august2020

How is everyone keeping? Had apt with nurse in GP practice this week-vaccines checked off the list TG! Got to hear heartbeat on Doppler, it just fascinates me every time that this whole thing is going on inside of me.....was told to not take gaviscon for heartburn and just drink milk unless it gets completely unbearable and then to ring for advice. Thankfully I hadn’t taken a lot of it! I won’t be seen now until 32 weeks in hospital. CUMH have stopped 28 week apts. It feels so far away....

I forgot to ask while I was with nurse but do we need note from GP wrt maternity leave and due date to give into school? Millem I know you’re v knowledgeable in this whole process....I want to hopefully take the full year off but get paid for next summer, so what’s the best route to go? Maternity followed by unpaid leave followed by parental leave and go back the last day of term then?

jellybear wrote: »

I'm assuming you're a teacher as you said school and also assuming you're primary??
I was due 20th August last year so I took the statutory unpaid leave which runs out at the end of May so would then need to take 4 weeks parental leave to get the full year off. You do not need to go back for even one day in order to be paid for the Summer, I got this confirmed by the INTO.

You can get a letter from your GP or consultant (if you have one). Just a simple letter saying "I can confirm that X is X weeks pregnant with a due date of X. Hope that helps

Thanks jellybear! Yep, secondary teacher. A good few of us on this thread seem to be. Great that I don’t have to go back for a day

I am a post primary teacher who gets paid every 2 weeks by Department of Ed. (Pay periods are a Tues-Mon).

Re maternity leave my plan is to:
1. Push my date out as far as possible!!!
2. Finish paid maternity leave at the start of March.
3. Take unpaid maternity leave till the day we get Easter holidays (26th March)
4. Go back on payroll for 16 days.
5. Take unpaid 4 weeks parental leave and 2 weeks paid parent’s leave till Tuesday 25th May. Mix up the weeks and get paid for bank holiday Monday 3rd May.
6. Come back to work Tuesday 25th May.

Our wages are based over 7 days not 5. I just need to figure out with the Parent’s benefit is it a 5 day payment at €245 then we can officially get paid our wages Saturday and Sunday or is it a 7 day payment?

We need a letter from the doctor with an estimated due date just for our own file in school. We fill out the maternity benefit form ourself.

awny wrote: »

Millem, just re pushing out the date. Will your consultant do it for you? I was wondering this myself. I’m due at end of sept, but if school goes back late I don’t want to miss out.

I will let you know after my next appointment!!

My dates are very vague as had only finished breastfeeding my 2 year old. First scan measured behind.

It’s only an estimated due date anyway!
I will start my maternity leave though at end of August so school won’t have started!!

Hey ladies!

Hope everyone is doing good. I am registered at NMH. I was supposed to attend antenatal classes that they organize but due to this lock down thing going on everything has been cancelled. I am FTM so are there any other options from where I can get antenatal classes as I am little nervous .

All the suggestions are welcome!
Thanks a ton in advance.

priyankajha wrote: »

Hey ladies!

Hope everyone is doing good. I am registered at NMH. I was supposed to attend antenatal classes that they organize but due to this lock down thing going on everything has been cancelled. I am FTM so are there any other options from where I can get antenatal classes as I am little nervous .

All the suggestions are welcome!
Thanks a ton in advance.

Rotunda website have loads of stuff up
https://rotunda.ie/parent-education/

priyankajha wrote: »

Hey ladies!

Hope everyone is doing good. I am registered at NMH. I was supposed to attend antenatal classes that they organize but due to this lock down thing going on everything has been cancelled. I am FTM so are there any other options from where I can get antenatal classes as I am little nervous .

All the suggestions are welcome!
Thanks a ton in advance.

Rotunda have recorded their antenatal classes onto YouTube with the exact same content that they give in person. I posted previously about the order I attended the classes in person- see thread below. Best of luck!

https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2058066336/1/#post113009100

History Queen wrote: »

Hi all, just wondering how everyone is keeping? All is well here thank God. Getting a bit of acid reflux but hilarously on the button the same time as I got it in my last pregnancy. 27 weeks tomorrow and feeling good.

All good here too, thankfully. I saw my GP last week for my 24 week appointment. Got to hear the heartbeat again and everything else was fine so that was a relief.

At my anomaly scan the nurse said I had placenta previa. Has anyone else any experience with this? I've been googling my options for childbirth. I see my consultant again in 2 weeks so will of course discuss it then (nurse said placenta may move before I'm due anyway) but just wondering had anyone else had this before.

Gaviscon is my friend at the moment too

Has anyone bought anything yet?

plasticheart wrote: »

Thanks for the info ahaaha. Yeah placenta may move on it's own but I am prepared (mentally anyway) for a section if needs be, just want whatever is safest for baby and me. I will find out more at my next appointment.

Haven't bought a thing History Queen! I would have thought by now I'd have picked up a few bits but for obvious reasons I haven't. I did order some hospital bag stuff from Boots online. We're getting a few big things from relatives who have had babies recently so need to coordinate that at some point. Is anyone else better organised?

I am not one bit organised
Looked online for a few babygrows but m and s and next seem to be sold out

plasticheart wrote: »

Oops sorry I said History Queen in my post but it was you, Millem I meant to reply to. Blame my baby brain!

Yeah I looked at Next and M&S a few days ago, nothing in stock. Fingers crossed they get more in the next few weeks.

This baby girl will be dressed as a boy at this rate
I love next and m and s for baby clothes!
I just wanted to get a few packs of girl ones in 0-1 month and 0-3 months and a few cardigans. May need to look elsewhere I wouldn’t mind next uk have stock but ie website doesn’t

jlm29 wrote: »

Everything for kids in next seemed to sell out instantly. I actually though their website must have been broken at first, because everything i was looking at was sold out. Name it are “social selling” through Facebook. Everything is 50%off and they’re posting it out. They have some vests and babygros etc. There’s great value to be had

Oh brill. I don’t have Facebook! How do I buy them? I like their stuff.

jlm29 wrote: »

I don’t know really. I messaged them on FB. They got back to me from my local store but didn’t have what I wanted so passed my order over to the limerick shop who had plenty of everything it seemed

Ok so if I get my husband to message them? He has Facebook! How do you see their stuff?

jlm29 wrote: »

If you search the “name it crescent shopping centre” Facebook page, they’ve put lots of pics on their page of their stock with prices. Then message them to tell you what you’re looking for and they’ll phone you. I’m sure other branches have the same, but that’s who I dealt with and they were very efficient and seemed to have plenty stock

Brill I searched today...I looked yo their website too and took a few screenshots. I will message and them see! I just want babygrows and cardigans.

jellybear wrote: »

Dunnes have some nice babygrows and cardigans online, if you're stuck:)

No 0-3 months girls online