a team player. But is working during the holidays ...

Hello, I’ve never claimed any benefits before and was wondering if I would be eligible for any. Before maternity leave I was working full time as a nurse, I was in my job less than a year so I currently get SMP and it’s getting a bit tight on money. I’m not married but I privately rent with my partner if that matter...

Hi! I was wondering if anyone is or knows someone who works for the state of California! I would like to pursue a career with something such as EDD or DMV but need some help navigating the application process! Thank you so so much!!!

I thought forsure my family of 5 would qualify for WIC. I am combo feeding my twins. I dont produce enough milk for both of them. We cant afford formula. We are using credit cards for formula and groceries.. i just dont know what to do... We both work full time. Can hardly pay the bills and child care. Yet we dont ...

Hello! Has anyone ever figured out maximizing the CA maternity leave? I’m trying to read my HR and state benefits but my pregnancy brain is definitely not helping lol 😅 I know we can get short-term disability state benefits (70-90% of our income) for 4 weeks pre-childbirth and 6-8 weeks after childbirth. Then we…

So I’m looking into different jobs & there is a bank position……would I get paid maternity pay if I was to have another baby?

Has anyone else had to have an employer fill out a 6/30 form and are worried because you have a week to get it filled out and back in to them by a certain time and have freaked out because you don’t know if it’ll be filled out in time and you could possibly lose your insurance and snap benefits and your also making ...

So my obgyn office forgot to order my Rhogam shot , which I was supposed to get at 28 weeks. I visited a different obgyn and they mentioned it to me so I followed up asking hey am I still supposed to get it and they asked me to come in immediately. Is this something I should raise an issue about ? I honestly feel li...