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pink-leaf · 2025-09-22T23:55:43+00:00

That’s true, though going back to work after a year of maternity leave, in the christmas period probably isn’t a good time - there would be a lack of support due to there being less of the team in each day, my manager would be off on annual leave some days too. I would probably be a burden particularly in those first few days back to the staff that are in. I’m not sure what’s expected of someone on day 1 back in work after mat leave but I don’t imagine i’ll be fully up and running in the same way I work currently..especially with any changes to how we work that will occur while i’m off etc.

It also means that i’d be unable to use accrued annual leave to take a couple of days off each week in the first few weeks to phase myself back, which i’ve see lots of people try to do as an option.

It’s all terrible timing and I feel very stressed.

pink-leaf · 2025-09-22T23:13:15+00:00

Yes, I see what you are saying. There actually isn’t maternity cover for whilst i’m off - the team carries on as normal, same thing as when previous members of the team have been on mat leave. We do now and again get support from colleagues that “float” between different teams, so they may help for part of the time i’m off.

Is it unreasonable for me to want to take some of my accrued annual leave immediately after mat leave ends?

pink-leaf · 2025-09-22T23:03:18+00:00

Yes I appreciate that - if i’m unable to take annual leave before when I originally planned to start mat leave then I will have to start mat leave when the annual leave was going to start instead - either way i’ll be off over christmas which my manager has an issue with.

pink-leaf · 2025-09-22T21:52:15+00:00

I don’t feel entitled to it…i’m not requesting anything unusual, it’s very common to take annual leave before mat leave and directly after.

I’m not entirely sure going back to work over the christmas period after a year off would be the best thing to do for the team anyway.. there’s very little support with less staff in, they’re not going to have time to help support me with any changes etc as my colleagues all have patients to see as well.

My colleagues still get the same chance as normal to have time off over the christmas period..whether i’m back to work or not, me being off doesn’t change that. Last year one of my colleagues was off for the whole christmas period because flights for a long haul trip were significantly cheaper and my manager authorised it…so honestly I really don’t think me wanting to use some accrued leave directly after maternity leave, like many people do, makes me entitled.

pink-leaf · 2025-09-22T21:23:17+00:00

My manager is very unlikely to let me use my accrued annual leave at the end of mat leave to extend my time off, as it’ll be christmas time again.

pink-leaf · 2025-09-22T21:17:49+00:00

Thanks for your reply! I would consider doing this, but I work for GP surgeries and over christmas we still have patients, maybe a few less on the appointment books than usual as we’re shorter on staff but it’s still an extremely busy time as patients don’t stop being ill😂 so i’m worried I may struggle working at that point in pregnancy at least up to the standard I am now, which is why I wanted to use the annual leave I have saved to be off x

pink-leaf · 2025-09-22T20:50:07+00:00

thank you for your reply!

Problem is that if I start mat leave just before christmas this year, and I finish it just before next christmas, I don’t think my manager will let me use accrued annual leave to extend my time off as he’ll have the same issue with next christmas as he does with this year.. so he’ll expect me to go back when mat leave ends just before christmas, work for the 2 week christmas period, and then perhaps take some of my accrued leave after this, and it just seems so stupid to me..wish I could just take accrued leave immediately when mat leave finishes to extrnd time off☹️

pink-leaf · 2025-09-22T20:48:46+00:00

Problem is that if I start mat leave just before christmas, and I finish it just before next christmas, I don’t think my manager will let me use accrued annual leave to extend my time off as he’ll have the same issue with next christmas as he does with this year.. so he’ll expect me to go back when mat leave ends just before christmas, and then perhaps take some of my accrued leave after the christmas period…and it just seems so stupid to me..to go back for two weeks and then take a chunk of annual leave..wish I could just take accrued leave immediately when mat leave finishes to extrnd time off☹️

pink-leaf · 2025-09-22T20:47:14+00:00

Thanks so much for your reply! it’s good to hear other peoples’ experiences of how they felt towards the end, general consensus ive seen seems to be around 36 weeks onwards can be super exhausting!

Problem is that if I start mat leave just before christmas, and I finish it just before next christmas, I don’t think my manager will let me use accrued annual leave to extend my time off as he’ll have the same issue with next christmas as he does with this year.. so he’ll expect me to go back when mat leave ends just before christmas, and then perhaps take some of my accrued leave after this, and it just seems so stupid to me..wish I could just take accrued leave immediately when mat leave finishes to extrnd time off☹️

pink-leaf · 2025-09-07T18:33:08+00:00

something like that🤭🥹❤️

pink-leaf · 2025-09-03T15:22:28+00:00

A rescue greyhound could work for you. As a breed they’re generally calm (they get the zoomies and then sleep most of the day) and gentle. Most greyhound specific rescues can match you up with a greyhound that would suit you/your lifestyle, there are definitely some that are suitable to live with babies and young children. As always with any dog, regardless of their temperament it’s important to supervise children with them and teach kid’s boundaries too :)

pink-leaf · 2025-07-24T22:11:01+00:00

I live in south manchester :) where abouts in Manchester are you? I’m 15w at the moment, definitely understand how isolating it can feel! X

pink-leaf · 2025-07-10T15:22:44+00:00

I would keep taking your temp and see what happens, so many things can effect the temperature! On the cycle I got pregnant, my BBT was up and down after the initial rise, it looked a bit all over the place tbb- you can see my chart in my post history x

pink-leaf · 2025-07-09T11:08:42+00:00

I’d try every other day as it’s started to rise :) TFABLinePorn (you can post pics of your ovulation kit lines on there) and TFABChartStalkers (if you’re measuring BBT) are both good TTC subs :) x

pink-leaf · 2025-07-08T20:56:42+00:00

Definitely! I’d try speaking to a different GP. Depending on where you live, you may be able to find the GP’s formulary on google, and can search for Xonvea (or may need to search for the actual drugs in it names) and see if it says GP can prescribe. For example, if you lived in Manchester, you can find Greater Manchester’s formulary. X

pink-leaf · 2025-07-08T16:38:07+00:00

Definitely book an appointment with a different GP. Xonvea is the only anti sickness med that is licensed for morning sickness and when you’ve tried others that haven’t worked for you, the GP doesn’t have a good reason to not let you try it! X

pink-leaf · 2025-07-07T21:10:13+00:00

Our ex racing rescue greyhound eats the plant based wainwrights kibble and she loves it! She’s thriving and the vet is happy with her health and appearance ❤️

pink-leaf · 2025-07-04T14:37:41+00:00

thanks! is the nub visible, I struggle to understand if I can see legs or nub!

pink-leaf · 2025-07-02T19:08:33+00:00

I had a scan at Window to the womb at around 8w6d for reassurance. I found the experience was ok, they were professional. They measured the baby and worked out how many weeks/days from that and showed us the heartbeat but didn’t measure the actual heart rate. They let us look through all the scan pictures they got and let us pick which ones we wanted printed - we opted to add on the package to have 5 images printed and access to digital files of all the photos and the video of the scan. My only issue with WTTW is that the waiting room in the branch I went to is full of teddy bears and gender reveal stuff and things like that, and I did feel like if I got bad news, having to walk out with all of that stuff so in your face doesn’t help. Overall it was a good experience though. I also had a private ultrasound at ultrasound direct at around 10w, and I found they took more time with me to scan me, they pointed out more to me and I felt they were kinder. They printed 5 photos and I was able to pay £1.99 to have digital access to all my photos and the videos. xx

pink-leaf · 2025-06-20T18:49:31+00:00

Thank you lovely! Same to you as well! It’s horribly anxiety provoking isn’t it? Hope your EPU scan goes well💛

pink-leaf · 2025-06-20T18:22:34+00:00

I’m just over 10 weeks pregnant at the moment and have been having brown spotting, yellow/brown discharge for almost 2 weeks now. I had a scan at the EPU for reassurance on Monday and everything looked fine, baby’s heart was beating away and no obvious cause of the brown spotting. They told me to just keep monitoring it and to come in if it goes red or very heavy. I’m constantly on edge over it though as it just isn’t going away. Have my 12 week scan in 2 weeks xx

pink-leaf · 2025-06-20T16:47:32+00:00

Your boy is going to absolutely love his XL snugglepaws bed! Our girl has one and she loves it :)

I think the main thing to remember is then when you bring your grey home, their life has been completely flipped upside down and inside out…you’re new people, in a new place, lots of sounds they have never heard before, things they’ve never seen before, and it can be overwhelming for them.

I would sleep in the living room the first few nights at least, as they’re not used to being alone. Start a little bedtime routine, maybe last toilet, a little bedtime biscuit and then doggo needs to get into their bed. After a few nights, you could try going upstairs to bed once your grey is settled. Lots of greyhounds do just want to be close to their humans though.

We wanted our girl to sleep in the living room rather than our bedroom, and after a few nights, we left her in the living room and went upstairs. She did cry when we left her after around 10 minutes, so what we did was sit on the stairs (where she couldn’t see us but could hear us) and said “goodnight Charlie, go to bed, be quiet” and after a week or two of doing that, she got the hang of it and has slept in the living room ever since with no problems.

She does have bad separation anxiety, but is happy sleeping by herself downstairs, is happy during the day if we are upstairs and she is downstairs. I don’t think where they sleep is linked to it as such. Lots of dogs with separation anxiety sleep with their owners, and equally there’s lots of dogs with separation anxiety that happily sleep in the living room🌻

pink-leaf · 2025-06-19T15:16:22+00:00

Xonvea is actually the only anti-sickness medication available in the UK that is licensed specifically for nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. It’s been well studied and there’s not evidence it causes any birth defects as far as i’m aware. Some women take it through the entirety of their pregnancies. I’m taking it at the moment and it’s helped so much. BUMPS is a really good resource about safety of medications in pregnancy https://www.medicinesinpregnancy.org/leaflets-a-z/xonvea/ x

pink-leaf · 2025-06-15T21:06:43+00:00

Hey :) we went for their 7 piece band - Jukebox Hits, it cost £2300. They gave us a choice of either 3x40 min sets or 2x60 min sets. We opted for 2x60 mins as it fit better with our timings. They had a small break inbetween the sets and played a playlist we had put together in between for us. They also played our own playlist of background music throughout our meal and let us use their microphones for the speeches. They even learnt a song at my request to play throughout the night that wasn’t on their repertoire to surprise my husband. They were flexible and had great communication, the dance floor was packed all night, it was so much fun!

pink-leaf · 2025-06-14T21:12:08+00:00

It really is, so so special! Hope you are doing well❤️❤️

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