19th October Ladies ... **5 Births Already**

[x-TyMa-x]

I have been looking at them too lol, not bought any yet but will be buying at least 1 halloween style outfit for the baby to wear on halloween! Tyler will be dressing up again too as we will be taking him out Trick Or Treating x

 

[nypage1981]

Is it cold or warm there usually for halloween? It gets quite cold here so one of us will probably have to stay in with the newborn....we will see, I am secretly hoping that I go 2 weeks before the 19th so that I can heal from the c section by halloween to go trick or treating!

 

[x-TyMa-x]

Dark & Cold hun ... & Usually raining too!!! lol

Yehh im asking my mum to sit with the new baby while we take Tyler out trick or treating as its something he really enjoys, Altho last year we went with my mate & his little friend in which case OH would stay with the baby.

Aww yehh i hope your able to go trick or treating too ... fingers crossed x

 

[nypage1981]

I hope I can! Its my daughter's fave holiday. There are usually parades, haunted houses, hay rides, pumking patches lots of activities to go to. I live in the United States' "Halloween Capital of the World". Lol. We actually usually throw a huge halloween party for her here and transform our garage into a big haunted house but I can be doing that this year. Booo! Its the first thing I thought of when I got my due date was how this screwed up all our halloween fun! Lol.

 

[x-TyMa-x]

Aww i love how america go all out for halloween, They really get into it and the decorations etc you see are fab!!!! Its not really that big of a deal over here in the uk but i would like it to be lol , Think the way the americans do it is fab!

Aww no way that your not gonna be able to do your plans, Am sure she will still enjoy it though & she will have her own special pumpkin baby there too!!

 

[nypage1981]

Exactly! I am trying to talk a friend into having the party this year! Its their turn.

I am so jealous of my sister. She has a FB post that she is only 10 days away from her due date. No fair! I am 10 weeks! Seems like a long time now. Lol.

 

[x-TyMa-x]

Ikno..... Somedays i feel so ready to have her & im like omg october is ages away!!! Then other days im glad ive still got the 10weeks!!! lol xx

Is everyone organised with their baby buying ...... have you still got lots to do??

 

[nypage1981]

I have LOADS of baby buying to do! OH has been redoing construction in our bedroom and bathroom for the last 2 months so baby buying has been limited. We have a lot to buy its insane! How bout you?

 

[x-TyMa-x]

I think im pretty much done apart from few bits like deffo more clothing/bibs/socks etc needed. Erm want to stock up on nappies/Milk etc etc but got most of the basics now ............... I think!! lol

 

[nypage1981]

Did you have to buy new crib/ stroller/ play gym/ basinette all that all over again or use the old ones?

 

[x-TyMa-x]

The only thing we had left over from Tyler was the Cot & The Highchair.
We bought a new moses basket and pram (stroller) etc new cuz we sold Tylers stuff when we moved house xx

What about you??

 

[Mary Jo]

I have most of Adam's stuff, so will be reusing it. the only things we're getting new are a mattress for the moses basket (as it's been in storage in a loft), a tandem pushchair, a breast pump and a replacement cover for the car seat, as it's been in my friend's basement and I think it's grown mold or mildew. everything else is fine.

 

[x-TyMa-x]

Thats handy then mary jo..... good your having a boy too as you can use adam's stuff again.
If we had kept alot of Tylers stuff we would still of had to buy new as were having a girl this time and most of his stuff was pretty "Boyish" x

 

[nypage1981]

What do you all do with a moses basket? I am researching them and basinettes but am confused. So does a moses basket be used to have them sleep in next to your bed, and do they go up on a stand? If so, how do they not fall off the stand?

 

[x-TyMa-x]

Yehh they sleep in them next to our bed, Its got support rails on the stand to hold it in place ..... This is the one weve gone for only weve got a rocking stand instead
https://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z456/pl4ym8/moses.jpg

 

[Mary Jo]

we never had a stand for our moses basket, he only slept in it during the day downstairs, and I think we'll do the same this time. we just set it on the settee and when he was bigger, wedged it in place more securely with a cushion. whether we can do this depends on whether Adam leaves it alone! ours turned out to be such good value, he was taking naps in it up to 7 months old.

I've been going through my baby clothes that have been in storage at my mum's. I definitely don't have enough, as I only really kept newborn things I'd bought, and ones I really liked that were gifted. I remember giving bagfuls away. I don't mind, it's nice to have some old favourites but still have an excuse to go shopping for this one! I always prefered neutrals so even if we'd had a girl, the little baby clothes would have worked.

 

[nypage1981]

I kept nothing from my daughter, but she was 7 years ago so im sure I wouldnt want to use any of it anyways! My biggest things that I cant decide on are the bassinett, crib and stroller. Having such hard times deciding!

 

[Phantom710]

AWWWW I replied early and I guess it didn't post.

Anyways: the main of it was that I still feel kinda behind in the baby buying department but I have to imit myself until my 2nd shower so people actually have things to buy. hehe.

I did buy my breast pump yesterday ((totally tried it out and i was kinda disappointed when nothing came of it. ))

That leaves the swing that I want as far as big items, and then all I have left is clothes and bottles. I'm up to three bottles now.

 

[nypage1981]

ooooh i have 6 bottles! I have 3 different brands, I wanna try them all. Lol.

OH keeps telling me, order a crib, pick out a basinett....etc. Im just having a hard time committing! What is your baby going to sleep in?

 

[Phantom710]

We bought a pack-n-play for our room. it has the changing table attached, and bassinet until they're 15 lbs then the pad moves down to the bottom and they can sleep there.

I had so many people tell me their crib didn't get any use until the kid was like 1-1.5 years old I figured i'd wait and see how this baby sleeps and all before buying one. Then, one of DH's cousins gave us a bassinet, so that's out in the living room for baby to hang out in when i'm not in the bedroom.

I have absolutely no idea what brand is best. Everyone says something different. So far I have a Play tex drop in nurser one, and then the two evenflo bottles that came with my breast pump. hehe