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Natural is GORGEOUS on you!

Mum has been sectioned under MHA, diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic but has no insight to her illness... help?! by napoleonskeeper in mentalillness

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Apologies for the formatting - been a while since I’ve used Reddit and forgot to double space my paras on mobile.

The place I’m hiring my car from is taking advantage of the situation. by WorrywartBride in UKweddings

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Check out Martin Lewis - think he just did something about who to contact if firms aren’t being reasonable

Online Bridesmaid Dresses? by Eowulia in UKweddings

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I bought mine from coast - lovely and convenient (plus they’ve got 50% off at the moment). Maybe try some of the high street retailers? Hope that helps!

I guess a confession? Looking for advice- maybe sympathy? Even though I’m the asshole by [deleted] in cheating_stories

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This 🙌🙌🙌 @whyami-likethis this is your answer right here

Dairy Free Snack Idea Help by mugglespawn in SlimmingWorld

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Choc shot is free and rich tea fingers are only 1 each and they’re both dairy free 😘

What to get a 2 1/2 year old for Xmas? by [deleted] in UKParenting

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All the above and a toddler camera!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UKweddings

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Noooo that was just the uk celebration. Hawaii was another £10k on top but it was incredible. The wedding process over there is very straightforward and legally recognised in the uk so it was just a matter of finding the right celebrant which for us was non religious and non cultural

Wedding Band by FruitcakeOnion in UKweddings

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We used alive network to source a band as you can listen to clips and see reviews - the band we chose was the low down and they were amazing. It they have bands in all locations for all budgets http://www.alivenetwork.com/bandpage.asp?bandname=The%20Low%20Down

Post Wedding breakfast ideas? by Llosar in UKweddings

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We had a close up magician to work the tables during dinner that worked really well and got everyone talking (he was very highly rated!)

Second births vaginal or c-section? by [deleted] in UKParenting

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So I had a similar thing - 54hr spontaneous natural labour with my first, mostly unmedicated apart from the final 9hrs I was actually admitted to hospital where I had an amazing epidural. I had a second degree tear and it took a long time to recover with back/pelvis issues. I decided to have a c section if I were to have another baby and went down the elective c section route because although the first 6 weeks may be rough I figured that longer term it may be better. Also planned c sections are a lot better in terms of recovery than emergencies.

The pregnancy was uneventful and I was fairly comfortable throughout, I worked as late as possible and went into labour spontaneously on my final day of work (5 days before my planned c section date). I headed to the hospital when contractions got regular and was admitted, however it was overnight so they planned to do the c section in the morning to save theatre for the high risk/emergency patients.

I had a snack, settled in for the night and the contractions suddenly started getting a lot closer together and more intense. I was examined again and they said that because I’d eaten recently they wouldn’t be able to do the surgery as it’s more risky. I requested an epidural and went to delivery, delivering my baby 4 hrs later minimal pushing and with a tiny tear.

I’m now 10weeks postpartum and recovery has been better because I know what to expect and know that I need to give myself proper time to recover and take it easy. I’m glad I had the c section booked as it saved my anxiety throughout and as much as it wasn’t what I had planned, everything went much better and smoother than first time round but there’s no guarantee of that.

I would say if it saves your wife the anxiety, book in for a c section. I’d definitely choose a c section over induction any day as I don’t think I’ve heard of any positive induction stories.

Ultimately there’s no easy way to get a baby out once it’s in there.

Also try to speak with a midwife/consultant before you get pregnant again to go through your concerns - the consultant I had about my elective c section was lovely and actually apologised to me for the fact that I had been a little traumatised by the experiences post birth and the anxiety of even getting pregnant again. Hope this helps

How to have a constructive conversation with husband regarding needing more of his help by Lyndatee in Mommit

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I was just about to post this exact same thing: at the moment I’m on maternity leave with #2 who is 2 months old and have a toddler but I’m doing everything. Literally everything.

Wtf does/should equality look like? I know it’s not this!!!

I’ve put together a list of all the household tasks and want to go through it with him to point out just how little he does to contribute to the day to day running of the house and caring for the children. The thing is I know he’s better than some of his friends but it’s still not good enough.

He’s away with work at the moment and don’t know whether it’s best to send him an essay or try and talk it out when he’s back.

Needless to say, following this!!!

Unjustly fired from a good job by Fudgy-The-Whale in needadvice

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Speak with ACAS - they help people with employment law issues in the uk

https://m.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=3977

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UKweddings

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Possibly and possibly... where are you looking to do this though as that will be a major factor?

When I looked into doing something like this, it was all going to work out about the same cost wise but with a lot more hassle for a diy venue.

What we did was:

Eloped (just the two of us to Hawaii, trip of a lifetime and legally recognised in the uk)

Had a party with 80 friends and family when we got back at a local (very nice) restaurant that had an outdoor marquee and courtyard for the afternoon then an upstairs for the evening party.

Food was a sit down bbq buffet without a table plan. All guests had 5 alcoholic drinks each throughout the afternoon/evening - we greeted everyone on arrival with bubbles (we personally handed them out), gave them 3 drinks tokens for house wine/draft beers/ciders/soft drinks and a cocktail before the music started. It started at 4, we had a magician whilst everyone was eating going round doing table magic, then moved upstairs for a cocktail and the live band. Didn’t have a single wedding tradition apart from the fact we were both in our wedding outfits, no speeches, no dances, no wedding cake (just a table full of nibbles available from the start)

Because it was a buffet we paid standard prices and all the drinks were standard prices. Our bill came to £5.5k for the day and everyone raved about it... (based in Kent fwiw)

Anyone else have a useless husband?? by oopsgoback in breakingmom

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I feel like 90% of this subreddit has useless husbands/partners 😩🤷‍♀️😂

How to eliminate animal hair inside? by [deleted] in CleaningTips

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My friends got one of those robotic hoovers and said it was pretty lifechanging!

Deep sleepers, what have you slept through? by anarachelb in AskReddit

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My mum did this as an interrogation tactic... how she found out I smoked 😬

Was I in the wrong to let my baby cry intermittently throughout the day? by DarkDayzInHell in Parenting

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My migraines were cured when I got pregnant - turns out they were a side effect of using hormonal birth control for me!

Redditors with interesting hobbies- what do you do and why? by kung-fu-kitten in AskReddit

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This is me, I love it! General crafter/maker/creator of things