Evening ladies, hope you've all had a good weekend.
Flygirl, that's a good tip for paracetamol during labour - if you can keep any tablets down! I tried 2 lots of paracetamol and 1 lot of co-codamol during labour with my daughter but all just came straight back up! Glad your little lady is growing well
Cat fingers crossed your little one stays snuggled in for now!!
Wing, sounds like strep B swabs. Not taken very often here in the UK, even for women who have had it in the past! Seems a bit daft, and I read an article only last week where medical professionals would like it to be a routine swab for all pregnant ladies here. And I'm ok now thabks for asking, no more bleeding down there, just from my blasted nose!
Wolfy glad you had a good photoshoot!
Kb77, I can wear a little perfume but I literally have to hold my breath as I spray it and then leave the room instantly! And I still mostly sneeze until it's completely dry on my skin! Stupid nose I have!! My 4D scan was amazing thanks, was lovely to get a photo of baby smiling!!
it is completely normal to be scared of labour especially if it's not something you've done before. Just try to remember that the professionals will do whatever is best for baby - they won't give you any drugs that would harm the baby and they'll monitor you both constantly during labour and jump in with intervention if needed. While pushing my daughter out, the midwife listened to baby's heartbeat after every push to check she was happy and calm, which was really comforting. They would never leave your baby distressed just to force you through a natural labour
With regards to classes, it's all down to your area. Seems to me, a lot of areas including mine like to just do a 1-day class to get it 'out of the way'. I've heard this is also due to areas that do several short classes over a few weeks having so many ladies not attending all of the classes and therefore spaces are wasted. They still run over the same info so don't worry. And yes my area is the same - men going to the breastfeeding workshops are frowned upon because it makes the other women feel uncomfortable or self-conscious having an unknown man in the room. Hopefully you can have a female family member/friend attend with you?
I hope I've not missed anyone. Hope you're all a bit more comfy than me - seem to have something persistently wedgingin my ribs and just under my boobs, and it's making it extremely difficult to get off the sofa or drive comfortably as I can't lean forward or sit upright. I'm wondering how I can keep growing and getting around for another 11 weeks?!! Xxx
