Phew 4 pages to catch up on after a day!
Jessica I also love white on newborns - on the ward with DS all the midwives kept saying he was the 'little white baby' as all the others were in garish blue or pink Disney (ok maybe not all, my memory isn't great...). Now that he's 18 months he's very colourful though, mainly H&M with some bits from POP (love love love scandi stuff!!) and Gap when it's on sale! White becomes incredibly impractical once food is on the agenda.
Shinjuku I've actually told quite a few people now; most at my toddler groups know. I just couldn't be faffed with hiding the fact I was ill, I needed so desperately to have S entertained that I went anyway and just told anyone who asked how I was (I clearly looked like death as that was pretty much everyone). One of them said that if the worst were to happen at least they'd be there to support me rather than me having to suffer in silence, which is a different way of looking at it! Not sharing on FB until the scan though.
Finding out sex: my sister struggled with her recent birth as she'd been told it was a boy at 3 scans, named him and bought clothes for him. She came round from GA to find she'd had a girl! I found out for DS and it did help me to bond with him I think, but now I'm having second thoughts as it actually really upset my sister and she felt like she'd lost the little boy she'd imagined - would rather not know than get it wrong. DH wants to find out though.
Names: we have a boy's name but can't decide on a girl at all, nothing that I really love that hasn't been used by family or friends! sebsmummy my DS has the same name as yours (but not shortened yet) and I love the name Arthur, I think they go well together! If it wasn't my friend's son's name I'd have it. lovesmycake I know a 2yo Mabel and it suits her so well, it's lovely.
sauvblanc I'd forgotten how horrendous pregnancy bloods were (I had loads last time due to anaemia and suspected obstetric cholestasis). The midwife last week seemed to keep filling up more and more tubes, until my arm started to throb! Horrible.
Oh no gooroo - hope it's ok. I do remember getting stretching pains with DS, and have had a few sharp ones this time. If no blood that's a good sign, and over spilling boobs also a good sign!
Congrats nutella! Can't wait for
mine! I was induced at term+13 and DS was born right at the end of July, after most of the July babies on our thread had come - better to be one of the first than one of the last!! I also intend to fight for an elcs after a horrible experience ending in emcs last time - I will cry if they tell me I have to have a vbac!!!
Sorry whatwould. Take care of yourself, hope you have lots of support around you.
Bras: I'm still bf DS at 18 months and Bravissimo is the only place I can get them, my back size actually went down after having him! Was a 28FF in the summer but back to a 30 now. Nowhere else does those back sizes in large cups. They're expensive though so I do have a couple of 32Fs from m&s too. I've heard Hotmilk is good, but not tried them - they're expensive too.