MSE Pregnancy Club 26

KScarlet

Good luck TTC! X

I wore a nightie to labour in and PJs after. I didn't have buttoned ones but found them fine.

BabaMoose

Hope you aren't planning a queue jump Scarlet...

Toothfairy4

Scarlet, mine are always late night/early hours of the morning to, so annoying as it means v little sleep

IHateDida

KScarlet wrote: »

Thanks so much everyone for bath suggestions I'm going to go through options with DH. I'm so tempted by that bath IhateDida it looks so practical! X
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The bath is fab but I am a nervous 1st time mum who always feared that I would drown a tiny baby! LOL!

Nighties are easiest - although I took both in. I ended up with a spinal block and so my legs didn't work properly for a day (!) - I couldn't easily lift my legs to get in pj bottoms so the nightie was much easier to get into on my own!

Oh....just wanted to add - the most wasted product I bought before I gave birth was cotton wool! I was told I would go through masses of it - so I bought a whole cotton field's worth! I used it for the first week with water to wash baby and haven't touched any since (apart from to remove nail varnish from my toenails!). Wipes are so much easier and practical. If anyone wants any cotton wool......I have a cupboard full! (just don't buy too much like I did as you might find you don't really like it that much - I found it stuck to baby and I had to pull all the fibres off her bum constantly!!!).

TTC40

Back home. All seems ok with the baby after monitoring.

Got to phone at 2.00pm tomorrow to see about being admitted if nothing happens sooner.

My waters broke as I was going into Morrisons! Just felt like I had wet myself. Was going in for some of the offers this week :money: so nipped in to get the wine & Baileys. Wouldn't mind but the Baileys was a favour for someone & I'm not in a rush for 6 bottles of wine!

Came home, showered and changed then rang the hospital who said to go in to be checked. Waters continued to go.

When they looked at the baby they asked about my contractions but TBH they just feel like tightening at the mo. Hope it's the start.

Will keep you updated!

Angel - I remember that too as we were EDD buddies at one time

KScarlet

BabaMoose wrote: »

Hope you aren't planning a queue jump Scarlet...

Noooooo! Firstly I can't as I haven't washed everything never mind packed my bag! I had Braxton hicks like this last time but they have definitely stepped up pain wise! I normally go to sleep and it goes away, getting to sleep is normally the issue though! X

Lol IhateDida I'm a nervous 2nd time mum x

Can't believe your waters went going into morrisons! Obviously baby didn't want you getting bargain baileys TTC! X

BadlyWrittenPoem

IHateDida wrote: »

Oh....just wanted to add - the most wasted product I bought before I gave birth was cotton wool! I was told I would go through masses of it - so I bought a whole cotton field's worth! I used it for the first week with water to wash baby and haven't touched any since (apart from to remove nail varnish from my toenails!). Wipes are so much easier and practical. If anyone wants any cotton wool......I have a cupboard full! (just don't buy too much like I did as you might find you don't really like it that much - I found it stuck to baby and I had to pull all the fibres off her bum constantly!!!).

I think it can also vary depending on your baby. I bought cotton wool before DD2 based on how much we used for DD1 (I'd kept records of how many packets we bought) and ended up giving most of it away as she didn't do a million tiny poos like DD1 had done.

Birdie85

Hope things happen quickly now TTC!

TL, that picture is brilliant, look at the baby's face! Is it weird that I keep looking at it and giggling?! :rotfl:

As for baths, we've been given a full size and top and tail bath but they look pretty bog standard. OH works evenings so I'm going to be bathing the baby on my own so really want something I feel comfortable with on my own... terrified of not having enough hands!

fluffysox

IHateDida wrote: »

Oooh....good luck TTC! :j

With regards to a baby bath - we still use this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tippitoes-BM3-Mini-Bath-White/dp/B0037ZTT2A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382643761&sr=8-1&keywords=baby+bath and its absolutely superb for nervous mums (like me!) as the built in seat stops baby from slipping downwards - so I have always had a hand free (now she is bigger at 4 months - I have 2 hands free as she is way too big to slip down - so I can easily wash her and she can play with a bath book/splash around safely!). I bought it after reading the reviews on Amazon and I am so pleased I did!

We have that one too. I never could master the holding baby over the tub like you are supposed to. This makes it so much easier. And its compact too

vic3

KScarlet wrote: »

Thanks so much everyone for bath suggestions I'm going to go through options with DH. I'm so tempted by that bath IhateDida it looks so practical! X

I've been having Braxton hicks for weeks now, the past 2 weeks I've been having them every night and they keep getting worse. I'm currently lay on the sofa in lots of pain, no idea what to do with myself. Might try bouncing on my ball!

Erm, don't get having any grand ideas twinny! I had lots of pain earlier...turns out it was wind!

My bestie had a little boy late last night a playmate for our little boy.

My last day at work tomorrow eek!!!!