Due Sept '08: Bring on the babies!

[LittleConnie]

Well that was cutting it a bit fine...

Morning all.

All my bits are aching soooo much today. Spent yesterday at parents having everything done for me too. Mum says she thinks my bump has dropped and baby wont be long. To which DP announced I think it has dropped too, she did look like a number 8 and now its more like a number 6!!!! He had had 2 bottles of wine. I bundled him into the car and home straight away

Hi can I join you please? Due on 29th Sept with 2nd baby, already have ds who is 2 1/2. Had an eventful pregnancy so far as have had parvovirus (slapped cheek), then they thought baby was measuring small, is OK now, and then the latest is that it is breech and back to back. Have had 9 scans altogether! Am primary school teacher so just at the end of lovely lazy holiday but going back for couple weeks to keep money going! Love being pregnant but getting fed up of heartburn and heaving myself over in bed

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morning all, how exciting jenpet...all the very best to you. i was wondering if anyone fancied sharing some wisdom on bottle feeding. i have actually posted a question on the bottle feeding section and have got some great replies but would love to know your thoughts. basically.....i am trying to find out how to make up bottles the best way for baby and most efficient for me.2 midwives have told me totally different things.the first said she uses a small unopened bottle of evian/volvic and simply adds powder,shakes and feeds.she says not neccessary to boil or heat. the second midwife simply handed me a government leaflet which tells me i have to make every single bottle freshly as and when i need them this obviously includes boiling tap water not allowing to cool below 70 deg etc. PLEASE please can you tell me how you do it......do you now stick to new government reccommendations or ????

plusonemore -welcome

mine is breech too (well more of transverse than breech) (and poss still back to back but not heard about that bit for ages). My 3.11yrs old was transverse and back to back baby. This baby is not engaged at all so gotta go to the breech clinic to get it turned next Monday so ill be 38.3 weeks pg.

i woke up at 9.30am!! as was up till 2am having burning sick burps at the back of my throat!! yuck!.

Well today we are off to see the midwife and also taking the library books back too. Stayed in all day yesterday as the upstairs are now in order (housecleaning/keeping) - hooray!!

notsoslimnow - i used to boil the kettle, pour it in the bottle, put the recommended amount of formula in (its shows you on the back of the container), lid on, give it a good shake and cool it down under the cold tap once youre ready to use it. Newborns usually takes on 4oz. i used to pour the boiling water in the bottles and put the lid on and left it to cool down by itself so its saves time. Some babies like it warm and some babies like it cold. My dd wasnt fussy at all.

Ive cleaned all my breastfeeding bottles and pump so gotta figure it out how to use it. i do know its not worth using it for the first week (as want to express as well breastfeeding as the express bit is for when my Dp feeds the baby and im not around)...

recorrection - "i used to pour the boiling water in the bottles and put the lid on and left it to cool down by itself so its saves time" so i used to have 3 bottles of hot water in it and no formula till i was ready to use it. Once you put the formula in, you can reheat it if you use the bottle heater.

Thanks biglips Think this baby keep alternating between breech and transverse. Got MW appoint later so we'll see where its at now. Be interested to know how you get on next Monday as have read varied responses to having baby turned. I have been scrubbing kitchen floor but not sure if its made any difference. Any idea how long they let you go before advising CS?

notsoslimnow: I used to sterilise a load of bottles, fill each one with boiled water and then put away in a cupboard. Then as I needed them I just added the powder and shook! ds didnt mind room temp milk so didnt bother heating, but its safe to then warm in water or alternatively just add an extra ounce of freshly boiled water (and extra scoop formula of course). My MW said that once the bottles are sterilised and the water boiled and then bottles sealed, the water cant 'go off' and so didnt need keeping in fridge or anything. I got one of those formula compartment things and measured it out ready too.

plusonemore.hi...thats what i was thinking especially for night time feeds but have since been severely told off by lots of people telling me i must make a fresh bottle each time. your way seems so much easier as i could keep the pre boiled bottles upstairs and keep my powder in a container upstairs.

yeah thats just what i used to do, could even add formula with eyes closed ha ha! Any 'bugs' will only start forming once formula is added as that isnt sterile so it will be a fresh bottle!

Welcome plusonemore there's another list (with due date details, location etc) knocking around a few pages back if you want to fill that in too... I'll see if I can find it.

Woke up with the most abysmal stomach ache in the world this morning, but it magically went away when I had breakfast, so I'm assuming nothing exciting is going on.

How exciting Jenpet, hope you're doing ok!

Welcome plusonemore there's another list (with due date details, location etc) knocking around a few pages back if you want to fill that in too... I'll see if I can find it.

Woke up with the most abysmal stomach ache in the world this morning, but it magically went away when I had breakfast, so I'm assuming nothing exciting is going on.

How exciting Jenpet, hope you're doing ok!

Whoops, double post!

I'll add myself to the days left list.

DD was 5 days early last time, does that mean this one could be earlier? I knid if hope so as I can't sleep (not that that will improve) but I'm getting so impatient!!

It's amazing to hear all the exciting news!

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plusonemore - the earliest for a c-section if the baby doesnt turn around is 39 weeks so the lungs are fully matured then.

Jenpet Good luck!!! Hope everything goes OK, and don't be afraid to say NO to those French doctors if they get a bit over-enthusiastic !

Potxola Best of luck for everything today

How exciting that (full-term) babies are now on their way!!!

carrieon you posted earlier about a cranial osteopath - are they in / near York? Because I want to take DS2 - he's been a bit unsettled and gassy, we went with DS1 and it made a huge difference. If you'd recommend him/her could you pass on the details, either here or you can email me: kasha DOT sarrasin AT gmail DOT com - thank you so much! I hope your SPD gets better straight after the birth

The neonatal nurse has just visited for her weekly weighing and measuring session - DS2 has gained 15 oz in 8 days and now weighs 2.77 kg / 6lb 2oz - he's doubled his birth weight, yay!!! (8 weeks and 1 day today) He has his first immunisation jabs this afternoon which is a bit scary, he still seems so small...

hi all, just got back from mw, why is it everytime I go to see her I come home in tears? I may just be stupid and worrying over nothing, but she seems to think lil bubs is breech. I have to have scan tomorrow to confirm. they said that they will try to turn him if they can, but he could turn back, in which case they would offer me a c section.
I know this happens all the time and is very common now but its just not what I planned and I really didn't want a section or epidural for that matter. Has anyone got any advice/reassurance.
or just tell me to shut up and stop being so stupid.

morning all

well the pineapple did nothing forme at all appart from make my indigestion even worse

am trying the tea today it'snot as bad as i thought it would be but it's not my drink of choice

there are no holland and barrats near me! there is a health food store in the market but i have no cash to get there with!!

the bank is supposed to be calling me this morning but they are now 15 mins late so wonder if they will actually bother - if not i think i will take a trip up to the branch after i have taken the cat to the vets tomorrow and give them a piece of my mind

jenpet is today the day then?

kasha that's great a really good start !!

does anyone else feel under pressure to have baby within a certain time frame - i have everyone asking me god you're not still pregnant are you and then size comments etc

dh going on about this nights job which he will completely miss out on now if he isn;t there for the first week of it!
school starts next week here so would like it outof the way for then and then there's no early morning rush for a couple of days

arrrhh the pressure the pressure!!

as if i have any control over it at all!!

have decided that dh can work and have his week or so off after the nights job has finished as with the ma delay and the bank we could really use the cash now!
was thinking that i can do the night time as i only really began to despair with the other two when it got to the early hours of the morning - by which time dh should be back so i can get a bit of shut eye and then he can sleep after ds has gone off to school (this all sounds ok in my head but in practise may all go completely to pot!!)

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Morning all, just adding myself to the list.
Glad you had a fab weekend carrieon
Good luck jenpet How exciting, rest up as much as possible .
Kasha your ds2 is doing fantastic. Cant believe he is having his jabs already.
plusone what was the dilema with the slapped cheek? Some of the people on here including myself are sure weve had it while pregnant and the docs havent been concerned. .
Have a fab day guys x

barnpot sorry to her about the suspected breech. All that I can suggest is to bounce bounce bounce on that birthing ball.

mustsleep Try not to worry to much about your dh job. I am sure you will find a rountine to suit you all in time.
I am very much like you and find myself analysing every situation and possiblility looking for soultions.
However, I have realised that what will be will be and some things just happen, so I just need to chill, no matter how hard it is,(if that makes sense) for now and deal with any probs as they occur. x

as a teacher, we are always having slapped cheek in school. mentioned it in last pregnancy but they werent concerned at all. this time MW said she would add it to routine bloods, came back positive and then was able to think that i had had it bout 8wks preg- just felt tired, achey, flushed which i put down to early pg symptoms. saw consultant for 4 scans between 16 and 24 wks, she was checking the blood flow to babys brain and looking for pockets of fluid, both of which can mean baby is anaemic- if that had been the case they would have given baby transfusion whilst in womb. luckily everything was OK. Think was very unlucky to have caught it as apparently most people have it when children (true if my school is anything to go by!) and considering i have taught for 10 yrs. they also say only really bad for baby if caught before 12 wks. It does annoy me when professionals dont seem to know bout it or be concerned as you say. my GP thought it would be fine and was surprised bout how much consultant wanted to see me; one MW is saw thought i was talking bout the dog virus when i said parvovirus!! oh well, tis all ok now

Hi again all, have just dropped DS1 off with another MN'er, and she has promised to post here if there is any news! Just popped back to have some lunch & check we have everything we need. Contractions are about every 15 minutes now, but still not very strong, but we're going to head off to the hospital in a minute I think. DH panicking more than me!

ooh meant to ask the man that dh works with, his daughter has measles is this ok for me now?

isit just german measles that are harmful?

jenpet good luck am so excited for you!

can anyone make a decision for me? shall i hire tens machine (£30 ish) or buy one from ebay (£45 ish) and then sell it again?

plusonemore for the sake of £15 i would buy it then ebay it you will prob save money this way

plus don;t you only get it for 4 weeks if you hire it and if you are early or late may have to pay more to get to use it

barnpot, no, stay away from the birthing ball. you don't want to encourage the bum to go deeper into the pelvis if he is breech.

You want to spend as much time with on all fours, with your bum up high. Hence why people say, clean floors on hands and knees, clean skirting boards and low cupboards. Especially when you can feel movement, assume the position.

look at spinning babies for pictures and more ideas. the site is a faff to navigate but well worth it.