MSE Parents Club Part 16

Make-it-3

I've not heard anything, think I probably put them off by not appearing committed enough to returning to work.

Giz, forgive me if you've already said, but what are your plans re returning to work?

gizmodo_2

Make-it-3 wrote: »

I've not heard anything, think I probably put them off by not appearing committed enough to returning to work.

Giz, forgive me if you've already said, but what are your plans re returning to work?

I'm going back after new year :(:(:(:(:(:(

But I'm using holiday so I go back 3 days a week till nearly the end of March.

We're TTC, I was hoping I might be PG before returning, but it's not looking good.

I've managed not to spend any of my £5k I saved to go on Mat Leave So that is going straight into baby no 2 fund. And the plan is I won't go back to work and will probably have the 12 months mat leave and then 2 years unpaid and then I guess get a part time job that fits around school time.

So what's happening with you?

Metranil_Vavin

gizmodo wrote: »

Ooh where abouts? I'm in Surrey, although it's a big place so I probably won't be able to help you with shortcuts.

Chertsey, Giz.

I went for an interview a couple of weeks back and it was a 3 train job..nightmare.

So I'm giving driving a go. I've been told it's pretty much down the A3 and then one junction on the M25, so we are going to try it on Sunday. I am planning on leaving early in the mornings anyway to get there for 8, so I can leave at 4.

We'll see how it pans out anyway. It seems like a nice company to work for anyway, and I know a few people there already which helps!

How is the TTC going? (if you don't mind me asking!)

We're planning to try again in the NY.

Make-it-3

You sound very organised Giz, hope it all works out how you want.

gizmodo_2

Metranil_Vavin wrote: »

Chertsey, Giz.

I went for an interview a couple of weeks back and it was a 3 train job..nightmare.

So I'm giving driving a go. I've been told it's pretty much down the A3 and then one junction on the M25, so we are going to try it on Sunday. I am planning on leaving early in the mornings anyway to get there for 8, so I can leave at 4.

We'll see how it pans out anyway. It seems like a nice company to work for anyway, and I know a few people there already which helps!

How is the TTC going? (if you don't mind me asking!)

We're planning to try again in the NY.

Ah, not an area I know. My OH travels on the A3 every day, passes the M25 and all the way to Sutton. I think the worst part of the A3 is actually when you get to the Guildford exit so I think you'll be OK. Just be careful of the 50mph bit as there are speed cameras there.

We've only been trying one cycle. I only got my period back last month, I'm meant to be CD29 or so and no sign of AF yet but not PG either So maybe it's going to take a few cycles to get back to normal? Or maybe I won't have 28/29 day cycles like I used to? I didn't want to temp, but I think I might because it is frustrating to think I could have missed ov altogether.

Oh I know MI3, perhaps too planned? I won't get pregnant for 3 years now and I'll be miserable in my job for that time at least I'll have svaed more money up which means I could take 4 years off unpaid instead!

ddebski_us

Metranil_Vavin wrote: »

Chertsey, Giz.

I went for an interview a couple of weeks back and it was a 3 train job..nightmare.

So I'm giving driving a go. I've been told it's pretty much down the A3 and then one junction on the M25, so we are going to try it on Sunday. I am planning on leaving early in the mornings anyway to get there for 8, so I can leave at 4.

We'll see how it pans out anyway. It seems like a nice company to work for anyway, and I know a few people there already which helps!

How is the TTC going? (if you don't mind me asking!)

We're planning to try again in the NY.

Where you travelling from? I live near Chertsey so may be able to help with a route?

xDx

gizmodo_2

Can anyone help? DD (10 months) has been waking up again around 10/11pm for the last week and last night it was 2am and tonight it has been 8am.

I don't think she's teething as we've got 4 teeth and I feel I know when it's teething now.

Tonight I haven't been able to BF her for the first time. She just doesn't seem to be able to get the flow going (not sure if it's because she had a big feed at about 5pm which she normally has at 3ish). In desperation I've given her some calpol and put some karvol on her chest (I've got a horrible cold with blocked up nose, so thought maybe she's suffering?) But she's just not going to sleep.

Previous nights I have caved and BF her and that's the only thing that has got her to sleep in the end so I was thinking a growth spurt and she's hungry maybe?

Up until now she's been an angel regarding sleep and for the past month, probably longer she's been sleeping 13/14 hours straight. Prior to that she'd been waking once in that time for a BF around 10pm.

I forgot how stressful and tiring it is!!

MERFE

who uses the surestart centres? Do you leave your buggys in the buggy park outside? Do you ever lock your buggy?

I have never locked our buggys and have left it there for years, I used to leave it there when DS went to preschool there when I dropped him off because I felt silly pushing an empty pushchair to and from home. Anyway on Thursday when I took Bob to a little and loud session the pushchair was nicked - it was a £30 stroller from Boots so nothing fancy but left me with the problem of getting Bob home considering he is a great big lump and doesnt walk yet. The centre lent me a pushchair they have for outings, thankfully and we have another at home. I'm just shocked - they say its never happened before but I'll be locking my pushchair up in future and just wanted to warn you guys too.

MV I might be joining you with the TTC in the new year, fingers crossed.

Metranil_Vavin

Hey Debs..I will be coming in from SE London. I have a route planned on my tomtom. According to that it's 27 miles and should take just under an hour. It takes me onto the M25 from the A3.

I guess I just need to see how horrible and busy the A3 is on a weekday morning/afternoon.

I'm planning on trying to get in to work for 8am so I can leave at 4, so will probably have to be leaving about 6.45ish. Do you know what the traffic might be like round that way in the morning Debs?

Giz - DS is 11 months now, and for the last few months has been going through all sorts of weird sleep patterns/waking up randomly in the middle of the night. I think it must be to do with growth spurts as my DS was a brilliant sleeper up until he got to about 9 months.

It seems to be settling down a bit again now, although he seems to be catching one cold after another at the moment so is often waking himself up coughing

Sadly I think you just have to ride it out.

wendz86

Giz - hope you manage to work out what it is. No advise as I am having an awful time with Poppy at the moment, don't get more than about 2/3hours sleep at a time from her.

I am wondering whether she is teething but feel i always blame things on that and she still has no teeth... She is drooling quite a lot more than normal today though and has had rosy cheeks.

MERFE - that is awful about the buggy. How someone can steal a childs buggy is beyond me.