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Landlord selling house and I'm 6 mths pregnant
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neverdespairgirl wrote: »Education for women is THE best method of reducing the number of conceptions.
Agreed, though the implication was you are less likely to get pregnant at a Russell group uni than at an ex-poly!I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
I got pregnant at a Russell group university a couple of years ago as did a few people I knew at other high tabled universities. One of the girls now goes to an ex-poly to finish her degree and she has avoided pregnancy despite this obvious boost to her fertility. So the mind boggles :rotfl:
I do not think had I picked a lower tabled university I would have had less chance of falling pregnant. If I had been celibate I would have had much less chance, but UCAS didn't ask for celibacy, just A levels.
But there is no point telling forumgoers not to make stark and unreasonable generalisations as we would only have half the posters and there would never be any discussion as we would all agree.
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neverdespairgirl wrote: »Very best of luck with your degree. What are you studying?
Good Old English Lit.
Luckily my course is complicated otherwise I'd feel like I was back at school. But no its hard!
I wonder how the OP is getting on!Money money money.
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You certainly are brave to tackle both a baby and a degree.... so I applaud your resourcefulness. Does the uni have a day-creche? If so, that will make a huge difference to you.
One of the problems with being a new mum, is that you just don't want to leave your baby anywhere, so being able to take him/her to uni where you can visit at every spare moment (to reassure yourself that all is well) would be a the best scenario. But as you say you will only be doing 8hours at uni, you might not be able to use their facilities... do you have planned childcare in place? As I know, trying to study when a baby wants feeding/changing/burping/playing with/and the other one hundred things you need to do to care for him/her, will place a great strain on your mental state, not to mention the lack of sleep, and that is the norm if your baby arrives fit and well. So, I hope he/she will be fine but you might have to change all your plans should the opposite happen. (although I pray you are luckier than some parents I know).
I'm sure you have family around you and I really hope they are supportive to you and your new baby....
Either way, I hope the birth goes smoothly and you quickly get back on your feet. It would be lovely if you kept us upto date with your progress on both your forthcoming events.....
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:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:If I had been celibate I would have had much less chance, but UCAS didn't ask for celibacy, just A levels.
I've now got a vision of nuns running around campus.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
abby1234519 wrote: »Good Old English Lit.
Luckily my course is complicated otherwise I'd feel like I was back at school. But no its hard!
I wonder how the OP is getting on!
Congratulations on the baby, too.
Have you checked with the Student Union at your place? Some run day nurseries, which would be very handy for you once the baby's born, and usually cheaper than other options....much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
neverdespairgirl wrote: »Congratulations on the baby, too.
Have you checked with the Student Union at your place? Some run day nurseries, which would be very handy for you once the baby's born, and usually cheaper than other options.
The local university where I live used to have a nursery that was open to both staff and students, which offered "term time only" places - very handy if you don't need the place during the holidays and don't want to have to pay fees when you don't actually need the care.Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.0 -
We used to send our kids to nursery school, but not until they were over two, and then only for half a day. The bursery schools weren't interested until the kids were house-trained. Are there nurseries taking very small babies these days?No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0
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We used to send our kids to nursery school, but not until they were over two, and then only for half a day. The bursery schools weren't interested until the kids were house-trained. Are there nurseries taking very small babies these days?
Your showing your age now! Nurseries take babies from about 6 months old.
As for being "house-trained", its now considered discriminatory to insist that little one are dry before they can start nursery.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
I'm looking at places taking those up to 3 months old. I have been in contact with a few childminders in Leeds but they are all apparently in Meanwood and I am in Burley. So that means going out to a childminder and then back in to uni. I'll only do it if its cheap!Money money money.
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