June 2016 #6, Blue? Pink? Yellow? Where did the first 20 weeks go?

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Loving the latest scan news! Happy new thread everyone.

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Biffle I always fall asleep on my front too (I'm 20+5). I've read lots that the baby is so cushioned and protected that you'll find it too uncomfortable to keep doing it long before you could squish the baby.

Morning ladies, I've had a horrible week feeling ill, been off work sick. Started to feel better yesterday but ended up with the worst indigestion I have ever had all day and the sickness was back with it! Hoping for a better week this week.

I have my 20 week scan on Tuesday

I'm still sleeping on my side/stomach but stick a pillow under my knee.

Place marking :)

Off to look at some prams - really excited! Hope everyone else is having a good day.

Sleeping is still pretty comfy for me, I'm putting a pillow behind my back to stop me rolling onto my back in the night. I'm sleeping on my right side because that's my usual side. I forced myself to sleep on my left last time and it felt so wrong so this time I'm staying with what's comfy! I haven't bought a pregnancy pillow because I remember loathing the bloody dream genie I had before as I'd always end up in knots in the bloody thing and couldn't wait to see the back of it!

Yes weeing every half hour in the day and 2-3 times in the night. Can never get back to sleep after getting up at 5am for the loo so am perpetually tired.

Feeling more little pokes and prods now, still very light and very sparse compared to my 20 week kicks last time but at least I know she's in there!

My scan is on Wednesday and I've also had a consultant appointment come through for Feb 8th but I'm going to try to change it as its on a Monday and it's literally my only day of the week I don't have a childcare option and I'm not taking him up there at 11am right when he'll start getting tired and grouchy. Hopefully it'll be the only time I have to see a consultant as I should be a straightforward VBAC if this little lady decides to be head down, unlike her naughty big brother.

I've got one of the giant maternity pillows and love it as it helps me stay sort of half on side and half on front as I am a back sleeper normally. However it does feel a bit like wrestling with an octopus sometimes, and between it, me and the puppy (who to my shame sleeps in our bed when it's cold) there's not much room for Mr Red!

In a move which I think may be repeated DP came home steaming drunk last night so I took full advantage and suggested we buy an Amby baby hammock (he is a notorious drunk internet shopper) and am looking forward to our first proper baby purchase arriving on Tuesday! Does anyone have any hammock experience? I am completely sold on it, mainly on the grounds that I would love to sleep in a hammock!

What do people use/like the idea of using for day time sleeping? There has been some chat in another thread and it got me thinking as I have a young dog as well so need somewhere off the floor.

Hey LouLou,

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• LouLou....

Thank you tomboygirl x

Place marking. Can't believe we are on thread number 6 already!

Ugh I'm so grumpy. Any girls name I like OH doesn't and vice versa. It's irrationally annoying me today.

I really agree that the cute outfits are a faff until they can hold their heads a bit by 12 weeks. Poppers aren't too bad but anything with a button on the back, just avoid!

Violet - hard to say really but the first batch of clothes really only does last a month or so (the newborn stuff), maybe two, again depending on the size of the baby. DC1 had about 3 or 4 outfits for the first few weeks but beyond that as the others have said, she was in sleepsuits.

Osirus - I get that sometimes and didn't have a water infection but sometimes it can be due to a water infection so might be good to get checked out if it persists. Can just be pregnancy though. Its very glamorous.

For anyone still waiting for their scan, mine is 4 weeks off yet so I'll be joining you as the last scanee :)

redtammy - we just used the moses basket until she was too big for it then the big cot day and night. She hated the moses basket at night but loved it in the day....!

Thinking of getting a swinging crib or a crib this time, anyone got any experience of how long they last? Hoping about 6 months? Having the big cot in our room was a logistical nightmare last time.

My scan is 28th January

popper we are the same with boys names OH likes nothing not one name girls names I've fallen in love with one but he's not keen on it it's so difficult

How's everyone's skin???sorry if TMI my face is fine but my shoulders and back keep having little break outs x

I'm still sleeping on my front and almost 21 weeks, like others have said I sleep with my leg bent out and if I do put too much pressure on my stomach she gives me a nice powerful kick to let me know.

Went a little bit crazy at Mothercare yesterday, bought the Slivercross pioneer travel system, crib and mattress, 2 crib bale sets, 2 blankets, cot mobile, shelf with peghooks, 3 soft toys, wall canvas and wall stickers. Pick it all up on Tuesday, I think we'll need to take 2 cars

That sounds like a lot of fun snowflake! We have pretty much everything we need but I'd quite like to get a couple of bits and bobs.

But I will wait until after the scan tomorrow. I'm a bit nervous about it, but am looking forward to finding out the sex.

Redtammy - my experience and the experience of basically everyone I know is that you're lucky for a baby to sleep in the day at all and it's mainly on you, in a sling or in a (probably moving) pram. If you get a small baby to settle in anything else, it's a rarity! I wouldn't bank on baby sleeping in Moses basket or any specially bought equipment in the day time.

Months of frustration with my first learnt me this lesson the hard way and I will be co-sleeping and slinging from birth this time!

LouLou I have a cluster on my shoulders so annoying.

I've been looking at prams, I don't drive but DH does so I wanted something that is a pram but can be used with a car seat on the Base for when it goes in the car boot.

LouLou my shoulders have got so spotty! Who even knew shoulder spots were a thing?! And my hands have got so dry and itchy which isn't usual for me. Still waiting for my hair to get lovely and thick and shiny, it's just got really greasy so far.

snowflake what colour pioneer have you gone for? Think we're going for the sand colour. Do you know if the free carseat comes in the matching colour or just Black?

Good luck to those having scans tomorrow. Ours is Tuesday

caterpillars We have gone for damson (purple) and chrome chassis. Yes you get the free car seat but only in black. You also get a free seat lineer and change bag in the colour to match your pram. We went to mothercare and got them to show us how to use it, then we ordered it online has the colour we wanted wasn't in stock.

Hi ladies, found out today that we're team blue!!
He's a bit of a shy one but we managed to get a little sleepy picture :)

Congratulations Gnomette on your little boy x

Aww congrats gnomette are the boys over taking the girls at the moment then?

Congratulations gnomette!! Love the picture so cute, did you find baby was very clear on the 3d scan I have mine on Wednesday and wondering what it will be like