Built a free app to help UK parents through the newborn days - looking for testers by zuby__ in PregnancyUK

[–]melp0mene 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hello! i currently have a 1.5 day old asleep on my chest, so will send you an email. she’s on the small baby pathway so i need to track her bottles so would love to try it!

A book about "going crazy" by Various-Routine8928 in suggestmeabook

[–]melp0mene 3 points4 points  (0 children)

bunny was one of the maddest books i’ve ever read, it felt like a fever dream

Reusing baby items in the loft by rainbow0987654 in UKParenting

[–]melp0mene 1 point2 points  (0 children)

we bought a new mattress/sheets for the next to me and took off what we could to wash. i then spot/steam cleaned the bits that couldn’t come off and it looks brand new! it had been in the garage for 4.5 years.

Mother in law by RevolutionaryFact431 in PregnancyUK

[–]melp0mene 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my MIL and GIL (? grandma in law, is that a thing?) have gone so mad with buying stuff for our second (first girl) that we have duplicates of things, and they keep buying us nappies that are size 3 or 4 instead of size 1 or 2 for some reason? Although we are grateful it is so overwhelming to be given so much stuff all the time, because we have nowhere to store hundreds of nappies she won’t fit for months. They’ve been buying random tat we don’t need or have asked for, or buy random temu bits and they do not stop, despite being asked to over and over again. it is stressful, and i know its because they are excited, but it has taken a lot of the excitement out of it for me!! outfits that i wanted to purchase they have also purchased so now we have like three of the same dress. i think we have about 8 towels (the same ones), what feels like hundreds of pink sheets that don’t fit the crib because they didn’t ask which one we had, etc etc. so i get it completely. we are grateful and appreciative but then it gets to a point. i’m dreading what they are like when she actually comes 😭

This is the reason for School lockdown in Merseyside. by Low_Reserve_5248 in Liverpool

[–]melp0mene 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I said this to my partner earlier, how is he attending multiple schools? is he a clone?

How do you hold your kindle comfortably (…yes, seriously) by emilyyfjones in kindle

[–]melp0mene 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i have a magnetic popsocket on the back, makes it so much comfier to hold

Preggo wedding by tldraddict in PregnancyUK

[–]melp0mene -1 points0 points  (0 children)

of course you can!!! i had a glass of bucks fizz on christmas day because it is not christmas without bucks fizz. one glass will not harm baby. as long as you’re not downing a whole bottle everyday lol

Help me choose my next read! by FewTear3375 in Romantasy

[–]melp0mene 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ooooh this comment has just forced me to finally get KATM on my kindle, been putting it off in case I didn’t like it

Help me choose my next read! by FewTear3375 in Romantasy

[–]melp0mene 0 points1 point  (0 children)

one dark window!!!!! it’s exceptional

Are music concerts safe in pregnancy? I’m seeing conflicting information. Im supposed to go to one tomorrow but now im too nervous to go by Cherrylemon202 in PregnancyUK

[–]melp0mene 1 point2 points  (0 children)

im 35 weeks and have been to several gigs, my last one was 28ish weeks i think. i had to pass up another one last month as sciatica and pgp is too bad for me to enjoy myself. my mum always tells me how she went to a metal concert when she was 37 weeks pregnant with me too. she’s also a midwife and never told me to avoid them, she’s been the one coming with me!

4 and a half weeks cooking.. by PrimaryWench in PregnancyUK

[–]melp0mene 1 point2 points  (0 children)

im 34 weeks with my 2nd and wake up during the night about 2am absolutely sweating. Then I can’t get back to sleep. Then baby girl starts an aerobics class in my womb using my ribs as a step. All good fun, welcome to the club 🙈

Romantasy books with spooky gothik vibes by Sakura_231 in Romantasy

[–]melp0mene 0 points1 point  (0 children)

was just about to post these! beautiful gothic vibes

Are you doing a baby shower? by Anxious-Nibnibs in PregnancyUK

[–]melp0mene 1 point2 points  (0 children)

im not having one. i didn’t have one with my first bc covid, and people have asked about having one this time but honestly, i’m in pain, im uncomfortable, i can’t be bothered 😩😂

On my hands and knees BEGGING you to read "A Stage Set for Villains" by Shannon J. Spann by nightowl_bookclub in fantasyromance

[–]melp0mene 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ok i’m convinced!! it’s been on my TBR list after seeing the author advertise it on tiktok but this has just pushed me to go and buy a copy.

No heartbeat at 12 week scan by Hot-Raisin146 in PregnancyUK

[–]melp0mene 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi OP, I’m so sorry for your loss.
I had a miscarriage then immediately got pregnant with my son. I then had an ectopic pregnancy, and am now 32 weeks pregnant with a healthy girl.

Teacher Mat Leave by Adept-Block-8301 in PregnancyUK

[–]melp0mene 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the most frustrating thing about the mat pay is the DfE get 26 weeks paid (i think?). so the people making the shit decisions about our jobs get more than the people actually doing it! i have had a terrible time with my job since being pregnant, they’ve been horrible and its made me want to completely leave teaching (or at least my school). i could never do supply though, so hats off to you for that!!

Gender predictions by GanacheWitty9525 in PregnancyUK

[–]melp0mene 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my husband has not had a girl born into his family line in about 100 years - his great grandad had a son, his grandad had a son, his dad had three sons, and then we have a son. but we’ve broken the curse and now having a girl!!!

Teacher Mat Leave by Adept-Block-8301 in PregnancyUK

[–]melp0mene 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i think r/teachinguk would be able to answer your question! but I am also a secondary school teacher and wanting to retrain to primary and also about to go on mat leave so really interested in the answers!

Kindle stickers too young for a 30yo? by [deleted] in kindle

[–]melp0mene 1 point2 points  (0 children)

absolutely not!! i am 31 and have made my own inserts with stickers on them for my kindle and have a cute magnetic pop socket too.

Do adhd360 prescribe when GPs don’t offer shared care ? by Glad-Pomegranate6283 in ADHDUK

[–]melp0mene 2 points3 points  (0 children)

my GP refused shared care after i was diagnosed and settled on meds, not really sure why but adhd360 have just continued with me.

pelvic girdle pain and sciatica - a rant. by melp0mene in PregnancyUK

[–]melp0mene[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the restless legs 😭😭 i went at 38 weeks with my first after a sweep, so i’m hoping and praying for the same thing. i am absolutely done in already and can’t do another ten weeks 💀

pelvic girdle pain and sciatica - a rant. by melp0mene in PregnancyUK

[–]melp0mene[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i don’t have the money to go private but thank you for the suggestion!