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I just realised: I haven't vomited in a few days
go baby finally giving her mummy a bit of relief 
I know in our antenatal class the midwife was saying to not use the scratch mitts: that babys learn through feeling and they need to be able to touch all the time: including when they sleep? Does anyone else get really sick of constantly conflicting information! I have 1 or 2 pairs I got In Guiney's (that match baby cardigans) that can be ties lloser or tighter with ribbon: I wonder would they be better or worse?
My hubbies aunt was here yesterday with her three girls: she actually thinks I'm nuts because I want baby to room in with me (when she had her 3 she went to Cork so they would take the baby at night and they wouldnt in Tralee!), because I want to breastfeed and because I don't want a section... I don't think those things make me nuts
Saurelin is he maybe regressing abit: like is it starting to hit home that oh my god I'm going to be a Dad in a few weeks? And that's why he's so caught up?
My hubby making me yummy lasagne I'm in such a good mood 0 -
I just realised: I haven't vomited in a few days go baby finally giving her mummy a bit of relief
I know in our antenatal class the midwife was saying to not use the scratch mitts: that babys learn through feeling and they need to be able to touch all the time: including when they sleep? Does anyone else get really sick of constantly conflicting information! I have 1 or 2 pairs I got In Guiney's (that match baby cardigans) that can be ties lloser or tighter with ribbon: I wonder would they be better or worse?
My hubbies aunt was here yesterday with her three girls: she actually thinks I'm nuts because I want baby to room in with me (when she had her 3 she went to Cork so they would take the baby at night and they wouldnt in Tralee!), because I want to breastfeed and because I don't want a section... I don't think those things make me nuts
Saurelin is he maybe regressing abit: like is it starting to hit home that oh my god I'm going to be a Dad in a few weeks? And that's why he's so caught up?
My hubby making me yummy lasagne I'm in such a good mood
Yay for you! Must be a relief!
From day one the conflicting information has been really pissing me off. Why can't it be one set of guidelines for the country, not for each HSE area/midwife/antenatal class.
It's so frustrating.
The hospital list on the combined care card I got from the hospital said we needed mits. We've bought funky ones from Amazon and my mam bought me a pack from penny's or dunnes, so at least if i don't need them it's not a lot of money wasted.
My big worry now is getting the room temperature right. I think we're going to put baby through a bit of distress for a couple of days while we figure it out.
I'm looking at the 1 tog grobags at the minute. Don't want to roast the baby, but don't want it to be too cold either.
Is there any such thing as a thermometer that wld record the temperature every hour or something but save it in the memory so I can check it in the morn?0 -
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Yes it is frustrating to get diff info all the time our midwife said she didn't like them at night as if they chew hands they can end up pulling hand away & leaving the mitt in their mouth which made sense to me might have to get some next ones!
The learning by touch thing also makes sense
Cyning no you are not nuts I wouldn't want my baby in a nursery overnight away from me...you might get sleep but I wouldn't like not knowing if they were ok your other choices aren't odd either! 0 -
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Kildareash - not sure if such a room temp exists but it's a good idea Is your room/nursery particularly warm? I'm pretty sure the angelcare monitor can be set to beep if the room gets too hot or cold so although not recording it would alert you...let me know if you want me to check the instructions
If it helps Our midwife said baby sleeps in a nappy, vest, sleepsuit (not hat) & 4 layers (one cellular blanket folded in 4) under normal 18degree room temp. I don't think you can use grobags until they are a certain weight. 0 -
TwoMums2Be wrote: »Kildareash - not sure if such a room temp exists but it's a good idea Is your room/nursery particularly warm? I'm pretty sure the angelcare monitor can be set to beep if the room gets too hot or cold so although not recording it would alert you...let me know if you want me to check the instructions
If it helps Our midwife said baby sleeps in a nappy, vest, sleepsuit (not hat) & 4 layers (one cellular blanket folded in 4) under normal 18degree room temp. I don't think you can use grobags until they are a certain weight.
We find the house very warm in general, but the sun rises on the back of the house and those two rooms are like saunas, even the winter sun can make it really warm.
We got a blackout blind, and I think that will help but then it's been very cloudy the last few mornings!
One might last summer my niece stayed in the room and I forgot to turn the rad off and she woke up sweating and got a really awful dose out of it. I felt really bad! Don't want to do the same to baby.
Cyning, I wldnt even consider not having the baby with me for so many reasons. Even if I was exhausted after labour and the nurses were recommending baby go to the nursery, I don't think I cld let them out of my sight.0 -
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TwoMums2Be wrote: »Kildareash - not sure if such a room temp exists but it's a good idea Is your room/nursery particularly warm? I'm pretty sure the angelcare monitor can be set to beep if the room gets too hot or cold so although not recording it would alert you...let me know if you want me to check the instructions
If it helps Our midwife said baby sleeps in a nappy, vest, sleepsuit (not hat) & 4 layers (one cellular blanket folded in 4) under normal 18degree room temp. I don't think you can use grobags until they are a certain weight.
Just googled the angelcare, you're dead right. It gives a triple beep if temperatures go outside the chosen range. Thanks for that 0 -
kildareash wrote: »Just googled the angelcare, you're dead right. It gives a triple beep if temperatures go outside the chosen range. Thanks for that
Actually the BT video monitoring one does too (which is incidentally the one I want!!). And you can check the temp from looking at the parent unit too: so you can constantly check the temp if you want: It is a little bit expensive though... it seems to be about 150 online but its only about 120 in Tralee so like everything its a case of shopping around.
In Tralee they "normally" seem to take the baby the first night and then they stay with you after that: but it all depends on how busy/quiet it is I'm sure. And they certainly do not advertise the fact: all leaflets/antenatal classes etc say they practice a rooming in policy: and god help anyone who wants to take my little babs from me I also dunno how much sleep I'd get: I've spent way too much time on that maternity ward in the last few months! It's not exactly quiet!
I wasn't worried by her at all: I was actually in the knots laughing at her to be honest: like Cork from here when you're in labour could be a 2 hour drive.... now I do think that's mad when there is a hosp half an hour in the road :P0 -
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Java try not to worry: anything from 37 weeks is term (as they keep telling me!) so that would be middle of June: and even if baby came right now everything would still be fine... i feel the same its the bh that have me convinced (that and the dropping bump!).... Although it might mean you'd miss the bump meetup! But as Ginny said if your coming down with something you'd have a raised temp, nausea and faintness and all of them could give you more BH!
I hate not knowing exactly what's going on: I'm a planning person. I just wish I knew exactly what it would be like
It is going to be so strange once our babies start arriving... I cannot wait 0 -
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Java try not to worry: anything from 37 weeks is term (as they keep telling me!) so that would be middle of June: and even if baby came right now everything would still be fine... i feel the same its the bh that have me convinced (that and the dropping bump!).... Although it might mean you'd miss the bump meetup! But as Ginny said if your coming down with something you'd have a raised temp, nausea and faintness and all of them could give you more BH!
I hate not knowing exactly what's going on: I'm a planning person. I just wish I knew exactly what it would be like
It is going to be so strange once our babies start arriving... I cannot wait
your bump dropped too?
makes me feel better to hear that!
ohs mam said today that my bump has dropped loads since i saw her at my shower on Tuesday.
im most definitely a planner, prove is the fact I've had my nursery and all my baby stuff gotten by 25 weeks.
find myself and oh sneak in the nursery just to sit and relax !0 -
your bump dropped too?
makes me feel better to hear that!
ohs mam said today that my bump has dropped loads since i saw her at my shower on Tuesday.
im most definitely a planner, prove is the fact I've had my nursery and all my baby stuff gotten by 25 weeks.
find myself and oh sneak in the nursery just to sit and relax !
Yup it really did: I seriously always though it was a myth!! But it has seriously dropped down it was up around my boobs now its much lower!
Certain foods do send my little one mad too: especially smarties!
Have a duvet day tomorrow: you might feel loads better after it: you were gardening, had really long Eurovision party, kids birthday party, and baby shower in the last week: seriously you would be picking me up off the floor if I'd done that much
Also my bellybutton is about to become an outie
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your bump dropped too?
makes me feel better to hear that!
ohs mam said today that my bump has dropped loads since i saw her at my shower on Tuesday.
im most definitely a planner, prove is the fact I've had my nursery and all my baby stuff gotten by 25 weeks.
find myself and oh sneak in the nursery just to sit and relax !
Yup it really did: I seriously always though it was a myth!! But it has seriously dropped down it was up around my boobs now its much lower!
Certain foods do send my little one mad too: especially smarties!
Have a duvet day tomorrow: you might feel loads better after it: you were gardening, had really long Eurovision party, kids birthday party, and baby shower in the last week: seriously you would be picking me up off the floor if I'd done that much
Also my bellybutton is about to become an outie
no way I've been waiting for my belly button to give way!
was minding my niece who has an outie the other day and she's obsessed with it. my oh watched her while i napped with Ollie and woke to find a raisin in my belly button lol!
reading over all the stuff I've done makes it seem like I'm always on the go but it doesn't feel like it!
oh was in bed beside me for literally 2 minutes,2 minutes, i asked him did we have bread out of the freezer for toast, to which he replied, "no i dont have to work tomorrow"-****er was asleep in about thirty seconds, with the light and his jeans on!0 -
your bump dropped too?
makes me feel better to hear that!
ohs mam said today that my bump has dropped loads since i saw her at my shower on Tuesday.
im most definitely a planner, prove is the fact I've had my nursery and all my baby stuff gotten by 25 weeks.
find myself and oh sneak in the nursery just to sit and relax !
Yup it really did: I seriously always though it was a myth!! But it has seriously dropped down it was up around my boobs now its much lower!
Certain foods do send my little one mad too: especially smarties!
Have a duvet day tomorrow: you might feel loads better after it: you were gardening, had really long Eurovision party, kids birthday party, and baby shower in the last week: seriously you would be picking me up off the floor if I'd done that much
Also my bellybutton is about to become an outie
no way I've been waiting for my belly button to give way!
was minding my niece who has an outie the other day and she's obsessed with it. my oh watched her while i napped with Ollie and woke to find a raisin in my belly button lol!
reading over all the stuff I've done makes it seem like I'm always on the go but it doesn't feel like it!
oh was in bed beside me for literally 2 minutes,2 minutes, i asked him did we have bread out of the freezer for toast, to which he replied, "no i dont have to work tomorrow"-****er was asleep in about thirty seconds, with the light and his jeans on!
It's exhausting being a dad to be!
Glad ur feeling better, it's so hard to know what's just normal fatigue/illness and what's baby related. But when you're this close to the end, it's no harm checking in with them if everything is not 100%.
Enjoy your pj day tomorrow, its so nice to have one every so often
Saurelin, thanks for getting the list. I'm just using my phone tonight, was too lazy to turn on the laptop!
That's mad your bumps have dropped already. I thought that was something that happened right at the end.0 -
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