Hi ladies,
Sorry ive been a bit quiet. I've been in bed with a migraine since Monday night. It was making me very sick. Not fun at all. Feeling much better today though.
I had a call from the cardiologist today. We have several hereditary heart conditions in the family. Ive never been tested, so I'm being checked over at some point soon.
We've told everybody now and announced it on social media. We weren't going to do that, but it seemed the easiest option to tell everyone in one go.
Hope everyone is keeping well.
@Nixnax sorry about the headaches nothing worse than a headache hope you feel better soon xx
@doggylover I haven't found anything that eases it well I say that yoghurt I can stomach not any tho it has to be a corner
I had some gorgeous jeans from asda that I had when preg with Heidi can't bloody find them tho, fuming I can't find them as I'm living in leggings right now xx
I know sickness isn’t good either way, but I kind of wish mine put me off food instead of needing to constantly nibble (biscuits!) to keep it at bay. I’m gonna be a whale soon!
Has anyone started buying things yet? Or thought about anymore names?
i don’t think we actually need to buy anything at all, except a pack of newborn nappies (we use cloth nappies but I use disposables one hospital). With baby3 I didn’t even buy a new outfit as I couldn’t find one I liked! All my babies have worn the same first baby grow so I’ll keep that going this time.
We haven't brought anything except newborn nappies I'm giving my mam money every month to buy gender stuff (she nos what baby is) ill prob have to get vests and grows for hospital and a coming home outfit, I need to order pram aswell haven't yet done that Heidis doesn't have a newborn but to it we have thought of names but we like quinn as its unisex xx
We haven't bought anything yet, but we have been given quite a few things. A friend of mine never found out the gender until the birth for both of her girls, so she has given me a lot of vests and sleep suits as they are neutral. Most of it brand new.
I started looking at prams yesterday... what a minefield!! We want to get a full travel system as they seem to have everything there.
What have you all done pram wise in the past? Are full travel systems worth the amount the money they are?
I didn’t realise your mum knew the baby’s gender! That’s so cool! How she can keep it a secret though is crazy! Love the name Quinn as well, and it really does suit boy or girl so well!
We have 7 babies worth of gender neutral stuff as neither my siblings or I have know before birth. Lots of white and cream
Prams are even more crazy now than when I started out, so many to choose from! It really depends on your lifestyle as to what you need, and whether or not you want it car seat compatible. I never, EVER use the infant car seat on our pram. Maybe a few times for no1 but never since. But I always have baby in a sling so don’t put them in a pram at all. If you make a lot of quick trips out (shops etc) it probably is worth it, so you don’t have to disturb them. If you usually go out and spend a longer time out, then it isn’t worth it so much as they can’t be in a car seat for more than 2hrs.
Other than that things to think of are:
•Do you want them to be parent facing for a long time? Lots of buggies don’t have that option
•Do you mostly spend time on footpaths/urban areas or more rural/off road. That will dictate tyre type and probably 3 vs 4 wheels
•Are you planning a second baby soon? If so, something that converts to a double would be best
•How much do you want to pay!
•How much boot space do you have and space to store it at home. Do you need something to fold small?
Once you work all those out, you should be able to narrow it down. Definitely try and get to a showroom to try a few out.
Dunny you should say that I was on about new car seat for Paul's car one from newborn but the 350 spin one as its isofix and love isofix, I said can then do for new baby in my car then as I'll be on maternity, she then said yea she will have to face backwards anyway Heidi's still facing backwards still and will be till 2 if I can as she has long legs so don't no if she said that to throw me off abit xx
Oh @doggylover its a bigger minefield now
Thank you for the advice, you've certainly given me a lot to think about. Just hope the shops are open when we start seriously looking at prams as we want to be able to see it before buying it.