Due July 2017 #4 …… Well into 2nd Trimester! 20 Week Scans and Bumps Galore

[Notyetthere]

4th thread!

Sorry about the title. I am not very creative.

Link to the last one
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/2819363-July-2017-3?pg=1

Hope I have captured everyone’s details

LuciBee231015 - DC1 - EDD 23/06/17

Thumbsupforthesixbillion - DC1 - EDD 30/06/17

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Kitsandkids – DC1 - EDD 01/07/17
BrioLover - DC2 - EDD 01/07/17

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Notyetthere - DC1 - EDD 01/01/17
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kimmy878 – DC4 – EDD 02/07/17

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Naivebutnice - DC2 - EDD 02/07/17

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glitterglitters - DC2 - EDD 03/07/17

Imaginarymenagerie - DC1 - EDD 03/07/17

Jaronior – DC3- EDD 04/07/17
pennyj29 – DC2 – EDD 05/07/17

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PathologyGeek – DC2 – EDD 05/07/17

mcnics – DC1 – EDD 05/07/17

Twixes – DC2 - EDD 05/07/17
Knittinggurl – DC1- EDD 06/07/17

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Seahawk80 - DC1 - EDD 07/07/17

Littlemisssugarplum88 – DC1 - EDD 07/07/17
DamsonGinIsMyThing – DC1 – EDD 07/07/17
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Whycanineverthinkofausername – DC1 – EDD 09/07/17

sparkle789 – DC3 – EDD 09/07/17
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Johno85 – DC1 – EDD 11/07/17

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UKrider- DC1 - EDD 12/07/17

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Penny85 - DC1 – EDD 12/07/17

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hellsbellsmrsbell– DC3 - EDD 14/07/17

katonic – DC1 - EDD 14/07/17

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Mouse14 – DC1 – EDD 15/07/17
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Gizmojo – DC1 - EDD 15/07/17

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mynameisntLinda- DC2 – EDD 16/07/17
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natienka - DC1 – EDD 16/07/17
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justamummy27 - DC2 - EDD 17/07/17

Xalonera - DC2 - EDD 17/07/17

purplebella – DC3 - EDD 17/07/17
Ctupp – DC1 - EDD 18/07/17
Newbie10 – DC1 - EDD 18/07/17

Boggleyboodle - DC2 - EDD 18/07/17

jld128 - DC1 - EDD 18/07/17

mummycaitlin - DC2 – EDD 18/07/17
Flappergirl86 – DC1 – EDD 18/07/17
Ml1091 - DC1 - EDD 19/07/17

Hewhew – DC3 – EDD 20/07/17

Mummy10121417– DC4 – EDD 20/07/17

Gooseygoosey12345 – DC2 – EDD 20/07/17

herewegoonceagain – DC5 – EDD 21/07/17

TiltedNewt – DC2 – EDD 21/07/17

Harvestwidow - DC1 – EDD 21/07/17

DeliciouslyHella – DC2 - EDD 21/07/17

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Mawita – DC1 – EDD 22/07/17
mm81 – DC1 – EDD 22/07/17
em165 - DC2 - EDD 23/07/17

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parsnips82 – DC1 – EDD 23/07/17


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TinklingTheIvories – DC? - EDD 23/07/17

Sewingbeatshousework - DC3 - EDD 25/07/17

Danigrace – DC1 – EDD 25/07/17
Blink1982 – DC2 – EDD 25/07/17
Amzz – DC2 - EDD 26/07/17
PurplePikmin – DC? - EDD 27/07/17

Sweets27 – DC2 - EDD 27/07/17

Holz657 – DC1 - EDD 27/07/17

CatRash – DC1 – EDD 27/07/17

beckieHN – DC1 – EDD 27/07/17
AMillionMilesFromThere – DC3 - EDD 28/07/17
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Sonia2017 - DC1 - EDD 29/07/17

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LetMeHaveABloodyName – DC1 – EDD 30/07/17
Chunder - DC2 – EDD 30/07/17

KatelovesJames - DC2 – EDD 30/07/17
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aurevoirsailor – DC1 – EDD 31/07/17

@mynameisntLinda I'm not either. Keep having to check my apps on my phone because I forget when people ask 🙈

Oh exciting stuff Not!

So you are washing bits already? I didn't know whether to do that yet. Didn't want the clothes to get stale by the time we use them.

Loving all this preparation, so exciting isn't it!

You're all so organised 😦😅 I haven't bought one single baby-related thing yet...!!!

DH and I are going away on a 'babymoon' tomorrow though, so clearly we've got our priorities right 😂

I plan on washing all when I start maternity leave, 3 weeks before EDD

Butterfly don't worry! We've not brought anything yet either. Just about to start thinking about the nursery this weekend. We're going to the baby show in Birmingham in may, so will look at travel systems then. We've got an idea of what we want to buy for everything though. Just need to make the commitment. I think we're leaving it as long as possible just in case.

TinklingTheIvories oh thank goodness I'm not the only one!!

My in-laws are throwing a joint baby shower for my brother-in-law's wife (due beginning of July) and me next month, so I think I'm going to wait and see what gifts we receive from that before going out to purchase anything myself 😅

You'll find lots of people eager to "donate" (i.e. Dump) all their old baby stuff on you. No less than three people turned up on our doorstep with a jumperoo of some description. 😂👌🏼

Lol. Dh has now just sent me a text suggesting we put in a late one tonight and put the drawers and cotbed together tonight! He can't contain himself. I doubt I will last as he gets back from work late tonight, but I will try to stay up and indulge him. It is very heartwarming seeing him like this. After the nervousness of the miscarriage and the constant worry during 1st trimester, it is very nice to see both of us finally relaxed and we are actually enjoying the pregnancy and looking forward to meeting our little girl. We are more and more hopeful everyday.

Luci yes I am washing the bits now while I still have the enthusiasm. I haven't had any of our clothes go stale in all the drawers and wardrobes so I will take the gamble. I normally iron everything but I won't iron baby clothes this time. I can't think of anything more tedious.

Glitter I think you are right. First timer here so it is all so very exciting. I even feel giddy just looking at the pack of bibs here on the office table.

Butterfly enjoy your babymoon. I would love to have one but I don't see myself having a holiday until after baby is here.

The midwife appointment was a non-event. I don't know what I was expecting though. Blood pressure is ok, baby's heatbeat is also ok and no further intervention required with regards to chicken pox. Looks like I had a lucky escape. I assumed that fundal height measurements started at 24wks but she said they start at 28wks. That graph is misleading.

Linda now that you mention the MATB1 after 25wks, the midwife I saw today was a new one but she was appalled at my usual midwife issuing the MATB1 at 16 wks. She said that it might not be legally binding. My boss sen it to HR 2 weeks ago. I would assume that if they have problem with it they would have asked me for another by now.

Tinkling I was initially hesitant with the same worry of 'just in case' but then I found myself not enjoying the pregnancy. I had to assume at some point that everything will be fine. I can't assume the worst.

Or I could be talking absolute rubbish. I had our wedding planned and ready 8 months before the day. Maybe it is my nature.

Pretty sure I got my matB whatever form at my booking appt and I sent it off straight away and got the card almost immediately. Also, I'm self employed too and I can't remember having to do anything odd to get it filled in. Certainly didn't have to go to the job centre! Though I do live in Cornwall, we're a bit different down here!!

bluebird you're thinking of the card that gets you free prescriptions.

The MATB1 is the one that you need to give to your employer to get maternity leave/pay, or (in your case) to send to Jobcentre plus to get MA.

@bluebird1235 the matb1 you then get an ma form from the job centre (you ring them) so you can claim maternity allowance. We also get 10 kit days as well

Oh, thought it all sounded a bit complicated! I haven't even thought about that yet (obviously!!)

@bluebird1235 lol I won't be using it till due date! I'm having to work out my clients because as much as I love some of them and the work, financially it's better for me to have the MA. I'm DREADING the conversations 🙈 avoiding it till at least 28 weeks

Fortunately a lot of my clients are overseas and we never meet face to face so it's rather easy to hide! I have a big project due end of April so as long as I get that done all should be fine and then I hope to have the summer on MA until I can't keep the clients at bay any longer!! We'll see how long I last!

I had my 20 scan today. All looks fine but missing a few measurements as baby was lying in an awkward position and point blankly refusing to move despite me having to do some walking, star jumps, tilting, turning, peeing, eating and drinking!!!

So have to go back next week!

Didn't even get to see his / her little face because he/she kept his/her arms completely covering it the entire time!

And I have an anterior placenta.

Oh well at least I get to see baby one last time before it pops out my vadge

Was in an awkward position during the 12 week scan too. Hopefully this just means I'll be having a calm, lazy baby and not an awkward one!!

Where are you going butterfly? I'm just back from our babymoon in Mauritius- I've hardly bought anything either - a few cute outfits, a rocking woolly mammoth that was ridiculously expensive and the baby won't be able to use it until it's one and of course a cuddly dodo in Mauritius - super practical!

Seahawk80 We're off to the Maldives tomorrow morning 😍 can't wait. And the best thing is that, living in Dubai, it's only a 4 hour flight away. Hope you had a wonderful babymoon in Mauritius; we looked there too but flight timings for Maldives were more convenient as DH can only get these 5 very specific days off.

We literally have bought nothing though. Not one thing. Not one babygrow. Not one pair of little socks. NOTHING! But as far as I'm concerned there's still plenty of time 😅

One thing I did organise today though was booking in for placenta encapsulation - anyone else planning to do this, or done it before with previous pregnancies?

Oh lovely butterfly have you been before? We went 2 years ago and I loved it. Hopefully will go with the baby this time next year! We went to pottery barn kids while in Dubai as we don't have it here. They had lovely bedding and toys - you could start there! DH also bought the baby a tacky I love Dubai cuddly camel in duty free 😂

No never been before Seahawk80 but very excited to go! DH less so; he's not really enamoured by the idea of a quiet island beach holiday and is just doing this for me, but I hope once we get there he'll enjoy it.

Pottery Barn Kids is lovely, you're right, but I'm reluctant to start getting bits yet because we'll be in London from May as I'm planning to give birth there. I'll come back to Dubai end of August/beginning of September with baby, which is also exactly the time our apartment contract expires and we'll be moving into a new villa...! So it will be a bit logistical.

Sounds like your little one will have a zoo full of international touristy-type stuffed animals at this rate 😂

butterfly there was actually loads more to
do than I thought there would be, our days went by so fast. You can snorkel, walk round the island, some resorts have bikes so you can cycle, we did a dolphin sunset cruise and DH went fishing one afternoon, plus the spa! I'm sure your DH will find lots to do. I'm so jealous!

We are having a jungle / safari theme for the nursery so hopefully I can hide the touristy stuffed animals in among the more tasteful stuff!

John Lewis do appointments where you can test out prams and make a list of everything you want / need. It's basically the same as their wedding list service. I've just booked one for a few weeks time so that I know I'll get organised. Could be useful for you when you come back to the UK.

Ps - as you can see, I'm still on Dubai time! Hopefully it will make getting up for work on Monday easier!

I'm shocked at how much money people have to throw around for baby's arrival! I've been depending on hand me downs and gumtree/ebay/baby sales etc to get stuff for our little one and it's making me feel like a bad mum which I know is nonsense but still! Even the paint for baby's nursery is gonna be from a recycling paint place. On the one hand if I could afford it I'd love to give her a brand new state of the art pram and have her cord crushed in to a diamond to give her on her 21st birthday but on the other I can take comfort in the fact she won't already have a consumerist carbon footprint under her belt when she makes an appearance. She can work on that when she hits her teens...
This isn't a dig at anyone by the way! I'm just overwhelmed at how much babies cost and am hoping someone else will be in the same boat as me xx

@Flappergirl86 don't worry. I'm a bargain hunter myself. Our travel system from our firstborn was £200 and we've just replaced the car seat that came with it for a staggering £30 in the sale.

Baby clothes are mostly hand me downs from friends kids and I've stockpiled nappies from places like Costco and Asda. Having a baby doesn't need to cost a fortune but it's easy to end up spending lots in the excitement.

I did feel quite smug when my friend made a sniffy comment about my "cheap" travel system and then had to have her special edition Andy Warhol Bugaboo repaired about a million times 😝

@Flappergirl86 though my second hand reusable nappy stash would make my husbands eyes water if he knew how much I'd spent 🙊

Flappergirl, I'm not spending thousands. At the minute we're having to tighten our belts to save for a newer, larger car so the foster kids and baby will all fit!

My mum's bought the cot bedding and a couple of new outfits. I've been sent a load of first size hand me downs by a relative. I'm not planning to buy any clothes at all for its arrival.

We did spend quite a bit on the pram I wanted but even so it's secondhand. Not bought any other furniture but we are planning to buy the cheapest IKEA nursery range - cot, wardrobe, changing mat stand. My lovely friend has offered me a crib for free so will use that instead of a Moses basket. Planning to bath baby in the kitchen sink. I want a bouncer seat but so far have only seen expensive ones. I can't think of any other 'big' things that we need or want.