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<blockquote data-quote="Goober" data-source="post: 732005" data-attributes="member: 29329"><p>Oh I get that, but yesterday I had no luck getting a hold of ANYONE and I wanted to get a start. I haven't seen my HR person in the building for quite awhile (although I haven't stopped by during the day because I work a different job as well), my center manager wasn't around, couldn't get a hold of anyone at the Local (meetings), couldn't get through on AETNA disability phone # after 6 tries....</p><p></p><p>The thing is, I am having twins. That means I can't possibly work as long as I could with just one baby coming. I'm almost the size of 37 weeks, but I'm not even 29 weeks along yet. My doctor says about 2 more weeks and she wants me not working anymore (so when I am the size of full term with one). The due date ios a bit more up in the air with twins because they tend to come early. </p><p></p><p>So my problem basically is- if I only get 6 weeks of FMLA and have to use it at 30 weeks per my doctor, I could easily be out of FMLA time before they are born, or right when they are born. So I just wonder if I can use disability for whatever amount of time I am allowed (I have no idea and couldn't get through on the phone), then use FLMA for whatever extra time I need. I have 2 weeks of vacation remaining for the year- one is scheduled in early July and that's about when they are expected anyway and the other week is in September sometime. I just need to figure out how I can get the time off that I need both before and after they are born. With twins, I also have a higher likelihood of a c-section so that would be even more time to recover. I'm concerned about being dropped from insurance because it seems like it happens to EVERYONE. I really need to have the insurance continue, especially for their birth and the higher chance of two in NICU! </p><p></p><p>I just feel like I'm going to have to choose between working beyond what my doctor recommends (and thus increase my chances of pre-term birth and extended stay in NICU) or losing my insurance/running out of time off available. You don't get any extra time for having twins, but you need it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goober, post: 732005, member: 29329"] Oh I get that, but yesterday I had no luck getting a hold of ANYONE and I wanted to get a start. I haven't seen my HR person in the building for quite awhile (although I haven't stopped by during the day because I work a different job as well), my center manager wasn't around, couldn't get a hold of anyone at the Local (meetings), couldn't get through on AETNA disability phone # after 6 tries.... The thing is, I am having twins. That means I can't possibly work as long as I could with just one baby coming. I'm almost the size of 37 weeks, but I'm not even 29 weeks along yet. My doctor says about 2 more weeks and she wants me not working anymore (so when I am the size of full term with one). The due date ios a bit more up in the air with twins because they tend to come early. So my problem basically is- if I only get 6 weeks of FMLA and have to use it at 30 weeks per my doctor, I could easily be out of FMLA time before they are born, or right when they are born. So I just wonder if I can use disability for whatever amount of time I am allowed (I have no idea and couldn't get through on the phone), then use FLMA for whatever extra time I need. I have 2 weeks of vacation remaining for the year- one is scheduled in early July and that's about when they are expected anyway and the other week is in September sometime. I just need to figure out how I can get the time off that I need both before and after they are born. With twins, I also have a higher likelihood of a c-section so that would be even more time to recover. I'm concerned about being dropped from insurance because it seems like it happens to EVERYONE. I really need to have the insurance continue, especially for their birth and the higher chance of two in NICU! I just feel like I'm going to have to choose between working beyond what my doctor recommends (and thus increase my chances of pre-term birth and extended stay in NICU) or losing my insurance/running out of time off available. You don't get any extra time for having twins, but you need it. [/QUOTE]
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