First Time Mom's - Due March/April 2013

[baby_nurse]

doggylover sorry you had an argument with your mum. She sounds like my mum (flips out easily!) and is also a reason I don't want her in the labour room! Still haven't approached that subject though

I love the name Max, it was on the maybe list for a while for us, but like you we weren't sure we liked the long version of the name and OH has this thing where he wants a long name we can shorten! Obviously I think you should go with the name Alex as its a fab name

I rarely do my pelvic floor exercises I'm really naughty I find them a but weird to do, they make my lady parts feel a bit weird lol. I try and do them when I'm bouncing on my ball but I really need to get more of a routine so I don't pee myself when baby arrives!

liverpoollass I hope you get somewhere today with finding out about your meds. I hate ringing places like hospitals as no one takes responsibility and you end up telling your story to hundreds of different people, none of which are very helpful! I suppose your best bet is to get through to your consultants receptionist. With regards to complaining make sure you contact hospital PALS as well as your midwife etc (patient advice liaison) as then it gets recorded officially and the chief exec is informed. Lovely scan pics your beam looks lovely! Glad that was a positive experience at least.
No offence but that girl who told you to google stuff sounds like a right bitch and you sound like you're doing the right thing staying away from her. She is what I'd call a soul sucker friend, basically they make you feel crap to make themselves feel better! Unfortunately there are people like that out there and they are best avoided!

bstar hehe that video made me smile, she is way too energetic for a pregnant lady though!

mrshippo jiggles moves in a similar way sometimes it's really freaky! I almost see something slide across my body! ATM jiggles is kicking the iPad really hard as its resting on my tummy a bit, obv doesn't like it! Also I found a new talent the other day, I can balance a cup of tea on my bump, I've been waiting for this moment for ages! Haha.

laura91 yay for bringing maternity leave forward a bit how many weeks do you have left now? Not sure bout the BH I think I've had a few and they weren't painful, def keep an eye out though and I'd ring MW or triage if your concerned.

Sorry you've got to have your bloods repeated, what a faff. What is it with drs being crap ATM! That reminds me I had 28 week bloods done at my last appointment, however haven't had any results back and saw dr and he didn't mention anything today here's hoping everything is ok!

as for me antenatal check up went fine. Baby is measuring smaller than average but following the same line on the centile chart so I'm happy. Blood pressure and urine all ok. Next appt is at 34 weeks.

 

[Laura91]

Alex, glad your appointment went well

It's my 28 week bloods that i've got to have repeated

I now have 3 weeks left - as of Monday and I have 2 appointments in that time to break the weeks up Whenever I have a MW/Doctors appointment, I make them for in the morning and then I just go back to work at 1pm - very sneaky but I don't care

 

[MrsHippo]

Yey to bringing you ml forward too I have four weeks left! Can't wait!! Sorry you have to go back for the bloods. I remember having to re-do a set and I hated it. My arm was still sore from the previous lot!!
I have been getting some sore cramps too, as I was reading this I got one. The whole of my upper stomach went hard and it wasn't painful but it wasn't not... If that makes sense? Last night was sooo uncomfortable though, mix of acid reflux and uncomfortable bump. I was tossing and turning all night and when I got up this morning my thigh hurt. I did try and use my pillow but that just annoyed me even more and got thrown out of bed.

 

[Laura91]

I made the mistake of getting grumpy with my pillow last night too. I have a v-pillow and how I position it, if I want to turn over I have to re-arrange the whole pillow and then my quilt etc.

I threw it in temper half way through the night and then had to get out of bed an hour later and retrieve it x

 

[baby_nurse]

Haha I've fallen out with my v pillow a few times too! I threw it out the bed this morning as it was getting in the way. I keep waking up at 4 am to pee then not being able to sleep again, really annoying. I just can't get my arm comfy (it keeps going to sleep)

I hope my 28 week bloods are ok then. Next time I see my MW is at the community centre so doubt she'll be able to access my blood results from there! I think my hb is fine though as *touch wood* I don't feel tired. I might ring up the surgery at some point just to check

 

[Laura91]

I'm so tired today, I don't think i'll make it to 5pm before falling asleep
I'm hoping my boss rings in and lets me leave at 4-4:30pm so I can get home a little earlier - I can wish, right?

Looks like this weekend is gonna be a busy one too, we're gonna have to start tidying round and packing up what we can, when we can as we only have this weekend and next to do most of it as we both work full time during the week.
My parents have said they'll come over and help us pack/clean/tidy round whenver we want/need them to, so that's a big help!
Luckily, my parents have said that if we box stuff, we can store it in their garage as a sort of mid-way point. That way, the sooner we get stuff shipped out, we can check the carpets are ok and get the landlord to do his final check etc.

It's times like this when I realise how much my family do for me and OH and just how little his do... I know this is a little harsh but I was thinking about it this morning.
If we ever need running anywhere (OH has no car atm), help moving, tidying, even money - it's always my family that either offer or who we ask..
Technically this will be our 3rd move and each time, it's been my family that do all the running around.. his family just come and visit (rarely) once it's all done

Makes me appreciate them a little more, the more I think about it x

 

[MrsHippo]

Alex I am sure your results will all be fine

Mine is a v pillow and I also have the same problem when rolling over. I try and keep in the same position while I roll over but the quilt always comes along with it then my main pillow isnt right... So frustrating! I actually find my quilt a bigger help than my v pillow sometimes, just crumple the end up and prop myself up on it. Doesn't work so well when OH is in bed too though.

My family do a lot for me too... Well my mums side anyway. My dad does bugger all but pretends that he cares. Even little things like I text him two nights ago, only asking a question about some tickets and he still hasnt replied! Then when he has been drinking its all me, my fault I don't have enough to do with them, my fault I don't speak to them more often blablabla Anyhoo... Dad rant over lol. But yeah OH's family make minimal effort too. His grandma is probably the only one who would go out her way and bless her cotton socks, she can barely walk.

 

[doggylover]

Ladies I am glad to hear that some of you have been slacking off the pelvic floor exercises too - makes me feel OK about not doing so many, or them not being so effective!

As for the dog, it's definitely not that my mum hates him - altogether the family have 5 dogs and we have them together all the time, and she LOVES them. And Dexter is impossible not to love, she actually said on Sunday that if he wasn't so handsome he'd get into trouble a lot more when he's naughty, but he's impossible to be cross at. And even last night she wasn't cross at the dog despite him apparently being a vicious beast! I think just a combo of bad mood and then when she realised she was wrong, she didn't want to admit it (that would be so unlike my family ) She annoys me a lot, as all mums do I'm sure, but I think last night I just kind of thought "Hang on here, I'm in the right, you accused my dog of something AWFUL, and I'm pregnant and you think it's to curse and scream at me?! NO NO!"

Alex glad the appointment went well And obviously Alex is a great name!! You can be our inspiration if we end up using it!

Hayley so glad the scan went well! I love those pictures - he is a proper BABY in there!! I'm sure it makes you so excited for when he gets here! And what a great load of stuff you got with the scan! Makes it such a good overall experience! NEVER EVER Google things It's just too awful! And of course you'll worry until he's here, but at least you know that he is doing great in there, and growing at a rate of knots. Also, you are so rigth about the joint baby shower meaning the spotliht is split -I hadn't thought about that and it's a great slant to take on it! Thank you!

Laura No idea about the possible BH - it sounds too sore to be that? Maybe just stretching pains made worse as you tried to turn? I get that in my legs sometimes (Obviously not stretching pains though!) And it is AGONY to turn in bed. Sorry about your bloods getting messed up - honestly, the NHS is a load of crap. People getting put on meds they shouldn't take when pregnant, bloods getting mysteriously requested (mine got LOST at my booking in appt!) And yay! for maternity leave! I also count weeks that I have appointments as the week being broken up!!

I have 6 weeks left of work as of 3.30pm today. And only 2 (maybe 3) of them have nothing to break the week up - days off, appointments, exceptional closures etc, so it should be OK! Baby has been JUTTING OUT of me today - I dunno what body part...but it's actually visible as a THING poking out of me!

 

[LiverpoolLass]

Sarah - Ooh I haven't done any pelvic floor exercises either. I think i've tried maybe 3 times throughout the whole pregnancy?! eeeek! lol.
I think the amount of holding on to urine all night long that we all have to do probably helps a lot in that department anyway!

Also, I'm voting for Freddie as babys name! I do love Alex, but I just ADORE Freddie! I know I've already told you about my grown-up friend Freddie, and I just think the name works so well on him! Its such a charming name!

Yeah, I am feeling a bit better. Its funny though, looking at the pics I can't imagine that he is in my tummy!!! It seems such a strange idea lol. There's too much of him! I know we get a lot of annoying symptoms and stuff, but when you look at the images of how big they are and how formed - it seems like we should be much MORE uncomfortable, if that makes sense?! lol.

Eeek with the body part! I had something for the first time last night - I couldn't see it, but I could feel it poking out and when I touched it - it was definitely a bone of some sort! Maybe an elbow?!

Laura - Yay for your ML!

Aww - my OH's parents are dead so I can't compare, but my ex fiances family were very much like that! I think its always the girls family that tends to do more to help, I don't know why! Its the same with my family in comparison to my sisters fiances family - my family live 200 miles away from them and STILL do loads more for them than his family who live around the corner do!

Yeah I will ask to be refunded I think. I doubt they will, but I'll mention it anyway! Its so bloody annoying, particularly when theres an ultrasound machine at my midwifes office - it would have taken them five minutes to reassure me but they wouldnt even try to get me in to see the sonographer

Eeek about the stomach pains. It COULD be BH but it does sound too painful, like Sarah said. My BH have either been tightening of my tummy which feels a bit uncomfortable/weird but not painful, or just very bad period pains.
Maybe you had just stretched/pulled something from turning over? I'd def give someone a call if you get it again though!

How bizzare about your blood results too! Hope you get to the bottom of that soon. God, why can't people just do their bloody jobs?!

Oh and thanks for saying you like my blog! I love doing it, it gives me something to focus on and keep my mind active hehe.

Alex - Fingers crossed about your 28 week bloods! I'm glad your appointment went well! Did they say what baby is measuring? Or was it going by your fundal height measurement? As long as its still following the same line though I'm sure its fine!

Thanks, I haven't heard of PALS - everything I've looked up just says about the supervisor of midwives but the complaint isn't JUST about the midwives so I will def look up the PALS thing as well!

Yeah, soul sucker is a really good way to describe that "friend" of mine - you've hit the nail right on the head actually. She's not a very happy person herself, and she's always all doom & gloom - but one of these people that always has to know best! Whenever I speak to her, I just end up feeling shit about something - last time it was the post natal depression thing, this time is was making me feel useless for not googling the side effects of the meds and ending up in such a tizzy over what I saw - she's a bit toxic really. I need to break away from her.
Its hard coz I feel sorry for her as she hasn't got many friends - but then this is obviously why!!!!!!

LOL @ balancing a cuppa on your bump! I've been balancing my cereal bowl on mine every morning lol! I think I'll miss it when its gone, its a handy little shelf! lol

Brooke - I love that video! Cracked me up!

Lauren - I know! He's got my massive nose! Th sonographer said he was pushing his face up against the wall of my...I dont know, womb?! or whatever it is lol...as if he was trying to headbut the scan thingy! lol. Which is odd, as usually he swims away from dopplers and stuff!! He seemed intrigued by this though lol!
I'm glad you can see a difference in them! I have to admit, the scan pics always look the same to me I'm not very good at "seeing " them clearly! Its so weird though, isnt it?! I mean, its not a camera - its just soundwaves creating an image!! How weird that they can create an image that looks so much like a little person?! Its amazing when you think about it!

I wish I knew my consultants name! You'd think that'd be the most basic information to give me wouldn't you?! But nobody has! My letters only say "The Endocrine Clinic" and the one appointment I had, I ended up just seeing the endocrine nurse and she went back and forward to the consultant passing messages on! So I never actually met him or was told who he was, or anything!
Makes it much harder to try and chase things up :/ And yet again today, still no word from anybody!

Eeek I never thought about baby movements bringing on stretchmarks! I've been quite lucky to avoid them so far, so I hope Bean doesn't start sticking his arms out and causing any!

Good idea with planning out your hospital bag! I might do that myself today.

AFM - nothing new really! (Which is nice!) Still trying to speak to the right people to find out what to do about this medication, still getting nowhere fast

Does anybody have an Amazon wishlist? I was using it just to keep my list of things I want to buy all in one place, and every now and then I log onto it just to look through it and remove anything that I've bought - I did this last night and I noticed that a few of the items on there had been reduced by LOADS!
I had a Peter Rabbit rattle on there which had been £10, and it was reduced to £1.50 as there was only one left!!
And the same with the wrist/foot finder rattle set I wanted - it was £12 and it had been reduced to £6!
So I think its REALLY handy to make a list of things you're after and just keep checking back on it every so often, some real bargains to be had!

 

[doggylover]

Hayley, I keep a list of what we need on my iPad and love moving stuff to the "bought" section! It's such a satisfying feeling! And there isn't too much left on there still to get! That said, I haven't actually bought any toys yet, apart from one car seat dangler toy. Maybe I should look at getting some! You had mentioned before about your adult Freddie, and it is great to know that the name suits people the whole way through life. Actually hearing you say that before, and reminding me now, really makes me love the name more! It's so nice hearing a positive connotation with a name, as usually its people saying kind of negative stuff IMO! "Oh I knew a ______ once and they were awful" and that sort of thing!

Laura, it's great that you have such a supportive family. Despite what it sounds like after me moaning about my mum yesterday, my family are truly wonderful. There is me, my parents, brother and SIL (and nephew) and my sister and BIL, and I know that they would do anything for me, and same from me to them. Luckily, dh's family are just the same, but they live so far away that we don't get a chance to see them so much. I think pregnancy definitely makes us appreciate our families more, as we start our own and they give us so much love and support.

 

[nuttynicnak]

I have an amazon wish list as well as a babies r us one too. Helps me to keep remembering what I still need to buy.

It's got things on like cot sheets etc.

I'm getting better with the antibiotics, feeling a lot more alert now which is good and helping me to function.

The medication issue must really be upsetting for you, although the lack of anyone even remotely trying to help would really frustrate me more than anything.

 

[MrsHippo]

I don't have any kind of list apart from my hospital bag checklist which I created today but everything else I kind of just remember. I don't make make lists for anything if I'm honest, my memory is quite good when it comes to things like that

This evening I brought my bottles, I got the pink 6 pack TT closer to nature ones which are in the baby and toddler event at Asda, they were £25 and gone down to £10 I also brought a 3 pack of dummies and these little powder holder things that you put inside the bottles. They hold the right amount for the bottle so you don't have to carry a box of formula around ... I'm planning on expressing milk but obviously that isn't guaranteed to work. Oh and I brought my first proper box of nappies and Johnsons bath stuff my hammock came today as well so once I get that set up I'll post a photo!

Now all that's left to buy are blankets, few toys/teddies, breast pump, changing mat, bags of cotton wool, the llama fur booties and thermometers (one for body temperature and another for room temperature). That's all left for bean. Then just need to get things for me like breast pads ect but will pick them up from boots next time I'm there.

 

[LiverpoolLass]

Sarah I know, its so nice to see the "Need" list getting smaller isn't it?!

I'm going to look up toys in a minute, see what else is available for little weeny babies - otherwise most of them can be picked up as he gets older as they don't play with much for a while do they?!
He's just got the rattle and the foot/wrist fingers so far but they're soooo cute that they've made me go from clothes-obsessed to toy-obsessed now! hehe!

Awww I know what you mean, its always negative associations isn't it! Well my Freddie is the most lovely name bearer you could imagine! I know a little toddler called Freddie too and it really suits him, thats why I think its such a good name for growing up with. It suits all ages!!

Nicola I haven't tried the Babies r Us wishlist - might do that! hehe! They're just SO handy for comparing prices and keeping an eye when things are reduced, aren't they?!
Glad you're feeling better.
Yeah it really is cracking me up

Laura What's on your hospital bag checklist? I did mine tonight!

I'm a typical Virgo - everything HAS to be on a list! lol. I remember everything but I just can't relax until I have a list compiled! I'm very OCD lol.

Oooh the Asda event is really good isn't it! I've got the same bottle set but obviously not in Pink hehe. I think I got mine from Costco for about £10.
I got the TT microwave steriliser in the Asda baby event this week for £10 which was really good! And I notice they have the in ear thermometer I want on their website reduced from £40 to £20 so might have to get that too!
The powder holders sound good!

AFM - we've just gone through and made a list of Big Things We Need, Every Day Essentials We Need, and Hospital Bag things! I feel better now its all written down lol.
Tomorrow I have to photograph everything we've bought for my sister as she's in Devon and complaining that she feels left out, so she wants photos of everything!!! lol.

I'm pasting in my list of Big Things We Need - am I missing anything that anyone can think of?! I don't want muslin squares or a sling, but they are the only things not on there that OH and I could think of! Anything else?! (things in bold are things we still need to get!)

Things we need for Bean - Big Stuff

Car Seat
Pram
Moses basket
Fitted sheets
Blankets (for cuddling and pram)
Peter Rabbit Mobile
Baby Monitor
Room Thermometer/Bath Thermometer
Scratch Mitts
Gro Bag x 2 (Need one more)
Socks
Sleepsuits
Bath & Top & Tail Bowl
Towels x 4 (Need 2 more)
Bathing Mitt/Sponge
Wash Cloths
Dressing Gown?
Hair brush/Grooming set (nail clippers, etc)
Changing Mat
Changing Bag
Nappy Disposal Unit
Baby Gym
Baby Play Mat
Rattles (need couple more?)
Foot and wrist finders
More toys?
Lightshow
Dummies
Dummy holder
Bouncer chair
Swing
Bottles set
Steriliser
Bottle Warmer for bedside
Bottle insulator for travel
Bottle cleaner
In ear thermometer
Vests
Clothes
Coat
Shoes
Hats
Bibs (need few more)
Syringe for medicine
Snuggy

 

[nuttynicnak]

LL- yeah I also leave them there till I get the 20% off voucher code and save even more mOney.

Your list has just made me panic! Off to put more items in my wish list...

 

[doggylover]

Lauren you wouldn't mind posting your hospital bag list? I have no clue where to start with that!!! Sounds like you've had a busy few baby days getting all that stuff. I'm jealous the bottles were reduced - I bought them in November at full price! But I am planning on stocking up on a few bits and bobs at the tesco baby event today when I do the shopping, but mainly smaller things like cotton wool, wipes etc. these baby events have come at a great time for us!

Hayley I hadn't seen the wee finger/ wrist toys before so I am definitely going to have a closet look at them! Like you I think I'll pick up other toys as we go along rather than try and get too much now I think. Your list looks amazing, and I can't think of anything that isn't on it. What's a snuggy though?! We also want a light show, and are searching for the perfect one, preferably on sale somewhere!


All I have left on my list is...

Cot and mattress
Chest of drawers
Chair
Shelves
Bath sponge
Cot sheets
Lightshow
Snuza go
Nursery wall decal
Drawer tidies
Breast pads
Maternity pads
Dark towels for hospital
Nightie and dark jammie bottoms for hospital

We are getting a load of that from ikea when dh's parents come in 3 weeks, then other than that I need a trip to mothercare or tesco for the rest I think! Then I have to pack my bags (will do after I laws visit I think, so at 35 weeks).

I just got up at half 10, and I feel so groggy lol. I have no inclination to do anything at all today...

 

[MrsHippo]

I'm glad your feeling better Nicola

My hospital bag list is

For me....

Maternity notes and birth plan
Dressing gown
Slippers/bed socks
Normal socks (I'd hate to get gunk over my slippers )
Something to wear during labour
Lip balm
Change of clothes for going home in
Nursing bra
? own pillow
Breast pads
Maternity pads (couple of packs as advised by NHS)
Dry shampoo, normal shampoo and conditioner, tooth paste and tooth brush, shower gel
Make-up
Cheaper knickers/disposables
Magazines/book
Breast pump

For bean...

Two or three sleepsuits
Two or three vests
Nappies (will take quite a few of these)
Cotton wool
Muslin squares
Pair of socks
Booties
Hat
Outfit to go home in
Bottles (sterilized)
Blanket
Dummy

I literally live 5 minutes drive up the road so Adam can always pop home so we don't need to take too much. Obviously its hard to know how long we are going to be in for, my plan is to have a nice birth with no drugs that would require me to stay in But we can't predicit how it will be.

I want to go out today to buy some blankets but the snow came down pretty heavy over night and Adam has told me the roads are quite bad.... I might drive in to Nottingham as its only 10 minutes away and will only have to drive down one road which is busy so I can't imagine it to be too bad. It looks so pretty out though, snow everywhere and the sun is out Think I will attempt to go out then I will take pup out on a walk to the park later and enjoy the weather before it goes as it's supposed to thaw out quite quickly with the weather warming up.

Hayley I think your list is good, you are getting more than I am though. I'm not planning on buying a play mat or anything yet. Will get things like that when she is a little older. I want to get some little wrist rattles and stuff, if I am honest I haven't even looked at them yet!! I want a night light type thing but not sure what yet. Have you seen those prince lionheart things that mimic the sound of the womb?

I really like this bouncer but its a little too much money for me, she might not even like being in it!!

https://www.johnlewis.com/130876/Product.aspx

One of my friends has gone in to labour today, I am so excited lol

 

[doggylover]

Oh Lauren that is exciting! Since getting pregnant I am so much more interested in people's labours lol!

Thanks for that list, I may just steal it dry shampoo is a great idea, I never would jhave thought of that. And I was actually thinking the other day "oh I might retire this mascara to a bag for my hospital bag so I know I won't forget any" so vain, but the thought of people taking pictures of, or even seeing, me without any make up is not pleasant (for them!)

I love that bouncer, it's gorgeous! But yeah, very expensive! We actually got our bouncer and playmat stuff as well, as I want to be able to use them ASAP! I know the prince lionheart you mentioned - I got one for my SIL and nephew and they never used it. I might ask for it back actually!!

 

[MrsHippo]

Haha yes definitely ask for it back I have to pack the dry shampoo, because my hair is so long it takes ages to dry so if I can I'll just dry shampoo it and wear it up. I couldn't go without my make up. When I was in hospital last year, I was so poorly but somehow still managed to put a bit of make up on lol. I can't stand looking at myself without it on, I have wore it since I was really young. My mum is the same though, you'd never see her without make up on. We don't go OTT with it though lol, just cover up the blemishes and add a bit of colour to the cheeks

I think I've been getting quite a bit of BH for a good three days or so now. It seems to happen multiple times a day :/ part of my belly really tightens up for about 30 seconds, sometimes a bit longer then goes. Not particularly painful but definitely catches my attention. Sometimes I can't move when I have one though.. Does anyone know how often they can happen? I assume it's different for everyone though.

 

[baby_nurse]

Lovely lists ladies!! I love seeing a shrinking list! I had a half hearted list on wishpot but didn't really have an on-line list as such. We have nearly everything for the baby now, the only things we still need to buy are;

Bedding for cot
Curtains
Curtain Pole
Mobile
Lamp shade
Sling
??Renting a cosleeper.
Nappy bin

I'd put off buying the bedding etc as was going to wait until baby arrived and seeing what gender it was (therefore getting a more gender specific gender bedding/curtains set) however the one I was to get if it's a boy https://www.toysrus.co.uk/medias/sys_master/8611226982956176.jpg is sold out on toys r us and I've got a feeling they won't be restocking it as might be changing there range So I might have to have a rethink!

I am also in 2 minds what to do about whilst baby is in the room with us. The original plan is my Mum is lending us a crib/moses basket type thing that has been in the family since I was a baby. It's not very attractive tbh but thought it had nice sentimental value. However I'm planning to BF and basically everywhere I read it says LO settles better either co sleeping or in a cosleeper cot next to you when your BF. We only have a standard double and I don't like the though of sharing bed with baby, neither does OH. However on the NCT website you can rent this great co sleeper for £99 for 6 months https://www.ukhomeideas.co.uk/ideas/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Nct-Bednest-Bedside-Crib.jpg which looks perfect as you can BF baby then just roll it over to its own crib. I really really want to get one and OH is also up for it, I think it'll just make BF so much easier for me. However if we get one I know my Mum will be massively hurt and upset as she's gone out of her way to get this crib out of the loft, get it a new mattress, repaint it etc.... so I don't want to hurt her feelings! I'm planning to just take the crib she's given us and see how it goes for a few weeks. If (as I think) LO doesn't like the crib (I keep reading babies hate moses baskets) and I'm finding it really hard to BF with it I'll order the NCT one and just have to somehow explain it's not working for us I feel really bad though.

My Mum has been so lovely to me since I've been off from work, she rings every couple of days just to see how I am and really seems to be getting into the swing of baby stuff which is nice. I still haven't approached the her not being in the delivery room though with her as it never seems the right time to mention it and I don't want to just throw it into the conversation! OH keeps pestering me to tell her but I'm really nervous.

I haven't started packing my hospital bag yet but do have a list from my antenatal class. So far I've brought 2 nursing nighties, some maternity pads and some disposable knickers - however think I'm going to just buy some cheap ones from primark as they look so uncomfy and scratchy and see through!! So will just have a look in primark for some knickers I can chuck afterwards. I'm also planning to take in some makeup, I hate not having a bit of foundation on as I'm so pale and have crappy skin that I look awful without foundation on!

 

[nuttynicnak]

I've got the olive and Henry range that you've got pictured. Looks gorgeous in the cot etc. well I think so anyway, plus there's money off most items at the minute.

You're all do organised with your lists! I'm shocking and haven't even thought about which bag to use let alone what will go in it.

It's getting really close now though.