https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:57:10 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-record#post-164321 Mon, 21 May 2012 11:38:21 +0000 purrpletulips 164321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had to physically pick-up a copy of her birth certificate from the county office and they won't release them until 6 weeks from date of birth (although hospital filed the paperwork within 1 week). I don't remember how long it took for the social security number/card. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-record#post-163959 Sun, 20 May 2012 14:49:20 +0000 regberadaisy 163959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just got her SS card a few days ago do almost 3 weeks. Hopefully her birth certificate comes soon. We're waiting on that so we can go visit my aunt in Toronto. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-record#post-151184 Tue, 08 May 2012 01:47:52 +0000 regberadaisy 151184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I filled out the paperwork at the hospital and gave it to the nurses. LO is 9 days old so I wonder if I should call and make sure it was filed. I honestly don't remember if I checked the SS # box... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-record#post-151045 Mon, 07 May 2012 18:52:12 +0000 His Barista 151045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They sent me a temp a few days later. It took maybe a month to get her card. And I was able to pick up her birth certificate at about the same time I got her as card in the mail. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-record#post-151011 Mon, 07 May 2012 18:00:34 +0000 LAGS 151011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: As far as I know, for land/sea travel your LO's birth certificate is enough. Air and international travel (other than Canada) is another story though. <a href="http://www.getyouhome.gov/html/lang_eng/eng_sa.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.getyouhome.gov/html/lang_eng/eng_sa.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-record#post-151000 Mon, 07 May 2012 17:44:23 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 151000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours came in at about 3 weeks times. But we filed the paperwork quickly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-record#post-150997 Mon, 07 May 2012 17:33:23 +0000 autumnlove 150997@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We received LO's SS card in the mail a week after she was born. We picked up her birth certificate from the county registrar's office about 2 months after.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-record#post-150989 Mon, 07 May 2012 17:18:11 +0000 pastemoo 150989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LAGS: land, so we can get in no problem, but w can't get home without a passport. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-record#post-150952 Mon, 07 May 2012 16:48:41 +0000 lemondrop 150952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A lady came to us in the hospital to go over the paperwork, then my husband paid and filed the papers online at 2 weeks, by 4 weeks we had all of his important papers sent to us in the mail. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-record#post-150912 Mon, 07 May 2012 15:54:23 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 150912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We'll get an amended birth certificate at 6 months and then ss# later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-record#post-150893 Mon, 07 May 2012 15:46:37 +0000 sulli301 150893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: I am not sure exactly, but somewhere around 2-3 weeks </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-record#post-150890 Mon, 07 May 2012 15:44:59 +0000 LAGS 150890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: Are you traveling to Canada by land or air? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-record#post-150776 Mon, 07 May 2012 14:44:56 +0000 pastemoo 150776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>eek--hopefully REALLY fast because we're going to Canada, and need a passport for him when he's pretty young (between 6 and 9 weeks old). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-record#post-150723 Mon, 07 May 2012 14:12:31 +0000 Pipers Mommy 150723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>SSN/card was really quickly, I have yet to go get a copy of the birth certificate.<br /> @crash806: I have you beat at 9 months and counting :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-record#post-150547 Mon, 07 May 2012 12:29:07 +0000 Mrs. Pen 150547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>his SS card only took a couple weeks, but you have to order the birth certificate and I haven't sent in the order form yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-record#post-150532 Mon, 07 May 2012 12:24:07 +0000 lavender 150532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It took about 3 weeks to receive her SSN in the mail. Her birth certificate was ready in about 5 days (and I have yet to get a copy-5 weeks later!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-record#post-150160 Mon, 07 May 2012 07:57:55 +0000 chopsuey 150160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>SS took about 2 weeks. I didn't send in docs for her birth certificate until a month or so after her birth, so that took a bit longer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-record#post-150111 Mon, 07 May 2012 05:17:05 +0000 Andrea 150111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It took a few weeks to get the documents. There was an error on her birth certificate so we had to call them and get a new one, though. I can't remember how long that took. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-record#post-150060 Sun, 06 May 2012 22:25:37 +0000 skibobrown 150060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! We received her social security card when she was about 3 weeks old from what I remember. I didn't file her paperwork for her birth certificate until she was 3 weeks old, and we received her birth certificate in the mail about a week later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-record#post-150058 Sun, 06 May 2012 22:17:34 +0000 regberadaisy 150058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Did you get a temp birth record when you were discharged from the hospital?</p> <p>How long did it take you to recieve your LO's social security # and birth certificate? </p>