Whats happens when you become pregnant

chevalier

And one day I will learn to spell too!

GreyPilgrim

southernscouser wrote:

Your tummy and boobs get bigger and you crave things like roast dinner and pickle sandwiches!

I must be pregnant...

southernscouser

GreyPilgrim wrote:

I must be pregnant...

Well I want a DNA test done before I start sending you money! :rolleyes:

LittleL_4

Emma, Congratulations! :T :j :T :j :T :j That's wonderful!!!
You'll get there, absolutely without a doubt..
Mrs sparkle has given you loads of advice and a few others on this site are pregnant too...............(wish it was me)

Take good care of yourself and don't worry about the money situation, it'll all work out in the end.

Little L
xx

Snaggles

Congratulations Emma - I've just found out I'm pregnant too and am trying to do it 'on the cheap' so to speak - there are loads of lovely lovely people on here who have given me some great tips on saving money - I'm convinced you don't have to spend the huge amounts of money that you hear about in the papers (I read the other day that the average cost of raising a child from birth to age 21 is £165000 or £657 per month - as this is more than my actual salary I think it's ridiculous!). I have a son already and I barely notice any increase in week to week shopping costs from when there were just two of us.

I'm going to give cloth nappies a go, might use a combination of both to be honest, and it goes without saying that breastfeeding is the cheapest option as far as feeding goes. Don't worry too much, you WILL manage, enjoy your pregnancy, and congratulations again.

La_Tristesse_Durera

emma_nottingham wrote:

Whats happens when you become pregnant

9 months later a baby pops out
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Sorry no one else had said it so I thought I'd get in there, apologies!

Congrats btw:beer:

KatrinaC_2

emma_nottingham wrote:

However I can kiss all this good bye as I have just found out that im pregnant. This is of course great news and we are delighted but how on earth do we cope with me being off work followed by even more nursey fees.

My husband is a great with money in that he doesnt spend it, but still we have no savings.

Any idears on how to solve this one

Emma

Congratulations!

Kids are expensive, but babies can be surprisingly cheap. A lot of the stuff everyone says you need, you can either borrow (like a crib/moses basket which my son was in for about a month) or just ignore (what ARE muslin squares for?? And baby lotion? I'm still using the talc my friends gave me when DS was born nearly 7 years ago and the vaseline I was given is now used to waterproof equipment at work!) Buy the bare minimum now but put money aside to buy the things you NEED when you discover you need them.

Look into ALL benefits now - things like Working Tax credits, Child Care tax credits - as when the baby comes there will be plenty of other things on your mind! Most (if not all) local councils have a section which deals with early years and keep lists of nurseries, child minders and so on. It's worth talking to them for advice about your childcare options, in addition to Sure Start if they have one in your area.

The most important thing to buy, however, is a cheap digital camera. The number of photos you will take in the next five years will mean that the costs of films and developing will bankrupt you

Kat.

P.S. Another tip - when you go into hospital you will be advised to buy special "maternity" sanitary towels. Don't. Buy cheap thin and light winged towels from Asda. Not only are these cheaper, but if you end up with stitches you will work out why the thinness and wings are important.

moriarty888

emma_nottingham wrote:

Hi to all you DFW,

Leaving the major problem personal loan £24,000 at 6.9 %. Starting saving towards repaying this £350 so far and been overpaying £60.00 per month on my mortgage.

Congratulations, my sister just had a baby and she could start her own baby shop with all the stuff she's been given and offered. She's going to be very busy on Ebay!

Also, maybe you could lay off overpaying the mortgage for a little while, or put it towards that pesky loan? The mortgage is probably a lower interest rate and if you are making the monthly payments fine, then the loan is probably a more pressing priority.

P.S. I'm currently crossing my fingers that I'm NOT pregnant, eeekkk!

jenagain

Congratulations!

I have a 9 month old son, and moved out of my parents house when he was 8 weeks old.

As everyone else has said, babies don't have to be expensive. If you know people with young children chances are you will be offered everything 'big' 5 times over!

Depending on your income, you could be entitled to a £500 Sure Start grant to pay for baby essentials. This can only be claimed later on in pregnancy (21 weeks I think but don't quote me on it!) Child benefit has gone up to £17.45 a week (£69.80pm). This more than covers nappies (we use Tesco disposables as I don't think I could handle cloth nappies ) and formula for him (he was never interested in breastfeeding).

As he's got older he just eats mushed up versions of whatever we eat so hasn't made a difference to our food bill.

Tax credits will also be a big help.

Ebay and Freecycle are great for essentials like clothes etc. You don't need as much as you think - the amount of presents we were given meant he barely wore anything more than once! Asda sell basic vests etc very cheaply, and wash extremely well - I've just given a load to a friend and they still look brand new.

I was given a 2nd hand cot by a relative and my parents still had a crib from when my 8yr old sister was born. Look in the January sales for a car seat and pram etc.

The only major expense as a result of having a child for us was having to buy somewhere to live!!

Enjoy every second of your pregancy and don't let it be ruined by money worries - everything will be ok if you put your mind to it. :beer:

Serialdieter

Hi

First congratulations on your pg.

Not sure how old you other child is, but I discovered that you get extra tax credits while your baby is under 12 months. Worth checking out.

Have to add that using cloth nappies has saved us a fortune.

Jx