Recent content by Fordee

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

My first came naturally, without intervention, at 9 days late.

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!

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...

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