First Time Mom's - Due March/April 2013

[LiverpoolLass]

I think I will buy the nappies just to get the bag on principal It's mine and I want it!!!!

They also sent a voucher for £25 of a car seat, so will have to have a wee look to see how much their car seats are!

Ooh how did you get the car seat voucher Sarah? I need to get car seat shopping, but its one thing I really begrudge spending loads on - I know I need one for safety but I see them as a boring necessity buy rather than a fun buy so I don't want to spend loads on it!! I thought I would be using my Mums one but it turned out to have loads of pink in it

Random question, but has anyone been getting spots in unusual places? My skin has never been great, especially on my face and back. That has cleared up quite well but now I've been getting them on my legs!! It's really strange.

I get spots on my legs and back loads since being preg, I get a lot of prickly heat on my legs lately when I wear leggings too - annoying!
I did have a stage of having a mystery rash but its gone now - it cleared up after they lowered my thyroid med dosage, so must have been linked to that!

I found an AMAZING baby clothes shop today in Liverpool while visiting my family - I was in heaven!

I limited myself to a cute little blue and white bobble hat, and a gorgeous little romper suit done with an argyle pattern made to look like a little suit - so preppy and cute!
But they let you put items aside and pay off them monthly, so Im going to go back with OH and put a ton of stuff aside to pay off until March then I can collect it all! Soooo loving baby clothes shopping!!!

I've decided on a Peter Rabbit theme for the nursery too, so I've been wish listing lots of lovely things for that!

Sooo exciting!!!

 

[doggylover]

Oh Hayley that sounds like a cute little outfit! And getting to put items aside will be all the fun of shopping without the bill (just yet!)

I joined the boots baby club and they sent me about 12 vouchers for bits and bobs. I actually thought the car seat one would be the least useful as I find boots car seats more expensive than online, but I used it today as the car seat we need was on sale, so ended up being only £79!

https://www.boots.com/en/Mother-Baby/Parenting-Club/

That's the link for the club. If I remember rightly it was a pain to sign up for, and I somehow ended up signing up for a new advantage card along the way! But I preserved and I'm glad I did!

 

[Cherrybump]

Haha dogglover that happened to me aswell. so much hassle just to sign up for it. Got nothing through the door today Boo lol xx

 

[doggylover]

I felt like I was being pushed round the site from one link to another. Took about ten/fifteen minutes! But tesco was the same. They make it deliberately difficult to annoy pregnant women!

 

[Laura91]

Hi ladies, sorry i've been quiet lately. I've still been reading though!

Re the boots vouchers, I only got mine through last week I think it was - after emailing them and saying i'd heard nothing

I can now say "my scan is next Friday" !

Also, I've started to try and feel for baby when i'm laid in bed - just to try and feel kicks etc. on the outside (nothing yet ) and I swear my stomach had a larger and harder 'lump' on my right side last night

xx

 

[doggylover]

Laura not long at all until your scan!! I know it takes some babies a while for their kicks to make it to the outside - that said i got a big old boot earlier which I think you MUST have been able to feel on the outside!!

My SIL told me the other day she didn't feel ANY movement until 24 weeks! I would have gone mad by that point if I was her!

 

[JennyNBaby]

Ladies, how exciting with all the vouchers and purchases!! The shopping is so much fun.

Gonna post some pics I have been wanting to put up, first time on laptop in ages.

We went shopping yesterday and I bought some summer outfits, so adorable!! Also bought letters to spell baby's name...decorated them and hung them last night. So thrilled!

After COUNTLESS hours of shopping for a baby bag, I finally bought one on eBay. Will attach a photo of that too. It is cute but not too frilly for DH to use. Has a roomy interior plus a back flap that folds down and has pockets. Plus two side pockets for bottles and a matching changing pad. And metal things on side that will go over my stroller hooks. Met all my criteria!!

Also, this is a link to the travel system we're getting.
https://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=10870672

I ordered primer & paint to redo the dresser to match the espresso colored changing table, so will be working on that later this week....probably will have DH do it though since I don't want to breathe in the fumes.

16 week scan photo also going to post, and my Miss Piggy costume #complimented well with my ROUND belly. #

 

[doggylover]

Jenny you are so organised! I absolutely love the letters spelling out Lynn Marie's name, they are just gorgeous! Also love that change bag, like you say it's cute but oh wont feel silly using it (you hope!) scan picture is lovely! This will probably sound silly but she looks like such a proper baby!!! An actual little person in there! Love all the pictures but you are making me feel behind on preparation

Afm baby has been having a dance party in there today! Have been feeling baby kicking all over rather than just on the right hand side, and so much stronger today! It freaked me out a bit for a while, but its so great it always makes me smile as well!! I think just because there was so much movement today that I was a little weirded out!!

 

[linzylou]

Laura, yay!! Your scan will be here before you know it! So exciting!

Jenny, it sounds like you've got a lot accomplished! I bet it feels great. Cute costume (and baby bump)! All your pictures are making me want to go and get some things done.

Sarah, isn't it so cool? The other day, the baby was majorly squirming against my seatbelt and it was really cool and yet weird and uncomfortable. Does your baby ever wake you up at night? I have a really hard time sleeping on my side all night long (I prefer my stomach). So now baby girl wakes me up 3-4 times a night flopping around like a madman whenever I accidentally roll onto my stomach. I think it's time for a body pillow or something.

 

[Cherrybump]

Hey hun what did you say when you emailed them. Think i might have to aswell but i dunno what to write either lol.

The days are dragging away i want my scan to hurry along lol xx

 

[doggylover]

Lindsey, he/she hasn't woken me at night yet, but that would be very cool!! I usually sleep on my back so am trying really hard to stay on my side. Problem is I am staying on one side all night and wake up with a really sore shoulder!

 

[Cherrybump]

I find it comfier sleeping on my back at times . i can only sleep on either side for so long then roll onto my back lucky i wake alot and turn back onto my side.

 

[MrsHippo]

Lindsey, loved looking at your photos the changing bag is nice. Your piggy costume is nice too and you've got a right little bump!!

You are very organised though

 

[I Love Lucy]

Cherry, I also hate when people try to compare their pregnancies to mine. I found this especially frustrating with MS because both my cousin and SIL kept telling me what to do about it because automatically they assumed what worked for them will work for me too. Uh no, I tried all those things before you even suggested them and they did nothing. I basically just quit responding/change the subject when people start to irritate me with their comments.

MrsHippo, I haven't but any clothes yet. I'm having a baby shower and clothes are usually the main gift and with how fast babies grow I would hate to not be able to put my baby in half the clothes I get or purchase myself. Definitely won't be buying much until after the shower in January so I actually know what I need. Though I'm definitely buying an outfit after OH and I find out the gender.

As for spots, my face has never been very clear and BC made it worse and pregnancy hasn't been helping much. I am getting spots on my back and chest though which has never been an issue. It actually makes me feel rather insecure whenever OH sees me naked. I'm definitely not getting the pregnancy glow people talk about.

Laura, congrats on getting your gender scan appointment scheduled. Mine is the 13th so not too long for us to wait.

AFM, I'm feeling flutters more frequently, probably every other day or so now but the movement is still brief. I haven't been able to feel anything from the outside yet though I've read that, that doesn't tend to happen until 20+ weeks. I just can't wait until proper kicks that I have no doubt are the baby.

Attached is my 18 week bump picture, I'm definitely getting bigger.

 

[Cherrybump]

Thanks hun.

My more on my face have no cleared up but i dont wanna speak to soon they may come back lol. Im not getting pregnancy glow either

Congrats on getting to 18 weeks hun ive got 4 days to go until im there lol. I dont think ive felt my baby move at all yet. Hoping it wont be to long. But i think i have felt some flutter but i cant be to sure about it now. I'm a big girl so i think it shall be later on when i defo start to feel baby lol cant wait x

 

[Laura91]

Jenny - I love your piggy outfit ! Also love your other buys too

Cherry - I just put something like "Hi I joined the baby club in July but have heard nothing since. I thought I would have received some information by now, please could you update me?"

ILoveLucy - I went to a christening on sunday and one of OH's friends gf's said "oh you're not showing are you.. I thought you'd be loads bigger" I had leggings, a black vest and a cream floaty shirt thing over the top. Just because I wasn't wearing my tightest top to show off my bump doesn't mean there isn't one there!

Spot wise, I woke up with 4 spots on my chin yesterday I'm hoping this is a sign that it's a girl Naughty I know!

Lovely 18w bump x

 

[doggylover]

Just a quick (very selfish) post to say my SIL lent me her Doppler today and I found baby's heartbeat straight away can't wait for dh to come home to listen to it!

 

[Laura91]

Awww i'm jealous now ! x

 

[JennyNBaby]

LOL...Sarah...that's great!!!

Laura, our little princess has made my face break out almost the whole PG so far. Always a few here & there. You might very well have a pink bundle!! FXed!!

Britt, your bump is cute!!

As for sleeping....what a pain, literally. I hate the left side sleeping. I always wake up on my back. Then on my other side. Then on my back. Ugh. Can't get comfy and can't seem to stay where they say it's best for baby. Guess it just gets better, huh??

 

[MrsHippo]

I can't sleep on my left side, always slept on my right. I'm not worrying about it too much though, they say sleep on your left side as baby won't be squashing as many organs. At the moment I think we are all too small for that to happen so definitely make the most of being able to sleep how you want. I am such a light sleeper too I guess I'd wake up if I felt uncomfortable.

I haven't felt anything for a couple of weeks now so that makes me wonder if it was LO when I've felt something before.

Something I've noticed over the last few days though is that I feel really uncomfortable in certain positions - for example, sat in the bath and was washing my face but I couldn't sit how I would usually as I felt as though something was pushing my ribs. Thought it was a little strange :/

I must post a photo, will be jumping on the computer later as I like to do a bit of comping once in a while I'll try and post one then. I feel a little huge at the moment though!!