MSE Pregnancy Club 24

GRIGGSY

jediquigley wrote: »

just wondering what people are going to do re visitors after birth? if everything goes fine with my birth we are going to keep it to ourselves until i am out of hospital (which will hopefully be the next day) maybe then just family for the first few days and then friends afterwards.

Laura

I've been discussing this with the DH as well. I have a feeling some of my family will want to visit in the hospital (hoping to be in at least a one night as I will be started on heprin (sp) due to family history of blood clots) but not sure if I would rather that it was just us and maybe my parents. We were thinking we would like a couple of days to get used to being parents before family and friends descend on us, but somehow I'm not sure whether this would be feasible (unless baby is born on a weekday )

Just wonderinf if anyone is going to use their carry cot from the pram as a moses basket or is this not suitable? We have bought one which can be used for overnight sleeps etc (it has holes in the mattress and I think in part of the base) so we were considering using this as baby girls moses basket and just buying a stand. However, we are now questioning if this is ok to do or whether we should buy a moses basket - we have limited space so this was our main reason for not buying one.

Well I've been looking at the hospital bag lists and now in a slight panic as the only thing I think I have is dry shampoo :eek:!!! Better get buying. Have my first antenatal class this coming week so hopefully I will feel more 'prepared' for labour so that I can write some kind of birthing plan which I know will most likely go out the window when the time comes.

Hope everyone is having a good day

RebekahR

jediquigley wrote: »

aida - i would definately recommend bio oil - have used it since week 14 and am now nearly 35 with no stretch marks - i usually buy it was amazon or ebay as much cheaper than the shops

Yah I used the free bio oil that you get with the emmas diary pack. Used it since about 16 weeks or so - once a week. No stretch marks here yet either - 36 weeks tomorrow!! :eek: Although my belly button is looking bruised so it can't be far away ...

Rups32

afternoon all. how are you?

gosh this thread moves so fast. it took me a while to catch up. :rotfl:it is so interesting as well. I was trying to remember what to write when i post, but have forgotten now. am getting forgetful.

a huge congrats to the ladies with their new additions! That must be sooo amazing to finally see them and hold them. I really can't wait to get to that stage! All I kept doing yesterday and today is looking at the scan pictures and smiling like a wally. The baby's hand is in the air, and DH was saying he/she has his/her guard on (like we do in kung fu).

Hey Aida! How are you? tell me about it, I thought my EED was the same as yours, as that is what the GP/MW had said but after the scan it changed. I remember MIL saying it would be nice to give birth on Xmas day. I will be happy whenever as long as all goes smoothly.

Read about the cream post. I had started cocoa butter (Palmers) and i loved it. The smell started annoying me though and i switched to baby oil. I know its important to moisturise but sometimes i just dont want to do it. get lazy. and when i do i dont even do the full body. i just manage my boobs, arms and tummy and then a bit of my lower back and half my legs. lol.i need to keep doing this as mt skin is drier now. grrr.

As men was discussued earlier, my DH Is the same. Up until the scan he didnt even discuss anything about the baby as we were worried and he said i got way too attached the first time we got pregnant and the MC just shattered me. Then after the scan, i still didnt get many emotions. he just discussed seeing the arms etc and that was it. all he keeps going on about is the nuchal test and i w ant to hit him. my MAIN worry was seeing that the baby was alive and growing at the scan and he kept asking about the other test. men are weird creatures. they prefer being practical and stuff. it would be nice for them to just be a bit more sensitive for us women. then after begging for a hug yesterday and after an argument, i managed to get a hug later on. sigh...

ok have gone on now. am supposed to be revising for my theory exam, and i havent started a thing!!! its on monday!! eek!! got driving lesson tomorrow. i def will be told off. and i am hungry now. haha..

Fluff, am still taking my folic acid and vit d. i was told by mw to take 10micrograms so found that in Tescos. thought would carry this till they finish otherwise i keep buying supplements all the time.

also yesterday when i gave blood for the nuchal test the lady reminded me to book my 16 weeks appointment with the MW as aparently a lot of women in the Croydon area are not reminded for that and they have been missing it. the stuff on the notes is too much. there is so much we can remember right? i tried booking today and left a message. also i spoke to my brother earlier (i promise to stop after this lol) and he said at the 20 weeks scan they were offered some other chromosomal test where they were told that fliud from the placenta is tested, he said to stay away from that as there is a risk of mc mentioned. has anyone done that? i got scared hearing about it!:eek:

ok off to think about what i can eat. hehe xxx

emsbet

That test would only be if they picked something up that didn't look right at the anomoly (20 week) scan. Even if they did you don't have to have the test done. Try not to worry about that Rups as it's something that in all probablity won't happen

xx

ikkle87

GRIGGSY wrote: »

I've been discussing this with the DH as well. I have a feeling some of my family will want to visit in the hospital (hoping to be in at least a one night as I will be started on heprin (sp) due to family history of blood clots) but not sure if I would rather that it was just us and maybe my parents. We were thinking we would like a couple of days to get used to being parents before family and friends descend on us, but somehow I'm not sure whether this would be feasible (unless baby is born on a weekday )

Just wonderinf if anyone is going to use their carry cot from the pram as a moses basket or is this not suitable? We have bought one which can be used for overnight sleeps etc (it has holes in the mattress and I think in part of the base) so we were considering using this as baby girls moses basket and just buying a stand. However, we are now questioning if this is ok to do or whether we should buy a moses basket - we have limited space so this was our main reason for not buying one.

Well I've been looking at the hospital bag lists and now in a slight panic as the only thing I think I have is dry shampoo :eek:!!! Better get buying. Have my first antenatal class this coming week so hopefully I will feel more 'prepared' for labour so that I can write some kind of birthing plan which I know will most likely go out the window when the time comes.

Hope everyone is having a good day

We are using our carrycot too as long as you have a proper mattress for it it's fine x

ikkle87

Rups he might mean the Cvs/amino which is offered as a follow up to a high risk result from the nuchal folds and blood test x

colli

RebekahR wrote: »

Any one got any links on how to do this moxa moxi thingimagigie. Would need to be able to do myself though as hubby will just look at me like I have gone loon tune and tell me where to go in not very polite terms.

if you ggoogle moxa to turn breech baby lots of websites come up, I've not done any research myself so I don't know if any are better than others (birth a long way off for me yet!). you might need someone to help though as I think some of it involves getting down by your little toe good luck!

kittycat1977

Afternoon all. I have decided that just reading without posting is too stalkerish so am going to make an effort to post much more, so here goes.

Congratulations thrify gal, mrsmanda and choclover. That sounds like a pretty good birth choclover.

The dress is lovely bikelesschick, you could def bling it up with accessories.

Welcome Aida, Snowy and Snowbean.

AFM I had my GTT last week and got the results back saying everything is ok. I have got my 28 week appointment with the midwife next week for my bloods again which should be fun as my veins are really deep so they often have to have a few goes at getting blood out. They ended up taking it out of my hands :eek: for the GTT and one of them is still really sore so hopefully the midwife won't have to do that on Wednesday.

I thought we were going to end up at the hospital this morning. I seem to be carrying really low and yesterday was really uncomfortable as there was loads of pressure in my pelvic area. This morning was still the same but when I got out of bed I had quite a lot of pain right across my stomach and couldn't feel him moving at all. Normally eating or drinking something sweet gets him moving (like mother like son :rotfl:) so I sent my oh to the cake shop for a nice cake to eat to see if that would get him moving.

After about 20 mins I suddenly felt loads of movement, the pressure completely disappeared and I could feel him as normal so I am not sure where he was in there but obviously somewhere I couldn't feel him. I am trying really hard not to be neurotic but it is very difficult when you don't feel them move as normal.

Well that was a huge post sorry.

Chrissy1981

Yay I finally caught up! Sorry I've been absent the last week or so but we had a long weekend away last weekend which was BLISS. Just me and the OH, no phones (mine had no reception and his ran out of battery and I didn't pack his charger) and no bl00dy decorating mess. Felt mega relaxed until the drive home which took it out of me a bit.

And then yesterday I caught a tummy bug! Has not been nice, bad tummy and throwing up. Spent all of yesterday in bed and I've stayed there today as well but the sickness and tummy has stopped and I've managed toast today. Can't seem to get comfortable as when I sit up I feel faint where I haven't eaten much and when I lie down either the baby makes me feel uncomfortable or I get heartburn! Feel better today than yesterday though so hopefully on the mend.

Went to our first NCT antenatal class on Tuesday and I really enjoyed it! There were 6 other couples all from the same area and they all seem nice. Learnt loads about posture and trying to get the baby in the right position in the lead-up, and looking forward to the next session on Monday.

In other news, one of my closest friends has just announced that she is getting married -- on 26th August, which is 15 days after my due date... And she's holding her hen night on my actual due date. So we'll be playing all of that by ear!

Am 33 weeks today and have started getting really panicky over the last few days. Had to get OH to stop the DVD we were watching last weekend so I could have a cry -- and it was nothing to do with the film, we were watching Harry Potter! I'm not scared about the birth at the moment, it's the whole bit after. The baby is so wriggly in my tummy and it is reminding me that it will actually be here in just a few short weeks and how the hell will I know what to do with it?? Stupidly watched 16 and Pregnant this afternoon and that didn't help either.

3 weeks left at work!!!! Am on serious countdown, I can't believe how much I'm struggling, even with my lovely maternity cover lady. I've started making my list for while I'm off and I'm not ashamed to say it includes waxing and a pedicure as well as practical stuff like getting my hospital bag ready (also shopping for the contents) and washing the baby's clothes.

Ooh one quick question. I think I saw on this thread something about a padded mat to kneel on while you're bathing your baby. It was from Amazon and about a tenner. Of course I can't find the blimmin thing now, so any pointers in the right direction would be very much appreciated please!

Hope everyone's having a lovely weekend. Congratulations to the new babies and lovely to see you again Rups x

Rups32

after how many weeks do you start feeling movement inside you? i am still only over 13 weeks so i probably have ages. That would freak me out, feeling stuff and then not feeling. if you stop feeling movement, do you head to the GP or hospital or something? so many things to think about!!:eek:

Thanks chrissy. lovely to read your post too.

some women at work have left for maternity and one of them is due in July with twins. heard from her the other day and she said she was scared now coming to the labour bit. think that woiuld scare me too but i will think about it nearer the time.

was starving so DH and I went to our local cafe and i had a fry-up. i am such a pig. i havent had one in ages so had a sausage, bacon, egg (well cooked), and beans and i toasted bread. i left the mushrooms. i seem to be forever hungry though. Before i could never finish fry-ups but nowadays i can manage and stil want more!!!

DH rang one if his aunts to tell her about us, and this aunt is always obsessing about weight, so when she spoke to me, she told me to be sensible (with food of course) and also make sure that DH is slim. i know i have to eat well but i am still feel nausea so whatever i can think of on the spot goes. i do want to eat well though. any tips please? :A