Yes it is, I had implantation bleeding at 5 weeks x
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When did you or when are you planning to start building things like the pram, next to me, furniture etc?
We got our travel system delivered around 21 weeks and I wanted to have a push and see if it was all ok and worked so we set it up there and then
Moses basket for downstairs about 35 weeks, next 2 me I wish we did sooner because I ended up having her 4 weeks early. And bits of furniture just towards the end. I think anything past 30 weeks is a good enough time because you never know what might happen !
I’m 30 weeks and haven’t even ordered pram, cot etc 
In my defence we were planning and paying for our wedding so now that’s done I have the mental capacity and space in the house for baby stuff.
My friend had her baby very early though, which I know is rare but that’s like a rocket up my a to get organised in the next few weeks just in case. Guaranteed I’ll go over and be sat here at 42 weeks with nothing to do fuming
In my defence we were planning and paying for our wedding so now that’s done I have the mental capacity and space in the house for baby stuff.My friend had her baby very early though, which I know is rare but that’s like a rocket up my a to get organised in the next few weeks just in case. Guaranteed I’ll go over and be sat here at 42 weeks with nothing to do fuming
oh thank you so much! I always thought that implantation happened in the first week after ovulation.
This post and the replies and suggestions are so helpful! I'm very early in pregnancy but I'm a Project Manager and have started thinking already about what we're going to need and budgeting for everything so this is really useful!Also feel free to use my list
I have a friend who has a couple of things that she's never used or had duplicates off so I've started a list anyway to keep on track!
In contrast, has anyone bought items that they really didn't need in the end that they'd recommend not bothering to spend money on?
Went in for my induction today to find out I’m already 2-3cm dilated! Midwife given me an almighty sweep and sending me on my way to wait for my waters breaking. Fingers crossed it’s not going to be long (with my first I went into labour 12hrs after sweep)
Ahhhh good luck
Swaddles! I bought a few of the love to dream ones, and a couple of packs of the silent night ones and just hate using them. Complete waste of money for us. Should have just got a few sleeping bags which we’ve ended up buying since he was born anyway. So I’d say wait and see what works for you and your baby once they’re here before buying more than 1. Amazon will deliver the next day anyway if you find they work for you!
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Good luck! How exciting
Ahhh! Good luck! Hope everything goes well and quickly for you. Baby snuggles soon!
Oh also white noise machines... my oldest has a Tonies Box and we've bought one for the new baby, you can buy a white noise cat for that which we've got but also other things like nature sounds etc. Deffo more of a splurge but something to use even when they get older, my oldest uses his for stories and songs every single day and is obsessed with it
We’ve been looking at these! Do you have any recommendations for good stories etc? Mr R’s sister got one for Xmas and she loves it - but she’s severely autistic and 14 so her needs for stories and songs are very different to Baby R’s
Ah yeah, they are so good you know. For stories we love Paddington, James and the Giant Peach and Peter Rabbit. They don't have any songs in amd are fairly long. Then for songs ones we have all the lullaby type ones and the Disney baby lullabies is really nice. I am.also obsessed personally with the nature sounds, it's a green cat, I think it's so relaxing if you're into that sort of thing hahaha.We’ve been looking at these! Do you have any recommendations for good stories etc? Mr R’s sister got one for Xmas and she loves it - but she’s severely autistic and 14 so her needs for stories and songs are very different to Baby R’s
Our new baby has a nightlight it's like a big sheep that sits on top, haven't tried that yet so cant comment but think it's a dead good idea, it's like 90 mins of music and a nightlight which is fab
Thank you! Grandparents keep asking what they can get him so im going to suggest a tonie box and then they can keep buying the things for the top
We have tonies and love it. I was looking at the night light sheep yesterday, have you tried that? The demo didn’t work. I’d gone into Mamas and Papas for the first time - wow! That place is a licence to print money. £600 for a cot
They did have the cutest clothes with tiny little turtles but £15 for one button up baby grow.ETA: just seen you got the sheep!
I’ve said this before but we were given a lot of bath products we could never use due to sensitive skin. You don’t need bath products in the first weeks so I wouldn’t rush to buy any personally.
I’d also say, similar to raspberry, anything big multi pack. You don’t need 4 of the same dummy or 6 of the same bottle until you know baby is comfortable with them. I appreciate it can be cheaper but not if baby doesn’t like.
Don’t get sucked in to expensive = best for baby. It’s not true as a general rule. Water wipes for instance are so wet, Aldi’s extra sensitive are better imo. Pampers are good but not 5x better than supermarket nappies once you find the right fit for your baby..
As above don’t buy hugely expensive bedroom furniture unless you really want to. My LO wouldn’t go into the cot, we co-slept and though supposedly converting to a cot bed up to 6yrs old they’d grown out of that by 3 despite being small. They probably got 2-3 mths from it all told. Small wardrobes are quickly outgrown too, adult size will see you through.
Babies don’t need shoes. Soft warm booties yes but shoes, no. Zip up baby grows are way easier than buttons & ones that go over the head are a pain imo.
All in all you don’t need everything all at once before baby arrives. I know it’s part of the prep but they won’t use their nursery until at least 6mths. Most things can be sourced next day delivery.
Of course if you’ve got the resources, indulge yourself, it’s fun, but just don’t feel financially pressured. You’ll not find yourself in a situation where you don’t have a ‘must have’ and can’t get it tomorrow as long as you have something to wear, somewhere to sleep, something to eat, a thermometer, bath thermometer & calpol pretty much.
All of that said, to contradict myself - do what’s best for you. Every mum and baby is individual. If you’re more comfortable with half of Boots at the ready, go for it because feeling mentally prepared is priceless.
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Depending her capabilities you could look at the national geographic ones.Mr R’s sister got one for Xmas and she loves it - but she’s severely autistic and 14 so her needs for stories and songs are very different to Baby R’s
You can also get ‘creatives’ where you upload your own content. I convert YouTube files to mp3 and use them.
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Oh! We have a tonies box I didn’t even think about this.
I have that second one saved actually. They get great reviews, think I'll go for it.
Re the list, not necessary but something that's nice for baby I never thought to have is black and white baby sensory cards or soft fold out thingy. I didn't realise how early on they could engage with stuff like that.
Biggest splurge and best buy was a totter and tumble mat but not until they're a bit bigger.
Totally random but one of the best things I got around the time of baby though not strictly baby related was a Bissel spot cleaner. Can be used on projectile poop and vom, spills and accidents on the sofa, carpet/rugs, mattress, pram, car seat, pen marks, potty training accidents etc - Used it so much.
Second @littlepup on the bath stuff! We’ve been given endless bottles of the stuff and talc etc as people tend to add it as a little extra with their gifts or do you a bag/hamper of nappies and bath bits. We could try every brand out there from the stuff we’ve been given but 90% will end up going in the food bank because Mr R has extremely sensitive skin so we’ll be sticking with Aveeno because that’s all that works for him and I won’t risk Johnson’s etc on baby. We also got given loads of pampers but Tesco nappies have been perfect for us so far and they’re only something like £1.80 for 50 at this size. But don’t buy loads until you know they fit. Baby R is long and skinny, if he was a chunk I’m not sure they’d fit as well. I bought thousands of nappy bags too but we’ve barely even used them unless we’ve been out because we just fill a bag before throwing it rather than doing 1 at a time so only use about 1 bag a day at home.
I’ve been looking at a black&white/ colourful play mat rather than the aesthetically pleasing fluffy round ones that seem to be about now.
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