Morning! Right, finally managed to catch up a bit...so here it goes and sorry for the ones I've missed out.
Also a bit of a long post, I probably cross posted with a few people by now...
Happy due date Naat hope today's the day for you!
Effie I think I would have felt the same way after the mw's comment but Rupert knows you are his mummy just with the way you smell and the sound of your voice that he's grown with these past few months. The mw probably doesn't know about the worries you had on wednesday that he wouldn't recognise you as his mummy and she just mentionned it because of the positive progress nature of it. Agreed that other words would have been a better choice. Good luck with the breastfeeding and I hope you too get to bond properly very soon xxx
nahui thanks for the updates
Tee missing you on the thread! hope you and Adam are doing good, you must be over the moon and what a cutie!!
snow Good luck with everything, sorry you won't be getting the birth you were hoping for, I think we all spend 9 months getting to grips with what we want, how we want it and then with the babies being late starting to think that it doesn't really matter as long as they're out soon and safely. Keep in touch and let us know!
loooouise have fun with the ball! How's things up north?
bunny Good luck with the sweep, hope it goes well and gets things started for you, mine's on sunday.
silk This could be it for you then Hope you got some sleep finally!
laura good luck with mw appointment this pm, hope you're not in too much pain in the meantime!
erm hope you got some rest last night.
doris What a lovely baby, can't wait for my own :D:D Hope you're doing ok!
insy what did you stock the freezer up with? I'm a bit stuck as I keep coming up with stuff that's more like winter food and not sure whether we will fancy it.
made lasagna and curry so far, and one chicken pie and can't think or agree with dh about what next...
daisy Did this last sweep bring on any more labour signs? I guess they will tell me on sunday what the next step after the sweep is. Fingers crossed for you. the ladies I know who have been induced all delivered three days after.
dreamy I'm still hoping to find more mucus everytime I go to the loo (so...every half hour) but nothing.
bigcar thanks for your input on induction, I was so convinced that the baby would be early that I did not read about it whatsoever.
I must make a mental note not to tell future new mothers that "you never know, baby might decide to come early!"
I hope you're getting on well with Edward and he's fitting in ok with everyone else in the family!
Ineed, blue, littlesarah, helpive and mrsmc (can;t wait to hear your side fo the story when you come back from hospital!), hope everything is going well for you guys :D
choccie and everybody else who has a baby before 21st: What are you getting for father's day gift?
Right, couple of questions for you...
- Is there a book out there like "babies for dummies?" I got "what to expect", "baby whisperer" and gina ford's controversial book but I guess what I'm looking for is maybe more of a practical book of what to do to stimulate and interact with a newborn when it's playtime to give me some ideas.
- What kind of alcohol do you buy to take care of the cord? surgical spirit?
When I asked the chemist for the one that was listed in "what to expect" (hydrogen peroxide / "non stinging spray" which I could not find on the shelves) said she didn't know what it is/wouldn't use that on a baby and offered no alternatives (at the time I had a big long list of stuff to get and could not remember why hydrogen peroxide was on my list so did not mention the umbilical cord.
I know some books say to just use water.
- Is there mozzie bites cream for newborns?
- What on earth is "ointment", is it for nappy rash? Is sudocream an ointment?
Am I overthinking things? Or is it ok to be going over all this stuff in details to be "prepared".
When I was tidying up my desk yesterday I came across dozens of "baby" lists and thought that if this was someone eles's desk I'd probably think they were verging on neurotic :S
There was one more question, clearly one too many for my brain.
I'm off to doublecheck the stuff in my labour bag.
Have a good day and bring on the babies!