Any Scottish April 2013 babies out there??

[Kaybee]

I am so looking forward to finishing work.

I've not got the bag packed yet but have got some stuff for it. I've got stuff to do as well. Mostly washing through the baby clothes and then moving our bedroom around to fit cot in. Trying to wait until I'm on leave though and we can do it while Kaiden at nursery in the mornings.

 

[Cherrybump]

Sounds like a good plan Kaybee. That way you'll have plenty of time to move everything xx

 

[lj2245]

I've not been on in a while, been busy with Shaun being off school. We had the memorial for his Gran tonight and it was lovely. It was just Shaun, his Dad and I and I think it was perfect.

I still haven't started the nursery but I have asked my sister to come and help me do it

 

[bbymc]

Glad the memorial went well Laura. Shaun looks so cute in the photo with his gran! Good news you're gona get help with the nursery too!

I've not packed my bag yet but pretty sure I've got everything I need. I doubt moving your bedroom around would take too long Karen, especially if you'll have time when kaiden's at nursery. You won't be able to do most of it though. Will you have someone around to help you?

Our flooring is in the warehouse so we're getting it fitted on Friday. Can't wait! Only problem is that we need to lift and dump the old carpet before then. I can't do it so I dunno how he hell Ryan will do it himself :-/

 

[lj2245]

Stephen managed to do the carpet in the nursery on this own and he's an idiot lol. If you roll it up really tight, fold it in half and tie it with string it should be easier to move.

I think I have way more than I need lol. If everything goes ok I'll be out of hospital within the 6 hours Wishaw has as it's policy and I doubt I'll need much in 6 hours!

 

[arlene]

Glad the memorial went well Laura.

I'm gonna buy my bag next week when I get paid and get it packed. I wouldn't normally but I'm gonna have to wash some stuff my aunty gave me. She's a heavy smoker and cos the stuff has been sitting in her house I can smell the smoke.

I finish up on the 26th of March, looking forward to meeting my little dude! xx

 

[bbymc]

Well we had our first antenatal class today.... What a waste of time! Either most folk who went were complete idiots or I'm way more knowledgeable about babies, pregnancy and childbirth than I thought! I am a trained nursery nurse and work with health visitors a lot though so maybe that's why. And I have a huge family lol.

There was one really stuck up hippyish couple there who were sooo over the top it was outrageous! All lovey dovey and practically on top of each other. It was cringeworthy to watch! :-/

 

[lj2245]

Eewww there's always one!!

We aren't bothering with antenatal classes. We thought about it as it's a different hospital and a tour would have been nice but tbh I didn't find them helpful with Shaun.

 

[arlene]

Mine start on the 1st of march, friday afternoons so I get a bit of a skive off work! Lol.

Just been reading the 3rd trimester forum and I'm beginning to feel really impatient!! I know baby is still cooking and isn't ready yet but I don't think I can wait ten weeks!!!!! Anyone else feeling like this? Xx

 

[Cherrybump]

Mine start on the 1st of march, friday afternoons so I get a bit of a skive off work! Lol.

Just been reading the 3rd trimester forum and I'm beginning to feel really impatient!! I know baby is still cooking and isn't ready yet but I don't think I can wait ten weeks!!!!! Anyone else feeling like this? Xx

Hahaha thats so weird so does mines lol. Were in edinburgh are you having your's mines is at sighthill doctor's im sure it said lol. My m/w keeps remidning me of it and i said ill defo be there as its my first dragging ryan with me as he really wanted to go more than me lol.

xxx

 

[arlene]

Aww mine are at Sighthill too!! It'll be good to put a face to the name!! I keep meaning to check which classes J is supposed to come to!!

Have you decided if you're going to REI or St John's for the birth? We're equal distance from the two so I'm going to ask my mw on Tuesday if we can get a tour of both. I know The Simpson Centre at the REI have better facillities for a natural or water birth which is what I'm aiming for but I've heard the aftercare is a lot better at St John's so Im not sure!!

I text J to ask him to get me some paracetamol on the way home from work cos my pelvis is really sore again today. He could only get Anadin Extra and I don't have the heart to tell him I can't take them cos they contain aspirin!! Xx

 

[bbymc]

Im not sure I'll find the classes useful either tbh laura. gona go just incase but i really felt like today was a waste of time!

I was told today that neither ERI or St. John's do tours. They just show you an old video of both at the antenatal class so you can see labour ward and postnatal ward. They show nothing about the birthing centre though.

Funny you saying your pelvis is sore Arelene. I came home earlier and mine was a bit achy as its been before but then suddenly the pain got so bad I couldn't actually walk and was yelping in pain. It subsided to a dull ache in the end but my god, it was so painful!!

 

[lj2245]

Maybe baby was head down and engaged? I can tell when Alex is...thankfully he's a fidget and doesn't stay that way for long!

 

[Kaybee]

I'm not bothering with the classes this time. I went when I was expecting with Kaiden because I had no clue about babies we had a couple at ours that were all over each other as well. You are so right Laura there is always one!

 

[arlene]

Can they engage this early? I know we're all 30+ weeks but I'm a bit clueless about this bit! Lol. I'm still getting feet in my ribs a lot so not sure where James is sitting to be honest! Xx

 

[Cherrybump]

Im going to the Royal hun. Just feel better to go there lol. Oooh how weird is that ill be looking around the room wonder which one is you lol.

Ive been getting alot of pain to and i mentioned it to my midwife on tuesday there. My bump on top was really hurting early not sure if it was due to being hungry or the position i was sitting but i was in so much pain.

Paige's head is down and in my notes midwife put im 4/5th palpable which i wasnt sure about so i google it and alot of the things came back saying 1/5th engaged so i was pretty excited about that lol
xxx

 

[bbymc]

I was 1/5th engaged at my 28 week mw appt but at my last one on Monday I was 'free' so it can obviously change from day to day.

I'm just in from the physio. Got PGP as expected and given a tubigrip and lots of exercises to help. I didn't realise but back, hip and pelvic pain are all a result of the weight on my pelvis. I thought they were all separate issues.

Apparently all my rib pain is due to having a short body and so much pushing into my ribs. That's why it's so painful when baby is there. There's no space for it anywhere else lol.

 

[lj2245]

Can they engage this early? I know we're all 30+ weeks but I'm a bit clueless about this bit! Lol. I'm still getting feet in my ribs a lot so not sure where James is sitting to be honest! Xx

Yeah absolutely, but they don't stay that way for long! I thought Alex would be permanently head down by now but he's still somersaulting!!

 

[arlene]

Absolutely shattered this morning, think I saw every hour on the clock last night!! Bring on 5pm!! Xx

 

[bbymc]

Me too Arelene. I can't seem to get comfy at all anymore!