@LoneWanderer
I think that sounds pretty standard. When I had a tellaphone appointment with my mental health team and my midwife I'm pretty sure she said I'm aloud one birth partner and whome ever that is can visit me on the ward. She said unless anything changes. That appointment was in July.
So I will ask her all the questions on Wednesday. I guess u have a point at least being in hospital on my own it will be a great bonding time for me and baby. And I mean we get fed three times and day and tea brought to us so it is kinda nice.
Just the thought of not seeing Tommy for 6 days is heartbreaking. I wudnt mind so much it I only had to stay in a day or two but 6 days.
In the day assessment unit which is where we go for monitoring. Like if the baby isn't moving enough or any other worries. It's like a little ward with 3 beds. I noticed when I went in for monitoring 2 weeks ago all the other ladies had there DH with them and one 2 of the ladies had todlers there as well. So that's aloud in there then it makes no sense why they wudnt allow it on the ward. The ward is only across the corridor from the day assessment unit.
I will just see what the midwife says and if it is the case only DH can visit then so be it. I'll just have to suck it up. Only thing I want be seeing much of him because he will be looking after Tommy. The older ones will be at school but there's no one that can have Tommy.
The midwifes were good with me when I had Tommy hon. I had to have a D@C after giving birth becuase of bleeding. They have me a spinal block and then after that I was wired up to drips and blood transfusions and cudnt move. And they helped with Tommy. They even took him off and gave him a feed so I cud rest.
And then on the ward the student midwifes helped alot unti I cud move around on own.
Hope they are sympathetic toward u and u have a better experience this time hon.
Hope u don't have to go to another hospital either and u get ure section on the date planned.
Absolutely amazing ure gonna do a uni coarse hon. I love history that was one of my favourite subjects at school many many many moons ago.
I wud love to become a midwife. But I just don't have the brains for it. I'm good at practical stuff' but Absolutely terrible at theory. Lol.
@MadamRose
Tommy was on the 98th hon so right at the top and was 7lbs at just 33 weeks. But then I gave birth 4 weeks later and was expecting this monster baby and he was only tiny.
They really can be so so out hon. All they do is measure the head and tummy and leg then stick all the measurements into a computer and it gives a weight.
Even the guy that did my last growth scan said it's not gonna be dead on accurate and they can be out by up to 2lbs either way.
But I can understand ure worry with the other 2 being big.
Mind u is this donner u used the same as u used last time?
Was you a big baby when u was born?
Apparently it goes by mums weight at birth, and dad's weight at birth.
I was 6lbs and my DH was 8lbs 9 and all our babies have been 7lbs something apart from Lilly because she was born 4 weeks early. But she wud of been 7lbs something if I went to term.
Mind u Tommy wud of been big if I went the whole hog. If he was 7lb 6oz at 37 weeks then he wud of been about 8 and a half lbs I think if I went to 40 weeks.
Depends really. Some babies will put a lb a week on from 36 weeks and other babies will put half a lb on a week.
But my gosh hon please don't worry about a scan they can be so so wrong.
That's why I'm not trusting this one is smaller like the scan is saying. I think this baby will be bigger than what Tommy was.
I've really got a feeling he will be over 8lbs and I'm shitting it.
Next growth scan is on 1st September so will see what he weighs at that and then see what he weighs at birth.
Has that latest sweep done anything hon?
@atx614
Here in the UK we ate only aloud 1 birth partner.
But I'm OK with that.
My back isn't as bad today. It only gets bad If I'm on my feet for a while or if I over do things then I'm in agony.
@Bittersweet
Oh yes I know what that is now hon. Now u have explained.
How Is baby doing? Hope she will be ok and u can go home ASAP.
Just rest hon as much as u can and take it easy.
@Zoboe95
Ahhh not long hon untill ure on maternity leave. That' will be lovely.
@Catmumof4
How's u now hon?
Erm right think that's everyone
Hope I haven't missed anyone.
Sooo who do we think is next ladies.
Definitely a toss up between
@LoneWanderer and
@MadamRose..
Then I think
@Neversayno
And then maybe me.
Unless one of the ladies babies decide to make a early appearance.
Me tho I know I'm going to go strait to my induction. No way is he coming end of August like DH thought.
No signs of up coming labour at all.
Still no plug. Nothing.
