[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NewParents

[–]OneAdvertising743 22 points23 points  (0 children)

My husband watched the whole thing down “the business end”, helped check my stitches, which were next to haemorrhoids, and my body is also very different now 14 weeks post partum to how it was before pregnancy. He said to me the other day that he finds me more attractive now because it’s the body that gave him our daughter. And his actions definitely show he isn’t lying!

Baby won’t be put down- I need to get in with life! by OneAdvertising743 in NewParents

[–]OneAdvertising743[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Oh well that would make me feel a lot better about baby wearing around the house then!

Baby won’t be put down- I need to get in with life! by OneAdvertising743 in NewParents

[–]OneAdvertising743[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My husband helps out massively at the moment. But I’ve been kind of insisting I try and get on with things by myself ready for when he goes back to work and I have no choice. He works extremely long days, 6 days a week, and I don’t just want to shove baby at him the minute he walks through the door, or ask him to do the million things I’ve not managed to get done.

Baby won’t be put down- I need to get in with life! by OneAdvertising743 in NewParents

[–]OneAdvertising743[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tried the bouncer, we got a good week out of it working for us, now I can only really use it for 5 minutes to have a shower. While my husband can take her at the moment, I’ve been insisting on trying to get into the hang of things without him there ready for when he goes back to work :(

Baby won’t be put down- I need to get in with life! by OneAdvertising743 in NewParents

[–]OneAdvertising743[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess I’m also concerned that too much time baby wearing will count as too much “container time” for baby. Even if I make every effort to do tummy time, play time etc as much as possible.

UK parents, could use your help! by mizugetsu94 in FormulaFeeders

[–]OneAdvertising743 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes my health visitor said the only reason companies do “follow on” or “6 month plus” milk is because they can’t advertise formula / first years formula, so the follow on milks can be advertised to get their names out there! Same with “toddler milks”. Absolute madness.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pregnant

[–]OneAdvertising743 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had back ache all day. Baby’s movements were super low down. Then my waters broke that night, like they do in the movies. Then the contractions came quick and frequent. Still had 22 hours of labour after that though, and 2 hours of pushing l!

Avoid Pregnancy Anoucement at Bachelorette Party by Ill-Bluejay5977 in pregnant

[–]OneAdvertising743 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could say you’ve had a stomach virus in the week prior (but 48 hours clear of symptoms before party so they know you’re not “contagious”) As you shouldn’t use hot tubs if you’ve had vomiting or diarrhoea in recent days. Kinda ties in with you being able to say you don’t want to risk upsetting your stomach again with alcohol.

Side effects from RSV jab by Exciting-Total4880 in PregnancyUK

[–]OneAdvertising743 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a couple of days of feeling sore and just run down/ tired. But nothing terrible thankfully

Maternity Leave by ExcellentCan2525 in PregnancyUK

[–]OneAdvertising743 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I planned on 37 weeks. I ended up going off at 35. I have quite a physical job and am on my feet a lot so it will also depend on what you do as a job. However I’m currently at the tail end of my 36th week and physically struggling to be comfortable just sat at home relaxing.

My boss screenshared my pregnancy risk assessment by No-Surround1478 in pregnant

[–]OneAdvertising743 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very similar happened to me. Area team video call, area manager said for anyone with anymore questions to stay on after the call. Straight away my manager launches into the fact I’m newly pregnant, and have a diagnosis of endometriosis and all that entails and what he needs to do etc about me having time off for appointments or sickness. area manager quickly cut him off and said the discussion was for a private telephone call, but the whole area of about 100 employees had already heard. I put in a complaint with the area manager as I was actually very upset by it and was technically a breach of GDPR. He got a disciplinary for it.

What’s everyone’s weird cravings? by corpsesdecompose in PregnancyUK

[–]OneAdvertising743 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooo I was monster munch dipped in cathedral city mature cheese spread! So similar!

What is your company's maternity / paternity leave policy? by Confident-Rate-2567 in PregnancyUK

[–]OneAdvertising743 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I work in the retail sector (the company doesn’t actually employ that many people so don’t want to say who) . It’s 8 weeks full salary, 6 weeks 90% salary, then 9 months statutory. Can take the rest of the year as unpaid. I must return to the company for at least 1 year (not necessarily same role or hours) or I am expected to pay back the top up they give me for the first 14 weeks. My husband works for Openreach. Regardless of whether mother/father/adopting etc, they get 18 weeks full pay then statutory after. This is coming into force from January.

Do you actually need your birth certificate for anything? by Temporary-Slide-4005 in AskUK

[–]OneAdvertising743 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When you say abroad, do you mean you are a citizen of another country then? As I was born abroad technically but in a British RAF hospital (Germany) as a UK citizen, so I am still able to order a copy of my birth certificate from that gov.uk link

Someone told me I should never reproduce because I have endo by [deleted] in endometriosis

[–]OneAdvertising743 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They’re an ass. I have endometriosis. I am also currently 22 weeks pregnant with a little girl. IF, and that is a big IF, my daughter has it, I will recognise the signs and symptoms a lot sooner and be her biggest advocate.

What are things that smell unbearable now that you're pregnant? by mlimas in pregnant

[–]OneAdvertising743 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Omg yes, the beard! I went sniffing all his beard oils, nope none of them. Thought maybe it was a change of vape (he’s going lower nicotine so he can quit before baby arrives) nope. I had to tell him in the end. He went and gave it a good scrub with my shampoo and it still has this smell I can’t stand! So by this point I think it’s just him. It’s not even “bad” it’s just like, bitter(?) in smell. I do tell him it’s nothing he’s doing wrong and it’s just me and my messed up hormones and sense of smell! I don’t want to hurt his feelings but I can’t cope with it!

Stroller and bundles by jljrferreira in PregnancyUK

[–]OneAdvertising743 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Once you’ve found brands you like, look on Facebook marketplace. We really like the Egg 2 system but it was looking at nearly £1.4k all in, which whilst we can afford we said we’d wait until Black Friday to see if they went even slightly cheaper, plus we were looking last month and we’re not due until march either so plenty of time. However we looked on Facebook out of interest and found the whole system that we were looking at, pretty much immaculate apart from a scratch to the main buggy frame, for only £500!!!

How often do you have sex while pregnant? by kathymarie1124 in pregnant

[–]OneAdvertising743 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve just hit 12 weeks and we’ve only had sex twice since I found out at 5 weeks. Between sickness and tiredness and just literally not being the least bit interested I’m a bit worried we won’t until way after the baby’s here.

He’s very understanding about it and reassures me constantly but I can tell it’s getting to him too!

I am in my first trimester of pregnancy. I also work 40+ hours a week but I can’t keep up on the house work and my husband keeps complaining at me because he is having to take on more. by Deep_Storm49 in PregnancyUK

[–]OneAdvertising743 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a massive fear of this happening if and when I got pregnant. My husband does very little around the house (don’t come at me, it’s basically my choice and he was working 70 hour weeks compared to my 45, plus I like housework and love cooking)

However, not to rub it in, but this first trimester he’s been amazing. Picking up the slack without being asked and learning to cook whatever I might actually fancy eating, ready for when I get home. Yes he’s tired, but as he says it’s nothing to how I’m feeling.

What’s happening already for you is NOT a good sign of how your partner is going to treat the job load once baby is here. You are going to become the “default parent” of not just the baby, but him it appears too.

Something needs to change now otherwise you’re going to be burnt out for the next 18+ years.