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Birth Plan

Just entered 30th week on my pregnancy and at my last appointment my midwife advised to start putting the birth plan.. I have got no clue what a birth plan actually means and how does it help ?

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Birth plan

Just entered 30th week on my pregnancy and at my last appointment my midwife advised to start putting the birth plan.. I have got no clue what a birth plan actually means and how does it help ? Any advice mamas ?

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Payslips UK

I’ve just quit my job about a month ago and have been logged out of the employee app and my details no longer work which means I can’t access my payslips which I need to claim maternity allowance, does anyone know if there’s a way to get them somehow ? Any help appreciated!

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Am I the only one who keeps getting laid off from the wfh jobs ?

Another work from home job I just got laid off from 🙄 what is going on with these remote jobs 😤

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TFC

Hi please can anyone advise on Tax free childcare deposits etc. Do you deposit the reduced amount into your account how does it work i’m so confused and i bet it’s really not that hard aswell lol 🙈

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Own business ideas

Is anyone willing to share any ideas to start my own business? Maybe dm me if you don't feel comfortable commenting. I'm happy to study, but I wouldn't be any good at things like hairdressing, beauty things. Happy to do things with my hands, but unlikely to be something artistic. I've got a Cricut but I don't think ...

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Ecommerce and Dropshipping

Does anybody have any experience with e-commerce and dropshipping? I'm currently working with a mentor, but I would love to hear about other people's experiences in this area. Since I'm pregnant, I would love to be a stay-at-home mom.

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Stay at home partner

Anyone else the breadwinner with stay at home partner? I thought it would be more common but haven’t met any other working mums whose partner stays home! How is it for you?

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Jobs

Is their any real jobs to do at home just to earn a bit extra if income ? Like I just Tited of seeing my man stressed out all the time an when he comes home he tells me about it but trys so hard to not to tell me or show it in front of our child

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SAHMs

I’m self employed and returned to work months ago (only part time) but genuinely just curious how SAHMs manage on just their partners salary to pay for mortgage/bills? Do you rely on savings or just very careful with money?

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My son will be going to school M-F 7:50-2:00pm (this is NOT daycare). I want to look for a part time job that’s around 8:30am-2pm. If this possible? If so any suggestion

I have a 4 year degree. I’m open to work in any field. I prefer any demographic But teenagers. I downloaded indeed and other job hunting apps but I’m just don’t know wtf I’m doing

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UC help!

It’s a very invasive ask but I was just wondering if anyone here is a single parent and receiving Universal Credit? My relationship has unfortunately broken down and I need to sort finances out so I can plan moving out but it’s a struggle when I’m not sure how much money I would receive from them… current claim is a...

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Work

My employer seems to forgotten about me already. I’m working from home until my last day on 7th and have barely anything to do, literally no emails coming in. I’ve been going on walks and batch cooking to fill my time. Do I keep quiet and enjoy the downtime or let them know I need some work? Just worried they’ll ...

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Quick money

Mamas how are we making some quick extra cash?😩😩

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Returning to work

I’m not sure I’m really looking for advice, I’m just finding the thought of returning to my job super hard. Due to return in March and I work in field based account management so I’m mainly out at customer meetings and traveling. My boss isn’t exactly on the same wave length and I can’t stop thinking about going ba...

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Cricut

Can any mommas out there help me I wanna get a Cricut, but I don’t know what to get and what I need to start everything. Can anybody help me?

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Include Maternity Leave on CV?

I need to start thinking about going back to work. I'm a first time and a contractor so I don't have a job to go back to. Is it wise to include your maternity leave on your CV? I'm not sure if it will help or hinder my job search. I'm currently 8 months pp. Can anyone share their experience please? Thank you.

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Childcare Funding

Hi all, First time mum here and having a bit of a panic surrounding Childcare Funding. I am due to go back to work in April 2025 and our son will be 10 months so will be eligible for the 15 hours funding. However, because I’m not going back to work until April the government website will not give me the code I requ...

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Need help

Can someone help me work out if I’m eligible for SMP from my new job I have the link that employers use but I don’t know if I’m putting in the correct information. I need this bc I’m struggling at work and want to see if it’s worth staying bc if I’m not gonna recieve anything I don’t want to force myself to stay xxx

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How much money does your household save and invest per month?

We’ve been stressing about saving more money ever since we got pregnant because we weren’t big savers before and then once we bought a home that drained us. Finally cracked down on getting a budget together recently and it’s looking like we can save about $1,800/mo ($300 invested, $1,500 in HY savings, this doesn’t ...

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