MSE Parents Club Part 13

MadDogWoman_2

SS - York isn't too far from Manchester, just over the border into Scotland is about doable as is South Wales and Devon/Somerset way

It's about 4 hours from where we are (20 mins from M/cr Airport) to South Wales, 2/3 hours over to York, about 4.5 hours to Devon.

HTH

Krystaltips

Sugar, We stayed here for Hubby's cousins wedding... There's a quaint little town down the road with a big park (and usually a fair)within walking distance, near to all the iron bridge museums (hugely recommend Blists Hill victorian town) and the severn valley railway...

Gorgeous hotel, nice and clean and a lovely breakfast... And a swimming pool / jacuzzi / steam room...

hammyhunter

SS, David was conceived here

Fantastic service and they offer some great deals. It is close to lots of places and we loved West Midlands Safari Park which was about half an hour away

elle_gee

Evening all..

Hope everyone's okay... *hugs* as required

Is it really only Wednesday? Feels like Friday :cool: One more day at work to go but it's the one where I get to mingle with the firemen so shouldn't been too hard

Anyone know how to turn the screen display by 90degrees? Rhys seems to know - he's done it to my mum's laptop but none of us know how to turn it back! :cool: :rotfl: ETA: Just Googled.. Ctrl+Alt+Up/Down arrow keys, apparently

Sami_Bee wrote: »

.. Elle has a rucksack carrier thing for Rhys but I'm not sure if it would be big enough for Erin...

Indeedy we do. It's this one Only problem with it is that you can't reach to close the frame legs once you've got it on - you need another person to press the button for you. If we're together, I close it, but when OH went roaming the Shropshire hills with Rhys he just left the frame open (no crowds to bash with it!) and it was fine I can't use it because the straps don't go tight enough for me, but then I doubt I could carry Rhys around on my back for a long time anyway. Max weight is 15kg (OH is used to carting around 20kg breathing apparatus though so he barely noticed he had it on! )

Hope everyone has a nice evening xx

SusanC_2

Does this sound too antagonistic as a birth plan? (And have I missed anything important out?)

If you think I state things which should not need to be explicitly stated, I agree. However, based on my previous birth I believe it is necessary.

No debate about my birth plan. Notes detailing my reasoning are available if required.

I am planning to have a homebirth.

My husband, daughter and doula will be present within the house and at times within the same room as me.

Any other people should only enter the room where I am labouring with my express consent.

I will eat and drink as desired.

No vaginal exams.

No electronic monitoring.

No amniotomy.

No episiotomy.

Birthing position to be chosen by me - please do not force me to give birth on my back.

I will push when I choose - nobody should be telling me when to push or shouting at me to push.

Low lights at the time of birth unless bright lighting is clinically indicated.

Low voices - especially no shouting.

Baby to be caught by me. (If I am in an unsuitable position to do so, baby may be caught by my husband or midwife and given to me ASAP - baby does not need to be weighed first.)

I will breastfeed.

I want to have a physiological third stage:

• no syncometrine
• no cord clamping or cutting
• no controlled cord traction

Vitamin K only to be administered in the event of an instrumental delivery.

MadDogWoman_2

Elle - Katie had a phase of this I ended up trying randomly pressing combinations of buttons until it flipped back. I'll get my thinking cap on though to see if I can remember.

Katie is in the land of nod ready for tomorrow I made sure she didn't have a proper nap this afternoon plus an extra long bath, it was a record tonight DH was downstairs within 5 minutes of putting her in bed!

Car is stripped of all visible valuables ready for being left in the station car park too, bag is packed, Katie's outfit is chosen, just need DH to iron mine then I'm sorted apart from a shower.

SusanC_2

MadDogWoman wrote: »

SS - York isn't too far from Manchester, just over the border into Scotland is about doable as is South Wales and Devon/Somerset way

It's about 4 hours from where we are (20 mins from M/cr Airport) to South Wales, 2/3 hours over to York, about 4.5 hours to Devon.

HTH

York also has the advantage of being fairly close to the North East should you wish to prove you aren't a builder called Dave to a few more people...

Krystaltips

That;s fine and straight forward Susan, I think it you have an understanding midwife then it wouldn't be seen as antagonistic...

Do you have a back up plan in case of emergency?

Evansangel

Just want to share this funny photo, she looks like a gremlin!

Lily loves balloons at the moment :rotfl:



Edit: And that is my new sofa you see in the photo It came today along with ours and Lilys bedrooms furniture :j

SugarSpun

Susan, I think it's a very comprehensive plan and that's a good thing. It reminds me a bit of when that band in the 80s had a part of their rider saying they needed a bowl of M&Ms with all the brown ones taken out - it wasn't because they were divas but because they had lots of complicated pyrotechnics on stage, and if the venue hadn't read their specifications closely enough to know to pull out the brown M&Ms they couldn't be trusted to have set up to the safety specifications.

I'm seriously considering York but am now wondering if right before Christmas is a bad time.