Martians 2014 Thread 14: on intra-uterine discos and knocking stuff over with your bump.

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Morning all

Morning all, absolute stinking cold today. Woken up with snot all over my face, deep joy.

Just be careful buying used car seats Diz - if they have been badly stored or ever been in an accident (even if no visible damage) then they are unlikely to be safe if you were involved in a bump. I'd only consider a used car seat if it was from a friend I trusted, who had only just stopped using it. I'd just get one new seat and transfer it between the cars if I couldn't afford one for each vehicle. Mattresses (SIDS risk) and car seats are the only things that you really should get new, everything else is fine to buy second hand :)

rockchick yeah thought about this, I think you're right I had thought about this. Was aiming for friends of friend as sellers but it's not always poss.

Should probably just not be lazy abs transfer the seats lol!!

waaah too many typos this morning!! stupid smart phones

I got plain moses basket sheets from mothercare.

Thanks for car seat comments guys.

Can I ask a question about changing bags? Is it worth getting a purpose made one with compartments etc... Or an I just get a nice large bag that would do the trick?

Rant warning

Grumpy morning, house a mess, two year old toddler driving me insane , washing mountain as can't keep up with his pissy pants and trousers as we r toilet training. Trying to make important decisions re renovating house before christmas and cannot decide and everytime someone's come into the house to quote or discuss paint carpets eyc there's been jealousy tantrums and shit fits. feel like some days I can't make a phone call or even have a minute of peace without demands and screaming . I feel like im having to shout dont like thay. He's not a spoilt brat at all but he is deinitely regressing and I am SHITTING myself about throwing a newborn into the mix and the impact on all of us and my relationship too as oh struggles too. .

Sorry jusy need to rant. Someone with two tell me this is do able.

I think a man wearing a sling is quite possibly the least manly thing he could ever do. If my DH even suggesting wearing one I would leave him for being gay

and, I have not bought a single thng for baby and hardly anything for Christmas ..

Where is your husband this morning, Apprentice? And what's wrong with shouting at your child? Everyone does it at one stage or another; you are human after all.

Apprentice don't worry about having a stressful day - I rarely shout at DS but have had a few days this pregnancy where he's been a pain and once you throw pregnancy hormones into the mix I become grumpy shouty mum. Just give him cuddles, tell him you know he's trying really hard with using the potty, and eat some choccy :)

Pram personally I find a man with baby in a sling utterly sexy... Better when its a man you love but still attractive when it's not!

Mrskay if you can't decide then get the free boots baby club changing bag to start - I found I couldn't cope with a normal bag when DS was small, I needed easy access to everything particularly in an exploding nappy situation, but doesn't have to be anything expensive if you don't want to spend a lot.

I don't think slings look 'good' on anybody. If I've got to look like a dick with a big bit of fabric draped across my chest then so does DP.

Silly me, I forgot Pram left us ages ago

Car seats: we need 2 now because I do the nursery drop off and DH does the pick up. Nursery won't store them there which is fair enough as a room full of car seats or pushchairs would be less space for the children to play in.
The situation might be different if you use a childminder or relatives for childcare though.

However, DS started nursery just before he turned one. He's also always been quite big so at the top weight/height range for hus age. So he was in the next stage car seat by the time he started nursery.

My friend's baby was smaller so they managed with the stage 1 in her car and the next stage in her DP's.

You move up car seats when baby is at least 9 months and 9kgs (i think). It is a bit of an MN hot topic though so please don't flame me.

I would suggest you only buy one stage 1 seat and base (if you're using). Then only buy the next stage when you need it. The cheapest next stage car seat (once i'd decided what type i wanted) was to get it from kiddicare when they did their 15% off everything over £100 - so 15% off on top of existing offer.

Not everything over £100 - orders over £100. IYSWIM.

Sorry for cluster posts - it's also not that hard to transfer the isofix base between cars. When DS was little, I'd drive him around in my little car during the week but if we went away at weekends we transferred it to DH's nicer car. It was no bother.

I just asked dh if he was going to carry the baby in a sling and he said "no." End of conversation! I will though cos I don't care if I look stupid.

We have a car seat in the loft but it hasn't been used in nearly 3 years so I will have to see what kind of condition it's in. A friend has offered me hers that she used for 10 months, baby now 14 months so it's not been out of use for long.

I found 2 pairs of maternity jeans and a top and some baby sleeping bags in a bag at my Nan's house from a baby sale I did a few years ago and those things didn't sell. Bonus!

Carrying a baby is not comparable to pregnancy - I couldn't walk fifty metres in my last pregnancy but within a week of birth I was going on 1+ mile walks with the baby in a sling. In fact if I wasn't pregnant now, I'd still be doing so at sixteen months. Different things suit different people and I have no problem with someone stating reasons why something is a better or more practical choice for them but it's not necesary to be derogatory about other choices and mock them as if they are completely unrealistic - I have managed fine with just slings for both my daughters and think that prams/pushchairs would be very impractical for my life but I don't feel the need to mock them as if the idea of using a pushchair/pram instead of a sling was completely ludicrous.

Women don't look stupid in slings at all. And I reserve the right to mock men who do.

I happily use both slings and pushchairs, using whatever suits my need at the time. Some people would never wear a sling, some would never use a pushchair. I don't really care what other people do.

I do agree that carrying a baby/toddler in a sling is way, way easier than being pregnant.

My DH can't wait to carry the baby in a sling/baby carrier!

I'm planning to let my nanny carry my baby.

I'm planning to let my nanny me.