Due June/July/August 2017 (2)

[Dreamsister]

Childcare wise, I am going to take 1,5 year off at maternity leave. After that I'll have to go back to my full time job and my baby will have to go to a private nursery.

My DH is going to take the first two weeks off and in addition to that he has 3 more weeks on summer vacacion.

By the time I go back to work ultimo 2018 we are thinking about getting an au pair to help out with all the daily household tasks, so we are more time together with the kids.


Mother to 3 boys ❤️ and pregnant with a baby girl due in June 2017 [emoji120]. DW (42) [emoji1326] DH (40) [emoji144]

[amelia]

MrsSparkles, hope it goes well for you. One week with DH and no one else to help sounds like it could be rough. Wishing you an easy delivery and easy baby.

I will be on maternity leave for six months. DH will stay at home from 0 to 8 weeks depending on how we're feeling and how helpful my family turns out to be. Then he will use the rest of his paternity leave after my leave ends. All in all Baby will be able to stay home with us for at least 9 months.

Dreamsister, I am also very interested in au pairs and have been looking closely at the program. If we get one it would be sometime March-June 2018. I would combine the au pair with daycare. I found two center daycares I like and plan to check in with them monthly on our waitlist spot. And I also found two home daycares I like, but one only accepts children from 12 months on so that's a little tricky.

[Dreamsister]

Amelia, we had au pair for two years. Her contract ended a year ago and since then we have been 'on our own'. She was a great, great help in terms of cooking, cleaning, doing grocery shopping, cleaning, fixing the laundry and so on. She did not babysit at all, but she gave us time so DH and I could concentrate on the kids. We two full time jobs it is busy and I really hope we can afford to get an au pair again one day.


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[GirlieCat]

Hi All. Glad to see everyone more chatty these days. We all must be getting ready.

I am not taking much time off work at all and in fact plan to just work from home the whole time (light at first) until I am able to start going back into office part time and then eventually back full time with 6-8 weeks hopefully. Hubby will take a few weeks off with me right after birth but not sure how long.

My work threw me a surprise shower this week and it was so great. Going to spend the weekend going through more stuff and getting settled. Question- do you ladies hang most of baby clothes or fold and put in a drawer?

[MrsSparkles]

[Dreamsister : That sounds fantastic, will be so nice to spend all that time together with the new arrival.

Amelia : I am hoping that it will go okay, as I have nothing to compare it to lol
A friend of mine has aupairs instead of nannies, they work out cheaper and hers helps out with the housework.

[MrsSparkles]

Hi All. Glad to see everyone more chatty these days. We all must be getting ready.

I am not taking much time off work at all and in fact plan to just work from home the whole time (light at first) until I am able to start going back into office part time and then eventually back full time with 6-8 weeks hopefully. Hubby will take a few weeks off with me right after birth but not sure how long.

My work threw me a surprise shower this week and it was so great. Going to spend the weekend going through more stuff and getting settled. Question- do you ladies hang most of baby clothes or fold and put in a drawer?

Awww that is lovely about a shower.
I am seriously wishing I had had one now, but still so many friends don't even know I am pregnant lol.

I have washed and hung everything in his wardrobe, and every time I go in his room, I can't resist opening the doors to have a sniff :P

[XXforhubby]

You're almost due Mrs. Sparkles!! Wow! Time flies! I hope everything goes smoothly for you! I'll be stalking for pics [emoji4]!


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[amelia]

My coworker whose wife had the same due date as me gave birth yesterday! But it could still be up to three more weeks for me if I go all the way to week 42. I really hope I don't. I might start acupuncture in week 40...Already started taking some Evening Primrose Oil capsules and drinking some Raspberry Leaf Tea.

My husband's grad school friends threw us a tiny shower last weekend (just 6 adults and 2 children) which was so lovely. Many of his grad school friends are out of town for another friend's wedding in Korea so that was why it was small. Now I've got all my stuff...39 weeks tomorrow.

[Dreamsister]

@GirlieCat, what is your profession since you are able to work from home? Do you hire a private nanny to take care of your baby when you go back to office?

@amelia, what good does Rasperry Leaf Tea and Primrose Oil birth wise?

@MrsSparkles, nice that you have arranged everything in your sons room. I love how you describe that you open the door to have a sniff. To me it is still surreal that I am soon having a baby. Looking at her clothes and stuff help me realise that it is real.
I am not ready for birth yet. Still need to buy a pram and some other baby gear. I also have to do some cooking and baking to store in the freezer so we are prepared when visitors come over to congratulate with the newborn. I also have to do some cleaning and tidying up. So it is fine for me to go until my due date.
Any of you struggling with liquid in your legs like I am?
I bought compression stockings, which helps.
Looking forward to get back in shape when baby is born.



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[Mummyof4boys]

39 weeks tomorrow. MS came back with a vengeance last night. Spewed up my dinner. It was so bad and forceful I had pee ********* down my legs It'll be such a relief to be free of this sickness. 8 months is a long time to feel this awful! Can't wait to finally meet her <3