Mid June and July Firecrackers Group Due June/July 2017!

Mummafrog- absolutely!

I'm certain everyone will work out what works best for their child and theirselves :thumbup: I had never thought of using anything besides a crib with my first. Had it by my bed and all. It just wasn't natural for us and ended up being useless.
 
im changing my girls middle name to Bren. We are naming her after her older brother we lost. I'm so happy with our decision.
 
I'm so glad you decided and to honor your son like that. Truly beautiful. My grandmother politely asked me that if it is a boy I should use my dad's name either first or middle, and I was like as if that had ever been a question in my mind. Darwin for a boy or Arwin for a girl.
 
I was thinking of using one of these for the first few months (cuz I sleep in a queen sized bed, on my own): https://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp?productId=72927866 . And then moving the baby over to a crib, but that crib would still be in my room. Does this seem like a good idea? First timer of here who is hella afraid of SIDS.

Also, I remember co-sleeping with my parents til I was 5 or 6-ish. I'd usually fall asleep in my bed, but somehow wake up in their's.

I used one of those (different style) with my DD and was amazing. Then I started the transition to her crib and used it inside her crib until she felt comfortable without it. We have the crib in our room so for us worked great having her close to us every time.
Of course all this happened before the incident of cosleeping. :haha:
 
Thanks Dobby :) I'm definitely overjoyed with our decision. We already announced it to our family and friends with the name we previously decided on but we aren't bothered by it. They'll understand or they won't haha. There is freedom in not being concerned with what someone else thinks and doing what you think is best. I'm so in love with honoring her brother Brennon. Beautiful you have decided to as well :hugs:IMG_5956.JPG
And we are buying this little onesie :cloud9:
 
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Or this one. They are just too cute. There is also ones that say siblings, grandpa, grandma, uncle, aunt, etc
 
Mumma - Yes! I love that. I'm all for setting safe boundaries and allowing for choice within. I just know that my SIL was awful to my MIL bc she couldn't help her with her makeup or prom dress etc like the other moms. I just listen to the stories and go dear god that's going to me me 😬
 
Leson I just realized in your signature you're dealing with symptoms of hypothyroidism. Are you on synthroid?
 
I was thinking of using one of these for the first few months (cuz I sleep in a queen sized bed, on my own): https://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp?productId=72927866 . And then moving the baby over to a crib, but that crib would still be in my room. Does this seem like a good idea? First timer of here who is hella afraid of SIDS.

Also, I remember co-sleeping with my parents til I was 5 or 6-ish. I'd usually fall asleep in my bed, but somehow wake up in their's.

I used one of those (different style) with my DD and was amazing. Then I started the transition to her crib and used it inside her crib until she felt comfortable without it. We have the crib in our room so for us worked great having her close to us every time.
Of course all this happened before the incident of cosleeping. :haha:

That was my plan for transitioning the baby over to a crib too. : )
 
Weebles. When pg with my younger son they saw something off about one of his kidneys. She said that if it would not get better during pg he would have to have surgery when he was born. I got another scan later on and then everything was just fine :)

About sleeping arangement. Here we dont have nurserys, usualy homes are not that big that a spare room can be used as nursery. Ppl have cribs, cosleep or have those that are semy attached to the bed.. not sure what they are called. in the room.
Both boys were in a crib in our room untill 18 months or so. Maby just litle bit younger. But they slept in a crib untill two or more.
I kind of mixed things. I mostly used the crib, mainly cause that is how I was able to sleep better. I move away in my sleep and end on the brink, or sleep in one position and dont move, change, turn or anything and then wake up, sleep badly or something and feel off. But I sometimes fell asleep while breastfeeding and the baby and we slept like that for a while before I put them in their bed. Both boys woke up to feed during the night untill 7 months or so, 2-3 times each night. So sleeping between the feeds was just nessecary for me. But also usualy around 5, maby 4 in the night they often came in our bed and got to sleep there the remaining hours of the night. Also if sick or poorly for some reason they slept in our bed, and still do (age 8 and 5).
Now we are having twins so I do not see how I am going to breastfeed lying down like I did with the boys so I think it will be more just me picking them up, feeding them then back to the crib. We will just go with the flow.
But we have tried not to let them get used to us puting them to sleep.. ehmm. We from early on had rutine before sleep then put in bed, kissed and huged, then they were to sleep on theyr own. We never let them cry and while small took them up, cuddled and rocked abit but tried to let them fall to sleep on theyr own. It made some things easyer like if someone was babisiting, they just needed to do the rutine, put in bed and go out the room. I know many who still have to stay with theyr kids, lay in their beds and even massage them or rubb theyr back or feet for them to fall alseep even at the age of 9 or 10. I want to have my evenings for me.. they get theyr reading, they get hugs, kisses and litle cuddle even before I go out of the room, talk to them and such. But they fall asleep on theyr own.
 
Catalyst - That sounds so much like what I envision doing only the crib will be in the room right next to ours. I have similar reasons to yours too. Glad to hear it worked out for you, and fx it works for me too :).
 
Blessed - such a beautiful middle name, I'm so glad you're both so happy with it <3

We don't tell a soul our names, we guard them behind the gates of hell xD because I know how easily it could change and don't want it to be set in stone with everyone calling them something and then have to change it. Also we don't make the final decision before they're born. We decide a gender neutral middle name early on though, it still might change but usually honouring a family member etc.
With dd it took till day 4 I think before she had a name.. hubby's parents in particular were going crazy about it for some reason :haha:
 
Gonna read back and catch up with everyone but just wanted to say I had my scan on the 8th and found out I'm team :blue:! Still in shock :)!

Here's a pic of my little man. Now for names! I have no idea what to name him. Literally have no boy names in mind.
 

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Gonna read back and catch up with everyone but just wanted to say I had my scan on the 8th and found out I'm team :blue:! Still in shock :)!

Here's a pic of my little man. Now for names! I have no idea what to name him. Literally have no boy names in mind.

Nice pic. Congrats!
 
Pretty: Thanks! Do you plan to find out the gender or are you gonna remain team yellow?
 
Catalyst I like the bedtim routine. As a babysitter, I can vouch for it definitely helps. I babysat a theee year old and a a one year old and having those routines in place the kids were out cold. The only time they fought and cried(the three year old) were nights here parents were home and, unfortunately, dad worked long hours as a lawyer to provide their ritzy lifestyle and mom was a SAHM who was never home... ... like she didn't want to be bothered by her kids or something but didn't want to work either. Idk. So basically if they were home the kid would lose her poo because she wanted to be with them since she never gets to spend time with them.

Pretty can't wait to hear!

Aww aliko cute scan! are you thinking of getting a name book or app or just let it come to you naturally?

My next scan is in five days and I am praying baby cooperates so we can confirm the sex
 

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