***(61) 2015 November Sparklers***

[Twag]

I feel the same this is my last pregnancy and that is sad as I love feeling baby move and having that special bond which I will never have again BUT I cannot wait for this pregnancy to be over and my baby girl to be here - I am finding this pregnancy hard

I also have noticed a change in babies pattern recently but I am now seeing kicks etc on the outside which is great (I resorted to the doppler Sunday morning as I was worried about her she had been very quiet)

I am very eager to get her room sorted but I need to sort out DS's new room first and then I can sort her's out! It is just a case of buying his new furniture and then I can empty his clothes into his new furniture and put her stuff away!

Sorry no idea on the potty training DS is 17 months not showing any signs of potty training I don't think but I plan on waiting until next summer before attempting any sort of potty training

 

[CertainTurton]

Hi ladies sorry Im mia glad to hear mostly all is going well. We are seeing lots of movement etc which is very exciting. Im most excited about the fact I have just ordered my snuzpod co sleeper.....eeeek! I agree with you my dd seems to think all this new stuff is for her baby dolls....drives my dh mad! its cute but I have to keep reminding her its for her brother!

 

[aley28]

Re: Potty training, DHBH/Mimzy
It won't hurt to try.
My sister's daughter was potty trained at 20 months, and then got a new sibling like a week after her second birthday. My sister said she had some regressions about 2-3 months after the baby came along, but it was little things like suddenly having a #2 accident every once in a while.

That said - it doesn't hurt them to wait, either. If they are so beyond ready already that they can't wait, they'll figure it out themselves (that's what happened with my niece ). If you wait until you are ready, they'll be fine and they'll pick it up nice and quickly when you do start.

Everybody says that boys train later than girls, and that's been my experience for sure. Ethan was almost 3 (but I had a baby when he was 2.5, so I delayed a bit) and we had huge struggles with his pooping, as in it took another year after that to get him to use the toilet, and another 2 years after THAT to get him to stop withholding until I forced him onto the toilet. It was a month before his last birthday (ALMOST 6 YEARS OLD) before he finally was pooping once (or more) a day.

Parker was peeing in the potty by 27/28 months, and fully PEE trained by 2.5... but it took until just a month ago to get him to poop in the toilet. And I only managed to pee train him as early as I did because I let him pee on a tree once when we were out fishing

 

[Mrs_Bump]

I cloth nappy too but haven't attempted potty training yet. He knows what the potty is and what wees and poos are. I probably should try really. I'm tempted to try when my maternity leave starts as I work full time I need enough days together to establish the pattern. Nursery have said he's ready too but they don't start them normally until 2&1/2 and he's not there yet.

 

[Melsue129]

Hey ladies.. Congrats on more gender announcements... Yay!!!

AFM - same ol, unpacking boxes at our house... busy busy at work.. This little boy is moving around like crazy loving it.. I was floating in the pool watching my belly and could see it moving on the outside it was so neat.. DH can feel him now from the outside..

Last time I went to the drs she informed me of no sex because of placenta previa.. I guess its not completely covering the cervix but slightly.. so I have another ultrasound scheduled for 7/23.. we'll see what that brings.. Hoping its cleared the placenta so I dont have to worry..

Hope everyone is doing well!!!

 

[mrs_sasquatch]

Hi! My name is Mary, I am an ftm due November 29, not sure what color my bump is yet...we find out on the 23rd. located in Wisconsin. TTC since September 2010, planning 1-2 more after this one.

 

[littlesteph]

welcome mrs_sasquatch,

 

[littlesteph]

my eldest is 2 (3 in February) and hasn't shown interest in being potted trained, rarely tells me when he's had a poo or wee. only says ewww wet when his nappy is getting full, or we our out and near the toilets, I work and have to get 2 buses to met my mum in law who looks after my boys while I work, so we get off one bus, get what I need to get around the shops and then go to the changing rooms to change him so I think it's more out of routine that he says it.

 

[Twag]

welcome

I know when DS has done a poo sometimes as he goes and hides (this is a new thing) but he doesn't understand it at all but then he is only 17 months old so I think I will wait until next summer when he will be over 2 and try him out all a bit scary tbh

 

[DHBH0930]

It's so tough! Cuz once you train and during going out if the house is harder. ALWAYS have to be aware of where the nearest bathroom is since kids can't hold it, when they have to go, THEY HAVE TO GO!

DD is both really ready and not! She tells me she pooped or is wet. Sometimes even told me she pooped before she did. Very interested in watching me go, will sit fully dressed on her potty and look down to see if anything is happening.

However! I tried sitting her on it bottomless, and she freaked out, tried the adult toilet, same thing. So might not be potty training now. Not gonna force her and sitting on the potty is kinda a requirement gonna get a step stool and adapter for adult seat and see if that helps. I will casually try to sit her on them, but if it doesn't work out that's fine! I'd prefer to wait till 2.5 anyway, but didn't want to discourage her curiosity

 

[Mimzy3]

Melsue sorry to hear about the placenta previa. Hoping your scan next week shows that it has moved out of the way!

Welcome Mary

DHBH I'm in the same boat I really don't want to try and start potty training now. I'd like to wait till he's older but then again I don't want to miss the boat on his curiosity. Hoping that if I wait he won't lose interest.

AFM: I was feeling baby move a TON last week but this week he seems a little sluggish. I still feel him moving around but not as much. Could he just be growing? I hope I'm not being paranoid.

 

[Smile181c]

My LO potty trained at about 2, but I realise that's quite early especially for a little boy. We just kept the potty around in the living room and to start off with it was worn as a hat WAY more than it was ever used for it's intended purpose! and when he did start using it, it was only for wees and he was afraid to poo on it. He used to take himself into another room/hide somewhere to do a poo in his nappy! Nursery helped A LOT with the initial stages but I realise that doesn't suit everyone. I think the key is to just take their lead they'll train when they're ready

 

[prettybirdy27]

Hi, I'm new to this thread, but I'm due Nov 23, 2015, and we're team pink! I would love to have the November sparklers signature!

 

[aley28]

Prenatal appointment for me today! Just a quick one - doppler check and fundal height measurement - which was at 26cms for 24 weeks, which never happened in my past pregnancies. I'm starting to worry that I'm in for a huge baby. Was sorta hoping for a nice little 6 pounder again

Glucose tolerance test next appointment, at 27 weeks. How am I only 3 weeks away from third trimester?

 

[missmayhem]

Hope everybody else has been enjoying the sunshine we are getting up here today!!

I took the kids to the park, hit me like a TONNE of bricks the icandy is going to be so heavy as a double really rethinking that idea now. Never bothered with a double last time but this time thinking it was a good idea

 

[CelticNiamh]

Hope everybody else has been enjoying the sunshine we are getting up here today!!

I took the kids to the park, hit me like a TONNE of bricks the icandy is going to be so heavy as a double really rethinking that idea now. Never bothered with a double last time but this time thinking it was a good idea

I have the icandy as a double have it put away now on till new baby arrives but have used it as a double before and found it really easy to push not heavy at all esp when you start out with a newborn and toddler

 

[littlesteph]

well it took me to nearly pass out at work for the second time for them to give me a chair, i'm now been told I have to sit down as much as possible. ended up texting my midwife because I had the whole close to passing out feeling twice today, and because its now 4 times since sunday she is going to do some blood tests when I see her next and shes told me to see my doctor as soon as possible.
I think all these dizzy spells are effecting baby as he hasn't really moved today. I've had a few kicks but not as much as he would usually have given by now.

 

[Mimzy3]

Littlesteph Glad work finally gave you a chair. Sorry if you already said this but do they know what is causing the dizzy spells? Are you eating enough? I know I get dizzy and feel faint when I'm not eating enough. Hope you feel better

 

[Mimzy3]

I've been struggling with the idea of getting a double stroller or not. We don't really use the stroller we have now much and DS will be two by the time baby comes. So I was thinking I could just wear baby, I have a Maya Wrap Ring Sling. But then I know how inconvenient it is to take a newborn in and out of the carseat. So its nice to be able to just keep them in the carseat and click it into the stroller. We have a Britax B-safe infant seat that we are using for new baby and the B-Aglie stroller. Of course the B-Aglie is the one that doesn't convert to a double stroller. If I would of known this before I would of got the B-ready stroller which does convert.

 

[Twag]

Littlesteph hope they can sort out these dizzy spells for you soon it doesn't sound very nice at all