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Hi, I was wondering where the best place is to buy a sleep sack in ideally muslin for a new born baby? Or what are they supposed to sleep in? Thank you

Hello, I very recently lost my job and I have received my last pay check which I spent all on our baby, and the last of it on petrol as I am actually due this week and my midwife thinks I’m in very early labour.

My husband is paid on 25th, luckily I have a great maternity insurance pay type thing which is just due to start soon so once that comes we will both be fine money wise as my husband also has a really great paid paternity leave from his work too.

However, I am panicking as I have just read that you shouldn’t use second hand mattresses for babies, and our next2me crib is second hand and came with the mattress. I have to say it does look pretty much immaculate, and barely used, not indented or anything really but I’m panicking he might be born before the 25th and I won’t have the money to buy a new mattress before then? What should we do? We have a Moses basket we could use I suppose instead.

Title explains it all, the dr said at 35 weeks the baby was lower than expected so he thought he could come early. I’m due 25th May but for 3 days I’ve had intense braxton hicks at night and more frequently during the day than I’ve had so far, and sudden nausea at night. I’ve suddenly become extremely uncomfortable, more than before and my body just feels heavy in my lower stomach and I feel very very done😂

Is labour approaching?

Hi,

36 weeks and desperate uncomfortable. I thought I could keep squeezing into my dresses I already owned since my due date is so close, but I can’t and I don’t want to buy maternity dresses because A they’re ugly and B I want to be able to wear anything I buy during the summer and afterwards or it feels like a waste of money.

I am surprised to find it so hard to find any dresses I’ve been looking at a brand called Nomino which look like a dream, but not sure I can justify the price. Has anyone seen any similar brands? I’m looking on vinted but haven’t seen much.

This morning when I woke up I felt a burning sensation when I peed, which felt exactly like an UTI. As the day has gone on the symptoms eased off but now this evening it feels like it’s back again.

However I had a urine test today at the midwife’s as they said it wasn’t a UTI? So what is it then? Has anyone else had this?

Hi, I was wondering what pain relief everyone had during labour? I’m having a water birth and I was thinking of having gas, but I’ve just read it makes so many people throw up so now I’m nervous about that. What other options are there? I ideally didn’t want the epidural but maybe that’s the best option and then not a water birth? I’m a bit confused on the options