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March 2013 babies - we all have our beautiful babies :)
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That is quite the library!! I only have 2 pregnancy books and one on breast feeding and I barely read them.. They always have a scary section at the end of the chapter and as much as I try to skip over that part I always get sucked into reading it!
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MrsChezek - I loved Brain Rules for Baby, very interesting and informative. I didn't read the the Karp book about sleep (surprisingly, since I've read A LOT of sleep books) but I did read Happiest Baby on the Block by the same author, which I found pretty helpful - though it was also very repetitive and could probably have been half as long. Ferber is the 'controlled crying' guru. CIO or CC just isn't fore me, but if that is something you want to try, that is the book my pediatrician recommended (but hopefully your baby will be a great sleeper so you don't have to worry about it!) If, like me, you rather not do CIO or CC, I recommend The No Cry Sleep Solution. 
Oh, and if you like to read and plan to breastfeed, I highly recommend a kindle or other e-reader. It makes it super easy to read with one hand, so you can easily read while breastfeeding, I got SO much reading done that way!
Oh, and if you like to read and plan to breastfeed, I highly recommend a kindle or other e-reader. It makes it super easy to read with one hand, so you can easily read while breastfeeding, I got SO much reading done that way!
Wow i havent been on here in a while! My due dates been taken back to march 30th so i JUST squeeze into here gender scan is booked in for november 6th, im hoping for a wee girl as iv got a 2 yr old boy but either gender will still be a blessing xx im 15 weeks and already feel like a beached whale haha have started feeling wee jelly bean moving within the last few days so the fun parts are fast approaching. Is anyone else feeling like they have a stuffy nose/head? Have been waking up atleast once a night to clear my nose (read somewhere that its caused from pregnancy) am loving the bump pics will have to post one up some time hope everyones well
gender scan is booked in for november 6th, im hoping for a wee girl as iv got a 2 yr old boy but either gender will still be a blessing xx im 15 weeks and already feel like a beached whale haha have started feeling wee jelly bean moving within the last few days so the fun parts are fast approaching. Is anyone else feeling like they have a stuffy nose/head? Have been waking up atleast once a night to clear my nose (read somewhere that its caused from pregnancy) am loving the bump pics will have to post one up some time hope everyones well
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So appointment today went as well as it possibly could, and then the midwife asked if we were doing a quick U/S, if we were planning on knowing the gender, and I totally was like YES.
I slept so poorly last night, I was so anxious, and I kept getting these ideas that it'd just be better if we all knew, I'll still be excited either way and I'll still have motivation to meet Baby Bray (now nicknamed Brayby by one of my sisters, I love it!
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So, as soon as she set the ultrasound down it was the PERFECT potty shot....but Brayby was leaning forward and the little Buddah belly was obstructing the real money shot! We didn't see any definitive penis, but no vaginal stripe either....so even though I broke down to find out gender Brayby just wasn't having it...I guess it was Karma LOL
Midwife's guess would be girl, since boy bits are usually pretty obvious, but we could have been looking at scrotum, lol...so she said don't quite run out and buy pink or blue yet!
I slept so poorly last night, I was so anxious, and I kept getting these ideas that it'd just be better if we all knew, I'll still be excited either way and I'll still have motivation to meet Baby Bray (now nicknamed Brayby by one of my sisters, I love it!
).So, as soon as she set the ultrasound down it was the PERFECT potty shot....but Brayby was leaning forward and the little Buddah belly was obstructing the real money shot! We didn't see any definitive penis, but no vaginal stripe either....so even though I broke down to find out gender Brayby just wasn't having it...I guess it was Karma LOL
Midwife's guess would be girl, since boy bits are usually pretty obvious, but we could have been looking at scrotum, lol...so she said don't quite run out and buy pink or blue yet!
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Mrs AJ - Apparently, great minds think alike as my copy of the No Cry Sleep Solution just arrived today! It didn't come with the other books yesterday for some reason so it missed the photo opp 
I'm pretty sure I'm not into CIO or CC but I know there is SO MUCH buzz about this concept that I figured we should at least glance through it and see what all the hoopla is about. And thanks for the Kindle tip! I already have one (bought it for DH as a xmas present many years ago but none of his book series is available on it so he never uses it and therefore it's now mine) so I'll be sure to keep it charged 
Bray - how funny! I agree with Mrs AJ - Brayby figured you could use a little more time
Glad everything else was great!
Aimee - I had the stuffy nose thing from like week 11 to week 15 but it seems to have eased up now. I too read that it's normal. Hope you feel better soon!
Had my doc appt this morning and everything was good - heartbeat at 147
My doc was running late due to two emergency appts earlier in the day so I got to sit in his office and read all kinds of pregnancy mags for almost 2 hours. Luckily, I thought to bring snacks or I would have died of hunger as it was lunch time!! I got the script for my anatomy scan so now I have to call the hospital and schedule it for 20 weeks - yay!! 
And just for the record, I don't intend to read all those books back to back! DH is reading some and I'm taking the other half and then we'll chat and go from there. Also, skimming is allowed for certain chapters and or parts
I'm pretty sure I'm not into CIO or CC but I know there is SO MUCH buzz about this concept that I figured we should at least glance through it and see what all the hoopla is about. And thanks for the Kindle tip! I already have one (bought it for DH as a xmas present many years ago but none of his book series is available on it so he never uses it and therefore it's now mine) so I'll be sure to keep it charged Bray - how funny! I agree with Mrs AJ - Brayby figured you could use a little more time
Glad everything else was great!Aimee - I had the stuffy nose thing from like week 11 to week 15 but it seems to have eased up now. I too read that it's normal. Hope you feel better soon!
Had my doc appt this morning and everything was good - heartbeat at 147
My doc was running late due to two emergency appts earlier in the day so I got to sit in his office and read all kinds of pregnancy mags for almost 2 hours. Luckily, I thought to bring snacks or I would have died of hunger as it was lunch time!! I got the script for my anatomy scan so now I have to call the hospital and schedule it for 20 weeks - yay!! And just for the record, I don't intend to read all those books back to back! DH is reading some and I'm taking the other half and then we'll chat and go from there. Also, skimming is allowed for certain chapters and or parts
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Cute bump, Mrs Chezek, glad the appt went well!
I'd also recommend Dr. Sears' The Baby Sleep Book and Positive Discipline: The first three years (I think that's the name). Seems like a lot of reading, but I honestly did most of it while breastfeeding. I also read the Wonder Weeks, and while I like it, it is very repetitive and I feel like you can get the most useful info from the chart and from the website.
I'd also recommend Dr. Sears' The Baby Sleep Book and Positive Discipline: The first three years (I think that's the name). Seems like a lot of reading, but I honestly did most of it while breastfeeding. I also read the Wonder Weeks, and while I like it, it is very repetitive and I feel like you can get the most useful info from the chart and from the website.
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Bump pics! Adorable! I should probably do another of those. I always thought I'd do cutesy photos every week when I got pregnant but...turns out they just aren't high on the agenda for me. Shame!
I broke down and decided to get a doppler--sonoline b--last week. I ordered it off eBay and it came on Wednesday. It's so much fun to play with! I find that I can't get Nemo's heartbeat in the morning on an empty belly, but right after work it's ready to assist me
HB is still super strong in the high 150's and low 160's. I'm hoping with it being at the top end of the scale that the old wives tale is true and it's a girl!
I broke down and decided to get a doppler--sonoline b--last week. I ordered it off eBay and it came on Wednesday. It's so much fun to play with! I find that I can't get Nemo's heartbeat in the morning on an empty belly, but right after work it's ready to assist me
HB is still super strong in the high 150's and low 160's. I'm hoping with it being at the top end of the scale that the old wives tale is true and it's a girl!
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Me too, I'm absolutely loving my Sonoline B.
I like waking up and reaching over to grab it. I stuck a little box of tissues by the bed and the little tube of jelly sits perfect in the little slot top of the tissues. "Brayby's" HB is usually mid-high 140s that I get. Which must be right on because at our appt yesterday the midwife caught the HB @ 145. What a beautiful sound
I like waking up and reaching over to grab it. I stuck a little box of tissues by the bed and the little tube of jelly sits perfect in the little slot top of the tissues. "Brayby's" HB is usually mid-high 140s that I get. Which must be right on because at our appt yesterday the midwife caught the HB @ 145.
What a beautiful sound
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Went to the bluewater baby and toddler show today in Kent, it was fantastic, ordered a furniture set for the nursery, I am so excited!! Also bought some little toys and booties with giraffes on. I can't wait to find out the sex in a few weeks time so I can start buying gender specific items, they had so many things I wanted to buy which weren't neutral!
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I tried looking for baby shows/expos around me and there seems to be nothing in the fall. The only ones I'm seeing are in the spring which will be a BIT too late for me 
Anyone have any tips for finding one of those here in the US?
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