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: Due July 2008 - the thread where we realise it IS July, and we mustn't be so busy talking we forget to get round to birthing!
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Whoa, congratulations Bebe. We'd been wondering what had happened. Phoebe - alovely name. Sorry you had a bit of a time of it. But at least you now have your little girl. Take care LLxx
Morning all! Just taking advantage of a quiet moment! Only got back from hospital late yesterday afternoon!
Phoebe Elizabeth Emma was born on Saturday 9th August at 4.19pm weighing 6lb 13oz.
Contratctions started Wednesday just before midnight. Got stronger all through Thursday and went in to Stroud mat unit late Thrus evening (11ish) not dilated at all cervix still long! Got sent home. Went back in to Stroud at 9.30am Friday...no change and still contacting every 10-15mins for about 30seconds to a minute. Told to go home and rest!!! (At this point have not slept since Wednesday night!) At 10.30pm Friday contractions are very painful still 10mins apart(ish) quite irregular in length. Had a massive show (sorry if TMI) rang Stroud who said they thought it could be a while and that having been labouring (albeit latent) for so long I would probably better off in Gloucester. I said I was exhausted and they said they would call Glos and see what could be done. At 12 midnight Friday they rang to say induction had been booked at Glos for Saturday am (8.30), and to go in then. At 1.30 am I was in agony and rang Glos who told me to come in! So by 2.30 I was given pethiden (sp?) and told to sleep....can honesstly say it was useless and got no sleep at all. By this time was actually 3cm dilated! But the plan was still induction when the shift changed at 7.30. Checked again at 8 and still 3cm contractions very erratic. Waters were broken. At 9.30 given epidural and was and was pain free for the first time in days! Examined again at 11.30 and still 3cm, so was put on drip to speed things up! At 3pm was examined by registrar who said I was 7cm, very erratic contractions still even on drip. By 3.20 I was fully dilated and being told to push! Phoebes heart rate had shot up and they were getting worried. registrar made call to deliver by forceps, with possibility of c-section, so signed all the consent forms and was prepped for theatre. DH was taken off to change, but they culdn't find any scrub trousers big enough and he was told he couldn't come in, so my mum was sent for!! Was wheeled into Theatre and baby was born after 2 pushes with forceps and episiotomy! Had a hideous night in the ward at Glos (delivery staff were AMAZING cannot fault them at all). Phoebe was having trouble feeding and I was left to it! So transferred to Stroud where I was til yesterday when she finally got the hang of it after 3 days of hand expressing every 2 hours!!
So all in all, a bit traumatic, and just over 64 hours from first contraction to delivery!!
Will post photos when DH gets home from work, hope evryone is ok, am off to sleep before the booby buffet has to open again!!!
I expect she is cuddling LO having had them a few days back it's only 3 days ago she is possibly still in hospital it took me a week to emerge at least if I remember think we will just have to be patient.
trying to settle sam here phew hes a moaner in the evenings also wants to be cuddles and cuddled some more hes like mum do not put me down im not having it
Hope everything is/has gone smoothly for you and you have your little one in your arms as I type (well maybe not in your arms as it's early in the morning) but ykwim. Look forward to hearing from you soon.
Been having contractions since midnight. Now 10 mins apart (ish) but very all over the place in how long they are lasting. Phoned birth unit at half 6, they rang back at 7 (when I was in loo ) gonna call back at 9 to give them an update but they have pencilled me in for delivery!!!! So hopefully next time I log on will be to tell you I have actually had this baby!!! Thanks for all the support, really means alot!
bebe i am actually a bit at the fact you get to go through labour and I've done my stint already! odd i know but it's such an exciting time. don't get me wrong it's vvvvvvv painful but still, so exciting!
Good luck Bebe. I went through the same thing - 2 sweeps, head bobbing up and down, unfavourable cervix etc and my Mum had to leave before LO came having been there for 2 weeks. It really is the pits isn't it? Good news is that when Rory finally arrived (after a very speedy and succesful induction, despite still being unfavourable) pregnancy really does fade into distant memory really quickly. Hope sweep works.
Bump very much still here! Just got back from MW, had a stretch...but no sweep as cervix still very long. LO head gone from being 4/5 engaged to now being 2/5 engaged which MW said is v unusual for a 1st baby! As I am not 'favorable' for induction they have booked me in for another stretch and sweep (hopefully) at hospital on Sunday, and to book induction for Tuesday which means my mum won't be here! Am going to MAKE DH do the naughty with me tonight!! And keep everything (except my legs) crossed!!! Just getting so frustrated, think I am destined to be pregnant forever (or at least that's what it feels like) we are going to be half way through August at this rate before she shows up!
Hello all! August already, how did that happen?!? Wilfred is 4 weeks old today. I've not been able to get on MN for the last two weeks from a combination of two computer crashes and general busyness - mainly feeding it seems. The latter has at least been to some purpose; Wilfie was weighed on Monday and is now 10lb 7.5oz - he was 8lb 6oz at birth so in just under four weeks has put on over two pounds! The other thing is that I have been suffering quite badly from 'baby blues' - which after this amount of time probably has to be classed as PND. I was always at risk of it, having a history of chronic depression, but I just about managed to avoid it last time. The difference is that then I was still on antidepressants, albeit low dose, which in the meantime I have managed to come off; I'd really rather not go back on them again, but if needs must...
Anyway, I've just about managed to catch up with this thread, then at some point I'll try to get over and catch up the postnatal thread.
First, the CONGRATULATIONS!!! to shrooms, Poledra, Pigley, Likerabbits, EEC, Trespass, catec, Fenlondon, min912, mummy2besoon, radiohelen, shortshafe, Borglady (and may I say, great name - my DS1 is Teddy-short-for-Edward ), Itcanwait, Squarah!!!
Very interesting to read all the varied birth stories from those who've posted them, and lovely to see pictures of so many adorable LOs.
And GOOD LUCK to Bebe, I hope it won't be much longer for you now.
Also, belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY! to EEC
Now to pick up a few other points from the last couple of weeks, again sorry for being so 'out of date'.
Good grief, ponto, that doesn't seem right at all re your birth experience. I hope you've been able to give some kind of feedback to the hospital about it. Similarly Heffa, absolutely shocked at the post-natal 'care' you got. Again, hope you've managed to say something about it, that sort of thing should be flagged up so hopefully other people don't have to suffer the same. Our hospital has some kind of 'debriefing' policy/facility for people to talk about their birth experiences if they need to, does yours have anything like that cos that might possibly help?
Disney so sorry to hear how you've been feeling with PND, everyone else has said very good things, and I truly sympathise so very much. I really hope you've managed to get the help you need and deserve, and things are a bit better now.
Very much agreeing with what's been said about the bittersweetness both of the winding down of this thread, and in general with knowing this is our last child. What Jodie said about not wanting to go through it again but sort-of wanting to at the same time rang true for me, and also what Minipink said really struck a chord about time going so fast, wanting to have a freeze-frame facility for life at the moment. Wilfie has changed so much already and won't count as a 'newborn' for much longer, it's lovely to watch him grow and develop, as it was with DS1, but at the same time it's sad - very confusing and emotional.
Ha ha Minkus - candyman LOL. Me too - would love another littley depsite the nightmare just now - justour homrones and natural drive I suppose. Too old. too tired, too expensive, too damn hard, detest being pregnant, too selfish on family to name but a few obstacles but it does make you all the same. We shall just akll have to look forward to being Grandparents instead
cilc i feel the same- domt ever wantto be pg again but wouldadore another baby. thy ae just so delicious! louis on mylapfeeding hence typing a la the great cod (oh god you don#t think that saying her name out "loud" invokes her presence like candyman do you <<furtive scared glances>>)
do you think bebe will have her baby b4 this thread fills up?
Hope your little one comes soon Bebejones. I know the walks must seem difficult, but make the most of them - they can help. I would have done anything to be able to walk before my LO was born. I think it also helps to try and keep your fitness level (what is left after being pregnant for 9 months) up. I have really felt very unfit this time. Have started having big walks to try and improve it. You need all your strengths with a LO. Hang in there, I am sure it will not be long!
Happy Birthday EEC!!!
For some strange reason I am quite happy I will never be pregnant again...but feel very sad that Rafferty is my last little baby. I just love little babies...
Had Kezzy weighed for the first time in 2 weeks and she has put on over 1lb she is now 7lb 15 1/2oz thought she was bigger she has certainly been feeding for England including 2 nights of up every 2 hours I hope that was just a growth spurt and will stop she was going 4+ over night
Hello everyone. Sorry I have been absent so long. Just no time at all to sit down! Congrats to all new arrivals. I will try and have a read later. Hang in there anyone still waiting. Talking as a 12 day overduer, I know how frustrating it is.
Rory 10 days old now, and I'm still absolutely in love, but more tired than I can say. Constant feeding and holding. I feel I must be doing something wrong! I actually had 4 hours sleep last night though, which was a first.
It's my 40th birthday today - the children have been lovely, and I got some lovely pressies, but apart from that it's a day of nappies and sore nipples like the last 10! Still, wouldn't change it.
I have put some piccies of my little poppet on my profile.
Congratulations to all the new babies who've arrived since I last posted, and sending popping vibes just for you bebejones*
*SK and ButterflyMcQ, it makes me feel better to see that I am not the only one feeling a bit sad about the 'lasts' with this LO. Am definite that Orlaith is the last, but am sad to think that I won't be pg again, won't give birth again, won't have a newborn again etc. But at the same time, was asking dh tonight when the other girls stopped waking so frequently through the night . I want it both ways, don't I?
Family visits all out the way now - it's just the 5 of us now. DH back at work now, in-laws left today. Have alreay had a coule of days with all 3 on my own - npw sp bad until dd2 pooed her pants. She's got the wee sorted out no problem, but just seems to leave it too late with poo (sorry if TMI). Anyway, both dds off to childminder's tomorrow (have to keep them there for a couple of days a week, or I lose my places) so it's a day alone for Orlaith and I. Quite looking forward to concentrating on her alone.
Bit of a long post, will save my moans about the tactless things my mum said for another time . Hope we all have a good night.
Right off to catch up with the thread. Will try and make notes whilst reading so my contribution will be more focused. I'm still trying to recover from yesterday!
Just wanted to pop in and wish you all many congratulations on your new arrivals espeically to some old TTC buddies SweetkittyPigleychez & Libralady I'm 29 wks so all emotional, hope you are all doing well and getting used to the sleepless nights
Thinking of you bebejones! Let's hope this is the start of something and then your Mum can really come into her own helping you out as you'll be so preoccupied with your newborn baby!
bebejones - I felt sick about 3 days before Poppy was born (also had some diarrhoea) but blamed the iron tablets. It can be a sign though - fingers crossed! Your mum is right that long walks can help shift a baby, but no point if it will make you tired and miserable! Have a rest today instead.
Still no baby I'm afraid! Finding having my mum here actually really stressful, as DH and I have had no time alone together in over a week now! She is lovely but hard work to be around 24/7!! Haven't posted for a couple of days as have been dragged everywhere in an effort to bring on baby! Nothing happening though. Feet are very very swollen and was a complete gibbering mess on Saturday when I couldn't even get a pair of flip flops on! LO has quietened down significantly, still feeling the odd wriggle and hiccups though, but am hoping she could just be settling before the big hoorah?!?!?! Mum is insisting we go for a long walk somewhere, I really cannot be bothered!!!! Best go eat some breakfast, have been quite sick this morning too, so who knows maybe this is the start of something? Although knowing my luck I'll end up being induced at the weekend, which will stir up a whole load of other issues with my mother...but that is another story!! Congrats to all those who had babies since I last posted, think it may be a while before I have a birth announcement for you all!
Yes it is a bit sad - I've been feeling the same. I keep thinking things like "I will never be pg again or give birth and this will be the last time I bf a baby....." - time goes soooooooooo fast wish we all had a slow forward button and a rewind to visit those special moments - sniff!!
I have 6 wonderful dc's and I am very lucky and proud but I think I will always be a ^broody mare^
Yes I feel a bit sad too ...but I just discovered the postnatal thread (how did i miss that?)and so now have 200 messages to catch up on there! Know what you mean about not having chance for a proper chat though
I also feel really said as we don;t seem to have time for proper 'conversations' either, all of us just come on, have a broef catch up and post an update.. We all need and extra hour in the day that we can devote to MN... I miss our little chats!
Oh Aggie, I would have worried so much in your position. I tripped down the last couple of stairs with Sam and although I landed on my bum, and he stayed asleep through it all, I broke down in tears!!!
Sk and Butterfly, I have just seen the August thread, they've started the rush on the babies and I'm So jealous I really don't want to go through it all again, but I do.. Oh confusing!!!
butterfly - I feel quite sad really was adamant this one was my last but I almost want to freeze time for a bit and have her at this tiny newborn stage for a bit longer.
Hi all, Congats to all the new arrivals since I was last on ...had a bit of a mad few days - ended up in A&E with Stan on Thurs as I tripped while carrying him and fell onto a chest of drawers ...lots of screaming and crying so we had him checked out in cas ..they sent us to the paeds and luckily he was fine ..phew! We were all pretty shaken up though. Also his fussiness and green or frothy poos have developed into colic so lots and lots of screaming in the evenings BUT ..having read about green/frothy poos being to do with too much lactose (isnt mumsnet great) I decided to try Colief lactase drops which break down the lactose ...and this evening has been fab ...only about 10 mins of crying instead of 3 hours. Touch wood. Don't want to speak too soon. I'll see what his nappies are like in the morning ..but keep your fingers crossed for me.
Sending good luck vibes to bebejones and anyone still waiting
Hope everyone is getting enough sleep and enjoying their babies
Any news from Disneystar /anyone know how she's doing (haven't had chance to catch up properly)
Congratulations to Squarah (you got there in the end) and borglady
Itcanwait - hello and welcome hope to see you on the post natal thread
Only bebejones to go - hope she's had her baby by now
Does anyone else feel a little sad this thread is winding down now? Happy we have all had our babies though, this must be about our 10th thread I hope we have the same energy for the post natal one.
Well it happened! Samuel Oliver Ruthven (pronounced Rivven - family name) was born on 29th July 03.51 hrs at 40+5, weighing 8lb8oz.
Short version - initially 4cm at hospital then into water and gas and air - only went to 5cm and head high despite 8 hours and changing position. Sadly Sammy also changed position and became face up. Gave me syntocinon drip and epidural and made it to fully dilated but 90mins of good pushing had no effect in budging his head down so off to theatre for trial of forceps....
Further pushing (my insistance) led nowhere and he was too high for the forceps so emergency section in the end. Bit dramatic as I could feel some of the section as it was epidural rather than spinal but all over and done with and I've finally got my gorgeous boy home and can't believe how much I love him And the hospital staff were all amazing - turns out he lifted his head up rather than chin tucked in so there was no way on earth he was getting out the normal route. Also much bigger than expected despite scan!
Now having fun with feeding and nappies... Good luck to all the un-popped and I hope you're feeling relieved about the cooler weather.
Hi-I'm finally declaring myself although I think I've left it far too late!! I discovered this thread 2 weeks before I gave birth to my baby girl on July 20th and wanted to 'join in' but didn't quite get round to it. I must admit that reading all your posts really did help me to survive the last bit of pregnancy. Congratulations to every body here who's given birth and good luck to thoes who haven't yet. I've found the post-natal thread so hope you don't mind me gate-crashing it. My hormones are all over the place so I need somewhere to vent! Right-off to do anoither hour of constant feeding before she (hopefully) sleeps for a couple of hours.
Hi all, Congratulations to everyone who's popped (just about everyone i think?!)
We're 5 weeks tomorrow and all is gtoing well, ended up putting Isaac on bottle last week as he lost a lot of weight and was struggling to put it back on - I was stressing it was down to me and getting miserable, so decided not worth it and he had already had 3 weeks, so the best bit. Also DD (20 months) was getting jealous when i was feeding him and with him being over 10lb this was pretty much all the time, so made sense for her too.
1st couple of weeks felt all over the place with him so introduced a strict routine for 5 days before relaxing it, he's pretty much stuck to it on his own though and already dropped one of the night feeds (did this routine with DD and it worked for her too). So he's now going down at about 6.30 (got eveings back - yippee!), topping up at about 10, then have one feed usually about 3 and then wakes again 6.30/7ish. I'm not one for being strict with babies usually but for a few days resulting in sleep and sanity I can deal with it!! It also introduced a long (3 hr ish) sleep around midday and he seems to have stuck with this too (hence time to be on mumsnet!)
Hope everyone else is doing ok, those struggling with the BF, the best advice I was given was if it is really important to you stick with it and it'll get easier, but don't get miserable over it. if it's taking over your life (and affecting those around you) don't feel guilty about using formula. It's good stuff and your baby won't suffer for it in the long run. I like a bit of routine in my life and with a young daughter it was the best thing for all of us. I did want to BF for longer but as with DD the stress, worry & misery was outweighing the benefits so it was time to change. I did mixed feeds with DD & this worked, but DS is a really fussy feeder so felt I had to make the decision on 1 or the other and stick with it, was a bit of a nightmare changeover, but a week later it seems to be going in the right direction.
(The postnatal thread!)
) gonna call back at 9 to give them an update but they have pencilled me in for delivery!!!! So hopefully next time I log on will be to tell you I have actually had this baby!!! Thanks for all the support, really means alot! 
at the fact you get to go through labour and I've done my stint already! odd i know but it's such an exciting time. don't get me wrong it's vvvvvvv painful but still, so exciting! 
which MW said is v unusual for a 1st baby! As I am not 'favorable' for induction they have booked me in for another stretch and sweep (hopefully) at hospital on Sunday, and to book induction for Tuesday which means my mum won't be here! Am going to MAKE DH do the naughty with me tonight!! And keep everything (except my legs) crossed!!! 
I hope that was just a growth spurt and will stop she was going 4+ over night 
