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A question about : Great 'pregnancy MoneySaving' Hunt

Great 'Pregnancy MoneySaving' Hunt

From tips on what to buy and what to wait to buy, to cheap maternity clothes, we want MoneySavers' collective wisdom on saving money when you're expecting a little one.

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A question about : cloth nappies

Hi everyone,

If everything goes ok, I will be having my first baby later this year. I am starting to think about what we need to do to prepare ourselves for our little bundle of joy.

A question about : MoneySaving Mums

What's the new board for?

Have you just found out you're going to be a mum and have no idea what nappies cost?

Mum of several and don't know how to afford all the school dinners?

If you're a mum and a MoneySaver this is the place to discuss your MoneySaving issues.

For general questions not related to MoneySaving please post on the Marriage, Relationships & Families board.

A question about : Moral dilemma? Would like some input please

I was advised to write here as a moral dilemma and I can't find a place which seems more apt than here.
A friend visited, she left an item of jewellery at my home. Next time I went to her place I took it with me to return it in my pocket. Due to events at the time I forgot to get it from my pocket. I think I lost it by it getting hooked up with my keys on the way home, either way I no longer have it.

A question about : Am I being pathetic?

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A question about : Husband insisting I work full time

Hi all. Just after a bit of advice and I need a bit of a moan!

I'm on maternity leave and my LO is 7 months old. I'm job hunting at the moment as my previous job came to a natural end at the end of a contract. I've been offered a job which is paying 35k (9k more than previous job!!) and there is the option of part time. I spoke to my DH about this as I'd quite like to do 3/4 days to have some extra time with LO. DH earns 17k so I'm the main earner.

A question about : Ds doesn't like his tablet

For Xmas we took ages to decide what to get my 3 year old boy and 5 year old girl.
We decided to get them a cheap android tablet each, which we have downloaded with free apps. We decided on this as they both love messing with my iPhone. However, they are both unimpressed by the tablets. They are quite slow to respond, and the games seem boring with lots of ads on.

A question about : Baby items you couldn't live without (up to six months)

We're trying to put a list together for our baby shower, but there's so much out there that I'm trying to work out what we need and what we can live without.
We have organised a moses basket and a cot - both of which need mattresses but were free. That's it!

Any tips from other mums? Luckily baby will be six months around Christmas, so have 6+ stuff in mind for then.