MSE Pregnancy Club 17

xmaslolly76

Just checked my recorded Bp against what has been quoted above and mine seems really low in comparison but then my blood pressure has never been very high so its normal for me ive only had two readings done so far and they are 105/55 and 110/55. If i remember correctly the highest the first number ever got to was 120 in my last pregnancy and the latter number about 65.

kindofagilr

Love the birth story EA

I hope Elliot decides to make an appearance soon he can keep Lily company lol

I am still getting the pains, lets see how much longer for

conventgirl

Evening...hope we are all ok

EA....lily is beautiful. What a fantastic head of hair. Your birth story was great...giving birth in just over 8hrs is fab.

Courgette...hope you are feeling better soon

Massive labour vibes to everyone who want them..kindof...hope things keep going in the right direction and hope you manange to get some sleep

Happy birthday som

xx

Evansangel

You might be in very early labour kindof!

I hope so

ILs just been round with gifts

Kindof - Just saw about pressure in your bum...? I had that! Kept feeling like i needed to poo, but couldn't. I couldn't sit on my birth ball either, it hurt to much

gill_81uk

EA - Huge congrats, Lily is gorgeous. Sooooo broody now Just off to read your birth story now.

Redstar - fab news about the baby's being larger than average At least with a c section that's not something to worry about lol

Can anyone tell me what toiletries I'm likely to need for baby when he first comes with regards to bathing/washing him with top and tail bowl?

xmaslolly76

Gill you wont need alot at all maybe a small bottle of baby bath for his first one to get the sticky stuff off after birth and baby shampoo after that plain water will do as they dont really get dirty (you get a small bottle of baby shampoo in your bounty bag). I always use baby powder after a bath to dry the creases in their skin out :-)

fernliebee

xmaslolly76 wrote: »

Gill you wont need alot at all maybe a small bottle of baby bath for his first one to get the sticky stuff off after birth and baby shampoo after that plain water will do as they dont really get dirty (you get a small bottle of baby shampoo in your bounty bag). I always use baby powder after a bath to dry the creases in their skin out :-)

What she said!

Also cotton wool if your using it, you end up going through ton's of the stuff! If baby is late or peely then a bit of olive oil, but we always have that in the cupboard anyway so didn't need to get any in.

Dear_Prudence

Just read EA's birth story

Kindof hope your baby is getting ready to make an appearance!

Redstar great about scan

Maureen i would phone MW if it doesn't come further down than that? Hopefully with a bit of rest it will come down though

just had yummy sausage and mash for dinner.

I'm excited (and a bit nervous) cos I have my 20-week scan tomorrow! Woohoo! Think we'll be staying Team Yellow though...

pigpen

xmaslolly76 wrote: »

Gill you wont need alot at all maybe a small bottle of baby bath for his first one to get the sticky stuff off after birth and baby shampoo after that plain water will do as they dont really get dirty (you get a small bottle of baby shampoo in your bounty bag). I always use baby powder after a bath to dry the creases in their skin out :-)

While they don't get dirty they do get greasy.. causing cradle cap.. which is gross!

People are forever stroking babys face and hands and then they put their hands in their mouths.. I always add a squirt of baby bath to shift the greasy deposits..

shampoo I never bothered with, I just used baby bath for their heads too.

I never used baby powder either.. it just seemed to absorb the dampness form their skin and hold it there so they never dried and then they got sore in creases.

However, they were lucky if they got bathed once a week!

fernliebee

Pigpen- I didn't realise cradlecap is caused by grease, thats interesting.

I never used any products except water (and the olive oil cos she was so late and peely) on DD but I would bathe her every day in the kitchen sink Mainly because I have such sensitive annoying skin and I didn't want to irritate her's if she was like me. She is 21 months now and I still just use pureadore bubble bath (or the asda own eco bubbles) and a tiny bit of the asda eco shampoo (only £1 and I have only got half way through a bottle so far.)

Her skin has always been fine, no cradlecap or any kind of rash etc, except damn nappy rash when teething!!

I guess what I am trying to say in a very long winded way, is you prob don't need to buy much as you get a couple of tiny testers in your bounty bag etc, and then see what you end up using most iyswim.

ETA: I do live in a hard water area though so maybe that makes a difference, not sure. I know when I lived in Devon my hair which is normally dry as a bone, became almost greasy, and my skin never seemed to feel really clean.