Due January 2019 (3rd thread)

[Buttercup53]

Starting a new thread for the January 2019 crew! Newcomers welcome :)

Hi All, please can I join? I'm due 15th jan and it's my first baby so need all the advice I can get 😘

Welcome to the new ladies

Anyone else's appetite increased? I have gone from struggling to eat to wanting food more often.

Definitely with you on that one! @purplesmiler currently eating anything I can find

Baby's probably having a growth spurt! I fluctuate between struggling to eat and eating loads. When I need to eat loads I notice my bump grows more, then when I don't the growth is slower

I've just had my 20'week scan and all is good! And they confirmed it's a baby girl! Anyone any cravings yet? I haven't

Wow moves so quick!! My bump has popped out over the weekend and I've been eating what feels like my body weight in food these last few weeks, baby definitely has grown! I've had a huge craving for milk all day which is unusual for me as I can't stand it normally - just top up my supplement with natural yogurt and lots of cheese, so I've had a big hot chocolate. Anyone else feeling ridiculously hot today?

Congrats @curlypop that's all such wonderful and exciting news! I just had mine this morning too and all is healthy. Such a relief and wonderful to get another glimpse at what's going on in there. .

My appetite is definitely fluctuating too. Some days I just can't stop eating and others are just like normal.

Congrats @curlypop and @raffat89 I had my scan this morning too. All good, we're not finding out what we're having but such a relief that everything looks normal.
It definitely feels more real now, especially since i have been feeling lots of movements over the last few days. I was planning to start getting organised and buying things after the 20 week scan but is it still too early?

I have started buying things - and so has my mum.

Granted, everything we have bought so far does come with a 365 day return policy, but still.

I'm getting the pram in a few days - the shop is still waiting for it. As I've mentioned a few times (too many), I'm buying the pram in Denmark. If I had found it in the UK or if I lived in Denmark, I would happily have waited with buying it.

So far my mum and I have bought:
Voksi bag (a type of sleeping bag to use in the pram instead of using a lift and blankets/duvets - it's supposed to be suitable for 3 years, and can also be used as a little blanket, rather than have the baby lying on a (dirty) floor somewhere. My mum offered to buy this one for me, which was really lovely.
Duvets (thin ones, for the bed and/or pram). I got two so I have a spare in case one needs a wash in the middle of the night. There's a big tag on stating it's space technology or space certified, so my DH and my dad both thought it was very exciting.
Duvet covers. They also come with pillow covers, but I will not use a pillow yet and therefore have not bought one.
Sophie la Giraffe set - comes with the classic rubber giraffe and a soft toy version. It was reduced by 50% and is very sweet.
Some nice warm swaddles (gift from my mum)
Muslins (gift from my mum)
Adaptors for the pram so I can use the car seat on the frame
My mum also bought some clothes - some little white plain cotton onesies, and a warm woolen onesie.
We got 20% off everything that was not already reduced, so I'm happy to have bought these things now, rather than waiting, especially as I'm buying abroad and the pound seems to be dropping, which is making shopping more and more expensive.

I've also bought yarn for my mum, as she knits - and she has also bought some herself, as well as a book with patterns and ideas for knitting for babies.

I must admit that baby shops are absolutely scary places for me. I've only just realised how tiny newborns are, and how much stuff we may have to buy.

I have started buying too, in dribs and drabs. Mostly all second hand so I’ve just been buying things as I spot them. So far I’ve bought:

Swaddle sleeping bags
Moses basket and cot bed
Sling
Reusable nappies
Sleepyhead
A few sleepsuits

And I’ve been gifted a few knitted blankets/hats/booties too.

The Farm is pretty quiet in December/January so makes sense to start buying things now so we don’t have a huge bill when there’s less money coming in. Our only ‘big’ purchase is the Doona car seat, so I think I’ll buy that fairly soon.

I'm buying everything second hand so far, checking online every now and then to see if I can pick up any bargains. So got lots of things already.

Found a huge load of baby boy clothing on Facebook this weekend, the couple were selling in bundles of age range (0-3, 3-6 etc) up to 18 months, all in excellent condition. So told them I'd take the lot! They seemed happy to be able to get rid of them all at once and gave an amazing deal for them. We now don't need to buy any baby clothes for the next 2 years!!!

That’s amazing crypto! There’s so many bargains for second hand baby stuff. We got our cot for £15 and you’d never know it had been used. I’ve seen lots of clothes bundles on Facebook.

It's definitely worth it. Baby stuff is just so expensive, and sometimes it doesn't need to cost an arm and a leg, especially when it comes to clothes. If you get the bundles on Facebook it's likely that some of them haven't even been worn because they grow out of them so quickly. Did the same for my dad when my half sisters were babies.

Congratulations with those with good scans today.

Well done @crypto you’ll probably find most of the earlier stuff is barely touched.

Someone is selling the Ergo insert near me so just doing a budget now as we’re going on holiday soon & trying to put money aside for that.

A friend has given me various clothes, I’ve got the boys first outfits & all the dinosaur things kept.
& the friend I gave a years worth of clothes to has kept them so I’m getting them back.
Got a Moses basket off another friend as well so all I need to do is see what the clothing situation is like but need to buy drawers first.

Kept the playmat, cot mobile & jumperoo & DS2 Just had a new highchair & have the baby carriers.
Plus have all the blankets & muslins, aden & annis have stayed soft for over 3.5 years now.

Just need to get socks & pram suits as I’ve only used to March babies.
Was going to look at a Morrck blanket for the car seat to make sure they stay warm there.

I don’t think it matters when you buy, with DS1 we had the majority of the stuff by the 20 week scan due to offers & seeing it cheap secondhand. Which came in very handy when I was admitted at 32 weeks then released on bed rest.

I’ve got so much stuff now, I made everyone wait until after the 12 week scan before we did everything and me, my husband and my family have gone a bit nuts really. From a personal POV my and my husband feel a lot more secure buying stuff gradually rather than waiting to buy it all last minute, but totally understand why some people wait. My appetite is also fluctuating... I’ve just eaten 2 doughnuts straight from the bag and feel like I could eat another, honestly.

On a less fun topic, I’ve got an infection in my breast. Got to take an intensive course of antibiotics which I’m dreading as they always make me feel run down, and I don’t think I’ve taken any this strong before or had to take so many tablets in one day. Been assured by dr and pharmacist they’re fine during pregnancy but still feel a bit nervous as it’s penicillin. I also had my whooping cough vaccine today and feel very sorry for myself as my arm is absolutely killing. Forgot to mention to the dr that I’d had the whooping cough vaccine the same day I’ve been prescribed the tablets so I might wait a day to take them and give them a call to double check that it’s ok to start taking them... definitely being over cautious but I’d rather feel safe!

I've been getting bits in slowly too, the baby bundles are great! Although I only use eBay, Facebook does my head in after 5 seconds!I need to book in my whooping cough, I hate needles :(

I've just discovered Facebook Marketplace and it has loads of baby things at such reasonable prices! I'm usually a 'buy new' person but when you see the price difference and the fact a lot of the baby things have hardly been used anyway it's a no brainer. I've messaged someone about a cot and chest of drawers set but suddenly now feel very nervous, this will be my 1st purchase and it's quite a big one for the 1st lol.

Aww Buttercup sorry you're feeling rubbish.

Thanks @merz and sorry for the self pitying rant last night everyone! I’m mainly annoyed at myself for not going to the Drs about this sooner. I just assumed that being worried about it was me being a hypochondriac and that it was all normal breast changes, but of course the one time I don’t go to them about something happens to be the one time something is actually wrong! Just hoping these tablets clear everything up and it doesn’t get worse...

Fx the antibiotics take effect quickly. That's the problem isn't it, hard to know what is normal changes because of pregnancy and what isn't

I had my 20 weeks scan today but I have to go back because the baby was lying ‘down’ so the spine was in the way of getting a full view of the heart.

Everything else was ok though and it was really cute to see the lips and fingers and toes!

I had mine today too & need to go back as baby was all curled up & couldn't get a good image of his spine!! I don't mind tho, I just love seeing him! The wee lips were so cute eh?!!

I had my 20 week scan last week and he was being so awkward an would not move into the positions they required and I had to go back today😂 he's all good though and I'm due 7th January

This is my first baby and I'm only 21 so I'm very nervous about labour etc and I have rejected all my midwifes offers for a tour around the labour suite as I am too scared😅

I am looking forward to him being here though❤️

Try not to worry too much Lucy! Guess there is no way to know how our births will be but you've got age on your side Mrs, you'll bounce back in no time! I'm due 17th Jan & feel it's flying in now!!

Random question but how does buying baby bundles work on Facebook?! I've managed to find marketplace and a few bundles but do you have to go to collect? Or do people post?