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

[ShamzLovesKai]

Sorry about your grandfather River xx

 

[ttc126]

River I am sorry to hear about your grandpa Hugs to you!

 

[RaspberryK]

to river!

Feronia I like to call those pains fanny daggers :-D

No sale shopping for me - is this the first year the UK has gone madfor blblack Friday sales? I never heard of it before!

Who asked about the new born clothes? I won't buy any this time as ds never fit in them but I have got first size/up to 1 month which is bigger than nb but not as big as 0-3. I've not taken tags off anything!

I had I think 9 each of vests and plain sleepsuits in each size up to 12-18m, then I had about 6 colourful sleepsuits/babygrows in 0-3 and a few footless rompers.
I was given a few outfits when he was born and I probably bought a few more.
I struggled sometimes as ds was refluxey and he had a fair few pooplosions.
xx

 

[Feronia]

Hey Feronia did you get much snow over there last night? We had a thin layer stick last night but it's all gone this morning. Sometimes we get nothing down at the water then there's a few inches up town, so there could be some here I'm not sure!

Yes, we got snow over here for the first time this season!
DD had a lot of fun paddling around in it. It's still on the ground now, though pretty melty.

So sorry to hear about your grandfather, river.

 

[savvysaver]

River, I am so sorry to hear about your grandfather

The advice I read about clothes was to have two outfits per day, per baby. So I would say around 12-14 outfits in each size. I have about 20 - 24+ outfits in newborn, 3 month and 6 month right now and figure some people will buy us outfits as gifts too. Of course most of the outfits were already gifts from our shower so I haven't had to buy too many. I only wanted newborn sizes in case the twins are small, but if I wasn't having twins I would probably only have a few newborn outfits since they seem so tiny.

I also stocked up on diapers - I found that most people do between 8-10 diaper changes a day so I figured around 20 diapers per day for the twins. I bought a month supply of newborn and a month and a half supply of size one. I also bought about 10 huge boxes of baby wipes. I don't want to have to shop with the twins.

 

[jmandrews]

So sorry river sending hugs and prayers.

28 weeks today! Finally home after 12 days visiting family, a funeral, and thanksgiving. I am exhausted. I am feeling a little stressed since I have so much to do before Christmas. I feel like I'm not making much progress with preparing for baby boy's arrival. I am my GD test on Monday. I also scheduled a 3d/4d ultrasound for Dec. 19th. I'm excited to see my little guy and compare his pic to my DD's.

Can't believe we don't have much longer!

 

[SurpriseBub]

So sorry for your loss, river

 

[SurpriseBub]

I am glad the fanny daggers/lightning crotch is normal. Yet another weird pregnancy thing! ...there is so much I never ever imagined went on!!

There was definitely some Black Friday stuff in the UK last year, raspberry. At least Amazon.co.uk were doing different deals each hour. I guess the retailers may be stepping it up over there if it proves fruitful. I like the online deals... But life is too short to line up at Best Buy at midnight!

we really don't have much stuff yet- just clothes, some toys we have picked up and two car seats. We will likely buy a crib shortly. I just feel superstitious somehow!

 

[ShamzLovesKai]

Anyone started their hospital bags yet? X

 

[bumblebeexo]

River!

 

[RaspberryK]

Anyone started their hospital bags yet? X

Nope I'm a last minute kinda girl. I didn't get my home birth box packed til right at the last minute with ds and I was overdue before I bought my pool

Xx

 

[bounceyboo]

sorry for your loss river,

I havent started packing my bags yet ill wait until after Christmas to do it,

for baby clothes I havent brought much as ive all my ds babyclothes, ive 16 or some newborn babygros, and the same in up to 1 month and first size and ive a few more than that in 0-3 I guess im waiting until the January sales if I want some more coloured babygros so baby is warm and comfy and im sure we will get some as gifts too

 

[xxshellsxx]

River so sorry for your loss xx

My hospital bag is next to be sorted... i have bought maternity pads and breast pads.... thats about it so far! lol

I need to get the list out from the midwife and go shopping today and make a proper start.

I'm sure Baby B decided to uncurl and stretch and turn over or something last night and beat me from the inside out - B is usually the quieter one of the two (not really quiet but quieter lol) but last night my word did He go for it - actually saw the outline of a foot and could feel the whole leg DH and I just lay there in complete awe lol x

 

[bounceyboo]

my little guy was moving lots last night too I love to watch my belly when my 2 year old is in bed and I can relax, my friend is a midwife and had a feel of my belly, baby is defiantly breach, his head is right between my ribs

 

[Izzie74]

31 weeks and 3 days. Can't believe there is so little time left!

 

[xxshellsxx]

such a neat bump Izzie I'm so not ready to stop being pregnant, i feel like it's taken me so long to get here and it's gone far too fast for my liking! I've loved every second of it - even now with the spd, the pitting edema, the swollen hands and stiff finger... i don't care i have just loved the whole experience

Hospital bag....

Here is the list i have so far of what i think i need - experienced ladies please let me know if i have missed anything or have unnecessary items!


For me
Breast pads
sanitary pads
nipple cream
underwear
Day wear leggings, tops and dresses
Night wear - pyjamas/nighties
Dressing gown & slippers
Phone, tablet headphones, chargers
paperwork
Shampoo
conditioner
shower gel
shower sponge
moisturiser
deodorant
face wipes
Hair ties & brush
Lip balm, make up, small mirror
Snacks & drinks
Tissues


For the twins
baby wipes/cotton wool
babygrows
sleep suits
Scratch mittens & hats
Fleece for going home in x 2
Blankets
Dummies (pacifiers) just in case (i don't want them to have them but you never know)
Nappies
Sudocreme/nappy rash spray

 

[Mommy2missR]

After being in the hospital with contractions last week, we packed everything last Sunday. I am sure I will want to revise what is in there as we get closer to my due date, but I wanted to be prepared juuuuuuuuust in case!!

 

[Feronia]

I'm thinking of not packing a hospital bag this time. We live down the street from the hospital, and if I transfer it will be an emergency so DH could just bring stuff we needed at a later point.

 

[SurpriseBub]

31 weeks and 3 days. Can't believe there is so little time left!

Lovely bump, izzie! You always sound so much further along- 31+3 sounds like a lot more than my current 28+5...!

I am so not ready to pack my bag! I did buy a bath robe in preparation... That's all I can think of for right now

Lovely sentiments on being pregnant, shells! I wish I was half as content as you are. I just can't help but worry about Baby.

 

[RaspberryK]

I'm thinking of not packing a hospital bag this time. We live down the street from the hospital, and if I transfer it will be an emergency so DH could just bring stuff we needed at a later point.

I'm pretty much the same, my hospital bag last time was my birth box with basically all the things I wanted for birth at home/on the midwife list so I didn't have to give dh instructions on where to find anything.

I didn't need anything anyway other than the baby clothes and a single nappy, I went home in the same clothes I arrived in and I was given huge maternity pads and knickers to wear.

Xx