I’ve had horrid indigestion all day. Went out for dinner last night and probably overdid the portion control but it wasn’t particularly rich or spicy. I actually had a couple of Rennies earlier because it was bothering me so much, and I absolutely hate the texture of Rennies.
@ahtisyourself we went to a pram superstore place that probably sold every single type on the market. We had a type in mind (all terrain) and asked to see the Mamas & Papas Ocarro then asked to see any other all terrain system they recommended (it’s an independent place). Won’t lie, the all terrain ones are heavy, we just decided it might work best for the various places we will go. They had lots of systems that reckoned they were designed for city/urban life etc. as well. So, we got all of the all terrain ones demonstrated to us then went back round them and had a go ourselves at changing the things over and collapsing it, rebuilding it and pushing it around the shop. We of course have settled on a brutally expensive one that only came out this year so isn’t available second hand yet (Maxi-Cosi Fame). Typical. I did have a ‘I am overwhelmed and I don’t know what I’m doing here’ meltdown in the shop but we were browsing by ourselves initially and as soon as we spoke to an assistant I got over myself. They were not remotely pushy in there either.
I had decided a hi-lo chair was going to be a godsend and was eyeing up the Mamas and Papas Eno, which is crazy money at £350 but is supposed to last in various shapes for years and if we buy the pram we like from Mamas and Papas we will actually get money off other items in there so it would make the Eno affordable. But my sister in law had said to MrDragName that weaning and introducing food was a very messy business and they quickly sold their fancy chair for the Ikea £13 all plastic thing that can be fully wiped cleaned as she has memories of hours spent scrubbing the fabric parts of their old high chair. This has got me thinking. What I wanted was:
-something suitable from birth and onwards (I feel better about expensive purchases if they are at least designed to be used for years, even though there’s a risk my son will hate whatever we get)
-something he can recline in both on the floor and higher up in the hope he can be part of our mealtimes/knock about in the kitchen with me safely/have something to be in in the front room that’s not just a Moses basket or bassinet or play mat.
-something that will become a high chair for feeding in future years. Some models even convert to a little play table and chair to last even longer which is cool but not as necessary.
Now I’m wondering if this is daft. Happy to get a total wipe clean high chair, but what can I stick the boy wonder in from birth/early weeks that will allow him to be close to me whilst I’m doing stuff but not necessarily in a carry/papoose thing? Any thoughts? Am I kidding myself that I will ever get to eat my dinner with two hands and without a child on me? Haha.
I’m really trying to enjoy pregnancy as we don’t even know if we’ll have another yet (and if we do it’ll have to be starting to try again straight after this one because I am almost 39 as it is!) but I’m always so worried
I also feel (for no reason at all) that every time we get a baby thing or get more stuff given to us by my brother as they’re finished with babies, I’m somehow tempting fate? I think I rail so hard against the “it won’t happen to me” or like “it happens to so few women/babies” idea that instead I think every bad thing that *could* happen to me or to baby probably will happen
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They were a un-putdown-able velcro baby from day one so had I have waited I may not have bothered. Definitely think it's good to do the research before they arrive and you have the time but if it's not something you need from birth, hold off buying. Also you don't waste your warranty period that way for electrical stuff.
first trimester I was just tired, the most tired I’ve ever felt!
