Pregnancies due April 2018

[DaisyLand]

New thread after www.mumsnet.com/Talk/pregnancy/3002846-Pregnancies-due-April-2018-Edited-by-MNHQ nearly full

@pumpkinma I did one using this thread www.mumsnet.com/Talk/pregnancy/3127676-Hospital-Bag

And if you need one for the changing bag I asked and got loads of good replies ! www.mumsnet.com/Talk/pregnancy/3129751-Changing-bags-what-to-carry-in-them

Lo was moving loads yesterday not sure whether it was him or I’ve started experiencing Braxton Hicks

Can't believe I'm 6 months today. Seems like such a big milestone :)

We have started putting our guesses down for when little man will arrive. My due date is 19th, but I am convinced I will go into labour on the eve of 26th and he will be born on 27th. No idea why I think that though. Ha.

All we need to buy for little man (in terms of big items) is a baby carrier and a moses basket now. Any recommendations? Cant find any moses baskets I like, and I'm so confused bu what bay carrier to pick!!

I didn't know when to start buying nappies, in regards to what sizes to get, and how many. Also not sure what nappies to buy, as was going with Pampers but recently read quite a few bad reviews on them and now I'm not sure.
What is everyone else doing?

My hospital bag is going to be the next thing I tackle, so will be going through that list today. Thanks again for that @DaisyLand, so helpful.

@ClaireBear1986 we had two for DS - a soft material wrap that I can't remember the name of right now (which he hated) and a Baby Bjorn which he tolerated until he could face out and then he loved it (he's a -nosy- curious little thing!)

Have you got a sling library in your area? I'm planning to use my local one to check out slings as I think they'd be easier to use if new baby is as much of a boob monster as DS was (half an hour between feeds for seven months!)

@DaisyLand thank you! I'll have a look through those, how mad that we are at the stage to think about hospital/changing bags

@ClaireBear1986 I've heard bad things about pampers and huggies I swear both have been in trouble for metal shards being found in the nappies. A few of my friends have had kids and two of my friends with their first had pampers and said they weren't very good, and they switched to mamia they range aldi sell and they swear by them so I think I'm going to try those

Gosh I haven’t even begun to think about hospital bags yet. I was planning on waiting until after my week away as I’ll be 32 weeks then. I do need to start some lists though so thanks for those!

I worked as a nursery nurse before becoming a teacher and although that was a good 6 years ago now, the Aldi nappies were definitely the best then. Just a shame I don’t have an Aldi on my doorstep!

Is anyone thinking of doing reusables at some point? I won’t initially but maybe once baby is a few months old, I’d like to look into it.

What is a sling library @MiniMummy576.

We had a look at the ones on offer in Mothercare, but it's hard to know exactly what he will like once he is here. Everyone I speak to has a different opinion about which are best as well, so making it more confusing. Ha ha.

Omg @Pumpkinma, metal shards. That is terrible. I had just read reviews about a lot of leakage, and irritation to babies skin. Everyone online seems to rave about Aldis and Asda nappies. Annoyingly we don't have either of those shops anywhere near us :(
My friends on the other hand have all used Pampers and had no issues at all. So I'm all confused again.

I think i'm gonna get a hanna bamboo wrap, as he'll be a summer baby bamboo will help with the temperature. After that once baby is 6 months and then move him to a carrier (ergo adapta maybe) , my friends normally give presents when we have babies so I'll ask them to get me one.

@emvy i'll start as well after my bday/holiday away in a few weeks I'll be 31 by then.

Sling library @ClaireBear1986 is a place where you go and get taught about slings/carriers and you can hire them for a couple of weeks if you want to. Search in google/facebook sling and your hometown or a big town near yours and sure there is one. Where i live there is one and they've got around 10 meetings/week in different places.

@ClaireBear1986 It's so difficult trying to find which brand is best for you I think, because you obviously want what's best for baby but you also need to find one that's convenient for you, need to be able to run to the shop for a pack of you get caught short!

That's a fab idea about the Sling Library, I'm going to google that now. Would be so helpful if there is one we can attend.

Me and DP found one we quite liked at Mothercare but the assistant did admit that it would be tricky to get the baby in without 2 people there so not really convenient.

It's definitely tricky @Pumpkinma, I want to have everything organised and ready for him but have no idea what he will like or be suited to.

Just booked a little weekend away for DP as a Valentines surprise. Make the most of it now, while we can still do things like this. Ha.

Feeling a bit crappy here today. Had my consultant appointment (though not the one I was expecting) and we were chatting about my genetic disorder which was fine, measured my bump despite seeing that I have growth scans booked in and the listened to heartbeat.

Heartbeat is all fine, nice and strong and sounded like horses galloping. Bump however is measuring big for 27weeks (by quite some way she said!) She then said that the scan on Monday would be more accurate, but if baby is big I'll need to have the GTT, fwiw there is no history of diabetes in my immediate family.

She then started saying that baby is currently breach and if it doesn't move I'll have to have a c-section, and if I have gestational diabetes then I'll need to be induced, both of which are not really what I want. I asked if at the moment I can labour and deliver on a midwife lead birth centre and she said that they would review it as pregnancy progresses, but if baby is big and I do have diabetes then the answer would be no, which I won't go against at all. I'm not risking the safety of baby for anything.

I just feel like I'm failing at being pregnant. Everything about me is low risk apart from this disorder that I have no symptoms that would cause concern (high blood pressure being the big one!)

Just feeling a bit deflated today as I do really want a water birth now, and I feel like that is slipping away from me.

@amysaurus87 I'm sorry you're feeling so down! Must be horrible having the added worry and pressure. You're not failing at being pregnant at all you're doing everything you can to make sure your LO is being cared for. Easier said than done I know but try and take it as it comes, your growth scan may show baby is fine you might just have lots of fluid, and you still have 13 weeks for baby to turn around you're doing great!! Try and keep chin up ❤️

Thanks @Pumpkinma 😘 I was thinking that she was getting ahead of herself telling me I'll need a c-section if baby doesn't move...I think sometimes doctors say stuff without thinking and then patients worry for what could be no reason at all.

Forgot to add she's also asked that I get a load of blood tests done including liver function?! No idea why and she didn't really explain why either!

@amysaurus87 maybe write down a list of questions or concerns as they come to you and at your next appointment ask them and write down what they say. I'm sure when midwife is throwing information at you and saying all these things it can be very overwhelming and doesn't all go in.

I think they just have to cover themselves so give out the worst case scenarios doesn't necessarily mean it will happen though

amysaurus87 please don't worry just yet.
Scan may show normal measurements- height measurement is very subjective. Doctors are very bad at saying things without explaining further. Very good at what is advised for and and against but not the reasons why and the risk ( read as chance) of certain things happening etc

As for slings I already have 3 all of my friends seem to carry. Been gifted one Caboo Close and offered 2 very cheaply. Have a connecta as and the 3rd I have only bought because its pretty-- but was cheap.....

If anyone has a Aldi nearby their baby event is on. Just been to Aldi and bought 12 muslins.
Packs of 3 for 2.99. So thats me sorted on the muslin front. Also some cellular blankets for £2.99 (in my favourite colour).

Try spinningbabies.com. You have plenty of time for baby to move 😊

amysaurus87 Sorry to hear this. I know how you feel about the prospect of not having things the way you want. I read about a woman where I live who asked for a water birth - the hospital staff said, 'Do you really think a doctor is going to put speedos on to deliver your baby?' They literally had no idea what it was!

On the bright side, I know a lot of women whose babies were breech earlier in the pregnancy but turned around in time for the birth. Things could still change. Fingers crossed that you don't have diabetes x

Oh and regarding slings - I've heard that the Ergobaby 360 is the best so I got that one. However I've tried it on and I don't think I'll be able to get the baby into it by myself. It really needs 2 people. I might watch some YouTube videos and see if I can work out how to use it properly

I have carried friends babies in the ergo and the connecta. I will get the ergo later on when bigger one thing that has swayed me is you can feed in the connecta and it seems you can't in the ergo. Getting them in just comes with confidence I think.

I might get the ergo adapt from 6m but still need to try it. I know someone that has fed with that one on. It’s ergonomic unlike the rest of 360 and it doesn’t allow facing out something that is really important for me for safety reasons.

I also like a connecta(now called integra) that has got hedgehog cuz dh loves hedgehogs.

I’m getting my bump painted in a few weeks as a xmas present and dh asked whether I could have a hedgehog haja.

I meant ergonomic I like the rest of ergo. (It’s their latest model that’s why)

Argh stupid autocorrect! Ergonomic unlike the rest of ergo carriers.

Thanks everyone for yesterday. I've had a good night sleep and a chat with my SIL (she's a midwife) and I'm feeling more positive today 😊 I'm going to ask about the blood tests and stuff at my next appointment which is Thursday and go from there!

I'm 29 weeks today!

I had a scan on Wednesday, she showed us his face up close! He was moving constantly which made it harder for her to check things out, but she managed to! I was 28+4 but the measurements she were taking were 29+3. She didn't say anything about that though.

I saw my midwife on Thursday, she gave me a blood test which hurt a lot more than usual! Bruised up very quickly. Heard the heartbeat which was nice. She measured me at 29 weeks too. I was 28+5.

Going from my last period, my EDD was 1st April.
Going from my 12wk scan, my EDD is 7th April.

I have another scan middle of February, so maybe they'll change my EDD if he is still measuring ahead. I hope so because my children finish school on 30th March, and go back 17th April!

I bought my carrier a while ago now.. Wrap Of Requirement! Which is a woven wrap. I wanted one when I had my daughter but she was nearly 3 by then so it wasn't worth it. I'm very very excited to use it!!

Oh Daisyland now you've got me worried! I assumed from the name Ergo that they were all ergonomic and all the reviews I read for the 360 were so positive about it! Have I made a mistake?