MSE Pregnancy Club XII

skintchick

HypnoNu wrote: »

I've managed to get a bit of a grip and am now cooking a VAT of food which is boun
d to make everything better!

Skinty- i had the same when i went to the NHS antenatal classes - no-one else there seemed to know anything about babies or pregnancy or labour and i seemed to be answering all the miwifes questions because the rest of them just sat there blank faced. OH thought it was really funny and just kept writing the word "boffin" on the handouts with arrows pointing to me....

I'm hopiung the NCT classes will be better, i'll be 36/37 weeks when i have mine though!

These aren;t the NHs ones - I'm not doing those at all. They are by Birthmatters, which is made up of people who used to be NCT but broke away some years ago and formed this other group.

So everyone has paid to be there. I guess maybe most people don't read loads of books and we are the weird ones, but I thought these days people at least used tinternet for stuff

tarajayne

Oooo! Can I have some artic roll please?

Hypno, I was trying to work out what VAT food was, then I realised it wasn't value added tax!!!

jennynoo

Hi Skinty, when you say you might have a lotus birth does this mean keeping the placenta attached until it falls off or just leave a a few minutes before clamping?

aless02

ugh, I'm feeling pretty rough since late this morning. Didn't really get MS at all and now that I'm supposedly 'past' all that, I feel like there's a boulder in my tummy and could quite easily throw up if my body let me. Can't think of anything dodgy I might've eaten??

HypnoNu

Aless - i think MS can hit a bit at any time
i lay down in bed last night and was sick into my mouth and had to rush to the bathroom, this is after having nothing but nausea for the first 12 weeks and i'm 30 weeks now!
Sorry for the TMI

tarajayne

SM, since yesterday braxton hicks have been in my back, worried that I could have most of my contractions in my back, she's obviously moved into a new position. That would be horrible!

jha

Just popping in to say we had the scan this morning and despite the bleeds the baby is fine:j:j:beer::beer::D

We saw what its face as it was sleeping on its side facing the camera and then the scanner woke it up and it went nuts and she found it really difficult to get a measurement as it was moving around so much so pics are rubbsih but we are just so glad that it is ok - obviously everyones sticky bean vibes have worked:D thank you ladies:T

I am not sure about the chances of miscarriage now at 11+3 but i know we are definatley on the home straight towards the seccond trimester:j

I am due to see consultant next then midwife then 20 week scan.

skintchick

jennynoo wrote: »

Hi Skinty, when you say you might have a lotus birth does this mean keeping the placenta attached until it falls off or just leave a a few minutes before clamping?

Lotus is when you leave it until the placenta falls off of its own accord.

Even if I don't do it, I will do delayed cord cutting which is leaving the cord until it has stopped pulsating before you clamp it.

I also hope to use my own cord ties rather than have the plastic clamp in that case, so it's more comfortable for the baby.

i love the idea of Lotus but Oh is not so keen and I'm not convinced that there are good reasons for it, like there are for delayed cord cutting.

I will probably decide on the day as the MW is now looking into Lotus as I'm the first woman to mention it in this area, and in a way I'd like to do it so that other women then get that choice as well, cos then the MW would be experienced in it.

But if the placenta is all gunky and grim then it can get cut off! :rotfl:

tarajayne

My MS came back after 30wks, still get it for about 1-2hrs each morning.

Well done jha! X

HypnoNu

tarajayne wrote: »

Oooo! Can I have some artic roll please?

Hypno, I was trying to work out what VAT food was, then I realised it wasn't value added tax!!!

Silly you!:p