3 Pieces of advice!

flower01 · Jul 13th, 2009, 11:24 AM

I went to pick up a moses basket stand today that i won on ebay....

We picked it up from a lovely lady who had 2 sons who were so cute!

When we arrived she said "wheres your baby?"
so i patted my bump and said "in here"

she was suprised when i told her how far along i was as i am small!
she then insisted it was a boy!
that was the first person to say what they think id have!

Anyway....
she then gave me some advice which we thought bizarre at first as it was the first time and the last time we'd meet her but hey!

the advice was:

Buy lots and lots of nappies- you'll need them.

If your breastfeeding, give it time, it DOES feel odd in the begginning.

And when it comes to the birth, push like your having a poo and baby will just pop out!

We went away thinking this lady was pretty upfront bearing inmind we'd never met her but actually she was honest and the advice was quite welcome as she had been through the experience twice!

So ladies, heed the advice above, i thought id share it with u!

Mommy2Kian · Jul 13th, 2009, 11:29 AM

Well its all true, if u push as though ur having a poo then hey presto u should be ok...i on the other hand was pushing through everywhere but somehow i was doing it wrong

i was so drugged up and in pain i had no idea what i was doing...best of luck and when ur in labour keep thinking...take a dump take a dump

MummaBump · Jul 13th, 2009, 14:19 PM

Very true advice.... I had no contractions with my son was taken in to be induced.... thought i needed a poo after 11 hours and hey presto out popped bubba!... although it wasn't any where as easy as that with my DD!!... Fingers crossed I'm having another boy!! lol

letia659 · Jul 13th, 2009, 14:43 PM

Id say thats good advice on all three! I did push like I had to poo but only because I didnt know what else to try pushing like

and he popped right out! and the breastfeeding was the weirdest feeling but I also got used to it in the very small amount of time I did it. my son didnt do well with breastfeeding so he was completley weaned at 2 months I hope to make it longer this time round.

Zarababy1 · Jul 13th, 2009, 14:45 PM

Yep great advice id say I'd give that bit of advice to everyone!
Also one more bit since were talking about giving birth...
While ur pushing that baby out keep ur chin too ur cheast because if you dont mannnn will you have a sore neck the next day!

MsEmski · Jul 13th, 2009, 14:49 PM

No contractions?! I think I want that too :-)

tinkabells · Jul 13th, 2009, 15:21 PM

Haha she seems abit gaga, but bless her for trying to let ya no the facts lol xxx

moomoo · Jul 13th, 2009, 15:31 PM

Those are great advice! About the pushing..a friend told me to push like you are having a poo and dont tense your pelvic floor...she was told this after hours of pushing with no movement then he came out xx

ninab · Jul 13th, 2009, 15:35 PM

It does feel like you are having the worlds biggest poo

It is kind of involuntary though in my experience, you just have to push!

Bam · Jul 13th, 2009, 15:37 PM

I've heard all of those before. I think it's valuable advice. We've already started buying diapers (nappies) in various sizes and sensitivities so we'll be stocked up by the time Bella gets here. I figure what we can't use (because of sensitivity or size) we can turn around and sell on eBay or return for exchanges.

Jul 13th, 2009, 11:24 AM	#1
flower01 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fleet, Hampshire Posts: 3,663	3 Pieces of advice! I went to pick up a moses basket stand today that i won on ebay.... We picked it up from a lovely lady who had 2 sons who were so cute! When we arrived she said "wheres your baby?" so i patted my bump and said "in here" she was suprised when i told her how far along i was as i am small! she then insisted it was a boy! that was the first person to say what they think id have! Anyway.... she then gave me some advice which we thought bizarre at first as it was the first time and the last time we'd meet her but hey! the advice was: Buy lots and lots of nappies- you'll need them. If your breastfeeding, give it time, it DOES feel odd in the begginning. And when it comes to the birth, push like your having a poo and baby will just pop out! We went away thinking this lady was pretty upfront bearing inmind we'd never met her but actually she was honest and the advice was quite welcome as she had been through the experience twice! So ladies, heed the advice above, i thought id share it with u!

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Jul 13th, 2009, 11:29 AM	#2
Mommy2Kian Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: West Midlands Posts: 3,834	Well its all true, if u push as though ur having a poo then hey presto u should be ok...i on the other hand was pushing through everywhere but somehow i was doing it wrong i was so drugged up and in pain i had no idea what i was doing...best of luck and when ur in labour keep thinking...take a dump take a dump

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Jul 13th, 2009, 14:19 PM	#3
MummaBump Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: London Posts: 355	Very true advice.... I had no contractions with my son was taken in to be induced.... thought i needed a poo after 11 hours and hey presto out popped bubba!... although it wasn't any where as easy as that with my DD!!... Fingers crossed I'm having another boy!! lol

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Jul 13th, 2009, 14:43 PM	#4
letia659 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 2,988	Id say thats good advice on all three! I did push like I had to poo but only because I didnt know what else to try pushing like and he popped right out! and the breastfeeding was the weirdest feeling but I also got used to it in the very small amount of time I did it. my son didnt do well with breastfeeding so he was completley weaned at 2 months I hope to make it longer this time round.

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Jul 13th, 2009, 14:45 PM	#5
Zarababy1 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 7,655	Yep great advice id say I'd give that bit of advice to everyone! Also one more bit since were talking about giving birth... While ur pushing that baby out keep ur chin too ur cheast because if you dont mannnn will you have a sore neck the next day!

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Jul 13th, 2009, 14:49 PM	#6
MsEmski Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 883	No contractions?! I think I want that too :-)

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Jul 13th, 2009, 15:21 PM	#7
tinkabells Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 4,084	Haha she seems abit gaga, but bless her for trying to let ya no the facts lol xxx

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Jul 13th, 2009, 15:31 PM	#8
moomoo Other BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Somerset - Oooh arrrr! Posts: 6,905	Those are great advice! About the pushing..a friend told me to push like you are having a poo and dont tense your pelvic floor...she was told this after hours of pushing with no movement then he came out xx

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Jul 13th, 2009, 15:35 PM	#9
ninab Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Nottingham Posts: 356	It does feel like you are having the worlds biggest poo It is kind of involuntary though in my experience, you just have to push!

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Jul 13th, 2009, 15:37 PM	#10
Bam Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: TN, USA Posts: 804	I've heard all of those before. I think it's valuable advice. We've already started buying diapers (nappies) in various sizes and sensitivities so we'll be stocked up by the time Bella gets here. I figure what we can't use (because of sensitivity or size) we can turn around and sell on eBay or return for exchanges.

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