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[smawfl]

Hey smawfl

I'm planning for the 2nd sept That was the date according to lmp. Scan obviously brought it slightly ahead! To be honest, as it stands... When babas ready!! What do you think, should we change it? My change my signiture also!

Glad you're enjoying getting the nursery together!! I love spending time in there!! I just need some non-bio washing liquid to start pre-washing clothes!!
It's all go!!!

Me too, apparently Asda has Fairy non-bio washing power on offer at the moment!

It's up to you! I'm the same - I think my LMP due date will be more accurate, but I've stuck to scan date as it's sooner

 

[gaiagirl]

Hey ladies...just sitting at the clinic having my GTT. Just drank the nasty juice now waiting for blood and urine tests and TWO hours!? Ugh no fun.

Nursery looks good, although the color is a bit darker and a tad bluer than we expected. It's a good thing he's a he and that we are accenting with white and teal/turquoise! I think they will go well together. Once the fumes have aired out a bit we will get the crib in there and see about measurements for the wall decal. I think we are going to order one of those white vinyl tree decals to put on the wall by the crib.

I also started sewing the patchwork blanket I'm making. Haven't sewed since high school and I must say so far so good!

I can't wait to get the closet organizer and change table in, I have SO many baby clothes to wash and put away they are all piled up on my guest bed and driving me nuts! I can't imagine putting anything in there with the smell of paint though, so that may have to wait awhile...

For baby clothing I am using soap nuts to wash. Have you heard of them? They're basically organic nuts from India that literally are soap. You put some shells in a muslin bag and throw in with clothes, etc and they suds up! Super cheap (same shells used several times), organic and totally chemical free. I use them often and love them.

 

[smawfl]

Hey ladies...just sitting at the clinic having my GTT. Just drank the nasty juice now waiting for blood and urine tests and TWO hours!? Ugh no fun.

Nursery looks good, although the color is a bit darker and a tad bluer than we expected. It's a good thing he's a he and that we are accenting with white and teal/turquoise! I think they will go well together. Once the fumes have aired out a bit we will get the crib in there and see about measurements for the wall decal. I think we are going to order one of those white vinyl tree decals to put on the wall by the crib.

I also started sewing the patchwork blanket I'm making. Haven't sewed since high school and I must say so far so good!

I can't wait to get the closet organizer and change table in, I have SO many baby clothes to wash and put away they are all piled up on my guest bed and driving me nuts! I can't imagine putting anything in there with the smell of paint though, so that may have to wait awhile...

For baby clothing I am using soap nuts to wash. Have you heard of them? They're basically organic nuts from India that literally are soap. You put some shells in a muslin bag and throw in with clothes, etc and they suds up! Super cheap (same shells used several times), organic and totally chemical free. I use them often and love them.

Good luck with the GDD! Let us know how you get on!

I think we'll be adding some sort of wall decal too once we know the gender. I quite like the quote ones. DH is convinced baby is a girl so is contstantly calling to bump and calling it "princess" (and wants some sort of decal saying princess) so it would be quite funny if it turned out to be a boy!!

 

[seaweed eater]

Mini how cool about the Olympics never been to an international sports event like that! It must have been crazy! BTW of course we are interested in what you are up to even if you're not pregnant

Gaia, congrats on double digits...and FSB congrats on the one month countdown! How crazy!! It really does feel like it's flying by, except somehow when I think about my own countdown how is that possible?

Congrats to everyone on the nursery progress, too. We are still collecting things slowly but finally now at the point where we are actually ready for baby! Oh, except for installing the car seat. And washing everything. To be honest I'm not sure at what point I will feel comfortable washing, but it will need to get done before baby arrives. I suppose I should just do it...at least the bedding if not all the diapers.
Still missing some big furniture pieces though, so we are not really close to being done. But nothing absolutely essential.

Gaia I had never heard of the soap nuts...how cool! Will have to look into that.

The meeting with the doula was good! As I expected, it was fun to go into detail about things I've been thinking a lot about recently. That will continue this weekend as we go to the first session of our birth class. Have been working somewhat obsessively on my birth plan...thought I'd finished it yesterday but now I think I may start from scratch again I don't know why I'm being such a perfectionist about it. Guess it feels like the one part of this whole thing I can control!

Hope everyone is feeling well.

 

[smawfl]

Just had my 32 week midwife check. All ok but baby has managed to wriggle round and is now breech! Not a cause for concern until 36 weeks so s/he has plenty of time to turn yet.

She let me feel the head.. so weird but very cool!!

Blood pressure, urine and iron levels all ok. I'm measuring fine too, just above the 50th centile line.

She took some bloods just to make sure my itchy arms and bump is nothing untoward and said it looks like prickly heat and probably nothing to worry about.

 

[Pusscat]

Hi everyone, seems everything is moving along well for everyone

Smawfl - hope baby turns the right way for you soon. Do you have an exercise ball/birthing ball? A bit of light bouncing on that might help. I think that might have helped my baby go head down.

Seaweed - glad the doula meeting went well. Must be lovely to have that kind of support.

Gaia - the test sounds horrible. Did you get the results or do you have to wait?

FSB - my goodness, so excited for you, so near to meeting your baby

Mini - glad you enjoyed the Olympics. I'm going on Saturday, can't wait!

I'm seeing my midwife later today to find out my most recent blood test results. Nervous to find out what my platelet levels have done But excited as well as I can now say my baby is due NEXT MONTH!! YAY!

 

[HanyouMama]

I am so excited I just ordered some nursery furniture ( The crib, the mattress, and a changing table) and got a great deal on it all! Im pretty excited about it!

I hope everyone is doing well!

 

[smawfl]

Morning Ladies!

It's (almost) the weekend!

Pusscat - Yep I do have a gym ball. Will be bouncing every night! Pilates instructor also said having the ball infront of me while I'm on my knees and leaning over the ball is supposed to help too. Fingers crossed.
How was your midwife appointment? Did you get your results?

Hanyoumana - what furniture did you order?

What is everyone up to this weekend? I've got my baby shower tonight, then tomorrow seeing the girls from uni for a relaxing weekend, can't wait!

 

[Pusscat]

Morning Ladies!

It's (almost) the weekend!

Pusscat - Yep I do have a gym ball. Will be bouncing every night! Pilates instructor also said having the ball infront of me while I'm on my knees and leaning over the ball is supposed to help too. Fingers crossed.
How was your midwife appointment? Did you get your results?

Hanyoumana - what furniture did you order?

What is everyone up to this weekend? I've got my baby shower tonight, then tomorrow seeing the girls from uni for a relaxing weekend, can't wait!

My appointment went very well. My platelets have come back up a bit so I'm really really happy about that! All the fruit and veg is doing the trick! Looking more hopeful for a birth centre birth

Sounds like a lovely weekend you have planned smawfl! Hope the baby shower is fun! I'm off to see some athletics at the Olympics tomorrow. Once we're there it'll be great, it's just the getting up at 5am that I'm not looking forward to! Then got dh's parents coming on Sunday. They're bringing a cot which I bought off eBay but which they very kindly picked up as it was where they live! It fixes on to the pram, so looking forward to having a play with that.

Han - can we see a picture of your furniture? So exciting to get it all picked out isn't it?

Happy weekend everyone

 

[HanyouMama]

I am still waiting for the actual furniture to be ready for me to pick up since I had it shipped to the walmart, but here are the links to the pieces I got
This is the crib and mattress:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Graco-StantonCrib-with-BONUS-Mattress-Espresso/20933043

This is the changing table:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Graco-Lauren-Espresso-Changing-Table/8466716
I will not be putting the wheels on this.

It is nice to have some of the pieces picked out. We still have to clean the in-laws stuff out of that room and clean it up before we can set anything up.

OH! I dont remember if I mentioned it but we have named our little guy His name is Logan Randall

 

[seaweed eater]

Evening, ladies so glad it's the weekend!!

Smawfl, glad your tests all look good and you're measuring well hope baby gets back to vertex soon, but as you said it doesn't seem worth worrying about until 36 weeks!

Pusscat, that's great news about your platelets! Really hope you can have the birth center birth you want.

So cool that you're going to the Olympics tomorrow!! I love watching athletics. I'm sure the speeds/heights/distances look even crazier when you see the athletes in person. Let us know how it goes!

I'm pretty excited to be able to say I'm due "next month" too

HM, great furniture and I love the name you've chosen, too! Is it nice to have that decision made? I think I felt better once we had the name more or less decided. We don't really refer to him by his name yet, though.

FSB just wanted to say I cannot believe how close you are to term!!!

I got to see a lot of baby today...had a scan and then my first weekly NST. Both went great, baby is measuring about average, 5 lb 3 oz. We didn't get any great pictures of him but the comparison with his earlier 3D photo is funny:
https://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q178/tamarkreps/3dcompare_small.jpg
Same baby!!

This weekend we're finally starting our birth class, and I think we'll try to install the carseat so we can get that checked in plenty of time (hopefully) before we have to use it. Other than that I'll probably be working through a lot of the weekend...starting to feel some pressure to get things done so I can make sure they're in a good place when baby comes.

Hope everyone has some fun weekend plans. How are we all feeling?

 

[ds0910]

WOW great pics seaweed!!

Just wanted to drop by and say, WE GOT A CAR!!!!! YAY!! It's not the same one we were looking at to begin with as they sold that one the same day we looked at it, but it is the same year make and model with the same miles on it. Just a different color, which we actually like better!! So baby DS got his first present from Mommy and Daddy! Now this way when he turns 16 and starts asking for a car I can just be like, "Hey, we already bought you a car. You can buy the next one." LOL j/k
Oh and had a great shower! Got lots of great stuff. Just a few odds and ends we need to get now. And the nursery is almost all painted! Should be finished tomorrow, Monday at the latest, then we can get the carpet put down and set it all up. EEEKKK!! So excited! Hope all you ladies are doing well. Must get back to nesting now lol

 

[smawfl]

Pusscat - glad your appointment went well and your platelets have gone down How was the Olympics? You picked a great day, bet the atmosphere was brilliant!

Hanyoumam - lovely furniture

Seaweed - Love the scan pics!! That's amazing how they can tell the weight, do they give you an estimate birth weight too?

DS0910 - congrats on the car

 

[seaweed eater]

Congrats on the car, DS! And so glad you enjoyed your shower!

Pusscat, was thinking of you yesterday while watching the Olympics on TV...what an exciting day to go! Hope you enjoyed it.

Smawfl, the weight based on the ultrasound is not super accurate -- at this point it's probably +/- a pound at least. It's just based on some formula combining the different measurements they take. But it's something! They don't give an estimated birth weight, though, no. I think they are gaining a little less than half a pound a week from now on...that would mean about 8 lbs at 40 weeks. Another way of figuring it is by percentile, Munchkin is about average right now so I think that translates to around 7.5 lbs at birth? Anyway, as long as it's within that range I'll be pretty happy!

 

[Pusscat]

The Olympics trip was great and it's true we definitely got tickets for the right day! We were there for the morning session so saw Jessica Ennis doing her long jump and javelin. And then saw Bolt, very briefly! The atmosphere was great and it was a great experience. We were sitting right next to the flame so got some good pics to show our daughter when she's older of her as a bump next to the Olympic flame! I've attached a photo of our view of the flame from our seats. As you can see we got there pretty early! Got a bit uncomfortable on the hard seat towards the end and also had to walk a long way to get the tube which really made my back ache. But all worth it for the experience!

Han - love the furniture and a really nice name I think you're the first to announce their name decision on here? We've got our name decided but keeping it a secret from everyone, even you ladies, until the birth :tease

Seaweed - I love looking at the difference between your 2 scan photos. It really shows how baby has chubbed-up and love his cheeky face! How did the classes go? And did your get lots done? Hope you had a productive weekend!

DS - congrats on the new car! And glad nursery is nearly sorted Have you gone for a theme?

Started my baby laundry today! I've been waiting for a sunny day so that I could hang it out to dry but I've given up and just had to hang it around the house. I've washed all the bedding etc, including the moses basket covering and the carrycot sheets. Even though it's only blankets, it looks lovely hanging up Looking forward to doing the clothes and then being able to organise the wardrobe properly! It's looking like it might stop raining later this week so might wait until then.

Baby is still really really active, which I'm kind of surprised about as I thought when they started to run out of room their movements slowed down a bit. But she is still doing MASSIVE stretches and wriggles that can be very uncomfortable. It's all a good sign though and shows I've got a good strong baby, it's just freaky to see and feel!

Got my special anniversary trip/babymoon on Wednesday. Can't wait for my mum-to-be massage and being able to use their pool

Hope everyone else is doing well. Shh - how are you getting on with your special diet? Hope you're not missing the sugar quite as much now that it's all left your system?

 

[seaweed eater]

Wow, what a cool picture! Looks like you had amazing seats! It's nice that you are on leave now and can get some rest after that adventure.

Glad you are having fun doing laundry...I'm sorry you haven't had a sunny day though. We have plenty of sunshine here...wish I could share!

That's great that your girl is as active as ever. Mine has slowed down a bit, I think. I still feel him as often but mostly just his hips shifting around, or small movements against my belly with his limbs -- not as many big kicks or stretches anymore. Yours must be a little athlete!

The class was good...I guess not as much so as I'd been hoping. The teacher didn't seem as well informed as I expected, and she also seemed a little closed minded. Everything she said was consistent with what I've read and the way I've been planning; I guess it just rubbed me the wrong way. I wouldn't choose her as my doula, but that's ok because she's not my doula! I'm glad to have someone I connect with better for that job.

Met a big deadline yesterday so it's back to procrastinating this morning even though there's something else I'm supposed to finish by tonight! Trying to tell myself it's ok to take things slower at this point.

Hope everyone else is doing well.
FSB, congrats on full term!!!

 

[gaiagirl]

Well, my friend who was carrying twins had her girls last night. At 34 weeks...they are 3 and 4lbs ish...in the NICU currently. Everything seems to be good but she hasn't seen them yet, so I hope she gets to today!

She lives a couple hours away and I'm hoping to go see her Friday afternoon...

So crazy! I guess she developed pre-eclampsia and had an emergency C. Shes still pretty out of it...

 

[seaweed eater]

Awww...that's small for 34 weeks! I'm sorry to hear about the PE, and that she hasn't seen them yet, but glad they are all ok!

 

[gaiagirl]

Thanks! I think for twins at 34 weeks it's pretty average, but one was 4lb14oz (so almost 5 I guess) and the other was 3 something...which was becoming a concern too because one was gaining more weight than the other...

 

[seaweed eater]

Ah, right, makes sense that twins would be smaller.