MSE Pregnancy Club V

tiamai_d

astonsmummy wrote: »

No, I didnt actually get to speak to the midwife, i explained about the blood to the receptionist, she went away then came back and told me to come down at 11.30am.

Make sure you mention that he has been quiet. It's almost 11.30 anyway.

I just cried over baby slings! I need some food, omlette with stuff in it... ohhh potatoe in it, and bacon, and mushrooms, no not mushrooms, red pepper!

Krystaltips

Hope everything is fine AM!

tarajayne

Gosh, woman went into labour with twins last night other side of Exeter, ambulance and sea king helicopter couldn't get to her. In the end a fire engine got through and got her to hospital. Both girls ok! What a night for the poor lady.

natalie1974

tiamai_d wrote: »

There should be two 'health profesionals' at the actual birth, one to deal with baby and one to deal with mum.

Natalie, how is he doing? When mine were in neonatal/SCBU I was told to just express, express, express and try to have as much skin to skin contact with baby as possible, even if that was only stroking him through the incubator. Take as many pics as you can and when expressing really concentrate on baby, that helped me a lot.

He is doing really well actually , I have hundreds of pics already and I am getting cuddles most days which is nice , just wish I had my baby beside me that would cry to make my boobs react ! Thanks for the advice , what were your kids in SCBU for , if you don't mind me asking .

MrsTinks

Well I'm back from doctors 25 week check up - bubs is fine as far as he can tell - pregressing nicely etc. Didn't weigh or measure me which I thought he would have done but ho hum - have midwife in 2 weeks so guess it can wait Tested my urine and all fine, told me to rest and take paracetamol for the coughing and sore throat - woooooo
Listened to Roos heartbeat which was good and strong - he even commented that there was no need for him to interpret that for me really
BP 100/60 - think an all time low for me... no wonder I pass out from time to time when I haven't eaten and I stand up for too long in the warm
And rest rest rest... yeah right - gonna happen with work at the moment and MIL visiting... BAH!

feelinggood_2

natalie1974 wrote: »

He is doing really well actually , I have hundreds of pics already and I am getting cuddles most days which is nice , just wish I had my baby beside me that would cry to make my boobs react ! Thanks for the advice , what were your kids in SCBU for , if you don't mind me asking .

Feel free to post another picture if you've got one handy! Its wonderful that he is doing really well, and I hope you'll be able to have non-stop cuddles soon!

MrsTine wrote: »

Well I'm back from doctors 25 week check up - bubs is fine as far as he can tell - pregressing nicely etc. Didn't weigh or measure me which I thought he would have done but ho hum - have midwife in 2 weeks so guess it can wait Tested my urine and all fine, told me to rest and take paracetamol for the coughing and sore throat - woooooo
Listened to Roos heartbeat which was good and strong - he even commented that there was no need for him to interpret that for me really
BP 100/60 - think an all time low for me... no wonder I pass out from time to time when I haven't eaten and I stand up for too long in the warm
And rest rest rest... yeah right - gonna happen with work at the moment and MIL visiting... BAH!

Glad all is going well.

Does your pregnancy notes book have a chart that mentions measuring? Mine lists what happens at each appointment, and they don't start taking Fundal Measurements until 28 weeks round here. I've not been weighed once, but they sometimes ask what my current weight is. I've got no idea, not been on the scales for a while. Feel like a hippo so don't want to upset myself!

Hope you get the house done! I'm lucky at the moment, with all the visitors and workmen I've been having round, I've had to keep the place reasonably tidy. I tend to clean for 30 minutes, then sit for 30 minutes. Would doing that be a bit more restful that tackling it all then collapsing?

angelfairy wrote: »

I'm going to have a day of it but will try and post if i can, if not i will have a lurk or catch up tonight.

Aww, another hard day? I don't know how you super ladies manage it!

tiamai_d

natalie1974 wrote: »

He is doing really well actually , I have hundreds of pics already and I am getting cuddles most days which is nice , just wish I had my baby beside me that would cry to make my boobs react ! Thanks for the advice , what were your kids in SCBU for , if you don't mind me asking .

First time I was induced 5 weeks early with pre ecclampsia and DS1 got severe jaundice. He was in SCBU for 1 week then in a room with me having phototherapy for another week.

Second I had a placentral abruption at 33 weeks and em c section. DS2 was in NICU for 1 week then SCBU for a week due to his prematurity and the shock he got beong born!

First time it was quite hard to express but I just did it as often as I could. Though even if DS1 was not activly feeding from me, I would hold him as if I were feeding him and he would nuzzle a bit. Then looking at pics when expressing and holding a little teddy or one of his unwashed (but not poopy!) vests or something would help.

With DS2 my milk was wow! I had enough to feed 5!

Just keep at it, if it doesn't work he still got that wonderful colostrium (sp?) and that has given him an amazing start! I thought it was amazing when mine were being fed by nasal gastric tube, they would draw up some of what was in the stomach to take the pH, and EBM would be digested almost instantly!

Sami_Bee

angelfairy wrote: »

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MFD - i didnt realise there were two at the birth (perhaps i might learn that tomorrow). i would have panicked when the time came had i not found that out.
I'm going to have a day of it but will try and post if i can, if not i will have a lurk or catch up tonight.
any news from Caz yet???? also, r.mac????
love and hugs to all that need.

I actually didn't notice the extra midwives coz I had my eyes close through the pushing I opened them as soon as Chris was out to find 3 extra MWs - not that I cared coz all I was looking at was my boy :happyhear ooh got tears in my eyes now, can't wait for my 2nd bundle of love

and I found its true what people say I loved my hubby even more once we had our LO, I went all gooey inside when he held Chris for the first time - that's when I knew I HAD to marry that man!

Still no news from Caz I'm worried that there's been a problem I keep having dreams about her

Natalie - bit of a random suggestion but could you record a baby crying or see if you can download a baby crying SFX we used to have an SFX CD when I did drama that had a baby crying on it

AM - Fingers crossed the bleed is just from u two love birds getting a bit over excited xx

Tine - That's my pre pregancy BP 100/60 These days its so low I wonder how my feet haven't turned to ice and fallen off

Sami_Bee

I was amazed by what I found out at parentcraft;
a new born baby's stomach can only hold 5-7mls but if you don't want to BF they would expect a newborn to take at least 30mls :eek: (they give them a bottle with 100mls in and see how much of it they'll have) of formula in it's first feed that would stretch and distend the baby's stomach massively and the MW actually got all embarrassed about it because she said she knew it was an awful thought but thats how nutrient rich breast milk is, to get the same amount of nutrients the baby has to drink so much more formula.

Ps. have you seen the red nose day T-shirts? I've ordered Morcombe and Wise ones for me n Chris so we'll be matching :rotfl:
Feelie Will ur bump be here for RND coz the baby t-shirt has a lovely bunny on it http://shop.rednoseday.com/Category.aspx?CategoryId=47

tarajayne

So quiet on here this morning. Hope alls well with r.mac.

MW just rang to see how I was, not the one I saw last week but she had heard what happened at work. I feel really lucky to have such supportive MW's. Make the prospect of a HB much more relaxed.