Congratulations, we're all on the post natal thread if you get time

Oh my goodness how a month passes with a newborn. I guess it's really rather too late to post on here but feels wrong not to after feeling so supported on this thread.

My beautiful daughter Anoushka was born on the 31st of July. She was a very straightforward HBAC, though rather long at 12 hours. 8.5 lbs and a very heavy pushing stage as I had no pushing contax whatsoever and head not engaged just had to push like mad to get her out due to threats to transfer from midwife.

Was a wonderful outcome am elated to have managed the home birth naturally, as they don't do gas and air over here.

Please excuse my belated announcement and sorry that I haven't been back to read all the posts, just been hectically busy with my toddler and newborn.

Once again many thanks and good luck to you all.

Hey woolyjo, I didn't post when I first read your news because I was too upset for you to bring my thoughts to coherence on here. I'm sure that you feel like the world should have stopped. I'd like to wish you all the best for your continued journey back into real life, and especially for ttc. I found that particularly hard hormonally after my mmc, and as someone who has been there before Naimh, I hope that you manage to keep perspective and stay strong. Life is just so unfair for some and I hope and pray that your next birth is a joyful occasion. As my LO is kicking around in my belly as I type, I am so sobered by your experience. If MN crossed fingers count in the balance of karma, I think you're headed for a good year!

Dear Woolyjo All the very best for your next pregnancy, yes it will be anxious but be as strong and as positive as you can. take care x

hi woolyjo I too have been thinking of you and hoping you are coping. I wish you so much luck with a new pregnancy - but know we will always think of Niamh.

Hi WoollyJo
I am so glad to hear from you, I have thought about you probably every day for the last 7 weeks. I wish dearly that it could be easier for you somehow but I imagine that would feel 'wrong' too. You sound incredibly strong and I will always think of you and I send positive loving vibes for your gradual adjustment to your and Niamh's journey.

Hia woolyjo, its nice to hear from you, I wish you all the best for your future & hope you find peace and happyness soon.x x

Hi Woolyjo I am so glad you found the strength to post on here, you are never far from my thoughts either and I have often wondered how you and your family are. Sending you many hugs and lots of hope for the future xxxxx

I still think about you too. I wish you all the luck in the world in trying for another baby. x

woolyjo Hiya, good to hear from you. You are honestly never far from my thoughts, I really mean that and I do hug my LO and treasure her and think how lucky I am. My first baby was born woth the cord round her neck twice and a huge 'true knot', she needed help breathing when she was born and luckily she was ok but the MW commented at the time that most babies would be stillborn. As u can imagine it was my nightmare through my pregnancy and I just hate that it has actually happened to you and your family, words just can't describe how unfair it is. I'm still so sorry for you all.

I hope you can get yourself out of your slump and best of luck with trying again, keep us posted, take care xxx

Woolyjo you have often been in my thoughts, it's lovely to hear from you. Wishing you much strength and happiness for the future. xx

woolyjo you've been in my thoughts and i'm glad that you are at least feeling able to post and in such an eloquent way.
you sound like a very together person although you probably don't feel it at the moment.
best wishes to you and your family and good luck with ttc xx

Hi woollyjo. I haven't posted here before but have followed your story. So sorry for what you're going through, and I hope you're getting lots of support in real life. I know a couple of people who've been through similar and it does get easier but give yourself lots of time. I wish you so much luck with trying for a new baby. Enjoy your DD, treasure your memories of Niamh, and look after yourself and your DP. xxxx

Wow it feels like I've just walked into an empty room .....

I hope you are all chatting away on the post-natal thread (which I can't bring myself to look at) I hope all is going well.

It feels a bit like Niamh and I are stuck here. I had a big slump about 3 weeks after having Niamh (the post pregnancy hormones giving out)and am still struggling to climb out.

I still can't believe this has happened to us. People tell us it is early days still (Niamh would have been 7 weeks old today)but it feels like a lifetime.

We have decided to try again for another child as our wish for a baby and a sibling to DD is still there. It will be an anxious pregnancy as I also had two miscarriages in the run up to having Niamh.

Hug those babies

Late entry but I too had my little man on 5th August, 12 days late! Arthur William - 10 Ib 2 oz - fabtastic waterbirth. Absolutely smitten and very glad to be post-natal, finally!

wooo! Congratulations Andie- glad your little one arrived eventually!

Hi all!

Just to let you know James George was born on 5/8 (9 days late!) weighing 7lb 7oz. Very quick labour once established labour started and both of us are well. Will see you on post-natal thread!

Looking at the list all the babies should be here by now apart from possibly maidinamerica if she is overdue

Babies Born

Our special Niamh Hope Anne, daughter of Woollyjo - Remembered Always - Born 30th June @ 04.12 - 8lb 13oz
rattling - Born 6th May - Magnus and Alasdair (Due 1st July)
Eviebear - Born 16th June @ 00.08 - Mia Rose - 6lb 3oz (Due 7th July)
Quiltedrose - Born 17th June @ 06.17 - Beatrice Elizabeth - 6lbs (Due 6th July)
Christiana - Born 18th June @ 13.03 - Ruby Lucia - 7lbs 8.5oz (Due 25th June)
MrsMope - Born 19th June - Girl - 7lbs 3oz and Boy - 5lb 15oz (Due 1st July)
JLo2 - Born 21st June - Jack - 7lb 15oz (Due 29th June)
Gillyan - Born 23rd June @ 12.52 - Summer Jennifer - 8lb (Due 9th July)
vanimal - Born 23rd June - Girl - 5lb 8oz (Due 9th July)
London11 - Born 25th June @ 10.16 and 10.17 - Theo William - 7lb 7oz and Lewis Daniel - 7lb 3oz (Due 9th July)
LargeGlassofRed - Born 25th June @ 21.46 - Freddie - 6lb and Stanley - 6lb 12oz (Due 9th July)
plot2 - Born 29th June @ 10.31 - Christy - 7lb 7oz (Due 16th July)
nicky6 - Born 29th June @ 11.50 - Noah James - 7lb 11oz (Due 2nd July)
Mij - Born 29th June @ 14.05 - Caitlin - 7lb 1oz (Due 10th July)
dannyg - Born 30th June @ 11.31 - Maisie - 8lb 3oz (Due 14th July)
soozze - Born 30th June @ 15.06 - Girl - 7lb 12oz (Due 5th July)
mum2boys2girls - Born 1st July @ 17.38 - Abigail - 7lb 3.5oz (Due 4th July)
QueenFee - Born 2nd July @ 15.35 - Alfie Ewan - 8lb 9oz (Due 7th July)
Beccabump - Born 3rd July - Isaac Charles - 7lb 5oz (Due 16th July)
xxhunnyxx - Born 4th July @ 17.21 - Joseph Adam - 7lb 4oz (Due 6th July)
Misspaella - Born 4th July @ 20.42 - Tristan Benjamin - 8lb 3oz (Due 7th July)
Lydiathetattooedlady - Born 6th July @10.14 - Bill James - 7lb 11oz (Due 15th July)
Newb - Born 6th July - Eva Constance - 8lb 9oz (Due 10th July)
TheNatty - Born 7th July @ 10.24 - Charlie - 7lb 14oz (Due 16th July)
thelollipoplady - Born 10th July - Hugo - 9lbs (Due 7th July)
Phoenix - Born 10th July @ 09.50 - Noah Rhys - 8lb 10oz (Due 17th July)
scully - Born 11th July @ 14.40 - Connor - 7lb 13oz (Due 13th July)
rubyriley - Born 11th July @ 15.36 - James David - 8lb 12oz (Due 8th July)
Patchybob - Born 13th July @ 09.57 - Max Harley - 8lb 10oz (Due 17th July)
ActivityApple - Born 13th July @ 11.30 - Sidney Wolfgang - 6lb 13oz (Due 7th July)
Bozette - Born 13th July @ 13.49 - Amelia Grace - 7lb 15oz (Due 17th July)
JetLi - Born 13th July @ 18.45 - Hetty Florence - 8lb 6oz (Due 8th July)
mickeylou - Born 14th July - Poppy Grace - 8lb (Due 25th July)
alibobble - Born 15th July @ 08.30 - Rebecca Joy - 9lb (Due 17th July)
Tay1981 - Born 15th July @ 10.06 - Olive Grace - 9lb 7oz (Due 11th July)
moodylou - Born 15th July @ 10.57 - Samuel Isaac - 9lb 13oz (Due 1st July)
Mavornia - Born 15th July - Roman - 8lb 2oz (Due 30th July)
betsyboo - Born 19th July @ 08.58 - Charlie Joseph - 8lb 9.5oz (Due 9th July)
mumofshortie73 - Born 19th July - Charlie Gordon - 8lb 1.5oz (Due 27th July)
starmucks - Born 20th July @ 0.53 - Edward Orson - 6lb 11oz (Due 20th July)
MrsCrunch - Born 20th July @ 13.50 - Matilda Ellie - 7lb 15oz (Due 6th July)
julyjuly - Born 20th July @ 14.00 - Ruby Alice - 8lb 7oz (Due 22nd July)
ilikeyoursleeves - Born 21st July @ 05.30 - Zach - 6lb 4oz (Due 24th July)
pippa251 - Born 21st July @ 08.06 - Islay - 8lb 4oz (Due 13th July)
BonzoDoodah - Born 22nd July @ 11.40 - Gregory - 10lb 6oz (Due 25th July)
slushy06 - Born 22nd July @ 13.45 - Girl - 8lb 2oz (Due 14th July)
Accebar - Born 22nd July @ 14.20 - Matilda - 7lb 10.5oz (Due 15th July)
hobbgoblin - Born 23rd July @ 11.00 - Oenone Rose - 7lb 8oz (Due 9th July)
Cheekycel - Born 23rd July @ 06.22 - Sophia Munashe - 8lb 6oz (Due 28th July)
krumbockmummy - Born 24th July @ 02.14 - Samuel Peter Leopold - 8lb 7oz (Due 27th July)
Belgrano - Born 27th July @ 13.28 - Boy - 8lb 9.5oz (Due 20th July)
Lillabet - Born 27th July @ 23.30 - Samuel Joseph - 8lb 3oz (Due 16th July)
chellebelle - Born 29th July @ 07.47 - Jessica - 8lb 15oz (Due 22nd July)
TwoJobsOneManOneBump - Born 1st August @ 09.00 - George - 9lb 3oz (Due 19th July)
pop1973 - Born ??
Naturopath - Born ??

25 Girls*
*33 Boys

Still Waiting

9th July - chaya5738 - Surprise
12th July - Jenny79 - first baby - Having a boy
15th July - Tamequa
17th July - BrumOne - first baby
25th July - PrincessButtercup - DC #3 - Having a boy
26th July - justlookatthatbooty
27th July - Andie01 - DC#2
31st July - maidinamerica - first baby - Having a girl

Phoenix you're a star keeping this list going!

Oooh congrats naturopath. Apparantley pop1973 had her baby too. Not many left now

Just seen naturopath has had her baby 6 days ago.

Not many left now sending lots of labor vibes to those still waiting. Congrats to new arrivals hope your all resting and enjoying your baby.

congtatulayions TwoJobsOneManOneBump, EvieBear and Cheekycel .... wonderful news!

hi all,

i don't what happened but i haven't been on here in a loooooong time! i hope you are all well. i read wooljo's very sad news, and it broke my heart. i hope you are doing ok woolyjo.

i had my daughter 3 weeks early on 16th june at 00.08am - mia rose! 6lbs 3oz. the labour was very quick taking 7 hours in total. she is beautiful

it will take too long to read all your posts since i was last on so hope you are all doing well and enjoying your little ones!

Congratulations cheekycel

Babies Born

Our special Niamh Hope Anne, daughter of Woollyjo - Remembered Always - Born 30th June @ 04.12 - 8lb 13oz
rattling - Born 6th May - Magnus and Alasdair (Due 1st July)
Quiltedrose - Born 17th June @ 06.17 - Beatrice Elizabeth - 6lbs (Due 6th July)
Christiana - Born 18th June @ 13.03 - Ruby Lucia - 7lbs 8.5oz (Due 25th June)
MrsMope - Born 19th June - Girl - 7lbs 3oz and Boy - 5lb 15oz (Due 1st July)
JLo2 - Born 21st June - Jack - 7lb 15oz (Due 29th June)
Gillyan - Born 23rd June @ 12.52 - Summer Jennifer - 8lb (Due 9th July)
vanimal - Born 23rd June - Girl - 5lb 8oz (Due 9th July)
London11 - Born 25th June @ 10.16 and 10.17 - Theo William - 7lb 7oz and Lewis Daniel - 7lb 3oz (Due 9th July)
LargeGlassofRed - Born 25th June @ 21.46 - Freddie - 6lb and Stanley - 6lb 12oz (Due 9th July)
plot2 - Born 29th June @ 10.31 - Christy - 7lb 7oz (Due 16th July)
nicky6 - Born 29th June @ 11.50 - Noah James - 7lb 11oz (Due 2nd July)
Mij - Born 29th June @ 14.05 - Caitlin - 7lb 1oz (Due 10th July)
dannyg - Born 30th June @ 11.31 - Maisie - 8lb 3oz (Due 14th July)
soozze - Born 30th June @ 15.06 - Girl - 7lb 12oz (Due 5th July)
mum2boys2girls - Born 1st July @ 17.38 - Abigail - 7lb 3.5oz (Due 4th July)
QueenFee - Born 2nd July @ 15.35 - Alfie Ewan - 8lb 9oz (Due 7th July)
Beccabump - Born 3rd July - Isaac Charles - 7lb 5oz (Due 16th July)
xxhunnyxx - Born 4th July @ 17.21 - Joseph Adam - 7lb 4oz (Due 6th July)
Misspaella - Born 4th July @ 20.42 - Tristan Benjamin - 8lb 3oz (Due 7th July)
Lydiathetattooedlady - Born 6th July @10.14 - Bill James - 7lb 11oz (Due 15th July)
Newb - Born 6th July - Eva Constance - 8lb 9oz (Due 10th July)
TheNatty - Born 7th July @ 10.24 - Charlie - 7lb 14oz (Due 16th July)
thelollipoplady - Born 10th July - Hugo - 9lbs (Due 7th July)
Phoenix - Born 10th July @ 09.50 - Noah Rhys - 8lb 10oz (Due 17th July)
scully - Born 11th July @ 14.40 - Connor - 7lb 13oz (Due 13th July)
rubyriley - Born 11th July @ 15.36 - James David - 8lb 12oz (Due 8th July)
Patchybob - Born 13th July @ 09.57 - Max Harley - 8lb 10oz (Due 17th July)
ActivityApple - Born 13th July @ 11.30 - Sidney Wolfgang - 6lb 13oz (Due 7th July)
Bozette - Born 13th July @ 13.49 - Amelia Grace - 7lb 15oz (Due 17th July)
JetLi - Born 13th July @ 18.45 - Hetty Florence - 8lb 6oz (Due 8th July)
mickeylou - Born 14th July - Poppy Grace - 8lb (Due 25th July)
alibobble - Born 15th July @ 08.30 - Rebecca Joy - 9lb (Due 17th July)
Tay1981 - Born 15th July @ 10.06 - Olive Grace - 9lb 7oz (Due 11th July)
moodylou - Born 15th July @ 10.57 - Samuel Isaac - 9lb 13oz (Due 1st July)
Mavornia - Born 15th July - Roman - 8lb 2oz (Due 30th July)
betsyboo - Born 19th July @ 08.58 - Charlie Joseph - 8lb 9.5oz (Due 9th July)
mumofshortie73 - Born 19th July - Charlie Gordon - 8lb 1.5oz (Due 27th July)
starmucks - Born 20th July @ 0.53 - Edward Orson - 6lb 11oz (Due 20th July)
MrsCrunch - Born 20th July @ 13.50 - Matilda Ellie - 7lb 15oz (Due 6th July)
julyjuly - Born 20th July @ 14.00 - Ruby Alice - 8lb 7oz (Due 22nd July)
ilikeyoursleeves - Born 21st July @ 05.30 - Zach - 6lb 4oz (Due 24th July)
pippa251 - Born 21st July @ 08.06 - Islay - 8lb 4oz (Due 13th July)
BonzoDoodah - Born 22nd July @ 11.40 - Gregory - 10lb 6oz (Due 25th July)
slushy06 - Born 22nd July @ 13.45 - Girl - 8lb 2oz (Due 14th July)
Accebar - Born 22nd July @ 14.20 - Matilda - 7lb 10.5oz (Due 15th July)
hobbgoblin - Born 23rd July @ 11.00 - Oenone Rose - 7lb 8oz (Due 9th July)
Cheekycel - Born 23rd July @ 06.22 - Sophia Munashe - 8lb 6oz (Due 28th July)
krumbockmummy - Born 24th July @ 02.14 - Samuel Peter Leopold - 8lb 7oz (Due 27th July)
Belgrano - Born 27th July @ 13.28 - Boy - 8lb 9.5oz (Due 20th July)
Lillabet - Born 27th July @ 23.30 - Samuel Joseph - 8lb 3oz (Due 16th July)
chellebelle - Born 29th July @ 07.47 - Jessica - 8lb 15oz (Due 22nd July)
TwoJobsOneManOneBump - Born 1st August @ 09.00 - George - 9lb 3oz (Due 19th July)

24 Girls*
*33 Boys

Still Waiting

2nd July - pop1973
7th July - Eviebear
9th July - chaya5738 - Surprise
12th July - Jenny79 - first baby - Having a boy
14th July - Naturopath - DC #2
15th July - Tamequa
17th July - BrumOne - first baby
25th July - PrincessButtercup - DC #3 - Having a boy
27th July - Andie01 - DC#2
31st July - maidinamerica - first baby - Having a girl

Hi all,

Guess nearly 2 weeks down the line the birth announcement is well overdue!

Sophia Munashe born 23/7 @ 06.22, weighing 3.8kg and 52 cm tall.

Had quite a hard time, so trying to put the whole episode out of my mind.

She is absolutely perfect though, and we're both completely besotted !

Congrats to all the other new mums

Babies Born

Our special Niamh Hope Anne, daughter of Woollyjo - Remembered Always - Born 30th June @ 04.12 - 8lb 13oz
rattling - Born 6th May - Magnus and Alasdair (Due 1st July)
Quiltedrose - Born 17th June @ 06.17 - Beatrice Elizabeth - 6lbs (Due 6th July)
Christiana - Born 18th June @ 13.03 - Ruby Lucia - 7lbs 8.5oz (Due 25th June)
MrsMope - Born 19th June - Girl - 7lbs 3oz and Boy - 5lb 15oz (Due 1st July)
JLo2 - Born 21st June - Jack - 7lb 15oz (Due 29th June)
Gillyan - Born 23rd June @ 12.52 - Summer Jennifer - 8lb (Due 9th July)
vanimal - Born 23rd June - Girl - 5lb 8oz (Due 9th July)
London11 - Born 25th June @ 10.16 and 10.17 - Theo William - 7lb 7oz and Lewis Daniel - 7lb 3oz (Due 9th July)
LargeGlassofRed - Born 25th June @ 21.46 - Freddie - 6lb and Stanley - 6lb 12oz (Due 9th July)
plot2 - Born 29th June @ 10.31 - Christy - 7lb 7oz (Due 16th July)
nicky6 - Born 29th June @ 11.50 - Noah James - 7lb 11oz (Due 2nd July)
Mij - Born 29th June @ 14.05 - Caitlin - 7lb 1oz (Due 10th July)
dannyg - Born 30th June @ 11.31 - Maisie - 8lb 3oz (Due 14th July)
soozze - Born 30th June @ 15.06 - Girl - 7lb 12oz (Due 5th July)
mum2boys2girls - Born 1st July @ 17.38 - Abigail - 7lb 3.5oz (Due 4th July)
QueenFee - Born 2nd July @ 15.35 - Alfie Ewan - 8lb 9oz (Due 7th July)
Beccabump - Born 3rd July - Isaac Charles - 7lb 5oz (Due 16th July)
xxhunnyxx - Born 4th July @ 17.21 - Joseph Adam - 7lb 4oz (Due 6th July)
Misspaella - Born 4th July @ 20.42 - Tristan Benjamin - 8lb 3oz (Due 7th July)
Lydiathetattooedlady - Born 6th July @10.14 - Bill James - 7lb 11oz (Due 15th July)
Newb - Born 6th July - Eva Constance - 8lb 9oz (Due 10th July)
TheNatty - Born 7th July @ 10.24 - Charlie - 7lb 14oz (Due 16th July)
thelollipoplady - Born 10th July - Hugo - 9lbs (Due 7th July)
Phoenix - Born 10th July @ 09.50 - Noah Rhys - 8lb 10oz (Due 17th July)
scully - Born 11th July @ 14.40 - Connor - 7lb 13oz (Due 13th July)
rubyriley - Born 11th July @ 15.36 - James David - 8lb 12oz (Due 8th July)
Patchybob - Born 13th July @ 09.57 - Max Harley - 8lb 10oz (Due 17th July)
ActivityApple - Born 13th July @ 11.30 - Sidney Wolfgang - 6lb 13oz (Due 7th July)
Bozette - Born 13th July @ 13.49 - Amelia Grace - 7lb 15oz (Due 17th July)
JetLi - Born 13th July @ 18.45 - Hetty Florence - 8lb 6oz (Due 8th July)
mickeylou - Born 14th July - Poppy Grace - 8lb (Due 25th July)
alibobble - Born 15th July @ 08.30 - Rebecca Joy - 9lb (Due 17th July)
Tay1981 - Born 15th July @ 10.06 - Olive Grace - 9lb 7oz (Due 11th July)
moodylou - Born 15th July @ 10.57 - Samuel Isaac - 9lb 13oz (Due 1st July)
Mavornia - Born 15th July - Roman - 8lb 2oz (Due 30th July)
betsyboo - Born 19th July @ 08.58 - Charlie Joseph - 8lb 9.5oz (Due 9th July)
mumofshortie73 - Born 19th July - Charlie Gordon - 8lb 1.5oz (Due 27th July)
starmucks - Born 20th July @ 0.53 - Edward Orson - 6lb 11oz (Due 20th July)
MrsCrunch - Born 20th July @ 13.50 - Matilda Ellie - 7lb 15oz (Due 6th July)
julyjuly - Born 20th July @ 14.00 - Ruby Alice - 8lb 7oz (Due 22nd July)
ilikeyoursleeves - Born 21st July @ 05.30 - Zach - 6lb 4oz (Due 24th July)
pippa251 - Born 21st July @ 08.06 - Islay - 8lb 4oz (Due 13th July)
BonzoDoodah - Born 22nd July @ 11.40 - Gregory - 10lb 6oz (Due 25th July)
slushy06 - Born 22nd July @ 13.45 - Girl - 8lb 2oz (Due 14th July)
Accebar - Born 22nd July @ 14.20 - Matilda - 7lb 10.5oz (Due 15th July)
hobbgoblin - Born 23rd July @ 11.00 - Oenone Rose - 7lb 8oz (Due 9th July)
krumbockmummy - Born 24th July @ 02.14 - Samuel Peter Leopold - 8lb 7oz (Due 27th July)
Belgrano - Born 27th July @ 13.28 - Boy - 8lb 9.5oz (Due 20th July)
Lillabet - Born 27th July @ 23.30 - Samuel Joseph - 8lb 3oz (Due 16th July)
chellebelle - Born 29th July @ 07.47 - Jessica - 8lb 15oz (Due 22nd July)
TwoJobsOneManOneBump - Born 1st August @ 09.00 - George - 9lb 3oz (Due 19th July)

23 Girls*
*33 Boys

Still Waiting

2nd July - pop1973
7th July - Eviebear
9th July - chaya5738 - Surprise
12th July - Jenny79 - first baby - Having a boy
14th July - Naturopath - DC #2
15th July - Tamequa
17th July - BrumOne - first baby
25th July - PrincessButtercup - DC #3 - Having a boy
27th July - Andie01 - DC#2
31st July - maidinamerica - first baby - Having a girl

Fantastic news TwoJobsOneManOneBump and hobbgobblin Very well done xx Big hugs xx

Hello, news from me. Haven't read up what's happened since I last checked in but congratulations everyone who has popped and good vibes to all who have yet to!

George born naturally in midwife led unit at 9am on 01-08-09, 4.220kg or in other words 9 lbs 3 ouches - had no previous warning he would be a biggie (I'm 5'4 and usually very slim so perhaps being very average on the antenatal measurements should have been a clue.)

Stayed in for 24 hrs ish and because it was an individual room in the midwife unit my DP stayed all the time too. We are so lucky to have had such a fantastic birth experience.

Day 4 and one of my norks is leaking real stuff which I'm very relieved about - overnight day 2-3 poor thing tried to feed for hours and hours until about 3am we were so worried I sent DP out to buy formula (oh the guilt) and then we took ages to make it up coz paranoid about sterilising etc. Lovely boy then had about 50ml of it and conked straight out to sleep for the next 4 hours. Such relief.

just to add full detail but bf so can't chat, sorry

OENONE ROSE BORN 23.07.09 7lb 8oz

Congratulations Belgrano and MoodyLou. Great news and then for the birth stories. Feeling sorry for all you others waiting. I know just what it is like ... DD was 2 weeks late and I was sick of waiting by the time she arrived. A CS this time at 3 days before due date made a 9sort of) pleasant change.
Fingers crossed for the last babies coming ...

Hi Princessbuttercup - nice to see you and glad it's not just me!

Am 7 days overdue today and will get a date for induction this afternoon when go for midwife appointment - fingers crossed I won't need it but at least it's an end date I suppose.

Sending you lots of labour vibes for today Come on baby!

I'm still here Andie & 9 days over! What's going on?! Induction booked for Wednesday. Please turn up today baby!

Well done lillabet

Well done Lillabet - welcome baby Samuel Joseph. My episiotomy healed in just a few days and I added just 1 capful of Savlon to every bath for the first week - doesn't sting at all because it's so diluted - it just helps to stave off any infections.

Post-natal Thread

Congratulations Lillabet

I should have asked - where is the post natal thread? I can't find it - please could someone point me in the right direction?
Thanks

Samuel Joseph was born at 11:30pm on Monday 27th July weighing 8lb 30z.
He was 11 days late - induced the day before using prostin, got good strong contractions until 3:30am Monday when they stopped. Synotocin administered at 5pm and waters broken by consultant after an initial attempt at breaking my waters (which wasn't hugely succesful as Sam's head was fully engaged and the SHO could get the membrane to break and I was already on the gas and air).
Gas and air and TENs for four hours, then meptid which took longer than expected to kick in!
Ended up with a ventouse delivery and an episiotomy which was not what I wanted, but I didn't end up in theatre or with forceps (both discussed!).
Stitches sore, but very happy healthy young man and mum at home 48hrs after delivery.
BFing going ok. I will probably disappear a little bit until I get a bit more sorted (and to be honest, really enjoying just spending quality time with my new son ).
Will catch up with you all on the post natal thread.

Congrats to all the new mommies! Not many of you ladies left to give birth so wishing you the best when the times comes.

Hi all!

Congrats to all the new mummies! Am v jeolous as still waiting - now 6 days overdue and no signs of anything happening

Trying to console myself that days are limited now and it should be here, one way or another, in a maximum of a week's time.

Don't if anyone else who is still posting is waiting or not?

moodylou and belgrano ! lots of congrats. (belgrano lovely names btw )

hello new babies and congrats mummies

Well done belgrano and moody xx

Well done belgrano and moodylou! Sending you love and virtual casseroles

Congrqatulations to all of you who have popped. I haven't had a chance to come on much recenlty as Max is constantly feeding and it is so busy having the big kids around at the moment 24/7. Hope you are all ok and big hugs to those who are still waiting. Not long now xxx

Hi
My baby boy arrived at 1.28 pm on Monday 27th July, 7 days late and in a terrible hurry. Labour was about an hour and a half and he was born 45 mins after we got to hospital and nearly had DD in the room with us (we got shot of her and he popped out pretty much!). Midwives amazing and no stitiches, 8 lbs 9.5 oz though so not small. Been in hosp for ages with high red blood cells level (him not me) meaning that he had to be topped up with formula all the time as dehydration can be really dangerous and then he got jaundice so was under the UV incubator for days and was meanwhile also having 12 hourly antibiotics through a canula in his hand for the Strep B which I didn't get my antibiotics in time for (got them in 15 mins before birth, as opposed to the recommended 4 hours +).
I was really worried about formula messing with the breastfeeding so spent half my time on the breast pump stimulating supply in hosp and am glad to say he's now exclusively BF and gaining weight, phew.
So alll a bit traumatic, his heels are like pincushions from 4 hourly blood tests, and he was a sad little thing for the first few days but now perking up and we are home. I havne't had any sleep for what seems like forever, either due to hosp waking me to take him for tests or him feeding or needing to express at all hours of day and night, and am SO TIRED.
But he's completely gorgeous and so worth it. Now just need to decide on a name! It's between Ollie, Arthur and Sam...I'll keep you posted!

Hi All,

Not had much time to post since Sam was born but just wanted to pop on and say congratulations to everyone who has had their babies in the last couple of weeks.

My labour lasted 10.5 hours and would have been a lot quicker if Sam hadn't got stuck on the way out. I got to the pushing stage using a TENS machine and a bit of gas and air but after an hour of pushing he was still nowhere near ready to come out and i was exhausted.

The midwife recommended an epidural as she was concerned he wasn't going to come out on his own and i jumped at the chance agreed.

I then spent another hour pushing before he finally made his way into the world (just as they were starting to talk about using forceps). Had skin to skin and first feed while waiting for placenta to come out. It took over an hour to come out and when it did i had a PPH and lost 1.2 litres of blood which meant i had to have a blood transfusion as my iron levels dropped and i went into shock

We only had to stay in hospital for one night though

Am sending lots of labour vibes to all you who are still waiting...fingers crossed it won't be long now.

Hello all, hope you are all okay. I bet some of you are getting fed up now.

Hope it won't be too long for you xx

Thank you The older kids are away at the in laws til Saturday lunchtime so am enjoying the peace and quiet at the moment. Getting very quiet on this thread now. There can't be too many left now? Will get around to doing birth story soon but as madam has just started whinging I probably ought to wait and do it later.

Shaking pom poms for all those still waiting <<rah>> <<rah>> <<rah>>

Congratulations chellebelle

Durr & oops..... I've found it! Starting to feel REALLY thick! Had looked under last day messages but now looked under all postnatal clubs and it's there!

Feels like ages since James was born and look at him every day thinking how perfect he is and how lucky we are. I need to look back over this thread to donate to SANDS. Woollyjo is never far from my thoughts.

Congratulations to all new mummies and good luck to those still waiting. I'm sure that you will meet your precious babies soon

ActivityApple Where's the post natal thread? I can't see it under post natal threads, looking for July 09 but can't see one. It's probably right under my nose but it's very frustrating!!

Babies Born

Our special Niamh Hope Anne, daughter of Woollyjo - Remembered Always - Born 30th June @ 04.12 - 8lb 13oz
rattling - Born 6th May - Magnus and Alasdair (Due 1st July)
Quiltedrose - Born 17th June @ 06.17 - Beatrice Elizabeth - 6lbs (Due 6th July)
Christiana - Born 18th June @ 13.03 - Ruby Lucia - 7lbs 8.5oz (Due 25th June)
MrsMope - Born 19th June - Girl - 7lbs 3oz and Boy - 5lb 15oz (Due 1st July)
JLo2 - Born 21st June - Jack - 7lb 15oz (Due 29th June)
Gillyan - Born 23rd June @ 12.52 - Summer Jennifer - 8lb (Due 9th July)
vanimal - Born 23rd June - Girl - 5lb 8oz (Due 9th July)
London11 - Born 25th June @ 10.16 and 10.17 - Theo William - 7lb 7oz and Lewis Daniel - 7lb 3oz (Due 9th July)
LargeGlassofRed - Born 25th June @ 21.46 - Freddie - 6lb and Stanley - 6lb 12oz (Due 9th July)
plot2 - Born 29th June @ 10.31 - Christy - 7lb 7oz (Due 16th July)
nicky6 - Born 29th June @ 11.50 - Noah James - 7lb 11oz (Due 2nd July)
Mij - Born 29th June @ 14.05 - Caitlin - 7lb 1oz (Due 10th July)
dannyg - Born 30th June @ 11.31 - Maisie - 8lb 3oz (Due 14th July)
soozze - Born 30th June @ 15.06 - Girl - 7lb 12oz (Due 5th July)
mum2boys2girls - Born 1st July @ 17.38 - Abigail - 7lb 3.5oz (Due 4th July)
QueenFee - Born 2nd July @ 15.35 - Alfie Ewan - 8lb 9oz (Due 7th July)
Beccabump - Born 3rd July - Isaac Charles - 7lb 5oz (Due 16th July)
xxhunnyxx - Born 4th July @ 17.21 - Joseph Adam - 7lb 4oz (Due 6th July)
Misspaella - Born 4th July @ 20.42 - Tristan Benjamin - 8lb 3oz (Due 7th July)
Lydiathetattooedlady - Born 6th July @10.14 - Bill James - 7lb 11oz (Due 15th July)
Newb - Born 6th July - Eva Constance - 8lb 9oz (Due 10th July)
TheNatty - Born 7th July @ 10.24 - Charlie - 7lb 14oz (Due 16th July)
thelollipoplady - Born 10th July - Hugo - 9lbs (Due 7th July)
Phoenix - Born 10th July @ 09.50 - Noah Rhys - 8lb 10oz (Due 17th July)
scully - Born 11th July @ 14.40 - Connor - 7lb 13oz (Due 13th July)
rubyriley - Born 11th July @ 15.36 - James David - 8lb 12oz (Due 8th July)
Patchybob - Born 13th July @ 09.57 - Max Harley - 8lb 10oz (Due 17th July)
ActivityApple - Born 13th July @ 11.30 - Sidney Wolfgang - 6lb 13oz (Due 7th July)
Bozette - Born 13th July @ 13.49 - Amelia Grace - 7lb 15oz (Due 17th July)
JetLi - Born 13th July @ 18.45 - Hetty Florence - 8lb 6oz (Due 8th July)
mickeylou - Born 14th July - Poppy Grace - 8lb (Due 25th July)
alibobble - Born 15th July @ 08.30 - Rebecca Joy - 9lb (Due 17th July)
Tay1981 - Born 15th July @ 10.06 - Olive Grace - 9lb 7oz (Due 11th July)
moodylou - Born 15th July @ 10.57 - Samuel Isaac - 9lb 13oz (Due 1st July)
Mavornia - Born 15th July - Roman - 8lb 2oz (Due 30th July)
betsyboo - Born 19th July @ 08.58 - Charlie Joseph - 8lb 9.5oz (Due 9th July)
mumofshortie73 - Born 19th July - Charlie Gordon - 8lb 1.5oz (Due 27th July)
starmucks - Born 20th July @ 0.53 - Edward Orson - 6lb 11oz (Due 20th July)
MrsCrunch - Born 20th July @ 13.50 - Matilda Ellie - 7lb 15oz (Due 6th July)
julyjuly - Born 20th July @ 14.00 - Ruby Alice - 8lb 7oz (Due 22nd July)
ilikeyoursleeves - Born 21st July @ 05.30 - Zach - 6lb 4oz (Due 24th July)
pippa251 - Born 21st July @ 08.06 - Islay - 8lb 4oz (Due 13th July)
BonzoDoodah - Born 22nd July @ 11.40 - Gregory - 10lb 6oz (Due 25th July)
slushy06 - Born 22nd July @ 13.45 - Girl - 8lb 2oz (Due 14th July)
Accebar - Born 22nd July @ 14.20 - Matilda - 7lb 10.5oz (Due 15th July)
hobbgoblin - Born 23rd July @ 11.00 - Girl - 7lb 8oz (Due 9th July)
krumbockmummy - Born 24th July @ 02.14 - Samuel Peter Leopold - 8lb 7oz (Due 27th July)
chellebelle - Born 29th July @ 07.47 - Jessica - 8lb 15oz (Due 22nd July)

23 Girls*
*30 Boys

Still Waiting

2nd July - pop1973
7th July - Eviebear
9th July - chaya5738 - Surprise
12th July - Jenny79 - first baby - Having a boy
14th July - Naturopath - DC #2
15th July - Tamequa
16th July - Lillabet - first baby - Surprise
17th July - BrumOne - first baby
19th July - TwoJobsOneManOneBump - Surprise
20th July - Belgrano - DC #2 - Having a boy
25th July - PrincessButtercup - DC #3 - Having a boy
26th July - justlookatthatbooty - DC#2 - Having a girl
27th July - Andie01 - DC#2
28th July - Cheekycel - Having a girl
31st July - maidinamerica - first baby - Having a girl

Wow chellebelle congratulations. I was reading your status' on fb earlier

Hello all Jessica (undecided middle name) Harris was born this morning 7.47am, weighing 8lb 15oz. Didn't get homebirth due to a distinct lack of community midwives. Was very, very quick though and managed to get discharged home in just under 4 hours and will now be treated as a homebirth i.e. doctor is coming to do checks this afternoon etc etc. Will do full story later. Hope there's not too many others still waiting <<<big hugs>>> for those that are x x x

Andie hope things start moving for you ... and anyone else still out there...

I've posted some pics on my profile. baby G's first bath today and he loved it. Phew!

Congratulations new mummys!!

Haven't checked in for a few days and look how many more babies!! i'm now officially too sleep deprived to remember who i have and haven't congratulated so apologies and congratulations!

Still here and still waiting Due date today but no signs at all.
Had membrane sweep today due to slight query about dates but cervix is still firmly shut so am not expecting anything imminently.
Is anyone else still out there??????

struggling here to keep up with 2 threads!
Good luck to those still waiting ...
Alfie is so big now he doesnt look like a newborn anymore some one commented at the w/e that he looked like a 6 week old and all alert but hes only 3 still hes still gorgeous and cuddly to me

Wow - another batch of babies!
Congratulations Krumbockmummy and betsyboo and Cheekycel and Pippa and MumofShortie.

Really glad for those of you who had your VBACs. Jealous really as that's what I wanted but my big babies stopped all that happening. main thing is to be healthy and out.

I really feel for all you mums in waiting. DD was 2 weeks over so I know about the finger tapping and trying all the remedies.
The good news is that the heartburn STOPS!!! It has been Goodbye Ranitidine! How wonderful!

I'm home from hospital now and BF baby Gregory. I'm with Krumbock that it bloody hurts for the first few days but that's only while your body gets used to it and the let-down reflex starts up. Uh-oh ... grunting from the crib means it's that time again .... good luck all

Just noticed on facebook that cheekycel has had her baby. She updated her status to say she is still in hospital due to high fever but baby is doing well. Congratulations and hope you get well soon

Congratulations mumofshortie and pippa

sorry that was 6 and 1/2 hours not 66!

Hi,

I haven't got time to read the thread as I am currantly b feeding my daughter. Islay was born at 08.06am 21 st July after 66.5 hurs in labour. she is amazing and wieghed 8lb 4 oz and was 8 days over due but well worth the wait!

Evening all !

Great news- Charlie Gordon arrived last Sunday night, 19th July, weighing 8lbs 1.5oz.
8 days early.

Guess what ! I GOT MY VBAC !!!!!

So delighted, he is a wee smasher.

Will post more soon.

Zillions of congratulations to everyone who has given birth since I've been away & good luck to everyone still to pop.

Hello thank you all for the congratulations

Went into hospital at 4pm on thurs because waters were dripping so mw asked me to go in to go on a monitor. By 9pm waters had broken but no contractions so went home at 10:30pm was in full labour and at 12:30am was bk at the hospital 6cm dilated

I am so happy i got my VBAC, used gas and air and had him by 2:14am 24th July. The birth was great, the MW was brilliant.

Only problem i had was that i got a clitoral tear which court a blood vessel and i lost over 3 pints of blood. Everything else went really well.

Very sore at the moment, have stitches and DD is very tried and is playing up but she is enjoying being a big sister, but is wanting to do to much thank god for the playpen which the moses basket is on or she would never leave him alone. i am breast and bottle feeding manly breast but very sore on both nipples .

Will go and find the post-nat thread, he has a full head of copper/red hair and is perfect in every way.

Congratulations Krumbockmummy and betsyboo

Babies Born

Our special Niamh Hope Anne, daughter of Woollyjo - Remembered Always - Born 30th June @ 04.12 - 8lb 13oz
rattling - Born 6th May - Magnus and Alasdair (Due 1st July)
Quiltedrose - Born 17th June @ 06.17 - Beatrice Elizabeth - 6lbs (Due 6th July)
Christiana - Born 18th June @ 13.03 - Ruby Lucia - 7lbs 8.5oz (Due 25th June)
MrsMope - Born 19th June - Girl - 7lbs 3oz and Boy - 5lb 15oz (Due 1st July)
JLo2 - Born 21st June - Jack - 7lb 15oz (Due 29th June)
Gillyan - Born 23rd June @ 12.52 - Summer Jennifer - 8lb (Due 9th July)
vanimal - Born 23rd June - Girl - 5lb 8oz (Due 9th July)
London11 - Born 25th June @ 10.16 and 10.17 - Theo William - 7lb 7oz and Lewis Daniel - 7lb 3oz (Due 9th July)
LargeGlassofRed - Born 25th June @ 21.46 - Freddie - 6lb and Stanley - 6lb 12oz (Due 9th July)
plot2 - Born 29th June @ 10.31 - Christy - 7lb 7oz (Due 16th July)
nicky6 - Born 29th June @ 11.50 - Noah James - 7lb 11oz (Due 2nd July)
Mij - Born 29th June @ 14.05 - Caitlin - 7lb 1oz (Due 10th July)
dannyg - Born 30th June @ 11.31 - Maisie - 8lb 3oz (Due 14th July)
soozze - Born 30th June @ 15.06 - Girl - 7lb 12oz (Due 5th July)
mum2boys2girls - Born 1st July @ 17.38 - Abigail - 7lb 3.5oz (Due 4th July)
QueenFee - Born 2nd July @ 15.35 - Alfie Ewan - 8lb 9oz (Due 7th July)
Beccabump - Born 3rd July - Isaac Charles - 7lb 5oz (Due 16th July)
xxhunnyxx - Born 4th July @ 17.21 - Joseph Adam - 7lb 4oz (Due 6th July)
Misspaella - Born 4th July @ 20.42 - Tristan Benjamin - 8lb 3oz (Due 7th July)
Lydiathetattooedlady - Born 6th July @10.14 - Bill James - 7lb 11oz (Due 15th July)
Newb - Born 6th July - Eva Constance - 8lb 9oz (Due 10th July)
TheNatty - Born 7th July @ 10.24 - Charlie - 7lb 14oz (Due 16th July)
thelollipoplady - Born 10th July - Hugo - 9lbs (Due 7th July)
Phoenix - Born 10th July @ 09.50 - Noah Rhys - 8lb 10oz (Due 17th July)
scully - Born 11th July @ 14.40 - Connor - 7lb 13oz (Due 13th July)
rubyriley - Born 11th July @ 15.36 - James David - 8lb 12oz (Due 8th July)
Patchybob - Born 13th July @ 09.57 - Max Harley - 8lb 10oz (Due 17th July)
ActivityApple - Born 13th July @ 11.30 - Sidney Wolfgang - 6lb 13oz (Due 7th July)
Bozette - Born 13th July @ 13.49 - Amelia Grace - 7lb 15oz (Due 17th July)
JetLi - Born 13th July @ 18.45 - Hetty Florence - 8lb 6oz (Due 8th July)
mickeylou - Born 14th July - Poppy Grace - 8lb (Due 25th July)
alibobble - Born 15th July @ 08.30 - Rebecca Joy - 9lb (Due 17th July)
Tay1981 - Born 15th July @ 10.06 - Olive Grace - 9lb 7oz (Due 11th July)
moodylou - Born 15th July @ 10.57 - Samuel Isaac - 9lb 13oz (Due 1st July)
Mavornia - Born 15th July - Roman - 8lb 2oz (Due 30th July)
betsyboo - Born 19th July @ 08.58 - Charlie Joseph - 8lb 9.5oz (Due 9th July)
starmucks - Born 20th July @ 0.53 - Edward Orson - 6lb 11oz (Due 20th July)
MrsCrunch - Born 20th July @ 13.50 - Matilda Ellie - 7lb 15oz (Due 6th July)
julyjuly - Born 20th July @ 14.00 - Ruby Alice - 8lb 7oz (Due 22nd July)
ilikeyoursleeves - Born 21st July @ 05.30 - Zach - 6lb 4oz (Due 24th July)
BonzoDoodah - Born 22nd July @ 11.40 - Gregory - 10lb 6oz (Due 25th July)
slushy06 - Born 22nd July @ 13.45 - Girl - 8lb 2oz (Due 14th July)
Accebar - Born 22nd July @ 14.20 - Matilda - 7lb 10.5oz (Due 15th July)
hobbgoblin - Born 23rd July @ 11.00 - Girl - 7lb 8oz (Due 9th July)
krumbockmummy - Born 24th July @ 02.14 - Samuel Peter Leopold - 8lb 7oz (Due 27th July)

21 Girls*
*29 Boys

Still Waiting

2nd July - pop1973
7th July - Eviebear
9th July - chaya5738 - Surprise
12th July - Jenny79 - first baby - Having a boy
13th July - pippa251 - first baby
14th July - Naturopath - DC #2
15th July - Tamequa
16th July - Lillabet - first baby - Surprise
17th July - BrumOne - first baby
19th July - TwoJobsOneManOneBump - Surprise
20th July - Belgrano - DC #2 - Having a boy
22nd July - chellebelle - DC#4
25th July - PrincessButtercup - DC #3 - Having a boy
26th July - justlookatthatbooty - DC#2 - Having a girl
27th July - mumofshortie73 - DC #2 - Surprise
27th July - Andie01 - DC#2
28th July - Cheekycel - Having a girl
31st July - maidinamerica - first baby - Having a girl

Hello,

I had my son Charlie Joseph at 8.58am on 19th July.
I had a 6 hour labour with just gas and air which I'm really pleased about. He weighed 8lb 9.5oz.

Congrats to all the new mums :O

Congratulations krumbock, acceber, julyjuly and hobnobb! I hope that you're all recovering well?

Chellebelle, I know what you mean about not really wanting baby to hurry. I'm enjoying the last moments of the relative peace and quiet of 2DCs before the arrival of my 3rd and I see you're on your 4th! Starting to feel a bit niggly though and walks to the park after the kids are becoming slightly uncomfortable (starting to feel like I need to pee whenever I get into brisk trot after scooter mode!). Also my DCs are with their grandparents this weekend so an imminent arrival would be very helpful!

Belgrano, I do feel for you. Life becomes so focused on will it/won't it be today. On the positive side, curry and sex every night isn't such a bad thing - I bet there's not much chat about nightly sex on the post-natal thread! The show sounds positive. My DD arrived within 24 hours of my having a show last time.

I just came across one of your posts on the baby names topic as Arthur's top of our list for a name. In fact it's about the only name we can agree on. Are you still keen? It's had a marmite-like reception from everyone we've mentioned it to - people really do love it or hate it (my in-laws are in the hate-it camp) but I can't honestly think of one I like better and it goes very well with my other Ds and DD's 1900s style names...

Congratulations krumbock, acceber, julyjuly and hobnobb, that's great! nice to see some more girls arriving too.
And congrats to anyone I have forgotten too. Sorry, preg brain and general obsession with going into labour are eclipsing everything else!
Feeling cross I am still pg and now 5 days overdue. Had curry tonight, had sex almost every night, lots of walking, bouncing on ball but just gives me a load of braxton hicks and that's about it...
ooh - had a sort of show as well, except no blood, just a lump of snotty stuff this morning (sorry, TMI!) so maybe things are happening??
Good luck and happy waiting to all else still waiting.

Congrats to all hte new babies!

Congratulations everyone!!!! Slowly but surely they're all arriving, only a few of us left waiting now. No news from pop1973, Eviebear, betsyboo or chaya5738??? Surely they've arrived by now?

I'm only 3 days over, went for a long walk both yesterday and today and had a curry last night, but no sign as yet. Have to say, am not really trying to get this baby out yet as am happy for it to wait a little while until slightly further into the summer holidays, am only bothered about making sure it comes before the homebirth/induction deadline. We'll see eh? Have to say though, the flippin heartburn is doing my head in! You'd have thought, as I'm at least 2 or 3/5 engaged, it'd start to get less but it only seems to be getting worse.

Have had a lurvely day today, started off being a grumpy mare due to waking up lots in the night, but got the house cleaner and tidier which always makes me feel better. Then took the kids into town and to the park, got back, had a sleep/rest for a bit while DH went to his second home (B&Q) and then got the bouncy castle out for the kids for a bit. The fact that the sun has been out most of the day cheers me up no end anyway

Hello All

Baby Samuel Peter Leopold Krumbock made his arrival 24th july at 2:14am weighing 8lb 7oz.
Full head of red hair, will post pics and birth story when i can. But got my VBAC xx

Hi ladies, congrats to the new arrivals. Haven't had time to catch up on all the news, will do a quick read once I've posted. We called our wee boy Connor, still deciding on the 2nd name He is over his jaundice now and feeding well, has regained the weight he lost and is slightly over his birthweight now, so very happy that he did that within 9 days.
Good luck to those still waiting, hopefully not too much longer before you meet your little ones

Babies Born

Our special Niamh Hope Anne, daughter of Woollyjo - Remembered Always - Born 30th June @ 04.12 - 8lb 13oz
rattling - Born 6th May - Magnus and Alasdair (Due 1st July)
Quiltedrose - Born 17th June @ 06.17 - Beatrice Elizabeth - 6lbs (Due 6th July)
Christiana - Born 18th June @ 13.03 - Ruby Lucia - 7lbs 8.5oz (Due 25th June)
MrsMope - Born 19th June - Girl - 7lbs 3oz and Boy - 5lb 15oz (Due 1st July)
JLo2 - Born 21st June - Jack - 7lb 15oz (Due 29th June)
Gillyan - Born 23rd June @ 12.52 - Summer Jennifer - 8lb (Due 9th July)
vanimal - Born 23rd June - Girl - 5lb 8oz (Due 9th July)
London11 - Born 25th June @ 10.16 and 10.17 - Theo William - 7lb 7oz and Lewis Daniel - 7lb 3oz (Due 9th July)
LargeGlassofRed - Born 25th June @ 21.46 - Freddie - 6lb and Stanley - 6lb 12oz (Due 9th July)
plot2 - Born 29th June @ 10.31 - Christy - 7lb 7oz (Due 16th July)
nicky6 - Born 29th June @ 11.50 - Noah James - 7lb 11oz (Due 2nd July)
Mij - Born 29th June @ 14.05 - Caitlin - 7lb 1oz (Due 10th July)
dannyg - Born 30th June @ 11.31 - Maisie - 8lb 3oz (Due 14th July)
soozze - Born 30th June @ 15.06 - Girl - 7lb 12oz (Due 5th July)
mum2boys2girls - Born 1st July @ 17.38 - Abigail - 7lb 3.5oz (Due 4th July)
QueenFee - Born 2nd July @ 15.35 - Alfie Ewan - 8lb 9oz (Due 7th July)
Beccabump - Born 3rd July - Isaac Charles - 7lb 5oz (Due 16th July)
xxhunnyxx - Born 4th July @ 17.21 - Joseph Adam - 7lb 4oz (Due 6th July)
Misspaella - Born 4th July @ 20.42 - Tristan Benjamin - 8lb 3oz (Due 7th July)
Lydiathetattooedlady - Born 6th July @10.14 - Bill James - 7lb 11oz (Due 15th July)
Newb - Born 6th July - Eva Constance - 8lb 9oz (Due 10th July)
TheNatty - Born 7th July @ 10.24 - Charlie - 7lb 14oz (Due 16th July)
thelollipoplady - Born 10th July - Hugo - 9lbs (Due 7th July)
Phoenix - Born 10th July @ 09.50 - Noah Rhys - 8lb 10oz (Due 17th July)
scully - Born 11th July @ 14.40 - Boy - 7lb 13oz (Due 13th July)
rubyriley - Born 11th July @ 15.36 - James David - 8lb 12oz (Due 8th July)
Patchybob - Born 13th July @ 09.57 - Max Harley - 8lb 10oz (Due 17th July)
ActivityApple - Born 13th July @ 11.30 - Sidney Wolfgang - 6lb 13oz (Due 7th July)
Bozette - Born 13th July @ 13.49 - Amelia Grace - 7lb 15oz (Due 17th July)
JetLi - Born 13th July @ 18.45 - Hetty Florence - 8lb 6oz (Due 8th July)
mickeylou - Born 14th July - Poppy Grace - 8lb (Due 25th July)
alibobble - Born 15th July @ 08.30 - Rebecca Joy - 9lb (Due 17th July)
Tay1981 - Born 15th July @ 10.06 - Olive Grace - 9lb 7oz (Due 11th July)
moodylou - Born 15th July @ 10.57 - Samuel Isaac - 9lb 13oz (Due 1st July)
Mavornia - Born 15th July - Roman - 8lb 2oz (Due 30th July)
starmucks - Born 20th July @ 0.53 - Edward Orson - 6lb 11oz (Due 20th July)
MrsCrunch - Born 20th July @ 13.50 - Matilda Ellie - 7lb 15oz (Due 6th July)
julyjuly - Born 20th July @ 14.00 - Ruby Alice - 8lb 7oz (Due 22nd July)
ilikeyoursleeves - Born 21st July @ 05.30 - Zach - 6lb 4oz (Due 24th July)
BonzoDoodah - Born 22nd July @ 11.40 - Gregory - 10lb 6oz (Due 25th July)
slushy06 - Born 22nd July @ 13.45 - Girl - 8lb 2oz (Due 14th July)
Accebar - Born 22nd July @ 14.20 - Matilda - 7lb 10.5oz (Due 15th July)
hobbgoblin - Born 23rd July @ 11.00 - Girl - 7lb 8oz (Due 9th July)

21 Girls*
*27 Boys

Still Waiting

2nd July - pop1973
7th July - Eviebear
9th July - betsyboo - Having a boy
9th July - chaya5738 - Surprise
12th July - Jenny79 - first baby - Having a boy
13th July - pippa251 - first baby
14th July - Naturopath - DC #2
15th July - Tamequa
16th July - Lillabet - first baby - Surprise
17th July - BrumOne - first baby
19th July - TwoJobsOneManOneBump - Surprise
20th July - Belgrano - DC #2 - Having a boy
22nd July - chellebelle - DC#4
25th July - PrincessButtercup - DC #3 - Having a boy
26th July - justlookatthatbooty - DC#2 - Having a girl
27th July - mumofshortie73 - DC #2 - Surprise
27th July - krumbockmummy - DC#2 - Having a boy
27th July - Andie01 - DC#2
28th July - Cheekycel - Having a girl
31st July - maidinamerica - first baby - Having a girl

Urgh, gawd! Too knackered to catch up properly so vvvv quickly for the list...

Baby Hobb born 23rd July weighing 7lb 8oz

Thanks for congrats and good wishes the same from me to new mummys acceber, juljuly, ilys, skushy, starmucks krumbock and any i have missed x

Many, many congratulations to hobbgoblin, accebar, ilikeyoursleeves, slushy, starmucks and julyjuly. What a story ILYS!!!!! Well done to your SIL as well, for staying so calm.
How are you krumbock? I'm guessing baby could be here by now - if not then I hope you enjoyed your cousins wedding.
Spent all day feeding and sleeping with DD - she's lovely but turning into a serious milk monster.
DP will be back to work on Monday - I'm really not looking forward to being on my own at all.

Congratulations Accebar and julyjuly . The girls are catching up to the boys now

OH LOVELY TWO MORE GIRLS! oops caps on...

Congratulations Acceber and juljuly ... lovely names.

Hi

Had Ruby Alice on 20th July at 2pm, 8lb 7oz.

Hi everyone

I haven't read above so sorry if I missed anything.

I had my baby on Wednesday 22 July at 2.20pm at home using hypnobirthing (which really worked) and a bit of gas and air at the end.

We've called her Matilda and she is 7lbs 10.5 ounces

Just checking in for the first time in ages to say congratulations to all those who've had your little ones already.

Sorry I haven't been here throughout but busy days and early nights have killed my internet habit recently. I've just caught up on all your birth stories and I'm feeling quite exhilerated yet terrified of what lies ahead.

I hope I'm not too far behind. Due tomorrow but I'm still feeling far too comfortable! So far, I've been willing baby to hold on but now that my hospital bag is fully packed, the waterproof sheet is on the mattress and my parents have just taken DS and DD away for the weekend, I shall be trying EVERYTHING to get things moving over the next couple of days.

Good luck everyone!

hello. Just checking in - still waiting. Have had pains like indigestion around top of bump all of yesterday and baby pummelled me for three hours solidly from the inside. Honestly it was like he/she was doing the GMTV Mr Motivator routine in there. Got pretty fed up of it tbh.

Have got 41 week mw appointment on monday morning and reflexology appointment monday afternoon. at 39 week mw appt she booked the induction for 40+10 ie. friday 31st (well, the "phone up and see if the hosp has a bed spare to do the induction" - if they don't I guess it's not going to be until the following monday)

getting a bit lonely around here. can't wait to join you on the postnatal thread. Really. Can't. Wait. !!

congrats starmucks sorry you didn't get the VBAC but glad you're all well and was a better experience.

congrats new mums x
c u all on postnatal thread

Congratulations slushy, hobbgoblin and starmucks

Edward Orson made his appearance in keeping with schedule at 0.53mins am 20th July, weighing 6lbs 11oz. I had hoped for a vbac but 24hrs after my waters broke on Saturday, I had still to experience any contraction and wasn't at all dillated. Still it was a much, much better experience than my previous cs delivery and the mw were amazing both prior to surgery and post natally. And so far we're managing to bf which is sore but brilliant. Congratulations to all the other new mums, and thinking of those still patiently waiting.

Well done Hob- you get some much needed rest now! I am home and off to bed....xxx

OMG ILYSleeves Whata dramartci birth story, thata amazing, glad you were both ok xx

Well done slushy

had her about 11

Just a quick update as v tired. I had my baby girl at 1.45am 22nd july. 8lbs 2 oz baby latching great.

I went back up at 12 as no break between cc and a lovely mw showed me to a room gave me gas and air and turned the lights down.

She checked me 4 cms so great I stayed and at 1. 40 I asked her to check again as the pain was really bad she said 6 cms 3 mins later I stared pushing and my baby was born 3 mins after I started pushing.

Not a stitch yay. Her agpars were 9 and 10 and she is beautiful and feeding really well. My mw was great she was even getting into awkward positions rather than move me and let me decide what I wanted to do.

Her big brother loves her and although he is having a few tantrums he seems to be handeling it well and he is overall happy.
congrats to all the other arrivals and hope all our ladies in waiting have some good news soon.

Congratulaions to sleeves, Bonzo and Mrscrunch

Had a horrible night and morning waters have been dripping since 7 pm last night and every time i move its like i wet myself TMI No pains or anything?

Loved my waters breaking last time it was like some one turned on a tap full blast laughed all the way through that bit, it was so loud it woke DP up

Waiting for midwife to call me back, so will keep all posted xx

Hoping he comes soon before saturday, have cousins wedding which she has paid for a sit down meal for us £60 per person, really wanna go!!!

Sleeves.... WOW! what an arrival to the world for little Zach. You (and SIL) will be telling that story for a while! Glad you're all well.

And congrats Bonzo and MrsCrunch - thinking of all those still twiddling their thumbs too (or should that be nipples? )

Ruby you know all us who have popped are over on the post-natal thread? I'm planning on staying on MN for a while yet. Come and join us there when you've popped, ladies

What fantastic births stories over the past week especially the arrival of baby Zach*!

*Phoenix ur a star for updating the list so regularly. Hope ur recovering ok.

Babies Born

Our special Niamh Hope Anne, daughter of Woollyjo - Remembered Always - Born 30th June @ 04.12 - 8lb 13oz
rattling - Born 6th May - Magnus and Alasdair (Due 1st July)
Quiltedrose - Born 17th June @ 06.17 - Beatrice Elizabeth - 6lbs (Due 6th July)
Christiana - Born 18th June @ 13.03 - Ruby Lucia - 7lbs 8.5oz (Due 25th June)
MrsMope - Born 19th June - Girl - 7lbs 3oz and Boy - 5lb 15oz (Due 1st July)
JLo2 - Born 21st June - Jack - 7lb 15oz (Due 29th June)
Gillyan - Born 23rd June @ 12.52 - Summer Jennifer - 8lb (Due 9th July)
vanimal - Born 23rd June - Girl - 5lb 8oz (Due 9th July)
London11 - Born 25th June @ 10.16 and 10.17 - Theo William - 7lb 7oz and Lewis Daniel - 7lb 3oz (Due 9th July)
LargeGlassofRed - Born 25th June @ 21.46 - Freddie - 6lb and Stanley - 6lb 12oz (Due 9th July)
plot2 - Born 29th June @ 10.31 - Christy - 7lb 7oz (Due 16th July)
nicky6 - Born 29th June @ 11.50 - Noah James - 7lb 11oz (Due 2nd July)
Mij - Born 29th June @ 14.05 - Caitlin - 7lb 1oz (Due 10th July)
dannyg - Born 30th June @ 11.31 - Maisie - 8lb 3oz (Due 14th July)
soozze - Born 30th June @ 15.06 - Girl - 7lb 12oz (Due 5th July)
mum2boys2girls - Born 1st July @ 17.38 - Abigail - 7lb 3.5oz (Due 4th July)
QueenFee - Born 2nd July @ 15.35 - Alfie Ewan - 8lb 9oz (Due 7th July)
Beccabump - Born 3rd July - Isaac Charles - 7lb 5oz (Due 16th July)
xxhunnyxx - Born 4th July @ 17.21 - Joseph Adam - 7lb 4oz (Due 6th July)
Misspaella - Born 4th July @ 20.42 - Tristan Benjamin - 8lb 3oz (Due 7th July)
Lydiathetattooedlady - Born 6th July @10.14 - Bill James - 7lb 11oz (Due 15th July)
Newb - Born 6th July - Eva Constance - 8lb 9oz (Due 10th July)
TheNatty - Born 7th July @ 10.24 - Charlie - 7lb 14oz (Due 16th July)
thelollipoplady - Born 10th July - Hugo - 9lbs (Due 7th July)
Phoenix - Born 10th July @ 09.50 - Noah Rhys - 8lb 10oz (Due 17th July)
scully - Born 11th July @ 14.40 - Boy - 7lb 13oz (Due 13th July)
rubyriley - Born 11th July @ 15.36 - James David - 8lb 12oz (Due 8th July)
Patchybob - Born 13th July @ 09.57 - Max Harley - 8lb 10oz (Due 17th July)
ActivityApple - Born 13th July @ 11.30 - Sidney Wolfgang - 6lb 13oz (Due 7th July)
Bozette - Born 13th July @ 13.49 - Amelia Grace - 7lb 15oz (Due 17th July)
JetLi - Born 13th July @ 18.45 - Hetty Florence - 8lb 6oz (Due 8th July)
mickeylou - Born 14th July - Poppy Grace - 8lb (Due 25th July)
alibobble - Born 15th July @ 08.30 - Rebecca Joy - 9lb (Due 17th July)
Tay1981 - Born 15th July @ 10.06 - Olive Grace - 9lb 7oz (Due 11th July)
moodylou - Born 15th July @ 10.57 - Samuel Isaac - 9lb 13oz (Due 1st July)
Mavornia - Born 15th July - Roman - 8lb 2oz (Due 30th July)
MrsCrunch - Born 20th July @ 13.50 - Matilda Ellie - 7lb 15oz (Due 6th July)
ilikeyoursleeves - Born 21st July - Zach (Due 24th July)
BonzoDoodah - Born 22nd July @ 11.40 - Gregory - 10lb 6oz (Due 25th July)

17 Girls*
*26 Boys

Still Waiting

2nd July - pop1973
7th July - Eviebear
9th July - Hobbgoblin - DC #4
9th July - betsyboo - Having a boy
9th July - chaya5738 - Surprise
12th July - Jenny79 - first baby - Having a boy
13th July - pippa251 - first baby
14th July - slushy06 - DC #2 - Having a girl
14th July - Naturopath - DC #2
15th July - Acceber - Having a girl
15th July - Tamequa
16th July - Lillabet - first baby - Surprise
17th July - BrumOne - first baby
19th July - TwoJobsOneManOneBump - Surprise
20th July - Belgrano - DC #2 - Having a boy
20th July - starmucks - DC #2 - Surprise
22nd July - chellebelle - DC#4
22nd July - julyjuly - DC#3 - Having a girl
25th July - PrincessButtercup - DC #3 - Having a boy
26th July - justlookatthatbooty - DC#2 - Having a girl
27th July - mumofshortie73 - DC #2 - Surprise
27th July - krumbockmummy - DC#2 - Having a boy
27th July - Andie01 - DC#2
28th July - Cheekycel - Having a girl
31st July - maidinamerica - first baby - Having a girl

Oh my goodness ILYS that's the most amazing story! Well done you, how incredible and lucky you had such a good SIL on hand to help too!! Wowee, that's awesome, I am in awe.
CCongratulations.

Congratulations ilike, what a dramatic entrance little Zach made. Glad you are both well

hi all excuse lack of punctuation, baby zach is here!!!!!!!!!!! ...and on the boob.

omg such a story, in a nutshell my contractions started 1115pm on tuesday night, became fast and furious within a few hours (over a min long, 2-3 mins apart), i called the hosp and they said to hang about at home for a bit seeing as i was in labour with ds for 4 days. however i knew the baby was imminent about 5am so had to grab all the bags and ds (who thought it was all so exciting, he was copying me shouting during my contractions lol) and dh drove to sils house about 70mph... on the way there we went over a bump and my waters broke all over the (new) car, i was screaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaming with continual pain and when we got to sils i just knew baby was coming. hospital is 20 mins from sils so we ended up running into her house, me screaming in her bathroom and we delivered the baby literally 10 mins later on sils bathroom floor!!!!!!!!!!! sil was talked through what to do by 999 on phone, she was brill, so calm considering. thank the lord all was well with zach and he came out fine and was crying and was pink. paramedics arrived 2 mins after the birth! we were taken to hosp and i was sewn up as i had 2nd degree tears again. least i got gas and air for the needlework!

stayed in hosp last night and all is well so we got home today. i was in total shock and broke down once we got to hospital. fine now tho and baby zach is fab. ds1 is staying at sils again tonight but met his bro today, a little aprehensive at first but stroked him gently and tried to feed him a biscuit, awwwww.

sorry not read recent posts, will catch up soon, goodluck those waiting! x

Congratulations Bonzodoodah, at his size. Poor little thing having the heel prick tests. Noah had to have them before every feed for 24 hours cos of my GD.

congratulations BonzoDoodah and what a huge baby!! Well done you!! And what a lovely name; in fact what lovely names we have on this thread.

Pleasure tinged with sadness that we're all popping and life will be strange without MN; assume it's natural to drift away from the site without the excitement of pregnancies and new babies arriving

oops DD is an M too

hey all ...one finger typing on crappy keypad.
all went super today. went into theatre at about 11 for preping. started at 11.30 ... struggled to get baby out of the hole as so big ... but baby Gregory arrived 10 mins later weighing 10lb 6oz!!! Thank goodness we went for the elective CS!
Baby apgars were 10 10 10 so very good. Only thing is his blood sugars are low so they have to heel prick and test every couple of hours... poor boy. He's feeding fine though.
Otherwise I'm feeling pretty good and M and DH have been in for a goodnight kiss.

Congrats Mrscrunch and lovely name ... D is an too.

Congratulations MrsCrunch

Babies Born

Our special Niamh Hope Anne, daughter of Woollyjo - Remembered Always - Born 30th June @ 04.12 - 8lb 13oz
rattling - Born 6th May - Magnus and Alasdair (Due 1st July)
Quiltedrose - Born 17th June @ 06.17 - Beatrice Elizabeth - 6lbs (Due 6th July)
Christiana - Born 18th June @ 13.03 - Ruby Lucia - 7lbs 8.5oz (Due 25th June)
MrsMope - Born 19th June - Girl - 7lbs 3oz and Boy - 5lb 15oz (Due 1st July)
JLo2 - Born 21st June - Jack - 7lb 15oz (Due 29th June)
Gillyan - Born 23rd June @ 12.52 - Summer Jennifer - 8lb (Due 9th July)
vanimal - Born 23rd June - Girl - 5lb 8oz (Due 9th July)
London11 - Born 25th June @ 10.16 and 10.17 - Theo William - 7lb 7oz and Lewis Daniel - 7lb 3oz (Due 9th July)
LargeGlassofRed - Born 25th June @ 21.46 - Freddie - 6lb and Stanley - 6lb 12oz (Due 9th July)
plot2 - Born 29th June @ 10.31 - Christy - 7lb 7oz (Due 16th July)
nicky6 - Born 29th June @ 11.50 - Noah James - 7lb 11oz (Due 2nd July)
Mij - Born 29th June @ 14.05 - Caitlin - 7lb 1oz (Due 10th July)
dannyg - Born 30th June @ 11.31 - Maisie - 8lb 3oz (Due 14th July)
soozze - Born 30th June @ 15.06 - Girl - 7lb 12oz (Due 5th July)
mum2boys2girls - Born 1st July @ 17.38 - Abigail - 7lb 3.5oz (Due 4th July)
QueenFee - Born 2nd July @ 15.35 - Alfie Ewan - 8lb 9oz (Due 7th July)
Beccabump - Born 3rd July - Isaac Charles - 7lb 5oz (Due 16th July)
xxhunnyxx - Born 4th July @ 17.21 - Joseph Adam - 7lb 4oz (Due 6th July)
Misspaella - Born 4th July @ 20.42 - Tristan Benjamin - 8lb 3oz (Due 7th July)
Lydiathetattooedlady - Born 6th July @10.14 - Bill James - 7lb 11oz (Due 15th July)
Newb - Born 6th July - Eva Constance - 8lb 9oz (Due 10th July)
TheNatty - Born 7th July @ 10.24 - Charlie - 7lb 14oz (Due 16th July)
thelollipoplady - Born 10th July - Hugo - 9lbs (Due 7th July)
Phoenix - Born 10th July @ 09.50 - Noah Rhys - 8lb 10oz (Due 17th July)
scully - Born 11th July @ 14.40 - Boy - 7lb 13oz (Due 13th July)
rubyriley - Born 11th July @ 15.36 - James David - 8lb 12oz (Due 8th July)
Patchybob - Born 13th July @ 09.57 - Max Harley - 8lb 10oz (Due 17th July)
ActivityApple - Born 13th July @ 11.30 - Sidney Wolfgang - 6lb 13oz (Due 7th July)
Bozette - Born 13th July @ 13.49 - Amelia Grace - 7lb 15oz (Due 17th July)
JetLi - Born 13th July @ 18.45 - Hetty Florence - 8lb 6oz (Due 8th July)
mickeylou - Born 14th July - Poppy Grace - 8lb (Due 25th July)
alibobble - Born 15th July @ 08.30 - Rebecca Joy - 9lb (Due 17th July)
Tay1981 - Born 15th July @ 10.06 - Olive Grace - 9lb 7oz (Due 11th July)
moodylou - Born 15th July @ 10.57 - Samuel Isaac - 9lb 13oz (Due 1st July)
Mavornia - Born 15th July - Roman - 8lb 2oz (Due 30th July)
MrsCrunch - Born 20th July @ 13.50 - Matilda Ellie - 7lb 15oz (Due 6th July)

17 Girls*
*24 Boys

Still Waiting

2nd July - pop1973
7th July - Eviebear
9th July - Hobbgoblin - DC #4
9th July - betsyboo - Having a boy
9th July - chaya5738 - Surprise
12th July - Jenny79 - first baby - Having a boy
13th July - pippa251 - first baby
14th July - slushy06 - DC #2 - Having a girl
14th July - Naturopath - DC #2
15th July - Acceber - Having a girl
15th July - Tamequa
16th July - Lillabet - first baby - Surprise
17th July - BrumOne - first baby
19th July - TwoJobsOneManOneBump - Surprise
20th July - Belgrano - DC #2 - Having a boy
20th July - starmucks - DC #2 - Surprise
22nd July - chellebelle - DC#4
22nd July - julyjuly - DC#3 - Having a girl
24th July - ilikeyoursleeves - DC #2 - Having a boy
25th July - PrincessButtercup - DC #3 - Having a boy
25th July - BonzoDoodah - DC #2 - Surprise
26th July - justlookatthatbooty - DC#2 - Having a girl
27th July - mumofshortie73 - DC #2 - Surprise
27th July - krumbockmummy - DC#2 - Having a boy
27th July - Andie01 - DC#2
28th July - Cheekycel - Having a girl
31st July - maidinamerica - first baby - Having a girl

C - Sections Booked

22nd July - BonzoDoodah

Congratulations Mrs Crunch! That's brilliant news, lovely name too. Sounds like a bit of an ordeal so you must rest now.
I am amazed how many of us are still waiting TBH, the moon must be doing something weird as there are lots of us on the 'still waiting' list who are past our dates now. Hmmm, maybe it's the weather .

Hello ladies,

just to let you know that our little matilda ellie was born on 20/07/09 at 13:50 after just 5 hours of labour in hospital.

went into labour naturally on sunday night (42 week induction was booked for monday night, the curry and the reflexology did it, I think) and went to hospital on Monday morning at 8:40. Was only 1 cm dilated and they nearly sent me home but then my waters broke. The next five hours seem a bit of a blur, they seemed ages to me but everything went really quickly and Matilda Ellie was born naturally at 13:50 that day with just gas and air to help. 3.6 kg and 56 cm.

was a bit of a kerfuffle after that as placenta wouldn't budge, but that was removed with spinal anaesthetic. all without complications after that. just getting used to her now and trying to rest.

hobbgloblin Hope all is going well and i wish u all the luck. (sending good labour vibes)

40 wks on Monday, still no sign at all of this baby all BH and pains have gone, must of been the huge bowl of mint choc ice cream

But at least DD is better now has got over her vomiting bug, fingers are crossed we dont get it.

Have cousins wedding on sat, due date mon, consultant tues and sweep wed bisy bisy xx

oh bless you hobgoblin!!! You really sound like you've had a rough time of it. Hope it all goes smoothly from now on and hopefully in a few weeks this'll all become anecdotal evidence to chat about over dinner! Have spent the morning reading your overdue threads as have reached due date today but this baby is still not a reality so am happy to leave her in there for a while at least. Plus the longer she stays in the less summer holidays I have on my own with 4 kids! Have got midwife this afternoon so wanted to get some back up before I go as don't want to even look at booking a induction til I'm 41 weeks. This is the first baby I've had in this area so will find out what local policy is later. Fun, fun, fun!

rrrr can't sleep and this labour is a mix of intense and sloe
TeNS on 4 no entonox yet

i said the word wank to registrar last night - as in hospital policy is wank

Good luck hobgoblin wow drama, hope you're ok xx

Oh my word Hobb, pissed off on your behalf but at least ur in labour now!

Let's hope I have a better time

Hi I have lots of news re. my induction yesterday. involves storming out of hospital in peeed off fashion at 9pm last night without having had prostin due. am in labour now so can't explain properly as i hurt!

Good luck Bonzo! what time do you have to be there?

I'm also getting ready to go in for my induction, all those cramps and it still came to nothing!

Soon we'll be holding our babies

I'm wide awake!!! Should be getting all the sleep I can in these last precious hours grrrrr.

Mij thanks for the bottle info. I found it really frustrating last time and am trying to do it differently this time. Seems like you say - no rules. Maybe depends on how stubborn your genes are (we're in trouble)

Oh good luck Bonzo

Good luck to slushy too, hope your back's ok.

Hopefully ilike and cheekycel are cuddling their new babies now

God knows why i'm sat downstairs on mumsnet and facebook while Noah is fast asleep when i know the minute we actually go to bed he'll be wide awake

Just popping back to see who else has popped! Congrats to everyone.

bottles the info I have is that (and without discounting anyone's personal experience) there is no 'optimum' time to introduce a bottle, and there isn't a 'too early' or 'too late' time either. There may, however, be a danger of 'nipple confusion' if a bottle is introduced quite early, and my understanding of this is before breastfeeding is fully established, which is generally considered by the experts to be at 6-8 weeks old, but like everything else can vary massively mum to mum.

Anecdotally, I know of babies who wouldn't take a bottle at 6 weeks, but would at 12, who would take one at 4 weeks and then flatly refused to take one ever again after 4 months, who took their first at over 6 months and was fine with it, and those who, just for fun, sometimes would take one and sometimes wouldn't. It's a pain in the arse, I know, not to have hard and fast rules for this, but no-one can tell you what your own babe will do when presented with a bottle, at any age. DD1 would take a bottle of EBM from about 12 weeks, but only from DP if there was no sight, sound or smell of me around. She never took a bottle from me (and why would she, when I had boobs!). Good luck with whatever you decide

crumbs slushy all that and a bad back! Hope you get to the hospital okay.

DD safely tucked in at Grannie's house and I'm giving my bag a last check before heading in tomorrow morning for the CS. Is weird really - I can't possibly imagine there being a baby here tomorrow.

I am not happy I am having cc for 1min 20 every 3 mins and have been sent home.

Apparently my cervix which was 2.5 cm Saturday after cc all day is now only 1 cm .

Also losing fluid with every cc but mw did mention that the beds were full at the moment and to come back in the morn.
I even explained that both me and my mum go from 3cm to pushing in less than an 30 mins but apparently I know nothing.

But enough complaining I am glad that thigs are finally happening wish me luck and hopefully I will update with another birth in the morning

Finally got broadband transferred and managed to trawl through pages & pages of posts!!

Congratulations to all who have had their little ones, particular thanks to you Phoenix who, despite having your own new arrival, finds time to religiously update the list!

You must be some kind of supermum as I'm on day 10 of being a new mum & only now getting organised enough to read through all the posts. Spent the first week feeling terribly emotional and cried buckets when midwife did the heel prick test (3 times because prick thingys were from a bad batch that didn't work properly) and James sobbed more than had done since we've had him!! Felt like held him whilst midwife repeatedly tortured him Even she said that she was coming over all hot & sweaty, that it was the part of her job which she hated. Know that babies don't remember it and it's over quickly, but when your little one's 5 days old, hard not to feel protective!!

Feeling much better now but sore stitches, crashing hormones & an element of immobility so that simple jobs take much longer to do, can drag you down. DP wasn't allowed to take his paternity leave as he's an accountant and had to produce figures for his directors with the deadline being a week after the birth. So, I felt completely abandoned & sorry for myself (DP even forgot to leave me any food one day & money, had to send son out with my debit card to buy provisions) There's only so much stale bread and cheese you can eat (hadn't big shopped for an age due to on off hospital visits prior to birth) NEEDED fruit & vegetables & after day 6, terrible constipation and an emotional phone call to my mum (why didn't I let her know DP wasn't with me??), the cavalry arrived with provisions. Aw, a fruit bowl had never looked as colourful & inviting! Friends don't always want to be intrusive & visit but on the other hand, if you're left completely on your own, it can be a very lonely time. Sure hormones had a bearing as usually like my own company & James has been an absolute delight thankfully.

Before I forget ActivityApple your birth story made my 21 y.o. son & I belly laugh out loud! Loved it!!

Cheekycel & ILYS very best wishes to you both!!

Woollyjo Beautiful photo of your dear daughter Niamh. I am sure everyone on this thread will always remember her & I am so sorry for your loss. I think of you often and hope your grief eases with the passing of time. Sending you love and healing.

Good luck with all those ladies yet to pop!!

I was sat on my birthing ball Sunday ds1 fell and I jumped round to see what happened and twisted my spine it is agony.

About six inches of my spine is quite visibly swollen. But they are inducing me Friday. I don't know if I can give birth like this I can barely walk. I can't go to the toilet as I am unable to push sorry if tmi.

Any of you ladies have any experience of giving birth with a bad back.

I have an appointment in the morning so will get it checked then I don't want to go up now as it will mean dragging 3 year old on bus and I don't think I can take the pain. But I have a lift up tomorrow.

Good luck to our two laboring women hope all goes well.

Been up most of the night with a very sick DD and cramping pains, poor hubby had to sleep on the floor. Then at 3ish her temp had gone down and she was asleep so she went bk in her own bed. But i was so uncomfortable i stripped the bed and flipped the mattress then managed to get about 4 hours sleep. Kind of glad am only having to deal with 1 child at the min but getting so uncomfortable all the time and only have till 41wks and they wont induce me because of birth last time they will only c section me Do have a sweep booked in for 40+2 but having to see consultant day before to discuss and book section. But still have 7 days so doing what i can to get this baby coming

Sending labour vibes out to all that are in need xxx

Hoe exciting Cheekycel and ILYS!! Waiting for news with bated breath....

I had a stretch and sweep this morning, and had a show as a result, so am sitting here hoping it will work. She said I am 50% effaced, 'lovely soft' cervix (?!) but it's still posterior. She can only get one finger in so I guess it's not dilated. It's always blooming posterior, every time I have a smear test it's posterior, and when I laboured last time it was too. So fingers crossed....

All feels v uncomfy and weird down there now, like I might give birth to my bladder or something soon! It's pouring which is a shame as I am sure that a walk in the outdoors would help bring this baby on down.

Good luck labourers and hope to hear soon!

Oooohhh Cheekycel and Ilikeyoursleeves good luck ... sounds like this is it!! Wonderful!

Zorra - I'm with justlook*-*Booty on the steriliser ... you don't need it in the first few weeks if you are breast feeding but really really DO try to give the baby a bottle of expressed milk early and then keep doing it at regular intervals. Noone told me this with DD and when I tried at 13 weeks it was hell!!! There was no way on the planet that wilful little girl was going to take a bottle (and I tried many many types and techniques). She'd rather starve. So I never had a break from her for more than 4 hours until she was weaning at 6-7 months. Exhausting. (I did BF until 17 months - so it wasn't the BF that was the problem but the not being able to leave her for any length of time without stressing.)

Just read on the childbirth thread that you've already contacted the hospital so they're obviously coming quite fast & furious! Yippee!

Well I got up, made some tea and got comfortable and now it seems like that's the end of it wide awake now though so will be with you for the long haul . Sending hugs and virtual pain relief!

Hey Cheeky! Contractions are really sore now, 3 mins apart and lasting just over a minute. Going to try to last at home til at least 6am then drop DS at SILs.

How you doing? Do you think you are having contractions?

ILYS that is such exciting news! How are the contractions going now?

I went for my 2nd sweep yesterday, being 40+10 or 41+3, and have been given tomoro 22/7 as an induction date. Woke up bout 45 mins ago with quite uncomfortable cramps! Let's hope something comes of this!

Congrats to the new mummies! And it's been great to read birth stories, thanks for posting them.

Well it's 245am and I am up having regular contractions! They started at 1115pm and are every 5 minutes or so, not too bad as yet as I can still MN and watch Grand Designs on Sky I've had a bath too and shaved my legs, I did this when having DS and was in labour for 4 days so I'm not holding my breath yet. Doubt I will be able to get any sleep so it's late night TV for me at the mo. Hopefully baby will be here fairly soon though, I am getting excited!

Good luck to others waiting x

Pop1973 has had her baby it would seem - did you all know this?! Is it just me who missed it?

Zorra - I just use my veg steamer for everything fo the odd time I give mine bottles. I just steam it for about 15 minutes. Or you can get bottles you sterilise in hte microwave. (or packets to put ordinary bottles in) - Saves on space on my kitchen worktop.
Don't know what the official line is though on this but don't see how it's any different.

Congrats to all the new babies and Mummys!

Congratulations Tay

Babies Born

Our special Niamh Hope Anne, daughter of Woollyjo - Remembered Always - Born 30th June @ 04.12 - 8lb 13oz
rattling - Born 6th May - Magnus and Alasdair (Due 1st July)
Quiltedrose - Born 17th June @ 06.17 - Beatrice Elizabeth - 6lbs (Due 6th July)
Christiana - Born 18th June @ 13.03 - Ruby Lucia - 7lbs 8.5oz (Due 25th June)
MrsMope - Born 19th June - Girl - 7lbs 3oz and Boy - 5lb 15oz (Due 1st July)
JLo2 - Born 21st June - Jack - 7lb 15oz (Due 29th June)
Gillyan - Born 23rd June @ 12.52 - Summer Jennifer - 8lb (Due 9th July)
vanimal - Born 23rd June - Girl - 5lb 8oz (Due 9th July)
London11 - Born 25th June @ 10.16 and 10.17 - Theo William - 7lb 7oz and Lewis Daniel - 7lb 3oz (Due 9th July)
LargeGlassofRed - Born 25th June @ 21.46 - Freddie - 6lb and Stanley - 6lb 12oz (Due 9th July)
plot2 - Born 29th June @ 10.31 - Christy - 7lb 7oz (Due 16th July)
nicky6 - Born 29th June @ 11.50 - Noah James - 7lb 11oz (Due 2nd July)
Mij - Born 29th June @ 14.05 - Caitlin - 7lb 1oz (Due 10th July)
dannyg - Born 30th June @ 11.31 - Maisie - 8lb 3oz (Due 14th July)
soozze - Born 30th June @ 15.06 - Girl - 7lb 12oz (Due 5th July)
mum2boys2girls - Born 1st July @ 17.38 - Abigail - 7lb 3.5oz (Due 4th July)
QueenFee - Born 2nd July @ 15.35 - Alfie Ewan - 8lb 9oz (Due 7th July)
Beccabump - Born 3rd July - Isaac Charles - 7lb 5oz (Due 16th July)
xxhunnyxx - Born 4th July @ 17.21 - Joseph Adam - 7lb 4oz (Due 6th July)
Misspaella - Born 4th July @ 20.42 - Tristan Benjamin - 8lb 3oz (Due 7th July)
Lydiathetattooedlady - Born 6th July @10.14 - Bill James - 7lb 11oz (Due 15th July)
Newb - Born 6th July - Eva Constance - 8lb 9oz (Due 10th July)
TheNatty - Born 7th July @ 10.24 - Charlie - 7lb 14oz (Due 16th July)
thelollipoplady - Born 10th July - Hugo - 9lbs (Due 7th July)
Phoenix - Born 10th July @ 09.50 - Noah Rhys - 8lb 10oz (Due 17th July)
scully - Born 11th July @ 14.40 - Boy - 7lb 13oz (Due 13th July)
rubyriley - Born 11th July @ 15.36 - James David - 8lb 12oz (Due 8th July)
Patchybob - Born 13th July @ 09.57 - Max Harley - 8lb 10oz (Due 17th July)
ActivityApple - Born 13th July @ 11.30 - Sidney Wolfgang - 6lb 13oz (Due 7th July)
Bozette - Born 13th July @ 13.49 - Amelia Grace - 7lb 15oz (Due 17th July)
JetLi - Born 13th July @ 18.45 - Hetty Florence - 8lb 6oz (Due 8th July)
mickeylou - Born 14th July - Poppy Grace - 8lb (Due 25th July)
alibobble - Born 15th July @ 08.30 - Rebecca Joy - 9lb (Due 17th July)
Tay1981 - Born 15th July @ 10.06 - Olive Grace - 9lb 7oz (Due 11th July)
moodylou - Born 15th July @ 10.57 - Samuel Isaac - 9lb 13oz (Due 1st July)
Mavornia - Born 15th July - Roman - 8lb 2oz (Due 30th July)

16 Girls*
*24 Boys

Still Waiting

2nd July - pop1973
6th July - MrsCrunch - first baby - Having a girl
7th July - Eviebear
9th July - Hobbgoblin - DC #4
9th July - betsyboo - Having a boy
9th July - chaya5738 - Surprise
12th July - Jenny79 - first baby - Having a boy
13th July - pippa251 - first baby
14th July - slushy06 - DC #2 - Having a girl
14th July - Naturopath - DC #2
15th July - Acceber - Having a girl
15th July - Tamequa
16th July - Lillabet - first baby - Surprise
17th July - BrumOne - first baby
19th July - TwoJobsOneManOneBump - Surprise
20th July - Belgrano - DC #2 - Having a boy
20th July - starmucks - DC #2 - Surprise
22nd July - chellebelle - DC#4
22nd July - julyjuly - DC#3 - Having a girl
23rd July - Andie01 - DC #2
24th July - ilikeyoursleeves - DC #2 - Having a boy
25th July - PrincessButtercup - DC #3 - Having a boy
25th July - BonzoDoodah - DC #2 - Surprise
26th July - justlookatthatbooty - DC#2 - Having a girl
27th July - mumofshortie73 - DC #2 - Surprise
27th July - krumbockmummy - DC#2 - Having a boy
27th July - Andie01 - DC#2
28th July - Cheekycel - Having a girl
31st July - maidinamerica - first baby - Having a girl

C - Sections Booked

22nd July - BonzoDoodah

congratulations alibobble mickylou tay1981 and mavornia, i think you're all i've not congratulated yet, those forgetful hormones now taken over by tired ones!!

Hi Zorra
Re the steriliser...
It can be a very good idea to express some breastmilk and give it in a bottle before baby is 4 weeks old ( I think the suggested time is 3 weeks old?) so as to reduce any bottle rejection later on, which is very common. I found it handy that later on (anytime in the first year which was the duration of bfing for us) DS was willing to take a bottle of expressed milk if i wanted to go out for a few hours. For me, being attached at the breast for months on end without getting a trip to the gym was too much. Therefore the sterilisor came in handy.
Good luck for the delivery!

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but (as a first timer due a week today!) I wanted to ask why you would need a steriliser if you are BFing? Is it to express etc? I am planning to BF and haven't arranged any alternate options... quickfire advice (despite being on the wrong thread) much appreciated!

Jetli love the birth story thank you for sharing it with us all.

Car is nearly fixed got it booked in, so all getting sorted quickly. But 39 wks today so hoping car will get done before baby comes

I am in a mad cleaning nesting session, have stopped to check out mumsnet and eat a huge bowl of mint choc chip ice cream

The whole swine flu gov advise not to sure on how to handle it all? DD nursery now got it only 1 child but have still sent her today just hoping have done the right thing?

Well going to go and wash the kitchen floor now
Hope everyone doing well today xx

great story jetli & i second all the 1st timer advice. i can't applaud the steriliser advice strongly enough!

having my week-old now, it's really struck me how much i was focussed on the birth and the actual 'what do i actually do with the baby' was a bit of a fuzzy question that i thought i'd deal with later! it's a steep learning curve alright, so i wish i'd done these things too...

- sorted the nappy station better for when i got home so everything i needed was already within arms length of the changing mat (inc. clothes changes)

- same for bf-ing stations - a tactical supply of pads, lansinoh, muslins, bottles of drink for me at various locations around the house (esp remote control )

- stock up on cake and biscuits for visitors to help themselves to, and encourage visitors to bring a light meal for me as i keep forgetting to eat! my sister's salad box and home made scotch eggs were the best gift yet

you lot have probably done all this and more though

hope you're all getting a good bit of sunshine today x

Awwww, Tay and Jetli thanks for posting your stories and experiences, it makes for lovely monday reading since I can't seem to shift my own nipper! Well done both of you and enjoy those lovely babas.

It's sunny today which IS FAB! It's also my due date.

Who's taking notice of the government swine flu advice to pregnant women then? I am not sure if it's total scaremongering to avoid crowded places (ie. Boo hoo I don't get to go swimming today. It's my last day without DD for months and months as childminder is on hols after today. Then when I have DD on my own for 3 weeks, don't take DD to any toddler groups etc for mummy-respite. God the thought of shutting us in the house for weeks on end is pretty hideous!). Or should I just ignore and carry on as usual - what are the rest of you doing?

jetli I second bonzo I was really glad that although things didn't go to plan you were happy with the overall experience.

I totally second JetLi on keeping an open mind - I thought Tens was a load of rubbish - I loved it. Although my epidural failed the spinal didnt and Im told when an epidural is successful its the same feeling - i.e. ecstatic relief and I still managed decent pushing even without the 'urge' - the bottom line is she was just too big for me.

Aw JetLi so glad you had a good experience despite it not going as you'd hoped. That's the key to being satisfied with the whole birth. And I love Hetty's name. Is it short for anything? Also made me laugh (and twinge) at your top tips. Well done.

JetLi I enjoyed reading your birth story - it's cheared me up. I like the positive attitude even tho it didnt go to plan, well
done you.

For all the first-timers (like I was) and for what it's worth, here is my advice:
o Don't rule out any form of pain relief - when they described the epidural in the ante-natal classes I honestly thought I would throw up or pass out. When I got one I could've wept with relief!
o Curry and shagging does work
o If you're still waiting, learn how to use your steriliser - it's really very stupid to try and read the instructions for the first time at 2am on the first night at home with a screaming baby - it's even more annoying to find out you have to sterilise the steriliser the first time you use it - it very nearly got launched out of the kitchen window
o Even when you're breastfeeding on demand, keep track of when you feed because the midwife will ask you how often/how long etc. even though its demand feeding - write it down!
o Midwife will also want to know number of wet/dirty nappies on the first few days - write it down because it's impossible to remember.
o NEVER run up the stairs in a panic with an episiotomy.

A week on I guess I better post a bit of a birth story. So last Saturday night we went for the traditional shag and a curry (in that order) and I woke up about 5:30 on the sunday morning with a wee bit of crampy pain. Took 2 paracetomol and went back to sleep and woke at 10am with pains again and a wee bit of a show. Bit of a stop/start day (the roast pork dinner was another story). On the birthing ball through the TDF stage review and Top Gear, at which point I sent DP to bed to get some kip. I bounced around on the ball, with the TENS machine on and listened to the hypnobirthing CD over and over again. DP got up about 1:30am and we rang triage who said to pop along and get checked out. On arrival, (with an obscene amount of luggage!) we were in the assessment room with another couple, but the lady was only 25 weeks pregnant and in labour so by the time they got to me, my BP was 165/107 because I'd gotten a good deal upset for her. Then they did an exam to find I was a paltry 2cm dilated and not fully effaced. I think at this point if my BP had been normal they would've sent me home, but they let me hang around at the hospital. They brought a birthing ball and a rocking chair which was surprisingly soothing during the contractions, which were coming every couple of minutes and lasting a couple of minutes, so not much respite. About 5am they moved us to a delivery room so I could get in a bath, and DP rubbed my back with some clary sage. After a bit I got out and went back on the ball in my nightie. They came to examine me about 6am and as I got up my waters went. The waters had old meconium in them so sadly the water birth immediately went out the window. They did another assessment and I really wasn't much further on. Because of the meconium, we had to go on a monitor which sadly meant I was flat on my back. Martina the midwife came on shift at 7am and had a chat with us about taking some morphine so that's what we did - it took the edge off and made me feel sleepy between the contractions. Because of the meconium we had to move to Consultant Led from Midwife Led so that's what happened next. Sadly then, more waters came and more meconium, so this basically meant the monitor was staying on and I was staying in the stranded crab position until further notice. Progress consequently was extremely slow and we opted for an epidural at lunchtime on the Monday. What a relief!!! It was truly amazing. Within an hour I was brushing my teeth and my hair and feeling altogether more human. By 2pm I was 5 cm dilated and my BP was at last coming down. They put up an induction drip to speed things up a bit at 3pm, and kept monitoring. Hetty was wriggling around so they kept losing the heartbeat so at 4pm I volunteered for a scalp clip to get a good reading on her. Her heartrate kept dipping to 80/90-ish and also racing up over 160bpm so this meant everyone was starting to get a bit concerned and DP & I realised we could be looking at the baby coming out of the sun-roof. They periodically increased the induction drip and kept monitoring, but did seem to get increasingly concerned. At 6:30 they examined me again to find I was finally fully dilated but Hetty hadn't turned her head. At this point all hell broke loose, but in a good way, to get us down to theatre to try a vaginal delivery assisted with forceps, to be swiftly followed by an ECS if it failed, so the epi was topped up and DP had scrubs thrown at him. We were down in theatre within minutes and Hetty Florence was born with 3 pushes, assisted with forceps at 6:45pm on the 13th July 2009
We didn't know if we'd got a pink one or a blue one for a good little while whilst they checked her over. Her APGARS were 9 & 9 so that was brilliant. They had needed to do an episiotomy to get the forceps in so I have a few stitches and then we got some time alone to enjoy our new daughter, who had weighed in at 8lb 6oz.
All in all, we would say we had a brilliant birth experience - Martina the midwife came to us at 7am and didn't leave us until after 7:30pm that evening - she literally only left us for half an hour to get some lunch, and was a constant support for us all - we couldn't have asked for more. Although everything went a bit pear-shaped, especially at the end, it was all done with such humour and with a great sense of happy excitement that it really wasn't remotely traumatic at all. And I'd do it all again tomorrow because our daughter is beautiful

Congraulations Mavornia - glad you managed a VBAC. What I wanted but it is not to be

Tay sounds a bit gruesome but you're right - so glad you're both okay at the end of it all. Congratulation!

Krumbock what a nightmare for your DH. Double whammy! And I can't imagine Daddy's girl and just handing over all that money!!!

Belgrano chin up and try chocolate

We've had a family day out. We made it special as it was the last weekend for DD as an only child. Had a lovely day at an Otter Sanctuary seeing lots of animals and getting soaked to the skin. Oh but it stayed dry for our picnic so it was super.

Hi everyone - just to let you all know I had my little girl on the 15th July at 10.06am - a whopping 9lbs 7oz and absolutely perfect! Her name is Olive Grace.

Labour was I have to say a pretty horrible experience - waters went at 2am Tues and contractions started an hour later so 27 hours in total - then all ended with a emergency c-section. However she is here safely and is robustly healthy so I am happy with that and I am starting to feel a little less like I've been run over by a steam train. Unfortunately I have stitches down below too as they tried to use the ventouse as well as a very bruised back after two a bruised back after a failed epidural and then spinal for c-section. Like I said tho I am just relieved she is happy she is here safely. Midwives / Docs had husband stressed to the max because they were very concerned about her constantly dipping heart rate but turned out in the end that she had her foot in the cord!!!

Congrats to all the others who have given birth since I've been away and commiserations to all those still waiting - I was v impatient and grumpy too.

congratulations to rubyriley, Patchy, ActivityApple, Bozette, JetLi, mickeylou, alibobble, moodylou and Mavornia (sorry if i have missed any one)cant keep up with you all. 39 wks monday so looking forward to that but am also a grumpy pissed off too pregnant lady.

Husband had a small car crash, a Daddies little girl in a land rover wasnt paying any attention and went straight in to the bk of our car. Over £1200 worth of damage and cant get in to the bout which is not very handy with 8 days to go. But at least the father was nice and asked us for a quote which he then wrote us out a cheque for the full amount To us that is our budget for a mth but to others its just loss change, but glad it was sorted so quickly. And also the husband fell off his push bike and damaged his shoulder luckily not broken but signed to light duties at the fire station so is not being very helpful around the house. And DD nursery school has just had their 1st case of swine flu Grrrr

Only have until i am 41 wks then they will be cutting me open again so really not happy about that. Think thats it of the preggie lady rant!!

Congratulations Mavornia, great news. Glad you got the birth you wanted too.
I am soooo bored and grumpy now. Maternity leave seems to have been going on forever and I feel useless and a waste of space and totally fed up with waiting and fed up with the inside of my house too! Childminder on hols for 3 wks from tomrrow, which is my due date so DH was supposed to be on paternity leave to cover the 2 days a week DD goes to childminder, but looks like it'll be me singlehandedly trying to keep her entertained while going more overdue and being bigger and crosser by the day,
Ggggrrrr [grumpy pissed off too-pregnant lady emoticon].
Anyone else this unreasonably cross with the situation or able to cheer me up?!

Congratulations Mavornia . Love Roman

Babies Born

Our special Niamh Hope Anne, daughter of Woollyjo - Remembered Always - Born 30th June @ 04.12 - 8lb 13oz
rattling - Born 6th May - Magnus and Alasdair (Due 1st July)
Quiltedrose - Born 17th June @ 06.17 - Beatrice Elizabeth - 6lbs (Due 6th July)
Christiana - Born 18th June @ 13.03 - Ruby Lucia - 7lbs 8.5oz (Due 25th June)
MrsMope - Born 19th June - Girl - 7lbs 3oz and Boy - 5lb 15oz (Due 1st July)
JLo2 - Born 21st June - Jack - 7lb 15oz (Due 29th June)
Gillyan - Born 23rd June @ 12.52 - Summer Jennifer - 8lb (Due 9th July)
vanimal - Born 23rd June - Girl - 5lb 8oz (Due 9th July)
London11 - Born 25th June @ 10.16 and 10.17 - Theo William - 7lb 7oz and Lewis Daniel - 7lb 3oz (Due 9th July)
LargeGlassofRed - Born 25th June @ 21.46 - Freddie - 6lb and Stanley - 6lb 12oz (Due 9th July)
plot2 - Born 29th June @ 10.31 - Christy - 7lb 7oz (Due 16th July)
nicky6 - Born 29th June @ 11.50 - Noah James - 7lb 11oz (Due 2nd July)
Mij - Born 29th June @ 14.05 - Caitlin - 7lb 1oz (Due 10th July)
dannyg - Born 30th June @ 11.31 - Maisie - 8lb 3oz (Due 14th July)
soozze - Born 30th June @ 15.06 - Girl - 7lb 12oz (Due 5th July)
mum2boys2girls - Born 1st July @ 17.38 - Abigail - 7lb 3.5oz (Due 4th July)
QueenFee - Born 2nd July @ 15.35 - Alfie Ewan - 8lb 9oz (Due 7th July)
Beccabump - Born 3rd July - Isaac Charles - 7lb 5oz (Due 16th July)
xxhunnyxx - Born 4th July @ 17.21 - Joseph Adam - 7lb 4oz (Due 6th July)
Misspaella - Born 4th July @ 20.42 - Tristan Benjamin - 8lb 3oz (Due 7th July)
Lydiathetattooedlady - Born 6th July @10.14 - Bill James - 7lb 11oz (Due 15th July)
Newb - Born 6th July - Eva Constance - 8lb 9oz (Due 10th July)
TheNatty - Born 7th July @ 10.24 - Charlie - 7lb 14oz (Due 16th July)
thelollipoplady - Born 10th July - Hugo - 9lbs (Due 7th July)
Phoenix - Born 10th July @ 09.50 - Noah Rhys - 8lb 10oz (Due 17th July)
scully - Born 11th July @ 14.40 - Boy - 7lb 13oz (Due 13th July)
rubyriley - Born 11th July @ 15.36 - James David - 8lb 12oz (Due 8th July)
Patchybob - Born 13th July @ 09.57 - Max Harley - 8lb 10oz (Due 17th July)
ActivityApple - Born 13th July @ 11.30 - Sidney Wolfgang - 6lb 13oz (Due 7th July)
Bozette - Born 13th July @ 13.49 - Amelia Grace - 7lb 15oz (Due 17th July)
JetLi - Born 13th July @ 18.45 - Hetty Florence - 8lb 6oz (Due 8th July)
mickeylou - Born 14th July - Poppy Grace - 8lb (Due 25th July)
alibobble - Born 15th July @ 08.30 - Rebecca Joy - 9lb (Due 17th July)
moodylou - Born 15th July @ 10.57 - Samuel Isaac - 9lb 13oz (Due 1st July)
Mavornia - Born 15th July - Roman - 8lb 2oz (Due 30th July)

15 Girls*
*24 Boys

Still Waiting

2nd July - pop1973
6th July - MrsCrunch - first baby - Having a girl
7th July - Eviebear
9th July - Hobbgoblin - DC #4
9th July - betsyboo - Having a boy
9th July - chaya5738 - Surprise
11th July - Tay1981 - first baby - Having a girl
12th July - Jenny79 - first baby - Having a boy
13th July - pippa251 - first baby
14th July - slushy06 - DC #2 - Having a girl
14th July - Naturopath - DC #2
15th July - Acceber - Having a girl
15th July - Tamequa
16th July - Lillabet - first baby - Surprise
17th July - BrumOne - first baby
19th July - TwoJobsOneManOneBump - Surprise
20th July - Belgrano - DC #2 - Having a boy
20th July - starmucks - DC #2 - Surprise
22nd July - chellebelle - DC#4
22nd July - julyjuly - DC#3 - Having a girl
23rd July - Andie01 - DC #2
24th July - ilikeyoursleeves - DC #2 - Having a boy
25th July - PrincessButtercup - DC #3 - Having a boy
25th July - BonzoDoodah - DC #2 - Surprise
26th July - justlookatthatbooty - DC#2 - Having a girl
27th July - mumofshortie73 - DC #2 - Surprise
27th July - krumbockmummy - DC#2 - Having a boy
27th July - Andie01 - DC#2
28th July - Cheekycel - Having a girl
31st July - maidinamerica - first baby - Having a girl

C - Sections Booked

22nd July - BonzoDoodah

hello everyone - congratulations on all the new babies!

I had my little boy on 15 July - normal delivery after c-section with ds1, everything went great

he was 8lb 2oz and we've named him Roman (dh got his way in the end!). you wonder if you'll feel the same about your second child as you do about your first but we're all completely in love with him - I can't stop looking at him

got home yesterday and spent today trying to stop ds1 flinging all his cars and trucks on top of the baby in his pram - it's going to be interesting with two of them...

good luck to everyone still waiting
xoxo

hi

just for when the list is updated, i'm havin a girl annd it's my 3rd.

hope everyone is hanging in there, my pains have settled loads so i'm glad to be gettin a better nights sleep. might not be by wednesday tho!

sleep well

Haven't been on for a few days so congrats to all the new babies. Had a sweep today and my induction booked for Friday hope it wont come to that though so mw suggested enrolling dp help tonight.

Congrats to all the new babies! xxx

Hang in there hobgoblin

mickeylou glad the section was better, it was for me too

Congratulations Mickylou glad it was a better experience for you.

What's what with Evie, Pop and crunch who are all above me on the list?

Am satrting to feel lonely in my significant overdueness...

I'm still here as well and as my due date isn't til 27th so will prob be here for a while!

Saw midwife yesterday who said because my dates are slightly earlier than the hosp dates (23rd as opposed to 27th) that we could compromise and I can go to the drop in ante-natal for a sweep on my due date and then she will do one 3 days later. From DS1 I don't think they will normally do sweep until a few days after due date so at least she listening to me. Obviously it would just be a lot easier if baby decided to come sooner

Have tickets for Harry Potter tomorrow night so that might make something happen you never know!!

Babies Born

Our special Niamh Hope Anne, daughter of Woollyjo - Remembered Always - Born 30th June @ 04.12 - 8lb 13oz
rattling - Born 6th May - Magnus and Alasdair (Due 1st July)
Quiltedrose - Born 17th June @ 06.17 - Beatrice Elizabeth - 6lbs (Due 6th July)
Christiana - Born 18th June @ 13.03 - Ruby Lucia - 7lbs 8.5oz (Due 25th June)
MrsMope - Born 19th June - Girl - 7lbs 3oz and Boy - 5lb 15oz (Due 1st July)
JLo2 - Born 21st June - Jack - 7lb 15oz (Due 29th June)
Gillyan - Born 23rd June @ 12.52 - Summer Jennifer - 8lb (Due 9th July)
vanimal - Born 23rd June - Girl - 5lb 8oz (Due 9th July)
London11 - Born 25th June @ 10.16 and 10.17 - Theo William - 7lb 7oz and Lewis Daniel - 7lb 3oz (Due 9th July)
LargeGlassofRed - Born 25th June @ 21.46 - Freddie - 6lb and Stanley - 6lb 12oz (Due 9th July)
plot2 - Born 29th June @ 10.31 - Christy - 7lb 7oz (Due 16th July)
nicky6 - Born 29th June @ 11.50 - Noah James - 7lb 11oz (Due 2nd July)
Mij - Born 29th June @ 14.05 - Caitlin - 7lb 1oz (Due 10th July)
dannyg - Born 30th June @ 11.31 - Maisie - 8lb 3oz (Due 14th July)
soozze - Born 30th June @ 15.06 - Girl - 7lb 12oz (Due 5th July)
mum2boys2girls - Born 1st July @ 17.38 - Abigail - 7lb 3.5oz (Due 4th July)
QueenFee - Born 2nd July @ 15.35 - Alfie Ewan - 8lb 9oz (Due 7th July)
Beccabump - Born 3rd July - Isaac Charles - 7lb 5oz (Due 16th July)
xxhunnyxx - Born 4th July @ 17.21 - Joseph Adam - 7lb 4oz (Due 6th July)
Misspaella - Born 4th July @ 20.42 - Tristan Benjamin - 8lb 3oz (Due 7th July)
Lydiathetattooedlady - Born 6th July @10.14 - Bill James - 7lb 11oz (Due 15th July)
Newb - Born 6th July - Eva Constance - 8lb 9oz (Due 10th July)
TheNatty - Born 7th July @ 10.24 - Charlie - 7lb 14oz (Due 16th July)
thelollipoplady - Born 10th July - Hugo - 9lbs (Due 7th July)
Phoenix - Born 10th July @ 09.50 - Noah Rhys - 8lb 10oz (Due 17th July)
scully - Born 11th July @ 14.40 - Boy - 7lb 13oz (Due 13th July)
rubyriley - Born 11th July @ 15.36 - James David - 8lb 12oz (Due 8th July)
Patchybob - Born 13th July @ 09.57 - Max Harley - 8lb 10oz (Due 17th July)
ActivityApple - Born 13th July @ 11.30 - Sidney Wolfgang - 6lb 13oz (Due 7th July)
Bozette - Born 13th July @ 13.49 - Amelia Grace - 7lb 15oz (Due 17th July)
JetLi - Born 13th July @ 18.45 - Hetty Florence - 8lb 6oz (Due 8th July)
mickeylou - Born 14th July - Poppy Grace - 8lb (Due 25th July)
alibobble - Born 15th July @ 08.30 - Rebecca Joy - 9lb (Due 17th July)
moodylou - Born 15th July @ 10.57 - Samuel Isaac - 9lb 13oz (Due 1st July)

15 Girls*
*23 Boys

Still Waiting

2nd July - pop1973
6th July - MrsCrunch - first baby - Having a girl
7th July - Eviebear
9th July - Hobbgoblin - DC #4
9th July - betsyboo - Having a boy
9th July - chaya5738 - Surprise
11th July - Tay1981 - first baby - Having a girl
12th July - Jenny79 - first baby - Having a boy
13th July - pippa251 - first baby
14th July - slushy06 - DC #2 - Having a girl
14th July - Naturopath - DC #2
15th July - Acceber - Having a girl
15th July - Tamequa
16th July - Lillabet - first baby - Surprise
17th July - BrumOne - first baby
19th July - TwoJobsOneManOneBump - Surprise
20th July - Belgrano - DC #2 - Having a boy
20th July - starmucks - DC #2 - Surprise
22nd July - chellebelle - DC#4
22nd July - julyjuly
23rd July - Andie01 - DC #2
24th July - ilikeyoursleeves - DC #2 - Having a boy
25th July - PrincessButtercup - DC #3 - Having a boy
25th July - BonzoDoodah - DC #2 - Surprise
26th July - justlookatthatbooty - DC#2 - Having a girl
27th July - mumofshortie73 - DC #2 - Surprise
27th July - krumbockmummy - DC#2 - Having a boy
27th July - Andie01 - DC#2
28th July - Cheekycel - Having a girl
30th July - Mavornia - DC #2 - Having a boy
31st July - maidinamerica - first baby - Having a girl

C - Sections Booked

22nd July - BonzoDoodah

Ooops x-posts Mickeylou, congratulations

I'll go re do the list

Babies Born

Our special Niamh Hope Anne, daughter of Woollyjo - Remembered Always - Born 30th June @ 04.12 - 8lb 13oz
rattling - Born 6th May - Magnus and Alasdair (Due 1st July)
Quiltedrose - Born 17th June @ 06.17 - Beatrice Elizabeth - 6lbs (Due 6th July)
Christiana - Born 18th June @ 13.03 - Ruby Lucia - 7lbs 8.5oz (Due 25th June)
MrsMope - Born 19th June - Girl - 7lbs 3oz and Boy - 5lb 15oz (Due 1st July)
JLo2 - Born 21st June - Jack - 7lb 15oz (Due 29th June)
Gillyan - Born 23rd June @ 12.52 - Summer Jennifer - 8lb (Due 9th July)
vanimal - Born 23rd June - Girl - 5lb 8oz (Due 9th July)
London11 - Born 25th June @ 10.16 and 10.17 - Theo William - 7lb 7oz and Lewis Daniel - 7lb 3oz (Due 9th July)
LargeGlassofRed - Born 25th June @ 21.46 - Freddie - 6lb and Stanley - 6lb 12oz (Due 9th July)
plot2 - Born 29th June @ 10.31 - Christy - 7lb 7oz (Due 16th July)
nicky6 - Born 29th June @ 11.50 - Noah James - 7lb 11oz (Due 2nd July)
Mij - Born 29th June @ 14.05 - Caitlin - 7lb 1oz (Due 10th July)
dannyg - Born 30th June @ 11.31 - Maisie - 8lb 3oz (Due 14th July)
soozze - Born 30th June @ 15.06 - Girl - 7lb 12oz (Due 5th July)
mum2boys2girls - Born 1st July @ 17.38 - Abigail - 7lb 3.5oz (Due 4th July)
QueenFee - Born 2nd July @ 15.35 - Alfie Ewan - 8lb 9oz (Due 7th July)
Beccabump - Born 3rd July - Isaac Charles - 7lb 5oz (Due 16th July)
xxhunnyxx - Born 4th July @ 17.21 - Joseph Adam - 7lb 4oz (Due 6th July)
Misspaella - Born 4th July @ 20.42 - Tristan Benjamin - 8lb 3oz (Due 7th July)
Lydiathetattooedlady - Born 6th July @10.14 - Bill James - 7lb 11oz (Due 15th July)
Newb - Born 6th July - Eva Constance - 8lb 9oz (Due 10th July)
TheNatty - Born 7th July @ 10.24 - Charlie - 7lb 14oz (Due 16th July)
thelollipoplady - Born 10th July - Hugo - 9lbs (Due 7th July)
Phoenix - Born 10th July @ 09.50 - Noah Rhys - 8lb 10oz (Due 17th July)
scully - Born 11th July @ 14.40 - Boy - 7lb 13oz (Due 13th July)
rubyriley - Born 11th July @ 15.36 - James David - 8lb 12oz (Due 8th July)
Patchybob - Born 13th July @ 09.57 - Max Harley - 8lb 10oz (Due 17th July)
ActivityApple - Born 13th July @ 11.30 - Sidney Wolfgang - 6lb 13oz (Due 7th July)
Bozette - Born 13th July @ 13.49 - Amelia Grace - 7lb 15oz (Due 17th July)
JetLi - Born 13th July @ 18.45 - Hetty Florence - 8lb 6oz (Due 8th July)
alibobble - Born 15th July @ 08.30 - Rebecca Joy - 9lb (Due 17th July)
moodylou - Born 15th July @ 10.57 - Samuel Isaac - 9lb 13oz (Due 1st July)

14 Girls*
*23 Boys

Still Waiting

2nd July - pop1973
6th July - MrsCrunch - first baby - Having a girl
7th July - Eviebear
9th July - Hobbgoblin - DC #4
9th July - betsyboo - Having a boy
9th July - chaya5738 - Surprise
11th July - Tay1981 - first baby - Having a girl
12th July - Jenny79 - first baby - Having a boy
13th July - pippa251 - first baby
14th July - slushy06 - DC #2 - Having a girl
14th July - Naturopath - DC #2
15th July - Acceber - Having a girl
15th July - Tamequa
16th July - Lillabet - first baby - Surprise
17th July - BrumOne - first baby
19th July - TwoJobsOneManOneBump - Surprise
20th July - Belgrano - DC #2 - Having a boy
20th July - starmucks - DC #2 - Surprise
22nd July - chellebelle - DC#4
22nd July - julyjuly
23rd July - Andie01 - DC #2
24th July - ilikeyoursleeves - DC #2 - Having a boy
25th July - PrincessButtercup - DC #3 - Having a boy
25th July - BonzoDoodah - DC #2 - Surprise
25th July - Mickeylou - DC #2 - Having a girl
26th July - justlookatthatbooty - DC#2 - Having a girl
27th July - mumofshortie73 - DC #2 - Surprise
27th July - krumbockmummy - DC#2 - Having a boy
27th July - Andie01 - DC#2
28th July - Cheekycel - Having a girl
30th July - Mavornia - DC #2 - Having a boy
31st July - maidinamerica - first baby - Having a girl

C - Sections Booked

14th July - Mickeylou
22nd July - BonzoDoodah

Hi all sorry not posted all week. Will try to catch up over the weekend. Poppy Grace made her debut on Tuesday 14'th July. 8lb and a real cutie pie. Just home today. Section far better experience for me than birth with ds. Xxxx

I'm still here too! 39 weeks today so might be here for a while yet. I have been getting on and off crampy feelings but they never amount to anything!

We went to see Bruno at the cinema today, OMG tis not for the faint hearted! Very funny though

hello - haven't posted on here for ages. could you put me back on the list? am 2 days overdue now and getting increasingly nervous!

Don't worry Belgrano I'm still well and truly here and probably will be for a while yet. We are definitely outnumbered now though aren't we?? Spent yesterday evening having braxton hicks exactly 10 minutes apart but really am not expecting this baby to come any time soon, in fact will probably be August before I pop as have never been on time with any of the others and DS2 was 10 days over.

Have got very mixed feelings about what to do when this little one arrives. Part of me wants to pack the other kids off to the in laws and just enjoy time with DH and getting to know the new one but part of me needs to know I can cope with 4 kids and feels like I won't be able to settle until I know I can do it. Will probably end up having the others around for the first week of DH's paternity leave and then maybe packing them off for the second week. Don't want them to feel like they're being pushed out because the new one is here though and am very aware of just how knackered I'll be. Have been offered lots of help but again, I need to know I can cope before I can accept any of it. I'm sure it'll all work out in the end

Congratulations to all those new babas! Busy mummies. I hope they are all feeding and behaving well. I am feeling slightly abandoned on the antenatal thread now! Not many of us left are there.....Boo. Well hopefully not long now and then we can join in on the postnatal (and probably have no time at all to post I imagine).

Bonzo glad your pre-op went smoothly, you must be feeling relieved about that. Let's hope the wee darling stays put til Wed - sending you nice vertical- positioned vibes for that !

Also thanks for your words of encouragement, I hope you are right & these are all positive signs that my baby is considering making a move.BH's (or whatever they are) a bit sharper this afternoon after walking to the party & back in the rain.

I like the sound of the G & T in the garden (though not today as it is bucketing down) and may crack open one of those organic ciders I have chilling in the fridge- achey here too, esp hips at night in bed, hard to keep shifting from one side to another but feel am doing myself a mischief if I don't.

Soozze I hope you manage to get that shower, I found that regardless of what else I achieved the whole day when DD was first around, I felt a million times better if I had had a blast in the shower, especially as you are up feeding at night several times.If DD didn't sleep then, I got the bouncy chair into the bathroom and sang to her while I was getting clean

Congrats patchy, moodylou, ruby, newb, scully, jetli, alibobble & bozette!!

Looks like the 13th was our busiest day yet

I had a good night last night only feeding at 1, 4 and 8am. Having trouble getting her to sleep long enough to have a shower today though.

Congratulations Bozette alibobble and Rubyriley - wonderful news. And another great set of names.

Mumofshortie hopefully these are signs that baby will be here soon.

hobgoblin - a G&T sat in the garden and a chill? (well a small one wouldn't hurt). Better it's cooler now to calm those nerves.

I've been for my pre-op and all is on track for the CS on Wednesday - unless baby goes transverse again - in which case I'm going to be whipped in for an early delivery. I think I can wait so am sending head-down vibes to bump.

Congratulations Bozette and alibobble

Babies Born

Our special Niamh Hope Anne, daughter of Woollyjo - Remembered Always - Born 30th June @ 04.12 - 8lb 13oz
rattling - Born 6th May - Magnus and Alasdair (Due 1st July)
Quiltedrose - Born 17th June @ 06.17 - Beatrice Elizabeth - 6lbs (Due 6th July)
Christiana - Born 18th June @ 13.03 - Ruby Lucia - 7lbs 8.5oz (Due 25th June)
MrsMope - Born 19th June - Girl - 7lbs 3oz and Boy - 5lb 15oz (Due 1st July)
JLo2 - Born 21st June - Jack - 7lb 15oz (Due 29th June)
Gillyan - Born 23rd June @ 12.52 - Summer Jennifer - 8lb (Due 9th July)
vanimal - Born 23rd June - Girl - 5lb 8oz (Due 9th July)
London11 - Born 25th June @ 10.16 and 10.17 - Theo William - 7lb 7oz and Lewis Daniel - 7lb 3oz (Due 9th July)
LargeGlassofRed - Born 25th June @ 21.46 - Freddie - 6lb and Stanley - 6lb 12oz (Due 9th July)
plot2 - Born 29th June @ 10.31 - Christy - 7lb 7oz (Due 16th July)
nicky6 - Born 29th June @ 11.50 - Noah James - 7lb 11oz (Due 2nd July)
Mij - Born 29th June @ 14.05 - Caitlin - 7lb 1oz (Due 10th July)
dannyg - Born 30th June @ 11.31 - Maisie - 8lb 3oz (Due 14th July)
soozze - Born 30th June @ 15.06 - Girl - 7lb 12oz (Due 5th July)
mum2boys2girls - Born 1st July @ 17.38 - Abigail - 7lb 3.5oz (Due 4th July)
QueenFee - Born 2nd July @ 15.35 - Alfie Ewan - 8lb 9oz (Due 7th July)
Beccabump - Born 3rd July - Isaac Charles - 7lb 5oz (Due 16th July)
xxhunnyxx - Born 4th July @ 17.21 - Joseph Adam - 7lb 4oz (Due 6th July)
Misspaella - Born 4th July @ 20.42 - Tristan Benjamin - 8lb 3oz (Due 7th July)
Lydiathetattooedlady - Born 6th July @10.14 - Bill James - 7lb 11oz (Due 15th July)
Newb - Born 6th July - Eva Constance - 8lb 9oz (Due 10th July)
TheNatty - Born 7th July @ 10.24 - Charlie - 7lb 14oz (Due 16th July)
thelollipoplady - Born 10th July - Hugo - 9lbs (Due 7th July)
Phoenix - Born 10th July @ 09.50 - Noah Rhys - 8lb 10oz (Due 17th July)
scully - Born 11th July @ 14.40 - Boy - 7lb 13oz (Due 13th July)
rubyriley - Born 11th July @ 15.36 - James David - 8lb 12oz (Due 8th July)
Patchybob - Born 13th July @ 09.57 - Max Harley - 8lb 10oz (Due 17th July)
ActivityApple - Born 13th July @ 11.30 - Sidney Wolfgang - 6lb 13oz (Due 7th July)
Bozette - Born 13th July @ 13.49 - Amelia Grace - 7lb 15oz (Due 17th July)
JetLi - Born 13th July @ 18.45 - Hetty Florence - 8lb 6oz (Due 8th July)
alibobble - Born 15th July @ 08.30 - Rebecca Joy - 9lb (Due 17th July)
moodylou - Born 15th July @ 10.57 - Samuel Isaac - 9lb 13oz (Due 1st July)

Still Waiting

2nd July - pop1973
6th July - MrsCrunch - first baby - Having a girl
7th July - Eviebear
9th July - Hobbgoblin - DC #4
9th July - betsyboo - Having a boy
9th July - chaya5738 - Surprise
11th July - Tay1981 - first baby - Having a girl
12th July - Jenny79 - first baby - Having a boy
13th July - pippa251 - first baby
14th July - slushy06 - DC #2 - Having a girl
15th July - Acceber - Having a girl
15th July - Tamequa
16th July - Lillabet - first baby - Surprise
17th July - BrumOne - first baby
19th July - TwoJobsOneManOneBump - Surprise
20th July - Belgrano - DC #2 - Having a boy
20th July - starmucks - DC #2 - Surprise
22nd July - chellebelle - DC#4
22nd July - julyjuly
23rd July - Andie01 - DC #2
24th July - ilikeyoursleeves - DC #2 - Having a boy
25th July - PrincessButtercup - DC #3 - Having a boy
25th July - BonzoDoodah - DC #2 - Surprise
25th July - Mickeylou - DC #2 - Having a girl
26th July - justlookatthatbooty - DC#2 - Having a girl
27th July - mumofshortie73 - DC #2 - Surprise
27th July - krumbockmummy - DC#2 - Having a boy
27th July - Andie01 - DC#2
28th July - Cheekycel - Having a girl
30th July - Mavornia - DC #2 - Having a boy
31st July - maidinamerica - first baby - Having a girl

C - Sections Booked

13th July - Bozette
14th July - Mickeylou
22nd July - BonzoDoodah

Hi everyone. Rebecca Joy was born at 8.30 on 15th July weighing a wopping 9lb after a speedy 5 1/2hrs! (I weighed 8 1/2 st befoer pregnancy so was a shock!) Managed to get my ironing done during my labour which was rather helpful! Congratulations to everyone who's popped and I'll see you all on the postnatal thread. BF going much better this time than last (with DD1) after one nightmare night.Good luck to everyone left to go xxx

I'm booking Bruno in for Saturday night too!

<sounds like I have a male escort coming over >

I am utterly, dreadfully FED UP. Is end of term so DC are ratty, PTA buddies are murderous and I have just spent evening organising the end of term disco with them and we are bitchy witchy cow bags - me especially.

None of the lovely parents at school are going to see the baby now because everyone will be on hols as of tomorrow and they all so want to.

DS2 is 8 tomorrow so baby isn't allowed to spoil his birthday but possibly will by having me in labour on 'his' day.

Last week was a good week for birth, why does my baby not realise this? Grrrrrrrrrrr!

Hello all, congrats lollipop, scully, activity*,*Moodylou, patchybob, newb, jetli, ruby and hopefully haven't missed anyone.

Well, Amelia Grace arrived 13th july at 1349, 7lbs15oz, nice smooth elective section. I recovered very quickly last time and was amazed that its actually been even quicker this time. I think its because i knew what to expect. We came home yesterday. Sleep is bad, but she's gorgeous and worth everything. One other thing, after pains, i had vaguely heard they maybe bad after 2nd but ouch ouch ouch!!!!

Good luck to those still waiting xx

Yay to all the new mummies & welcome to the new bubs ! i've been lurking here and there but not posted anything over the last few days, great to hear all your exciting & lovely news.

I had a bit of a drama yesterday, resulting in several hours spent at the hospital. Had my show start appearing last Friday morning, and has continued pretty much every day since. This has been with some cramps right down low that have been short & irregular so not enough to get excited about.

However a two pence sized clot appeared yesterday so thought better get it checked out at the hossie. They were great & put my mind at rest, nowt to worry about, however when checking the baby's heart rate on the ole ctg, discovered it was a tad on the high side- arggggggggghhh! Kept me in for a couple of hours, registrar did an internal (such a pleasant experience- NOT !) sent me home once it the trace had levelled out, I went back in last night just to let them double check- thank God all normal or else they were looking to break my waters and probably resort to a c section ...phew ! Think they were being especially careful due to the emcs last time and risk of scar rupture.

I really thought that was it, part of me relieved & resigned to the section, best that baby's safe and that I am well but ...Part of me still really wants to see if my body can push this one out naturally.

To anyone else going through similar- aren't these ongoing cramps a total bugger ?! Just start once and for all, godamnit !

I know it's best if the baby comes in its own sweet time (am not even overdue yet, at 38+3) and have to be patient BUT am not wanting a repeat of last time- '3 days-posterior-agonising-back-pain-latent phase-at home-followed by-every-medical intervention-topped off with an emergency-c section.'

No easy answers, girls, I know but just needed to have a whinge about it !

DH is taking DD out in the morning for the shopping so I will have a lie-in & luxuriate in the bath, then we have a 4th b'day party at the village hall- cue 30 little hyped-up kids tearing about for 2 hours, DD will love it though, even if my eardrums don't !

krumbock I have a stripping 3 year old too, except when I actually need her to take her clothes off. Oh, and she prefers to be naked when I'm in a sweater and coat, and to wear a vest and long sleeves when it's 28 degrees outside [rolling eyes emoticon].

Congratulations to everyone who's popping, and good luck to those about to pop!

A big congratulations to the new mummies! How spooky are the similarities between Patchy and Phoenix, do do do do <said in spooky tone>.

Well news from me is that we've just booked tickets to go and see Bruno tomorrow at the cinema! Last time I was at the cinema was to see Sex and the City (ie aaaaages ago) so I'm actually hoping that the baby stays put til at least tomorrow night LOL. Hoping that the laughs from Bruno will send me into labour hee hee!

I saw the midwife today too, all is on track and baby remains 4/5 engaged. So just to sit and wait really!

Phoenix must have been something in the water! big hugs to Max's cyber twin!

Congrats to all the new mummies and babies!!

Have to say am very envious of all - I'm 38+3 today by hosp due date, (39 by my own which I'm clinging onto in hope!!) and feel very big and uncomfortable. Also bump has decided that the best time to wriggle is through the night when mummy is trying to sleep which is not good esp when DC1 gets up at 6am!

Feel very much for those overdue - DC1 was overdue by 4 days and I had fixated so much on his due date that when it came and went I was rather upset This time am trying to think that there are a limited number of days left rather than fixating on date.

Have got midwife app this afternoon so will ask how far they will let me go after date. As much as I don't want to be induced, we are fairly certain that my due date was wrong for DC1 - best friend's mum a midwife and she convinced that he much later than we thought as very dry skin, long nails, etc so I don't really want to go too far past date iykwim. Will see what she has to say!

Sending labour vibes to all esp those overdue !

Hi,

Have no internet as moved house but using son's dongle to send this.

Haven't had chance to read all the posts but congratulations to all those who've had their babies;I'll catch up when I'm online again.

I have had my new baby!! He was born on 11th July at 3.36p.m. after an induced labour due to an unstable lie. He was 8lb 12oz and is called James David. I was taken into hospital as he was breech oblique (having been head down for weeks and weeks) then released for the weekend as he went back head down. Then at next visit following Tuesday (7th?) he was lying transverse. So, he lay in hospital in various positions and I was booked in for a c section. Dr hadn't seen an unstable lie for a year of working there and whilst I was there, another lady also had one. On the morning of my c section, James went head down, supposedly 2/5ths engaged, surgeon said no longer warranted a section as he would not pop back out. Gave me gel to dilate my cervix, later came back to break my waters and baby had popped back out to 4/5ths!!! Did a controlled water break anyway and then I endured a long labour as he still was not engaging properly. They didn't know why but after 24 hours took me down to theatre to attempt a forceps delivery, or section. What a rollercoaster. And I was SO knackered!! Like having transition contractions for 12 hours. The forceps worked anyway (as did by this time the epidural) and James was delivered safe and sound. Been very sore but feeling better each day and he's an absolute delight.

Best wishes and safe delivery to all the rest of the July thread

xxxx

Congratulations all!

CONGRATULATIONS Moody Patchybob and JetLi - such a lovely set of names.

Activity thanks for the funny birth story (well how it was told) - you had me laughing out loud. Glad you're both well and home now.

I'm feeling my bump to see if it is transverse or head down - again. Spinning like a top - little swine!

Babies Born

Our special Niamh Hope Anne, daughter of Woollyjo - Remembered Always - Born 30th June @ 04.12 - 8lb 13oz
rattling - Born 6th May - Magnus and Alasdair (Due 1st July)
Quiltedrose - Born 17th June @ 06.17 - Beatrice Elizabeth - 6lbs (Due 6th July)
Christiana - Born 18th June @ 13.03 - Ruby Lucia - 7lbs 8.5oz (Due 25th June)
MrsMope - Born 19th June - Girl - 7lbs 3oz and Boy - 5lb 15oz (Due 1st July)
JLo2 - Born 21st June - Jack - 7lb 15oz (Due 29th June)
Gillyan - Born 23rd June @ 12.52 - Summer Jennifer - 8lb (Due 9th July)
vanimal - Born 23rd June - Girl - 5lb 8oz (Due 9th July)
London11 - Born 25th June @ 10.16 and 10.17 - Theo William - 7lb 7oz and Lewis Daniel - 7lb 3oz (Due 9th July)
LargeGlassofRed - Born 25th June @ 21.46 - Freddie - 6lb and Stanley - 6lb 12oz (Due 9th July)
plot2 - Born 29th June @ 10.31 - Christy - 7lb 7oz (Due 16th July)
nicky6 - Born 29th June @ 11.50 - Noah James - 7lb 11oz (Due 2nd July)
Mij - Born 29th June @ 14.05 - Caitlin - 7lb 1oz (Due 10th July)
dannyg - Born 30th June @ 11.31 - Maisie - 8lb 3oz (Due 14th July)
soozze - Born 30th June @ 15.06 - Girl - 7lb 12oz (Due 5th July)
mum2boys2girls - Born 1st July @ 17.38 - Abigail - 7lb 3.5oz (Due 4th July)
QueenFee - Born 2nd July @ 15.35 - Alfie Ewan - 8lb 9oz (Due 7th July)
Beccabump - Born 3rd July - Isaac Charles - 7lb 5oz (Due 16th July)
xxhunnyxx - Born 4th July @ 17.21 - Joseph Adam - 7lb 4oz (Due 6th July)
Misspaella - Born 4th July @ 20.42 - Tristan Benjamin - 8lb 3oz (Due 7th July)
Lydiathetattooedlady - Born 6th July @10.14 - Bill James - 7lb 11oz (Due 15th July)
Newb - Born 6th July - Eva Constance - 8lb 9oz (Due 10th July)
TheNatty - Born 7th July @ 10.24 - Charlie - 7lb 14oz (Due 16th July)
thelollipoplady - Born 10th July - Hugo - 9lbs (Due 7th July)
Phoenix - Born 10th July @ 09.50 - Noah Rhys - 8lb 10oz (Due 17th July)
scully - Born 11th July @ 14.40 - Boy - 7lb 13oz (Due 13th July)
Patchybob - Born 13th July @ 09.57 - Max Harley - 8lb 10oz (Due 17th July)
ActivityApple - Born 13th July @ 11.30 - Sidney Wolfgang - 6lb 13oz (Due 7th July)
JetLi - Born 13th July @ 18.45 - Hetty Florence - 8lb 6oz (Due 8th July)
moodylou - Born 15th July @ 10.57 - Samuel Isaac - 9lb 13oz (Due 1st July)

Still Waiting

2nd July - pop1973
6th July - MrsCrunch - first baby - Having a girl
7th July - Eviebear
8th July - rubyriley - DC #3 - Having a boy
9th July - Hobbgoblin - DC #4
9th July - betsyboo - Having a boy
9th July - chaya5738 - Surprise
11th July - Tay1981 - first baby - Having a girl
12th July - Jenny79 - first baby - Having a boy
13th July - pippa251 - first baby
14th July - slushy06 - DC #2 - Having a girl
15th July - Acceber - Having a girl
15th July - Tamequa
16th July - Lillabet - first baby - Surprise
17th July - Bozette - DC #2 - Having a girl
17th July - BrumOne - first baby
19th July - TwoJobsOneManOneBump - Surprise
20th July - Belgrano - DC #2 - Having a boy
20th July - starmucks - DC #2 - Surprise
22nd July - chellebelle - DC#4
22nd July - julyjuly
23rd July - Andie01 - DC #2
24th July - ilikeyoursleeves - DC #2 - Having a boy
25th July - PrincessButtercup - DC #3 - Having a boy
25th July - BonzoDoodah - DC #2 - Surprise
25th July - Mickeylou - DC #2 - Having a girl
26th July - justlookatthatbooty - DC#2 - Having a girl
27th July - mumofshortie73 - DC #2 - Surprise
27th July - krumbockmummy - DC#2 - Having a boy
27th July - Andie01 - DC#2
28th July - Cheekycel - Having a girl
30th July - Mavornia - DC #2 - Having a boy
31st July - maidinamerica - first baby - Having a girl

C - Sections Booked

13th July - Bozette
14th July - Mickeylou
22nd July - BonzoDoodah

Congratulations Patchybob . We had the same due date, both had elcs, both had boys, only 7mins difference in their birth times and they weighed the same

Hi everyone
Just a quicky to let you know that Max Harley arrived safely on monday morning at 9.57am. 8lb 10oz. Totally gorgeous. Came home yesterday. Suffering from lack of sleep as he is literally on the boob all day and night but very happy. Will post more when I get a chance xx

Babies Born

Our special Niamh Hope Anne, daughter of Woollyjo - Remembered Always - Born 30th June @ 04.12 - 8lb 13oz
rattling - Born 6th May - Magnus and Alasdair (Due 1st July)
Quiltedrose - Born 17th June @ 06.17 - Beatrice Elizabeth - 6lbs (Due 6th July)
Christiana - Born 18th June @ 13.03 - Ruby Lucia - 7lbs 8.5oz (Due 25th June)
MrsMope - Born 19th June - Girl - 7lbs 3oz and Boy - 5lb 15oz (Due 1st July)
JLo2 - Born 21st June - Jack - 7lb 15oz (Due 29th June)
Gillyan - Born 23rd June @ 12.52 - Summer Jennifer - 8lb (Due 9th July)
vanimal - Born 23rd June - Girl - 5lb 8oz (Due 9th July)
LargeGlassofRed - Born 25th June @ 21.46 - Freddie - 6lb and Stanley - 6lb 12oz (Due 9th July)
London11 - Born 25th June @ 10.16 and 10.17 - Theo William - 7lb 7oz and Lewis Daniel - 7lb 3oz (Due 9th July)
Mij - Born 29th June @ 14.05 - Caitlin - 7lb 1oz (Due 10th July)
nicky6 - Born 29th June @ 11.50 - Noah James - 7lb 11oz (Due 2nd July)
plot2 - Born 29th June @ 10.31 - Christy - 7lb 7oz (Due 16th July)
dannyg - Born 30th June @ 11.31 - Maisie - 8lb 3oz (Due 14th July)
soozze - Born 30th June @ 15.06 - Girl - 7lb 12oz (Due 5th July)
mum2boys2girls - Born 1st July @ 17.38 - Abigail - 7lb 3.5oz (Due 4th July)
QueenFee - Born 2nd July @ 15.35 - Alfie Ewan - 8lb 9oz (Due 7th July)
Beccabump - Born 3rd July - Isaac Charles - 7lb 5oz (Due 16th July)
xxhunnyxx - Born 4th July @ 17.21 - Joseph Adam - 7lb 4oz (Due 6th July)
Misspaella - Born 4th July @ 20.42 - Tristan Benjamin - 8lb 3oz (Due 7th July)
Lydiathetattooedlady - Born 6th July @10.14 - Bill James - 7lb 11oz (Due 15th July)
Newb - Born 6th July - Eva Constance - 8lb 9oz (Due 10th July)
TheNatty - Born 7th July @ 10.24 - Charlie - 7lb 14oz (Due 16th July)
thelollipoplady - Born 10th July - Hugo - 9lbs (Due 7th July)
Phoenix - Born 10th July @ 09.50 - Noah Rhys - 8lb 10oz (Due 17th July)
scully - Born 11th July @ 14.40 - Boy - 7lb 13oz (Due 13th July)
ActivityApple - Born 13th July @ 11.30 - Sidney Wolfgang - 6lb 13oz (Due 7th July)
JetLi - Born 13th July @ 18.45 - Hetty Florence - 8lb 6oz (Due 8th July)
moodylou - Born 15th July @ 10.57 - Samuel Isaac - 9lb 13oz (Due 1st July)

Still Waiting

2nd July - pop1973
6th July - MrsCrunch - first baby - Having a girl
7th July - Eviebear
8th July - rubyriley - DC #3 - Having a boy
9th July - Hobbgoblin - DC #4
9th July - betsyboo - Having a boy
9th July - chaya5738 - Surprise
11th July - Tay1981 - first baby - Having a girl
12th July - Jenny79 - first baby - Having a boy
13th July - pippa251 - first baby
14th July - slushy06 - DC #2 - Having a girl
15th July - Acceber - Having a girl
15th July - Tamequa
16th July - Lillabet - first baby - Surprise
17th July - Patchybob - DC #3 - Surprise
17th July - Bozette - DC #2 - Having a girl
17th July - BrumOne - first baby
19th July - TwoJobsOneManOneBump - Surprise
20th July - Belgrano - DC #2 - Having a boy
20th July - starmucks - DC #2 - Surprise
22nd July - chellebelle - DC#4
22nd July - julyjuly
23rd July - Andie01 - DC #2
24th July - ilikeyoursleeves - DC #2 - Having a boy
25th July - PrincessButtercup - DC #3 - Having a boy
25th July - BonzoDoodah - DC #2 - Surprise
25th July - Mickeylou - DC #2 - Having a girl
26th July - justlookatthatbooty - DC#2 - Having a girl
27th July - mumofshortie73 - DC #2 - Surprise
27th July - krumbockmummy - DC#2 - Having a boy
27th July - Andie01 - DC#2
28th July - Cheekycel - Having a girl
30th July - Mavornia - DC #2 - Having a boy
31st July - maidinamerica - first baby - Having a girl

C - Sections Booked

13th July - Patchybob
13th July - Bozette
14th July - Mickeylou
22nd July - BonzoDoodah

Congratulations JetLi and Moodylou

We were sent back up to the hospital with Noah yesterday as he had lost more than 10% of his birth weight when mw weighed him. She worked it out to a 16% loss, he was 8lb 10oz at birth and 7lb 5oz yesterday . She sat with me while i fed him and then weighed him again and it had gone up so we know he is putting it on. Hospital just checked him over and asked lots of questions and were satisfied that now my milk had come in we should be ok. He is feeding slightly better now. I expressed 3oz yesterday which he polished off at 3am this morning, he then slept til 6.30

He's got a bit of a gunky eye today too so we'll keep an eye on that.

morning everyone, congratulations moody jetli and activity on your babies, love all the names!
my dd is nearly 21/2 and loves to be a 'nudey bum-bum' as she calls it! she wont keep her clothes on either!

Mr Moody here DH of Moody Lou, - Samuel Isaac was born at 10.57am this weighing in a massive 9lbs 13 oz. Few complications which I'm sure Moody Lou will report but mother and baby are now both doing fine

activity what an amazing birth story, you tell it with such humour too, very funny! well done babes.

jetli well done to you too - enjoy that dominos xx

Evening all! Only had time for a brief scan of the list - congrats to all who have popped.
Hetty Florence arrived 6:45pm Monday 13th July weighing in at 8lb 6oz. BIG head of lucious dark hair. Bit of a drama all around, ending in her being dragged out using forceps in theatre with a view to ECS if it hadn't worked. But it did so we're fine if a little sore in the undercarriage due to bruising and stitches. Back at home as of last night and just about surviving. Will catch up properly later on - due a change/feed/Domino's pizza in the next 20 minutes
Gosh she's beautiful!!!

Hello everyone - Sidney and I are back home now so I thought I'd pop in and post my birth story and send lots of congrats to all the new mums and shake some major pompoms for those overdue... 'Arthouse' bonkers take heart, it was a deeply un-erotic session with DP that got things moving for me!

So here goes..

Woke at 2.30am on Monday morning and while waddling off for a pee felt a twinge of period-type pain and knew straight away that this was the real deal. All research, hearsay and ante-natal training had instilled in me that it's a long process, sometimes fades away etc.. and that I generally shouldn't get too excited. So I was slightly surprised to find myself one hour later in a speeding car to the hospital having very potent contractions every 2-3 minutes.

After a short while bent over a wall in the hospital car park moo-ing, I made it to the delivery suite, where any idea of my lentil-weavery-homoeopathy-birth-pool-tastic birth plan was, erm.. 'adjusted' when I was examined and discovered to be labouring back-to-back on no waters. The MW was phenomenal in explaining that because of these factors it was probably going to get very VERY painful without completely terrifying me and talked through how I could get to a sensible pain relief resolution. She completely respected me when I was still warbling on about remaining active and using birth balls etc (i.e. managed not to laugh) even though I was hooked up to drips and telemetry traps. On second examination found that I'd gone from 2 to 6cm in an hour or so and when an anaesthetist appeared to ask if I fancied an epidural I nearly snogged her face off.

After that it was a heady couple of hours on the epidural and gas and air - I thought I was making witty and fascinating conversation; apparently I was actually dead silent for half an hour looking like a '3am Glastonbury casualty' - Oh well, I was having a lovely time by that point . Then it all got a bit serious because the wee fella didn't do the traditional 'corkscrew' move that back-to-back babies sometimes do, and my pelvis couldn't cope with a 'face to pubes' delivery alone so it was off to theatre to pull him out with forceps.

The upshot is that despite it not entirely being the birth I wanted, I'm fine apart from an epistiotomy and a bit of a bruised fanjo and he's completely wonderful so hurrah for modern medicine. We were home the next afternoon and we're happily getting to know each other, he's a wee bit jaundiced with a dicky hip so a couple of things to keep an eye on.. BF-ing has started well and I've still got the happy hormones in major supply.

S is having a squawk now so will come back and catch up properly later

Twojobs pmsl at the Arthouse awards!

Hobbgoblin -> deep sympathy. Aching on and off too. Can you have a lie down with bump supported and see if that helps?

krumbock I have a stripping 23 month old . We came in tonight and went into the garden and she said "nappy OFF" then "dress OFF" "Vest OFF" then "wit wooo" and ran round the garden in her sandals! (odd child )

Alibobble and moodylou ...any news???

I ache.

My bump aches, my back aches, my bum aches...

Is 'orrible being overdue by nearly a whole week...<wails>

hello again.

39+3. Very Very Bored. I know I'm not overdue but I'm quite impatient. Had regular MW appointment on Monday, all good news as usual (I am completely blessed with perfect health and I count my blessings every day I do I do I do). Baby is presenting cephalic, 4/5 engaged, body on my left, perfect size for dates, great heartbeat range, very wriggly.

Feel very motivated to bring it on because MW booked the 40+12 induction at that visit. I didn't really like the idea of that. So I've been eating curry every day this week and lots of pineapple, going for walks, trying to have as much sex as possible but agree Belgrano it's not going to win any arthouse cinema awards...

good luck everyone. I'm off to the swimming pool.

Wow missed a few days and everyone is having babies so congratulations to lydia, natty, lollipop, phoenix, scully, activity and newb.

38+2 now, feet and hands are still swelling but blood pressure is fine! Going to tidy up then go for a walk with DD if i can get clothes on her. Does any one else have a stripping 3 year old?

My lil sister got engaged yesterday

Hope everyone is doing well, and fingers are crossed for all those who are over due or in labour good luck xx

Ooh Alibobble and Lou that's exciting! Looking forward to your updates!
I am fine, waiting on a reflexology appt today to hurry things along (am 39+2 now so I reckon I can start the induction things. Rasp leaf tea and very unsexy sex due to my being enormous and unwieldy are also on the agenda....
Off to sit in the sun with a book for an hour or so. Cleaner is here, DD at childcare - HUGE treats so I'm gonna enjoy both, relax, and get my feet up!

Good luck to Moodylou & Ali for impending births! Sounds like you will be meeting your babies very soon, if they aren't here already!

DS has gone to grannies this morning so I am vegging on the sofa in front of TV and MN Might go back to bed too. No action here, we went into town yesterday for dinner and a wander about and I was hoping that the walk might help things along, but nope!

How is everyone else doing today?

alibobble best of luck, seems like your waiting is over!

moody Good luck for your induction, hope it goes well.

scully well done and congrats and to newb

Go alibobble

Nice to see someone else up at this time of night. Wonder which one of us will give birth first

Good morning ladies.

Just to let you all know that the baby has decided to come now rather than waiting to be induced later this morning!

I've been having regular, painful contractions since 12.30 and they're now about 4 mins apart. Fingers crossed he doesn't take to much longer to arrive.

hi everyone. My waters have officially gone: Am sat on a towel to write this as it keeps taking me by surprise! it could be ages yet but a step in the right direction at least!

congratulations to all the new mummies
I don't come on for a day or so and it feels like a dozen are born
It's my dd's 5th birthday today - feel a bit emotional tonight I can't believe my baby is such a big girl now!

Hi All

I haven't posted much on this thread recently, but wanted to update you that Eva Constance was born by c-section on 6th July, 8lb 9oz. She's wonderful

Lots of good wishes to those who have already had their little ones and those yet to pop!

Congratulations scully nice quick labour there! Hopefully the jaundice will clear up soon.

phoenix - eek about the finger but a minor thing compared with other possibilities. Hope the kidney tests go okay and you settle in well with the little one.

alibobble how frustrating being nearly there and then it stopping. Have you tried trampolining

ilikeyoursleeves I commented on your baby names

I had final midwife appointment today - baby still not engaged at all so have to watch out for it going transverse. C-S still on schedule then for next wednesday. Sigh.

moody good luck for tomorrow - don't know how you're going to sleep - so exciting!

Good luck Moodylou. Hope your dh can do a better job of posting than mine did. He did post but on my other post natal thread so it was no good to you lot

Congratulations Lollipop and Activity

It's my turn now

I'm going in tomorrow morning to be induced as i'll be 40+14. Getting very nervous and excited now and not sure how i'm going to get to sleep tonight!

I've given DH his instructions on how to post on here so you should get an update in the next couple of days.

i everyone. Spent 5 hours in labour the other day but still no bay. Due on Friday. Getting impatient! Congrats to all the new mummies. Midwife says baby is finally engaged and well down at that so hopefully we're all set. that said DH has an exam on wed and a big meeting at work on thurs so suspect I'll get no help in that dept to get things started! can see the summer hols stretching endlessly before me with DD to entertain and not toddlers etc. Think this is only a worry for 2nd timers. At least DD starts nursery in sept so can have chance to get some time just with the newbie. And maybe sleep when they sleep... hahahaha!

Thank you so much Phoenix for updating the list - you really are a star! Oh my word! Have just done a count up and if you take into acount the c sections at the bottom then we officially have more babies born than waiting to arrive!!! Congratulatons everyone!!!!!

Am so tired all the time at the moment, DD is thankfully being easily bribed with play dough and playing outside so I don't have to do too much to entertain her, then she's in nursery for the next 3 mornings so hopefully will be able to catch up a bit on some rest. Can't believe how many braxton hicks I'm having. I'm sure I never had anywhere near as many with the other kids (but then you are supposed to have more with the more kids you have aren't you?). They're not painful or anything, just there as a regular reminder that this little one will arrive at some point. Will be 39 weeks tomorrow so still officially have a while to wait plus with all the othes being late am not expeting this one on time anyway. Plus could do with it being as far into the school summer holidays as possible so that I have as little time as possible on my own with 4 kids after DH's paternity leave.

While Noah is sleeping i've done the list again.

Congratulations Scully

Babies Born

Our special Niamh Hope Anne, daughter of Woollyjo - Remembered Always - Born 30th June @ 04.12 - 8lb 13oz
rattling - Born 6th May - Magnus and Alasdair (Due 1st July)
Quiltedrose - Born 17th June @ 06.17 - Beatrice Elizabeth - 6lbs (Due 6th July)
Christiana - Born 18th June @ 13.03 - Ruby Lucia - 7lbs 8.5oz (Due 25th June)
MrsMope - Born 19th June - Girl - 7lbs 3oz and Boy - 5lb 15oz (Due 1st July)
JLo2 - Born 21st June - Jack - 7lb 15oz (Due 29th June)
Gillyan - Born 23rd June @ 12.52 - Summer Jennifer - 8lb (Due 9th July)
vanimal - Born 23rd June - Girl - 5lb 8oz (Due 9th July)
LargeGlassofRed - Born 25th June @ 21.46 - Freddie - 6lb and Stanley - 6lb 12oz (Due 9th July)
London11 - Born 25th June @ 10.16 and 10.17 - Theo William - 7lb 7oz and Lewis Daniel - 7lb 3oz (Due 9th July)
Mij - Born 29th June @ 14.05 - Caitlin - 7lb 1oz (Due 10th July)
nicky6 - Born 29th June @ 11.50 - Noah James - 7lb 11oz (Due 2nd July)
plot2 - Born 29th June @ 10.31 - Christy - 7lb 7oz (Due 16th July)
dannyg - Born 30th June @ 11.31 - Maisie - 8lb 3oz (Due 14th July)
soozze - Born 30th June @ 15.06 - Girl - 7lb 12oz (Due 5th July)
mum2boys2girls - Born 1st July @ 17.38 - Abigail - 7lb 3.5oz (Due 4th July)
QueenFee - Born 2nd July @ 15.35 - Alfie Ewan - 8lb 9oz (Due 7th July)
Beccabump - Born 3rd July - Isaac Charles - 7lb 5oz (Due 16th July)
xxhunnyxx - Born 4th July @ 17.21 - Joseph Adam - 7lb 4oz (Due 6th July)
Misspaella - Born 4th July @ 20.42 - Tristan Benjamin - 8lb 3oz (Due 7th July)
Lydiathetattooedlady - Born 6th July @10.14 - Bill James - 7lb 11oz (Due 15th July)
TheNatty - Born 7th July @ 10.24 - Charlie - 7lb 14oz (Due 16th July)
thelollipoplady - Born 10th July - Hugo - 9lbs (Due 7th July)
Phoenix - Born 10th July @ 09.50 - Noah Rhys - 8lb 10oz (Due 17th July)
scully - Born 11th July @ 14.40 - Boy - 7lb 13oz (Due 13th July)
ActivityApple - Born 13th July @ 11.30 - Sidney Wolfgang - 6lb 13oz (Due 7th July)

Still Waiting

1st July - moodylou - DC#2 - Having a boy
2nd July - pop1973
6th July - MrsCrunch - first baby - Having a girl
7th July - Eviebear
8th July - JetLi - first baby
8th July - rubyriley - DC #3 - Having a boy
9th July - Hobbgoblin - DC #4
9th July - betsyboo - Having a boy
9th July - chaya5738 - Surprise
10th July - Newb - first baby - Having a girl
11th July - Tay1981 - first baby - Having a girl
12th July - Jenny79 - first baby - Having a boy
13th July - pippa251 - first baby
14th July - slushy06 - DC #2 - Having a girl
15th July - Acceber - Having a girl
15th July - Tamequa
16th July - Lillabet - first baby - Surprise
17th July - Patchybob - DC #3 - Surprise
17th July - Bozette - DC #2 - Having a girl
17th July - BrumOne - first baby
19th July - TwoJobsOneManOneBump - Surprise
20th July - Belgrano - DC #2 - Having a boy
20th July - starmucks - DC #2 - Surprise
22nd July - chellebelle - DC#4
22nd July - julyjuly
23rd July - Andie01 - DC #2
24th July - ilikeyoursleeves - DC #2 - Having a boy
25th July - PrincessButtercup - DC #3 - Having a boy
25th July - BonzoDoodah - DC #2 - Surprise
25th July - Mickeylou - DC #2 - Having a girl
26th July - justlookatthatbooty - DC#2 - Having a girl
27th July - mumofshortie73 - DC #2 - Surprise
27th July - krumbockmummy - DC#2 - Having a boy
27th July - Andie01 - DC#2
28th July - Cheekycel - Having a girl
30th July - Mavornia - DC #2 - Having a boy
31st July - maidinamerica - first baby - Having a girl

C - Sections Booked

13th July - Patchybob
13th July - Bozette
14th July - Mickeylou
22nd July - BonzoDoodah