Due February 2016

Congrats Niki

So it sounds like a lot of us are planning to try and attempt normal birth, really nice that I am not alone!!!

I am hoping that I will deliver before the 29th because I was also thinking about it when I found out we are expecting.

So baby has been nice and active and I cant believe this, but on Thursday I will we half way through my pregnancy already

I am also concerned about stretch marks as adolescence was not kind to me either - especially on my breasts... But we will just have to see what happens during pregnancy... But I am lubing myself up with Justine's tissue oil everyday in the hope that it will make a difference...

so since I had to have an emergency C with my first my doc said if this one doesnt come by 39 week then she will do another C-section, so that puts me a week before that, which is OK, but I am really holding out for not another c-section, and so will push as far as I can for not having another one. The only thing is, if my doc does let me go further than 39 weeks I dont know that she will let me go any further than 40 weeks, and she does her c-sections on mondays which also conveniently falls on the 29th.

To help from our side a bit, I told my husband he will be on the hook for hopping on the good foot and doing the bad thing starting at 38 weeks, every day, maybe even multiple times a day, will also go for looooooooong walks, eat as much pineapple as I can (even though I dont think that would have any effect since your digestive system is separate from your uterus) and whatever else I find that says it will bring on labour!

@MotherNiki, can you please send us the website of that place you mentioned: dreambabyfurniture, when I Google it I get a whole bunch of places...lol

@CarienM - I with you on not having a leap year baby, Im due 21Feb, and everyone says 1st time moms are generally a week late, which conveniently falls on 29Feb... so I'm not sure what we going to do - probably try and hold it in (if it comes to that) lol just joking

im not really concerned about leap year because im going for a scheduled C-section so I know my baby will be born by that time.

congratulations on the proposal, all of the best gal...

Congratulations @Mother Niki!! How exciting a new baby and getting married!! Wish you all the best for all the planning.

To answer your question, yes I am VERY concerned about the 29th of Feb especially since my due date is 28 Feb!! My in-laws say they have a "tradition" of having their children on the 29th (i think they have 3 or something) and I just said sorry that is not a tradition that I will be partaking in at all!! I don't want my child to have a not-birthday for 3 years only to have a real birthday for one year after that. Sorry if anybody thinks its cute, I am just not in that boat

Welcome @Meijermom!!!

@Tumi34 I'm due on 16 Feb... Is anyone else concerned about the whle leap year business happening next year, 29 Feb is the last date i would chose to give birth on LOL!!!

@BabyT it's my first pregnancy and I'm only 25 I think I'm just prone to stretch marks as i had severe ones during my teenage years and they faded so I'm praying that its just a pregancy thing and i don't have to feel self-conscious for the rest of my life.

@STK i'm getting all my baba's furniture at dreambabyfurniture. They are very reasonable and the lady (i forget her name) is amazing. The website does no justice to how beautiful the furniture is. I 'd suggest you visit their show room to see for yourself!!!!

In other news, baby daddy has proposed!!! I've been waiting since last year for the proposal since it was our plan to tie the knot in 2016 and after we found out that we're pregenant all hopes and dreams of a romantic proposal went out the window because culturaly we're expected to be married because of the pregnancy but baby daddy showed up and made me feel like a queen.

Welcome Meijermom! Hope you enjoy the discussion.

Ladies, thought I would let you know. I found a really nice maternity wear place in PTA. If you are in the area (I drove from JNB and was not sorry) of The Grove mall, head on over. There is a place called Miane and their clothes are pretty good. I was not particularly fond of their tops, but pants are really great and not break the bank expensive. They also have formal wear and bathing suits, can definitely recommend the pants though, I bought 4 pairs!

Have a great week everyone!