Maternity SDI payments stopped after 32 weeks - no April checks?

This happened to my sister back in February. Turns out she missed doing her continued claim certification. Did you certify for those weeks in April? For pregnancy disability SDI you still have to do the every-two-weeks certification thing even though your doctor approved you through July.

There's actually a common misunderstanding about this. For standard disability (including pregnancy disability), you do NOT need to certify every two weeks like unemployment. Your doctor submitted the initial DE 2501, and if it was approved through July, payments should continue automatically without bi-weekly certification. However, there are a few reasons payments might stop: 1. Your claim may need a quarterly wage review (happens around early April for many claims) 2. Your doctor's office might have failed to respond to a verification request 3. EDD might have sent you a continued claim form (DE 2500A) that needs to be returned 4. There could be an identity verification issue Did you receive any mail from EDD about your claim?

the address change probably triggered a review. i had the EXACT same issue. they ALWAYS do this with pregnant women its so frustrating!!!!! they think were committing fraud or something smh

OK so here's what's likely happening - EDD runs quarterly verification on all claims. Since your claim started in March and then crossed into April (a new quarter), they may be verifying your wages again. This happens a lot. Address changes can also trigger additional verification. You need to speak with an actual SDI rep about this. Here's what I did when I was in a similar situation (35 weeks pregnant and payments suddenly stopped): 1. Use Claimyr to get through to EDD. I spent 3 weeks trying to call directly with no luck, then used Claimyr.com and got through in about 20 minutes. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/1X-mEsLtbmQ?si=1hcSq3KFtCr4oAmd 2. Ask specifically about a "quarterly review" on your claim and if they need any additional documentation 3. Get them to expedite any pending weeks since you're in a financial hardship situation My payments resumed about 4 days after I talked to someone. Don't wait - the longer you wait, the more financially stressful it gets, especially right before baby arrives!

The same thing happened to me with my SDI but not for pregnancy it was for my back surgery and what happened is my doctor didnt respond to there request for continued medical verification. They do that sometimes even when you have dates approved already. Call your doctors office and see if they got something from EDD.

DONT PANIC! This is actually pretty common. Everyone here has good suggestions but I wanted to add one more thing. When you DO get through to EDD (hopefully using that service someone mentioned - I haven't tried it but sounds helpful), ask them to "backdate" payments to cover all the weeks you missed. They can and WILL do this. You wont lose the money you're entitled to.

Just wanted to follow up - were you able to resolve this? Did you get through to EDD?

so glad you got it figured out!! pregnancy is stressful enough without having to deal with EDD nonsense!!!!

For anyone finding this thread later, this is a really common issue with EDD SDI claims - whether pregnancy-related or other disability types. The April/May payment gaps often happen due to quarterly review processes. Always keep an eye on your claim, and if payments suddenly stop, don't wait - take immediate action to contact EDD. Address changes are also one of the most common triggers for payment delays.