Registering a baby

So after the eventful climax of pregnancy... Labour and birth, as a mother you are on cloud 9 cooing over your new baby and enjoying them. You tend to forget things with baby brain and all that. At the hospital they make a point of giving you leaflets about things such as baby registration (well they did me) just that you don't forget the information of that you have 6 weeks to register your baby. Obviously all being exciting you want to make your baby official and legal.   I did. A week after I went to get Bella registered and got told they had already reached their capacity this happened 3 times! The doors are open 9-15:00 

After the first time I was told to get there at half 8 so the second time we did then got told to be there at half 7 to que!! Hour and half before the doors opened the third time we got turned away again!  Bella was a month old before we got her registered. And that only happened because my sister found out that they had appointments just opened on a sayirday and she grabbed the last one. This is after someone earlier that day told has they were thinking about opening it on a Saturday so we were lied to first off!!

This I find disgraceful. They really need to make improvements in my area a lot of babie are born and they should be able to deal with it. Without that appointment it could have carried on for the 6 weeks and then I would have been fined. I don't know what it is like in other areas but in borough its a bit poor. 

I wrote this post to let people know

Who have gone through the same experience your not alone! This has happened to quite a few people.  

And I hope those who are having a baby can register their baby without any trouble :) 

LotsOfLove 

Beth...xxx

Welcome Bella Mai Price...

Hi everyone:) I hope all had a great Christmas and a very happy new year! 

As You all may know, some of you may not, Bella was born on Friday 19th December at 4:15am weighing 7lb 2oz. 

We are all so in love with our new little arrivial and have enjoyed these first 2 weeks of getting to know her! She is a beautiful little baby girl who has brought us so much joy and happiness.

 

I had a fairly straight forward labour and delivery. Bella had gone over due by a week and I had gone up the hospital on the 18th and got my induction date for Saturday 20th December. Throughout the day of the 18th I started getting pains though I thought nothing of it and passed them off as braxton hicks contractions. They was not getting stronger not closer together. I went to bed that night as normal. I eventually a woke in some great pain at about half 11 though still not thinking much of it, yes it was painful but I didn't thinking that painful to be that far progressed in labour, I thought I would only be about 2cm dialated, so I stayed at home and had a hot bath ect. Eventually Tommy convinced me to go to hospital and away we were, arriving there at 2 am I was examined and told I was 4cm and in established labour, I was then handed the gas & air. This is when Tommy thought it be a good idea to take this selfie... 

 

From this point I progressed really quickly and within 2 hours and 15 mins of arriving into hospital I was fully dialated and pushing our beautiful girl into the world, adding to our wonderful little family.

Ava is also enjoying her new baby sister, though we had some trouble at the start ( I will be writing about in a separate blog post) she is hopefully through the worst of the adapting stage and is now enjoying her new sister to the fullest. She helps me feed and change and settle Bella she loves it!  It's beautiful to see them two together and beautiful to see how much Ava loves her and wants to protect her new baby sister. 

Bella is now 16 Days old so just over 2 weeks, we have enjoyed a lovely Christmas and new year with her. We have also enjoyed getting to know our be little addition and settling her into her own little routine we look forward to watching her grow and just simply enjoying our lovely little new born 

I hope you have all enjoyed meeting Bella Mai....

Lots Of Love 

Beth...xxx

Sorry for my little break...

Hi everyone :) 

I have recently had to take a little break from blogging.. I've had so much going on. From adapting back to Essex life, Ava's birthday, Christmas and preparing for Bella's birth. 

Now as things start to settle down, Ava's 3rd birthday has come and gone I have things sorted for Christmas and I'm pretty much settled back I can carry on with my weekly blog updates, maybe starting properly back New Years, but doing the bits I can at the moment. 

While I've been away Ava has turned 3!! She had a fabulous birthday and got spoilt rotten, it was safe to say she enjoyed her day.. We took her for a meal and bowling she got loads of present not just from us but from friends and family, I would like to say thank you to everyone Ava loves everything she got.  She is now a big girl of 3 and won't let us forget it reminding us everyday telling us when she see's little babies or little girls/boys. 

As mentioned earlier I have been preparing for Bellas birth.. You guessed it I still haven't had her! I am currently over due at 40+5 .. I have a content little baby in my belly:) I will tomorrow have some news. Fingers crossed. When I find out my date of induction we will then know when our little princess is going to make an appearance! :) 

Due to the fact I could be in hospital over Christmas I've had to make sure Christmas is sorted! Cards are done presents are all bought and wrapped and tagged for everyone! It's been a busy few weeks on that front but I have done it! And I'm relieved! Though I have enjoyed the Christmas rush feeling very Christmassy and festive. 

This is all to tell for now, hope you all enjoyed the little catch up! Once again I apologize for my lack of activity! I will try and update you all on news tomorrow! And now carrying on blogging! 

Lots Of Love 

Beth...xxx

36 Weeks Pregnancy Update

OMG 4 weeks left!! This pregnancy is deffo going fast! The excitement of my due date growing nearer is really taking over at tha moment and it's all hand on deck as final preparations are made for Bellas arrival :)

How pregnant are you? 

I'm 36 weeks :)

How many days until due date:

I only have 27 days till I'm due! 

Weight: I still have no idea ha ha

Pregnancy symptoms:  I was sick this morning! And I have back ache 

Stretch Marks: No more than last week! 

Cravings: My cravings have died down a little bit at the moment I'm just getting the urge to snack a lot! 

Movement: Bella is getting very active moving more during the day and not just in the evening! 

Gender: girl 

Sleep: sleeps okay at the moment but my hips are aching in the night due to spd 

Worst moment this week: This weeks been okayish just that I'm still waiting to wash bellas coming tights is frustrating! 

Best moment this week: Best moment this week was putting up Bellas Moses basket stand! I felt so proud of myself 

Nesting: I have been a bit more domestic this week! Getting on one about getting Bellas stuff sorted 

Labour signs: I've had a few tightenings and Bellas been pushing down 

Belly button in or out? In but it's rising! Ha ha 

Wedding rings on or off? Still on :)

Happy or moody most of the time: happy with a bit of moody! Ha ha 

Looking forward to: I'm looking forward to getting all my hospital bag sorted! 

Lots Of Love

Beth...xxx

35 Weeks Pregnancy Update

Sorry it's a day late! It's been and eventful week to say the least, but to you all following my pregnancy I want to keep you updated! 

How pregnant are you? 

I'm 35weeks +1 

How many days until due date:

I have 33 days until my due date! Not long! 

Weight: I still have no idea ha ha

Pregnancy symptoms:  I was sick yesterday morning for the first time, and my spd symptoms.

Stretch Marks: No more than last week! 

Cravings: Chocolate still! 

Movement: Bella is getting very active moving more during the day and not just in the evening! 

Gender: girl 

Sleep: sleeps okay at the moment :) 

Worst moment this week: For personal reasons I can't say the most worst moment this week! But loosing my belly bar has annoyed me! 

Best moment this week: Best moment this week was seeing how much stuff bella has! Washing her clothes.

Nesting: I have been a bit more domestic this week! Suppose you can say I'm nesting!

Labour signs: I've had a few tightenings 

Belly button in or out? In 

Wedding rings on or off? Still on :)

Happy or moody most of the time: happy with a bit of moody! Ha ha 

Looking forward to: I'm looking forward to cuddling my little girl when she's here :) 

Lots Of Love

Beth...xxx

34 Weeks Pregnancy Update

Here is my week 34 update! a fairly calm week to be honest, just the excitement of my birthday and the added excitement of the fact the birth of baby Bella is getting closer!! And I still need too pack my hospital bag!! shall be getting on that this week... Hope You Enjoy... 

Week 34!!!

34 Weeks pregnant

How pregnant are you? I am very pregnant at 34 weeks!!

How many days until due date: I have 41 Days till I am due! So excited!1

Weight: I don't know how much I weigh

Pregnancy symptoms: I have been diagnosed with SPD so i guess you could call it a pregnancy symptom along with back ache.  

Stretch Marks: My bump is currently filling out with stretch marks :) 

Cravings: I have been craving chocolate still and been  eating a lot of cheese and pickle sandwiches 

Movement: Bella is a little wriggler and has been moving a lot especially when it comes to the evening!

Gender: She is still a baby girl :)

Sleep: I have had disturbed sleep again but that is down to SPD. 

Worst moment this week: Worst moment this week is when I didn't sleep a wink, I woke up with the biggest mood on ever!

Best moment this week:  Best moment this week was getting answers to why I've been  so uncomfortable and getting the wheels in motion to get my SPD sorted it. 

Nesting: Could say I have been nesting buy having a little day of housework. 

Labour signs: I have had tightnings a couple times this week.

Belly button in or out: My belly button is still in.

Wedding rings on or off: My engagement ring is still well on my finger. 

Happy or moody most of the time: I believe my mood has been good this week apart from the odd moody day.

Looking forward to: Im looking forward to packing my hospital bag so exciting!!

Thats my weekly update thank you for reading! Hope you all enjoyed :) 

Lots of Love 
Beth...xxx

Pregnancy Clothing Dilemmas

I am sure many pregnant women out there will agree that dressing yourself during pregnancy can be difficult can be a nightmare especially if your on a budget. 

Magic of pregnancy

In some ways you can call pregnancy magic! The rate your bump grows is amazing, one minute you look a bit podged, you blink and the next thing you know you've got a great big stomach. I noticed this a lot when putting on items of clothing. I find I dig out a top and it will look really nice on, I will put it on a week later and it wont go over my ever growing bump! This can result in a breeze across my midriff, its a good job I notice and change my top before leaving the house! ha ha.  

My Wardrobe 

I have noticed that due to my uterus growing in size my wardrobe begun to shrink. This has made my outfits repetitive. More than the usual 'repetitive'. I tend to feel that I never look and different. The thing is with my partner being laid of work twice through my pregnancy we have been on a budget so I cant really go out and buy myself a new wardrobe. Thankfully my partner is now in consistent work.

Maternity Clothes

Alot of people may be saying why don't you buy some  nice new maternity clothes which should fit you the whole way through your pregnancy. The problem with this is that maternity wear is so expensive, over priced when you think about it. You don't even wear them for a year, apart from the few that continue to wear them after, in which I believe is a good idea. The problem is being on a budget, which a lot of parents are its just not possible to afford maternity wear especially when you already have children, you prefer to see clothes going to them. They also grow so quick at my little ones age  they need new clothes. Having a baby on the way you also need to buy new clothing plus prams and accessories which don't come cheap. Give me the question maternity clothes or things for the baby? I will say things for baby all the the time. 

Things bought for Ava and Bella

Katie

I owe a lot to Katie to be honest. She has helped me out so much during my pregnancy lending me items of clothing to see me through. including tops, leggings and even shoes to match! Thank you Katie!. 

The thing I've learnt is that you tend to make the most of what you have make as many outfits as you can out of the clothes that you own as when you live on a budget you don't have the option of new clothes. I think of my self as lucky as I have been privileged to borrow clothes off of Katie and they are things I'm able to put with different things to make different outfits. I don't want to complain about something like clothing as Baby Bella is totally worth it, and so what I am low on clothes, in the end I'm going to have a gorgeous little baby and that is all I can think about. 

Hope you enjoyed

Lots Of Love 

Beth...xxx

33 Weeks Pregnancy Update

Hi everyone :) its that time of week again that I love my pregnancy update! Im 33 weeks today and feeling really good today! this week has been a good week pregnancy wise, my only problems being is pelvic pain when walking :( on the whole tho feeling really well. 

How pregnant are you? I am currently 33 weeks pregnant today :) 

How many days until due date: I have 48 days til my due date, getting closer yay! :) 

Weight: I have not weighed myself so I currently don't know... Oops. 

Pregnancy symptoms: I haven't had many this week to be honest, just some back ache and pelvic pain and the constant trips to the loo!

Stretch Marks: I do have increasing stretch marks tho I cant see them as they underneath my bump! I have to rely on my partner to let me know!

Cravings: I am still craving burgers! saucy burgers! I have also had a growing craving for chocolate! 

Movement: My little princess has been moving a lot this week, she is having a little wriggle as I am writing this post!

Gender: My bubba is still a baby girl :) 

Sleep: Sleep started off well this week but the last couple nights I have been very uncomfortable :) 

Worst moment this week: I would say yesterday when I got back from school run was the hardest moment, as I was aching so much. 

Best moment this week: I would say my best moment this week was receiving all the personalised items for our new arrival and her coming home outfit!

Nesting: I have shown a couple more signs of nesting, tidying my bedroom very frequently , even when only a couple things are out. 

Labour signs: No labour signs this week, touch wood. Just a few achy pains in my bump. 

Belly button in or out? My belly button is currently in :) 

Wedding rings on or off? My engagement ring is still on :) 

Happy or moody most of the time: My moods have been up and down this week! Tho today I am very happy and hyper!

Looking forward to: Im looking forward the next month which is the last full month of being pregnant 

I would love to share with you all the new baby on board belly bar (maternity one) I have purchased this week off of Ebay I love it!!

Hope You all enjoyed the read!! Look forward to my next update! :) 

Lots Of Love 

Beth... xxx

32 Weeks Pregnancy Update

Hi, as you all you all know I have had an eventful week being taken into hospital with a UTI and early contractions. Luckily the contractions have stopped and I am glad to be back home with my family getting ready for our new arrival coming hopefully when shes supposed to come, fingers crossed!! I hope you all enjoy my 32 week update:) 

How pregnant are you? I am currently 32 weeks pregnant.

How many days until due date: I have 55 days until my due date!!

Weight: I don't know how much I weigh this week but feels like a lot!!

Pregnancy symptoms: I have back ache, tiredness, pain in pelvis and lower bump.

Stretch Marks: I have stretch marks creeping up my bump each week!!

Cravings: I have been craving a burger and chocolate I just cant get enough!!

Movement: Bella does not stop moving bless her! she wriggles a lot and i love it tho there was a day this week she was feeling a bit lazy!

Gender: As I said last week I am expecting a little girl.

Sleep: I have slept a lot better this week tho I am finding it hard in the morning with getting up!

Worst moment this week: My worst moment this week was being taken into hospital this week, I'm glad to be  home now. 

Best moment this week: My best moment this week is having my little girl  Ava cuddle and kiss my bump she is in love with her baby sister already!!

Nesting: I have not shown many signs of nesting this week as I have been feeling a bit run down this week. 

Labour signs: I was having contractions in hospital but luckily they stopped so I'm now taking things easy tho I have pelvic ache and a pain in the bottom of my bump and struggling to walk.

Belly button in or out? My belly button is still in.

Wedding rings on or off? My engagement ring is still firmly on my finger :)

Happy or moody most of the time: I have been quite happy this week considering all I have been through.

Looking forward to: Im Looking forward for all the new little bits I have ordered for baby coming as this last minute baby preparing gets me so excited to see our little bundle of joy :)

Love Beth x