I'm not one for Nationalism, but I'm very happy to be pregnant in Canada. Not because of the one-year paid maternity leave, or the fully licensed mid wives that are helping me through pregnancy and eventually delivery--all free of charge, but because Canada is the only country that offers Diclectin.
What is Diclectin? Diclectin is a little piece of heaven. Diclectin is the holy grail. Diclectin is the only thing coming between me leading a semi-functional existence or spending my days knee deep in vomit, cursing my unborn demon child and the bastard who put it inside of me. Okay, some people will tell you Diclectin is just a combination of Vitamin B6 and Unisom--but it's a magical combination that somehow takes away the vomiting and (most of) the nausea associated with pregnancy. It's perfectly safe and is widely prescribed in Canada. It used to be available in the states, but I guess they're a little too sue-happy down there so they stopped selling it just in case. Not that it had ever caused any problems, but I guess some people were hoping it would be the next Thalidomide and they could cash in on a lawsuit against the saintly Diclectin pushers. Apparently it may be sold in the US again soon, and I hope so, for the sake of my American sisters in nausea. It really is the only thing that helps.
Unfortunately, it helped so much that I figured I didn't need it anymore. My prescription ran out on Friday. Today I left work after two hours and three puking sessions. Now I have to wait till my midwive's appointment next week, or go pick some up from my illicit source. Not on the street corner or anything, just a pregnant friend who had a bunch prescribed to her but can't take them because of a lifelong aversion to swallowing pills. Her loss is my gain.
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A YEAR of paid maternity leave?! Holy hell, I was born in the wrong place.
Yup, there has been a push to up it to two years, but I couldn't wait around for them to get to that. Although, that would have been pretty fabulous. What is it in the US?
It's completely dependent on the employer. I think I've maybe heard of 6 months. Typically it's 12 weeks and often is at only 2/3 pay.
I too sing the praises of Diclectin. It really helped me during my first pregnancy, and now, newly pregnant again, I have already made an appointment with my doctor to get some before the major sickness hits. I have to wait a week, and someone in the office microwaves their cream of mushroom soup every day at lunchtime which is usually the peak of my nausea. I am counting down the days.
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