January 2012 - Thread 3

[ParsleyLion1]

And we're back......

Congrats debs, snap! We are having a boy too! I was surprised as everyone seemed determined we were having a girl, but we are very happy! It makes it feel so much more real knowing for us I think. Considering how badly I get on with pregnancy (and also money) I don't think we'll have anymore dc's so it's nice to know we'll have one of each. And more importantly everything looked nice and healthy. Still, my main concern is how DD will react, she got so upset at the scan and kept telling the sonographer 'no, mummy tummy no' poor thing! And she goes into floods of tears when I hold other little babies. Well at least the scan was good!

I'm glad I'm not the only ne crying at nothing, and literally nothing. But m also getting spotty now :(

Like fish I am having an extemely active little one, he won't stop kicking and rolling. It's already getting painful at times, I'm only half way. Even the sonographer was having difficulty getting any measurements done as he wouldn't stop rolling.

ghost I have the bee + which is the new one and I actually find it easier than the maclaren etc to fold and it goes very flat. We were in a first floor flat with DD and I could easily fold the bee down eith one hand and with DD in the other arm and carry both up the stairs. It folds and unfolds so quickly and is definitely one handed. The other really useful thing I still find now is how quickly you can turn the seat around because at times DD still falls asleep in the car so when getting her out I just flip the seat round to facing me, and when she wakes up back to forward facing. Sorry for going on but I LOVE my bee and that's why I can't bear the thought of buying a double buggy yet. Maybe if it was my first one I'd think of the donkey but not sure if I can justify it with DH, he was a little bit shocked at the price! And hates the name too!

I've had such a busy day as everyone wanted to come over after our scan and now looking forward to my hypnobirthing deep sleep again! Sorry for (probably) lots of typos, very very shattered... But in a good way for a change!

oiesha I agree, you really should call your mw for some reassurance. There is no sense in worrying in silence. Give them a call, its what they are there for x

Team Blue seems to be in the lead! Congrats Debs
And congrats on hearing babys heartbeat supa

These hormones are crazy arent they! I am alot more emotional this time round. Although that may have to do with Dd's behaviour recently as well. Dd heard me muttering about some idiot being a 'cow' in Tesco the other day. The angel that she is started making cow noises and asking where the cow was

I wore heels today to work and im now aching all over. Dont normally wear heels to work so I think they can stay on the floor for a while.

x post sorry choco congrats on your boy. Hope your girl starts to get used to the idea soon x

oiesha I have an AngelSounds doppler and I love it as a can feel that I am connecting with my baby when I use it, maybe a couple of times a week.

BUT I wouldn't use it for reassuarancee if I felt seriously anxious. Because all we can hear is if there is a heartbeat. Your midwife will take into account a much bigger picture about how you are feeling, and if there is any concern will check you over properly. So I would call the MW if I was you, if you are still worried. I am finding at the moment that my baby has some days more active than others though.

Oiesha-I meant to say, can you contact MW? as others have said on here they would much rather hear from you than have you suffering. Have you tried the ice cold drink thing? It's probably that your baby is near the back at the moment or your placenta is out front which means you do feel less.

I don't have a doppler, didn't have one last time but I think I would get one if I was worried, but be aware that the heartbeat can be difficult to pick up sometimes and if you can't it's just another reason to worry.

I was as worried as you sound i'd get yourself to MW pronto. You have had this temp and headache thing for sometime now.

Please get yourself checked out x

Dh actually buckled before me!!! Kept asking songrapher if it was a boy and she was saying 'i'm not at that bit yet...' ...then said wld I have found out if i was alone and when i said yes he gave in!!! Been really strange today...just been up on late night nesting spree up in loft...looking at all of Ds's little ickle baby boy things!!!! And finding old bikinis that I wore pre DS...when I had proper big boobies...am over the moon too as when i went swimming my friend joked I looked like I'd had a mega boob job...the bikini was struggling to keep the bog mommas undercover whoooooops!!!!

On the doppler q...I think that getting one at around 15wks plus is best ( gt mine 17.5wks ) as then you know you will hear heartbeat easily...i was given a link on this thread back in mid July for the company that supplied mine...and only £10 a mth rental...if that helps...will try and remember tho...It is v reassuring especially when you think it is gas or baby ha ha!!

Also, was reading that UK has v v high still birth rate akin to some developing countries and this was blamed allegedly in part due to us not having it emphasised enough to us to try and get a pattern for baby's movements etc etc and if there is anything unusual we MUST MUST MUST pester hospital...doppler wld help i figure too.. :)

PS they found i had an anterior placenta which means the placenta is at front of my abdomen and cushioning me from baby's kicks...this may be the case with you oeisha but PESTER PESTER PESTER the hospital.... xxx

Debs & Choca great news on the scans - so exciting

supa glad the doppler worked - train or horse? :)

Oeisha poor you, it's horrible to feel so anxious, maybe you should see the MW to get some reassurance as the others have suggested.

The Bee was top of my list when I tested but I'm wavering to the Chameleon as I don't use the bus and am more likely to need to off-road. OH has children by a previous marriage and he thinks an umbrella fold Mclaren will do the job perfectly well. Having said that he's coming round to the idea...

oeisha I hope the LO is behaving more and starting to bounce around today. But yes if you're worried then call the MW, that's why they give you a number to call anytime. it's horrible feeling so worried and not knowing.

parsley a lot of the mums I know had a chameleon and I think it is the most popular bugaboo sold in general. But also all these mums I know then bought a lighter weight one after dc turned 9-12 months because it is too bulky by this age; it is much wider and takes up loads of space in the boot and they tend to only need such a sturdy design for 1st 6 months so it seems quite pricey for that length of time. I do use the bee off road a lot as I like walking on grass/mud, but it doesn't work at all on sand unlike the chameleon or donkey (the latter also has snow wheels which might be handy for January!) Simple things like going shopping with a dc which is fairly easy when they are little as they sleep lots, then gets compromised by the amount of boot space the buggy takes up. I can fit my bugaboo and a maclaren in my boot and still have space for shopping etc so organising joint trips with another mum and baby is much easier. But the chameleon is a great pushchair too. Just look at everything and play around with them all. HTH :)

Thanks guys. Will discuss the doppler with DH who is being ultimatly sensible (I will not ruin his weekend by stressing on him and making him feel bad - he was already talking about not going). Just got to try and be rational until Monday when he's back. If I need it I'll ring my SIL who will no doubt put my mind at ease. Trying so hard not to ring MW as I know I'm an anxious person, thus the wondering whether the anxiety will just to else where. Everything IS ok, just gotta keep the faith (que Bon Jovi...)

As for spots. Merciless. Got 6 really big sore ones (just starting to heal now). Was never this bad as a teen.

Anyway, driving lesson nowl. yay... :(

Livened seems like you're having exactly the same concerns as me so thanks for raising and thanks all for your feedback. All really reassuring :)

Got home yesterday to find that Dh has started clearing the little room and stripping the wallpaper. What a star. Still loads to do but we've made a start which means we're heading in the right direction.

hiya all, just dropped in after a few days. we have got the cot delivered yesterday so exciting! we are waiting for the fitted wardrobes to be fitted and then we are going to paint the babys room pink or blue with a matching carpet.

is anyone else still suffering with morning sickness? im 17 weeks and its still realy bad.

Mummyzoe I'm still being sick. Though certianly less frequently and things seems to be triggering it rather than it just always happening (like one of my boys doing a particularly smelly log lastnight - with DH being away I had to glove-up and NOT vomit in their litter tray as there was no way I was cleaning out the whole thing at 10pm). Still, if I was still puking daily then hell yeah, I'd be pestering MW as I'm fed up with the weight loss now.

What with the bleeding and the 'gushing' and then ringing them about the headaches/temperature thing I just feel like I must be as mad as a bag of badgers. I know it's just anxiety and I'm using all my CBT techniques...and I know exactly what they [everyone MW, SIL etc] will say "Far too early to have regular movements, stop worrying".

Right, nap time lol! (friggin headache - catch22. anxiety->heacache->anxiety), then food time, then snuggle time with my furbabies..and if DH is lucky I'll wash him some pants at some point.

Hi ladies, I have an anterior placenta too - explains a lot! Went looking at baby stuff this morning - only to find out that John Lewis in high Wycombe doesn't do baby stuff at all!

Went to a couple of other places and stared at prams. The sales assistant told me the bugaboo was v difficult to fold; I was a bit after what you lot said. However, due to our sports habit we may need to think about the chameleon anyway. Am just so baffled - got a bit weepy for a while at my general ignorance!

ghost thank goodness its not just me. We went to JL in Kingston and I found it overwhelming - too much choice and not sure what I even needed. I stood and just stared at them all for ages. Luckily the sales people came to my rescue and demoed all the models I wanted - including up and down and weight. The Bugaboos were all easy so I've no idea what your salesperson meant...

I come over all dithery when faced with too much choice! I'm trying to get as much info as possible up front so that I can take the salesperson's opinion into account but not be overruled by it; the girl today said it took four people in the shop to be able to collapse the Bee the first time and that doesn't fit with what other people are telling me at all!

This confusion and desire to RUN AWAY VERY FAST when talking to people about Yolkis is why I booked an appointment with a baby advisor in LJ. Weird that High Wycombe doesn't have a baby dept, but there should be plenty round you that do ghost (Reading, Watford and Bluewater all have Advisors and thus departments). I did take my Mum and MIL with me (DH wasn't at all interested). Very glad I did as when I got to the point of "meh, I dunno, let me sleep" they stepped in and got all excited/planned for me. Appointment took about 2h in total, but they ask you what you want to know about and will show you anything you want to see. Essentially, they generate a list of the stuff you liked and you can then do as you please with the list (can set it up wedding-list style).

• thought I was going mad then, but someone really IS playing the A-Team theme on a violin outside, strange world -

I didn't find the bugaboos difficult to collapse (tried a few of them). Having driven my nephew and niece about in one, I disliked the (hand) break on the cameleon. The Bee had a footbreak, but didn't have a completely 'lie flat' position and baby seems rather constricted. I wanted to be able to unclip and inelegently manhandle my sleeping baby pop Yolkis into the house. My advisor said if this were the case to get a proper crib-style base and separate buggy bit (as the Cameleon or the iCandy Peach), as this would allow Yolkis to fling her arms about a bit (ooh err, just noticed that..."her" now eh?! Or maybe I'm on a 'girl' chapter in my pregnancy book?). I also didn't like the look of the bugaboos as much as the iCandy's (a reason I did not initially take any notice of)...but it basically came down to that, and the hand break thing, so that's what I went by.

Both Bugaboo's site, and iCandy's site have video of the various functions if you're interested in those brands.

I'm off to eat dinner and channel my anxieties in to setting up some project files for work.

Hi been really sick today, wondered if it was a combination of lunch and tieredness.

Bourght some cloth nappies today
direct.tesco.com/q/R.211-5745.aspx#ComparePrices, used them with my other children. Now thinking I will have to do more of this as next yr our council are only going to colllect 1 1/2 bags of rubbish. We get rid of 4-6 bags so know how much rubbish they will take up. We already recycle 3-4 boxs of rubbish every 2 weeks. What are your plans for your babies? Is your council as bad as mine will be next year. When we used to live in our old house I used to have to go to the rubbish dump most weeks to get rid of what they wouldn't take. Might do disposable for the first week but dh who used to dead against cloth is really on board now.

ghosteditor - I'm in Reading and we have a really decent John Lewis plus other shops worth visiting.

HI ladies fecking 'eel it's 5am and I have been awake for hours. Is anyone else struggling to sleep?

I try to sleep on my left hand side but I find I dont sleep well. I sleep ok on my right but i'm aware that youre supposed to sleep on the left aren't you? I have pillows under my knees.

fish Im the same sleep wise. I trained myself to sleep on my left when having dd, so much so that even after she was born I couldnt fall asleep unless on my left. Nowadays im actually sleeping more on my back with knees in the air and the cushion between my kness No wonder im waking with a sore back everyday. Iv been really restless in my sleep for a few weeks now. JUST WANT A FULL NIGHTS SLEEP PLEASE! [begs]

Gave DP a fright yesterday. I made a list of everything we need to do and buy for Bobby coming. Put the list on one of those post-it things on the laptop screen, it was the full length of the screen!! Luckily its more 'to do' than 'to buy'.

Hope everyone is well x

I'm also struggling with the left side sleeping. Usually sleep on my right. Not sure why it's not as comfy, it just isn't. I can't say I notice any ill effects of sleeping on my right, but I'm sure as Yolkis grows I'll start getting tingly legs...
Dreamgenii has helped a lot. Very much worth the money. Just wish I could stop fidgeting.

Damn Evil Heartburn had won Pass the Gaviscon please. . .

Erm, I have a half eaten bowl of berries and peach yog? Will that help?
Gizzy's currently either giving me filthy looks 'cos I won't let him at the yog, or nagging me to go to bed...or he's chastising me for my guilty-purchase...
[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fashion-Baby-Diaper-Nappy-Changing/dp/B0058T3P0K/ref=sr_1_7?m=A1QAZ6Q8EMR7U7&s=baby&ie=UTF8&qid=1313008188&sr=1-7 Changing Bag]
Said I wouldn't get anything 'til after 25wk apt. But I do like this. It isn't pink, doesn't cost a fortune, and doesn't allude to the fact that I'm/baby's either cute, mentally ill, or for deity's-sake a "yummy mummy". I swear I'll lamp the first person that even suggests it...

oh grr...
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