May 2017 #13 the lucky thread

[Rustler74]

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

Funnily enough ticky and mrsp was just saying to DH last night how it would be nice for him to bath with baby :)

peas if you're loving your baby and feeding your baby (breast OR formula ) you have not failed

esme sounds like the ball is well and truly rolling and that it was something you needed. You must be shattered!!
I saw a psychotherapist after my dad (who I was very close to) leaving abruptly without saying goodbye. I found it very hard but it did help in the long run.

rabbity I bumped into an old neighbour (only know her to have a quick chat) when I was about 5/6 months pregnant. She proceeded to look me up and down and say "oh yes you haven't really put on weight all over have you..... well maybe some more on your thighs." Thanks

nursebp storing sleep in canisters!!

crazy congratulations!! Gorgeous worn out tiny zoo :)

Ouch tea! I'm not looking forward to those nights I have to be honest. Have you got through today ok?

Hang on in there bean, you've done it before and you'll do it again. You sound like a fab mummy x

rise my BH make top of tummy go tight and uncomfortable. Although this eve that's progressed to whole tummy..... exciting!! I sometimes get a hot flush with it. It's a very strange sensation and I guess it feels different to everyone. Also I have an AP.

We were told that about not sharing feeding at pregnancy club too rustler.

@crazyzooo how gorgeous 😍 what an absolutely beautiful babe!

Thanks to everyone for the breastfeeding tales/advice! I'd love to try but the nerves are 100% building so it's nice to hear some 'real advice' rather than just a rose tinted guide to how easy it is 🙄

My creative spree seems to have reached its end point! Made a cot mobile and another thing to hang on the wall above the changing unit. Be gentle on me, first time I've tried anything creative in years! (Also apologies for the awful photography of mobile, surprisingly difficult to hold & take a picture!)

Evening ladies

Congratulations crazyzoo - little bubba looks beautiful.

Feeling a bit pants this evening. Appointment with new midwife felt like a waste of time, as she didn't have my notes and couldn't access them on the computer system. Talked about my birth plan and she basically said that I should re-consider water birth due to my spd, as she doesn't think I'd be able to get out of the birthing pool quickly in the event of an emergency. She advised that I start labouring in the pool but to have the birth out of the pool & was adamant that consultation would need to sign this off.

After that I ended up having a go at dh, whose now pissed off with me. I know I was out of line bur I can see how this is gonna pan out; he'll be frosty towards me until Friday night as he's got a works do in the evening. He'll then get drunk and use this opportunity to just get everything off his chest (and probably upset me in the process) before passing it and waking up the next morning to only vaguely remembering what he had done the night before. Can't wait!

Completely forgot to ask if any of you would recommend a good book to buy to introduce dd to the 'idea' of baby arriving. She seems to have grasped what is going on but I think having something visual and fun would be useful.

@crazyzooo congratulations!!! He is gorgeous.

@tickyboovicky very impressed with the mobiles they look great! I've nearly finished knitting a cardi and it's driving me up the wall

@jennymac31 I hope I don't get told this re water birth and SPD I'm counting on it! Seems like nonsense though if you're mobile which you are.. I just checked the pelvic partnership website and they have a page on it (thanks Lullaby for introducing me to that website!), It suggests speaking to the midwife supervisor:

www.pelvicpartnership.org.uk/pregnancy-and-birth-with-pgp/water-birth

Thank you @RasperryInAMelon and @Badgerbird - 😘

Congratulations @crazyzooo absolute beauty 👶🏼💙

@Tickyboovicki I love your creations 💛

Oh @jennymac31 I hope you're ok. Remember that you can do what you like it is your birth and your baby. You may have to go against medical advice but they cannot say you are not allowed.

So my emotional day got a whole lot worse .... I am such a positive person today has caught me off guard. My paternal grandfather has been taken ill and is in hospital, I got the call at 8pm tonight to make my way there as he may not last the night 😪 had to wait for a sitter to get to our house as daren't drive on my own whilst emotional at nearing 36wks. Got to hospital just before 10pm. Grandad is not well, he is DNR and has heart failure 😪 he felt spud move for the first time, and he told me how proud of me he is. I feel really sad; I left the hospital at midnight, he was still with us but daren't go to sleep now incase I get another call 😩

@Rustler74 on the journey to and from the hospital we discussed names and I think we have finally chosen one. I am not sharing yet, but I feel so much better knowing we agree 😊👍🏼

Congratulations sanity on the wedding the zoo on the arrival of tiny zoo, lovely photo? Are we still all boys so far??

I found bf difficult for about 7/8 weeks, but suddenly it became really easy and not at all sore. I'm glad I persisted but totally understand why people stop or switch to mixed feeding. Natural or not it is a learned skill for mum and baby.

Sorry about your grandad bean

Thanks for the link autumn.

Sorry to hear about your grandfather bean.

@beanturnipandspud I am so sorry bean, I'm thinking of you and all your family.

bean what horrible news for you. Thinking of you today.

Ticky as the least crafty person on the planet, I think those mobiles are amazing! Well done you.

Jenny hope it doesn't go the way you expect with DH. He needs to cut you some slack, it's such an emotional time. How old is your daughter? Mine likes the Princess Polly 'I'm a new big sister' book but she's only 2 and it might be too babyish for yours.

Tea I remember nights like that too. Hope last night was better. Sounds like you are doing brilliantly, especially with three other DC to look after.

Off for a day out to the zoo today. Probably one of last as a family of three. I can't wait to meet the new baby, but will miss these days. She's such a delight at the moment.

Hi everyone will catch up properly later but wanted to announce the arrival of our little boy yesterday lunchtime,6lb 11oz

@yellowismyfavourite congratulations on the arrival of your little one!

@beanturnipandspud I am sorry to hear about your granddad.

@jennymac31 sending you big hugs.

Esmesbees - my dd just turned 4. Am gonna have a look on Amazon later to see if there's anything there, as I've got a bunch of presents to buy for upcoming birthday parties over the next few weeks.

Hoping to sort that before my consultant's appointment at midday.

Congratulations yellow, another boy! 💙💙

Many congratulations yellow. A thread full of boy babies so far.

That princess book will be too young then Jenny

jenny we have a few books (in French!) just covering the basics about birth / babycare, plus hello baby which covers the home birth aspect. There's a new movie out (Mollie monster?!!) which deals with becoming a big sister, ds went on Saturday but not with me.

Oh yes, and babies will try to latch onto anything really, their own fist is a favourite....

bean so sorry to hear about your grandad 🙁 your very lucky you got to see him though, and he felt your baby! What a moment for him I bet!

yellow congratulations!! And another boy! I reckon all the girls must be saving themselves for the end of the month 😂

My mum is visiting, she stayed overnight. She is doing my head in already as is obviously really nervous about my labour - she had a really difficult one with me - but she's not hiding it very well and some of the comments she's made shouldn't really be said to us right now! I'm aware of the possible complications but don't need to hear them right now, I'm trying to be positive!

@yellowismyfavourite congratulations!!!

@beanturnipandspud I'm sorry to hear about your grandad. I went through similar last year with my grandmother, can't imagine going through same at this stage of pregnancy. So emotional. It's lovely he got to feel bump move. Be kind and gentle with yourself you're going through a lot at the moment.

@yellowismyfavourite Congratulations! This baby a day theory is proving right. Who's next?

@bean thinking of you xx

@beanturnipandspud am thinking of you x as if these days aren't emotional enough! Glad you've agreed on a name and that it's unlikely to be RomanAce!

Wow @yellowismyfavourite congrats for your arrival x I'm hoping you can catch some sleep (get some from the cans of sleep @nursebickypegs has been stocking up )

@jennymac31 is there a way to make peace before Friday? It's such a burden to live in disagreement and you can do with some TLC x

@yellowismyfavourite Congrats!

@jennymac31 So sorry to hear about you Grandad. It must be emotionally exhausting. I feel for you.

@Tickyboovicki You're very talented! The mobiles look fab. If I tried that it would end up a big ball of glue, sticks and fabric!

Sorry @beanturnipandspud! I'm sorry about your Grandad!

@crazyzooo congratulations! What a beautiful baby! 😍

@yellowismyfavourite congratulations on your little boy! I am amazed at all the boys on this thread already!

@Tickyboovicki those mobiles are amazing! They look great. I can't believe you made them yourself. I am in the process of knitting a patchwork pram blanket but it is taking ages. At this rate it will be ready for him to take to uni!

So sorry about your grandfather @beanturnipandspud what horrible news. I hope you are ok 💐

@Autumnsweater I feel your pain with your mum. I saw my mum at Easter and she was more worried than me about the birth. It really doesn't help does it? Mine was trying to convince me not to go to the midwife led unit because they're not as safe(?!) I think they just never stop worrying about us but it can be annoying.