VULNERABLE new parents are waiting months for paid parental leave to kick in, with one Gold Coast family told she is "one of thousands" in limbo. One mother of four has been waiting almost two months while another has been paid one week out of nine owed in what is a festive season blow. Paradise Point mother-of-four Shannon said her son Hugo was born on November 6 and paperwork was submitted three days later. But seven weeks on she still hasn't received any payment, despite contacting her employer and Centrelink nearly a dozen times. "It has been left to me to chase it up over and over again and it's the last thing new mums need to worry about when they already have a new baby to care for and bond with," she said.