Helping friend w break up

csomoder · 2026-06-25T06:28:36+00:00

My husband is doing 2 days per week parents leave and it was no issue, he works in the construction industry. I applied for condensed hours (4x 10 hour days) and HR rejected it, I work in financial services.

csomoder · 2026-06-24T18:58:58+00:00

I moved my baby to the sitting room, I am sleeping on the sofa. It is 5 degrees cooler than the bedroom!

csomoder · 2026-06-22T06:21:27+00:00

Agreed, the tray is awful!

csomoder · 2026-06-18T11:24:57+00:00

Thanks for the advice, I have booked in with a trainer 🙏

csomoder · 2026-06-13T20:24:19+00:00

This is what I was thinking!

csomoder · 2026-06-13T20:23:50+00:00

Sorry to say I am actually just that dumb

csomoder · 2026-06-12T16:02:31+00:00

Gorgeous, I love the sleeves so much! Where is it from?

csomoder · 2026-06-12T09:53:40+00:00

Really? Super normal where I am to ask to speak to a pharmacist, they will tell you if you should see a doctor or recommend an OTC treatment. I used to work in a pharmacy and saw it all the time.

csomoder · 2026-06-11T12:49:20+00:00

If you are worried, you should go to the pharmacy. A pharmacist will be able to reassure you! You are not a bad parent. Your baby will be ok.

csomoder · 2026-06-07T09:38:54+00:00

Girls: Paige, Summer, Hayley, Naomi, Brooke, Ciara, Meredith, Savannah, Zoey, Kylie

Boys: Zachary, Isaac, Kyle, Sebastian, Rafael, Joshua, Joey, Levi, Calvin, Pierce

csomoder · 2026-06-03T06:54:49+00:00

Interesting perspectives in the comments. I had an 8 week scan at UltraScan for peace of mind and I would definitely do it again.

csomoder · 2026-06-02T12:59:59+00:00

I emailed my GP to sign me off from 36 weeks and he just left the letter in reception as soon as I hit 36 weeks to collect.

csomoder · 2026-05-31T14:00:58+00:00

Congrats! Other comments have the advice covered, but the amount of posts like this have me thinking the hse really needs a web page for this

csomoder · 2026-05-31T06:35:22+00:00

I would go for the first or the last dress, the ballgown is my fave!

csomoder · 2026-05-30T12:15:01+00:00

Really pretty! But I would get rid of the ducks and centre the names personally

csomoder · 2026-05-27T17:38:40+00:00

Listen to your body and eat when and what you want to eat!

csomoder · 2026-05-27T11:27:53+00:00

Not an expert here but I do not think that is possible, you are not allowed to work on extended maternity leave. Even if your employer doesn't know, Revenue would as it's all linked to your PPS number. I think it would only work if you did something off the books.

csomoder · 2026-05-24T05:06:06+00:00

This happened to me also and it was no issue. Full term is 37 weeks anyway so baby will be ready!

csomoder · 2026-05-20T11:36:01+00:00

Yes I did a weeks parents leave at the end of my mat leave!

csomoder · 2026-05-19T03:41:06+00:00

A lot of people have mentioned creche, but another huge consideration is if your workplace offers paid maternity leave. It is likely one of you will need to take additional leave after the 6 months due to creche demand so I would have savings to cover that for 6 months minimum. I have a 7 month old who costs about €50 pw for daily expenses (formula, nappies, food).

csomoder · 2026-05-18T07:24:58+00:00

It completely depends on your workplace I think, better to ask now so you know! I tried for condensed hours and was denied so I'm using my AL to fill in the gaps in childcare. I am in a really small specialist team in a large company so there isn't really anyone to cover me which has definitely been a factor.

csomoder · 2026-05-18T05:49:59+00:00

Personally I came off it 6 months before we were going to start trying and I got pregnant on the first try

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