We moved from Bordeaux to a small village in the north of France between Caen and Bayeux last week. This means I must now decide on a new maternity hospital for giving birth in France. There are three possible hospitals to select from: Centre Hospitalier de Bayeaux, CHR Georges Clemenceau and Polyclinique du Parc. Yesterday, we visited the Centre Hospitalier de Bayeaux and … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2011
Gotta Love their Maternity Leave in France!
France sure knows how to treat their mammas! Maternity leave in France is required for all full-time working pregnant women. They are given 8 weeks paid maternity leave, with the maximum of 16 weeks. If you are lucky to have twins, then you are entitled to a total of 36 or 38 weeks. Furthermore, if this is your 3rd child, then you are bumped up to 26 weeks. There are … [Read more...]
Living Large in a Small French Village
My husband and I just moved from Bordeaux downtown to a small village in the north of France. Going from being within a 5 minute walk from cafés, restaurants, shopping and even a couple movie theaters to being around... nothing! There are about 5,000 people living in this village that is completely surrounded by farmland. There is a cherry and peach tree in our backyard, hens … [Read more...]
Declaring Your Pregnancy in France
After not seeing one of my friends for a month around the holidays, the first thing she said to me was that I was glowing. Even though my period was due to arrive soon, I had a strange feeling about her comment. I ran to the pharmacy to grab a test and later got my big fat positive. Me and my husband quickly scheduled an appointment with our doctor to confirm the pregnancy with … [Read more...]