July 2009 buddies wanted!!

[geogem]

OMG girlies - where r u all?

is no-one talking this week? have I missed out on something?

 

[Elliebank]

I'm here!!! Been in the office all week so not been able to come on but I'm working from home today.

How are you? I'm ok apart from bloody indigestion!!

 

[geogem]

Hi EB - hope your okay, I feel quite good at the moment too although belly is huge!! Someone actually asked me when I was due the other day and when I said not til July, her reply was "oh s*!t!! you're huge!!" great - thanks love!! ha ha

people do have a way of making you feel better dont they!!

 

[Elliebank]

Ha ha some people just don't think!! I haven't had anyone ask me when I'm due & I'm dying for someone to!!

 

[geogem]

Oh believe me you will soon get bored of it!!

Hooray for Easter this week!! 4 days off work!! I cant wait!! I know I've only been back 3 days but I really dont feel like working anymore. But hey only 9 weeks left at work and 4 bank holidays in that time span!! so will go really quckly I hope!! When are you leaving work becky?

 

[Elliebank]

I know, I'm ready for the 4 day weekend!! I'm not sure yet, my contract is currently to 3.7.09 so even if it's extended I think I'll finish then. I'm due 26.7.09. Do you know if there's any restrictions on driving when yr so far along?

 

[geogem]

I dont think so!! I took my driving test when I was 8 1/2 months pregnant with my DS so obviously the examiner didnt mind!!

 

[Elliebank]

Oh, I was hoping there would be then I could blag work that I needed to work from home for the last few weeks!

 

[geogem]

Just tell them you are struggling to fit behind the wheel! ha ha.

I'm getting excited now!! these last few weeks have gone really quickly and I am hoping the next 9 do too so then I'll be off work before I know it!! Just starting to panic a bit about how I will manage on maternity pay!! i will be losing £180 per week!! I know we should (in theory) be fine but with the credit crunch I dont like the idea of losing all that cash!!

 

[Elliebank]

I know, I'm worried about that too. I'm on quite a good wage so it will be a massive drop for us. OH is self employed too & doesn't have work every day at the mo, so God knows how we'll manage. I worry though cos he's mentioned a few times that it would make sense for me to go back full time & he work part time then we don't pay as much in child care, cos I earn more but I don't think I could cope with that. I know it's selfish but I want to be the one at home with the LO, and would just hate going out to work whilst he's with the baby.

 

[geogem]

I know the feeling - my hubby's job is not 100% secure at the mo as the company is not doing very well!! he earns really good money and if he loses his job we'd be devastated. But I could come back to work early and leave him with LO if this happened and we would manage but I dont want it to happen like that!! I want to have my time off with him and enjoy my time off work!! I know this sounds selfish but its not like I could get the time over again and I think I'd be missing out!! I hate the fact that I need to be a working parent as it is, and definately dont like the idea of going back after Blake is here but that has to be done - going back early would devastate me!!

 

[Elliebank]

Me too, I think it's valuable time. How long are you having off?

 

[geogem]

thinking about taking the 9 months off!! cant afford to go totally unpaid!

 

[Twiglet]

Hello ladies

Have had a busy few days but am finally chilling

Mergh, money issues are not my favourite topic right now...I dont have a job as I'm pregnant and a STUDENT to boot...and then to top it all off I may not qualify for SMP which leaves me and OH living on his pooey wage... mergh fingers crossed I get something!

Thinking about asking my midwife to prescribe me Gaviscon as I'm fed up of buying it it's so expensive! But I need it so much

How is everyone else?

 

[godivalocks]

For myself, I am just plain old bored.

This week, nothing much is going on, but next week I expect to go to a third tri class and a first time parent class. I might have to take the latter one again, closer to the date.

I should be signing up for childbirth class soon...supposedly they fill up fast, so have to do it ahead of time and I'm in the weeks they recommend it. Need to sign up for breastfeeding class, too.

 

[Elliebank]

Thinking about asking my midwife to prescribe me Gaviscon as I'm fed up of buying it it's so expensive! But I need it so much

I rang my docs up for a prescription & they gave me a 'minor ailments card' which you can take to the chemist 6 times (they stamp it each time) & they can give you gaviscon as indigestion is on the list. And as long as you have yr maternity exemption card, you don't pay. I went last week & they gave me some no problem.

 

[Twiglet]

You can do my dissertation if you want Godiva? Cant promise it'll do anything for your boredom though...it increases mine

Ahh thanks EB, am definetly gonna try to get that.

 

[godivalocks]

You can do my dissertation if you want Godiva? Cant promise it'll do anything for your boredom though...it increases mine

Must be like trying to read an accounting text, lol.

Lately, I've had the kid squirming and kicking around my ribs. He's doing it now. I'm now wondering what it's going to be like in three months if he's already squirming this much in my ribs.

 

[geogem]

Twiglet - I asked my midwife for some and she had no problems giving me it!! then she has just put it on repeat prescription so I can get it whenever I need it.

Godiva - hopefully the classes will aleviate some of the boredom, I never did them so I wouldnt really know.

 

[Elliebank]

I've just posted some bump pics in my journal so thought I'd post one here cos never have on this thread -

https://img11.imageshack.us/img11/1517/dscf1474.th.jpg

It's at 24+2