****Broody and Babbling till 2014****

[Eline]

Tuesday and yesterday two friends of mine gave birth to two baby boys. Although WTT is frustrating sometimes, I really like visiting new moms, hearing there stories, holding the babies (which I only do if the mom suggests it, I never ask for it myself!), waiting for the birth announcement cards to come and even eating the sugar treats.

I was wondering if where you guys live, it's a tradition too to hand out treats to the visitors who come to visit your baby?

 

[luvmyfam]

You hand out treats when people come to visit your baby? It's more of a tradition here to make food for the new Mom since she is so busy with a newborn. We will usually make a dinner dish that will warm up easily like lasagna.

 

[spicyorange]

I was wondering if where you guys live, it's a tradition too to hand out treats to the visitors who come to visit your baby?

no here in the UK people who visit usually take something (a hot meal maybe) for the mum / baby - noone expects anything from the mum - usually you go to see the baby, make your own cup of tea (and make the mum one to) and maybe take her a hot meal and a card for the baby. (we are big on greetings cards in the uk - people send one for everything!)

 

[ImSoTired]

Tuesday and yesterday two friends of mine gave birth to two baby boys. Although WTT is frustrating sometimes, I really like visiting new moms, hearing there stories, holding the babies (which I only do if the mom suggests it, I never ask for it myself!), waiting for the birth announcement cards to come and even eating the sugar treats.

I was wondering if where you guys live, it's a tradition too to hand out treats to the visitors who come to visit your baby?

No. I'm in the US and people brought me cards, flowers, balloons, and gifts for the baby. My mother and grandmother brought gifts for me and some of them that came to visit me at home brought food. I've never heard of anyone handing out gifts once they've given birth? To be honest I was so tired I couldn't be bothered with most of my guests but I was in labor for 25 hours and awake for over 48 so i don't think they expected much from me either. lol

 

[Springermommy]

Has anyone started charting temps, taking opk test, or doing anything else to get ready to ttc? I going to by some opk test this month or next month. I don't know if I will start testing then. BTW has anyone heard about or used the clinicalguard opk test strips or pregnancy test strips? I thinking about get some, they are very cheap but I don't know how well they work. They are suppose to be FDA approved. I have used wondfo before and they worked well both the opk test strip and the pregnancy test.

No charting here yet. I'm still on the Nuvaring. I'd like to get off of it in February so I can have a solid 6 months to chart. I'll try any good opks that people suggest! lol

You hand out treats when people come to visit your baby? It's more of a tradition here to make food for the new Mom since she is so busy with a newborn. We will usually make a dinner dish that will warm up easily like lasagna.

Ditto!

 

[Eline]

Over here it's tradition to hand out small boxes with suger treats. We call them 'sugar beans' like the vegetable, it's some sort of hard candy with a (colourful) sugar coating with chocolate or an almond inside. The boxes are presented on a nice display and have the name of the baby on them. Mostly there are also some small presents to give to children who come to visit. This is what it looks like:


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[Springermommy]

How cute!
Sometimes, people around here will give out candy bars with the baby's names. I really like this idea, though!

 

[MellyH]

How do people organise it so quickly?! What if you don't know the baby's gender yet?

 

[angiepie]

Over here it's tradition to hand out small boxes with suger treats. We call them 'sugar beans' like the vegetable, it's some sort of hard candy with a (colourful) sugar coating with chocolate or an almond inside. The boxes are presented on a nice display and have the name of the baby on them. Mostly there are also some small presents to give to children who come to visit. This is what it looks like:


https://www.doopsuiker-vandenbrande.be/webalbum1/doopsuiker-thema-groene-bollen.jpg

https://www.blueandpink.be/media/wysiwyg/realisaties/IMG_5273.jpg

https://www.doopsuikerexclusief.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Doopsuiker-20100325-Mona1.jpg

https://www.doopsuikerexclusief.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Doopsuiker-20100913-LEWIS-1.jpg

https://www.hetwinkelweb.be/_userfiles/photoalbum/85/800x600/20121108092113dsci4277.jpg

https://www.babyscorner.be/Repository/Cached/Blog/doopsuikereendje640-400.JPG

Nothing like that in Australia. We're like what the other ladies have said. The woman is the one being treated.

However, my family is half greek and half croatian and it's customary to give sugar coated almonds as part of the favours at weddings and christenings in those cultures.

 

[su_grad2007]

That actually is a really adorable idea.

 

[Reidfidleir]

That's cute but I definitely appreciated people bringing us dinner to eat!! I had a homebirth so didn't have the two days in a hospital being cared for. Plus baby came four weeks earlier than expected so that wouldn't have happened anyway!

 

[luvmyfam]

That is really cute! But I'm so glad I didn't feel pressured to do something like that for people! For 2 reasons really... 1) I don't feel like I would have time! 2) I am a complete germ-a -phobe (especially when it comes to newborns) and wouldn't want that many people to come and see the baby right away! I love for close family/friends to come but thats it !

 

[Eline]

How do people organise it so quickly?! What if you don't know the baby's gender yet?

There are a lot of stores where you can order them, or you can make them yourself during the pregnancy. If you don't know the gender, you chose a neutral color and the name tags are added at the last moment.

 

[spicyorange]

well i tried to get a date out of DH last night and his response was "you know when, your jsut trying to make me the bad guy" - i said i was still hoping for january and he said i should know it wont be until later in 2014 - he wont give me a time he says we need to see how the credit card repayements go but that it will be sometime in 2014 feeling really miserable about it today. Saw a friend and her month old baby last night and that really didnt help. just wish i could have a firm date that we could stick to all i know is 2014.. after janaury...thats quite a big window!

 

[jessicasmum]

Hi ladies I don't know if any of you remember me but I use to come on here before and then I left because I was no longer WTT until 2014. I just checked on the first post and my name is still on there

Any way I actually was TTC from march until the beginning of last month without any luck so now we are on a break until we both lose some weight because we shouldn't of been trying really at our current weight. I'm probably not going to lose all my weight before we start trying again but to get down to 29/30 BMI. We are starting dieting Monday so we will get in 3 good months of dieting before Christmas so we will see where we are at then if I have lost enough to be able start TTC again or to continue losing weight.

So now it looks like I'm WTT until 2014 again lol so hoping I would be able to join you guys again

 

[Springermommy]

well i tried to get a date out of DH last night and his response was "you know when, your jsut trying to make me the bad guy" - i said i was still hoping for january and he said i should know it wont be until later in 2014 - he wont give me a time he says we need to see how the credit card repayements go but that it will be sometime in 2014 feeling really miserable about it today. Saw a friend and her month old baby last night and that really didnt help. just wish i could have a firm date that we could stick to all i know is 2014.. after janaury...thats quite a big window!

I hope he wants to set a firm date soon! That's hard, for sure.

Hi ladies I don't know if any of you remember me but I use to come on here before and then I left because I was no longer WTT until 2014. I just checked on the first post and my name is still on there

Any way I actually was TTC from march until the beginning of last month without any luck so now we are on a break until we both lose some weight because we shouldn't of been trying really at our current weight. I'm probably not going to lose all my weight before we start trying again but to get down to 29/30 BMI. We are starting dieting Monday so we will get in 3 good months of dieting before Christmas so we will see where we are at then if I have lost enough to be able start TTC again or to continue losing weight.

So now it looks like I'm WTT until 2014 again lol so hoping I would be able to join you guys again

Welcome back! Glad you're here.

 

[30mummyof1]

That's defo hard for sure. men don't get the need for a baby sometimes I think

jessicasmum, welcome back. Hope you're not waiting too long x

 

[Angelbaby_01]

Hallo ladies, I see my name is still on here and I have been stalking, but not posting. I still need to discuss TTC date with my DH and I hope he will settle for August 2014 with me. Can I join and hang around in the meantime?

 

[30mummyof1]

angel baby yes of course you can. See your lo' is similar age to my lo

Can't wait till Jan and we can say are ttc this year!

 

[Angelbaby_01]

Thank you! Yes, I hope that I will be able to say that for definite by then. I want to add my countdown ticker. Lol