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The Pregnancy Chat Thread!
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So.. I had a great weekend, following a great gym session and lovely walk home, Himself got home around 6.30pm and of course i was delighted to see him and of course one thing led to another..any way.. shortly afterwards I started to bleed and cue major panic stations.. :eek: I called drogheda and the midwife said come straight over to A&E..
The triage nurse saw me straight away and did bloods and urine and take a seat and we'll get the doctor down to see you asap... 7 hours later.. I was seen and by that time the bleeding had stopped..
The upside is I have a scan on Thursday morning and I got to hear baby's heartbeat for the first time. Everything was fine, thank god, except my poor dignity having to tell how it started..twice!
It was like I was 14 caught behind the bike shed!! I couldn't believe myself :eek::pac:
Anyway.. I was pampered yesterday and today I was home along again and the house has been cleaned to within an inch of its life !!0 -
So.. I had a great weekend, following a great gym session and lovely walk home, Himself got home around 6.30pm and of course i was delighted to see him and of course one thing led to another..any way.. shortly afterwards I started to bleed and cue major panic stations.. :eek: I called drogheda and the midwife said come straight over to A&E..
The triage nurse saw me straight away and did bloods and urine and take a seat and we'll get the doctor down to see you asap... 7 hours later.. I was seen and by that time the bleeding had stopped..
The upside is I have a scan on Thursday morning and I got to hear baby's heartbeat for the first time. Everything was fine, thank god, except my poor dignity having to tell how it started..twice! It was like I was 14 caught behind the bike shed!! I couldn't believe myself :eek::pac:
Anyway.. I was pampered yesterday and today I was home along again and the house has been cleaned to within an inch of its life !!
Jeez you poor thing with a 7 hour wait worrying!!0 -
Going to get my hospital bag ready at the weekend.
I'm at a loss as to what newborn nappies to get, they come in different sizes! Anyone got any advice? I was going to get a jumbo pack on Amazon but not sure if bubbas grow out of them very quickly/if it's a one-size-fits-all situation? Any help appreciated xx 0 -
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madeinamerica wrote: »interesting article on the guys in the labour ward
http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/parenting/call-the-midwife-dad-1.1826072
Brilliant. Have forwarded to my OH. Had never heard of the dad-skin-on-skin thing before! Hope I get there first tho!
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Going to get my hospital bag ready at the weekend. I'm at a loss as to what newborn nappies to get, they come in different sizes! Anyone got any advice? I was going to get a jumbo pack on Amazon but not sure if bubbas grow out of them very quickly/if it's a one-size-fits-all situation? Any help appreciated xx
Every baby is different size wise so different nappies suit.
With no 1 I could use any nappy except boots (others swear by them) until she started moving more. So I just bought what ever was cheapest. Once she started moving more only pampers worked, she is slim though.
With no 2 I got a few aldi size 1's. He was 7lb 14oz. They were fine, a few leaks.. Got some pampers size 1's on offer and they were a bit smaller so fitted better. When he got bigger I started using the aldi again and no problems. He is now in size 2. I use aldi (as that's where we shop) during the day and pampers at night as he has longer stretches. I find the pampers baby dry are more absorbent than pampers new born. So he gets a pampers baby dry at 7.30 as he sleeps until 12 then another pampers baby dry until 6 or 7. Then aldi nappies during the day.
I stock up when pampers are on offer (weekend before childrens allowance normally) for toddler but will use aldi as long as I can for baba.
Hope that makes sense.0 -
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Thanks so much Suucee. Probably best on holding out on buying a jumbo box until I see what size actually fits the little guy, thanks for the info!
Tesco had the small bags of pampers on special offer yesterday. I got the newborn sensitive size 1. Two little bags with 23 each I think. I'll check they fit then send hubby to get more. No point wasting money if they aren't suitable. Also not much difference between size 1 and 2. 5-11lb vs 7-15lb or something similar. My hospital bag list from Wexford actually recommends size 2 if you are expecting a biggish baby. I know it's not very good value to be buying small quantities but I figure I've 18+ years of budgeting to provide for a child, a few weeks of buying for convenience until I get more organised isn't the end of the world!!0 -
Where can you buy bra extenders? I got a prof fitting, bought a couple of dear ones, didn't like them, then went cheap and bought 2 new different style bras in Dunnes, never tried them on at the time as needed in a hurry for hols and wore straight away while I was away and they are still both too tight! Have since heard about these magic bra extenders but not sure where to buy them apart from Debenhams but none near me. Rather pick up in town if possible asap but otherwise, will go online... Thanks! 0
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Had my scan this morning at 8.30, ITS A GIRL !!!!saw her sleep with her hand behind her head, just like i do! She gave a big yawn and a stretch and then went mad jumping around the place.. oh god it was so cute!
She weighs about 8ozs and she's perfect so far, her big sisters are thrilled as after 2 mentaller boys they're looking forward to the girlie stuff again!! They're going through the name book now coming up with suggestions!! oh so happy 0 -
Had my scan this morning at 8.30, ITS A GIRL !!!!saw her sleep with her hand behind her head, just like i do! She gave a big yawn and a stretch and then went mad jumping around the place.. oh god it was so cute!
She weighs about 8ozs and she's perfect so far, her big sisters are thrilled as after 2 mentaller boys they're looking forward to the girlie stuff again!! They're going through the name book now coming up with suggestions!! oh so happy
Huge congrats!!!:D:D:D0 -
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Had my scan this morning at 8.30, ITS A GIRL !!!!saw her sleep with her hand behind her head, just like i do! She gave a big yawn and a stretch and then went mad jumping around the place.. oh god it was so cute!
She weighs about 8ozs and she's perfect so far, her big sisters are thrilled as after 2 mentaller boys they're looking forward to the girlie stuff again!! They're going through the name book now coming up with suggestions!! oh so happy
Congrats , that's great!0 -
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I've been having the braxtion hicks for about a month, i'm only 4 months.. they do get stronger but mostly because you're getting bigger. With all mine, i went over by 2 weeks except the first, she was 7 days late.. whenever i phoned the hospital to say i think i'm having contractions they'd tell me to have a hot bath and if i was still contracting to come in..
I did this automatically with my 4th ... only problem, i was in labour and my waters went in the bath!! I didn't realise but the pains died down, just one every now and again.. i ended up in full labour that night but they were gouging baby's head trying to break my waters... it wasn't until the doc did a quick scan to see what was going on that we realised what was going on !!Cue panic stations to get him out asap... My 4th.. god .. did i feel like a plonker !! not knowing i was in labour for 14 hours and my waters had broken
They had offered on my due date to bring me in and induce me a week later, but i said, 'em,.. i've plans til x day so i'll wait til baby's ready..!' I was told that was the first time in his 22 years he'd heard that !!:pac: I'm due on the 13th of Nov.. but i have forewarned everyone it'll be closer to the 27th..:D0 -
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This looks amazing! Has anyone got it and if so, what do you think?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tommee-Tippee-Closer-Nature-Perfect/dp/B00BG6304A/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1402786425&sr=8-3&keywords=tommy+tippee+bottle+warmer
Can't see the point myself!
The measuring scoops etc is the annoying part of formula preparation, the machine doesn't remove this.
Also it serves at body temp every time. Not good if kid is out and about ... our boy likes warm bottles, but is also fine with room temperature, brilliant for if I want to get out of the house! Wouldn't want him to get used to getting warm feeds all the time as its just not practical. /evilmom 0
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