MSE Pregnancy Club IV

MrsTinks

sorry i haven't been on the pregnancy thread much lately I don't know if I am pregnancied out or what it is but just haven't had the energy recently I've been spending more time back on the DFW board as we have had a rush of people there again - no doubt will have more as the next lot of paychecks go out and people realise they can't meet their financial commitments
Also had bit of a carp time - the shower is leaking so that's a house insurance claim and not a tiny excess... wouldn't mind too much but they won't tell us how much it's likely to cost as it depends on the cause of the leak! If it's wear and tear (the house is 4 years old!!!!)then they won't cover it but will pay for a plumber to do investigative work but not to fix it... great... and 15 other "if this we will pay, if that we won't"... thanks... real helpful!
We also need a new fridge freezer as ours has either a broken fan or themostat... it's alledgedly frost free - yet at least every month I have to remove 3 to 4 cm thick sheet of ice from the bottom of it and the stuff in there has frost all over it... and I'm not sure it's keeping the right temperature and I can't deal with having a fridgefreezer break on my when baby is actually here... that would probably freak me more than no washing machine... at least if it was a washing machine I have great neighbours who'd let me use theirs - a fridge and freezer is a bit more of an issue...

And been feeling blooming hormonal - was talking to DH on msn about the shower thing and just burst into tears... Hohum - I will get over it...

candice56

Im hoping it helps cos is freezing in this house normally and we got old slate roof with no backing, can literally see daylight in places!!!!!!

Can you guys help to remind me(ive asked b4 but pg brain!!!!) me and dh were having conflab bout how long i can be off and would seem no time at all!!!! vey upsetting keep crying everytime we discuss it. Anyway, I know I could take holiday then I will get 6 weeks 90% pay and the 117 a week....BUT is that £117 before or after tax and when does child benefit start, £20 pw now???? is there anything else.... at this rate i will literally be back to work withing 2 months and that kills me, havent even look at childcare, *breaks into mild sweat*

searching_me

sami- yer OH has done very well out of my working there ... we also sell phones, hdtv, dvds all that stuff so managed to get presents cheaper then most places ... its called cex if anyone knows it... when i got the job all my male friends wouldnt speak to me they'd been trying to get a job there for ages and i just happened to send in a cv and got it :rotfl: didnt stop them asking for discount though :rotfl:...
yer i hear alot of chavs giving their kids names that a then famous person as the thing is its a fad but their poor kids got that name for life...
a person i know who just called there kid mortimer... sorry but thats awful ... poor kid :rotfl: x

candice56

Mrs T, sorry your having troubles, just to say, Our shower leaked through to downstairs last year and onto fuse box, the electrician we got thought the house ins wouldnt but should pay for a new unit cos ours was very very old so he did a quote and just slightly exagerrated the water damage.

It didnt really help him other than he got no quibble work and we have had him back twice on other jobs now......know any plumbers like that?? I figure we pay so much every year AND to claim that if you have to claim it should be paying for it all.

searching_me

matertiny leave is only paid for 6 weeks.... i thought it was 6 months x

candice56

Sorry maybe my babbling wasnt clear, 90% of wages for 6 weeks then 117 for 30??? weeks

searching_me

sorry just checked it 39 weeks phew x

searching_me

you gave me a heartattack then :rotfl: im part time so im not losing too much x

candice56

I actually wish we hadnt done half the stuff we did last year cos now dh's job is paying poo money and mines only a bit better!!! could really do with a fairy godmother to tell me ive forgotton about some money somewhere,lol!!

newmoneysaver_2

Candice - I don't know very much but maternity pay is 90% of salary for the first 6 weeks and then £117 for the next 33(?) weeks - this goes up to £123.06 in april!