Navigate the Administrative Side of Parenting Like a Pro

Pregnancy Podcast

Vanessa Merten

Newborn, Parent, Homebirth, Vbac, Kids & Family, Doula, Firsttimemom, Midwife, Pregnancy, Doctor, Parenting, Pregnant, Vanessamerten, Physician, Csection, Prenatalcare, Breastfeeding, Naturalbirth, Nursing, Birthcenter, Family, Baby, Hospitalbirth, Health, Obgyn, Research, Trimester, Expecting, Labor, Mom, Diet, Dad, Birth

4.5 • 948 Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

This episode is your guide to all of the administrative tasks you are responsible for after having a baby. From submitting maternity or paternity leave paperwork to applying for critical identification documents like a birth certificate, social security number, and passport. Learn how to ensure your baby is added to your health insurance and how to stay on top of pediatrician appointments. Plus, key considerations to update your estate planning and financial accounts. Procrastinating and putting off these responsibilities will take more work or cost you more money or frustration in the future. Being proactive is the key to staying organized and on top of these tasks. This episode provides practical guidance to help you confidently navigate the administrative side of parenting.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the pregnancy podcast with Vanessa Merton.
0:10.6	Hello, thank you for tuning into the pregnancy podcast.
0:15.3	In today's episode, we're talking about navigating the administrative side of parenting.
0:20.7	This episode is your guide to
0:23.0	all of the administrative tasks that you are responsible for after having a baby. This includes
0:29.4	everything from submitting paperwork for maternity or paternity leave to applying for critical
0:35.7	identification documents like a birth certificate, social security number,
0:40.4	and a passport. Plus, learn how to ensure that your baby's added to your health insurance and how to
0:46.3	stay on top of pediatrician appointments. And we're going to cover key considerations to update your
0:53.1	estate planning and financial accounts.
0:55.7	If you procrastinate or put off these responsibilities, it's going to take more work or cost
1:01.9	you more money or frustration in the future. Being proactive is really the key to staying
1:07.8	organized. This episode is going to provide practical guidance to help you
1:12.7	confidently navigate the administrative side of parenting. You can find the complete article
1:19.1	and all of the resources for this episode at Pregnancypodcast.com slash admin.
1:34.3	You are currently listening to the public feed of the podcast, which gives you access to the last year of episodes.
1:47.1	Become a pregnancy podcast premium member and get access to hundreds of additional episodes exclusive for pregnancy podcast premium members, plus all of the premium content is ad-free. Join pregnancy podcast premium today. Start accessing every single
1:55.6	episode of the podcast, and when you sign up, you're going to get a free copy of the Your Birth Plan book.
2:02.1	That walks you step by step through creating your birth plan,
2:05.8	complete with sample plans for every type of birth,
2:09.7	and a template you can download and customize.
2:12.7	Check out Pregnancy Podcast Premium at Pregnancypodcast.com slash premium.
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