September 2010 - arrivals already, more to come!

[comixminx]

Here's the new thread for the September 2010 arrivals - though some babies have already come in July and August, and maybe more to come in August before we're done with this month...

Wow..... twins on the way for Bellabelly! I don't know how we avoided having them as there are 11 sets in my family including me and my Dad and it has rarely skipped a generation. Maybe next time around who knows!? How lovely for you though to be choosing 2 girls names!

Chathappy: I love 'Lola'. Go for it! We're still torn between Oliver James and Jack James. It is a nightmare!

Have a feeling Bumpy has gone diagonal again as I can feel his hiccups so definitely to the left hand side. Booked in for a third scan and he was fine by the time we had it. We were told he wouldn't move from where he was then (36) but he definitely has the little monkey........ going bouncing!!

38+1

Hi all

Quick update:

Maia Grace was born this morning at 11am, had a beautiful home birth. Woke at 5:30 am with full contractions, called the MW round. Things slowed down at 7 ish when DS woke up, I got in the bath and DS went out with playground friend at 9:30. Out the bath at 10am and Amaia arrived at 11am!!

Will catch up on thread later. Good luck to you all xxx

congratulations patio i love her name!

Wow patito what a quick birth! Congrats to you all!

How is everyone today? I seem to be very over emotional again today, bloody hormones!

My MIL coming to stay for next couple of days so if you're listening baby this would be a really good time to arrive, am quite worried about what we're going to do with our DD if he decides to come at an odd time, I have some great neighbours and friends about who have said they will help out but I do worry that if it's a long labour she will struggle being away from us and in unfamiliar surroundings, I keep thinking that DP will end up missing the birth because he has to look after DD if the timing is really bad and no one else about or something, this is the trouble with family not living down the road.

Big congrats to you patito!!! Sounds like a nice chilled birth; now that's what I'm talkin' 'bout.

melly im still very emotional too,been trying alot of visualization today...seems to be helping a bit and im getting a lot of bh with it...hoping it might progress,but if it doesnt,at least its stopped me blubbing for half an hour!

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congrats to bananastew and patio.
Thinking of you comix.

I've had a bad day today with regards to the babies settling. Memo to all of you who are planning to breastfeed.......don't drink coke! They have both screamed and wriggled ever since.

Hey skye glad I'm not the only one!

The slightest thing seems to set me off at the mo, poor DP is having to be VERY patient indeed.

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Congrats Patito I would of gone for a home birth if they were all as chilled out as that.

Sassy How are you managing feeding twins? DC3 was a right guzzler can't imagine having to do it with 2.

Lucy has passed her birth weight. She has put on 10oz's since last Friday which works out at 1oz a day She is 6lb10oz now and I can't see her being this tiny little baby for long. Am getting her weighed again on her EDD so will be interesting to see how much she could of weighed.

Congratulations Patito - I am so so so jelous, as I sit here bouncing on my ball and suffering from heartburn after a curry and pineapple! May have to drag DH off to bed now!
My DD is called Maia... so love the name! Also thinking of Grace as a middle name this time around... obviously if pebble is a girl!
Glad your homebirth went well.

Had a bit of an accident today... keep forgetting I have a huge belly and managed to catch myself really roughly on the back door handle as I rushed through. God it was agony! Now have a graze and a bruise in the middle of my bump above my belly button! I hoope pebble doesn't have a bruised bottom!

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Congratulations Patito! Isn't it strange to think that Oliver is 1 day older that Amaia/Maia (your post is a bit confusing! Let you off tho you've had a bit of a busy day! ) Yet they're a whole school year apart!

debs

Jacob is a guzzler and regularly chokes on it!!!! Frightens me to death. My boobs are very massive........about 3 sizes bigger.

Mine have both passed their birth weight now too.

Well done Patito! Fabulous news. Are you smitten?

stick Ouch, i did that too. Misjudged the gap between the hospital bed and the monitoring machine and took the skin off!

Ah Patito, what a lovely birth you had, share out those fab vibes please! Hope you are getting lots of rest and enjoying your new wee ones, lucky postnatal people :)

I am getting so excited now, you lot popping out babies makes it seem so real.

Big stress here because MIL is coming to stay when the baby comes but we've hardly any room so she's going to stay with my parents 20 minutes away and so will need her car, but she can't drive on motorways so DP is going to have to go on the train to get her. So he'll be going 300 miles away, then turning round and coming straight back, while I cross my legs. It's sort of my fault because I said I didn't want house guests so I'm the one causing the stress - or she could just come on the train herself - so I can't grumble but I am already fretting about being alone with DS and going into labour with DP so far away. Bad enough that one day a week he has to be 3 hours away aaaaaagh stress!

Anyway, enough moaning. Had horrible painful contractions last night but I think it was BH along with upset tummy rather than anything else, and seems to have settle this morning. It's just not as quiet and peaceful in there as it was at this stage with DS, keep feeling rumblings!

Congratulations Patito, sounds like a perfect birth! Grace was on my list if we were having a girl.

My DS put his own socks on for the first time this morning I'm so proud!! And to reward him I have to take him for his preschool jabs :(

Sorry to hear about your bad day sassy34264 and well done on feeding two, I'm worrying about it this time as I had a lot of pain last time and I persisted through it but this time I will be working after 2 weeks so hoping it'll be easier this time around.

Went to midwife yesterday but didn't post as I was pretty miserable about it. Was given the leaflet about induction, booked for a sweep and told that she could even say baby wasn't engaged but he was totally free :( I still have a few days before sweep and even more before induction so fingers crossed I don't have to have a second induction.

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patito huge congratulations and what a gorgeous name!! sassy hope you, the twins and your massive boobs are ok? Great news that they have passed their birth weight now.
That DamnDog - your MIL sounds like hard work! Why can't she drive on motorways? Your poor DP having to drive all that way in one day? Or, as you say why can't she come on the train herself?!
So, I had a full, but lovely day yesterday as i went shopping with a friend to Bluewater, after dropping DS1 and 2 off at tennis. Picked them up at 3, went and spent a small fortune on new school shoes, came home at about 4.30 to find that my house had been burgled. The whole place was ransacked. The boys were crying as they were a bit freaked out. The dog was locked in her cage and seemed a bit out of sorts, and my cleaner (i know, i am lucky) had forgotten to put the alarm on. They have stolen sooooo much. Most of it can be replaced, but things like a charm bracelet i was given for being a bridesmaid when i was 6 years old which has loads of charms on and is massively sentimental. A gold (no value, completely worthless) watch that was my Nana's, and a beautiful antique desk top writing desk, that was a 21st b-day pressie from my mum and her hubby...... earrings, bracelets, laptops, cameras, the list is endless. Ba*rds.
Anyway, thank god we are all ok. But still, very annoying. Didn't shock me enough to go into labour though!
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Oh Cluds, you poor thing, how horrible. Must have been such a shock for you and the boys. Really hope the police manage to track them down and get some of your sentimental items back.

ThatDamnDog, can't you hire a car for your MIL to drive? Depending how long she stays, it might not cost much more than your DH's train ticket? I used to hate hate hate driving on motorways, so I do sympathise with her.

Chin up, Cinnamon - maybe today's the day it all starts happening???? Must be frustrating though. Am sure I remember reading that second or more babies tend to engage later than first time around. Not sure why!

Congratulations patito, sounds like you had a lovely, relaxed birth!

Oh no cluds that's awful x

Congratulations patito! That sounds like my ideal delivery!

A bit of a long post I'm afraid...!

Ok, carrying on from Monday night, everything fizzled out. I got more squeezes on Tuesday night, but they dropped off after having a warm bath.

Then yesterday DS went back to school (DH took him to give me a lie in :) ), and I picked him up... I started getting squeezes waddling from the car to the playground. They didn't let up, and got stronger as I drove home. Took me 5 mins to psyche up the energy to get out of the car! Then, I had regular, strong, gradually increasing contractions from then on!

DH came home from work a bit early just in case this is it and Becky my doula came over about an hour later. Midwife came over about the same time as Becky, just to check what was happening. Seeing that Fidget wasn't making an immediate appearance, she popped to the hospital to get gas and air, and other bits, then stayed on call, checking in every couple of hours (she lives a 2 min drive from me - bonus!). But by 9pm, there was no increase in intensity, so she did an exam and found I'm about 2cm dilated

So she said to try and sleep, and see what happens over night. She said it was 50/50 as to which way it would go. Lying down, they stopped, but I got up for a pee about 3.30, and they kicked straight back in again, but not as frequently. I tossed and turned for about an hour, to see if certain positions triggered more than others. Nope. Nada. Grr!

Whenever I get up and move around, I feel odd ones kicking off here and there, but nothing regular until later in the day. Sigh. I'm getting a little annoyed, and quite apprehensive now. I want to meet Fidget, but I'm a teeny bit worried about coping. Both Becky and DH are begging me to stay positive, and I'm trying, but I keep getting flash-backs to DS's birth and how out of control I felt, and unable to cope. I know we've coped with a baby before, and I know we've done what we can to put the infrastructure in place to make everything easier this time, but I still have this niggle...

And I'm worried about my waters breaking. How much mess will it make? Will they trickle, or gush? Will I register that they've gone, in time to crate the dogs/phone DH/phone Becky/phone midwife/arrange who's looking after DS?

In so many ways this birth feels like it's my first, and in some ways it is. I didn't go through any of this with DS, and I'm feeling slightly panicky about the whole process. :(

Cluds that must have been really awful to find, your poor boys :(

Try to take it easy, you don't need the stress. So sorry this has happened :(

Park, you're getting your knickers in a twist dearie! Deep breath, your body can do this - it's what it's been designed for. Some might say the fretting will be what causes the hold up. Are you able to do any relaxation exercises? I find them hard but anything to divert your mind away from what's occupying it so much would be helpful I guess :)

Cinnamon, stay positive - with a second baby it could all happen quickly - here's hoping for you :)

MIL isn't hard work, really, she's lovely. I just had a hard time having her and SIL staying and lots of other family visiting when DS was born and want time to ourselves this time around. She learned to drive later in life so she's not confident which is fair enough. If we book DP a train ticket for a fortnight we can get it for about £30 so quite reasonable. Otherwise SIL and boyfriend might be able to take her up but we'd have to pay their train fare back and can't manage that for much under £100, and funds are exceptionally tight. So think hire car is out, sadly - as would be an ideal solution!

Feel like I'm causing no end of trouble but keep reminding myself it's my baby, my house, and I had such a crappy time last time around I am going to preserve our space come hell or high water, even more important now we also have DS to consider. I know MIL will be a huge help and I'm looking forward to seeing her but I don't want that tempered by the loss of privacy in our tiny house.

I am a bit, aren't I? lol

If I talk it out, and/or write it down, I know I'm getting het up, and over-thinking it all.

Sigh

Need to do some singing I think. I don't really know any relaxation techniques, per se, but singing along/listening to music usually helps. As does watching mundane films ?!

Congratulations Patito - so glad all went well for you!

Am with the rest of you on feeling crappy. Had awful day yesterday, including a 2 hour sobbing session which is really odd for me as my hormones have been great all the way through! All starting because I rang DP and offered to take him some lunch to work (I was bored and sick of being on my own in house!) and he said no....

So that set me off and then I realised I was upset because I had hardly felt bump moving all day...! So sat for a while and rested but still couldn't feel anything so DP took me to hospital. Everything fine on the CTG apparently, but felt so unwanted when I got there and all I got was "well its been a hot day - you wouldn't believe how many women have been in with the same complaint..!!" So if its HOT I just won't bother getting my baby checked out huh....

Luckily the day unit have called me this morning and offered to let me come in for a scan and an extra check, so even though he is moving ok now I think I will go.

Sorry for the moan....

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Hi

36+5 now

Legs are so swollen it's actually disgusting never had this with DS!

Does anyone have a DreamGenii pillow thingy? Considering getting one as sleeping is really not happening anymore!

Congrats to everyone that's had babies

Congratulations Patito! I want a birth like that! It sounds absolutely beautiful - well done you.

Cluds - sorry to hear about your burglary. How awful. That's really not what you need right now you poor thing.

Happy due date to stick and everyone else who is 40 wks today! I took DD1 back to school and she's absolutely fine racing off to see her friends, so I'm hoping that baby will realise it can come out now! Good luck for monday when DD starts school stick!

Got my 40 wk appt today with the midwife but I feel absolutely healthy and fine and with no signs of anything happening. Boo.

Hang on in there Park - is your baby posterior? I had a very similar thing with DD1 where I had contractions for 2 days before they started to get a bit more frequent. If the baby isn't in an ideal position you might get a lot of practice contractions to try and squeeze him or her into the right place.

I actually realise I know nothing about waters breaking. With DD1 everything was taking so long that my waters were broken to try and help things along. I don't remember any huge gush or anything. And with DD2 I think they might have burst them as she was coming out because they were definitely intact throughout the rest of it. Maybe this one will be the same. What is that myth about being born in the sac of water? Is it that you won't drown at sea? Did sailors used to carry a dried cawl/caul (sp?) to keep them safe at sea? I might have to look that up.

40 weeks ('time to come out now baby!')

strictlytory, I have a dreamgenii type pillow (It's a different brand but the same thing). Takes a bit of getting used to and everytime you get up to pee in the night you need to rearrange it but I really love it.

It feels like a bit of a 'chastity pillow' though because it's a divider between me and OH. Perhaps if I'd had it 37 weeks ago I wouldn't be in this state in the first place! :)