u/Ipopquin

Need help on the topic of admitting for reduced movements.

I'm 33 weeks pregnant with my second. I've recently moved areas which means I've had to transfer to a different hospital.

When I had my daughter I was at a completely different hospital. Let's just say I had a horrible experience overall, especially with induction.

Here's where I'm confused. One of my experiences at that hospital with my first was having a lot of reduced movements and being reassured, but I was never admitted.

This hospital, if you're still not happy or concerned, they admit you. I had no idea they could even do this. It's made me reflect heavily on my first pregnancy... and yes, even though my daughter was perfectly fine, there were a lot of times I still weren't happy. So why is one hospital doing admissions for reduced movements if you're still not reassured, while another sends you home when they're happy with the fetal monitor readings? It just seems like double standards to me.

Has anyone else experienced this?

General question, why do people/sellers think it’s acceptable to give away a mouldy cot?

I'm 22 and I'm expecting my second baby pretty soon. My mother in law kindly found a second hand “next to me” cot, that she got on one of her freeby sites, on Facebook, as we’re trying to stick to a budget (and yes, we dw we were going to buy a brand new mattress). So we definitely appreciated this at first.

However, when we arrived to collect it at my mother in laws and actually checked it properly, my partner found mould on the baseboard where the mattress sits and even worse, it was spread all underneath. My MIL didn't notice this which isn't her fault. At that point it was obvious it’s not safe to use.

I honestly don’t understand it. Whether the person knew about it or not, how do you not check something like that before passing it on? This is a cot for a newborn, a vulnerable baby, not just any random item. Basic responsibility should come into it.

It’s a good job we checked it ourselves, especially with my baby due very soon. But it’s frustrating that people think it’s okay to give away something that could genuinely be unsafe. Only because it's free doesn't give you any right to give your belongings away that are clearly unsafe.

Has anyone else had this same issue when buying off Facebook especially freeby sites?