November / December 2012 Babies

Sorry for the long post ladies

Good morning

pales, my lg sleeps okay here & there but she has also developed a bad cough & coughs the whole night through. I want to start nebulising her from tonight.
I definitely understand how you feel in just wanting some alone time with just your little family. It's hard living with family & doesn't always work out well...
How do you manage to lose weight & not gain? hehe

babyzee, I'm not too worried about the weight gain. You just get a shock when you only pick up roughly 700g a month & all of a sudden it's like 2kgs!!! The reality starts kicking in that baby is growing at a rapid rate & that you are finally entering the 3rd trimester lol!!!!!

Ms_S, I'm also not gonna pay R1500 to cleanse a house. There must be an easier way & I'm gonna find one....
Jip, R5000 to have 2 children in a creche is alot of money but that's what it's costing out there, especially in randburg, fourways, sandton and so forth. I currently pay R2100 for my lg where as I paid R1400 in her previous creche in Florida & the fees for babies next year are R2500 & my lg's fees will also increase from next year. It is ridiculous & wish my mother lived here so that she could look after my son but ja, we can't always get what we want.......

Sorry about your mil overhearing you. I can only imagine how you must feel & how she must feel but like you said, you didn't mean it in a bad way. Sometimes you just want your space back - it's hard but I'm sure all will be forgiven.

Chantal, your plans for the nursery sounds beautiful. I can't wait to see some pics. I'm so glad your mom got to feel the baby kick. My mother stayed over sat night as she had to leave sunday afternoon again & luckily also managed to feel our lb kick
Unfortunately I don't really know what creches are in the sunninghill area. It's hard deciding on a good creche, what makes a good creche, what should one look out for & so forth. Just go with your gut!

Clueless, Magic beings is a very good creche but they very strict with their policies - for instance, giving a month's written notice etc & I know you have to give a huge non-refundable deposit. I also don't like a huge creche cause you worry if your child will get the necessary attention but 2 nannies & 1 supervisor per 8 babies doesn't sound too bad Just trust your instincts.
Opti-baby is apparently also very good but also very expensive but they also have the facility where you can go onto their website & see your baby live & see what's happening there - I think that's awesome!!!!!!!

Magz, I'm assuming most of those moms you talking about are putting their children in private schools????? R20000 non-refundable dep, o hell no!!!!
Can't believe you only have 2 months to go!!!!!!
I'm doing 2 maternity shoots in Oct..........I know, it's crazy but I booked my maternity shoot a while back & then my friend gave me a photoshoot voucher for my birthday so ja, now I have 2 shoots a week a part lol
Then I'm doing the newborn shoot with the lady that I booked my 1st maternity shoot with. She is an amazing photographer & just love the way she does newborn shoots.

mosaneo, Really hope you & dh managed to find your way back together - if you know what I mean It is tough being so far apart but I understand your dilemma you're in.
Hope all the pains & strains go away quickly.

AFM, I just broke down & cried last night when I was talking to my aunt. This whole situation with the house is getting to me for so many reasons, I'm worried about my lg cause she cries every morning & doesn't want to go to school. She keeps saying she doesn't have any friends & it breaks my heart cause I know it will get better with time but I can only imagine how lonely she must feel & everything is still so new to her.
I phoned her teacher this morning to ask her how my lg is doing at school & she said she is doing fine & that she was told this morning that my lg cried & doesn't want to be there because she doesn't have any friends. She assured me that my lg will be fine & that she spoke to some of the other girls to start including my daughter as alot of the kids have already formed groups of their own - which I fully understand. Ai, I just hate feeling so helpless

Thanks Ladies, I will post pics of the nursery when i am done with it

Clueless: Fourways would be too far for me but in sunninghill, we are going to look at Hugs & Kisses, Junior College and i think there is a montesorri school either in woodmead or sunninghill area.

It is quite a daunting task finding a good creche especially when baby is so young, i know it is gonna be difficult for me to just hand over my 3/4mth old baby into someone elses care. I would be interested to know as well what to look out for to determine whether a creche is good or not?

My feeling so far is that there should be a good ratio between teachers/nannies and children, in that each nannie/teacher should not have to look after too many children.
And if the facilities are clean and neat then it should be fine?

Hi Ladies!

Chantal I'm also in the process of looking for a good creche in Sunninghill/Fourways area. So far, no real success

We went to Magic Beings in Jukskei Park yesterday to have a look, and so far it is the best I've seen, but they're not cheap (about R3400 pm). The only thing that bugs me is that the school is HUGE. But I guess if a creche is successful and popular, it will expand, and it is a creche, nursery school and pre-school all together. They have enough staff for all the kids, usually 2 nannies and a supervisor per 8 babies, and they take babies from before 3 months. Its just.... SO MANY KIDS ! And at any time, a few of them are obviously crying! I had in mind a nice, quiet, serene setting where all the babies are smiling and calm. Maybe it just shows how little I know about babies But seriously, ladies, what is a normal atmosphere for a creche? Anyway, I was very impressed with the staff, the program and the way they handle individual babies' needs. So definitely still an option.

I also want to go look at Jnr Colleges Fourways Gardens, as well as Opti-Baby in Fourways. Anyone know anything about these?

Thank you all for the well wishes  Really appreciate it!

Mosaneo I can’t imagine how difficult it must be long distance….but hopefully you guys will find a solution soon!

Chantal, I’m loooving your nursery idea! Sounds absolutely gorj!

Ms_S I would be so mortified having to face MIL! But look at it this way, you can always blame the pregnancy

Momtoc, R5000 for crèche is insane!!!
The new mommies in our office have already enrolled their newborns for Gr1 in their selected schools. Apparently this has to be done before the baby turns 1 to secure a space, AND you pay a non-refundable deposit (about R20 000) once the child has been confirmed, which is not even deducted from the school fees!
This baby business is seriously expensive!

I’m probably going toiletry shopping and packing my bag at the end of the month…I cannot believe how quickly the months have gone by!
Less than 2 months until I hold my first born in my arms. I get misty eyed just thinking about it.

Have any of you done/ considering newborn photo shoots?

mosaneo hai i feel you my dear long distance with two kids is outrageous. you guys need to serioulsy find a solution that will get him this side. what type of industry is hubby in?

Chantal im loving the ideas about the nursery good luck with everything it`s gonna look stunning

Morning Ladies

ooh my back is killing me, my tummy is so tight, i am tired, ooh hai
Long distance is hard but we try our best to make it work. its been three years now, i tried moving to cpt but because i didnt have a job i was bored and miserable, missed my family like crazy. dh has been trying to find a job this side but have had no luck. the thought of raising two kids on my own drives me crazy but there is nothing we can do beause we need the money. dh coms dis side every moth end but its just not enough.

with the job recession that we will apparently experience in SA, dnt knw if e and dh will ever stay together. imagine being married but living apart , hai, what can we do, its life.

Chantal sounds like your nursery is going to look very nice, its good that baby made grandma feel her presence, so cute.

Ms_S i can just imagine how emarassing it is to face MIL now, shame man sorry. i hope she wont hate you after this, you knw how they can be.

Momtoc hope your lg will get used to the creche. i prefer at helper for a baby as apposed to sending the to creche before 3yrs, at least then they can talk, defend themselves and report what happened at creche and wow R 5000 is alot for just creche.

Chantal srry but i do not know of any creches around sunninghill. i am also looking for a creche around Krugersdorp and Rooderpoort.

Babyzee you are so tough, getting baby's things in November when you will be tired and big, going on maternity leave a week before baby cums, wow, i salute you.

I want my bags packed and ready by end of October, i do not want to do any running around by the end because i am already tired and going crazy with anticipation and anxiety.