FOUR births? It's only the middle of February and I've missed FOUR births? Ladies, it seems I can't leave you alone, you're simply OUT OF CONTROL!
Anyway - helloooooo! Finally found you all, and blimey after a quick skim of the old thread (not a hope of catching up properly with you prolific lot - I really didn't expect a new thread already!) it seems you'e all been very busy!?
So first things first. Congratulations to Evitas, P&P, Rebecca and Sarah - great to hear of your safe arrivals. All beautiful no doubt, will head over to the postnatal thread later in the hope that there are links to piccies.
We finally have a dongle!! No broadband, because, unfeasibly, the whole process of setting up sky, getting a phone-line installed and up and running and, finally, getting broadband takes about six weeks?! I mean. What IS this, 1998?
Rant over... Sorry for my absence. I can check this on my iPhone, but the thread had gotten so long I couldn't manage to scroll down to the bottom to see latest posts let alone add anything, plus the type size on screen is MINI... [squint].
Well, we're in the new house. It was, literally, a building site for the first two weeks, with burly Polish guys all over the place and more mess and dust than I've ever seen in my life. But we've worked our arses off the last three weeks, and now have DD1's room painted, our room half painted, most of the woodwork done, bathroom finished, kitchen finished, most door handles in and functioning, (although you still shut the door to the downstairs loo at your peril, and in the knowledge that it may take some time before anyone remembers you're in there and comes and lets you out) and, as of last week, flooring down throughout, which resulted in an immediate 90% reduction in mess and dust which was most welcome.
And it's possible to see, now, that it will be beautiful when sorted, and the space already works really well for us. DD1 has been tearig around and loving the open-plan thing.
We've both been up til about 1-2am most nights getting stuff done, and I'm honestly more tired than I ever thought possible - having an energetic two year old to entertain 6 out of 7 days, when she's used to the frenetic pace of nursery life 3/4 days a week is hectic too.
That and catering for said burtly Polish blokes - averaging about 24 cups of tea and about 8 bacon sarnies a day... I should maybe consider catering as an alternate career...
Luckily this hasn't resulted in an early arrival of designerbaby #2 - although I spent 16 hours in hospital last week with a bleed, which they thought might have been a show, but turns out was probably more likely the result of overdoing it in a big way. Told to rest - HA. Haven't been, but no more bleeding, so just one of those things.
Did have a bit of a panic attack afterwards though, about the prospect of bringing a newborn into a house swarming with workmen and paddling in dust and noxious filler fumes and the like... But am over that too.
St Helier hospital seems lovely - midwives on the delivery suite (where I spent several hours following the bleed) were lovely - but I have a bit of a fight on my hands regarding my wish to give birth in the midwife-led unit.
My thinking is that to avoid the kind of damage I had last time, I would be best off trying for the most natural birth I can - minimal interventions, no epidural etc. To me, the MWLU with it's pools and balls seems like the best place to achieve this... To them, previous 3rd degree tear means consultant led on the delivery suite. End of. Which makes NO sense to me...
They're also a bit funny about the fact I've said I will refuse any kind of drug-based induction - even though this was what my previous consultant advised... I think they think I'm being awkward. I'm not trying to be, but WILL NOT go through that again...
They're very very anti-CS though, by all accounts, and can't understand why I would would opt for that rather than another induction...
Anyway, my first coat of paint must be dry by now, so I'd better go and do the second. Oh Joy...
Will try and catch up more fully and post less of a me, me, me thread next time... . My internet time, is likely to remian pretty limited tbh, but will try and keep up - it's going to be an exciting few weeks, after all!
Hugs to everyone,
db
xx