Thanks for the reassurances ladies
I switched to decaf on getting my bfp-and tbh I don't mind at all as I prefer decaf tea taste and coffee does nothing for me! So decaf is fine! Drinking camomile as I type!
So this will be my second baby-and I prepared as much as you ladies for my DD 18 months ago-and was very glad! You don't want to need to get anything really in the first couple of weeks, but soon shopping is fun as I love buying my DD clothes and nice bits, plus in the first few weeks when your establishing routines, getting out helps your sanity
It really is beautiful, amazing in fact-but yes in between feeds and going to the loo, I learnt from my sister that sometimes I can't time getting ready right and by 1pm I was still in my pj's! So best advice I got was to put baby down in moses knowing she was fed etc and get ready-if she cries, let her cry. Before I knew it she learnt that time meant she needed to occupy herself. She also loved being outdoors. This is something you'll all learn and do in your own ways. Like I had a bedtime for DD, but never to this day had set nap times-she slept around my day and that way I never sat in missing things because it was her nap time. She'd sleep anywhere if she was tired-my sling/arms/pram/car/others arms/restaurant chair ha ha! Also my OH said he wanted to take her out to friends houses who had babies and children when it went past her 8pm bedtime. I was worried this would undo my hard work, but alas he was right and DD would not be affected and we often stayed out til midnight with her at friends houses, sometimes she'd sleep, sometimes she'd stay awake. But now she plays til we go home and it's only once a week or so. Oh also my DD taught me at only a few weeks old she likes her own space! Sounds simple to understand but not when she's screaming and your feeding/rocking/burping and wondering what they hell was wrong! I put her down before I was about to scream myself and she stopped immediately and went to sleep! It didn't always work but then you'll see that every day is different at first with a baby! You're both learning. Also remember if you do struggle that everything gets easier after 6 weeks
Hope you don't mind me waffling on about my experiences with my first born. Enjoy every second, and I REALLY missed feeling her movements, they were just for us to feel and share. (Obviously others felt but I mean those delightfully reassuring 4am kicks etc)..so hopefully ill experience those again very soon
I wonder if ill feel the same? I was soooo in love, but I thought I was having a boy-my intuition very wrong! So we chose DD's name after she was born.
I'm a bit weirded out giving names just incase people read my personal thoughts on here that are in my life...ie someone at work or something! But just call me A if it's easier
So here's a list of the top of my head I'd say make sure you have:
If breastfeeding, get an electric pump and bottles and steriliser (although next time round im just washing the bottles as normal as using boiled water to sterilise!) As I loved the fact OH could feed baby with my milk and I got a good chunk of sleep.
Muslins, swaddling blanket-and watch YouTube video on how to do it-I swaddled DD's arms but not legs. Sleeping bag if cold. Ewan the sheep! 20 vests and baby grows and lots of nappies. Oh and don't feel the need to change nappy at every night feed-you're told to do this but my friends and I were joking about how pointless this was as nappy hardly used and newborns hate nappy changes! So it just woke them up more and made them cry longer!
A little swinging chair/bouncer. Thermometer. Wipes. Cotton wool balls. Baby bath. Moses.
Can't think of anything more but you get the jist! Hope it helps
that's all P! Just generally funny icons. When I google it it comes up with creepy pregnant avatar people! Lol
I would move to Cananda just for that!!! 
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ah darn now I've gone emotional again. Hahah I have too many moods in too short a time 
