FEBRUARY HEARTS Due in February 2015 , open group all welcome!

[RaspberryK]

we may still cosleep it really depends on what works best for baby once he or she is here
but i have always dreamed of having a nursery so that is why the crib and everything
plus it will be convenient for nap times especially when LO gets older and can crawl walk ect

diaper warmers are actually pretty useful if your baby HATES the cold of the wipes like my sister first did it would take forever to calm him down after a change and then she got a warmer and viola no more diaper changing fussiness. it just makes them more comfortable and i think that is the goal to make them as comfortable as possible

Alternatively use warm water and a cloth or accidentally find out the best warmer is by the radiator lol.

Xx

 

[RaspberryK]

Thanks for all the well wishes I was released 2 hours ago after 3 litres of iv fluid (had ketones in my urine til just after lunch) and I'm no longer sick but have been given some anti sickness tablets to take if I need them.
Xx

 

[bridgetboo62]

we may still cosleep it really depends on what works best for baby once he or she is here
but i have always dreamed of having a nursery so that is why the crib and everything
plus it will be convenient for nap times especially when LO gets older and can crawl walk ect

diaper warmers are actually pretty useful if your baby HATES the cold of the wipes like my sister first did it would take forever to calm him down after a change and then she got a warmer and viola no more diaper changing fussiness. it just makes them more comfortable and i think that is the goal to make them as comfortable as possible

Alternatively use warm water and a cloth or accidentally find out the best warmer is by the radiator lol.

Xx

meh the wipe warmers really arent all that expensive

 

[RaspberryK]

I just can't be arsed with a tonne of baby clutter as we live in a teeny tiny cottage.
We will hopefully be moving before February but even so I think I'll try and be minimalist about what we get.
Xx

 

[SurpriseBub]

Welcome, mum of boys! We are expecting a lovely surprise right around the same time as you! (Feb 17 for me).

 

[Feronia]

we may still cosleep it really depends on what works best for baby once he or she is here
but i have always dreamed of having a nursery so that is why the crib and everything
plus it will be convenient for nap times especially when LO gets older and can crawl walk ect

diaper warmers are actually pretty useful if your baby HATES the cold of the wipes like my sister first did it would take forever to calm him down after a change and then she got a warmer and viola no more diaper changing fussiness. it just makes them more comfortable and i think that is the goal to make them as comfortable as possible

Alternatively use warm water and a cloth or accidentally find out the best warmer is by the radiator lol.

Xx

Hehe, yeah I was about to say we just used reusable wipes with warm water. Works like a charm!

I think I missed what happened to you RaspberryK, but glad you were released and everything is okay!

 

[SurpriseBub]

On buying stuff- i agree that they sell a lot of ridiculous things. I think they must make a lot of money off of pregnant women anxiety buying or just getting over excited! I know the stuff we will definitely want/need and will buy those things. A lot of the knick knacks we will leave and then buy if we feel we need it when baby is here. I think the only pricey item I want is a tripp trapp high chair. I don't think that is too outrageous though, as it follows into childhood.

Having watched kids in a couple of European countries, the differences are pretty amazing in terms of what people buy for baby in the US vs Europe- nobody in Switzerland had a mechanical swing! (We won't either). We aren't super cash strapped, but I can't justify spending on clunky junk like that! (Though maybe I would if we were having twins). There is also something I don't like about the idea of putting a baby in a mechanical thing like that. Holding her or having her in a baby wrap is a much more natural solution in my opinion! As you say, feronia- baby needs love, clothes, diapers and food... and it seems foolish to throw money away and fill your home with stuff just for the sake of it. I think less is more is the way to go for starters- it's not like you can't buy something later on if you change your mind. Once the money is gone on the other hand, the deed is done.

There are also lots if deals to be had- ie. In the us graco is currently offering $25 back on car seats (wherever you buy it). Also the registry discounts for Amazon and babies r us. So far I have just bought clothing (to celebrate good appointments and little milestones). I think car seat/s will be our first big purchase as we may as well save that money.

So glad you are moved, feronia! Though it sounds like it was a bit of an ordeal. Hope you can rest up and recuperate over the next couple of days.

Glad to hear you are home, raspberry!

 

[MellyH]

Welcome momofboys!

How do wipes warmers work? Are they sitting there turned on all the time? I'd be more concerned about the carbon footprint than the clutter. They probably don't take up much more space than a big box of wipes would anyway!

 

[Feronia]

Totally agree with you, surprisebub! We're just so used to living below the poverty line (we've been on our own since 18, paid our way through college and grad school, etc.) that we got really used to improvising and making do with what we had. It really let me know which things are really necessary and which things are money grabs. For instance, even though we bedshared and had baby sleep on one of us most of the time, we used this as a baby bed for my daughter for the first few months when I needed to move about hands free. It's a laundry basket with towels at the bottom and a sheet laid flat at the top. It was awesome, and so easy to transport!

For this baby I spent $80 on a convertible car seat, $35 total on cloth diapers that will last from newborn to toddler, and I'll be getting a woven wrap to use for him/her too. Other than that, I think we're set! Hand me down clothes and blankets otherwise.

 

[RaspberryK]

we may still cosleep it really depends on what works best for baby once he or she is here
but i have always dreamed of having a nursery so that is why the crib and everything
plus it will be convenient for nap times especially when LO gets older and can crawl walk ect

diaper warmers are actually pretty useful if your baby HATES the cold of the wipes like my sister first did it would take forever to calm him down after a change and then she got a warmer and viola no more diaper changing fussiness. it just makes them more comfortable and i think that is the goal to make them as comfortable as possible

Alternatively use warm water and a cloth or accidentally find out the best warmer is by the radiator lol.

Xx

Hehe, yeah I was about to say we just used reusable wipes with warm water. Works like a charm!

I think I missed what happened to you RaspberryK, but glad you were released and everything is okay!

I love reusable wipes even when we gave up cloth nappies I still used them.

Thank you, I'm tiredobviously and have arm pain where the iv was in and also sore where they tried to insert it numerous other places but really much much better. Hopefully no more sick bugs for me, plus scary as I've never stayed in hospital and I was alone.
Xx
Xx

 

[RaspberryK]

Totally agree with you, surprisebub! We're just so used to living below the poverty line (we've been on our own since 18, paid our way through college and grad school, etc.) that we got really used to improvising and making do with what we had. It really let me know which things are really necessary and which things are money grabs. For instance, even though we bedshared and had baby sleep on one of us most of the time, we used this as a baby bed for my daughter for the first few months when I needed to move about hands free. It's a laundry basket with towels at the bottom and a sheet laid flat at the top. It was awesome, and so easy to transport!

For this baby I spent $80 on a convertible car seat, $35 total on cloth diapers that will last from newborn to toddler, and I'll be getting a woven wrap to use for him/her too. Other than that, I think we're set! Hand me down clothes and blankets otherwise.

That's awesome, reminds me of how babies used to sleep in a drawer lined with blankets.

Xx

 

[SurpriseBub]

Totally agree with you, surprisebub! We're just so used to living below the poverty line (we've been on our own since 18, paid our way through college and grad school, etc.) that we got really used to improvising and making do with what we had. It really let me know which things are really necessary and which things are money grabs. For instance, even though we bedshared and had baby sleep on one of us most of the time, we used this as a baby bed for my daughter for the first few months when I needed to move about hands free. It's a laundry basket with towels at the bottom and a sheet laid flat at the top. It was awesome, and so easy to transport!

For this baby I spent $80 on a convertible car seat, $35 total on cloth diapers that will last from newborn to toddler, and I'll be getting a woven wrap to use for him/her too. Other than that, I think we're set! Hand me down clothes and blankets otherwise.

I don't think I could go quite as minimalist as you! ...but we will certainly not fall for all the bells and whistles.

I am really not having a good day- found my underpants were wet just before and am really freaked out that I have an incompetent cervix or some other big problem brewing I so wish I could fast forward to Feb and be told that all goes smoothly.

 

[Feronia]

I don't think I could go quite as minimalist as you! ...but we will certainly not fall for all the bells and whistles.

I am really not having a good day- found my underpants were wet just before and am really freaked out that I have an incompetent cervix or some other big problem brewing I so wish I could fast forward to Feb and be told that all goes smoothly.

Could it be a loss of bladder control, or very heavy discharge? If you need some reassurance then definitely call your care provider and he/she can tell you what it is. It's normal to have a ton of clear discharge, so hopefully it's only that!

 

[bridgetboo62]

i get ridiculous amounts of sometimes clear sometimes white discharge all the time and its been that way since i found out i was pregnant. its really gross and annoying

 

[SurpriseBub]

Thanks, feronia. I had a shower and nothing since, so maybe it was just discharge. I don't think was my bladder... It just feels like the stakes are so high and you hear so many stories about things going bad. Ugh. I think that I will just monitor myself and contact the doctor if it or anything else strange happens.

Thanks again

 

[SurpriseBub]

i get ridiculous amounts of sometimes clear sometimes white discharge all the time and its been that way since i found out i was pregnant. its really gross and annoying

Thanks, bridget. I think that is what it was.. I just hate any change as it freaks me out and throws me for a loop.

 

[xxshellsxx]

Surprisebub I freaked out last week my underwear were wet too. It was just discharge and I had to wear a liner to cope with it. It seems to have settled down to just the annoying amount I had previously again maybe a hormone surge? Hopefully that is all it was for you too x

Ladies talking of hormone does anyone every get a rush of something I can only describe as a relaxing surge - you know the kind you got with a good pain killer when they kicked in? Lol it happens a lot and I just wondered if it's normal and what causes it? Off for a Google x

 

[SurpriseBub]

Thanks, shells! Good to know that it happened to you and all was fine I have calmed down as it stopped. Will call my dr if it happens again.

 

[xxshellsxx]

Ladies talking of hormone does anyone every get a rush of something I can only describe as a relaxing surge - you know the kind you got with a good pain killer when they kicked in? Lol it happens a lot and I just wondered if it's normal and what causes it? Off for a Google x

Answered my own question without realising lol 'relaxin' is the hormone responsible for that feeling! Relaxes the blood vessels to ease blood flow and the ligaments for growing.

 

[bridgetboo62]

yeah excess amounts of discharge is common and normal in all stages of pregnancy
according to my doctor and google and other moms haha