Oct Expectant Buddies

[Apteryx]

Are October pregnant budies still meeting up on Fridays? If so, I'd love to join you. I am due on 8th October.

Thanks,

CelticKwi

 

[Matty]

Hi Celtic Kiwi, look forward to welcoming you,

We are still meeting, though a lot of us are not in HK at the moment ( getting in that last visit home!)

I've been trying to get to Sydney this week (staff standby) but the flights are full aaarrrgh! So I'm still here.

Able to meet up tomorrow if anyone is keen.
Bets are you back? Love to see you.

Cheers,

Matty.:bump:

 

[betsymagato]

Hi Ladies, I am back! I am so excited to catch up on baby talk - especially about prams, baby stuff and the antenatal courses. As soon as I stepped off the plane on Monday I realized that I am way behind with preparations for baby.

I am not able to meet this Friday, but would love to get together for a late lunch or coffee on Friday 21 July. I'll throw a note on the Oct. lunch thread.

Looking forward to catching up!

Bets

 

[daisy]

Hello Ladies,

Does anyone have a problem with baby head size?..

My doc said that my baby head size is big. like im 30 weeks but his/her head was measured 34 weeks...im scared to have a 9lbs. baby.

daisy

 

[bekyboo44]

Hi,

At my last visit I was 28 weeks but the baby's head was measuring 30 weeks and 3 days. This worried me too, but the Doctor said that as long as was in proportion with the rest of the body was not a problem. The Doctor also estimated that at 28 weeks our baby was three pounds or just over!!
He said it was all down to genetics (I am of average size etc. but my husband is tall and broad and was a huge baby); he also said it wasn't much fun for Mum if the baby's head was big so I'm a little worried too!

 

[daisy]

HI Bekyboo,

im to see my doc every two weeks now, i forgot to ask him how heavy is the baby. but im above average so as my husband. pretty scary, i plan to do vaginal delivery.

what about u?..

 

[bekyboo44]

Hi,

I'm also seeing my Doctor every two weeks; and I plan to have vaginal delivery too which is pretty scary- but I figure because this is my first baby and so I don't know how painful labour is, even if our baby is big, for me it will just be what labour feels like.
Whereas if I'd had a smaller baby already, then I would have something to compare it too and may find it more painful!
Am preparing myself for a lot of pain anyway- and plan to have plenty of drugs on standby.
My husband was a huge baby and as a consequence was born early- he was born four weeks early and weighed 8.5 pounds; so there is a chance that a baby who is going to be big may be born a little earlier at a more reasonable weight!

 

[SyL]

Transportation from hospital

Can anyone tell me if hk hospitals have any rules on how to transport the baby out of the hospital. I mean, is having a stroller or a carrier necessary for the hospital staff to allow us to bring our baby home? In California, mothers are not allowed to carry their newborns in their arms and so the carrier is necessary. Also, they must have safely installed the carseat/carrier in their cars and is safe for transport.

 

[bekyboo44]

I don't think the hospitals have any rules on transporting the baby home- but probably a good idea to ask them.
If they don't have any rules- they should!

 

[SyL]

Thank you, Bekyboo44. I'll make sure to ask.:baby: