please can someone help me

[pregnantbabyelephant]

hi can anyone please help me.

im still on maternity leave until 30th june 2008, my dd is nearly 8 months old and im pregnant again, think im about 8 weeks gone so i think im due.around mid nov
think ill be 20 weeks ish when i return to work, oh bloody hell.
ive worked for the same company for 10 years prior to going on mat leave in the first place.

does anyone have any idea where i stand. they are gonna hate me at work.
last time i had a really horrendeous pregnancy was in and out of hospital all the time and had to have an emergency operation after the birth,after 4th degree tear and major pph i nearly died.
don't know how im gonna to cope tbh

[pregnantbabyelephant]

my employers hate me, because i was off sick quite alot in my previous pregnancy as i was in hospital about 5 times.not my fault i know,but they where horrible about it. i had extreme hyperemisis, high blood preesue, gestational diabetes, my pregnancy was full of scares such as bleeding and cramping, and about a week before baby was due they thought she was breech
i don't think i can go through birth again.
and i think if i had another fourth degree tear id have a nervous breakdown tbh

what a mess

[nauseous]

I'm sorry I can't offer any advice except to post again with a more obvious title and you'll probably get someone more knowledgeable than me!! Although I would say not to worry about how much work will hate you but to focus on looking after yourself, your little one and your bump, find out from someone on here what maternity allowance would be available if any and just take one day at a time if you can. Sorry you've had a rough time. Good luck with everything.

[flowerybeanbag]

pbe sorry to hear you've had such a rough time, and congrats on your pg!

Try not to worry if you can. In terms of your maternity rights, to leave, your job, etc, nothing has changed. The only problem might be that you may not qualify for SMP. SMP is worked out based on your average earnings over a period of time, the 8 weeks up to and including the 15th week before you are due, ie when you are 25 weeks, and you may not earn enough if you don't return early enough. Have a look here about what your average earnings need to be.

If you want to return a few weeks early to make sure you earn enough, you can do so, you just need to write to your employer 28 days before you want to come back and let them know that's what you will be doing.

If you're not entitled to SMP you may be entitled to maternity allowance instead, which you claim from the government, have a read here all about it.

I'm sorry you feel your employers weren't supportive last time. Make sure they do a health and safety risk assessment for you as soon as you go back to work, and look after yourself as much as possible. You can start your maternity leave at 29 weeks if you choose to, so at the worst it's only a short time you need to be there.

I hope that helps a bit, I'm sure you will be fine.