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[Hann12]

That is sooo cute Eve - she's going to make a good sister, until he is a bit older and she realises she can bully him!!

 

[Hann12]

Hann so glad your appt went well!! Glad baby is engaged! Now you can just chill and wait :]

Thanks - its weird but now I know that all is looking good and I'm having some signs I'm chilling out more. I've waited 9 months so another couple of weeks is fine. I'd prefer the baby to come out when its ready.

 

[Aaisrie]

Hann I swear that would be my top piece of advice for labour! Be chilled!! :] I'm so chilled... I still don't have a hospital bag LOL I ordered some reusable sanitary towels today though! :] Need to order some reusable breast pads toooo

 

[Hann12]

Reusable sanitary towels?! That sounds slightly wrong! You are very earth conscious. They would be the last thing I'd want to see again!

My NCT buddy who is the first to give birth came home today and we are going round tomorrow to meet the baby. I am so excited!!
I'm also having pains again and the babies bum is literally poking right out of my tummy. Quite funny, think I'll miss my little tummy monster when it comes out!

 

[melissasbump]

Oh wow so much to catch up on again!

Fifi, i think my baby is gonna be huge too, and im taking comfort in exactly the same thing as you, that bigger ones are easier to birth etc! lets hope so!

Caz, sounds like you had a lovely time last night with your friends. Loving sticky toffee pudding!
Sorry you had a rough time at the docs, its true they are rubbish at finding the hb, so please dont worry bout that. I had one doc who tried to convince me that my own heartbeat was the babys, i just humoured him! Your urine and BP etc sound exactly the same as mine, think its all quite normal at this stage hun. Dont worry for the moan, thats what we are all here for.

SB, Lovely pics of Katie!

Hann, re Victoria Beckam, apparently according to the Sun, she is having her section on 10th July. Sorry you had a rubbish night sleep again.
Your doctor sounded pretty useless today, ive just learnt to take everything they say with a pinch of salt now. Hope the MW appointment is better.
Great bump pic!

Sherri, great to hear from you, been trying to keep up with your news on fb, thanks for your birth story, you are doing fantasticly well! Colby is beautiful

Wez, sorry you got pulled over! Especially if you werent speeding, the cops , must have been bored! lol

BV, Sounds like you are really getting the hang of BF! Beautiful pics of Jilllian too! Glad you are getting some nice quiet time now

GW, Another gorgeous girl in Hailey, glad she is feeding so well, bless her

BBear, sorry your hips are so painful, im getting a bit of that too, doesnt sound nearly as bad as yours though.

Curlew, stop washing lol! You are showing the rest of us up!

Anna, thanks for your birth story, Flynn is lovely.

Foxforce, congrats again for the birth of Eliza

Eve, i think my parents are going to be the same as yours re this baby, 1st grandchild for my mum and stepdad who doesnt havent any children of his own, they are beyond excited!

Tor you are always on the go! Have a nice time with your NCT friends.

DM, Glad the BF is working for you this time around and hope you are feeling better

AFM, had a bit of a lay in this morning then went to pick up my prescription for meds and dropped it in to the pharmacy, then was naughty and had a mcdonalds wrap for my lunch. Just at home now waiting for my grocery delivery, thats as exciting as my life is getting at the mo! lol! x

 

[melissasbump]

Oh Hann just saw your update, glad the MW appointment was more positve than the doctors!

 

[Hann12]

Thanks Mel - if it makes you feel any better as I was reading your post I was chomping on some mint chocolate!!

Okay so just for fun for those that are team yellow left to give birth I'm going to predict the gender of the baby (yes I'm a bit bored but thought I'd see if I'm right!).

So:
Tor - Boy
Fi - Boy
Simmy - I was struggling with this one but I'm going for girl
Jenni - girl (can't recall if you found out now?)
Mel - girl
Caz - boy

I wonder if I'll be right!!

 

[Aaisrie]

Hann I want to use a cup when I'm not in birth pain anymore LOL But I use reuseable nappies so I can throw them in together. I've always been sorta hippy-ish but I think moreso since I've had Saraya because it's HER world I'm living in now, she's the one that has to grow up in it. But also because it's a money saver - on average over a childs lifetime [2-3yrs] of nappy useage it will cost around £1500 whereas using reusables will cost like £300-£500 depending on the nappy. In about 2mo of using the reuables we saved £100 [it obviously depends on how many nappies you use etc so it'll be different per child] so there's a BIG difference in cost. Did you know a disposable nappy put into a carrier bag that is tied [and some nappy bags unless they are biodegradable] it takes 500 years just to break down the bag before the nappy even starts breaking down and then approx another 500 years for the nappy to break down!!! SCARY!! Not only that it's actually illegal, although I doubt anyone would be charged lol, to put human waste into the bin meaning even with disposables you shouldn't be putting the poo into the bin LOL I've also found reusables hold the smell in more. Like with a sposie you can SMELL when a poo has been done whereas with cloth you can't plus they always smell worse. AND for those having boy babies the research done in one of the top labs in Germany has shown that using sposies on boys keeps the testicles too warm and that our kids born now who use sposies more than 20yrs ago will have fertility problems [that's just ONE issue with sposies]. It's just to show that it's not JUST earth friendliness but child-friendly, earth-friendly and money-friendly too!!!

 

[Hann12]

Thats amazing - I had no idea! I'm definitely using disposables to start with as I've never even put a nappy on but I will look into reusables in a couple of months, they do make sense.

 

[Blue_bear]

Yay glad you had a good mw appt Hann!

Mel - Sounds like you have had a nice hassle free day!

Eve - That is so cute of Saraya. And i agree with Hann about the re-useable sanitry towels..... :S

DM - You sound very positive today, i like it!

 

[melissasbump]

Hann, will be interesting to see if you are right! OH is convinced we are having a boy, (based on nothing i might add!)

Eve, you are so knowledgable about certain things, you should be a teacher!

B Bear, hassle free -boring! lol! I just cant be bothered anymore, judt waiting for my baby!

 

[fifi-folle]

Hmm Hann you have no idea how many midwives etc have predicted boy too, plus that's what I've been thinking since conception! Will be sooooo surprised if this lo is a girl!!!

Hadn't heard that research Eve about boys and disposables, makes me even more glad we are going down the reusable route! The resuables we have are all second hand, mainly from Gumtree or Freecycle. The Gumtree ones are hardly used at all, the Freecycle ones are being kept in reserve (apart from some brand new Smart nappies that were totally unused! I have the disposable pads for the first few days of meconium and as we'll be getting used to having a baby around I figure that little bit less washing will be good). I have also made reusable wipes from a really soft flannel sheet and towel. Still need to sew a wet bag though. Might do that this afternoon rather than sitting watching rubbish on telly!!! Sun has gone away now Mind you all I've been doing the past couple of days is sleeping and eating, hopefully storing up energy for labour!

 

[Aaisrie]

Hann if you've any questions you know where I am, plus 2nd hand nappies are a cheap and easy way to find out what works for you! If you look in the natural parenting section on here you'll get lots of advice too :]

BB after months of dealing with poo on nappies I don't think there's too much difference :] Plus I always find because my flow is so heavy that I need fucking HUGEEEEE pads and I hate the way they make me sweat because of the plasticy feeling of them

Mel I think I'm more of a zealous tyrant!! I'm major pushy about things I believe in or think to be a better alternative. Even my mum turned her nose up when I said cloth nappies and reusable sanitary towels!! I've just always been like this!! I always recycle when possible, I sort all my rubbish out and use all my bins. I even complained to my council about my food bin and the fact that we don't have disposible bags for them!

 

[Aaisrie]

Hadn't heard that research Eve about boys and disposables, makes me even more glad we are going down the reusable route! The resuables we have are all second hand, mainly from Gumtree or Freecycle. The Gumtree ones are hardly used at all, the Freecycle ones are being kept in reserve (apart from some brand new Smart nappies that were totally unused! I have the disposable pads for the first few days of meconium and as we'll be getting used to having a baby around I figure that little bit less washing will be good). I have also made reusable wipes from a really soft flannel sheet and towel. Still need to sew a wet bag though. Might do that this afternoon rather than sitting watching rubbish on telly!!! Sun has gone away now Mind you all I've been doing the past couple of days is sleeping and eating, hopefully storing up energy for labour!

I can try and find it for you if you want, it was on a blog about all the benefits of cloth and risks of sposies and the chemicals used in them - they use a chemical, can't remember the name off the top of my head, that was removed from tampons because it was connected to toxic shock syndrom but they still use it in nappies!! It also talked about the other chemicals used and what they were linked to.

There are 2nd hand nappies for sale on BnB too although the BEST place I've found for them is Cloth Nappy Tree - you get soooo many listed on there and really good prices and it means you can try different brands to see what work for you rather than buying new. Also in the natural parenting section here people will post about offers and stuff too! The best disposible liners I have found are the tots bots ones!

 

[fifi-folle]

Funnily enough I bought tots bots liners at the Baby show in Glasgow (they're a Glasweigan company) and treated myself to two new nappy wraps! OK I haggled and got them for £12!!
My Mum was also a bit taken aback when I said we were using reusables but when I showed her the new style ones she was converted. My brother and I were both raised in terry nappies and waterproof pants, thankfully things have improved somewhat!
I'm tempted by reusable pads and could easily sew my own but I think that can wait til the lochia passes and I'm settled into motherhood. Still hoping my cycle won't come back til I stop BFing (endo makes my AFs a nightmare pain-wise and they're really heavy too) but I have pretty strong hormones so guessing I might not be that lucky

 

[Aaisrie]

FF endo sounds awful! I hated AF because of pain and heaviness of it and after Saraya I didn't get a break between lochia and first AF!!! I got mine 3 weeks in :[
I just got a TB teeny fit in the post this morning and I have some newborn bumgenius too - the first bounty pack had a coupon for a free one [just pay p&p]. I also have a bunch of two-parters of nappies & wraps.

 

[gw76]

Eve - question for you, as our BF guru

Hailey still falls asleep at the breast - I know she is still "little"/young - she'll be a month old on Thursday which I can't believe! Anyway, any idea when she might last for one of those 45 minute feeds!?

 

[Aaisrie]

GW every child is SO different and will take their growth spurts a slightly different times. Saraya was never a sleepy baby and woulda nearly sucked your brains out through your nipples she had such a powerful suck on her! It was a nightmare trying to pop her off!! I *think* Imogen had a sleepy baby though so lemme check with her and get back to you because she probably has ideas on it!! If you want to speak to her yourself if you gimme your facebook I'll get her to add you?

 

[caz_hills]

Eve – your Mum sounds great and it’s lovely that she wants to spend so much time with her Granddaughter. So sweet what Saraya said when she woke up as well – kids are so cute!

Tor – hope you and the NCT girls had a good afternoon!

Hann – so glad the appointment went well – and great news on being engaged! So good to have a good appointment and know that things are going in the right direction!

Mel – your day sounds like mine! Very chilled and not really doing anything – it’s a good thing, they say we need our rest before baby comes! I'm really happy for you - it's great to hear your post and you sounding really positive since you saw the MW!

Hann – great idea guessing what us yellow bumps are having! Everyone, literally everyone, says I’m having a boy as I’m carrying 100% up front and literally am all bump! So you’re in the majority – I hope we find out soon!

AFM – I’ve literally done nothing today about from the food shop. I’ve lain on the couch like a big lump watching TV. Oh and just ate a jam doughnut….. what a pig! I’m writing off today then tomorrow will come back fighting! Lots of BH and twinges today which is nice.

It's wierd doing nothing for a day but I hope my energy returns tomorrow as we have part 2 (of 5!) of the Indian wedding in the evening!!

 

[Aaisrie]

Caz it's great but at the same time sometimes I feel like I have to fight to get my child back!! I want to hang out with her too LOL Oh wow part 2/5!!! Sounds interesting!!! Although you can't be bad to a lazy day!! Gotta love them!