May 2017 #13 the lucky thread

[Rustler74]

Just thought I'd get the next thread ready. Let them babies arrive!

Roman-Ace? Seriously?

Nurse those girls were very insensitive and cheeky! What's the apology worth if she then started to send those messages! Thank goodness you had your close friend with you as well! The lady with 6 kids probably feels less good about it after she asked you and you popped out a perfectly valid reply, nearly putting her to shame! I'm sure that wouldn't have been your intention no really not
Glad your second GTT was clear! Your photo looks good, you don't seem so big. I'm feeling much bigger at 35+4

@jennymac31 YES!!! I had a blank face, then I got it and I just had to go "well isn't that clever...." I texted DH right away (as clearly I'm a horrible person!) and then message I got back was "SHUT THE FUCK UP REALLY!!!!!" 😂😂 highlight of the last two weeks tbh!

@Barnes79 it's the "mummy police" as I call them, right there making judgements on everything. Neither of them own or have owned cats by the way. If you know me IRL, everyone knows how much I adore animals and my pets so it made it more hurtful that they implied they will smother Bub or to find a new home. They said sorry, they didn't mean anything by it etc and I said forget about it. I won't meet up with them again!

@savagehk that's our plan; one of us in the bath and splash Bub in it. One of us has a bath most nights, and DH said he would like to do this as it's bonding time. We have a baby bath unit and an angel care bath... thing(?) where you lie the baby on it and you splash them. I like the parent and baby bath time more ❤️

@nursebickypegs

OMG your 'friends' do NOT sound helpful . Not what you needed at all!

at Roman-Ace!!! That's great.

I have no idea how to bath a baby either but I'm sure it'll be common sense once we actually have hold of our baby it's just imagining it that's the tough bit.

My cat has had diarrhoea this morning then trod in it so have had to bath his foot.. now THAT was difficult!

Glad you're back and ok @nursebickypegs sorry to hear you've had a tough few weeks. Don't worry. I have no idea how to bathe a baby either! I'm sure we will cope when the time comes.

I am more shocked at someone having 6 kids by 31 than that woman's comments. I don't think she would have liked my response either! I'm 30 and have had a few comments about leaving it quite late to have my first one I only got married last year and spent my twenties enjoying it being just the two of us, going on holidays and having a career. No regrets about that at all!

Your friends comments would have annoyed me too. I'm sure your cats will be fine with the baby. I think it's a bit of an old wives tale about cats smothering babies. If you're worried at all you can get a cat net for the cot but I really wouldn't give it a second thought.

@Rustler74 I just stopped replying, and I think my good friend may have had a word with her telling her to stop it. She was asking me what condition, is it linked to a chromosome disorder (!!?!)... I felt like replying no wonder you didn't finish nursing school!!! But that's bitchy.

I do have a small bump for such a big baby but I love showing it off!! For the first time I like my tummy!!

It was just one of those moments where I couldn't figure out who was more embarrassed;

Her for asking
Me for being asked a personal question
The receptionist for overhearing this cringe worthy moment
Or the woman's son called Roman-Ace for being called ROMAN-ACE

@nursebickypegs - Just exactly how many notifications did you get?!
So pleased you and baby are doing well and now at 34 weeks. I know a few of us we're beginning to worry! Stick with us lady and we'll laugh along with you at the tremendous kindness and understanding of your RL friends! Bloomin muppets!
And just so you know - the feeling of 'not doing something right' doesn't really go away! Your life is now one big worry, but you'll (all) manage.
Also - why couldn't you check in yesterday morning when I hadn't decided on a name for DS... Roman-Ace would surely have been accepted by hubby and all my normal friends!

Baby is ready to go home, just waiting for a mummy midwife to confirm on me now.
We were predicted snow today in the midlands - and the weather outside is bloomin beautiful sun with a sharp breeze. Can't wait to get outside!
I'll type up my birth story later today or tomorrow. To be fair it's similar but yet different to DD! x

Lovely to have you back nurse. Sorry to hear you've had a tough time.

Oh and new mummies - don't worry! Bathing will work itself out!
With my babies having long hair, I found it easier to wrap naked baby in towel up to neck, hold into body with head exposed in one hand over baby bath and wash hair first (pretty gunky) dry hair off a fair bit and then bath body. Less tears this way for us. x

@WishIWasSleeping we've got snow here in Sheffield but I am 3/4 up one of the hills. Flipping cold as well. May have to put the hearing on whilst OH is at work.

@ShiniBerry hope all goes well with the start of your induction tomorrow! Like @Sipperskipper I've been in a lot over the recent bank holidays and haven't had any problems.

@jennymac31 I feel for you. I feel like I've not stopped since I went on leave... hoping to have a lazy day tomorrow!

@WishIWasSleeping 😍 so gorgeous! I'm happy for a birth story here personally. It's going to happen one way or another as far as I'm concerned 🙈

@EsmesBees pleased you're seeing someone for a chat ☺️

@nursebickypegs glad to have you back and to hear your all ok! Pre baby jitters is totally allowed! I think we're all starting to get there now! Just think of your little Jedi once he arrives! 😋 we were advised not to bathe them for the first 1-2 weeks as it drys their skin out, just a quick top'n'tail wash will be fine. Slippery little buggers wet babies!

CTG appointment again today... so fed up of this now. I just want a day in my PJs...

I'd like birth stories on a different thread, mainly so they're easy to find really. Would be good if we could keep it less chatty than this one too .

Wish gorgeous photo! So much hair! Rustler I'm the same on struggling to imagine the little person inside.

Nurse so glad to see you back! Those girls sound awful. My plan when I don't know how to do something is to come on here and ask... And also to ignore everyone who gives parenting advice. I know there will be lots of it!

When do you start bathing btw?

I don't think I get Roman-Ace...

Counting down until my last day on Thursday. So far, fairly unproductive day. Went to pregnancy yoga and think I fell asleep...

Less chatty huh Savage yes I'm in the same camp. Let us keep them separate is my suggestion.
Bathing baby is not gonna be much to begin with. I think they recommend top and tail first week anyway. I won't be able to wait to use those gorgeous hooded towels I have for sprout!
I also have had this attitude of 'does my bump look big (enough) in this?' Grin grin! But it passed in recent days. I feel such a lot bigger now. I expect my obstetrician next week to say she wants to bring the induction forward even more. Let's see what the midwife says later on today.

Oh my word, I have missed three whole threads since I had to bow out to run around getting married and sick and stuff!

So, what have I missed?! Who has had their babies yet?

I am 38 +1 or something today. I am a whale. Mrs Whale to be precise

Hope you're all doing well and you and your bubbas are healthy and happy?

-x-

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/2912404-May-2017-Special-the-been-there-done-that-thread?watched=1

For birth stories

I am watching really good thread about parenting tips Best parenting tip you ever got
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/2910176-Best-parenting-tip-you-ever-got non judgemental and very common sense

@nursebickypegs welcome back 👋 we were worried about you

@SanitysSake how was the wedding?

Welcome back nursebickypegs. I had been wondering where you had gone!

I am 36 weeks today, still in lots of pain with SPD (turning in bed at night is agony) and has anyone noticed that movements are getting painful now? When bump moves she does so sometimes with such force it's like being winded. Most of the times it's small rolls and movements then every now and again these big movements which sodding hurt!

Re baby bathing our local sure start centre runs a "baby bathing class", which I will probably attend as I have no clue. I am going to buy a "Shnuggle" bath which seems to be a cross of a bath and a bucket but has good reviews.

My last day is this Friday then I am on holiday until maternity kicks in. Even though I am currently working from home, I am still finding it a struggle to get up and turn the laptop on!

Will this work?
The One Where The May Baby Birth Stories Are! (Watch out for lots of TMI!)
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/birth_announcements/2912422-the-one-where-the-may-baby-birth-stories-are-watch-out-for-lots-of-tmi
Then we can pin with all the other stats on the next threads first post? x

Redblu one tip the physio gave me for turning in bed was to turn under, so you were on all fours half way through the turn, rather than turning over i.e. rolling on your back. I've not needed to try that yet but you never know, it's worth a try if you're in that much agony.

Now there's 2 birthing stories threads. Which one should we use? Rustlers was there first so should we stick with that one?

Turning over on all fours can help, so can squeezing your pelvic floor then turning over led by your arm/shoulder if that makes sense - so your hips follow your upper back rather than needing to drag your upper back with them.

Yep! I'll delete mine! It's empty anyway!

Wish so is mine so far!

I'm finding that all fours method is helping me turn in bed post c section as well, that's one of the harder things to do in the first few days.
I'll post my birth story later if I get a chance, although it was a fairly uneventful elcs, nothing too frightening. Perhaps my experience immediately post-section might be useful for someone though.
Nice to see you back nursebickypegs and sanitys. I think there are three boys here on the thread so far and one on the FB group too. A few more are imminent though! Sounds like you've had a stressful couple of weeks nurse. Hopefully now you are off you can enjoy some RnR! Hope you manage to get out today too wish, there's nothing better than getting back to your own bed! I'm sure your DD will quickly get used to her brother, I remember DD1 was pretty clingy with DH for a day or two when DD2 arrived, but she came round very quickly once we got home.
We bathed DS (still can't believe I have a DS after two girls!) last night for the first time, just in plain water, and we use the same method as wish of doing his face and hair first while he's wrapped in a towel, then dunking him for a quick splash after that. The hospitals here in NI do a demo for first time mums every day on the post-natal ward as a matter of course, so that's where we learnt to do it. They used DD1 and DH as a guinea pig for everyone else five years ago!