what to pack???

[Alissa]

Ok here is my list....since I'm having a c/s I don't need stuff for the
labour room...
clothes for daytime
nightwear, underwear etc etc..
pads (How many??)
breast pads? Didn't use a single one last time, never leaked in 5 whole mths
clothes and blanket for baby to come home in
breast pump/ milton bucket
pen/paper/ announcement cards to fill in,
toiletries/ hair dryer?
prezzie for DD from new baby
chocolates for staff for thank you gift....
car seat in and ready for baby
camera and spare batteries, mobile phone and address book

anything else?????I better get organised 4 days to go....
Alissa

[Donna]

"Alissa" > wrote in message
...
> Ok here is my list....since I'm having a c/s I don't need stuff for the
>
> pads (How many??)

Twice as many as you think you could possibly use. :)

> breast pads? Didn't use a single one last time, never leaked in 5 whole
mths

Bring a box. You probably won't need them (your milk takes a while to come
in, as I'm sure you know) but bringing a box will *guarantee* that you won't
need them. :)

> clothes and blanket for baby to come home in
> breast pump/ milton bucket

Don't know what a milton bucket is, but I don't think you are going to need
the breast pump for a while yet.

> pen/paper/ announcement cards to fill in,

And a roll of stamps, so that you can mail them out as soon as you write
them

> toiletries/ hair dryer?

I wouldn't bother with the hair dryer. Who cares what your hair looks like
at this time? It's just one more thing to lug. :)

> prezzie for DD from new baby
> chocolates for staff for thank you gift....
> car seat in and ready for baby
> camera and spare batteries, mobile phone and address book
>
> anything else?

Some suggestions:

reading material
lansinoh/lanolin cream for your nipples
Your own pillow in a non-white pillowcase

That's all I can think of offhand. Sounds like you are almost ready! I'm
envious. I can't wait to be done with pregnancy. :)

Donna

[libbymom04]

The hospital should provide you with pads. They did me. In my experience I
didn't need clothes for daytime, you aren't going to feel like changing
clothes often, much less standing up period. I would just bring a couple
pair of lose fitting pj's or nightgown's with a housecoat.

[Donna]

"libbymom04" > wrote in message
lkaboutparenting.com...
> The hospital should provide you with pads. They did me.

Me too, but the OP is posting from Down Under, I think. From what I've
learned here, USAian hospitals provide a lot of supplies that are not the
norm elsewhere. :)

Donna

[DeliciousTruffles]

Donna wrote:

> Don't know what a milton bucket is, but I don't think you are going to need
> the breast pump for a while yet.

I was pumping in the surgical recovery room (I had sterilized my Isis
and put it in a clean ziploc bag to bring into the surgical theatre with
me) because the hospital policy would not bring the baby to me there.
It was a couple of hours before I could start to nurse her. I pumped a
bit of colostrum on the off chance that if she would need a supplement,
it would be my colostrum not formula.

> lansinoh/lanolin cream for your nipples

Definitely. Isabella nursed for 20 hours out of the 1st 24 hours of her
life! Ouch, ouch, ouch. I also asked the nurses for cold packs to put
on my nipples. Ahhhh, relief. I bought some for home use.

I would also pack a bag of non-perishable food items that you can snack
on in the hospital. They never give you enough to eat and usually it
isn't all that tasty.

Is DH going to be rooming in as well? Make sure that he has his bag
packed too.

--
Brigitte aa #2145
http://ca.geocities.com/bironmonger/
Please excuse the quality. It is under construction and I am still
learning. :-)

"To repeat what others have said, requires education; to challenge it,
requires brains."
~ Mary Pettibone Poole

[Jill]

I took a journal and pen, baby clothes, clothes for me to change into to
wear home or on my second day (for a c, comfy clothes that won't bother your
stomach!), socks......I took a bag of pads but just used the hospital
ones....extra underwear....car seat, camera batteries, and I am SO glad I
took a couple fleece baby blankets and a few onesies of our own to dress the
baby in during her stay.

The hospital used Pampers Swaddlers for newborns but if you have a
preference for wipes and diapers may want to carry some of those or anything
else to make the baby comfy. I didn't like the hospital's baby wipes.

Maybe slip yourself some snacks for after delivery and you get the ok to
eat....change for vending machines....cell phone and charger.

And maybe a book or magazine? A baby book? I had the hospital take my
journal of Rachel's birth story I was working on, and put her footprints
inside the front cover. I'm glad I did that!

Here is a cauction- I took doses of my prescription meds, and the hosptial
took them away from me and made me get new doses dispensed from their
pharmacy. If you are taking any prescription you may just want to NOT tell
them. It was pointless but they wanted all meds to be dispensed by them,
when I had been on Paxil for some time and had no reason not to just take my
usual dose..the hospital pharmacy did not have my dose in stock and I had
to take 3 smaller pills to add up to the dose instead of taking one of mine
and it was aggravating. Paxil was fine to take, so they didn't need to
intervene, and Paxil isn;t something you can just stop cold so they couldn't
tell me not to take it. etc. Just a thought. (I am now off Paxil and feeling
fine!)

Jill
"Alissa" > wrote in message
...
> Ok here is my list....since I'm having a c/s I don't need stuff for the
> labour room...
> clothes for daytime
> nightwear, underwear etc etc..
> pads (How many??)
> breast pads? Didn't use a single one last time, never leaked in 5 whole
mths
> clothes and blanket for baby to come home in
> breast pump/ milton bucket
> pen/paper/ announcement cards to fill in,
> toiletries/ hair dryer?
> prezzie for DD from new baby
> chocolates for staff for thank you gift....
> car seat in and ready for baby
> camera and spare batteries, mobile phone and address book
>
> anything else?????I better get organised 4 days to go....
> Alissa
>
>

[Tracey]

"Alissa" > wrote in message
...
> pads (How many??)
Doesn't the hospital provide these?

> breast pads? Didn't use a single one last time, never leaked in 5 whole
mths
I barely ever used any. Honestly, I'd only bring a couple pairs of
disposable ones, they don't take up any room anyway, so if you don't use
them no big deal

> breast pump/ milton bucket
I wouldn't bother bringing a breastpump to the hospital, baby should be at
the breast as much as possible. If you get into a medical situation where
you really NEED a breastpump, then you can send DH home for it.
I don't know what a 'milton bucket' is, so I can't comment about that.

> toiletries/ hair dryer?
I would only bring the most basic and bare necessity things: toothbrush,
toothpaste, deodorant, comb or brush. I wouldn't bother with hair dryer.

chocolates for staff for thank you gift....
I never did that, but it is a thoughtful gesture

> car seat in and ready for baby
this is the most important thing on the list :-)

> camera and spare batteries, mobile phone and address book
In all the hospitals here in the US, mobile phone use is not allowed: it
interferes with a lot of the machinery and equipment. You might want to
double check to see if it is allowed there.


> anything else?????I better get organised 4 days to go....
I brought my own pillow and quilt, and the boppy pillow to help with
nursing.

Tracey

[Jill]

"Tracey" > wrote> chocolates for staff for thank you
gift....
> I never did that, but it is a thoughtful gesture
>

I was going to send a gift to the midwives, but they ended up not delivering
my baby or the aftercare (the OB did since I was stitched) etc....I would
STILL have given them a gift for the things they DID do and the appointments
before delivery, but...........the way they went on about "my anxiety" when
I was down and out in labor and especially the way they did over pain
management telling me I wasn't hurting that bad it was my "anxiety because I
am on Paxil so must have it bad" etc, and then afterwards when I had bad
after[ains where my muscles had torn/been cut, they did the same way over
pain telling me they weren't convinced I needed pain medication that it
largely must be my "anxiety"...they're not getting sh*t from me now! My
husband and my dad both would kick me if they found out I gave them a gift
of appreciation, because seeing me in so much pain was hard on them both and
they couldn't MAKE the midwives do differently while I was in
labor...anyway, I digress, this is in the past.....I think it is VERY nice
to give a gift to those who care for you and deliver your child, and I
always had planned to do it. It was practically in my birth plan along with
having the picture of the doctor holding my baby ....neither happened for
me, I never got any picture of midwife OR the ob holding my baby ! They
didn't pose for one. well......pffft.

[Alissa]

OOOHH a pilllow good idea..... the hairdryer is for keeping my wound nice
and dry....
Alissa
"Donna" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Alissa" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Ok here is my list....since I'm having a c/s I don't need stuff for the
> >
> > pads (How many??)
>
> Twice as many as you think you could possibly use. :)
>
> > breast pads? Didn't use a single one last time, never leaked in 5 whole
> mths
>
> Bring a box. You probably won't need them (your milk takes a while to
come
> in, as I'm sure you know) but bringing a box will *guarantee* that you
won't
> need them. :)
>
> > clothes and blanket for baby to come home in
> > breast pump/ milton bucket
>
> Don't know what a milton bucket is, but I don't think you are going to
need
> the breast pump for a while yet.
>
> > pen/paper/ announcement cards to fill in,
>
> And a roll of stamps, so that you can mail them out as soon as you write
> them
>
> > toiletries/ hair dryer?
>
> I wouldn't bother with the hair dryer. Who cares what your hair looks
like
> at this time? It's just one more thing to lug. :)
>
> > prezzie for DD from new baby
> > chocolates for staff for thank you gift....
> > car seat in and ready for baby
> > camera and spare batteries, mobile phone and address book
> >
> > anything else?
>
> Some suggestions:
>
> reading material
> lansinoh/lanolin cream for your nipples
> Your own pillow in a non-white pillowcase
>
> That's all I can think of offhand. Sounds like you are almost ready! I'm
> envious. I can't wait to be done with pregnancy. :)
>
> Donna
>
>

[Alissa]

"DeliciousTruffles" > wrote in
message news:XrHvc.656377$oR5.427757@pd7tw3no...
> Donna wrote:
>
> > Don't know what a milton bucket is, but I don't think you are going to
need
> > the breast pump for a while yet.
>
> I was pumping in the surgical recovery room (I had sterilized my Isis
> and put it in a clean ziploc bag to bring into the surgical theatre with
> me) because the hospital policy would not bring the baby to me there.
> It was a couple of hours before I could start to nurse her. I pumped a
> bit of colostrum on the off chance that if she would need a supplement,
> it would be my colostrum not formula.
>
> > lansinoh/lanolin cream for your nipples
>
> Definitely. Isabella nursed for 20 hours out of the 1st 24 hours of her
> life! Ouch, ouch, ouch. I also asked the nurses for cold packs to put
> on my nipples. Ahhhh, relief. I bought some for home use.
>
> I would also pack a bag of non-perishable food items that you can snack
> on in the hospital. They never give you enough to eat and usually it
> isn't all that tasty.
>
> Is DH going to be rooming in as well? Make sure that he has his bag
> packed too.
>
> --
> Brigitte aa #2145
> http://ca.geocities.com/bironmonger/
> Please excuse the quality. It is under construction and I am still
> learning. :-)
>
> "To repeat what others have said, requires education; to challenge it,
> requires brains."
> ~ Mary Pettibone Poole
> yeah I pumped when I was in hospital with DD because she didn't ever
attach!
DH will be at work then minding DD so no need to pack for him...
Alissa

[Amy]

No, we get them in New Zealand too, so I'd be surprised if they didn't in
Australia. Mind you, they're big uncomfortable ones about the size & shape
of a loaf of bread, so I guess some people bring their own ;-)

"Donna" > wrote in message
...
>
> "libbymom04" > wrote in message
> lkaboutparenting.com...
> > The hospital should provide you with pads. They did me.
>
> Me too, but the OP is posting from Down Under, I think. From what I've
> learned here, USAian hospitals provide a lot of supplies that are not the
> norm elsewhere. :)
>
> Donna
>
>

[Cheryl]

On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 22:33:21 +1000, "Alissa" >
wrote:

>Ok here is my list....since I'm having a c/s I don't need stuff for the
>labour room...
>clothes for daytime
>nightwear, underwear etc etc..
>pads (How many??)
>breast pads? Didn't use a single one last time, never leaked in 5 whole mths
>clothes and blanket for baby to come home in
>breast pump/ milton bucket
>pen/paper/ announcement cards to fill in,
>toiletries/ hair dryer?
>prezzie for DD from new baby
>chocolates for staff for thank you gift....
>car seat in and ready for baby
>camera and spare batteries, mobile phone and address book
>
>anything else?????I better get organised 4 days to go....

FOOD! They have really weird hours feeding patients so unless there
is a kitchen where you can make toast etc take something like muesli
bars to keep in your room.
Two packs of maternity pads and one of regular pads should be enough,
one box of breast pads (if you have them left over from last time even
better).

How exciting, only 4 days to go!
--
Cheryl
Mum to Shrimp (11 Mar 99), Thud (4 Oct 00)
and Mischief (30 Jul 02)

[Donna]

"Alissa" > wrote in message
...
> OOOHH a pilllow good idea..... the hairdryer is for keeping my wound nice
> and dry....

My wound was bandaged for the time I was in the hospital, IIRC. I really
wouldn't bother with the hairdryer. :)

Donna

[Alissa]

"libbymom04" > wrote in message
lkaboutparenting.com...
> The hospital should provide you with pads. They did me. In my experience I
> didn't need clothes for daytime, you aren't going to feel like changing
> clothes often, much less standing up period. I would just bring a couple
> pair of lose fitting pj's or nightgown's with a housecoat.
>

here they encourage you to get up and dressed after the first day so you
don't feel "sick", last time I actually felt really great ( it was such a
surprise)I went to a bathing demo 1/2 an hour after my drips came out the
following morning, mind you after walking there, about 100mtrs I had to sit
as I felt a bit woozy...... no free pads here either. I am going to be so
disappointed if this time is more painful...
Alissa

[Alissa]

"Jill" > wrote in message
m...
> I took a journal and pen, baby clothes, clothes for me to change into to
> wear home or on my second day (for a c, comfy clothes that won't bother
your
> stomach!), socks......I took a bag of pads but just used the hospital
> ones....extra underwear....car seat, camera batteries, and I am SO glad I
> took a couple fleece baby blankets and a few onesies of our own to dress
the
> baby in during her stay.
>
> The hospital used Pampers Swaddlers for newborns but if you have a
> preference for wipes and diapers may want to carry some of those or
anything
> else to make the baby comfy. I didn't like the hospital's baby wipes.
>
> Maybe slip yourself some snacks for after delivery and you get the ok to
> eat....change for vending machines....cell phone and charger.
>
> And maybe a book or magazine? A baby book? I had the hospital take my
> journal of Rachel's birth story I was working on, and put her footprints
> inside the front cover. I'm glad I did that!
>
> Here is a cauction- I took doses of my prescription meds, and the hosptial
> took them away from me and made me get new doses dispensed from their
> pharmacy. If you are taking any prescription you may just want to NOT tell
> them. It was pointless but they wanted all meds to be dispensed by them,
> when I had been on Paxil for some time and had no reason not to just take
my
> usual dose..the hospital pharmacy did not have my dose in stock and I had
> to take 3 smaller pills to add up to the dose instead of taking one of
mine
> and it was aggravating. Paxil was fine to take, so they didn't need to
> intervene, and Paxil isn;t something you can just stop cold so they
couldn't
> tell me not to take it. etc. Just a thought. (I am now off Paxil and
feeling
> fine!)
>
> Jill
> "Alissa" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Ok here is my list....since I'm having a c/s I don't need stuff for the
> > labour room...
> > clothes for daytime
> > nightwear, underwear etc etc..
> > pads (How many??)
> > breast pads? Didn't use a single one last time, never leaked in 5 whole
> mths
> > clothes and blanket for baby to come home in
> > breast pump/ milton bucket
> > pen/paper/ announcement cards to fill in,
> > toiletries/ hair dryer?
> > prezzie for DD from new baby
> > chocolates for staff for thank you gift....
> > car seat in and ready for baby
> > camera and spare batteries, mobile phone and address book
> >
> > anything else?????I better get organised 4 days to go....
> > Alissa
> >
> >
>
> I like the idea of using my own clothes too, I don't mins about having to
wash them...they look nicer ..I'd forgotten an extra blanket though for the
bassinette...
Alissa

[Alissa]

"Tracey" > wrote in message
.. .
>
> "Alissa" > wrote in message
> ...
> > pads (How many??)
> Doesn't the hospital provide these?
>
> > breast pads? Didn't use a single one last time, never leaked in 5 whole
> mths
> I barely ever used any. Honestly, I'd only bring a couple pairs of
> disposable ones, they don't take up any room anyway, so if you don't use
> them no big deal
>
> > breast pump/ milton bucket
> I wouldn't bother bringing a breastpump to the hospital, baby should be at
> the breast as much as possible. If you get into a medical situation where
> you really NEED a breastpump, then you can send DH home for it.
> I don't know what a 'milton bucket' is, so I can't comment about that.
>
> > toiletries/ hair dryer?
> I would only bring the most basic and bare necessity things: toothbrush,
> toothpaste, deodorant, comb or brush. I wouldn't bother with hair dryer.
>
> chocolates for staff for thank you gift....
> I never did that, but it is a thoughtful gesture
>
> > car seat in and ready for baby
> this is the most important thing on the list :-)
>
> > camera and spare batteries, mobile phone and address book
> In all the hospitals here in the US, mobile phone use is not allowed: it
> interferes with a lot of the machinery and equipment. You might want to
> double check to see if it is allowed there.
>
>
> > anything else?????I better get organised 4 days to go....
> I brought my own pillow and quilt, and the boppy pillow to help with
> nursing.
>
> Tracey
>
> DH is an hour away and will be busy working and minding DD so I won't see
him again til friday night, it's too far and too late to drag DD after he
finishes work each day...He is working so he can have the following week at
home with us...
I sure am hoping I won't need the breast pump, but just incase it's like
last time I'm prepared....milton bucket is to keep it sterilised in my own
room...
As for the mobiles, I find it amusing in the hospital where I work the Drs
all wear one switched on...and I work in Intensive care! go figure hey...I
know they do interfere with the CTG's, I wouldn't keep mine on, I'd go
outside if I wanted to use it.
PILLOW...yep essential how did I forget that one!
thanks for suggestions
Alissa

[Alissa]

"Jill" > wrote in message
m...
>
> "Tracey" > wrote> chocolates for staff for thank
you
> gift....
> > I never did that, but it is a thoughtful gesture
> >
>
> I was going to send a gift to the midwives, but they ended up not
delivering
> my baby or the aftercare (the OB did since I was stitched) etc....I would
> STILL have given them a gift for the things they DID do and the
appointments
> before delivery, but...........the way they went on about "my anxiety"
when
> I was down and out in labor and especially the way they did over pain
> management telling me I wasn't hurting that bad it was my "anxiety because
I
> am on Paxil so must have it bad" etc, and then afterwards when I had bad
> after[ains where my muscles had torn/been cut, they did the same way over
> pain telling me they weren't convinced I needed pain medication that it
> largely must be my "anxiety"...they're not getting sh*t from me now! My
> husband and my dad both would kick me if they found out I gave them a gift
> of appreciation, because seeing me in so much pain was hard on them both
and
> they couldn't MAKE the midwives do differently while I was in
> labor...anyway, I digress, this is in the past.....I think it is VERY nice
> to give a gift to those who care for you and deliver your child, and I
> always had planned to do it. It was practically in my birth plan along
with
> having the picture of the doctor holding my baby ....neither happened for
> me, I never got any picture of midwife OR the ob holding my baby ! They
> didn't pose for one. well......pffft.
>
> The good thing is about taking chocolates as a gift, if I don't want to
give them....I'll eat them myself! Yeah I wouldn't give them if I wasn't
happy, or if I only liked a few I'd make a point of mentioning their names
only in the thank you card.
Alissa

[Nan]

On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 22:33:21 +1000, "Alissa" >
wrote:

>Ok here is my list....since I'm having a c/s I don't need stuff for the
>labour room...
>clothes for daytime
>nightwear, underwear etc etc..

I took old panties that I didn't mind getting messy and tossed them
out when I'd shower. The mesh panties the hospital provides are
uncomfortable.

>pads (How many??)

If the hospital doesn't supply them, I'd pack a whole pkg. of them.
I used the Kotex overnights, with 14 in a pack.

>breast pads? Didn't use a single one last time, never leaked in 5 whole mths

I took enough to change pads twice a day, so 8 was sufficient. I
didn't need them though.

>clothes and blanket for baby to come home in
>breast pump/ milton bucket
>pen/paper/ announcement cards to fill in,
>toiletries/ hair dryer?
>prezzie for DD from new baby
>chocolates for staff for thank you gift....
>car seat in and ready for baby
>camera and spare batteries, mobile phone and address book
>
>anything else?????I better get organised 4 days to go....
>Alissa

Snacks for your dh?

Nan

[Alissa]

"Donna" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Alissa" > wrote in message
> ...
> > OOOHH a pilllow good idea..... the hairdryer is for keeping my wound
nice
> > and dry....
>
> My wound was bandaged for the time I was in the hospital, IIRC. I really
> wouldn't bother with the hairdryer. :)
>
> Donna
>
> Really? mine had the sticker type bandage removed the next morning and I
was told I had to keep it dry ( my would was under a roll of fat) so I would
dry it after my shower and that way I didn't have to touch it or pat it
dry....I might ring as see what the policy is at this hospital as it as not
the same one I went to last time.
Alissa

[Alissa]

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 22:33:21 +1000, "Alissa" >
> wrote:
>
> >Ok here is my list....since I'm having a c/s I don't need stuff for the
> >labour room...
> >clothes for daytime
> >nightwear, underwear etc etc..
> >pads (How many??)
> >breast pads? Didn't use a single one last time, never leaked in 5 whole
mths
> >clothes and blanket for baby to come home in
> >breast pump/ milton bucket
> >pen/paper/ announcement cards to fill in,
> >toiletries/ hair dryer?
> >prezzie for DD from new baby
> >chocolates for staff for thank you gift....
> >car seat in and ready for baby
> >camera and spare batteries, mobile phone and address book
> >
> >anything else?????I better get organised 4 days to go....
>
> FOOD! They have really weird hours feeding patients so unless there
> is a kitchen where you can make toast etc take something like muesli
> bars to keep in your room.
> Two packs of maternity pads and one of regular pads should be enough,
> one box of breast pads (if you have them left over from last time even
> better).
>
> How exciting, only 4 days to go!
> --
> Cheryl
> Mum to Shrimp (11 Mar 99), Thud (4 Oct 00)
> and Mischief (30 Jul 02)

yeah everyone keeps mentioning food....last time I went to NSP and had a
fridge in my room, I used to order up big at all meals, hot and cold stuff
and bung the cold stuff in my fridge for later. I ended up giving it to DH
or anyone who visited. The kitchen must of thought I was such a pig! The
food in that place too was fabulous ( I mean who has poached eggs, bacon and
grilled tomatoes on toast the morning after a c/s!)....I am sure it will be
very different this time, I'm going to a private hospital but it's not in
the same league as NSP. Dh will only be there the day of the delivery, then
since we live so far away and he won't get home from work til 530 it seems
unfair to drag DD out late each night so he plans to stay home with DD and
try keeping things semi normal until the Friday night when he takes my mum
home.(My mum has a multitude of health problems and it would be too much to
have her mind DD more than the 8 hrs he is at work) I also worry about him
driving all that way when he is tired. He will come sat and Sunday I am
hoping to go home, then he has a week off. I wonder though if he'll be able
to keep away those 2 nights! I am dreading being away from dd for 5 nights,
I think that's partly why I am not feeling excited yet.
Alissa

[Alissa]

"Nan" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 22:33:21 +1000, "Alissa" >
> wrote:
>
> >Ok here is my list....since I'm having a c/s I don't need stuff for the
> >labour room...
> >clothes for daytime
> >nightwear, underwear etc etc..
>
> I took old panties that I didn't mind getting messy and tossed them
> out when I'd shower. The mesh panties the hospital provides are
> uncomfortable.
>
> >pads (How many??)
>
> If the hospital doesn't supply them, I'd pack a whole pkg. of them.
> I used the Kotex overnights, with 14 in a pack.
>
> >breast pads? Didn't use a single one last time, never leaked in 5 whole
mths
>
> I took enough to change pads twice a day, so 8 was sufficient. I
> didn't need them though.
>
> >clothes and blanket for baby to come home in
> >breast pump/ milton bucket
> >pen/paper/ announcement cards to fill in,
> >toiletries/ hair dryer?
> >prezzie for DD from new baby
> >chocolates for staff for thank you gift....
> >car seat in and ready for baby
> >camera and spare batteries, mobile phone and address book
> >
> >anything else?????I better get organised 4 days to go....
> >Alissa
>
> Snacks for your dh?
>
> Nan
> LOL , I've bought 5 packets...bit of overkill! You can see I have no idea
about pads...since DH won't be back til the friday night I thought I better
go with too many rather than not enough!!!Maybe I can use them as breast
pads if I do need such things...Last time my milk wasn't in until after I
went home.
Alissa

[Nan]

On Fri, 4 Jun 2004 15:01:23 +1000, "Alissa" >
wrote:

>> LOL , I've bought 5 packets...bit of overkill! You can see I have no idea
>about pads...since DH won't be back til the friday night I thought I better
>go with too many rather than not enough!!!Maybe I can use them as breast
>pads if I do need such things...Last time my milk wasn't in until after I
>went home.
>Alissa

Well, you'll likely use them at home!
I did use a few in the front of my panties to keep my incision from
bleeding too much onto them for 2 days, though. The nurses thought it
was clever, lol.

Nan

[Donna]

"Alissa" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Donna" > wrote in message

> > My wound was bandaged for the time I was in the hospital, IIRC. I
really
> > wouldn't bother with the hairdryer. :)
> >
> > Donna
> >
> > Really? mine had the sticker type bandage removed the next morning and I
> was told I had to keep it dry ( my would was under a roll of fat) so I
would
> dry it after my shower and that way I didn't have to touch it or pat it
> dry....I might ring as see what the policy is at this hospital as it as
not
> the same one I went to last time.

Huh. I suppose I could be mis-remembering, since most of the first 10 weeks
of my daughter's life are a sleepless blur <grin>. If the OB is telling
you to dry you wound with a hairdryer, however, definitely take her/his
advice over mine. :)

Donna

[Amy]

"Alissa" > wrote in message
...

> > The good thing is about taking chocolates as a gift, if I don't want to
> give them....I'll eat them myself! Yeah I wouldn't give them if I wasn't
> happy, or if I only liked a few I'd make a point of mentioning their names
> only in the thank you card.
> Alissa

Bad news, I just found out if you're breastfeeding you can't eat chocolate
because it gives the baby pimples and rashes :-( I've got 3.5 weeks left of
serious chocolate eating before I abstain. But I want to breastfeed for the
first 12 months! A year without chocolate???! I can give up the booze, the
coffee, etc etc but chocolate...

[Amy]

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
...

> FOOD! They have really weird hours feeding patients so unless there
> is a kitchen where you can make toast etc take something like muesli
> bars to keep in your room.
> Two packs of maternity pads and one of regular pads should be enough,
> one box of breast pads (if you have them left over from last time even
> better).
>
> How exciting, only 4 days to go!
> --
> Cheryl
> Mum to Shrimp (11 Mar 99), Thud (4 Oct 00)
> and Mischief (30 Jul 02)

Thanks for the heads up, I'll be breastfeeding & like to snack at weird
hours anyway. It never occurred to me until you mentioned it that I won't be
able to grab weet-bix from the kitchen at midnight.

[Amy]

Something to remember is that most hospitals won't let you take any plug in
appliance until it has been safety-checked by their own electrical
department, so to save time if you take a hairdryer get it checked &
stickered well before you actually want to use it.

"Alissa" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Donna" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "Alissa" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > OOOHH a pilllow good idea..... the hairdryer is for keeping my wound
> nice
> > > and dry....
> >
> > My wound was bandaged for the time I was in the hospital, IIRC. I
really
> > wouldn't bother with the hairdryer. :)
> >
> > Donna
> >
> > Really? mine had the sticker type bandage removed the next morning and I
> was told I had to keep it dry ( my would was under a roll of fat) so I
would
> dry it after my shower and that way I didn't have to touch it or pat it
> dry....I might ring as see what the policy is at this hospital as it as
not
> the same one I went to last time.
> Alissa
>
>

[Iuil]

"Amy" wrote
>
> Bad news, I just found out if you're breastfeeding you can't eat chocolate
> because it gives the baby pimples and rashes :-(

BS. You don't stop eating anything because you're bfing *until* your baby
displays a reaction. Not all babies will react to the same foods.

Jean

[Ericka Kammerer]

Amy wrote:

> Bad news, I just found out if you're breastfeeding you can't eat chocolate
> because it gives the baby pimples and rashes :-( I've got 3.5 weeks left of
> serious chocolate eating before I abstain. But I want to breastfeed for the
> first 12 months! A year without chocolate???! I can give up the booze, the
> coffee, etc etc but chocolate...

Are you kidding me? No way in hell I'd give up
chocolate while breastfeeding unless I saw clear evidence
of a problem. I'm on month...hmmm...40 or so of
breastfeeding total, and I've eaten chocolate the whole
time with no problems whatsoever. Whoever told you
chocolate was a problem?!

Best wishes,
Ericka

[Donna]

"Amy" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Alissa" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> > > The good thing is about taking chocolates as a gift, if I don't want
to
> > give them....I'll eat them myself! Yeah I wouldn't give them if I wasn't
> > happy, or if I only liked a few I'd make a point of mentioning their
names
> > only in the thank you card.
> > Alissa
>
> Bad news, I just found out if you're breastfeeding you can't eat chocolate
> because it gives the baby pimples and rashes :-( I've got 3.5 weeks left
of
> serious chocolate eating before I abstain. But I want to breastfeed for
the
> first 12 months! A year without chocolate???! I can give up the booze, the
> coffee, etc etc but chocolate...

Not to worry. The only time to start thinking about changing your eating
habits is in the event that you notice a problem. Aside from eliminating
jalepeno peppers and cabbage from my diet (led to a gassy baby), I never
avoided anything.

Donna

[DeliciousTruffles]

Amy wrote:

> "Alissa" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>
>>>The good thing is about taking chocolates as a gift, if I don't want to
>>
>>give them....I'll eat them myself! Yeah I wouldn't give them if I wasn't
>>happy, or if I only liked a few I'd make a point of mentioning their names
>>only in the thank you card.
>>Alissa
>
>
> Bad news, I just found out if you're breastfeeding you can't eat chocolate
> because it gives the baby pimples and rashes :-( I've got 3.5 weeks left of
> serious chocolate eating before I abstain. But I want to breastfeed for the
> first 12 months! A year without chocolate???! I can give up the booze, the
> coffee, etc etc but chocolate...
>
>
Hogwash! I eat chocolate and Isabella's skin is fine and she has only
had 1 teeny, tiny diaper rash in her life (it cleared up in 24 hours).

Where did you find this informations? I would sincerely like to know.

--
Brigitte aa #2145
http://ca.geocities.com/bironmonger/
Please excuse the quality. It is under construction and I am still
learning. :-)

"To repeat what others have said, requires education; to challenge it,
requires brains."
~ Mary Pettibone Poole

[Circe]

Ericka Kammerer wrote:
> Amy wrote:
>> Bad news, I just found out if you're breastfeeding you can't eat
>> chocolate because it gives the baby pimples and rashes :-( I've
>> got 3.5 weeks left of serious chocolate eating before I abstain.
>> But I want to breastfeed for the first 12 months! A year without
>> chocolate???! I can give up the booze, the coffee, etc etc but
>> chocolate...
>
> Are you kidding me? No way in hell I'd give up
> chocolate while breastfeeding unless I saw clear evidence
> of a problem. I'm on month...hmmm...40 or so of
> breastfeeding total, and I've eaten chocolate the whole
> time with no problems whatsoever. Whoever told you
> chocolate was a problem?!
>
Er, yeah. I'm on month 77 <g> and chocolate has never been a problem for any
of my babies. Nor has coffee, nor the occasional beer/glass of wine, nor
broccoli, nor tomatoes, nor onions, nor dairy products, nor spicy foods, nor
any of the other thousand or so things that someone is bound to tell you you
*must* avoid while breastfeeding. All of these things can bother some babies
(though, fortunately, even sensitive babies don't usually react to all of
them simultaneously), but you wait until you see evidence of a reaction
before you eliminate the likely culprits from your diet. Until then, just
eat like you normally would.
--
Be well, Barbara
Mom to Sin (Vernon, 2), Misery (Aurora, 4), and the Rising Son (Julian, 6)

Aurora (in the bathroom with her dad)--"It looks like an elephant, Daddy."
Me (later)--"You should feel flattered."

All opinions expressed in this post are well-reasoned and insightful.
Needless to say, they are not those of my Internet Service Provider, its
other subscribers or lackeys. Anyone who says otherwise is itchin' for a
fight. -- with apologies to Michael Feldman

[Phoebe & Allyson]

Amy wrote:
> I just found out if you're breastfeeding you can't eat
> chocolate because it gives the baby pimples and rashes

Nonsense. Even my baby, who is a major allergy-girl, isn't bothered by
chocolate. Or coffee, or spicy food, or garlic, or gassy veggies. Or
alcohol.

Phoebe :)
--
yahoo address is unread; substitute mailbolt

[Amy]

"Ericka Kammerer" > wrote in message
...

> Are you kidding me? No way in hell I'd give up
> chocolate while breastfeeding unless I saw clear evidence
> of a problem. I'm on month...hmmm...40 or so of
> breastfeeding total, and I've eaten chocolate the whole
> time with no problems whatsoever. Whoever told you
> chocolate was a problem?!

My midwife. I'm glad to hear it isn't always a problem, I'd go nuts for a
year without chocolate.

[Amy]

"DeliciousTruffles" > wrote in
message news:%j1wc.667608$oR5.531929@pd7tw3no...
> Amy wrote:
>
> > "Alissa" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> >
> >>>The good thing is about taking chocolates as a gift, if I don't want to
> >>
> >>give them....I'll eat them myself! Yeah I wouldn't give them if I wasn't
> >>happy, or if I only liked a few I'd make a point of mentioning their
names
> >>only in the thank you card.
> >>Alissa
> >
> >
> > Bad news, I just found out if you're breastfeeding you can't eat
chocolate
> > because it gives the baby pimples and rashes :-( I've got 3.5 weeks left
of
> > serious chocolate eating before I abstain. But I want to breastfeed for
the
> > first 12 months! A year without chocolate???! I can give up the booze,
the
> > coffee, etc etc but chocolate...
> >
> >
> Hogwash! I eat chocolate and Isabella's skin is fine and she has only
> had 1 teeny, tiny diaper rash in her life (it cleared up in 24 hours).
>
> Where did you find this informations? I would sincerely like to know.

My midwife, she says it gives a lot of babies rashes and gastric upsets.

> --
> Brigitte aa #2145
> http://ca.geocities.com/bironmonger/
> Please excuse the quality. It is under construction and I am still
> learning. :-)
>
> "To repeat what others have said, requires education; to challenge it,
> requires brains."
> ~ Mary Pettibone Poole
>

[Amy]

I realised today I'm going to have to hide certain things in the postnatal
ward. A friend of mine just gave birth, and a nurse came in and had a fit
because my friend was drinking orange juice, saying "Don't you know it gives
babies skin conditions!" Sheesh!
I'm committed to breastfeeding, but with people like that I can understand
why some mothers give up in disgust & reach for the bottle.

"Iuil" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Amy" wrote
> >
> > Bad news, I just found out if you're breastfeeding you can't eat
chocolate
> > because it gives the baby pimples and rashes :-(
>
> BS. You don't stop eating anything because you're bfing *until* your baby
> displays a reaction. Not all babies will react to the same foods.
>
> Jean
>
>