MSE Pregnancy Club III

Sami_Bee

elle_gee wrote: »

Hi all.. Yay, I get to post during the day today too!

Funeral went well this morning - well, as well as funerals go! (you know what I mean!). It was only a small family service. I don't see OH's parents much (although talk to his dad on MSN a few times a week) and it was nice to do a bit of bonding over a cuppa afterwards.

I'm determined to get the house straight today. OH's sister may call in this afternoon and I can't have her seeing the house in the state it's in - she's got two kids and a high-powered fulltime job and her house is never this state!

I'm 9+6 today which is went it went wrong last time. Here's hoping I make it to tomorrow! Have had a few pains which I'm sure were actually just trapped wind so I'm trying to take my mind off it.

Daily dose of labour vibes for SB and Miss C!

Glad it went ok, are you sure her house isn't always tidy coz they're never there?
I always think people with kids and a tidy house obviously don't know how to have fun :rotfl:(thats my excuse and I'm sticking to it )

Krystaltips

Jvic, it's amazing how well you do cope when you need to. DH has a really crappy wage and we get a top up of working tax credits and child tax credits on top of it which sees us through. We're not rolling in it but then we have friends who earn twice as much as DH who never have any spare money and are always complaining about how skint they are...

angelfairy

Sami_Bee wrote: »

the deeper and deeper that cute little ladybug goes into denial the more I can't wait for a trauma story of being pooed/sicked/weed on (I'm sorry MFD I can't help it I do love to say told you so, I even do the dance of will n grace :rotfl:)

you lot are wicked

Sami_Bee wrote: »

AF: its prob a bum that was the only bit of chris I could ever find :rotfl: he does have a lovely squidgy bum! cheers me up no end to give it a little squeeze he thinks mummy is bonkers but seriously there is no joy like a cute little baby bum being squeezed (I'm sane honest!)

yes, of course you are sane well my bubs is going to think he's got a mum who will just poke him. think i will do it more now that i know

elle_gee

She's got a DD(15) and DS(3). DS is at nursery for half the week but makes up for it in the time he's at home! She's just quick at swiping away the mess afterwards!

Have just cleared out all of the receipts from my purse and found a tenner I didn't know I had - hurrah!

Sami_Bee

Jvic28 wrote: »

I'd much rather not go back, especially as child care is way more expensive than anticipated. However, we can't survive just on my OH's wage. I work in an office mainly on the pc, wage isn't great but not too bad, but with a mortgage and childcare costs there would be nothing left. I also have no family close to help really, who knows eh? We'll see.[/color][/font]

It'll all work out in the end! it was hard for us at first coz I had a car loan but I got made redundant while on Mat leave which almost paid it off and thankfully if we need to buy something big (like we swapped our car) the in-laws do a very good deal in interest free loans (see they do come in handy for something :cool:) I think we'd be struggling much more if it wasn't for our generous families.

Might be worth looking into working from home I did look into it a bit but was too lazy to look properly but you can get admin jobs like copy or audio typing to do at home which would mean you could stay at home and earn, that way your not loosing money on childcare

elle_gee

My mum always joked, before we were seriously thinking about having a baby, that she would look after it so that she didn't have to go out to work.. I'm ASSUMING she's still up for that! :eek:

OH is trying to get a new job which would be a great improvement on the money and time off front so we might get away with me not going back to work, or at least only working part-time.

Jvic28

I know what you mean. It's asking a lot but the mum in law lives 200 miles away. Do you think I could tempt her to move closer and babysit?

Krystaltips

My moto is 'you don't ask, you don't get'

My MIL is vile... and lives down the road(well, about 8 miles)... FIL and SMIL are wonderful... And live 80miles away... typical really...

Sami_Bee

elle_gee wrote: »

My mum always joked, before we were seriously thinking about having a baby, that she would look after it so that she didn't have to go out to work.. I'm ASSUMING she's still up for that! :eek:

OH is trying to get a new job which would be a great improvement on the money and time off front so we might get away with me not going back to work, or at least only working part-time.

Its my mum's dream to be able to give up work and stay at home with her grandkid(s)! I doubt it'll happen unless one of us wins the lottery tho

I have to say I do miss working but by the time I'll be able to go to work (when bump is 3 and gets a free pre-school place and Chris is at school) I don't think I'll get a job at the level I used to unless I get a temp job then they offer me something but to be honest I'd be quite happy working on the tills in tesco and thats what I'll apply for when the time comes - lots of people to chat to, no pressure, and the occasional bit of excitement when a pigeon gets in or someone shoplifts :rotfl: and its only 2 mins down the road

feelinggood_2

My Mum is doing what her Mum did - no babysitting at all. She will visit, and I can visit her, but thats all it'll be - visiting. She will not offer childcare at all, except in extreme emergencies. I'm happy with that - I loved the relationship I had with my Grandparents when I was little, and I hope my kids will have a similar relationship with my parents.

MIL on the other hand would take the baby whenever I asked, but as she is a fulltime carer to disabled FIL, I won't ever allow her to do that. BIL and SIL (four kids between them) regularly take advantage of her, and I think that is just so wrong.