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Coronavirus due to give birth !

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Abbyd222 · 19/03/2020 07:45

Hey everyone thought I would start a post to see if there is anyone that is nearly due along with me right now? to chat about we are all feeling with this virus, potential lock down And giving birth at a time like this. I'm 37 weeks on Monday and i was early with my others so thinking I haven't got too long now. A Home birth was already planned just anxious about a possible hospital birth if I catch it and all the complications around all of this. Hoping some people will response that a due in the next few weeks or have just had they're baby this week when all this has started happening. I'm not good with mumsnet if someone could post this and tag me somewhere that it would get more of a response please

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Abbyd222 · 22/03/2020 09:04

@bookworm83. Really sorry to hear that yours has been cancelled! I'm also worrying about giving birth alone however not my first so I really feel for you that must be a horrible feeling to have. I've been pretty calm then not kind of slipping between the two. Just had a cry and panic this morning (hormones are playing a part I'm sure aswell) no home births have been cancelled down here yet and my midwife is pretty sure they won't unless they all get ill. They are completely separate from the hospital the team here and have only just launched so council is really keen to not disrupt them at all. Hope that doesn't change in the next few weeks but well don't think any thing is guaranteed atm is it! Feeling really sad tbh like these last few weeks are going to be horrid

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Abbyd222 · 22/03/2020 09:08

@sarahaider88 have you got any friends that are child free or other family members you could possibly leave your children with? Really try to think of everyone you know or maybe consider a child minder/sit in babysitter. I Hope you get a solution. Maybe ask your midwife for some advice

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NemophilistRebel · 22/03/2020 09:09

I’m 9 weeks away from elective c section which they don’t seem to want to book me in for yet

I’m ok one of the worst affected areas in the country and all my midwife appointments were cancelled going forward

I’ve no idea what’s happening or what might change

Hoping I don’t have to do it alone

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Abbyd222 · 22/03/2020 09:15

@worriedNHSer any chance you have a link tried looking but can't find it

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Abbyd222 · 22/03/2020 09:18

Wow really they have to book you in for a section surely they won't cancel them? Hopefully everything's died down in 9 weeks. What kind of care are our baby going to get once born that's my concern aswell. Getting so bloody stressed out with this and then seeing people just go about life as normal like we are all over reacting is making me want to scream!

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RhymingRabbit3 · 22/03/2020 09:20

I'm 40+5 and have been planning a home birth all along. Last I heard my trust are still offering home birth services so fingers crossed this baby comes soon, as I really dont want to go into hospital!
I'm very lucky that my Mum is only in her early 50s as has been self isolating (no symptoms) for a week so she can look after my 3 yo if necessary.

cucumbercookie · 22/03/2020 09:52

I'm due a week tomorrow and am so worried about having to birth alone although our hospital hasn't introduced any special measures yet. I just want to have her now before it all gets too crazy but also want her to stay put until it's all died down (obviously not an option). I hope it will be much less dramatic than I'm imagining though and that the worst case scenarios don't happen🤞🏻 She's fully engaged now and she's very low so I'm guessing I'll find out soon!

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Abbyd222 · 22/03/2020 09:59

Hope both your births go well please come back on and update how they went and hopefully give us all some positive stories:)

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NemophilistRebel · 22/03/2020 10:09

Yes, I’d be grateful of any birth birth updates

Good luck to all the new mummies

SonEtLumiere · 22/03/2020 10:12

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whatalemon · 22/03/2020 10:13

Thanks for starting thread! I'm 40+4 today... first came at 42 weeks so expecting another week at least!
Sorry for everyone who's suddenly having to deal with all of these changes!! Feeling lucky that so far the maternity services in my area haven't been affected.

What is everyone planning to do post birth? I know my partner will think a few visitors are okay but personally I would rather hold off to protect everyone... and feel that if we will still be having health visitors/ feeding team support visits then the least we can do is make sure we're not passing anything on!!

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Abbyd222 · 22/03/2020 11:40

Hey yes we are not having anyone visit for the first few weeks, although most of our family have already said that themselves and we will just have to FaceTime :(. it's awful but we don't want the baby getting ill (most people don't let visitors with a cold around new baby before all this) then potentially needing medical care for her. We don't know how much good care will be soon so just don't want to take the risk. also to try protect the staff that come around after from picking anything up. I think if family members have had it though and we can gets tested by then to know we are oka then that would be fine ? Think it's all just guessing games atm unfortuatley and we have to just see how things go. Maybe midwifes will have more info for us all eventually as right now there isn't anything solid

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Jessie9323 · 25/03/2020 17:13

My local trust are now saying partners only for labour. No visiting if you have to stay in Confused

NemophilistRebel · 25/03/2020 18:38

I just received the same message from our trust too

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Abbyd222 · 25/03/2020 19:30

Yea my trust is doing the same.x

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brummiemumm · 25/03/2020 20:49

My hospital is saying the same - ONE birth partner for active labour but then they must leave and no visitors on the postnatal wards (including dads) so just hoping and praying I don't have to stay in long.

cucumbercookie · 26/03/2020 11:39

Our hospital aren't keeping anyone in on the postnatal ward unless they have complications and baby checks will be arranged at home😟 I was hoping to be discharged quickly but I hope this doesn't result in poor care for women after birth. I'm so anxious to get this over with and come out the other side, only 3 days until full term now!
Good luck to everyoneThanks

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Abbyd222 · 27/03/2020 16:20

Good luck ladies. Nearly 38 weeks weeks here so hoping she comes early like my others. Please all do come back onto this group and hopefully give some good birth stories:)

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SapphosRock · 27/03/2020 16:29

I had an ELCS yesterday, my partner wasn't allowed into theatre with me and they are now treating every patient as if they have CV so wearing the protective gear.

Baby was taken straight to partner and I didn't get to see him until I was stitched up. Partner sent home last night and not allowed back today.

Honestly, it felt upsetting at first but it was fine in the end. Having 1 on 1 just me and my son for has felt really lovely.

As from today absolutely no visitors including birth partners on the ward... it is really sad but the doctors and midwives are being particularly kind.

Good luck everyone Thanks

RhymingRabbit3 · 27/03/2020 16:33

My baby was born on Monday very early in the morning (labour started about 12 hours after I posted on this thread!). I was planning a home birth but it turned out they wouldnt be able to get there in time - I could tell I was getting near to delivery - so we went to the birth centre and actually they were great. My husband was allowed to stay afterwards and we were discharged after 6 hours. They werent allowing visitors but we were home at 7am anyway so that didnt affect us.

As I said earlier my Mum had been self isolating for a week and she looked after our 3yo. She visited us at home for a few hours on Monday. We havent seen her again or had any subsequent visitors because the lockdown was enforced from Monday evening :( although we wouldnt have had visitors except for MIL and FIL anyway.

Layladylay234 · 27/03/2020 16:39

@SapphosRock Congrats. Can I ask what hospital you delivered? I'm hopefully having an elective in 8 weeks and worried about partner not being allowed in

NemophilistRebel · 27/03/2020 16:42

My elective is in 8 weeks too and I so want DH to be there.

NemophilistRebel · 27/03/2020 16:43

I don’t need him staying overnight but I was so afraid last time and this is making me dreadfully panicky

SapphosRock · 27/03/2020 16:47

Thanks @Layladylay234 !

It was at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton but apparently it's a nationwide decision.

However things are changing on a daily basis so these rules might just be for this particular 3 week lockdown.

My advice is to try and let go of any expectations. We were told partner could be with me throughout yesterday morning then by the afternoon we were told partner can't come into theatre, I couldn't have skin to skin with the baby until out in recovery and partner would not allowed back in the maternity ward today.

It's all quite chaotic now but hopefully will have settled down in a few weeks.

Once I accepted it wasn't the birth I'd hoped it to be I felt better.

AmputatedSoul · 27/03/2020 17:07

Hi ladies, I'm 35+4 and am being induced in 3 weeks.
Have any of you heard anything about how inductions are going to go regarding birth partners?
I was in triage last week & a lady came in at 3cm dilated & they wouldn't admit her or let her DH in until she was in active labour.
I'm worried that I'll have to go through the induction process myself and DP will miss the birth.

I'm being induced due to being very high risk of still birth so I'm nervous as it is.

Thanks for those of you who have had your babies!