MSE Parents Club Part 15

Dribblekitten

Hi all

Big hugs to those in need - have been trying to catch up.

A quick update from me - Baby Verity Grace was born on 13 October, 6 days late, 7lb 7oz.

We're all doing quite well at the moment, but have a quick question for recent new mums or those with long memories:

How long before the cord stump falls off? I'm sure H's was off within about 5 days, Miss Stinky Stump still has hers, and it stinks, and there are spots of blood falling off (but nothing major). Obviously I'm not looking for medical advice, just anecdotes!

Thanks muchly

gill_81uk

Huge congrats DK - can we have some piccys please??

Thomas's was the full week. I know he'd just lost it before the midwife came for her 10 day visit. She said she wouldn't have been able to discharge us if it had gone over that. I bet she loses it tomorrow now you've asked If not I'd definitely mention it to the midwife or hv. I don't remember T's being smelly.

ETA piccys of the cute baby NOT of the smelly stump just incase anyone was wondering!

SugarSpun

Congratulations Dribblekitten, and what a lovely name!

Miss M was about two weeks old when the stump remnant finally fell off. It made me sick to look at it the last few days but it came off fine
If you're worried call the midwife.

gill_81uk

Oh no...should have looked up the books on amazon before I requested them....it turns out they're all soppy versions of the fairy tales where nooone dies or gets hurt!

got-it-spend-it

Congratulations DK, and what a beautiful name.

Henry's cord stayed on for two weeks, and it smelt rank! They weren't worried about it though, although I couldn't be signed off from the MW until it had come off.

emlou2009

SugarSpun wrote: »

Can I ask a Christmas related question please? How many shiny items does a person need on a tree? I've never decorated a Christmas tree before. I was planning on getting a 4-5 foot one, about how many hanging things would I need?

I chose my colour theme (silver, ice blue and purple) and bought *everything* I could in those colours and only stopped putting stuff on when I ran out of branch ends :rotfl: I love OTT xmas decs, none of that stylish "less is more" stuff in my house. Only cos I am not stylish and arty enough to pull off anything nice looking

weezl74 wrote: »

:rotfl:

I tried 'oh the grand old duke of york', but nearly got follow-through at 'york'.

Oh ye wretched pelvic floor, wither hast thou gone?

Dont drag me into this!!!!!!!

I am squirrelling away and I love it!! I think Nutkins has done an excellent job, and has put a huge amount of time into hoarding us all some nuts for winter.

searching_me

congratz DK ... jaydens took about a week or 2 .. i know it fell off quicker then zoe but not completely sure x

emlou2009

S's fell off at 7 days, and the midwife said the test to see if the stump was infected was if you could smell it walking into a room while LO is fully clothed. Congrats DK!

Sarah_Joanne

Buttonmoons wrote: »

I thought I was the bee's knees with my 25cent pesata round my neck on a cord.

Really is no wonder I was bullied :rotfl:

Ha ha!! I totally did that on my return from a Spanish holiday too :cool:

I also wore actual clogs to school after my dad buying me them on a trip to some place (in Yorkshire, not Holland) that made them :eek::o:rotfl:

Buttonmoons wrote: »

:rotfl: Don't think I can make the builders conference sadly as I'm back down in Leeds on the 4th of November.

I have a gig on the Friday night but as far as I know I'm free during the day, the train isn't far from there to Darlo or Durham, if people in that area wanted to meet? Sure I coud jazz along. Just an idea anyways.

If nobody there is free I'm in Leeds


Congratulations DK!!! Lovely name I think Alfie's cord was about 10 days-ish.


Gill that's funny. It does amaze me how many deaths / injuries / general bad things happen in kids' stories but I think that's a good thing generally.

Dribblekitten

Thanks for all the stump advice, we're seeing the midwife on Sunday to be hopefully signed off so will ask then. I'm not overly worried, I just don't like the ickiness. Poo and sick is fine, but the stump is too much. Am hoping hubby is on duty when it does drop, else I may slightly freak out.

Will try and sort photos soon. Am also trying to get one of my 2 girls together. Easier said than done.