Helloooooo everyone!!
Sorry I have been so quiet, its just been a very busy weekend. Had SIL, partner and 2 dn visiting Saturday and MIL, partner and her mum visiting Sunday! So, all in all shattering! Just to reassure everyone, nothing as exciting as Colliepup even threatening to make an appearance has happened, but last night was certainly eventful! After my grim tour of my local hospital last week, DH and I went to our next nearest hospital which supposedly has a mlc unit??.. this consistent of 1 birth pool and 1 low risk room ? with a mat/bed thing rather than a bed. Everything else was then high risk. So I?m not sure how they can clam to have a mlc unit 
. Midwife running the tour was awful. Truly. I swear Jo blogs off the street could have done it better. Came across like she didn?t have a clue, didn?t answer any questions properly and was just generally had really poor communication skills. I wouldn?t have had confidence in her delivering my baby, and I am certain if she was I wouldn?t have had a clue what was going on. But that?s only the beginning (you should no by now I like to waffle and post mammoth posts!!). Resisting the urge to make a sharp exit home, we duly followed the group into the lift up to the post labour ward (forgot its actual name)?..and the lift breaks down with us all stuck in it!!! 19 people, 10 heavily pregnant, all crammed in. Intercom in the lift doesn?t work properly, so the partner of one of the women rings the labour ward (midwife has no mode of communication), who think its hilarious and laugh at him down the phone. The whole scenario was a shambles. Security eventually turned up without a clue what to do. Tried a few things and failed and rather than called the fire brigade?.which is what they told us they had done?.. they didn?t and continued to faff around trying to open doors above us - like 10 pregnant women could climb out of a hatch onto the roof and out of the doors or something. [Hmm] It was only when they admitted that they hadn?t called the fire brigade ? and still had not intention of calling them (after 35 mins) that someone from in the lift called them anyway. They thankfully arrived within 5 mins and we were out within another 10?no thanks to the staff at the hospital!!! Bloody midwife in the lift was useless, had no initiative or control, and there was clearly no protocol in place that anyone had to follow ? which was amazing as apparently the lift had already broken down twice before. Thankfully I?m ok in small spaces but the heat and lack of air was suffocating and there were 3 women in real distress, just crying. One was 38weeks and had had contracts all night the night before?..it was awful!
BUT, on the positive side, DH left thinking a home birth might not be such a bad idea 
(all in my master plan!!). He?s coming to my mw apt on weds to talk to the mw about it together. And I have to say, it feels right. yrmotb the other hospital was St Mary?s but we?ve agreed its to far ? it?s a good 35mins minimum. It?s a shame as it has great reviews.
izzy did you go back to your ante natal class?
I hope cep is enjoying her time away with ds
blackkat did you figure out where to get a birth pool. I am watching one on ebay. Might drop mammap a line.
purple yay for good scan and for team blue!!!
Milky boo for car dying but YAY for new one?I can?t believe you?ve picked and bought a new one in a matter of days! Well done?.i take forever to make such decisions!
Dachs thanks for delurking and letting us know how you are going. The scare sounds horribly frightening but I?m thrilled to hear all is ok so far. Understandable that you would want to try to keep a distance from mn at the moment, but we are always here. I have been thinking of you over the past week weeks as I know it was the twins dd, I hope you managed to mark it in a way you would have wanted and that you are ?ok?. xx
How is Irene doing with that baton??
wiw big shop sounds like fun! Definitely more fund than buying maternity pads and over sized knickers!! Good luck for you class tonight!
Velvet glad to hear dh is back tonight. And that miniv has stayed put so far. With all the contractions you have been having it sounds plausible that she will make an appearance soon ? I hope so.
Right, better get back to work!