hey tattoo_mama, i'm not sure of the exact details, but i remember reading somewhere that you only had to work the equivalent of 1 day a week for 12 months before the birth, or something similar...maybe it was 330 hours? don't quote me!!!
also, the $5000 baby bonus will be incorporated in to the approx $9500 package, so people who give birth in jan 2011 rather than dec 2010 will be better off by about $4500.
thats my understanding...?