Dear Trellygo for the pethidine, it's near as dammit legal Smack.
Good luck and hope you have an easy time of it luv.
Gerry
(Good luck and hope you have an easy time of it luv.
Gerry
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Tue 12 Aug 2008, 9:59,
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Dear WobblyHoping to avoid the pethidine cos of the nasty things it could do to Trellis TNG, but I will be tucking heartily into the entonox, which gets me just as giggly :)
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Tue 12 Aug 2008, 10:02,
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^thisAnd (in these days of epidurals) why would you risk a drugged baby, being unable to breast feed? Epidurals are pretty good, though hopefully you won't need anything but a bit of entonox.
Dear Mrs T -- the very best of luck!
Here's advice from my limited but recent experience, in the hope it's helpful (I'm sure I wrote this before, but can't find it now). If not helpful just ignore it!
If your Plan A is for a home birth:
- if your Plan A does not work out, you'll probably want to switch to Plan B before you are exhausted; how will you know? you'll probably need your midwife to understand your wishes & plans, and to help you assess how it's going;
- therefore: don't be brave and wait for contractions every 3 mins before calling the midwife (I'm assuming usual NHS arrangement whereby you basically get a random midwife you've never met before), or there'll be no time for you to brief her on what your Plan A - Plan B switch-point is, set up the working relationship etc.
Breast feeding: it's actually very difficult. The best way to learn is to ask a midwife to watch you and advise you *every time*, if you can. There are about 100+ useful little tricks and tips, but you have to drag that knowledge out of them!
Weeing: Your tired pelvic floor will have lost sensation, so you may need to set an alarm clock to tell you to go and wee every 2 hours for the first 48 hours or so. It's a right drag, but avoids bladder straining your pelvic floor, and accidents. You can stop when need-to-wee sensation returns.
Keep an eye (or get your hubby to) on what the midwives & doctors are doing (eg: drug and drip doses and times), but they're mostly excellent.
Good luck!
PS: make sandwiches now and put them in the fridge/freezer -- there's barely time to even re-heat a meal in the first 2 days!
PPS: Babies are FAB!
(Dear Mrs T -- the very best of luck!
Here's advice from my limited but recent experience, in the hope it's helpful (I'm sure I wrote this before, but can't find it now). If not helpful just ignore it!
If your Plan A is for a home birth:
- if your Plan A does not work out, you'll probably want to switch to Plan B before you are exhausted; how will you know? you'll probably need your midwife to understand your wishes & plans, and to help you assess how it's going;
- therefore: don't be brave and wait for contractions every 3 mins before calling the midwife (I'm assuming usual NHS arrangement whereby you basically get a random midwife you've never met before), or there'll be no time for you to brief her on what your Plan A - Plan B switch-point is, set up the working relationship etc.
Breast feeding: it's actually very difficult. The best way to learn is to ask a midwife to watch you and advise you *every time*, if you can. There are about 100+ useful little tricks and tips, but you have to drag that knowledge out of them!
Weeing: Your tired pelvic floor will have lost sensation, so you may need to set an alarm clock to tell you to go and wee every 2 hours for the first 48 hours or so. It's a right drag, but avoids bladder straining your pelvic floor, and accidents. You can stop when need-to-wee sensation returns.
Keep an eye (or get your hubby to) on what the midwives & doctors are doing (eg: drug and drip doses and times), but they're mostly excellent.
Good luck!
PS: make sandwiches now and put them in the fridge/freezer -- there's barely time to even re-heat a meal in the first 2 days!
PPS: Babies are FAB!
Bee Nice |-|,
Tue 12 Aug 2008, 11:38,
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