I am expecting to get paid parental leave which if you have been working for so many months before your baby is born you may be entitled to. Its for 18weeks. And then family tax benefit which I get the minimum but it still helps with a bit of extra food or petrol. I was so prepared financially and had many thousands put aside but my dental bill which was unexpected was over 3K plus I happened to hit someone elses car a week before DS was born. It was the same as my excess so I just paid for it myself. All these unexpected costs has drained me and I guess that's why I am unhappy about it as I did feel I was really prepared to have up to a year from work. My older kids are at private schooling plus I have an ongoing orthodontic expense for my eldest so lots of direct debits.