December- The Final Countdown!!!!

[Calmriver]

HI Guys, I am still confused, so please join me on this one.

How big chested are you SLB?

I have yet to find anything comfortable that does anything to support my current jugs (34G and rising) I think its cause my frame is just too small to have such huge things hanging off it!

Hey all,

Just wanted to share my lunch snack with you - cannot believe I struck lucky in our works canteen!! I am sitting here munching on slices of jalepeno peppers on cheesy doritos. (sings 'Heaven, I'm in Heaven')

LOL . Unlike you lot, larger norks are a good side effect, as (like my mum) am usually less than a double A cup and currently enjoying very much being a C and rising. DH also pleased!! Its one of the best bits of being PG for me! Was most impressed the morning my milk came in after DS1- for once in my life I looked like Jordan and frankly, wish I could have kept them!

My boobs have never been even - ever. I have at least 2 cup sizes difference. So now while pregnant I have the equivilant of a nuclear warhead on the bigger side!

Vanilla, my pre-lunchtime snack today was a whole tin of ambrosia rice pudding, eaten cold, out of the tin, hoovered up in about 3 minutes flat.
Think i might need the calcium or something...have got to justify revolting kitchen behaviour somehow!

Oh ambrosia creamed rice, how I want some of that now! Must buy some on way home.

My boobs are now bigger than anyone else's in the world.

I am having real problems with food at the moment, I can only really eat what I have been craving. Today it was a bacon butty. I went to gibraltar last week and got lovely english bread, irish butter and danish bacon. Went to make my butty and the bacon was out of date. Oh well I thought English crackers and cheddar cheese, crackers were a bit stale and I only had a tiny bit of cheese left, never mind i'll eat it anyway. I dropped it on the floor and the dog got it. last attempt at English food, a cream team, cut the scones and they disntergrated. I think I am doomed never to eat English food again! Can't muster anything else up that i fancy. So i've had a glass of water

Oh poor Lucy how frustrating!

Can I have a bit of help on the travel system front from the old timers? I just don't know where to start. I definitely need:

• lightweight and easily foldable for use on the tube
• lying flat option for a newborn

Other than that I can't work out whether it's better to look for something that doubles as a thing to sleep in; something that doubles as a car seat (don't have a car, but need to get her home from hospital); something that doubles as anything else.

And is it a pushchair I need, or a pram, or a buggy? ARGHHH.

LouLou- by the sounds of things, you also need to factor in some kind of boob holding contraption onto the back of the buggy

Lucy- I sympathise. Think you said you live in Spain? Nothing worse than craving English food when you can';t get it. I lived abroad for years and its wierd the things you crave. Presumably there are some English supermercados you can stock up in?

Vanilla

My boobs never been even either. One half of maternity bra digging in. The other half hanging off. Now they're bigger, its all more pronounced- satsuma one side. Grapefruit the other. I mean how bloody embarrassing.

Loulou - we didn't get a travel system. Bit of a nightmare in my opinion but then I am probably extremely out of date as DS is nearly 5! We have a baby "bucket" car seat (German) and a big Teutonia (German) pram which turns into a buggy. That is fab. Over here though and for tube travel etc I think something like the Maclaren XT? - silver & black - is good 'cos it is light, baby can lie flat in it, then has other settings when sitting. I lived in central London when DS was born and used to use a Baby Bjorn sling a lot on the tube and a Maclaren Traveller (cheapest, lightest one) when he was older. You have to think about wheel size more if you live out of London for getting stuck in mud etc.

Sure others will have better & more up-to-date ideas.

I've been crying all morning and feel much better for it so highly recommend it to anyone feel a bit 'monal.

On norks front: mine are huge, always have been, always will be probably and contrary to popular belief they haven't shrunk post-kiddies/breast feeding

Lou-Lou - will it be you DH/DP's car that you bring baby home in? If so I would invest in a car seat seperatley from the travel system. If not can you borrow one from a reliable source.

Then I would go off to a Mothercare World or John Lewis where they have lots on display and test them all for collapsability, weight etc. Perhaps borrow a baby doll to makesure you can do it all with one hand.

We ar lucky to get away with our original travel system - even though bump will be laughed at by his/her peers as it's not a trendy three wheeler with tires instead of moulded wheels, and is in a navy and beige check not some bright rainbow colour - but hey what does anyone under 2 care as long as its warm and comfortable and dry??
That reminds me I dont recall seeing the cosy toes since DH dug it out???

Am laughing out loud at the idea of a boob holding contraption on the buggy.

Thanks for the advice. It's weird how it's become a question of fashion too. I don't care how trendy it is, if it easy to handle.

We have no car at all. Baby will come home in a taxi or on the tube. So probably I should leave the car seat bit out of the equation. The Maclaren XT looks nice, but, sorry to be so ignorant, but how does a baby lie flat in it?

A good cry does wonders doesn't it. Hope you feel better now Castles.

There's a lever and you just adjust the seat setting - push the base of seat flat & pull it to upright or inbetween. That's if it is the one I'm thinking of? Better check and get back to you!

WB, I am 34D at the moment (and rising??) I don't know All I know is that not wearing any boob holders is pure heaven at the moment but not a viable option hence the vest trial.

Travel system..big gremlin at the moment since haven't got around to it. I've heard John Lewis are really good at giving advice and you're not obliged to buy anything so may book in with them and then go look for cheaper prices.

Yes, LouLou, Maclaren XT is the one I'm thinking of. Normally £150 rrp. It's also got slightly better wheels than other foldable "umbrella" type buggies. There's a review on Mumsnet - did you see it? I recommend kiddicare.com for buying stuff on-line (often a good discount and free delivery next day) or go to Mothercare World/JL like VMS suggested to have a look in RL.

Thanks, feeling so much better for my blubbing sess this morning!

Glad you are feeling better Castles a good cry comes second only to a good sleep for me. Sometime I can combine them and cry myself to asleep

DD has a Halloween party tomorrow night. I am making green marshmallow squares for it (bleeurgh). However as we will be out I have had to have Tesco shopping delivered on Saturday, which means we are running out of hot chocolate - which is all DD drinks at night. Anyone know the effects of Milo on a 3 year old at bedtime?? The 'Energy' blurb on the side of the tin is screaming don't do it ! But there's be trouble if nothing but plain old milk is offered!

Yay Jude for the Boobs! Also have breasts now, quite exciting, I fill a full cup bra for the first time in my life! Now if only they would make maternity bras in push up I could actually get some cleavage and show them off.........

Loulou, not like I'm an old timer (but hey I'm bored so I'll pop my 2 cents worth in anyway) but after spending a lot of time playing with various contraptions I've gone for the Loola. Don't have a car either. It folds down nicely with the pram body still on and while not the lightest one it is the best balanced so I could quite happily carry it in one hand even with my Bump (I need something to carry up the miles of stairs to our flat!) Taxi exempt from new car seat law so don't worry too much about needing something to take the LO home in.

castles, crying is amazing, spent a good while last night doing it but hate the muggy stuffy head feeling and swollen eyes the morning after! Why can something so good for the soul not leave your complexion alone!

OOh, pushchairs & boobs, just my type of conversation. Mine currently 42H arrrrgggh. K when milk came in, only Triumph Doreen comes in K sigh. Comfy bras at this point absolute must esp if ribs hurting, maybe try a bravado, very stretchy for lopsided boobs.
Loulou, you'll need a carseat if travelling in a taxi & also if anyone else is going to give you a lift anywhere etc. I heartily agree with others about John Lewis/Mothercare, v.hard to decide unless you see things in action although mnet reviews are v.good starting point to narrow down your choices. If you want really flat & facing you in first few months (don't know how you feel about this) then one of the buggys that you can attach a carrycot to might be worth considering (e.g. Quinny, Micralite, I think). I would also post your query in Products as you'll get all the mad pushchairaholics (like me) offering in-depth advice too! There have been a few threads recently from people with the same kind of needs as you too which might be helpful.

Oh, thought you always had to have car seat in taxi anyway, Indith? I don't see what the difference is, really - you stick a baby in a car without a car seat, you risk their life. Sorry if I'm being too harsh about this, but feel v.strongly about car seats!
BTW, Mothercare had pushup style bras in...

AQ - there is a loop in the law which says one-off journey's can be exempt. But agree with you it;s not worth the risk.

Loulou can you borrow a friends?

AQ a size K????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG Didn't know that was even possible!!!!! Suddenly mine seem a bit woeful after all... is this like men comparing the size of their meat and two veg?!

To be honest the car thing is doing my head in. If my LO has to go in a car seat in a taxi, and I can see why she does, then we'll have to carry the car seat around when we get there as well as the baby and the buggy and the nappy bag. So I guess really I need a travel system that is a pushchair and a car seat... as well as being really light.