That is classic!!! I feel like that could totally happen to me... no matter what they hand me, I'll find it beautiful


I can't believe Aarons work friend !!! I really hope to locks him out when he decides to go out!!! Jackass!!!!

Oh HELL NO if Shane would be sleeping in another room because he didn't want to be woken up after Mason & I come home!! He helped create Mason, I have worked all this time growing him, by golly he can get off his duff in the middle of the night & change/comfort him!!!

I am fortunate enough that Shane LOVES babies & kids & doesn't mind caring for them day or night at all.... Sometime he enjoys it a little too much!!! lol

Candy I find it funny that leakage & lo moving freak your Aaron out because Shane is the one that keeps bringing up the leakage to me. In fact just Saturday when we were shopping we walked by a lady with a baby crying & he states to me "just wait until you hear a baby cry & your breast start pouring & it doesn't matter how many breast pads you put on, your shirt is going to be soaked".... I'm like "eeewwwww GROSS!!!"

bwahahahaha Yes, that is gross!! I am with you!!!

UK Girl, the midwives told me baby having a bath at the hospital is optional. They told me that newer studies show it can be better for a newborn not to have a bath early on because the cheesy vernix is really good for their skin. Having said that they do wipe the baby off after birth and tell you that you can rub off/rub in the vernix into their skin etc so that the poor kid is not totally covered in goop. But yeah, they said it is optional if you want them to have a bath I will just decide at the time. That seems to be my plan for quite a few things!

I have already told my DH it is okay if he needs to sleep in the other room sometimes. He has quite a stressful job and works quite long hours and has to go in early etc. We are co-sleeping with the baby on my side of the bed in the beginning. I know he will be very involved with the baby in general and he definitely won't be going to sleep in the other room because he is going out and getting wasted. But when he has big meetings and things where he has to do presentations etc, I am fine with him going and getting a proper sleep. Not that it will be too amazing of a sleep anyway as it would just be on the aerobed in the nursery, but at least it would be uninterrupted. I know he will be really involved on the weekends and when he comes home though. He gets a bit sad that he won't see her very much in the week as it is and we are hoping he will be able to come home and work from home fairly regularly as well. In the meantime I preparing myself for not having any kind of normal sleep for about ten years

And what I meant by the bath thing is that maybe the Norwegian nurses think the same way. Ugh I am terrible at thinking and talking and writing now! But that is what I meant to say.

Kirstabelle I don't think they give any babies baths at my hospital. They didn't with my nephew. They cleaned him off of course, and he was lovely and shiny clean for visitors, but first bath was at home.

I also told dh he can sleep in the other room if needed. Unlike some of you US ladies who have to go back to work () and therefore oh should be equally involved, I will be off and dh working so if he needs some more sleep so he can function at work that's ok with me - I can get my mum round during the day and get my sleep then but that said, this will be the exception rather than the rule - I'm thinking maximum once a fortnight!

Good morning babes!

I'm pretty sure they give daily baths in the hospital to babies here. In my hospital mommies are responsible for the baths after day 1 and after they show you how to. The stay for natural birth is 3 days, 4-5 if you have c section. So baby gets at leats 3 baths during the hospital stay. I have no objection to baths.

This afternoon I have my growth scan - at last! I can't wait to see my baby, and know how large he is. I think he is big my belly looks enormous right now, he is sleeping for long periods of time lately, and when he is awake he is kicking the hell out of me. I think he is growing really fast!

Nursery will be ready in a couple of days!!! Right now my living room is a chaos with baby stuff everywhere, as I wait for nursery paint to dry well.

Blimey ladies you where busy nattering last night - ill do my best to remember with my preggy brain!!

Ukgirl good luck today!! Let us know how U get on!

Thanks everyone for the support my client has always been A NOB! He called back I expected an apology but nope it was coul I go the week after Hahahaha erm no no no! I ended up saying e would be best finding another trainer - went down like a led balloon!!

A normal bp is about 120/80 a high bp can be anything over 145/100 the bottom number is the important one when its high. So a typical high reading would be 170/105 (not good) and a low bp is anything with top number under 100 and bottom number under 60. Hope tho helps a bit (nurse speaking lol) obviously I've only given very rough guidelines and there are many variants to this! Oooh and pulse needs to be under 100bpm

My partner has a very demanding job so we have decided I will sleep in nursery with bubs over night until he settles an sleeps do longer periods - I don't mind as he needs to be fully awake in the day plus he will b super involved evenings & weekends! He also works from home so will help a bit inbetween working I he can. I'm also lucky that his mum lives very close and we get on very well. She is keen to help in any way she can! Plus my mum is coming go the first week - all hands on deck lol

Everyone needs to ignore stupid comments about size weight - no one person is the same and jeez we have to put on to support baby grrr these idiot annoy me!!

Great news on everyone's goodies from showers and nearly complete nurserys

My oh likes watching my stomach but doesn't often put his hands on - then when he does he's a hit rough lol lol I'm like be gentle then baby kicks to say the same thing lol! Don't take that the wrong way he's not too rough just man handed if u know what I mean!

I'm resting today

Morning ladies! Wow lots to cath up on lol!
Lol at squimish oh's! Luckily Stephen isn't like that, but when we were having Paige, all his work mates said dont look down there while she is pushing it will change our mind about goin back down there! I was like omg what *******s, by I understood why he didn't want to look! But to be honest when I was actually pushing the mw said oh look I see the head, and he actually looked, and for the rest of the labour he was down there with her watching it! He loves that he watched his daughter come into this work and no doubt will this time!
As for the goop lol, I wanted her straight on my chest after birth, I didn't care, they wrapped a blanket and towel over her so I did wipe a little bit away but I didn't care I was just so happy to have her in my arms even Stephen was kissing her, in the uk they don't bath in hospitals and recommend not bathing till cord comes off and just using top and tail washes! I cannot wait to meet my little man! It's becoming more real that he is going to be here soon!
Nimbec what an a hole that man was! I would have told him to shove it! Grrrr! Omg you obviously have more patience than I do because I would have called him back with a blak cloud over my head lol!!!! Hope everyone is ok sorry I know I've prob missed loads cxx

flipping heck I checked my maternity notes and my BP is always 100/60

My heart obviously is a bit of a dodgy pumper!!!