MSE Pregnancy Club IV

elle_gee

Sorry, yes, I meant first baby

I think MFD was saying the other day she's been writing down all the tips - have you got them written down somewhere too? If baby brain hasn't got you yet, it soon will after reading all our ramblings!

elle_gee

skintchick wrote: »

Don;t suppose MA is going up as well? Does anyone know?

I didn't search for it, but isn't MA £117.18 per week now too? Would assume that it'll go up to the same as SMP/SPP too. Will see what I can find out...

And on the subject of weddings. I'm afraid I am the least MSE on here I think! Including the honeymoon ours cost about £24,000. My dress was just shy of £3,000 on its own and I spent £400 on my shoes and around £1,000 on my jewellery We had a lovely church wedding (we both go to church) and a gorgeous reception by the Thames at a private members' club and it was worth every penny. Oh yeah, and my parents paid! :T not for the honeymoon but for the rest of it. I'm a VERY lucky girl!

Sounds very bling! Where did you go on honeymoon?

astroming

elle_gee wrote: »

Sorry, yes, I meant first baby

I think MFD was saying the other day she's been writing down all the tips - have you got them written down somewhere too? If baby brain hasn't got you yet, it soon will after reading all our ramblings!

I think ive memorised a fair few but over the next few weeks ill trawl the thread and jot down all the good ones.

Ive been sky plussing all the baby stories and baby days from the discovery channel - does anyone else watch them. Im not normally so emotional but the home birth ones have me blubbing every time, i dont know how these woman do it so calmly, i think the midwives have a lot to do with it, mine dismissed the idea of a home birth really quickly when i asked how many they did these days. Not that i want one, but i'd love to use a birthing pool at the hospital, has anyone had any experience of these?

Sami_Bee

astroming wrote: »

I think ive memorised a fair few but over the next few weeks ill trawl the thread and jot down all the good ones.

Ive been sky plussing all the baby stories and baby days from the discovery channel - does anyone else watch them. Im not normally so emotional but the home birth ones have me blubbing every time, i dont know how these woman do it so calmly, i think the midwives have a lot to do with it, mine dismissed the idea of a home birth really quickly when i asked how many they did these days. Not that i want one, but i'd love to use a birthing pool at the hospital, has anyone had any experience of these?

I watch some, i used to watch the birthing ones alot in my 1st preg but as they are American i get annoyed with how they treat birth, I don't think I ever saw someone giving birth without being on a drip, whats that for?
I love watching "Jon & Kate plus 8" have you seen it? I have so much respect for kate, SAHM cooks them all proper healthy organic meals, I don't manage to cook proper meals everyday for my 1 child never mind 8!!

Ps. have you taken note of my excellent tip for putting 2 bottom sheets in the moses/crib/cot so you don't end up changing them in the middle of the night :cool:

elle_gee

Oh yeah, there's something I meant to ask... do you have to have the drip thing in the back of your hand, and is there an actual metal needle in it? Those things scare the life out of me!

I don't watch any of those programmes. We didn't have Sky/Virgin at home and I always forget OH has millions of channels and just stick to the ones I know! Will start watching when I feel less queasy!

astroming

Sami_Bee wrote: »

I watch some, i used to watch the birthing ones alot in my 1st preg but as they are American i get annoyed with how they treat birth, I don't think I ever saw someone giving birth without being on a drip, whats that for?
I love watching "Jon & Kate plus 8" have you seen it? I have so much respect for kate, SAHM cooks them all proper healthy organic meals, I don't manage to cook proper meals everyday for my 1 child never mind 8!!

Ps. have you taken note of my excellent tip for putting 2 bottom sheets in the moses/crib/cot so you don't end up changing them in the middle of the night :cool:

Yes i have actually, it makes perfect sense but i wouldnt of thought of it myself. I havent bought anything like that yet either. Are you supposed to have some kind of plastic sheet under all thse blankets etc so if they have an accident it doesnt ruin the actual mattress?

Ive not watched the jon&kate ones yet but i'll record those too. The American ones are funny, the women are soooooooooo groomed, the british ones are a bit more realistic, scraped back hair and sweat!

Triggles

elle - i didn't have an IV when I was in labour at all. It's more common practice in the states, really. And if it helps, when they put the IV in, it's with a needle, but once it's in the vein, the needle comes out and it's a flexible plasticy type of material that stays in your hand/vein.

Sami_Bee

Elle in the uk generally the only reasons to have a drip during birth are
*IV antibiotics if you have groupB strep or one of a few other infections
*a certain type of induction can involve a drip
*some other random reason i don't know!
Most people don't have a drip during labour in good old blighty :T
yes its a *holds back urge to faint* largish needle usually in back of hand *shudder* but as I say you shouldn't need one!

Astroming: my crib and cotbed mattresses are both covered in plastic anyway so I've never needed a waterproof sheet, I think most of the mattressess for cribs and moses b's are covered like that these days
soo true on the birth progs! :laugh:

elle_gee

Triggles wrote: »

elle - i didn't have an IV when I was in labour at all. It's more common practice in the states, really. And if it helps, when they put the IV in, it's with a needle, but once it's in the vein, the needle comes out and it's a flexible plasticy type of material that stays in your hand/vein.

It helps a lot, thankyou! I just got queasy at the thought! :rolleyes:

My problem with needles is that I daren't move (or breathe!) when they're in me as I'm afraid of them snapping and part of it being left in me. I have no idea where it comes from, but that's what I'm afraid of

Sami_Bee wrote:

yes its a *holds back urge to faint* largish needle usually in back of hand *shudder* but as I say you shouldn't need one!

You, on the other hand, are not helping! *shudder*

Sami_Bee

Sorry!
I HATE HATE HATE needles!!
I still have nightmares about having my teeth out when I was little and had a needle in my hand _pale_ Didn't help that they were told not to give me any gas as I share most of my sister's allergies and knock out gas is one of hers, plus they knew i was allergic to calpol as it was on the "allergies to drugs" thing
yep I bet you've guessed they gave me both gas and calpol :eek: so I had swollen bleeding gums, felt dizzy, headache and chucked up non stop for hours afterwards!!! :mad:

I'll just take this opportunity to remind you that i often describe giving birth to Chris as "pretty easy" and "not that bad" :A