Things to do before giving birth...

mildred1978

RadoJo wrote: »

I had two of the above and didn't have my nail polish removed - glad of it too as it took ages to do when 8.75 months pregnant!

Stupid welsh NHS. :mad:

londonsurrey

Sus1e wrote: »

I had a C-section and they didn't remove my nail polish - in fact the nurses were so taken with my blue toe-nails, they asked where I got the polish from!

Am I alone in thinking "So, where did you get it from?"

Person_one

Sus1e wrote: »

I had a C-section and they didn't remove my nail polish - in fact the nurses were so taken with my blue toe-nails, they asked where I got the polish from!

They should have done! Didn't they take it off at least one finger and one toe?

Person_one

JSP wrote: »

Also thinking of a mini pamper day, to paint her nails and get her birth ready.

I'm wondering what 'birth ready' means in the context of a pamper day. :rotfl:

glitter_fairy

Person_one wrote: »

I'm wondering what 'birth ready' means in the context of a pamper day. :rotfl:

I think she means nails painted, hair done, de fluffed etc.

No one is saying eveyone must do this but some women like to feel pampered before hand

Brighton_belle

And I want to know why they need to remove nail polish.

Seanymph

You could remind her to shave her legs - there is a period where you feel embarrassed at the fact that anyone who wanders into the room thinks they have inadvertantly entered the local zoo....

of course then you don't care who comes in or what they think - but that transition would have been easier for me had I looked at my legs for the last few weeks of pregnancy and remembered to shave them.

Apart from that don't fuss - I didn't want to be fussed over. I just wanted to sit about really.

Keep her company and talk about anything but babies - that would be my advice.

Nicki

Brighton_belle wrote: »

And I want to know why they need to remove nail polish.

I think its because the colour of the nail bed is a clear and quick indication if your oxygen saturation levels are getting too low.

Person_one

Brighton_belle wrote: »

And I want to know why they need to remove nail polish.

So they can use a finger probe to measure the oxygen in the blood. Nail polish stops them working properly.

janninew

mildred1978 wrote: »

Stupid welsh NHS. :mad:

Its not just the Welsh NHS, i had my nail varnish removed before my section and i'm from Lancashire, i knew they would have to take if off and would have been worried if they didn't remove it! Didn't have it taken off my toes though as i had those attractive thick socks on!