Build-a-bear birthday

So i have heard that on their birthday, kids get a bear for the price of their age. Is it only a select bear? Or are there other bears you can get? Does it have to be exactly on their birthday to get the price? Do you have to show proof of their birthday? Curious as i feel the store would close early on LO's birthday as it is a major holiday

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When I got my son's bear I think there was a choice of 2 or 3 bears only. And I believe it just has to be in their birthday month. They didn't ask me for any proof but I did take birth certificate just in case. Hope this helps.

Yeah it's within their birth month. Some stores do ask for proof i.e. birth certificate, some don't but you have to sign up on their website in advance. There was a couple to pick from last time I went and you don't get any accessories and that included. Think the bears are normally like £15.99 so a decent saving for an extra gift for them.

At the one near me it's only 1 bear and they don't check for the birthdate

We only had 1 choice of bear. But since it was for my 2 year old, I got her excited about select bear, diverted her attention, & she didn’t have any strong opinions. But I had braced myself for her to possibly be wanting a different one lol. Just during their bday month but they didn’t ask for proof where i went

Paid separate for the clothes

I did it for my daughters 1st birthday in sept and you just have to sign up to their club on the website enter the birthday and you pay the age so ovbs ours was £1 but needs to be within birthday month so we went at the start. Hope this helps x

And anything extra you have to pay for so we brought a T-shirt for it but couldn’t choose the bear we got a brown bear x

So far ive done one each year and its only 1 option the birthday bear and it can be any day within their birth month. Some ask for proof but essentially once you go you have an account and so you just always have to go that specific month

We’ve recently done one for my daughter’s 1st birthday. We only had 1 choice which was a brown bear with happy birthday on the feet. We paid extra for an outfit, shoes and a recording. But the bear itself was £1 x

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Anyone else up feeding their Bebe?

As above. Trying so hard to keep my eyes open

Is this normal??

I’m 29 weeks pregnant and having really aching legs and they’re all lumpy and swollen. Above the knee and behind the knee . Should I be worried ? My legs have never looked like this up until a few days ago. ??

Induction experience

I just wanted to share my experience with being induced as I wasn’t sure what to expect and thought it may help others.

I opted for the foley balloon which was inserted at 8am Saturday morning, I had to stay in hospital due to hypertension and protein urine however usually you can just go home once this has been done. The insertion of the balloon was not painful, was slightly uncomfortable as there was slight pressure. I actually found having the cervix checked prior to be worse (again not painful at this point just uncomfortable) The balloon had little effect and after having it removed I was still only 1cm. Removal also was pain free and hardly even noticeable.

I then had my first dose of the gel and definitely noticed a difference, I started experiencing period like cramps almost immediately however they were light and manageable. After 6 hours I had another cervix check and although my cervix was soft it was still only 1cm and was only open at the front. I had another dose of the gel and felt an increase in pressure and more intense cramping where I now required pain relief (codeine). After another 6 hours I had another cervix check and I had now dilated to 2-3cm however was still quite difficult to get all the way through so a third gel was recommended which I agreed to.

Almost immediately I noticed the difference and was in considerable pain, I had paracetamol and codeine however the contractions had now become intense and a lot closer together (around 3 minutes apart). After a couple of hours I had my last cervix check and was 4cm and taken down to the Labour ward to have my waters broken and an epidural.

I had been in my room for approx 20minutes when my waters broke by themselves and I was now 10cm and actively pushing…. There was no time for the epidural and my beautiful girl arrived into the world within 2 minutes of pushing.

All in all I would say the cramps/contractions were manageable up until the third gel where it became pretty unbearable however it was for a very short time a gas and air helped take the edge off. The worst part about any of it was actually the later cervix checks where after stimulating the cervix my contractions were at their most painful.

If I had to be induced again I would skip the balloon and opt for the gels immediately as thy had a quicker effect and I would have been out a lot sooner if I had done this to begin with.

One more thing, I’ve never believed when people say “you forget the pain once they’re here” but I can honestly say this is true. It’s been 4 days and I would do it all again in a heartbeat.

Anyone else experiencing this?

Gave birth (vagina) 5 days ago and yesterday morning and this morning getting lot of pain in my right bottom side and lower back

It’s my birthday tomorrow.

Ok so I am going to be 35 years young. I can’t believe how much this life has thrown at me but it’s okay I’m a survivor. I am truly blessed to be alive. 🥳🧁🎂 The only downside is I won’t be celebrating my birthday because my man can’t take me out. So many emotions right now.

Exercise 6 weeks after c section

What movement did people start to introduce? I won’t do anything too vigorous until I’ve seen the pelvic physio as I don’t want to compromise anything that may have been extremely weakened through pregnancy! But just wondering what types of classes/movement people started off with?