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Posted: Sunday August 21st, 2005 11:35 |
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4 days over. well they say first borns can be up to 2 weeks overdue.
hope your midewife visit goes well
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Posted: Wednesday August 24th, 2005 13:47 |
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@mistriladi: Thanks, Congratulations to you too on the second and weclome to the village . You never know, you may get to use some of those clothes so the shopping will not have been in vein . Hope you get enough rest on your time off.
@MamZora: Thanks for sharign your story. Although yuo plan to have naother child in three years, it will probably feel like the first time again. It's weird but you expect to remember everything. I keep asking myself if certain oparts were like this before
@Nia: Maaan 4 days over. That protein should be looked at closely. I don't think it's good if you have this in your samples and they make baby stay in you for too long. Have any fluids come out? I ask because I had a scare last week and they said that if there was protein they may have to induce . I know I wouldn't mind giving birth early but naturally though.
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Posted: Friday August 26th, 2005 17:18 |
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my GTT was fine. so i havent developed any diabetes all my other tests were fine too
countdown time
on a mission to buy some more sleepers and a few outifts
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Posted: Sunday August 28th, 2005 10:17 |
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 @ LadyDay,
Thank God for that!!
As stated before, ease off buying too many clothes. You'd regret it, trust me.
If you're still on a mission to buy a M&P pram, look on their website, then look for a stockist in your area.You may find they have a deal on where you'll get one at a fraction of the price. For example, I went to a shop in Peckham (boy, that place has changed almost beyond recognition!), who were doing a M&P pram with car seat & base, changing bag, footmuff, liner, raincover and sun canopy for £369.99. Not bad, I thought. Do check the price on their website first though.
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Posted: Sunday August 28th, 2005 10:50 |
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After giving birth, did anybody's belly get really dark in comparison to the rest of them?
My sister's did...in fact my neice is two months now and her belly is STILL dark. It is so weird-she looks like a different person from the waist down.
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Posted: Sunday August 28th, 2005 10:56 |
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@ladyVee..........i havent really bought that much clothes trusts. i mainly have bought vests and the odd sleepers. i need more sleepers. i bought sizes 0-3 and 3-6 months. so i just need to buy some more sleepers as i doubt 5 is enough. as for outfits. i wont be going overboard. i just plan to get a handful now while i have the money. i am not gonna be getting one age either. i will be getting stuff babes can grow into.
as for the pram i still love m&p but i also seen a similar one in mothercare that comes with everything car seat footmuff etc. with m&p it was all seperates. pushchair is being bought last.
this week or week coming is completion of my hospital bag for me....afterall baby stuff can be bought at anytime. plus i have most of babies hospital stuff already.
now i am just waiting for when this burst of energy comes.
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Posted: Sunday August 28th, 2005 11:01 |
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BlackBeauty wrote: After giving birth, did anybody's belly get really dark in comparison to the rest of them?
My sister's did...in fact my neice is two months now and her belly is STILL dark. It is so weird-she looks like a different person from the waist down.
my friends belly went really dark but has since has lightened back up to its normal shade.
my concern is that line that goes down the middle. i hope it goes as soon as. its not even straight.
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Posted: Sunday August 28th, 2005 11:23 |
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LadyDay,
I bought Mothercare prams for both my kids, and neither lasted more that six months before the sides went. Hubby says it's because the sides are too weak to deal with the constant opening and closing. Graco make prams for Mothercare, so watch out for them too.Maclaren do a travel system using a Britax carseat costing £280. See if one of your local shops stock it.
Whilst shopping last week, we saw a woman with a nice 3 wheeler. She got it from Babiesrus, in Toysrus! We saw it in there for £149.99 - the whole travel system! We saw a travel system in Mothercare that was ok, but we (I!) didn't like the colour. Saw the same one in Babiesrus but including the car seat base for the same price, and in a much better colour. Look around, especially those Asian shops that sell baby things. You may get a good deal.
BlackBeauty,
I never had my whole belly go dark, but there's a line called the linear nigra that goes from the belly button to the pubic bone. It's hormonal, and they say it fades, but mine stayed even when I wasn't pregnant!
It should fade in time.
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Posted: Tuesday August 30th, 2005 19:09 |
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what makes me laugh is that sooo many people have asked me if my appetite has increased. and say eating for two
when i tell them that my appetite has decreased there jaws drop.
people fo ya
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Posted: Tuesday August 30th, 2005 19:20 |
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LadyDay wrote:
my concern is that line that goes down the middle. i hope it goes as soon as. its not even straight.
LOL! My sister had that line-so many ppl have that line. I find it so weird.
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Posted: Friday September 2nd, 2005 17:52 |
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my friend has that line too hers disappeared below her belly button but above its still there. her child is 4 now.
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Posted: Sunday September 4th, 2005 20:13 |
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I DID IT! Fourteen days overdue. My baby girl was born on the 31st August 2005. She is an absolute princess and well worth the drama and pain. Believe me. We have given her a Shona name, and it means 'Be Happy' as my partner is from Zimbabwe. My St Lucian family is slowly getting used to it.
I went into hospital on Saturday 27th of August for inducement. I was induced three times before they finally put me on a drip on the morning of the 30th. Contractions started coming thick and fast and I had every pain relief available as a water birth was out of the question. I started off with my breathing techniques which worked well, then when the contractions intensified I moved the pain relief up a notch. Starting with gas and air, pethidine and moving finally onto an Epidural. For some reason my waters refused to break, thats why it took so long. Then the cervix refused to thin out, part of the cervix was still thick after 24 hours on the drip.
Being in a labour ward was a huge experience for me. It was very scary. I was in there for 32 hours and during that time I heard approximately 5 women going through very painful labours. One particular crazy woman was stressing me out. She did not want any pain relief apart from gas and air. She was screaming the place down and it was obvious to everybody she was not managing the pain at all. After 10 hours of her screaming they managed to persuade her to have an epidural. It was a complete relief to me, whose waters had yet to break.
At one point my midwife considered a c-section as things were not moving along and they were concerned about baby's heart rate fluctuating at times. I have always wanted a natural birth but at that point I just did not care and just wanted baby out. The consultant however wanted me to hold out for a natural birth as it would be better for me. They gave me three hours. Those three hours was the longest three hours of my life.
I eventually managed to give birth naturally. The last hour was very active. The epidural they gave me was a 'mobile' one, which meant that it took away the pain of the contractions, but it allowed me to feel the pressure of baby's head coming through. Once I started feeling the pressure, the birth was very quick.
She is absolutely beautiful, surprisingly she weighed 6lbs 15oz (when the doctors were concerned that she would be a low birth weight) and she did not cry. She was very calm and her eyes were wide open and she looked like she was staring straight at me.
I am a very proud new mum!
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Posted: Sunday September 4th, 2005 20:15 |
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BlackBeauty wrote: After giving birth, did anybody's belly get really dark in comparison to the rest of them?
My sister's did...in fact my neice is two months now and her belly is STILL dark. It is so weird-she looks like a different person from the waist down.
My belly has gone really dark too. I also just noticed the line was not straight this morning. It is very comforting to know that this is normal.
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Posted: Sunday September 4th, 2005 20:20 |
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| Nia can I be one of the first on BLACKNET to congratulate you on the birth of your beautiful baby daughter...I'm glad to know mother and baby are doing very well...
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Posted: Sunday September 4th, 2005 20:23 |
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Maat wrote: @mistriladi: Thanks, Congratulations to you too on the second and weclome to the village. You never know, you may get to use some of those clothes so the shopping will not have been in vein. Hope you get enough rest on your time off.
@MamZora: Thanks for sharign your story. Although yuo plan to have naother child in three years, it will probably feel like the first time again. It's weird but you expect to remember everything. I keep asking myself if certain oparts were like this before
@Nia: Maaan 4 days over. That protein should be looked at closely. I don't think it's good if you have this in your samples and they make baby stay in you for too long. Have any fluids come out? I ask because I had a scare last week and they said that if there was protein they may have to induce. I know I wouldn't mind giving birth early but naturally though.
@Maat
I had trace of protein in my urine throughout my pregnancy, without the signs of high blood pressure. It was the first time that it was a lot of protein. There were no fluids though. Being induced is no joke. It is undignified and painful. I thank G od for my partner, cause without him and his optimism, I may not have got through it. I understand now what you mean by natural, I guess being induced is not natural. I did however manage to give birth vaginally. I wasn't sure why they wanted me to avoid a c-section.
Does anybody know what the risks are to having a c-section?
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Posted: Sunday September 4th, 2005 20:28 |
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Thank you Kunjufu. I find myself sometimes staring at her with wonderment.
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Posted: Sunday September 4th, 2005 20:33 |
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| I know the feeling well...aren't they just so cute at that age... i used to poke mine on the d/l just to wake them up..tha way i could hold them... Then there is the 'mirror' thing that I'm sure ALL parents do...to see if the child is still breathing..lol. But my best bit about this age is their feet I love smelling baby feet....
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Posted: Sunday September 4th, 2005 20:38 |
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congratulations nia...well done.....all the best
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Posted: Sunday September 4th, 2005 21:11 |
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It's good to see that this thread lives on and people keep adding their stories.. Nia . congrats.. and good luck to all the ladies waiting on their babies to arrive! Reading all the stories makes me feel quiet nostalgic about my time, and I get a little broody..but sense hits me..my 7 yr old son keeps me very very busy, so I say 'Just cool..Lol!
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Posted: Monday September 5th, 2005 08:51 |
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Well done, Nia!
Congrats to you and your partner on the birth of your beautiful baby girl. She's worth all the pain of labour.
Nothing better than the smell and feel of a newborn baby.
Make the most of this time. They grow up all too quickly.....
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Posted: Monday September 5th, 2005 09:32 |
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CONGRATULATIONS NIA!! Your experience sounds very similar to my sisters Her waters broke on the Friday...then they started to increase etc etc they induced her on the Sunday and the baby was born early Monday morning. Little bambino didnt want to come out at first LOL babies!
LMAO@kunjufu. Funny you should say that because I always get the urge to do that around cute babies, especially my neice...Although for the first month of her life, whenever i was around (i.e peeked/peered at her, came into the same room as her) she would always wake up LOL it was soo funny, my sister thought it strange and i loved it. I love the smell of babies period-but it is their breath that I love the most. It's milky and sweet and just aaahhhh. 
My sister has recently bought a dummy/pacifier for my neice, mainly because my neice is being breastfed but sometimes she moans and wants to be on the breast but doesnt actually want to eat-she just suckles for comfort and we r travelling abroad next week. My sister always vowed she would never give her child a dummy, but she realised that she would have to, in order to do things around the house and to make it easier for her when we are abroad. N e body else experience this? Would anybody else give their child a dummy/pacifier?
*Hmmm...i think i need to stop visiting this thread. Im 22 y/o and Im broody 
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Posted: Monday September 5th, 2005 19:23 |
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@Nia Congratualtions and well done
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Posted: Monday September 5th, 2005 20:20 |
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| Congratulations Nia! to you and your partner.
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Posted: Monday September 5th, 2005 21:07 |
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To both you and your partner AMHLOPHE/MAKOROKOTO..., (ask him to translate)...,congratulations on the birth of your baby..., I am soooooo broody right now its not even funny!!!
CONGRATULATIONS GIRL...., God knows we need some good news.
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