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Two boys at home and pregnant with our first daughter. We will be naming her Lena Lucille. This name has been picked since we were pregnant with our first 8 years ago. Which we still love it, but both me and the hubby also fell in love with Evangeline. We have been tempted to change it, but we don't like to shorten names…

Wow I have never heard of that rule! We would take the babies to the nursery when the mom went to bath/shower because (small hospital) there was not one in the room and they had to go down the hall. But if anyone was there that mom felt comfortable baby staying with then baby could stay in the room. Just had to stress that…

Adding onto the already awesome list that the others have started.... *Big Brother Presents for our sons *Pennant bunting to wrap around the bassinet so that she is easy to spot in the nursery *Stocking Hats and No Scratch Mitts for the baby *Our favorite kinds of tea bags, to-go thermos for the tea as I dislike the little…

I did my big gains during the second trimester and now in the third it's been a lot slower if any at all. Just try to focus on the fact that you are growing a child, you need to gain weight, and as long as you are eating healthy and trying to get in exercise/movement .... you are doing the best you can. You are suppose to…

Your body will also put on a layer of storage fat to help with breastmilk production after birth. I am currently 34 w 5 d and I have noticed for the last week or two that my legs and butt are getting a little bit bigger. This just happens to be where my body stores that fat at. For the most part after each of my two…

We are hoping that is not what happens. He works as federal meat inspector at a turkey processing plant. Another plant within their district caught on fire last week and burnt down. So now all their turkeys have to go somewhere to be butchered and processed. The plan they have right now is dividing those amounts between…

With my second child born in July we were at the pool at least 2-3 times per week. My oldest was 3 at the time, so we were mainly in the shallow 'baby' pool. When Iver was awake he was in the water with us. I just made sure to try to keep him in the shade. I also made sure that his suit had SPF in it and he wore a rash…

This pregnancy I am at a desk job 4 days a week. My other two pregnancies I worked at a hospital as a nurse on the floor. I don't have the swelling luckily, but it amazes me how any little bit of activitiy just wipes me of all energy. Or how much I huff and puff doing it. Or how quickly the contractions start with any…

Not in the least. Very tired here as well. I miss my old job where I could go and take naps on the waiting room couch in the OB dept (small town hospital and that waiting room was never busy) during my breaks. I've laid down a few times where I currently work, but it's on the floor with my coat as pillow. Not very comfy.…

I paid $40 for mine at a Baby Fair that was being held at the hospital where we delivered 5 years ago. It was worth absolutely every penny. Make sure the fabric is a natural fabric (such as cotton, linen, bamboo or hemp) so that it breathes and the baby does not get to warm. You don't want any polyster in there. If you…

re: Babywearing For my first, I used a store bought carrier. Hated it! It was so hard to get him out of it when he would fall asleep and it just was not comfortable. For my second, I purchased a ring sling from a local lady who makes them. The link is what mine is like, but I did not purchase from this spot.…

I lucked out that we have a maternity/consignment store in a town an hour away that sells cloth diapers. They do an education seminar once a month on cloth diapering and babywearing. So that is where I have been purchasing all of my new ones from. They also every two months do a big diaper sale that moms can sign up to…

@superhelga - Did you try stripping the diapers? That may remove a lot of that 'gunk' from them and make them useable again. Even if it did not work all you would be out of is time and a few household ingredients. If you need a how-to, you could google it or else I can try to locate the link I followed when I stripped my…

YAY!!!! @tcrofford. That is fantastic to hear! So glad she has turned. Also glad to hear that your doctor is talking with the hospital about what happened! Had a nice couple of days off due to sick kids on Wednesday and Thursday. I got a lot of house cleaning done and baby nesting things. My father-in-law goes in for…

Hey Ladies! Scan went great. The placenta is out of the way so I have been okayed for a vaginal delivery! She is still measuring big, but I think if they want to do anymore ultrasound I am going to refuse at this point. She is what she is. I was 33 weeks and 0 days on Monday and she was measuring between 34 weeks 0 days up…

@qhiggins86 - I am so happy to hear that as well! It's always nice to get those weights gone. I am bummed about having to move our ultrasound, because the placenta previa is definately a huge weight for me. I really wanted to know one way or another last week, but the 17th is almost here so I'll be fine I guess. I was very…

I've thought the same thing about the quiet board, but nothing to add really. Had a doctor's appointment yesterday and she is measuring a week big still. We postponed our ultrasound till next week on the 17th so my husband could come as well. We will have our follow-up to see if the placenta is out of the way and we can…

Gro Via Hybrid diaper came in the mail on Saturday and I really like the way it looks. Definately going to work for our diaper bag diaper. The soaker and diaper are very trim, but are only 5 layers thick. My other diapers range from 9 to 7 layers, so the fact it is trimmer should be expected. The diaper cover is a one size…

I had a friend send me the link for these last night and I thought they were brillant and wanted to share for other moms who plan to breastfeed. http://www.mymilkies.com/ I plan on purchasing one with my next paycheck and taking along with me to the hospital. 8 and 5 years ago when I would breastfeed I would set there with…

Another thing I really recommend is diaper liner. I've used the flushable, but they seemed rough and my son had really sensitive skin. I ended up making some from fleece based off the dimensions of the Bummi flushable we were using. This go round I am going to get bamboo fleece and make some new liners. I like the…

I clothed our middle son at home, but he used disposables at daycare. We did not start until he was 6 months old. But I will be cloth diapering this little lady from the start. Our daycare does allow cloth they just have to be an AIO or AI2. We just did not have the finances to get all the diapers that would be needed to…

We used disposables for our first, second we cloth diapered at home and disposables at daycare and on the go, this baby I plan on cloth diapering from start to finish. For my second son, I made fitted cloth diapers from flannel, and then the soakers were cotton batting (3 layers), microfiber towel(1) encased in flannel.…

I started packing my bag and the baby's diaper bag this weekend! Makes it seem a little more real. I have 10 weeks to go and both my boys were at least a week early. Nothing else is ready for her though. Hubby and I spent the weekend stripping 5 layers of paint off a gorgeous oak wardrobe to go in her room. He was took the…

Congrats and welcome!

I cloth diapered my youngest son at home and he had disposables at daycare. So when we switched to potty training we got those thicker training undies, and then I would put him in fleece pants. Fleece is natural water-resistant so if he had an accident it would not soak into the chair or couch he was sitting on. I also…

I am 28 weeks today. They caught it at 20 weeks during the anatomy scan ultrasound. All they said was that it was covering the cervix, but did not say how much. Doctor did say that it was not attached over the cervix on both sides so that it would probably move as my uterus expanded and we would repeat it in 6-8 weeks,…

I have placenta previa this go round as well and I am freaking out about it. We had an ultrasound Friday to check on it. It had moved so it was no longer covering the cervix, but it has not moved far enough away for them to okay a vaginal delivery yet. We go back in 4 weeks for one more ultrasound. I am having so much more…

It has been a really hard, double edge sword for me as well. This last week my husband got on my case about 'counting calories' and dieting while pregnant. Which I am not doing. Yes I log my meals, but I have my goal set to gain half a pound per week like the doctor suggested. I eat all my calories, and if I end up on an…

Hi Ladies, Welcome and congrats! We are kinda of quiet on this topic page in the forum, but there is a group 'May 2014 Mums' that alot of us are on and we are a lot more active over there. Feel free to come over and join if you want! Steph

Saw this idea over the weekend when looking for patterns for nursing tops and dresses or patterns that were friendly for the nursing mother. I thought this was sheer brillance and plan on making a few to wear under my nursing tops. All the ones that I preferred were the deeper v-neck and my sons were never very respectful…