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[beachlover1]

LOL great news, and yeah if youre a worrier a doppler isnt great....maybe wait til yr later on....the HB is easier to pin down then.

I got the slalom pro Jane, its lush. Quite heavy though for lifting into the car...and you will need a big boot!! I have a big 4x4 so its ok, but ill have to get an estate next....the dog will be so squashed!!!!

I also called in at Mamas and Papas Outlet store....BARGAINS GALORE!!! its in Stoke on Trent. I got a smaller buggy for chucking on the plane (we travel to France alot) and in my boot for quick town visits, reduced from £120 to £30!! Colour are crazy....tangerine and Blackberry but who cares!! its a Mamas and Papas own brand.

good idea Omi making frozen stuff!! I thought id do that once i clock off on Mat leave. I often when im going away for work make DH chilli, bolognaise, lasagna, casserole that kinda stuff and freeze it in those metal chinese takeaway tin things you can buy. works a treat....write what it is o the lid and date of freezing and yr away!! Ill be doing a mountain of them I think!

Gardening today....got my neice for the day, 8 months old!!!! bit of practice i guess ;-)

 

[beachlover1]

Mummm just a thought....if our LOs are zooming away from the sound waves, that means they can hear yeah!! (I know fetuses can hear by now but I always worry about thinks like them being born deaf etc...as all mums do im sure) ;-)

Just a random thought for the morning!! x

 

[OmiOmen]

Lol, I have to say that I avoided getting a Doppler because I knew it would make me worry a lot and I would always wonder if I had found his heartbeat or mine. BL, I am not 100% sure if it is the sound or the vibration from the waves but I am guessing it is the same for the Doppler as the bigger monitors.

DH wanted to buy a bright orange travel system at first (it is his favourite colour) but we ended up going with a really neutral one. Everything we have except the clothes are neutral looking though. Most of the clothes we will be taking to the hospital are gender neutral though, just in case they made a mistake.

I am such a fussy eater so trying to think of things to make it so hard. DH made a vegetarian chilli to freeze for him and I think he will make a veggie curry too but I don't like either of those. I have never had a casserole before but have thought about trying to make and freeze one recently. I am glad that my Mum will be stopping with us for a week though because I was told you should not do the cleaning for a while after a c-section and DH probably would not hoover or wash up!

 

[Lol78]

Omi, well done you, you are getting organised! That's a great idea. I must remember to do that when I get a bit closer. Thanks for the info about babies and heart monitors. Not sure either if it's sound or vibration either but I know I hate it, never mind what bubs thinks. I will never use one again! But I do like Bl's theory about hearing. Which travel system do you have? It sounds good. Not long now, hey?!!

BL, I'm jealous about your buggy purchase - sounds a brilliant bargain! I went to a Mamas and Papas outlet the other day but didn't see any bargains like that one. Mind you, I wasn't looking at buggies then (was pre scan and even the thought of going in was really challenging but we've had couple of friends have babies recently so we needed to get some pressies). Good idea to get a cheap, lightweight one too. I could do with something like that.

Still looking around at buggies and still very undecided. Boot space isn't a problem. I have a ... what would you say... "family car". Long story, but basically it wasn't my choice and I can't really complain because my father in law bought it for us when he found out I was expecting again (very very nice of him) but it's sooooo big and slow!! But that was his choice because he thought I drove too fast (cheeky b*gger!!).

So I'm probably the only person in the country hoping that this volcano keeps blowing its smoke. I'm supposed to be flying to Europe for a meeting this week and really don't want to go so it would be really nice if the flight were cancelled (utters a small prayer to the God of volcanoes!!)

 

[OmiOmen]

My Mum will be helping out the first week as she is coming to stay with us and she will cook a bit then but I don't want to have to rely on her too much and me and DH like very different food.

I have the jeep shopper travel system, we wanted something well priced, easy to use and get around with. I plan on doing a lot of baby-wearing as much as I can so I am hoping I will not be relying on the travel system too much.

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Good luck with the planes still been grounded!

 

[Lol78]

It looks very nice!
I've just been reading in the natural parenting thread - I was thinking about cloth nappies and trying to get some info. on them, but got sidetracked with baby wearing. I like the sound of it. What have you bought for it?

Anyone looked into cloth nappies?

 

[beachlover1]

mummm im thinking of cloth nappies...but then again, having changed 5 nappies in 8 hours yesterday im not so sure!!!...all one baby ;-)

Geez i had my 8 month old niece yesterday all day....she wouldnt settle, not one bit.....I was walking her, playing etc for hours, she was shattered but wouldnt stop screaming when i put her to bed!!!!!! strange place and al that, she just wanted company! i tried tough love letting her scream for 30 mins....i normally only go 10 mins, but it just got her more frenzied!! makes me think "s**t" is gonna be hard when i cant hand them back!! DH was crap!!!!!!!

LOL i cant agree with you on the volcano ;-) im meant to be off to south of France at the weekend for a week....i want to go!!!!!

xx

 

[Lol78]

Aw, I bet you do BL. I'm meant to be going away next weekend too, so I could do with it clearing up mid week. Will that be OK with you?

 

[OmiOmen]

I am hoping to get a Mei Tai carrier but I still need to buy it, I think I will end up buying it when he is a few weeks old now (not that I would be able to use it before then with a c-section anyway). We have gone for cloth nappies, it took a lot of reading for me to get my head round them though, modern cloth nappies have so much choice! We have a few different types but mostly totsbots sized nappies which also need a wrap. I will say that if you do decide to go for cloth nappies then be prepared to get obsessed with them! Lol.

I was sent back to labour ward AGAIN today because my blood pressure went really high but thankfully the doctor agreed to let me out since it came down a tiny bit and I am back in on Tuesday anyway. I am 36+6 weeks today so am full term tomorrow happydance and I did not want to risk not having chance to take a full term bump photo so I took one today even though it is a day early. I feel a bit embarrassed to post the photo since it is a poor excuse for a full term belly though. Believe it or not I am really carrying very much to the front so this is the angle which my belly looks the very biggest.

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[Drazic<3]

BUGGER! I just typed a long post and my net crashed. GRRRR!!

How are you all? Sorry I haven't been online much, work has been madness recently, and I think it has killed off my few remaining braincells!

I am alright, been feeling Simba more (though this leads to panics when I don't ) and more and now feel at least a tiny wiggle every day. I have my anomaly scan on Wednesday. I honestly don't think I have ever been so nervous about anything in my entire life, but I am trying to stay brave.

Right, I must go get something to eat, I am starving! I tried to cook earlier and ended up sitting back down with a rocket lolly

 

[OmiOmen]

Drazic, good luck with the scan. I am sure it will go fine but it is hard not to get nervous about them. I know what you mean about going to make food, I went to make my dinner a while ago and sat back down with a small rice crispy cake instead!

 

[Lol78]

Glad to hear all is well with you Drazic - good luck with the scan, we'll be thinking of you. I make dh cook these days - far too lazy to do it myself!!

So Omi, you are the brain I need to pick on cloth nappies then? Can I ask a couple of questions? Are they much bigger looking than normal ones when on the baby? Are they as effective as normal ones (not sure if you know this yet!!)? Do you have to keep buying new ones as baby grows? Where is a good place to start to get some info? I went onto natural parenting yesterday and got so sidetracked looking at the carriers and there was so much info. I just didn't know where to begin.

I also love the Mei Tai (not sure how you spell it). There is a blue and brown one that is lush! Only thing is that dh wants to carry baby and wants a really manly looking one (not sure of a particular make but something black, functional with lots of clips and rubbish on). I am not sure I'm going to convince him that we should have 2 carriers.

Oooh, and full term bump pic!!! Fab!! So exciting hunny!!

 

[OmiOmen]

Men seem to like the brand babyhawk with carriers, I have no idea why but they seem man friendly. I am guessing it is because you can design our our style with that brand. I am not too fussed about the brand but the Mei Tai's seem to be good for people who get bad backs like myself and are easy to use and I am put off the side sling bags with the bad press a bit.

You will probably end up reading up so much about nappies, I had to read for months about them! Basically the choice is so vast that it depends what you are looking for. You can buy sized nappies which from what I can tell will give the best fit but you do need to buy different sizes as the baby grows, but most people will only use size 1 and 2 (it does depend on how soon you potty train). Birth-to-potty nappies fit better at some stages more than others so are not as good at some sizes but are the cheaper option as far as the same size can be used the whole way through. Some real nappies are bulky looking bit I went for mostly totsbots which tend to have a slimmer fit. Effectiveness wise I can only go by what I have ready but everyone who uses them swears they are much better (less smelly, less nappy rash and don't leak as long as they are the right fit). There are different nappy systems which are basically the traditional terry towling nappies (not such a popular choice though), shaped nappies which generally use a wrap too, pocket nappies which do not need a wrap but you add a booster inside it and their are the all in one nappies. Some nappies have fixed boosters and some will need then adding if your LO is a heavy wetter and/or on a night. All nappies will use a liner which can be a re-usable one that you wash with the nappy or a disposable one that you flush away. Then you also need to pick favourite materials, budget, how often you want to do a load of washing and if you want "pre-loved" or new. You can dry or wet pail the nappies depending on how you want to clean them and can also get things like wet-bags for out and about. If you get really into them some people also use re-usable wipes (I am hoping to use a mix). I am just learning about wool shorties which are like a wrap and I have convinced my Mum to knit some for me!

You really have to think what you want from the nappy and read up on it (I barely covered the basics) and it does seem overwhelming. I can honestly say if you read up on it and decide to go for it it becomes less confusing and more fun and like an obsession! I have mostly shaped, sized nappies and wraps but I have some pocket nappies (although I think only 2 in size 0) and all-in-ones (although mostly size 2) and a very small amount of birth to-potty. I am not even 100% sure what I have now! I did not spend a lot on what I have and am constantly looking to buy more bargains (it is taking over my life). One good tip is to look for ones on places like e-bay where people bought them and never used them so are still new but cheaper.

The natural parenting forum was invaluable for me so it is a good place to keep an eye on. Also, if you plan on baby-wearing and a clothbum baby then you will probebly really enjoy how much you fit in there. Not sure about the best sites to read up on, I just gooled "real nappy guide" when I looked and I read a lot of sites because I could not get my head round them for a long while. But I think this site may have a simple run down....

https://www.goreal.org.uk/which

 

[Poshie]

Hello girls

Lol - Omi is definitely the girl for cloth nappy info! I haven't done any serious consideration of the options yet, I must admit. This might sound silly, but I am slightly concerned about water consumption with using cloth nappies. We are on a meter and I'd worry that we'd use too much.

Omi - Happy Fully Baked Day! You have a lovely neat and tidy bump. I have to say, I'm slightly concerned because my bump now looks about your size and I'm only 25 weeks. My Dh told me I look 'heavily pregnant' yesterday! I will post a pic soon. It's been taken, but I need to edit it (file size) to upload it on here.

Good to hear from you Drazic. Best of luck with the scan, I know how nerve wracking the day is, but you are going to be fine

BL - I know what you mean about how difficult it is when a baby doesn't settle. I had experience of this with my nephew one day, although I was round my sister's. It is so hard when nothing you do makes them stop crying.

 

[OmiOmen]

I am not so sure how much water would get used with washing nappies so often but the natural parenting forum people would probably be of some help. My drier has broken and we need a part asap or we will struggle until we get it. My nursery is fully done now (as in we have EVERYTHING we actually will need) so I took some photos of everything and here is my nappy stash! I do really want to start buying more once we are home and settled in with Joshua though.

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Thank you Poshie, I can not believe how quickly the time has gone now that my full term day is here. I would not worry if your bump looks a similar size to mine already, people keep saying I look like I am in the second trimester and even people with small bumps seem to have rounder looking ones than me. I am wondering if my belly shape and size may have something to do with him being breech.

I have my scan and consultant appointment to decide what we are going to do tomorrow and I am a feeling a mix of excitement and nerves.

 

[Poshie]

That's a fine collection of nappies you have there. That's very organised of you, but I guess you have to be now don't you, what with Joshua's imminent arrival! How are you feeling about the impending birth? Best of luck with the scan and appointment tomorrow

 

[samzi]

hey ladies

hope your all well

Issy is 2 months old now, can u believe it. gone so fast!! she had her first set of jabs today and hasnt been herself since. shes normally a contented baby but not today

Ive started with my first af since having her and im not amused its not too bad but bad enough!! the joys!!!

 

[Poshie]

Hey Samzi, that's a coincidence as I just posted in your journal!

Good to hear from you and hope Issy gets back to her usual self very soon.

Booo on the but good that your body is getting back to normal

 

[OmiOmen]

Samzi, from what friends with babies say they never like the jabs but are fine the next day. So I hope she at least feels better tomorrow.The time does seem to have gone so fast now, I remember when you was getting sick of being overdue and it defiantly does not seem like that long ago!

I do not feel very organised still, I think I have everything we need but keep feeling like I will have forgot something or not bought enough of something. I know I need a second mattress protector for the cot-bed for when I wash the one we have but DH only got the one so we need to buy another soon. I have my hospital bag packed (since I have to take it with me every time I get sent to labour ward, "just in case" I am kept in overnight again) but I ordered a real bag thing on wheels today since the one I am using is just one big material shopper bag and I am hoping it gets here in time.

I am getting quite scared about the big day now, the idea of a c-section really scares me. I am still hoping that they will say they can turn him when I go tomorrow but I am trying not to build my hopes up based on what the midwives have said. The funny thing it that the midwives seem to think he should be delivered this week but the consultant is likely to say another 3 weeks.

 

[beachlover1]

Hi All!!

Congrats on the full term day Omi!!...how exciting!!!! I cant believe your nappy collection. I started googling reusables last night.....I gave up after i read a new born will need 12-16 per day....OMG my washing machine will explode! Im very impressed with yr dedication!!

Samzi, good to hear all is going well, even if Issy is a bit under the weather today....thats normal after jabs isnt it? my sisters 3 were all off colour after theirs.

Oh Drazic, I know how you feel re the 20 week sacn...we all felt the same! but touch wood as yet you have been a model prego!!!! xxxxx

I think girlies I have hit DOUBLE DIGITS!!!!!!! yeyeyeyeyeyeyeyey!!!!! 99 days to go ;-)

I feel bumpy kick everyday now, some are pretty strong...like at 3.30am!!!!!!

its such a good feeling, but it is only these last few days at 26 weeks almost that the kicks are more than a flutter every now and then, so LOL, Drazic....dont worry if your movements are still really infrequent!!!!

I changed my mind on the nursery theme.....heeeeeheeee heee!! Luckily its still nautical so everything I have already will be just fine. It just means ill have 2 bumpers. I now love the "izziwotnot Hide away bay" theme. We love the sea side!!

just goes to show...dont buy too early ;-) ;-) xx