MSE Pregnancy Club 21

koalamummy

Caelshorn if your curtain pole is still up on the wall stick some blankets or sheets over it it may look odd from outside but it will dull the early morning light enough for you to get a bit of extra sleep

I think panic is a normal part of pregnancy unfortunately or at least it always has been for me anyway . On that front I have always taken two useful pieces of advice from my Dad first being that if nobody is going to die through it not being done until tomorrow then leave it and do it tomorrow and secondly and most importantly give yourself peace which has always been his way of saying that it is not important enough to get stressed about. .

pigpen

Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow!!!

When you die you get covered in dust.. so cleaning is futile and fretting and biting your nails doesn't work.. your nails carry on growing for 3 days after death.. they still get the last laugh!

I have dust and inch long nails

Belle24

hello all, been reading this thread for a while now but thought I would drop in and say hello, i thought sleepless nights were for after the babba was born but clearly not for me! First baby due 13/05/11 so thankfully not long now.

bellabear_2

Morning ladies! Sorry its been a while, its been a little umm..busy!


I've posted the birth story here (sorry don't know how to do the other linky thing)https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/1714725

Congrats to all new babies, and labour vibes to all boldies (VB, Cutterby, Teenie &Nic).

Loving being a mummy, just can't stop looking at her and wondering how we made something so beautiful had a really good go at b-feeding but unfortunately it hasn't worked for us, having said that, Eloise is doing well on f-feed (and starting to sleep for a good 3/4 hours at a time). Recovery wise, SPD symptoms are nearly gone (woohoo!), went for a 3 mile walk yesterday and no aches or pains today (its been a while since that last happened!), just a few stretch marks (where my belly button piercing used to be-boo!) and despite putting on nearly 2.5 stone, I'm only 4lbs over my pre-pregnancy weight, not sure how that happened!

EA-Are you still having yours at QA? Even though I was planning on having her at the midwife led unit, this didn't happen but I was REALLY impressed with QA, it was alot less stressful having her there than I initially thought!

Ooh for those who are swaddling-I thought this was for every baby as they liked being snug like in the womb-apparently not! Eloise loves sleeping with her arms up so hates swaddling! Sleeping bags are the way forward apparently!

Hope everyone is well will try and have a read back later.

Thanks for all support and advice xxxxxxxxxxxx

koalamummy

She is absolutely gorgeous Bella! Glad you are both doing so well now.

koalamummy

Hi Belle. . I think most of us are the same for quite a while before baby is born but I prefer to view it as preparatory training for what lies ahead because then it is almost normal and not really a shock to the system like it would be if we had long comfortable nights sleep in the build up to delivery :rotfl: My oldest boy was delivered at 27 weeks when I was still having normal sleep pattern and it came as a total shock to the system even although he was in intensive care to start with and was not actively involved in his care giving for the first few days.

bellabear_2

Thanks Koalamummy

Ooh in the interest of MSE-my top 5 items are as follows;

1.Muslin squares, I probably have about 20 of these but think I might get a few more-lifesavers!
2.http://www.clothingattesco.com/accessories/baby-layette-bunny-sleep-bag/invt/kl110020/?bklist=&htxt=CqRsbJu%2FutV8PO2VUe7M5tbw0eF0%2BgiZGsyhRiL%2FA7J%2FD5ckTwx4gGk9NGxRQ2HoBcTxJmxJa8Ar%0AIS49VztZhg%3D%3D
3.http://www.mothercare.com/Deluxe-Baby-Bather-Pretty-Circles/dp/B004GXVKY2?ie=UTF8&ref=sr_1_19&nodeId=42855041&sr=1-19&qid=1304321975(think you can get this cheaper in asda, we got it in the sale at mothercare though)
4.http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000HPPRMY/ref=asc_df_B000HPPRMY2755055?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&!!!!!googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22206&creativeASIN=B000HPPRMY this has definitely helped us sleep! (mine looks a little different though, it may be the older model)
5. Quinny buzz, love this pram, easy to use and navigate and baby sleeps well in it too.

Teenie_D

EDD LIST

vroombroom - 20th April 2011 :male:
Teenie - 23rd April 2011?
nic2075 -28th April 2011 ?
Digitalphase - 3rd May 2011 :male:
Fantafan - 9th May 2011 ?
Zebusi - 12th May 2011 :male:
Rachaelc - 12th May 2011 ?
Evansangel - 14th May 2011 :male:
becky_sleaf - 17th May 2011
Alamaya - 19th May 2011:female:
Fluffysox - 21st May 2011 ?
lizbob - 21st May 2011
Abby35- 3rd June 2011:female:
GarnetLady - 5th June 2011 :female:
Littlebit - 9th June 2011 :male:
Madbird - 13th June 2011 :male:
Perdi - 17th June 2011 :female:
narabanekeater - 18th June :female:
Katrinadionne1808 - 24th June 2011
Smlsave - 25th June 2011
Koalamummy - 27th June 2011 :female:
SDH - 29th June 2011 ?
Brednall - 1st July 2011
Kiraroo - 1st July 2011 ?
mrsspendalot - 2nd July 2011 :male:
Galvanizersbaby - 3rd July 2011 :female:
LabLover - 4th July 2011 ?
Karen1907 - 7th July 2011
ds1980 - 7th July 2011
Kirstle99 - 8th July 2011 :male:
Chopsie&Chelvis - 10th July 2011 :female:
Supermaiden - 11th July 2011 :male:
star_ka - 11th July 2011
Pixiepops - 13th July 2011?
Firedrone - 15th July 2011 :male:
hattifattener - 20th July 2011
liley9 - 21st July
pipersky - 24th July 2011
sparkle76 - 26th July 2011 :male:
Apricot - 27th July 2011 :female:
Smileyface26 - 28th July 2011
Breast Cancer Survivor - 30th July 2011 :male:
Anderson8 - 31st July 2011 ?
Sequeena - 4th August 2011 :male:
harieta - 7th August 2011
c l a i r e - 14th August 2011 ?
Doglover - 17th August 2011 :male:
caelshorn - 18th August 2011 ?
Clarieloo - 19th August 2011 :male:
jcr16 - 21st August 2011
laura237 - 22nd August 2011:female:
forumgrazer - 30th August 2011?
ecoelle - 5th September 2011
twi1ight - 7th September 2011 :male:
little angel - 10th September 2011
Puzzledbubbles - 11th September 2011
Missyy76 - 14th September 2011
ddebski_us - 17th September 2011
bella2121 - 23rd September 2011
MrsT110309 - 29th September 2011
Flower08 - 4th October 2011
Sefilby - 6th October 2011
Winnie in Pooh - 10th October 2011
SVSandy - 14th October 2011
RedwoodBrook - 11th November 2011 - planned section 15th Oct?
Lirin - 2nd December 2011 ?
Delain - 27th December 2011



Hospital Bag list here

Supplement list and dosage here

BIRTH LIST
:male: Princess Coupon - 5th April 2011 - 13.33pm - Aris Christos - 6lb 5oz
:male: Annibee - 6th April 2011 - 8.46pm - Tyler - 10lb 3oz
:female:TitchD - 6th April 2011 - Chloe - 6lbs 1oz
:male: Sarahjanetim - 10th April 2011 - Carter William - 8lb 10.5oz
:female: Dipsy - 13th April 2011 - 9.35am - Poppy - 9lb 9oz
:female: Alfalfa - 15th April 2011 - 2.41am - Amelia Esme - 8lb 14oz
:female: Keith - April 2011 - 8.27pm - Amelia Grace- 8lb 8oz
:male:Lottyxx -16th April 2011 - 11.36pm - Charlie
:male: Chickywiggle -17th April 2011- 6.16am- Noah Riley - 6lb 3oz
:male:Iceicebaby - 17th April 2011 - 4.12pm Name tbc - 7lb 11oz
:female:bellabear - 19th April 2011 - 1.50pm - Eloise Maria - 8lb 10oz
:female:Wendz - 19th April 2011 - 11.35pm - Poppy Summer - 7lb 5oz
:female:Benson - 26th April 2011 - 12.26am - Charlotte - 10lb 11oz
:male:Charlie1978 - 28th April 2011 - 10.02am - Jackson James - 6lb 1oz
:male:madnessandmayhem - 30th April 2011 - 11.48 - Max - 7lb

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allow 2 weeks after EDD before transferring to this list

Ema_o - 9th April 2011:male:
Neeny82 - 15th April 2011
Cutterby - 18th April 2011 ?



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Evansangel

Bella, she is beautiful!

Im planning on going to the unit at St Marys now. I prefer it there and QA is sooo busy. I was there last night for monitoring and it took ages for them to come back into the room because they had lots of ladies in.

At St Marys the maximum would be 6

koalamummy

Bella if yours is the black handset one then I think it is the newest model as it is the one we bought last week but from amazon as it was cheapest there!

When you are by the stage where you no longer need the Muslins they are also fab for cleaning windows as they don't cause streaks and last for years and years which is a bit MSE too.

I have bought both swaddle blankets and sleeping bags as my oldest child loved being swaddled and my youngest hated it but just about tolerated sleeping bags though tbh he really didn't much and screamed day and night constantly for the first 14 months.....yet now is the most adorable smiley and good natured 2 year old that you could ever meet! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: So this time I have bought both just to be on the safe side.