MSE pregnancy club II

cazscoob

i dont get any antenatal classes here we were offered a talk through the birth session bt nothing else???? have asked about a home birth and have midwife coming out on wed to discuss but she said it will be a rush as i have left it so late???? i was 32 weeks when i asked her and really hadnt thought about it before? will be 34 weeks when she comes but didnt think i had left it all that late?

has anyone else had a homebirth and what was the experiance like compared to hospital? i have had hospital births and to be honest not had that great an experiance?

3KIDSNOMONEY

Hi everyone, hope you all get a good nights sleep. I am not sleeping either and when i wake up and look at the alarm clock i am never sure if it is 7am or 1am as it is so dark in the mornings.

Purplegirluk - i am 28 weeks and know what you mean about weeing. I go before i go out and 5 minutes later i need to go again. Hate using public loos and so try to hold it as long as i can.

Have started buying baby bits now as like spending but am going to hold off til january for most bits. Can't believe how fast the list due date list is moving and how there are August babies on there already.

Been looking for maternity clothes but even ebay is expensive - any suggestions. No NCT sales near me at the moment.

With the heartburn that people have been suffering with - does anybody feel sick when they bend down or lie down - is this reflux??

scruffy96uk

well Shelvis did you get any sleep last night?

3KIDS i often feel sick when I bend over not sure what it is but it ain't nice!!

Where I stay there is 4 antenatal classes and a breastfeeding workshop.
The 4 classes consists of

1. Labour and what to expect
2. Labour ward tour and forms of pain relief
3. physiothearpy (positions for labour etc)
4. post natal (i.e what to do once babe is home)

I thought they were really good.

cazscoob hope your feeling better (((hugs)))

beakerange

Hi All,

Can anyone offer any help/advice.
Was told yesterday that baby is posterior!! I'm 38+2 and he's engaged.
From the advice the midwife gave and having a quick look on line it looks like labour/birth will be horrid if I cannot move him - is it too late now to move him.
Has anyone else had the same problem and managed to do it?
I'm mightily peeved off now!!

Cheers

ella_ella_ella

Well 3 hours late the buyer turned up and not even a sorry passed his lips

I have just bought a bundle of maternity clothes off ebay, i got 8 x trousers (smart, jeans and combats) 2 x skirts, 5 x vests, 2 x tops, and a jumper, cardigan and jacket all from Next, Dorathy Perkins and Mama's and Papa's for £30 including the postage which i thought was a really good buy considering how much some of these bundles go for.

Half of the items still had tags on so you may hit on and find something.

They havent arrived yet but hopefully will today as everything i bought in bigger sizes and longer lengths from Primark and Matalan are way to small for me now as im HUGE!!

ella_ella_ella

Choc how was the HV? they still dont know if anyone can come see me, obviously its to do with living 1000 miles away from the Clinic :rolleyes:

liley9

morning girls

i havn't posted for ages but have been lurking so congrats to everyone who have had their little bundles. we have been having the house decorated from top to bottom and its been a nightmare but its almost finished.

i'm 29 weeks now and two nights this week i've been woken up with cramp in my calf muscles the pain has been awful anyone know why this is happening.

chocaholic110

ella_ella_ella wrote: »

Choc how was the HV? they still dont know if anyone can come see me, obviously its to do with living 1000 miles away from the Clinic :rolleyes:

Well, if you will live out in the wilderness! :rotfl:

She was fine but wanted to know the far end of everything - did I smoke / drink / take recreational drugs(!), did OH do any of those things, was the pregnancy planned, how long had it taken to fall pg, where were we wanting to move to (our house is up for sale), could I drive, did we have a car each etc etc

I popped into work yesterday and happened to see our parent support advisor. I told her all this and she said she sees it all the time and some parents are asked even more than this (Goodness knows what else!?!)!

I did find the HV a little bit patronising as well, up until she asked where I worked, I told her and she said "Oh, are you a teaching assistant?" and I replied "No, I'm a teacher" After I said I worked in a school she did treat me as if I had a little bit more intelligence (but not a lot!).

chocaholic110

liley9 wrote: »

morning girls

i havn't posted for ages but have been lurking so congrats to everyone who have had their little bundles. we have been having the house decorated from top to bottom and its been a nightmare but its almost finished.

i'm 29 weeks now and two nights this week I've been woken up with cramp in my calf muscles the pain has been awful anyone know why this is happening.

Haven't had this problem myself but apparently it's qute common. This link to the babycentre website explains why it can happen and what you can do to avoid it


http://www.babycentre.co.uk/pregnancy/antenatalhealth/sleep/legcramps/

Hope it helps!

scruffy96uk

liley9 I suffered from this terribly, but once I started doing ankle rotations before going to bed it seems fine!!
It is as simple as this

http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/yoga-practice/yoga-ankle-rotation.asp

HTH