MSE Pregnancy Club XVI

BeenieCat

Omg the music has stopped

Please say it's stopped and they're not just looking for another CD please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please

kindofagilr

Moosmummy that had be howling lol - foof bogies lol

Ah well at least its not just me lol

I think I am going to have to get New York out of my head lol, OH wants to go to Norway at some point, maybe we can try tehre first?

I know I hope we hear from MERFE and that all is ok

aless02

Welcome Ali & congrats! Hope it's good luck for you this time, sorry to hear about previous misfortunes.

always - fab news hon! glad it gave you some piece of mind .

I love all the Gregg's market research today! I am confident all of you will find them cheaper than 88p...they likely are much more so even by my house, it's just 'cuz I'm in tourist-land right now .

jha

Beannie - get yourself some earplugs when you can lovely <<<hugs>>>

Tried to do 1/2 hour housework - cue coughing fit - i give up:rotfl:not good with a weak bladder:o and baby kicking at the same time:eek:

As i am stuck in the house - can someone pick me up a nice big baguette from greggs and eat it for me:cool:

kindofagilr

jha wrote: »

We hope to save up to take halfpint to canada in the summer 2010 to meet some family. I did originally want to take it to ethiopia (Addis) summer 2010 coz it is half ethiopian but having discussed it with family members and done some research it wont have sufficient innoculations and immune system to manage and if it does get sick helthcare is good in places but a bit sporadic so we need to wait untill it is over 1.

I remember you Alibobsy - welcome back - sticky bean vibes

Glad you got yourself and baby checked always

OH would love to go to canada, can you recommend anywhere?

I hope the music has stopped beenie

ALIBOBSY

kindofagilr wrote: »

Fernlibee thanks for that, thats my main concern that I wont be able to leave baby lol and I will not have a good time anyway cos baby isnt thre

I can't imagine leaving any of mine when they were little and only left them with their gran overnight when they were older. For myself and OH we wouldn't consider going away for a longer period without them (although that may change when they are teenagers lol).

Until the little one is in your arms you won't know how you will feel, also have you decided about feeding? If you try and enjoy breastfeeding would you stop to go on a holiday? You can express and freeze some to be used whilst you are away, but it has to be planned ahead.

I breastfed them all till over 12 months both the girls till over 2, but was lucky we could manage to live off OH's wage by the time I had the girls.(only just at some points, used OS tips and lived off £50 a week for all our food and groceries for a while-paid for nappies/wipes with bags of coppers at times ).

I think I would wait until after bean is born to decide and you can see what you feel like then.

good luck

ali x

BeenieCat

Back to discoland here, i'm gonna go and sob into my pillow. Back later.

jha

I havent been but my hubbys family live in ontario and they say it is lovely. All the family are spread all over the world so they all try to meet up in either canada, america or ethiopia once a year. They dont all make it every year but it does help everyone keep in touch

nozza76

Hope all mums & bumps are doing well.
Haven't had chance to log on for a while so am trying to catch up on what's been happening.

Can I get some advice on antenatal classes.
I am at 24 weeks now and have been trying for some time to find out about possible antenatal classes in my area - North Wiltshire.

The local hospital - Swindon GWH have cancelled all antenatal classes due to swine flu. The midwife told me this was dictated by the government however I've been trying to find any information on this and also whether all the other hospitals are also stopping all antenatal classes. There seems to be zero communication aside from a small sign in the womens health department at the hospital with no alternatives given.
I don't see why they can't be run somewhere outside the hospital rather than just just canning them completely. When I asked the midwife, she was almost gleeful they they had been stopped as the midwifes were so sick of having to relay the same information again and again!
I have spoken to a few people about NCT classes however I'm reluctant as they seem to give very biased information rather than letting you make your own choices.
Does anyone know if other hospitals are still running sessions. Particularly anyone around Chippenham, Oxford etc that is commutable from Swindon.
It seems their opinion is that sending a leaflet out towards the end of your pregnancy is a suitable substitute to getting to know all your options about pain relief and making an informed choice ahead of time, undertanding all the options for your birth plan, how to know when you should go to the hospital when labour starts and also helps you build networks with other mums to be in your area.
The whole thing doesn't seem to be very well thought out.

kindofagilr

ALIBOBSY wrote: »

I can't imagine leaving any of mine when they were little and only left them with their gran overnight when they were older. For myself and OH we wouldn't consider going away for a longer period without them (although that may change when they are teenagers lol).

Until the little one is in your arms you won't know how you will feel, also have you decided about feeding? If you try and enjoy breastfeeding would you stop to go on a holiday? You can express and freeze some to be used whilst you are away, but it has to be planned ahead.

I breastfed them all till over 12 months both the girls till over 2, but was lucky we could manage to live off OH's wage by the time I had the girls.(only just at some points, used OS tips and lived off £50 a week for all our food and groceries for a while-paid for nappies/wipes with bags of coppers at times ).

I think I would wait until after bean is born to decide and you can see what you feel like then.

good luck

ali x

Thanks Ali

Yes I am hoping to breastfeed until bean is 6 monts, as I may have to return to work not long after and would like to have weened bean by the time I get back

Aww hugs Beenie, that sucks

Ah cool thanks Jha I think OH wants to go to North canada I dont know what is there though lol