Having a baby Old Style???

SomersetPrincess

I would say that is a popular thread then!!!

carpool72

a couple of websites with decent info:

www.nctpregnancyandbabycare.org

www.babycentre.co.uk

I did bf & maintain that I subconsciously positioned myself to protect my baby - I'll be interested to read the Glasgow paper. I didn't intend bedsharing but after a few weeks would do anything to get some sleep, & since I regularly fell asleep sitting up thought we might as well start off lying down...

Tondella

I don't think that they looked into whether mum's were breastfeeding or not, and I appreciate that it's all very well dispensing this advice but you run the risk of drawing up a long long list of "rules" for poor sleep deprived mummies and daddies to try and follow. But it is good that everyone knows what the current thought is on SID and then makes up their own mind about where they draw the line on "risky" practices.

Congratulations ancasta on such a popular thread!

ummiesbump

The latest Unicef bedsharing leaflet can be found here:

http://www.babyfriendly.org.uk/parents/sharingbed.asp

this is generally considered as the best one.

s@sha

Lillibet wrote:

And here's another tip for anyone who might be thinking of getting pregnant : if you want talking out of it, watch Desperate Midwives on BBC3. If you are already pregnant, don't watch desperate Midwives on BBC3 : You're better off not knowing:eek:

Lol! I'm 33 weeks pregnant & I sat down to watch the first episode of Desprate Midwives thinking it woud be good preparation...I mean, I've seen people giving birth before, but when you know you've definately GOT to go through it, it's a bit different.

5 minutes into the programme I was hysterical & sobbing "wah! I ca-ca-ca- can't do it!" After getting all tense seeing the first hapless mother in pain, It was the way the narrator gleefully announced how they were about to administer an epidural "with a six inch needle" that finally set me off!

Funnily though, I recorded it when it was repeated, managed to watch it with hubby without getting upset & have watched every episode since quite calmly...I actually felt it helped to see that a lot of the women had straighforward labours & coped very well.

It's weird but the nearer I get the The Big Day, the less worried I feel...I think I'm just mentally resigned to it now. Either that or I've watched so many labours I've become desensitized!

pavlovs_dog

THIS was a really good thread on the families board about baby baths a while back, hope it will help someone

i looove the look of the baby bucket

jellyhead

sasha i'm not at all worried about labour anymore, i'm 4 days late. last night i thought my waters had gone (while doing the time warp at the school disco) so i was up at the hospital for a couple of hours and we heard someone having a baby, then either it was twins or another woman having a baby. we were joking that it sounded like the ghost train at blackpool, the noise of the contractions didn't worry me at all, i just went all gooey when the new babies cried. i don't like watching epidurals on TV but i suppose if i have one done it will be behind me so i won't actually see any of it lol!

mum26

couple of website for you all:

https://www.badmothersclub.co.uk (ironic name!)

for anyone having twins or more:

https://www.twinsclub.co.uk

https://www.tamba.org.uk

and for larger families:

https://www.4ormore.co.uk

ALSO, please don't forget to apply for a sure start maternity grant, it's worth applying even if you do not think you qualify as £500 is a lot of money to ignore xxx

hope this helps someone xxx

ummiesbump

If you receive certain low income benefits you can apply for the SureStart grant BEFORE baby is born, if not, wait until afterwards when you will prob be entitled to child tax credits/child benefit which would then mean you could apply for the grant. I know someone who was refused whilst pregnant, then tried again when baby was born and was given the full amount.

jo_b_2

ummiesbump wrote:

If you receive certain low income benefits you can apply for the SureStart grant BEFORE baby is born, if not, wait until afterwards when you will prob be entitled to child tax credits/child benefit which would then mean you could apply for the grant. I know someone who was refused whilst pregnant, then tried again when baby was born and was given the full amount.

This link has more information about the SureStart Maternity Grant:

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/publications/dwp/2002/maternity/