June 2014: Thread 6! The 2nd trimester and Christmas shenanigans!

[GillyBillyWilly]

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Oops baby brain, I have copied the wrong list!! Sorry :/

Good job you pointed that out chestnut as I remember typing your details earlier.

Give me 10 mins and the correct list will be up!

Thanks Vickyvix!

Bee - so happy that you husband got the job . Was laughing at the guy who was so sure he was getting it.

Am loving all this pram talk and the links. I might have to visit John Lewis for a session.

Good point about time off for antenatal classes - I reckon if you're not doing the equivalent ones from NHS then I can't see why you shouldn't be allowed the paid time off

And yes the information etc you can get for free but it's basically an easy ready made social / support system. You can get all info for free & you can go to groups etc but it can take a while to really get to know people & mostly once baby isn't quite such a newborn (although there are coffee mornings etc that include bumps) - NCT is essentially & easy ready made group for you. Worth it if you have the cash.

Right - apologies for the confusion! I don't know how I managed to copy the wrong list.

This list should now be the right one, with updated EDDs from 12 week scans, new ladies added, changes from last thread and changes from last few hours added too.

BEEwitched 26th May
pomdereplay 28th
Penguin13 29th
Winkly 29th
Bezzabelle 31st
highlandfling10 1st June
grainofrice 1st
WooWooCaChoo 1st
SicknSpan 1st
cjbk1 1st
bludgerwitch 2nd
monkeybananas 2nd
GillyWillyBilly 2nd
Mezzaluna 3rd
carrie105 3rd
bee024 3rd
wispaxmas 4th
Seatfor5 4th
Sicknspan 4th
Loudandlarge 4th
MAgirl75 5th
Katsan 5th
Cheesysmile 5th
Mrs MLB 6th
Norah Vanstone 6th
CarrotCakeMuffins 6th
AuntPittyPay 7th
adaloveslace 7th
LondonSuperTrooper 8th
barnsey14 8th
Winglet 8th
Hannahc1989 9th
Hackneybird 9th
Snowlet 10th
Threefromdesire 10th
Twinsmonplusone 10th
noseymcposey 10th
Kirsty4609 11th
TheMoonInJune 11th
CleverOl10 11th
Riblet 11th
squiglet 12th
Giraffelegs 12th
Ginandstripes 12th
Mixology 13th
Gingerandcocoa 13th
NessieMcFessie 13th
Londoncitymum 13th
just 13th
typhoonsmum 13th
Mumof5plusazoo 13th
blondiedollface 14th
sebsmummy1 14th
MinaLeeds 14th
liquidambar 15th
Hackneybird 15th
Chestnutmare 15th
MTMD 15/16th
ElizaB3 16th
RaRa1988 16th
Mitchell2 16th
MrsGasMan 17th
Sussex31 17th
Ohcluttergotme 17th
WifeofGru 18th
Bellygazing 18th
Beckala 20th
VickyVix 20th
Unoriginalusername123 20th
Annabanana25 20th
mylittlel 20th
MarlenaGru 21st
Bellygrazing 21st
Sheilatakeabow 22nd
SarahAnderson 22nd
Lmf679 22nd
Emmazers 25th
Bumblebeesmum 26th
Coocoocachoo 26th
Cherryjellybean 26th
Simpatico 27th
Ladygonegaga 27th
Biffle 27th
Wickedwiggle86 27th
Mynameiswinkly 27th
Jaykay987 27th
Kittybubbles 27th
superlambanana 27th
Rainbowweaver 27th
Jessiebaba 27th
Batmam 28th
Stacks 28th
PoppySeed2014 29th
Mrsb2013 1st July
catslicer ???
airyfairy123 ???
SparklyMasterMummy ????
kirstlovestea ???
Junebaby2014 ???
Kittygirl33 ???
Girlsgotink85 ???
Summer29 ???
Pussycat ??
Coldofhands ??

Hello ladies, I am new here and would like to join. I am expecting DC2 and due May 28th. Can I join this late in the game?

I also recommend NCT classes only for finding friends. I hung out with my NCT friends all throughout the mat leave and they are still great friends. Other than that, you don't learn a thing that actually helps. Honestly, the rest is pretty useless.

Thanks Redcliff - I'll be honest, I had 0 expectation of my husband getting it & so did he! We're chuffed (even if he does have a house full of text books & is quite scared!)

Aw Jessiebaba that's really nice. My Mum's Birthday is on 17th May and I've always that that was alovely time for a Birthday.

Beewitched We do live near the beach but nice prom to walk along so don't really do much off the beaten track walking. My ds was born in October 09 and we were hit with awful cold snap and bad snow and I remember thinking how cozy he was in the Silver Cross then it went into nice pushchair.

Sorry to those still struggling with MS hope we all get into the glow of 2nd trimester soon.

Vicky would you be able to add me as 17th June please, thank you

BEEwitched 26th May
pomdereplay 28th
Sasafraz may 28th
Penguin13 29th
Winkly 29th
Bezzabelle 31st
highlandfling10 1st June
grainofrice 1st
WooWooCaChoo 1st
SicknSpan 1st
cjbk1 1st
bludgerwitch 2nd
monkeybananas 2nd
GillyWillyBilly 2nd
Mezzaluna 3rd
carrie105 3rd
bee024 3rd
wispaxmas 4th
Seatfor5 4th
Sicknspan 4th
Loudandlarge 4th
MAgirl75 5th
Katsan 5th
Cheesysmile 5th
Mrs MLB 6th
Norah Vanstone 6th
CarrotCakeMuffins 6th
AuntPittyPay 7th
adaloveslace 7th
LondonSuperTrooper 8th
barnsey14 8th
Winglet 8th
Hannahc1989 9th
Hackneybird 9th
Snowlet 10th
Threefromdesire 10th
Twinsmonplusone 10th
noseymcposey 10th
Kirsty4609 11th
TheMoonInJune 11th
CleverOl10 11th
Riblet 11th
squiglet 12th
Giraffelegs 12th
Ginandstripes 12th
Mixology 13th
Gingerandcocoa 13th
NessieMcFessie 13th
Londoncitymum 13th
just 13th
typhoonsmum 13th
Mumof5plusazoo 13th
blondiedollface 14th
sebsmummy1 14th
MinaLeeds 14th
liquidambar 15th
Hackneybird 15th
Chestnutmare 15th
MTMD 15/16th
ElizaB3 16th
RaRa1988 16th
Mitchell2 16th
MrsGasMan 17th
Sussex31 17th
Ohcluttergotme 17th
WifeofGru 18th
Bellygazing 18th
Beckala 20th
VickyVix 20th
Unoriginalusername123 20th
Annabanana25 20th
mylittlel 20th
MarlenaGru 21st
Bellygrazing 21st
Sheilatakeabow 22nd
SarahAnderson 22nd
Lmf679 22nd
Emmazers 25th
Bumblebeesmum 26th
Coocoocachoo 26th
Cherryjellybean 26th
Simpatico 27th
Ladygonegaga 27th
Biffle 27th
Wickedwiggle86 27th
Mynameiswinkly 27th
Jaykay987 27th
Kittybubbles 27th
superlambanana 27th
Rainbowweaver 27th
Jessiebaba 27th
Batmam 28th
Stacks 28th
PoppySeed2014 29th
Mrsb2013 1st July
catslicer ???
airyfairy123 ???
SparklyMasterMummy ????
kirstlovestea ???
Junebaby2014 ???
Kittygirl33 ???
Girlsgotink85 ???
Summer29 ???
Pussycat ??
Coldofhands ??

Aw you've dpne it, thanks Vicky
Well done to your husband Bumblebeesmum

I didn't attend NCT last time and wondering is it just for first timers? Feeling tempted to join up this time for the social side of it but this is my third pregnancy

Testing Christmas name change and marking place. The lack of apostrophe is going to bug me!

Bee thats fab news about your DH will take some pressure off of you :)

Lovely, lovely scan today! So emotional as I think I'd half convinced myself I'd had a missed miscarriage after the bleeding a few weeks ago. DD was charming and made everyone (ok mainly me) explode in giggles by saying the baby was a monkey.

Bloods less pleasant. The woman swore blind my vein actually jumped out of the way when it saw her coming.

They wouldn't say but it really looks like a boy. DD's scan was quite different looking down there!

cj I've never had a problem going to the loo while babywearing. I used mainly ergos in which the legs are splayed to the sides (to proper support hips and spine) so it never got in the way. You could also pop them down on a changing table though?

So happy for you Emmazers!

Congrats Emma! Great news.

I'm not on the list but ill update post scan next Wednesday, my date my change!

I had the baby Bjorn and then the ergo. The ergo was good but I have to say I found it hard to put on when DS was a past 6 months as I needed go go gadget arms to get the back clip. I'm not sure whether ill get the infant insert or stick with the baby Bjorn.

Views on the ergo from birth would be good as I didn't get it till about 4 months with DS.

Emma, great news on the scan, and I feel you on the blood taking front - I still have a scar on my arm from my bloods 2 weeks ago!

Miss, I think the Baby Bjorn isn't supposed to be that good for baby's hips, maybe have a look at the insert instead.

Woo hoo great news emmazers must have been lovely to see your little monkey :)

With you on the bloods too, I have a huge bruise from the one I had on Tuesday

Hi guys, good news on all the positive scans! I told my boss on Monday and she was really sweet - she said she knew when she hired me this was likely to happen soon because of the age of my but it was worth it nonetheless. Which is flattering. Unfortunately the third member of my team handed in her notice 2 days later so I feel like we're all deserting her... I've told most of my friends now too. And I found out on Monday one of my close friends is also pregnant, due in May, which is exciting.

Thanks everyone

I agree with BEE. Baby Bjorns (and other similar style and forward facing in general) not recommended by baby wearing consultants (or the International Hip Dysplasia Institute) because they aren't properly supportive of hips or spine. Also the baby doesn't get the tummy time effect of developing their core strength which you do in a proper carrier. I suffered from hip dysplasia as a baby (having been carried in a BB) and it still bothers me today. There are some very non hippy, smart looking (black!) ergonomic carriers around now too. The Manduca comes highly recommended by many folk.

Clutter there are separate NCT courses run for non 1st timers - think they call it refresher & it includes things like how to introduce to your sibling / how to prepare for next birth based on positive or negative experience of 1st etc. I'm considering doing one but it's a much shorter course so I'm not convinced it will be as good socially.

Hello ladies so much to read today! Hope anyone having scans had good results!

Im missing off the list Im due 7th June.

When do you get offered antenatal classes on the nhs? Is it the mw who tells you about it? X

Emma, woohoo!! Congrats! My DH asked the sonographer if she was sure it wasn't a monkey baby as his wife had been eating so many bananas recently :)))

Great news on your scan Emma. Lovely news x

Sounds like a lovely experience at your scan Emmazers.
Thanks Bumblebeesmum, think will have a look on their website and see what it's saying. Would be interesting to hear advice for those not having firsts and just to meet up with other mums. Although think at my ds's nursery we could start our own group as there are 6 of us due and we're all due round about the same time

It's a bit much to ask, I think, to expect women to take time off before the baby as well as after. Fine if you don't much like your job, I suppose, but it's quite an assumption that ALL women will be happy to skip work.