MSE Pregnancy Club XII

money_maker_3

OK, we have had all boys so far for June babies, we are due a girl !!
Honey do you know what your having? I don't so might be one of us !!

tinkerbelluk

Quick question re benefits and all that stuff. Due to my & DH income we'd have no chance of being able to claim anything, but when I'm on mat leave I'll only be getting Mat allowance and it will all be a bit of a struggle - I know the answer is probably no but can we claim anything during this period

tiamai_d

Oh MM, I had a dream about you last night!!!! Actually I had two!!! :rotfl:

First DH and I bought this lovely mansion only to discover the one next door was far posher and you lived in it. But you decided to paint your mansion plum and the rain washed it all off and ruined our garden. I was not amused and all you did was offer us some wine glasses which I accepted but was secretly chuffed as my wine glasses were actually posher. And for some reason my kitchen tap was in a kitchen cupboard, which was a bit random, I kept looking for the plumbing for it.

Then I woke up and ran downstairs to make dinner... at 4.50am.... :eek: So went back to bed and fell asleep to dream about meeting you and telling you all about my weird dream and you said 'wow, that was weird!'.

tiamai_d

tinkerbelluk wrote: »

Quick question re benefits and all that stuff. Due to my & DH income we'd have no chance of being able to claim anything, but when I'm on mat leave I'll only be getting Mat allowance and it will all be a bit of a struggle - I know the answer is probably no but can we claim anything during this period

Tax credits, child benefit and once bubs is born try for a sure start maternity grant

money_maker_3

tiamai_d wrote: »

Oh MM, I had a dream about you last night!!!! Actually I had two!!! :rotfl:

First DH and I bought this lovely mansion only to discover the one next door was far posher and you lived in it. But you decided to paint your mansion plum and the rain washed it all off and ruined our garden. I was not amused and all you did was offer us some wine glasses which I accepted but was secretly chuffed as my wine glasses were actually posher. And for some reason my kitchen tap was in a kitchen cupboard, which was a bit random, I kept looking for the plumbing for it.

Then I woke up and ran downstairs to make dinner... at 4.50am.... :eek: So went back to bed and fell asleep to dream about meeting you and telling you all about my weird dream and you said 'wow, that was weird!'.

OK ........................................
:whistle::whistle::whistle:


*smiles gently at tia as she phones for the men in white coats*
:rotfl:

tiamai_d

money_maker wrote: »

OK ........................................
:whistle::whistle::whistle:


*smiles gently at tia as she phones for the men in white coats*
:rotfl:

I did say last night that I am losing my mind

money_maker_3

tiamai_d wrote: »

I did say last night that I am losing my mind

If you had said I had painted my mansion teracotta then I might not have said you were that mad !!!
But as it is, then yes you are losing your mind :rotfl:

tinkerbelluk

tiamai_d wrote: »

Tax credits, child benefit and once bubs is born try for a sure start maternity grant

Thanks - Can I find out if I'm entitled to that in advance or do I need to wait until bump arrives?

skintchick

I've just done some gardening and am cream crackered now! Waiting for OH to come home so we can go to Tesco, then will have to cook dinner - it's neverending!

elle_gee

Just smile and nod, MM

Thankyou for Rhys' lifetime member status btw

Speaking of my darling little rat bag, he's being a proper little stroppy thing this afternoon He's had lots of needles and things coming at him today so we think he's upset by them (I know I would be!) and has been tiring himself out by waving his arms about and trying to fight people off - he's quite strong for a little fella! A baby who was on the unit then transferred out has developed an infection so all the ones still here have got to be tested for it too so that was more prodding. Aside from that, Rhys is on antibiotics too now for a suspected chest infection and it's going in as a drip so he's got another canula in his arm We're leaving him to rest for a good few hours.. Hope he's not crying out through there!!

Went to the house but can't really unpack things in the kitchen because they need cleaning and the hot water is switched off at the mo. Going to write out a plan of what's going where, plus a plan of what else is left to do and some sort of schedule for it. Doesn't help that the builder - who has just taken a week off for a vaguely bad back - took this afternoon off too to fetch a part for his broken car. We're not paying him for the length of time the job takes so he's not getting paid any more by stretching it out, I just want the bloody job done so we can move home again! You'd have thought he'd have wanted to get finished so he can move on to the next job and earn more but he seems to be dragging his heels at the minute Am hoping writing him (yet another!) plan will make him pick up speed so we can move back next week.

I think I'm going to try driving next weekend. Anyone who's had a c-section before.. how long before you drove again?