PACKING THE HOSPITAL BAG

Here is a shorter hospital list:

For Mother
	Sleepwear
	Bathrobe
	Socks
	Slippers
	Maternity underwear
	Nursing bra
	Breast pads
	Change of clothes and comfortable shoes to wear home
	Toiletries, including toothbrush
	Hair band, if applicable
	Lip moisturizer
	Sanitary napkins
	Massage oils or lotions
	Breath mints and snacks
	Relaxation materials: books, magazines, music
	Eyeglasses, if applicable
	Cell phone and list of important phone numbers
For Coach
	Watch with a second hand to time contractions
	Camera/video camera and film/tape
	Toiletries, including toothbrush
	Change of clothes
	Snacks and reading material
	Dollar bills or change for vending machines
	Cell phone/prepaid phone card
	List of important phone numbers
For Baby
	Newborn diapers
	Receiving blankets
	Newborn clothes
	Socks or booties
	Infant hat
	Infant car seat

SIMPLIFYING MY LIFE

I need to simplify my life in next week. It's Friday and the house will be a mess the weekend so bugger this. next week I am going to simplify this Wendy house. It is not too small but it stays untidy.

I am going to try and be my creative self while being unemployed and MAKE things for the Wendy house that will make it more bearable for me to live in it. I am wondering who would be interested in reading about it but I guess there's a lot of people that would want to make cute home DIY things, right? My partner has to help me make the Wendy house livable in this month still. I have googled how to fix up a Wendy house and to make it cute inside buy nothing really came up that would help me.

 

WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?

 

 

I am thankful for my family and that my parents are still here with me.
I am thankful for my son who is such a character a 3 years old.
I am thankful for my tiny baby in me because I saw a picture of an angel baby yesterday and couldn't stop thinking about it.
I am thankful that my son can have both parents while growing up and
I am thankful that even though I don't have my own house I can keep in mind that we will be okay one day because my partner has a good job.

I was on Baby Centre and I saw this topic as a Journal entry and I thought to myself that everything seems so horribly dark - let's see what I can be grateful for.

MOOMIE AND MOM2BE

You are going to be so happy that you are going through my blog. This little bored homemaker is googling everything to do with babies and free stuff as usual. Guess what I found out today for all my South African readers (Sorry America and Taiwan friends). Subscribe to Mediclinic Baby and you get the cutest Pregnancy Journal for FREE. Subscribe to the South African Forum MOOMIES and you get FREE MOM2BE Samples. I have signed up for FREE shake samples too. Click here to request a free mom2B shake sample (Let me know when it is outdated. Join the Bennett's Mommy and Baby club and you get free Bennett's samples or go the this site and follow the links for your samples. If you have not received your sample in a month's time please call Nativa at 012 664 7110.

 

 

 

 

How To Get Free Samples by Mail (RSA and Overseas)  

Get a Ton of Free Samples in Your Mailbox

1. Google free samples in your country

2. Sign up for newsletters/forums where you get free stuff

3. Email your favourite companies and ask how to go about requesting free samples

4. Do surveys for samples or chances to win things eg. JUSTPLAY

5. You get Food samples, Baby samples, cosmetic samples, beauty samples

6. Sign yourself in for the sample and your family I DID!

 

What To Do With Your Free Samples

When you receive a free sample by mail my first suggestion to you is to rip it open and use it! While free samples can save you money, they're also a lot fun to receive and use right away.
If you find yourself overwhelmed with free samples you get in the mail or you've received one you just don't have a use for right now, I suggest that you put them away somewhere that you won't forget about them. This way you can pull them out as you need them.
I love to use my free samples when I travel. Tiny deodorants and free shampoo samples are some of my favorite free samples to take when I travel. They take up much less space and are often just the amount I need.
If you receive a free sample by mail that you don't have a use for then you can give it to friends or family or donate it to your local homeless shelter.

MEDI-CLINIC BABY

Medi-clinic baby programme is an exclusive programme that offers support to expectant parents and every mother and family with a new baby at a Medi-clinic hospital.

You can register on their website http://www.mediclinic.co.za/ to become part of the medi-clinic baby programme from 12 weeks of pregnancy.

As part of the Medi-clinic programme you will receive a pregnancy journal from your doctor's room or call client services. (I HAVE RECEIVED IT)

You receive weekly e-mails regarding baby's development during pregnancy and up to their third year (I haven't received any emails yet, and I've register before the end of last year)

You can call the Client services for a tour of the Maternity ward (DONE)

Ante natal classes (Extra costs)

Mother and baby bag with everything you might need for the first few days in hospital.

You get a medi-clinic baby beanie.

They can assist you with the first feeds and baths.

You can have then place a photo of your baby on their website.

You get a footprint certificate

They can help you with birth registration if you are married and have the same surname.

You get a celebration surprise.

Baby receives first immunizations against TB and polio in hospital, with a health card for future clinic visits.

24 hour helpline

 

Thank you for the reference Boepie Bliss

RIP OFFS

Have you ever bought anything and thought to yourself that this company just rips people off? How many people don't spend R150 for hair dye and never complain even if it is the biggest lad of nonsense. It's from the smallest thing to the biggest thing and every Rand adds up. How many sachets of milk haven't I thrown away because it gets sour after 1 day and has a funny taste. How many times haven't I coloured my hair and had to buy more and more dye because it fades so quickly or it doesn't take properly. The thing that has made me the most angry is I bought a Me-a-mama Ballerina pants for R399 and I washed it about 3 times and it looks like a rag. It's discoloured yet faded and totally disproportioned. I emailed me-a-mama and told them I want a refund. Today I decided no more just letting things go. Every year a person throws away thousand of rands in products. From now on if I am not satisfied I am going straight to the supplier. I think more people should do this.

 

24-25 WEEKS PREGGERZ

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

My Pregnancy:

Finally the weather is playing along with my poor pregnant body. I am suffering from heartburn and it seems like my bladder is not co-operating (TMI). I haven't been on Baby Centre in a while. I can't wait to find out what my friend Karin is carrying. I hope it's a boy so that she can have her pigeon pair. I want to call my baby Zane but will have to talk about it and come to a mutual agreement. I can maybe use it as a middle name. Baby is sitting extremely low compared to how I carried Corbynne. I finally got sherbet or something like it but it didn't satisfy my craving for sherbet.

This is my 2nd baby. I don't know why I feel so different. Here are my symptoms:
Peeing my pants little bits at a time
Extremely low kicks from baby into my bladder and vagina
Not nauseous but don't want to eat so I don't S-O confronted me about it
Chest pains
Bloody stuffy nose
Headaches
Heartburn and burning sensation in my stomach

WEIGHT GAIN SO FAR
23 October 2012 - 83kg
23 November 2012 - 77kg (Lost 6kg)
21 December 2012 - 77kg (Gained nothing)
9 January 2012 - 79kg (Gained 2kg)
14 February 2012 - 80kg (Gained 1 kg) Corbynne weighs 20kg

My Baby Centre Moments:

I read about the angel babies so far for my Birth Club on Baby Centre and I found one that really stuck a cord and I couldn't help but cry while reading it. Sierra Muse is in my prayers and she has a link after her post. March for Babies. If anybody is interested in viewing it or to donate please click here. Screen name - nursebrenda posted her baby angel on Baby Centre with photo's. At first I was shocked at seeing a baby angel but I felt grateful for how God has blessed me with a healthy pregnancy so far. Every kick and every heartbeat on a sonar makes me remember how incredibly blessed I am. I have read courageous stories so far. I stumbled upon a thread stating a new blog a mommy created and I found the one article too funny. The lady writes about what to expect when expecting and the topic is about how your body deforms. As to date my face and shoulders look horrible and I find myself becoming more and more revolting and ugly. You guys have to read it and see. She posted 2 photo's, 1 of pre-pregnancy and 1 of pregnancy.

Links to read if you are bored:
Mom that gave birth all alone at home
xx