Sooo Archie was the name we’d chosen out for bump, but re-thinking now that it is probably going to prove to be extremely popular and I don’t think I can be dealing with “oh have you copied the royals” etc... 🤦🏻‍♀️
So we’re potentially back to the drawing board, looking for inspo, hit me with your boys names! Middle name is ideally going to be Edward, we already have Oscar William...

Has anyone slowly lost their waters? What does it feel like/what am I looking for? With my 1st I had to have my waters broken when I got to the hospital so don’t know how it feels for them to go alone.
The last day or so I keep feeling like I’m leaking something but nothing excessive, almost like a bit of discharge. I have been wearing like pantie liner ‘pads’, and they’re by no means becoming soaked 🤷🏻‍♀️

I’m hoping to breastfeed when my baby arrives, I’m making a ‘busy box’ for my 4 and a half year old, the intention/idea is that it comes out when I’m feeding in the hope to keep him entertained.

So far I have:
A puzzle
Couple of new stories
A where’s wally book
A magazine
An activity book
A colouring book - will buy some new pens to go with it
Buying some stickers too

Looking for any other ideas to stick in, which he won’t require too much help etc with, and won’t make mess with e.g. slime...

Maternity clothes

I haven’t brought much luckily, but I’m going to have to succumb to a pair of bottoms ideally jeans/jeggings so I can wear a top and not worry about my bum being on show through poor quality leggings. But I think I’ve ordered 5/6 pairs and they’ve all gone back because there’s just nothing to keep them up! The ‘jean’ part is really low rise and then because the bump band attached doesn’t have enough strength to hold them up they just fall down and I feel uncomfortable. I’ve or...

Has anybody done a gift from the baby for older siblings, when new baby arrives, if so what sort of thing did you buy, just something the older one was into at the time? Or something keepsake? Or...
planning to make a box/hamper type thing for when new baby’s home and I’m pinned down feeding etc that’s got things in he can entertain himself with.
Then he’s giving a gift to his baby brother which is the baby’s comforter which he chose and a t-shirt that says little brother. X

Has anyone got any apps they’d recommend downloading, or anything they’ve signed up for that’s worthwhile in pregnancy. I’m not remotely prepared for this baby, I haven’t picked up any bounty packs or anything like that this time, just have no time! X

Has anyone found any good Black Friday deals if you’re shopping for new babies? X

Any tips to boost your immune system? I’m only 7-8 weeks, but have woken up with 3 huge cold sores they look vile and are so painful, and tips to get rid of the cold sores quick, I usually put tea tree on them to dry them out but you’re not supposed to use essential oils 🤷🏻‍♀️ x

Does anyone have any tips for fatigue/tiredness, I’m only around 7 weeks, but I have a 3yo, who’s usually up at 6am, non stop with him until 3pm, then work 3 until 9pm as a manager in quite a pressured, mentally tiring job. I’m sure there are people working longer hours etc but I’m finding it really hard, my brain was mush for the last 2 hours of my shift I’m worried it’s going to get worse through the pregnancy and be sleeping less myself the bigger I get. X

I’m having what are like mild period type pains - which is normal in the early stage right? just found out I’m pregnant with my second, but my brain seems to have blacked out any memory of my 1st pregnancy 🤦🏻‍♀️
We’ve been trying for no. 2 for at least a year, I’m so worried something’s going to go wrong because we’ve wanted it for so long so almost doesn’t seem real, I need to shake it though else I’m in for a long tough 9 months. X