Congratulations Plumpbump and welcome to the world, little Jacob. Knowing he arrived at 32 weeks is a bit scary though - could be any of us! And there's me not even considering baby may arrive before 40 weeks - I still have things to do and buy!
In all the excitement my previous message seems to have gone unnoticed - can anyone advise me on what I should pack in my hospital bag? As it's my first I'm a bit clueless although I know I shall have to get some giant maternity pads . I am still wearing the same knickers I wore pre-pregnancy: they're bikini ones so sit under my bump quite comfortably and I haven't needed to go up a size. Can I still use this type of knickers with maternity pads? Am not keen on giant granny pants or anything that covers my whole tummy - I don't even like over-bump maternity clothes. I'm OK with what to pack for the baby but clueless re. myself.
Alocin, my midwife is the same - all I get at each appointment is blood pressure check, urine check, fundal height measurement, listening to baby's heartbeat and a quick feel of my tummy (last time the midwife I saw was completely clueless and couldn't tell me at all how the baby was lying, which I found a little disconcerting). I haven't a clue if I've had any Braxton Hicks yet - no idea what they would feel like. I'm 32+4 so would expect them to start around now? Does everyone get them?