March Munchkins 2017 - calling all March Mummy's to be:)

[mirandaprice]

Oh gosh, I missed a few days of updates and I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed trying to remember what to reply and to whom haha. So please forgive me if I miss someone

Seems like lots of boys for our group, nice to finally see some pink I can't wait until Thursday when I have my anatomy scan! My niece is pretty adamant I'm having a girl, and they say young kids are usually pretty good at knowing, so will be interesting to see if she's right.

I'm moving my son's old crib into my room and baby will go in that...will be hard getting my son to start sleeping in his own bed, but it's needed before new baby arrives, as I don't want to deal with him having no sleep on top on me and new baby being up half the night. I'm already having anxiety on whether I can afford to keep him in daycare while I'm on maternity leave as I think it'd be a nightmare with him home and demanding attention/getting into trouble while I'm sleep deprived and hormonal off just having a baby.

I'm waking up at least 5 or more times a night to pee which is driving me nuts...I'm so tired. I wake up exhausted since I'm not getting solid sleep.

And I'm almost certain I have a yeast infection now...I'm thinking I've had something mild off and on but it was coming and going so I shrugged it off..but this weekend my discharge quadrupled and smelled yeasty...so although it's gone now, will be bringing it up with my obgyn tomorrow and showing pictures...so I figured at least that way if it's disappeared again she can see what I'm dealing with.

I can't wait for all the scans coming up!

 

[PrincessTaz]

Miranda I've been worrying about being able to afford my nursery fees while on maternity leave too. He's going 5 days a week right now unless I have a weekday as my day off and then we have a mummy and son day but he loves nursery so much. I'm thinking of either reducing to 2 full days of 4 half days but can't decide what would work better. I am also looking forward to having more time with him though and it will be nice as he starts full time school in September and I won't be able to let him have the sneaky day off.
Hope you don't have yeast infection xx

 

[broodymrs]

For the uk ladies if you get childcare vouchers could you continue to buy those and drop your lo's hours so that the vouchers last longer but they're still in daycare? Thankfully our free hours kick in during Jan so we won't be paying anymore but I'm still going to get childcare vouchers so I've got a stash for when baby needs them.

Miranda-our challenge is getting rid of ds's dummy before ds2 arrives. That is going to be hard, he might have to go into dummy rehab 😬

 

[justplay91]

broodymrs, we are going to have the same issue getting our DS to give up his paci! We try to keep them to nap and bedtime, but boy he loves those things!

 

[TattyHead]

My appointment is at 11 Ellie, at least for this scan I'll be able to drink water so I'll hopefully get a better picture.
I hope we all have healthy little wrigglers!
I don't think I'll be getting much sleep tonight!!

 

[Oxygen7880]

I have a dummy addict here too! She only has it for sleep but is very reliant on it so I'm not looking forward to weaning her off it. Still need to potty train her too. She seems more ready and will sit on the toilet without freaking out now so during the half term break from nursery i am going to ditch the nappies and use knickers.

Regards the co sleeper cots, I'm hiring the bed nest too. Much more cost effective for me and don't have the hasstle of selling it when it's no longer being used.

 

[broodymrs]

I'm so thankful we're over the potty training hurdle. TBH it wasn't actually hard. I'd really recommend the 3 day method, I found it on baby centre and I actually made sure we had 6 days at home in case it took longer. He was about 80% of the way there after 3 days.

If anyone finds a good way for dummy weaning share it! Kind of makes me not want to use one for baby, but they're just too helpful in the early days!

 

[ttc bubby no2]

The 3 day potty training method sent me crazy both times I tried it. I think they were just too stuborn and I get frustrated easily. I'm hoping a girl will be easier to train as the boys weren't that easy!

I don't have to worry about childcare this time as DS2 finishes the end of the year and I will be able to send him to the schools vacation care for the summer holidays which is half the price!

Last time I kept DS1 in child care for 2 days a week to keep his spot as it would be hard to get it back when returning to work otherwise (although I didn't end up returning for a while anyway). It was nice having two days when I could get things done with just an "easy" baby.

I am looking forward to having both boys in school when bubs is born! One advantage of the big age gap

 

[PrincessTaz]

Good luck to the ladies with scans today

Broodymrs I weaned off the dummy early so easy easy really, just one bad night but 2 friends have done it at either Christmas or easter and said because they're big girls and boys now the elf or bunny is going to take the dummy away for abothering little baby that needs it and bring them a gift instead. It worked. Well for both of them and there kids never mentioned it again. They were aged 2 and 3 xx

 

[broodymrs]

Good luck to the ladies with scans today

Broodymrs I weaned off the dummy early so easy easy really, just one bad night but 2 friends have done it at either Christmas or easter and said because they're big girls and boys now the elf of nun yes going to take the dummy away for abothering little baby that needs it and bring them a gift instead. It worked. Well for both of them and there kids never mentioned it again. They were aged 2 and 3 xx

I've kept putting it off as he's such a bad sleeper that I didn't want to make that situation worse. We're going to Disneyland in November so I'm hoping that might be a good time while he's worn out and distracted. If not we'll attempt again at Christmas

 

[mirandaprice]

I stopped daytime use first, and after that night time wasn't too hard. I told him they were all gone and he didn't need them, the first two nights he woke wanting it, but after that he hasn't asked for one since. He occasionally sticks his little cousins in his mouth, but I tell him it's for the baby and he gives it right back

Potty training is something I don't look forward too..my son still hasn't gotten the concept of when he needs to go, just after he does. I've been peed on twice letting him go diaper free haha.

Hope everyone is well

 

[03babysquish]

I am definitely doing a co-sleeper. With my son I did co-sleeping, it was the only way I could sleep. I was constantly worried about him in his own room. I didn't transition him to his own bed until he was almost a year old. In which I was still paranoid, so I had a crib next to my bed for forever LOL. I was also a single mom at that time, and no one was bed with me. This time, I have a fiance, so I will be getting a co-sleeper that goes next to the bed. I am a worrier, so I know this one will probably be in the room with me till probably a year old. haha.

The funny thing is, my son is a fantastic sleeper. As a baby he slept in long stretches, and by twelve months he was sleeping 12 hours a night. He still sleeps like that.

 

[salamander91]

We're having a boy!

 

[mirandaprice]

Congrats on team blue salamander!

 

[elliecain]

Another boy here too!

 

[mirandaprice]

Congrats on team blue elliecain!

 

[bicornbump]

So many boys in this group!

Congrats to you both

 

[broodymrs]

Congrats Ellie and salamander

 

[sewing_mama]

Looks like we are team blue too! Lovely scan yesterday, the scan tech was not too sure as baby was a bit curled up but we think baby is a boy!

Quite a change for me after having a little girl!

 

[PrincessTaz]

Salamander, Elliecain and sewing_mama congratulations to you all on your blue bumps
Boys are definitely well in the lead lol.