my pregnancy must haves and choice of hospital care!

hi all and thanks for staying tunned! here is the must awaited details of my pregnancy must haves and choice of care details…i have promised and now i have delivered! i only know from my experiance so every one is different.. To start with my pregnancy was a great suprise so i didnt have any time to prep my body,so the first thing i did besides confirm my pregnancy with my gp was get some good pregnancy tablets! You should take folic acid tablets before you fall pregnant but some people like me have to wait to they hear the news.. so i decided to take blackmores pregnancy and breastfeeding gold!!!! it has your folic acid and multivitimins,so you and baby are feeling healthy! i feel confident that im giving me and my baby the best i can… on the bottle it says to start taking before you concive so all you ladies wanting a baby get them into ya!

pick a good book,my choice was what to expect when your expecting!!!! this is a great book it has absolutly everything in it,from trying to concive,every month it includes what you should be doing at your doctors appts and development of your baby and things you will be experiancing and what you might be worried about..it has been my bible…it also has a section of breastfeeding the hospital,and when baby comes home.. i think its a must have..a forum on the computer!!!! i use maternal..go to google and type in pregnancy forums and the  choice is yours!!! here is the site refrence for maternal…http://forum.maternal.com.au/index.php

good walking shoes.. this is important as walking can help labour,carry blood to the baby and keep you healthy..do it for you and your baby..in the first and last trimester this can prove to be a matter of motivation..so push yourself for 40 min a day…

second hand baby room ok maybe some people live like pigs so dont choose a nasty one… we didnt have heaps of money to throw on a babies room,but i really wanted a nice room for my babies first room,keeping in mind you can use it again for the other babies that will one day join the family.My mum knew a lovely ladie who had a great babies room and it was time for her little one to have a big kids room,she wasnt having another so she suggested we bought it from her…it was beautiful..see photos of babies room,its unisex in top condition and wont age with time..it included every thing from wall pictures to matching curtins and bed spred,a rocking chair and the list goes on…it was a great deal ..we also got our pram nd baby bath second hand!! there are  lts out there in top condition…buying it all new is a very costly thing…i got thinking how do other mums like me find babies room second hand? cheak your fourum..or trading post also get on the net ebay has lots of stuff.. and places do cheap curtins etc just dont spend to much,because in two years baby will want a big kids room!!!! then baby #two can have the old one…

maternity clothes…eeewww i was lucky i had a really trendy sis in law who pasted down hers!!! so no money spent !! the things i did buy were maternity bras,my bobs were growing at such a fast pace i needed somthing with room that i can wrere in preganacy and when baby comes! bras and things were great and knew what to do and suggest..I bought heaps of track suit pants being winter and all..

storage vac bags..well i got some to put matenity clothes in for next time!!! keeps everything neat and tidy..

hair dye no thanks..many mums to be still dye there hair but i i didnt! i decided i would much prefer regrowth then worry the dye had hurt baby!!!! yep i feel yucky but not long to go and i can do what i want…i chose a make up that had sunscreen and more natural ingrediants but still had great coverage!!! ask the ladie at the counter she is  there to help you with your questions..i choise ella bache!! you can get it from david jones or ella bache stores!!!! it lasts for months so its a good price!!!!  perfum i still use but some sweet sents make me sick! i spray the perfum on my clothes not my skin!! i  wash my hair and use body gel..all regular stuff!!!

strech mark cream yes the worrie of strech marks!!! i use palmers strech mark cream it has a picture of a pregnant ladie on the bottle! it has been proven that if your ment to get them you will anyway no matter how much cream you use!! but i wanted to try and provent them and its worked so far! one bottle lastes a few months and it feels great and helps reduce that itchy strechy skin!!!

my choice of care I decide to use a midwive birthing center! most places have them, in my case it was a public hospital! its free so no complants and has great feed back!!! with the center its a natural approch to birth,so it has baths and balls and plenty of room for all your moving and postioning! they dont administer epidural,but will support your choice of pain relief! you have to book in with them asap or when you find out your pregnant! as they only take a few ladies  a month as rooms are limited..yep you get your own room!!! great for public!!! your gp will need to give you a referal and the midwives will see you from 14 weeks so you can say buy to your gp after 14 weeks!! i was so happy with this because i wanted to be going to place my baby was going to be born it got me used to the place,and my partner!!!! you get to know your midwives as they look after your appts so there is no strange face at the birth…you can only use the center if your a low risk pregnancy!! we are so happy with our choice we feel happy and confident we have made the right one, it takes a lot stress and worrie of…now we can enjoy and wait……………

classes we have started our class at 30 weeks ,so its fresh in your mind!!! your hospital will give you info on this,its great and fun you meat people and when the classes start you know you are on your way!!!!! im also doing a breast feeding class just yo get a bit of understanding of how to do it!!! hospitals have lots of classes so make sure to get  a list of the ones they have!!

baby shower ill be 32 weeks and its a good time to have the shower at this stage ,,get a family member or friend do do this for you…it gives you somthing to be heaps excited about and look faward too,i cant wait to have mine my sisters and mum have done this for me!!! ill have lots a pics and a blog of the day…..so a big thanks to emma and clair xxxoxooxoxo and mum for her helping hand