June Just around the corner now...

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Will this be the final thread?!? I somehow think not, with more and more people starting on maternity leave, we have time for a good few more methinks!

Hi all, I hope everyone?s having a lovely weekend and making good progress on your massive to-do lists!

We took a one-off four-hour NHS antenatal class this morning, which was okay, but not nearly as good as our NCT classes. One really good aspect though was that the student midwife (who has been a nurse for quite a while) who was present is doing her dissertation on a natural vs. managed third stage of labour, so was able to provide good answers to my very specific questions. According to her research, the link between waiting until the cord stops pulsating to cut it and jaundice in babies is tenuous at best, and the benefits of the baby getting the cord blood far outweigh the potential risks. So I?m feeling pretty good about my original plan to have a natural third stage.

I also had a pregnancy massage last night, which was great. I would highly recommend it, if only for the chance to lay on your front for the first time in eight months!

I want to join the club of those raving about their DHs, as mine has also been fantastic lately. He has been very quick to complete all of his baby-related jobs, including assembling the nursery furniture, and has been so supportive of trying for a homebirth. I feel so lucky to be with someone who I know will make an amazing father.

How exciting Moufflon! Good luck and keep us posted!

HalleLouja, sorry you?re stuck in hospital. I hope the bleeding stops soon and is nothing serious.

Nomoreheels, sorry about your news. I agree though that it?s good that they are aware of the potential PE and monitoring you. Do try to focus on the fact that your baby is full-term and will be okay if they need to get him/her out soon.

8RD and Sasa, thanks for the reassurance about my dairy. I gave everything the old sniff test and it seemed to be fine, so have been consuming everything and haven?t felt sick. This is the sort of thing I wouldn?t have thought twice about before, but seems a bit more risky during pregnancy.

BPrincess, I?m also a first-timer, so not the best source of advice, but maybe keep an eye out for things like a baby gym, a bouncer chair or swing, etc? Things that will make your life easier by entertaining your baby if you need to tend to other things for a bit.

TTL, I would get a new mattress to be safe. The official guidance for mattresses is always to replace them for every child (even within the same family), and even if that is overcautious, 20 years is a long time for things like that to sit around.

Ooh good luck mouflon !

Has anyone heard from goodvibrations today after her post about her waters looking to have gone yesterday? Hope she & bump are well too.

TTL I would definitely get a new mattress

Go Moufflon Go!!!

I'm finally back from my crazy day - manage to get everything done apart from the new bras so they will have to wait until net weekend.
Now I have boxes and boxes of baby clothes and nappies to wash so hopig for some good weather this week

Relaxing with Eurovish now

ooo moufflon good luck!!! Just got butterflies thinking about being at the waters breaking stage

Is it selfish that I hope she can access mn in hospital to keep us updated?

Has anyone had any boob leakage yet?? I just noticed a tiny wet patch exactly where my nipple is. I'm just wondering if I maybe brushed my glass of water past (unlikely to have only got my nip) or if it's leakage?! Didn't leak with DS or DD and I'm only 33+2 but I know some women do leak early.

Lol. Thanks all for keeping me in your thoughts. Yup. Waters hone just an hour after finishing work!
They are keeping me in as premature but only by two days can you believe!
They may induce me within 24hrs & I can't have my waterbirth.

As I can't have epidural, spinal block, morphine or pethedine (sp) my only option is remifentinil.

Hurrah for my iPhone. Shall keep you posted xx

moufflon sorry to hear you cant have your water birth :(
Hope everything goes ok though and Thankyou for keeping us posted :) Hurrah for iPhone indeed! I don't know what I'd do without mine!
I'm really excited for you, I know what I'll be doing first thing tomorrow! Xx

Will be watching with excitement moufflon - no idea what remifentinil, but I hope it helps

Just a quick note from me ladies-Seren Elizabeth arrived on 12 May @ 15:00 weighing 6lbs 9oz. I was induced the day before at 37+4 due to obstetric cholestasis.

The birth was ok, I managed a VBAC but I had to have manual removal of placenta & I had pph which resulted in massive blood loss & almost a hysterectomy :( Luckily we are both home & resting.

I haven't read the entire thread but will try have a go in the next few days.

X

Congratulations cameli - beautiful name. What a great weight for 37+4.
Sorry things became complicated for you and hope the whole experience wasn't too traumatic. Sounds like you've had a tough time, but remember that it's over now - get lots of pampering and spoiling, you deserve it

Lovely news cameli
Any Welsh connection in your family? Beautiful name choice, it means star.

Well. It's 4.49am & I've had a pants nights sleep in the hospital. Just noisy. Now the birds are at it :/

No twinges yet, waters just gone from clear to a bit pinky. Dare say will get prodded when the shift starts.

Wow! More and more babies arriving.

Congratulations Camelli, Seren is a beautiful name, hope you recover quickly.

Moufflon, thinking of you.

Can't sleep and have got up which is totally unheard of for me and I'm a bit twingey....I hope baby understands they're not allowed to come until I've finished all the bits and bobs of work I should have done before mat leave started on Friday.

Congrats Camelli - sounds like you are recovering quickly
Moufflon - willing you on

Just had a text from Mum to say my beloved grandad died last night at the beautiful age of 98. I saw him at 6.30 after a battle with my Mum to let me see him, he died at 11.30 - so glad I went. Trouble is he has died exactly a year to the day since my Uncle so a very very bad time for my cousins. Might be offline for a while now helping out with arrangements although family are determined to keep me away from the stress. Its setlled one thing though, LO will have George as one of his middle names.

On a lighter subject, DH survived the NCT course yesterday and I'm so proud of how he behaved...despite feeling a bit off colour and blaming his contracting cervix

Big congrats Cameli, so glad you're through it all and home now. Well done! And I agree, lovely name.

And moufflon cheering you on from over here too. Why no water birth? I don't geddit? Can you insist?

Jasmine sorry to hear about your grandpa. My gran was 98 when she died too - certainly a good achievement. Glad you got to say goodbye. Take it easy with all the emotional stuff and family arrangements.

Feeling rather chipper this morning, as I only got up four times in the night! And at one point had a two and three-quarter hour stretch of uninterrupted sleep!!! Is this normal? It's not a bladder thing - it's the aching hips and having to turn sides that wakes me.

Perpetual - great minds think alike... NCT sale yesterday was good - we got a rocker for the moses and one of those little bouncy chairs with flashing lights and vibrations. Now just need to give it a wash, get some batteries and see if it works. Also, interesting advice re third stage - we have also decided to go 'au naturel' if poss, so nice to hear what your peeps had to say.

Hope everyone has a good Sunday.

Congratulations cameli. I'm sorry that the birth was very stressful but it's good you avoided the hysterectomy and are back home now. I hope that visitors are behaving themselves and buggering off when necessary, and that your DH is treating you like a queen. Seren Elizabeth is a beautiful name :) My DH has always loved the name Seren though it's not what we're going for for this baby. I hope your mw puts you in touch with any support groups etc. you might want, and that you get lots of time to rest and enjoy your new baby. And congratulations on the VBAC too :)

moufflon how exciting!!! Keep us updated if you can, and congratulations! 1 day until you're term :)

Sorry to hear your news jasmine :( George is a lovely middle name and it's a beautiful way to honour your granddad. And congratulations on your DH behaving himself at antenatal What did you think he would do?!

notoast LMAO at that pillow . I notice there are no customer reviews of it yet . £69.99 too! I suppose it would come in handy for fancy dress!!! Not sure what as - underpadding for Elizabethan dress costume?

Thanks ladies for all the advice on the mattress. We'll definitely get a new one. Don't know why this didn't occur to me before - stupid! We still haven't got our cot mattress either, so we'd better go and sort it all out.

*Moufflon" exciting news cant wait to hear how it goes! Shame about the water birth - I want one of those too!

Jasmine sorry to hear about your Grandad.

Cameli congratulations on your little girl.

Millie My boobs started leaking way back in January - not much but seeing as I was only 20 weeks it was weird! Have had to be careful what bras I wear so I dont get marks in my nice pretty ones!

My thoughts are with my friend today who had to deliver her baby yesterday - she was only 24 weeks. The baby decided she wanted to come at 22 weeks and the mum was given steroid injections to try and keep baby in but she wasn't having it and came early. The baby only weighs 1 pound 6 oz so we are keeping our fingers crossed that she can pull through and survive!

So sorry to hear about your grandad Jasmine
crazychick hope your friend and her baby are OK

crazychick your poor friend :( can't imagine how worrying that must be for her. Really hope baby pulls through xx

Cameli Congratulations on your little girl :) Seren Elizabeth is a beautiful name. Hope you're recovering well and being looked after.

Moufflon sorry about the waterbirth :( Hopefully everything will go smoothly and just remember you might be cuddling your new baby this time tomorrow.

Jasmine I'm so sorry about your Grandad. It makes it that much harder that they have missed seeing our babies by so little :( I'm glad you got to see him before he went, I know it made a real difference to me that I did.

Millie My boobs have been leaking for ages, it happens a lot when I'm in bed and my boobs get squished. I wake up with a huge wet patch

Just been reading about turning breech babies as my naughty one seems to have settled back in the transverse 'hammock' position. The spinning babies website suggests one solution is 'stand on your head in a pool of warm water' ....I spot a flaw in this plan...

Cameli congratulations - great news and a lovely name. Sorry it was so traumatic.

Moufflon keep us posted.

Jasmine sorry to hear about your Grandad.

Crazy hope your friend's lo pulls through.

NMH just wanted to say I know how you feel as I was in exactly the same position almost 2 weeks ago but all seems to have settled down now so hopefully the same will happen for you - we'll be reminding each other when we're both at 41+ weeks .

Hospital have let me out for the noon so have spent it catching up on the sleep I didn't get last night. Going back in at 6 & will dee consultant in the morning when decisions will be made about induction etc.

Every time I talk to somebody, I'm told something different so looking forward to seeing consultant.

bPrincess was told no waterbirth because I was considered prem as waters broke at 36+5 (two days off term ffs!) then was told no if waters had been gone for more than 24hrs due to infection risk.
This morning, was told as will be term tomorrow & have little in the terms if pain relief, I may be able to "negotiate".

This is such an odd feeling lol.

jas thinking of you xx

I sneak in for 5 minutes and there's a new baby (Huge congrats Cameli, hope you recover okay) and another on the way (good luck Moufflon).

Back to being ear bashed