*****Morning its Monday - Daily Chat***

Snaggles

Bunny you are so right about the fear - I found that you have to 'accept' the pain and just go with it. It hurts like hell but as long as you can keep the fear at bay (not easy, but much easier if you are well informed and feel in control a little.....and as Bunny says, have a good birthing partner who is also well informed and will ask 'why' when you are incapable of doing), it can be an amazing experience.

I've had one bad experience and one completely fantastic experience, but don't regret either of them, and the memory fades quickly!

Lucifa73

Thanks ladies. I've been doing hypnobirthing classes and they teach you to trust your body - it is afterall designed to do the job. I'm not looking through rose tinted glasses at all and expect discomfort but not necessarily the screaming agony TV likes to portray... I'm hoping to do it all as naturally as possible but have no qualms about doing what is necessary medically to keep me and Bean healthy... obviously I'd prefer to manage without epidural, C-section etc but if needs must...


I'm actually more concerned about the contents (or lack thereof) of my hospital bag right now...:p

Snaggles

Here you go then Luc - my list from waaaaaay back in April 07! (just been trawling back through my pregnancy thread to find it!)

Snaggles wrote: »

I'm thinking it's probably about time i packed a hospital bag, but I've no idea what I'll need really, and different websites tell you different things - this is what I've got so far.....is there anything really obvious that I've missed?

*Maternity notes
*Nightshirt x 2
*Slippers
*Spare underwear
*Clothes to come home in plus spare clothes
*Moisturiser
*Lip balm
*Water spray
*Toothbrush & toothpaste
*Towel
*Hairbrush
*Hair bobble
*Maternity pads (woo, sexy) - 2 packs, extra strength!
*Breast pads
*Bottled water/snacks, especially Jaffa Cakes
*Camera
*Book (do people really read between contractions?)
*Deodorant
*Shampoo/conditioner/shower gel
*Lip gloss and mascara (for the photos afterward hahaha!)
*Baby wipes/cotton wool
*Nappies
*Nappy sacks
*Baby blanket
*Baby clothes - sleep suits, vests, and coming-home outfit
*Sick towels
*Dressing gown
*Socks
*Tissues
*Music of some kind
*Phone numbers
*Money for phone/carpark

I'm so rubbish at this, I've probably missed something really vital.....

spud30

Snaggles wrote: »

Bunny you are so right about the fear - I found that you have to 'accept' the pain and just go with it. It hurts like hell but as long as you can keep the fear at bay (not easy, but much easier if you are well informed and feel in control a little.....and as Bunny says, have a good birthing partner who is also well informed and will ask 'why' when you are incapable of doing), it can be an amazing experience.

I've had one bad experience and one completely fantastic experience, but don't regret either of them, and the memory fades quickly!

I found all was OK, as long as I could rest my foot on top of DH's. Might be the 'grounded' thing Bunny mentioned

Afternoon by the way

Snaggles

Afternoon Spud :hello:

Burlesque_Babe

apparently Land of Leather have gone into administration. Not good for all those who put down deposits on new suites over the New Year

redsquirrel80

Reading all this I can't decide if it's making me broody or making me never want to have sex again :rotfl:

ljs2000

I know it's a bit off topic! Can anyone explain to me how to make a link, I want to make a like from Rightmove.

Thank you in advance!

spud30

Snaggles wrote: »

Afternoon Spud :hello:

Afternoon Snaggles

Glad you enjoyed the weekend

Lucifa73

Snaggles wrote: »

Here you go then Luc - my list from waaaaaay back in April 07! (just been trawling back through my pregnancy thread to find it!)

Thank you sooooooooooooooooo much!!!! Will be copying that and using it as my official hospital bag checklist - its much better than the online ones! :j :kisses3: