Yay Cat's having a baby!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry I think I more excited about Cat then I am for me!!!!

So should we do more questions??

Is anyone but me doing cloth? I already have a stash from Kanga, but am making more OSFM now. Plus I have enough supplies t make about 30 thousand more nappies.

I havent decided about cloth yet. I would like to, probably not when travelling or overnight.

I am planning on going back to work after a year though so not sure if cloth will be worth it just for one year. Think I need to do the maths...

Not using cloth here. We are a sposies family. Originally thought we would use a combination with DD but the sposies just worked out better for us.

Have been getting the strongest cravings for Salt and Vinegar Crisps lately but I really don't like them. I don't know why I keep craving them but I do and I must have them. Anyone else getting strange strong cravings?

Whist I like the idea of cloth and think they look so much cuter, I am pretty sure that we will use disposables

I haven't had any *real* cravings I will hear something. - like salt and vinegar chips and then think .... Oh I want some (so thanks for that )

I am still having severe morning sickness so food that will come up nice and easy has an appeal - lots of red jelly and fish & salad...

No cravings here, pretty sure those things I thought where the bubba are. My first pregnancy had the placenta at the front so never got kicks just movements.

Might be the only cloth person here. I went back to work full time when Kanga was about 10 months old, and he is still in cloth there too. We are almost full time with the exception of one over night as he gets blisters if in cloth over night.

Wow

What an amazing afternoon we had seeing our baby for the first time.

Dont think i can drink that amount of water and hold it again, i was lucky i got to empty a bit mid-scan!

Baby was very active at the start of scan but when they wanted the neck measurements they needed bubs to move, do u think the little bugger did? haha, well after half an hour i was told to do a few jumps up and down BINGO! after that they were able to take measurements as that got moving.

Due date has now been estimated for 2nd october which is really weird going by what i thought was my last period i thought i was only 1 day out.

How do i upload pics on here?

Hope you are all well
A xxx

Is anyone looking for maternity stuff? Gap have a thing on at the moment where you can save 30%. You need to have a code thing, but they have it so if you get their email like me could can share the deal just need to email it.

Am I the only one who has had to bust out some maternity stuff? At the moment it is just mainly bottoms. Last time I could wear my normal jeans at 32 weeks. I lost weigh that time though and thanks to Kanga (and my slackness) I have an undertoned tummy.

Congrats on the beautiful scan Angela. It's so surreal seeing a little being inside of you when you can't even feel it.

As for cloth nappies - I would be keen, but in saying that, Alex pooed a lot, and still does, sort of turns me off a bit, if it was poo only every 2nd or 3rd day I think I would have gone there by now. Also we were living up north where it rained too much to get anything dry for months at a time. I sound like I am just giving excuses.... I am hoping when toilet training starts happening we can venture into cloth a bit more..

I have to wear maternity clothes, my normal clothes are just too snug and annoy when they are tight around the tummy. I have a belly belt to use but it seems to be too big for now, but hopefully in a few more weeks I can get some use out of it, at the moment, I am living in my 3/4 demin pants with a soft maternity waist, which is a little loose atm as well.

Rosita - So you can have cloth nappies in day care? They just collect them somewhere for you I guess?

I bought some maternity pants but have been too scared to wear them for some reason. I really need to though, i really have a bit of a belly thing going on and it rather uncomfortable haha

Congrats on your scan Angela!

DH has been putting his ear on my belly and reckons he can hear stuff haha. I just tell him it is my digestive system with all the m/s and unsettledness

Teehee Ran. That's cute of your DH. It depends on the policy of the centre that you take your child to. Some centre's near us won't allow cloth but others will. So best to check with the centre.

Congrats on the scan Angela!!

Rosita: I had an anterior placenta first pregnancy too. Just started to feel a few bubbles going on lately which is nice.

Haven't had to break out Mat wear yet, I thought I was going to have to in my first trimester but things have settled down a bit. With DD didn't have to get into any Maternity pants until about 30 weeks so they were almost wasted money as I only got about 7 weeks use out of them. Tops on the other hand I switched to at about 20 weeks DD sat really high so I grew out of the tops quicker than the bottoms.

AFM: The last couple of days there have been little bubbles of movement happening so I'm starting to feel a little more pregnant like. Pants are starting to feel a little tighter too so I might have to start looking at Mat pants soon.

Yes his daycare is more than happy to use cloth. The people in the babies room all have kids my age or there abouts so used old school cloth and the room he is in now the room leader is procloth and was so excited when he moved up that she got to use them.

I think some day care don't allow it but they have never said anything, I supplied a bucket and take it home and wash it every now and then

I also barely wore maternity last time (and sold most of it as I was having an only child) I lost 15 kilo while pregnant so it never fit. I have a stack of stuff now I am just waiting to wear (you know what is like when you have new clothes, you just want to wear them)

blurg - I thought I was supposed to feel all energetic and stop feeling sick by now... I am so tired and my belly feels like I have constant butterflies - on the bright side I am only throwing up once a day now - well for the last few days - whoohoo!

catmeo - i still feel like rubbish - hopefully it will decrease soon. My mum says her m/s got better at 14 weeks so I am hoping that mine will too

I totally stacked it earlier outside, on totally flat ground, fell on my hands and knees. was a bit embarrassing but no one stopped to help me in a crowded city street ;P Hopefully my bean is still ok, I have to stop falling over!

Hope you ladies with M/S start feeling better really soon.

Ran: gotta watch those falls. Do you wear High Heels?? I found with DD that my balance was really off so had to switch to flats pretty quickly.

Rosita: Where did you get your maternity wear from. Any good places on the net? I'm going to have to switch over pretty soon but can't find much I like around here.

AFM: Had my obs appointment today. Little bean is a jumpy one. Currently sitting in breach position but since it will be born via C/Sect it doesn't really matter. Very healthy and very active one here. I thought I felt some bubbles over the last few days really hope it is movement that I'm getting. Soo different this time though baby is in a totally different place with its placenta posterior instead of anterior and measuring on the right track rather than racing ahead by a couple of weeks like DD did.

I am really upset, someone at work has been making little digs at me all day, it has just been non-stop. I vented about it on twitter and two people said something about pregnancy hormones - i hate that my feelings are being belittled because I am pregnant.

Cat, people at work asked me if my hormones were affected at all, I told them no, but I do use pregnancy as an excuse to the bitch I really am but was raised to well to show all the time :-). So for the next few months they can expect no more nice Rosie.

I rang our creative team and asked if a voice person was simple as they had revoice something, make a mistake that was worse than how it was done originally and worst of all they emphasised the mistake. Then I had to speak to the same writer as one of our own announcers made up part of an ad instead of reading the script. She tried to tell me that that was how it was scripted, I asked her to read the script while the ad was going then call me back with when I could expect the redo.

No employee of the month award here. I think part of it isn't hormone just that you get so tired that your temper can naturally be short and people not just use pregnancy as an excuse.

I guess you have your short week this week? Hope you can relax more on the weekend.

I have still be going ok, though I have had some stomach pains. They are in my stomach area and well above my belly button they might be do to constipation (oh the glamour of pregnancy)

My 12 week scan is tommorrow. I just called the ultrasound place to see if I needed to drink water before hand and they said no. This sounds so different to what the rest of you did, I am a bit confused! Maybe they have a slightly different machine or something...

As for the hormones, you may be right Rosita, I am so tired all the time that I think my tolerance is a bit down.

Ph and I barely ever wear heels I am a sneakers kinda girl. No idea what is going on with my falling but I think I need to just pay more attention!

RE: Hormones. People will use anything if they think it will help their cause or give them more power over you. Just ignore it.

Hope your scan goes wonderfully tomorrow ran. Edited to add - just make sure you are hydrated and your bladder has something in it if possible, I was also told I don't need it, but the last pregnancy I was told to drink, so I chose the middle ground and drank a little bit and held. You can always empty if needed at the scan. You will have to start being a bit more careful hey Precious cargo on board, but doubt the falls actually harm anything but your ego at the time.

as for me, don't feel the least bit preg, and don't seem to be putting on weight. Have a dr's app on wed which will hopefully settle my fears.

I got told to drink a litre - but I threw it up, just the thought of it makes me shiver, was disgusting, I felt like I was drowning.

I got there with a totally empty bladder and I was crying, the lady who did the scan told me it wasn't necessary at this stage of the pregnancy to have a full bladder and that she certainly wont need to "punish"me with any more water.

She didnt have any trouble getting a heap of shots, and doing the neck measurements, she did ask me towards the end to go for a walk and a wiggle up the hall way to try to get Rocky off his back so she could look at his spine, which i did and he rolled over

catmeo that sounds terrible! I can imagine that 1L water would be bad, especially in the morning when my scan is!

Might just have a bit of water to keep hydrated then, thanks.

I am totally nervous about the scan - have been having a bit of anxiety so thanks for the well wishes, hopefully tommorrow I will come in and gush lots about my little bean

Cat- Congrats on your great NT result.

Rosita- I’ve used Greenkids on D since he was about 7 months old, though we do use a disposable at night.
I think with this bub we’ll use sposies up to about 2 months and then switch to cloth. I don’t want to buy sized nappies and I think the Greenkids will be too bulky at first. I’ll just buy some more Greenkids after the baby comes and they can share them, depending whether we have a boy or a girl.
Thanks for the link. As it will mostly be cold while I’m big pregnant I’ll just be living in tights and maternity Jeans that I got from Just Jeans. I may have to buy some larger sized jumpers towards the end, but the clothes I have will do me for a while, they have room in them.
I am wearing my maternity jeans already, I’ve really popped in the last week and have a distinguishable baby bump. I’m not surprised, I was got big early with D as well, I’m a couple of kilos heavier than when I fell pregnant with him AND my tummy is very slack still as he was such a big baby and it stretched a lot.

Angela- It is so hard holding a full litre! We had to come back after an hour to get the nuchal measurement as well as bub was in the wrong position.

Ran- Good luck tomorrow.

As for me, going along ok. I am starting to feel a little better nausea and tired- wise so hopefully I am nearing the end of that stage. As I said have definitely popped in the last week, and have a bump. I guess then I am going to be as huge as I did with Dan *sigh*. I only put on 11-12 kg but my tummy was enormous and all out the front, seems to be gearing up to do the same thing this time round.
Our NT scan was last Wednesday and went well, just got the results yesterday. Baby is measuring ahead by 4 days so they adjusted my due date to the 20th of September, heartbeat is 161 bpm and excellent low risk of one in 15000, so very happy with all that.

As we’re now going public I don’t have another appointment until the 19th of April so have precious little to do for a month.

My scan was at 8.30am!



I just threw up three times in the car park across the road from work I feel gross and sick - I think i have a temperature too, I am all clammy and hot

Will be cold here too for a bit A freezing 25 or so degrees maybe a it lower. Shame I would love to spend my prebaby maternity leave snuggled up on the lounge watching trash but that won't happen.

My tummy has been so much better today. Last night was a very uncomfortable night sleepwise with my tummy.

Cat the sonograpger I had said they suggest the water if you are dehydrated it can be hard I told her good cause I cheated and peed. She laughed

I was told the same thing about the water, that it would be fine as long as I wasn't dehydrated.

Really wish it was getting colder here. 18 - 25 has been our overnight low lately. Soo over this very long summer. Snuggling up on the couch just isn't possible.

Cat: hope your feeling better soon. Might just need to take a day or two off and give yourself a chance.

Ran: hope all goes well for your scan tomorrow.

AFM: Panic set in earlier today when I had that thought of "oh my goodness, I'm going to have 2 under 2" how will I cope. Got over it by mid afternoon though, chocolate helped that along
I've also got my morph scan booked now. Can't wait. My scans seem to happen just at the right time to stop me panicking.

Hope everyone is feeling a lot better now.

SO my scan went well, baby measuring at 13 weeks 1 day which is what I thought I was but the doctor said he will leave it at 12 weeks 1 day and just say it is big for dates. I am a little peeved as I really feel i am 13 weeks but apparently the 7 weeks dating scan should be the most accurate. When 1 mm makes a difference of days I dont really see how it can be that accurate. Anyway, rant over, it really doesnt matter at the end of the day becasue I realise baby can come anywhere between 38-42 weeks and still be 'full term'.

Baby was sleeping but the doctor woke it up and it danced for us which I wasnt really expecting to be honest, it was so nice to see it and its heartbeat (163bpm). I think I am smitten Didnt realise how anxious I was until I saw it. The nasal and neck measurements were good so I think I am ok there but will see my OB tommorrow and see how it all measures up.

So anyway, now I think I need to tell my boss. I am really a bit nervous about that. Have you working gals out there told your boss yet?

My work has know for ages, I was sooooo sick that there was no hiding it from them. I am feeling pretty gross again today, i just need to get though this week and then until Thursday then I am off to Tasmania for a little holiday to visit mum. Gosh I hope I am not sick on the plane!


The "dating" thing is so annoying isn't it, I was getting so upset when they kept dropping my dates back, I knew exactly when we conceived so I was not at all happy. Mind you from my last two scans they matched my dates so they moved them forward

As you say Ran, a week or so really isnt that big of deal by the end, but when you are counting down the starting weeks its really frustrating.


Is anyone else having trouble sleeping? I toss and turn all night....!

What about maternity clothes? has anyone else brought any... I am already in maternity pants! LOL

Are you going to find out the sex, do you have any feelings? from the start, I have been thinking a boy, and I still do think a boy, I can not wait to find out for sure!! I am desperate to start putting together our nursery

Ran: My dating scan with DD was out by 2 weeks according to the dates I was given by the scan she should have been 2 weeks later than what she was and if my obs had of waited for that further time to get her out we could have lost her and me.

Oooo I love questions

Is anyone else having trouble sleeping? I have a little trouble getting to sleep as I'm not comfy.

What about maternity clothes? Haven't bought any yet, I can't really find anything I like. I have some left over from DD but they are really corporate type work wear and not really appropriate for either winter or messing about the house and park.

Are you going to find out the sex, do you have any feelings? No we had a surprise with DD and we will be going for the surprise again. Obs is disappointed as he likes to tell people but as I said to him you get to have the suspense like the rest of us. I have a feeling its going to be another girl but as my symptoms are so different this time we could end up with a boy.

September 2011 mummies to be:
Dream a Little Dream: EDD 4/09/2011
cheekymonkey EDD: 06/09/2011
mrsmac05 EDD: 10/09/2011
Neek - EDD: 10/09/2011
*Simone* - 24/09/2011
Catmeo: 24/09/2011
ran - 27/09/2011
Angela- 29/09/2011


Appointments:
Mrsmac05 - 2nd OB appointment (21/03/11)
Dream a little dream Dr appointment at hospy (25/03/11)
Catmeo - OB appointment (30/03/11)
cheekymonkey Scan (08/04/11)

MrsMac, yep still warm here and with humidity still getting to high 8o's to 90% you walk out of the shower wanting another.

will be back for the questions.

September 2011 mummies to be:
Rosita: EDD 4/09/2011
cheekymonkey EDD: 06/09/2011
mrsmac05 EDD: 10/09/2011
Neek - EDD: 10/09/2011
*Simone* - 24/09/2011
Catmeo: 24/09/2011
ran - 27/09/2011
Angela- 29/09/2011
Appointments:
Mrsmac05 - 2nd OB appointment (21/03/11)
Dream a little dream Dr appointment at hospy (25/03/11)
Catmeo - OB appointment (30/03/11)
cheekymonkey Scan (08/04/11)

Yay, I got to hear the heartbeat today again, even it was only a few seconds. Good enough reassurance for me. Otherwise still feeling great.

Ran- conrats on the scan. Makes it much more real doesn't it. What a pain about the dates, maybe in the next scans they may consider dropping a few days ; Hope all goes well with telling the boss, last time when I had a boss, they were fine with it.

Is anyone else having trouble sleeping? not really, which is good for me, at the start I think I had some trouble. Last pregnancy I was a shocker, waking up any silly time early in the morning and had heaps of trouble getting back to sleep, I think that was towards the end. I keep having to remind myslef to get used to not sleeping on my back, my thoughts are if I get used to it earlier on, it shouldn't be so hard when I need to do it.

What about maternity clothes? Yep, wearing maternity 3/4 jeans, and have been for a little while now. Tops will be fine until the later stages.

Are you going to find out the sex, do you have any feelings? No feelings. I felt I had a bit more morning sickness than last time, and my skin got really bad for a bit, it's now clearing up thank god. Am hoping for a girl, just to even things up in the household Won't bother me either way, but really do want a girl, as I don't want to have 10 boys in the hope of having a girl. We will find out the sex, but not sure if we will tell people yet. My hubby keeps saying that the stats are on our side for having a girl, we will see.

Gee! only last night I said to my hubby Damon that my already bloody huge boobs seemed to have a growth spurt, he said he didn't think so... this morning I went to put one of my favourite sexy bras on and it didnt do up!!

I am going to look like a freak show when my milk comes in

Hi all,

Had an OB appointment today she said everything looked good. She also said she wouldnt change the dates because the dating scan is the most accurate (seriously we didnt even have sex near those dates, probably for 3-4 days!)

mrs mac - can i ask; did your OB change her dates as you went further along last time?

catmeo - i also have large boobs and they have definetly changed, my nipples are huge! A few of my bras are also a bit tight so I guess they have started getting a bit big. DH of course loves it but they hurt so much I wont let him near them

Got to see the bean again today, he was awake and kicking around like crazy Now I have 4 weeks until the next OB appointment. What are we supposed to do until then? So much waiting around!

[b]Is anyone else having trouble sleeping?

Im ok, mostly just naseau in the morning and somtimes in the middle of the night if I wake up. Still sleeping on my belly, although I notice lying on my right side I feel sick so prefer the left already

What about maternity clothes?

Bought some pants but havent started wearing them yet. Today the obs said that my pants were too tight and it was time for maternity pants!! So I guess I better Think I need a couple of tops too as most of my tops are rather short in style so need some longer ones.

Are you going to find out the sex, do you have any feelings?

DH doesnt want to know and I like the thought of a suprise. I thought it was a boy at first but when they did the dating scan and put me later I then thought it would be a girl if we hadnt BD for days. So now I have no idea! For some reason I still think boy in some way.

MrsMac, I feel like that sometimes, 2 under 2 but then I push it to the back of my mind. I've got time

Congratulations Ran! Last time I told my boss at 13 weeks. He was fine with it, but he was a pretty good boss. This time I only started work 4 weeks ago so its the complete opposite, I'm wearing baggy tops to hide my bump as long as possible, I don't want to get the sack when they find out!

Cat- It happens to me too, the first sign I'm pregnant both time they get huge. I think it's even worse this time round.

I'm so tired I'm sleeping okay, though I am waking up early in the morning and having trouble falling asleep, probably because I'm sleeping on the lounge in front of the TV early at night.
We're not going to find out the gender. We didn't last time, this time I want to but DH can't keep a secret and I don't want to tell everyone. So we're just not going to find out.

Ran: no the obs didn't change my dates even though from about 12 weeks onwards I measured 2 weeks ahead. They kept telling me she would be a big bubba instead. I think they say that the dating scan is possibly the most accurate as it is measuring at the smallest time so there is less room for error. I'm of the opinion though that bubs will come when they are ready or in my case when your body gives out and says get this bubba out.

I am getting some definite taps from our little bean today. Its a funny feeling like there is a little jumping bean in there. All I really felt with DD was huge stretches but with this one there is flip flops going on today.

SO I bought some baby clothes today as a bit of celebration - first baby stuff I have bought and I couldnt believe that there were very few gender neutral clothes! It all seemed pink or blue. That is going to make it hard as I am not finding out the gender ;P

What are you girls doing about Maternity tops? Because all my tops tend to be short normally I wanted some tops but geez they are expensive and mostly ugly! I bought some long normal tops instead that were a baggier style and figured that they would work even before my bump is too big and hopefully when it does get bigger too but I have no idea.

2 hours of shopping completely left me exhausted. I am off for a nanna nap.

Its been very quiet in here - hope all you ladies are doing well?!

I was thinking the same thing!!

I am about to go to my OB appointment, so will be back later with an update

Hope everyone is well xx

Hi all

Ran: your right about it being quiet. I'm still here though. I know what you mean about the gender neutral clothes. It almost makes you want to find out the flavour just so you can buy things. Have you tried Pumpkin Patch or Target. I found with DD that they had some great things, haven't looked this time yet but will start soon.
Maternity tops. I grabbed a couple of long t-shirts from Target and Cotton On and they were great. Nice and stretchy. Lasted me throughout and grew along with the bump.

AFM: Still plodding along, have a couple of weeks till my next scan must stay strong though and not find out flavour. Really liked having the ah ha moment with DD at the birth.

Well I just got back from OBs appointment, today was the first time he didn't scan But I did get to listen to the heart beat which he said was great.

I said I am keen to find out the sex and he tried to discourage me. I basically told him that my mind is well and truly made up, and the sooner I can find out the better. He gave me a referral form to get the scan but told me not to go until 20 weeks..... TWENTY WEEKS - five weeks away!! rahhhh - as soon as I got out of his office I told Damon I am booking in for Friday - and he said NO... I am still considering it! All of the baby books say most scanners will be able to tell the sex around 14+ weeks....

It totally doesn't matter what I have, but I just want to know so I can start bluing or pinking it up!!

I am wearing a flowy top today that makes me look fat - not pregnant, fat - when i got to the doctor my husband was waiting for me, he met me with the words "what ARE you wearing??" pfft I am comfy!

I have had a few awful days of morning sickness - on Sunday I ended up at the hospital but they told me to just try to grin and bear it if I can. So I did. Then I had another bad day yesterdays - but two bad days in two weeks is not so bad - I can handle that.

I go on holidays on Saturday, gosh I hope I am ok whilst I am away, and I especially hope that I am OK on the plane!

I have been stressing as all the baby books say to start sleeping on the side, preferably the left - well i fall asleep on my side and wake up on my belly or my back. OBs said the reason they say not back is because it can make you dizzy or give you headaches - he said not to stress too much and just sleep how i feel is comfortable. He said by time its more important i am likely to feel more comfortable to stay on my side throughout the night anyway.

Wow that was a big update, hope i didnt bore you all too much

Mrs Mac - I am the same in that I dont want to know the flavour but so tempting! Just a question, did you buy mostly 00s or a few 000s as well? Some people say that they grow out of the 000s so quickly and not to buy too many?

Catmeo - sorry to hear you have a bad day (or 2!) Heres hoping that all m/s clears up by next week!! My OB said it should happen between 14-16 weeks so I am praying anyway. Did the OB ask you to book you in for 20 weeks so that you can get the morphology scan? I thought they did a bunch of stuff at 20 weeks to check for certain things and that gender was just an added bonus

My clothing is making me look fat too rather than pregnant at least the maternity pants are super comfie though

I asked about the sleeping on the side thing too and I thought it wasnt too important until 20 weeks or more. I am still sleeping on my belly although it is beginning to feel a little uncomfortable. I think I need to change sides of the bed with DH soon so I can sleep on my left easier. We change sides every few months anyway just so our bodies dont get too set in their ways!

Ran: I mainly went with 000's. She was in them for a few months. I had a couple of 0000's but as she was a nearly 4kg baby at birth I could have got away with only 000's she didn't go into 00's until she was about 6 months old, she was a long baby not a fat one and couldn't fill out the clothes. I waited until about 20-25 weeks before buying up though as you can get more of a feel as to whether it will be a big baby. At this time with DD I mainly concentrated more on getting things for the nursery and setting up feeding things I might need eg bottles, bibs, cloth nappies for spit ups, bedding for the nursery etc.

Cat: good to hear your appointment went well. Some obs are a little obsessed with telling you what you will have, others like you to wait to find out. Some obs and middies are of the belief that it can make labour easier as you are trying to find out what you got.

Morph scan: 20 wk scan is done to check things like heart and liver function, they look for development of arms and legs and make sure that your baby's kidneys and stomach are working without failure. Generally done between 18 and 20 wks. You can find out the sex at this appointment and many people do but it is an added bonus as they are not looking directly for it or the baby could have other ideas. Oh and by the way if you don't want to find out it is best to tell the sonographer at the beginning of the appointment as some do tell without meaning to or checking.

Alrighty, off to get some lunch before DD is awake again. Hope everyone is feeling ok

Just updating the list

September 2011 mummies to be:

Rosita: EDD 4/09/2011
cheekymonkey EDD: 06/09/2011
mrsmac05 EDD: 10/09/2011
Neek - EDD: 10/09/2011
*Simone* - 24/09/2011
Catmeo: 24/09/2011
ran - 27/09/2011
Angela- 29/09/2011

Appointments:

Dream a little dream Dr appointment at hospy (25/03/11)
Catmeo - OB appointment (30/03/11)
cheekymonkey Scan (08/04/11)
Mrsmac05 - Morph scan (15/04/11)

First of all, I just have to say how delighted I am that our little group has no angel babies

Secondly, a couple of nights ago, at 14w6d I felt some flutters YAY!

I can not wait for proper kicks, but it was delightful feeling the little movements!!

I am off to Tassie for holidays on the weekend, I am hoping that my holiday is sickness free - I have STILL been throwing up! boooohoo!

Hubby started researching nappies last night, we were thinking we may start stocking up on a verity of sizes when the brand we want comes on special - I was thinking the Target brand because that was on my dvd that I got from the hospital, but Damon said he has read some pretty crappy reviews - I think he is thinking we will go Huggies. Any feedback welcome

He has also been researching prams and car seats and he has his heart set on a bugaboo - but I want to actually view it in person and give it a push before we decide for sure. I think he is also leaning toward a safe n sound - which a few people had suggested to us.

I think we have picked out nursery suite - we rather like the Cariboo New Zealand classic cot in white, and will get the matching change table and possibly the bassinet too - though some people have been saying not to waste money on a bassinet - what are your thoughts?

How are you girls going with picking out your baby stuff, have you picked much? purchased anything? what have you heard good things about??

It has been a bit quiet in here hasn't it We will have to change that!!!

Lucky you Cat on the flutters!! I am getting something, but same as last time I can't definitely put it down to baby, but in my heart I am Here's hoping you have a great tassie trip without ms - ps. keep away from chicken when eating out

As for nappies, you are pretty much covered now as the supermarkets have lowered their prices on most name brand nappies. Huggies are probably the most reliable, but in saying that, I found Pampers to be really good and not as bulky, plus now they are cheaper than huggies! I wouldn't prob go to target brand or anything, especially for newborns as their poo is wet and has a tendency to leak.. eventually though, the cheaper supermarket nappies will do the same job and you can use the more expensive when going out etc. In terms of other stuff, nothing wrong with a bassinet if that is how you want your baby to sleep for the first little bit, sometimes helps, but I found it hard to sleep with every little noise they make. You are so fortunate to have a hubby that is actively researching and interested in this stuff

As for my purchases, I haven't really made too many, most of my things are hand me downs. Will have to buy a double pram though.

Only a week until my scan!!! came up quickly.

Oh yeah - is anyone booking new born or pregnancy photography - I am opting out on the pregnancy shots since, since I put on SO much weight pre-pregnancy I am not keen on being in photos right now!!

But I definitely want new born shots - I will be doing my new born bub shots with Litzo Photography they are so beautiful



He is becoming a little bit obsessive, its funny how he has NO interest what so ever in some things and goes nuts over others.

Well had a hospital appointment on Tuesday and as I said on FB the Dr was an Ass.
After some the the first questions he asked (with only a quick glance at the report) were where I had an amnio (replied no I was told was not enough of a risk to warrant it) then questioned as to whether I would continue with pregnancy based on results if the baby had problems.

He also said that they would go with the first dates even though there was such a huge difference. ANd was just an ass to deal with. He better not be there when I have my baby.

We have most of the stuff from when we had Kanga. his cot and change table were SIL and used by two nephews and a niece, so bubs will be the fifth baby to use them. We also have a bassinette that we used with Kanga, we have a pram on layby, and at some stage we will have will have to get a bed for him at some stage, and if the baby is a girl just some different clothes.

With the prams as I said before I took some kids along for a test drive. i did like the Phil & teds but not a fan os three wheelers (seem like a tip hazard if one of the kids chucks a tantrum) and also no sunshade for the rear seat a must. BJCS was hard to steer with weight over front wheels and second seat could kick front seat. Went the Strider, even though it is wider we don't do big shopping excursions (no money or shops to reason it) but will will be good for walks etc.

Anyway I think that is about it.

baby just moved to say hi.

September 2011 mummies to be:

cheekymonkey EDD: 06/09/2011
mrsmac05 EDD: 10/09/2011
Neek - EDD: 10/09/2011
Rosita: EDD 13/09/2011
*Simone* - 24/09/2011
Catmeo: 24/09/2011
ran - 27/09/2011
Angela- 29/09/2011

Appointments:

cheekymonkey Scan (08/04/11)
Mrsmac05 - Morph scan (15/04/11)
Rosita Morph Scan (27/4/11)
Rosita Hospital Appointment (28/4/11)

Rosita- Grr to the doctor, wonder what his problem is?

Cat- I didn't get newborn shots with D and I sooo wish I did. I don't know if I'll get them this time, feels kinda mean doing it for the second not the first.
I hadn't realised, that is wonderful that there are no angel babies, and congrats on the movements!
Have a lovely trip to Tasmania.
I like Huggies the best, I've also tried Baby Love which I didn't like and the Woolies Select brand which are ok but not a good as the Huggies. I've heard the Aldi ones are a good cheaper option but haven't tried them myself.
With prams before buying it's important to ask yourself what you want from the pram. If you plan on walking or exercising alot with baby in the pram the bike style wheels are good for example. Make a list of five important things you want the pram to do and make sure the ones you're looking at fit the description. We have a Safe n Sound, no complaints there.
With the Bassinett, we bought one but not one that matched our nusery furniture, it was a relatively inexpensive one on lockable wheels that you could wheel around the house. I loved it as if I was doing something and DS was sleeping when he was very little I could keep an eye on him. Honestly I wouldn't spend a lot of money on one as DS outgrew his by 10 weeks, but ours was small and I really enjoyed the time from when he came from the hospital to when he moved into the cot sleeping next to me.

Ran- My son was 4.46 kg at birth so he went straight into 000s at birth. From there he went up a size in the first year every three months. So at three months he went into 00 and at six months 0, and then about 9 months started into some 1's.

Cheekymonkey- I know how great are the nappy prices, Woolies took their Huggies down from $42 a box to $33. Have been meaning to go there and get a box of infant size, I've got a whole box of newborn leftover from when I had Dan.

As for us not a lot happening, have been feeling light movements for about two weeks now. I feel a bit bad that almost all of the baby's stuff will be hand-me-downs so I've bought him/her a few small things. A toy, a comforter, some dummies, new singlets, socks and a few gender neutral outfits. It's so hard finding anything neutral, combined with the fact we have a lot shopping is so much more boring this time round.
I will need a new nappy bag and want to get a good one this time round so we have that to get. We are pretty much decided we will need a twin pram as DS can't be trusted to walk yet and likely not to before the baby comes, so looking into that as well. For ladies here that need a twin pram what are you looking a getting?

Things that I will rave about that Daniel had: his Mountain Buggy Pram was fantastic for going for walks, a Fisher Price jungle playmat that we have still got used everyday for the first 6 months, the Angelcare Sound and Movement monitor still gives me peace everynight going to sleep knowing that D is ok, buying dummies on hand even if you don't think you'll use them (like me was a godsend, buying bottles in case you have a difficult start to breastfeeding and need formula or to express was a necessity for me, as well as the accessories you need to use them (steriliser unit, bottle brush etc). That's all I can think of in the early days, except that we used a bassinett for the first 10 weeks and I loved that too.

Hi all, just catching up with all the posts it has been busy while I was away! We went to the great ocean road for a 3 day weekend. Was lovely, we just slept and ate and walked along the beach and slep some more haha. It is hard getting back into work today.

Question for you all - how big is your belly? I dont want to feel all contesty or anything but mine is not that big and I am stressing out a little. It is so hard when I dont really feel that pregnant apart from lingering ms. Everything was fine at the 12-13 week ultrasound but I find myself hanging out for the 16 week just so i can see the baby again. Just anxiety I guess! I find it interesting that you girls are feeling light movements already when I can just make out a little bump!

All I have bought so far was some neutral gender body suits and some socks I am hoping to get a few hand me downs from a friend maybe even a pram and some cloth nappies so I can try them out and see how I go with them.

Rosita sorry to hear about the Dr - they can be so mean somtimes without knowing it!

catmeo - i also put on a little weight before pregnancy so dont really want to get pregnancy shots

AS for you girls with kids already I dont know how you do it as I am still so tired I cant cook or clean and cannot imagine having to take care of a little one as well! Well done

Ran: I wouldn't worry too much about not showing yet. With DD I didn't actually pop until 24 weeks nor really start showing until about 30 weeks. With the first all you're muscles are still tight so they have to relax in order for your little one to be seen. As far as movement went I barely felt DD at all until near the end as I had an anterior placenta so a lot of the movement was muffled.

Rosita: Some docs need a kick in the pants. They try to make you worry because of things such as age, weight, height etc. My Obs tells me all the time that he is no expert at reading the sonographs which is why he lets the radiographer do all that for him. All he cares about is that things are tracking well with the pregnancy and that you're not putting on too much at once.

We already have the Strider Plus pram. Its a really great pram and looking forward to using the second seat on it, you can also buy a bassinet and capsule to go with it. It does take up a lot of room so that is a drawback to it. However, between the pram and stroller DD gets a much better ride and sleep when she's in the pram and seems to enjoy it a little more as she's not so close to the ground. I really would look into the different ones that are out there even go into a couple of different stores and give a few a push. We weren't even really looking at the one we ended up with but am really glad we did given that we don't have to buy a new one now. Oh and one more thing on it that has been a real bonus, DD can climb all over it and it hasn't tipped yet, that was the one thing that really turned me off getting a 3 wheeler.

AFM: well I'm starting to look at what we need to purchase and have done ready for number 2's arrival. Its exciting and nerve racking at the same time. But I now have a list and need to get a plan of action in order to have the list fulfilled. Hope everyone is doing well.

Ran- not huge in the morning but by the end of the day all the food I've eaten seem to make my belly look twice as big at the end of the day. I am quite big for 15 weeks, but I got big early even in my first pregnancy. So for me it's another big baby or just the way I carry.
Be glad, there's plenty of time yet to get big! I was as big at 24 weeks as my SIL was at full term and guess who didn't get strechmarks A hint, it wasn't moi!

Thanks MrsMac have looked at the Strider Plus, I like the seat configuration but I'm not sure about the wheels. I initially had a different Steelcraft pram with the solid wheels but sold it for the MB as I found the wheels too bumpy for the walking I like to do. If it came with the pump up wheels I'd be sold. Do you take it for long walks or exercise with it at all?