MarianaTrench

I know Holloway!!! And it's right opposite the smokers too! Can the smokers not keep an eye on our bikes, while they're out there! ;-)

Mine got stolen in December in broad daylight, from King's College Hospital! There's always people milling about there and CCTV to boot.

And negotiate that EDF discount while you're at it! :-)

That really. I learned today that she will be my obstetrician and I am just curious to hear what she's like!

I used to go lane swimming at Camberwell Leisure Centre (in the evenings) a couple of years ago but stopped because it was like swimming in a traffic jam! Am thinking of going swimming again but is it still as busy as it used to be?

Gaia Studios used to do pregnancy pilates. Not sure they still do but worth having a google? They're near Bellenden Road, Oglander Road I think.

The thing that makes me go a bit squeamish is the fact that they need to cut out your nipple and move it. (This is for a boob lift, not the normal boob job).

Do you think there's a chance of a group discount if we all club together?

I have booked in with St Thomas yes and I have had a previous C-section. Hmm, so maybe it is the VBAC clinic. Thanks!

Random question. I am in the early stages of pregnancy and my GP has put through my antenatal referral. As a result of this I got 2 appointment letters through the door for an antenatal appointment. One the normal booking in appointment, at Taplow House on Thurlow Street, and another one, to my surprise for another midwife clinic in the Coin Street neighbourhood centre (at 20 wks or so). (I assume the letter for the scan appointment is in the post still) Normally you'd get one antenatal booking appointment and a scan appointment and that's it. Anyone any idea as to what the Coin Street clinic does? Does this mean I have been appointed to a high risk team (which is not unlikely given my history)?

I have just called the Lister (which is my surgery) and the Dr I spoke to had never heard of Aylesham Midwives .... I just called Aylesham Mws and they said the antenatal referrals from Lister automatically came in to their pigeon hole although for my previous 2 pregnancies I have never received a booking appointment with them, so it defintely makes sense to give them a call! (I hate how opaque this whole system is and that you have to find out about these services via EDF ...)

I remember sitting at my NCT breastfeeding class, having already given birth (prematurely), and she laid out all these lovely fuzzy warm photos of women breastfeeding their babies. There was one photo of a lady holding her baby after a CS, all the other ones were of happy, composed and serene looking women feeding their babies. Everyone had to pick one photo that appealed to them and say why it appealed. I of course was the only one who picked the CS photo, not because it appealed, but because I wanted to gently highlight that it might happen to them too. I remember thinking 'you guys have NO CLUE what you're in for!' And, to be totally honest, maybe it's better that way, I don't know. Did anyone after a disastrous first birth to go to a different hospital? I am definitely contemplating it, just because I am not sure I can deal with the memories it will trigger.

I recommend Miguel at Rocks Hair on Grove Lane close to Denmark Hill Station!

A bit closer to home ... the waiting room of the Paediatrics Dept at King's (Hambleden Wing) is looking pretty threadbare ... Any hospital will happily accept toy donations (as long as its not stuffed animals - unless they're new & still wrapped up).

Dr Dennes no longer works at King's by the way. Can you actually choose (on the NHS) who will do your ELCS?