Remember, remember, the month of November (2010), babies all over the shop!

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congratulations to mibby and blondecat

hope the feeding gets easier, the first week or so is alwasy the worst xxx

Just had v.hot chilli and pepperoni pizza for lunch. Considering curry for dinner this evening. There's a circus on the nearby recreation ground so I may see if they'll let me on their trampoline for a few bounces...

Hope you get your sweep okay pyjamalover. Is there another registrar or can you just lie back and think of England if the obs you know has to do it?

hope it works comtessa, i am not holding out much hope of this baby turning up on its own, i went 14days over with all the boys and had to have my waters broken

have pretty much decided that if my cervix is favourable when i get my sweep next week that i will ask to go in at term plus 7, i am not waiting the extra week, i am too tired and plus today i am a hormonal mess, i just cried all over dp as he had to go to work and wont be home till late, then is back at work for 7am tomorrow morning.

i feel bad complaining as this has been such an easy pregnancy (like my others) but i am DONE with being pregnant!

Feeling for you 4madboys. I've also had an easy pregnancy but am now done with being the size of a house and my knees are over it too. And I miss lying on my tummy! Really hope you get your sweep at +7.

Am getting oversensitive with PILs which I feel bad about as they really are lovely. But I cringe whenever they use the name we've chosen as DH and I don't use it and I don't want it used until DD's actually here. But don't want to hurt their feelings. Happily have time to myself today as they're only coming over when DH comes home from work. But miss having alone time with DH.

Right, better do something here instead of just pottering.

Dear Baby Girl,

My diary very clearly states that you are due today , so where are you? If you could please be punctual and show up in the next few hours your mummy would be most grateful.
Lots of love, Mummy xxx

What do you reckon ladies, think she will take note? No, me neither!!

hi to everyone else who is done being pregnant, I am right there with you. Off to the hospital tomorrow morning for a growth scan, agreed to it just for something to do!!

Congrats on all the new births (there have been lots!), hope you are enjoying your new bundles x

Hi everyone

Congratulations on the new babies!

Due on Sat, not much sign of anything happening...

Congratulations, Mibby!

Umf, I'll let you know when I read it. Right after I do my birth plan. And pack my hospital bag....I'm so ON it. :)

MW says baby is back to back at the moment, so I'm going to have to get off the sofa and onto my gym ball. If I can find it. Reading up on spinning babies webiste it sounds like back to back can mean prolonged pre-labour and a pretty unpleasant labour/delivery. MW said baby can turn even in active labour, but I'm going to try to do what I can to get it in a better position.

It's definitely not going to come early if it's not in a good position. Apparently it's all the pressure on the cervix from baby that gets labour going. But the head has to be right down, and it's harder for that to happen if it's back to back.

So I'm happy for baby to wait until it's in a less awkward position. Don't want to go in guns blazing and have any more pain than I have to! But of course the schedule isn't exactly up to me.

jfly ds2 was back to back when i was induced, i was in labour for 7 hrs, spent most of it in the bath on all fours and he turned in labour, i FELT it,

but the spinning babies website is good, i say yep to the birth ball and lots of time on all fours, fingers crossed baby turns soon.

Have decided to make the most of my last few days (hours? weeks?) of freedom and booked myself a facial tomorrow at a local hair and beauty college for an absolute bargain. Will see if they have space to fit me in for haircut Monday in case nothing happens by then. Am also working on reverse psychology that if I have some nice things planned then she'll definitely arrive sooner rather than later.

I'll be taking a look at that website too JFly as my LO has her back to my left side, and has done for weeks, but I guess while that might not be as bad as back-to-back, it would be better to have turned 90 degrees.

Jfly my baby moved from back to back to back to front. Not sure if she just did it or if my actions had anything to do with it.. But I spent lot of time on all fours kind of leaning on swiss ball and rocking back and forth. And also just bouncing on it. Now baby in a really good position.

If only she could make an appearance some time soon!! Today 41+4... Been having contractions for 31 hours!! Mostly every 6-8 minutes, all day yesterday and during the night, managed about 2 hrs sleep.

Today they slowed down a bit, and been having even 15 - 20 mins gaps in them. Feel like they might be getting stronger now.. Fingers crossed something will happen soon as this is getting extremely frustrating!

Have been getting the "show" few times but no signs of the waters breaking yet.

JFly thanks! Definitely do what you can to try and make it turn before you go into labour - I had back-to-back with DS1 and it's a bugger. Am a bit paranoid about it this time - making sure never lie on back, sitting forward on chairs and sofa, spending time on all 4s whenever he's active.

Jenni ouch! Good luck!

just to say, baby's name is Skye, her brothers are all in love with her and daddy is still pinching himself!

Can't remember who asked about slings, but I LOVE my hug-a-bub, my aunt gave it to me when her son grew out of it. They are expensive but fab because you can put baby in different positions and nurse in it.

Hope everyone who is waiting aren't too uncomfortable and fed up! I know I am so relieved to be done being pregnant, I was so squished I could hardly eat a meal without regretting it!

Baby boy born this morning at 5.26am - 70mins after I got to the hosp and 16 minutes after getting in the pool! Only 7lb 3oz!

[dh posting on gemjar's behalf]

had Finnan at 00:14 this morning, he weighed 7lb1oz and is healthy and has the right number of everything.

The midwife was trying to ease him out slowly due to a previous 3rd degree tear, but once she got going (contractions started after a sweep on tuesday morning) he decided he had other ideas. we only got to the delivery suite at around eleven.

I think I might have set her off, i ate something that disagreed with me meaning i had to be sick and subsequently passed out in the bathroom, when I came round little man was already poking his head out!

both are doing well now, despite me being useless, hoping they can come home tomorrow.

Congratulations to everyone whos had their babies and im loving the names .Hope things speed along for the ones who are still waiting xxx

Congrats, Wallace and Gemjar! Thanks to Mr Gemjar for posting, your account has made me giggle a bit.

Those are some quick babies!

Thanks for advice/sympathy/stories. Will start rasp leaf tea, I think, as that's recommended. Comtessa, I think left side is optimal, so hopefully you're all set for a smooth labour! Although he/she is certainly making you work for it this week!

Definitely book things in for next week. It will at least keep your mind occupied. So far, I've had hair cut and coloured this week, will go to dentist next week and will also book reflex and massage with voucher from lovely NCT friends.

Looking to do something fun with DS this weekend as a bit of a last hurrah. Bless, I'm feeling a bit sad about him not really knowing what's about to happen. And also about these being the last few weeks of him being the one and only. Argh, hormones!

My brain is no longer functional enough to do individual posts, so congrats to all the new arrivals.

And hurry up to all the babies still determined to keep cooking.

After a shaky start to our BFing career DS seems to have overcome his fear of the boobs that are twice the size of his head. Poor thing's mouth is too small for me at the moment so my lactation consultant has got us using nipple shields until he's grown enough to get a proper latch.

He's currently decided to feed every 4 hours in the day, and then 2 hourly at night. I'm not that bothered by it at the moment cos at least it gives me time during the day to get out and about - took him to the pub the other day Not sure how we'll ever manage BF in a public place as he likes to latch on, have a few sips of milk, pull off, take a few more sips, then finally latch on and go for it, leading to multiple flashes of my nipples. It reminds me of tasting wine before you're poured the whole glass - I wonder if he's checking my milk's not corked before he drinks it

I've bitten the bullet and started us a post natal thread

i seem to lose my post every morning now - stupid internet!!!

congrats to Wallace and Gemjar. gemjar we have good taste in baby names, the name we have picked out for our DS is v similar to the one you have chosen

not much happening here, didn't even have any BH yesterday which actually was a nice relief after days of them. was on the RLT and evening primrose yesterday,more of the same today methinks.

off to the midwife this PM and will hopefully get her to give me a sweep or book me in for one on Monday - not sure I can wait another week for that and and then another week for induction. I will cry, stamp my feet and complain about my SPD til if it helps.

fingers crossed for more babies today - will post again later.

have a good day

x

oh 39+5

Congratulations to all the new arrivals!

Sorry - rant alert coming up.

I had a proper meltdown last night. We went to the pub, and dd had a bit of a paddy. She's been going in there since birth, and I've been going for the last 5 years. We know pretty much everyone who goes in. It is a child friendly place, and we even ran it for a few days last year when dd was tiny.

So last night a couple we know stormed out because she was crying... and made rude remarks as they passed. Dh was told that we are bad parents and should learn to control our child - who shouldn't be out in the first place (it was before 7pm!).

It got out of hand, and I ended up sobbing and feel like I should permanently stay in until they leave the nest.

It's the one evening a week that I get to go out and meet up with our friends/other adults. The only other time we go is sometimes a Sunday afternoon.

Is it me?!?

Anyway. As you were!

Still nothing going on. Looks like I'll be visiting the QMC on Monday to discuss what happens next. Boo.

40+6

Urgh, just had mw appt, baby is either fully engaged or breech
There was lots of wriggling from the baby last night so bump v tender.
off for a scan in an hour and got to quickly read up on ECVs in the meantime I guess!

Grinning, don't worry about one pair of mardy arses. You'll have two kids to wind them up with soon :)

39+6

Congratulations Gemjar and Mr Gemjar!

Lainey hope all goes well with you at MW appt this afternoon.

Sorry to hear about your pub experience grinningbee. That was extremely rude and mean of the people who walked out, very angry at them on your behalf. Our local often has children in and it's just so nice to see families out together, we fully intend to take DD there. Once she's actually arrived, that is. Hope your QMC appt goes well on Monday. Do you want to be induced or see if nature kicks in for you?

Privet wow, that's something of a contradiction in diagnosis! Hope it's the former or, if latter, that baby turns around ASAP.

Am sorting out baby clothes today. MIL had brought over many that she'd saved from when DH was a baby. Which is lovely in a way, but also some of them are stained and really not very soft at all. Am discreetly getting rid of the worst ones.

Sporadic and painful contractions last night, baby moving lots but that's about it. Looking forward to facial later and afternoon tea with friend and her baby.

38+5

Okay, please can someone give me a kick up the backside? Am sitting here crying because my MIL and her friends have bought all the clothes for DD. And I kind of knew she was doing it over the past few months but I had also hoped that she would take into account my VERY heavy hints that I do not like pale pink and I liked red for a girl baby and that being as my DH and I have same colouring and complexion we kind of know what she's going to look like and pale pink won't suit her.
So guess what we've got lots of. I know she was just being helpful, especially as I was made redundant in the summer, but I feel taken over. It's our first baby. She also refers to LO as "my sweet baby" and I want to tell her "No, my sweet baby, your sweet grandbaby." DH is her only child.

Usually we get on so well but am just having mini-meltdown over this. And when I discreetly mentioned about being able to choose her clothes in about six - nine months time, PIL both laughed and said no need. I know everything's cheaper in the US etc etc but I would really like to dress my own daughter. I know I should be grateful but she and my mum have very different ways of doing things. Typical stereotype of English v US families, DH and I often joke.

So please, just tell me I'm being stupid and ungrateful. I know I am. But I'm starting to panic about being able to have my baby to myself and she's not even here yet.

I also didn't want to ask her not to buy clothes as I knew she'd really enjoy it and I know from my DH that she kind of has two speeds. Either she buys clothes or I say that I'd like to buy some clothes myself and she gets upset and doesn't buy any. Which is fine, except for the her-being-upset part.