MSE Pregnancy Club XVI

jha

Just popping on to say i am starting to feel better:j
A bit confused though - why am i feeling a bit dazed and confused at the ammount of housework i have to do and worrying about the pregnacy / labour today and just sitting on my bum rather than celebrating:beer: and cleaning.
I do get some funny moods sometimes:o Anyway your get well vibes worked:D so thanks.

The darling midwifes have decided to "catch-up" with my antenatal care so i get an ogtt test, 28 week bloods and an anti-d injection all next thurs morning:eek:

nikkit72

glad to hear you felling beter JHA ,

kindofagilr

Glad you are feeling a bt better JHA

I am foaming we sold some stuff on ebay on the 10th and I have had someone !!!!!ing at me all day cos they havent got their stuff yet and I explained politely that I didnt state when Items would be posted but though people would appreciate that most people work full time and my post office is shut before I get home

So cos I have 100% feedback and I dont want to lose that OH is having to leave work early to go and post her bloody parcel!

karen1907

Oh no lost my post -grrr I had spent ages typing. will try and remember what I put now.

Helen - I am 37 +4 today but no labour vibes required yet as there is still stuff I want to sort out.

GISI - I have rapberry leaf capsules which work well for me as I hate tea. You can make the capsules into tea if you wish so you don't necessarily have to buy the tea bags?? Not sure what the price diff is as I got my capsules from my SIL.

Jolene- I think it was you asking about MS - I had mine until I was 16/17 weeks. You have to just do what makes you feel better. I am embarrassed to admit that the best thing for me was to sit down and read Mills & Boons - no real concentration required but I escaped for a bit. Ginger did nothing for me or biscuits before getting up. Hope yours goes away soon.

Nappies - I only have one pack of pampers as I am hoping to use reusables immediately. Disposables may be used during car journeys and days out for ease so I'll get some as and when.

Reusable wipes - I am planning to just put some damp ina tupperware container enough for 2 days at a time. I'll then wash with my nappies.

I have had a successful shopping trip today and managed to get 2 front buttoned nighties for £10 and 3 front poppered tops for breastfeeding £12 from Primark. Plus have got one nursing bra and ordered another (34J !!!!!)
Took some of my books to a place on the market and got £12 for them - not as much as I hadd paid for them obviously but more than I would have got if I had taken them to a charity shop and less hassle than trying to sell them online.

karen1907

Oh yeah also antenatal classes/parentcraft (!!!!!!) - with mine I had to phone up to leave a message to say when I wanted to attend. MW said after 34 weeks so went to mine end sept - only 2 weeks worth 6-7.45pm no breathing exercises or information about breast feedings was included tho.

I'm tired now might try to have a nap.

Sarah_Joanne

Jha, i'm so glad, it was about time you started feeling better! :j

Don't stress about the housework, but I agree it's probably just a normal reaction to feeling well again.

elastigirl

Sarah_Joanne wrote: »

What's wrong with people?

I went to blackpool the other weekend to take ds to see the lights and i was so shocked to see 2 toddlers in pushchairs holding cigarettes and having a !!!!!! on them while they waited for their parents to go to the toliets near the car park it is disgusting, not only the fact the toddlers were smoking but to even be holding cigarette for their parents, what if they dropped it and burnt themsleves?

Well lunch won aquanatal next week i promise. We left the restaurant and picked up the kids straight the way, a friend dropped me off at the school and i had to walk home. Big mistake i was bursting for a wee so much, i was in so much pain anyone would have thought i was in labour. It was only prob a mile but felt like hundreds of miles. I got so desperate i nearly decided to just wee myself as i had a long coat on but i made it in the front door and ds ran to the toilet before me and there was no way i was going upstairs.

aless02

Everyone's antenatal classes are different. Mine start on Friday but are purely drop-in (no booking required) and run in sets of 6 (1 a wk for 6 wks). They tell you when a new set starts but if you miss one or something you can always go to that class during the next set IYSWIM. Very casual and according to leaflet will cover very broad range of info inc. breastfeeding, aftercare, pain relief, etc.

elastigirl

It all depends on the person taking the class but our lady was unless. She was very stern and strict and made us look and feel fools in front of each other if we got answers wrong. It was like being back in school. I got shot down twice by her. She asked us to name 10 things a midewife does. Alot of the anwsers were gone and she picked on me so i said to deliver babies well she tore strips off me becase they don't deliver babies the mother does. Everyone was so annoyed with her as she hadn't any children herself and was judging us. We didn't bother with the last session and it was just as well as it wasn't needed with me having a section.

Oh and a heads up i also got told off for changing my ds on my hospital bed for hygiene reasons even though he was on a little mat but i couldn't reach into his crib/trolley because of the section and hubby wasn't there.

weezl74

JHA,

sorry you've been worried about pregnancy and labour..

Anything we can be reassuring about?

I was thinking about your thing with analgesia, and not knowing how you'll react to stuff.

Gas and Air is safe throughout the third trimester, so I wondered if it was worth asking if you could try it supervised prior to labour to work out if it has any effects. If it's ok, you'll know there's something there to help you, if not then you won't try it and discover it makes you all funny in labour...

Wondered if it was worth a try?

Weezl xxx