Due Oct-Dec 08??

[nicolejoy]

Smiles - congrats!! Were you hoping for a girl? Is this gonna be the first "girl grandbaby"?? I can't remember which way around it was!!

I booked to register at Tsan Yuk next Wednesday - about time! I'll be 20 weeks then...

And last night, hubby could feel the baby move for the first time!! It had been kicking really strongly and I didn't think he'd be able to feel it, but he could!! Crazy...

I wore the gunkiest clothes on the plane, just to make extra sure I'd be comfy... tracksuit and no bra Then of course we HAD to run into someone we knew! A friend from Hong Kong was on the same flight as us coming back from Heathrow!! I was sooo embarrassed...

 

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Nicole
I love your plane ride story...no where to hide!

Yes it's the first girl grandbaby for my parents. My MIL is so exicted as she only had boys and always wanted a girl! (bit scary when she refers to baby as 'our baby', not sure which bit she was involved in...).

Well done for booking into your hospital!

 

[karmah1]

Hi

I'm only 12 weeks (first baby and clueless), but when is the best time to start antenatal and hypnobirthing classes?

thanks

 

[nicolejoy]

I haven't thought about antenatal classes yet... I don't think I'll do them until I'm around 30 weeks though, but I'll see when I get in... I've gotta register at the hospital first!!

 

[PurpleFlower]

Haha! I have a friend that we've asked to be the godmother and she keeps refering to the baby as "our baby" too! :S

 

[ninahh]

i've finally arrived in germany. the long flight vas very uncomfortable. cx has new seats and i don't like them at all. anyway i am home with my family now and it was worth it. everyone is touching my belly all the time and hoping to feel the baby move, but no one can. when can you actually feel it from the outside???
i've decided against antenatal classes but will get a midwife who can explain everything to me and my husband. my boss referred her to me and says she is great. lets see...

 

[nicolejoy]

My hubby felt it ONCE the other day - I was only 19 weeks, but from what I've read, that's SUPER early and probably coz I'm still pretty small... and it was one of the HAARRDD kicks (my baby has "movements" and then only a couple of times a day, there's HARD kicks that can be felt from the outside)...

My hubby wants to feel the baby all the time now, but he only succeeded the other day... I've felt the baby from the outside a couple of times since then, but again, it's gotta be the hard kicks, not regular movements...

From stuff I read online, usually people can feel the baby from the outside between 22 and 26 weeks, depending on the size of the mother and how active the baby is and all that...

 

[AutoCAD]

Enjoy your time at home, Ninah! We've been able to feel the kicks on the outside for a few weeks now. Usually when I feel them, I'll lie really still and wait for more and then tell my husband where she's kicking. We've even seen my stomach move, which is still pretty weird!
I've started a first aid class (very helpful!) and am still planning on doing some antenatal classes over the summer at the Adventist. We're also moving along with buying supplies - the necessary ones and not just the stuff we'll need 6 - 12 months after birth!
Hope everyone is doing well. We should plan another dinner or lunch, or just even coffee one morning. Looking forward to hearing about how everyone is doing!

 

[mazamarie]

Hi everyone,

Been a while since I've been on here.

Had our 20 week scan last week. Very exciting. All is well and it was nice to finally have hubby there as his roster remained unchanged, very unusual !!! Got a dvd of the scan too which is very cool. I've already watched it again hahaha. We are not finding out what we are having and baby was kind enough not to be facing us to show us the goods/or not so to speak!! The doc also kindly hid it from us.

Babys kicks are getting stronger. Normally more intense about the time I want to go to sleep, going to be a night owl I think!! Haven't really been able to feel them from the outside yet though.

Picked up a cot today and hubby has put it up already. It's quite funny cause I keep walking into baby's room to look at it lol.

Hope everyone has a good week. Looking forward to catching up soon.

 

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Does anyone fancy meeting up for coffee/lunch/dinner next week - I've no idea how to start a new thread for this so hoping nicole or tash will do one..