2014 April Rainbows

[vietmamsie]

And just when I started to get worried... baby made a little nudge! good to know he/she is still floating around in there!

Just bought cloth diapers! Pretty excited! A friend will bring them to Vietnam for me from the states in December. Going to have my mom prewash them so they are all ready to go! Anyone else set on cloth?

 

[Lisa85]

Vietmamsie, the movement has brought on a whole new aspect to the worry now. Whenever i dont feel movement for a while i start to freak out. I just felt it move just now though so all good!!
Can you maybe order toilet seat covers and take them to work?
I would just load the seat up with toilet paper. I sometime have to lean back to do number 2's but i am at home mostly so ok for me.

 

[hope4rainbow]

And just when I started to get worried... baby made a little nudge! good to know he/she is still floating around in there!

Just bought cloth diapers! Pretty excited! A friend will bring them to Vietnam for me from the states in December. Going to have my mom prewash them so they are all ready to go! Anyone else set on cloth?

Cloth here! I discovered Ragababe last summer and have been collecting ever since!

 

[vietmamsie]

Love that stack of cloth dipes! Your already set! I'm doing pre-folds (works best for my laundry situation with no hot water and no drier) and ordered about 24 infant diapers plus a stack of cutie little covers. I think I might have ordered a little light on the covers, but my mom was telling how when you are at home, you can just go without the cover and use an insert.

The vietnamese use disposable inserts with little cloth undies. My friend offered to give me her stash of inserts to give it a try. I guess the vietnamese way leaks like crazy, but if the insert was in a proper cloth diaper tightly fastened, it would be a great solution to nights as well as days out.

Excited to get everything and see how it all works.... I haven't put on a diaper since my baby sitting days.... over a decade ago!

 

[Lisa85]

Vietmamsie - Im on disposables. I don't think i would even know how to use cloth nappies.
How do you cope with no hot water?!? is it warm enough there all the time that you don't need it?
Can i ask a bit of your back story… were you born there or moved there for work? where did you live before?

 

[IcePrincess]

And just when I started to get worried... baby made a little nudge! good to know he/she is still floating around in there!

Just bought cloth diapers! Pretty excited! A friend will bring them to Vietnam for me from the states in December. Going to have my mom prewash them so they are all ready to go! Anyone else set on cloth?

Cloth here! I discovered Ragababe last summer and have been collecting ever since!

Did you get the all in one or 2 step?

 

[Kasey84]

Here's my 15 week bump

 

[Karinama98]

Had my follow up today. Baby's heart beat is about 150. Husband tested up. And excited about our anatomy scan Nov. 25th. Will be surprising my mom at Thanksgiving with the sex.

 

[KLMenke]

Can I join? Due date is April 22nd!

 

[Kasey84]

Karina- glad you heard the hb and all is well. Beautiful isn't it

KLMenke- welcome and congrats! How have you been feeling?

 

[KLMenke]

Overall, not too bad. The nausea and tiredness are the two things I complain about the most, but I only threw up once, so it definitely could be worse! I have an appointment on Oct 30th, so I will hopefully get to hear the hb for the first time! Anyone starting to feel sore? Like around your belly,.hips, and back? I'm getting excited to feel movement! !

 

[Lisa85]

Beautiful Kasey!! Very high bump... does that mean girl!

Karina, thats great! I can't wait for all the anatomy scans!

KLmenke, welcome and congrats! Ive been feeling sore for weeks!! Sore and and hips are the worst so i just started prenatal yoga which seems to be helping. I also get pains on the sides of my belly and sometime up the top in the middle. Im also started to get an itchy belly button coz its stretching. I can feel the movement every day now! i LOVE it!!

 

[Kasey84]

KLMenke- I was barely sick at all, but the tiredness was brutal! I'm only now starting to feel a little more energetic. I find my back hurts sometimes, especially sitting for too long.

Lisa- thanks I'm wondering that myself. There are mostly girls in my family! I've been finding my belly and breasts itchy. Just bought some moisturizer called "belly butter" today

 

[vietmamsie]

Vietmamsie - Im on disposables. I don't think i would even know how to use cloth nappies.
How do you cope with no hot water?!? is it warm enough there all the time that you don't need it?
Can i ask a bit of your back story… were you born there or moved there for work? where did you live before?

We have hot water in our shower, but its sort of like a little box, that just heats up the water you use in the shower. So the rest of the house (sinks, washer, etc.) are only 'cold' water, which is still actually warm because it is so hot here!

My husband and I have been living abroad for over 5 years now. We moved to Istanbul tot teach English in 2008 and really just fell in love with the ex-pat lifestyle. About three years ago we moved to Vietnam thinking it would just be a one year stint, but we totally fell in love with Vietnam and South East Asia in general. Last year I took a course to become a certified teacher, and was able to finally move away from teaching English. I am now teaching art at an International School. My hubs is still teaching English, but is now doing teacher training, and teaching uni classes. We are pretty sure we want to live abroad for as long as possible. By becoming a 'real' teacher, it will allow me to enroll our child into whichever school I am teaching at, usually for free or at a great discount. Plus I feel more confident about my homeschooling abilities, if we chose to take a few years to travel more before traditional schooling becomes a priority. We hope to stay in Vietnam for a few more years, then move on to another country once our baby is school ready. I really want to live in Thailand for a year on the beach, and then head to Japan.

I am more than willing to answer any other questions you guys may have!

 

[vietmamsie]

KLMenke: Welcome! I have been pretty sore as well. My belly aches and my feet are killing me by the end of the day!

 

[vietmamsie]

Kasey84: Cute belly pic!!!!

 

[vietmamsie]

I guess I forgot to mention that I had my dr. appointment on thursday. All is well! Baby is huge! My husband finally was free to come with me, and he thought it was pretty cool to see it in there! All is well and I am happy!

 

[Lisa85]

Kasey, I moisturise my belly twice a day with body butter and my boobs once a day. I think i might start moisturising my belly 3 times a day. I really don't want stretch marks.

Vietmamsie, that is so great that your DH and you travel like that. Sounds amazing! Is it different actually living in places like Vietnam or Thailand that what it seems on holiday? I love Thailand but i don't think i could live there.
Where are you originally from?
Glad everything is good with you and bub.

I went to a baby expo today... saw so much great suff and go to try out a few things and see demos of products I've been looking at. Good some good show bags and stuff also!

 

[hope4rainbow]

IcePrincess- I've got some of each, are you cloth diapering as well?

Kasey- Lovely bump!

Karinama- Wonderful news, so happy for you both!

MLMenke- Welcome , do you want to find out the gender or wait?

Lisa- I think I'm feeling movement everyday now too! I'm starting to be able to tell the difference between digestion/gas and the baby. It's amazing!

Vietmamsie- That sounds like quite the adventure; so glad to hear baby is big and healthy!

Our anatomy scan is tomorrow afternoon! I can't wait to see how everything is developing and see him! We'll also see if the guess of boy was correct, we'll be quite surprised if they say girl!!

 

[KLMenke]

Yes we will be finding out what we are having. I'm way too impatient to wait that long! How about everyone else?
We won't know until the beginning of December!