MSE Parents Club Part 12

Fitzio

got-it-spend-it wrote: »

I know not everyone feels like this, but I honestly see birth as the thing I had to go through to get my amazing little boy. For me it's not a rite of passage or a sign of my womanhood.

Totally agree with this. My labour started off brilliantly in the birthing pool and was going far too smoothly. About 16 hours later, I was full of drugs, pushing for over 2 hours and minutes off assistance. None of it matters to me though as I have my beautiful baby girl and she is completely healthy.
I would give it time and see how you feel, and if you still feel traumatised when things have settled down, you could look into the after birth service. I personally don't see that I would get any benefit from reliving it now, but it obviously helps others.

GISI - glad it went well at work! They obviously value you to be giving you a choice. Did you ever say what happened with that staff member you had issues with and they re-hired (or something like that?)

Buttonmoons

Me - I'm going to get Archie a nice pink lead and take him outside.
Keira - But he's a BOY mum!
Me - Yeah but I think he's metrosexual
Keira - METROSEXIN!!
Me - Yeah :rotfl:
Keira - I don't want him to be that.
Me - Why not?
Keira - Cause I want him to be cute!

Oh well, there you go......

salesshopper

Hi just come over from pregnancy thread I have 2 girls one 5 one 16 days. Breastfeeding at moment so brain a bit addled by waking for 2 hourly feeds. Little one has conjuctivitis in one eye been given drops by GP - feel terrible for her as it looks really sore

CAFCGirl

I did see it and then i found some leaflet in all my copious amounts of them as well about afterthoughts services so like you've all said if i still feel like im struggling with the not knowing in a couple of weeks then i will contact them....

i "knew" when i went in to be induced that I wasnt going to have a natural birth, and that i would end up having a c section, call it a sixth sense or whatever but I even said it to DH when we went in, and I think because I had that "knowledge" it didnt scare me at the time when all these people came rushing to my room....

I totally agree with your post about the birth not being a rite of passage etc, but I dont feel like I went through birthing him, either naturally or through the c section, i think because i went under general, and it happened so quick..... like theres just the huge part of him coming into the world that i wasnt involved in at all......anyway I'll stop rabbiting on now, feel a bit better because I've made myself have some dinner and had some mummy cuddles and fed Landen.....just watching his little sleepy face makes it all better x

CAFCGirl

Evening Sales

Good to see you over here xx

salesshopper

thanks CAFC its nice to recognise a few names from pregnancy thread.

redmel1621

salesshopper wrote: »

Hi just come over from pregnancy thread I have 2 girls one 5 one 16 days. Breastfeeding at moment so brain a bit addled by waking for 2 hourly feeds. Little one has conjuctivitis in one eye been given drops by GP - feel terrible for her as it looks really sore

Hi Sales:)

When took K last year, when he was only a week or so old....a little tip off the doc was to clean it all up with the cooled biled water and then gently massage the tear duct in the corner of the eye (by the nose) as it is usually a blocked tear duct.

Anyway T started with a gungy eye a few days ago and I thought I would try this, before going the docs...it worked, the next morning there was just some crusted over so I cleaned it up and gave it a good massage it was basically gone by the end of that day:D:D

Might be worth a try, along with the chloromphenical drops.

3onitsway

Fitzio wrote: »

3 - Sorry, don't think I could come and meet you! It's a 3 hour car journey from where I live. It's because it's so out of the way out at the islands and there are probably no main roads and you have to drive around so much of the land because of the water! If you were stopping over in Glasgow or somewhere, I could possibly meet you though.

Krystaltips wrote: »

Looking on the map of where that is, if you roll up to the next land mass above it there is Loch Fyne and Loch Gilphead... I've stopped off at the first loch on the way to the second... We stayed at a place called Stronachullen very near there... An epic journey, but well worth it!!

It does look an epic journey :eek:.

4 hours for the first 242 miles to Glasgow, then 2 hours for the last 60 miles on dirt track road and ferry trip.

Fitzio

salesshopper wrote: »

Hi just come over from pregnancy thread I have 2 girls one 5 one 16 days. Breastfeeding at moment so brain a bit addled by waking for 2 hourly feeds. Little one has conjuctivitis in one eye been given drops by GP - feel terrible for her as it looks really sore

I am 70% sure that people on here have said that dripping a little bit of breast milk into the eyes is good for newborns gunky eyes, but not 100% sure so maybe wait for someone to confirm or correct me!

Congratulations and welcome!

searching_me

right ((hugs)) to a few including cafc an extra special one ...

go holly!!! ...

NMS glad you came back .. missed ya ...

ermmmmm .... YAYYY!! to those meeting and coming meet im happy to go anywhere jillie im easy to please ..

happy anniversarys to keely and mfd ...

ok .. my heads going blank ... ooooo and welcome newcomers and CONGRATZ! ...

sorry mind has gone blank now .. officially nowt ...

so my day ..had my counselling session its really helping me understanding and deal with some issues ..then had a word with my boss about hours and how extra ones are being unfairly given to some and not others so he promised to look in to it and has given me an extra 5 hours next week not much but something so im getting somewhere ... everyone at work as had enough and been b!tching most the day some definately justified some just moaning because everyone else is doing it ... ive heard theres going to be a few changes but not sure when so just job hunting anyway ..

so now i got philips hair to relax as hes away from tomorrow til sunday .. not at work of course so going to tidy the house tomorrow while zoes at school ..

so thats me .. oooh and jayden now likes baths so going to sort out for going swimming at some point ... how is everyone? x