MSE Pregnancy Club 21

koalamummy

Not once but twice at that! . But I wasn't 39weeks pregnant at the time! It was not so great 3 months after they were born and I still had my interesting half done done hallway that I wasn't very good at passing off as an art statement! :rotfl:

Teenie_D

Apricot wrote: »

My day just gets better, just did a urine sample for MW and it went all over my hand and then dripped on my handbag :mad:

*sniggers* sorry but that put a smile on my face

vroombroom wrote: »

Apricot, I left my last week sample in the car for two weeks. I only remembered it was there when the dog was chewing it on the back seat :eek:

Niiiiiicccccceeee! :rotfl:

wendz86

Hi BCS, nice to see you over here! I love the name you have chosen for baby that was our boy name but we are having a girl.

Vroom – hope the painting is a sign!!

My OH was standing over me willing for my waters to break earlier haha. Not sure it works like that.

Flower08

Just worked out that OH has worked for his company 6 days to little to be entitled to paternity pay so annoying!

koalamummy

Flower I have been told that most 1st babies arrive after their due date so not sure if that could change things any for you?

wendz86

That is really annoying Flower!

Flower08

koalamummy wrote: »

Flower I have been told that most 1st babies arrive after their due date so not sure if that could change things any for you?

I think from reading what it says on the direct.gov website its done from EDD not when the baby actually arrives. Not 100% of this is right but thats what I am interpreting it as (somebody please tell me I am wrong ).

So annoying because OH wanted to have 2 weeks paternity pay and then use 2 weeks holiday but now looks like he will just have to have 2 weeks holiday.

digitalphase

Flower08 wrote: »

I think from reading what it says on the direct.gov website its done from EDD not when the baby actually arrives. Not 100% of this is right but thats what I am interpreting it as (somebody please tell me I am wrong ).

So annoying because OH wanted to have 2 weeks paternity pay and then use 2 weeks holiday but now looks like he will just have to have 2 weeks holiday.

The paternity pay is only £100 something a week anyway, so he would probably be better off taking it as holiday.

Unfortunately my OH has had to take a fair bit of time off due to us moving house and viewing houses, so he will only be able to take a week off *hopefully* though it's going to be tight and may be looking like we won't be able to afford for him to have any paternity leave at all :mad:

Mmox_2000

My husband is self employed so isn't able to take any form of paternity leave :-( Plan is for one week at home not working (which means no pay whatsoever) after baby is born then back to work, I find this quite scary but we don't have an alternative unfortunately.

However on the brightside being self employed does mean he is in control of his working hours, which often means very early finishes which will be nice.

Alfalfa - good luck, I hope everything is going well for you!

sefilby

When DS was born OH took 1 week paternity at £120 for the week. He could have earned £140 gross a day if he had taken it as holiday which really sucked! Especially when having a new born we could have done with the proper wage coming in x