The rat smacketeers have been at it again! Brooking No Argument for trouble free pregnancy and super sneeze births!

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Here you go ladies

Thought I would treat you to a new thread as you lot are far too busy growing new people to do it

sparks she was a bit of a looker wasn't she?! I think a certain man might chase after her one day!!!!

Aaw Sparks just saw your reference to Booby, she is indeed a little stunner, but thanks for saying it again :) Twinks is also a most munchy baby too

Pen hope DS gets on ok with his injections, I hate taking my kids for them :(

Will catch up with everyone else, ooh and we haven't done it for a while Squeeze, release, squeeze, release and repeat

Lovely brookers I need to ask your opinion if I am having a hormonal AIBU moment.

DH has said he cannot make our new growth scan, to be honest I am happier to go on my own because he was itching to leave the whole time last time. We did have to wait around for a couple of hours and he was fretting about the parking running out and getting back to work both unimportant IMO Anyway I mentioned this to my DM and never thought any more of it. So today she says that she has been thinking about my scan and that I should take my niece who is 7 as it would be lovely for her to see. So does anyone else think this is an unreasonable request? I have already said no as it is a hospital appointment to check up on growth and not a spectator sport to take a child along to.

My DM judgement is so clouded when it comes to these kids, they can do no wrong in her eyes and she treats them like little grown ups which they aren't. Have I got this wrong and am being overly precious about it?

sweetie my hospital requests no children really. not sure what age that is up to perhaps its babies and toddlers. but perhaps you could say something like that?

My hospital only allowed your own children, but if they didn't I still wouldn't take any with me. Having a child there, hanging around for ages could be a nightmare, and like you said, it is a medical check up! Yanbu not taking her.

I agree with the others Sweetie. And I'm not sure how much your niece would really be fussed by it in the first place!

boo it's awful taking them for injections. Breaks your heart. He got 3 injections today, I'm just glad that's them all over with until preschool. He cried a lot but has been great since.

sweetie I think you are right to say no. Just think of how bored a 7 year old is going to get if waiting around for a few hours. I would be saying no as well. It's really not suitable for a child.

Hey all,

sparkle, I am quite new to the thread, have previously been called Twigglettchic and Adviceisfree but settled on current.

I was reading last night about my local hospital. Since the diagnosis of Single Umbilical Artery I have come to terms with the fact I won't be able to have the home birth/Birthing centre birth I was planning. I have read about visiting times, it says that at the labour ward, partner's have to leave at 9pm, what happens if I pop after then?? I don't want to be alone.

What is everyones experience?

BTW, I was really warm today, think I have started the prego sweats!

Bumpie I would like to assume that if you were progressing they would move you to the delivery suite where DH will stay, if you're on the ward they would call him back if they needed to.

Pen I have a deal with Mr B, I do the awful first 3 lots, he does the toddler ones! I hate taking them for them, I still get really upset doing it

How is everyone else doing?

sweetie its really hard to see anything on the scan, I don't think she'd enjoy it. But even if she would I wouldn't take her.

bumpie its the same here - partners allowed all hours in the delivery suite but once you go up to the postnatal ward its 9-9. I was quite upset when I found this out as you can get sent up there a couple of hours post birth, and poor dh has to go home for 13 hours. Also, wouldn't the babies be noisier than the partners. But then, que sera, sera. I will just try and sneeze the baby out early morning, and all will be well.

Am in a right grump, don't know why. Dh pissing me off, but its fairly likely he's done nothing really...

Keep can I just say, it's not you ............ tis never the fault of the preggo

Keep it's most definitely not you. It's definitely them.

I'm hoping I won't have to see the post natal ward. At the birth unit here, if all goes ok they let you go after 4 hours. And we are all having sneeze births. So what could possibly go wrong?

keep that sucks. I never actually thought about visiting hours when I was in hospital.

I was brought in at 6am by Dp, he stayed until 9pm ish that night, next morning in about 9. Ds born at 10.03pm, moved up to postnatal ward after 11. He would of stayed longer however he had to get a lift home with his dad when he came out of work so didn't have a choice then. Next two days he was in before 9am.

bumpie I'd assume they would ring your Dp/Dh and tell him to come back in as your in labour. However, bring it up at your next appointment, they should be able to advise you better.

maybe I'm hoping the same thing. After ds the Mw's refused to let me home on the Saturday, even though I hadn't slept since the Tuesday previous. I was desperate to go home.

This time if everything goes well I'll be walking out.

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so my growing pains are still here grrrr. anyone else got them? feels similar to period pain.

I get them too Trix. They're just annoying aren't they. Nowhere near as painful as AF, but always makes you have a slight panic

mine are maybe . I rarely have period pains if I do they hardly ever like this. im doubled over at times x

Trix I got them a lot when pregnant with ds. They were awful. Sometimes way worse than period pain.

So far this time I can't remember having any. Maybe I'm all stretched out

Okay so for any broilers with a couple of kids. I've been hearing lots of stuff about labour and after pains being worse second time around. My Dp's mum keeps telling me how awful it was and the pain was way worse than labour. So can anyone tell me if this is true?
I wouldn't say I'm freaking out about it as I'm trying not to think about it but I really don't want after pains worse than labour.

Honestly, labour was about the same (actually my second labour was my best, but my third was induced to not really comparable) the after pains for my first 2 were pretty much the same, my last one (3rd) were quite horrendous bad but as with all things, is different for everyone.

I was induced with ds, and I was fine afterwards. Only had one paracetamol the whole 2 days after labour. Thanks boo it eases my mind slightly.

Omg penguin are you some kind of machine????

Thanks for the advice, I think my baby brain prevented me from remembering that the Labour ward was different from the delivery ward!!! I am going to ask to be transferred to our local birthing centre for post birth so I am closer to home and can be less anxious as I hate hospitals.

How is everyone feeling?

penguin I would like your pain threshold please!