fabbie, hi^5! mine was induced too.. but at 39weeks3days cos hb cant wait for his lil princess to be out =) i still can recall how i walked and felt with a constant over bloated balloon! i was walking v slowly mans! and i'll go 'left right left right...' cos tum tum too big and heavy! she was 3.3kg when she's out and i can probably expect a heavier one for this!
oot but to share: my gf just gave birth yst, #2 and weighs 3.4kg! she bathe at 5am, left home at 6am, reached hospital at 7am and gave birth at 7.30am!! too fast too furious! she was v lucky to reach hosp in time else she would have given birth while she's at hm or on cab... her gyne and hb couldn't reached in home so when both of them ran into the delivery suite, bb has already been delivered by the nurses there.. and all out within 2 pushes! =)
sleepyskies- for massage, i'll probably stick back to origins for a 7-10days package, and get a freelance over after package ended. i really need to slim my tummy back!
for natural birth, u may start massaging 4-7days after birth. for c-sec, u can probably start 1-2mths but with approval from ur gyne. not to worry as ur massage lady will keep in mind on ur package. do tell them when ur ready to do it, and they would schedule the dates accordingly.
and as for CL, the rates for next yr is around 2.2-2.5k depending of ur cl/agency. if lets say u booked her for early may but u've given birth in end apr. if she's not with another family, she will start earlier for u. if she's still not done with another family, she may request u to wait a few days for her, else if the days are too long, she'll try to call in her friends and see if anyone is available to take over her for ur entire confinement. rates would be the same and for deposit which u've paid for earlier, they'll settle btw themselves. but if u've got via agency, dont worry as die die agency will get u one cl.
and u can definitely engaged cl for more than a mth depending on ur financial status.. my sil engaged a cl for 2yrs to tc of her son, together with a maid when both she and hb were out daily for work. and i'll be getting back her cl for this confinement. =)