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meandbump, my favourite subject 'What to buy for baby'
You don't need tons of stuff.
You need;
Something for baby to sleep in,(cot/crib/moses basket, I suggest a cot upstairs and your arms or it's pram/buggy downstairs)
Something to keep baby warm when asleep ( a couple of sheets and some blankets)
Something for baby to wear,(sleepsuits, easy to wash, look like babies ratehr than mini posh spice/david beckhams)
Something to catch its wee and poo in,(nappies;resuable/disposable)
Something to carry it in,(sling/buggy)
Something to feed it with.(boobs and breastpads/bottles, formula and steriliser)

Sod babybaths, use a washing up bowl or the kitchen sink, then take it into the bath with you, much easier, baby is less slippery and easier to hold if you're at sink height, and you don't end upwith a baby bath shoved somewhere full of nappies and cotton wool like I did!

I dont know why it has done the same message twice but never mind.

So when do u suggest buying prams, cots and big stuff like that.

Depends when you want to get it really, I can't be bothered to have it all round my house or to go shopping yet so we'll probably get it in a month or so.
Some on here have it all already, it's totally down to you.

sorry to change the subject but what is IUGR?

Intra-Uterine Growth Restriction (or Retardation, I can never remember). i.e. unusually small babies not following normal growth patterns in utero.

PAL - that sounds like SPD to me. I had it from 16 weeks with my last pregnancy and am fighting it hard this pregnancy so haven't resorted to belts or anything yet.

If you're walking for any distance it really helps to use your core stability muscles. If you know how to contract them that's great but if not, you might need a physio to help you work it out. Or a good DVD.

My midwife just gave me a big tuby grip with my first pregnancy and that really helped me along with the stabilising muscles. It does depend how bad you have it though. Definitely speak to someone though because if you leave it too long it'll just get worse.

Oh poo. Everything had been going so well, too...

Meandbump: On the 11th of December at 16.31 I posted a complete list of layette stuff to buy that i got from a friend. www.mumsnet.com/Talk/2290/438222
Some people like the list, others didn't but there are plenty of comments on it if you want to read through. Don't let the list scare you! I myself haven't got tons of the stuff on the list because I hate having stuff I don't need. I agree with VS that you don't need tons. Just the basics first so you will be prepared for when the baby is born and you can get other stuff later if you need it. However I found the list and all the consequent comments a good starting point for helping me decide what to buy.

For cots and prams, it's very personal, but it might be worth looking into now because if you do set your heart on a certain model which is not in stock you might have to order it although I think most stuff is readily available.

PAL: I was suffering from lower back pain and my Doctor said not to get a belt because my muscles would not strengthen as much. However, I do not have SPD and the pain was bad but not excruciating. She said try a massage for pregnant ladies first which I did and really helped. If the massage had not helped then she would have considered referring me to a physiotherapist and maybe eventually getting a belt. I'd say ask your midwife or Doc to find out exactly waht is wrong and what they recommend doing about it.

Ooo this is currently my favoutite topic too!

This is my list - compiled after consultation with you lot and other people with babies. (Bear in mind it includes things I just want, but aren't essential too)

Ahem:

Muslins
Swaddling blanket
Sleeping bag
White Baby gro?s x 6 cotton or velour
Cotton vests envelope necks and short cap sleeve.
Cardigans x 2
Hats
scratch mits
A bag big enough for nappies, cotton wool, a clean set of clothes and a bottle.
Hair shampoo suitable for babies
Pram/pushchair
Cot/crib
Sling
Some form of coat
Room temp monitor
Baby lotion
Black out blind/curtain
Top and tail bowl
Head support thing
Baby flannels/baby sponge
Dummies x 2
Breastpads
maternity sanitary towels
Baby monitor
Cotton cellular blankets minimum of 2
Small hand towel x 2
12 bibs, with velcro or ties
Baby bath towels x 2
Baby thermometer. The digital ones that take a reading from the baby?s ear are best. (Not the strip type)
Changing mat
Baby nail clippers or scissors
Sudocrem
A minimum of two large packs of cotton wool balls/ sheets
Cotton sheets minimum of 4
Mattress
At least two packs of nappies, huggies
Nipple cream
Nursing bras
Formula
Nappy bags/bin
Sterilizer and bottles
Small bottle olive oil

I've got nearly all of it now as I love shopping and doesn't seem bad doing baby shopping. Plus I am a control freak and have to have organisation in my life when feeling stressed.

That seems a good list - but have you bought the shampoo Ellie? I am really not the maternal / mumsy type, but even I think the smell of small babies is lovely and some soaps and shampoos can really take that away - and dry out the skin, which gets a bit dry anyway with cradle cap. (And they go bald at the back of the head where they sleep anyway!)

Hi all. System is acting up today. Molly - my gynae said that a 32 wk scan can pick up fetal abnormalities that can´t be seen at 22 wks but obviously they can´t do anything about them at that stage.

Ellie - what do you use the olive oil for?

For cradle cap and dry skin

Sagitta - I´m really soppy when it comes to how baby smells. They do Johnsons Baby Cologne over here & we used to use it with DS1 because both DH & I loved the smell, especially after bath time It never dried his skin out either.

HI Soph - sorry for answering Ellie's question! That sounds like good stuff. I am a bit biased against soapy products as DD had terrible excema and we couldn't use anything - plus I love that milky smell...
god, just thinking about it almost makes me want to have a baby

Actually, I think that's the first broody thought I've had!

Sagitta - I´m really soppy when it comes to how baby smells. They do Johnsons Baby Cologne over here & we used to use it with DS1 because both DH & I loved the smell, especially after bath time It never dried his skin out either.

I was just about to say "steady on there sagitta" See, you´re not as "non-maternal" as you think I bet you´re a bloody fab mum - along with the rest of us of course

heart of stone, me

I've had lower back pain for a while -- it's generally been focused around the sacrum and I know how to deal with it. This is new and different and I don't like it. And... umm... the only person who's going to be massaging me there is DH (and if it is SPD, I'm guessing he's not going to be getting much action of that sort either ).

I've been searching back on MN and it does sound very much as though what I have is early stages of SPD. A couple of posters described it as feeling as though you've come off the seat of a man's bike and landed on the crossbar with your groin, and that's exactly how it feels.

Most of the posters seem to think that the NHS belts are a bit rubbish, too (you have to wear them under your underwear, but also take them off to sit down, apparently... so that will fit well into a normal lifestyle, then).

Also a non-user of baby shampoo here -- water is fine and new babies smell lovely, at that end at least...

Gosh - now I´m feeling even more soppy than I did before with all this talk of baby smells PAL, sorry to hear about the SPD

My colleague who is due on 10th Feb is going into hospital tomorrow to see if they can turn the baby. I´m sure that can´t be pleasant. Sort of reminds me of an All Creatures Great & Small episode!!

PAL- I ahd quite abd SPD but then baby dropped and it went away (back now but far milder) so don't worry too much- might be a temporary thing.

My Physio alst time made me a belt out of tubigrip doubled over, worked fine. Wore it from below breasts to top of thighs- not exactly sexy but did help.

And the baby stuff... if its your first be aware of 2 things:

1. The amount you get in gifts is quite stunning and so you might be better off saving cash for 0 - 3 stuff

1. Babies come in different sizes; all mine so far needed small or even premmie baby stuff so the newbie stuff was useless for a while; likewise sometimes theyc an be a bit on the bigger size and you miss the newbie stage! I'd advocate several changes of basic clothes- Asda pure cotton white babygro level stuff- and then see what else you need post delivery.