The one where the BROOKERS make babies and blankets and hats and other crochet stuff!

Ooh okay, birth story:

Started contractions at midnight on Thursday. Got to every 7 mins or so. Then had big bleed at 7am, phoned the delivery unit and they told me to call an ambulance. Got to hospital about 7.30am.

Carried on for a while until they broke my waters to speed things along - can't remember what time that was, but I was 6cm dilated by that point. Got to fully dilated at about 5pm - it was only then that I thought to ask for gas and air . Then they told me that B-B was back to back (in hindsight the clue was in his initials I guess!) and they wanted me to wait for an hour before starting to push as they wanted to see if he would turn.

Pushed for 2 hours from just after 6pm, but no progress was made and his heart rate was getting v low so they took me down for spinal block and forceps. Took a couple of contractions to get him out - I couldn't believe it when they put him on my tummy as I obviously had no feeling/idea that he was anywhere close to arriving. He was born at 8.48pm :)

I'm v v happy with how things went and actually I was pretty relieved when they said they were taking me down for assisted delivery as by then I was exhausted, demoralised and looking forward to no longer being in pain.

I cannot say enough fabulous things about all of the staff who looked after us. Not once did I feel scared or that either me or B-B was at risk and that was entirely down to them.

Does make me realise how laughable the focus on having a birth plan is though!

Yay for going home imps

Imps and beedle looking forward to your birth stories if you ever get a chance

We're all off to a wedding today, far away. Gulp.

Thanks for the congrats all! I am absolutely loving spending time getting to know B-B (as he will always been known). He is a complete delight even if my fanjo will never been the same again

Geek hurrah for mat leave! I blimin well hope you get tonnes of feet-up time. Re: big bubbas, a fellow pregnancy yoga lady just had a 10lb 3oz'er just with gas and air and a birthing pool. Geekling will slip out with no issues in 10 weeks' time.

Loops are you enjoying this non-TTC period? I'm not sure "enjoying" is the right word actually, but I hope that the lack of monthly stress is letting you take it easy.

We're heading home from hospital today. Absolutely cannot wait to be together as a family of three!

Sorry I named changed and forgot Think I was fox when I used to post before

Just popping in to congratulate beedles and imps! And what fabulous names!! So happy for you both

That's what I was told too geek, that bigger babies help more... Hmm. Those scans are notoriously inaccurate. Not long till m/l how fabulous

What happy days in the brooking world

If it helps Geek I've heard that bigger babies can be easier to push out. Smaller ones can slip back up a bit between pushes whereas the bigger ones tend to stay put so don't need to push as much. Mine were 8lb 5 and 8lb 14, DD2 was bigger but only took 11 mins of pushing :)

Congratulations Imps the photos are so beautiful x

Beedle that's brilliant news on the weight gain, come on babybeedle!

I'm loving the names chosen for both though obvs am disappointed that J won't in fact be Barry-Baxter

Good luck for your test results loopy, brooking that the early ovulation is the start of a new and successful pattern for you.

I think I'm up next, though am doubtful for a sneeze birth as today's growth scan had geekling weighing in at an approx 6.5lb, on course for being 9-10lb by due date. Even with the 20% margin for error, that still puts her at 5.5lb

Work held a surprise baby shower for me today, and my crazy best friend managed to smuggle a giant helium-filled pink rocking horse (among other things) into my office while my manager was keeping me suitably distracted. Just 1.5 days of work left

Congratulations Imps! (And Beedles if I haven't already said so as I can't remember when I last posted!)

So does that just leave trix to sneeze and then me to get a sticky BFP?!

I'm back to Epsom for the results on the 11th and back to Coventry on Monday for repeat scratch and biopsy for free. Won't be ttc December as want to enjoy Xmas but will be rat smacking from Jan. this month I had a shock, I ovulated early on cd20/21 instead of my usual cd26-30 which I hope is a good sign!

Wowee!! So pleased, well done you lot x

Aw, imps, congratulations! What excellent taste in names we all have! And happy birthday to mini far too.

Oh wow gorgeous names beedle and imps and huge congrats to imps! Yay yay!

Our brooking babies share a birthday!🎂

Oh such lovely news this morning!
And lovely names too.
Imps that's a good size! I remember thinking how long my little one was, we are all raising a generation of the tallest people!
Beedles how is princess doing today? x

Awww he's arrived! So happy you finally have your baby imps. Love his name too.

Gorgeous name too beedles.

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Talking of names, beedle

Great name!! So happy for you

HURRAH imps!!! Huge congratulations, hope you're OK. What a biggie!

Evening all! Jude Benjamin arrived this evening at around 9pm Ended up with a forceps as he was back to back but I could not be happier with my lovely little lad. 8lb 8oz - he'a very long

Gah beedle xx

Hi generic!
Also popping in to say huge congrats to keep and needle! Go imps! That must have been a terrible shock hope you are being looked after. Little far turned 4 today! Xx