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MSE Pregnancy Club 24

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  • twinklie
    twinklie Posts: 5,280 Forumite
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    My mum and dad gave us the money for the travel system we got, but DH's folks won't and nor will they help out (thank goodness). I think we are very lucky. :D
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  • Rups32
    Rups32 Posts: 4,745 Forumite
    awh its so exciting for parents too i guess as they want to buy and buy. my mum is lovely like that. she always wants to buy stuff for my nieces, however they only wear expensive stuff so sometimes that stops her. i was saying i really dont care about buying from primark, Tescos etc as baby clothes are used up so quickly.
    Became Mrs H on the 1st of October 2011!!

    Little Kung fu bubba due on the 24th of December 2012. :j

    Cutie pie Andre born on the 3rd of January 2013 via C-Section. :-) :j
  • fluffnutter
    fluffnutter Posts: 23,179 Forumite
    GRIGGSY wrote: »
    Saw the GI consultant and now on top of all my medication for reflux I need to take ometrazole (sp) as well. I did confirm it twice as I thought that rinitadine and ometrazole were the same....

    Omeprazole and ranitadine work in different ways. They both work to reduce stomach acid but do it differently. Omeprazole's one of a class of drugs called protein pump inhibitors whilst ranitidine (interestingly) is a type of antihistamine I believe (although not the type that you'd take for hayfever).

    Omeprazole's great stuff. I've been using it for years for acid reflux and it's been a life saver (in fact it quite literally is a life saver - since PPIs came on the market, perforated ulcers are really rare).

    I missed my calling as a pharmacologist.... :D

    Right, off for a 'tickle your fancy' from the midwife. They're brutal though, aren't they - midwives. I see them as the Geoff Capes of the nursing world :D
    "Growth for growth's sake is the ideology of the cancer cell" - Edward Abbey.
  • NBirdy
    NBirdy Posts: 1,398 Forumite
    Can I confess that I have yet to buy a single nappy? :o The only offers I've come across have been on size 4 upwards, and I just don't have room to store them, knowing they won't get used for a while. I don't mind buying sizes 1, 2, or 3, just haven't found a good enough offer (or maybe I'm in a tiny bit of denial....ahem).

    Despite already having 2 girls, DH and I agreed on some girls name ideas straight away (Zoe, Imogen, or Merryn). Of course it turns out we're having a boy and we're really struggling to find ones we both like, and that go with our surname. We had a shortlist of 4 but I'm starting to get bored with them already, plus they're not totally unusual so I'm worried there'll be several of them in the same school if you see what I mean.

    rjh - if you move down to Dorset you'll be near me! Didn't think anyone on here ventured this far down south :rotfl:

    fluff - hope your cervix is 'favourable' and so the sweep is not too uncomfortable.

    Griggsy, is it omeprazole you've been given? If so it's fab stuff :T

    Ikkle - I believe Next do maternity trousers in XL? Not a problem I have mnyself (even petites are too long for me lol) but I remember my SIL had to get hers from there as she's a 32" leg. She had to get them online but it was a while ago now so that may have changed.
  • Rups32
    Rups32 Posts: 4,745 Forumite
    good luck fluff. :)

    yes next do lots of stuff. was juct checking their website actually. :)
    Became Mrs H on the 1st of October 2011!!

    Little Kung fu bubba due on the 24th of December 2012. :j

    Cutie pie Andre born on the 3rd of January 2013 via C-Section. :-) :j
  • Bargain_Jen
    Bargain_Jen Posts: 24 Forumite
    [FONT=&quot]Hi fellow money savers! Just got a mailer through the post that Tesco baby club are having their baby event which kicks off tomorrow until 22nd July. There’s going to be BOGOF on Johnson’s toiletries, Huggies are half price & you can get Johnsons’ wipes for only 95p, I’m there![/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]
  • Rups32
    Rups32 Posts: 4,745 Forumite
    am so not feeling it again today. so lethargic and just feel ewwww. had a filling lunch and my belly is struglling. :(
    Became Mrs H on the 1st of October 2011!!

    Little Kung fu bubba due on the 24th of December 2012. :j

    Cutie pie Andre born on the 3rd of January 2013 via C-Section. :-) :j
  • Rups32
    Rups32 Posts: 4,745 Forumite
    omg that sounds fab! thanks.. quick quesiotn though. how early can one buy wipes etc as dont they dry out? also with nappies - heard they have expiry dates!
    Became Mrs H on the 1st of October 2011!!

    Little Kung fu bubba due on the 24th of December 2012. :j

    Cutie pie Andre born on the 3rd of January 2013 via C-Section. :-) :j
  • ikkle87
    ikkle87 Posts: 8,449 Forumite
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    NBirdy wrote: »

    Ikkle - I believe Next do maternity trousers in XL? Not a problem I have mnyself (even petites are too long for me lol) but I remember my SIL had to get hers from there as she's a 32" leg. She had to get them online but it was a while ago now so that may have changed.

    Thanks but it was Cakes4Brains asking hun. I've a 33" inside leg but like I say still in pre-pregnancy clothes and they aren't feeling uncomfy so will probably stick with them for the foreseeable now.
    You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.

    xx Mama to a gorgeous Cranio Baby xx
  • divorcingjack
    divorcingjack Posts: 557 Forumite
    GRIGGSY wrote: »
    My DH has asked me to ask on here about prams in the sense that the shop where we bought ours basically makes it up for you and he wanted to know if this is normal as he would rather do it himself (dont ask why). Also if the shop you got it from did make it up did you get the box it came in?

    Our pram was delivered to the house in the boxes, so we had to construct it. Top tip - DON"T try and do this when you are a little bit overtired and it's 10pm - cue massive toddler style tantrum and crying fit when I couldn't collapse it first go.

    dj x
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