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PiccadillyCircus's little girl has arrived

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PiccadillyCircus · 26/09/2005 21:40

Alice Charlotte was born on 20th September at 1:26pm, weighing 7lb 11oz, after a 6 hour labour.

She timed things very well, with contractions starting at about 7am after an all right night's sleep, and DH and I were able to eat breakfast before going off to hospital and getting there about 9am (in some amount of pain )

A combination of TENS machine, gas and air and diamorphine got me through and this time I experienced the feeling of pushing my baby out, having had forceps with DS. Complete pain while the head crowned which disappeared when she came out. DH and I had been convinced she would be a boy and were amazed that she was a girl .

We were able to share the experience with a student doctor who was watching her first birth - I think she enjoyed it as much as we did.

DS (22 months) seems to like her and brings her her bear when she cries .

We are all enjoying being a family of 4 - it just seems to feel very "right" .

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mummytosteven · 26/09/2005 21:42

oooh congratulations!

jessicaandbumpsmummy · 26/09/2005 21:42

Congratulations!!! Welcome to Alice!

hunkermunker · 26/09/2005 21:42

Congratulations! Sounds like you had a good birth!

Welcome to the world, Alice Charlotte - what a pretty name you have!

jamiesam · 26/09/2005 21:43

Congratulations! Glad your family is now complete.

There are 22 months between my ds's - it's hard work at first, but worth it, and they're great pals now (4 and 2).

muppet73 · 26/09/2005 21:43

Congratulations

Yorkiegirl · 26/09/2005 21:48

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Bouj · 27/09/2005 04:46

Congratulations! Really lovely birth story, made me all gushy....

WideWebWitch · 27/09/2005 07:13

congratulations! Ikwym about a family of four, me too.

matthewsmummy · 27/09/2005 14:37

congrats

mears · 29/09/2005 21:59

Congratulations and welcome to Alice

RTKangaMummy · 29/09/2005 22:05

DEFFO BRILL

acnebride · 29/09/2005 22:08

Alice, that's gorgeous - congratulations!

Tinker · 29/09/2005 22:10

Congrats PC

oooggs · 30/09/2005 17:14

Congrats PC hope all is going well

NomDePlume · 30/09/2005 17:14

Awww, lovely. Congrats to you all

BROWNY · 30/09/2005 17:32

Congratulations on your new baby girl, what a lovely, happy name

biglips · 30/09/2005 17:34

ssoo sweet! congrats to you and your DH..

welcome a sister alice charlotte for your DS

Angeliz · 30/09/2005 17:36

Congratualtions and welcome to the world Alice+

Your birth sounds lovely

Gobbledigook · 30/09/2005 17:46

OOooh, PC - well done and congratulations!!

I noticed you weren't really around on our birthday - hope you had a good day!

Redhelen · 12/10/2005 15:11

Great news xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sallie · 12/10/2005 20:31

Huge congrats! My dd1 is Imogen Alice - love the name Alice and wished I hadn't used it as a second name!!! Enjoy your little girl. I too had a ds and then a dd (and of course another dd recently!). Hope its all going well.

FrightfullyPoshFloss · 12/10/2005 20:36

Aww, I missed this. Big congrats to you all. Welcome Alice, lovely name

gingerbear · 12/10/2005 20:37

congratulations

Frizbe · 12/10/2005 20:49

Congratulations to you all

spots · 23/10/2005 14:15

Only just thought to look this up - been off line for a bit. Congrats Piccadillycircus and family! Lovely news (and lovely name). A great filling for those baby nighties!