MSE Pregnancy Club IX

elle_gee

My inlaws haven't offered to buy anything yet - not that I'm waiting/needing for them too, but I do want them to feel included, if that makes sense. They have bought a little outfit and I do know MIL is knitting a blanket. This one will be their third grandchild so I think the novelty has worn off for them a bit.

SIL paid £50 towards our 4d scan as a thankyou for OH doing some computer programming work for us. She used to pay for us to go out for a meal but thought we might like the money towards the scan instead now as we won't go out and have a bottle of wine between us these days. Plus she knows I usually have pate as a starter when we go out for a nice meal and obviously I can't do that these days! Not sure if she's going to go back to paying for meals out or just paying OH in nappies and wipes after baby is born!

In contrast, this is my parents' first grandchild. Mum has been picking up cute outfits when she sees something she likes (there are two tshirts in the wardrobe - "Grandma's Little Hero" and "Grandad's Little Helper" ), and I've noticed a stash of wipes growing in the wardrobe (she's buying no more than three of each brand so we can try them out then decide!). She's also saving money in an account which she insists she's going to transfer to me when we start shopping so "it feels like it's our money we're spending" :rolleyes: The money is going on the travel system and anything else we want with the change - bouncer chair etc. We're going to add it together with the money we've saved then go on a spree

pookie5488

searching that's a shame but you are going about things the right way, I read somewhere that it is a good idea to keep a diary as well to log the dates, times and duration of the excessive noise.

I have my 12 week booking in appt and scan on Thursday,(not scared that there is no baby there as I was with dd as I can hear the heartbeat really well with my dopple) and was curious about the neuchal translucancy test but my hospital doesn't do it and will only offer you a triple screening blood test if you are over 35.
Does anyone know if there are any other ways they use the scan to look for possible indicators of downs? I was 22 when I had dd and didn't even think once about the possibility...

jillie1974

ok have to go someone is hovering over me wanting to use the computer. lol!!!

Krystaltips

I fell over in Jan, there was a hole in the pavement... Landed on my knees... Was OK apart from I just wanted to cry! Was right outside the post office and all the dolites were there with their cans of tenants super... Was shamefull... But baby was fine...

This is the first real grandchild for hubbys parents... He's not really talking to his Mother at the minute... Not that we'd expect anything other than false promises from her anyway... And his Dad hasn't mentioned buying anything for the baby either... It'll be the 4th grandchild for my parents... And as far as I can remember... My Dad's never been particularly generous when it comes to the big stuff... Don't know what my sister got when she had hers... But he bought me a pack of nappies and 2 outfits when Aimee was born... My Mum's bought us some bits and bobs, cot quilt and bumper set... Some bibs and shoulder cloths... Little things she's seen reduced etc... But we're just bumbling along and getting things ourselves as we need/can afford them... Found a baby swing on eBay last night that's only down the road... And the seller said they'd drop it off for us if we want it!

And when we got back from church today I found out that one of the ladies hubby works with had bought us a couple of baby t-shirts and a johnsons baby box round... Apparently she bought them for us when we got married waaaaaaaay back in September! Very lovely of her I thought...

searching_me

cheers pookie i read that to so im gonna start doing that ... gonna make sure i do it properly x

tarajayne

Hello all, gonna try and catch up but may take a while. X

searching_me

right just finished writing a log and will continue to write in it til i get something done... a peed off pregnant woman is not to be messed with x

aless02

Oh, we'll be on thread 20-something by the time my kidlet's born, so I'm not fussed! can be a challenge to see how much we can all post, lol...

thanks for the tip about watering, molly

tiamai_d

I have just committed an act of desperation! Chopped the bottom off a pair of Trinny and Susanna magic pants to make a bump support. Wonder where I can get a tubi-grip bump support?

Glamazon

searching_me wrote: »

glam how did you do that as there website is a little confusing???? x

I just rang the council and asked for environmental health. They sent them a letter saying that they had received a complaint and that they must reduce the noise level, it carried on so I complained again. They sent me a noise diary to complete but she moved out so he took the dogs to the pound.
They said the next step would have been installing equipment to record the noise.

In this house I'm waiting for a 50ft tree to be chopped at the back as it blocks sunlight in my garden all morning but that's not the council as it's a private road.

wow - tia u r being constructive this weekend even though u r having problems with ur back!