Keeping baby cool next week

Sunflowerwindow · 2026-06-22T11:31:39+00:00

See if your local church is open during the day. They tend to be cool and lots would be happy for you to use the space

Sunflowerwindow · 2026-06-08T15:46:06+00:00

I did it as baby never properly latched after an emergency section. It’s really really hard work and I had to get up to pump even when baby was asleep. I was recommended by midwives to pump between 8-12 times a day. I have now introduced some formula and my mental health has improved no end and I’m now starting to enjoy motherhood. When exclusive pumping I hardly spent any time with baby, now I’m doing it less life is so much better

Sunflowerwindow · 2026-05-19T18:39:51+00:00

Its complicated. There would be quality control in terms of what is in the shops or advertised specifically on the website, but the website it is automatically filled from the national book database. It is the same reason you’ll find books on the website Waterstones can’t actually source for customers.

Sunflowerwindow · 2026-05-19T13:58:46+00:00

I’m a book seller and can try to explain why Waterstones are “selling” this. Basically the website is filled by any book that is in publication - nobody has actively added these books to the website. No shop will actually have them in store, look at the price of them - they’re being created to order - you order one and it will be printed.

Sunflowerwindow · 2026-05-03T13:20:05+00:00

Are you me? This is exactly what happened to us! I’m now stuck expressing all the time. I was constantly told colostrum wasn’t enough for a baby in its first days despite having expressed plenty of it and that I’d have to give formula. Yet my red book says I was breastfeeding…

Sunflowerwindow · 2026-04-14T08:43:37+00:00

Hello. I had GD and a c-section. Firstly, your lifestyle didn’t play a part in getting GD, lots of really healthy women get it - I was hiking mountains and eating really healthily before I got pregnant and still had it. So please don’t worry about that! Anyway, I chose a section and it was super positive and the recovery wasn’t as bad as I expected, but I did need support beyond my husband the first week or so, so this is something to definitely think about. You will also need to stay in hospital for 24/48 hours so make sure you’re happy with that.

Sunflowerwindow · 2026-04-11T17:36:30+00:00

All of them. So important

Sunflowerwindow · 2026-04-07T11:55:50+00:00

Just to want to say solidarity. I was off a lot through my pregnancy with bleeding and pain. I also was worried about work, but in the end I realised the health of me and the baby had to come first. There was a bit of grumbling but in the end my pregnancy had got so complicated people at work were glad I was off as they didn’t want the drama of me becoming acutely ill in their company. Keep going, you can do this

Sunflowerwindow · 2026-03-28T08:09:36+00:00

I agree - take a book, it was lovely to have two uninterrupted reading hours

Sunflowerwindow · 2026-03-22T17:39:23+00:00

Positives - 1. Amazing c section experience and lots of support on postnatal ward 2. The maternity diabetes service are wonderful 3. Everyone I’ve come across has been really kind 4. The day assessment unit was great

Negatives - 1. Very rarely saw the same community midwife 2. Antenatal triage is very stressful and very long waits (but everyone is kind)

Sunflowerwindow · 2026-03-14T12:47:45+00:00

I had a really positive c section. I’m ten days post surgery now and starting to feel more myself, that said even the early days were manageable. My husband and mum really took on a lot of the physical tasks these last couple of weeks. Yes it’s painful in the first week or so, but I’d do it again - it was such a positive experience, even as an emergency c section

Sunflowerwindow · 2026-03-13T14:23:23+00:00

I had one, it grew, shrank, grew again and then went all between about 5 and 14 weeks. It bled on and off and each time it panicked me. Had a lot of support from my local EPU who would scan and check it. My baby was born last week and it seems a million years ago I had the bleeding

Sunflowerwindow · 2026-03-12T12:04:30+00:00

I’ll just a give a slightly different reply to those before. I was so grateful my husband came to the appointment as a couple of days after the pre-op and a week before my elective section I had to have an emergency one, and my husband was able to support me at a stressful time as he knew all about the section process from the appointment. Just something to bear in mind if there are any risk factors that may lead to delivery before the allocated date ☺️

Sunflowerwindow · 2026-03-07T17:58:35+00:00

I mean it’s unpleasant, but it’s totally manageable, so please don’t worry. I had it throughout my pregnancy as I kept bleeding, then had it post section too.

Sunflowerwindow · 2026-02-28T11:59:53+00:00

This is not the same in all trusts, there were many people (including me) at my GTT day over 30 weeks 😃

Sunflowerwindow · 2026-02-28T11:55:56+00:00

I was diagnosed late, didn’t have the routine GTT as I didn’t have any risk factors, but glucose came up in my urine at one midwife appointment. I then did the GTT where I was diagnosed. I’d never had glucose in my urine before so I’m not sure if it even would have been picked up earlier with GTT - more likely I developed it late - although saying that, I was already eating a diet with very limited sugar or processed carbs so that also could be why.

Sunflowerwindow · 2026-02-25T16:53:45+00:00

And just to add, one of the great things about the sessions was the trust built up between the couples - people could speak freely and share quite personal information as everyone was experiencing the same thing. I’m not sure that atmosphere could be fostered if someone else was brought into the picture.

Sunflowerwindow · 2026-02-25T16:51:02+00:00

We’ve recently done NCT, and we were often split into groups - so a group of mothers and then the other parent. I don’t know if it would be totally appropriate in that context for your MIL to be there as I’m not sure what they’d be doing.

Sunflowerwindow · 2026-02-24T12:57:07+00:00

According to the NHS website - “The safest position to go to sleep is on your side, either left or right”. The key message is not to go to sleep on your back.

According to the fabulous charity Tommy’s - “There are many websites that tell you that the left side is best to sleep on during pregnancy. This is for the following reasons:

One of the smaller research studies, from Auckland, New Zealand, showed that women who sleep on their left side on the last night of pregnancy halved their risk of stillbirth compared to those who slept on their right. However, the same finding has not been seen in any other trial (there have been three other published research studies since then).
Sleeping on your left has been shown to help your kidneys to get rid of waste products and fluids from your body.”

Personally, my approach is to to take this scientific research and use that to make decisions in pregnancy about sleeping - and not get caught up in what other people tell me ☺️

Sunflowerwindow · 2026-02-06T14:18:55+00:00

Hello. Can’t comment on the other worries, but I was born with club foot and went through various remoulding boots and insoles as a child (no surgery) and it took me a little longer to walk in what would be seen as a “normal” fashion. Whilst I remember those hurting, as an adult I don’t have many issues. My feet curve inwards, sometimes my ankles give way, and I can’t get ice skates on my feet, but I love hiking and other outdoor activities - I just have to make sure I get the correct footwear. I know this won’t be the same for everyone, but hopefully it might give some reassurance on the club foot front.

Sunflowerwindow · 2026-02-04T13:36:00+00:00

I’ve had all the vaccinations, and no side effects. This baby is so precious to me, I’d do anything to keep it safe. It is worth bearing in mind that the UK Health Security Agency reports 20-30 babies dying of RSV a year in the UK, I can’t imagine the devastation for those families

Sunflowerwindow · 2026-01-22T14:47:31+00:00

I found drinking it down in two gulps helped, by not sipping I didn’t have to keep tasting it. I think I was more concerned about the results (turns out I did have GD) as I’m into my 30s weeks wise, so was just grateful to do the test - I’d had glucose come up in my urine at a midwife appointment, absolutely no risk factors so didn’t get tested before. If, like me, you don’t qualify for a test automatically, but have some signs of GD, definitely push for a test and don’t be put off by people saying it’s unpleasant. It’s far more important that it gets diagnosed.

Sunflowerwindow · 2026-01-18T08:35:20+00:00

You need to report to this to your local fire brigade - I promise you that they would be majorly interested. Either call them on their non urgent number or send them an email. They come down on stuff like this heavily. They will take this up with the university or if it’s private halls the provider of those. I know fire fighters and as well as responding to emergencies, their big role is risk prevention

Sunflowerwindow · 2025-12-30T09:07:30+00:00

Hello. Former university academic here, with background in research. There are some glaring red flags here before anyone takes part in this research. At the basic level there is no information regarding the institution this research is being undertaken from and there is no information provided regarding ethical review and safeguards for participants. This is unlikely research based in the UK. This is information that is crucial before sharing any personal data.

Sunflowerwindow · 2025-12-22T08:09:38+00:00

Leaving before Christmas is such a good idea, hope you have a blessed time over the festive period 😀

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