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    41w+1d the average for First Time Mums?

    Labour started naturally for me at 41 + 1 and DD was born on the following day, so almost true for me...
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    OT: Summer holidays

    Fast forward 3 weeks when I finish work and school holidays start here, and oh, I'm not looking forward to it either! Lol. My DD is nearly 7 and needs a full day of school followed by one of her many sports clubs daily to use up her energy and aid her sleep. How on earth am I going to keep up...
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    Hotel 'Listening in service' would you?

    A definite no for me too. Never since DD was born, and she's nearly 7 now, would I have any confidence in a service like this. How on earth could you ever relax? Given the huge response you've had and your own personal gut feeling about this situation, it seems like an easy choice to make...
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    Cot Versus Cotbed

    We had a cotbed for DD but when she started climbing out of the cot, we got her a separate bigger bed with side rails on. So, we never actually used the cotbed, converted into a bed, beyond 2 years old. We bought it with long term value for money in mind, but it didn't turn out to be the most...
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    Gotta say....god I love being pregnant!

    Good for you! I felt like this in my first pregnancy, and any sickness, pains or worries I had didn't get me down because I just enjoyed being pregnant so much. I look back on it as such a fond and exciting time in my life. I had no idea then what was ahead of me. My only regret is that I didn't...
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    Nesting?

    My nesting instinct started when the sickness stopped - about 20 weeks - and has gotten increasingly worse since. I thought it may have started then because i was so fed up of living in a mess that had been created whilst I felt too sick and tired to do anything about it. Usually, I like to keep...
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    Maternity leave

    I'm counting the hours till my maternity leave now, I can't wait! I've got three weeks left and I finish work when DD finishes school for the summer. I'm a little concerned that I have so much to do, though; I've started having anxiety dreams because we haven't started the nursery or made any...
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    When do you need a baby monitor?

    You may well find a use for it before baby officially goes into their own room, so it might be worth getting in advance. Before DD went into her own room at 4 months (when she grew out of the crib we had in our room), the only times I felt slightly paranoid about not being able to hear her was...
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    SPD Support Thread

    Hi ladies, I'm off to see the physio today for SPD as a last minute cancellation. I'm so glad because I would have had to wait another 4 weeks otherwise, and going by the worsening pain that I have experienced in the last 4 weeks, I was not looking forward to another 4 without help. Reading...
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    2hrs in car seat?

    I think its a rule that needs to go hand in hand with a bit of common sense. It sounds like a journey that you will rarely be doing and therefore an exception to the rule will be ok one time, I'm sure. In reality, what is likely to happen is that your timings will be entirely dictated by the...
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    how did u feel

    First pregnancy I felt ok at this stage. My biggest troubles were (not) sleeping, suffering in the extreme heat and the pain of carpal tunnel syndrome. Although, I did have a reasonable amount of energy & at weekends I would be constantly cleaning and decorating. I remember getting a bit carried...
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    Was your first baby early or late?

    My first came naturally, without intervention, at 9 days late.
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    When will you be offered a sweep - anyone had one?

    I was offered a sweep at 41 + 1 with my first pregnancy. However, my waters broke just before I left to go to the surgery so I never had it done. Phew!
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    what were you all doing before going into labour?

    I was putting washing on the line when my waters broke. I was 41 + 1, but it was still quite a shock. I had given up all hope of going into labour naturally by then. Luckily, I had no mess to clear up cos I was in the garden! Lol. I was due to have a sweep that afternoon at my surgery, but...
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    **Welshchick** Baby is here!!!

    Congratulations! What a little cutie she is! :dance:
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