MSE Pregnancy Club 25

ikkle87

Could you email back and say how lovely it is that they want to come over but that in the UK the hospitals allow you to go overdue by 2 weeks so whilst baby is due on xx date there is no guarantee that they will arrive by then and you would hate them to come over only for the baby to have not arrived and them had a wasted trip.

Explain that once baby is born and you are out of hospital you can make plans for them to come visit but also that with all the baby stuff and the size of your home it might just be a bit too much trying to accommodate 4 adults and a screaming baby and so perhaps they could stay in a local hotel/b and b x

martafdz

That sounds very good, thanks ikkle. I can't wait for DH to wake up and talk about it, he is just peacefully sleeping by my side since 11pm, I wish I could! I have watched two epidodes of Stargate and done one Sudoku, yet I am still awake.. By the way, to whom mentioned it, Game of Thrones is an awesome tv series ( and the books even more, they have more stuff, although series are true to the plot)!

is it true that hospitals give you only 2hours for external visits? Or am I making this up / have I dreamt about it?

ikkle87

Partners get longer visiting times Hun. At my hospital they can be there all through labour then when back on ward the visiting hours are 8am till 10pm but for people who are not your partner they only get 2pm till 4pm and 6pm till 8pm. It's worth checking with your hospital as it varies.

fluffnutter

It's also worth noting whether children (not your own) are allowed to visit. When I was in hospital only the woman's own children were allowed. This meant my niece couldn't come and see her cousin. Check with the hospital if you have any nieces/nephews/friends' children who might want to visit.

Edit: Also it's a locked ward. Which means you're not allowed off the ward either until you're discharged. I wanted to take Freddie to the costa coffee shop in the hospital so that my niece could see him but I wasn't allowed to do this.

sexymouse

1. twinklie - 10th September 2012 :male:
2. The Next Verse - 12th September 2012 ?
3. MissMonkeyMoo - 12th September 2012 ?
4. MummyOfTwo - 17th September 2012 :male:
5. Mishkanorman - 19th September 2012 :male:
6. SamW - 21st September 2012 ?
7. sexymouse - 23rd September 2012 :male:
8. tigerwhite - 26th September 2012 ?
9. fozpot - 27th September 2012 ?
10. Candycane - 29th September 2012 ?
11. will-be-debt-free - 1st October 2012 ?
12. ikkle87 - 3rd October 2012 :male:
13. toni_ - 3rd October 2012 :female:
14. moneypuddle - 4th October 2012 :male:
15. Carrie80- 5th October 2012 :female:
16. snowbean - 6th October 2012 ?
17. KatyLiz - 5th October 2012 :female:
18. Snowyz81 - 13th October 2012 ?
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22. Taadaa - 24th October 2012 :female:
23. scottishchick27 - 27th October 2012 :male:
24. Twinkle - 31st October 2012 ?
25. Dribblekitten 5th November 2012 ?
26. punkpink - 8th November 2012 :female:
27. alamaya - 8th November 2012 :male:
28. Maddie - 12th November 2012 :male:
29. catbag - 12th November 2012 ?? (twins)
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43. DayDreamBeliver - 4th December 2012 :female:
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45. LadyMorticia - 7th December 2012 :male:
46. martafdz - 8th December 2012 :female:
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BIRTH LIST
:male: Elj2287 - 19th July 2012 - 7lbs 4oz
:male: silly moo - 24th July 2012 - Ben
:male: Robyn - 25th July 2012, 21:17 - Joshua
:male: AMC1979- 27th July 2012 - Luke Wynn Preston, 6lbs 5oz
:male: Chrissy1981-2nd August 2012, 2:30pm - Daniel William 9lbs 6oz
:female: jen77 - 3rd August 2012
:male: Clarissa - 3rd August 2012
:female: Gillybean - 7th August 2012, Mia Rose
:male: I Luv Freebies -8th August 2012 - Josh, 6lbs
:male: MrsExcited - 10th August 2012, 7:11pm
:male: JediQuigley - 11th August 2012, 7:07am - Niall Daniel Fox, 9lbs
:female: GemmaE - 12th August 2012, 2:33am - Megan Bette Everitt, 6lbs
:female: GRIGGSY - 17th August 2012, 2:54pm -7lb 2oz
:male: divorcingjack - 17th August 2012, 9.43pm - Rory James, 6lbs 14oz
:male: tashmartin -19th August 2012 - Blake, 6lb 12 oz
:male: vic_rich - 20th August 2012, 4:41am - Jack William Thomas, 1.5lbs (born 10w and 6d early)
:female: Ferrety - 20th August 2012 4:19pm - Heidi - 6lb4oz
:male: little_miss_moneysaver - 22nd August 2012, 1:39am - Zachary James - 6lb1oz
:male: Kayalana - 22nd August 2012, 3:41am - Jake David - 6lb8oz
:male: Student_Mrs - 22nd August 2012, 2:35am - 8lb10oz
:male: NBirdy - 26th August - 4lb 12oz
:male: Breast Cancer Survivor - 27th August 3:55pm - Harvey Stephen John 7lb12oz
:female: Kitten_Pie - 28th August 2012 - Naomi Lily - 7lb 2oz
:male: rjh090384 - 29th August 2012, 1:08 am - 10lb 10oz
:female: beanymagoo - 31st August 2012 - Amy - 8lb 13oz
:male: Elelyn - 4th September 2012, 1:20pm - Theo Henry, 7lb 13oz
:female: emweaver - 6th September 2012, 11:07pm - Isabelle, 6lb 15oz
:male: kittycat1977 - 9th September 2012, 8:51pm - Zachary Aaron, 8lb
:female: Bellola - 12th September 2012, 11:18pm - Scarlett Eva, 7lb 7oz
:male: emsaint - 14th September 2012, 12:02am - Noah Michael, 7lb 13oz
:male:emsbet - 16th September 2012, 8:17pm - Connor Stephen, 7lb 14.5oz
:male: milliebob - 17th September 2012, 10:20am - Oliver Jack Albie, 7lb

PROBABLY GIVEN BIRTH BUT TOO WORN OUT TO LOG ON LIST
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stephimoon - 27th July 2012
the3musketeers - 3rd August 2012 :male:
Agscully-11th August 2012 ?
betty101 - 16th August 2012 ?
jjbargaingal - 22nd August 2012 ?
happy8178 - 27th August 2012 :female:
shell_girl - 30th August 2012 ?

CONTRACTION MASTER TIMER

Please post your birth stories here when you
have time/energy

sexymouse

Happy due date mishka - hope your bump pillow makes his appearance soon for you. xx

Pleased I've made it to today without Bean arriving as it means I can go to aquanatal class today. It's really nice to get out of the house to see other Mums-to-be and Julie the lovely midwife too. I'm hoping it doesn't stimulate him to come out early though, as I want my bedroom decorated before he arrives!

Woke up to the news that the nasty girl from my NCT group had her baby last night (breech and emergency c-section), so although we've not heard from a nice girl who was being induced on Sunday (I'm guessing it worked but she's been too tired or busy to tell us), I'm guessing I'm the last one in the group after all. I reckon it'll be sod's law now that Bean will go over by at least a couple of weeks now just cos everyone else in the group was early (apart from induction girl who was 10 days over). Oh well, at least Bean's birth can be celebrated on it's own rather than being announced at the same time as all the others, and I was technically the last due date anyway. He needs to stay in until Monday now anyway as MIL goes on holiday then.

Good luck at the hospital today ikkle - hope everything goes well for you honey and they can do something about the pain you're in. xx

Hugs for all who need or want them and labour vibes where appropriate.

sexymouse xx (39+3)

MissMonkeyMoo

Marta Ikkle has said exactly what I wanted to, so I would take her advice on the issue with your parents!

Ikkle know how you feel - I am fed up with the niggle pains and feeling like crap - OH is worried how I am actually going to cope when I go into labour because I have been crying and taking paracetamol (which I never do); keep trying to explain that it is getting me down because it is constant and has been going on for DAYS now - at least if I was in labour I would know that the end was in sight!

AFM - had an appalling nights sleep again, but luckily feel ok (tired-wise at least!) at the mo. Managed to get a couple of hours in night and then fell asleep for another couple of hours from about 5.30am this morning after I made myself a hot chocolate. Will try and get some cat-naps in throughout the day I think. Midwife is due today but not sure what time so will give Dr's a call when they open in 2 minutes! Have been having tightening across my tummy since 6pm yesterday - sometimes with pain, sometimes without. At one point they were half an hour apart but sometime it lasted for 40 seconds others about 10 seconds. We googled it and there were some people saying it was Braxton Hicks and others saying it was silent labour so OH started to get his hopes up! I said until they were five mins apart there was no point in getting excited! tummy is gurgling a lot too and I feel really hungry although this then plays havoc with the stomach acid.:( Back to drinking plain water only with lots of ice in it. When I woke up this am had to go the loo and for a poo and TMI ALERT - really nearly didn't make it! It was very soft which is apparently another sign that labour is on its way; I do hope so but I have read so much on all the 'signs' of labour that I have kind of given in now cos if they were all true I would have had this baby about two weeks ago! Anyway, we'll see what the midwife says today.

Happy due date Mishka!

toni_

good morning everyone, i do keep reading the thread congrats to all the new mums recently! and i hope the babies soon appear for all the boldies

We're slowly getting there Ikkle i wonder whos going to be first lol, im getting really bored of being on maternity leave, its been 2 weeks today and i dont know what to do with myself anymore, i feel bad for just laying on the sofa.

Time to do some online baby shopping i think

ikkle87

toni_ wrote: »

good morning everyone, i do keep reading the thread congrats to all the new mums recently! and i hope the babies soon appear for all the boldies

We're slowly getting there Ikkle i wonder whos going to be first lol, im getting really bored of being on maternity leave, its been 2 weeks today and i dont know what to do with myself anymore, i feel bad for just laying on the sofa.

Time to do some online baby shopping i think

I've been off work since April lol, hence the 5 million craft projects because other wise I may have gone insane or something x

ikkle87

MissMonkeyMoo wrote: »

Ikkle know how you feel - I am fed up with the niggle pains and feeling like crap - OH is worried how I am actually going to cope when I go into labour because I have been crying and taking paracetamol (which I never do); keep trying to explain that it is getting me down because it is constant and has been going on for DAYS now - at least if I was in labour I would know that the end was in sight!

And you'd get some decent pain relief at the hospital cos lets face it paracetamol is pants, OH knows I have a high pain threshold so he knows it must be bad if I'm taking any pain relief. It's not just the pain though its the feeling that I daredn't go anywhere for fear something might kick off and I will be on my own.