In the Company of Pregnant Ladies (No1 Babies Detective Agency pt6)

Rattling - yes, if you want to get something that will last, get one with a swivel front wheel. Will not matter for first year, but even then is easier with a swivel. You really need 2 hands on for a fixed wheel one - a swivel wheel and you can drive one handed, even over bumps (like kerb edges, down at least!).

How heavy is this one?

Its really interesting, but my MB was SOOOO easy to push compared to almost everyone else's buggy that I tried - pushing it over longish grass was about as difficult as most people's buggies on the pavement.

Ready - less secure???? If you've got 4 wheels on uneven surface, only 3 of them will be in contact. If you've got only 3 wheels, all of them will be in contact - therefore, more stable!

Rattling, that is missing a fourth wheel chick ... in all honesty, I am not sure why I don't like the 3-wheelers so much... they don't look as secure perhaps? Daft I am sure.

Gilly, I still find garter stitch a challenge... what hope is there for me

I think it is a good idea to get some things second hand... especially things that have not been used all that much, and then you can pass them on again.

Right - tell me what this is lacking that the more expensive ones have? Would like red trim rather than blue, but could cope. I know it?s a bit heavy, but all the 3 wheelers are. I?ve seen that some of you don?t like 3-wheelers ? is that why? I?d happily buy a second hand stroller ? but you?ve got to be organized and lucky to get the decent bargains ahead of everyone else that?s looking, and I'd want a new car seat anyway.

Sybil - took me 5+ years to conceive ds - and 34 labour was ended with emergency section, so I certain kick the 'long wait, short labour' suggestion into touch. Mind you, he was 10.5 and just got stuck, poor thing. I could tell if it was him crying on the ward from about 30' from the main doorway - there were 5 babies with 'little tiny new baby' cries, and one that went WAAAAAHHHHH! I wonder which one he was . Things haven't changed much!

Lovely title, although it did take me a while a figure out where you had all gone! blame pregnancy brain!

I wouldn't bother dyeing blue things for a girl, my dd wore her older brothers blue baby things and pink accessories (hats socks and gloves which I never manage to keep) so that people would know she was a girl. She looked adorable in them, and I couldn't bear to not use all the adorable things I bought for ds!

While I think I probably had quite a speedy conception (only 2 months, although we did wait for 6 moths after mc before trying to conceive as really quite traumatised by it), could I also have a speedy labour pleeeeeeese.

The last two have been 30 hours and 8.5 and a nice 2/3 hour one would be lovely. Please, please please!!!!!

I hope I will Scorpio! Everything I've got is boy biased (although we did try to steer clear of pale blue, and can envisage a major pink dying session for vest tops and blue things so lots of pink and mauve!)

Wow Millie's booties are just the cutest thing I have ever seen!!! Well done nomore!! I'm going to have to get my knitting needles back out and give them a go

hello everyone!!

Ahh so no-one wants Millie's hand-me-downs then??

I should have added, anything that isn't new in terms of clothes goes straight into the washing machine when we get it, whereever it has come from!

Ready, I must admit that I'm a bit of a charity shop ds clothes hunter . I've got him some lovely things. Best find I think was a Barbar Tshirt with elephants apliqued on the front on a lovely navy and white stripe - for £1 !!!! I'm sure I would never have bought it for him if I'd had to pay full price. I'm also a bit of a sale monster, and go round buying things for the following year - so I've already got this year's short trousers sorted by buying last September (lovely, soft 3/4 length orange ones!) - got some lovely stuff at Pumpkin patch sale for next autumn... I also get lots of puzzles from charity shops - have got some really cracking ones - and it means that we can get rid of the ones he doesn't really like and have a big selection as they've cost so little.

I also think I would need to know where certain things had come from... I don't know, perhaps I am being too snobby stressy

My computer crashes for one day and you all go and move on me

great title!! Off to catch up properly!

Ready - me too - like cot mattresses, baby monitor, sleepsuits for newborn...

I definitely like the idea of getting some things second hand (sorry if I come across as snobby, but I would want some things brand new )... and/or donating things after use - so much better for the environment. Reuse and recycle

It's also worth looking out for the local NCT sales when you're pregnant - you can get some great things - cots, chairs, highchairs, grobags, toys, clothes etc. I now go along and help as it means I get 10mins before the general public gets let in to have a quick look round before manning the tills. I've picked up lots of wooden railway track there; puzzles; the odd book and dvd; a rocking crocodile and turtle sandpit for the garden; a rocking horse etc. And I'm even managing to sell some of the things that I know we definitely will not want even if we do have dc2. I saw someone getting a really nice double buggy last sale.

Great new title Nomore!

Gilly, do gumtree only sell in London... or is it a national thing??

On the double indeed! Get a soddin' move on

I may well be lucky enough to get a Bug as a gift... but certainly not a duplicate one

not me or you Ready!!

i would like (actually love) another speedy labour please

(took me 6 months ttc, hope that counts)

OMG!!! I just had a look at that gumtree... Bug brand new for £470... reason for sale "duplicate gift" - Who gets a pram as a gift!

Love it!!!! Speedy labours for the ladies who didn't have speedy conception. T'is only fair