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Trying for a Baby Part 9

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  • becsxxx
    becsxxx Posts: 802 Forumite
    blondy - sorry to hear about your work situation, hope it sorts itself out for the best.

    loads of EWCM here today which is very confusing as I was pretty certained I'd already OV'ed and AF is due in about 4 days!
    .
  • blondy24
    blondy24 Posts: 702 Forumite
    Hi thanks ladies for support have meeting tomorrow then in 2 weeks time I will be out of work, said I could try and get another job with company but after the way I found out by email accidentally sending it to me not sure i want to stay. Oh we'll have cried a lot today. Does anyone know how long you have to be in a new job before being pregnant?
  • thriftylass
    thriftylass Posts: 4,033 Forumite
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    edited 2 July 2013 at 3:37PM
    Hello,

    5DPO and just checking in briefly. Boring TWW, nothing else to report

    Sorry to hear about your job situation blondy. Re new job and preganacy, that depends. I mean someone in my work was hired pregnant. Or reached the time where you have to tell (26 weeks in our case, not that you wouldn't notice by then anyway, lol). But they can't fire you for falling pregnant or being pregnant right away. Or it's descimination and I would fight that.

    Also theoretically these things are not allowed to be mentioned in interviews. i.e. do you plan to have kids etc. You don't have to answer that (think of a way round it before hand) and you don't have to disclose if you're pregnant till you have to legally tell.
    DEBT 02/25: total £6100 Debt free date 12/25
  • Part_Mouse
    Part_Mouse Posts: 5,527 Forumite
    Blondy so sorry to hear about work, really hope you find something soon.

    xx
  • TeamLowe
    TeamLowe Posts: 2,406 Forumite
    Blondy, for statutory maternity pay you basically have to be employed when you get pregnant

    Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP)
    To qualify for SMP you must:

    have worked for your employer continuously for at least 26 weeks up to the 15th week before the expected week of childbirth - known as the ‘qualifying week’
    earn on average at least £109 a week
    give the correct notice
    give proof you’re pregnant

    There's also maternity allowance which is based (I think) on your ni contributions for the past two financial years, so even if you don't qualify for smp you should be able to get that

    If you want to look on the bright side, think of it as a chance to find a job which suits your future plans- close to home, flexible, not too stressful etc
    Little Lowe born January 2014 at 36+6

    Completed on house September 2013

    Got Married April 2011
  • codemonkey
    codemonkey Posts: 6,534 Forumite
    What the actual hell? For the last 4 days my opk has been getting darker but still nowhere near positive. Then yesterday my temp crashed. And lower today. And my last opk doesn't even have a test line. Cm has dried up. Any ideas ladies?
    Eu não sou uma tartaruga. Eu sou um codigopombo.
  • claire16c
    claire16c Posts: 7,074 Forumite
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    kellykins wrote: »
    hi ladies.
    can i guess 8 BFPS for July please?

    Ill also take a guess and say 7DPO with 7 days of high readings and no peak, ive just chosen the middle day

    maybe I should try temping.. i do about 3 night shifts a week and found last time when i tried it, it wasn't very accurate as i never knew when to temp. what do you think??

    hope everyone is well x x x
    kel x

    Just temp 4 days out of 7 it should still work.

    Just set a time on those 4 days for when you get up.
    codemonkey wrote: »
    What the actual hell? For the last 4 days my opk has been getting darker but still nowhere near positive. Then yesterday my temp crashed. And lower today. And my last opk doesn't even have a test line. Cm has dried up. Any ideas ladies?

    Can you link your chart again but for mrs tm in pink so she can add it to the list as I can't find it from last time.

    My temp goes down normally on the day of ov? But then odd your opk is blank.

    Or, sorry to say sounds a bit like when I had anovulatory cycle - temp was all over the place then went down & AF started.

    Or 3rd option you just haven't ov yet and your body will try again soon. Ttc sucks on months like that.
  • codemonkey
    codemonkey Posts: 6,534 Forumite
    At this stage I'll welcome AF as I think even if I do ov, the egg will be so old it'll crumble to dust.

    my chart is here
    Eu não sou uma tartaruga. Eu sou um codigopombo.
  • Mrs_T_M
    Mrs_T_M Posts: 2,039 Forumite
    Hi all, I'm in town on my phone at the moment. That means I can post, but it's extremely annoying trying to update anything on this itty bitty screen. Would someone please remind me at about 7 or 8 tonight to go back and update things? I'll likely forget between now and then! :o

    Had a really down/bad morning with the depression (couldn't even force myself down to the gym for a shower due to our shower at home needing repairs). Ended up actually making it to the therapy session (yay!) and enjoyed it. I'm very glad I went. Plus I was able to go to the library afterward and borrowed 4 books. One of which is The Fertility Diet. We here probably know most of the information in it, but it can't hurt to read! :)

    Still just temping and waiting to ov here. I'm off my allergy tablets (yay for not needing them!) but now I'm (TMI) having watery cm ALL of the time! I've never had this problem before. Do you think it may just be my body re-adjusting after being on the allergy tablets for so long? I haven't checked to see if it may be a side effect of the depression meds yet, so that may be a possibility as well.
    Baby Dale
    26th January 2014 - Forever in our hearts
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    Eli Gabriel 19th February 2015
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  • chelseablue
    chelseablue Posts: 3,303 Forumite
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    Thank you :)

    I only have 2 test sticks left, if I have to buy a new box to keep testing, do I put the new sticks into the holder Im currently using?

    Or use the holder that comes in the new box? xx

    Does anyone know the answer to the above before I start interogating Clearblue? xx
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