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I didn't think much of those big green ones the hospital provided. They have no sticky bit at the back and i found they moved around quite a bit. For the night time in the weeks after i got a pack of Tena pads. I've been trying to figure out which pad it was exactly but no luck so far. All i can say is they were the only pad that gave complete comfort, no leaks at all and it was brilliant. They were big and awkward but they did a fantastic job.
(oh, they were much more expensive than other pads. i will keep trying to find the exact name for anyone who might want to get them.)
it's a bit scary to see someone has had their baby already! congratulations on the birth of your little boy.
i'm finishing up work next week, just six days left and i can't wait for it. i sit at a desk all day and usually by lunch time i'm in bits with the pain and pressure. i have an appointment tomorrow and a scan so i'm really hoping baby has stayed down and all still favourable for the induction date (july 13th)
i rang the maternity benefit section this morning and thank god it's been approved. One less thing to worry about.
hope ye're all well and staying as comfortable as possible.
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was it these ones Minibear? http://www.tena.co.uk/women/products/product-range/ TENA Lady Maxi Night
Hi Ginny, it could be those although i've looked at them online and still wasn't sure. it's hard to be sure without actually seeing it in the flesh. they were quite nappy like but not nappies or pants (they didn't close at the hip or anything.)
they could have cost over €1 per pad, maybe more, i just remember thinking at the time that for the comfort, they were worth twice that.
i have some baby nappies here but haven't opened them yet, looking at the size of the pack for the amount of nappies, it does seem the pads could be bigger!
another thing for the hospital bag, a few pairs of dark pyjama bottoms. i haven't read through this whole thread because it's so big so it may have already been mentioned. 0 -
another thing for the hospital bag, a few pairs of dark pyjama bottoms. i haven't read through this whole thread because it's so big so it may have already been mentioned.
No harm mentioning things again, we've all got a little amnesia so we need things repeated. I wouldn't even bother trying to read this whole thread, it's massive. It would be lovely to somehow print it and keep our own posts maybe - they sort of serve as a pregnancy diary as a lot of us have been posting right from when we got the positive result, and then different girls have been joining in at different weeks.
I'd love to look back on this thread in years to come & it would all come back to me. Especially as I may only have this baby, want to really cherish as much as I can and enjoy it.0 -
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I just rang the lady who owns the yard I was renting before and she was a bit snotty with me at first, usually I speak to her once/twice a week and she usually asks me to come down to the yard to do something or go watch the other girl whose riding her horses while I can't do it.
I was feeling a bit bad I didn't speak to her all week but then again it's hard to get her to understand that I can't really move around as easily as I use to and it's also hard being down in the yard and not being able to ride or do anything! She's in her 60's and never had children, so anyway she was brilliant in the end and updated me on all the progress of the horses etc....I dunno just wanted to write this down and have a wee moan or something
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another thing for the hospital bag, a few pairs of dark pyjama bottoms. i haven't read through this whole thread because it's so big so it may have already been mentioned.
I only thought of this after I had bought light coloured ones! :rolleyes: Ah well, at least it's only one pair. I'm being terribly fussy about my PJ's for hospital tho. Suppose it's because people will be seeing you in them.
I bought pads in Tesco, they seem quiet thick. A lot of people were recommending the purple Always too. Meant to pick up another couple of packs of pads, because we will need them for a few weeks after the birth.
Notsobusy, vent away! At least it all ended well.
Just found out that good friends of ours got engaged...so excited for them. Can't wait to get home this eve and grill himself for all the news! He just sent me a text saying x and y got engaged, a and b broke up and x rang and was asking for you! Men are useless for information!!
Hopefully my car will be ready this eve...it's been in the mechanics since last Wed. He's been waiting on the part. There's a few jobs that has to be done on it and it's going to cost €650! And apparently the turbo is going in the car too and that's going to cost around €700, but he's hoping I won't need to get that done for a couple of months.0 -
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Scan for me tomorrow too: my tenth I think I'm really hoping they plan to induce me/section me/knock me out because I am so tired I can't think straight... Even if they do think I'm a total hypochondriac moan I just don't care anymore: the combination of the last couple of months is just getting to be too much for me now. Also I'm not sure getting BH every 15-30 minutes for 5 days is normal!
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Hi ladies,
Things have settled down a big by now! Yesterday I was just so tired I could barely function. I wouldn't mind it was my fault not his.
Couple of things I noticed that may or may not help ye
On your first night no matter how bubs is born , if u have the opportunity to grab 30 mins do. I kept fighting sleep when oh was here, and typically it got very loud, with emergencies and babies, that there was no way to get asleep then.
The huggies pure wipes I brought just in case along with the cotton wool, have come in really handy for wiping me down. Oh my is it hot in here.
Try find a few diff size hats if you can for baby, as the ones I got are one sized, but keep flying off him.
Clothes wise I had the wrong stuff packed, well kind of.
Baby is in one vest, the short ones with no legs, and a baby grow on top. I didn't think he would be wearing both of those constantly.
So I needed more of them brought in.
He was having trouble maintaining temp, because he's premi, so is double swaddled.
Trying to learn to breastfeed is tough, as the staff keep changing, the girl up in recovery was great trying to show me, but then on the ward its just so busy. The nurses are trying really hard to help those who want to breastfeed. There just isn't time.
I have now given up as his sugar levels were getting low and I worried. If its any help to you the new position, someone mentioned before, was comfi, with my tummy being sore after op. Was the rugby ball one, where you hold them under your arm, it was much less intimidating.
Bring extra, light pj, bottoms, I have gone through a few. I prefare to nightdresses
Hope some of this helps.
He's awake now. So back on duty 0 -
Thanks for all the info! I'm thinking 2 pj bottoms might not be enough then...Hi ladies,
Things have settled down a big by now! Yesterday I was just so tired I could barely function. I wouldn't mind it was my fault not his.
Couple of things I noticed that may or may not help ye
On your first night no matter how bubs is born , if u have the opportunity to grab 30 mins do. I kept fighting sleep when oh was here, and typically it got very loud, with emergencies and babies, that there was no way to get asleep then.
The huggies pure wipes I brought just in case along with the cotton wool, have come in really handy for wiping me down. Oh my is it hot in here.
Try find a few diff size hats if you can for baby, as the ones I got are one sized, but keep flying off him.
Clothes wise I had the wrong stuff packed, well kind of.
Baby is in one vest, the short ones with no legs, and a baby grow on top. I didn't think he would be wearing both of those constantly.
So I needed more of them brought in.
He was having trouble maintaining temp, because he's premi, so is double swaddled.
Trying to learn to breastfeed is tough, as the staff keep changing, the girl up in recovery was great trying to show me, but then on the ward its just so busy. The nurses are trying really hard to help those who want to breastfeed. There just isn't time.
I have now given up as his sugar levels were getting low and I worried. If its any help to you the new position, someone mentioned before, was comfi, with my tummy being sore after op. Was the rugby ball one, where you hold them under your arm, it was much less intimidating.
Bring extra, light pj, bottoms, I have gone through a few. I prefare to nightdresses
Hope some of this helps.
He's awake now. So back on duty
Any name picked yet??0 -
i feel so sorry for anyone who has to live with diabetes full time. Testing bloods before and after meals. getting the timing right..injecting the insulin. Even remembering to do all of it is a trial sometimes.
apparently a little bit of exercise immediately after eating does wonders for the blood sugar but that's not much good when even walking is an effort at the moment!
It's actually not as bad for "real" diabetics. My dad has had diabetes for pretty much most of my life, so I thought I knew it all. GD is totally different, it should nearly be called something else.
My dad doesn't have to check his blood half as often as I do and he has a bit more leeway with the numbers too. And the diet isn't as quarter as restrictive...
It's very frustrating, when your trying to do your best and you don't get the results you want. I've stopped worrying about one or two that are a little high. My bedtime and morning ones are consistently high, but the consultant said they weren't high enough to worry about at my last appointment.
It's a sad state of affairs when a saturday night treat is two slices of brown bread!Scan for me tomorrow too: my tenth I think I'm really hoping they plan to induce me/section me/knock me out because I am so tired I can't think straight... Even if they do think I'm a total hypochondriac moan I just don't care anymore: the combination of the last couple of months is just getting to be too much for me now. Also I'm not sure getting BH every 15-30 minutes for 5 days is normal!
Notsobusy hope doc can give you something tomorrow
I really hope they will do something for you today. Best of luck and keep us posted.Couple of things I noticed that may or may not help ye
Thanks Mrs, for taking the time to do that. Big help!
If your worried about the breastfeeding see is there a specialist in the hospital, that might call up to see you while your there.
It's ridiculous how much is left up to the midwives. Makes me glad our ante natal classes were so comprehensive that i've some notion of breastfeeding and bathing etc. But I know I'll probably forget all that we were shown when I've a wriggly little newborn in my hands!
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Thanks for all the info! I'm thinking 2 pj bottoms might not be enough then...Hi ladies,
Things have settled down a big by now! Yesterday I was just so tired I could barely function. I wouldn't mind it was my fault not his.
Couple of things I noticed that may or may not help ye
On your first night no matter how bubs is born , if u have the opportunity to grab 30 mins do. I kept fighting sleep when oh was here, and typically it got very loud, with emergencies and babies, that there was no way to get asleep then.
The huggies pure wipes I brought just in case along with the cotton wool, have come in really handy for wiping me down. Oh my is it hot in here.
Try find a few diff size hats if you can for baby, as the ones I got are one sized, but keep flying off him.
Clothes wise I had the wrong stuff packed, well kind of.
Baby is in one vest, the short ones with no legs, and a baby grow on top. I didn't think he would be wearing both of those constantly.
So I needed more of them brought in.
He was having trouble maintaining temp, because he's premi, so is double swaddled.
Trying to learn to breastfeed is tough, as the staff keep changing, the girl up in recovery was great trying to show me, but then on the ward its just so busy. The nurses are trying really hard to help those who want to breastfeed. There just isn't time.
I have now given up as his sugar levels were getting low and I worried. If its any help to you the new position, someone mentioned before, was comfi, with my tummy being sore after op. Was the rugby ball one, where you hold them under your arm, it was much less intimidating.
Bring extra, light pj, bottoms, I have gone through a few. I prefare to nightdresses
Hope some of this helps.
He's awake now. So back on duty
Any name picked yet??
Deffo go with more than 2! Things have a way of getting everywhere. I ve gone through 1 nightdress, 3 pj bottoms and about 3 tops.
We are narrowing down the name, just not there yet.
I got gunked, well shat on TMI, they wanted to weigh him today and he didn't like being stripped. Tip, get the nappy back on fast!
Would love to be going home today, but there is no way they would let me. I was in my feet, well crutches, and went down for air by lunchtime yesterday, with oh minding me, had all tubes drips etc removed. Physio well pleased etc. But the rule is 72 hours after c section. So maybe tomorrow's night at a push0 -
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Great thats it's all over for you, hope your all doing wellHi ladies,
Things have settled down a big by now! Yesterday I was just so tired I could barely function. I wouldn't mind it was my fault not his.
Couple of things I noticed that may or may not help ye
On your first night no matter how bubs is born , if u have the opportunity to grab 30 mins do. I kept fighting sleep when oh was here, and typically it got very loud, with emergencies and babies, that there was no way to get asleep then.
The huggies pure wipes I brought just in case along with the cotton wool, have come in really handy for wiping me down. Oh my is it hot in here.
Try find a few diff size hats if you can for baby, as the ones I got are one sized, but keep flying off him.
Clothes wise I had the wrong stuff packed, well kind of.
Baby is in one vest, the short ones with no legs, and a baby grow on top. I didn't think he would be wearing both of those constantly.
So I needed more of them brought in.
He was having trouble maintaining temp, because he's premi, so is double swaddled.
Trying to learn to breastfeed is tough, as the staff keep changing, the girl up in recovery was great trying to show me, but then on the ward its just so busy. The nurses are trying really hard to help those who want to breastfeed. There just isn't time.
I have now given up as his sugar levels were getting low and I worried. If its any help to you the new position, someone mentioned before, was comfi, with my tummy being sore after op. Was the rugby ball one, where you hold them under your arm, it was much less intimidating.
Bring extra, light pj, bottoms, I have gone through a few. I prefare to nightdresses
Hope some of this helps.
He's awake now. So back on duty
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