Current birth rate is 1.39 children per woman. How many children do you have/plan on having?
I believe this is the lowest birth rate in 50 years.
Are you able to have the amount of children you’d like? If not, what is limiting you? Money? Housing? Location? Family support? Job? Partner? Living crisis? Other?
I am about to have baby number two and have always wanted 3/4 children. I don’t think 4 will be financially possible with the current costs of moving and living. Not to mention that maternity pay is shocking.
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I am currently pregnant with second… we won’t be having any more as we both work and don’t have a ‘village’ to help so its bloody hard work as its just between me and my hubby and we have a childminder to cover working times… thats my reason for not having more… if things were different and our parents were still alive/in good health or siblings to help..then probably would tbh.
Also we over threshold for any financial support so stuck working and paying taxes with no help in that department apart from tax free childcare so finances also play a role as everything is so bloody expensive atm…
So lack of village and finances two main reasons x
We have four, would love to have more but were beginning to feel the pinch. Our food shopping is becoming extortionate and we don’t get much time outside of the children as no one wants to help with lots of children.
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Love her BAD. Happy 2 weeks baby girl 🥰💕
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Birthday party help.. 🇬🇧 🏴
Can I ask the mums in England how much they are spending on birthday parties?
Thinking ahead to January as my daughter will be 6. She wants a class party (only 15 of them) and wants it at her gymnastics club.
They charge £250 for 25 children, 1 hour of gymnastics and then 1 hour in the party room.
No food or anything included.
Is this decent or really expensive?
Would hiring a hall end up being similar?
Only bonus is the gym I won’t be able to decorate much so maybe I’ll save some money on balloons etc but I’ll still need to provide food, party bags etc.
I’ve never done a huge class party before only
Small party’s at home!
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20 weeks!
Half baked with our babygirl!♥️
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Cramps and pressure
At what point can you actually tell the difference 🤣 i feel like i have no idea what cramps feel like anymore
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Anyone still working at 35 weeks?
I am currently at 35+5 weeks. I have this week and next week left to work but honestly don’t know if I can last ! Finding it so much harder this time having a small child to care for at home as well. We don’t really have anyone who can care for my son either as it used to be my mum but she now has a terminal diagnosis to deal with and understandably isn’t her usual self… Tbh I had stopped trying when found this out so was a bit of surprise and not ideal… hubby is currently working 6/7 nights to save as well so he just as exhausted as I am… but god I just want a full day in bed so bad! 😭😂…
Is anyone else struggling?
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1st Miscarriage 😭
Just found out my 11 week old baby stopped growing at 8 weeks 😭 and a heartbeat which can be detected at 6 weeks was absent. 💔
We have a beautiful healthy 20 month old baby girl whom we are beyond grateful for but we were sooo excited to finally continue to grow our family 😭
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