Finally Some Scan Pictures

posted by Jaitu at 07:59

Okay, these aren't of the best quality as they are digital scans of thermal prints.
These are from the twenty-ish week scan that was done back in January.

Update(Update):(The thumbnails should now open the correct images)

NCT First Meeting.

posted by Jaitu at 07:42

We attended our first NCT meeting last night. I think it would be fair to say that we were both a little nervous at the idea of meeting with a group of complete strangers to be taught about pregnancy, birth and looking after a newborn. I turns out there was no need to worry at all. The four other couples in the group are all around our ages and completely friendly. The group leader split us into expectant-Mums and Dads-to-be for a couple of exercises and both groups seemed to have a very good time of things.
The NCT (National Childbirth Trust) is not free but does allow you to meet a smaller group of local people in the same situation as yourself. We know of many people who used NCT in the past and are still in regular contact with the people they met there.

Purchased: Pram, Seat, Bag

posted by Jaitu at 07:53

Sticking resolutely to previous form I've left it too long since my last post and have decided to forget a lot of things I was going to write about.
So here is a quick update to maybe get things rolling again.

I posted a while ago some links to do with car seats. We had decided that we were going to fore go the infant carrier option and head straight for a fixed car seat that would see a child from birth to around 3-4 years. Our plans for this changed when we bought our pram. My wife has had her heart set on a Silver Cross for sometime (truth be told she really wanted an Emmaljunga Mondial but with our Fiat Punto and modest home that would have been an utterly ridiculous choice.)
When we found out that Mothercare had the Silver Cross 3D Pram System on sale the choice was pretty much made for us. As part of the deal the matching infant carrier seat was thrown in for free (saving us £100). Not only that but the pram actually fits in the boot of our car!

The pram came with a small changing bag which is ideal for when we'll go out for a walk or in the car but we really wanted a larger one that can be used to take everything that will be needed in hospital for the birth as well as whenever we visit friends and relatives in the future. We decided on a JuJuBe bag that we got at more than 30% off while at the Baby Show. The one we bought is nice and large and in colours that I don't object to carrying.