January Babies #5 - Are we 'glowing' yet?!

[millsbynight]

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Current January babies due dates list:

Noodleaddict – EDD 24th December – team yellow
Alpanini - EDD 25th December – team yellow
Cookie22 – EDD 27th December – team yellow
MammyHester – EDD 29th December - team yellow
Mumoftheark – EDD 28th December - team yellow
Kilicat – EDD 28th December - team yellow
WLMcl – EDD 28th December - team yellow
MummyM33 – EDD 29th December – team blue
Pickledsausage – EDD 30th December - team yellow
Millsbynight – EDD 30th December – team pink
Newhere123 – EDD 30th December team yellow
DiveItLikeYouStoleIt – EDD 30th December - team yellow
MissMango – EDD 31st December - team yellow
SilverLinings2014 – EDD 31st December - team yellow
MarthaC – EDD 31st December - team yellow
GenerallyHappy1 – 31st December - team yellow
SJ1989 – EDD 31st December – team pink
HariboFrenzy – EDD 1st January - team yellow
JJenky34 – EDD 1st January - team yellow
Kirsty157 – EDD 1st January - team yellow
NoOneLikesACrispyTowel – EDD 1st January - team yellow
GruffaloSoldier – EDD 1st January – team blue
Emma2803 – EDD 2nd January - team yellow
Stripeyfish – EDD 2nd January - team yellow
Bunanarama – EDD 2nd January - team yellow
PurplePoppySeed – EDD 2nd January - team yellow
CharlieWeasley – EDD 2nd January - team yellow
Hanna87 – EDD 2nd January - team yellow
Ziggzagg – EDD 2nd January – team blue
StylishDuck – EDD 3rd January - team yellow
ALHCTPS – EDD 4th January - team yellow
Reetgood – EDD 4th January – team blue
BreadAndJam00 – EDD 4th January - team yellow
Owltrousers – EDD 4th January - team yellow
Loulou1286 – EDD 4th January - team yellow
LadyM0ndegreen – EDD 5th January - team yellow
Lenska999 – EDD 5th January - team yellow
Sophsta – EDD 5th January - team yellow
Dddddddddd – EDD 5th January - team yellow
Whoknows123 – EDD 5th January - team yellow
SpringChicken26 – EDD 5th January - team blue
Hotpinkangel19 – EDD 6th January – team pink
Rememberpurpleronnie – EDD 6th January – team pink
HariboFrenzy – EDD 6th January - team yellow
Laurelloves85 – EDD 6th January – team pink
Poppypopsicle – EDD 6th January - team yellow
ChocoMunchi – EDD 6th January – team pink
Coffeecoffeebuzzbuzzbuzz – EDD 7th January - team yellow
Ifeellikechickentonight – EDD 7th January - team yellow
Pebble82 – EDD 7th January - team yellow
Hutch2016 – EDD 7th January - team yellow
Usedtorun – EDD 7th January - team yellow
Kitcaty – EDD 7th January - team yellow
OutComeTheWolves – EDD 7th January - team yellow
Embo – EDD 7th January - team yellow
Hannah91x – EDD 7th January - team yellow
Spitzbergen – EDD 7th January - team yellow
MegRam – EDD 7th January - team pink
BELLAARA – EDD 7th January - team yellow
Ladybunnikinds – EDD 7th January - team yellow
Klc75 – 7th January – team pink
Rabbitstail – EDD 8th January - team yellow
MrsCorr – EDD 8th January – team pink
Ndo4000 – EDD 8thJanuary – team pink
GiraffesCantDoMentalArithmetic – EDD 9th January - team yellow
Usernamegone – EDD 9th January - team yellow
Tinywithtoes – EDD 9th January - team yellow
SummerHopin – EDD 9th January - team yellow
HeyBea – EDD 9th January - team yellow
PregoinKH – EDD 9th January - team yellow
Train1 – EDD 9th January - team yellow
Klaw87 – EDD 9th January – team blue
Serendipper – EDD 9th January - team yellow
Waitingonasmile – EDD 9th January – team blue
Briggs18 – EDD 9th January - team yellow
Chocolateshortcake – EDD 10th January TWINS!!!
Thingymaboob – EDD 10th January - team yellow
Jellypi3 – EDD 10th January - team yellow
Questabelletreetop – EDD 10th January - team yellow
ElleMcElle – EDD 10th January - team yellow
ChocolateMuffin595 – 10th January - team yellow
Kirst11 – EDD 10th January - team yellow
Bringmethechips – EDD 10th January - team yellow
LoobysMummy14 – EDD 10th January - team yellow
Banania – EDD 11th January - team yellow
JoeyR – EDD 11th January - team yellow
LadyFuchsiaGroan – EDD 11th January - team yellow
SandyAmazon – EED 12th January - team yellow
Maybebaby2 – EDD 11th January – team pink
Fattycowagain – EDD 12th January - team yellow
Auntym – EDD 12th January - team yellow
JB1983 – EDD 12th January - team yellow
DreamBigHaveFun – 12th January - team yellow
Isabeau1980 – EDD 12th January – team blue
Mrsb87 – EDD 13th January - team yellow
LinaBl – EDD 13th January - team yellow
Flossyfloss – EDD 14th January – team pink
Shaaan1329 – EDD 14th January - team yellow
SJP3 – EDD 14th January - team yellow
Asafemooring – EDD 14th January - team yellow
Purplechoc – EDD 15th January - team yellow
Maybebaby88 – EDD 15th January - team yellow
Isambardo – EDD 16th January - team yellow
ImBreakingBad – EDD 16th January - team yellow
Issywizzybelle – EDD 16th January – team pink
Wapphighwood – EDD 16th January - team blue
ElsaMars – EDD 17th January - team yellow
Ruthcarr1990 – EDD 17th January – team blue
FromHackneyWithLove – EDD 17th January - team yellow
AdorableMisfit – EDD 17th January - team yellow
Star1980 – EDD 18th January - team yellow
Winsones – EDD 18th January - team yellow
Victoriaaaaaaaa – EDD 18th January – team pink
Hobbs123 – EDD 18th January
Mummy87 – EDD 19th January
Kittykat89 – EDD 19th January
Moodybutmarvelous – EDD 19th January
Disinterested – EDD 19th January - team blue
Roseandbee – EDD 19th January – team pink
Sybarite85 – EDD 19th January - team yellow
Polkadotflamingo – EDD 20th January - team yellow
ForumUsername – EDD 20th January - team yellow
Fredthefrog – EDD 20th January - team yellow
Acquiescence – EDD 20th January - team yellow
Rosehyd2 – EDD 20th January - team yellow
NovaArt3mis – EDD 20th January - team yellow
DooWhaaDiddy – EDD 21st January - team yellow
Beachbaby2016 – EDD 21st January - team yellow
Peachgreen – EDD 21st January - team yellow
AmandaP86x – EDD 21st January - team yellow
Owl1011 – EDD 21st January - team yellow
UnicornsandRainbows1 – EDD 22nd January - team yellow
Ndt90 – EDD 22nd January - team yellow
Seven0fNine – EDD 22nd January - team yellow
Icantthinkofastupidname – EDD 22nd January - team yellow
Chubchub – EDD 22nd January - team yellow
Coragreta – EDD 23rd January - team yellow
Beanmp007 – EDD 23rd January - team yellow
Abbixxx – EDD 23rd January - team yellow
Gemxo – EDD 23rd January – team blue
StarTravels – EDD 23rd January - team yellow
MissyJones80s – EDD 24th January - team yellow
Lolly34h – EDD 25th January - team yellow
Flyingbaby – EDD 25th January - team yellow
BumbleBee1982 – EDD 25th January - team yellow
Kdd1980 – EDD 25th January - team yellow
KimmySchmidt1 – EDD 25th January - team yellow
RedPanda25 – EDD 25th January - team yellow
Supper16 – EDD 25th January - team yellow
Iamchanging – EDD 26th January – team pink
Haily123 – EDD 26th January - team yellow
MrsPayneworkingmummy – EDD 27th January - team yellow
Robindeer – EDD 28th January - team yellow
EekThreek – EDD 29th January - team yellow
Siarie – EDD 30th January - team yellow
Sureitsgrand – EDD 30th January - team yellow
Decaffstilltastesweird – EDD 30th January – team blue
Starsshinebright – EDD 31st January - team yellow
Dabarai – EDD 31st January - team yellow
Flamingoprincess – EDD 1st February - team yellow
Pickledprogress – EDD 2nd February - team yellow
Emzwell – EDD TBC – team yellow
Hobbitsy – EDD TBC - team yellow

Me too Mummyme87 mine is at 9am! Let's check in later!!!

Congrats on the good news @Rosehyde! And to everyone else on the good scans :) Good luck for yours today @Mummyme87 and @MissyJones80

@Owl and anyone looking for gender neutral stuff, I've found M&S baby clothes have a good selection (online at least), and I'm pretty sure they tend to be good quality. They have the usual white/cream/yellow, but also multipacks in rainbow colours. 7 patterned long sleeve babygrows for £12 isn't pricey either!

@Waitingonasmile I'm really starting to suffer with SPD/pelvic girdle pain too. I'm 24 weeks but have had it since 20, mildly, but now it's so bad I can't do my walks at all. If I get through a day of work on my feet I'm grateful! I rang my GP and asked for a referral, as the MW had shrugged it off at my last appointment (21 weeks) and I don't have another MW appointment until 26 weeks. GP was very accommodating, rang me back and said she would refer me to the specialist physio and I could take paracetamol without any risk if the pain was bad.

Scan went well, so relieved and so happy to see baby again. Was so tempted to find out if boy or girl but didn't, even though they asked twice!!! Weird to think they probably know. So team yellow all the way here. Measurements fine, big head big belly and little legs hehe. Just so relieved. Oh and I'm breaking the run of anteriors with a posterior placenta.

Brilliant news missyjones ! Always such a relief when scan is ok.

MLMcl. The midwife offered to refer me last time with my son but I just left it. I just didn't move much apart from work for the rest of my pregnancy. This time I'll definitely pursue it because is a nightmare looking after a 2 year old.

To all those suffering with SPD/PGP - I've been seeing a pregnancy specialist chiropractor for about 4 weeks now and the difference is AMAZING. She determined that my pelvis is rotated to the right, and I'n carrying a lot of extra weight on my left side to accommodate - I've had several adjustments now and I am so much more comfortable.

I really, really recommend it if you don't want to go down the physio route, which I didn't. x

@shaaan1329 that is outrageous! What a total scumbag your boss is. I'm a lawyer (not an employment lawyer but there is some crossover) and I know it is very difficult to dismiss a pregnant woman, particularly when the reason you were late to your station was because you were waiting to use the loo and that is medically related to pregnancy. There is no way that qualifies as gross misconduct that would justify an immediate sacking, absolutely no way. They would have to show a persistent pattern of poor performance, and there should be written warnings and a disciplinary hearing and all sorts of things before it would get to the stage of sacking someone.

This website has some really useful info: www.maternityaction.org.uk/advice-2/mums-dads-scenarios/pregnant/pregnancy-discrimination/ and I'm sure the Citizen's Advice will be able to help. Is there an HR department or a union at your work?

Unfortunately I think you're only entitled to maternity pay if you are working for your employer during your 25th week of pregnancy and have worked for them continuously for six months up to that point. However, if they dismiss you and you're reinstated, then they do have to pay it, so it's really important for you to get in touch with Citizen's Advice asap. The Government website says:

Reinstatement after dismissal

If your employee didn’t work for you during the relevant period because you dismissed them, they’re entitled to SMP as if they hadn’t been dismissed, if:

• they’re reinstated because an employment tribunal decides that you dismissed them unfairly
• you reinstate them as a result of a statutory grievance procedure.

This has made me so angry on your behalf! I'm so sorry you're having to deal with this on top of everything else, it's just not right.

Anomaly scan went well and we have a boy 💙 With an anterior placenta as suspected.
Appears normal and healthy, long cervix and very active baby

@asafemooring thank you so much for all the info! I will definitely be going into citizens advice Monday morning for when they open to see where I stand.. I don't even have a contract of employment, no HR, no Union, absolutely nothing. I should have done so wing years ago, we don't get sick or holiday pay, no allowed breaks within the time periods given by law, the only people who get breaks are those who smoke, I have worked every consecutive day for the last 32 days up until the day I got dismissed. Time I started growing a back bone now I've got a baby to provide for! So thank you giving me the required ammunition! I will keep you updated :)

Pregnancy wise, still feeling very lucky but I've noticed today I've been for triple the amount of wees! Hoping it's just baby using bladder as a trampoline and not the start of a uti!

@WLMcI thanks for the advice My local M&S is quite small so didn't have a great selection, will check check online!

Also have no idea how much of what size to buy, DH was a very long baby according to MIL and our baby's legs were long on the scan so doubt he/she will fit into newborn clothes for very long!

Lovely to hear about all these scans as well!

Glad scan went well mummyme! Great news.

Shaaan1329 that sounds bloody awful I hope you get it sorted. Last thing you need while pregnant.

Owl1012 I'm going to wait until after growth scans to buy anything. Don't want to end up with stuff that's too little.

Hi everyone just to let you's all know I'm on team blue💙😊

So today I've come home to all these appointments!!! Starting to become real now that the end is soon approaching xxx

@shaaan1329 that sounds v stressful and totally out of order. Best of luck getting it sorted with the great advice above. Makes me feel v lucky to be in the public sector where despite many other problems at least they don't try and mess with employment law, maternity rights etc.

Re the ?UTI, I've intermittently had vague symptoms like the beginning of one every few days for last couple of weeks. Frequency and bladder discomfort without any stinging etc and only ever for a few hours. Pretty convinced it's baby's position now although of course if it were more persistent would get a sample dipped and do the usual!

Has anyone any idea of how much to buy? I won't be buying outfits as such, just lots of vests and baby grows and sleepsuits but no idea how many we need!

Think of me tomorrow ladies - I'm walking 28km for charity!!! Was meant to be doing 100km, but then found out I was pregnant!

Slightly concerned about the state my pelvis will be in by the end!!!

Rosehyde2. Babygrows, bibs, muslins and sleepsuits you can't have too many of. Between sick, nappy explosions and milk leakage I remember changing DS loads.

Ndo4000 so much respect for you!!!! That's an amazing thing to do. I can't even walk up the stairs without moaning tonight.

@ndo4000 oh wow! Good luck!!! Make sure you do nothing but rest Sunday. Yikes, you're brave.
@Waitingonasmile Thanks! Do you think say ten of each would be good?

I haven't been on here for threads! Sorry about that! How is everyone?

Rose I'm making a list but it will be something like 6 long-sleeve vests (no point in getting short sleeve as it's winter) in Newborn size and another 9 in 0-3 months size. And then probably the same again for sleep suits/babygrows. Plus a snow suit for walks out in the pram in the dead of winter. That's pretty much all I'm going to have her in for the first few months.

Your washing machine will be on all the time! Also it's a good idea not to invest in 'outfits' for newborns. They'll wear it once, shit or be sick on it (or both), and then the next time you put it on you'll find they've outgrown it!

Good luck ndo!!

Thanks @millsbynight @Rosehyd2 @Waitingonasmile ! I'll check in tomorrow and let you know if me and my pelvis survive!!!

To save endless washing I would get even more. Other people might say that's over the top though. DS was such a sicky baby everything got covered.

I'm not going to buy anything until after growth scan incase babies measuring big and too big for the new baby sizes. DS was only 4lb 6, so I've not idea what size a full term baby is likely to be for me.

I've decided to skip newborn size
Will buy 15 vests and baby grows and 5 light/medium cardigans and hats in 1month size

Also about 5 blankets and a couple of heavier cardigans, hats and mittens
Will also have a small amount of 0-3month bits as a just in case

My reasoning is that if baby does look small closer to due date I can get some newborn then
Doubt they'll be too big for 1 month for a few weeks at least so can order more 0-3 when home if needed.

Was also going to skip a pram suit as people have said they rarely used them as it was easier to layer vest,baby grow, cardigans, hats and blankets. You can peel off layers if you go in and out of shops/cafes and not worry about waking baby or them over heating
Plus you can't use it in a car seat either.

These lists are all really useful! I feel clueless Pregnancy insomnia and google have helped me develop a shopping list - any advice on what is/isn't essential or anything I've missed would be appreciated! We won't be buying much for a couple of months mainly due to lots of redecorating in the house but needing to feel prepared with a list at least

@Owl1011 That looks like everything I've got on my list! Except I've added a sleepyhead to mine. I was debating whether to get one because of the expense but a co-worker has been waxing lyrical about hers so I think I'll get one or ask parents/in-laws for one as their gift.

This sounds really daft but what do you wash a baby with? Is there baby soap? I know there's Johnsons but I'd read something negative about them somewhere (can't what though!)