March Mummies 2015 - second tri continues with ever growing bumps, boobs and babies

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New thread - have lost count which number it is!

Him Twitt? Have you got a wee inclination to what your having? I keep saying she and I do think it's a girl but need to wait till he/she is here to find out

Oh Tanny your almost at the 10 week count down

Congrats Tannyloo! You must be one of the first to hit that milestone, I'm 25 weeks today and celebrated with a little finger drumroll on my belly. Here's hoping his rhythm is Better than mine!
Have tonnes of anxious nights too, mixed bizarrely with childlike Xmas excitement which = total insomnia.
Suddenly got really cold here in London and big jumpers make the bump bigger somehow. I can recommend TKMaxx for good value coats and sweaters...I actually went in to buy my first baby purchase: very cute play suits with rockets on them. Couldn't resist!

M27J5M what makes you think girl, is it just a gut feeling? We are waiting to find out and I have no instinct about it what so ever. DH always refers to the bump as he, but has said he thinks it will be a girl. If I had to say one or the other I would say boy, but because in my family there are lots of boy first then girl siblings so I assume I am just going to follow suite.

Elliz, play suits sound cute. I am starting to think I would like to start buying now, I will hit the 10 week count down in just 6 days and feel that should be celebrated with a baby purchase, something cute and pointless preferably!

Just a hunch butter, I was the same when I had DS, knew I was having a boy by 18 weeks and had it confirmed at 20 week scan! This time everything is totally diff to my last preg and I know they say every pregs diff but this preg is totally diff to the extreme been having fun guessing with these online gender prediction quizzes! Oh are you the 1st to reach the 10 week count down? Considering consultant told me to be ready for 34 weeks again I'm on an 8 week countdown to that at the mo and then I'll play the last 6 weeks by ear

Oh and I've got a new name in the maybes list for a girl - Cailyn absolutely love it and think OH can see I'm kinda set on it if I don't get my way with Hayden lol but actually think I like Cailyn better now if it's a boy then I'll give OH his way with Cian lol that should help me seal the deal

Butter I have no inclination of the sec either. I'd prefer a boy and most people who guessed from my scan said boy, but I really haven't a clue. It's a very strange feeling!

I've never met a Cailyn M, I like it though. Pretty but not too sweet. I probably will be one of the first to hit the 10 week countdown, as I am an interloper, after my dating scan I should have moved to the February thread but was comfy here so stayed.

I kind of like not knowing coast, I find it odd that there is a living little human in my belly, at the moment I can just reason that I have a large bump, if I knew it was a baby girl or boy I might freak! But at the same time I cannot wait for him or her to arrive and find out....in a maximum of 12 weeks and 6 days time.

M27J5M - I LOVE the name Cailyn! My friend called her daughter that, only its spelt Caoilainn, its beautiful!

I'm having a pee'd off 5 minutes. My MIL is annoying me. She has now bought herself a walky, high chair, bouncy chair and travel cot. Just how often does she think she is having my daughter?! I told OH last night that under no circumstances was she going anywhere over night until I said so, and possibly not even in the first 6 months. MIL said as long as she sees the baby once a week she will be happy. Erm, I'm not put in this world to make her happy! Neither is my daughter! Granted it is her first grand daughter, but my unborn child will also have other people wanting to see her who will want to visit/be visited. Honestly, I was thinking myself going to see them once a week anyway, and them coming to us whenever, but her thinking she can lay down the rules has annoyed me!!

Another thing I've put my foot down - being first baby on both sides of the family, everyone is being very generous in buying things for us. Which I totally appreciate. And I know I'm only 27 weeks, but I've yet to see anything, or have any hint of any arrangements. My mum has bought the pram which is being delivered on 2nd Feb, which is fine. My sister is buying bouncy chair, brother changing unit, PIL cot bed, OHs aunt has bought bath, box with toiletries etc (seen this its all ready for us, thats brilliant again), my cousin/best friend the moses basket, BIL bigger car seat. I want everything ready by February, just in case. So I've told OH and my parents that, if the things people have offered to buy arent here by beginning of February, I will be going out and buying them myself. I'm being precious, but I really dont care. I want everything organised, and ready to go, so all I have to do by the time I finish up for maternity leave is pick up last minute bits/wash baby clothes etc.

I'm having growth scans at 32 and 36 weeks, I dont want anything to go wrong, my baby coming early, and having nothing organised!

Am I being a complete bitch?

I totally get where your coming from gudgy as I've told OH the exact same, everything will be in for end of jan, anything that we haven't got (that people have asked to buy) we will get ourselves as consultant has told me to prepare for 34 weeks again just incase so I'm taking no chances

Phew, thank you! Not being totally irrational then thank goodness!

Gudgy I'd be annoyed too. I mean, I'd love to have all that stuff bought for us, but I hate people taking over. I get quite stressed if I feel pushed into anything, like it's not my choice. I don't get on with my MIL anyway though, so I'd probably feel crap if she was insisting on things being a certain way. As it is, I think she will hardly ever see baby. We moved into our new house in April and she's yet to come and see it, despite living 15 minutes away.

Same coastergirl!! We moved into our new house about 6 weeks ago, theyve never been to visit. We were in our last place for just over a year, they never once came there to visit. They live about 15 minutes away. They havent bothered their backsides coming to see us, or seeing their own son at least once a week, so shes onto plums if she thinks shes bossing me about wrt my daughter.

Hope everyone is well!
I am not finding out if I am having a boy or girl but dp has a feeling it is a boy, I am not sure but we keep calling bump 'he'..
Anyway haven't bought a single thing for baby yet, I am 27+4.
I have been looking online, but does anyone else think the unisex clothes are so boring?!?? I just can't seem to find anything I really like, it's all so white. I mean, I would love some coloured things, stripes or something? Had anyone got any recommendations for more interesting, and not seriously expensive, unisex clothing for newborns?
TIA

I've found the same Emily spice just been buying enough white stuff for 1st few days and then daddy will go buy his little prince/princess whatever he/she needs in suitable colours

So I've not spice lol

Dye some! Buy a load of whites in smallest 2 sizes of babygros and vests, and either just machine dye a couple of different colours or dip dye/tie dye if you're feeling adventurous. I've tie dyed and dip dyed some, dyed some green, and left some for later inspiration. Some work better than others, but with a cardie on they'll look cute anyway.

If that's not an option, its worth shopping around at supermarkets and mothercare, they just have the odd thing that will work. I got some great things last time round and me it a bit of a mission!

Thanks tanny not a bad idea though I'm not very creative... I just really wanted something nice to bring baby home in - I know it sounds silly!
I have loads of white stuff (hand-me-downs) M27, was originally not bothered about having gender specific clothes - but the more I look, the harder it is to find anything that isn't obviously girl/boy!

Yeah, I kind of have a feeling it's a boy but really don't know. Last time I had a strong feeling it was a girl and it was, but this time I'm not so sure. It's been a very different feeling pregnancy if that means anything. H&M are pretty good for bright, unisex stuff usually as well as Frugi, Green Baby, Polarn O Pyret (it's worth waiting for sales for these three). I love brights and rainbow stripes over pink / blue any day!

It is really hard! That's why I ended up dying some. Even better if they're hand me downs, they look good as new! Just plain colours that coordinate look great, purples, greens, blues and oranges all work well...

This think my problem is that I'm just too lazy at the moment to put any effort into any kind of shopping so making it easy by getting only a small amount of white stuff, got lotsa knotted cardis in all diff colours (my grans been busy) so that'll at least get me started

Thanks twittwooo I'll look at those :)

We are the opposite with visits, in our old house (my house) MIL visited maybe twice....now we have our house bought together she pops in all the time, and keeps telling us what we have to do with the house, what to decorate and when, how to do it, what upgrades are needed. MIL has also bought more stuff for bump than we have and talks about Granny holidays and when she has bump. She may get a shock with how much of my time I am happy to give to her and how much lone time she will get with bump. Sounds horrible, I actually get on really well with MIL, she is just a bit full on compared to my family.

I might start looking for baby clothes soon....just for fun.

Just marking my place really.
I'm so lucky with mil. She has 4 other dgc so knows exactly what help I need.
I'm not organised with baby stuff at all. I had my bag packed by now with ds. I am leaving it till after Xmas as too much to think about with my poor mis functioning baby brain.
Ds came at 28+3 Ooo scary it could only be 10 weeks for me as well.

So I had my bump photo shoot last night :) was a bit surreal parading about in the buff in front of a complete stranger haha, luckily my OH was there too. Was only a young guy, he was 21, and he was looking to do a bump photo shoot for his portfolio, so we only had to pay for studio time! I'll attach a copy of pics, see what you guys think! I'm actually quite pleased with them :) was his first bump shoot too so none of us really knew what we were doing lol he had some images he wanted to recreate so we tried them. The loveheart on the bump one didnt work so well as OH couldnt get his arms round me haha! I put them in here instead of the fb page as we're keeping a surprise just now for the mums, getting them one framed for their xmas. Will freak me out a bit seeing them in my newsfeed!