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

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JMAndrews: My girlie is a skinny little bugger too, it's so frustrating finding clothes! :rofl: She loves pink and purple, but wears all colors. She is very opinionated about the clothes she wears, so she chooses her outfit almost every day. Almost every day, she wears a skirt, whether it's over leggings or pants or not. I've given up on arguing at this point. Sigh. xD

In case anyone in is looking -- Crazy 8 is having free shipping this weekend! And if you sign up for emails they'll send you a 20% off code. I love their stuff! So just a heads-up since I just got the e-mail from them. It's one of our favorite stores for kiddo clothes!

Can't wait to hear how all goes tomorrow TTC!
 
ttc126, so glad your scan went well! How did you get them to confirm the power setting? Whenever I've asked, the tech looks at me like I'm nuts.

Did your mom find out so she can plan the surprise for everyone else? :D
 
Thank you Feronia, it's comforting to know its not just me. I wasn't worried about it until it started happening every other day to everyday. It starts happening and the only way to make it stop is to sit down for like 10 minutes. It really only scares me because of the barley being able to breathe part. Doc said I should hear something back today, so we shall see.

Yes Bridget its at Westside. We live right down the street from there so it's most convenient for us. I LOVE my doctor that I have there but sadly we are moving in December and probably loosing our Kaiser Insurance at the first of the year, due to contract expiring. So I won't get to deliver there, which makes me sad. It's beautiful there.

For those of you who are on your second or higher, does it seem like this pregnancy is going faster than your first? It is for me I can't believe we're almost half way there ( or in some of your cases you are half way there)
 
Is this anyone's 2nd or 3rd baby and have a baby shower or sprinkle? I am debating on doing something. We have a daughter and this is a boy so we don't have boy things but our big things like swing, car seat... Are all neutral so we don't have to worry about that. We mainly need clothes, towels, blankets, hangers. Things like that. Are you doing another shower?
 
@ Mattsgirl

i love my doctor there as well! its a CNM her name is samantha miller
would definitely recommend to anyone she is sooooo sweet
i switched to her randomly after i hated the first CNM that was randomly selected for me when i made my first appointment

im sorry to hear that you will not be able to stay with kaiser and deliver at west side
are you moving out of oregon is that why? (if you dont mind my asking) i know kaiser is only in washington, california, oregon, colorado, georgia, washington DC, maryland, virgina and hawaii
 
@ jmandrews

obviously im preggers with my first
but in my opinion if i had another baby and it was a boy then i would do another shower
but if it were another girl i wouldn't
 
This is our #2 and we're planning to do a shower, didn't really think about not doing one. I hate showers, though, so it's mostly for everyone else to get to celebrate and have fun. Our last shower for DD was just a year ago now so hopefully it won't seem like shower overload for our family, lol.
 
JM I thought about having another shower if this one is a girl but probably won't if it's another boy. I think it's good to have another shower, even if you don't get many presents, still nice to celebrate the life your growing.

@ Bridgetboo I saw her yesterday!! My normal doctor was on vacation so they chose someone randomly for this one. I really really liked her she was very sweet and informative. Normally I see Amy Barnes who is an actual MD (not that it matters if they're MD or CNM both are awesome)
We are moving back to washington (only about an hour away) and they have a Kaiser facility, but the employer that my insurance is through is changing insurance companies. The real sucky thing is that the new company is going to have like a $6000 deductible. So I'm stressing a little bit. with Kaiser the only thing I had to pay for my entire pregnancy was a $10 copay for lab work and ultrasounds. So my last pregnancy I only paid like $50 my whole pregnancy and delivery.
 
Mattsgirl, what about getting a CPM when you move? They're about 2-3k total for everything (depending on where you go). That's what I'd do if I lived in the States. I'm so glad everything is covered in Canada. Coming from the States and not having health insurance for most of my life, it's very nice!

I didn't have a baby shower with my first, just a surprise potluck at work, but this time I really want to do a mother blessing. I'm going to tell people not to bring gifts but ask them to bring a candle and a vegan snack or desert. It'll be fun to eat and sip tea with friends and pass around positive birth stories, and then I'll light the candles when I go into labour. :)
 
Great scan news, ttc!! :)

Thanks for the crazy 8 tip, swan! The stuff looks super cute- they have some very sweet looking summer stuff, but I guess I will hold off on buying that far ahead! So far everything we have is exclusively Carters! :)

For anyone in the uk- I loved Next! Especially for baby girl dresses. I got my nieces flower girl dress for our wedding for £9 and it looked great! I might treat myself to getting some Next clothing shipped over here when our baby gets to be a little bigger. I am also definitely going to buy muslin squares from the uk- they are so amazingly handy for babies but somehow not findable in the us?!

I made a list of everything we will need for baby a while ago... We will do a registry, but more or less just for us to get those discounts! (10% at Babies R Us / 15% on amazon.com)

I know Swan had mentioned it before- but for US ladies, Graco is doing a $25 cash back promotion on all car seats. If I remember correctly, you need to buy it by the end of September, and have mailed in for your refund by some time in October. (Might want to double check those dates to be sure- but thought it was worth bringing up again) :) I love a good bargain!

Also, for people starting to buy stuff- I thought this was very Informative: https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2012/05/13-dangerous-baby-products-to-avoid/index.htm

Yay- so excited for all of our babies!! :)
 
Feronia, i asked the tech and she told me that my ob office is well aware of the risks of ultrasound and they actually don't have the very high powered machines. They send people to a perinatologist for any extensive ultrasound because they simply don't do them. She also told me they only normally do 1 20 week scan unless there is bleeding or other high risks situations. She said she'd be as quick as possible and just focus on measuring what she needs. I felt relieved :) She tried to get a couple of pictures printed but honestly they were nothing compared to the quality of my ds!

I loved the idea of a mother blessing! I really liked the idea of everyone tying a cord on their wrists until the mom goes into labor! What a great idea!

And yeah my mom found out and she decorated letters for the kids room :) So we're revealing our name at the same time! I'm so excited! We just decided the two names ahead of time so when dh and i open the letters we'll know! :)

We decided not to do a shower this time regardless of baby boy or girl. Ours will only be 16 months apart so I don't need much. People suggested a diaper shower for #2, but with cloth we already have them :) We may do a sip and see after baby's here but honestly that depends on how we're doing! It would have to go 100 times better than last time for me to feel up to having anyone over :)

Swan, I'm so sorry i keep forgetting to tell you I'm glad your blood pressure is actually fine :) Also glad your shot wasn't as bad :)
 
Ooooo- you have names and everything, ttc! :) yay!!

I think we have ours (or at least we have a favourite)- I want to know for sure by 25 weeks as I will make her a baby blanket around then.
 
Ohhh that link recommends against the bedside co-sleepers. Hmph.

Names already ttc, you're so far ahead of the game!!
 
Hi everyone. I'm 20+1 and due at the end of January. You already have a lot of pages, so I can't catch up on all of them, but look forward to hearing about you all going forward. We had our 20 week scan today and all was normal. :happydance:
 
Thanks ladies! :) I meant to thank all those who mentioned my BP results. I'm such a space cadet. LOL.

Graco rebate lasts until October 31! I don't know full details, but I know that date has been stuck in my head about it.

We aren't planning a sprinkle or shower, regardless of gender. Unless someone goes behind my back and surprises me, but I'm not expecting, nor anticipating, anything. I have a list and if we have a boy, we basically only need clothes. And regardless of gender, we have four things on my "must list" that I previously had borrowed from my sister (who's due a month after me). So I'm just going to ask for money for Christmas from my parents rather than gifts, so I can get the couple of things I need. I know they'll be fine with that, as I don't *need* anything anyway. LOL.

I will need to sell off some diapers if this one is a boy and get a few less "princess like" diapers. I don't mind having a boy in some of them that may be considered "girly" but the Ariel and such... will likely be traded for something else. :) Just because I enjoy buying diapers and don't NEED anymore, but WANT some new ones... O:-) haha

My sister is supposed to get her blood test results any minute. But she may have to wait until Monday. SO bummed! I want to know what she's having! :brat: haha
 
ttc, nice, that's awesome that they were so reassuring about ultrasound instead of acting like you were loony for even being concerned. :D I also like the idea of the cords that go around guests' wrists, but I don't want to have to call everyone when I'm in labour. :haha:

I'm excited to find out what you're having tomorrow! It's awesome that you kept your entire cloth stash from your first -- that sure makes things easy for your second!

DH, unfortunately, cooled on our girl name. :( We're now just going to come up with a few names we really like and decide which one suits the baby the most (if baby is a girl -- we only have 1 boy name and I hate all others, lol). It's so hard coming up with names when we only like really underused unique names.
 
Melly, I would TOTALLY ignore what that link says about Bedside sleepers. It's main argument is that "the safety hasn't been established," but it's completely ridiculous that some organizations recommend against co-sleeping in the first place. I know why they do it -- it's easier to condemn an entire practice rather than address the safety concerns that do not mix well with co-sleeping (e.g. alcohol, smoking, sleep aids, excessive blankets, squishy surfaces, pillows near baby's face). Co-sleepers are safe if you set them up properly and make sure there isn't a gap between the sleeper and the bed, and they make nighttime breastfeeding SO MUCH easier! The link says "children have died from sleeping parents rolling onto them," which is exactly why you don't co-sleep if you're drinking alcohol, using sleep aids, or are way too overtired. Babies die in cribs, too, but cribs aren't condemned.

This link does a good job of discussing the research gaps and co-sleeping guidelines: https://www.askdrsears.com/topics/h...s-latest-research-how-sleeping-your-baby-safe

"Not only is sleeping with your baby safe, but it is actually much safer than having your baby sleep in a crib. Research shows that infants who sleep in a crib are twice as likely to suffer a sleep related fatality (including SIDS) than infants who sleep in bed with their parents."
 
Helloooo everyone! Glad to hear everyone's doing so well! Just wanted to share a quick snap of something we picked up the other day.. hubby and I went to Toys R Us to play with some strollers and travel systems and they had a bit of a sale on, couldn't resist getting this!!

https://i.imgur.com/VJTiviC.jpg

Also, we went in to look at the Graco Connect travel system (the three wheeled one), I had seen it on Amazon and really liked the look of it and wanted a play around. I was pretty disappointed that it was sooo freakin heavy! We had a look around at some others and we both really liked the Graco Modes Click Connect, so for now we're going to keep an eye on the price and hopes it goes on sale around Thanksgiving or in the January sales!
 
imphope said:
Is anyone else overwhelmed at the baby registry process? I have started yet and I am already stressing. We waited until we knew the gender and now it's go time! Ahhh! My shower is nov 9 so I gotta get on it!
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I was extremely overwhelmed the first time I went to Babies R Us! I guess I never thought of all the items a baby would need. I came home and did some research to narrow down to the important items and I made a list. Now when I research and find the brand/product I want I just add it to my list. (Item: Stroller - Brand: Chicco Double) When I get the items I will check them off my personal list, that way I will know exactly what I need. The list will also help when I go to register, I can just walk around the store and scan the items I have on my list (or create the registry online). :)
 
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