MSE Pregnancy Club 18

Red_Rose

**confuzzled** wrote: »

RR have you tried bump bands??? I'm a recent convert, wish I'd got them earlier tbh:) Managed to get into my fave jeans last night wearig a bump band to hold them up:) was brill, not been able to wear them since 16weeks!

Yeah, they don't seem to work for me. I think I've added weight around my hips etc so they just don't do anything.

kitkat5566

Thanks Fuzz I think we should manage, I know I have been the one panicking but I hate to see him panic!

The Next Verse: I am planning on making my own baby scrap book (thinking of buying one to get ideas and then returning it... shhhh!) I remember when I was younger I kept asking my mum 'what was my first word' 'what age did i walk' and she just couldnt remember exactly! Plus the book will come in handy for 18th and 21st birthdays, nothing better than a good old embarassment! I find some of these bought books are abit too gushy for me, so I would just miss out those bits, I may aswell just make my own 'non gushy' version!

My hosp doesnt provide antenatal either! And its all because I am in the wrong postcode, drive 10 mins down road and your fine.. so not fair! But my work paid for my classes, but due to 'lack of demand' I only had one 2 hour session. It covered everything I was unsure about though! We even got given a fact sheet with photos of the different types of babys poo.... lol. Think I will be terrified to change our baby now!!

The_Next_Verse

kitkat5566 wrote: »

The Next Verse: I am planning on making my own baby scrap book (thinking of buying one to get ideas and then returning it... shhhh!) I remember when I was younger I kept asking my mum 'what was my first word' 'what age did i walk' and she just couldnt remember exactly! Plus the book will come in handy for 18th and 21st birthdays, nothing better than a good old embarassment! I find some of these bought books are abit too gushy for me, so I would just miss out those bits, I may aswell just make my own 'non gushy' version!

You have to remember to take the obligatory naked in the bath and dressing up like the alternate sex parent pictures to stick in there for their 18th!

kitkat5566

The_Next_Verse wrote: »

You have to remember to take the obligatory naked in the bath and dressing up like the alternate sex parent pictures to stick in there for their 18th!

Lol!! My parents never did that!!! Thankfully!! But good idea!!

pukkamum

I did a baby book for Oliver and i have three photo albums with pictures from birth upwards, with notes about whre and when.
We were looking at them the other day when Lyla said can i see me as a baby? hmmmmmmmmm

Yes you can here is an album with three pics in!!!!!!!:o

Poor thing i just don't have the time (or inclination) to do it:o
This next baby will be lucky to have her birth even ackknowledged!!!!:D

The_Next_Verse

pukkamum wrote: »

I did a baby book for Oliver and i have three photo albums with pictures from birth upwards, with notes about whre and when.
We were looking at them the other day when Lyla said can i see me as a baby? hmmmmmmmmm

Yes you can here is an album with three pics in!!!!!!!:o

Poor thing i just don't have the time (or inclination) to do it:o
This next baby will be lucky to have her birth even ackknowledged!!!!:D

See now I have two that have been bought for me and am starting out with wonderful intentions but can so see this happening to me!

kitkat5566

BTW... does anyone know with the HMRC calculator thingy, it doesnt ask for earnings... is the amount it states the maximum so it would just work out less? If its the full amount that would be good but I cant see that happening!!

We've decided if things with our jobs don't work out (my job situ isn't great) we might move away... really dont want to but there is no work here

The_Next_Verse

kitkat5566 wrote: »

Lol!! My parents never did that!!! Thankfully!! But good idea!!

And heres me thinking everyone parents did it.... I must have had the annoying ones that did!!

delain

I like this one, the only gripe I have with it is it uses 'mom' instead of mum or mummy.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/East-India-Baby-Record-Book-/190413653285?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Baby_BabyBooks_RL&hash=item2c5589c525

The_Next_Verse

delain wrote: »

I like this one, the only gripe I have with it is it uses 'mom' instead of mum or mummy.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/East-India-Baby-Record-Book-/190413653285?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Baby_BabyBooks_RL&hash=item2c5589c525

That is lovely.

I have one from "The Book People" website and one from Mothercare.

I do love the homemade ones though, or at least, ones that look homemade!

Still debating a little keepsake box though for newspapers etc.