August Chit Chat for Ladies Due in Sept/Oct/Nov

[Hobbermittens]

Hobb, How is your itch going?
Mine is real bad atm I see my ob tomorrow

Hands and feet are the worst, which is what concerns me. I will get tested next week when I go to the Dr. Keep me posted on what your Dr. says tomorrow!

[pinkin2011]

I will, Is it your palms and soles of feet?

[Mochagirl]

I made a trip out to BRU tonight to check out car seats. They don't carry the pink Maxi Cosi there, but I played with the red one and decided I really prefer that style of seat to the Graco Snugride. It just felt nicer - the fabric was softer, and it looked a little more elegant.

So...should I get that pink one, or a more subtle colour? This one is listed as 'lapis blue' but it looks purple in the pictures:

Maxi-Cosi Mico Infant Car Seat - Lapis Blue - Maxi-Cosi - Babies"R"Us

It might not clash quite as much with the green stroller. I wish I could see it in person though - if it's navy I would rather get the pink, but if it's purple I think I might actually prefer it to the pink.

[pinkin2011]

it does look purple. I actually like purple but when I saw the pic of the pink one I really liked it

[Hobbermittens]

I will, Is it your palms and soles of feet?

Yes. Also I get itchy other places, but I never usually itch on my palms or my feet, so that makes me worry.

[pinkin2011]

yeah me too, I find my arms , Legas and my back are itchy aswell

[auroara78]

Mocha,

I really like the purple-ish looking one! I wonder if it's really that pretty and dark purple in RL? I also thought the pink one was alright, but it was very, very pink! Which could be cool to celebrate that she's a girl, but I just dunno....

[ThreeMenAndALAdy]

I made a trip out to BRU tonight to check out car seats. They don't carry the pink Maxi Cosi there, but I played with the red one and decided I really prefer that style of seat to the Graco Snugride. It just felt nicer - the fabric was softer, and it looked a little more elegant.

So...should I get that pink one, or a more subtle colour? This one is listed as 'lapis blue' but it looks purple in the pictures:

Maxi-Cosi Mico Infant Car Seat - Lapis Blue - Maxi-Cosi - Babies"R"Us

It might not clash quite as much with the green stroller. I wish I could see it in person though - if it's navy I would rather get the pink, but if it's purple I think I might actually prefer it to the pink.

Mocha, my friend had this carseat in black and she loved it. The only downside was it only goes up to 22lbs. Her son was out of it at 6 months before he could sit up on his own. When she would bring him in the house she'd have to put him in his high chair to bring in groceries. She wished she got the carseats that went up to 30 or 35 lbs. Just wanted to let you know in case you didn't.

[laughinglynxie]

Mocha, that's so weird about not finding girly ones where you are! I feel like I get overwhelmed by girl choices here in Minnesota. Maybe if you did have to settle for a neutral one, you could get a cute carseat cover for it? And then if you have a friend that needs a carseat after you are done with it, you can sell it? I know you can't donate them because of the whole "in case it's been in an accident" thing... but I got an extra base from a friend and it really helped me out!

[Mochagirl]

Thanks for all the advice, ladies.

I was aware it only went to 22lbs, but my kids tend to be on the small side and don't hit that weight until a year or so. Besides, by the time they're that weight I don't really enjoy lugging them around in a car seat anyway. At that point I think I'd be happy to put her rear-facing in a convertible seat.

laughinglynxie - I'm lucky because our local twin club accepts used car seats at their bi-annual used clothing and equipment sale! Most Moms sells theirs for $50-60, and they go fast - especially a nice one like this one with only one year of use. I might even be able to ask $75!

Auroara - just by chance I bumped into a dad at the mall today who had the car seat in that purple colour! I think he thought I was insane - I went up to him and started rattling on about how happy I was to have bumped into him because I was thinking of buying that same exact car seat. Anyway, it definitely looks the same pretty deep purple colour in person. Not only that, but the embroidered decoration on it is pink! He had a little boy in it, but I think it definitely looks girly enough for me. Besides, I was starting to worry that with all the pink accessories I'm likely to have (a pink Bundle Me, blankets and jacket) there might just be too much pink. I'm definitely leaning towards the purple one now.

I guess I'd better decide, though! I need to order it online and have it shipped - and a car seat is one thing I definitely need to have before I go into labour - especially if I want to be able to go home from the hospital 2 hours after birth like I did last time. Sadie has started to run out of room inside me and is punishing me by jabbing all my internal organs all the time. It HURTS! A few times she's head-butted my cervix so hard I thought she was going to pop right out. Honestly, I'm starting to wonder if she's going to stay put another whole 3.5 weeks...