does any1 know if your allowed to take a bottle of champagne to hospital with you for when baby is born? x x

not sure you would have to ask at your hospital, i wouldnt be so keen anyway as all wanted was my tea and toast, then sleep lol so would wait till i got home but if you want to and they say its ok then go for it x

I'm not sure they'd allow it for health and safety reasons (I know you don't intend getting pissed). Imagine if something happened to you or baby because youd had alcohol. They'd be in big trouble.

I really enjoyed hospital food and often thought it would be nice if they give you a glass of wine with it

ye it was just a thought but the more i think about it the more i think it wouldnt be allowed and like sam said i probs wont be wanting it straight after giving birth so will save it for my 1st night home x

I would probably wait till your home with your family and you and Ben can have a cheeky toast together

With your second you might need pain killers because of after pains, I'd leave it till I'm home and comfy again. I've not had a drink yet, because of amount of aches and pains I'm in.

Hopefully will send russ or a bottle later as I feel more myself now

No they wouldn't allow it. I can't wait to have a smirnoff ice when I get home

Clare are the afterpains much worse second time?

The after pains are horrible Mandy, wait till you've had number 3! I remember telling the midwife that another baby was coming, they are so much worse than actual contractions, but a few co codamol and you will be rocking x

omg why have i never heard of these after pains with your 2nd!! how bad are they? x x

I don't remember them with Chloe but then I think I was so full of painkillers from the section that I probably wouldn't have noticed!

No number 3 for me! This is my lot now

Hey I never had them after any of mine. I know it might be different because I had v sections but I did go into labour with two of mine.

I had natural births with all mine and they Definatley got worse each time. I was told that the closer together you have your babies the worse they are too and I have my 3 in 4 years so that probably didn't help. Don't worry though xxx

I had huge gaps so maybe that's why I got off lightly

Oh joy looking forward to the extra pain then I di believe they get worse if you breast feed as well, I definatly felt them then! It's your womb contracting down

i didnt really get then ether a few cramps but nothing too bad, just keep up the pain killers ever 4 hours and you will be fine x

Oh yes, I remember excruciating after pains with Isla. There were 22 months between mine, so maybe that's why. It doesn't last long though... Xxx

Teehee whae I had 2 stay in with keira my mum bought me a bottle of Jack Daniels and she brought it to the hosspital coz she was goin home from there but i didnt let dave take it home I got him 2 bring me a big bottle of coke and a little empty bottle and had a lovely drink after lights out tut tut tut

A couple of paracetamol takes it off, with Lucas it was just like period cramps, with tams I felt like I was giving birth, but there's only a yr between then.

I had them with rich too and it's not common with first

tattyt-that is so funny! can just imagine myself sat there swigging some malibu and coke in hosp lol.. think i best wait till i get home as id probs be pissed after one! haha x x