MSE Pregnancy Club 19

Make-it-3

Don79 - I've read that the plug coming away looks like snot - so yellowy-greenish sounds about right

For those ladies planning on using cloth nappies, I've heard soap nuts is the way to go, both in price and to avoid detergent build up on the nappies.

ethelsmum

DON79 wrote: »

TMI question alert!

For ladies with experience of it, when your cervical plug came away, was it a green/yellow colour? I have had a small amount of that colour on a pantliner and just curious if it could be the plug coming away very slowly?? Third pregnancy but never had any sign in previous two of the plug coming away....

Thanks and sorry! :)

I've had something similar for past few weeks - mw asked me if I'd had any mucous discharge/plug and I told her I'd had some that looked like snot - she said it probably was and didn't seem at all concerned. I find I lose more if I've been very active.
This is my 3rd pg and I don't remember having it before and is completely different from the cervical plug I lost with dd 3 days before she was born.

hngrymummy

dreambirdie wrote: »

just realised theres no instructions with the RLT so im guessing you just make it like normal tea?

I wouldn't add milk if I were you! I used to drink a lot of herbal teas, including RLT before getting pg (caffiene intolerant). A friend at work offered to make the round of drinks, so I handed over my mug with RLT bag in it. It came back a really funny colour as he'd added milk

dreambirdie

hngrymummy you must be physic, im having my first cup just now. didnt put any milk in it just a bit of sugar, really surprised by the taste it isnt bad at all.

for anyone who has packed their hospital bags - what size sleepsuits are you bringing? i put 0-3 months in but i think they might be a bit big? was going to buy some newborn ones today but it said "up to 7.6 lb" on the label, which of course could be too small. so just wondering what everyone else is bringing?

ManOnTheMoon

Congrats to Bunny, smartie and horse. :T Great news for you all

smartie12

:j:j:j I'm home:D:D:D

Sorry I've not had chance to read back so don't know who to congratulate etc so I shall have a read back in a mo;)

I've also not had chance to get my photos on to laptop so you'll have to wait for a pic of..... DAISY!!! As you all know we had probs with picking a name and funnily enough Daisy was on the NO-NO list until we looked at her and both thought yes!:rotfl:

I won't being doing my birth story cos I don't want to scare anyone and I'm not dealing very well with thinking about it all:( Basically c section went wrong, they just about got bubs out safely and then I was put to sleep very quickly whilst emergency general surgeons were called to do whatever it was they did.

Daisy was absolutely fine:) (A GIRL!!!!???!:eek::eek::eek::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:) I'm totally in love with her:D:D:D I have done everyone proud and am recovering really well. 1 midwife on the ward last night said she was expecting to see a very poorly lady and was shocked to see me doing so well:D I knew I had to get up and moving or I'd be in for weeks;)

Oh it's all such a blur and it's sooooo strange being home with a baby!!

Right off to facebook then a read here... and some painkillers!

dreambirdie

congrats smartie Daisy is a gorgeous name! sorry to hear c section didnt go well, but main thing is you are home with your baby girl. cannot wait to see a photo!!

Krystaltips

Congratulations Smartie, a lovely name

Dream I packed 2 newborn babygros last time just in case but the rest was 0-3... The newborn stuff didn't touch her... But I wasn't surprised, I make big babies...

Metranil_Vavin

Well done Smartie!! Sorry you had such a bad time of it, but sounds like it was totally worth it!

Can't wait to see a pic of Daisy!

twoflower169

Hi all,

Just wanted to pop on and say I have been lurking everyday but just so busy to try to remember all I wanted to say after I caught up each day! And I'm busy for the next 2 weeks again!

I took my ds (29mths) to under 5's gymnastics on Monday, he loved it! I was more knackered though! I have no idea how I will cope in another 4weeks time though! Didn't realise I would be lifting him on to the bars and other things! But it was great fun!

I know I'm not due anytime soon (jan 7th) but I keep having mini panic attacks about all the things that need to be done or sorted in the house, some of which needs dh to set time aside and just get on e.g decorating but he is not self motivating and in this pregnancy I have become very lazy! I dont know how best to motivate me so that the house is straight and we can get on with all this other stuff! ARRRRGGGGHHH :wall:Anyone have any motivating suggestions!

Anyway also wanted to say hope all is ok courgette and that you will soon be holding or already having mummy cuddles.

Congrats to the others I think it was horse and bunny.

Rach - Hope the plumber came back.

To those discussing c/section I had cs last time for lots of reasons but I had got to 10cm and tried to push him in out but my little monster had fidgeted so much during birth that he wasn't birthing the right part of his head and got sort of stuck, as well as tying 2 true knots in the cord which was causing his heart rate to fall with each contraction. So ended up in theatre at 1.29am having cs ( I was induced due to waters breaking 2days before and labour not starting) I had every interventon going (except ventose) including forceps! Used Tens which was great, g & a and epidural and a spinal block, hey in for a penny in for a pound! SO this time I was determind to have vbac until I found out I will be monitored the whole time which will mean being bed bound unless the trace is fantastic for moving on the bed or sitting on a birthing ball!

I am a little nervous as to what could happen I dread going overdue as I don't want to be induced having said that it wasn't that bad until ds starting have heart rate drops thats when it got complicated, I dilated well and quickly, I started on the drip at 2pm and was 6/7cm dilated by 7.30pm 10cm by 12pm. Part of me came home from my consultant app a few weeks ago thinking 'well I think I would prefer a cs again' from the point of view of so much being unknown but they wouldn't give me a cs by choice anyway our hospital is very very pro vbac, also how would I look after ds and newborn and recover!!!! Sorry I've just realised I have just offloaded all I was thinking, some of which I haven't discussed fully with dh as he thinks I will be stubborn and try to have vbac at any cost as this is our last child and he knows I am desperate for natural birth.

Its all so out of our control, I dont plan to make a birth plan this time, I wont be allowed a water birth which is what I would really like, I have no reason for the plan I feel as it can all go out the window in a split second!

Sorry this has been such a long ramble/moan! Will come back later I have to bath and bed ds and then pack as we are away tomorrow, big family get together, the adults (not me I though) are doing go ape, then dinner.