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    Girlfriend has pains in her womby area?

    I had pains up until about 12 weeks and also had a bit of spotting at 7 weeks and everything turned out well. The midwife said it was very common and normal but that doesn't make it any less worrying when you are going through it. :hug:
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    Disolvable Stitches FAQ.

    I was told mine were dissolvable but they actually worked their way out instead. When Jessica was signed off by the midwife at 10 days I was a bit concerned as I had a length of thread dangling and the rest of it was still sewn into me! :shock: Apparently, this is quite normal too according to...
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    Raspberry Leaf Tea Question?!?!

    You get the best result if you start slowly and build up from about 32 weeks. I bought some tablets but kept forgetting them and eventually started at about 38 weeks. Jessica was 10 days late but as she turned back to back I had a forceps delivery so it was a fairly pointless exercise for me...
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    4 kids - what car??

    Kids will be fine in the back of a Zafira. My mum has one (well she has had several now as well as a few other people carriers as I am the eldest of 6 children). She has put Jack (the youngest at 11 months) in his baby seat in one of the back seats as it is easier when doing the school run for...
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    Recovery from episiotomy and 2nd degree tear

    I had an episiotomy and like you the pain got worse a couple of days after rather than being horrendous to start with. I was walking around sore but okay the day I had her but on day 3 it hurt to stand let alone anything else. Lavender oil in the bath helped loads - before Jessica had to go...
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    Let down

    Jessica isn't nosey but I think the let down shocks her as it really does pour out. She normally comes off choking and milk sprays everywhere (it has hit Neil when I have been feeding her in bed! :oops: ) and it hurts for a little while and then we both settle down and the rest of the feed was...
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    cracked lips on baby when breastfeeding?

    Jessica had this too - the dry lips aren't so bad now but she still gets a blister on her top lip every so often. The midwife said it was a milk blister and because she was feeding so well (by which she meant every hour!) For her dry lips they recommended vaseline but when we we went back into...
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    Rip or Cut

    Not necessarily - Jessica's heart rate started to become a worry and they decided they needed to get her out there and then so they just got the scissors out - not time for any type of anaesthetic! :doh:
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    Maternity notes

    They keep them. They also keep your and the baby's postnatal notes when you are signed off by the midwife at around day 10. I was most upset when I discovered this! :oops:
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    need help with my maternity notes!

    My midwife filled mine in too - and they were green? :? As has been said it is the number of pregnancies - mine was 0+0.
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    Is it possible to mix BF and Bottle?

    According to the books FF babies are meant to get more/worse colic and wind but Jessica really suffers with wind and has only ever been breast fed so I personally think it's one of those things. My brothers and sisters were all breast fed and only two of them (there are 6 of us) had really bad...
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    Cloth Bums - For Sale and Wanted!

    Please could I have this one? :)
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    Rip or Cut

    Just to add to my earlier comment, I had an episiotomy as I ended up having a forceps delivery. It was actually done without any anaesthetic but I can actually only remember the sound of the scissors rather than any pain. The obstetrician just wanted her out as quickly as possible as things...
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    Rip or Cut

    I agree. I had a few small tears and grazes and I'm sure they hurt more when healing!
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    baby girls 3-6 clothes UPDATED MOSES BASKET 20/2/09

    How much would postage be if I had items 8, 9, 10 and 12 please? :)
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    Nappy Wraps

    I've not tried any yet but this site looks pretty good: http://www.zany-zebra.com/free-cloth-di ... erns.shtml
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    Vote: how painful was your labour

    I haven't voted as I can't remember the last 13 hous of it. Jessica was back to back so it was long and slow (I started dilating 6 days before she was born). The contractions before we went into hospital were painful - I was convinced I wouldn't get through each one when it was happening, but...
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    Whilst giving birth...

    I'm such a prude I was so worried about giving birth. However, I must have knocked myself out with the gas and air as I couldn't work out how I'd got in a hospital gown when I became slightly more with it after Jessica was born. I asked Neil and he said the midwife had said I need to put the...
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    screaming baby - tummy cramps help

    Jessica suffers with colic at night at the moment and it is very distressing (for both of us - Neil somehow sleeps through it! :? ) Infacol helps a bit and keeping her upright as much as possible; winding her over my shoulder or sat up on my lap or in her bouncer for a while when my arms begin...
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