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oh gaia what great news! and happy vday dory!!

My sil is a photographer and really really really is pushing me to do maternity. she's gonna do hosp photos when he arrives and a newborn shoot. i'm also a photographer and did the same for her but i like being the one taking the photos, not in them lol.
 
Gaia I'm so pleased for you! What a relief!

Most likely doing maternity photos here. I hate the way I look but we had a lot of fun doing them with DS 1 so we'll likely do them again and of course tons of newborn photos.

Plus, my brother and SIL who have been TTC for what seems like forever are adopting a baby girl and shes due the same week I am so we'll probably take some "Cousins coming" photos and then take pictures of the babies together when they're here :D
 
https://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah279/rebeccarawson0312/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20160217_215115_zpsvu4ksihe.jpg

25 weeks and feeling it!
 
Thanks ladies, I feel like I can finally breathe again and enjoy the pregnancy. I am hoping the next 18 weeks are much better than the last!

Becy you look fantastic!
 
Beccy, you look great! And my bump is about the same size as yours, I think.

I went to the ob yesterday because I was have having pain. It was mostly in my upper belly/ribs. I was getting a bit worried about preeclampsia because I read that upper abdominal pain can be a sign, but my blood pressure wasn't high (100/50) and I did a urine sample as usual, and they didn't say anything about finding protein.

I'm not sure what the pain was, but the stomach pain eventually subsided last night. Now I have rib like pain on my left side, which is what I've had for a few weeks now. Anyone else struggling with rib-like pain?
 
not rib pain but bits of my bump will get sore, the other week the top half was so sore, yesterday the bottom half. :(


my bump from yesterday:

https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=930110&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1455887608
 
I took my son to gymnastics today and was chatting to another pregnant lady, I thought she wasn't much bigger than me and she's due at the end of this month! I feel so fat now!
 
Gaia - I'm glad to hear all went well at the scan! :)


I'm not having any maternity photos either, we'll do some nice photos at home once baby born (DH has a degree in photography and worked in the field before the hours/travelling became too much with family life), I think he's excited to get his fancy equipment out :haha:

Our pumpkin patch baby clothes arrived, they look so cute and tiny! I'm looking forward to my scan next week and checking that baby is healthy, hopefully they'll be able to check gender again so I can relax about having bought girly clothes!

Happy Viability to everyone who's reached it now! it's crazy to think when I reach it some of you will have reached third tri!
 
Not properly been oh here in ages, our internet goes live next week which should make things easier!

I'm really struggling with hormones at the minute :( I feel stressed and anxious constantly and so tearful all the time, it's really come on the past couple of weeks for some reason.

I hadn't thought about maternity pictures. I think I would like a couple of nice ones of me with bump as a keepsake but I definitely wouldn't go for a shoot with DH or anything like that. Are people booking the newborn photo sessions now? Where do you find a photographer? The professional studios are very pricey, I know there's a lot of talented people on facebook but wouldn't know how to find them?

Loving all the gorgeous bumps! X
 
Starlight, I haven't had the rib pain this time but with my son it was CONSTANT from 25 weeks on. I chalked it up to his positioning.

Tinkerbell, I've personally never used a studio. Like you said, pricey and so much less flexible with all the fun things you can do with different locations etc. I've always found mine on facebook either through friends or family. Seems like everyone knows a photographer. Maybe just put up a status seeing if anyone knows any photography students or aspiring photographers who would be interested and see what you get? :D
 
Okay a few questions, not sure if we've been over these before..

Where is good for maternity jeans? And how much maternity things do people buy?

Do people bother with buying the clothes specifically for breastfeeding?

Cot or cot bed? I'm thinking cot bed this time because my son outgrew his cot before age 2 then it was either waste money on a toddler bed and mattress for him to use for a year or so, or put him straight into a full size single which is what we did and he seemed way too tiny in it.

When do you get measured for nursing bras? Is it best to wait until after baby as boobs get a lot bigger don't they?

And what pushchairs are people buying? I'm thinking of buying another Babystyle Oyster for a travel system then switch to a decent stroller when baby is nearing one. Do people think they look okay, not too cheap or naff?

x
 
Great bumps!

I got maternity jeans online in George at Asda. I haven't bought tons of clothes, I probably spent about £150 as I got lots of things in the sales. I'm just going to wear everything loads, it's only for about 4 months so I didn't think worth buying any more than that!
I'm going to get a cot which converts to a toddler bed. No idea about pram yet.
M&s offers a measuring service.
 
tinkerbelle93 said:
Okay a few questions, not sure if we've been over these before..

Where is good for maternity jeans? And how much maternity things do people buy?

Do people bother with buying the clothes specifically for breastfeeding?

Cot or cot bed? I'm thinking cot bed this time because my son outgrew his cot before age 2 then it was either waste money on a toddler bed and mattress for him to use for a year or so, or put him straight into a full size single which is what we did and he seemed way too tiny in it.

When do you get measured for nursing bras? Is it best to wait until after baby as boobs get a lot bigger don't they?

And what pushchairs are people buying? I'm thinking of buying another Babystyle Oyster for a travel system then switch to a decent stroller when baby is nearing one. Do people think they look okay, not too cheap or naff?

x
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I got one pair of maternity jeans from red herring at debenhams, and another pair second hand off eBay. Any other maternity clothes I need I'll get off eBay - it's only for a few months so not worth spending money on.

I didn't get nursing clothes at all, I got loose tops and wore a vest underneath, pulled the top up and the vest down - I was comfortable feeding in public and didn't show any skin :-) I didn't even have maternity bras, but I'm not blessed in the booby department :haha:

Errrm, we got a cot bed with Xander and he's just moved out of the toddler bed when he turned 4 so lasted a long time for us. This time we'll get a cot because we have a 2 bedroom house and we need the space, Georgia will be sharing with Xander and will go into a bunk as soon as possible so they can have space to play.

We've got the armadillo flip XT from mamas and papas - mostly because it was half price because they've discontinued the fabric :haha:
 
Lovely bumps, glad I'm not the only one who is really feeling pregnant now. My bump has appeared from nowhere almost.

We have gone for a cotbed. I'd been eyeing the mothercare carnaby one for ages and it recently went on sale for practically half price. It is lovely and sturdy .

We've had our pram since the boxing day sales :blush: My Mum treated us to the Cosatto giggle in Toodle pip as it had a special offer with it. I can't wait to use it now.
 
Baby girl has been so active. Seems like she has finally decided to go to sleep now. Do your babies seem to have a schedule? Mine doesn't.
 
We're leaving tomorrow for two weeks in Florida. It'll be nice to get out of the cold! I'll try and keep up in here but probably won't be on as much so may not get to update the front page right away if there are any new gender announcements
 
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