***January Jellybeans***~ 35 BABY GIRLS & 23 BABY BOYS BORN ~***

[Fraggles]

Morning all, I would advise 2 bags. One for you and one for baby. Im only taking newborn outfits as I have long and lean babies and 0-3 dont normally fit for months in our family.

 

[naomicourt]

I'm having a planned c-section. I was gonig to pack my bag the day before but now im thinking maybe i should pack a whle before just in case i go into labour on my own? anyone else having a planned section?

I have a planned c-sec for the 3rd Jan but hope to be done packing by early december just in case!

I find that baby is more active in the evenings too and they do seem to follow this same sleep/wake pattern once they are born!

Oh no Naomi, I was hoping you weren't going to say that. How was it with your daughter?

Well......................just been to the toilet and had a touch of blood, not sure where its coming from as I have a water infection, told OH and gonna keep an eye on it! If I get anymore then I will of course go back to hospital But I dont know if its from placenta or just on the outer bits as im a bit sore....... dont know what to do!
Just dry wiped and there wasnt anything there so who knows!

Sar, How are you doing today?

My daughter was always most active between 20:00-23:00 and this was her most wakefull time when she was born.

hi, no more blood this morning, just on wiping through the night, i told OH that ive nearly done my 24 hours if as if i went to hospital. Still not sure where its coming from as looked with a mirror and cant see any blood or cuts!

Glad the bleeding has stopped Sar.

you might not need the blankets in hospital, our hospital were really funny about using our own blankets (fear of them getting mixed up with their washing and going missing) ask your midwife next time you see her about them. Take some socks for baby, we didnt pack any and when Luke was dressing Phoebe ready for the ward she asked him where the socks were.

For you, take plenty of pants and pads in but other than that you sorted. You might want to take some nice toiletries in to pamper yourself with

How big is your bag. Naomi? Mine just seems to be out-of control huge and my list is pretty much the same as yours. Maybe I need to put my cotton wool balls in a smaller bag as they take up a lot of space.

Its a mini suitcase. I have put all of baby's things in the baby's changing bag. I think its best to keep it seperate.

 

[smiffy85]

Morning ladies!

Welcome to the new jellybeans who have come on since I last posted.

I am using the hipp organic list too for my hospital bag but I have written my own from it. I've packed the baby's bag with clothes and nappy changing things but just got my things in a pile in his nursery as I have bought them. Bought my labour nightie yesterday from matalan. Just a big normal one then I'v got one for after I have him that you can unattach the straps for breastfeeding. I think you can overpack but I always do when I go away for the weekend or holiday so there we go!!

Just watching strictly come dancing from last night that we sky plussed and I am so loving Gavin Henson!!!! Lol! xxxxxxx

 

[sar35]

In a funny kind of way Anton does it for me lol, he's lovely

 

[smiffy85]

Lol think Gavin distracted me so much I haven't remembered to post half the stuff I was going to!!

Sar I hope everything is ok my love, glad the bleeding seems to have stopped and thanks for the pic comments! I love the panda hat too, my little sister got it for him and its so soft. My mums friend was taking the pics and she got some great face shots hehehe! I always am a bit expressive when I open presents

And I meant to post a bump pic for you all to see. Cos I think my little fella has dropped in the last few days as I seem to have a lot more pressure 'down there' when I go from a sitting to standing position and I am waddling more lol!

 

[smiffy85]

In a funny kind of way Anton does it for me lol, he's lovely

Yeah I know what you mean lol! Kinda like the way I had a bit of a thing for simon cowell once and I had no idea why hehehe!

O another thing I forgot to ask you all (lol baby brain) is has anyone else legs started to turn into a blooming road map? My veins on the back of my left thigh are all poking out and it looks gross!!!! I hate it! x

 

[LittleMrs]

hi, no more blood this morning, just on wiping through the night, i told OH that ive nearly done my 24 hours if as if i went to hospital. Still not sure where its coming from as looked with a mirror and cant see any blood or cuts!

I hate to even say it but....piles?

Hi disneydancer thx for reminding me about this thread..havent posted here in a while..how is everybody doing? I will try to get on a bit more but at the moment trying to keep busy to stop myself thinking about b-day

milamummy - so glad you're back, I was using your pregbar because we're due on the same day.

Morning all, I would advise 2 bags. One for you and one for baby. Im only taking newborn outfits as I have long and lean babies and 0-3 dont normally fit for months in our family.

I'm expecting long and lean too but the newborn sizes say 56cm and I'm expecting that as a minimum - do you think I should take a few newborn as precaution? Or do you think she'll be ok in oversized clothes for a couple of days?

I like the idea of using the baby's changing bag for the baby's things - I was just worried about them being funny about me having several bags. Are they generally ok about it at most hospitals? Maybe I should go for a second look around so I can ask.

 

[jms895]

Wow you lot can chat!

Naomi my list is same as yours tho i have 2 bags one for baby one for me

Great bump Smiffy!

I am off next week

 

[sar35]

no def not piles, gonna get OH to inspect later!

 

[emilyp83]

Hi! I've not posted here since 1st tri. My due date is Jan 18th but have been struggling with threatened labour since 26 weeks so just crossing my fingers we can get as far as possible with the bun still in the oven. We're sticking on team yellow although every time I have another scan it gets more tempting to find out the flavour.

Looking forward to getting to know everyone here.

 

[sar35]

Hi! I've not posted here since 1st tri. My due date is Jan 18th but have been struggling with threatened labour since 26 weeks so just crossing my fingers we can get as far as possible with the bun still in the oven. We're sticking on team yellow although every time I have another scan it gets more tempting to find out the flavour.

Looking forward to getting to know everyone here.

oh no! hope your baby stays in a bit longer for you, what happened?

 

[emilyp83]

Got an infection which set off contractions, spent 10 days in hospital and have now come home but still getting the contractions now and again. I had to promise I'll go back once they get to less than 10 mins apart so they can check me over again. So that meant I had another night in last week but the good news is that although my cervix has softened and shortened it isn't dilated at all so should be ok for a bit longer.

 

[jms895]

Emilyp

 

[MrsR32]

Hi, can I join you girls? I'm expecting fraternal twin boys on 31st January (although I'm unlikely to go beyond 17th Jan at 38 weeks).

Had a scan this week and they're apparently growing well, both estimated at 2 pounds, 7 ounces and they're both head-down so I'm on course for a natural birth which I'm thrilled about! My bump is measuring 38cm so I'm pretty much the size of a full-term singleton pregnancy already!

I'm suffering with bad hip-pain which I'm getting physio for but apart from that I'm feeling great, really enjoying my pregnancy at the moment.

I hope everyone else is feeling well, I need to read back through all the posts to catch up with you all now.

xx

 

[Mom 2B]

What an AWEFUL, HORRIBLE NIGHT.

Between the back pain, restless leg syndrome and feeling like it was 800 degrees in my bedroom i think i only got at most 4 hours sleep. I feel like poo and my 2 yr old decieded not to sleep in today! Lucky me!!!!!

Hope you all had a better night adn day than me. I was soo hoping to not need a nap today and get a ton of stuff done while my daughter was napping. Looks like thats not goign to happen now!!!

 

[mum2be2011]

hey ladies, just noticed that you are in here thanks to a lovely lady who directed me to here to you all

Was wondering if any of you are experiencing this as well. As my bump keeps feeling tight and aching i'm 31 weeks (docs say i'm 31 weeks monday but i've worked my dates out and it comes to saying i'm 31 weeks saturday)
My bump seems to ache and feel right underneath but it seems to of crept to the side LO is moving about fine and she keeps giving me some good kicks.
xx

Hi its ok, glad you found us. Take it the link worked ok.

LittleMrs - with the socks I never gave them a thought with the baby grows having feet in them. Luke (OH) looked very confused when the midwife asked him if he had any socks.

 

[mum2be2011]

Welcome to all the new Jellybeans cant believe how many new people have joined over the last couple of days.

On a happy note from me for once, a good friend of mine from baby group had her 2nd baby yesterday. A lovely little daughter that they have named Lilian. She was born at 4:24am and weighed 6lb 5oz, a little sister for Seth who is 14 months old and a little friend of Phoebe's.

 

[smiffy85]

Yay for new babies!

I'm currently sat feeling very sorry for myself. After having been in contact with my OH all wknd when I've been at mums I presumed he was ok and things would be good between us when I got back. But I got back about 1ish this afternoon and went for a hug and ended up sitting on his knee but didn't get much response. We have sat watching the grand prix together and he said iv done nothing but talk dribble since I got home - pardon me for trying to make conversation - basically apart from talking about the race he has been mr monosyllabic with me yet again. When the race finished he disappeared upstairs to read and I went up to unpack my wknd bag in the bedroom he was in. He pretty much ignored me until I tried to cuddle up to him when I had finished at which point he put down his book and said 'What?' I said maybe he might want a cuddle seeing as we hadn't seen each other all wknd and he shrugged and said he had nothing to say. So I left him alone and am now sat downstairs on my own crying. I don't know what to do....am I being too needy or something?!? I was looking forward to getting home to see him and now I want to run away to mums again....

 

[jms895]

Welcome mrsR32

Yay mumtobe, fab news!

Smiffy

I been so hormonal and crying all day

 

[LittleMrs]

Yay for new babies!

I'm currently sat feeling very sorry for myself. After having been in contact with my OH all wknd when I've been at mums I presumed he was ok and things would be good between us when I got back. But I got back about 1ish this afternoon and went for a hug and ended up sitting on his knee but didn't get much response. We have sat watching the grand prix together and he said iv done nothing but talk dribble since I got home - pardon me for trying to make conversation - basically apart from talking about the race he has been mr monosyllabic with me yet again. When the race finished he disappeared upstairs to read and I went up to unpack my wknd bag in the bedroom he was in. He pretty much ignored me until I tried to cuddle up to him when I had finished at which point he put down his book and said 'What?' I said maybe he might want a cuddle seeing as we hadn't seen each other all wknd and he shrugged and said he had nothing to say. So I left him alone and am now sat downstairs on my own crying. I don't know what to do....am I being too needy or something?!? I was looking forward to getting home to see him and now I want to run away to mums again....

oooooh that makes me mad! You've got enough on without him acting like a child too. I'm sorry, this is obviously the man you love. What has happened? Is it his friends? Have they been doing that thing that men do where they tease each other but it usually strikes a nerve and we spend weeks clearing up after them (you know the one 'ball and chain won't let you do what you want' - that took two weeks and a mini-break-up to sort out - or 'under the thumb' every time he decides to do something nice or 'whipped' every time he makes a cup of coffee or takes his turn doing the washing up etc etc). I think you're handling it all very well, smiffy, I'd be screaming and shoutng and tearng him a new one. It's probably just a stage he's going through but if he knows you're sat downstairs in tears because of his behaviour and he's doing nothing then he's the one in the wrong, not you. Please don't be upset - you really haven't done anything wrong.