"Does anyone else not test early" Refugee Club

[Buttercup2]

Morebabies, I got my BFP about 2 days before Tom's got hers! So I'm 22 weeks right now.

Mrs. Eddie, that SO exciting that you're preparing for your leave from work! What will you do with your time before baby comes? Do you have a lot of nursery decorating to do? Speaking of, what is everyone doing for nursery decorations?

 

[more babies]

Mrs. Eddie isn't it almost unbelievable how close we are getting! That's so exciting that you now have an actual leave date!

Buttercup ours will just be in our bedroom for a while so not much decorating going on here. We technically have an extra bedroom downstairs but neither of the girls want to move their room down there and honestly I feel kind of bad making one of them do so right now. And we have only lived in this house for two years this July. They both actually started off in our bedroom for about the first year due to space issues at different houses so this is kind of normal for us to start it off this way. But basically just going to see how things go.

I have my regular two week check up at the doctors office today.

 

[Noo]

Eeek I've written my letter giving my manager notice of my intention to take maternity leave! Exciting! Less than 6 weeks to go now until I'm finished and my "baby box" has appeared!

 

[Toms Mummy]

Wow, great that some of you are gettnig maternity leave all sorted

We have the same issue More Babies, we only have a 2 bed house. Tom was in our bed for the 1st 3 years! But we also made him his own room when he was about 18 months old. This LO will be with us for as long as she wants, and then we'll prob swap ours and Tom's room round so Tom is in the bigger room and his sister can share with him x

 

[Buttercup2]

I think sharing a room with a sibling is great! I shared with my sister for a while and we both liked it.

 

[Toms Mummy]

Thanks Buttercup. I too shared with my sister when we were growing up, mainly in our teens as that's when our brother was born. I'm a bit worried that as I'll have a boy and a girl that it's only really acceptable until a certain age!.... I think I have a few years until I need to worry about that though

 

[Lotus Womb]

Hi Lotus! You sound well! Can't believe how close you are to the end!

I am currently looking at prams! Eek! It's so confusing! What did/are you guys getting? x

Glad your well and the pram/stroller shopping was not easy so much out there. My partner was determined to get. 3 wheeler for good handing. Fine by me we ended up with the zoom from Mama's and Papa's which is a travel system with front and rear facing attachments car seat, carry cot and normal seat that I can use till baby is 3 years. Def have a good shop around and find what's best for you.

More Babies and Mrs Eddie glad your doing well. Yes baby can come anytime now I feel I have been nesting for a few weeks now but I am still going getting our home perfect for babies arrival. Very exciting.
Some times I have a lot of Nrg and other times I am very sleepy.
Stopped teaching pregnancy yoga classes 3 weeks ago but had 1 private client last session is on Friday She comes to my home so it is all good.
Catch up soon ladies.

 

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I grew up in the middle of two brothers so being the only girl I got my own room and loved it. So I guess my experience makes me feel bad to have the kids share a room. My girls did until we moved to this house and have both expressed they never want to share a room again

Lotus so glad to hear things are going well for you! I can't believe how close you are to the end but its so exciting!!! Are you anxious with it now being an any day thing? In feel like I am so ready to have my baby here and not be pregnant anymore. I think if I were able to be more active especially having two very active kids I wouldn't want it to be over as much. I want to be outside playing with them but its hard and on the really hot days I can't last long out there at all. 4 weeks from today I will be full term though!

I've had a bad week of sleep. It was going well for a little bit but this week I've hardly slept at all. On the up side I will hopefully be getting my new car in just a couple hours! I don't want to get fully excited about it until all the papers are signed and the keys are in my hand!

How is everyone else doing??

 

[more babies]

Well we got our new car!! So excited!!! Its such a relief too with the baby on the way because now we don't have to squish 3 kids, one in an infant car seat and one in a booster seat (until December), in one row. We now have seating for 7

 

[Buttercup2]

Really quick update: i got to open the envelope today! It's a GIRL!!! We are just delighted!

More babies, that's awesome about the new car, congrats!

 

[Toms Mummy]

Ooh, I love a new car! We upgraded from a fiesta to a berlingo not long ago as we can have 3 carseats in the back with no squash. Plus we have a large dog who can sit comfortably in the boot with a pram/bike .... It's like christmas!

Congratulations buttercup! Now the fun naming decision begins! We have narrowed it down to 3 so far.... Anna, Kate & Ella. What do you guys think?

 

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Buttercup that's so exciting!! Congrats!!!

Toms I like Anna the best!

 

[Mrs. Eddie]

Hey Ladies,

Sorry I have been MIA lately. DH's Grandmother passed away unexpectedly last week so we were travelling and at family functions. Then DH also had some drama regarding his job which has since been worked out (thankfully). Needless to say, it was a bit of a stressful week and I am glad that it is all over.

Lotus, I can imagine how ready you must be; I can't believe that you're already 39 weeks! My good friend's wedding is taking place on August 17 and I really want to be able to attend but starting on August 18 I will be doing anything I can to initiate Isla's arrival.

Buttercup, huge congrats on a little girl, how exciting!

Morebabies, I know, its really crazy that we're so close! Submitting my leave really solidified things for me. We also have a crazy July and early August so time is going to fly. Congrats on the new car too, very exciting!

Tom's, I really like Ella and Anna. Ella is actually on my short list of favourite girl names.

Oh and on the subject of sharing rooms, I too had to share my room when I was quite young with my sister. I hated it as I am a bit of a neat freak and she was always a slob. I was quite happy when she moved into her own room, though I know lots of people who also enjoyed sharing rooms with their sibblings, (my DH and his brother voluntarily roomed together for quite a long time).

Other than the stressful week, things with me are good. Isla's kicks are really getting strong and starting to hurt a bit, especially yesterday. That was also the first time in a long time that I felt a bit run-down. I think that was mainly due to a very busy second half of the week and then the extreme heat wave that we are currently experiencing. We also did some more work on the nursery. It is really starting to come together nicely Hope everyone else is well!

 

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Glad to hear things are going well for you Mrs. Eddie and that your DHs job got situated. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for some nice weather for you for the wedding you're attending. Does it get humid up there? I find that's what really gets me. Right now we are having some really hot and very humid weather and I am so swollen.

AFM it was the kids last day of school today and also DD1s birthday. We had a nice little cookout yesterday to celebrate with family and friends. Nothing big because I didn't want to put too much pressure on myself. Other then that just trying to relax, stay cool and keep the swelling down as much as possible. I'm anxious for my last scan on the 10th (my birthday ) to see about where we are at size wise for this little guy.

 

[Mrs. Eddie]

Morebabies it is so humid here right now its crazy! I too get some swelling, I find drinking lots of water and keeping my feet elevated at work helps. I have actually stopped wearing my engagement band as it gets tight when my hands/fingers swell in the heat. For the next week, I will basically be moving from different air conditioned spaces and won't be spending a ton of time outside.

And thanks for your well wishes re DH's job, I'm glad that its mostly sorted out.

Wow, the 10th is coming up quickly. Do you feel like this guy is bigger than your other two?

 

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I too have taken my rings off because my hands are swollen more often then not. I'm bigger then I was with my previous two pregnancies but I don't remember what DD2 was measuring at her scans and with DD1 I only had the couple scans that they give to people with "healthy" pregnancies. At the last scan he was measuring in the 76th percentile so we will see I guess. I obviously don't want him to come too early but it'd be comforting to know he's measuring at a solid healthy weight should it happen. And by the 10th I'll be nearly 36 weeks.

 

[Buttercup2]

Mrs eddie, what does your nursery look like? I've been doing some planning, but i need more inspiration!

Is anyone thinking about doing cloth diapers?

 

[Mrs. Eddie]

Morebabies, wow I didn't realize that you would already be 36 weeks at that point. Will be interesting to see what they say about his size. My midwives never really give me an estimate of weight, they only measure me. As of last night, I am still measuring right on track She did tell me that Isla seems like she is long already and that she likely won't be a 5 lb baby; I figured she likely wouldn't be small. She was also kicking the midwife again yesterday when they were trying to monitor her heartbeat, she's a fiesty one I think

Buttercup, our nursery is pink and purple with white furniture. Our glider is a dark tan colour. The theme is jungle, (fitting as I work at a Zoo). Once the nursery is finished, I will post pictures. The link for our nursery collection is below:

https://www.carters.com/carters/car...rsery-collections-jungle-jill,default,sc.html

 

[annio84]

Hi Ladies, I feel like it's been ages since I posted. I'm getting so close to the end now - 36 weeks on thursday and I finish for mat leave on friday for which I am very grateful! I scared myself at work yesterday. I was with a patient yesterday when he started having a seizure, hit me in the bump with all the flailing and I couldn't get to what I needed because I didn't fit round the bed properly. I ended up stood at the end of the bed telling the HCAs what to do! Fortunately I have great colleagues but it was lucky they were nearby because one of the things I couldn't reach was the emergency buzzer! And after all that the family came up to me and spent ages thanking me for being calm and helping him.

Anyway, hope you're all well. I will probably be on here a bit more from next week. I honestly have no energy to do anything at the moment, everything hurts, I have awful heartburn, feel nauseaous and can't sleep! It's like first tri all over again.

 

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Mrs. Eddie I know its unbelievable! Two days after the scan I will be 36 weeks. They only given me estimated weights when I have the growth ultrasounds, which is what this last one will be. I love the things you've pick out for Isla's nursery! When we moved to the house we are in now 2 years ago one of my friends painted DD2s room jungle themed. And she has a tiger striped comforter set.

Annio that sounds terrible. Glad you're ok but it'll definitely be good for you to be on maternity leave and getting some rest and not having to worry about being in situations like that. Do you have everything all set and ready for baby's arrival?