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^^^^^^^^^^^^^The Littlest Rhino has arrived!!!!!!!!^^^^^^^^^^^^

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TrinityRhino · 08/02/2007 22:56

Hi guys, sorry to have taken so long to get back to you all. you were all fantastic on monday and tuesday night.

Our newest arrival joined as us 4.47am on wednesday morning.
She doesn't haver a nameyet and dh and I are affectionately calling her Gecko at the mo

after I last posted on my 'Having painful contractions' thread I started having really painful, regular contractions and rang my midwife. she came over but once she had been there for about half an hour they stopped being regular. she stayed a little while and thought maybe it wasn't time but then they atrted to be connsistent;y every 5 mins and getting stronger. by 2am she decided that we should go to the hospital. She still wasn't completely sure that it was the real thing and because dd2 had woken up and been downstairs with us dh decided to stay with dd2 to save waking grandma until we knew whether it was the real thing. (oh she had examined me and I wasn't dilated about an hour after she got here, so was thinking that maybe it was just painful effacing pains).
Anyway my midwife and I set off for the hospital and arrived at 3.10am. By now there were strong enough for me to want to try some gas and air. She then examined me and I was 3-4cm dilated. (quite proud that I had got to that without any pain relief)((I know it's not that much but still proud ))
Then MW realsied that it was going to be quick and so rang dh to come in.
Suddenly it went really quick and dh walked through the door to see the head crowning!!!
S I went from 3-4cm dilated to holding my little girl in 1hour and 40 mins.
It was really hard, fast and very painful.
I feel a little shellshocked from the speed of it but we are both totally fine and healthy, no stiches and I came home fom the hospital at about 5pm wednesday night.
Thankyou so much for all your support, I'm totally over the moon if a little blindsided
sorry to babble.....

Anyone heard from cadbury????

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BettySpaghetti · 09/02/2007 08:46

Congratulations and welcome to the wee Gecko

TrinityRhino · 09/02/2007 08:46

morning all, oh I hope you get your little bundle soon cadbury...and I wouldn't worry about the pate

Gecko weighed 7lb 15oz

still dont have a name, better hurry up and choose, only 19 days left to register the birth

thansk for all your kind replies

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shouldbedoingthehousework · 09/02/2007 09:41

Congratulations

ludaloo · 09/02/2007 09:43

Great news!!!! Well Done You!!!! xxxx

pinkranger · 09/02/2007 09:45

CONGRATULATIONS TR _
so pleased or you and you family xxxxx

Saturn74 · 09/02/2007 09:46

Great news - well done!
And welcome to little Gecko!

Miaou · 09/02/2007 09:47

Congratulations TR!

Rhubarb · 09/02/2007 09:47

Aw well done mate! And what a lovely time of year for her to arrive! Beautiful clear skies and lovely white frost. Well done both of you! Will you be posting a piccy of her?

Indith · 09/02/2007 09:50

congratulations!

Porpoise · 09/02/2007 10:07

Congratulations, TR!
(quite like Gecko, actually!)

Dottydot · 09/02/2007 10:09

Lovely news - congratulations!

TrinityRhino · 09/02/2007 10:10

lol porpoise

dh and I expanded on her little nickname

what do you think about Princess Gecko Blanket???

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LadyTophamHatt · 09/02/2007 10:10

Congratulations TR,
welcome to the little gecko

JackieNo · 09/02/2007 10:10

Congratulations .

mygirllolipop · 09/02/2007 10:52

Message withdrawn

foxinsocks · 09/02/2007 10:54

Congrats TR - well done!

ledodgy · 09/02/2007 10:54

Huge Congratulations!

belgo · 09/02/2007 10:56

COngratulations TR - that was a big burst of energy!

I'm very happy for you

itsmeNDP · 09/02/2007 10:59

Congrats to you all, TR.

Flamesparrow · 09/02/2007 11:05

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HOORAAAAY and welcome Gecko

Enid · 09/02/2007 11:09

Congratulations! Are you now a member of the Three Girls Club?

xx Enid

TrinityRhino · 09/02/2007 11:23

hi flame, belgo, enid, everyone

yep, I'm in the Three Girls Club

milk coming in now, sore boobs and no bra

still have no name, I swear she is going to end up Gecko blanket

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Flamesparrow · 09/02/2007 11:31

Jelley's DS was nameless for weeks - we all just called him Boy... at least she has Gecko

Enid · 09/02/2007 11:31

read Mrs Badgers plain english names thread, lots of lovely ideas on there (if you ignore Judith )

JustIvor · 09/02/2007 11:32

So pleased to hear of her safe arrival TrinityRhino. Lots of nice Welsh names but then I'm biased. Is there a help me choose a name thread?