Kitty's no. 6 finally decides to arrive 18 days late

[kittyhas6]

Thought I'd better announce the very late arrival of baby Ronnie!! He came 18 days late on Easter Sunday.
He is named after my Grandad and was born on what would have been the 99th birthday of my gran who died in September
He was born at 4.22 pm and weighed 8lbs 4ozs.

I'm not sure exactly when labour started as I'd been having very on off contractions since early in the morning and didn't actually believe I was in labour even just before he was born.
I kept asking ther midwive if he was going to be born today !!

He was born in my bedroom at home. I think from the onset of regular, painful contractions he took 1hr 20 mins to come, so quite quick I guess.

This was the first time I didn't tear and the placenta delivered itself almost as soon as he was born!!

I had gone into hospital earlier in the day for ctg monitoring but they didn't have a spare monitor so I decided to go home and whilst on the way out of the hospital felt the contractions start again.
Dp and I were desperately trying to get OUT of the hospital and go home for him to be born, usually it should be the other way round .

Anyway, today is the first day he has been settled. He cried as soon as he was born and has only just stopped, gut problems I think.

Having 6 kids is mental

[Greenleeves]

t has to be said, Ronnie is an adorable name

[electra]

Congratulations

[PeachyChocolateEClair]

Oh congats Kitty

I thought that was quite a qick pg! Shows what I know

[Hulababy]

Congratulations!

[Pruni]

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[hewlettsdaughter]

Congrats on your Easter arrival

[CocoLoco]

Congratulations - six would be my ideal number of children, like the Sound of Music (or is that 7?) Great birth too! Enjoy

[kittyhas6]

Greeny, I had assumed that Ronnie was a rather unpopular name ATM, most people go strangely silent on being told

[PeachyChocolateEClair]

Ronnie is nice. Everybody ahtes ds3's name (like yours, a family name) but hey, not their choice is it?

[OttersPool]

congratulations kitty - is that 4 boys 2 girls now?
is it much harder than 5?!!!!

[ceolas]

Lovely news

Congratulations!

[threelittlebabies]

Huge congrats to you

[MadamePlatypus]

Ronnie is a great name. Hope you are being completely spoilt (if thats possible with 6...?)

[VeniVidiVickiQV]

Congratulations kitty and family!

Ronnie is a fab name, its in our family too!

[claireabo]

congrats and well done am truly in awe

[chocolatebirdy]

mad mad mad CONGRATULATIONS YOU VERY BRAVE LADY. Sorry to shout, but it really is something to shout about!

[DollyPopsOut]

Congratulations and much love - look forward to seeing a photo when you have the time XXXXXX

[largeginandtonic]

Congratulations Kitty, what a lovely family. Hope it is all going well for you, i will wait with baited breath to see how it goes. My #6 is due in 4 weeks......

Please tell me the afterpains are not too bad, i asked the midwife to look for another baby after i had #5. Im dreading them more than the birth.

[evilnamechanger]

Huge congratulations Kitty!

[AlphaLolly]

Congratulations Kitty - 6 dc

Wow - Superwoman!!!!

x

[kittyhas6]

I keep forgetting that I have an extra one, have to count them in an out. The older ones are being very good, even the other baby, bless her!

[largeginandtonic]

Thank you so much for your afterpain advice on the May thread! I am dreading it, they were so awful last time i was convinced i had atwin hiding in there somewhere! I will follow you advice to the letter.

This monster is still breech at 36 wks though so may have a spinal for relief at this rate, think we should get mobile epidurals for the aftrepains anyway

Will keep looking for you on the threads to see how it is all going xxxx thank you again xxxx

[Saturn74]

Congratulations kitty!
Glad all went so well.

[SJLTM]

Hi, just had to send my congratulations to you all, I am mum to five, and I take my hat off to you, I hope you are getting lots of help, I would hate to see your washing and ironing pile, mine is bad enough !!