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

[ShamzLovesKai]

Congrats on the twin girls Savvy. And love, love the name JM

 

[xxshellsxx]

Feronia you are spot on! If the egg splits before the 3rd day they will have the appearance of fraternal twins with there own placentas and sacs can still be identical. 33% of same sex fraternal twins are identicals.

 

[xxshellsxx]

Love the name jmandrews x

 

[MellyH]

Hooray for having a name picked out, JM!!

I've been very lucky so far, I've had friends and coworkers give me bags of maternity wear, so that's nice. We'll see how long it lasts with twins! Might have to buy some bigger stuff anyway. And for all that I've been given stuff, I've still spent about $150 on buying a few things for myself - two pairs of Ann Taylor maternity jeans, and from MM two tank tops, a nice work shirt, a hoodie and a work dress. I wanted to have at least a couple of reasonably decent things for work.

 

[bridgetboo62]

its 2:30am and heartburn is keeping me awake!
it woke me up and i cant go back to sleep for the life of me!
oh the joys of being pregnant haha

so im completely in love with the name tyler for a girl
OH thinks its okay but a bit too boyish
so i think we have compromised that she will have a definitely girly middle name
he really likes anne and thinks it flows really well tyler anne kropf (pronounced crup) but i want to think of other girly names too. in our family its kind of tradition that middle names are tributes to relatives. so maybe we can find a name of one of his relatives or mine that he really likes and is girly girly

 

[MellyH]

A girly middle name sounds like a good compromise. We are trying to include family names as middle names if we can!

 

[xxshellsxx]

We will also be trying to use family names as middle names

 

[MellyH]

My grandmother's name was Joyce, which is a little old-fashioned for me, do you think we could use Joy instead and still have it be a nice tribute? She was sometimes called Joy (although not regularly).

 

[MissEyre]

MissEyre: I was pleased and shocked to find two brand-new pairs of mint skinny jeans, Motherhood brand, at my goodwill for $5 with the original tags on them. Only one was my size, but I was ecstatic. So you may be surprised what you find.

Also kohls. Use their 30% coupon codes on clearance. I got a lot there with my daughter. I love MM stuff, but they're $$$ and once I began hunting I found great deals all over. I got a tub from a local teacher. $20. 30 items all barely used. Found them on Craigslist. Target clearance also has nice maternity sometimes. And cartwheel will have coupons to add to the discount sometime!

It's tedious sometimes but I always love a bargain!

I think I'm definitely going to keep looking and make sure I return everything sometime in the next week or two. I just KNOW that I can find cheaper options out there! I would think that maternity stuff would be great at a goodwill simply because you can only wear the clothes for a limited amount of time. Those skinny jeans sounds like a steal!

 

[swanxxsong]

MissEyre: I kind of just make it a challenge or "game" to find good deals. It's what I do. xD We're looking to buy a new car right now, so I'm trying to find ways to cut back elsewhere so we can upgrade to something bigger (my Escape is just getting too small for our family, sadly). If nothing else, gives me a little 'hobby' when I'm running errands, scouring the clearance racks!

Bridget: My HB woke me up last night too! I need to remember to put tums next to my bed so I don't need to get up and down at night! lol.

I just can't wait to know what I'm having -- I want to talk names and think about it all! I'm anxious, the 29 seems FOREVER away! lol.

At least a good friend of mine is coming over this weekend so we can shop and chat and distract me for a bit.

 

[swanxxsong]

Oh in case anyone isn't on FB, I'll share this one here too.

Not sure if anyone is interested, but it's $5. I ordered the first one so I can see it, hopefully review it for my blog and go from there. For as inexpensive as it was, for a subscription box, I figured, why not?
(they also have a $5 beauty box, which I've not gotten yet but have seen photos of other people's boxes.)

https://babybox.walmart.com/

((and no, I don't get anything for referring anyone or anything LOL I just wanted to share since I like getting little cheap surprises in the mail xD))

 

[MiniBump]

Congrats on the girls savvy!!

Something freaky happened to me two nights ago and I'm wondering if anyone has had a similar experience! I was laid in bed and suddenly there was 'activity' in my abdomen (I thought it was wind) and my bump felt funny. I reached down and my stomach felt flat but along my pubic line, I could feel a baseball-like lump on the left with a fat sausage shape from there to my right side. I rubbed and it gradually went away. Is there any chance that this was a Braxton Hicks contraction because it really felt like a baby that had been shrink-wrapped?! I think it's too early and may have been my guts poking out or something but it was really bizarre and quite worrying!

 

[Feronia]

It's definitely not too early for braxton hicks! I've been getting them for a few weeks now (they're more noticeable on subsequent babies).

 

[Captain]

Congratulations savvy!!

To those of you who have them (I don't know if it's just Canadian or US also) but I got some pairs of maternity jeans from Thyme Maternity last week. All their jeans are on sale at $40 down from $70.

Who was it that posted about the Walmart baby box on the FB page? I'm so curious I want to get one! I hope they ship to Canada!

 

[Feronia]

I like Thyme, sometimes they have a really good clearance section. I go in and check occasionally. Last time I was able to get two pairs of awesome fitting jeans for $14 clearance, and this time I got some shorts and pants for around $15-$20 there! I never find very good deals at Motherhood though...

 

[xxshellsxx]

Anyone have any natural remedies to help with a cold and sore throat? The lovely ladies and gents in my office have finally passed it to me and today has been awful. I've taken paracemetmol once today - and really don't want to have to take it if i can help it.

I've sat in the bathroom with the shower on hot but more than anything i need something for the sore throat before i start coughing - it's like sandpaper already! x

 

[Feronia]

I was sick over the weekend, though thankfully I didn't get it as badly as my husband and daughter! (I am thanking the morning matcha tea for that!)

I am not taking any medicine either. Gargling salt water twice a day seemed to really help my throat. Other than that, I upped my vitamin C, zinc, and took some elderberry lozenges. I was better within 2 days.

It sucks being sick while pregnant! I hope you feel better soon!

 

[Mommy2missR]

Feronia, I remeber you posting about essential oils and labor a little while ago... One of my friends is going to a home party where they sell them and I want to have her pick some up for me. What oils did you recommend?
TYIA

 

[Feronia]

Mommy2missR, I think clary sage is the best for labour. After that, lavender is awesome, and if you have any sort of nausea, peppermint. Those are my favourite! Clary sage increases contractions and helps dull pain, combined with lavender is very nice and soothing.

swan, I'm sort of dubious about those boxes. Do you know what's in them? Last time I gave my information to Motherhood for their "discount card" I got a "baby bundle" thing and it was just a bunch of formula samples, bottles, and disposable diapers.

All very useless considering I didn't want formula in the house and was determined to breastfeed no matter what, and was planning to cloth diaper. It would be useful if it had things like clothes, hats, cloth wipes, baby toys, breast pads, and milk storage bags though! I'm sort of doubting that, though, since it's sponsored by their partners, which are undoubtedly formula companies and disposable diaper companies! Correct me if I'm wrong!

 

[Mommy2missR]

I was just sick for a week!!! In bed, out of work, miserable. Gargling salt water helped with my sore throat, but nothing other than Sudafed, that I got to take once before my PHP told me not to take it if I really didn't have to, helped my congestion. I'm back on my allergy nasal spray and Claritin daily. Feel better