.August Mummies.

[Emily0505]

Hello August mummies - how is everyone on this lovely day?

Well 2 things have happened this week - one I found out that my friend who is pregnant with twins is having little boys!!! How cute!?! Can't wait to meet them in late June/July.

The other thing is that my cousin's waters broke on Tuesday morning, but nothing happened for the rest of the day - they induced her at some point yesterday. And she's still in labour bless her. Fingers crossed we get some news soon!!!

UPDATE: My cousin had a little girl Emily May - 8lb 12oz! xxx

Congrats to your cousin!!

Great name choice too

XX

 

[Emily0505]

Return to work meeting today...

Wish me luck...

XX

 

[Lou12]

Ooooh good luck!!!

And thanks - yes it's a lovely name!!!

 

[Lolly85x]

I have my meeting about going back to work on Friday. And struggling to find someone to watch LO this isn't going to be good xxx

 

[Tanya4beauty]

Hi ladies! Hope we are all doing ok? Just thought I'd let you know I've started a August mummies weaning thread in the weaning section as I'm getting stuck for ideas and thought it'd be nice to have an age related thread for us all to share ideas! Xxx

 

[Lolly85x]

Hi ladies! Hope we are all doing ok? Just thought I'd let you know I've started a August mummies weaning thread in the weaning section as I'm getting stuck for ideas and thought it'd be nice to have an age related thread for us all to share ideas! Xxx

I'll go have a look!xx

 

[Lou12]

Ooooh girls, my request for 3 days has been accepted!!! I'm soooooo happy!!! It'll be a bit of a struggle - but I don't care, I get to have more time with my boy!!! xx

How did your meeting go Emily?

 

[FirstBabyEek]

That's great news! x

 

[Lolly85x]

Aw! That's amazing!xx

 

[Emily0505]

Ooooh girls, my request for 3 days has been accepted!!! I'm soooooo happy!!! It'll be a bit of a struggle - but I don't care, I get to have more time with my boy!!! xx

How did your meeting go Emily?

Proposal rejected

Oh said i can drop 2 days so going to resubmit it this week.

Fingers crossed.

Could really do without this stress right now!

Glad your proposal was accepted Lou, that's great news!

XX

 

[Lolly85x]

That's rubbish it got rejected! Did they give you a reason why? Did they tell you at the time?xxx

 

[Lou12]

Thanks girls

Awww, so sorry they rejected it That's horrible. Fingers and toes crossed for the next one!!!

 

[Emily0505]

Rejected due to staff levels.

I used to work sun- thurs. I wanted to drop weds (wich was not a problem) and swap my days off from fri/sat to sun/mon and that is what they have said no to. I requested a copy of the rota and my manager said the days she is shortest is a fri, sun, mon.

So, here is my plan...

Its more of a job share between me and my mat cover.

I will reduce my hours by another day- leaving 2 days which need covering.

I will work thurs, fri, sat (boosting staff levels on a fri)

My mat cover can work sun/mon - picking up my two spare days and not changing existing staffing levels on a sun/mon.

Tues/ weds i will have off, buf staff levels are ok on these days anyway.

I'll submit it tomorrow.

Fingers crossed!!

XX

 

[Lolly85x]

Oh good luck! Sounds like a plan...
I really hope you get it,

I have my meeting on Friday. I'm nervous but the sensible part of me knows that it shouldn't be a problem to drop to 4 days.... We will see!xxx

 

[Emily0505]

Its soo stressful isn't it!

In one way I felt so sure they would accept my proposal, but in another I'm not at all suprised it was rejected!

Good luck for Friday!

XX

 

[Lolly85x]

Thank you!
Yes it's a horrible worry. What makes me worry is another manager in my position in another branch is on mat leave, she has requested to drop a day to. So it worries me that she will think it's too much to let 2 mangers do it
I don't know how long it will be till I get my decision. But I need to get childcare sorted. Can't believe I'm due back so soon.xxx

 

[Emily0505]

I had an email this morning asking how i was doing with my proposal and do i want to do any kit days.

I replied with I'll send it in today and that i don't want to do any kit days.

Now I'm being encouraged to do the kit days as they are so valuable for my reintegration to work. Argh!!!! I don't want to do any!!!!

 

[Lolly85x]

I said before I finished I would do my kit days... No I just feel like my time with him is so precious I'll just go back and deal with work xx

 

[Lou12]

I've decided to do a kit day the week before go back, and then go back on the Tuesday instead of the Monday. That way I'll be doing 1 day the first week, 2 days the second, and onto my 3 days. I'm still dreading it even though I have what I wanted. But that's a fib - what I really wanted was to win the lottery and not go back at all!!!

 

[Lolly85x]

I feel a bit mixed about it all. Once I know what I'm going back to 4 or 5 days then I can prepare myself, get organised I'll feel better.
I want to have my own life, my own money. But I want to be with him. I know I need to go back. But I feel bad when I think I'm looking forward to it xx