Are you better receiving the Australian Baby Bonus or do you get a better financial result with the Paid Parental Scheme. It can be complicated, see below for details.
How is the Baby Bonus paid?
The baby bonus will be cut from $5400 to $5000 from September 2012, and frozen at that level for a further three years, until then the
Baby Bonus is paid per eligible child in 13 fortnightly instalments. From 1 July 2011, customers eligible to receive Baby Bonus will get a higher first instalment of $879.77 and 12 fortnightly instalments of approximately $379.77. The higher first instalment of Baby Bonus will assist with the upfront costs of having a new child.
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Hi all
I'm 28, newly married and looking at starting a family. I'm very career driven so not sure how I'll cope.. but really want kids! Just starting to get to know about conceiving as I've just come off the pill.. very exciting! 
Looking forward to chatting to a you all!
Cheesy
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All the best with falling preganant. It's a stage thing, I fell pregnant almost immediately when we started trying, whereas it took my sister a lot longer. Be sure to keep us posted with how you go.

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