January Jelly Beans 2014!

[Try Rocking]

No problem! I did add nipple cream on there, I forgot about it until just now.

 

[lian_83]

TR, thanks heaps for that list. I'll update the contents of my bag, though I still haven't bought anything for my baby other than baby wipes

Been seriously researching about baby's first bed and I think the cardboard box used in Finland is specifically designed for that purpose. I hope they give this box instead of the bounty bags which are not really useful imho. There are just not enough places to go shopping here in Australia and for first-time parents on a limited budget, it is really quite a daunting task. I've joined the auction at ebay several times for a moses basket or bassinet but I never bid above $70. I think I'm just not comfortable to pay more than that for a 2nd-hand item when a brand-new item is selling for the same price in the States.

Ikea carries a reasonable $100 cot plus matress but it just wouldn't fit our room, unless my husband starts sleeping in the lounge and we get rid of our bed.

Did measurements for our drawer and it is only 55cm long which might be too short for my baby considering I'm quite tall myself.

 

[despttc]

Yay. My b'day today!

Try rocking, that's a good list

Lucy, hope baby stays longer inside.

 

[Lucy529]

Happy Birthday Desp !!!!!!

Lian hope your able to come up with a solution we ended up getting ride of some furniture to fit the crib in the bedroom with us and got ride of a chair in the living room to make room for his swing/bouncer combo and playpen/bassinet

I've been in bed all of yest got up to shower and use the loo (as you ladies call it LOL) and it seems to help this little one he moves tons more I can't wait til toms apt to see if there's a change but Thursday us the deciding day

 

[Twag]

Happy Birthday Desp

Good luck Lucy I hope he gets to stay in longer and it is good news

 

[Leopard]

Popping my head back in, and holy smokes, the new layout design took me by surprise. It's a bit bright, but I think I could come to like it.

 

[melann13]

Lucy, here's hoping that Ivan has squirmed his way into a better position and can keep cooking slow-cooker style. And if not, at least the hospital is prepared for him and it wouldn't be a surprise early delivery. That way he can get exactly what he needs RIGHT AWAY. Make sure you put chapstick in your bag, it's one of the top complaints I've heard, even though it's super random.

Lian, I agree that everything is so expensive it can be overwhelming. DH and I saved up a good chunk of change before TTC, and our house is plenty big, but it's still crazy to look at spending thousands on everything. Fortunately here I've gotten pretty much everything second hand through a huge consignment sale and also Craig's list. We got our Arm's Reach Co-sleeper bassinet/playard for $95 on Craig's list. The beautiful thing about reused baby stuff is that most of it is BARELY used as they grow out of it so fast. I've also taken full advantage of Goodwill stores for maternity stuff. Just got myself another pair of fancy jeans (Motherhood Maternity $70 new) and a nice dress, also from Motherhood Maternity from Goodwill on Saturday for $6 each. I don't usually shop there for clothes, but maternity stuff, just like infant stuff, usually has barely been used. I definitely have more maternity clothes than I ever thought I would, but considering I only paid full price for a few things, I don't feel too bad. Good luck in your search for a good solution!

 

[despttc]

Thank you, Lucy and Twag

 

[wrightywales]

Happy Birthday Despttc hope you have a lovely day x

 

[wrightywales]

I love lists didnt realise how much until last night when i was adding to the list of clothes we have, after a friend gave us loads of girls 3-6 months and 6-9 months I think i have 6 list of all different things to do with baby. Clothes we have, Cothes we need, Hospital bag, Names, Baby list what we need (not clothes), Baby list what we have.
Thank for yours Try rocking

Well could be meeting peanut in about 8 wks if my consultants decide to induce me early which i think they will especially as peanut is so big already very much doubt they will let me go full term but will find out soon enough. I see diabetic consultant on Thursday and then my Gynae conultant again on Tuesday. not enjoying all the trips to hospital but glad they are keeping a close eye on peanut. Do have to say OHs mum is an star as shes been running me back and too when OH cant get the time off work shes been great

 

[vtjess423]

Happy Birthday, deptcc!! I hope you have a great day.

I just hit 29 weeks today. Yay!! Had my latest OB appointment last Friday and all seems to be well. I hadn't gained any thing since my last appointment but my OB didn't seem concerned as the baby seems to be growing. She mentioned that we'll do a growth scan around 32 weeks to check on everything. I'm very happy about that as with my first son, there were some growth concerns which turned out that he was just small and was getting what he needed and growing as expected. His small size was determined to be due to my high blood pressure. So I'm hoping since my bp has been more controlled this time around, this little one will be more average sized, though I didn't complain about having a small baby last time! LOL

Sorry your so bored, Lucy! I hope you find something to keep you occupied while you are on bed rest. Good Luck with your appointment tomorrow. I hope Ivan's showing progress so that he can cook as long as possible. I'm keep you both in my thoughts and prayers.

And wrighty, good luck with your diabetic consultant appointment. Hopefully you can get some good tips. And that's great that your OH's mum is so helpful!

I really need to get on the ball and figure out what we are going to do with our room. I would like to put the pack-n-play in there and let my bean sleep in there once he's born for a little while. But we have to rearrange some things before that happens. And our room really just needs a good cleaning. I'm just so tired and my son keeps us busy I don't have the time. I'm just going to have to make some time soon. And I should take a tip from you ladies and make some lists of what we have and what we need. We have a lot from ds1 but we also gave a good chunk of his clothes away so there will be some gaps to fill.

 

[Lucy529]

Jess happy 29 weeks !!!!

I ordered a pack and play to have in the living room so he can be in there with me or in high season when we have neighbors they won't be disturbed by crying. I have been debating about washing his clothes now or waiting? Def washing his crib bedding and blankets/sheets just to fold and organize it. I have more to rearrange but I will have to wait a bit on it.

I want to see what the specialist says on Thursday incase I need to get smaller clothing for him I only have a few newborn and most 0-3 months but since they say he'll be small I might need preemie but we'll see

 

[Lucy529]

Melann thanks we'll know Thursday if he can stay in a bit longer I would love for him to be in there til at least 35 weeks bc he can be born at our local hospital not over an hour away. But the specialist is making that call, he seems to be way more active these last two days so really hoping that's good news
Surprisingly I always have chap stick with me in my purse one or two tubes and tend to grab one when I go to the store my hubby usually takes them from me bc he works outside but thanks for the tip I'll make sure to gave dome with me

Wrighty good luck with the consultant, how big is lo measuring? I was told Ivan would be big too but not the case right now. Hope he has a growth spurt but not to big LOL

 

[vtjess423]

Jess happy 29 weeks !!!!

I ordered a pack and play to have in the living room so he can be in there with me or in high season when we have neighbors they won't be disturbed by crying. I have been debating about washing his clothes now or waiting? Def washing his crib bedding and blankets/sheets just to fold and organize it. I have more to rearrange but I will have to wait a bit on it.

I want to see what the specialist says on Thursday incase I need to get smaller clothing for him I only have a few newborn and most 0-3 months but since they say he'll be small I might need preemie but we'll see

Thanks, Lucy!!

I hope he has a growth spurt for you, Lucy! My son was only 5lb, 4oz at full term and I only had newborn and 0-3 with me as well when he was born. I thought he was going to be close to 7lbs according to my last sonogram. But nope, he was small which was attributed to my high bp. But anyway, my sister ended up running by the store for me to pick up some preemie clothes as even the newborn was HUGE on him. I think he wore preemie size clothing as long as an average baby wears newborn. He was in newborn for months, though.

 

[Lucy529]

I think Ivan will need preemie too but I don't want to buy much yet but I guess well see once he's here at least I have some clothes for a bit
I'm not going to buy anymore clothing for now tho

I just got a call from the OB dept at the hospital checking on me to see if I had anymore concerns about baby moving or any questions? Kinda took me by surprise never knew they did that LOL but I have my apt.nin the am and all seems ok right now it was nice to know that they're on top of things

 

[Acorn]

My first was 6lb 9oz and I still think she could have used a preemie outfit coming home. I have a newborn outfit for this one and found some really inexpensive preemie pants on clearance, so I will take those to the hospital just in case. She was in newborn for a couple of months at least. It's so hard to decide what size clothes to bring because they vary in size so much!

We started decorating the nursery this weekend, and by we I really mean my mom, ha ha. I came up with a design and helped her, but she really did most of the work. Here's a preview of the wall the crib will go on The rest of the walls are grey and I will have red accents. He won't sleep in the room for several months, but if I don't get it ready before, it will probably be a very long time before I do! Plus it's a fun part of the nesting process, ha ha.

View attachment Room.pdf

 

[Lucy529]

Ooh acorn I love it so nice .

My wall decals came in my hubby has to pick them up from the mail and then he and his nephew are putting them on the wall while I supervise LOL I did the same with the crib I just told them how to do it but I did hold some pieces up.

 

[wrightywales]

Melann thanks we'll know Thursday if he can stay in a bit longer I would love for him to be in there til at least 35 weeks bc he can be born at our local hospital not over an hour away. But the specialist is making that call, he seems to be way more active these last two days so really hoping that's good news
Surprisingly I always have chap stick with me in my purse one or two tubes and tend to grab one when I go to the store my hubby usually takes them from me bc he works outside but thanks for the tip I'll make sure to gave dome with me

Wrighty good luck with the consultant, how big is lo measuring? I was told Ivan would be big too but not the case right now. Hope he has a growth spurt but not to big LOL

She measuring on average 31 weeks HC was measuring 32 wks and the rest were close to 30 wks so she is big (really big headed lol) not sure if she will carry on growing at the same rate she is or if i get the GD under control it might slow down a bit im not sure still trying to work it all out but I hope she slows down so can be in there as long as possible

 

[Lucy529]

I hope she slows down a bit for you so she can cook longer for you

 

[melann13]

@Acorn, that's lovely! We didn't want to paint the room as we will most likely move once I finish my PhD, so we decorated with other things besides paint. Here's just one view. Everything is forest. We added more leaves and fun to the tree, but I don't seem to have the picture on my computer.