December 2013 - blue, pink, what do you think?

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New thread! Pile in!

Good luck to all who have their scans this week.

Mines on the 6th, and I am sooo excited!

We ordered our pram last week - The Britax Affinity. It's being delivered today and I'm looking forward to having a play with it! :)

I can't decide whether I need another pram (well, a double). I have a Silver Cross carriage pram and a baby jogger city mini (with all the trimmings) but I'm still so tempted by the city select or the city mini twin. The mini is just soooo practical for travelling and around town I'm going to put a toddler seat on the Silver Cross so wouldn't need a double really. It's just if I'm going on public transport/flying with the pair if them alone it'll be useful to constrain them!!!

Just got back from the UK, rediscovered that DH's version of housework is very different to mine, got to unpack, wash and repack before leaving at 7 tomorrow to see PILs and fit in a MW appt!

My scan isn't for another 2 weeks but I'll almost certainly see baby today so I'm not that fussed!

mildred leakage can happen at this stage. You might want to invest in some washable breast pads just for safety's sake.

mum it must be a real balancing act not soon too much but still living :( is it a placenta praevia or just low lying?

daley just wait until your belly button pops out! Although mine never actually did it was really close by the end!

Reminder for all of you with more than 1 DC planning to reuse your infant carrier to check the sticker for the expiry date!

Thank you everyone for the well wishes! Everything looks happy and healthy and IT'S A BOY!! So so excited to finally know who we are going to meet in December. OH's face was a picture bless him, he couldn't make the 12 weeks scan as his own clinic was too full to cancel so it was his first time seeing him and to find out he was having a son has just made his year. Thankfully the royals didn't use James as that is our front runner for boy names

Brilliant news Mrs.

My scan is next thursday. Gulp. Very excited and very nervous. Both OH and DD are planning on coming with. Hope they can both come in with me. DD needs to see the bubba I think to bond a little and OH didnt get to come last time so will be his first view of the baby.

Still not feeling a great deal of movement. Am 20 weeks on Friday but placenta at the front so will muffle it apparantly. Did feel an alarming boot last night that felt as though it was up my bum lol. Am assuming that was baby kicking something. Sonographer said I'd feel more movement in my back than front so bet that was it.

Really knackered today. Was at a pony show all day yesterday, had a BBQ friday and between getting pony, pony clothes and people clothes ready as well as picnic on saturday then being out all day yesterday house looked like a bomb had gone off this morning.

Tidied around a bit now though and done loads of washing so it looks a bit better.

DD is playing out. Shes 9 and its the first holidays she's been big enough to be OUT with her friends lol. There is a little park at the top of my road (about 200 meters) and a school field at the back of my house so they are all on there. All little girls from her school, all about the same age and all pretty sensible. But I still don't really like it. But I can't lock her up forever. No roads or anything to cross and I can hear them on the field from my back garden but I keep wandering up with the dog to check.

And they been and raided the freezer every hour or so, and my house the nearest so in and out for the loo, to 'do their make up', to get drinks etc etc.

Easier having her home TBH lol.

Heatwave back by thursday. Make the most of the cooler nights ladies, we're going to be fat and hot and grumpy again. Well I know I am anyway!

Ah Mrs Shrubs a boy- lovely! I'm not going to find out the sex (despite my huge curiosity!!) anyone else not? It seems that most on here are.

Anyone else still feeling a bit queasy occasionally? I sometimes feel sick after a meal- I thought it was after cereal (maybe the milk?) but just had a big salad and feel the same. Maybe I just ate too much!

thank you!!

mumoftwo I was being sick every day and feeling sick up until 2 weeks ago (stopped at week 18) so I feel for you.

Baby Shrub tends to move after I've eaten something or drank something sugary, I've just had a glass of cloudy lemonade with lunch and he's gone all hyper so maybe see if that stimulates anything? Always does with me after drinking water all day coke/lemonade sets him off!

Hi everyone!

excited on behalf of everyone and upcoming scans!

So I never lost the last round of baby weight from 5 years ago, and I'm just adding more to the load. I feel like the ugliest girl in the world these days.

I helped organise a friends baby shower yesterday and for once was in a room with a group of really nice women. I'm not used to large groups of nice people...I'm really starting to think I need to re-adjust who my friends are. I remember my last baby shower three different friends thought it would be funny to bring me MAP's as gifts...these were women I was at university with.

Sorry what's a MAP queen?

I interpreted it as Morning After Pill Mum, but I really hope it's not. If it was Queen, that's a really inappropriate thing to do and I would have been quite offended! If it wasn't, please correct me!

Sorry, to clarify I meant that if I was you i'd have been offended Queen, not if I was the friend bringing it!

I was offended! I learned that day what a 'frenemy' was. Totally over it though...just a bad experience I remembered and thankfully got over quickly. In a million years I would never ever have thought of doing that to someone.

anyone else thinking of having a baby shower? or a gathering to celebrate pregnancy before baby comes?

Phew! I was really quite narked on your behalf Queen

To answer your question, I went to my first ever baby shower for a friend of mine the other week, it was good fun and I really enjoyed it! Another mutual friend was there and she asked me if I was having a baby shower, so I replied that I hadn't thought about it really, as I didn't think it was the kind of thing you threw for yourself (rather, someone else should offer to have one for you, IYSWIM), and she got quite excited and asked if she could organise one for me amongst our friends. So I might have one!

Oh, and Congratulations on baby boy Shrubs, MrsShrubs!

yay!

I'm not sure if I want one, I know my sisters really want to throw one...but not sure if I'm ready for the stress of having it at my house.

I'd love to have a baby shower but don't think I will-since I'm not working I only have a handful of friends that live in the area and don't think they'd think of doing one. I had one with my first -well a gathering wtih food and gifts at lunchtime at work and I was so overwhelmed and touched! 2nd child got a voucher and 2 teddybears- lol- I guess the novelty had worn off!

I kind of secretly wish someone would throw one for me but like you say Pistachio, its not something I could throw myself, would seem self indulgent really!

we could all just throw a giant collective baby shower for ourselves in a park or something. everyone brings a dish and we can play the ridiculous games. we don't have to bring presents.

Congrats MrsShrubs!!

Best of luck to everyone with scans coming up.

It's bloody bloody bloody four in the morning and I still can't sleep. Bloody fuck. Entertaining myself by making my DP talk to me in his sleep which is hilarious but I'm probably just doing it out of jealousy because he's sleeping and I'm not. Arse.

Morning Daley I've been awake since 4 too. Blaaahhhh.

I'm up because we have a train leaving in an hour and I feel like shit and we're not completely done packing. Typical...

hi all, I'm in sunny Majorca having a lovely time but I am having dreadful back pain after every meal, has anyone else had this?

Also 2labs, I have a low lying placenta but wasn't not told to avoid anything (eg exercise) by the sonographer, I am not due a midwife appointment until 28 weeks, who told you to avoid exercise? I am a little worried as I have been doing more than I'd do at home!!!!!

I can't remember who asked but I'm not finding out the sex well the sonographer said he couldn't anyway due to the position which was fortunate as my dd really wants to know!

Can't believe how many boys are due.... I have a feeling this is a boy, but I did with my daughter... The bump has a girls name but I refer to it as he which is a little confusing to others!

So, I'm curious how much caffiene others are drinking- any coffee lovers out there? I have 1 small in the morning and 2 cups of tea during the day. I feel like I need another coffee on top of that (so tired sometimes) but I don't.

I don't know why I feel so guilty about it, SIL didn't curb her coffee habit during her pregnancies (lives in part of Europe where they don't have recommendations during pregnancy) and her kids turned out fine. I have had 2 babies under 7lbs tho and do wonder if my caffiene intake had anything to do with it? (They say too much produces small babies) but then I'd expect you'd have to go way over the recommended 300mg caffiene limit to have any effect on baby surely?

I can do without the wine but no caffiene would probably drive me insane [grins]

Sorry didnt read posts this morning- sorry o hear some of you didn't sleep well!

Bonkersmum I'm convinced mines a boy but I think I'm telling myself that as if I think for a minute it could be a girl I might be setting myself up for disappointment. Am going to be over the moon with whatever, just need to come to terms with the fact that I may never have that little girl I always thought I'd have!

mumoftwo i have been having the exact same caffeine worries! I have about two cups of coffee a day, usually one instant and one "proper". I don't think that is a lot so i am sticking to it to keep me sane and awake!

We have our 20wk scan next Monday - not going to find out the sex. Am quite nervous about the scan as i am still stressed that I haven't felt enough movement - some flutters and squirms but nothing more punchy!!

i kind of think it might be a boy but really have no idea! Thought dd was a boy and got that wrong so i don't think I should trust my own guesses!

I hope all those with poor nights' sleep have reasonably manageable days...

MrsShrubs congrats on your boy!

Mumoftwo I'm not convinced caffeine affects baby's size. With ds I probably drank more coffee than I did with dd. and he was a whopping 10lb4. This time round even the smell of coffee turns my stomach :)

We bought a new pram yesterday, dh said he wanted me to have it since this is our last baby (maybe need to have another to justify the cost tho!) got a stokke crusi in beige. Love it and can't wait to get it home (in November :) )

I drink a few cups of coffee a day..don't always finish my third. My DS was huge! :)

I love love love coffee. I dream about it!

Oooh! I'm soo excited about your stokke crusi! not sure what I'll be doing. our last buggy was sacrificed to an unfortunate experiment.

Thank you everyone went out yesterday in my lunch break to M&S and picked up some baby boy sleep suits and baby grows, couldn't resist getting something in after finding out.

I'm not sure on the whole caffeine thing as I'm hyper sensitive to it so I stay away most of the time anyway, I would have thought that as long as you're not drinking neat espresso all day every day as your only fluid in take that you would be ok? Maybe just make them slightly weaker or in a slightly smaller cup so you don't feel as guilty?

Is anyone else getting trapped nerves on their side near their chest when sleeping on your side? It is driving me insane at night, starts to feel pins & needley.

For those missing alcohol OH & I have found some amazing substitutes Becks Blue the alcohol free beer tastes exactly like normal beer, and alcohol free pear kopperberg tastes exactly like normal pear kopperberg. Means on a weekend I can have one and feel like I'm having a drink when I'm not