Question…

Is naming a baby Amber cruel given she might come out with a shade of ginger hair? My son is strawberry blonde like I was as a child and mine darkened to auburn.

It’s our top pick but someone said this to me and I can’t shake it!

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Telling work you are pregnant

Hi everyone,
Sorry if this has been posted before but I couldn't find any similar posts when I searched.

I am wondering when you all told your employers that you were pregnant. I am currently only 6w but the morning sickness has hit me like an absolute tonne of bricks, and I simply cannot face going into the office. Luckily I can WFH, but that should only be 2 days a week.

I didn't want to tell them until the 12th week, but I obviously can't keep ringing in saying 'i am WFH today because I am not well', as they think I am messing about.

What did you do?

Thanks

Baby names

Me and my husband went for a scan yesterday and we’re having another baby girl ! and I have no idea what to call her with my first daughter I already knew what I was gonna call her before I got pregnant and now I’m completely lost I like matching names my husband does not he is also Slovakian so something that goes for both 🩷 ( my daughters name is Valentýna)
I have two names I really like, but my husband is not keen on them 🫣

Feeling really disheartened

I'm 38+3 and just had my last midwife appointment (planned C-section next week), but it wasn't my usual midwife it was her holiday cover, and I just felt like she was really unapproachable and not particularly friendly. I had loads of questions I wanted to ask but just didn't feel comfortable asking her and she barely asked me any questions so it didn't really open up any communication channel.

She was quite rough when feeling for baby and has been the only midwife to hurt me during this process, and she didn't even tell me how engaged baby was or anything. Does anyone know how long it takes for Badger to update as hoping to see on there?

The student midwife also said my urine was showing traces of nitrates and asked if she should send it off, and because the lady before also had nitrates she decided it was the sticks and no need to send it off. I had a Google after and see it's linked to UTI's, but she didn't even ask me any follow up questions like if it was uncomfortable peeing (which it is, but I assumed was linked to baby position).

I've honestly just left that appointment so sad and disappointed. One of the things I wanted to discuss was possible prenatal depression but I just couldn't bring myself to talk about it with her, and I won't see my normal midwife until after I've had the baby and that will likely be at my house with my husband and baby there, so it probably won't be something I can just bring up then either.

Sorry for the essay, just needed to get my feelings out

Rolling

My son just turnt 4 months and is not rolling yet any advice or could you tell me when you little one started rolling

Stressed

Anybody else feeling the stress of appointments ramping up?
28 weeks next week and I feel like there’s something everyday 😩
On top of work & last week of term before the summer holidays.
Just feels like a lot.

Rant over!

16 week home appointment

Hi there,
I’ve been waiting all day in the house for the midwife to attend to give results from my 12 week scan. All it says on Badger is that I have an appointment at midnight. When I rang the maternity services, they said ‘they don’t give a time you just wait’ so ‘anytime from 9-6:30pm’

Has anyone else experienced this ? Just waiting around….?