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[smiley330]

Oh what an idiot!!! As if you would still take it! Is your hand feeling any better? Ahh I hope you feel better quickly, it's horrible when you feel that ill.

Ok, so whilst DS has been sleeping I have been looking at my list of baby things I want. Can someone tell me i'd be crazy to get this:

https://www.babycurls.co.uk/baby-products/wallaboo-footmuffs/wallaboo-footmuff-soft-blue/

1) - It is V.expensive!!! (although might be able to hunt one down on the cheap)
2) - The Sola came with the Truffle footmuff... so surely it would be un-necessary to get this as well?

BUT - How soft and cosy does it look???!!!!

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[CertainTurton]

Awww smiley - it looks soo cosy, I think I want one for me! but I must admit you do already have a foot muff....but what if it got dirty!? you would need another one wouldnt you!? Such a cute bump Love it! happy Papaya (although you will be sick of it soon...:haha)!

Steph - oh no so sorry you a rough! Is your hand blistered? I cant believe no one asked how you were! You can get a cream from the chemist called 'flamazene' and its brilliant for burns but im not sure if its ok in preg - the chemist would know. Also just for future, having very cold/icy water is bad for burns, its best to have cool/lukewarm water. Poor you Cant believe your doc, as if you would take it!

kbkb - thanks, I slept most of yesterday and then watched Titanic... Feeling a bit better today, Ive made it to work but dont want to be here!!

Thanks for the advice ladies, I will let you know what we look at. I def think we will go for the clip in car seat, but we wont be getting our new (not really new) car until mid jan so may have to wait until then in case it doesnt fit!!!

 

[smiley330]

Oh my gosh, Certain -I didn't even think about if one gets dirty....So what you're saying is that I should definitely get it??? Ok, i'll think about it for a bit longer....

Sleeping and watching Titanic sounds amazing! Glad you're feeling a bit better, hope you haven't got too much longer left at work now?! x

 

[steph1505]

Hey ladies!! Well i have called in my first sick day of 2nd trimester! I was up till 4am thinkin i was gonna be sick! Not good! Dont think im gonna go back til monday! Which does mean i wont make the xmas nite out on saturday but i prob wouldnt have felt up to it anyway!

Certain - thanks for the future advice! My hand is still agony but i put that down to the fact that no1 administered first aid and i was left to tend to it myself! How r u feelin now? Any better? Duvet and dvd days are great! Im watchin the lion king at the moment!

Smiley - u actually make me laugh so much! That footmuff is beautiful and no, u probably could get away with only having the one that came with the sola...but why risk it? better to be safe and sorry! I mean, do u only have one pair of trousers...no! U have other pairs for when the first pair get dirty! So yeh, i say buy it! How much was it?

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[steph1505]

I forgot to take a bump picture yesterday! But Ive taken one this morning so Ive attached it! Ive also taken some pictures of the swing we got Brandon loves playing with it & pretending to rock the baby in it haha!

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[smiley330]

Hello!!

How are you feeling now Steph? Glad you have pulled a sickie though, I think it's very much deserved!

Well the footmuff is .... *cough cough* .......£60.... *cough cough* It's totally different to the one that goes with the sola though - it's all fleecey and soft and the sola one is not quite like that is it. So essentially two completely different things!

We had our lunch at work today and exchanged secret santa presents. I totally forgot that I was supposed to be making tandoori chicken, so I had to dash to tesco's last night to get the stuff THEN had to leave it to marinade overnight... so was cooking the bloody stuff at 8.30am this morning before work!

Was v.yummy though!! x x x x

 

[smiley330]

Oooh Steph - lovely bump!!!!!! And the swing is amazing!! Looks so clean and like it's brand new! Love it!!! x x x

 

[steph1505]

Haha!! Yeah the Sola footmuff isnt fleecy at all! Haha uv got me wanting it now too! But seriously, it does look really good! It would be sooooo cosy when uz are out on a winters walk!

Have u showed OH it?

I feel rubbish! Brandons away for a nap so Im just lying on the couch feeling sorry for myself! Everytime I stand up, the room starts spinning! LoL thats no good is it? OH is worried im diabetic hes such a panic merchant! Im pretty sure Im just a bit run down lol!

Aw the swing is immaculate! And it still in warranty until July! Not bad! Dont get me wrong, I would never pay £100 for it, but I happily paid £40 lol!

Mmmm...and cooking chicken at half 8 in the morning! Sounds fab! LoL! Glad it was nice though! Thats good ur work does that kinda thing! Did u get a good secret santa present??

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[smiley330]

Have u showed OH it?

ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!

If I get it, I will buy it and then hide it... then tell him it either a) cost £15 or b) was a gift!!! Pahaha! Just not worth the moaning I think i've made my mind up - I am going to get it... just a case of when! I should wait seeing as there wont be a baby to use it for a while, BUT I would really like it now to set it up and look at it

I got a lovely scarf for my secret santa, which was a nice surprise! The old bat at work got me so I was expecting something crappy seeing as she hates me.. but actually is really nice! Bonus!

Ah my OH is like that, he's always the first to think something is more seriously wrong! Hopefully a bit of rest will sort you out, have you been getting enough iron? up your intake of green leafy veg to combat the dizziness just in case! Hope you feel better soon!!

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[steph1505]

Just say I sent it down with the carrycot

Haha! The conversations uz have in ur house must be so similar to the ones we have.... OH - "Does the baby need it?" Me - "No...but its sooooo pretty" hahahah!!

Maybe you could wait and see if it goes on sale after Christmas? I dunno if maybe that website will have a January sale? I was gonna say you could maybe talk someone into getting it as a gift but £60 is quite a present!

Yeah I was thinking I might be anaemic so Im gonna cram lots of red meat and leafy veggies into my days haha!

Awww thats good that you like your scarf! We normally do a secret santa in work but no one has mentioned it this year! And its probably a wee bitty late to get one organised now lol!

LoL im clearly in a photo taking mood but check out my poor wee hand! Its no where near as sore anymore but I think it looks quite bad! LoL if I was in work I'd totally be milking it haha!!

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[smiley330]

That is a good idea Steph! I'll just say I got a good bargain as it came with the carrycot!!! I wonder if I should get a cream coloured one, so that if any future babies are girls then I can still use it?? Or is cream a bit risky? Ohhh decisions!

Yep, that is exactly how our conversations go - hahah!!

Oooh your hand looks so sore!!! I'd never think that soup could do that much damage!

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[steph1505]

Ooooh talking about more babies already?? Check u out! Lets get realistic tho Smiley... if you do have another baby, regardless of whether its a boy or girl...ur gonna wanna buy a new one anyway

LoL yeah I kno...its cos the microwaves in work are like 1600 watts and I always cook things for waaay to long! Last time I do that I tell u! xxxxxxx

 

[smiley330]

Ooooh talking about more babies already?? Check u out! Lets get realistic tho Smiley... if you do have another baby, regardless of whether its a boy or girl...ur gonna wanna buy a new one anyway

LoL yeah I kno...its cos the microwaves in work are like 1600 watts and I always cook things for waaay to long! Last time I do that I tell u! xxxxxxx

Haha, well there wont be any more babies any time soon! But we've always said we'd like to have 2 now and then 2 a bit later on (when these 2 are at school or something) - So, yeah you are right... by then I will definitely want new everything!!

Blue it is!!

Ah, that is quite dangerous - I bet that will be the last time you do that!! x x x x x

 

[steph1505]

Awww thats a nice wee plan! I had always wanted four kids but I dont know anymore! I would definitely like one more though after this baby! But again, not for a few years!

Woo hoo! Go for the blue one! Im sitting looking at all the things on that website now...they have some really nice stuff!

UH OH!!!! xxxxxx

 

[smiley330]

I know, there is some lovely stuff on that website!! (Ooopsy!) x x x x

 

[steph1505]

Lol I think speaking to u girls will cost me a fortune! Haha! Constantly pointing out things that I want haha!

I just spoke to my manager there and told her i wouldnt be in tomorrow and probably not saturday either! She is so nice and told me not to give the place a second thought! Shes my department manager and she is actually really nice... its just all the other ones that are assholes lol!

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[smiley330]

Afternoon!!

Ooh Steph, so you've got a couple days off then - how are you feeling now? Hows your hand?

So... who's planning on breast feeding? Anyone planning on just formula? Was just thinking about this today. I tried BF with DS and we managed it for a couple weeks, but switched to formula as he was always so hungry and I just couldn't really cope! TBH - my heart wasn't really in it, which sounds like a terrible thing to say - but is true.

This time, I am planning to give breastfeeing EVERYTHING!! I really want to do it this time and am totally prepared for it

Anyway, was just wondering what all your thoughts were?? x x x x

 

[CertainTurton]

Hi Ladies,

Wow lots of chatter Loving the pics too - v.cute bumps and I love the swing! I want one!!

Smiley - yeah Im def planning on breastfeeding, I really want to give it a good go. Im already leaking so hoping thats a good sign! I can imagine it will depend on lots of things though. Sounds like your DS has turned out great on formula!

Steph - hows the hand? Im glad to hear you are taking some time off...by far the best thing to do! enjoy your PJs

AFM- I had my work do yesterday, was nice and got some lovely comments re bumpette. Really did miss the wine though as its known as a good free night out. I was only offered water too boooriinnng! Wore my heels...Oh my I am not used to those!! ouchy so tired today though - I dont know, I feel im getting old
Got my building party this eve, much more informal bring and share so should be fun...Im def feeling xmassy just 2.5 days left of work...bring it on!!

 

[steph1505]

Hey Smiley!!!

Yeah...the weekend before chrsitmas off! Ha...not very often that happens in retail! I genuinely am ill tho so I dont feel bad!

Hhhmm...breatfeeding ...im gonna be really honest with everyone here...

I really tried with Brandon! I was kept in hospital an extra day because it wasnt quite working and I was determined to get it right! This is gonna sound really weird and I dont know if all hospitals do this but we were given a chart of how a newborns poo will progress from meconium to whatever comes next. Well, they dont let you leave the hospital til babys poo has progressed onto the number 2 on the chart (pardon the pun!! )

Well, once we were home, Brandons poo went back to the number 1 on the chart so when the midwife came the next morning she did some tests and Brandon was dehydrated and she told me that basically I could keep trying but as it was a saturday, no breastfeeding specialists could see me til the Monday...or I could switch to formula! I persevered for the rest of that day but to be honest, I was far too stressed and OH made the decision for me and we switched to formula!

When I think back to the first few days of Brandons life, all I can remember is the stress and panic that I couldnt do it so me and OH have decided that we are just gonna go straight onto formula. I know some people think formula is the root of all evils but Brandon is a perfectly healthy, very smart little boy so it cant be all that bad can it? I would never, ever deny that breastmilk is the best...of course it is! And Smiley, I really admire you for trying it again but I just dont think its for us...i know that sounds so awful but I need to be honest with myself cos it just wont work this time if I dont put everything into it!

Sorry this turned into quite a long post but I wanted to explain my reasons for why im not trying again...

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[steph1505]

Hey certain!!

Awww glad u had a good nite at ur works doo! Mine is 2moro nite but doubt il make it! Haha only water? Did they not even offer u a wee glass of coke? LoL yeah Ive found that heels and pregnancy do not mix haha! Ur wee feet must be really sore! Tonights party sounds good too! LoL getting right into the christmas feeling...I LOVE IT!!!

Do u only have 2.5 days left til u stop for mat leave or are u going back after christmas? Regardless....its great u get christmas off!! xxxxxxx