Community Posts, Tips & Support on Work & Money

Hi guys, I was wondering if I’ll have to return the SMP money to my company if I choose not to work with them after my maternity leave is finished. On the UK gov website, it’s written that I don’t have to return the maternity pay but wanted to double check here if anyone’s employer had asked to return.

I am on day 4 of attempting Ferber, but the check ins seem to cause more harm than good for my baby. I hate letting her cry, but she won’t stop crying if I keep going in. Anyone here have experience with CIO that didn’t absolutely hurt your heart

Hi I was wondering if you can apply for both sdi and pfl or is there a time frame where I can use the sdi/pfl and use the other right after? Basically i dont know which to apply for first bc my job doesn’t offer paid maternity leave and making that extra little income would help so much! Thanks! 😊

How soon after working your KIT days, did you get paid for them? Should I expect to see extra in this months pay as I have worked a few KIT days in the last 2 weeks?

So I can get the tax free and free hours for nursery. This month as I’ve lost my job i don’t know if I’ll have enough hours but I will next month? Will I lose all funding because of the one month of not matching the criteria? What do I do? Any advice? I’m really trying to sort it but struggling

Heyy, I am basically putting 100 pounds monthly into my Savings with Lloyds Bank for my LG. My baby now has over 1000 pounds in Savings but in my Savings account. What is best for a child until they are 16/18, with best interest rates please? ☺️

Does anyone know of part time jobs remotely? Looking for extra income to help pay for childcare.

I am a FTM. Resuming work next month, I will be working from home but will have to attend few video calls a day. Any tips or tricks how to manage?

I’m currently just under 30 weeks pregnant, and am thinking about when to take my maternity leave. I get nine months off with SMP, however will be returning to work on a part time basis due to strongly not wanting to send baby to nursery. My partner will be financially supporting us. When do most start their leave? x

So I just got denied disability 🙄 is there any work from home jobs? Or anything I can do?

Hello, I'm self employed and have been for the last 3 years, I'm due on the 17th January 2025 and would love to hear from other self employed mums or mums to be on what they did with their first child, when did you go on "mat leave"? I want to work for as long as possible and saveoney but is it realistic? How long ...

Hey everyone, I am currently expecting in the next few months and have 3 children already. My job has cut my hours drastically! I’m talking from 35-40 hours a week to 15 hours a week. It’s hard to look for another job as of right now because, well, no one is going to hire a pregnant woman who is due in the next...

What’s everyone doing with regard to going back to work. I’ve got until the end of this month to let my employer know but I’m still so undecided. I’m also self employed so will still have money come in, just not enough at the moment to cover all costs 🤦🏼‍♀️

SAHM of a 6m old with no income - I get $200 a week from my partner for groceries/my bills a week (phone/cc payments) …. Please don’t tell me y’all think it’s enough?

I’m going on holiday to Greece for a week with my husband, and wondered if anybody else had traveled abroad at a similar time of pregnancy? If so, is there a special kind of insurance I need to take out for pregnancy, or is it just standard holiday insurance with medical cover? Hopefully, I won’t need it, but would ...

I’ve had 2 early losses since December. Booked a doctors appointment this morning for some support. What should I ask. I’ve heard people getting prescribed stuff to help baby stick.

Hi Moms, Does anyone know if I quit my job am I still eligible to claim disability when my OBGYN placed me on disability at 36 weeks pregnant? FYI my employer has demoted me and literally makes me feel like shit since I just got employed 3 months ago. I didn’t find out I was pregnant until 2 months into the job ...

Whats your plan after birth?? I go back and forth almost daily. We can afford it, but I enjoy my career. I’m nervous about what it would do for our retirement, and we’d have to dial back our lifestyle a bit. And honestly I’m a lil nervous I’d be bored.

I know a lot has been posted here about SAH jobs but I am 4 months pregnant now and it's been tough searching for work especially with my changing body. I just don't want to fall for scams so if anyone knows of any at home jobs hiring let me know 🥹💖

My 2 year old is due to start nursery in September and we are using the 15 funded hours for working parents for 2 year olds. However I have just found out I’m pregnant with baby number 2, and so I will be going on maternity leave in February 2025. Does anyone know if me going on maternity leave changes me being abl...