I'm currently 10ish weeks pregnant with DC1. We're over the moon, and mostly have just spent the last 10 weeks being anxious about getting to 12-weeks rather than thinking much further ahead.
I?ve started thinking ahead today and its made me really anxious (which in a way is a nice change of focus). I'm a nurse and I've worked in the NHS for about 7 years. Unfortunately things in my last post were really bad and I ended up quitting and going on to the nurse bank, where you don't have a permanent contract but they call you in for shifts. I found out I was pregnant while working my notice in my permanent contract (typical). I?m giving the background to evoke a bit of sympathy really as it is kind of irrelevant for the current situation.
The situation is as I am not in a contract I effectively will not have a job when I stop working - so I am not entitled to any maternity pay. Which means I will only get the maternity allowance of £135.45 a week for 39 weeks. Is this right?! How are we going to live on that?! (slight hysteria). My husband gets £18000. So my questions are: a) Am I right about this ? or is there anything else we?re entitled to, and b) can anyone reassure me that we can survive/feed ourselves and baby/not lose our house!
I appreciate I?ve got myself in to this situation and am beating myself up a touch already. I?m slightly naive to the world ? always had a job and no dependents!
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Having a bit of a panic - maternity pay related
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CamomileHoneyVanilla · 30/01/2013 10:39
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