July Sparklers 2016!

[laughingduck]

I baby wore with my daughter. She was one of those babies who refused to be put down even while napping, so it was a life necessity! I used the moby wrap and babybjorn, and when she was older bought a used ergo carrier which never got much use but probably will for this one. Being a July baby this time, it may be too hot for the moby wrap!
Wantsalittle1 my daughters head used to flop all around when in the moby wrap. I just used one hand to hold her head when it happened. One handed was better than no handed! I also angled her off to the side a bit to prevent the inevitable sink/slouch down into the wrap lol. They can be a bit tricky to get used to for sure though! Here she is in the moby wrap.

 

[Hollynesss]

I plan on baby wearing, and I'm super excited! I hope my little one will take to it well.

My bump has really started to pop, I feel like its huge already!

 

[Miss Bellum]

Hi ladies hope every is doing well. I have received my NHS maternity card so officially pregnant! Looking forward to enjoying some free swimming now. I also got my 20 week scan date for the 25th Feb.

Tgrich - congrats on your little boy Kinderpacks get some really good reviews. I'm not much of a wrapper and not sure whether to give it a go or not this time. I'm quite keen on a Manduca this time as I like ones where I can cross the straps. The tula is lovely as well though.

Mellipage - Not doing anything for labor yet. With my first, I had no time to do anything so I'm hoping to actually have some maternity leave first this time.

Babydustcass - Congrats on the scan. Your pram sounds lovey.

Redbutterfly - I definitely plan on babywearing. Was a bit late to it last time but its so much easier than a pram half the time. A bit closer to my due date, I plan to go to my local sling library hoping to try a few different ones this time. I find slings a bit addictive too! Started with a karri me wrap, moved on to a boba 3g then a wompat (my fav) and finally a scootababy. Looking forward to trying some more this time round.


Scgirl - I carried my lg on my front till about a year and it got too uncomfortable. Does your carrier let you wear on the back or hip instead?

Dimmu - I love the look of the manduca and I am thinking of getting one. Were you able to use it from newborn without any problems?

Wantsalittleone - congrats on your little girl

Babywearing can be a bit daunting, especially if you don’t have anyone to help. I found our local sling library invaluable. They were able to give really good advice on how to use all carriers and you can hire slings out to try before you buy. Is there anything similar in your area?

Laughingduck - what a lovely picture of your daughter, looks so snug.

Hollyness - lovely bump picture. Hope babywearing goes well for you. Any ideas on type of sling you'd like yet?

 

[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

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

Haha yes 10 days now, it is private but they only do gender from 18 weeks plus it was only $65

 

[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

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

Oh i forgot to say that my mum also had a dream before I got pregnant too and it was a girl

 

[ehjmorris]

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.

I love the pram! My new one is the steelcraft agile pram in the creamy brown colour we are paying ours off tho because we have time

 

[Hollynesss]

I'm a first time mom, so I'm pretty clueless about the types of wraps and slings that are out there, lol! I plan on going to a store and trying out a few different ones to see what I like.

 

[RedButterfly]

I love the look of Oscha wraps. Especially the Starry Night Maui as it's my little boys legacy wrap but it was a limited edition and so expensive! In fact all Oscha wraps are expensive

 

[ehjmorris]

This is me at close to 17w on left and my son on right at 17weeks...

 

[ehjmorris]

I love those wraps! I am still yet to get some but not sure how good ill be at it lol i guess it just takes practice

 

[MelliPaige]

Early elective ultrasound! Get to find out what this little stink is Friday!

 

[ehjmorris]

Yay, will they be able to tell if your just over 14 weeks?

 

[MelliPaige]

Yay, will they be able to tell if your just over 14 weeks?

They said they've been 98.8% accurate at 14 weeks so far, and they've recently upgraded their machines so they're even more confident. I'm not going to go buying anything without 100% confirmation..but they have a 100% money back guarantee of they're wrong at birth so I see no problems with it haha

 

[ehjmorris]

Oh well thats good! Hey at least you will have a pretty good idea of what your having

 

[dimmu]

Hi ladies hope every is doing well. I have received my NHS maternity card so officially pregnant! Looking forward to enjoying some free swimming now. I also got my 20 week scan date for the 25th Feb.

Tgrich - congrats on your little boy Kinderpacks get some really good reviews. I'm not much of a wrapper and not sure whether to give it a go or not this time. I'm quite keen on a Manduca this time as I like ones where I can cross the straps. The tula is lovely as well though.

Mellipage - Not doing anything for labor yet. With my first, I had no time to do anything so I'm hoping to actually have some maternity leave first this time.

Babydustcass - Congrats on the scan. Your pram sounds lovey.

Redbutterfly - I definitely plan on babywearing. Was a bit late to it last time but its so much easier than a pram half the time. A bit closer to my due date, I plan to go to my local sling library hoping to try a few different ones this time. I find slings a bit addictive too! Started with a karri me wrap, moved on to a boba 3g then a wompat (my fav) and finally a scootababy. Looking forward to trying some more this time round.


Scgirl - I carried my lg on my front till about a year and it got too uncomfortable. Does your carrier let you wear on the back or hip instead?

Dimmu - I love the look of the manduca and I am thinking of getting one. Were you able to use it from newborn without any problems?

Wantsalittleone - congrats on your little girl

Babywearing can be a bit daunting, especially if you don’t have anyone to help. I found our local sling library invaluable. They were able to give really good advice on how to use all carriers and you can hire slings out to try before you buy. Is there anything similar in your area?

Laughingduck - what a lovely picture of your daughter, looks so snug.

Hollyness - lovely bump picture. Hope babywearing goes well for you. Any ideas on type of sling you'd like yet?

I used Manduca with DD from when she was a newborn, it has a newborn insert for that. I think it takes a little while to get the hang of it but once you do it's brilliant. I also came up with my own ways of buckling it up once I mastered it.

 

[Babylove100]

Here's my 16w bump pic, definitely popping out now!!

 

[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

Oh i forgot to say that my mum also had a dream before I got pregnant too and it was a girl

So neat how Moms can have a feeling about these things! So excited for you to find out if she's right!

Babylove, beautiful bump!

 

[Miss Bellum]

Bought myself a Manduca today! First major purchase for this baby (although I might see if I can get LG to go for a back carry in it). I've had my eye on it for a while and thought I might try to get a second hand one but Amazon are selling them for 64, bargain!

 

[ehjmorris]

How did you go melli?

 

[MelliPaige]

How did you go melli?

I'm snowed in and can't go, we're in a state of emergency because of ice and I don't want to even chance it.