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Showing posts with label short term disability. Show all posts
Showing posts with label short term disability. Show all posts

Monday, December 20, 2010

Still pregnant and Short Term Disability issues

My 7 minute apart contractions lasted until about 6AM.  I knew I wasn't in early labor at around 4:30AM.  I just didn't "feel" it.  I walked around the house for a bit, did some squats, and just relaxed.  Bunny was pressing her head against my pelvic bone and it was hurting really badly, so I was trying to get her to move a bit.  I'm still having a few BH here and there, but nothing regular.  We'll see!  I'm at the point where I feel like I'm going to be pregnant forever, even though it's irrational.  And people's comments are really starting to irritate me.  I understand that I really don't have a clue about what it's like to have to care for a newborn 24/7, but if I say I'm bored, I really don't want to hear, "You better enjoy it now, I have blah blah blah kids and I forgot what bored feels like."  Okay, great.  I'll try to keep you in mind the next time I'm feeling bored and try to find some enjoyment in it.  Grrr....

My Short Term Disability claim manager called me today to ask some questions.  Turns out, after I didn't go back to work on 12/7, and spoke with my midwife, she told my insurance company that she took me off of work due to "emotional issues".  So it seems that I may have a problem getting paid for the last two weeks that I've been off of work.  First off, I didn't go into her office crying or moaning about emotional issues, I asked her about Postpartum Depression.  This is always a rough time of the year to me (it's the time of year that my mom passed), and I was concerned that with the stress of a new baby, emotions stemming from missing my mom, exhaustion, and changes in hormones, that I'd be a prime candidate for PPD.  I also told her that my boss thought it would be better for me to relax at home, instead of driving 45 minutes to work each way and dealing with people that weren't necessarily reasonable with their requests of a nine month pregnant woman.

I'm hoping that they approve my claim, I never thought that there would be a problem, so Hubby and I haven't really been all that careful with our finances.  Which is stressing me out.

My midwife usually takes women off work at 38 weeks, so I'm hoping I can get paid from my 38th week on.  I hope everything works out okay, I'd hate to get behind on some of our bills because of poor planning and assumptions on my part.  I really want to have everything in order when Bunny arrives, and wasn't expecting this added stress...