I have one! A co-worker (one of the very few who knows) brought in a huge bag of baby clothes for me today. They are all clean and stain free. Her son is 3 and she is not planning on having any more. This was so nice! Okay - now what? You guys, I haven’t bought anything for the baby yet! I’m really not there mentally. We have a 2nd bedroom that we will turn into a guest bedroom/nursery. But I just haven’t thought any of this through yet. I have this bag of baby clothes. It feels so foreign. I don’t think it’s really sunk in that I’m having a baby. I’m very aware of being pregnant. I’m happy about everything. But is it weird that I’m having sort of an existential crisis? And, what do I do with these clothes? Just stick them in a drawer until I’m ready to deal with them? And, again, please don’t think I’m not over the moon. I’m seriously so excited to be having a baby, but I guess it doesn’t really feel real yet.
It took a while for it to feel real for me last time too (and this time too). If you’re not ready to do anything with the clothes there’s nothing wrong with sticking them in a drawer. Once you have a nursery (or at least a place to store baby clothes if you’re not doing a nursery), you can wash them and sort them and ohh and ahh over them. There’s plenty of time. My cousin has told me she’s got boxes of clothes to give me when I see her next month. They’re going in the basement until I get the nursery furniture set up.
@magnolia209 I think this has been brought up a couple times before. It's normal to not really feel like all of this is too real now and maybe not for a while, maybe not until baby is in your arms! I'd put the clothes wherever you feel comfortable. If it were me, I'd probably put them in the room that I was planning on turning into the nursery. Do you already have a dresser? You could wash them again (if you want, you could wash with fragrance/dye free detergent just to be safe) and put them where they'll stay indefinitely. Or put them in a tote. There's no wrong answer .
I'm in similar shoes as you, and this is my second. We've done nothing so far to prepare for this baby and we've been so busy just living in the now trying to get through each day/week I haven't acknowledged much of what is to come. We're definitely excited and I'm thrilled I'm feeling better now than first tri, but everything is on the back burner.
@magnolia209 I always wash stuff from other people, mostly because I generally dislike super scented laundry and I feel like most people love scented clothes.
I would wash, and stick in a drawer or wherever for now, until you have room ready. And sort by size.
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@magnolia209 I am really glad you asked this question! It looks like several of us are in a similar place as you. I’m very excited for this baby, but buying things for it kind of scares me a little bit. We have a huge renovation project to get the nursery even semi ready and we don’t have any furniture yet. I am not ready to buy things partially because it doesn’t feel real yet and partial because I have nowhere to store these things. Or I would have to store it all in another area of my house.
@magnolia209 The other ladies said it beautifully -- many of us are nervous to buy early (I've even described myself as superstitious about it). It's totally okay. Pack them away for when you are ready
Thanks ladies! It’s a weird place to be in - but also, I feel like this must be normal. Glad to hear I’m not alone! And, yes, I stuck the clothes in a drawer and will deal with them later. I am excited about “designing” the nursery. It’s just that room is currently my husband’s workshop. He is renting a workshop and will be transitioning all of that stuff over the next few months. Then, we can think about getting a crib and all that baby stuff. I know it will all get done. I can’t wait to have a bump, feel the kicks, and go into that nesting phase. But, I’m not quite ready for it yet!
@jhjocelyn we researched it then ended up not doing it. It was pretty expensive and to us the risk of needing it down the line is pretty low (hopefully we won’t ever need it). Basically it’s an insurance policy. We did find costs varied and there were many different levels so definitely worth doing research!
@magnolia209 we have done nothing for this kid, and likely won’t for a while. When I was pregnant with DD I bought a lot of gender neutral clothes before I knew her sex. She has so many clothes, and people bought tons of stuff for my sister’s baby, so between us we are completely covered. The nursery won’t be built for another year (we’re currently in a 2 bedroom) and this baby will sleep in a pack n play until then, so other than choosing a name I really don’t feel like there is anything to do at all.
@jhjocelyn we were going to donate ours but I don't know why we didn't last time. Didn't get the paperwork done? Or something to do with when I delivered? I really don't remember a lot of things around my labor/delivery. We had to be induced early, stuff happened, memory isn't that great... I'll be talking with my midwife and whomever more about it this time and hopefully will get it donated this time around. The pro of donating it is that someone else pays to store it. The con of donating is that someone else might use it. The gamble is the one you hope you'll never need it and two if you do, that someone didn't match and use it before you. But if someone else does use it, it's not like that's an absolute terrible thing. I mean if you couldn't afford to bank it anyhow, it would have just been thrown away. Better to have someone else benefit from it even if you can't. That's how I see it anyhow.
Late to this convo but @magnolia209 I feel the same way! I bought some maternity clothes online and they sent me some coupons and a pacifier. That random free pacifier is literally the only baby thing I have and it’s just been sitting on my dresser judging me. The “nursery” doesn’t exist yet, it’s still a guest room / office full of boxes that will need to go to a storage unit. It’s possible that before baby comes we’ll even move to a different apartment (it’s a 3rd floor walk-up and we may switch within the complex to 1st floor). 100% still doesn’t feel real yet.
I’m feeling really stressed and guilty lately. I know I’m not taking care of myself the way I should be. I have yet to start exercising. I’m still so exhausted that all I can do after work is lay on the couch. I’m trying to start eating more healthy now that I’m hungry again but dinners are tough bc I’m so tired. I also have had issues with gum disease in the past (stupid genes) and I’m not keeping up on flossing like I need to be bc it makes me gag. All in all I sort of feel like I’m failing at pregnancy Question is: Is anyone else falling behind on the exercising thing? I feel like everyone is doing the right thing but me.
@ashh2018 Don’t worry! They said it was okay to take it easy in the 1st trimester - especially if you were feeling sick. I took that to heart! I’m a few days into the 2nd trimester and I’m just starting prenatal yoga this week. But, I really have not been exercising this whole time, I was just so tired. I have a little bit more energy in the last week, so that’s why I am starting yoga.
I’m also feeling very not pulled together with this whole pregnancy thing - as you can tell from my previous posts! But, I keep telling myself - just 1 day at a time. All we can do is try to do our best. Sometimes that means laying on the couch....but I hear you. I’m struggling too.
@ashh2018 I did zero, like less than zero, exercise last time. I was practically bed ridden the whole time. My diet was, eh. Not that bad but not that great. Some days I ate salmon, spinach and sweet potatoes and other days I ate nothing but cherry pie. Like nothing but pie for an entire day. I took my prenatals half the time. I did avoid actively bad things, like I didn't drink, smoke, or use meds that aren't approved for pregnancy. My baby was a-ok and I survived. This time around I'm doing a lot better because I'm not as sick. My diet's better but nothing to blog about. I'm still only hitting about 50% with my prenatals. I'm not "exerciseing" on account of I don't do that, but I am able to move/stay active. (Toddlers make excellent drill instructors.) I had some serious mobility issues last time that I'm hoping to avoid this time. Although I think last time the baby was sitting on a nerve or something (I don't even know if that's actually a thing, but it sure felt like it.) Many women just try to survive pregnancy. Just do what you can do and try not to stress. When/if you feel up to it, you don't have to do anything hardcore exercise wise, especially if you weren't before. Going for a walk or a swim is great! Just something to keep your body moving, you know?
A shorter answer- I guarantee you aren't the only one not exercising. I guarantee you aren't the only one that's hit or miss with their diet. Trust me.
P.s. I almost never floss. But I do have a cool water jet flosser thing that I really like when I do floss. I think it's fun to use.
@ashh2018 I’m totally failing - and I failed last time too (but only gained 4 lbs despite being a lump on my couch) and it’s completely ok!
My husband built a gym in our garage and has been rocking his exercise routine. I was going to join him last night, but apparently I didn’t hear that he wanted to work out in the morning instead, because after digging my sports bra out from the bottom of my dresser, he came upstairs and I was dressed in gym clothes and he said “what are you doing? Babe, I’m going to bed!” So, I stripped those clothes off and went to bed instead! So, darned if you do, darned if you don’t! Maybe I’ll work out “tomorrow”!
@ashh2018 I'm starting to do more exercise now too, I also have a toddler to chase around like others have mentioned. I know this is going to sound cliche, but I would start somewhere small. Are you a morning or night person? When do you have the most energy? Whenever that is, I would start by maybe even walking in place for 5 minutes. Most anyone can walk in place for 5 minutes and then build onto that. If you'd prefer to do it when you get home, I'd have workout friendly clothes and sneakers laid out ready to be changed into and just put them on and walk for 5-10 minutes, that alone can help give you an energy boost. Your pregnancy is not doomed if you don't, but you could physically feel better if you work some gentle exercise in.
@ashh2018 you are NOT failing at pregnancy! And it’s not unusual to have nothing bought at this point, I don’t! Even with my first I held off till after first trimester. And exercising, yeah didn’t happen much with first due to dizziness, and keeping up with toddler and walking the dog is my exercise this time. Point being, we’re all doing what we can and that’s not failing.
@magnolia209 it’s very common to have nothing at this stage. You’ll get there and you have tons and tons of time. Honestly, I don’t see buying anything soon. I’m just not there yet.
Thanks for the cord blood bank feedback! I had no idea donating was an option, very cool. I think I’ll be encouraging friends and family that way in the future. Aanndd I need to get researching.
We would want to keep it, the stem cells could benefit DD down the road if they are not affected w cf. The research and science in the CF world is making huge leaps and bounds. A legit cure isn’t far off, but DD’s particular strain will take the longest to come. Cord blood could help keep her going long enough for them to save her too.
bfp#1-10/29/12,EDD: 7/3/13. nothing found @ 1st u/s, natural mc 12/10/12. "Bean"
bfp#2-5/10/13! EDD: 1/18/14. "Peanut" Arrived 1/13/14. Diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis
bfp#3- 9/26/14. EDD: 5/7/15. no heartbeat found @ 1st u/s, natural mc 10/23/14. "Little Bug"
@jhjocelyn that is awesome it could be such a help for your daughter. The information my Ob gave me was not too terribly expensive in my opinion. I think it was approximately $1500 to start and then $150-250 a year to store. I would have to dig out the paperwork, but I remember thinking it was doable. The only reason we are not doing cord blood banking is we want to do delayed cord clamping.
@jhjocelyn We donated DS’s cord blood through our hospital. We had to preregister so that everything was already filled out when I got to L&D. We registered to donate DD’s cord blood, but because she shot out of me when it was just DH and the nurse in the room, she ended up getting more of the cord blood and we could only donate cord and no real blood.
Did you want to save the cord blood for your baby or just donate?
@jhjocelyn your situation with your DD might make it make more sense for you to try to store it rather than donate it, but definitely do the research. We tried to donate ours, but there wasn’t enough blood left in the cord for them to do it. Also, the hospital we used only accepted donations if you delivered during normal business hours which I though was weird.
My OB/hospital is pretty rural, we asked the OB twice now and she’s said “oh yea sure, I think it’s just a kit we send for to have on hand, I’ll look into it though.” ....ssooo she’s clearly never done it, which doesn’t surprise me. She’s one of 4 in her office though and fairy new. I’m hoping someone else in the office will have a clue.
bfp#1-10/29/12,EDD: 7/3/13. nothing found @ 1st u/s, natural mc 12/10/12. "Bean"
bfp#2-5/10/13! EDD: 1/18/14. "Peanut" Arrived 1/13/14. Diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis
bfp#3- 9/26/14. EDD: 5/7/15. no heartbeat found @ 1st u/s, natural mc 10/23/14. "Little Bug"
@jhjocelyn That makes a lot of sense as to why you’d want to store it! I would do the same. For us, I’m not sure if the baby center does donation kits for it. We won’t store ours because we’re considering adopting #2. In which case baby #1 might not even be able to help baby #2.
@ashh2018 I just started feeling better last week. I’ve been going to yoga once a week but hope to start taking the dogs for longer walks soon. Poor things were getting the short end of the stick for awhile. Basically, we were in survival mode. Just try to do the best you can but ultimately you need to listen to your body.
I ran up until my son was born last time. This time, lol, not so much, but honestly none of my warm running clothes fit now, and it's freaking 30 outside. I hate exercising in big baggy cotton, it weighs me down and catches all the wind (like 30 mph is our norm) and is just irritating. Totally an excuse, but I've probably now had like 2-3 meek total where I felt up to it, so it's time to force myself, even if mostly fast walking.
Either way, I will start doing squats today, because they're the best ever for pregnancy. And maybe get back to 10-15 min of yoga even twice a week.
We didn't donate cord blood because my preemie needed all of his blood. If we had CF to worry about, I might do it. Otherwise, I'm in the school of thought that I want the placenta and cord to drain fully into baby.
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From my research 2 years ago, donating cord blood meant you didn't have the option to get YOUR cord blood back. It went to a big bank for anyone to use/research. Even if it wasn't used, there wasn't a way to get it back if you needed it.
Banking cord blood to be used later is expensive, and right now there are only a couple very, very rare conditions that can benefit from cord blood. Most of the "benefit" of banking the cord blood is based on the assumption that there will continue to be more research and breakthroughs, and by the time you need it the cord blood could benefit hundreds of more common conditions, but this simply isn't reality yet. It's a big gamble with your money.
However, with one child with a genetic condition like cf i'd be pretty likely to pay to bank the cord blood, and take that gamble that it might be useful down the road.
@MandyMost when we tried to do it 2 years ago, they told us if we needed it and it was still available we could have it. If it wasn’t available we would get the next closest match. It might depend on which bank you use.
Thanks for the cord blood bank feedback! I had no idea donating was an option, very cool. I think I’ll be encouraging friends and family that way in the future. Aanndd I need to get researching.
We would want to keep it, the stem cells could benefit DD down the road if they are not affected w cf. The research and science in the CF world is making huge leaps and bounds. A legit cure isn’t far off, but DD’s particular strain will take the longest to come. Cord blood could help keep her going long enough for them to save her too.
Granted I did minimal research with DS but the general consensus was that saving cord blood for your own child may not be worth the cost because if they ended up needing it there was a chance whatever your child was diagnosed with could already be in the cord blood making it useless. Donating to help others was still an option, but I think is trickier to set up than saving it privately.
In your specific case where you already have a child that could benefit from a sibling's cord blood, it sounds like saving it privately would be a wonderful idea! I hope it doesn't end up being too complicated or costly!!
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I may end up deferring a lot of the research to dh, he’s so much better at some things. Like insurance info, and if we can use our hsa to cover it. I’m also toying with IF someone offers to host a shower offer in lue of gifts to donate towards this... since we literally pretty much only need clothes (I didn’t keep anything from dd besides sentimentals) and I have both a niece and nephew under a year old currently that will share handmedowns. It may be tacky, but it’d be the real need, and people around here don’t care too much about etiquette anyways.
bfp#1-10/29/12,EDD: 7/3/13. nothing found @ 1st u/s, natural mc 12/10/12. "Bean"
bfp#2-5/10/13! EDD: 1/18/14. "Peanut" Arrived 1/13/14. Diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis
bfp#3- 9/26/14. EDD: 5/7/15. no heartbeat found @ 1st u/s, natural mc 10/23/14. "Little Bug"
@jhjocelyn That doesn't seem tacky to me at all! It's a need associated with both children. As a guest/loved one, it'd be nice to know how I could best help.
Anyone use a wipe warmer? Any thoughts or opinions on them? I think I would personally prefer a warm wipe on bum over a cold one, but thought the moms here might have some real life experience.
@klj0228 I don't have one and I don't know anyone who does, but depending on the brand I hear they tend to dry out the top few wipes which makes it counterproductive. Hopefully someone else can comment too.
Anyone use a wipe warmer? Any thoughts or opinions on them? I think I would personally prefer a warm wipe on bum over a cold one, but thought the moms here might have some real life experience.
I find they dry out the wipes too much on the bottom, and I have a fear of getting baby used to something at home that I can't replicate when on the go. Like warm wipes aren't going to happen in the Target bathroom or at my mom's or friend's house so....suck it up buttercup. Just my feelings of course.
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I’m of the camp that believes showers are for physical gifts only. No exceptions! The whole point of a shower is the gifts. If you don’t need physical gifts, please turn down a “shower”...but if someone wants to host a “pre-baby celebration” and pass on the cord blood donation info if anyone asks about gifts, we’ll then that is TOTALLY acceptable. But the info should only be given if someone asks.
I dont have a wipe warmer. Honestly, if Baby needs a diaper change in the middle of the night it’s because they’re already screaming, a cold wipe doesn’t make a screaming situation any worse than it already is! It’s not like you’ll often be changing a quiet happy baby and worried a wipe will set them off, in my experience!
Thanks for the input! I had semi considered the not being able to have the same outside of the house...guess I thought we were going to hole up in our house and never leave again. Seriously, the opinions are appreciated. @SkilledSailor I like the idea of warming them up with your breath.
On the "exercise" point, I feel like I have enough energy at certain points in the day to do walks or other things, but I also know that my energy is limited and I have to make it through supper and bedtimes so, in general, I have been doing a bit more than 1st trimester but less than I can(should?)...
Daughter #1 - Feb 2012 Daughter #2 - Oct 2014 Daughter #3 - Nov 2016 Baby #4 - Sept 2018
@klj0228. I have heard they can dry out the disposable wipes, but for CD, they are great! You can roll up the little wipes out of the dryer and get them soaking in your solution, even if that's just warm water and coconut oil, you soak them in a bowl and then squeeze and roll them up into the handy little warmer. I have even seen a mini one for on the go or a secondary change table. Travel wipes may realistically still be coldish in a mini wetbag, but if you're home on the change table, I would think the warmer would be great because it also keeps the coconut oil more liquid. ;)
@BusinessWife I'm actually one of those that stores wipes dry, and just wets right before use. I'm too lazy to want to keep a container clean, lol. I have probably 100 wipes, most on which are former t shirts I cut up, and I just have them stacked up. I keep a spray bottle near them (both at home and it diaper bag), but if I know he pooped and will want 2-4 really wet wipes I just use the sink. For a pee diaper, 1-2 sprays right on baby are enough for the job.
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Me: 33 DH: 32 Married 7/18/15 1st born at 35+4 on 6/6/16 Team green turned BLUE! 2nd born at 38+6 on 8/30/18 Team green turned PINK! Due with #3 on 6/6/20 Team Green
All my friends who had kids before me said wipe warmers are a waste. My kid has never cared about the temperature of the wipe.
Truth. I never cared about a warmer. Someone bought SIL one and she read the directions and you have to change the water out pretty often and keep it very clean to keep bacteria from growing. No thanks.
Reading about you all talking about using cloth wipes, it dawns on me that I never thought about how people changed diapers back in the day before disposable wipes. Like, I obviously knew that pioneer babies wore cloth diapers right? Victorian babies, cloth diapers. Medieval babies, cloth diapers. Sure. I knew that. But I never thought about the wiping the baby's butt part. Just wasn't a thought that crossed my mind. Now I'm trying to think about how did nomadic people wipe baby butts? If they didn't have a permeant home site and a stack of cloth wipes did they use a handful of grass? Dip them in a river? Use their own hand? How did ancient nomadic people wipe butts!? I'm gonna be thinking about this all day.
Eta: we were given a hand me down wipe warmer at some point and I immediately put it in the give away box. Life with baby is complicated enough, I didn't see any reason to add an extra step.
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My cousin has told me she’s got boxes of clothes to give me when I see her next month. They’re going in the basement until I get the nursery furniture set up.
I'm in similar shoes as you, and this is my second. We've done nothing so far to prepare for this baby and we've been so busy just living in the now trying to get through each day/week I haven't acknowledged much of what is to come. We're definitely excited and I'm thrilled I'm feeling better now than first tri, but everything is on the back burner.
I would wash, and stick in a drawer or wherever for now, until you have room ready. And sort by size.
DH: 32
Married 7/18/15
1st born at 35+4 on 6/6/16
Team green turned BLUE!
2nd born at 38+6 on 8/30/18
Team green turned PINK!
Due with #3 on 6/6/20 Team Green
bfp#1-10/29/12,EDD: 7/3/13. nothing found @ 1st u/s, natural mc 12/10/12. "Bean"
bfp#2-5/10/13! EDD: 1/18/14. "Peanut" Arrived 1/13/14. Diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis
bfp#3- 9/26/14. EDD: 5/7/15. no heartbeat found @ 1st u/s, natural mc 10/23/14. "Little Bug"
**Psalm 139:16**
@magnolia209 we have done nothing for this kid, and likely won’t for a while. When I was pregnant with DD I bought a lot of gender neutral clothes before I knew her sex. She has so many clothes, and people bought tons of stuff for my sister’s baby, so between us we are completely covered. The nursery won’t be built for another year (we’re currently in a 2 bedroom) and this baby will sleep in a pack n play until then, so other than choosing a name I really don’t feel like there is anything to do at all.
I'll be talking with my midwife and whomever more about it this time and hopefully will get it donated this time around. The pro of donating it is that someone else pays to store it. The con of donating is that someone else might use it. The gamble is the one you hope you'll never need it and two if you do, that someone didn't match and use it before you. But if someone else does use it, it's not like that's an absolute terrible thing. I mean if you couldn't afford to bank it anyhow, it would have just been thrown away. Better to have someone else benefit from it even if you can't. That's how I see it anyhow.
I’m feeling really stressed and guilty lately. I know I’m not taking care of myself the way I should be. I have yet to start exercising. I’m still so exhausted that all I can do after work is lay on the couch. I’m trying to start eating more healthy now that I’m hungry again but dinners are tough bc I’m so tired. I also have had issues with gum disease in the past (stupid genes) and I’m not keeping up on flossing like I need to be bc it makes me gag. All in all I sort of feel like I’m failing at pregnancy
I’m also feeling very not pulled together with this whole pregnancy thing - as you can tell from my previous posts! But, I keep telling myself - just 1 day at a time. All we can do is try to do our best. Sometimes that means laying on the couch....but I hear you. I’m struggling too.
This time around I'm doing a lot better because I'm not as sick. My diet's better but nothing to blog about. I'm still only hitting about 50% with my prenatals. I'm not "exerciseing" on account of I don't do that, but I am able to move/stay active. (Toddlers make excellent drill instructors.) I had some serious mobility issues last time that I'm hoping to avoid this time. Although I think last time the baby was sitting on a nerve or something (I don't even know if that's actually a thing, but it sure felt like it.)
Many women just try to survive pregnancy. Just do what you can do and try not to stress.
When/if you feel up to it, you don't have to do anything hardcore exercise wise, especially if you weren't before. Going for a walk or a swim is great! Just something to keep your body moving, you know?
A shorter answer- I guarantee you aren't the only one not exercising. I guarantee you aren't the only one that's hit or miss with their diet. Trust me.
P.s. I almost never floss. But I do have a cool water jet flosser thing that I really like when I do floss. I think it's fun to use.
My husband built a gym in our garage and has been rocking his exercise routine. I was going to join him last night, but apparently I didn’t hear that he wanted to work out in the morning instead, because after digging my sports bra out from the bottom of my dresser, he came upstairs and I was dressed in gym clothes and he said “what are you doing? Babe, I’m going to bed!” So, I stripped those clothes off and went to bed instead! So, darned if you do, darned if you don’t! Maybe I’ll work out “tomorrow”!
@magnolia209 it’s very common to have nothing at this stage. You’ll get there and you have tons and tons of time. Honestly, I don’t see buying anything soon. I’m just not there yet.
no idea donating was an option, very cool. I think I’ll be encouraging friends and family that way in the future. Aanndd I need to get researching.
We would want to keep it, the stem cells could benefit DD down the road if they are not affected w cf. The research and science in the CF world is making huge leaps and bounds. A legit cure isn’t far off, but DD’s particular strain will take the longest to come. Cord blood could help keep her going long enough for them to save her too.
bfp#1-10/29/12,EDD: 7/3/13. nothing found @ 1st u/s, natural mc 12/10/12. "Bean"
bfp#2-5/10/13! EDD: 1/18/14. "Peanut" Arrived 1/13/14. Diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis
bfp#3- 9/26/14. EDD: 5/7/15. no heartbeat found @ 1st u/s, natural mc 10/23/14. "Little Bug"
**Psalm 139:16**
Did you want to save the cord blood for your baby or just donate?
bfp#1-10/29/12,EDD: 7/3/13. nothing found @ 1st u/s, natural mc 12/10/12. "Bean"
bfp#2-5/10/13! EDD: 1/18/14. "Peanut" Arrived 1/13/14. Diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis
bfp#3- 9/26/14. EDD: 5/7/15. no heartbeat found @ 1st u/s, natural mc 10/23/14. "Little Bug"
**Psalm 139:16**
@ashh2018 I just started feeling better last week. I’ve been going to yoga once a week but hope to start taking the dogs for longer walks soon. Poor things were getting the short end of the stick for awhile. Basically, we were in survival mode. Just try to do the best you can but ultimately you need to listen to your body.
Either way, I will start doing squats today, because they're the best ever for pregnancy. And maybe get back to 10-15 min of yoga even twice a week.
We didn't donate cord blood because my preemie needed all of his blood. If we had CF to worry about, I might do it. Otherwise, I'm in the school of thought that I want the placenta and cord to drain fully into baby.
DH: 32
Married 7/18/15
1st born at 35+4 on 6/6/16
Team green turned BLUE!
2nd born at 38+6 on 8/30/18
Team green turned PINK!
Due with #3 on 6/6/20 Team Green
Banking cord blood to be used later is expensive, and right now there are only a couple very, very rare conditions that can benefit from cord blood. Most of the "benefit" of banking the cord blood is based on the assumption that there will continue to be more research and breakthroughs, and by the time you need it the cord blood could benefit hundreds of more common conditions, but this simply isn't reality yet. It's a big gamble with your money.
However, with one child with a genetic condition like cf i'd be pretty likely to pay to bank the cord blood, and take that gamble that it might be useful down the road.
In your specific case where you already have a child that could benefit from a sibling's cord blood, it sounds like saving it privately would be a wonderful idea! I hope it doesn't end up being too complicated or costly!!
MMC 8/5/15 at 8 weeks
DS born 9/13/16
BFP 1/13/18 - EDD 9/20/18 - It's a boy!
I’m also toying with IF someone offers to host a shower offer in lue of gifts to donate towards this... since we literally pretty much only need clothes (I didn’t keep anything from dd besides sentimentals) and I have both a niece and nephew under a year old currently that will share handmedowns.
It may be tacky, but it’d be the real need, and people around here don’t care too much about etiquette anyways.
bfp#1-10/29/12,EDD: 7/3/13. nothing found @ 1st u/s, natural mc 12/10/12. "Bean"
bfp#2-5/10/13! EDD: 1/18/14. "Peanut" Arrived 1/13/14. Diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis
bfp#3- 9/26/14. EDD: 5/7/15. no heartbeat found @ 1st u/s, natural mc 10/23/14. "Little Bug"
**Psalm 139:16**
DH: 32
Married 7/18/15
1st born at 35+4 on 6/6/16
Team green turned BLUE!
2nd born at 38+6 on 8/30/18
Team green turned PINK!
Due with #3 on 6/6/20 Team Green
I dont have a wipe warmer. Honestly, if Baby needs a diaper change in the middle of the night it’s because they’re already screaming, a cold wipe doesn’t make a screaming situation any worse than it already is! It’s not like you’ll often be changing a quiet happy baby and worried a wipe will set them off, in my experience!
Daughter #2 - Oct 2014
Daughter #3 - Nov 2016
Baby #4 - Sept 2018
DH: 32
Married 7/18/15
1st born at 35+4 on 6/6/16
Team green turned BLUE!
2nd born at 38+6 on 8/30/18
Team green turned PINK!
Due with #3 on 6/6/20 Team Green
Eta: we were given a hand me down wipe warmer at some point and I immediately put it in the give away box. Life with baby is complicated enough, I didn't see any reason to add an extra step.