Post Natal Care

When I had my first baby and I was still in the hospital , I could not fault the after care that I received. I was shown how to change nappies, and bath my baby. Also in the night the midwives would quite often take my baby away for a while so that I could get some sleep. However when I got home I felt a little left in the lurch. The community midwife visited me the next day, and said that I was coping very well and that they would come again in a few days time. That seemed like a life time. I had only three visits from them until they discharged me to the health visitors at 10 days. The health visitor came twice in a couple of months. It was left to me to take my baby ...  Read the complete review

I had an excellent team for my postnatal care however i had twins so i guess my care was very different to those of a single birth. We stayed in hospital for 7 days just until my girls could keep their temperatures , feed and get rid of their jaundie. I was looked after brilliantly by the hospital team on transitional care i was still looking forward to going home though. They kind of like to let you get on with it once youve had them and like you to pretty much do it all yourself so it was a relief to get home to a partner that would help me with night feeds. However once home i had a visit on day 1, day 3, day 5 (even though it was the xmas period) and every 2-4 weeks ...  Read the complete review

Pre baby you may not give much thought to what happens afterwards, so, here's a bit of information about how it all works. If you have a normal delivery, you can go home as soon as you are able (If you have a sucessful homebirth, you stay home and are visited.) It is recomended that you stay in hospital for at least six hours as after this time you are less likely to develop problems. Most women stay in the first night, possibly two nights then go home, but you can stay for as long as you feel you need to. If you've had a difficult birth, a cesaerean or similar you may need to stay in for longer. When the hospital feels it is ok for you to leave, they ...  Read the complete review

When you are pregnant, it?s easy to focus all your time, efforts and thoughts on that which takes you up to and includes your labour, and why not, it?s human nature, giving birth is a big deal. It?s also incredibly difficult for a first time mum to actually visualise herself with a real baby, but a real baby you will have, and sooner than you think. New motherhood brings so many wonderful new emotions and experiences, yet it also initially, brings a various range of physical problems for the new mum, which individually could be quite manageable. The trouble is though, that they all seem to come along at the same time. Add to this the fact that unless your little ...  Read the complete review

I recently had a baby and not long after having her I started having bad feelings towards her. It is a very weird feeling as you remember looking forward to this baby being born and then all of a sudden bang your feelings change and you cant click your fingers for them to go away. You may feel down and cry alot and cant understand why. If you do get any of these feelings after having a baby, ask for help from parents or your doctor. I am getting the help I need at the moment because I opened my mouth and asked for help,and I am now starting to feel alot of love towards my daughter again. It is hard work and it takes time but if I can do ...  Read the complete review