MSE Pregnancy Club 23

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jenjade wrote: »

okay peeps any advice on whether i should sleep in a freshly painted bedroom. it has been painted with emulsion and gloss paint.

I could sleep on the sofa but it is further to the toilets lol

Should i sleep in the painted room??

as long as it isnt lead based (old paint might be) then its perfectly safe to sleep in there. but the smell might make you sick.

Kira000

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel wrote: »

1.5 ner ner lol xx

For me, 4 days "in the office" (but meetings all cancelled for Weds so going to work at home that day anyway). Then another 15 working days of working at home, emails and tele-conferences.
Cant wait for next week- working from home will save me 2.5-3.5 hours a day of driving, and our offices are HUGE, with an undercover tree lined "street" down the middle complete with artificial stream running through it. These days takes about 15 mins to walk from one end to the other if my meetings are in the other end of the building, and that's if there aren't any level changes!

Gillyx

What the hell do you do Kira? Work for Google? Tree lined street

Kira000

jenjade wrote: »

okay peeps any advice on whether i should sleep in a freshly painted bedroom. it has been painted with emulsion and gloss paint.

I could sleep on the sofa but it is further to the toilets lol

Should i sleep in the painted room??

Do you know what paint it was?? The prob with gloss, is that it often has VOCs (volatile organic compounds) which make it durable and glossy, but are not good esp for pregnant women and children. They are a bit like spray can fumes..
If you know the paint you can look and see the level of VOC. If it is VOC free, or low VOC, you are fine. Med/High VOC should carry a warning on the tin..

We spent an age looking for non VOC gloss when we were decorating earlier in the PG, total night mare!

janninew

Hi Ladies,

Just wanted to quickly pop in and share my news!

I had my baby girl on Thursday November 24th at 9.43pm. Poppy was born at 28+6 weeks by emergency c-section and weighs 2lb exactly!

She is doing well and is in the neonatal unit at my local hospital. She is breathing for herself with just a small amount of oxygen to help.

I developed pre-eclampsia which resulted in the emergency section, was an incredibly scary time, but delivery was the only option. I've just been discharged today, but will be spending plenty of time at the hospital with Poppy.

Hope all are OK and will read back and add my birth story when I get chance.

Take Care.
xxx

jenjade

been upstairs and the bed will take me ages to clear and i am so huge that i will end up touching the walls so i am going to sleep on the sofa bed

ginvzt

Icey77 wrote: »

Ginvzt - can you take the approach that maternity leave is an exceptional circumstance that won't be repeated again anytime soon? Perhaps with this viewpoint your employer may consider allowing you to carry forward more holiday.

I'd rather take them before and not have to argue wit them after. I m expecting twins, if all goes well, and for that reason I don't want to keep going to th office much past 30-31 weeks. If I can last tha long!

Oh well, will wait & see!

Kira000

Gillyx wrote: »

What the hell do you do Kira? Work for Google? Tree lined street

I wish. I'd probably be paid more working there! A stream and is surrounded by pools and a lake too!

Just for you, i have found a photo too!

jenjade

oh hugs jannine sounds like she is doing well. thats amazing that she is breathing with only a little oxygen. She sounds very strong! Hope you are feeling okay and dont forget we are all here to support you and there are a few mums here with experience with prem babies so dont be scared to ask anything.

Make sure you get plenty of rest!

janninew

Ohhh and just wanted to share with all first time Mums who plan on breastfeeding (I'm expressing every 3 hours) your boobies take on a life of their own - mine are simply massive, they are like 2 footballs stuck to my chest!! I expected them to grow - but wow!!!