https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:46:16 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-were-getting-cable-for-my-maternity-leave#post-183523 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:58:48 +0000 calsmom 183523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We could live without cable, but seeing as how LO is constantly feeding and I am pumping, it is sure nice to have! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-were-getting-cable-for-my-maternity-leave#post-183521 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:57:05 +0000 Modern Daisy 183521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just got rid of our cable, lol! The bill kept rising to the point of us paying $200/month for only one TV so we finally just dropped it. I can't see us going back - we use an HD digital antenna and it works great. Although for my future maternity leave it would be nice to DVR shows that come on at night and watch them during the day when I'm bored. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-were-getting-cable-for-my-maternity-leave#post-183483 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:30:34 +0000 lavender 183483@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup cable and netflix-both came in handy during my maternity leave-I was able to catch up on alot of shows. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-were-getting-cable-for-my-maternity-leave#post-183200 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 11:44:03 +0000 tequiero21 183200@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have it but probably should cancel! We haven't really watched tv for the past 2 mos b/c of the babies! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-were-getting-cable-for-my-maternity-leave#post-183143 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 11:11:40 +0000 Pipers Mommy 183143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have it, and I don't think I could go without.<br /> @mediagirl: ...also a Nascar fan ;) and I live in the NE, I'd love to go to a race at Loudon </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-were-getting-cable-for-my-maternity-leave#post-183113 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 10:52:48 +0000 LuLu Mom 183113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes we have satellite, we love it I don't think I could live without it. DH probably could if we got an antenna and got all the basic channels. I would be watching a lot of TV on the computer for sure! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-were-getting-cable-for-my-maternity-leave#post-183111 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 10:52:17 +0000 Mrs. Pen 183111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>nope, we don't have it. Mostly for cost reasons - we have way better things to spend our money on, and couldn't really afford it anyway. We got a gym membership instead ;)</p> <p>We have netflix, which streams through our wii and got a free 2-week hulu trial when baby was born and that was just enough for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-were-getting-cable-for-my-maternity-leave#post-183106 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 10:46:38 +0000 Periwinkle 183106@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugghhhh, we have it and I wish we could get rid of it. I don't think I have turned on the TV to watch an actual show (OK, except maybe a few minutes of a Bravo show a few times!) in over a year. I just can't seem to sit still long enough. My better half, however, cannot fathom the idea of not only not having cable, but the movie channels as well. I am trying to convince him that when the baby arrives, we might want to ditch it for a bit. This might be an uphill battle... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-were-getting-cable-for-my-maternity-leave#post-183103 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 10:44:57 +0000 plantains 183103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I could never live without cable. we have Netflix and Hulu but it really doesn't make up the difference for us, so we remain cable customers forever hahaha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-were-getting-cable-for-my-maternity-leave#post-183098 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 10:40:18 +0000 PBandBaseball 183098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have it because the hubs could not possibly live without ESPN &amp; the MLB network. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-were-getting-cable-for-my-maternity-leave#post-182799 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 02:31:14 +0000 BoogieBea 182799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Canceled it shortly after second LO was born. We just weren't watching enough to warrant the price. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-were-getting-cable-for-my-maternity-leave#post-182712 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 21:42:10 +0000 Jumpingjacks 182712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't until years ago when DH first moved in with me. We had to get it as a condition of him moving in so he could have all the 24/7 news channels. He is addicted to news. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-were-getting-cable-for-my-maternity-leave#post-182705 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 21:39:11 +0000 mrsmenow 182705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went for about 3 years without cable and then last year broke down and got it for footbal season. I refused to miss games if we couldn't find them online.</p> <p>ETA: I think I became a small claims expert because that was the only thing on during the day. I would turn it on a listen when I did laundry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-were-getting-cable-for-my-maternity-leave#post-182519 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:03:58 +0000 Alivoo01 182519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't because we rarely watch TV and I couldn't justifying paying that much money for 30 minutes of TV time a day. We have Netflix instead, and it's working out nicely. If there's something we want to watch and it isn't on Netflix, we'll stream it on our iPad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-were-getting-cable-for-my-maternity-leave#post-182504 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 19:57:11 +0000 autumnlove 182504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, we have cable and I watched a good amount during my leave! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-were-getting-cable-for-my-maternity-leave#post-182483 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 19:45:28 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 182483@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have it all. Cable, extreme high speed internet, cell phone, home phone, </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-were-getting-cable-for-my-maternity-leave#post-182473 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 19:39:20 +0000 prettylizy 182473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I started maternity leave DH and I were trying to come up with cost cutting measures and he suggested getting rid of cable. I don't think I could live without it, I have the TV on in the background all day long while I clean and cook and play with Prettybaby </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-were-getting-cable-for-my-maternity-leave#post-182465 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 19:36:54 +0000 heffalump 182465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We couldn't live without cable. I think it's a great idea for your maternity leave. When LO was a newborn she would only sleep in my arms, so I would sit on the couch and watch tv for hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-were-getting-cable-for-my-maternity-leave#post-182285 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:43:45 +0000 MsMini 182285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We definitely have cable! I don't know how I could get through the cold, boring winter without it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-were-getting-cable-for-my-maternity-leave#post-182271 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:35:25 +0000 MamaMoose 182271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: hahahaha gotta love the South!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-were-getting-cable-for-my-maternity-leave#post-182265 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:30:26 +0000 mediagirl 182265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: @Andrea: So, when I first moved to North Carolina (literally like 2 months after moving here) I won a contest through a radio station to try to win tickets to a NASCAR race. The contest was you had to show up at this amusement park and race go-carts. The winner won two tickets to the race. I beat out all of these other guys and girls and won two tickets. A friend I had just met went with me to the race (she was a NASCAR fan) and showed me the ropes. Now that I have been to one in person, I'm addicted. I've only been to three races in my life but I had so much fun at all three of them!</p> <p>I am not a fan of the creepy rednecks or the crowd of 10 people who, together have less teeth than I do in my mouth...but I definitely enjoy the race itself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-were-getting-cable-for-my-maternity-leave#post-182255 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:22:02 +0000 Andrea 182255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: you are full of surprises! I would have never guessed either!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-were-getting-cable-for-my-maternity-leave#post-182251 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:19:59 +0000 MamaMoose 182251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: I would never have pegged you as a NASCAR fan!! I couldn't live with out cable and I'm not embarrassed to admit it :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-were-getting-cable-for-my-maternity-leave#post-182248 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:16:49 +0000 bpcmarj 182248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have it up a while ago, a little over a year. We don't miss it. We have internet through our neighbors, so we have netflix and huluplus. Our building also has an antenna on it so we do get basic cable (abc, nbc, cbs, fox, lots of differnet pbs channels, ion, and a couple random music video channels). We just can't justify the cost since we can watch most of what we want for much cheaper! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-were-getting-cable-for-my-maternity-leave#post-182246 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:15:10 +0000 mrs. bird 182246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha, that's awesome! We don't have a tv hooked up to watch any tv, just movies. We've said once I get pregnant, we may get the Internet at home again, just because I expect to become tired &amp; stay home more at that point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-were-getting-cable-for-my-maternity-leave#post-182236 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:04:49 +0000 mediagirl 182236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: *cough* yes *cough* </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-were-getting-cable-for-my-maternity-leave#post-182233 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:03:44 +0000 chopsuey 182233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha. We don't. We're not big tv watchers so the price isn't worth it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-were-getting-cable-for-my-maternity-leave#post-182232 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:03:20 +0000 Andrea 182232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha, NASCAR? Really? Ok, hehe. </p> <p>Anyway, yes! I could not live without cable!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-were-getting-cable-for-my-maternity-leave#post-182231 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:02:03 +0000 sorrycharlie 182231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup we have fios! &amp; I just scored a deal with all the movie channels for 20/mth for a year :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-were-getting-cable-for-my-maternity-leave#post-182226 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:00:48 +0000 mediagirl 182226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ha ha ha. We gave up cable a while ago and swore we would never go back. Now with my maternity leave coming up, I asked my husband if we could look into the cost. I can't believe it but we're seriously considering it. Okay, it might have come up when we found out NASCAR on FOX is over and it's moving to TNT for the rest of the season....(just because you like NASCAR doesn't mean you're a redneck)!!</p> <p>Do you have cable? Why/why not? </p>