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We bought our travel system 2 weeks ago and I have to say I would really recommend trying amazon.co.uk. We saw a travel system in a local store and we fell in love but it was 600 which was a fair bit above budget. We went home and bought it with free delivery for 390 - saving us 210!! Its also came 3 days after we placed the order
My latest obsession is picking up little toys and pieces for babys xmas stocking! I know its really just for us as he wont have a clue whats going on but I cant believe I will have a little boy this Xmas - its so exciting !0 -
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Was at a baby fair thing today by Aris. It's a mostly 2nd hand things but a lot were brand new as people had got double presents and were selling the extra. Couldn't believe the quality, got loads of bits and pieces and the mothers were just lovely. Even saw a double and triple buggy for 100 and 200 euro. Would definitely recommend them for anyone in and around Dublin.
Somehow after this week I have almost everything I need (bar a cot). Wasn't really planning on getting everything so soon but couldn't pass up on anything. Whoop, motherhood here I come! Just need the baby now.
FIMA, I can't believe how much people voice their opinion on parenting. I've just been zoning out of a few converstions.0 -
I've been trying to take one piece of advice I got at the start which was - Nod, Smile, Ignore. It's fecking hard though!
I need to get a monitor, cot mattress, electric breast pump, baby bath and a few cosy cardigans and baby tights and I'm pretty much done! Is a lovely feeling My sister in law has offered to buy me a changing unit, I'm debating whether this is necessary.
My good friend who is due in Oct is finished up in work now, I nearly fainted when she told me, It's all getting real!
Oh yes, I got a *gorgeous* pelvic girdle support belt on Thursday from the physio in the hosp. Its hilarious!! I found the class brilliant though, she gave us a spiky ball thing to push up against the sore spot and rub against the wall. It sounds ridiculous but it's the best thing ever! Serious pain relief Also she showed some exercises to do on a gym ball which helped me as I have been kind of floundering around the place on mine up to now!
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afternoon tea wrote: »Excited - I'll have to remember to put earplugs on the list! haven't even thought about the bag, I keep putting everything off as it feels too early but then again I imagine time will just creep up and also if we leave it too late we'll be bigger and won't really feel like trapsing the shops for things!
Can I ask what the difference is between a crib and a cot? can babies not sleep in a cot or is it just too big for them so early? I know a crib rocks...will a crib last longer than a moses basket??? sorry if basic questions = clueless!!
Hi afternoon tea,
Sorry haven't been on in a few days, found out thurs eve I have gestational diabetes
which im not happy about at all and is taking me awhile to get my head around it.
About the crib and cot thing, yeah a cot on its own is too big for baby at first im told but I think it was 'hello lady' who mentioned dividers, I don't know anything about them but they sound like they would be perfect. Obviously We want to have the baby in our room for a few months and we don't have a cot as yet but my sisters child is just beginning to sleep in a bed now so that one will def be ready for us after Christmas (sisters with kids are so handy!!) but our bedroom is not hugely big so id rather have something slightly smaller than a cot for the first 6 months or so,. We bought our crib online from Ireland and the total came to around €250 I think, that's for the crib, mattress, curtain thingy over crib, bumper pack etc so it was really good value. we have it put together and set up and it seems great. I think someone already mentioned the website earlier www.babyaccessoriesireland. it seems to be a little bigger than a moses basket but not by a huge amount and yes it rocks etc aswell, they say the baby can sleep in this until it is able to sit up or pull itself up. It just suited us as we were stuck for space and we don't have to invest in a cot after the baby has grown out of it so it might not suit everyone
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Hi afternoon tea,
Sorry haven't been on in a few days, found out thurs eve I have gestational diabetes which im not happy about at all and is taking me awhile to get my head around it.
About the crib and cot thing, yeah a cot on its own is too big for baby at first im told but I think it was 'hello lady' who mentioned dividers, I don't know anything about them but they sound like they would be perfect. Obviously We want to have the baby in our room for a few months and we don't have a cot as yet but my sisters child is just beginning to sleep in a bed now so that one will def be ready for us after Christmas (sisters with kids are so handy!!) but our bedroom is not hugely big so id rather have something slightly smaller than a cot for the first 6 months or so,. We bought our crib online from Ireland and the total came to around €250 I think, that's for the crib, mattress, curtain thingy over crib, bumper pack etc so it was really good value. we have it put together and set up and it seems great. I think someone already mentioned the website earlier www.babyaccessoriesireland. it seems to be a little bigger than a moses basket but not by a huge amount and yes it rocks etc aswell, they say the baby can sleep in this until it is able to sit up or pull itself up. It just suited us as we were stuck for space and we don't have to invest in a cot after the baby has grown out of it so it might not suit everyone
Hope this helps
Hi Excited! Oh I was reading about diabetes test there lately, what does it mean in pregnancy-do you have to watch what you eat now or how does it work? Have been eating so much choc lately it wouldn't surprise me if I have it too when they test me!! Are you feeling ok with it??
Thanks for info about cot/crib, I have to get thinking hat on!
It's mad reading how organised people are on here - I literally have not bought one things yet- I mean nothing wotsoever! At first I was so cautious in case anything happens early on and then I thought I'll start in October but I wrote a list the other day of things to get and its quite big now!!!
Keep suggesting maye starting looking at prams to hubby but we are both dreading it as dont really know what we're looking for so we're putting it off- think will actually start the search soon! Heard there are a few out on the long mile road so will start there! God I'm starting to panic now!!
Had to have time off work last week as piles were so uncomfortable, got steroid cream from the docs and things seem to be less painful now- altho I have this fear of loads of them popping out during the birth-agghhh!!
Have noticed my skin breaking out a little more lately, if say it has alot to do with my chocolate consumption too tho!0 -
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€10 is really good for pregnancy vitamins! I'm on pregnacare and think its 17-19 a box. Maternity is a bit like the word wedding - cost of everything seems compounded by it!
I am on pregnacare since start of pregnancy and have been paying €6.99 for a months supply all along, last month they were half price in Dunnes so I bought 4 boxes as I will carry on taking them after baby comes. I was getting them in local pharmacies and Dunnes all along.
My friend gave me a huge bag of never worn newborn babygro's and vests today, her baby was a thumper so they never fit. I nearly cried looking at the size of the little legs and arms. I'm a ball of emotions again, hello 30 weeks!!
In 7 more weeks I will be considered full term. Is it too late to change my mind??
Anyone that's not 'organised' I wouldn't worry, I am just a bit uptight about these things. My boyfriend keeps telling me, all a baby needs is a warm blanket and lots of love and I'm there stressing about teddy bears with womb sounds or frogs that light up with heartbeats. Its all a bit ridiculous really
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I am on pregnacare since start of pregnancy and have been paying €6.99 for a months supply all along, last month they were half price in Dunnes so I bought 4 boxes as I will carry on taking them after baby comes. I was getting them in local pharmacies and Dunnes all along.
My friend gave me a huge bag of never worn newborn babygro's and vests today, her baby was a thumper so they never fit. I nearly cried looking at the size of the little legs and arms. I'm a ball of emotions again, hello 30 weeks!!
In 7 more weeks I will be considered full term. Is it too late to change my mind??
Anyone that's not 'organised' I wouldn't worry, I am just a bit uptight about these things. My boyfriend keeps telling me, all a baby needs is a warm blanket and lots of love and I'm there stressing about teddy bears with womb sounds or frogs that light up with heartbeats. Its all a bit ridiculous really
That's unreal!!! I thought I was doing well getting them 3for2 in boots when I could. I priced them in local pharmacy and they were the same so just assumed it was standard. Ill be hitting dunnes for sure to stock up. I think it's ok to use the same supplement while breast feeding right?
A teddy with womb sounds sounds cool! Add that to the list kandr!
In fairness everyone's different and once you're enjoying the lead up that's the main thing :-)0 -
I am on pregnacare since start of pregnancy and have been paying €6.99 for a months supply all along, last month they were half price in Dunnes so I bought 4 boxes as I will carry on taking them after baby comes. I was getting them in local pharmacies and Dunnes all along.
My friend gave me a huge bag of never worn newborn babygro's and vests today, her baby was a thumper so they never fit. I nearly cried looking at the size of the little legs and arms. I'm a ball of emotions again, hello 30 weeks!!
In 7 more weeks I will be considered full term. Is it too late to change my mind??
Anyone that's not 'organised' I wouldn't worry, I am just a bit uptight about these things. My boyfriend keeps telling me, all a baby needs is a warm blanket and lots of love and I'm there stressing about teddy bears with womb sounds or frogs that light up with heartbeats. Its all a bit ridiculous really
Fima wow - great bargain on the pregnacare. The costs can really add up but to be honest i cannot set foot in a department store/penneys/guineys/tesco/boots...etc etc without buying something. Everyone is also telling me im being ridiculous but i cannot help it! I am also trying to be ridiculously organised as im scared ill go early and have nothing ready! (though i wouldnt really mind if the little guy came at 38 weeks)
I got a great bargain in tesco 2 weeks ago. the boxes of 196 cheeky bots nappies were reduced from 38euro to 10 and we bought 2 boxes which is 2 months supply. Wish I had bought 10 boxes but i only had 20 euro on me at the time and the next day they were sold out. Anyone else grab some of these?
I dont want to sound selfish because i couldnt be more excited about meeting my baby but honestly - i really am looking forward to having my body back.
I cant sleep at all. No position is comfortable. My ribs are killing me on one side and my hip is at me on the other side and I cant sleep on my back anymore. Plus - Lastnight I got up to pee 6+ times after i went to bed! Couple the lack of sleep with the fact that i cant tie my own shoelaces properly, can barely shave my own legs and god help me if i drop my biro in work! Plus I can barely breathe! I work on the top floor of a three storey buildng with no lifts and honestly it takes me about 15 minutes to reegain my breath in the morning. I feel like an 80 year old lady!
I was a size 10-12 pre pregnancy and i am bloody huge now!! My bump is enormous. I have 10 weeks to go and i look like i could pop any day. I actually feel self concious telling ppl im not due until december 5th because im full sure they are assuming im nearly full term! I was SOOOOO scared about the whole birth process at the beginning but to be honest - i am looking forward to the waters breaking now!0 -
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Man Fima that was some deal on the pregncare, it's one of those necessary costs that have added up all the same.
Closifer, I'm having the exact opposite problem to you in that I can't stop sleeping the last week. Don't feel any benefit for it as as soon as I wake up I nearly want to go back to sleep. I've so much to do this week and my brain keeps going through the to do list but the body will just not play ball.
Got a bit emotional in my yoga class as she was talking about the birth plan and everyone was talking about their birth partners. I don't have one and I am generally fine with this but just felt so alone.
sweet_pea i am exhausted too and napping a lot - just cant seem to get more than an hour quality sleep at a time.
Re the birthing partner - are you going to have a family member come in with you or would you prefer to go it alone? To be honest - you wont be at all alone anyway - there will be midwives and after just a few hours work - you will have your baby with you 0 -
you wont be at all alone anyway - there will be midwives and after just a few hours work - you will have your baby with you
Will be by myself but the above is what I keep in my head. It's just the hormones really I'd say. Wouldn't mind sharing some of the decision making esp as my brain is mush as the moment.
Absolutely starving tonight, anyone have any cravings? I've not had cravings as much as I've really gone off certain foods.0 -
Will be by myself but the above is what I keep in my head. It's just the hormones really I'd say. Wouldn't mind sharing some of the decision making esp as my brain is mush as the moment.
Absolutely starving tonight, anyone have any cravings? I've not had cravings as much as I've really gone off certain foods.
Im sure it is hard going making the calls by yourself - if it helps at all - i heard a stat on the radio last week saying that 65% + of couples who are together question every element of their relationship during the first year of their first babies life!
In terms of cravings, i am definitely gravitating toward carbs and fruit juices but i think i like you am suffering from food aversions more than cravings. Red meat grossing me out some days, chicken other days. mainly i just want toast, custard creams and tropicana Also, i pretty much want to eat ALL of the time!!
God its going to be SO hard to start the diet after baby comes! I havent exactly denied myself much over the last 2-3 months. At least come january - the whole country will be on a health kick so it might be easier to follow suit!0 -
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We got some too...actually we got LOADS of them! four boxes of the size 2 and four boxes of the size 3. We're having twins as you know, and have been told to plan for 120 or so nappies a week. So that's about 6 weeks of the size 2 and 4 weeks of the size 3. I have heard good reviews on them as far as nappies go!I got a great bargain in tesco 2 weeks ago. the boxes of 196 cheeky bots nappies were reduced from 38euro to 10 and we bought 2 boxes which is 2 months supply. Wish I had bought 10 boxes but i only had 20 euro on me at the time and the next day they were sold out. Anyone else grab some of these?I cant sleep at all. No position is comfortable. My ribs are killing me on one side and my hip is at me on the other side and I cant sleep on my back anymore. Plus - Lastnight I got up to pee 6+ times after i went to bed! Couple the lack of sleep with the fact that i cant tie my own shoelaces properly, can barely shave my own legs and god help me if i drop my biro in work! Plus I can barely breathe! I work on the top floor of a three storey buildng with no lifts and honestly it takes me about 15 minutes to reegain my breath in the morning. I feel like an 80 year old lady!
I was a size 10-12 pre pregnancy and i am bloody huge now!! My bump is enormous. I have 10 weeks to go and i look like i could pop any day. I actually feel self concious telling ppl im not due until december 5th because im full sure they are assuming im nearly full term! I was SOOOOO scared about the whole birth process at the beginning but to be honest - i am looking forward to the waters breaking now!
Snap!! I can't sleep very well at night. I actually sleep better at times when I am having a nap, which is weird, but at night I can't get comfy, need to go to the loo all the time and can't get in and out of the bed. In addition to being a beached whale, and having regular sciatica flare ups, my carpal tunnel has gotten really really bad. Which means getting out of bed is a nightmare as I can't roll onto my side and use my hands to get me up. I try sleeping with the splints they gave me in the hospital, but can only manage that for a few hours. I also can't pull the sheets over me if himself starts hogging! not a big problem right now as it is nice and warm again, but I can see someone getting a serious whack in the head with my splint covered hand once the winter months kick in!
I'm huge too - I know I'm having twins, but people don't know that by looking at me, so they must think I'm about 36 weeks when I'm only 24. And I'm only going to get bigger and bigger I imagine. Although twins slow down their growth by week 28 or so, so hopefully the size I am in a few weeks will be mostly the size I stay. I really hope so cos I don't know how I will manage if I get much bigger.
I am starting to hit that brick wall they all told me about and looks like I will have to cut back on work. I am with my consultant in 2 weeks, so I think I will try to soldier on until then and then get a letter from her recommending a shortened week. We get sick pay in work, so at least I will have the same money as we need every penny we can save.
I am pretty organised so far - have the cots, mattresses, buggy being ordered tomorrow, house is painted and carpets cleaned, (cos I don't reckon we will ever get the time or money to do that again for at least 10 years! lol), nursery is almost ready (just need to get blinds and a light shade!), have the bumper sets for the cots and decorations for the room, a sterilizer, quite a lot of clothes from 0 months to 6 months, have already had presents of blankets and those sleeping bag things and mittens, hats and socks, and the 'wish list' is with my family for the other bits we need like the nappy bin, extra bottles, possibly a breast pump (told them not to get this until we know if it will be even needed!).
We're not bothering with moses baskets as our house is quite small, and two of them in the bedroom wouldn't leave enough room to swing a cat! The nursery is right opposite our room, and you can see their cots from our bed, so they are going in there straight away from day one. When they need a sleep downstairs I will just leave them in their carry cots.
When I see it all written down I feel very accomplished and organised! But yet there are still loads of DIY jobs on my list - things that we have been meaning to do for months/years and just never had the motivation, but now that the children are arriving I want them done as we will have our hands more than full in a few months and if they don't get done now they never will! But this is more for me than for any need to do them for the children!
I know I'm only 24 weeks, but in about another 4 weeks I don't think I will be able to do much more than wash and feed myself so all the shopping and housework/DIY needs to get done now or it never will!0 -
Hi Fairie,
Hope your headache has gone and you are feeling a bit better today, Its good your going back again on Thursday to have your bp checked again and hopefully it will be down for you. Best of luck with it and let us know how you get on?
Also want to try get the hospital bag done this week what are you guys putting in? I know you'll have a good idea Fairie coz you've been there before. A midwife friend of my husbands told me to bring ear plugs and one of those sleep cover thingys for your eyes because if you OH comes into hospital and takes the baby for awhile to have their little bonding time, you don't need to be alert so cover eyes and stick in earplugs to drown out all the other babies and get 40 winks! I will pack them because I might just need them but at the moment im thinking id be too excited to do that....but I might be too exhausted not to go for a snooze lol!
Hi excited, haven't been on in a few days. Headache went but bp is still up hasn't gone any higher but I'm in every week now between gp and hospital to get checked.
I must start on my hospital bag soon. The eye masks and ear plugs are great I was in 6 nights before I had dd and they were def needed the snores of some women :O . high waisted underwear (I got a size bigger) were good for after the section, plastic bags to send home any washing, if anyone intends on breastfeeding front button tops/pjs are handy and a few snacks and bottles of water. Anything else I think of I'll let ye know.
I'm exhausted today, OH's brother is staying with us for a few nights, went out last night and came back at 1.30 with friends for a little house party, great idea in a house with an 8 month old and a pregnant woman!! It took OH almost an hour to get rid of them and me another two hours to get dd back to sleep and up again at 6.30 to go to work. He better be gone bags and all by the time I get home! Think I'll get a takeaway tonight to make myself feel better
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Hello Lady! wrote: »what a selfish sod!!?? some people just don't have a clue!
They really don't I wouldn't mind but he's 29 I think old enough to know better! He better stay outa my way for a while the hormones are raging 0 -
Hello Lady! wrote: »We got some too...actually we got LOADS of them! four boxes of the size 2 and four boxes of the size 3. We're having twins as you know, and have been told to plan for 120 or so nappies a week. So that's about 6 weeks of the size 2 and 4 weeks of the size 3. I have heard good reviews on them as far as nappies go!
Snap!! I can't sleep very well at night. I actually sleep better at times when I am having a nap, which is weird, but at night I can't get comfy, need to go to the loo all the time and can't get in and out of the bed. In addition to being a beached whale, and having regular sciatica flare ups, my carpal tunnel has gotten really really bad. Which means getting out of bed is a nightmare as I can't roll onto my side and use my hands to get me up. I try sleeping with the splints they gave me in the hospital, but can only manage that for a few hours. I also can't pull the sheets over me if himself starts hogging! not a big problem right now as it is nice and warm again, but I can see someone getting a serious whack in the head with my splint covered hand once the winter months kick in!
I'm huge too - I know I'm having twins, but people don't know that by looking at me, so they must think I'm about 36 weeks when I'm only 24. And I'm only going to get bigger and bigger I imagine. Although twins slow down their growth by week 28 or so, so hopefully the size I am in a few weeks will be mostly the size I stay. I really hope so cos I don't know how I will manage if I get much bigger.
I am starting to hit that brick wall they all told me about and looks like I will have to cut back on work. I am with my consultant in 2 weeks, so I think I will try to soldier on until then and then get a letter from her recommending a shortened week. We get sick pay in work, so at least I will have the same money as we need every penny we can save.
I am pretty organised so far - have the cots, mattresses, buggy being ordered tomorrow, house is painted and carpets cleaned, (cos I don't reckon we will ever get the time or money to do that again for at least 10 years! lol), nursery is almost ready (just need to get blinds and a light shade!), have the bumper sets for the cots and decorations for the room, a sterilizer, quite a lot of clothes from 0 months to 6 months, have already had presents of blankets and those sleeping bag things and mittens, hats and socks, and the 'wish list' is with my family for the other bits we need like the nappy bin, extra bottles, possibly a breast pump (told them not to get this until we know if it will be even needed!).
We're not bothering with moses baskets as our house is quite small, and two of them in the bedroom wouldn't leave enough room to swing a cat! The nursery is right opposite our room, and you can see their cots from our bed, so they are going in there straight away from day one. When they need a sleep downstairs I will just leave them in their carry cots.
When I see it all written down I feel very accomplished and organised! But yet there are still loads of DIY jobs on my list - things that we have been meaning to do for months/years and just never had the motivation, but now that the children are arriving I want them done as we will have our hands more than full in a few months and if they don't get done now they never will! But this is more for me than for any need to do them for the children!
I know I'm only 24 weeks, but in about another 4 weeks I don't think I will be able to do much more than wash and feed myself so all the shopping and housework/DIY needs to get done now or it never will!
Hello Lady - delighted someone else got the nappy bargain! It was insanely cheap for that quantity of nappies. Should keep us going for a couple of months!
I hit that brick wall in work going back 2 weeks also. Im going on 30 weeks now and from about 27 weeks (almost bang on when in entered the 3rd trimester) i just couldnt hack a 40 hour week. I was doing fine in the morning and by 3 o clock in the day i wasnt too much good to anyone and i was only operating at 70% capacity really so I cut back a little and now im doing 2 full days and 3 1/2 days per week for the next 5 weeks until i take maternity leave. It has made a massive difference to me i must say. Im having a nap in the afternoon and feeling much more productive when i am in work. I can only imagine how you must be feeling carrying twins!0 -
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