MSE Pregnancy Club 25

Rups32

awwh thanks for that. i bought cotton wool balls (and i read now pads are better), and i am assuming they will give us water. need baby suits and those sleep suits now.

fluffnutter

Rups32 wrote: »

how cute fluff!!

i know sexymouse recommended soapnuts (nearly wrote snowflakes. lol). i still have to wash whatever stuff i have of bubbas (not loads at the mo).

also quick question. when you pack the baby bag for hospital, you dont need all the baby oil , washes and stuff do you?

It's highly unlikely that you'll be washing your baby in hospital so you won't need that kind of stuff. Just take nappies and cottonwool (I find pads better than balls) or wipes if you're using them instead of cottonwool/water. You'll also need 3 vests, 3 sleepsuits, 1 hat, 1 blanket and a couple of muslins. If you're not booby feeding you'll need bottles, formula and all that gubbins too x.

Edit: Yes, they give you water. And even a small bowl to put in in too (which I stole because it's really handy ).

fluffnutter

Rups32 wrote: »

Ikkle i am now.. lol. sometimes my knees struggle as i walk up and down the stairs. lol. i hope i can lose it all after. dont want to be fat mamma. tell you i got depressed when i was trying out coats at H&M yest in bigger sizes. i couldnt even close the buttons and these were like size 16-18.. sob sob

That's because you're pregnant. Non-maternity clothes, even in a bigger size than usual, won't fit your shape because pregnancy gives you a big bump at the front - it's where your baby is. HTH

Aida_2

mishkanorma Congratulation :j:j:j

Rups32 wrote: »

Aida what car seat did you get? and pram?

wow you are very organised too. i m takung my wheeley bag to the hospital (i take this bag o holiday with me as hand luggage)

also need to buy baby suits etc..and wash them. is non bio detergent ok?

Rups, we bought an iCandy Cherry and and Maxxi Cosi car seat.

I'm quite organised but last 2 weeks I've been shopping like mad (online from work :rotfl:). Also we've got lots of things from friends and relatives.

Rups32

thanks ladies. i intend to booby feed so no bottles dilema lol thank god.

oh yes!!! sorry mishka! am so doh!!

congratulations honey. hope you are ok and enjoying your cuddle. looking forward to your birth story xxx

hmm ok i need to find an asda near us and go and get those vests etc as they do nice ones but they are all bloody sold out online. grrr

Rups32

ooh i have a confession to make and as i am confessing, you guys have the right to tell me off (esp fluff). lol

you know how i was moaning about BIL being here? Well next monday, its mine and dh's `1st year anniversary and we are spending a night at Broadstairs on a saturday and chill out and come back sunday and on monday we said we would have a nice meal at home. so i texted bil to say that its our anniversary and whether he was ok to stay at his parents on that day? ( I asked in a very nice way). he was away this weekend thankfully and now hes back. grr. he is quite moody now.

ikkle87

Rups32 wrote: »

Ikkle i am now.. lol. sometimes my knees struggle as i walk up and down the stairs. lol. i hope i can lose it all after. dont want to be fat mamma. tell you i got depressed when i was trying out coats at H&M yest in bigger sizes. i couldnt even close the buttons and these were like size 16-18.. sob sob

Womens cloting sizes in high street stores is hugely flawed as there is no longer a standard size so what classes as a size 14 in one store could be classed as a size 10 in another and a size 18 in another.

sexymouse

Tough titties to your BIL - he's a grown man and needs to learn to stand on his own two feet and not rely on other people to provide him with board and lodgings. Have you given him a deadline to be moved out by yet? If he's in a bad mood anyway, you may as well go the whole hog and say, "by the way, you also need to have moved out by _____ as I'll be ____wks pregnant then, and the room will officially be for the baby then not a grown man!"

Rups32

i am going to get a shock then when i order the tesco coat in a 16 then.. maye i should do 18? lol

Aida_2

ikkle87 wrote: »

They can give you an epidural if your 'really fat' it's just harder to get in as they need to be able to feel the spine and if there's a lot of extra tissue in the way that can be awkward.

The steroid injection if you labour early is normal whether your fat, thin or inbetween as it's to mature the babies lungs as if they come early their lungs are less mature than at term.

Ikkle, true they can give you an epidural. They've tried 4 times with one lady but without too much luck .

The steriod injection has nothing to do with being fat. I just said that I wasn't aware they will give one if have c-section before the term (slim, normal or fat).