Oktober mammies 2010

Hi julle!

Soos julle kan sien, gee ek weer klas die week so ek het baie minder tyd om te chat...

Christa, jy het my regtig opgewonde gehad oor Woensdag... sterkte vir die laaste week!

Elise, waar is jy vanoggend? Hopelik in die kraamsaal

Sarah, good luck with those BH, I had some bad ones as well last night and they just wouldn't stop. At least you only have 2 weeks of school left, I have 7 left.
Like Ralmarie said, we found some rasberry leaves at Dischem, I was going to start taking them last week, but haven't gotten around to it yet. Will see tonight.

Ralmarie, lekker stap, miskien kom boeta tog vroeg.

Ek raai vir Elise: 2.9 kg en 'n Dogtertjie
Vir Christa: 3.2 kg
Dis nie op enige iets gebasseer nie, so dis net will raaie!

Lekker dag julle!

Hi julle

Sarah, I bought a box of Raspberry Leaf tea at Dischem, it is the whiet box with green writing on, like Anina described. Very cheap, like R20

I must admit, I do forget to drink it, but I will do it more often now! Tastes like Green Tea to me.

Ek het nie Braxton Hicks nie, my pubic bone en lieste is net lekker seer! My ma het my Saterdag so gekyk en vir my gese, sy dink hierdie kinnertjie gaan vroeer kom O my aarde, en ek het vir een of ander rede net so gevoel in my gat ook! Maar dslk nie, ne?? Ek moet eers my babyshower he!!!

More, waar is almal vandag? SARAH good to hear you are okay. I started getting real intense BH. When are you due? I cannot remenber. Its good to be off your feet as much as possible. And you are doing all the prep work, so don't feel bad fos the other teacher. She has all the fun! Julle ek ons garage netnou uitgevee dat my ousie die vloer kan was. As manlief dit uitvind kry ek sowaar ñ preek en ñ half vanaand! Ek is nou stokflou en Maré is skoon opstandig! Lekker dag!

Luckily, I'm teaching in pre-school at the moment and there are only 2 classes total of about 20 so we have combined the classes and I do the prep and set up in the mornings, other teacher is taking care of all 'lessons' as such. So less stress on me to remember little things and also gives me a chance to sit a lot more than I would if I was full-time teaching my own class. But I feel bed for her so thats why I do all the prep

Looking forward to the holidays so I can just relax

Hi Sarah

Couldnt fins any rasberry leaf tea in Potch, but some of the girls got some at Diskem.
They say it helps with the second stage of birth as well as afterwards for the "baarmoeder" to contract more and reach normal size quicker. Also for the bleeding I've heard.

Also not doing perinial massage find it uncomfortable. Haven't done it with any of the previous births as well.

Keep it calm girl, thats a little to go still till school closes. Two weeks, take or give?

I also find that when being more bussy I get more BH and also stronger ones.

I also have actually thought of going on a long walk to see if it won't help baby to come quicker. I am ready now and seems to be getting impatient.

Had tummy pains again this weekend

Having 'normal' BH contractions today again, but every now and again some harder ones - just uncomfortable, not sore unless they catch me unawares!

And feels like ligament pains, especially when she dives into my pelvis like she thinks she is practising for the Olympic high diving team!!!

And my gran had a dream that she would be born with red hair and someone else predicted baby would arrive before the end of term - thats just under 2 weeks away

2 questions:

1) did anyone ever find out about the Raspberry Leaf Tea and where one can get it?

2) Anyone doing perineal massage? I find it difficult to moisturize my legs never mind reach anywhere else and it is sore so don't like to do it!