tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110861904597349582.post3944099460778614120..comments2023-08-17T11:02:18.197+02:00Comments on Pampelmuse and Me: Ladies DayClare Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15356519337228174440noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110861904597349582.post-37246705956078531932011-03-14T09:58:56.808+01:002011-03-14T09:58:56.808+01:00Thanks for this great post! I live in Denmark and ...Thanks for this great post! I live in Denmark and it is amazing how much less women (an men) worry here about getting kids then they do in Austria (my home country) - simply because the childcare system makes it so much easier!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110861904597349582.post-66692472889077925132011-03-11T03:44:29.972+01:002011-03-11T03:44:29.972+01:00First I will start off by saying, this post is ver...First I will start off by saying, this post is very well written. As a working professional and recently engaged. I hear you I live in the U.S. I'm an independent contractor and currently uninsured. I am in good health and lucky enough to have an uncle who's a doctor. I always wondered why women in NYC had children so late and now I know, it's really tough to afford a child here. I'm going on 30 and it doesn't look like I'll be able to have a child any time soon. You are so lucky to live in a country which such great policies. I dream of living in Canada at times due to the profit driven insurance system here in the U.S.moniquehttp://www.tipatipa.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110861904597349582.post-41297372682882582742011-03-09T21:48:10.795+01:002011-03-09T21:48:10.795+01:00Great post! I've been thinking about this top...Great post! I've been thinking about this topic lately too.. Sounds like you're in the perfect place!Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06238570501454087217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110861904597349582.post-73972063231364833272011-03-09T04:13:59.613+01:002011-03-09T04:13:59.613+01:00Great post, Clare! Yep, you have it better than we...Great post, Clare! Yep, you have it better than we do with maternity leave in the US. My career changed radically after I had my little guy. I'm happy and blessed with where it has gone, but it is different because I can't imagine being away from him all the time. Thank God I'm able to work from home. I would have never imagined my jewelry business would be such a big part of my income and life. <br /><br />Your bump is looking very cute!Kelly https://www.blogger.com/profile/05095074218377740407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110861904597349582.post-55008860736865145442011-03-09T00:22:01.105+01:002011-03-09T00:22:01.105+01:00I hadn't paid much attention to Women's Da...I hadn't paid much attention to Women's Day until I read your post. You gave me so much to think about - our world still has a long way to go before we really reach true equality.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17555143763126540757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110861904597349582.post-82166529728072403382011-03-08T23:03:32.151+01:002011-03-08T23:03:32.151+01:00Brilliant post.
I've been thinking a lot about...Brilliant post.<br />I've been thinking a lot about this issue recently as the possibility of having children creeps closer and closer and it still blows my mind how women even manage to balance it all. When childcare is so expensive in Australia and the cost of living in a city like Sydney so high, how on earth does one manage it all?? I'm fortunate enough to work for a university that has excellent maternity leave benefits but the fact that this isn't the norm is ridiculous. Australia can be progressive in many ways but man are we falling behind in so many social issues (gay marriage etc). I love living here but it can be quite frustrating.SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11638931178712128465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110861904597349582.post-28944860673790782422011-03-08T18:54:13.286+01:002011-03-08T18:54:13.286+01:00These are beautiful photos of your pregnancy.
I a...These are beautiful photos of your pregnancy. <br />I am also fond memories of my own, and to the positive that I have received here in Germany. Sufficient funds and a really good hospital stay, using a midwife after the birth, medical care of the baby after birth. There is much secured and. Later, it looks a little different, at least here in the heart of Bavaria in the country. Since there was no child care, when I had to work again. It was not even sure if there are free nursery places. At that time (ten years befor) ruled in Bavaria or the old time = wife stays at home, working man goes. This is changing but - fortunately - in recent years.<br /><br />Have a nice day!Li + Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208069280596652172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110861904597349582.post-73271609866899410352011-03-08T18:52:08.158+01:002011-03-08T18:52:08.158+01:00Great post, makes me even more thoughtful about le...Great post, makes me even more thoughtful about leaving Germany and starting a family in the UK. I would stay if I could I guess...germangreeneyedmonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09685077711159235077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110861904597349582.post-14167656830092626722011-03-08T15:39:14.351+01:002011-03-08T15:39:14.351+01:00Clare, this is such a wonderfully interesting post...Clare, this is such a wonderfully interesting post and gives me so much to think about. I only know how things are handled here in the US, which usually varies depending on the company you work for and the type of health insurance you have. I can't imagine being in a country that took such wonderful care of its pregnant mothers-to-be, but it does a lot to highlight what's wrong here and how hard it may be for women in other countries still.Brandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814989061078872030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110861904597349582.post-88035285572097612062011-03-08T15:15:10.014+01:002011-03-08T15:15:10.014+01:00International womens day-how sad that I have not h...International womens day-how sad that I have not heard of it...just goes to show I suppose.<br /><br />Yes, the US needs to step it up a bit in the raising of our babies. I think that it would change a lot of people's lives for the better and raise some great babies to be good adults. My insurance dropped me when I told them I became pregnant...scary when that happened. They told me that had I let them know the day before I found out I was pregnant it would have been covered but since I found out earlier that day it was too late, "a pre-existing condition". <br /><br />These shots are so beautiful...really lovely Clare.Anikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01086559909241493268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110861904597349582.post-53912295709218871132011-03-08T14:31:25.305+01:002011-03-08T14:31:25.305+01:00Love the photos! I live in US and my husband and I...Love the photos! I live in US and my husband and I really want to start our famiy now, but I don't want to be forced back into work after 6-8 weeks because of financials. I WOULD LOVE to stay home for the first 12-18 months of my babies life! That would be awesome! I think you are very right in your saying " That pregnancy is even considered eligible for short term disability insurance says a lot about how a country's legislators view pregnancy and motherhood" <br /><br />so true!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06662172783076354604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110861904597349582.post-25300877310485404462011-03-08T13:14:06.556+01:002011-03-08T13:14:06.556+01:00I forgot it was international women's day toda...I forgot it was international women's day today! great post and sounds like you are in a very good place for having a baby. It's funny I always think I was so lucky to have my children in Sydney as I think having babies here in England would be so cold and grey and miserable and expensive! good luck with going vegetarian for lent, will you have to eats loads of extras for the pregnancy? I did look at that course you are doing, I worried that she had a certain style, I will be interested to hear your thoughts on how it is going.Justinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14131220171499559949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110861904597349582.post-21844061090940502252011-03-08T10:37:20.105+01:002011-03-08T10:37:20.105+01:00Loving the pictures (especially the last one!) and...Loving the pictures (especially the last one!) and also Happy International Women Day to you!<br />As being German I am "used" to the options women and mothers have in Germany and it is great. Even in Switzerland, where I live at the moment, the laws are very very old school... You dont even know :)<br />Liebe GrĂ¼sse, KristinaKristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16605039374751654805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110861904597349582.post-70300334657873027992011-03-08T10:32:43.409+01:002011-03-08T10:32:43.409+01:00O, and by 'beautiful' I meant the photogra...O, and by 'beautiful' I meant the photographs...Joytihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704064690267281149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110861904597349582.post-86061998922979832002011-03-08T10:32:26.182+01:002011-03-08T10:32:26.182+01:00What a beautiful post.
And being in the U.S., I c...What a beautiful post. <br />And being in the U.S., I can absolutely tell you that you are spot-on with the pregnancy situation. I've even heard of couples with health insurance that they've been paying for for years, being told by the insurance carrier that the carrier won't pay for things - like an extra day in the hospital when prescribed by the doctor, or a c-section.Joytihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704064690267281149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110861904597349582.post-37915609388755308192011-03-08T10:29:09.978+01:002011-03-08T10:29:09.978+01:00Thank you for this post... living abroad and havin...Thank you for this post... living abroad and having seen different systems I more and more wonder what people/ mums in Germany are complaining about.<br />Childcare is really affordable and apparently as of age 3 does not cost you a thing anymore and if you are organised and register well in advance a place should be doable.<br />The maternity leave is superlong and paid. Plus you can even take 2 more years, not paid but keeping your job...<br />and so on and so on...<br />Enjoy honey!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158526565402028441noreply@blogger.com