MSE pregnancy club II

Fritha_2 · 30 June 2008 at 3:59PM

Congrat Honeybe, he's gorgeous!

Well done Kaza on the excellent bargain hunting, we bought our car seat at the weekend then had to take it back again as there were bits missing! We signed up for a Mothercare card at the same time though and got a fair amount knocked off so we were happy with that :-)

daisykate124 · 30 June 2008 at 8:11PM

Congrats Honeybe, i love it when pictures are posted and hes adorable

Pink_Princess_1 · 30 June 2008 at 9:00PM

Aw honeybe he is lovely - make the most of him whilst hes newborn - I cant believe how quickly its going - Ruby is nearly 14 weeks old and will not lie flat anymore she looks too little to be sitting up but screams blue murder when you try to lay her down:p

carol9uk · 30 June 2008 at 10:08PM

hi all, had ny first try at the blood sugar machine, tonight and did it wrong, thought i broke it, but asked a friend and he showed me how to do it. seeing someone about my diet and have a scan on thurdays, cant wait for that, it will be so different , as will be 35 weeks.

pollyanna24 · 1 July 2008 at 9:37AM

Fritha wrote: »

My moneysaving tip is don't grow a bump! I'm now 26 weeks and have just started growing a bump but I still don't look pregnant! I'm steadfastly wearing maternity clothes as they're comfier which leads me to an actual money saving tip:

Peacocks maternity! I'm wearing this top atm and it's so comfy, very generous size, extremely flattering and all fo this for only £6! :-) You can get them in some stores (Peacocks' website tells you which ones) or online :-)

Still working my way through the threads as I've been away for a week, but just wanted to say "Thank you!" I'm going to go to Peacocks and get a couple of these tops. There's no maternity in the few Peacocks nearest me, but bf works near one that does, so result!

I'm 24 weeks tomorrow and haven't booked antenatal classes yet. Rooted through all the information that the midwife gave me and will ring up today. Hopefully I'm not too late. Was looking on the internet yesterday and was not happy with all the bad press my local hospital has been getting for maternity. Watford is not good apparently for lots of reasons. Eek!

pollyanna24 · 1 July 2008 at 10:37AM

Phew! Read through all the threads since I went away. Slowly catching up.

My bubba is bouncing around quite a lot now inside me which is quite a funky feeling. He/she went to sleep for about 3 days on hols which freaked me out a little, but it might have been a tad too hot.

Starting to look at prams etc. Bf wants a combination one that has a basic frame which can be made into a pushchair for when bubba is slightly older, and then the carrycot pram bit that can completely come out so as not to wake baby and make life easier for ourselves. And also where the cat seat can fix onto the frame as well. Doesn't want much, does he? There is one in Mamas and Papas for £450, so just trying to see if we can find one that does what he wants for cheaper.

Booked my 4D scan for 18th July when I will be 26 weeks and cannot wait! Will also find out the sex at the same time which is mega exciting.

My_Fathers_Daughter · 1 July 2008 at 10:42AM

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Harding 1985 - 9 June
barriefilms - 9th June
jenza8 - 10th June
nik2108 - 11th June 2008
Nicifer_noonoo - 13th June 2008
Chicken1902 - 15th June 2008
Tinka21 - 24 June 2008
Wifey - 24 June 2008
aggiev - 1st July 2008
honeybe21 - 2nd/3rd july 2008
sunday_girl - 6th July 2008
sugababesfan - 10th July 2008
skyeandeviesmummy - 13th July 2008
shazzany - 13th July 2008
LilacPixie - 14th July 2008
bethom - 14th July with induction, was 20th.
I love my Pomeranian - 15th July 2008
Jak - 18th July 2008
EmiliaAndBentley- 20th July 2008 BABY BOY!!! YAY!
skintnutta - 21st July 2008
Warburton100 - 25th July
HStef81 - 29th July 2008
Blink_Blink - 3rd August 2008
ParadiseKidd - 6th August 2008
Carol9uk - 6 August 2008
HelenD - 7th August 2008
Janegresty - 8th August 2008
grad_gal25 - 11 August(My Birthday This was so not planned!)
miss-piggin- 11 August 2008
anm - 17th August 2008
Saver Raver - 16th August 2008
Sarahrey1 - 20th August 2008
handbagqueen - 20th August 2008
LindseyandMatthew 23rd August!
wotnext - 27 August 2008
Linzm - 28 August 2008
Scottish-Diva- ? August 2008
Trish 123-sept 6th
Chutzpah - 8th September 2008 (we haven't had a dating scan yet)
jessbrown100- 10th september 2008
gyinnit - 12 September 2008
LolaManCity - 16th September 2008
Orange29 - 18th September
Keelykat - 19th September 2008
m_dorph - 20th September 2008
Emjem - 21st September 2008
JPWhittle - 24th September 2008
Superjules- 24th September 2008
Fritha - 26th September
foreversomeday - 29 September 2008
CJ2405 - 2 October 2008
Mell242 - 7 October 2007
heather38 - 11th october 2008 changed after scan!
BargainAholic - 14th October 2008
Danielle_Kenzies-Mum - 20th October 2008
Pisces - 20th October 2008
pollyanna24 - 22nd October 2008 - changed my date
Daisykate124 - 3 November 2008
sarahh112 - 6th November 2008
rachelleblondel - 7th November 2008
levers81 - 9th November 2008
kaza - 13th November 2008
MrsY - 18th November 2008
Lwcus78 - 19th November 2008
redballoon - 21st November 2008
rosies_mum - 21st November 2008
Ladyra - 21st November
Toto - 24th November 2008
Poppyjoe - 3rd December 2008
LashyLashla - 4th December 2008
giger - 5th December 2008
Skylight - 14th December 2008 - Whey-hey its not Xmas Day!
SeptemberBaby - 17 December 2008
Bonniethemadcat - 22nd December 2008 (this may change at dating scan)
Rara32 - 22nd December 2008 (this may change at dating scan)
sooz - 5th Jan 2009 30th December 2008
Flipper_72 - 8th January 2009
Madmoobag - 10th January 2009
Bekkki1 - 12th January 2009
sampainter - 11th february 2009
happytails - 3rd March 2009
My Fathers Daughter - 6th March 2009 (my own calculation!)

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jb - 27th May 2008

Hello everyone - I have been on the TTC thread since early May and this morning I had a positive pregancy test :j It is our 2nd wedding anniversary today so this is the best present we could ever have hoped for!!

This is only our 2nd month of TTC since I came off the pill so we have been very lucky, especially considering our ages - I am 31 (32 in 6 weeks) Hubby is 42!

I have to admint that I haven't really thought about what happens now

obviously I need to go and see the doc - do people normally go alone or take hubby along?

Also, if anyone has any advice on breaking the news to my 8 yr old Step-Son I would be grateful.

pollyanna24 · 1 July 2008 at 11:01AM

PS Me and bf were discussing routines last night and how best for me to get in one. I am giving up work at just over 32 weeks as I have a lot of commuting to do. I have said I will get up at 7am and go to bed at 11pm to get myself in a routine and not stay in bed late (tempting though!)

He said I should have different days for washing, cleaning, ironing etc. as I was wondering what on earth I will do with myself for 2 month before baby comes. What do other people do?

He says that if I start early enough, I will know how long different things take and can figure out what I can do when baby is sleeping etc. All sounds very simplistic and I'm sure it's not, i.e. I know it will all go out the window when baby is born anyways.

Fritha_2 · 1 July 2008 at 1:27PM

pollyanna24 wrote: »

He says that if I start early enough, I will know how long different things take and can figure out what I can do when baby is sleeping etc.

Or indeed know how long it should take him to do wtuff while you're busy being a new mum ;-)

Himself keep reading advice for dads for when their wife is breastfeeding, he's very put out that they all tell him he can help by doing the housework! So I suggested that he could bath the baby, and change her and wind her and he was happy with that. So now he's got all of that and the housework *evil laughing* ;-)

MFD, many congratulations! Handily a friend of mine has a smallish child and we're at the same doctors so I made her tell me what happens! I rang the doctors and told them I'd had a couple of positive pregnancy tests so I needed to see the midwife. They didn't check I was right or anything but I know some do!

I didn't take Himself along as he was at work and we're saving his holiday days for more interesting appointments and after the youngling arrives. But I did take my friend for moral support, and I know she took her husband when she went for hers so it's whatever your prefer.

The first appointments are pretty dull iirc, lots of medical history and blood pressure and weight and then off you go home!

sooz · 1 July 2008 at 4:07PM

pollyanna24 wrote: »

He said I should have different days for washing, cleaning, ironing etc. as I was wondering what on earth I will do with myself for 2 month before baby comes.

He says that if I start early enough, I will know how long different things take and can figure out what I can do when baby is sleeping etc.

He's in for a shock then :rotfl:

My "routine" is to sit in bed, or on the sofa with the new baby breastfeeding whenever he wanted. In between, my other half was expected to do everything else, including bringing me copious cups of tea, biscuits, & glasses of iced water with bendy straws in. Remember...you need extra fluids when breastfeeding, & a choccie biccie helps too :T

This continued until he returned to work, when he was expected to do the same after work. I was BUSY feeding his child!

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