hiya, with maturnity leave if you are working more then 16 hours a week you shoudl be paid statory maturnity allowance from your job which is 90% of what you normally earn, its only if your on the government one which is only £125 but for the first few weeks it is also 90% of what you earn then it drops. are you entilited to DLA? thats what i will be living off as well as my maturnity allowance (but i only got £70 a week anyway as i only do 12 hours a week) so i will get 90% of what i earn all the way through which isnt tooi bad for me.
i know what you mean about not enjoying the pregnancy and then feeling guilty about it and wanting to because it only lasts 9 months so i can understand. and yer when i get stomach pain and i find it difficult to walk and stuff because of it i think "omg how am i going to cope with labour" and get really worried.
i also understand the feeling of not feeling safe and not wanting to go out. ive been like that for the past few weeks and thinking everyone is out to get me. its horrible and i havent really got any advice as noone can really comfort me or reasure me when im feeling really scared and terrifed.
yer so sorry to rant and ramble, just wanted to let you know your not alone and i hope you are well. pm me if you want to chat or anything its cool your only a few weeks behind me (pregnancy wise) and we are both having boys
