Lucky thread

[AmyB1978]

Cupcake, you are braver than I was... we only dtd a handful of times during pregnancy, I was so scared and such a wuss! I didn't even think of the fact that we had sex with the bleeding, it was a few days later but you might be onto something... it's been really light so far and barely there.

 

[CherylC3]

Hey ladies up again thru the night uncomfortable and restless

Hey mrs d I do hope u are resting Hun...x

Bailey I thot u had maybe went into labour yest as u were very quiet..x

Amy aw sorry the bleeding has started again hope it stays light tho.. Yeh for Emily visiting hubby's work..x

Afm u kno I. Said my aunt bought us a baby swing, omg it's awful it's got a buzzing and clicking sound when the swing is on and the animal sounds wud scare the life out a child and the music is so bad I had to txt her to se if she had he receipt and now I feel really bad.. I just feel its a waste of money I mean we got a wee fisher price bouncer for £26 ad it's amazing. X

 

[AmyB1978]

Cheryl, better to let her know then to have it go unused. I am sure there are
Other things you need more than a loud and scary swing!

 

[CherylC3]

Aw I kno I'm going to call the store in the morning to see if I can change it over without a receipt, I mean I could swap it for a walker and a high chair or travel cot, do u think having Emily we wud need a bouncy chair and a sing chair?x

 

[AmyB1978]

Cheryl, it is going to depend on Leo. Emily has both but her bouncer seat is the baby Bjorn bouncer and doesn't vibrate or move unless she kicks. She likes her swing but doesn't love it and I wouldn't say we need it but some kids it is the only place they stop crying and others hate it so it really is going to depend on what he likes. Our swing was a hand me down from a friend otherwise I dunno if we'd have gotten one.

 

[CherylC3]

I've called the store and they will change it there's a bright stars quiet swing we're going to swap it for. X

 

[baileybubs]

Cheryl - glad they are swapping your bouncer, there's no point you having one you won't use.
I haven't even got a bouncer!! I don't wanna buy stuff coz I don't know what others might buy us once she is born.

Amy - I'm with you, I've not enjoyed dtd at all since about 16 weeks pregnant coz it was just too uncomfortable. And not coz of the bump either, it just felt uncomfortable! Although now I am almost 39 weeks I am thinking of seeing if df is wanting to try and see if any of these old wives tales are true lol! Plus I do really miss dtd!!

Well I think it's safe to say I am nesting! I have washed up, cleaned the kitchen, mopped, hoovered, cleaned the oven, and now I'm washing all Millie's clothes as well as sorting through my own for eBay selling lol!!

 

[CherylC3]

Aw bailey I just hate how we bought the wee bouncy chair we liked and my aunt pushed this huge and I mean its huge on us when we don't need 2...x

I'm with u guys sex has been awful thru pregnancy and we haven't done it for a few wks now..x

Welcome to my world bailey on the nesting I'm sat here not even washed my face but my house is spotless lol..x

 

[MrsDuck]

Good news they will change the chair, hopefully Leo will use the new one more than the scary one xx

Cupcake yay for dtd xx

Happy nesting ladies, I can't wait for your bubbas to arrive xx

Amy I'm sorry you had more bleeding and you are right sod the housework, I ventured to the shop with my mum earlier but I'm now pooped xx

 

[baileybubs]

Hope you are taking it easy mrs d!

Don't forget ladies OBEM is quite sad tonight I believe so don't watch it of you think it might upset you too much. I am still going to watch it, but I may regret it. I think it's brave of the parents to allow it to air and tell their story.

How's everyone's day been? Mines been strange! Our landlady is having our driveway redone so currently using the back door and there's lots of workmen outside my house all day lol! Then df's cousin asked if she could one round and see me, she got here at 3 an only just left lol, was really nice to have to company, she's been signed off work so think she was bored lol!

 

[baileybubs]

Oh and Cheryl I'm with you, my hair is just thrown up in and bobble and I wear whatever baggy clothes feel comfiest so I look a mess but my house is soooo tidy lol!!

 

[cupcake1981]

Hey bailey!

I can't decide whether to watch OBEM or not, think it might scare me b4 20 week scan and I'm scared enough if it as it is!

We have been pram shopping again today, we have looked at every pram in Portsmouth and Southampton now and I still don't know which one i want as they all have a draw back

 

[baileybubs]

Well I don't know exactly what they will show on OBEM coz I know the baby survives til 6 days old and had a condition that they had been aware of since the 12 week scan, but it won't make it any less heartbreaking or sad.

For your pram maybe think about what's the most important things for you. For me it was the size so it fit in my car and how easy it was to collapse and put all the bits together (as well as not too expensive lol!!).

 

[CherylC3]

Hey ladies :wave:

I'm avoiding obem this week don't want to see it so close to Leo coming.. We swapped our chair we got stuff we wud need down the line like a travel cot, a music toy thing tht sings and counts hubby played with it for half an hr when we got home and we got numbers for the bath a few teething toys and a swirl mobile for the car seat. Money better spent than tht noisy chair...x

Bailey ur right anything baggy is best lol..x

Cupcake I was lost looking at prams online and in mamas and papas but our pram we just loved it when we seen it and its compact its the joolz earth edition in navy blue with tan, u shud hav a look I think it's cheaper than an icandy. Xx

Hey mrs d and Amy..x

 

[baileybubs]

Aw that's good Cheryl glad you got things you needed instead of the huge noisy chair lol.

 

[CherylC3]

Morning ladies wots ur plans today?xx

I'm meeting my accountant to get everything sorted before Leo is here then just back home for a lazy day with hubby... Oh and my mum and dad is picking up my pram xx

 

[baileybubs]

Hey Cheryl,

Aw I hope you enjoy your nice relaxing day with dh. Make him do all your housework whilst you sit on the sofa relaxing!!

I've got my MW appointment at 10.30 then I'm gonna go eBay mad in hope of getting a few life pennies just to tide us over til after she's born.

 

[Tawn]

Morning ladies!

Cheryl, how exciting that your pram AND furniture are all arriving right about now! Must be like Christmas!

Bailey, did you end up watching OBEM yesterday? I don't watch it usually, so I wasn't tempted for that episode, especially right now. I can't believe you are 39 weeks tomorrow!?!?!?!?!? EEEK! Did your DF ever figure out his holiday time or paternity leave?

MrsD, I hope you made it through the worst of it and are on the mend now hun!

Amy, glad you are keeping a watchful eye on the bleeding hun, we need to make sure you are taking as fabulous care of yourself as you are of Emily!

Cath, COMMME BAAACKK! We miss you! And it is almost time for OPK watch, so I want to watch lines with you. Hope you are feeling a bit refreshed for this cycle hun, and ready to hit it as hard as you did last month!

TTC, where have you been hun? I hope you are slowly getting a bit better, even though it must be sooo difficult.

Shellie, did you start doing OPKs in the end? Are you close to O now hun?

Cupcake, I spend AGES researching and trying out travel systems as I had a very strict set of rules-- it had to be easy to collapse WITH the seat still attached, it had to switch modes from carseat, pram mode, buggy etc very easily, it had to be relatively lightweight, and I wanted it to be affordable cause I wasn't gonna spend a fortune on a buggy! So, after all that, this is what I chose:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Petite-Star-Complete-Travel-System/dp/B008HNZ03O/ref=wl_it_dp_o_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=36Y1WFN7V65TX&coliid=I1NVAKQ86GPCK0

It comes with EVERYTHING you could ever want or need, all included in the price, and it is so unbelievably simple to use, I absolutely LOVE it! It is sooo simple to switch modes and so easy to manuvure, put all the other ones I tried to shame

Here is a video that shows how it works (even though it isn't the exact one I have, it works the exact same) and there are LOTS of different colours etc if you browse around.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJncd3j0CS4

 

[baileybubs]

Hey Tawn!

You always sound so upbeat and cheery! I wish I wasn't such a misery at times lol!!

I did watch OBEM and it was sad but very inspiring to watch that amazing couple. I was scared of watching being so close to birth but I thought I'd be even less likely to watch it once Millie arrives.

Still no clue what's going on with df and work, he isn't entitled to paternity leave coz he started working there after I was already pregnant, and apparently he's only accrued one weeks holiday so he can only take one week when she is born and maybe take another week a month or so later, all depending when she arrives! He is allowed to be there for the birth though so at least that's something lol!!!

Your pram looks ace!!! I got really lucky with the one I found I think but I had similar criteria to you. The one that my mum had got from her friend for me was lovely and a Mamas and Papas too but it was just way too big for me (and for my little car lol!!).

And 39 weeks tomorrow I know, can't believe it!! I have gotten to the stage where people don't want me out anywhere on my own now so I'm always being asked if I need anything from the supermarket from my MIL, and my mum phones everyday to check on me. It's lovely, but I'm going a bit stir crazy so I am driving myself to MW today then nipping up to Asda.

 

[Tawn]

Awww hun, you are also 2 1/2 weeks ahead of me. Talk to me when I'm 39 weeks and it might be an ENTIRELY different story!

I am so glad he gets to be there for the birth no matter what! I was talking to my DH about that last week, and how awful that was that they were humming and harring about letting him go! So that is a huge bonus at least! Will he get to take that first week you and Millie are home as his holiday then?

And that is so sweet of your family, even though I can understand how it would get annoying. Every time I call my dad in the States (usually related to work stuff, so most days I have to give him a ring) he answers with "Are you in labour!?!?" Ummmm yeah, since I am only 36+2 that is going to get pretty old pretty darn fast lol!

But DH's parents are the only family we have really here in the UK and they never even call to check in. I doubt they have any clue I am full term next Tuesday or anything. So we don't really have any support, it will just be the two of us, stepson and baby, which is gonna be tough since I have SUCH a huge and close extended family back home that would want to be involved.

For example, (and don't get me wrong, I get on fabulously with DH's parents but SERIOUSLY!!) when we last saw them at stepson's birthday, I mentioned how we need to start thinking about our plan for when I go into labour. And MIL said "Ohhh well he will just have to rush home from work, won't he!?" And I said, of course he will, he has already told work that, but we need a plan of who is gonna look after stepson while I am in hospital as we don't have lots of options and stepsons bio-mum isn't interested in having him. And she answered "Well, I'm sure you'll figure something out"......... WTF? What kind of answer is that when they are the ONLY 2 family members we have in this country?!!?!