Due April/May 2016

@Jaybee I also have that problem, especially with the tea, and I want to drink more tea nowadays!
That is so sweet of your friend!

@ninies that is so sweet of your son. I was also worried about my daughter, but she is so loving, and whenever my daughter talks to the baby, I feel the baby jumps around alot more! if it wasnt for my daughter, I think I would have a lot less stuff. Everytime we walk past a baby section in a store, she makes sure we buy something-a bottle, blanket, babygrow, etc. I have managed to discourage the toys as my daughter has sooo many. She is super excited to put the cot together, and she said she will give her her pram, and even her toys and her books!
I am going to do your "sweeti" jar idea, my daughter asks me every morning if it is May yet!

@sonsbaby, you are lucky to have a midwife SIL.
we also have one of those Moses baskets that have been passed down (and the frill is changed for each new baby). Ours was bought for my aunt who is now 63 yrs old and her grandson is using it now.
But its in Pietermaritzburg so I will use it when I go to visit my parents once the baby is a month or so.

Google is confusing with info. But docs always advise not to google med stuff. Hubby loves doing that, and ends up thinking that the worst is happening to him!

@sonsbaby regarding the mediclinic bag, please dont do the mistake I did. I did not take the stuff that was listed in the bag, like diapers! When the baby was born, they asked me where's the diapers and I said in the bag you are giving me. The sister said they give the bag after a day or 2 or on discharge or something. It might have just been that medi-clinic but rather not take the chance!
UIF, I havent started thinking about UIF!

Forgot to say I found this nice page for Fetus Growth measurement!

www.baby2see.com/medical/charts.html

Took me a while to understand but the one that says Fetal Growth Percentile Calculator is nice to use gave me a good idea if my baby is within normal growing range.

According to them my baby boy is by 55% percentile so in the middle of the curve

@Maj - OH MY you made my day I laughed so much!! I told my hubby about the burning pub comparison and he said it will be exactly how it will be for him! He immediately said no way in hell is he doing that!!

Oh wow don't think I will wait that long to go loll it sounds like your little one almost arrived in your car!! I will have to consult my sister-in-law on how to know when to go to the hospital lol lucky she is now a qualified midwife I can now go to her for loads of info they just stay in Pretoria which is a bit far away.


@Jay-bee - The dischem bag has a inside sleeve part where the changing mat goes (its included in bag) and then a zipper inner pocket on the other side. On the outside it also has a zipped pocket. I will take a pic tonight and post it. It also has loads of travel size goodies in it which will be nice to use in a nappy bag when one has to go shopping or visit around and don't want to lug around big bottles of baby stuff. Awww the floppy ear rabbit theme will be so cute!!! you get loads of stuff with floppy ear rabbits on it!! so much fun designing the baby room loving it!!

I am also going to use a Moses basket in our bedroom for the night. This one has been passed along in our family for all the babies so its very special to me! My mom is busy making a new little "frill" for it.

You know I never thought of spider or varicose veins until I read your comment...went immediately to the bathroom to check loll!! So far I don't see any phew!!

@ninnies - So sweet when elder children are so excited when a new baby is expected!! I am also sweating the small stuff but trying to keep it to the minimum (not really succeeding lol!), and doing tons of research as well but sometimes it makes you more confused because there is loads of contradicting information out there its hard to know what is now true and what is not!

I found out now that when I go to Mediclinic to give birth they also give a lovely baby bag with all you will need in the first few days for the baby.

Are anyone going to use one of those UIF services to do your UIF for you?

@Jaybee - I love the Moses basket idea and what a lovely gift that is. You are so spoilt. I also love biscuits at night. But gosh I have picked up so much weight.

Levi is very excited about his brother, he keeps on telling us that he will clean the wet nappies, daddy must do the dirty ones and mommy will give the milk! How sweet is that!
I read in my pregnancy bible that if the age gap is less than 2 years there tends to be some jealousy and if it is more than 3 years, there bigger sibling is usually so proud of the little one - I was worried about him feeling left out and jealous, but I think we will be fine. He says he will be his brother's superhero!

I saw someone in town the other day with the Dischem bag and it looks quite nice. I also cant wait to receive it. My medical aid also sends a bag.

AFM I am growing by the day! I still manage to sleep well but find myself worrying about small stuff. It must be normal for any mom as time draws near. I am also doing as much research as I can on breastfeeding and making sure I get myself educated. I would love to succeed this time.

@ Liza, the renovations sounds so exciting but the dust must be a massive problem as I would also want to clean the dust the whole time. Wow that is great that your father in law is making you the furniture, it sounds so special.

@ Maj, I am a early riser but would love baby to go to bed and asleep earlier So glad for you that baby is healthy and growing. Yip the weight is also increasing for me and I now gain 500-700g per week. Did you say Cake... where?? must really stop eating cakes and biscuits but it is so hard as in the evenings with my tea I just have to have something sweet.

@ Ninies, I am also keen to have baby in the room next to me at night but want the nursery too. I was talking to my best friend this morning as looking for a vintage looking Moses basket for the bedroom as want baby to sleep in it at night and during the day in the wooden cot in the nursery. And oh my hat she found a stunning white one and has bought it for me as a gift. Yay, I am so spoilt. is your little boy getting excited for the baby's arrival?

@ Sonsbaby, I just applied for my Dischem card and Ninies gave me a good idea to buy my Prenatal vitamins there to make up the R300. Excited for the nappy bag as well, can you tell me if the bag has nice pockets inside?
I love the grey and was also thinking of Peter Rabbit as its such a cute theme but my husband bought me this floppy eared vintage type rabbit so using that as inspiration

Ladies are any of you getting spider or varicose veins? I have notice spider veins starting to develop on my legs and to me they are quite noticeable. I hope that they will disappear after baby arrives

In CT they are opening a family centered maternity hospital soon (expected March), so i dont know whether I should switch. Their rates seem to be similar to dr rates, and hospital rates through the med aid seems to align.
But my dr only goes to the 1 hospital, so I have no idea what to do. And he is a really sweet dr.
@sonsbaby, the gynea told my husband that he likes to get the dads involved in a natural birth, put on their catchers mitts!! hubby was not impressed as he gets woozy at the site of a few drops of blood.
Then he added that looking between your wife's legs while she is giving birth is like watching your favourite pub burn down!! haha!

@sonsbaby its great that he is growing well. Now you know why you look so big-you are having a big baby!

How did i know when to go to hospital?! the drs and sisters told me i came too late to the hospital. And I think I also left a little bit later than i should have. I did not even bother with timing contractions, etc as i thought I had a good couple of hours left. My dad (a GP) suggested we just go to the hospital and have things checked. As we went over a speed bump I thought we might not make it in time. but the hospital was only 10 mins away.

Craving tomatoe frittos!! gosh my sense of smell is so strong, I wouldn't be able to even open the packet!

Hallo Ladies!!

@ Momei - Welcome!! I see you also struggled a bit with your baby's gender being a little boy! It took me awhile to adjust my thinking to the idea of a little boy but I think its getting better now I just find naming a little boy more difficult than a girl? I also looked into Genesis but the two things that made me decide not to go there even though it looks gorgeous there is that I doubt my medical will cover most of the costs and the distance I am too scared of getting stuck in a traffic jam and then hubby needs to put on the catchers mitts loll!!

I went to my current gynea for the last time on Monday and little baby is growing well now a whole 965g big!! I am now 26 weeks and 5 days! (and another kg heavier ) I had about a struggle to decide which gynea to go to we have two others that is apparently the top gynea's in the area other than the one that is moving away now. So I finally after allot of back and forth decided on my new gynea at Mediclinic Vereeniging. I see they actually have a very nice baby benefit program which I like allot!!

I finally went to go collect my dischem bag and its very nice!! Black and white bag with loads of goodies inside what a surprise!!

@Maj - How did you know when to go to the hospital? I also want now to wait to go but don't want to have the baby on the way to the hospital lol!!

I have seen those little baby vac's and my sister-in-law swears by it as well so still need to buy it but want to wait maybe someone will gift it at the baby shower

My little boy seems to move during the day at random times especially when I sit down to relax then it feels like he head butts my bladder and does tumbles inside My husband says its a sure sign that he will be a great football player

It seems the grey walls is the in thing this year we are also going to paint it very light grey and the theme is going to be Beatrix Potter characters with the emphasis on Peter Rabbit... I fell in love with the Beatrix Potter characters all over again since I read them over and over again when I was small!! I also feel this theme can then still be kept when the little one is getting a bit bigger

I must say my cravings has been jumping around allot!! One day sweet stuff and the next I pig out on tomato flavour frittos