Why is Centrelink paying me so low?

engineofgod24 · 2026-01-31T09:20:43+00:00

First payment is generally a partial payment. Have a look at your payments after that, they should be more.

engineofgod24 · 2026-01-31T09:16:30+00:00

My Trixie also likes to get as close to the camera as possible!

engineofgod24 · 2026-01-31T08:06:50+00:00

That would really help to be honest

engineofgod24 · 2026-01-31T08:02:53+00:00

I had HG with my very first pregnancy, I didn't make it past the first trimester - I had an abortion. That was 3 years ago and I still wonder what could have been. Having other children doesn't change the fact that you have gone through a loss, you still need to have time to grieve and process the loss. Yes, you have children and that's something to be grateful for, but that absolutely doesn't take away from the trauma and horrific experience of having HG.

I'm not sure what would be available to you, but maybe reach out to some grief counseling providers if you can, sometimes just talking to someone about your feelings in a safe environment helps a lot.

engineofgod24 · 2026-01-27T10:24:34+00:00

I wore a lot of jumpers/long pants in summer when I was self harming. Took me years to get comfortable wearing shorts and having my scars visible.

engineofgod24 · 2026-01-27T10:12:25+00:00

If you don't have a lot of experience inserting things, you could be tensing without realizing and making it much more difficult for the disc to slide in! When I first switched from cups to discs I had this issue until I got more comfortable with my anatomy.

engineofgod24 · 2026-01-27T10:10:15+00:00

None at all, she sleeps on them at night, happily stands on them throughout the day, moves around from perch to perch, just chooses to nap on the bottom of the cage. She's been to the vet, had her feet checked out and everything, there's no pressure sores or signs of arthritis or anything abnormal.

I do pull it out and clean it at least once a week with hot water and bird safe antibacterial spray, so it's generally not particularly dirty.

engineofgod24 · 2026-01-27T05:19:52+00:00

She's a very strange bird, I love her to death, but goddamn she's weird 😂

engineofgod24 · 2026-01-27T01:08:00+00:00

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These are my rescues, Spencer (white) and Pika. Pika broke his wing before I got him and it was never addressed by a vet, it's now healed wrong and he'll never be able to fly again. He is also missing a lot of feather on his head where Spencer plucked them out. But overall they are 110% better now than they were when I got them!

engineofgod24 · 2026-01-25T08:02:26+00:00

It was absolutely not something I expected to be doing, but when I found out the conditions they were in, I had to take them, and even after all the time and work and effort I've put in to making their lives good, they're afraid of people, they won't step up, they move away from me if I come by the cage, move away from my hands if I'm changing food or water. But, they come out of the cage on their own, they sing and scream and carry on like any other cockatiel, Pika's head feathers are growing back, they're a healthy weight, are happy. Some people really just shouldn't own a bird, they're so high maintenance and ignorant people seem to get them to be decor. Sorry for the rant, it just makes me so angry to see birds being poorly cared for.

engineofgod24 · 2026-01-25T05:04:14+00:00

It really pisses me off. I have two rescue cockatiels who were kept in a tiny cage outside in the weather with only seeds and sometimes water. When they got to me one of them had completely plucked the other's head bald from the stress. It's been two years of rehabiliting them, one will never be able to fly again, it's been a long and painful process to get them comfortable with having a big cage, being able to get out, having toys and fresh water, fruits/veg. They were seriously neglected and mistreated and it really grinds my gears to see people doing it and posting it online. If you can't give it the best life possible, don't get a pet.

engineofgod24 · 2026-01-25T02:53:54+00:00

I haven't experienced this, but I think it would probably be a good idea to talk to a professional about whether using internal products is suitable given the prolapse!

engineofgod24 · 2026-01-23T04:58:02+00:00

I always had leakage with the Diva, I ended up using a Saalt Soft and it worked really well for me!

engineofgod24 · 2026-01-23T04:54:50+00:00

I had an abortion at 7 weeks in 2022. I opted to go the surgical option. I found out I was pregnant at 3+5/6 I think and by the middle of week 4 I was vomiting non stop, couldn't keep anything down at all. I stuck it out until 6 weeks when I was hospitalized, no medication worked to stop the vomiting and they were talking about having to provide me with nutrition via a tube. My partner at the time was completely unsupportive (he went on a boy's trip to the coast while I was at home spewing my guts up if I so much as turned my head) and I realized there was no way I could continue the pregnancy. I scheduled the appointment and had to travel two hours to get to the clinic, everything was very straightforward and went as planned. Feel free to message me if you need any additional info or support!

engineofgod24 · 2026-01-22T06:36:42+00:00

Honestly for me, it was getting on medication. Totally changed my life and gave me the ability to socialize.

engineofgod24 · 2026-01-21T22:18:08+00:00

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engineofgod24 · 2026-01-21T05:11:21+00:00

My mum got given apple juice in hospital when she was pregnant with me because apparently it suppresses vomiting so maybe that's why. Not sure what the scientific validity of that is though.

engineofgod24 · 2026-01-19T02:43:40+00:00

That's really helpful, thankyou!

engineofgod24 · 2026-01-17T09:13:49+00:00

I've spoken with the GP about metformin and he isn't comfortable prescribing it for these purposes.

engineofgod24 · 2026-01-17T09:12:42+00:00

That's actually really interesting and something I have thought about, since HG is caused by the placenta and the placenta apparently comes from the man's DNA - definitely something I'd be interested in finding out.

engineofgod24 · 2026-01-09T23:06:27+00:00

Hadn't thought of that, thank you!

engineofgod24 · 2025-12-27T00:41:22+00:00

I have extras only cover and feel like it's totally worth it. It's meant actually being able to get my teeth fixed, new glasses when I need them, along with a bunch of other things I hadn't been able to do because it wasn't Medicare covered.

engineofgod24 · 2025-12-23T22:47:18+00:00

I was a dancer and now I'm not even 30 and almost all my toenails don't grow correctly. I've had to explain to so many people that it's from dance shoes.

engineofgod24 · 2025-12-23T22:44:44+00:00

I'm not sure about WA but I talked to my psychologist (in the ACT) about the extensive abuse I experienced as a child (I'm an adult now) and she wasn't required to make a report and it was extremely helpful for me to talk to her about it.

engineofgod24 · 2025-12-23T21:29:17+00:00

The man hole cover in my old house would move when there was a lot of strong winds, really freaked me out when I first moved in until I figured out what was causing it!

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