MSE Parents Club Part 9

got-it-spend-it

Hi Kindof and NewbieMaz :hello:. Nice to see you both on the other side.

Kindof- listwise I'm a little worried that you have to take your own toilet roll! I'm pretty sure you won't need it (unless it's moist toilet roll, although I think they had this in hospital too IIRC). Also I wouldn't bother with a toy for baby, to be honest, but then I don't like the idea of things like that getting 'hospital germs' on them which is probably quite irrational!

When I was in hospital the MWs were really funny about ladies using Always type pads instead of maternity ones , so maybe better to take an extra pack of maternity ones instead?

Underwear-wise I preferred big cheapy pants to disposable ones.

Also do you defo need to take formula in case you have problems BFing? At my hospital they provide it in sterile bottles already made up, which is much easier so might save you a bit of faff. Not sure if that's the same everywhere though ?



Newbie Maz, we tried Henry with a dummy at about 1 week on the MW recommendation as he was a very sucky baby but he wasn't interested. He will only take one very occassionally now, so may be worth a try if BF is well established.

ManOnTheMoon

A quick proper welcome to kindofagilr and newbie_maz.

I hope your stay is pleasurable.

SugarSpun

Hello kindof and maz

MOTM if you can't talk about your concerns for fear of upsetting her, you're setting quite a precedent for her always getting her own way. Would it be an idea to sit down together and try to find a way to communicate that doesn't hurt her feelings but allows you to express yours?

searching_me

im back ..

and i see so i sami :hello: ma dear .. MOTM i have my opinoin but as i dont know the complete full story maybe i should keep it to myself as i can be quite harsh although i never mean it that way ...

zoes in trouble and been sent to her room for bugging about EVERYTHING!!! .. although jayden is be a happy little bunny munching on half a rusk x

csh_2

SugarSpun wrote: »

Hello kindof and maz

MOTM if you can't talk about your concerns for fear of upsetting her, you're setting quite a precedent for her always getting her own way. Would it be an idea to sit down together and try to find a way to communicate that doesn't hurt her feelings but allows you to express yours?

Exactly what I have been trying to find the words to say, but keep getting put off by an ebayer messaging me trying to complicate my life! Geezzz! this is why I hate selling!!!!

ManOnTheMoon

SugarSpun wrote: »

MOTM if you can't talk about your concerns for fear of upsetting her, you're setting quite a precedent for her always getting her own way. Would it be an idea to sit down together and try to find a way to communicate that doesn't hurt her feelings but allows you to express yours?

We do talk and she does respond, but on this subject, she won't budge and I know how much it upsets her thinking of her workplace.

It probably does set a precedent which I don't want to get into of course, but inside my home i'm a pushover, outside of it, totally the opposite. If my lot are happy, then generally I am.

searching_me wrote: »

MOTM i have my opinoin but as i dont know the complete full story maybe i should keep it to myself as i can be quite harsh although i never mean it that way ...

Well, depends where the harshness is coming from and how it's meant and if you can take it back :rotfl:

Sami_Bee

jillie1974 wrote: »

ooh sami i bet he was so scared!! did they let you go back and get him?

glam- yay for fruity porridge!! we got our free sample t'other week as well.

Kian was watching me have my toast this morning so i held a little bit out to see what he would do. didnt put his hand out for it but he did open his mouth so he knows where it goes anyway!! i put it on his tongue and the face he pulled was so funny. it was a !!!!!! is that!!!! but we do know that he's not ready for food yet phew!!! i duuno what i would have done if he'd grabbed it and put it in his mouth!! DH was laughing at the face he pulled. mean daddy!

yeah thankfully there was a female security who I'm assuming is a mother because she just shouted "go go!" to OH :T but eep I was crapping myself!

We have been blw and so far Ed has only swallowed brocoli seedy bits, he seemed to like carrot but my mum had over cooked them and they just fell to bits before he could get them in his mouth properly, he's not amussed with bread/chips/biscuit type things

Becles

kindofagilr wrote: »

I've been trying to get things sorted for the birth or just get my head around what I still need to get.

There's loads on your list! I only took a small holdall for both me and baby.

I didn't take any bottles of water, juice etc. The hospital had water coolers and I just drank from there in labour or had OH fetch it for me.

When I was in labour, even though it was long and I had a book and a magazine with me, I never bothered looking at anything! Mind was concentrating too much on getting the baby out.

I came home in the same maternity clothes that I went in. You're a normal person, so you're not going to have a baby and pop straight back to pre-pregnancy overnight

Remember that OH and family will be popping in regular so they can bring in clean clothes as you need them and take the dirty ones away. They can also bring in other supplies. eg: I just took shower gel, but if I'd been kept in any longer I would have asked hubby to bring shampoo and conditioner in so I could wash my hair.

I agree that maternity pads are better than Always type pads especially for the first few days. It's going to be very sore down there and you'll appreciate the extra padding on a maternity towel.

Hope all goes well and if you're worrying about anything else, pop back and we'll put your mind at rest.

searching_me

ManOnTheMoon wrote: »

Well, depends where the harshness is coming from and how it's meant and if you can take it back :rotfl:

never from a bad place but im terrible with wording things and being all gentle about it .. plus i always found people dont listen when its nicey nicey .. im blunt very blunt but there is always a reason behind it and it usually means people take defence then realise why i was the way i was and how much i care to say it ... never hear a im sorry :rolleyes: (ive been called a lot of names for it .. people love my bluntness til its about them :rolleyes:) x

that turned in to abit of a things there didnt it .. sorry x

ManOnTheMoon

searching_me wrote: »

never from a bad place but im terrible with wording things and being all gentle about it .. plus i always found people dont listen when its nicey nicey .. im blunt very blunt but there is always a reason behind it and it usually means people take defence then realise why i was the way i was and how much i care to say it ... never hear a im sorry :rolleyes: (ive been called a lot of names for it .. people love my bluntness til its about them :rolleyes:) x

that turned in to abit of a things there didnt it .. sorry x

Nothing wrong with bluntness in the right place and yes, alot of people do not listen until bluntness is used, but I find their is a time and place for it and always a reason for it, which is why I never take bluntness personally.

People do tend to love bluntness until it's about them, but as I say, I tend to laugh at bluntness, even if about me, just because I know their must be a reason for it.