November / December 2012 Babies

Ladies, now i am getting really unsure of what to pack and not pack for i haven’t even started to pack 1 item as yet.
i didn’t have a bby shower. fine with it for i don’t really have friends and ok with it.

but i will take your advises. will buy receiving blackets atleast 2. are you ladies also charged for hubby staying over at the hospital for? i will be at Linksfield hospital and they require a R1000 each day he wants to stay over. which i am pushing him to do and he is reluctant to do for we only stay 20 km away.

does anyone know if they still sell those washing baths with clothes inside nowadays and where can i get one?? price?

ooh and the moving and changing sides is crazy, baby likes moving to the right and when he does that he presses on my bladder and i cant walk. he kicks my ribs like crazy, imagine what will happen to me when i get to 36 weeks, oh my word. dad is really tall and i am short so our kids are as tall as daddy and my poor bladder feels the pinch. this is why i would like to deliver at 37 or 38 weeks cause 40 weeks i will wont be able to hold pea anymore.

Hi Pale
i already got a full time helper this past weekend after struggling for such a long time
she is with my mum at home Northwest, mum busy preparing her for the bby's arrival.
mum is buying me a new bed hahaha can believe she is doing all that.
where i'm staying i will be preparing monthend. i know the feeling of dirty curtains and windows they also drive me up the wall. i am planning to buy new living room curtains this weekend and sheets, one blanket and side lamp. one problem is i am living in a townhouse and its already full with the furniture we have. so i plan to ship some items home as mum will be buying a new bed and the house is bigger.

wow Marijke, Magz, Pale and clueless, yall are almost there. well done ladies.

with everything else, you ladies just took the words out of my mouth, DH eats alot and sleeps alot, he has done nothing for baby and it makes me very mad, he says we must focus on our son and we will deal with baby once he has arrived but i dnt wanna be running around the so i am doing everything myself. I will be going for my last shopping spree 2/11 to finalize all the essentials.

receiving blankets you need three and two polar fleece and one big blanket for when you leave the hospital. you need three outfits and one extra for when you leave.

Hubby wont be around for my delivery if i deliver before 15/12 cause he will still be at work but will fly through as soon as he can. my mom doesnt want to be there because she cant take seeing people in pain so i dnt have a partner. i will take whoever that will be around me when i go into labour, frnd or cousin.

Pale mayogel is very good for the heart burn, gaviscon doesnt help me at all.

Magz the bag predicament is crazy i had 5 blankets as well just took 3 out hubby will come with more if need be. your husband has to be there holding your hand labour is crazy and your mom isnt your husband i feel you girl. did you pack more than 5 to 6 clothes?( i did it`s just shamefull) i dont like not being in control of a situatuion. picture me in hospital and something is missing from my bag nee man i wouldnt cope.

I`m getting a helper for the weekend to help me spring clean this house. im not coping im struggling to go down and my bedroom carpets are filthy. windows are even worse dont get me started about the curtains helllllllllllllllllllppppppppppppppp.

my granny was a nurse (midwife) she believes a new born is like something sacred. The house must be disinfected from top to bottom.

Pale, I've packed 5 receiving blankets just in case . Not sure how many you ‘have to’ pack

Momtoc, I have a rather large baby bag (which doesn’t even zip up), a medium bag for me, and a small bag for daddy….sigh! But DH told my mom about the bag dilemma and she’s coming over this weekend to help me sort it out. Lol!

Marijke, Lol @ the ‘he huffs and puffs more than me’

In as much as I’ve had an event free pregnancy that has been relatively easy, I also want baby to come sooner. I’ve really had enough of the bump and the constant trips to the loo. I’m about ready to move my desk to the bathroom- It also doesn’t help that I drink tons of water through the day to avoid constipation (tmi, sorry).

Well I’m dealing with a DH that isn’t sure if he’ll be able to handle the delivery room and watching me go through the pain blah blah blah… I cried the first time he mentioned this thinking he’s being real selfish!!!!! How can he NOT be there. My mom thinks I’m over reacting and said she will be there if need be…but ITS NOT THE SAME. I’m actually getting misty eyed just thinking about it now again. I sort of understand that he has a fear of blood and hospitals etc…but I honestly feel like he should GET OVER IT!!! (Never mind that he’s never been admitted to a hospital in his life).

Men...sigh!