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Not for me babe but have fun!! X

Mich - I got the angel sounds by jumper from amazon $18 with two tubes of gel.. It doesnt have a microphone though so it is headphone based so if you are wanting to share it with your other half they will have to grab the headphones once you have found it.. i find it a godsend to be honest.. Im not obsessive about it but do it whenever Im having a wobble.. In the end you need to do what is right for you and what will keep you calm and if a doppler will do that then go for it.. Just make sure you are patient with finding the hb as sometimes they are hiding.. I used mine after 16 weeks when the mw picked up the hb on her doppler easily..

I am completely in love with this show and am gutted next week is the last one...

I cant offer any advice on if that class is ok but I know as a 21 week prego lady I seem to swell at a rapid rate in thsi heat and couldnt imagine anything worse than making myself hotter.. Maybe give yourself a week off as this weather isnt meant to last too long..

Tomatoes also help, sounds random I know but I have had some sunburns in my time and squeezing tomatoes over the affected area really helps to take the sting out.. Also obv aloe vera as everyone is suggesting. If quite bad put on a bean bag (or whatever soft), put the fan on direct and apply any moisturiser over and over again preferably in a spray bottle .. HOpe that helps..

Hi all, how we doing? How is everyone coping with the heat? I am swelling like a beachball!

Definitely

Really enjoyed myself xx

Jaws is coming too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xxx

Great advice ladies thanks.. I'll be copying and pasting this to the OH and saying we should stay put with the bee decision.. thanks!! x

Thank you Helen! It had not even entered my mind about a pram for the next one (I need to have this one first! haha) so thanks for your perspective, it helps.. x

me please!! Mike let me know when leaving home and I'll pop across and walk down to the edt with you xxx

Hi So I posted a while back about prams and after that discussion decided on the bugaboo bee.. Well it was suggested to me by my partner this morning (after she had a conversation at work) that we are better off getting something like an icandy/icherry as you can make it a double when you need to.. My question is - at what age do children stop using a pram? We dont plan to start trying again til this one will be 18 months old and it took us 7 months to achieve a successful pregnancy this time plus then you have the 9 months til its born.. Do you think we would be ok (if it roughly took the same amount of time) and just got a bugaboo board or do you think I have to relent from my position and consider a different pram? Thanks and Im hoping I wont have to bother you about prams again! xx

hahahaha or just a phone with enough battery to call 999!!

love you xx

Can I ask a quick question re hair - is anyone colouring their hair whilst pregnant? im almost 19 weeks and havent so far but things are getting a bit desperate but I dont want to if Im still at a stage where i shouldnt - any views? thanks

lucky you put this up, I had the 21st in my head for some reason and even told James that date!! whoops I'll be there.. Remind me which one it is? M - Jaws will have been out two nights running so may not make it, if she doesnt can I walk there and back with you? Is it possible to sit to eat at 8? x

Hi I just spoke to this nursery with a view to getting a tour and seeing what the waiting list time was and there are people from 2008 on the waiting list that they havent yet offered places to.. Does anyone have any experience with them as Im just wondering if I should still go on the list or just move my thoughts elsewhere? Im going to go and have a look around in July at their next open day but just wanted to get some views first.. thanks! x

thank you so much! What a minefield!! Again cheers.. J x

Hi Im now hearing there is a 3rd option - a childminder. I assumed a CM and a nanny were exactly the same but is it not? Are they substantially different in cost to a nanny does anyone know? Sorry for all the questions - thanks! x

HI This is something I would love to do.. My mum was not a stay at home mum, in fact worked and studied at night for a couple of nights and I always thought I'd like to stay at home when I had children. With number 1 on the way we are now thinking about this but living in London it is difficult to give up one's salary.. I am thinking of training as a child minder and saving on nursery costs for my child but also making enough to cover the gap by helping someone and looking after their child during the week. Its all just a thought / dream for me at the moment though.. we will need to see how we go..

this is a huge help thank you!

Hi Im hoping some experienced mums and dads can break it down for me in simple terms the cost of a nanny either 1:1 or a share situation please. We always thought we would do a nanny and with baby number 1 on the way we have been doing some research but it seems quite hard to find a figure of what it will cost once you have paid their tax etc etc.. We assumed that the person would be working for themselves so we wouldnt need to pay tax or holiday (that this would just be swept up in the hourly rate) but it seems we do so we are moving away from this option as it sounds a little complicated (hence why Im asking). I got a price from a local nursery which was ?925 pm for 4 days a week.. Does anyone know how the prices for a nanny stack up against this? The nursery we are looking at is the mother goose glendale or also the gumboots one in crystal palace road but am waiting on costs from them.. thanks so much Jules x

does anyone have any recs for the best kind of breastfeeding pillow for someone who has had a c-section? x

I saw this on Fb and I was so pleased!! congrats guys.. xx