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[seaweed eater]

Woohoo a boy! This group is very boy heavy! I wonder if any of the yellows will turn pink!

Maybe it's because we're on the younger side? Smawfl I think yours will be pink

 

[Shh]

Oooh, another boy!! How exciting, now you can really get shopping!! I still think mine is going to be blue, but there isn't any reasoning behind that! My Mum thinks another girl!

 

[FeelSoBlessed]

Good morning ladies

Glad to hear everyone is well! So nice to hear from mini with such an upbeat attitude (we will all continue to wish you lots of dust) and congrats on team blue hanyou!

A quiet one for me! One week left until I break up so just continuing preparations; decorating, gardening, general nesting!! In the ideal world, I'd like to be finished with everything by the end of July - saving August for nothing but relaxation... Fingers crossed that this is achieveable and that I'm not being too naive!!

Have a great week and take care ladies

 

[smawfl]

Hi Ladies!

All good here too, having a tiring Sunday though and trying to relax a little!

I've bought quite a few of my bigger baby bits now (Mothercare had a very good deal on!) so have ordered my

Car seat
Isofix base
Cot
Matress

Need to get a dresser/changing unit and the pram now! Very exciting.

My friends wanted to throw a baby shower for me and asked what else i still needed so I said baby bath, changing mat and top n tail bowl. I felt cheeky asking for things but i know it's easier for them, also as we're team yellow they can't buy lots of outfits so these are practical things they can get us!

I've also pretty much got everything I need for my hospital bag too! Hitting the 30 week mark is exciting but also quite a bit milestone I think!!

 

[ds0910]

Hi ladies! Just wanted to drop by and say hello. Haven't had time to catch up with everyone but CONGRATS to Hanyou on the boy! Wow this year seems to be FULL of boys!
Well I just got back from the beach. We had a blast! And of course the whole time I was thinking about what it will be like next year when little man is with us! Starting to stress a little though because the nursery is NO WHERE NEAR done, but he will be sleeping in a bassinet in our room for the first few months anyway so I guess it will be ok if it isn't finished right when he comes home. That doesn't mean I will be happy about it though
Anyway, hope all of you ladies are doing well and your pregnancies are progressing fine, and continued baby dust to those still working on it

 

[seaweed eater]

Good morning all! :wave: Always fun to hear updates!

One week left until I break up so just continuing preparations; decorating, gardening, general nesting!! In the ideal world, I'd like to be finished with everything by the end of July - saving August for nothing but relaxation... Fingers crossed that this is achieveable and that I'm not being too naive!!

Ooohh so exciting...can't believe you are so close to maternity leave!!

I've bought quite a few of my bigger baby bits now (Mothercare had a very good deal on!) so have ordered my
Car seat
Isofix base
Cot
Matress

Need to get a dresser/changing unit and the pram now! Very exciting.

That IS exciting! We just ordered our travel system (car seat/base/stroller), which was our first big baby purchase. Still need a million more things, but, other than diapers, nothing I think we absolutely couldn't live without if baby were to come soon.

My friends wanted to throw a baby shower for me and asked what else i still needed so I said baby bath, changing mat and top n tail bowl. I felt cheeky asking for things but i know it's easier for them, also as we're team yellow they can't buy lots of outfits so these are practical things they can get us!

I think that's perfectly fine, especially since they asked you what you needed -- it's not as if you went up to them and asked out of nowhere. Here in the US it's very common to have a registry if you're having a shower, so people know what you want and what you already have...which is basically the same as telling people what you still need!

CONGRATS ON 30 WEEKS by the way!!!

Well I just got back from the beach. We had a blast! And of course the whole time I was thinking about what it will be like next year when little man is with us! Starting to stress a little though because the nursery is NO WHERE NEAR done, but he will be sleeping in a bassinet in our room for the first few months anyway so I guess it will be ok if it isn't finished right when he comes home. That doesn't mean I will be happy about it though

I'm glad you guys had a good time at the beach
Our nursery is nowhere near done either. I'm actually enjoying putting it together slowly...I think I would be dying of impatience if it were all done by now! Somehow the fact that the nursery needs some more time before it's ready helps to remind me that the baby does too. I wish it were September and both of them were ready NOW, but there's a good reason for him to still be in there!
I guess, though, I'm not that worried about it not getting done in time. We're not doing anything fancy with it (not painting it or anything) so I think we could probably get it finished in a weekend if we had everything together in one place.

I had kind of a weird day yesterday...had a few hours of what I'm pretty sure were contractions! They were kind of painful, but not regular or increasingly intense so I didn't really think it was real PTL. Called the doctor after a couple hours of them and she said to hydrate and rest and see if they went away, and they did. I'll start getting worried if it happens again, but to have it happen just that once was kind of exciting in a strange way.

Bought some more baby clothes last week...now that I'm allowing myself to buy things, it's all I want to do ever trying to accumulate things slowly and spread out the fun! I'm not feeling too big or uncomfortable just yet (knock on wood) so I think I have some more time before it gets hard to do things.

Do you all have a lot of doctor/midwife appointments coming up? Mine are every two weeks now and will start being every week at 36 weeks. I also have another growth scan in a couple of weeks because I'm high risk. What's the schedule in the UK?

Planning to talk to my doctor next time about labor and birth plan things...I'm looking forward to it. Also planning to ask him when he would like to induce, since it occurred to me that I probably won't be allowed to go past my due date due to being high risk. I'd much rather not be induced, but I can understand that there might be good reasons for it. Also, it sounds like some doctors prefer inducing at 39 weeks for women with chronic hypertension, even if it's perfectly under control, and if the baby's definitely going to be here early, I'd like to know that now so I can plan accordingly!

Hope everyone is feeling well today!

 

[ds0910]

Good morning all! :wave: Always fun to hear updates!

One week left until I break up so just continuing preparations; decorating, gardening, general nesting!! In the ideal world, I'd like to be finished with everything by the end of July - saving August for nothing but relaxation... Fingers crossed that this is achieveable and that I'm not being too naive!!

Ooohh so exciting...can't believe you are so close to maternity leave!!

I've bought quite a few of my bigger baby bits now (Mothercare had a very good deal on!) so have ordered my
Car seat
Isofix base
Cot
Matress

Need to get a dresser/changing unit and the pram now! Very exciting.

That IS exciting! We just ordered our travel system (car seat/base/stroller), which was our first big baby purchase. Still need a million more things, but, other than diapers, nothing I think we absolutely couldn't live without if baby were to come soon.

My friends wanted to throw a baby shower for me and asked what else i still needed so I said baby bath, changing mat and top n tail bowl. I felt cheeky asking for things but i know it's easier for them, also as we're team yellow they can't buy lots of outfits so these are practical things they can get us!

I think that's perfectly fine, especially since they asked you what you needed -- it's not as if you went up to them and asked out of nowhere. Here in the US it's very common to have a registry if you're having a shower, so people know what you want and what you already have...which is basically the same as telling people what you still need!

CONGRATS ON 30 WEEKS by the way!!!

Well I just got back from the beach. We had a blast! And of course the whole time I was thinking about what it will be like next year when little man is with us! Starting to stress a little though because the nursery is NO WHERE NEAR done, but he will be sleeping in a bassinet in our room for the first few months anyway so I guess it will be ok if it isn't finished right when he comes home. That doesn't mean I will be happy about it though

I'm glad you guys had a good time at the beach
Our nursery is nowhere near done either. I'm actually enjoying putting it together slowly...I think I would be dying of impatience if it were all done by now! Somehow the fact that the nursery needs some more time before it's ready helps to remind me that the baby does too. I wish it were September and both of them were ready NOW, but there's a good reason for him to still be in there!
I guess, though, I'm not that worried about it not getting done in time. We're not doing anything fancy with it (not painting it or anything) so I think we could probably get it finished in a weekend if we had everything together in one place.

I had kind of a weird day yesterday...had a few hours of what I'm pretty sure were contractions! They were kind of painful, but not regular or increasingly intense so I didn't really think it was real PTL. Called the doctor after a couple hours of them and she said to hydrate and rest and see if they went away, and they did. I'll start getting worried if it happens again, but to have it happen just that once was kind of exciting in a strange way.

Bought some more baby clothes last week...now that I'm allowing myself to buy things, it's all I want to do ever trying to accumulate things slowly and spread out the fun! I'm not feeling too big or uncomfortable just yet (knock on wood) so I think I have some more time before it gets hard to do things.

Do you all have a lot of doctor/midwife appointments coming up? Mine are every two weeks now and will start being every week at 36 weeks. I also have another growth scan in a couple of weeks because I'm high risk. What's the schedule in the UK?

Planning to talk to my doctor next time about labor and birth plan things...I'm looking forward to it. Also planning to ask him when he would like to induce, since it occurred to me that I probably won't be allowed to go past my due date due to being high risk. I'd much rather not be induced, but I can understand that there might be good reasons for it. Also, it sounds like some doctors prefer inducing at 39 weeks for women with chronic hypertension, even if it's perfectly under control, and if the baby's definitely going to be here early, I'd like to know that now so I can plan accordingly!

Hope everyone is feeling well today!

I'm on the every two weeks too. Next app. is Wed. It's gonna kind of be a pain when it goes to every week as my dr is an hour away I think they are going to do one more scan on me as well, though I'm not sure when they will do it. OH......anyone one else getting punched in the ribs now?!? It SUCKS!!!! lol

 

[smawfl]

I had kind of a weird day yesterday...had a few hours of what I'm pretty sure were contractions! They were kind of painful, but not regular or increasingly intense so I didn't really think it was real PTL. Called the doctor after a couple hours of them and she said to hydrate and rest and see if they went away, and they did. I'll start getting worried if it happens again, but to have it happen just that once was kind of exciting in a strange way.

Do you all have a lot of doctor/midwife appointments coming up? Mine are every two weeks now and will start being every week at 36 weeks. I also have another growth scan in a couple of weeks because I'm high risk. What's the schedule in the UK?

Planning to talk to my doctor next time about labor and birth plan things...I'm looking forward to it. Also planning to ask him when he would like to induce, since it occurred to me that I probably won't be allowed to go past my due date due to being high risk. I'd much rather not be induced, but I can understand that there might be good reasons for it. Also, it sounds like some doctors prefer inducing at 39 weeks for women with chronic hypertension, even if it's perfectly under control, and if the baby's definitely going to be here early, I'd like to know that now so I can plan accordingly!

Hope everyone is feeling well today!

Sorry to hear you had contractions but glad they stopped! I think I had a braxton hicks today! All of the sudden my bump protruded from the left and right simultaneously (as if baby was doing the splits! and lasted a few seconds. very odd!

My next appointments are:

32 weeks
34 weeks
36 weeks
38 weeks
40 weeks
41 weeks

 

[seaweed eater]

Yep, kicked in the ribs sometimes. I am pretty sure he's gotten a foot wedged in there at least twice. Not very much fun.

Wow, your doctor is an hour away? That IS a pain! Is the hospital where you're delivering that far too?

 

[ds0910]

Yep, kicked in the ribs sometimes. I am pretty sure he's gotten a foot wedged in there at least twice. Not very much fun.

Wow, your doctor is an hour away? That IS a pain! Is the hospital where you're delivering that far too?

Yes ma'am. So I will be having to have clear lines drawn of when to leave for the hospital when I think I'm in labor. Better get more attention and consideration than what I am getting now

 

[seaweed eater]

Wow...well good for you for being well prepared, definitely discuss the timing with them in advance! And yeah, I definitely hope whoever you can talk to about this is more helpful...

 

[smawfl]

Hi Ladies

How is everyone doing?

I had a really odd day yesterday. After lunch Baby was SO active and literally beating me up from the inside. After the mammouth movement session my bump felt really sore and tight - almost bruised even! Not sure if it was braxton hicks but it was quite strange!

I even said to DH - I'm not sure I'm going to be able to cope with labour! Eeek it's feeling quite close now!!

 

[Pusscat]

DS - good to hear from my due date buddy! I am very jealous of your trip to the beach! It's now a year since I was on a beach and probably going to be another year before I'm on one again! And like you say, it's going to be a hell of a lot different than last time! We're further along with our nursery and I'm happy to have most of it done. Still a few bits to organise and buy though, which I'm glad of as I don't know what I'll do if I run out of things to do!

Smawfl - ouch, that sounds painful! I don't know if baby's movements can trigger BH? My tummy is feeling sore at the moment too, around my belly button. The skin feels so stretched there. Shall we have a bump update? I'll attach a photo (32 week bump on Sunday.) Not seen your bumps for a while!

Seaweed - ow, foot getting stuck in ribs sounds awful!

I finished work on Friday and got very emotional when it was time to actually leave. I cried a lot! I think it all just hit me that this is actually happening and I'm getting towards the end of my pregnancy. And I don't think I realised how much importance I put into getting up and going to work everyday. I like my routines!

I had a good day today - went to my first ever mummy coffee and cake morning! We organised it through the pregnancy exercise classes I've been doing and it was really good. Hope they continue as I don't know many people in the area and think their support will be really valuable. All the ladies there today already had one child so it was very interesting hearing their experiences!

 

[gaiagirl]

Hi Ladies,

Glad to hear everyone is doing well, I am finally finished my crazy stretch of work and now on semi-holidays for awhile...working 2 days a week!

The job postings for science and math for September are slim pickings so I am a bit concerned about not having a job in the fall to take leave from. I still have a chance of getting something and there isn't much I can do but wait and see so I am not stressing, but the difference between having and not having a job is HUGE for me! Eeeek!

Still slowly collecting baby gear...going to pick up a bouncy seat and in bed co-sleeper from some lady today for cheap LOVE great used deals!

Really just need the change table, glider or chair for nursery, a monitor, stroller and car seat now! Also all of our cloth diapers, cloth diaper gear, baby bath, and other smaller things. I am having two showers though...probably both at the end of September so I am sure that will solve many of the issues!

This weekend we have rented a carpet cleaner and are cleaning the carpets in our house (fun!) and then next weekend DH is going to paint the nursery walls! Yay!

Here is my 23 week bump from over a week ago...

 

[smawfl]

Hi girls,love the bumps!

On my phone so not sure it this will work but here is my 30 week bump!

 

[gaiagirl]

Looks like a girly bump smawfl!

 

[Pusscat]

Lovely bumpys I can offer no theory on colour of bumps as I think mine is the opposite to the theory! What do you guys think? Does it look like a girly bump?

Gaia - think we were at the same stage of buying things when I was 23 weeks - still loads of time left!

 

[gaiagirl]

Pusscat it's not as high as I'd think for a girl but still higher than my super low little guy!

 

[FeelSoBlessed]

Loving those amazing bumps ladies! Glad to hear all is coming along nicely also - exciting times!!

Smawfl, how can I upload from my phone?

Have a great day all

 

[smawfl]

Loving those amazing bumps ladies! Glad to hear all is coming along nicely also - exciting times!!

Smawfl, how can I upload from my phone?

Have a great day all

You should just be able to add it as you would normally. Go to advanced reply then click the paperclip?