September 2024 - Thread 7! 🐣🧡💛❤️

[BeautyAndTheBump1]

As requested a new thread for us all! 🥰 can't believe its thread 7 already!

Then hopefully by thread 14 we'll all have our babies in our arms talking all things post partum!

Things we pretend we can’t, of course! This’ll be my last pregnancy so I’m hoping to milk it as much as possible haha. However I’m not sure how comfortable I feel with him holding a razor to my non🥹 I like a Hollywood but the vision scares me..

@HRP1990 closing sandals is becoming near impossible aswell. Like any sling backs..eeek. I was trying on shoes last weekend and did not enjoy putting my shoes back on.

I’m so glad you’ve all said about swelling, my feet are getting swollen and being hyper anxious in regards to that, feel always on edge (despite the normal bp and clear urine)
damn all this fluid retention!

Aww lovely! Do you know the gender of #3? Your tie breaker 🥹

I have boy 4 and boy 2, and this one is a girl which is super exciting 😍

@Emmaev I don’t notice the swelling until I take my socks off and see the huge indentations round the top where they’ve dug into my legs! And that’s when I realise how swollen they’ve got 😭

Little one seems to have moved up a bit today because the kicks were higher - means I actually finally saw my tummy move when she kicked hard enough! When they were low down I couldn’t see them because the rest of the bump was in the way. She’s moved down again this evening but was nice while it lasted!

@Honeyandsunshine1 Yea we found out too this time and she is a girl also super excited 🥰

o wow congratulations lovely!! X x

I just got this through the post - only had to pay for postage!

https://littlewishlist.com/baby-box-signup

I have had a really down day today!! I am starting to feel huge and uncomfortable! My boobs are massive, my back hurts my shoulders hurt!

I had an eyebrow wax and tint same place I always go and I've always had waxes and I've had a terrible reaction and have two red strips of like burnt skin above and below each brow!!!! 😭😤

I went to look at some prams this morning, I've seen a cheap deal on an egg 2 feather, so went to have a little go in my local pram shop. Anyone had an egg??

I’m very used to waking up and finding I’ve rolled off my bbhugme and husband is cuddling it. Last night I woke up to find I’d rolled off and our cat was fast asleep sprawled all the way along it! It was incredibly cute but everyone knows the laws that you don’t disturb a cat when they’re being adorable. So I now have to compete with 2 members of the household. I was mildly surprised because my cat has avoided bb ever since we got it - I think it reminds her of a giant snake. Oh well, she’s got over that now 😂

I think I may have joined the braxton hicks club. I woke up at 4am my stomach was solid and felt like waves of tightening and I had quite a strong period like cramp lasted about 5/10 minutes then went away. I was really scared something bad was about to happen in my half asleep stare. Is that similar to what others have felt?

@rupertbear91 yeah it was like a period cramp for me. The soreness radiating out a bit more than I'd expected, though I'd say mine didn't last as long as that. Deffo felt a bit alarmed by it and on high alert for a few hours after but have been fine since!

I have a quick question on maternity clothing. Does anyone ever get discomfort from the top of the maternity band at the top of your tummy at all? I’ve had today even when not wearing them like a nerve-type discomfort at top of tummy, not sure if it’s from the band rubbing on my tummy as I’m standing and sitting?

We are looking at the egg 2 bundles online, had a go with them at the Baby Show and they were definitely our favourite!

We just got a second-hand egg. Can’t share experiences because it’s our first baby, but we instantly liked it so we went for it. We decided to go for second hand though just in case we realise that we want/need something different once the baby is actually here and we put it to the test.

@RachSmile I really like the look of them and seem easy to use!

@Cinai I am looking at refurbished good quality ones! Much cheaper

We also have a second hand egg but it's our first baby so can only say we liked it when we tried it...

I am going heavy on the nesting already 🙈

But worried I am starting too soon, because no doubt I’ll have to do it again after the summer holidays lol!
anyone else in a scrubbing and painting?!

@longingtobe23 I know what you mean nesting a lot cleaned so much at the weekend, and we have painted the nursery now. I have just bought the snuzpod as I found it on offer, and I have booked myself on some pregnancy yoga classes starting next week. Starting to all feel a bit more real now...

@Happylittlebump i am itching to start the nursery but on the count down for office to move first! 🥳
I have got a Snuz pod already up to check it fit with all the new bits for our room 😂

I might even squish in a redo of my son’s room too! Going wild but enjoying it 🥹

I still need to paint and wallpaper the nursery but also wanted to do something in my daughter’s room to make her feel special 🥹. I’m hoping it’ll get her excited to sleep in a big girls bed lol (hopefully we loves it so much she won’t get out of it at night lol)🤞🏻

@Honeyandsunshine1 thanks for the link, will get that ordered 💕

@TripleESept24 how are your brows now? Hopefully better? They do say our skin and everything can change while pregnant. I have my roots done every 4th Wednesday and my scalp has not loved it these last three times!

I'm not sure it counts as nesting as it's outside but I'm absolutely cracking on to get the garden finished. It's not far off now, I want one big family party before baby arrives up there so I'm on a mission to get it all perfect. I do feel guilty spending so much time and money on it and not getting on with our baby list and stuff but I've got 13 weeks left yet so will sort it - right !!? 😂🤦🏼‍♀️

@MudandMoet we have also been doing the garden! Got weeks yet to sort a nursery, I want a nice garden for the summer instead 🤣

@TripleESept24 funny you say that. I had my brows and bikini done yesterday. I have burn/grazes under my brows where the skin must have come off. Used to get it when I used retinol but obviously can't now. Also my bikini feels much more sore than normal

@MudandMoet they aren't looking so bad...... I've been applying aloe Vera!

@WinsandSam omg! I use a moisturiser with retinol in it!!!! Always have!! It's never affected my brow wax before, but now you've panicked me about retinol because I haven't stopped using it and just googled it!!!!!! Is it really bad??? Am I gonna have to tell midwife next week 😭

I think the same. I want my son to feel special too and I also need to proof his room - it's lego wild 😂

Also painted the fence and planted some new plants which dog promptly ripped up.. gotta love labs! But also with you all on the gardening... Don't give me more ideas ahhhh 😂
All nice problems though. I havent booked another scan and I haven't got the itch yet .. anyone else got one around 28?