MSE Pregnancy Club 20

digitalphase

Woo, twenty days until my 20 week scan Will hopefully find out whether we are team blue or team pink then :j

I keep thinking I can feel baby, but it's my first so I am not sure. I get twitches, internal twitches, and wondered if that could be baby? Also, really light, little flutters.

I used my doppler again at the weekend, and baby has definitely grown as before the heartbeat was right in my groin, but now it is just under my belly button. Getting a decent little bump now too, can't fit in normal jeans now. Will be my last couple of evenings wearing them, with the top button and most of the zip down :rotfl:

Hope everyone is well, congrats to the new births! This thread moves on too quickly for me to read back too far, sorry

hitchins

Princess_Coupon wrote: »

I took in hoards of stuff, 2 big weekender bags packed out, and I still ran out of mat pads and nappies god knows what I took.
I didn't know they still had wards in maternity, we don't have them in my hospital and since it's a pretty bog standard North East hospital i had no idea we were a bit posh. At mine you are in the same private room for your whole stay unless after the birth they know you'll be in a few nights like I was, then you are transfered to another private room which has a proper soft bed otherwise you sleep your 1 night on the delivery bed they just make a few adjustments and add sheets.

We have a very large maternity ward, it's a flippin' nightmare, you have zero chance of rest, my DD was as quiet as a mouse, it was the other babies, foreign lady very loudly talking to her baby, and the nurses banging and clattering about, plus in the morning I had to go make me own coffee, hmmph! . I've read in a leaflet that you can upgrade to a private room for like £70, I'll be blooming doing that if I have to stay over night again. Sheesh, a woman wants a little bit of pampering after going thru that!

babyboysmommy

Make-it-3 wrote: »

Can one of you second (or more) time mums let me know if you think I have enough clothes for a basic starter kit:

7 long sleeve vests (up to one month size)
7 sleepsuits (up to one month size)
7 socks (size 0)
2 hats
2 mittens
All in one knittted snowsuit

I also have received one newborn velour track suit as a pressie already. I don't want to buy too much more as don't know the sex and also everyone keeps saying we will be gifted lots of clothes.

I usually put a wash on at least twice a week.

I'm having to dig deep in my memory as DS is now 4.5 years old...I do remember though he could very easily get through 3 changes of clothes in any 24 hour period. All is takes is a nappy leaking, him deciding to pee whilst getting changed so nappy not back on or spitting up milk & you can see how quick they can get through clothes. I just bought a load of white babygrows & white short sleeved vests (summer baby), cheapest possible & easy to get them changed.

gratefulforhelp_2

Teenie_D wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:Oh grateful you make me laugh! When I read the bit in bold I thought it read "I told a skanky old p00f in my living room...." (sorry not very pc ) then reread it properly!

Any poofs in my sitting rooms will be nice ones, not skanky!

Honestly, people wonder why people get stressed in labour, all these jobsworths - shouting at you for bringing the car seat in? !!!!!!.

I honestly think the best pain relief is relaxation and that's why I'm planning to do it at home again. Your own turf, your own stuff, and I know I'm lucky to have no complications (fingers crossed) but the way everything has to be medicalised is insanity.

That said, in a real emergency I'd be in hosp like a shot, but I wouldn't like it.

Teenie_D

It makes me appreciate my hospital even more when I hear some of these stories! I did fancy a home birth but DH really wasn't happy about it and I have no probs with the maternity ward so happy to go there.

Going to have to love you and leave you ladies, I have just come over really dizzy, not had a spell like this for a while, I flipping hate them :mad: Not sure if I feel sick too, so off to bed for me (and I'm feeling a bit emotional all of a sudden so will nip out the room before DH sees.

Night night ladies xx

digitalphase

Night Teenie x

Evansangel

With Lily i took a huge bag of stuff that we spread out over 2 chairs at the side of the room. The unit i went to was lovely and now i dont think i can go back there

I have an appointment with the hospital to discuss my ante natal care and another appointment to see a consultant, which means i might be classed as 'high risk' and i dont know why

Seeing my midwife on the 10th so will ask her then.

Guess what?? We're having a gender scan, im so impatient and i must know the sex and i now dont want to wait until xmas eve. So im booking it tomorrow for next week hopefully

fluffysox

Hello All,
hope everyone's OK, I pop in often but can't keep up with the pace of this thread sorry x
I'm doing OK although had the most exhausting week. Busy- out on Remembrance Parade with my cadets on the Sunday in horrible weather- uniform just fit but standing still for so long killed me. Then there was Parents evening- 12 hour day. Also this week- the dreaded OFSTED came to visit creating lots of extra work in the evenings and lots of extra stress. Then Saturday I was in school again to deliver Duke of Edinburgh training- arranged before I knew I was pregnant. Kids still don't know so I feel I have to carry on as normal . But no more... I can't do it- no more weekends for me!
Good news- OH has a new job finally but I'll miss him spoiling me as he won't be home til 10 at night . Suppose I'll be on here more for the company ladies:rotfl:.

CL

I have just plastered every inch of me in Johnson's Holiday Skin in anticipation of tomorrow night. Is that weird? Hopefully I'll be able to get a decent night's sleep tonight and fingers crossed I'll have a baby on Wednesday and it doesn't run into Thursday! DH got me an iPhone so I can keep up with this thread. He know's I'm an addict.

fantafan

Charlie1978 wrote: »

I've got mine already too nic. I'm booked in on 20th Dec. I'll be 20 weeks that week. They initially booked it in as they wasn't going to give me a 12 week scan and just booked the 20 week one in automatically. I just received a letter and a card through the post.

Mine too! Bump is grumbling a bit tonight.
Do you think drumming is bad for baby? I've just started and have opted for a small drum which I'm wearing lower than my waist (It's a brazillian samba band). I've come home tonight thinking...it's loud that we wear ear plugs to play...will my belly be enough soundproofing not to damage babys ears?
I know I should as the midwife but that's another 4 weeks off and will I do too much damage before then. It's not like Baby had an opinion yet as I can't feel it move yet.

As for Mr. I want my wife to be a perfect weight (sorry can't remember your name), you are the weight you are and so long as you're healthy who gives a stuff. If you're happy (and you do not need his approval) then be who you are. Would he rather you have anorexia or some other condition? I would love my DH to be a touchy-feely complement paying guy but he's not. My body isn't perfect but I am me...a loving person carrying a baby. Yeah, I'll probably put some weight on (16 weeks and I haven't put an ounce on yet which is freaking me a bit) but I am me. I don't swim because I have cellulite on my legs that I cannot abide but then I think well, Kate Moss has it. So long as you are the best person you can be, you're gorgeous whatever size it says in your clothes...it's only a number.

x

ps. My selfish DH S**T is still at the pub after drumming. Sleep for me coz I'm shattered. Too tired to give a carp!