CM club- I have done two things today one good and one bad...

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The good-
I had my first OFSTED report and she said I was outstanding!!! Yeah! The only thing she said was I needed to have something that depicted special needs in my multicultural bits....! Yeah I'm soooo excited that it went so well. She was lovely though and mindee was an angel even though it has been so hot.

The bad-
I gave mindee's parents notice... I will be 30 weeks when he goes now and I put, as someone suggested I didn't want to compromise his care or my health. Which OFSTED loved although mindee's mum didn't seem too fussed. Fell awful now and feel bad that i've got to explain to mindee too.

Awww. what a day

Congratulations (OFSTED report & baby)

Commisserations (giving notice) ....might they come back?

Congratulations on baby and report!! How long will you be on maternity leave for?

Thank you!!!
Feeling so pleased with myself! (about OFSTED)...
I am having really as long as I need, prob six/seven weeks after the birth. And I doubt that mindee will return as his pre-school it a fair drive away so would be hard with DD and bubba.
Going to make his last four weeks soooo special. We painted a plate for father's day today- or daddy's day as he has named it. Going to pull out all the stops with cooking, trips and arts and crafts for him so he has the most wonderful time before he leaves. Feeling sad he's going too as he is so well behaved and un-boisterous for a 3.5yr old.

Would love to know how much maternity leave you are taking and how that works with money. I've been registered ages, despite loads of advertising, I haven't got any mindees yet, too much competition in Nuneaton! I am 25 weeks pregnant and am becoming worried about taking on mindees as my due date approaches, like you say, I would not want to compromise myself or the mindees. Is there any maternity benefits you can claim if you haven't started to mind yet?

I have had real problems with my maternity pay- you are entitled to something but what is impossible to find out!!!
I am going for mat allowance, as I have worked 26 weeks out of the 66 qualifying weeks and then they take your pay from any 13 weeks to work out your average pay... it's all confusing. And, to my annoyance they don't count weeks you are advertising etc towards your self employment- even tho we are self employed then!!! So they only count the weeks you have been paying your NI contributions or have had an exemption certificate... If that all makes sense.
But even if you aren't entitled to mat allowance- still apply because then they take into account for incapacity benefit (!) which starts at week 32/34 (I think) and until 2 weeks after the birth... It's all confusing but dept of work and pensions website can help or google job centre plus and search for mat allowance.

Being both blonde and pregnant, it's all a bit confusing! lol! You would think they would make things like this less stressful for us, how are we meant to keep our blood pressure down!!!

Just done the maths! you must be due around the same date as me if you'll be 30wks in 4 weeks time. I'm due September 18th.

I am due the 18th of Sept too!!! And it's my DD's birthday! Hoping i'll either be early or a little late so as we won't have both DD and bubba born on the same day...
Ha ha both confused over mat pay, both with high blood pressure, both cm's and both due on the same day. That is a weird conicidence

Think mindee's mum isn't too pleased tho, as she called this mornig saying wasn't going to send mindee as he had a bad night last night... Why can't life be more simple?

Spooky! My DS1's birthday is 22nd September and his anniversary is the 23rd September, very sadly he passed away at the tender age of 5, 4 years ago. DS2 was 4 days late, so it's wierd timing really. This time round I've having a girl which will be lovely and in a way it makes the time thing easier, another boy born so close to DS1's dates could have been very difficult to handle. Do you know what you are having? Don't tell me you're having a girl too, and you're suffering with hayfever and swollen feet!!! lol!

Oh Im sorry lcming. Having a child of 6 I cant comprehend or even dare to go where you have been.

I can't deny it's the most painful, heartbreaking, soul destroying thing you can ever go through, DS1 was dianosed with Neuroblastoma 2 weeks after his 3rd birthday. DS2 had just reached his 1st birthday, he is 6 now, 7 in October.

I don't know how, but from somewhere, you find the strength to carry on, looking back on the best times, the happy memories and remembering your child's bravery, courage and determination helps you through. I know he'd want me to be happy, I know he wouldn't want his brother to be alone. We have our own personal guardian angel now and he'll always be with us. The timing of this pregnancy is very significant in that respect, we had been trying over 2 years and had practically given up.

I honour my darling son's memory by being positive and looking forward, not letting things get me down, just as he did.

Im so pleased for you and wish you all the best.

Cheers. You take care

No i'm having a boy this time but I do have shrek feet and ankles...! The joys of pregnancy

So so sorry to hear about your first lil' one. I cannot imagine either how you have survived or managed to get through everything you must have. I cannot even beging to imagine loosing a child.