MSE Pregnancy Club XV

xmaslolly76

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I cant get much bigger is it just me or does my bump seem to be getting square my avatar was 36+1 this pic is 37 +5

xmaslolly76

Csh try and get as much rest as you can today chick and just chill out fingers crossed your bp comes down.

Gisi you poor thing midwife and doc just keep fobbing me off about SPD at least yours is taking you seriously.

its gorgeous here to im sat in the french windows in the kitchen looking down on life going by although there doesnt seem to be much in the way of life on a tuesday morning lol :-) x

nancmat

Hey all, sorry re M&S i normally get some good bargains on there x

Trying to get sense from work re maternity pay.. all i wanted to know was what my monthly break-down would be for the months I am off.. they have agreed to pay me my holiday pay in Sept in one lump which is great, but are saying all of 6 weeeks @ 90% will be paid in one lump as well in October, and the other months will be at my SMP, but wont i only get 2 weeks pay then for November, how is everyone else getting theirs, I know some get more than the SMP, but any experiences would be fab x

Sarah_Joanne

Fitzio wrote: »

Princess, there are a few people planning for a home birth. Mountainlioness, Xmaslolly, Chasing Butterflies and a few others (sorry, names have escaped me!). Some of the ladies on the Parent thread had home births recently, so you could ask there for advice.

SJ - are you feeling better this evening?

Thanks Fitzio, yes I was. Logged off just before your post!

Think it must have been an allergy to something although when I woke up today I had a bit of dia woo woo

Not sure if it's related but feel ok today so can't really complain.

Jvic28

got-it-spend-it wrote: »

I'm back from the Doc's and I have SPD :rolleyes:. Nice! Haven't got signed off as decided to wait till I see MW tomorrow. Dr really crunched me about though and I was so sore when I left! Had to walk there and back too as OH has the car- I must have looked a right muppet waddling along!

Just be creful if you get signd off for any length of time as I think you can be forced to start your maternity leave early. Not good if you want to spend as much time as poss with bubs after. I know it's easier said than done, I had SPD. Luckily (or not so luckily) my waters broke 4 weeks early and I've had no trouble since.

got-it-spend-it

That's an impressive bump Xmas- very out front I'd say. Very cute!

got-it-spend-it

nancmat wrote: »

Hey all, sorry re M&S i normally get some good bargains on there x

Trying to get sense from work re maternity pay.. all i wanted to know was what my monthly break-down would be for the months I am off.. they have agreed to pay me my holiday pay in Sept in one lump which is great, but are saying all of 6 weeeks @ 90% will be paid in one lump as well in October, and the other months will be at my SMP, but wont i only get 2 weeks pay then for November, how is everyone else getting theirs, I know some get more than the SMP, but any experiences would be fab x

I'm just getting mine paid as I would normally pay- ie. Holiday pay for weeks one and two, full pay for next six weeks, then 33 weeks at SMP. I get paid fortnightly anyway, so will just get two weeks at a time at the appropriate rate. Wonder why yours is done in lump sums? Seems a bit strange and you'll need to make sure that it is taxed correctly.

Jvic28 wrote: »

Just be creful if you get signd off for any length of time as I think you can be forced to start your maternity leave early. Not good if you want to spend as much time as poss with bubs after. I know it's easier said than done, I had SPD. Luckily (or not so luckily) my waters broke 4 weeks early and I've had no trouble since.

I thought they couldn't make you start ML until four weeks before EDD....might be wrong on that though . Does anyone know?

xmaslolly76

Yup its very out there looks like im going to topple over sometimes hehe :-) x

kindofagilr

GISI I am jealous, I want a wagamama's!

Sarah_Joanne

Congratulations Chasing Butterflies! Sounds like you had a great experience. I'm looking to have a HB so look forward to your birth story and pics of course

Kindof and EA wow not long til your scans! I loved my 12 (13) week scan! Even though I'd had 2 early scans it was so so good to see a real baby shaped thing in there!!

Xmas lovely bump! Doesn't look square to me either.

There's a lady at my work who is due in November so who is 3 months ahead of me, and her bump is the same size as mine!!! :eek: Not sure if I'm big or she's small or if it's a bit of both!