August/September 2011 mommies to be

Hi everyone,

TaNasha - the nursery looks gorgeous! Rather envious of your cupboard...I don't have any hanging space hee

With regards to birthing - I bought an XXL man's t-shirt last week from pick 'n pay clothing. It was on sale so only R10! Crazy really... should be perfect for birthing in but will see closer to the time...

Hapi - I would say at the very least you could decide on exactly what it is you want (of the big things) so that you could always send your DH out to buy them last minute if need be. Personally, I know some of my friends will club together to but a larger item so am going to wait till after my baby shower before doing more shopping. However, you are further along AND carrying twins so I fully understands that you need everything soon! Maybe your shower will be this weekend? I set up a registry at Baby City on the weekend. Feel a little rude about doing it and don't expect a lot of people to buy from it but it really would help us out. We're also on a budget so would prefer to get things we actually need as opposed to 6 dozen newborn outfits etc. But any gift would be appreciated so will see how it turns out. It'll make our shopping experience easier now too as we can just buy up whatever is left over ourselves after the shower

Today I bought a whole lot of things to make up a first aid kit - bandages, gauze, burn shield etc. Something I should have at home anyway but relized the other day that all I have is plasters really. Feeling rather chuffed with my little kit

Tracey - I saw the Woolies T-shirt nursing bras today. They look really nice! Will definitely try them on closer to my due date.

Everyone who's having scan, post some pics afterwards!

Oh, and CT girls, howz next weekend for a meet somewhere at Canal Walk? Sat or Sun would suit me...

Hi Tracey

I see that you have grown a bit since your last piccie

Tx for the advise, I have a sleigh cot already, so I must just get car seats, a campcot for our room and the twin troller. Luckily we have been trying to save up so hopefully we will be fine. You are right about baby shower gifts though !

Do let us know how the 3d/4d goes on Monday- it is really a nice feeling !

Hey everyone,

Hope you're all keeping well.

Hapi: In my experience of attending baby showers, I think most people tend to buy either clothes, bibs, toys or lotions, potions and nappies, the kind of things that you can never have enough of. So what I've been doing is buying the major things like pram, camping cot, car seat, and then only a few clothing items and consumables. But I really think it shouldn't be a problem for you to buy what you need, as I'm sure your gifts will be items that you can never have enough of Maybe also look into doing a gift registry, I've read the following on Baby Boom's website "If you have or are given a baby shower, and you receive duplicates of any of your gifts, no matter where they were purchased we will gladly exchange these items at our price on the condition that they are stocked at Baby Boom stores." and I'm sure other stores will do the same for you.

CandiBez: I had a pain in my butt for a week, it was terribly painful when I walked but fine if I was sitting, it's called sciatic nerve pain and is common in pregnancy, because your expanding uterus puts pressure on the nerve (which runs from your back all the way down your leg), there are stretches that you can do (you can google it), but mine went away on it's own, thankfully.

Regarding strollers and things, my husband and I were also interested in the Graco Mirage Travel System (which we've seen priced at R2500), but we ended up getting the Chelino Matrix Travel System, since it was R1500 (at Toys R Us) and to me it looked just as good quality as the Graco systems, and we're on a tight budget, so that was the better option for us

Re the Cape Town meet, Canal Walk will be fine for me, and evenings and weekends are best, since I'm still working.

I have a 3D/4D scan on Monday at Peek-a-Babe !!!!!
Can't wait!!!!

Hope everyone has a good day

thank you Ankies, makes sense.I wouls really hate to be unprepared for their arrival

Hapi it is very difficult situation, and I think you should have had your babyshower already - I think eight to 10 weeks before is a great time (that is for single babies)
They do not think about you that has to do the shopping when you do net get anything.
I think you should get some stuff not alot, but like nappies, you will have to get that anyway.
Get some receiving blankets and vest and baby grows and some bath things, then I am sure you will be ready for the girls should your baby shower only be later.
You friend should have thought about doing your baby shower earlier.
You will also get alot of stuff when the girls are born, so I am sure you will be fine with the above

What do you other girls think????

Hi Girls

Wow TaNasha, Esme's room looks lovely.I cant believe you bought so many clothes for her.As for what to wear during labour, I cant really help but I have had friends saying just take an old longish T-shirt, they say you will be concerntrating on the contractions you wont even have time to notice that you are over exposed. Hope someone will be able to shed some light there. Esme is picking up weight nicely, you are going to have a big girl there As for cleft lip, it can be corrected am i right? other than feeding - does it present many challenges? Sorry too for many questions

Good one BoB, glad you are taking things easy.

Lalie, I havent finished my hospital bag as yet but @ least the girls' one is sorted and in my car already.let us not even talk about uif.let us know how the scan goes.

Dilemma : I havent bought much as my very good friend who was my matron of honour at my wedding keeps on stopping me from buying as according to her, they are going to throw me a surprise baby shower. Now its 5 weeks to go before scheduled c-sec and im panicking as i really have not done anything. Now,I have not heard anything about the baby shower and really dont want to be walking around the malls after I deliver looking for stuff. Besides, these kids are mine and im not planning around the gifts that I might/might not get. If the gifts come then great if not,life still goes on. What do you girls think, I should probably start shopping hey or am I being hasty???

Good Morning

TaNasha about what to birth in, I had my normal clothes on until about 5cm, she checked me when I came into the birth centre, and only checked me again 4 hours later, so I just stayed in my clothes. When it came to 5 cm, I got rid of the pants and was just in my crop top an bra, and that is the way I got in the bath as well. They did cover me with a sheet, because I was so hot and did not want any blankets.

Laliek - You must leave early today, because you are going to the doc, so you must not go back to work after that.

BoB - it was just me and Hapi that met for Breakfast, Laliek was not feelling well, and no we did not take any piccies.

TaNasha, Esme is nice and big, and I love her room, it is very nice. And wow look at all that clothes.

I am also busy with my UIF forms, the only form I am missing is the one for the bank and the one the midwife must fill in, so I will do that both next week, then I can send it to the agency

I am doing fine, just very tired running after W and keeping up with him, he keeps me very busy. And he is so demanding, last night he wanted just me and no one else, so I had to pick him and bath him and everything. Usually DH can bath him, but not last night.

Have a great day