Staff Room ...................Tuesday.....................

Yeah right, I'll babysit. I charge £3.50p/w between 9 & 5 and unsociable hours are double time, with absolutely NO overnight care!

Oh Shosh - I'd love you to be onery granny Hey, I'll have to put scan pics etc on Facebook too and then you can watch it grow Just hope I don't get the dreaded swollen feet again - it was terrible last time (got pics to prove!) and I had to finish work early after being told by the company Dr to pack up my desk and stop working!!

At least I don't feel sick (yet)....with ds I had all sorts of symptoms by this time.

Oh.....I need you all to pray it's NOT twins....I have strong possibility and I just can't have that due to my numbers!!

Thanks everyone, god....NO ALCOHOL....NO PATE....NO...??? what else aren't I allowed??? Oh, and do I have to have those yucky decaf tea bags again?? Best stock the staffroom up with decaf stuff then

God, seeing someone tell me I'm pregnant like that is really really weird. Last time I was pg was nearly 5 yrs ago!!!

Bless MO - you're free to babysit any time if you feel that attached!!!

Thanks about letting me air things in here, I may well do that as I've not been thinking straight for a while....and now I know why!

I'm a little worried about my tummy as already I can't fit into some things! I always wear a very small vest top with no cardy in the house, well, especially at the end of the day (get too hot and bothered after the dinners etc) - hope no one notices!

Nice one LMG! Cheers Looney! Good health. Just take the next couple of weeks to let it all sink in and then we'll all lend a hand to get things straight in your mind. Its a lot easier to be objective if you're not directly involved. Is this our first staff room baby? I feel strangely attached already!

LMG, sorry I couldn't come up with anything more solid for your problems today. You really are doing everything you can though, you mustn't take it personally. We've said before, unless you have the backing of the parents 100%, its going to take a long time.

{lmg comes in with a bottle of champers and an oj for looney [wink}

I know it's early BUT we do need to celebrate in style!!!!!!!!!!!!

(plus i've been stressed and grumpy today and could do with getting pissed so i'll drink your share looney!!!!!!!)

Wouldn't dare laugh - I've never had tarot cards read, but been to plenty of mediums etc. I'd love to do tarots actually, but there's nothing I really need to know atm. My child baring days were over some years ago and everything is just ticking over atm.

Stop worrying, that won't do you any good at all. There's nothing you can do about it now, you're pg and what wil be will be. God, that must sound really weird - YOU ARE PREGNANT!!!!!

And now I really AM stressing, I feel like I have no time to sort stuff out - weird as I was so desperate to start with and now I'm just scared - is that normal?

Yep, the Dr was a bit unsure of things which stressed me more but then I saw my tarot reader (yeah....laugh if you like....I've used this one for over 10 yrs and you wouldn't believe the stuff she's got dead right each time)....she said to stop stressing about ttc and that those problems won't be a problem (I didn't tell her we were ttc) but said I've got scarring on the outside of one of my tubes so it will take longer. As a result, I totally left ttc and we just carried on the business as and when but without the pill and hey presto, up the duff first month from being told that! I know I wouldn't be pg if hadn't had the reading as I was so stressing about it all, I obviously just needed to relax

Looney, please forgive me if I've got it wrong, I'm getting old and my brain doesn't function as well as it used to, but was it you who had the appointment with the doctor about you not being able to get p/g and other stuff? As I said, sorry if I'm completely wrong, I do try to keep up as much as I can! Anyway, if it was you - even bigger congrats!

Strawbs - how annoying, that will have cost you money to waste a contract like that!!!

PC - just scrolled through and sorry to put it blunt but I'd say NO, end of. You've reminded them over and over about how much notice you need. It doesn't make the slightest bit of difference how many hours they pay you for, that is a very early start, outside of normal hours and NO, without the required notice, DON'T do it!!! Also, the 10pm finish, tell them no if you've already told them in writing FFS!!! Sorry, just on your behalf!

LMGs - {{{ hugs }}} (haven't read your thread but I know you need a hug today!)

henni - by the tone do you mean me being a bit agressive recently??? I must say, I was getting worried about my swearing and moods on here recently but I suppose at least I can see why now!!!

Thanks to everyone for your lovely messages, I'm still in shock and terrified about money etc. PC - we WERE supposed to be saving but it all went wrong with dh having BIG dental bills and then me loosing £430+ last week Will start now, just panicking about how quick it will go and also, I want a dating scan as I could be further gone than I think and also, I want to make sure there's only one as VERY high chance of twins

Well done. Try not to feel like you're going to get told off. Easy I know, we've all been there. Did you tell this 10pm mum that this is the last time you do it, as it was in your news letter?

OMG MI I finsh work 5.30 at the lastest how on earth do you keep going with your own family ect

glad you said no-yeah!!!

my last set of parents used to ask when they picked up for the next day - I was always too soft, then when I had to pop into town to put money into the bank and saw them enjoying a coffee steam came out of my ears lol

After that I aways said no harhar

looney keep everything crossed now, and take it easy xx

WOOOOHOOOO Looney Fantastic news, I had a feeling you would be from the tone of some of your posts.

so if youd agreed to that what did you do to stop it happeining again as i initially said i would work late/overnight with both these, although did send out newsletter saying no more after 8pms, then back peddled for one mum(whom im now doing 6-10's for!)

i did the same had 3 children till 9.30pm weds and thurs
never again need my own time!!!!!!!!!!!

ta DMO, you cant win tho can youa s you say you'll do unusual hours when you try to get business and i dont mind(well ok i do now im full but i didnt when quiet) as long as im told well in advance, not less that 24 hours before

poor you chick but you must put yourself and your family above everyone else if you let it go this time she will do it again

looney fab news get used to the sick feelin

rang cis to put my feelers out just incase..am going to HAVE to start sticking by my guns and get organised!, no late payemnts reciepts given on out last day of week for the following week and hours for next two weeks on last day of that week!

sent...feel like im going to get told off, i hate making myself feel like a child!

Yes, send it! We're here. We'll be your assertive side.

GO, GO, GO MI!!!! GO, GO, GO MI!!!!!!!!!

shit, should i sensd it?, why am i the one trying to not upset people.
the little boy is adorable but im sick of being treat like an odd job man who when they shout shit i jump on the shovel

I think DH has made a good case PC, You only took on extra hours with the other one, because no one else requested extra hours. Tell her that, maybe she'll learn that she can't always assume in the future.

MI - do it. It's unfair of her to expect things at short notice when you have specifically asked for 2 wks notice. I know easier said than done sometimes. At the end of the day if you're chasing her this much for 12hrs a work a week is it worth it?