July Sparklers 2016!

[MelliPaige]

Found out my date for 20 week scan!! 9th feb except ill actually be 19w3d im not complaining

How exciting! Mine will probably be around early March!

 

[ehjmorris]

Oh that sucks!

 

[tgrich]

Haven't been on lately I have been super busy but yesterday I went and had a private scan done to find out baby's sex and we are team blue. Hubby is super excited I was hoping for another girl but I'm glad he finally for his boy

 

[ehjmorris]

Haven't been on lately I have been super busy but yesterday I went and had a private scan done to find out baby's sex and we are team blue. Hubby is super excited I was hoping for another girl but I'm glad he finally for his boy

Congrats a little prince

 

[WantsALittle1]

Congrats on your blue bump, tgrich!

AFM, hubby finally broke down and wanted to know gender, so now I can announce--we are team

We are both over the moon. Also, my Mom had a dream, before I was even pregnant, that we had a second daughter. So now I think my mom is prophetic, haha

 

[Babylove100]

Yay congrats WantsALittle1!! Only 10 days till i find out!! Eeeeek I can't wait!!!

 

[WantsALittle1]

Ooo babylove so exciting, hoping it goes by so fast!

 

[MelliPaige]

I'm having big boy feelings lately..I have no idea what this kids will be..but I keep thinking he and him..and little brother for Leo.


Is anyone doing anything to prepare for labor? Last time I did sporadic walking and pregnancy yoga all through and at the end I drank earth momma angel baby pregnancy tea (I think it was called something about labor) and my mom juiced me some pineapples weekly late pregnancy and my little mister arrived on his due date with the easiest labor. Not bad for my first when in my family first babies are always late!
Im trying to do more walking and yoga but it's so cold out she inside I have a little boy to chase lol and it's hard to keep up with it..I forget!

 

[ehjmorris]

Yay congrats WantsALittle1!! Only 10 days till i find out!! Eeeeek I can't wait!!!

11 days for me its dragging on isnt it

 

[ehjmorris]

Congrats on your blue bump, tgrich!

AFM, hubby finally broke down and wanted to know gender, so now I can announce--we are team

We are both over the moon. Also, my Mom had a dream, before I was even pregnant, that we had a second daughter. So now I think my mom is prophetic, haha

Congratulations

 

[WantsALittle1]

Congrats on your blue bump, tgrich!

AFM, hubby finally broke down and wanted to know gender, so now I can announce--we are team

We are both over the moon. Also, my Mom had a dream, before I was even pregnant, that we had a second daughter. So now I think my mom is prophetic, haha

Congratulations

ehj, 10 days now right? Are you waiting for a private scan or a medical scan to find out gender? If it's a private scan, I'd break down and be moving that date up much closer haha They could definitely tell by now! x

 

[babydustcass]

Congratulations on the gender reveals ladies it's so exciting.
We had our scan today and they put me forwards three days so now I am due 23rd July I've attached a little pic from our scan. We know we're having a girl from the panorama test but I think she even looks very girly in her skull shape, I don't see a nub though lol

We also brought our pram this week, stokke xplory v4 in beige melange. I'm so in love cannot wait for it to arrive. I've been playing with this one in store for ages and it's the one we kept going back to. Love a new set of wheels

My 20 week scan isn't until the 5th of March, feels like ages away!

Mellie, I'm still working out, albeit gentle. Lots of power walking, crosstrainer, a little jogging and of course swimming. I really want to start a yoga classo or similar but just not sure where I'd fit it in. Never heard of pregnancy tea! I'll have to look into that one. I did drink raspberry leaf tea in the last 5 or so weeks of my last pregnancy, love that stuff and still drank it after.

 

[RedButterfly]

Any of you ladies going to baby wear? I wore my son straight from birth. He loved it. So will be doing the same with this one.

 

[SCgirl]

I baby wear with a SSC. We tried wrapping and DS hated it! I may try again with #2...
We have a Lillebaby carrier that is amazing- started wearing him in it as a newborn, and he still loves it at just over a year! Makes shopping a breeze however, I'm just getting to the point where his weight on my front is becoming uncomfortable to my belly

 

[tgrich]

I babywear my two girls I have never tried wrapping but might this time. Right now I have my tulas but I am hoping to try out a kinderpack since you don't have to use the inserts(I can't stand those). With 3 under 3 I know I will need to use my carriers a lot more

 

[RedButterfly]

We had a Boba to begin with but DS got too hot in that so then went for a ring sling but the tail was too long for me (I'm only 5'1) so we got a Calin Bleu. We both loved that. I then sold it �� as wasn't using it due to the weather so we were using the Beco Butterfly 2 (which we still have) and our Ellevill which we still have. As bubba is due July, I'm looking at getting a Wrapsody Bali Breeze. These wraps are too addictive!

 

[MelliPaige]

Yes! I wore DS and he loved it until about 6 months ago. I have a Moby wrap.

 

[dimmu]

We never used a pram with DD and won't be getting one this time either. Sling/wrap is just so much easier, especially when you live in a big city and rely on public transport. I had a manduca and still have it, so comfy especially when you cross the back straps. DH used a wrap but I never got on with it, he loved it and plans to use it again. I'm a bit worried of baby getting too hot in it in July but hopefully should be fine.

 

[RedButterfly]

When DS got too hot, I used to get a muslin, run it under cold water so it was damp and put it on my chest so his head was resting on it. Kept him lovely and cool.

 

[WantsALittle1]

So impressed with all of you ladies who are able to baby wear. I tried it with both kids, and it never worked for me. DD was a preemie and came home 4 weeks before my due date, so we were cautioned to watch her neck angle at all times and there was just no way to have her in the Moby where her neck wasn't hunched over, compromising her airway. I could never see her face to make sure she was still breathing. As she got older, she would just squirm the whole time and try to get out of the thing, and we gave up on it with her.

With DS we were soured on the Moby so we tried an Ergo but had the same problems, he would always sink down into the pouch and I couldn't see his face to verify that he was getting enough air. We gave up on that too

We've watched all the videos and even had a store rep demo a Moby for us, but our babies never sat in the carrier the way the babies on the adverts sit. They always show a tiny baby perfectly settled in the carrier, almost vertical, with the head turned to the side. Our babies would never lie like that, they'd always try to burrow down and curl up. I've tried securing it tighter and looser, but always felt like they were smooshed and not getting enough air. I feel so stupid for not being able to figure the darn things out!