December 2013 - waddling slowly onwards

[LadyMedea]

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Triage, now, whisper. You may not have it. You may have very early signs in which case they'll probably give you a shot of steroids and extra monitoring.

If you have stitches avoid night pads. They might a) catch or b) dissolve your stitches.

For those worrying about not being able to BF remember that initially physical difficulties are incredibly rare. If your baby has some problem the hospital should support you expressing or in that case they will provide formula. Please don't worry about it too much - most problems set in after a few days. Sorry, that doesn't sound terribly about encouraging about later on but not producing any kind of colostrum or milk is really, really unusual.

Whisper its probably just a normal migraine but ig it is pre eclampsia you need to know sweetie. Is your dad or DP around yet? Ring the labour warc and tell them you can't get in and they should sort something out for you. Take overnight things just in case.

Let us know you have been and are ok. Xxx

Well I have a poorly pony who has managed to scratch her eye ball which has ulcered. Emergency vet out this morning and back on Tuesday to see how she is. Luckily she is on my friends yard so she is doing her drops and meds 3 times a day for me as pony won't like them lol.

Am too stuffed to move lol. Had huge roast beef dinner then a slab of homemade Victoria sponge.

Very nice but I have been a piggy!

Bohemian I got a thin maternity dressing gown from Mothercare, it's a Blooming Marvellous one and it was half price at a bargainous £9! I remember being in after having DS and sweating profusely waddling to NICU and back in my winter thick fleecy dressing gown as the hospital was hotter than hell! I noticed Sainsburys also have thin dressing gowns in their sale at the moment, very cheap (I don't work for them, honest!).

Whisper, did you manage to speak to anyone yet?

Have had chilli on the slow cooker since 9am, the house smells awesome and I have homemade chocolate fudge cake for afters (new chocolate fudge recipe didn't set properly so used it to ice a chocolate cake). Going to be a proper pig :)

I have a thin Sainsburys dressing gown I got a whole back which will be coming with me- thick fluffy dressing gowns see definitely too hot- maternity wards are always hot!

feather your dinner sounds awesome! I want a lovely pudding now!

whisper hope its nothing but hope you get it checked out to be safe. Best they rule out pre eclampsia at least even if it is something more benign like a migraine.

'A while back' bloody phone...

Let us know how you get on whisper

Thankyou everyone for the hospital bag advice, especially about the milk! I think I will get one of those starter packs to have on hand as advised. I do see what you mean about it taking the pressure off and hadnt thought of it that way, I was just concerned that if I felt really tired after the birth/first few days I might be more tempted to give a bottle if it was on hand and then regret not trying harder later, but then on the other hand I'd rather cover all eventualities as a back up or a comfort blanket so to speak! As usual, I think I'm probably over thinking things!

Thanks for the tip about the robes too, I was about to ask as primark failed me as well

DH is just serving up a roast beef dinner, I'm so hungry I could probably eat his share too.

just to let everyone know I'm at the hospital now being checked out so you can stop shouting at me

Good job whisper

On the starter pack thing do remember a newborn baby's stomach is about the size of a grape, about a teaspoon's worth of colostrum fills them up so don't worry too much about topping up in the first few days. That being said having a few ready made bottles is never a bad thing to have around the house!

This link from [http://www.llli.org/faq/colostrum.html la leche league] is really good on newborn feeding.

Proper link www.llli.org/faq/colostrum.html

just got home from hospital. I had some protein and other things in my urine but not enough to cause concern. Had bloods taken but everything's fine, just a bad migraine. Time to snuggle up in bed and try to sleep. It was terrifying in the labour ward, I could hear women shouting in pain.

The woman in the bed next to me came out with the funniest line ever though. "If I don't like labour then I'm going to vote conservative" This was completely serious and in no way a joke. Me and DP were crying with laughter though.

Glad you are ok whisper you gave us quite a scare! Hope you feel better soon x x x

Hello all, gosh it's been a busy weekend on here!

Hope you had a fab birthday stom

Glad you got to the hospital whisper and hope all is well. It's a bit late now but I wonder if your hospital helps with patient transport. It's just that a few years ago I discovered my local hospital ran a free taxi service where volunteers with their own cars were on hand to bring patients to and from their homes.

Sorry to hear about all the aches and pains and that people are feeling a bit down in the dumps at the moment. It does seem like this last bit is taking it's toll on us all. I've definitely perked up since taking the ranitidine though and it's only now that I realise just how much pain I was in. Feeling emotional tonight as dp has left for another week of working away and it's getting tougher to face being on my own all week. I know it's just hormones exaggerating things but it's hard dealing with so many mixed emotions all the time. There's so much to feel happy and excited about and yet so many things that are causing me to worry. There's so much to feel relaxed and contented about but I keep panicking too.
Perhaps it's all just becoming that bit more real now and I'm starting to properly contemplate the life changes that becoming a parent will bring about. I'm finding I'm having silly thoughts such as will the fact I'm so happy and excited about becoming a mum make something go dreadfully wrong, is it too good to be true. I know it's not rational or helpful but those hormones will persist!

Sorry to go on!...On a lighter note, I got a really soft brushed cotton night shirt from primark that has buttons all the way down the front and seems like it'll be really practical for bfing. Thanks again for the hospital bag tips, especially about the pads, I would never have thought to pack that many!

Did an online shop at sainsbury's this weekend and with offers, nectar points and first shop voucher I saved £44! Treated dp to a half price bottle of red and splashed out on nipple cream and breast pads for me! lol

Well done on the shopping mean

So glad everything's ok whisper here's hoping your headache buggars off soon

Well I'm off to work a painful stomach, a sick toddler who screamed at half hour intervals all night and a 10 hour shift just do not mix.

35 weeks today 2 weeks to work

Have a good day everyone

Oops 34 weeks today.....oh crap! Thought I was further on than I was there......is there a crying emotion? Lol

Morning all

Whisper so glad you are OK. Is there any follow up action? Maybe give your midwife a call this week and let them know what has been said so they can keep a closer eye on you. And when you get paid again take enough money out of the bank to get you to the hospital and back or the gps and back and leave it at the back of your purse. Don't get stuck like that again sweetie. You and this baby and very, very important and if it means a bill gets paid late or you have to do without something else then thats how it has to be. And speak to your midwife about having someone to chat to about how you are feeling. xxxx

Alyssa I'm weljel of your 34 weeks, am 31+4 so a couple of weeks behind you. I know how you feel with being tired though. Was awake from 2am until 5am and really didn't want to get out of bed. Still it's half term next week and the clocks change so its not as dark getting up. So me and DD are looking forwards to a weeks worth of lie ins. I'm lucky in that she is a bit of a night owl if you let her and then will stay in bed in the morning. Bliss!

Am hoping to do the last bits of my shopping for baby this weekend and get my hospital bag packed. I don't think I'm going to take a dressing gown though. I love my big snuggly at home one but it will take up too much room and be too warm for the hospital and hoping to be in and out pretty quick! Going to nick one of DP's hoodies instead I think, then team up a nightshirt with the cropped maternity leggings I had from the summer for nightware if I need it.

And Im not taking any milk in either or having any 'ready' at home. I think (as nom says) that any issues with Bfing happen and are realised gradually so you have chance to stock up. Have a load of bottles and a big tub so can sterilise stuff with Milton if needed. Having said that I had an ELCS with DD and on the 2nd night one of the (older) M/ws came and took DD for a cup feed to give me a break. I was exhausted. She slept for about 4 hours then and it was like been given a million pounds and made me feel so much better emotionally and physically when I was nearing breaking point. And the next day my milk came in with a vengance. So formula isn't evil, sometimes its necessary for mum and baby.

I think me and DD are going to have left over victoria sponge for brekkie. Tis a shame to waste it lol.

No follow up as they managed to get my blood results back before I left and as my next midwife appointment is the 28th, they just said to go to that and come back if I get more headaches or sickness. I told DP off for not leaving me with the usual emergency £10 as it meant I had to wait for him to come home before I could go the hospital and he felt really bad about it. It's now been replaced thankfully so next time wont be an issue. Does anyone know what having a little bit of protein in your urine is caused by? It wasn't enough to concern the doctors or midwives, but makes me worry a bit as I thought any amount was bad?

frouby cake for breakfast sounds pretty awesome. All I have is porridge

awesome news on the saving money on your shopping mean hope you enjoy the breast pads

I am also jealous of you being 34 weeks alyssa I'm only 31+5 and it feel like it's dragging.

It was supposed to be DP's day off today. The first one in over a week but his boss rang him and asked him to come in and cover as someone had phoned in sick. We're not in a position to turn down work so he had to go, but now I feel really upset. I was so looking forward to having a day on the sofa with him after the scare yesterday I could really use some company today. It's only supposed to be until 3, but he always gets asked to stay till the end which is 8, so I get yet another day on my own. His next day off isn't until next thursday either.

sorry for the moan but I didn't have anyone else to moan to.

Low levels of protein in urine can just mean that your kidneys are working a bit harder because you are pregnant or you have a bit of an infection.

Don't feel bad for moaning whisper I miss my DH at the moment as he spends every spar moment studying for his professional exams. And he's truly fed up of never getting a break, particularly as he does all the housework at the mo because I can't. Bless him he's getting really stressed.

Aw Whisper that sucks! I'd be upset too. Terrible night here, we put DS back for another try in his big boy bed after going back to the cot for a week, he went straight to sleep but came toddling into our room at 2.30, wide awake. Took him in with us but he was so restless, he kicked and tickled and giggled and eventually DH lost his temper and had to be sent to sleep in the big boy bed. Which left me with DS, who wanted to sleep right next to me, despite having a superkingsize bed to ourselves. So I've had practically no sleep and I ache from being stuck in the same position all night!

My mum's coming round to help me get the house straight and sort through baby clothes from the loft, I'm pleased in one way as I'm too knackered to deal with DS on my own, but on the other hand I just want to sleep! Still, no chance of that whatever happens.

meandbumpy, I keep getting those vouchers from Sainsburys (£15 off first shop, a million free nectar points with first online shop etc.) and found that if you order from a new email address (just set up a quickie hotmail or Yahoo one) each time it counts as a first order each time and you can keep claiming the discounts! You can use the same nectar card number each time so it still gives you the 'your usuals' list.

He just text to say he is coming home at 1.30pm as he made up an excuse about having a doctors appointment that he forgot about. Yay!

thanks for the info lady I just hope it doesn't turn into an infection as that would be pretty rubbish. Sorry your DP is stressed. mine is stressed too. He was really annoyed they had rung him this morning as he knew he couldn't turn the shift down, but also really needed a day off.

ooh mean feather is correct, we always make a new email and get the discounts. The delivery driver gives us funny looks as we always seem to get the same one The last email we made up was [email protected]

I hope your mum looks after your ds so you can sneak a nap in later feather enjoy sorting baby clothes out.

Good news, Whisper enjoy your afternoon!

I feel your pain Feather DD has had a cold for the last couple of days and was awake all night with spectacular phlegmy chunders starting at about 5am

She's sleeping now but I don't want to doze off in case she wakes up poorly. It's going to be a looong time until DP gets home from work about 6ish, so much for my restful first day of maternity leave

Oh frig- my post just disappeared.. Urgh. Posting on the phone is annoying.

In short- just saying glad you're other half is coming home whisper. Time together feels ever more precious doesn't it as its limited these days ( albeit for a lovely reason!)

Feather- will your mum give you a little break do you think for a nap or an hour to yourself?

Day 3 mat leave- I am INCREDIBLY lazy.. I know this is partly the point of ML but seriously- I wonder whether ill ever make it out of my pjs pre-lunchtime?

Rock on, I have just booked a reflexology and pregnancy massage, at home, in the evening next week. Step son will be away and DP on lates :). There won't be any doors up in the house as they will have just been delivered from dipping, but there won't be anyone else in the house either. Ohhhh the treats :)

Just had to share

I hope everyone is having a promising start to the week.