Bloody hell... you're offline for a couple of days and so much has happened!
Arcadie and Chubby - really feel for you both in this horrible in-limbo time. I know what it's like, and I think it's just the worst feeling because you don't know what to think or feel about anything.
Monkeynuts and Retromum, really sorry to hear your sad news. Hat the fact that people are having to leave the thread under these circumstances. .
Since I booked at the GP I've heard nowt - although I remember last time not hearing anything until I was almost 14 weeks, and then getting an appointment for scan and booking appt with midwife (yes, in that order!) which was for 2 days time... So I'm expecting a long wait before I get any news positive or otherwise, and any sniff of a scan. Feels like an imposisbly long time to wait, but reminding myself it'll probably go in a flash - the weeks do at the moment, it's one of the benefits of having a toddler!
ROFL at the idea that you can stay in hospital for a couple of days and get looked after! I had a 51 hour labour (following induction), forceps delivery and extended 3rd degree tear, plus severe vaginal and cervical lacerations (sorry if TMI especially for first timers - just pretend you never read that). DD had passed meconium and so was on 'meconium watch for 12 hours, but we were out and home within 20. Gave birth at 8pm, had an hour being stitched up, was home by 6pm the following day.
After spending three days there giving birth, I was quite happy to go home, but in hindsight I actually needed a bit more care, and was still physically and emotionally in a bit fo a mess when i went home. But it wasn't offered, so there you go.
I thought about birthing centres and homebirths and stuff last time, but after my experience I want to be in a consultant-led unit with full access to all forms of pain relief and medical staff. I'm a pessimist, in that I'm expecting carnage again, and anything less than that will be a bonus.
Goodness I sound like a right miserable old cow. I'm actually fine about the last time, all told, I recovered and DD was fine, and some of it was actually quite funny (with lots of hindsight). I just don't have particularly high hopes of a 'earth mother' type experinece being my lot. I reckon I'm possibly quite good at making big fat robust babies, but possibly a bit rubbish at getting them out.
Oh, and some brilliant news on the house front. Our agents remarketed the property on Friday of last week, we had a couple of viewings over the weekend, two second viewings on Monday and an offer on Tuesday! 3 brothers want to buy it, are absolutley lovely - we're in dorect contact with them this time, and the best thing is they're all in rented and want to complete in 6 weeks! looks like we might have managed to pull this house move back from the brink thanks to actually rather fab estate agents, who pulled out all the stops for us. Our agent who we're buying from now sees no reason to mention anything at all the the vendor. Phew!
Feeling a bit crampy and sore at the moment, but just think everythings strectch (certainly looks that way) and I might have een overdoing it a bit at the park with DD in the last couple of days... That's all it is, right?
Anyway, teatime at desigberbaby villas - gotta dash!
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