MSE Pregnancy Club 24

Gillyx · 17 January 2012 at 3:47PM

MSE Pregnancy Club 24

This is a continuation of this thread which was closed due to it's length.

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What's it about?

Back in July 06 Bailey started this thread to help all pregnant MoneySavers and their partners save on anything pregnancy-related plus give each other moral support. It's been hugely popular and now has a long list of pregnant mothers-to-be. Now it's not just for those that are pregnant but also those trying to conceive and MoneySavers that have probably already given birth and yet are probably too tired to let everyone know.

What should you do?

As well as being a great source of tips, baby-related bargains spotted, mutual support and help MoneySavers here have also gradually built up a list, adding themselves to one of these categories (the last one, people are moved to for obvious reasons!):

EDD (Estimated due date if you're pregnant)
TTC (trying to conceive if you're not) we now have 2 seperate threads for people TTC - 'Trying for a Baby' and 'Trying for a baby (12+ M/not straightforward)'
Birth List
Probably given birth but too worn out to log on list

If you want to add yourself to the list follow these steps:

Click on the link at the top of this page that says "Last" (it'll take you to the last page of the discussion)
Scroll down until you find the message with the very latest copy of the list in (if you use one further up the discussion other peoples' changes after that will be lost)
Copy that (highlight it and click control+c)
Click reply at the bottom of the thread to open a screen where you can past it (click control+p)
Add yourself to the list then click save
And don't feel shy. Introduce yourself, say hello and ask a question if you need to.

Plus, if you're thinking of how to cut down on nappy costs remember to have a read of the Nappy MoneySaving article too and for later down the line if you need childcare first read the Childcare Vouchers article.

Also please don't forget that this is a public forum and anyone could be reading it. Don't let this put you off discussing anything personal, just please be aware that the people posting on the thread may not be the only ones reading (it may just be that these people, aka lurkers, are too shy to post).

If you're new to the Forum it can look scattergun but read down and remember it's a conversation, starting with first post, scrolling forward for the latest. To reply you'll need to join the Forum but it's free to do.

Now enjoy your pg natter

Gillyx · 17 January 2012 at 3:48PM

Freebies!
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FREE TO JOIN BABY CLUBS:

Tesco Baby Club - Free Pampers Hamper containing a few wipes, nappy sample, some Olay stuff. You need to buy a pack of Pampers to get it, and it's not stocked in every store so check before you set off.

Boots Parenting Club - Free changing bag when you buy a pack of nappies, I think it's Huggies but it might be Pampers. You need to wait for the voucher to arrive.

Sainsburys Little Ones - Free Mum and Baby bundle with toiletries, to be collected from store.

Emma's Diary - You should get the vouchers in the pack from your midwife but if you don't or you want more freebies you can also register and download them here. 3 bags containing lots of samples and a can of Peartiser.

Cow and Gate - You get a free cuddly cow but you need to find a code, these are normally in Parenting mags so either have a look in the shop or on the Discount Codes board.

Aptamil - Free cuddly polar bear.

Those are probably the main ones but have a look around as other places will send out vouchers, nappy samples etc. Also most of these will send you a voucher for money off nappies/wipes so keep an eye out for offers, I got 6 packs of Pampers Sensitive wipes for £1.66 with the £2 off voucher that came in my Bounty pack.

A more comprehensive list of freebies and vouchers is here.

Gillyx · 17 January 2012 at 3:49PM

EDD LIST

iwanttogoonholiday - 16th January 2011 :male:
*Ro* - 18th January 2012 :male:
Staceyxfx - 18th January 2012 :male:
Toniq - 20th January 2012 :female: C Section
4nnabella - 22nd January 2012 ?
Quillion - 26th January 2012 ?
*Redhead* - 27th January 2012 :male:
Shell.xx - 27th January 2012 :male:
AmandaD28 - 28th January 2012
blackkat - 29th January 2012
tiny_tear - 29th January 2012 :female:
Twigpig - 1st February 2012
emachew - 3rd February 2012
Bluebell1000 - 3rd February 2012 :male:
sittingonastar - 3rd February 2012 :male:
Carmilla - 4th February 2012 ?
Mozzyc - 4th February 2010 :male:
Gillyx - 6th February 2012 :male:
keza - 13th February 2012 :male:
BargainAholic - 14th February 2012 - TWINS ??
Moneyhoney1 - 16th February 2012 :male:
Van1971- 19th February 2012
Lucy1973 - 21st February 2012 :female:
floatylight - 22nd February 2012 ?
RLV-88 - 23rd February 2012
emmylou83 - 27th February 2012 :male:
Icey77 - 3rd March 2012 :female:
Darkphaery - 5th March 2012 :female:
Ravenlady - 9th March 2012 ?
xcurlyluciex - 11th March 2012
VikkiiKawaii - 13th March 2012 :female:
Lola888 - 15th March 2012 :female:
Fredula - 17th March 2012 :male:
Sammie 03 - 18th March 2012 ?
emmigrant-immigrant - 20th March 2012 (date tbc at scan)
Phunkles - 27th March 2012 ?
camNolliesMUMMY - 28th March 2012 :male:
flutterby_lil - 29th March 2012 ?
Gopppers - 12th April 2012 :female:
emilyxxx8 - 14th April 2012 ?
happydays77 - 17th April 2012 :male:
Snoopytweety - 23rd April 2012 :female:
AmySquash - 23rd April 2012 ?
2522laura - 25th April 2012 ?
glimmerofhope - 27th April 2012 :male:
Lisa26 - 27th April 2012 ?
jennynoo - 28th April 2012
amymo - 28th April 2012 :female:
alizee - 3rd May 2012 ?
jem2 - 5th May 2012 :female:
lovecrafting - 7th May 2012:female:
Dashikii - 7th May 2012 :female: :female: (Twins)
natwesty - 12th May 2012 ?
Princess Fairy Sparkle - 21st May 2012
Legal Blonde - 22nd May 2012
Wiccanlou - 26th May 2012 (waiting for dating scan)
Pistachio - 26th May 2012
kelda_shelton - 9th June 2012 ?
ginvzt - 13th June 2012 ?? (twins)
BB1984 - 14th June 2012
Dinah93 - 18th June 2012
Triangle - 22nd June 2012
nikkikayj - 28th June 2012
stephimoon - 27th July 2012
The Next Verse - 12 September 2012

Hospital Bag list here

Supplement list and dosage here

BIRTH LIST

:female: Lirin - 19th December 2011 - Rose Lira - 8lb 11oz - 1.09am
:male: phoenix dragon - 19th December 2011 - name tba - 9lb 9.5oz - 1.05pm
:female: Sammy85 - 22nd December 2011 - Cora Rose - 8lb - 4.34pm
:male: keelykat - 24th December 2011 - Lewis - 6lb 10oz
:female: Jenjade - 25th December 2011 - Ellie Harrison - 10lb - 7.42pm
:male: KimmyMarky - 27th December 2011 - Henry - 7lb 12oz - 2.52pm
:female: Mimi Arc en ciel - 31st December 2011 - Amy - 7lb 12oz - 1.21am
:male: Cloudberry45 - 1st January 2012 - Zac - 7lb 4oz - 5.29am
:female: Lauralou - 3rd January 2012 - Erinna Jamie - 7lb 4oz - 11.38am
:female: Delain - 3rd January 2012 Isla -9lb - 10.36pm
:male: Aimless - 10th January 2012 - 9lb 6 1/2 oz - 9.16am
:female: Kira000 - 13th January 2012 - Claudia Jasmine - 9lb 7oz - 8.56am
:female: eebee - 13th January 2012 - Evelyn May - 7lb - 10.55am
:female: Kate1 - 13th January 2012 - Darcey - 8lb 8oz - 11.14pm
:female: Crabapple - 14th January 2012 - Naomi - 6lb 12oz - 2.46am

PROBABLY GIVEN
BIRTH BUT TOO WORN OUT TO LOG ON LIST
allow 2 weeks after EDD before transferring to this list

bumpmakesfour - 19th December :male: Induction
Shopaholiski - 21st December 2011 :female:
janeybogs - 27th December 2011 :male:
vic_f - 29th December 2011

CONTRACTION MASTER TIMER

Please post your birth stories here when you
have time/energy

MSE Parents Facebook group. Please PM Sami_Bee with your real name to be accepted.

lisa26_2 · 17 January 2012 at 3:54PM

Oooh can I get the first 'chat' post?! Just seen the bits on the old thread about cot bumpers. I have 2! One for each end of the cot. the info I read was that they were fine to use up to 12months but to remove them then as baby will be moving around more and might get tangled in them. I know loads of people who have used them and none of them had any issues so I will be using mine too.

Snoopy, I only ate the biccies because I wanted to, deffo no sickly feelings, just greed lol!

emmylou83_2 · 17 January 2012 at 4:07PM

I didnt use a cot bumper with DD1 or DD2, but did with DD3. I loved it as where she had a dummy, it was a God send for stopping them rolling out of the cot and onto the floor where i couldnt reach! Most ties are very very short now anyway, so baby couldnt get tangled up in them. But do check everyday to be on the safe side. They are also handy for if you check on them in the night, and the hall light for example would shine on their faces, the bumper shields some of that light so as not to wake them up

x

Magicboo · 17 January 2012 at 4:17PM

EDD LIST

iwanttogoonholiday - 16th January 2011 :male:
*Ro* - 18th January 2012 :male:
Staceyxfx - 18th January 2012 :male:
Toniq - 20th January 2012 :female: C Section
4nnabella - 22nd January 2012 ?
Quillion - 26th January 2012 ?
*Redhead* - 27th January 2012 :male:
Shell.xx - 27th January 2012 :male:
AmandaD28 - 28th January 2012
blackkat - 29th January 2012
tiny_tear - 29th January 2012 :female:
Twigpig - 1st February 2012
emachew - 3rd February 2012
Bluebell1000 - 3rd February 2012 :male:
sittingonastar - 3rd February 2012 :male:
Carmilla - 4th February 2012 ?
Mozzyc - 4th February 2010 :male:
Gillyx - 6th February 2012 :male:
keza - 13th February 2012 :male:
BargainAholic - 14th February 2012 - TWINS ??
Moneyhoney1 - 16th February 2012 :male:
Van1971- 19th February 2012
Lucy1973 - 21st February 2012 :female:
floatylight - 22nd February 2012 ?
RLV-88 - 23rd February 2012
emmylou83 - 27th February 2012 :male:
Icey77 - 3rd March 2012 :female:
Darkphaery - 5th March 2012 :female:
Ravenlady - 9th March 2012 ?
xcurlyluciex - 11th March 2012
VikkiiKawaii - 13th March 2012 :female:
Lola888 - 15th March 2012 :female:
Fredula - 17th March 2012 :male:
Sammie 03 - 18th March 2012 ?
emmigrant-immigrant - 20th March 2012 (date tbc at scan)
Phunkles - 27th March 2012 ?
camNolliesMUMMY - 28th March 2012 :male:
flutterby_lil - 29th March 2012 ?
Gopppers - 12th April 2012 :female:
emilyxxx8 - 14th April 2012 ?
happydays77 - 17th April 2012 :male:
Snoopytweety - 23rd April 2012 :female:
AmySquash - 23rd April 2012 ?
2522laura - 25th April 2012 ?
glimmerofhope - 27th April 2012 :male:
Lisa26 - 27th April 2012 ?
jennynoo - 28th April 2012
amymo - 28th April 2012 :female:
alizee - 3rd May 2012 ?
jem2 - 5th May 2012 :female:
lovecrafting - 7th May 2012:female:
Dashikii - 7th May 2012 :female: :female: (Twins)
natwesty - 12th May 2012 ?
Magicboo-18th May 2012 (twins!)
Princess Fairy Sparkle - 21st May 2012
Legal Blonde - 22nd May 2012
Wiccanlou - 26th May 2012 (waiting for dating scan)
Pistachio - 26th May 2012
kelda_shelton - 9th June 2012 ?
ginvzt - 13th June 2012 ?? (twins)
BB1984 - 14th June 2012
Dinah93 - 18th June 2012
Triangle - 22nd June 2012
nikkikayj - 28th June 2012
stephimoon - 27th July 2012
The Next Verse - 12 September 2012

Hospital Bag list here

Supplement list and dosage here

BIRTH LIST

:female: Lirin - 19th December 2011 - Rose Lira - 8lb 11oz - 1.09am
:male: phoenix dragon - 19th December 2011 - name tba - 9lb 9.5oz - 1.05pm
:female: Sammy85 - 22nd December 2011 - Cora Rose - 8lb - 4.34pm
:male: keelykat - 24th December 2011 - Lewis - 6lb 10oz
:female: Jenjade - 25th December 2011 - Ellie Harrison - 10lb - 7.42pm
:male: KimmyMarky - 27th December 2011 - Henry - 7lb 12oz - 2.52pm
:female: Mimi Arc en ciel - 31st December 2011 - Amy - 7lb 12oz - 1.21am
:male: Cloudberry45 - 1st January 2012 - Zac - 7lb 4oz - 5.29am
:female: Lauralou - 3rd January 2012 - Erinna Jamie - 7lb 4oz - 11.38am
:female: Delain - 3rd January 2012 Isla -9lb - 10.36pm
:male: Aimless - 10th January 2012 - 9lb 6 1/2 oz - 9.16am
:female: Kira000 - 13th January 2012 - Claudia Jasmine - 9lb 7oz - 8.56am
:female: eebee - 13th January 2012 - Evelyn May - 7lb - 10.55am
:female: Kate1 - 13th January 2012 - Darcey - 8lb 8oz - 11.14pm
:female: Crabapple - 14th January 2012 - Naomi - 6lb 12oz - 2.46am

PROBABLY GIVEN
BIRTH BUT TOO WORN OUT TO LOG ON LIST
allow 2 weeks after EDD before transferring to this list

bumpmakesfour - 19th December :male: Induction
Shopaholiski - 21st December 2011 :female:
janeybogs - 27th December 2011 :male:
vic_f - 29th December 2011

CONTRACTION MASTER TIMER

Please post your birth stories here when you
have time/energy

MSE Parents Facebook group. Please PM Sami_Bee with your real name to be accepted.

Hi,
Please can I join you all? I am expecting twins (our first babies-thank goodness!) on the 18th May and am trying to get my head around all this baby stuff, but it is a bit daunting! The one thing I'm loving is the extra scans we are getting-I love seeing them wriggling about!!
MB

twigpig · 17 January 2012 at 4:32PM

Thanks for the new thread...

Gilly - can you re-post your post number 11138 as it had the list of things in the Asda event and I'm sure people will be looking for it over the next week or two..... Didn't want to copy and paste something I didn't put up

mozzyc · 17 January 2012 at 4:41PM

yay!! i'm on the first page!! thanks Gilly!!!!

Gillyx · 17 January 2012 at 4:42PM

ASDA BABY EVENT

Baby Changing

Huggies Newborn Starter Kit - £3
Huggies Newborn Big Pack (Sizes 1, 2, 3, 75-92 nappies) - £8
Huggies Big Pack Superdry (56-87 Nappies, Sizes 3, 4, 4+, 5 & 6) - 2 for £14
Pampers New Baby Jumbo Pack (74-88 Nappies Sizes 2 & 3) - £10
Pampers Active Fit Mega Pack (84-111 Nappies Sizes 3, 4, 4+ & 5) - £12
Pampers Baby Dry Mega Pack (96-136 Nappies, Sizes 3, 4, 4+ & 5) - £14
Pampers Sensitive Baby Wipes (Box of 9) - £7
Asda Little Angels Newborn Nappies (80 nappies, Size 1) - £6
Huggies Baby Wipes (Box of 12) - £8
Johnsons Shampoo, Baby Bath, Baby Oil, Baby Lotion, 2-in-1 Bubble Bath & Wash (300ml) - £1 each
Tommee Tippee Essentials Nappy Wrapper - £8
Mamas & Papas Changing Mat - £9
Dorel Swivel Bath Seat - £10

Travel & Safety

Lindam Sure Shut Safety Gate - £15
Lindam Bed Rail - £16
Westborn Moses Basket - £25
Westborn Moses Basket Stand - £16
Graco Junior Maxi Car Seat (Approx 4-11yrs) - £25
Nania Trio Plus Car Seat (Suitable from birth to approx 6 years) - £25
Red Kite Sleep Tight Travel Cot - £25
Hauck Sports Stroller - £30
Chicco Winter London Stroller - £55

Playtime

Bright Starts Pal Around Jungle Play Gym - £16
Bright Starts Safari Bouncer - £16
Red Kite Nest - £18
Red Kite Baby Walker - £25
Bright Starts Safari Swing - £35
Mamas & Papas Rocking Pony & Caterpillar - £40 each
Bright Starts Bounce, Bounce Baby - £45

Accessories & Misc

Avent Bottles (2 pack, pink or blue) - £7
Philips Avent Microwavable Steriliser (includes tongs, measuring jug & 1 x 125ml bottle) - £10
Philips Avent Newborn Starter Set - £15
Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature Bottles (6x260ml, available in white, plain, pink or blue) - £15
Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature Electric Steriliser (includes 1x150ml bottle with slow flow teat, teat tongs, 0-3 soother) - £25
Mamas & Papas High Chair - £30
Philips Avent 3-in-1 Electric Steam Steriliser (includes tongs, soother and 1x125ml bottle) - £45
Philips Avent Complete Bottle Feeding Set (Including bottles, microwave steriliser, travel bag, bottle brush & formula storage) - £50
Gro-Egg Thermometer - £15
Grobag Sleep Bag - £15
Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature Digital Monitor (with sensor mat) - £60
Chicco Video Monitor - £65

For Mum

Always Ultra (various varieties) - 2 for £3
Tommee Tippee Breast Pads - £2
Palmers Cocoa Tummy Butter - £3.50
n-spa Body Lotion - £3.95
n-spa Warming Salt Scrub - £3.95
Palmers Cocoa Massage Lotion for Stretch Marks - £4.46
Bio Oil - £7
Widgey Nursing Pillow - £19

Hope this helps someone

Runs from 17th Jan - 5th Feb xx

There we go Twigpig

Sammie_03 · 17 January 2012 at 4:49PM

Thanks for the new thread Gilly. Xx

Waiting in for my asda delivery so might have a kip on the sofa, knowing my luck as soon as I drop off they will knock the door!!

Lucy1973 · 17 January 2012 at 5:16PM

OOh shiney new thread:D Thanks Gilly:T

Anyone got any bargains in the Asda event? Cant get to one til the weekend so I hope there are some bargains left:o

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