12-24 weeks pregnant (part2)

alwaysonthego_2

A continuation of this thread.

LannieDuck

You've linked to the TTC thread. Did you mean to link to the 12-24 weeks thread which has just been locked?

alwaysonthego_2

whoops, all corrected now

SmlSave

Awwww, and now I've lost the post I was just trying to put on old thread. *stamps feet*

Anyhoo you just missed my eating a sausage bap which was lovely

Just worked out that I'm only working to the 17th Feb and then its 9-12 months mat leave just need to figure out the best way to use my holiday.

You know that they say that 18 degrees is an ideal temperature for baby's room, is it just me or does that feel really cold?! We bought a Dreampod sleeping bag thingy and it came with a thermometer so popped it in the baby's room to see how warm it was (since we don't have the radiator cranked up in there it's not as warm as the rest of the flat) and it's 18 but feels way too cold, I wouldn't be happy sleeping in there!

We've always stuck to the 18 degrees for DS's room and he loves it - is quite happy to be naked most the time actually :rotfl: You never know Birdie you might get a baby that runs hot too and then they are very useful as hot water bottles
Plus its much easier to warm a chilly baby by more blankets but cooling them down is another matter!

LannieDuck

I had a lovely maternity leave the first time around. It is hard work, especially at the beginning with the lack of sleep, but you also don't have the 9-5 job meaning you have to squeeze all the chores into the weekends. I'm really looking forward to doing it again... although I think it may be a little different this time around with a 2 year old as well!

We make sure it doesn't fall below 17 degrees for DD1's bedroom. It does feel cool, but when they're covered with a sleeping bag / blankets, it's about right. It was 19o last night and I popped her in a heavy sleeping bag (in anticipation of it cooling down overnight). 30 mins later and she summoned me back upstairs to proclaim "hot, mummy!".

In other news, I had my 16 week midwife appt this morning and got to hear baby's heartbeat It's so reassuring.

Birdie85

Oooh/Urgh New thread. I'm so picky I don't like how the word 'thread' is missing and it's not all capitalised!

Thanks for the advice SmlSave and Lannie, we're realising just how clueless we are and it's good to hear other people's experiences! It just feels so cold to me but I'm always cold. That said, every baby I've held has been really hot and felt quite sweaty after a 10 minute cuddle so they must run warmer than I do! We can always turn the heat up a notch at a time if baby does seem a bit chilly or layer up with blankets like you say.

claire16c

In 19c I would be covered in goose pimples. I guess ill just have to see how it goes, but as soon as the winter is gone it's rarely cold in our house. Might need an air con unit for the summer our bedroom got up to around 29c this summer.

Why all the new threads I thought the ppl who write on them start them so that they can edit the front page etc?

SmlSave

I had a lovely maternity leave the first time around. It is hard work, especially at the beginning with the lack of sleep, but you also don't have the 9-5 job meaning you have to squeeze all the chores into the weekends. I'm really looking forward to doing it again... although I think it may be a little different this time around with a 2 year old as well!

Hi LannieDuck, it sounds like you and me are going to be in the same position next year with a newborn and 2yr old. Tell me...are you nervous about having the two too?
We are trying to get DS to fall asleep without holding my hand atm which is proving hard work!

Thanks for the advice SmlSave and Lannie, we're realising just how clueless we are and it's good to hear other people's experiences!

You should have seen me when DS was new there was much frantic googling at 3am to see if baby's should sweat when they sleep!

TeamLowe

Birdie I've been reading a few books about the subject, whilst I've got a niece and there's always been a baby somewhere in the family, it's completely different taking one home and having no one to hand them to when you can't figure out what to do! lol

I've got Penelope Leach 'The Essential First Year' and I've read the supernanny one as well.

I've not really bothered with pregnancy books as I've figured my body knows what it's doing taking care of baby, but once it's my turn i need to know how often to wash her etc lol so they're good for giving confidence, or at least i think so right now! lol

Left hip is so so sore today, can only walk without pain by leaning to the right when i walk so i look very special indeed lol

claire16c

Just seen Justin timberlake tickets are on sale & got rather excited.. But march 30th. Prob best not to try to buy them then lol

sjlou

claire16c wrote: »

Just seen Justin timberlake tickets are on sale & got rather excited.. But march 30th. Prob best not to try to buy them then lol

I was tempted too, but will either be grumpy & overdue or tired with a week old!!

Does anyone remember where abouts the most up to date list was? I'm going to have a look now, see if I can manage to transfer it without making a mess of it!


Ok here goes.... I'm sure there's many more to add and some people have graduated, but its a start!! Ill edit if you let me know your details.