General Chat - January 2016

[Chammy]

Happy New Year all, that title felt weird writing

How was everyone's night? I passed out on the sofa watching 8 out of 10 cats Xmas special, went up to bed and ended up seeing the new year in with next door howling into a microphone until gone 12...She murdered "My Heart Will Go On" and gave me a whole new level of hate for "Let It Go"

Anyhoo! Here is to a new year of money making and saving.

 

[niciqueen]

Happy New Year to all

I also fell asleep, but was woken up by family for the count down. Neighbours had fireworks that terrified the dog and cat. Ended up watching Goldfinger. But still up at 7am bet I don't see the family until at least 11am.

Looking forward upping my online earnings this year.

 

[Jon]

Happy new year Shedders


I am just all over the place at the moment

Am down in Cheltenham / Bristol and I think it's a Saturday but it's not it's a Friday and a bank holiday at that!!

I just want normality again now!!!

 

[katykicker]

Happy new year! Couldn't sleep til 4 so watched big fat quiz of the year and fireworks etc. Was nice!

I'm having a baby this year. Wahoo! Starting the year with my usual bout of sickness (may as well have gone out and got on the sauce lol!) and then my midwife is coming at 1pm. I'm contemplating just staying in my pjs as she's coming to my house.

 

[Jegglejeggle]

Happy new year shedders, my New Years resolutions is to not keep popping in shops and buying crap to eat, I live of chocolate and crisps and wonder why I can't lose weight. I earn all this extra money and it goes on sweets.
So I have bought a little cashbook and writing in it every penny I spend in a day and every penny I earn from online in a day. This morning I bought petrol and it was a first not to buy a chocolate as well.
I am going to record my weight and see if by doing this I will gain all ways
1. Have more money
2. Earn more as posting on this site will hopefully make me stick to it
3. Lose weight

What are everybody's resolutions?

 

[Twiggy]

Happy new year all. A quiet affair last night, until a mass of fireworks at midnight! .. (how rude, some of us were trying to sleep

 

[bordercolliefan]

Happy New Year All. I went to a neighbours party but these days I get tired before I get drunk lol... Got in bed at 2 and had to get up at 830 to walk the dog. Have spent all day doing nothing which after the last six horrendous months is a bonus. Looking forward to joining in fully with this site in 2016!!

 

[Flitterbug]

Happy New Year me and the other half chilled (I was looking at crochet stuff he was playing fallout4) until midnight - watched a few of the neighbours fireworks out the window and then went to bed - we sure know how to party best thing was not a peep out of the children despite the fireworks going on for quite a while and being very loud!

[member=1260]Jegglejeggle[/member] there was a thread for New Years resolutions but mine are to keep our new house tidy, do more activities with my children to reduce screen time and to earn at least £200 a month which I want to increase over the year

 

[asajj]

Happy New Year!!! We were with some friends yesterday - a little home party, nothing special but had great time. Woke up with a headache urghh Hope you had good time too!

 

[Julesfh2012]

Happy New Year everyone. I have big hopes for this year [emoji3][emoji3]

We had a chilled out evening drinking wine and playing monopoly with the eldest.

Today we have chilled out again. DH made a lovely roast and we visited my parents for a cup of tea. We are so rock and roll.

I've got a rubbish virus with really swollen glands so am exhausted!

 

[katykicker]

Moved over to a new midwife service today... At 27 weeks!

I will now have the option of a homebirth open to me and my midwife is FAB. I have her on call 24/7 and I can ask her any questions I have at any time day or night (not that I'd disturb her in the night unless it was an emergency). I now get to have all my bloods, blood pressure, urine samples and other joyous things done at home.

Also, just to top it all off she will come with me to my growth scan appointments and to meet with the consultant afterwards (if I want her to!) which means I have someone who understands everything to help me make a paediatrics plan for my baby.

Feeling really positive! I imagine I won't be able to have a homebirth, as I'll likely be induced/have a c-section early, but nice to feel like I'm more in control of things and that I have someone on hand who wants to help me rather than tell me what I should and shouldn't be doing all the way through, without taking my personal health into consideration.

Sorry for the long post, just feeling really happy at how amazing she was (a home visit on a bank holiday too!).

 

[Flitterbug]

That's fantastic Katy, it's amazing that you have access to that level of service and caring - I'm so pleased for you ^_^ my main midwives (pregnancy and birth) were all great and it makes so much difference. There was a doctor and a midwife after the birth that weren't so nice and it completely changes how you feel especially just after having a baby!

...My 2 cents on home births (feel free to ignore ) is that although yes it would be wonderful to give birth at home... I personally feel that there is too much to go wrong and I'd rather be where doctors are to be on hand to help in case of something going awry... I know that home births are meant to relax you and therefore less should go wrong but I just didn't want to take that risk.

 

[Queen]

Happy New Year all.


I had a quiet one with the husband, son and our friend. Today I cooked a beef joint in the slow cooker and served it in gravy, in baguettes. I am shattered now so will prob go to bed in next half an hour.


[member=920]katykicker[/member] I think I saw a midwife 4 times lol

 

[katykicker]

Thanks [member=362]Kelzky[/member] appreciate your opinion as you've had babies I'm personally not thinking of having a homebirth really, but nice to feel like I'm making the choice to go to the hospital, rather than 'having' to. I agree though about having the medical attention on hand. As I've got a baby who potentially has inherited a few of my health problems that is why I fully expect to need a hospital birth, and even the midwife today said that would likely happen, but at least I feel like I have the choice now ;D ;D ;D

It is a brand new service that is slowly being rolled out throughout the UK (Hopefully) but really it is just like having a private midwife on hand. My midwife doesn't work shifts and tells me in advance of any pending holiday/days off during which time there is one other midwife who steps in, so I feel much better as I've seen a different midwife at every single appointment so far which is a bit sh!t tbh, when they claimed at the beginning I would only see 2!

[member=2508]Queen[/member] Happy New Year! I've seen my midwife more than 4 times in the last month...! I was writing down all my appointments/scans/bloods/midwives etc but tbh when I got past 30 appointments, about 2-3 months ago, I realised it was just annoying me and no point fixating on it as not like they want to see anyone more than they have to! I've now been able to move to seeing midwife 2 weekly, consultant 2 weekly inbetween and endocrine specialist 4 weekly. I have 4 weekly growth scans at the moment too, soon to move to 2 weekly, then weekly... Feels a bit wasteful when I know lots of people would LOVE another scan, for reassurance, after 20 weeks, but obviously I trust that they'll only be seeing me because they feel they need to.

Another long post

 

[katykicker]

Also, forgot to say above, even if I do know I'm having a hospital birth in advance the midwife (and her buddy midwife) will come to my house to help monitor me so I don't go to the hospital too early or too late. As I have 48 steps to get down to get out this is a HUGE relief for me!! I don't want to leave it late and find I can't get down the stairs and I don't want to go so early they send me home (they have a habit of doing that in our hospital!).

I think this is the 'homebirth' side that I am most happy about really...

Saying all this I will probably just end up with a c-section after a routine check up LOL

 

[tasteph]

It sounds like this new midwife service is really good. Both me and my sister had home births and would do so again. Brilliant experience. However, they were second births, low risk and no medicall problems to consider. I don't think I would have considered one of there had have been. At the end of the day you have to do what's best for you and baby. To be fair, my hospital birth with my first I couldn't fault. That was 18 years ago though!

 

[katykicker]

If I make it to 36 weeks and things are progressing well then I'll have the option, but the odds are it'll be hospital for me, this time at least Maybe in the future

 

[Flitterbug]

[member=920]katykicker[/member] every one, every birth and also every baby is completely different, plus we all have our own ideas of how we want it to go - not that we always get it that way! It's great that you've been offered the choice though; and that they're also looking out for what you might want rather than forcing your hand, so to speak.

That new service sounds fantastic... although I wouldn't have needed it I would have loved for some of my friends to have something like that as they really struggled. I'm extremely lucky in that both my pregnancies passed without any complication or indeed much of anything at all - except extreme heartburn!

First birth was a bit of a nightmare though... On that note in my opinion I would try to avoid a section if you can help it - of course the baby needs to come out the safest way for you have for her and I've heard a planned section is better than an emergency (which is what I had)... I don't want to make you feel bad about it at all but if you had a choice between a section or not then I'd go against - having done it both ways!

 

[katykicker]

Thanks [member=362]Kelzky[/member] - I'm always happy to hear other people's opinions on it Even more so when they've actually given birth! All too many people telling me things that have never even had kids before LOL (I mean about labour/epidurals etc etc).

I'm at high risk for a c-section because of thyroid, auto-immune and blood pressure problems. If they think it is absolutely essential then obviously I'll agree, for the safety of the baby, but I would rather recover from labour than from a big operation - especially as I can't imagine climbing 48 stairs to get to my flat when I get home!! I think because it can be quite calm and planned (when elective) sometimes people must think it isn't hard on your body etc.

In an ideal world I would like a 'normal' labour (I don't mean that offensively to anyone) with gas & air. No other intervention, but I'm not going to have a birth plan, other than the things that MUST be done for the safety of myself and the baby. I'd prefer to go with the medical advice on the day and avoid putting too much pressure on myself to do it x or y way. If I have a c-section because I have to then at least I will know I did what was right for the baby and myself I think there is so much pressure to do it this way or that way, and I'm sure if it was that straightforward everyone would get the labour they wanted.

 

[Julesfh2012]

I think it's a really good idea to not get too hung up on the type of birth you want and just go with it on the day. I didn't have a plan for either of mine. I had an image of a peaceful birthing room with candles, music and a water birth in my head but didn't get that either time. The second time I didn't even get to the labour ward ha ha.

Sounds like you've got a lot of fab support which is so important. I agree with going along with the medical professionals but at the same time stand your ground if there is anything you aren't happy with. The MW at the hospital wanted to send me home but I refused as I knew I had a fast labour with my first daughter. They were still nagging me to go home at 4.30pm and daughter number 2 was born at 4.39 [emoji3]

It's so exciting for you!