April 2013.....we're halfway there! (Part 5)

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Thanks for the M&S link!

Stupid question alert! Are Muslin clothes just like tea towels?

Also, I read a while ago that you can get sleep suits with built in scratch mitts & people were recommending them, but now I can't see them anywhere so should I just get normal sleep suits or is there something I am missing?

That set up sounds great Fluffeh its awesome what technology can help with these days.

Username, next do the babygrows with mitts! Very cute ones too! Ive got some m&s ones and they are fab aswell. Ds first outfit was a babygrow from markies which had little dinosaurs all over. Shame he only wore it once as he didnt fit newborn clothes! Wish had bought it in a bigger size!

fluffeh I really admire you. Good to know you have lots of support and ignore anyone who makes stupid remarks.

I was going to ask how you use the computer/phone etc.

If you don't mind me being nosy, have you been blind since birth?

xxx

Wow fluffeh that's really cool! I was watching something the other day (might have been the one show) about a woman who was TTC that was in a wheel chair. She'd come up against loads of discrimination but they showed footage of a woman who had a baby a few months before. She described the only difference as Other people parent standing up, I parent sitting down! I really admired her!

So we've had our scan! All looks nice and healthy. She wasn't keen to right it down so we asked her to tell us. Baby was of course not in a particularly good position but no obvious boy bits so put us down as pink!

username just to add that I was looking for built-in scratch mitts too and kept thinking I couldn't see any as I was looking for something obvious on the end of the sleeve. Th ones I got out of next are not noticeable unless you look for them-like a wee extra cuff on the sleeve that you fold over (ie not a great big mitt dangling off the end!).

Sometimes it's the stories of people on here that really put things in perspective for me, like mam and fluffeh -but for totally different reasons
[tries to stop stressing about Christmas].

I haven't bought anything yet! Not a thing. Putting off thinking about it until New Year. I think it will be an eBay-clad baby!

yay faith - another pink one due 23rd!

fluffeh it sounds like you've got loads of great support on hand (if not too much) I work for an org that supports blind people and know a few blind mums who do a much better job than some sighted mum! good on ya for being confident and going for it, i'm sure you'll be amazing.

lutrinae we'll have a funky ebay baby too! hope you're feeling less up and down at the mo and are looking forward to xmas. we all deserve to put our feet up!

Hi all. Had our scan today and everything looks like it should. So relieved. Also, we found out the sex.... And it's a girl!!

Let the shopping begin!

Congrats on your great scan ollibobs!

I think I'm heading for yet another cold I can feel it brewing in my nose! A crappy problem compared to some I know! Got my flu jab tomorrow too so hope it holds off till after that or i'll have to put that off again!

22+2

thanks grow! I am actually feeling a lot better than I was, thank God. Although I just got a bit weepy at Masterchef but that's allowed.

Yeah, I can't wait till the prep is over and it's actually Christmas. I'm gonna genuinely try and eat for two

hehe Edin you are spot on, I was expecting the mitts to be a bit more obvious, I just seen a whole bunch now on Next website! thanks.

Congratulations on the good scans! Girls must be catching up by now I think.

Glad to hear you are feeling a bit better Lutrinae and Missmuffet I hope you don't get cold!

Just thought I'd pop by and say hello.
Currently lying in bed feeling a couple of real kicks - very odd sensation!

20 weeks today, can't believe the half way mark is here so fast
It's been lovely reading all the good scan news, so pleased for everyone.
And thanks for all the advice from you experienced mums - invaluable x

Argh, insomnia. That is all.

Hey! Glad to read everyone is ok.
Friends of mine had their second baby boy yesterday and he is madly cute.
Only thing is I am finding myself feeling slightly jealous , I dont get it I am 22+1 with my own baby what is there for me to feel this way about.

On the other hand with reguards to "baby stuff" I am now the proud owner of a hardly used pilko pramette, another buggy was bought soon after, thanks to a buggy fetish! with car seat that was only used to bring baby home from hospital, footmuff, and changing bag, spare raincovers and black bags full of baby girl clothes, including hats, coats, snowsuits, dresses, tops, trousers, tights, and some clothes for my son thanks to a wonderful friend whom I have known since I was 11, nearly 30 now so I can trust her. She also brought cake and did all my dishes, wipe down my kitchen bless her.
When she said she was coming I quickly nipped out and got her a box of choccies and wrote her a thank you letter which I snuck in her bag but I wasn't expecting all of that so will get her a little something extra. Although I was gonna use my old pram her one is more up to date, slimeline, and lighter and I wouldn't of been able to get it new.
Was quite emotional to be honest. And she brought it all down on the train depsite living over an hr away.
And you know the only thing she said was just want to help me as I did her. Both of her kids are only slightly older than mine so I couldn't pass on things but I made sure I was there practically.

Really sorry for the long post but I really wanted to share.
Damn I've got a fantastic network behind me.. I'm not even gonna start on my mum and mother in law

Aww noodles your friend sounds lovely! And the pram sounds fab too :).
I've only been blind for 3 years but I started losing my sight 12 years ago. I have a bit of blurred vision in one eye and I have my fingers crossed its still there at the birth so I can do my best to see the baby. If not though I'm sure my partner can describe them for me :).
I'm too excited to sleep which is really stupid, we have the scan tomorrow I feel like a kid at Christmas haha!
All these scans going on here are making me super excited to find out the sex and start clothes shopping.

Hello all! (And a special hello to the newbies - i cant believe the April clan is still getting bigger!) Soooo much to catch up on - will write a proper message later but I just wanted to come on and share my irrational happiness at getting to 24w.

24w!
(I must change entry on the stats, e.d.d 3rd April!)

Aww noodles your friend sounds lovely!
Edin hope you managed some sleep in the end!

I got my cold I knew it was coming :( I'm going to try and hide it at flu jab though!

Have a good day everyone good luck to anyone having scans today x

Hello this is Sam updating again for mama1980.
My nephew Alexander was born at 2.41am this morning by emergency c section. Bec thought you would all want to know.
He is gorgeous and doing well but Bec lost a lot of blood and is in intensive care as a precaution.
We are not sure what happened exactly they just called my husband and told us to come to the hospital, I'm sure Bec will update you as soon as she is able.

Sam

Hi Sam, thanks for the update about mama1980. Will keep both of them in my prayers.

Sam thanks so much for taking the time to update us, when your family must have so much to deal with. I know we all really appreciate it, your sister is often in our thoughts. We were all very worried when she disappeared for a few days and we're all rooting for her and Alexander.

So good to here Alexander is doing well :) I hope your sister is OK, and well enough to come out of intensive care very soon.

Sam, thank you for your post. I hope that mama and Alexander are doing well. They are certainly both fighters and such an inspiration. Thinking of you all x

Thanks for updating us Sam. I'll keep them both in my thoughts.

fluffeh it's great to hear you have so much support. It's making me wonder what your screen reader software makes of some of the words that really only appear on mn.

Felt some sort of limb poking out of my bump this evening. Had an anterior placenta with DS and although I felt lots of movement I could never really tell what bits of him were where until I was about 36 weeks and had a knee sticking out the top of my bump. This was a definite arm or leg sticking out and poking me though...I prodded it back and it went away!

Thank you for updating us Sam, congratulations on being an aunty! Your sister & lil nephew are in my thoughts, hope they are doing well & can't wait for more updates.

Goodness. Welcome to the world Alexander! Glad to hear he's doing well. I'm aware it'll be a long journey for both him and Mama, they're in my thoughts and prayers. Thanks for updating us Sam.

Thanks for the update, Mama and Alexander are in my thoughts and I will light a little candle for them tonight. I'm sure I speak for everyone on the thread when we say we really are rooting for them and can't wait for updates.

Wow!

I'm definately being kicked more than ever now and still haven't bought anything other than a teddy I really do need to get my backside in gear.
Hope everyone else is well.