Fuschia

I'd say, either an IKEA antelop with tray and insert (the latter two you have to buy instore) Seat and tray are about ?15. Or a second hand tripp trapp if you want something prettier, that goes under the table (might eb better for a small room) but it doesn't have a tray, so more messy.

When I was in the antenatal ward with pre-eclampsia waiting to be induced (for twins they start this off only in the labour ward and I waited all day for a room) there was a woman who looked to be quite far advanced, on the ward itself, and I was told that women sometimes give birth in the siderooms on the antenatal ward, or in the antenatal ward. TBH, I doubt you'd care where you were!

I didn't like postnatal. Furthermore I left hospsital Sat lunchtime and no commnity modwife came to see me till Mon at 5.45pm. So beware if you leave at a weekend. An early home visit is important to make sure all is well with feeding etc.

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There is one the sports club under the Arches towards Herne Hill. I forget what it's called..

If there any issues that particularly concern you about your birth plan, then you can email or speak to the supervisor of midwives to discuss them (as I did with my desire not to have continuous monitoring) If later on issues arise like going overdue and induction being proposed, you can again go through the pros and cons with the staff (in an uncomplicated pg it's midwife led, but if you need a consultant I'd recommend Leonie Penna, very supportive of womens's choices, she supported me in my natural twin birth while backing someone I know who wanted an elective CS for her twins) Having someone with you who knows about birth... your community mw, a doula etc, would be a great help on the day to avoid the worst scenario of unnecessary intervention being foisted on you. Both my hospital mws were lovely, actually. The first was quite militant and suggested I didn't have the pessary at all, and was quite keen to get me into the special birthing pool room if she should... despite the on call consultant looking totally shocked at the suggestion a twin mum might get into water! The one I had after shift changes was equally nice. My birth plan was adhered to, with a bit of help from Mr F (it included no paediatricians (unless required) , students or casual observers in the room, he did have to keep shooing people away... but having two independent mws with me was a great strength I'm sure to make sure high professional standards were maintained. I found the mws were quite laid back about interventuion, the drs I saw (wasn't Leonie's on call day) were a bit more gung ho. Planning a homebirth if you can is a good option, as you can still go to hospital if/when you need or want to, and water and gas and air are both available to you at home.

Re St T vs Kings.. I was in both at various times in the twin pregnancy (had a problem with my windpipe meant i got admitted to st T, then pre-eclampsia, week in kings, then 6 days in the Evelina with twin 2 in january whe she was seriously ill) It's not nice being too far away. If you are hospitalised at any time, or just for scans/assessment in late pg (if you go overdue you can end up having to go for a daily trace of the baby's heartbeat) when it's hard to travel far.. or if your baby ends up in SCBU for any reason, then dealing with the closest hospital is a huge advantage.

PS, I'm still in agony :-(

Ann Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Fuschia, > > Hope you're feeling better, the fact that you're > posting makes me think perhaps you are! > > For some reason I thought you were looked after by > the Albany Midwives, I know Leona Penna is their > linked Consultant. I wonder if you didn't get > 'in' with them was because you were expecting > twins and unlikely to deliver at home? > > However you describe a very positive experience of > your birth. Albany would have liked to take me.. and support me in hospital...but they were full.. i really tried and tried to get with them, or anyone else for that matter. I had independent midwives, and lots of liaison with the head of midwives and leonie.

Despite a lot of tears and fuss, by 8w pregnant with my twins i was too late for any community mws and never got to the top of waiting lists. :-(

sandy_rose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > How can I book in with the Albany or Brierly - > can't work it out. Do you have to be registered > with a certain GP first? Call them direct.

The Nappy Lady Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Oh no, hang on, it is probably OK as long as I > never show any appreciation by giving someone a > box of chocolates, or making them a cup of > tea...... I think having them look after your child in exchange is the reward!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/6238793/Police-officer-forced-to-drop-childcare-plans-calls-for-more-Ofsted-discretion.html "The women fell foul of new legislation set out in Labour's Childcare Act 2006 that prevents anyone from gaining a "reward" for looking after someone's children for more than two hours away from the child's home, unless they register with Ofsted and follow the normal childminder rules."

Mellors Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I don't understand that candj - is it maybe > because it wasn't their nearest school (i.e. was > Goodrich closer for them?), or did they just fall > outside the 611 metres? Or did they apply late?

sandy_rose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for all this great info. It's a minefield > to say the least! > > I love the sound of the Lanes midwives but > apparently I'm outside their catchment area. They > recommended I try Chadwick Road medical centre, > which is attached to the DMC but does anyone know > if I would get the same service at this surgery? > Call them. There's also Oakwood. Albany prioritise women in Peckham. Brierly do just home births I think. But call them all!

The breast clinic were lovely.. and I was impressed to be called at 8.30 this morning with an appt slot! They changed my antiobiotic, apparently the one given to me by the out of hours doc and by a and e, is not the best one. They took out lots of fluid, which will be cultured. I go back Thursday. I am now rattling with antibiotics... I did think I'd go to work tomorrow, but actually that seems silly. Weds I do have the babies so unless I'm so ill by then Mr F has to stay home or I arrange extra child care, I'll be up for going somewhere in the morning esp if it's with other mums who can give a hand if strenuous toddler wrangling is required. I do feel like I've been kicked by a horse. off to bed now for a nap!! The babies have just gone out for a walk (not on their own, obviously)

Yes, book with a midwife team. If things go well and you wnat to, you can have a homebirth. if you need to go to Kings, some of those mws will go with you. But book RIGHT NOW. Kings is good, of course it is, if you have complications. But problems seem to arise when women start to be treated according to their policies without much flexibility... many inductions seem to start in unfavourable circumstances and descend into a spiral of increasing intervention ending in an emergency CS. I had a fantastic twin birth there, which wasn't without complications inc pre-eclampsia and a need for induction and twin II needing to be manually turned.. but by dint of much planning and discussion, and employing independent midwives who were with me as "friends" throughout, it was lovely. When I had a DVT in my first pregnancy, I was looked after very well by Kings. They are world renowned for the Harris Birthright centre.

The 4th criteria is "for whom the school is their closest Southwark school" Noone gets in on plain distance ... so you do need to plan on going to your closest school, and even then you may not get in. The nursery at heber took only siblings this year.

http://www.askmoxie.org/2006/02/qa_what_are_sle.html http://www.askmoxie.org/2008/01/wonder-weeks-li.html 4 month "sleep regression" is caused by a developmental leap.

sillywoman Wrote: > Over the years at playgroups and in the school > playground I have observed that the loveliest, > most gentle Mums (can't comment on Dads) tend to > have the brattiest, most obnoxious, worst mannered > children. This seems to be down to their inability > to do the 'stern voice & stern eye' thing with > anything approaching conviction. However I tell > myself that their children will probably grow to > be the most delightful adults due to the good > example set by their mild mannered parents, > whereas mine will grow to be screaming harridans > who need years of therapy. Oops, that's probably me, though when i DO get cross I get VERY cross and only last week made a dramatic exit from a Kung Fu class because child no 1 was being awful, even though I had to recruit lots of help to carry 3 wailing children to the car.. a swift exit isn't easy atm!!

Ugh. Had a truly dreadful night. I was crying in pain, literally, and woke up both babies, repeatedly, who by 2.30am set up some sort of toddler assault course which involved clambering up the foot of the big bed, jumping on Mr F, then flinging thmeselves off the bed onto me where I lay sobbing in a ball on the floor. Anyway, a random kick boxing style maneouvre from one baby must have burst the abcess in some fashion, either that or the shedloads of drugs I'd taken, finally had an effect, and the pain suddenly lessened at about 3am, though the babies carried on rampaging till about 4.30am. Suffice it to say the worst of he miscreants is still asleep! Wish me luck at Kings.

What makes the council think any of the churches/mosques would want to establish a new religious school in ED? I think there is an element of scaremongering here. The LA where I work has established several new primary schools in recent years, and is planning more in response to the current population boom.

I am still feeding.. have to really else I'd explode. But I can't bear to touch the affected bits. Will go to Kings in the morning. I hope I don't have to be admitted. Would be awful

It's much more than mastitis.. I have had the occasional dose of that before, hard and lumpy but resolves with nurofen, lots of feeding and a hot shower. But this is two huge hard lumps, one of which is oozing pus and blood.

I know at least one NCT friend who recently sold and moved and didn't need the school place she had for her son.. you can only hope a pick up in the housing market will be your saviour! Are you waiting for nursery or reception?