puppycat
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Phoebe - my neighbour was induced last week and had 1 tablet at 2.30pm then had baby by 10pm, everyone's different, they have to give you the worst case scenario but you've been such a natural with pregnancy I'm sure you'll breeze labour and delivery 
I did go to the breast feeding and antenatal classes before Laura was born. The BF class was very useful and it was nice to meet other mums in the area and chat about our fears and thoughts etc. The antenatal class gave us a tour of the labour\delivery suite too which was great for when the time came. I found it very useful but for me Laura was born 5 days after my antenatal class so it was still fresh! (Think it helped DH more too, he wasn't so panicked)
Tink - Hope you're ok. Maybe your DH just doesn't understand how easy it is to cover yourself when you're BF. When Laura was a few weeks old we went into Cardiff shopping and I had to feed her while we were out. The supermarkets have BF rooms down here but I sat in the cafe sipping a hot chocolate while draping a muslin over me. Easy! The cafe owners were so accommodating too - maybe just do it and then say to him if you don't like it then leave the room! My brother left the room if I was at my mum's feeding Laura, only whilst I was 'setting up' mind
China - I'm sorry you're having this confusion I don't know anything about temping or charting so have no advice but I do know I have had cycles where my Ov has been completely out of sync. When I m/c at Christmas I ov'd CD 26 and still had AF CD 29 - can't think of anything to cause it but I suppose we're only human!
Mommy - Sorry your little girls didn't get in to cheerleading, we don't have anything like that round here. It is horrid when you can't shield them from the world, I suppose they will only get stronger from the rejection though and become more determined. Not all negatives eh
It's voting day here plus I'm off to a midwife appt with my friend again and then off to a drinks reception tonight in Cardiff Bay for the end of the voting. It's going to be a long day by all accounts but I like that it's going to different and not another day in Barry with washing and general mundane drivel! Lol.
I did go to the breast feeding and antenatal classes before Laura was born. The BF class was very useful and it was nice to meet other mums in the area and chat about our fears and thoughts etc. The antenatal class gave us a tour of the labour\delivery suite too which was great for when the time came. I found it very useful but for me Laura was born 5 days after my antenatal class so it was still fresh! (Think it helped DH more too, he wasn't so panicked)Tink - Hope you're ok. Maybe your DH just doesn't understand how easy it is to cover yourself when you're BF. When Laura was a few weeks old we went into Cardiff shopping and I had to feed her while we were out. The supermarkets have BF rooms down here but I sat in the cafe sipping a hot chocolate while draping a muslin over me. Easy! The cafe owners were so accommodating too - maybe just do it and then say to him if you don't like it then leave the room! My brother left the room if I was at my mum's feeding Laura, only whilst I was 'setting up' mind
China - I'm sorry you're having this confusion
I don't know anything about temping or charting so have no advice but I do know I have had cycles where my Ov has been completely out of sync. When I m/c at Christmas I ov'd CD 26 and still had AF CD 29 - can't think of anything to cause it but I suppose we're only human!Mommy - Sorry your little girls didn't get in to cheerleading, we don't have anything like that round here. It is horrid when you can't shield them from the world, I suppose they will only get stronger from the rejection though and become more determined. Not all negatives eh
It's voting day here plus I'm off to a midwife appt with my friend again and then off to a drinks reception tonight in Cardiff Bay for the end of the voting. It's going to be a long day by all accounts but I like that it's going to different and not another day in Barry with washing and general mundane drivel! Lol.
good morning girls. i can't sleep any longer and didn't sleep well as it is. ugh 
hate it when that happens. i just have too much on my mind what with my girls and all this ttc stuff and plus i have to type up a couple of monthly reports for some of the patients i'm working with at the psych facility. i was supposed to do it last night but i forgot with everything else that happened 
now i don't want to do it. 
i hate reports. so i'm procrastinating now 
several years ago (like maybe 10-15 years...maybe even 20...hard to remember exactly), here in the states, there was a MAJOR push on educating women about the benefits of bf, so as these kinds of things typically go, it became "out of vogue" to bottlefeed. at least during the first several months. there were some cases at that time that made the news of women being criticized for bf and charged by police with "indecent exposure" in public or other stupid things like that, which of course all got taken away when it became public knowledge. in any case, it is commonplace now in the states to bf. women still choose to bottlefeed, but to go straight bottle here without some kind of medical reason or something or not attempt bf first is uncommon now...at least among every one I've ever known. after giving birth, here the hosp sends a "lactation specialist" to make sure you know what you're doing and see that the baby is nursing adequately, etc. what's unusual here in the states now is to see a woman bf without some type of coverup for modesty's sake. women bf in public all the time, but throw a baby blanket or a specific nursing cover-up over their shoulder. the ones that don't often get criticized for it, but it's not considered a crime or anything like that. some of the bigger malls/shopping centers have bf rooms, but i used to just cover myself if i had to bf in public. that's a HUGE part of the benefit to doing it, is that you can do it anywhere and not have to mess with packing bottles and so forth. anyway, i guess wait and see now how your dh responds to your email. maybe a compromise of covering up would ease the expectation for your dh?? personally, bf just felt so private, i didn't want anybody to see my boobs while doing it, so that's why i covered, but i know a lot of women too who feel very comfortable even uncovered. the bottom line is it's a personal choice (to bf or to bottlefeed and how to bf, if so), and it's your right to make that choice regardless of what your dh thinks. i know how much it rankles to consider being "defiant" to dh on something, but on this one, i think i'd be pretty adamant about it. like the other girls said, he can leave the room if he doesn't like it. maybe after he SEES it the first couple of times and how precious an act it is, maybe he'll let go of his silly notions. 
when it's time, it's time. and you can't help it, so don't listen if they tell you not do something that you have the urge to do. it's an amazing experience and you'll do great lovely! 
to everybody tho! i've got to start getting ready now. 
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) so I want everything done in the next few weeks. I don't pack light either 
...bump looking good!
for a few weeks more and GL for the birth 
hope im wrong but baby looks so cute thumb sucking!! 
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