LBB, I know what you mean, I haven?t accepted there?s going to be a baby so I?m neither excited or nervous. Frustration on the other hand?
MOS I would avoid a GA if you can, I know mine was Crash so it was probably a bit more frightening, but even without it being Crash it can cause problems with bonding ? after all, how can a mum not be at the birth of her own baby? I?ve been told if I have an epidural I can have someone there if I want to (I?m rather needle phobic and giving yourself Heparin every day is a lot different to letting someone put anaesthetic in your back!) so what?s probably going to happen is Mum will be with me for the needle and then TBD will come in for the birth (Mum?s used to me getting stressed with needles and TBD won?t be already stressed for the birth). I?ve been told you can insist that the father is in during a GA delivery too ? you might be unconscious, but the baby isn?t!
Dinky, it?s not so much the safety aspect because I think stats are on my side, but there are a lot of other things that happened this weekend that have kind of made me feel resigned. I spent most of the time in hospital crying about it all and have lost my drive to want to fight. I?m messed up enough so if it is a struggle for me then it?s all stuff I will need to sort out anyway. I think I?ll be spending most of the next 3 weeks crying I?m glad I?m seeing my M&B doctor next week.
Had my first session at the DAU, all is looking ok ? but they aren?t measuring baby. I thought the CTG would measure higher as a rather mammoth nursing session this morning has left my bump feeling rather hard all day! It was the only way to keep Tink in bed this morning, she obviously wasn?t feeling well, she did the eye roll and drunken sleep that I haven?t seen for a long time.
Not sure what?s happening this evening, think TBD and I may be going to the local Toby just as something for us to do, don?t know if we?ll even be out to see New Year in. My brother and his partner have gone to a party so my parents have 3 of their kids. Whilst I would be happy to leave them with just the one, I?m not sure how fair it would be on them to go out leaving them with four. I?m already getting fed up of ?don?t touch? ?leave that alone? ?put that back? ?I thought I told you not to play with that?? I?m so nervous about my brothers kids being around, especially when it?s Tink?s toys (rather than the generics that are kept here) and new ones mostly that they?re playing with! The Kidizoom is out of bounds!
MrsY, I heard the MW talking to someone today who also has problems feeling the movements, she gave similar advice to what I said. Relax and just concentrate on the bump. The cold drink was a tip given to me on the ward with Tink when I thought she?d been a bit quiet. I agree with laidback, I wouldn?t bother with baby toiletries; they don?t need it, as they don?t get dirty and plain water is far better for their skin. I like to use baby toiletries on myself though
I?ve given up shaving anything below the waist as I don?t believe it exists (beyond the pain). In my old due date club there was a lady who on a previous pregnancy had a comment made about how long her hair was from her obstetrician during an internal! I would have told him where to go!