38 weeks - hospital bag done!

Just finished packing my hospital bag as I’m 38 weeks tomorrow. Apart from a couple of very final things like my toothbrush, phone charger, inhaler etc. it’s all done! ✅ I’m going to leave a post-it note on the top with the last few things that need to go in so my husband can grab them.

I will say getting some clear ziplock bags from Amazon and using a label maker to label what’s in each bag has made me feel SO much more calm and organised. Knowing I can ask my husband to grab something and he should know exactly where to find it will make his and my life so much easier 😂

Baby’s bag and snack bag are also both done but my next job is to pack an overnight bag for my 3 year old so that can be grabbed as and when the grandparents come and collect him! 🥹

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Concerned about my baby

I’m 37 weeks pregnant and at my ultrasound they said her head is smaller than her body they are saying it looks like microcephaly has anyone else been told this about their baby but they were fine and didn’t have it currently freaking out picture of my most recent face ultrasound

How long do you go with no movement to get checked

I’ve been told if I’ve got reduced movements to go in but they never say how long they have to be reduced for

I couldn’t make it there the other day and the next day it went back to normal but he’s got a tendency to go a day without moving at all and then going crazy the next day

Time between

Anyone here have another baby post c section (either a second c or VBAC)? Curious how long folks waited. I’ve always wanted two close in age, and feel great, just wondering about safety wise (dr recommends 12/18 months between c and conceiving

So worried I won’t have enough sleep for pushing

I slept for 3 hours at home the night before my induction purely because I was so anxious. They was delayed all day so I wasn’t allowed in until late last night. I had finished the pessary + all my monitoring by 2am, woke up with cramps at 4am then woken up for my observations at 6am. So barely slept for 2 nights in a row now. Everyone keeps saying I need to get as much energy as I can for birth but it’s pretty impossible when I’m in pain very close together & in a room full of people. I’m so worried I will be too tired and won’t be able to do this😩

Day to day on maternity

Genuinely interested in what other mum's days look like while on maternity leave. I spend some time cleaning, laundry, doing bottles steralising etc. I break the day up with preparing lunch, maybe a walk but I do spend a lot of time at home with the TV on sometimes it just goes on to the screensaver because I get bored. Sometimes when baby is having a bad day and we're both tired I have put on sensory baby videos or animated book stories like the hungry caterpillar on YouTube on the TV for baby. It is a rare occasion of course but wondering how your days look. What does baby do all day and what do you do? I think it's easy to start questioning how you are doing things when life can be quite isolating at this stage.

Newborn and toddler

If you have a toddler and soon to give birth to a baby.....

I'm worried that my toddler will feel less important or like the baby is getting the attention etc.

I want to make sure she feels Included as much as possible and not like she's being replaced.

I think she will be an amazing big sister. But thinking what can I do to make sure she never questions my love for her....

Are you worried about the adjustment period 2.