Pregnancy's Best Kept Secrets

Ishtar

penguin83 wrote: »

No one told me that the midwife would stick her finger up your bum after stiching - I neary leapt off the bed.

:eek: I'd had an epidural, so would never have known this...:eek: Thanks (I think!!)

D
(Who's very much looking forward(!) to the arrival of No. 2 in June)

bank_of_slate

In retrospect... birth is the easy part!!!!!!!
...Linda xx

scrimpingbadger

Had horribly quick second stage (20 seconds)

I bled for 11 long weeks afterwards

I had giant feet afterwards and couldn't even get my slippers on. I did wee it all out though.

Some of my stitches 'fell out' and I was rather worried to find bits of blue string in the shower.

Yup, but the birth was the easy bit though!

redruby

jackieb wrote: »

As soon as my son's head was out he started wailing. I was still in pain but it was very funny. Just a crying head sticking out of my hoohaa. It was like something out of Alien. He seemed to be there for ages.

Funniest thing I have seen for ages

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hoohaa :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

LuciferTDark

My OH had to have stitches but what amazed me was I was chucked out while the stitches were done although I'd been there the whole time she was screaming & pushing & almost breaking my fingers (I foolishly let her hold my hand). !!!!!!?

ooobedoo

chucked out????

Yorkshirechick

A couple of things no-one told me...

You have to get out of bed to roll over, or it takes about 5 minutes.

You might think you don't have any stretch marks, but they can be hiding under your belly button where you can't see em.

You'll feel the need to tell everyone all the gross things that are happening to you while you're pregnant, even though they won't want to know.

Bun

That duvets are a godsend - I stayed at my mum's over Christmas and she uses sheets and blankets. I didn't pull the sheets out of the side enough and now know how one of those elephant seals that you see on nature programmes feels as it flobs out of the water up the beach to get to where it wants to go.

angelfairy

Thought I would give this thread a BUMP as it is a fantasic read and would love some of the new members to have a look and add their stories.

RoxieW

Yorkshirechick wrote: »

You might think you don't have any stretch marks, but they can be hiding under your belly button where you can't see em.

:rotfl: So true! I'd parade my bump proudly in front of OH telling him how brilliant bio oil was as i didnt have a single stretchmark - while he nodded in bemusement. What a shock I had after I'd given birth and could see the red road map that lurked below.

I have a pregnant friend who thinks its going to be all hearts and flowers - how I wish she'd seen my neighbour (a similarly chirpy first timer) return with her new born baby yesterday. She was so traumatized she couldn't remember if she'd a had a boy or girl!! So was white as a sheet and hobbled from the car to the house!

This thread is putting me off having a third - might be too late thou as we've been ttc!