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Oh god yes

Bring on mat leaveeee

Dont know why that reposted !
Ducky I think we do we've moaned before about volunteers as well !

I know my boss is bit of a bitch all smiles but thinks everyone should be a slave to work theres no excuses !!We're a small charity not a multi national company !!
Steph thats more than nice enough !

We must hae very similar jobs poppet... And bosses!!!!

Cupcake I'm so exited for labor!!! How wierd is that!!! I can't wait! Already thinking about u hospital bag!

I know my boss is bit of a bitch all smiles but thinks everyone should be a slave to work theres no excuses !!We're a small charity not a multi national company !!
Steph thats more than nice enough !

Thanks poppet, I'll try to write a nice email, stating all the important information and I will add that I will do my best to ensure that for the next months, my work won't be affect by my pregnancy and I'll remind her that I really appreciate the opportunity to work with her. Hope she will appreciate it :/

Poppet! That's bad ur boss suggested to take half a days holiday!! By law they have to let u have time off for the appointments!
Some bosses are so silly! With DS they were telling me to book my appointments outside of work hours, which was impossible as my midwife only see people in the mornings. In the end tho I quit that job and started at the care home. Was much better lol

That's good Ducky!! :D I'm excited about labour I am! I just hope I get to deliver naturally this time :)

Steph I would just keep it professional give her as much information about leave as you can . I know my boss wasnt happy when I told her she tried to be though !! Yesterday I told her about an appointment on the 19th at 3:20pm and she asked if I wanted to take half a days holiday to cover it ?! I said no I'll just take the time you have to give me!!

Thanks Bears, I'm relieved to see that it is not uncommon finally to announce it by email, I'll definitively send an email :)
To be honest, I really like this job and as it is linked with a formation, it don't want to leave now (my formation will be over in 20 months) but as you said, if I start to hate the job, I should probably leave. I'll check the maternity conditions right now! :)

lulu DD is 2.5. They will be 3 years 1 month apart, just like me and DSis.

Steph, my old boss was a bit like this bitch. She had DC through IVF and seemed very bitter about anyone who conceived naturally. I loved my job before pregnancy, hated it after. I did everything by email. then I was offered a new job 4 months after I went back (at the same grade as my old boss ), much happier now!

Make sure you know what the maternity conditions are (esp if you need to return to work or repay any maternity pay) and use the leave to scope out jobs elsewhere!

And if she is horrible Steph make a note of it all, the date and time and what happened

I'm quite excited cupcake... What a wierdo!

Sorry Ducky!! :( but they steroid injections are good to mature baby's lungs :) so just have to think of it as a good pain :) like labour!

Ah yes steph Ducky is right! Writing will provide proof just incase

I wanted to email her in order to avoid her face and her reaction, but you're right ducky, it will also be a good proof that I announced my pregnancy if she is mean! Thank you! :)

Haha I'm scared now cupcake!

Steph she can't change behaviour towards you becUse of pregnancy, that would be discrimination. You could e mail as it is best to keep things in writing especially if you think she will be a bitch about it

Hope today goes well Bears. How old is DD?

Steph I think you should just be direct with her and not apologetic at all. Tell her what your thinking is on maternity leave is so she can start planning ahead. Schools can be a bit like that because it causes them so much inconvenience and they never manage to get anyone as good to cover as the petson going on maternity leave. Is it a big company?

Thanks cupcake, you're probably right, I should not give to much weight to what she will say... at least, I should try to ! ;)

Good luck bears! :) let us know how it goes!!

And Ducky it's both. Hurts going in and hurts after :( sorry don't mean for it to sound awful! :(

Steph I'd go and tell her but, after just forget about it if she's mean. Just think "she needed to know and now she does" and then u can just get on with ur work :) don't worry about it it'll all be fine.

Hi ladies!
Keep us posted Bears, I hope your DH will like the midwife :)

May I ask you a question ladies? In two weeks, I'll have my 12 weeks scan and if everything is ok, I'll have to tell my boss about my pregnancy. I'm totally scared about this, because my boss is a lonely woman, without husband or boyfriend, who spend all her time working (she sent email on saturday at 3am sometimes) and she wants her employees to be totally dedicated to work, like she is... The previous and only time a collegue announced her a pregnancy, she didn't congratulate her but told her that she felt betrayed and after the baby was born, my colleague quit the job.
I'm starting to be stressed about it, and I think I won't be able to face her to announce my pregnancy, I would prefer to do it per mail even if it's not usual. My husband told me not to worry about her, and if she is mean at me, I'm free to quit the job too, but I don't want to quit this job... :( What should I do?

I love injections is it having it done, or the pain after?

Exciting stuff bears nice of DH to come with you too!

I was consultant led too - saw them pretty much once a week by the end! It was really good though, felt like I was being well looked after.

Booking in appointment this afternoon! DP is coming too as he wants to meet the midwife, then we're picking DD up early to go to the park :)

I don't want to scare u Ducky but I'd rather go through labour every year for the rest of my life than have the steroid injections again. :O they sting like mad, I hate to say it but I balled my eyes out when having mine and I begged the nurse not to give me the next one. I even offered her money not to! Hahaaha!!!
U have 1 done either in ur leg or ur bum lol then 24 hours later u have the next one. My advice is to have one in the leg then the next one in the bum. Otherwise ull have 2 rele achy sore legs that u won't be able to walk on.

Are the steroid injections bad cupcake? I will be having them I think as I will be induced as early as poss.

Hahahaha healthy eating! Today I have ate toast, crisps, a potato, curry and an ice lol washed down with a Pepsi

I can't eat it tho. :( wtf. Ate a slice n I feel so sick :( :( whhhhhhhyyyyyyyyyy ?!!!! :(