hi everyone wow I wish I had some soleros in my fridge right now!
hello to ponto, I love the idea of the litter picker, I am currently trying to get both my sons used to picking everything up off the floor partly as I don't want to do it myself and also because I hate the idea of the mouse (which we haven't caught yet) weeing all over everything
Kaz sorry your bh were so strong, hope the rest of your exams go well.
Everyone's probably moved on from the raspberry leaf tea discussion by now, but I have to say I'm another one who enjoyed the tea jodie! I think I bought the bags from H&B too and I suspect they probably contained a lot of hibiscus, just as most fruit teas do. I bet the iced tea would taste okay. I went for a dinner party when pg with ds2 and a friend made what she called 'pregnant lady cocktail' for the two of us there who were pg, and it basically was made out of cold hibiscus tea. I can't remember if she sweetened it with anything but it tasted pretty good.
Heffa and lilytotheB I haven't had any braxton hicks so far either but yes jocesar, it's the same as when your uterus goes hard after an orgasm. Re the positioning of the baby, it's just what jodie said about whether you can wiggle the head/bottom around, but even though I've been shown by the midwives I"m still not too confident about working it out myself.
I also haven't had any leaky boobs this time round. I did when pg with ds1 but can't remember it with ds2. However I get through loads of breastpads in the early stages of breastfeeding and so I ended up buying quite a few packs of washable ones (only after I'd spent a fortune on boxes of Avent disposables). unfortunately they do look very lumpy underneath jersey type t-shirts and vests, which are the type I prefer wearing. I haven't tried lilypadz but I have heard they aren't terribly good if you're quite leaky. Gilly if you look on the amoralia website there are some nice nursing bras and some advice on measuring yourself. I'm sure they allow some extra space though for breastpads as I would say I'm a 36D/38C currently and they said 38E!! My boobs do tend to be quite huge in the first weeks but then settle down so I am intending to wear fairly stretchy bras at the start of breastfeeding (Bravado, Elle MacPherson maternelle or similar) and then buy some prettier ones in whatever size I end up. Oh and by the way kellymom.com is a great website about breastfeeding and they say the research shows there's no link between breast size and amount of milk produced.
I completely agree with the other mums who said about being careful with baby wash etc. I bought loads of baby toiletries when pg with ds1 as there was an offer at Boots. Then ds1 had eczema and I ended up giving most of it away. (I think my sister used the baby lotion as a make-up remover ). I hardly ever used any products on him for quite a while. He reacted to most baby wipes so I got washable wipes and used water or cammomile tea (although dp used Pampers Sensitive wipes and those seemed okay). For nappy rash Kamillosan or the Active Birth Centre nappy gel was good. The Green People range is good too and for ages it was the only suncream ds1 would tolerate. But it's worth just waiting and seeing what is necessary or suitable for your little one.
oh and when he was born the hospital felt like a sauna to me, and dp and I kept a fan going in the room we were in. As usual we got completely contradicting information, on one hand there were SIDS leaflets telling us about how to put your baby to sleep safely and that ideal room temp was 18-20 C, and on the other hand some midwives were warning us that ds1 would get a chill if the fan was left on. The rule of thumb is usually that they need one more layer than you would (at least when they are little) so if the room temperature is high and you don't want anything on I'm sure a fan plus a vest or sheet for baby is fine.
CilC sounds like we could be fairly close to each other! I'm sure you'll have a lovely time at Bedruthan Steps. A friend of mine went there a couple of months ago, and I am wondering if it's worth booking for next year when dp's sister gets married in Cornwall. We'd like to make a holiday of it as otherwise it's a pretty long way to drive with the kids.
Peanut sounds like you aren't so close to us after all. I sympathise with you and your work. I worked when pg with both boys; both times until quite close to their birthdays. Not only was the commuting a pain but it was also pretty hard to focus towards the end. This time round I'm fairly enjoying being a stay-at-home pregnant mum (not that I'm saying it's easy of course, just different )