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Due July 2012 Thread
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TwoMums2Be wrote: »Oh Kash thats crappy...are you getting more gel this morning?
No, thank the giant teapot on the sky - I really had trouble with the cramps! The first gel did what it was supposed to apparently, 2cm dilated is plenty to allow me to have my waters broken manually.
They'll move me to the labour ward as soon as they can for that! In the meantime, I have to walk and bounce on the ball
Best of luck with the BF TwoMums, that sounds nasty!
BMic, hopefully you'll be able to nap with the baby and take the edge off the exhaustion
Sounds good Kash, hopefully you will have your little one by tomorrow at the latest
Yep it was pretty grim seeing her unlatch from a bloody shield! For anyone who is struggling with latching get some nipple shield advice - there are differing opinions but if I had them from the start I wouldn't have damaged nipples now & she would have latched no probs from the start!0 -
Mink I am still here but I should get home tomorrow
Can't wait to be all together & have Zoe at home
In fairness, I've had lots of attention & help while I've been here which I'm sure will be invaluable over the coming weeks the night midwives have been super & just genuinely lovely people!
You gotta feel sorry for the staff - they have a linen shortage on top of everything! I just heard one midwife say well I have one bed left but I've no sheets for it! They are under so much pressure with the amount of babies arriving without having to worry about sheets & pillowcases :rolleyes:0 -
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I'm with Twomums.... nipple shields are great if you get sore too: scabby nipples is not nice :eek:
Kash I'm delighted you don't need any more gel: and seriously I've been through gel and labour the cramps it brings on are bloody painful! I am now a BIG fan of epidurals though!
Our TV has decided to not turn on
bet it was all the thunder and lightening last week
C finally did a poo.... who knew i'd get so excited over having a big smelly nappy to change!!0 -
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It seems like this labour experience is two steps forward, one step back!
Despite the ward doctors of last night and this morning saying I was ready to have my waters broken, the doctor on the labour ward said no - so i'm due another dose of the bloody gel. Boo hiss 0 -
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sorry minibear (didnt mean to forget u)best of luck:)
you too feest ,;)
mamah and java just been chatting to my sis and she was saying that the more ya go over your dates the less painful labour can be (less messing around with gels and prodding and poking and stuff,plus baby is happy to oblige) im happy to listen to anything positive i hear theese days so ill take her word for it anyway....ya never know it might be worth the few extra days
im gonna develop ocd from cleaning out of boredom,
dunno how im gonna handle the chaos when baby arrives 0 -
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Oh Kash if someone gave me a surprise sweep I think I'd have kicked them :eek: Hopefully your waters have broken by themselves by now and you will be up on the post natal wards in no time
Mink well done for making it to your last day...one day at a time obviously worked for you
Yeah for nipple shields...I'd say hospital bag essential in fairness Speaking of which I have not used half my bag contents and I was already pretty tight on what I brought with me
What I don't have is a nursing bra (I know - ridiculous) so my partner may have to pop across the bridge tomorrow & get one before I leave as my boobs are HUGE! So looking forward to going home tomorrow 0 -
Thanks for the tip 2mums. It's funny about all the conflicting advice - we were told not to use bottles, dummies, shields for the first few weeks until feeding is established but obviously if there's pain there's a need for shields. Must pick up a pack tomorrow. Have you been seeing a lactation consultant? I'm a public patient so I'm going make use of my VHI to get someone to come out to me if I'm having problems in the days after I get home. I'd like it to work but won't be too distraught if it doesn't - I was bottle fed & lived to tell the tale
Mmmn..chicken - that just made my day. I'm hoping that when the time comes she'll be so excited to come out that it'll all be a breeze!!
No word from Java lately - hope it's a good sign!0 -
I have Mamaheidi but she is the hospital one so will see both public & private people rather than a self employed person. In my case the two parent craft midwives have been the most helpful from a practical point of view rather than the see you have enough colostrum don't let people tell you you don't stance!
Latching was near impossible for my little one without a shield. I have one flat & one inverted nipple so neither gave a good latch! Just make sure you get one of the ones I mentioned in big sizes. One rule doesn't fit everyone & if I knew then what I know now I would never have tried feed without them!
Speaking of which - are any of our mammies using a pump? If you are can you let me know makes experience etc thanks! 0 -
TwoMums2Be wrote: »I have Mamaheidi but she is the hospital one so will see both public & private people rather than a self employed person. In my case the two parent craft midwives have been the most helpful from a practical point of view rather than the see you have enough colostrum don't let people tell you you don't stance!
Latching was near impossible for my little one without a shield. I have one flat & one inverted nipple so neither gave a good latch! Just make sure you get one of the ones I mentioned in big sizes. One rule doesn't fit everyone & if I knew then what I know now I would never have tried feed without them!
Speaking of which - are any of our mammies using a pump? If you are can you let me know makes experience etc thanks!
I bought a manual advent one for €20 the other day and it's worse than useless. I get more hand expressing than pumping with it. The electric ones just seemed so expensive.0 -
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They are Kildareash (even to rent!). I can't feed off one nipple at the moment but have to express to draw down the milk! So prob will have to get one or settle on bottle feeding - at least she has had colostrum but I'd like to carry on for awhile if I could
I was hand expressing and drawing up colostrum with a syringe yesterday :rolleyes: Oh what fun!0 -
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My sister loaned me (well I'd say it's given now as she's done having kids) her double medela electric pump. It worked great for her, two of her friends used it too (it will be scrubbed & sterilised to within an inch of it's life).
I've heard numerous times that the medela electric pumps are the best. I don't know how much they are but if you're okay with 2nd hand I'd definitely go that route & then scrub & boil the bejasus out of it & it would be fine to use.
I saw my other sister using one of those manual pumps for 20 odd euro & it got nothing out of her.
Did I mention.... I'm on maternity leave now To be honest I'm quite happy for nothing to happen for the next week so I can enjoy it. I will steer clear of eviction tools til then 0 -
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Got given a once used (literally) Medela swing eletric pump by my aunt, reviews look great. Actually just sterilised it there now was going to give it a try but I`ve decided not to do anythin to encourage labour today cause I just had the worst day with my very sulky OH. I swear he`s like a f*cking 2 year old!!:mad:
Have the house in some kinda order thou on the positive side after busting myself all evening. 0 -
This nesting is just a killer - I mean I intend to sit down every now and then but see something else that could do with a rub... Y/day I even cleaned the gym ball before I sat on it!!
I have a weird squelchy sound just under my ribs if I move a certain way, been convincing myself it`s cos baby is moving down but dunno really..anyone else?
Kash - A surprise sweep? :eek: Isn`t that illegal, I`d have gone mental like totally postal, if anything happens in the course of this pregnancy or labour that they haven`t OKed with me (or my hubby if I was indisposed) Id be inclined to violence
5 days to Due Day - Set up my steriliser and baby changing unit this eve, gonna do the breast pump (Avent manual) and few bottles in it tomorrow to try it out Bring it on!!0 -
Ginny they score you if they are going to induce you: check how soft your cervix is length or something similar and if head engaged I think... It depends on the combo of things.
Kash i have everything crossed you need no more gel x
I have the avent manual pump which is working quite well: babs won't feed on right side for me I express about 40 ml at a time with it: if I can keep bfeeding up I'll get an electric one. There is a knack to it though! 0 -
Cyning I can't feed off my left side due to nipple damage and as my milk is now coming in I'm getting blocked ducts so have just pumped to remove some milk! Hence the need for a pump or it will be cabbage leaves & no more breastfeeding for me!
Happy that I managed to feed her the colostrum anyway & we will see how we go but she is a very hungry baby it seems although she lost just under the 10% max!
So looking forward to the morning & going home 0 -
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This nesting is just a killer - I mean I intend to sit down every now and then but see something else that could do with a rub... Y/day I even cleaned the gym ball before I sat on it!!
That's dedicated cleaning. I'm a bit worried I'll be like that for the next couple weeks. If I was allowed hoover & wash the floors I'd say I'd end up doing it every day from now on.
Feels so weird being a free (sort of) woman although it's temporary til the real work begins 0 -
Today is the day.
It's a wonderful day to be born. It's even Bastille Day, so it would be sweet - as hubby said, if she is born today, and if we ever celebrate her birthday in France, then it will be like the whole country is celebrating with her, and there will always be fireworks.
(hear my optimism universe? Snap to it then!)
Sounds perfect and your due date if I remember right! Would be nice to have our first due date baby will have my fingers crossed that baby Kash hears the eviction order 0 -
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