Recent content by Littlerayray

Hi all I have been suffering with terrible stomach pains on and off for the last few days, sometimes during the day and sometimes over night. I don't think its Braxton Hicks contractions as I don't feel any tightening in my uterous. The pain is fairly low down, right across my tummy and...

Hi all At my 30 week appointment, the midwife said I was measuring only 29 weeks. Has anyone else had this? Is the baby likely to catch up in size? Should I be eating more? Or is there nothing I can do about it? thanks! x

Thanks for this info, very helpful. Emma - did it take long for your baby to get in to a routine with breastfeeding, especially at night?

Hi all I plan to following BLW and am hoping to take 10-12 months off work after the baby is born. My husband and I are now looking around nurseries for when I do go back to work. Has anyone found that nurseries do or don't support BLW? A couple have looked at me blanky when I've dicussed this...

Can someone please let me know what breast feeding on demand really entails? I'm so confused as to whether I should be planning to get the baby in to a strict routine (like so many of the books seem to imply) or just go with it and feed when the baby wants to be fed. Also, my husband keeps...

Apparently there is an artcicle out there somewhere about how there is now a movement back towards....just do your best and don't follow baby books. Has anyone seen this? I am soooo confused about which baby book to follow and I would be interested in reading this article. I think it was in...

Can someone please let me know what breast feeding on demand really entails? I'm so confused as to whether I should be planning to get the baby in to a strict routine (like so many of the books seem to imply) or just go with it and feed when the baby wants to be fed. Thanks! x

Hi all I plan to following BLW and am hoping to take 10-12 months off work after the baby is born. My husband and I are now looking around nurseries for when I do go back to work. Has anyone found that nurseries do or don't support BLW? A couple have looked at me blanky when I've dicussed...

Hi all I have had glucose in my urine twice now so they are going to do the glucose intolerance test to check for gestational diabeties. Has anyone else had this and it turned out to be nothing? Any info welcomed! Thanks x

You need to do a few things here: 1) Speak to your regular GP and tell him/her how you're feeling. Ask what that comment on the screen means and what you can do to make it better. 2) Speak to your midwife (even if its only over the phone and not face-to-face) and get some reassurance that its...

Has anyone bought a long sausage-shaped maternity pillow? If so, where from? thanks! Rx

Does anyone have a link to a website that gives you a schedule showing how much weight (on average) we should be putting on at which stage of our pregnancy? thanks! R

Yep I've had them as well. Most disconcerting! But I have read they're normal. x

Hi all I'm starting to think about the nappy situation and am interested in finding out a bit more about reusable nappies. There are a few threads on here but nothing that starts me from the beginning, i.e. how do they work? what do you need? inner, cloth and waterproof outer... is this what...

Hi all I have my 20 week scan tomorrow... what can I expect? Is it much the same as the 12 week scan? Do they do urine tests etc as well? Thanks! x