Baby update!

[Deleted member 83869]

My baby is 3 months Monday....where has the time gone!??? Just thought I would pop by as need some friendly faces...not that I can see you all but you get what I mean!! xx

 

[azure]

Adorable pic @ohitsnicola

Yes, the time goes so fast. My son is 1 now and when I think how quickly the last year has gone it's shocking.

 

[AndBreathe]

My baby is 3 months Monday....where has the time gone!??? Just thought I would pop by as need some friendly faces...not that I can see you all but you get what I mean!! xx

Gosh Nicola, she's a little person now!

I hope you're keeping well. Are you managing to be out and about or are you feeling a bit tethered by all the routine of it all?

Are you planning to go back to work at all, or are you going to be a stay at home Mum for a while?

 

[Deleted member 83869]

Gosh Nicola, she's a little person now!

I hope you're keeping well. Are you managing to be out and about or are you feeling a bit tethered by all the routine of it all?

Are you planning to go back to work at all, or are you going to be a stay at home Mum for a while?

I know..she is growing too quickly! She has her next set of jabs Monday which I am not looking forward to!

I guess I am okay...struggling a bit at the moment but I will get there soon...hopefully!

As for work, I will probably be a stay at home mum until she is atleast in Nursery.....after the scary experience of Ellie being in special care unit for 3 long weeks...I don;t think I can handle being away from her again just as yet....even though I know it isn't the same and that I will have to do it at some point! xx

 

[AndBreathe]

I know..she is growing too quickly! She has her next set of jabs Monday which I am not looking forward to!

I guess I am okay...struggling a bit at the moment but I will get there soon...hopefully!

As for work, I will probably be a stay at home mum until she is atleast in Nursery.....after the scary experience of Ellie being in special care unit for 3 long weeks...I don;t think I can handle being away from her again just as yet....even though I know it isn't the same and that I will have to do it at some point! xx

I'm assuming you've gone for maternity leave as long as you can, so that you're protecting your job )even if you have no intention of going back)?

 

[azure]

I know..she is growing too quickly! She has her next set of jabs Monday which I am not looking forward to!

I guess I am okay...struggling a bit at the moment but I will get there soon...hopefully!

As for work, I will probably be a stay at home mum until she is atleast in Nursery.....after the scary experience of Ellie being in special care unit for 3 long weeks...I don;t think I can handle being away from her again just as yet....even though I know it isn't the same and that I will have to do it at some point! xx

Nothing wrong at all with being a stay-at-home mum (or dad)

I stayed at home with my older children until they started school and then I worked part-time.

Don't ever feel pushed to go back to work if you don't have to. Being a parent is just as important as any other job Enjoy your time with your precious little girl

 

[Deleted member 83869]

Nothing wrong at all with being a stay-at-home mum (or dad)

I stayed at home with my older children until they started school and then I worked part-time.

Don't ever feel pushed to go back to work if you don't have to. Being a parent is just as important as any other job Enjoy your time with your precious little girl

Thank you! I didn't reply straight away as didn't want to be judged but I actually quit work when I was about 15 weeks pregnant as the stress was too much and I HATED IT there...my consultant fully backed me up! I then went onto esa! It sounds so stupid and bad but I'm actually better off out of work, as 90% of my wages went on rent and the rest on bills etc!

But I want to do something different when she starts school even if it's school work, so il have the holidays off with her too! X

 

[1Sarah1]

Hi @ohitsnicola time goes super fast. I had a traumatic birth with my 2yrold (the one who is t1 too now)and she was in special care for a while followed by me having surgery and wasn't able to walk for 3 months. I went back to work full time to a very stressful job. Anyway once I was pregnant with the twins I was so ill and struggled to manage the diabetes (although last hba1c when pregnant was 33 so pretty good). Once I had the twins and my little boy had a life threatening condition and was in nicu for ages things just get put into perspective. I think once my 2yr old was diagnosed t1 it just clarified I couldn't work.

You have to do what's right for you and enjoy your little one as they grow so fast xx

 

[AndBreathe]

I don't think there's anything wrong being a stay at home Mum. Indeed, I think it can be a precious gift to give your children.

I guess what I was trying to say to Nicola was that if she hasn't yet resigned, then to keep her options open for as long as possible. Who knows what might crop up over the coming couple of years. I also appreciate that some new Mums experience a feeling of isolation when at home with a young baby, with mostly their partner to talk to when he gets home from work, often shattered.

It must be a nightmare to balance the scales.

 

[Deleted member 83869]

Hi @ohitsnicola time goes super fast. I had a traumatic birth with my 2yrold (the one who is t1 too now)and she was in special care for a while followed by me having surgery and wasn't able to walk for 3 months. I went back to work full time to a very stressful job. Anyway once I was pregnant with the twins I was so ill and struggled to manage the diabetes (although last hba1c when pregnant was 33 so pretty good). Once I had the twins and my little boy had a life threatening condition and was in nicu for ages things just get put into perspective. I think once my 2yr old was diagnosed t1 it just clarified I couldn't work.

You have to do what's right for you and enjoy your little one as they grow so fast xx

I don't think there's anything wrong being a stay at home Mum. Indeed, I think it can be a precious gift to give your children.

I guess what I was trying to say to Nicola was that if she hasn't yet resigned, then to keep her options open for as long as possible. Who knows what might crop up over the coming couple of years. I also appreciate that some new Mums experience a feeling of isolation when at home with a young baby, with mostly their partner to talk to when he gets home from work, often shattered.

It must be a nightmare to balance the scales.

I just couldn't stay on at my current work place! The pay was terrible as well...it was just SO depressing there! Thankfully I am a lot happier

 

[Robinredbreast]

Lovely to see our Nicola and baby too. Enjoy every moment, my baby is 15, nearly 16 and I look at her in wonderment sometimes, with so much love, as she was a small premature baby and is now a beautiful young women, ( but still a teenager too) lol
Love to you both XX