Anyone else due??

[dannikins]

dont you have 4 week checks over there kell?
i started my 2 week checks last week, go back again on monday, every 2 weeks untill 36 then its weekly.

[applesoup]

[QUOTE=dannikins;162265]29 weeks today!!!!

i got myself a prettypusher for the birth, those things are awesome, have you seen them?

Pretty Pushers -- Delivery Gowns and Accessories For The Modern Labor Experience

So cute! I've always struggled with what to wear to the hospital. (Especially since I'm a drug-free birther.) Thanks for the heads-up that someone's actually making these! I was thinking about one of those black swim suit cover-ups...the "designer" looking type from Target in the states. Interesting...

[applesoup]

, Indigo! I'm SO glad to hear that you enjoyed the scan & that he's healthy!

[Belle]

IndigoViolet I'm glad to hear everything went well on your scan and I'm sure he will be a cutie.
I've been really busy lately with building a new house. It started out as a renovation and were ending up with a new dwelling because weve decided to live there for good so we might as well make it new and it's only a little bit more money. (our renos were major) My husband and my father are doing most of the work so Im also doing alot of the running around choosing things before the baby arrives. It won't be ready by then, she'll be in a cradle in my room but hopefully by the time she needs her cot and her own room we will be done.
I haven't bought much, my sisters have been buying more for her but I did buy a new nappy bag from the US ebay, a Storksak Olivia it's so beautiful we don't have that in Australia and it also looks like a normal handbag because I got sick of my old ones I wanted something different.
Oh applesoup I love the gown, very sexy.

[dannikins]

i bought a black one...

[dannikins]

is anyone alive out there?....

its been so quiet in here....

[applesoup]

I'm here! Just got done selling our old house & moving into our new house. FINALLY, I get to focus on OUR house & getting ready for the baby.

I have a TMI question for you gals... When you know you're going to have your cervix checked OR that you're going into labor soon, do you guys groom your pubic hair? Cut it short? Cut it all off together? For the past few babies, I've just trimmed the bikini lines...but realized this time that maybe I should cut it shorter? I'm just trying to gauge what's "normal" so I'm not that weird lady that needs to get with the program!

[applesoup]

Oh...and my other question...do you guys have a nursing bra you LOVE? For my first 3 pregnancies I messed around with the stupid low-end bras that haven't washed well or worn well-- Especially since I wear them day & night for a year! This past summer, my sister introduced me to Victoria's Secret bras. I've never been one to drop $50 on a bra. But, OH. MY. GOODNESS. I'm never going back!

My problem? My chest has grown already & I can't find a bra that is anywhere near as soft or supportive as my Victoria's Secret bras...and they don't have a nursing line. I'd like a bra that has a cup to it (so my nursing pads don't show through).

Any suggestions?

(Also, what type of nursing pads do you guys use...disposable or washable?)

[dannikins]

as far as bras go, its hard!
i wear the lycra bonds maternity ones to bed at night , they are super comfy, and dont cut in or anything.

day bras are becoming harder and harder to find anything that fits properly and is comfortable.
i need new ones too, but most of them cut in, or they are too low cut in the middle and you keep falling out of them.

i use disposable nursing pads, because im a human milk machine, i leak too much for the reusable ones.
especially while im feeding, if bub is on the left boob the right boob needs to have the pad changed mid feed, from let down and i usually have to put a towel over it, else it goes everywhere.

the johnsons ones seem to be the most absorbant, they have one of those cores filled with the tiny absorbant beads, they hold soooo much liquid, and they are really soft to wear.

as for grooming........well i havent been able to see down there in months.....lol
and since everything gets so hairy when your pregnant, im guessing it aint pretty!

i dont really worry about it for checkups etc, the drs are use to seeing all sorts of types and i doubt a bit of extra hair will freak them out.
but in saying that , when i get to about 34 weeks i usually trim it all back with the clippers, just so as its not so forest like for the birth...
plus i think its better to have it all shorter for post partum bleeding, easier to keep everything clean etc.
i usually have some razors in my hospital bag, and my first shower after the birth i tackle my legs and bikini line etc.

[applesoup]

Thanks for your input, Dannikins! I'll have to look up the bra you suggested.

I wish I produced as much milk as you do--just for the sake of pumping! What a pain to leak that much during general feedings, though. I find if my nursing pad is out of place, that I'll leak through on the side I'm not nursing on. Such a pain. Have you heard about "LilyPadz Reusable Nipple Cover Nursing Pads"? I saw these in the hospital store the other day. Apparently, it's supposed to keep enough pressure on it that you won't leak. Might be a good thing for you!

I hate the nursing pads. I've used disposable--I too like Johnson's & the fit the best. Part of me hates wasting money on those things. The other part of me knows I'd lose washable ones left & right if I used them. I may look into the LilyPadz too...