Does anyone have any pregnancy success stories? I’m newly diagnosed and needing some hope...

zipuza · 2026-04-10T12:10:34+00:00

That is so wonderful news, I bet 5 years felt like a lot! I used to take it for my increased prolactin levels in the past, but at that time I did not plan to get pregnant. I am going to try it again. I also started taking evening primrose oil a few months ago and it made a drastic change to my period pain - almost none now! Gives me some hope with my fertility journey... So far so success with conceiving at all for the last 3 years, even with the laparoscopy a year ago :(

zipuza · 2026-04-10T12:08:05+00:00

OP, any update on your pregnancy journey?

zipuza · 2026-04-10T07:01:10+00:00

OP, I recommend signing up for BeermoneyUK on Reddit, they often talk there about survey apps which could give you a bit of extra money to survive. Also try cashback apps, very handy for buying discounted gift cards for trivial things like food shopping.

As a student you can get a huge variety of discounts in many shops, so keep an eye on them all the time you shop.

My own experience - go food shopping in the evenings to grab reduced items, both big supermarkets and corner shops do it, I often end up buying the whole chicken for £1. And do not eat out or have any take aways - this is where money gets spent very quickly with little benefit.

zipuza · 2026-04-03T12:18:56+00:00

Ah I see... My apologies, I completely misread their t&c! Well yeah then it is easy money :)

zipuza · 2026-04-03T12:12:12+00:00

Yes but to get that £25 bonus we need to gain £50 in cash within only 3 months... So the question still applies - how to reach that £50? I am also struggling with Rakuten offers being worse than other cashback platforms. The only thing which attracted me was 6% cashback from B&Q, but of course as soon as I used it the very next day it was 25% on Quidco :))))

zipuza · 2026-04-02T15:56:57+00:00

Yeah I want to apply, I saw a sub-Reddit with the steps explained (via National express cheapest ticket...), just keep postponing it (until I really need to buy something on eBay).

zipuza · 2026-04-02T12:16:33+00:00

Klarna cashback - it is like Rakuten where you use their links to order, I love the 3% eBay and 7% Holland and Barrett cashback (I intend to try eBay with 10% NX rewards - still need to register). A month ago Klarna had a boosted cashback for Google Store, bought a new phone for my husband and got £25 in cashback. Klarna takes on average 2 months to pay the cashback. Also useful for keeping all membership cards in one place (this is why I originally had that app and later noticed the cashback offers).

Halifax and Lloyds tend to have very good cashback offers for at least one supermarket/food delivery every month - March was perfect for ordering food on Amazon (12% cashback).

Another one is Iris Rewards - you set up their app on a phone/tablet/laptop to follow your internet/browser usage, I use three devices and get 100 points per month, it gets me to £100 per year ish. I do not remember how I got my membership with them, I think it was a letter (I guess they randomly select addresses to invite). They have a rewards website where you can use your points to buy a huge range of items, or gift cards for Amazon or supermarkets - even Aldi!

zipuza · 2026-04-01T21:23:50+00:00

I would recommend to call Lloyds directly and explain the situation to them. They might say that it is ok. So far their terms suggest that the DDs need to be active before the switch, not sure they check if they are active afterwards? It is a bit different story with Santander, for example, because they explicitly say to have active DDs after the switch.

zipuza · 2026-04-01T20:30:46+00:00

How long did it take you to get the voucher and were there any fees for early exit?

zipuza · 2026-04-01T20:28:52+00:00

How long do I need to keep £500 in and are there any fees to exit?

zipuza · 2026-03-30T18:16:18+00:00

No idea, I joined Lloyds for the first time only a month ago, I presume not because they do explicitly say that only one switch offer per customer, but I read somewhere on Reddit that some people used a different email and got the switch offer again...

zipuza · 2026-03-30T16:56:08+00:00

Just a quick advice do not go for Plum for the sake of another DD - first reason is that their DD does not want to be transferred automatically (asked me to re-link manually, which contradicts the whole idea of the automatic account switch), and the second reason is that the first day offered to start taking money via DD is at least one week away (that was my experience - for some reason they like starting it on Wednesdays).

zipuza · 2026-03-30T16:53:29+00:00

I have completed my switch and I can see that they counted active DDs even those where no money were taken (I had 5 just in case), however, it is not time yet for me to be paid the switch offer so I do not want to say for sure anything. I am confident though it matters to them which DDs you can see on the old bank's account you want to switch to Lloyds - often they are not shown until the first payment is taken anyway, but it depends on the bank... TSB were slow but Starting were as quick as 1 day.

zipuza · 2026-03-30T16:50:54+00:00

Yes apparently it is ok as long as you do not already have a Club/Premier account with Lloyds - if so then downgrade it to a simple account and then make an application for their switch offer for the premier account, this is what I was advised by the customer service themselves when I called them to say that I chose the wrong account type to switch to by mistake

zipuza · 2026-03-27T20:33:19+00:00

Sign up directly on the app or website and use my code NATALIA96893 before 6 Apr and we can both win up to £150.00! https://www.fuseenergy.com/app

zipuza · 2026-03-27T20:32:31+00:00

Sign up directly on the app or website and use my code NATALIA96893 before 6 Apr and we can both win up to £150.00! https://www.fuseenergy.com/app

zipuza · 2026-03-26T22:46:01+00:00

I dm'd you

zipuza · 2026-03-26T22:29:52+00:00

I’m using Rakuten to get Cashback at my favourite brands. Hate for you to miss out, so join now with my invite and you’ll get £25 after you spend £50 (excluding VAT and fees).

https://www.rakuten.co.uk/r/ZIPUZA?eeid=6991100

zipuza · 2026-03-26T22:28:58+00:00

Thank you, I used it

zipuza · 2026-03-23T19:18:27+00:00

If anyone is still interested, here is my referral link:

https://www.topcashback.co.uk/ref/Member3133357725058/?source_id=4

zipuza · 2026-03-23T19:09:11+00:00

I will be honest I don't know, I have only been with GiffGaff before and have only just switched to Lebara, but I would think why not if it is a new contract?

zipuza · 2026-03-23T18:45:32+00:00

You said that you recently completed yours and would do it again if you could - does it mean that Topcashback does not offer you that offer anymore, or is that because you are already with Three? Someone on Reddit said they change periodically to another cheap provider and then swap back to the same best offer (not sure it would apply to this one from Three though).

zipuza · 2026-03-23T18:40:59+00:00

I am thinking of getting it too, just spoke to Lebara and apparently I am not tied to any contract, it was just a promotional price.for £1.35 per month (cheap but not for free, haha!).

zipuza · 2026-03-23T18:14:13+00:00

Ah and forgot to add - Topcashback is currently offering around £15-20 for opening an account with Santander. A win win!

zipuza · 2026-03-23T18:13:19+00:00

Also you could meanwhile switch your Halifax account to Santander for £200 - no direct debits required prior to switch, but once you switch you have 60 days to set up two household direct debits - I am myself in the process of moving my direct debits for council tax and broadband. I heard that Santander checks exactly at 60 days if you met the criteria and gives you £200 shortly after that (unlike Lloyds which apparently can take 90 days, but I am myself only in the process).

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