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Mimi_Arc_en_ciel

Gillyx wrote: »

According to Google, the average price for a child under 2 is £177 a week :eek:

I pay £105 a week for 3 days. Obviously when they hit 3 you het 15 hours free so bill goes to £55.50 but I get £198 a week child benefit, working tax and child tax. I earn just under £12 an hour so it is worth it but if I was on min wage it wouldn't be. Remember some people are better off using child care vouchers, some aren't. Read Martins (mse) blog about it (can't link am mobile)

mozzyc wrote: »

Quick question - DH has just informed me that once baby is born, besides a Fri and Sat night, he plans on sleeping in the spare room. He said he needs his sleep as he's working. This has really annoyed me, but just need to know whether I'm over exaggerating. Is this what generally happens? I certainly didn't have this in mind!

My OH lives in a completely separate house 20 mile away lol my ex used to drive and I did all night feeds etc in week, he did them @ weekend

Gillyx

mozzyc wrote: »

Thanks guys. He drives alot and that's his excuse - that he doesn't want an accident. But I think he thinks i've got it easier staying at home all day with the baby, when I know that's not true!!
I'll have to have a word with him. He reckons this is what most men do. Well, none that I know sleep in a separate room not helping during the night.
I'll have a read of that, thanks Kira
x

That's how he feels now, he'l be glad to get to work probably. My OH has 2 weeks paternity but he still has uni to go to, so I'll be thrown in at the deep end from the start, with being left alone, I'm dreading it

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel

*Redhead* wrote: »

They really are lovely. Can't wait to get ours now.

I have a really odd question. Has anyone else seen changes to their belly buttons? Mines changed to an outie, and it's really freaking me out now..

Lol its normal dont worry x

Gillyx

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel wrote: »

I pay £105 a week for 3 days. Obviously when they hit 3 you het 15 hours free so bill goes to £55.50 but I get £198 a week child benefit, working tax and child tax. I earn just under £12 an hour so it is worth it but if I was on min wage it wouldn't be. Remember some people are better off using child care vouchers, some aren't. Read Martins (mse) blog about it (can't link am mobile)



My OH lives in a completely separate house 20 mile away lol my ex used to drive and I did all night feeds etc in week, he did them @ weekend

I think what I was looking at was 5 days a week, so £105 seems reasonable for 3 days I wouldn't be earning anywhere near £12 an hour, so for me to go back to work not sure it'd be viable at all, especially as we both want about an 18 month gap between this and the next! :eek:

*Redhead*

Lol Mimi. Normal but weird

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel

Gillyx wrote: »

I think what I was looking at was 5 days a week, so £105 seems reasonable for 3 days I wouldn't be earning anywhere near £12 an hour, so for me to go back to work not sure it'd be viable at all, especially as we both want about an 18 month gap between this and the next! :eek:

id definitely look into it - if you don't go back to work bit your OH does then there's a lot you aren't actually entitled to. Although I'm classed as a "single" person as I live alone I get sweet f.a

I work p/t, get paid 810 a month before tax, obviously get tax credits but that's nearly all gone on nursery and DD's 'extra' lessons (french, yoga, swimming) - the council generously give me a WHOLE £5 towards my rent which is 300 a month, then my council tax is 117 - that's half my wages gone already

If OH did live with me I wouldn't get tax credits and couldn't work as wouldn't be able to afford nursery (thats not the reason we live apart - he's having a "i don't really know what I want" episode and he lives near his work) but it works for us so ...

jenjade

is pregnancy some sort of twisted evil trick?? I swear my toe nails are growing at 5 times the normal rate and cutting them is a blinking nightmare! It is so not funny surely your body should adapt to the fact that anything below your belly is out of reach and stop growing!

Gillyx

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel wrote: »

id definitely look into it - if you don't go back to work bit your OH does then there's a lot you aren't actually entitled to. Although I'm classed as a "single" person as I live alone I get sweet f.a

I work p/t, get paid 810 a month before tax, obviously get tax credits but that's nearly all gone on nursery and DD's 'extra' lessons (french, yoga, swimming) - the council generously give me a WHOLE £5 towards my rent which is 300 a month, then my council tax is 117 - that's half my wages gone already

If OH did live with me I wouldn't get tax credits and couldn't work as wouldn't be able to afford nursery (thats not the reason we live apart - he's having a "i don't really know what I want" episode and he lives near his work) but it works for us so ...

Well I'm hoping to get a some sort of part time hours around his, but depending on his job, if he stays in his current it won't be possible as his hours aren't "fixed" but if he manages to get a job in the field he's looking then they'l be more scope for me to work.

Our rent is more than that a month at the moment and we get no help at all, it's a private let. According to my mum (she works for benefits) we're entitled to Child Benefit and Child Tax Credits once bubs is born, and we're coping at the moment, so hopefully with more money coming in once bubs is born then we'l be fine. I'm hoping to have 2 close together as I really want to go back to uni, and feel if I wait in between it'l make things even harder.

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel

Gillyx wrote: »

Well I'm hoping to get a some sort of part time hours around his, but depending on his job, if he stays in his current it won't be possible as his hours aren't "fixed" but if he manages to get a job in the field he's looking then they'l be more scope for me to work.

Our rent is more than that a month at the moment and we get no help at all, it's a private let. According to my mum (she works for benefits) we're entitled to Child Benefit and Child Tax Credits once bubs is born, and we're coping at the moment, so hopefully with more money coming in once bubs is born then we'l be fine. I'm hoping to have 2 close together as I really want to go back to uni, and feel if I wait in between it'l make things even harder.

Everyone gets the child benefit but there ate 2 tax credits - child tax credits and working tax credits. I can't remember what mine are individually but all 3 combined are 198 (child benefit is 20.30 but not sure other 2 figures)

Google "entitled to" - shove your info In there and it will tell you what you should get - do it both for working and none working and you can be more prepared (not tryin to bog you down - just trying to help x)

Gillyx

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel wrote: »

Everyone gets the child benefit but there ate 2 tax credits - child tax credits and working tax credits. I can't remember what mine are individually but all 3 combined are 198 (child benefit is 20.30 but not sure other 2 figures)

Google "entitled to" - shove your info In there and it will tell you what you should get - do it both for working and none working and you can be more prepared (not tryin to bog you down - just trying to help x)

I'll give it a go :-) im hoping I'll manage to get something part time. I've always worked and need out the house!!


thanks xx