Feb babies 2011 - We may not be glowing but we're definitely growing!

[Wanderingsheep]

The old thread was getting quite full so I took the liberty of starting a new one, I hope nobody minds! I thought I'd keep in with our glowing and growing theme (I'm not very creative, sorry).

My mil laughed when dds told her baby if it was a boy was going to be called Noah, she thought it was a joke, she was scundered, god help her, when she realised it wasn't. My mum and dad like boys name but not overly fussed on Anna but as I said to my mum she had 2 children herself to name, time to move along [hwink]

I'm really lucky to live near both sets of parents, girls adore them and my mum and dad are brillant with them, they didn't have as much time/patience with me and my sister. It still pisses me and my sister off (in a funny way) that my mum is a much better granny than mummy!!!

I mean both sets can be exceptionally annoying but me and mum have finally got the knack of rubbing along nicely and I have known in-laws for almost 20 years.

delia and angels brownie thing was lovely here. Good fireworks and well organised too. I take my hat off to you leaders dd loves brownies and i often get my difficult child clients into beavers brownies or suchlike and i find that they cope very well with the "difficult" ones and what can you do for 12 per term these days. DD is into dance in a big way and i honestly cannot tell you how expensive it is...fifty pounds just for an exam!!!
Does anyone know the details of the time allowed in a car seat and what age this ends. DH family are in essex 2.5-3hrs away. Part of me is pleased for the excuse not to go and part of me feels sad for the great grandparents who couldnt really tolerate the jouirney down here.

OK OK, I'll be brave and post our name choices if we have a boy he'll be called Lysander (nn Sandy or Sander) which my DM hates but I've told a couple of friends and had positive reactions- or maybe I just have very polite friends! If we have a girl she'll be Adelaide.

Now you have to say the other name you were thinking of, Byronicheroine, fair's fair!

Glad to hear lots of positive goings on around here. Sorry to hear you are being signed off again Angels but I hope you feel much better because of it.

Someone ran into the back of me at traffic lights the other day so I have been feeling a bit sore and down. Nothing major, just very upsetting. I went for a check-up today and the heartbeat dipped so I have to go and be hooked up to a monitor for half an hour in a couple of weeks' time to check if everything is ok. If not, the OB was talking about delivery at just over 26 weeks. Then he told me not to worry much as it was probably just because the baby is very active and pinching his own cord. Does anyone know very much about preemies on here? My first two were very much full-term and I have to admit to feeling a little scared. 26 weeks is such a short gestation period. We'll see, anyway.

Hope everyone is having a lovely evening. All this talk of home cooking is making me hungry!

omg poor you you must be beside yourself.
It probably wont come to that. Yes my ds 2 was born at 29 weeks (24 yrs ago very serious)My waters went and so was rushed in and had a few steroid injections to prep up his lungs and was told i would just be kept in dur to risk of infection. However i went into labour during the night and had an emergency c section. He was 5lb 1oz which is big for that gestation and didnt need a ventilator but did have renal failure but not because of prematurity so was taken to Bristol for about 9 weeks. Had it not been for the renal probs he would have been fine tho and he is now 24 6ft 2" and has size 13 feet.Hope that helps. Keep us posted.

Oh Jenny, that must be so worrying for you but I'm sure everything will be ok.

I don't know anything about preemies but I recently posted on a thread - an MNers cousin's DP had given birth at 23 weeks. The little girl was breathing unaided and although she's been poorly recently with an infection, she is continuing to do well!

I imagine that if they decide to deliver early then they'll give you steroid injections to mature the baby's lungs? That's what they often do if there's a risk of premature labour, I think.

Thanks girls, glad to hear your son is a great big strapping lad now ledkr! Keeping fingers crossed.

Hello everyone, I´ve been lurking for a while but am now 22 weeks (i think.. due 21st feb) and feel I should say hello at last!

I have one little boy, 3 years old, and looks like we are having another one which we are thrilled about. So anyway, hello!

Welcome roundthehouses!

Hello and welcome RoundTheHouses! congratulations on two DSs [hsmile]

Jenny, I have everything crossed for you that they don't have to deliver that early but if they do I'll have everything crossed for you then also.

You're in my thoughts jenny hope it all works out for you.

Welcome to roundthehouses as well, but I'm too tired to do anything else so off to bed. Night night.

Welcome Roundhouse...! Due a few days after you :)

Jenny: Sending lots of positives thoughts your way. I'm sure they will take amazing care of you and your little one. Friend had a baby at 28 weeks and whist it was a tough few weeks, he is perfectly healthy now and you would never know he was born so early. Fingers and toes crossed. Please keep us posted. xxx

Jenny: I can only imagine how scared you must be feeling, but I am sure they would only recommend it if it really is the best thing, and at least if it does have to go ahead, it will be in very controlled and monitored circumstances so they will know exactly what is going on the whole time, which is probably better than it happening earlier without having had chance to prepare for it, IYSWIM.

In any case, fingers crossed that they decide this is not necessary and you carry on to term, but if not, it will be because it's the best thing for both of you, and so sending you lots of +ve vibes for that too if that is the case.

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jenny - hopefully it was just a blip and I have my fingers crossed that everything is fine for both you and the baby.

Welcome to roundthehouses!

jenny what a horrible week for you. I was reading only yesterday online a newspaper article of a baby born at 23 weeks who was fine. Hopefully the Docs are giving you worse case scenario with an early birth to prepare you for the worst so you are prepared if needed (that's what they seem to be like in my experience anyway). Thinking of you and keep us all updated. Big cyber hug. x

welcome roundhouse

Hello everyone

Firstly, welcome roundhouses hope you are enjoying your pregnancy.

hoarnedtoadjen I am so sorry to hear that; like everyone else I will hope that all is well and they decide to let you go full term. Must be very worrying and stressful for you.

Zero I would opt for that pillowcase cover as when you are using it for feeding you will be glad to be able to take the cover off and wash it. I didnt bother with one for my first pillow (the rubbish one) and it go so tatty looking, even just covering it with a muslin didnt seem to help. Also got rid of that delightful sicky smell!

Wiggles I love the name Noah - what great taste you all have, lucky babies.

Byron I LOVE Zephryn, think its really cool! He will be a movie star for sure! Also think Zeph is nice when shortened and would be easy to pronounce when small and also if you did move to another country, it would still be easy to understand.

We are very dull and boring and like Alice or Katie for a girl or Leon or Mikey for a boy.

angles I think you were talking about hairiness and have to say that when pg my hair growth slows right down - and had two boys so not sure what to make of that?! Weird though!

My delightful DS are waking up all throughout the night at the moment, seriously, I dont know whats up with them. Its worse than when newborn. I have a horrible sore throat to and cant remember that last time I slept well. I wish I could cope better with no sleep but I just feel tortured when I have to get out of bed when I have just dozed off. I know thats extreme and it could be worse, but thats how I feel this week. Hubby being a right grumpy knickers too, although am sure I am too. Cant remember the last time I had any fun. [hsad] Thank god for halloweenicons!

Hope everyone is doing okay today. The plus side of being ill is I lost weight this week!

Also meant to say ledkr I think one off car journeys are okay for baby (sorry) but that they shouldnt be allowed to sleep for long intervals in the seat or be used too much instead of the pushchair (when part of a travel system) as they should lie flat wherever possible. But once in a while is okay, esp if you stop for a break en route.

Also, am sending a cyber-slap to that donut you work with [hsmile]

horned, thinking of you, know nothing about this, but others have said the same things i was thinking. Does anybody believe in positive thinking? Perhaps do your best to keep a positive outlook. In one of the last chapters in the Ina May book she sais to 'love your uterus and baby throughout pregnancy', and i thought that it was such a good thing to say, not just to love the baby, which we all do, but also to love your body and specially that amazing organ that is doing all this work.

welcome roundh

I do feel for you prof with this cold as well, it started with horrible sore throat, and luckily i can just have naps whenever I manage to be at home, so really feel for you looking after a whole family...

Hope you and the baby are both OK Jenny, fingers crossed for you both x

jenny, so sorry to hear that but must say that I agree with angels in that doctors do tend to present the most serious outcome to get you used to that when hopefully that won't happen. Sending you lots of positive and calm thoughts.

ledkr when do you stop working? I really hope it's before that awful colleague of yours, honestly, who does she think she is? I hope you get to feel good walking away from her and the office and leaving them behind.

Hello and welcome to roundthehouses [hsmile]

I love everyone's choice of names on here, especially Noah. Zephryn is brilliant, really like it. I'd always loved the thought of naming my baby with a foreign name but seeing as both OH and I are English I don't think it would work.

I've been getting a bit stressed and ridiculously hormonal again and without wanting to depress anyone (especially on a Friday) I can't stop thinking about my baby having to go through birth and it being frightening and painful for him, plus he won't know what's going on and won't have people he loves around him reassuring him. Does that sound mad? My OH thinks I've flipped a bit [hblush] and I agree I suppose. I know he won't remember any of it but I still want to do something for him during labour, not sure what though.

I'm doing nothing today as have been rushing around like mad the last 2 days and have had quite a few braxton hicks so resting as much as possible (after I've done the washing that is...)

Hope you're all looking forward to the weekend

NeedtoSleep its perfectly normal to worry but you will be at the other end with all the love he could ever hope for. Its a natural thing that we all go through to get here and its only a fraction of the time compared to that spent being all warm and cosy in your belly, listening to your voice.

Someone mentioned positive thinking on here earlier, so what about telling him that its all going to be okay, even if he gets a bit worried (and its fine if he to sleep through the night from approx 1 week old [hwink] )

And if in doubt, stick a bar of choc down your pants to offer him additional reassurance

needtosleep all you can offer him is that you'll do your best to avoid excessive amounts of alcohol and smoking while you're pregnant and that you'll try to get him out safe and sound. He should be pretty happy with that result, I think. And he won't really be going through it all alone because as soon as he's out the nurses will put him on your chest and you'll be able to cuddle him all day and all night from then on.

40weeks and other interested parties re. pillows: my special pillow came yesterday, with a pillowcase I should add, and I really like it. I got a better night's sleep last night than I have done in a while which is hopefully a sign of things to come. It's the one from Mumstuff that slaughteredsheep linked to. It looks like it might be helpful for BFing too.

wooo hoo so pleased for you Zero - I am in no doubt how awful lack of sleep is at the moment! Deffo a great help for bfeeding (and bottle feeding, they do make your arm ache, either way) and I mentioned before they are great to mould around baby when they are learning to sit up by themselves so they have something soft to fall back on - so no end of usefulness!

I like how you can make it big & puffy one end and slimmer at the other if you want to, so your belly doesnt feel prodded, and long enough to go between your knees to stop back ache [hsmile]

It's official - I have pillow envy [henvy]

eaurouge love Lysander - it's on our list too!! Also Leonidas (Lee oh NI das) which, 40weeks would be a Leon anyway.

So sorry jenny I know you must be worried but the best thing is really to relax and not be stressed. Happy mum = happy baby (that goes for you too needtosleep

Hooray - it's friday and that means the weekend starts here (nearly). I booked a cheeky pre-baby holiday in Madrid in a month - DPs best friend lives there - so got something to look forward to finally...