January 2015 - More scans, kicks, hiccups and glowiness - thread #8

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How's this, ladies? Old thread is here - can someone add the stats linky?

Definitely can't start buying stuff calling. Our house is totally chock full and I refuse to add any more stuff into the house til we have a clearout hee. I just need to ban any other activity until it's sorted.

On a happier note, bub is being more active this morning that the whole weekend. So I can cross that worry off my list. Damn I'm such a worrywort.

How about filling a box with stuff that needs sorting and trying to do it bit by bit each night in front of the television - with a bin bag by your side, a shredder, a bag for charity/give away and a keep box that is then put away before you move onto the next box?

Baby has been kicking the life out of me all weekend. And started the wriggling/stretching thing that makes you stop what you're doing and suck your breath in.

Haha I'm gonna take a photo when I get home of the stuff that needs sorting. Good plan though calling. OH is gonna find bags if stuff to take to the tip every day when he gets home hee.

Kate we haven't started the nursery yet either, as don't know what colour to decorate it and I have really struggled with making decisions in this pregnancy. I also plan to use a lot of DD's furniture and clothes (neutrals if a boy) so need to make steps to get toddler into a single bed. I just can't be bothered with the upheaval so I'm being a wimp and putting it off.
For those who don't know the sex, how did you decide to decorate the nursery?

We don't have a nursery yet Kate ... its getting plastered on Thursday and I'm ordering furniture on payday! No idea what colour it will be.... We have a corner of our bedroom with baby stuff piling up x

back in work after mw appointment.
My new mw is lovely like the old one which is good.
She went through all my notes and appointments that are booked to check those. BP and urine are fine. She measured bump and it is spot on for dates despite baby kicking her (oops)so apparently everything is fine! Not seeing mw again until 3/11/14 which seems ages away but as she said - between now and then I have GTT and a growth scan with ante-natal clinic so everything will be checked at those appointments. She also gave me my Mat1B form... this is actually real now... we are having babies! eek!

Halfdone I had a beautiful white nursery for DS, decorated with primary colours (Reds, yellows oranges etc) with zoo animals - planning on using the same once the new room is ready for DS to move into - but decorating starting mid December... are you on FB? I can upload a picture on there later, but is very distinct so rather not put it up on here

Kate way I see it is baby is in with me for first 6 months or so, therefore where is the rush?

I may just be a total slob - but clearing a space for the Christmas tree was higher up the priorities then clearing the 3rd room as I know I have loads of time...
I now know exactly where the tree is going, and DS has a place for all current toys (including earmarked space for bouncy chair later on, and playmat storage etc for new baby) :) I call this real progress

Next will be the kitchen as need space for steriliser bottles etc. Whilst I plan to see how I go with breastfeeding, after the drama, and self inflicted misery related to DS feeding I will be prepared either way this time so it is one less potential stress once baby gets here

We have space down stairs for a changing box (literally big enough for few nappies and cream) - and same again upstairs, although upstairs is in a pile by the TV, rather than in a nice box.
DS has nappies being stored in his room, and everything else fits around the mountains of crap we already have.

Idea of doing a bit at a time is best to avoid it seeming to big a project - and worse case scenario, you only need a few foot by your bed for a crib/moses - as everything can fit around existing stuff or wait to be brought when needed.

Do a wish list as you can start deciding what is best (cost wise etc) from where, so at least then its all decided and exciting - and trust me, the longer you can hold off losing space to your children the better as they never give the space back again, they just become vocal and take more

Aww I'm feeling a bit better thanks guys. Except for the lack of sleep haha. I still want to go back to bed!

Hello ladies!

Welcome Rachie!

Cheshire thanks for that link - it's super useful! I've emailed it to DH. I'm hoping he'll get on & tell his HR about his need for paternity leave before the baby arrives.

The baby preparation shopping gates have been unleashed here! I had a bit of a shocker of a hospital appt last week where they made dire noises about me being high risk at delivery, only for me to come home & research & the risks they were talking about, while raised, were still tiny, but there's a much higher risk of baby arriving early that they never bothered to mention?! I'm so unimpressed - that's information I really needed, thanks. But anyway, now that we know, we're taking the excuse to stock up on baby basics early. (And getting the pain to our bank balance of buying all this stuff out of the way early.)

But we still haven't done anything by way of Team Yellow nursery decor, or even thought about it. Though there seems to be a general leaning in the direction of white with primary/rainbow colours, so I'd love to see those pics if you could put them up later sleep. But as baby is going to be in with us for the first few months anyway, I'm in no rush. Their little room-to-be can remain the random store cupboard that it currently is for the time being!

Of course, we also decided last night to go ahead with some work to our house that needs doing, probably before we get round to decorating anything. Why we've made this decision at pushing 6 months is anybody's guess. (Hint: my DH is the one who's been sitting on his hands. Easily enough done when you're not growing a ticking time bomb. )

Anyway, it's still quite exciting, although if we'll be "ready" by the time baby arrives is anyone's guess!

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Welcome Rachie!

Kate, you are not alone. We renovated our whole house 18 months ago and never got as far as decorating and furnishing and sorting out. So, we need to turf out our lodger and make his room a usable spare room. Then we need to turn the junk room (like Monica's secret cupboard in Friends) into the study/office it was meant to be and that will let us clear the rest of the junk from the lounge. Then we can clear the study stuff from the other bedroom and THEN we can sort the nursery!

So although I have some bits of clothing, it's all in a box in one of the junk areas. No cot, no pram, no big stuff at all. We are aiming to do all the above by late October and then go wild at the Baby Show

Calling, you sound like you have excellent life organisation and practical advice skills :)

Half, we are Team Yellow. Our nursery will be woodland-themed. So I'm planning three walls in a nice green, one wall stays magnolia with 'forest friends' wall stickers. Ikea do a nice green rug that looks like grass that I have my eye on too! And furniture will be white as we already have a wardrobe and drawers that are suitable so we will just match those.

Other than avoiding pink or purple, I'm not too fussed about colours. I took a bunch of hand-me-down clothes this weekend from my mum and she was removing anything blue, but to me blue is just fine for a girl, as part of a varied wardrobe I think it's gender-neutral enough!

Do you have any ideas for your nursery or are you just starting to think about it?

SK28 yeah that sounds like the kind of work I'll be doing to get everything done hee.

What do we think about purple for a neutral colour? Only on one wall though, be a bit dark otherwise

RPopz I instinctively think purple is more feminine (we have a lot of purple around the house, as DH banned pink, but he still moans that it's a bit girly) but I think actually it depends on the shade and type of purple. And probably what you team it with, too. So on reflection I've been no hope whatsoever!

Haha! It's a difficult one isn't it SK We almost got an aubergine pram but didn't in the end in case it was a bit girly.

Kate don't worry we have the following items: cot bed, Moses basket, baby monitor - all sourced via gumtree and a box of 0-3 clothes my friend gave me. The "nursery" is still part "man cave" and has cabling and router gubbins in the corner. It's all a bit work-in progress .... Also I'm awake and it's 4am, which is great. Not!!

I want to get the purple pram and I'm team yellow. I love purple so i think it's unisex enough.

I think at the end of the day you're the ones looking at it so if you like it it's fine! Hee.

Oh 25+5!

Hi everyone,

Welcome Rachie

Having one of those days today where I wish I could either start again or FF to tomorrow! Cat been sick, i've been sick, plus all sorts of other annoying niggles!! Off for my flu jab in a while, has anyone else got theirs booked in yet?

We started our nursery over the weekend. And by started it, I mean we moved the wardrobes out of there as we were using it as a dressing room. We've got someone coming round next week to measure for a set of wooden blinds. That's as far as we've got with it.

We've beeen discussing pram colours too. OH really likes a lime green one but i'm not keen. Re: purple, if it's a darkish purple then that seems unisex to me!

Hope everyone is feeling ok x

21+6

Hey Emma. Our pram choice is between purple and lime green. I used to like the green but now i'm in love with the purple. OH likes the green. I'm set on the purple haha. This may have to be one choice I put my foot down with. Even just looking at the photo of it makes me smile!

Our pram is orange. I would chose green over purple for unisex but it does depend on the shade of purple.

My back is really sore today - right down low in the middle of my back - hoping I just slept funny or twisted awkwardly and not anything more. Also feeling really tired again... I think the second trimester "glow (that never really appeared) has officially gone!

Have had some really annoying and difficult clients to deal with this morning (Youth Court) at Court and could have done without it!

Today I have worn ankle skimming trousers with socks. I look a prat. I rubbed my eye, and then poked myself in it, I then knocked my tea over my desk - which wouldn't have been so bad but I have the originals of documents out at the minute. Really is time to stick two fingers up at today and slope off to bed until tomorrow!!

Has anyone (who usually has Christmas outside the home) made firm plans what they are doing this year?

It was expected we'd stay at home, but in all honesty I would rather be around my family in case anything happens and if it has already happened my family will help me, rather than just want to see the baby and ignore me (which is what happens with DS at the moment - will be far worse with a new born!). We have discussed this previously - so my feelings are hardly a surprise. DP got his knickers in a twist saying it was not fair as his family should have been an option.

I then stoked the fire by saying it was an option, but not one I would accept given how much effort it is to be around them at times and I don't want to ever again feel like a performing monkey on Christmas day so would rather be looked after then having to put on a show.

I know its slightly unfair - but there is an awful lot more to this.
I have said he is free to take DS round as "normal" for a couple of hours - which I think is fair but do appreciate I am being selfish in not making any effort as would hate DS to be in DP's position in years to come - but then I think I will be 38 weeks pregnant, so surely this makes me lord and emperor as far as decisions about where I am and what is expected of me go?!?

These are our two choices.

sleep I completely agree with you!
DH family don't really do Christmas, don't decorate the house, don't do proper Christmas lunch (don't drink alcohol) etc etc and are quite difficult. They are older and the same age as my nan (father-in-law is 80 next year) so I think that makes a difference. And they live in the Lakes! All in all, I sympathise with you!
We've decided that we are staying at home for Christmas this year and I think my parents will come for lunch with us (i.e. they do everything and I get looked after) and if his parents want to see us then they travel to us.
DH hasn't told his parents this yet but we'll see how that goes!