July 2019 very early days

[edinburghlass1991]

Hi I thought I’d start one
This will be dc3 and I have dd6 and ds2 Edd 6 July 2019. Wish I was 12 weeks already!

@TwittleBee that's a good call I think - reassuring to have the option there if you feel the need.

I have thinking to do about it tbh as I do have reservations about the care I received previously 😕

@StargazyDrifter worth having a look to see what clinics local to you offer. Some packages vary.

I'm going to be controversial and say I never gave up underwire. I even had underwire nursing bras.

I have very big boobs, and I feel very uncomfortable with them not properly supported and it was affecting my MH feeling so uncomfortable all the time. They were £40 a pop, but so worth it to feel good about myself.

The advise now is that you don't have to providing they are well fitted and the breast tissue isn't squashed in any place.

I had mastitis before I'd left the hospital, it's not nice avoid at all costs! My main lesson from some seriously crap advice on the labour ward about Bfing was to use flat fingers while shaping your breast to go into babies mouth, always flat, never finger tips or pointy fingers!

That is a rude receptionist! Sorry you had to deal with that.

What is a booking in appointment please? Feel like I don’t know what the next steps are! I checked my GPs website and it looks like I’m meant to be just phone the midwives myself and skip the GP. Is that normal or do you usually see GP first? It’s not very clear and don’t want to make a fool of myself! Hahah! I’m not going to phone until the end of next week anyway because I know they will basically tell me I’m way too early and to phone back.

@StargazyDrifter I reckon as long as a bra actually fits and doesn’t dig in at all it’s probably fine, underwires could effect the development of the breast tissue if they are digging in. I went for non-wired quite early last time for comfort & bought an extender so I could get a bit more time with bras I liked in the later months. This time I’ll be sticking with all of my comfy nursing bras!

Haha thanks everyone for the support. I mean a congratulations would have been nice!

@GiGi18 How you go about booking your first appointment varies but if you can self refer definitely just call the midwife as there's no need to see your GP.

@westsussex123 thank you, looks like that is what I am to do then. X

Welcome to the gang @westsussex123! How're you doing?

Hello more new recruits!!

Also, that website I bought those little bits off of. Look at this little hat ......

gigil.com/products/baby-bobble-hat?mc_cid=ba0b1518ca&mc_eid=29b2ab51f3

£20 though

Oh shit sorry, I used another username but westsussex is me!

Haha, @babyl0ve I was SOOOOO confused. I was thinking "I know our group is huge but I swear I don't remember a westsussex"

Welcome to the gang

I thought it might have been someone with a different username 😂

oh @frazzlerock that is just too cute!

I had planned on crocheting the baby this cardigan and hat set and actually bought the pattern but I've just realised it's actually a knitting pattern

www.loveknitting.com/garter-stitch-jacket-and-hat-in-debbie-bliss-cashmerino-aran-downloadable-pdf

At least you all know where I am now!

So much for mystery...

@babyl0ve that is adorable! I wish I could knit/crochet. I mean, can sort of knit but I rush it as I have no patience and I make tonnes of holes.

@Frazzlerock that hat 😍

And omg @babyl0ve that wee set is beautiful! I knit but my crocheting is faster!

@Frazzlerock You should give it a go! I only started fairly recently as I needed something to focus on other than TTC which was really getting to me. I learnt by watching Bella Coco's tutorials on YouTube.

@SnailorSwift Let me know if you want me to email you the pattern!

They're both absolutely adorable! Hats and carries for a July newborn though?

I will stick with my underwireds for a little bit longer and will switch as soon as the scan is a good one! I don't fit into any of my nice bras any more and only have two awful flesh coloured GAP ones to go with for now. Very comfy though.

@StargazyDrifter haha that's a very good point! Fortunately the pattern is for 3-6 months

@StargazyDrifter I was thinking more of a winter hat so when they're 3 months +

@babyl0ve I will have a look, I'd love to learn to crochet

Ok you guys, there's no stopping you! @Frazze and @babyl0ve.

I used to be ok at crochet one, back at school. I still have a couple of things knitted and made for me when I was a baby and was thinking it'd be nice to carry that on. babyl0ve do you have any idiot-proof successions for things I can crochet? Might be a very good distraction!

*suggestions, gah, sorry.

@StargazyDrifter Maybe start out by doing some granny squares as it's a good way to learn some different stitches. A headband would also be a good project to begin with

@babyl0ve I would love that thanks, so kind of you to offer 💐

Dating scan app came through, 27th Dec! Damn it looks like I'll have to tell everyone on my birthday (nyd) instead

@StargazyDrifter not sure if it's been answered. Just catching up on posts. I know that most standard private hospitals don't often have facilities for babies.

I used to work for a private medical insurance company. We were always told if the baby was needing special care then they'd have to been born in an nhs hospital because there's no neo-natal in private hospitals. Unless you're thinking ludo wing