just got back from my 25 week midwife visit.
was only in there about 15 mins, she tested urine, took blood pressure, felt stomach and measured, listened to baby's heartbeat.
she said that my blood pressure is higher than last time, but not bad.
she said the baby is measuring a bit bigger than average but that this doesnt necessarily mean a big baby, god knows what it does mean then???
she said there is some protein in my wee so she is sending that off to the hospital for testing, hope that there is nothing wrong with that and it is nothing.
was good to her the heartbeat again
i also had a chat with her about how long you have to stay in hospital for after you have given birth. she said that there is no set time, you could literally have it and go. they have to check the baby over and there is a heart test which can only be done when the baby is six hrs old so most people stay til at least then, but she said my midwife centre has a midwife there who can perform the test so you could bring the baby in for that. she said that it is best to stay in for a couple of nights if you are breastfeeding so that the midwives in the hospital can help you get established for that. makes sense really to use their expertise whilst you are there.
also asked her about other half visiting times and she said that fathers (or other birth partners) dont have to stick to the visiting hours they can come from 8 am - 9.30 pm. at my hospital grandparents also get an extra hour of visiting every day.
my mum said that one of my sisters had her second at about 6 am and came home dinner time
was only in there about 15 mins, she tested urine, took blood pressure, felt stomach and measured, listened to baby's heartbeat.
she said that my blood pressure is higher than last time, but not bad.
she said the baby is measuring a bit bigger than average but that this doesnt necessarily mean a big baby, god knows what it does mean then???
she said there is some protein in my wee so she is sending that off to the hospital for testing, hope that there is nothing wrong with that and it is nothing.
was good to her the heartbeat again
i also had a chat with her about how long you have to stay in hospital for after you have given birth. she said that there is no set time, you could literally have it and go. they have to check the baby over and there is a heart test which can only be done when the baby is six hrs old so most people stay til at least then, but she said my midwife centre has a midwife there who can perform the test so you could bring the baby in for that. she said that it is best to stay in for a couple of nights if you are breastfeeding so that the midwives in the hospital can help you get established for that. makes sense really to use their expertise whilst you are there.
also asked her about other half visiting times and she said that fathers (or other birth partners) dont have to stick to the visiting hours they can come from 8 am - 9.30 pm. at my hospital grandparents also get an extra hour of visiting every day.
my mum said that one of my sisters had her second at about 6 am and came home dinner time