Hi, My name is Nina! There is no easy way to reach out for help but God knows we all need it sometimes! The situation I have to tell is difficult and I hope is understood. I am near the end of my pregnancy and things along the way have gotten hard to swallow, as some things in life are out of our control. When I became pregnant, it was planned, I had a very good paying job and was thinking ahead for maternity leave and everything to come of being a mother. At my job, there was an incident where I was sexually assaulted by a coworker and a previous sexual harassment incident by another. I had been wrongfully terminated after reporting the second Incident against a male worker, my job did not handle the situation appropriately. When this incident occurred, I was pregnant and in a vulnerable situation by a male coworker and took the appropriate action but it costed me my job. I have went through the Equal opportunity commission to seek judgment from the past employer, to which I am still awaiting proper legal action against them for wrongful termination and discrimination. After what happened, it was clear I had lost all the things I've worked so hard for as far as having money a job and plans for maternity leave for my baby. I lost benefits, my FMLA and the ability to pay bills or but things for my baby. A recent miscarriage in May of 2024 landed me in the emergency room without medical insurance and since I could not pay my bills, that said bill had been sent to collections and made it impossible for me to get a loan for any kind of assistance I may need. During this pregnancy, I have been working a low wage job, working only 17 hours a week not making enough to pay bills and needing further assistance from the government by signing up for medicaid and SNAP benefits. With the assistance I currently get, it is not enough and unfortunately it does not help me when I go on maternity leave. I am stuck without pay, leaving it up to my baby's father to pay not only his bills, but mine as well. Having no support from family and nowhere to go for help it has made me make the hard decision to make this gofundme, so I can hopefully get some support for the time I will be out of work. My daughter has a cleft lip, which will mean more care and further down the road, surgery. Situations like this make a new mother like myself scared and feeling hopeless that it will be impossible for me to gain proper employment with good wages to continue throughout my pregnancy. I have been denied jobs because of how far along I am, causing stress and depression on myself during this tough time. As we all know, postpartum is not something any mother wishes to go through and I am afraid that with all the things I am going through that it will be a real struggle for me after I give birth to my daughter. I am seeking help because I am out of options for myself as I have no further income for myself or baby other than what my baby's father brings in, which has him looking for part time work to take care of us. My baby's father will be on FMLA for a short time due to the short percentage of wages they pay while out of work. A part time job means I will be alone majority of the day, taking care of our daughter while he works 80 hour weeks to support our family. It had been a difficult change in my life going from having money paying bills on time having benefits and a plan to having nothing. Ripped put from under me like a rug. Please, if you understand my story and can put yourself in my situation and know how much of a struggle it will be, I am asking for help. Help that will allow me to take care of my daughter and allow her father to come home after a 10 hour work day and help me out as I am desperately scared of everything to come with postpartum on top of the depression of this whole situation has set on me. I do not want to struggle, I do not want to be along in this.. It is very hard to ask for help as there are so many people that need it. Making this hard choice is a decision that will hopefully bring some bit of relief. We, as parents need to make the hard choices we know aren't easy to take care of our family. Now, I have good jobs lined up for after maternity leave, but as for right now, I cannot work alot being 36 weeks pregnant, and being denied employment because of my condition. If anyone sees this, and understands how hard it is to struggle without support, I hope you will be there for me in this desperate time. I am not asking anyone to do what they cannot, I am simply hoping that there are people who know what I'm going through and can help. I really appreciate anyone who takes the time to read this long story, as it is hard to write as tears fall from my face onto the keyboard. Thank you so much for your support and help!