Stacey Solomon #47 Baby girl's here, Mick pack ya bags, off to the annexe with the lads

What do we think Pickle will be called?

  • Lily

    Votes: 242 12.9%

  • Rosie

    Votes: 579 30.8%

  • Autumn

    Votes: 280 14.9%

  • Blossom

    Votes: 329 17.5%

  • Cash Cow #4

    Votes: 212 11.3%

  • Something else?

    Votes: 236 12.6%
  • Total voters
    1,878
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Jessie98 said:
How can she not be craving a nice shower or bath? I was sick after my first boy so could only get bed washes by the nurses in the hospital. It was horrific. The first day they told me I could have a shower I was straight in there and boy did it feel great to wash my hair and lady bits properly :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:. After my second which was quick and no complications (thankfully) I was straight into the shower while the husband minded our son. I just can imagine the smell in that room. Stale body odour, stale blood (let us be honest it is horrible) something we all experience as women, baby sick and baby poop....It has to be horrendous :sick:
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The smell is unbelievable.. like you’ve just done a long day working at the butchers. The shower afterwards is immense …
 
I’m not Stacey. It’s common enough in other cultures to “lay-in” with the newborn for the first few days. It’s something we lost in our culture which is a shame, I think all of us moms could’ve benefited from protected time with the new baby without having to feel the pressure to be up and back to normal straight away.
Stacey has good family support to help look after the other kids for these few days.
 
I don’t really understand the whole ‘get out of bed’ thing…

She has money, she has people around her to watch the kids, feed them, look after them etc, she said with red she really struggled with depression so maybe she’s trying to take it easier this time, take her time to establish breast feeding etc.

Back when my mum was born, they used to have to stay in hospital for a week! I think sometimes we push new mums to be ‘doing stuff’ when let’s face it, you’re exhausted, you’ve just pushed a human out of your body and probably have stitches….being in bed for a week after isn’t the worst thing in the world!

You can all banish me to the rave thread if that’s what you want, I still think she’s an absolute dick but come on, she’s just given birth!
 
Sp20191 said:
I don’t really understand the whole ‘get out of bed’ thing…

She has money, she has people around her to watch the kids, feed them, look after them etc, she said with red she really struggled with depression so maybe she’s trying to take it easier this time, take her time to establish breast feeding etc.

Back when my mum was born, they used to have to stay in hospital for a week! I think sometimes we push new mums to be ‘doing stuff’ when let’s face it, you’re exhausted, you’ve just pushed a human out of your body and probably have stitches….being in bed for a week after isn’t the worst thing in the world!

You can all banish me to the rave thread if that’s what you want, I still think she’s an absolute dick but come on, she’s just given birth!
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The get out of bed thing is because she has other kids to look after. I have 10 weeks til my 4th. My Kids range from 12-2. The only bit of time I’m going to be spent in bed is when it’s night time. And my husband works from home, and the 2 oldest are at school.
No one is saying leaving the house, go shopping, do the school runs, just stop being lazy and get out of bed.
I had 5 days in hospital after my first was born (8 days in total) and it was the most mind numbing boring time I’ve ever experienced - although I did like having all my food brought to me and not having to move much 😂
 
Sp20191 said:
I don’t really understand the whole ‘get out of bed’ thing…

She has money, she has people around her to watch the kids, feed them, look after them etc, she said with red she really struggled with depression so maybe she’s trying to take it easier this time, take her time to establish breast feeding etc.

Back when my mum was born, they used to have to stay in hospital for a week! I think sometimes we push new mums to be ‘doing stuff’ when let’s face it, you’re exhausted, you’ve just pushed a human out of your body and probably have stitches….being in bed for a week after isn’t the worst thing in the world!

You can all banish me to the rave thread if that’s what you want, I still think she’s an absolute dick but come on, she’s just given birth!
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you’re right but most medics nowadays wouldn’t recommend just staying in bed due to clot risk. Plus Rex was her number 1 and she would be best getting back involved with his normal routine. I breast fed daughter with a older kiddie, lived away from family, a few chronic health conditions, full time working husband. Came home from c section and just got on with it. Plus wouldn’t her mental health be better if she got up and interacted? For us normal people they are always banging on about fresh air and exercise for mental and physical health plus it’s probably good for milk production. (By normal people I mean us non celebs)
 
Sp20191 said:
I don’t really understand the whole ‘get out of bed’ thing…

She has money, she has people around her to watch the kids, feed them, look after them etc, she said with red she really struggled with depression so maybe she’s trying to take it easier this time, take her time to establish breast feeding etc.

Back when my mum was born, they used to have to stay in hospital for a week! I think sometimes we push new mums to be ‘doing stuff’ when let’s face it, you’re exhausted, you’ve just pushed a human out of your body and probably have stitches….being in bed for a week after isn’t the worst thing in the world!

You can all banish me to the rave thread if that’s what you want, I still think she’s an absolute dick but come on, she’s just given birth!
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I think the advice is to take it easy til milk is established but not sure that means doing absolutely nothing especially with a 2 year old that needs and is used to having her undivided attention!
 
Sp20191 said:
I don’t really understand the whole ‘get out of bed’ thing…

She has money, she has people around her to watch the kids, feed them, look after them etc, she said with red she really struggled with depression so maybe she’s trying to take it easier this time, take her time to establish breast feeding etc.

Back when my mum was born, they used to have to stay in hospital for a week! I think sometimes we push new mums to be ‘doing stuff’ when let’s face it, you’re exhausted, you’ve just pushed a human out of your body and probably have stitches….being in bed for a week after isn’t the worst thing in the world!

You can all banish me to the rave thread if that’s what you want, I still think she’s an absolute dick but come on, she’s just given birth!
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She's given birth - not had major surgery. I could understand if she had a traumatic birth but since she's made no mention of that I'm assuming not.
 
Stacey (and others who have given birth) will have a plate sized wound in her uterus right now.
I gave birth in lockdown last year and I absolutely spent a good week in bed (I did shower tho!) with my primary school aged children and partner. Those are some of my most precious memories.

Even though Stacey is quite infuriating to watch, I don’t blame her for the time she has spent in bed. I’ve done the whole going back to school runs the day after giving birth, and bed is the much better option 😂
 
Sp20191 said:
I don’t really understand the whole ‘get out of bed’ thing…

She has money, she has people around her to watch the kids, feed them, look after them etc, she said with red she really struggled with depression so maybe she’s trying to take it easier this time, take her time to establish breast feeding etc.

Back when my mum was born, they used to have to stay in hospital for a week! I think sometimes we push new mums to be ‘doing stuff’ when let’s face it, you’re exhausted, you’ve just pushed a human out of your body and probably have stitches….being in bed for a week after isn’t the worst thing in the world!

You can all banish me to the rave thread if that’s what you want, I still think she’s an absolute dick but come on, she’s just given birth!
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100 this!! If I had the opportunity to have had extended time in bed loving my new born baby bubble I would’ve!.. I also had my dad as my birthing partner though so I guess I’m joining you being banished to the rave thread!
 
Idon'twanttobehere said:
The "Positive Birth Company" posted about Stacey's homebirth and breastfeeding with pictures and all on their Instagram. Had to unfollow them after that, I did so well avoiding most of Stacey's crap up until that point... 🙄 just checked her stories there to see what you were all talking about in relation to Rex... very sad 🥺 just wanted to give the poor little guy a cuddle... at least he had the dog 💔
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Ugh I was so invested in PBC and I swear their programme has contributed to my overwhelmingly negative opinion of the birth I had (which was worlds away from stinkys)

so many people on their Facebook group seem to think having a positive straightforward birth is just the result of hard work and positive thinking and not sheer good fortune
 
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