PH Parents of 2013
Discussion
Pferdestarke said:
Posts like the one above make you think hard! We are 14 weeks and this is our first.
My Wife's sickness has subsided and she seems more spritely. Seems to be 'showing' more by the day.
I can't quite believe I'm at this stage of my life already.
Due 20th December so my christmas and New Year will be a whole lot different to how they are normally.
I'm very much looking forward to being a Dad.
Good luck all!
Ditto - our first too and almost exactly the same stage with less sickness and a bump!(due 16th Dec)My Wife's sickness has subsided and she seems more spritely. Seems to be 'showing' more by the day.
I can't quite believe I'm at this stage of my life already.
Due 20th December so my christmas and New Year will be a whole lot different to how they are normally.
I'm very much looking forward to being a Dad.
Good luck all!
ALawson said:
We experienced a still birth at 25 weeks last years, friends went through the same at 26 weeks (at the same time), and other friends had a death during planned delivery a fortnight later. These were all baby No 2 so still a shock. other friends had the neonatal death for there first child and had to return to the painted nursery, cot, buggy etc.
Heart breaking and the final straw. I think the stuff we bought prior to No 1 was kept at the grandparents house just in case.
When we were having twins we had the entire nursery kitted out for two with furniture, double buggy etc. We weren't exactly loaded so we had spread the cost a little and managed to get everything sorted not long before 30 weeks. We thought we were being sensible.Heart breaking and the final straw. I think the stuff we bought prior to No 1 was kept at the grandparents house just in case.
Then the unthinkable happens - we lost one of the twins at 34 weeks and due to a mess up with the c-section leading to my OH having an extended stay in hospital I had the chance to get home and sort stuff out - take down some furniture, rearrange the layout, return the buggy and so on. It was very very difficult for me; I can't even begin to imagine what it would have done to her given what we had just been through.
The approach of not having stuff in the house now feels entirely sensible to me.
What kind do you want? Sound/movement/video?
I've got the angelcare movement and sound because I'm a paranoid parent after a friends little boy died. Gives me peace of mind although I don't get to use it often as we mainly co-sleep at night. I didn't get video because I think I'd just stare at it!
I've got the angelcare movement and sound because I'm a paranoid parent after a friends little boy died. Gives me peace of mind although I don't get to use it often as we mainly co-sleep at night. I didn't get video because I think I'd just stare at it!
I use the AngelCare one as well, the heart monitor is awesome as you can just get on with things whilst it beebs away in the background.
Problem with video is that you end up compulsively checking it all the time, but you cant see if they're breathing so you end up going to check anyway...
Problem with video is that you end up compulsively checking it all the time, but you cant see if they're breathing so you end up going to check anyway...
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