MSE Pregnancy Club 22

bella2121

Morning all!!

Congrats anderson! was wondering how you where getting on!

Welcome to the newbies

No one has mentioned the milk situation to me I havent even been to look at the hospital i'm having baby at eek! gonna have to get round to that asap i'm deffo not BF so will ask at next appointment about the milk.

I'm due to start maternity leave at 32 weeks but i'm on the sick at the mo and have been since 26 weeks, i do a manual job and pain in my back and hips just made it to much, with my last baby I worked in an office and lasted til 34 weeks

I'm off out to lunch in an hour with my nan which will be nice then off to the bingo, whilst my friend is decorating DS room

Doglover

Good luck at the bingo Bella!

Kandboys

Enjoy your lunch and the bingo Bella! I think all who are planning to bottle feed need to check with their individual hospitals. Surely they would have some emergency ones? What happens when a mum has a c-section with a general anaesthetic - baby couldn't wait for a feed until she wakes up!! They must have some for that sort of situation. Not everyone can breastfeed!!

Winnie_in_Pooh

Doglover wrote: »

Winnie I hope you manage to get some rest before sports day. My BH haven't been painful yet. Is it something that worsens the further you get or just a luck thing?

I'm only 27+5 so I'm hoping they don't get worse! I certainly don't remember getting them so early on last time around.

I'm actually feeling really weird all over today, almost like I've got the flu but without the cold, if that makes sense? Really not feeling well.

Kandboys

Have just noticed Boots do a Cow & Gate one as well as SMA and a bit cheaper. No Aptamil though

http://www.boots.com/en/Cow-Gate-First-Infant-Milk-from-Newborn-Starter-Pack-12-x-100ml_1189297/

wendz86

Puzzledbubbles wrote: »

What happens if you dont know if your milk is going to come in or not?

Im planning on breast feeding, but what if it doesnt happen? Will OH be sent home to get bottles and buy formula?

Sorry to board crash but i struggled to breastfeed to begin and they gave me a bottle of formula for her. I did manage after a day or so but i am sure they wouldn't let a baby starve. Depends on the hospital though.

*Twinkle*

Doglover wrote: »

This is what I got

http://www.boots.com/en/SMA-First-Infant-Milk-Starter-Pack-12-x-100ml_955186/

yep, they're the ones i mean, thanks very much, a trip to boots to add to my ever growing list, i am just sooooo lazy about this pregnancy, my 1st one i went mad and was super organized but bought way too much, my 2nd the same cos it was a girl an i thought with having one of each she'd be my last, this time i'm like, meh, i'll buy things when she's here i need a kick up the bum!
(i am going to look at the next sale tho, god help me!)

little_angel_2

morning all

congratulations to supermaiden and anderson

my husband passed his driving test yesterday, woop woop! we're soo pleased, just got to get a car now :eek:

anyone else keep having "oh f**K i'm having a baby" moments? i keep getting reallt freaked out by this realisation, i don't even like children that much :eek: how am i going to cope with my own?! :rotfl:

just bought my rather funky baby carrier, both hubby and i are quite excited by it

midwife later to be poked, prodded and asked if i'm eating healthily yet.

Skint_Catt

Morning all, Giblet's pole dancing again around the umbilical cord I'm being made redundant at 31 weeks (although I was supposed to go 6 weeks ago but still here twiddling my thumbs), so it'll just be a month earlier than I'd planned.
In two minds about bf really - I know Mom won't like me doing it (she never did with me) and it would be nice for hubby to help out without me needing to express, but I'd feel that bf is 'the right thing to do' for Giblet. I'd like to do a mixture of both but heard it can confuse the baby & they go off bf'ing?
C xx

Clarieloo

Kandboys wrote: »

I think all who are planning to bottle feed need to check with their individual hospitals. Surely they would have some emergency ones? What happens when a mum has a c-section with a general anaesthetic - baby couldn't wait for a feed until she wakes up!! They must have some for that sort of situation. Not everyone can breastfeed!!

We had our tour of the ward last week and the general thinking is that if you go into hospital knowing you are not planning to breastfeed you are expected to provide your own milk. The hospital do have formula milk in but the preference is to use it only for those mums who are struggling or for some other sort of emergency. It is generally frowned upon if you rock up expecing the hospital to provide formula.