October 2013 - Operation Baby Eviction

[MrsHoratioNelson]

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Key:
SC - still cooking (pre EDD)
SFW - still f*ing waiting (post EDD)
OWT - on way to theatre (CS)
IP - induction in progress
SWIL - somewhere in labour
LIT -lost in transition

mon sorry to hear that you're having to go through all of this. I think you're right to get all the information you can gather at this stage

MoN sending you a massive hug and thinking of you... not sure what else we can say xxx

More good wishes MoN

You ladies are so adventurous on the holiday front and you're inspiring me to at least think about making some travel plans.

Clapham it sounds as if your mother in law is keeping you entertained! I couldn't help but smile. Might have got confused but did you say that DH is from Cheltenham? I live not too far away from there (a bit of useless information really but a small world).

Sorry to hear you feel like they r keeping things from u and that it isn't going to be as straight forward as u had originally been told. Not much else i can say but sending virtual hugs xx

^for MoN

yes he is monkey! where are you?

MoN withholding info is all you need
Thinking of you and Eliana, it's been a very bumpy ride for you. Hope you're getting lots of support in RL xx

Sorry it all seems to be shifting MoN - hope you get the reassurance you need from the liaison nurse.

Pseudo - more good wishes. Sounds positive. My cousin, now 5, had this. Needed an op aged 2.5 but is fighting fit now!

Re holidays - travelling with a bf baby under 6 months old us the easiest! But a weaning baby is fine. We did baby led weaning so just fed DD what we ate. There's always something they can have so no need for jars or anything. My best tip is breastfeeding on take off and landing- the swallowing sorts their ear pressure.

Thinking of you mon.

Natalieand yes I am a new imposter! I did introduce myself upthread somewhere (but was earlier today so prob about 7 pages back lol) have been lurking a long time but finally got round to posting seeing as i am sitting on my ass as much as poss now on mat leave.

MON been following your story, what a tough time you've had, sorry to hear this latest bit of news, you seem so strong, thinking of you

Just catching up. Mon youre such a brave lady, I'm amazed by how level headed you seem. It beggars belief to be told of such a big change so close to V-sec day and I really hope you can get more answers soon.

Bertie is refusing to feed and nobody knows why. He has a bevy of midwives trying hourly but he wont take the breast, I feel very rejected!

Hope we get news from Charleston soon.

Mon that must leave your head reeling. It would all be hard enough to deal with if they were being 100% open and clear about every step, blindsiding you with a change of plans is completely unacceptable. You have been so strong, sending you all the best wishes and hugs in the world.

umlauf sorry to hear Bertie is not feeding. Is it that he just won't take the breast or is he refusing a bottle too? If its just the breast could it be tongue tie or something? Hope he gets the hang of it soon!!

MoN.

Umlauf sorry Bertie isn't feeding, he won't starve for the first few days though, you both have some time to figure it out. Are the bevy of midwives every hour putting you off rather than helping? I think that would put a lot of pressure on if it were me. Hope you are enjoying lots of cuddles.

Sorry apperly I hope I didn't offend just like u say the thread moves so fast and we've had a few name changes recently I just wanted to make sure I hadn't missed another name change. Welcome :-) when r u due? Do u no baby's gender?

umla sorry to head Bertie isn't feeding. Hope I get as much support as possible from the midwives xx

Thanks to everyone for yourvlovely comments. I really don't feel very brave right now just extremely confused and worried. After all I was told at my last scan that there was no change. I've spoken to 3 other Tof mums from the support group and they said it all sounds very strange and isn't adding up. I'm not sure if they'll allow Dp to stay at Yorkhill with Eliana since I can't be there.
I'm back at hospital tomorrow for my second steroid injection so I'll try and find out more then. Dp not working tomorrow so he can come with me for a change.

Oh MoN how frustrating. Unfortunately, I guess it's their prerogative to change their minds but it would be common courtesy, if nothing else, to keep you fully informed.

All this talk of travel...it's the main thing I'm determined won't change when the baby comes. A couple of weeks ago, just because we felt we'd stopped making any plans beyond the birth, DH and I started planning a trip for next Sept - taking a campervan (luxury motorhome) around Scandinavia...with the baby and maybe the dog!

I know some of you on here live in that part of the world, so any suggestions (mainly food and drink based) welcome!

Oh MoN . I'm so sorry you feel like you're being messed about. Hope you get more information tomorrow. Hopefully you and Eliana can be reunited quickly and your DP can stay with her until you're well enough to head over yourself. Sometimes they have video links so that you can see the baby. It might be worth asking if they have that set up between Yorkhill and the PRM. It does make you wish they hadn't shut the Queen mums...

pseudo to you too. It sounds reassuring that it might just heal over on it's own.

MrsZzz and Char1ston hope everything is going well.

Sorry you had such a bad day MrsH. Hope you're feeling better now.

Was my last day at work today - woohoo! So glad to be finished.

Happy birthday blondies. Hope you've had a lovely day.

MoN, that's awful that they are not being upfront with you - how can you properly prepare yourselves for something without all of the information? You may not feel brave right now but we all know you are. You and Eliana will be in my thoughts on Thursday xxx

Pseudo sorry to hear your news too, really hope it turns out to be something very minor which fixes itself and causes no problems

Sorry to hear you're having feeding issues Umlauf - bf is wonderful but it doesn't come easily to everyone. Don't beat yourself up, Bertie has reserves from birth and will be absolutely fine. I struggled initially to get dd1 to latch, but there was a lightbulb moment on day 3 when it just clicked - hope you get there soon.

Hello to all lurkers and newbies - welcome to this very supportive and wonderful place

no offence taken at all Natalie yes i am due on 7th oct with dc3 and no i don't know whether its boy or girl (I have one of each already). Enjoy your 'surprise' baby shower tomorrow

Big hugs Mon. Thinking of you xxx