First Time Mom's - Due March/April 2013

[Laura91]

Congratulations Cherrybump!

I can't believe i'm 16 weeks already ! It doesn't seem 12 weeks ago since I got my BFP..

Picked up our cot from my cousins last night (it's one we're keeping in the family), picking up some drawers and a wardrobe tonight that I bought on eBay (£70 for both) so we've now got all the big items we need for the nursery ! I'm setting OH the job of painting the drawers and wardrobe white as he keeps moaning that he's bored
Now all we need is decorative bits (bedding, curtains, wall art etc) but can't do that until after our scan

I can't believe how organised we are

Hope everyone's well! x

 

[doggylover]

Laura, I can't believe how organised you are either!!! And congrats on 16 weeks! That seems forever away to me!!!

I see you mentioned bedding, is everyone buying bedding? My SIL asked me what colour scheme I was going with last week, and I told her I'm not getting any. Just cot and moses basket sheets and sleeping bags/gro-bags for baby. She was fully horrified, but I don't understand bedding It looks ADORABLE for sure, but you can't use it until they are around 1 (advice in our country anyway) and I would be reluctant to use it even then. My nephew is 16months and still doesn't use any. So I kind of feel like what's the point?

 

[wannabwatkins]

I'm going with neutral colors no matter what....BC when we do try for second won't have to change room. Seems like I just found out I was expecting yesterday

 

[Cherrybump]

Thanks hun i cant do any of that until i get another flat and im not sure how long that will take. Might just hassle the council in december lol

But i have started buying few bits, Some vest, fannel cover, booties, mits ooh and i got free bits from the bounty pack we get lol.. So i got a bath towel inside it with few other things lol.

 

[Laura91]

I am gonna do bedding etc. but my mum's gonna make some for me so I can pick the design and everything. Plus can have matching curtains etc.

Now you've said about not being able to use it i'm not sure what the guidelines are in England Baby will be in moses basket for first few months anyway so won't be needed straight away but it will make the nursery look nice x

 

[MrsHippo]

Hi girls.... There was me yesterday telling you I was feeling good and went two days with no sickness - today has been awful!! Done nothing but been sick since I got up, that was 9.30 and it's now 15:15 and I have an awful headache!! I took paracetamol around lunch time but was sick 5 minutes later but the tablets had already dissolved but still not had time to sort out my head so I have to wait another hour still before it's safe to take anymore

I wish I could be sick and just get on with my day, instead it hits me like a ton of bricks and stays on my shoulders all day! I'm lying in bed now because I physically cannot do anything else

As for bedding, I'll just be buying a couple of blankets (the ones with the holes in) but they won't be used unless it gets chilly, otherwise baby will just be in sleep bags ect.

Hi cherry x

 

[Cherrybump]

Hey hun same due day and yet both of were sick today :O lol but i was only the once. Do hope you feel better soon x

 

[doggylover]

Lauren, so sorry to hear you are feeling so crap again

In terms of bedding, I am going to get SIL to make a wee patchwork quilt just for decoration. She made one a few years back with different fabric ducks on it. Only thin, and of no use, but will look cute in the cot when baby is in the moses basket! And it'll be free!! She's amazing at making stuff, as is MIL. I actually have a list of stuff they need to make me!

 

[I Love Lucy]

Sarah, I'm planning to get bedding but it's not a top priority. I may not purchase it until the baby is born. I read somewhere that you're not supposed to have the baby in a crib for the first 3 months so I wouldn't even be using it right away. OH and I are going to buy a pack n' play with a newborn attachment to use for the first three months. Not to mention, OH and I have to travel out of state when we visit my family and we would need the pack n' play for the baby then since it would be a little ridiculous for everyone in my family to buy a crib.

Teresa, doing neutral colors is a good idea. I'd probably do the same if OH and I planned to be in our current home when we have a second. We're hoping to buy a house rather then renting in the next year or two.

I have a doctors appointment today at 5:45. I'm glad I have actually remembered this appointment since this one seems so unimportant to me since I won't be having a scan or anything.

 

[doggylover]

Brittany let us know how your appointment goes!

I've never heard of a pack and play before, must look that up! Sounds maybe like a travel cot though?

We'll have baby in a Moses basket for...well as long as they fit hoping 6 months or so and then transfer into their cot in their room. That's the theory anyway!

Teresa we will definitely be doing neutrals as well, as we are hoping to stay in our house for all our babies

 

[I Love Lucy]

This is the pack 'n play I'm planning to get, https://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=11959539. It's gender neutral so it'll work for all my babies regardless of gender. Everyone in my family and OH's has used these since they're convenient but there haven't been any babies on my side of the family in years so no one has anything for a baby so we definitely need stuff that will travel easily since we'll have to pack a lot when going to visit.

 

[doggylover]

Oh yep I see, that's what we call a travel cot! Definitely a must have if you need to travel, and I know loads of people use them to "pen in" LO when they need to nip out of the room as well! The only place we ever travel to is my in laws, and luckily my brother and SIL have one so we'll be able to borrow theirs.

 

[I Love Lucy]

My appointment yesterday went well. It was pretty basic, weight check, pee in a cup, get blood drawn (though this was for genetic testing since the last test they do I had to be 15 weeks for which I wasn't at my last appointment), and they checked the baby's heartbeat on the doppler (BPM ranged from 148-156). Next appointment is Nov 13th at 5 PM and that will be my gender scan. I'm so excited for this one.

Though at the same time, I'm a nervous wreck over it. OH and I haven't been able to come up with a boy name that we both like and the more I think about being told the baby is a boy the more stressed I get about OH and I not having a name. I told him I wanted to sit down and try to get some names decided on but I don't know how well this will go. We have such different tastes and I just can't seem to find any boy names that I'm in love with.

On another note, MS has been almost non existent today. I think it's finally on it's way out for good. Fingers crossed.

 

[LiverpoolLass]

My appointment yesterday went well. It was pretty basic, weight check, pee in a cup, get blood drawn (though this was for genetic testing since the last test they do I had to be 15 weeks for which I wasn't at my last appointment), and they checked the baby's heartbeat on the doppler (BPM ranged from 148-156). Next appointment is Nov 13th at 5 PM and that will be my gender scan. I'm so excited for this one.

Though at the same time, I'm a nervous wreck over it. OH and I haven't been able to come up with a boy name that we both like and the more I think about being told the baby is a boy the more stressed I get about OH and I not having a name. I told him I wanted to sit down and try to get some names decided on but I don't know how well this will go. We have such different tastes and I just can't seem to find any boy names that I'm in love with.

On another note, MS has been almost non existent today. I think it's finally on it's way out for good. Fingers crossed.

Glad your appointment went well!

As for the name situation, I was feeling that way too as names are a big deal to me and there were so many girls names we agreed on but NO boys name that I loved.
But one day last week, Jon just randomly came up with a name and I fell in love with it. Since that happened, I'm now equally excited about it being a boy or a girl coz I love both our name options!

You should try joining Nameberry.com - its a really helpful forum, the people are so friendly and they're great and suggesting names that compromise on styling differences

 

[doggylover]

Brittany glad you got to hear your LO heartbeat that's always reassuring (I hope I get to with my midwife this week!)

As for names try not to stress and pick one under pressure. You still have 25 weeks until the baby gets here, and that is absolutely piles of time to find a name you both love. My oh made a list of girls names (that's where we struggle) and I vetoed them and added my own and he vetoed them until we ended up with a list of 4. Mind you, we can't agree on a top from the four, but we'll get there.
And like Hayley I was always a bit concerned about having a girl, but since we got those names and I am really I happy with 3 of them, I'm actually pretty excited!

 

[doggylover]

Oh also my news spread like total wildfire between Thursday and yesterday! On Thursday at 3pm only our parents, brothers, sisters, SIL, BIL, and grandmas knew.

By yesterday at 3pm everyone I know knew!

 

[Cherrybump]

In the middlw of writing my little peice and i pressed the wrong button and my laptop jump 2 pages back :S

On the name thing i had gather names over the years until i was going to have a baby lol when i found out i was pregnant i waited a few weeks then mention to FOB and he marked of ones he didnt like and wrote one down which i now love for a boy and he kept one of my names for a girl. So i have no worry over the names apart from the girls middle name lol. But i think i may have one now

Not sure if i posted here yesterday but my good news is i got my letter for my gender scan date Yay only 7 weeks to go

 

[MrsHippo]

Me and Adam (OH) were talking boys names in bed this morning.... We have known what to call a girl for years now but completely stuck on boys names. I have name book which my friend gave me and I'm about half way through that.... Middle names I am stuck on though. The girls name is one that has traditionally been used as a boys but I find it quite feminine but I am also worried she (if we had a girl) wouldn't like the name when she grows older so I want to pick a nice 'sensible' middle name.

Oh and last night lying in bed I think I felt something again it was like three or four little popping bubbles in my lower left side just above/level of the top of my pubic bone... It was very faint so doubt it was a tummy grumble because they are much stronger! X

 

[Cherrybump]

awww i cant wait until i feel the baby probably

 

[I Love Lucy]

I had no problem with the middle name, we had it narrowed down to two right at the start. It's the first name OH and I have issues with. I really like Ashton and Jayden but OH isn't a big fan of those. He likes Ryden which I just a little too unique for my liking. He suggested Aiden today which is a name I like but I'm not sure it's a name I'm in love with. I just wish picking a boy name was as easy as picking a girl name. We'll get there though. Not to mention, we may not even have to worry about it if it's a girl.

Cherrybump, that's exciting news about getting your gender scan. I've got a month left before mine. I'm hoping time will go by quickly.

MrsHippo, that's so exciting you're starting to feel movement. Hopefully we'll all be talking about feeling regular movement soon.