@whatwonder I'd buy a small pack of a few different brands of nappies to try out incase your LO is allergic or doesn't quite get on with a particular brand before stocking up. I used to find I'd need to brand hop a few times as he grew as some fit him better than others or caused less leaks depending on what size he was at the time.
@BellatrixK pregnancy nausea isn't fun at all just keep holding onto the fact that it's a good sign it means all those hormones are doing something inside your body to grow that baby, and that it's not forever it will pass in a few weeks (tho it may randomly rear its ugly head for a week or two at the end of 2nd tri/beginning of 3rd as a few of us experienced)
@larrythelizard I know on the NHS site it says if you want to take your colostrum syringes to hospital then to freeze and date them then on the day bring them to hospital in a cool bag with ice pack and the nurses will store them according to their facilities so I was going to leave the working out of the thawing and when/how to give to them 😂 I know at home you can defrost stored bags of milks in the fridge or in warm water if you want to use it promptly. It's all new to me too as I didn't manage with DS so I'd best read up a bit more on it!
@Minster2012 all I seem to do is bake cakes with DS at the moment as it's one of the few activities I can do with him quietly at the table .......although you were at least proper baking, I've resorted to packet mixes where I just need to chuck in an egg and get him to mix 😂
Very frustrating on the lack of communication between the people caring for you, it shouldn't be up to you to run about chasing up and passing info on 😡
@bez91 I'd have sent DD out to the garden to 'help' him 😉 I did read on the stored milk that it will separate but to give a shake to mix it back together before feeding and it's fine so don't worry.
@InkyPaper fab that you've got a supportive manager and that it's out in the open now 😁 You definitely will feel pregnant at some point......then you may be wishing you felt just a little bit less pregnant particularly in the uncomfy kung fu baby latter stages 😂
Today is officially my last working day before mat leave kicks in 🥳 Then DS is travelling down to my mums tonight to stay until Friday night so that I can have a few days of proper respite and DH has the whole weekend off for when DS returns so not even sleep deprivation can get me down today when I know I have some proper rest days ahead.
We haven't told DS the exact date she's coming out but he can sense that it's soon as his growing excitement is becoming like the lead up to Christmas hysteria that those with kids will know and understand is hellish scraping them off the ceiling every day 😂 He keeps coming up and shouting to my belly "Come out, come out Emily, I know you've grown mega big now I can see mummy's tummy is too too fat so that means you need to come and meet me now!" 😂
I asked about our hospitals visiting policy now but still no visitors at all except the Dad and he's only got 2 time slots a day 😔 I don't mind about grandparents etc bit I would have liked for DS to be allowed a quick visit to meet her. The good news is she said they're discharging people ASAP even sections as long as they've went well can be home into the community midwife care as soon as the next day. I'm not holding my breath for a next day discharge as they're expecting me to lose a lot of blood again but hoping I might only be 2-3days if they're aiming for quick discharging 🤞