End of Jan 2011 Babies - we're not STOPPING til we get POPPING!

[CupcakesHay]

Ok girls - I've started the new thread... just figured pootle might be busy popping!

Hi Devon girls!

Sorry you're still feeling crappy rock - def give the sweep a miss if you're not up to it - especially as you're quite sensitve down there... let's be honset, it didn't work much for poor bubba so don't beat yourself up over it.

As for 3rd stage - i'm not even prepared for the contractions - so not even thinking about that!

Ok - going to call and ask about sweep. I'll do that this afetrnoon....

Have annoying cough which is just tickly - kept me awake since 7am. grrr...

Wonder if pootle, sara, cyber, running or some of the others will check in. Surely we must have ONE baby born today????

(unless i turn my local pool into a birthing pool!)

That's what I'm thinking crysty, I just want to try and relax and bring my anxiety down so I am at least calm when I do have this baby.

I am so stressed about it all at the moment that I can't see straight, but I do feel rather pathetic for refusing another sweep. I know I'll have to have vaginal exams in labour, but at least that's for a positive reason.

I don't have anyone here to help me with the school run, my family are 200 miles away. DP is very good with shopping, cooking and housework, but he can't drive so I have to take DD to school as it is in a local village.

I thinking about going for a walk as well today to get things moving, but I have a dodgy tummy and a bit worried about getting caught short . Plus it's fecking freezing here today lol!

Monday morning check in and I'm still here.

Got stuck in bed last night, twice now that's happened in the past week. I really need to turn over but if I do, I feel like I'm pulling every muscle all round my stomach and am in agony for ages.

Cupcakes, I too am heading for the pool shortly, it's my last day of gym membership and I really didn't think I'd be using it today. I had wondered what would happen if my waters went in the pool, and even whether i'd notice. Let's hope we don't find out!

Big sympathy for you Rock, but there's no point in getting stressed over a sweep, you need to relax now and let your body prepare. So, put your feet up and don't have it.

i agree with others rock - sod the sweep, esp with your sensitivity. Go for a gentle walk and then veg for the rest of the day.

Baby Pootle

I hereby serve you with your eviction notice for the following reasons ?

1. We are part of the due late Jan brigade and in case you were unaware, today is the last day of the month

2. The Krispy Kremes have now all been eaten and I will not be providing you with anymore such delicacies, so you may as well come out

3. Last night, not once, not twice but 3 times you made me wet myself (in 30 minutes) ? thus giving Daddy and I a heart attack thinking my waters had gone (until this I had got to 40+4 with not so much as a little accident)

I love you very much, but it is about time you got the hell out of there and came to see the big wide world!

Love from Mummy Pootle xxx

Still here, although may be having some movement or may just be all psychosematic

TMI alert - went to the loo this morning, having chronic stomach issues, when you know you need a poo but it just won't come? Well finally managed to do a number 2 and realised when I wiped the front I had some fresh blood that didn't seem to disappear and a tiny, tiny blood clot. Phoned up labour ward and they decided that I had strained too much and that was what that was and to call back if anymore problems. Just been to the loo again and exactly the same, although the clot is bigger (we're only talking about 1 - 3 mm I would think but I aven't had any think like this during the whole pregnancy)am going to give it til 11.30 as that will be 4 hours since it first happened and see what they say. I can't get hold of my midwife as she has broken her work mobile! I don't think it is my show as it's not gunky or anything, just like the end of a period really - any ideas?
End of TMI

Also I have had to take 2 paracetamol as I was in agony with chronic period pains that were taking my breath away but they seem to have stopped now or the paracetamol is working!!!

So I wait, have pre-warned dh as he works in London and would take him at least 2 hours to get home, so am currently sitting on my gym ball waiting ...

As others have said Rock don't have the sweep, you will be more relaxed in the long run, maybe you can send your midwife to cupcakes to have your appointment!

Running the bed thing is doing my head in too, sometimes I think I look like a beetle that's got stuck on it's back as moving is impossible and dh has to push/roll me over! (Whilst he is sniggering!) I know people say, it gets you used to the no sleep when baby is here, but at least when they finally make an appearance I will be able to move comfortably in bed!

Crystyl enjoy your walk, fingers crossed we will have at least 1 more January baby on this thread before we all have to move to the End of Jan babies who never intended to come when they were supposed to and will now be early Feb babies !^

hello pootle brilliant eviction notice!

I second and echo every aspect of it. my bump has also been sternly warned.

if that little bleed continues, i'd just go in. not worth worrying about at home and better to get checked out.

i had a very uncomfy evening with strong BH and a low pain where his feet are. reckon he got his foot dug into my pelvic bone... was so painful.

this morning (TMI) i can't keep off the loo. we're all so sodding glamorous with our bowel movements!! i've done the cough + accidental wee thing, which is nightmare!

also, bump is being v. squirmy today, and is so low, i'm def doing the bowling ball walking!

i'm invoking sod's law as well, as have ordered a food delivery for tomorrow afternoon, so i have to be in labour, right?

i'm also fed up with the comedy routine of getting in and out of bed - i'm like a weeble rolling ever sideways back and forth, trying not to strain my stomach muscles, as they really do look bad right now.

not impressed with the general tardiness of these bumps. it's ridiculous - when i found out i was pregnant, i truly wasn't sure i wanted a baby and it took a long time to get my head round the idea. now, all i want is this baby! and i want him NOW, NOW, NOW!

bless him, he has no idea how much i want a cuddle, rather than a wriggle!

Thanks for the kind words everyone and good luck pootle!!

Ok news update, refused sweep (mw was a little disappointed I felt, but still very nice) and she said as I am already 4 days over and they will only let me go a max of 7 due to previous c-section......drum-roll........I am going in for an induction on Thursday.

For someone who didn't want to be induced I am strangely relieved, the fact that the finish line is in sight is immensely reassuring. I feel less stressed already (although do not ask me how I will feel on Thursday). It also means that it makes it easier for childcare arrangements as my Dad now has pre-warning and can plan ahead.

Don't know what time I'm expected on Thurs, have to ring the ward at 8am to find out. From now until then I am going to be making sure I relax as much as possible and practice some deep breathing to make me as chilled as poss before the big event.

At least I know all this should be over by the end of the weekend, hooray!

brilliant news Rock!!!

What's the betting that now you're able to relax that bump will come out of their own accord?

you really deserve this break and i hope everything goes well for you.

excellent to be able to plan with your folks too, so you can have all the support you need.

maybe, just to make things that tiny bit easier, you could ask them to come down on wednesday, so you can have the day before to relax/prepare and brief them on all your general household stuff (and enjoy spending the day with them before the baby comes)!

either way, gl and huge

rock thats great, Like crysty says it will prob all start of its own accord now!
Heres hoping it does!

pootle good luck to you too.
I too loved your eviction notice

bubba glad you are home and well, hope you are getting some rest after your mammoth feeding session last night!

Ooooh - good news on thursday rock - you must be pretty relieved! And screw the m/w feeling disappointed! but like the idea of sneding her here.

Poor you pootle - hope it goes Ok with the blood business but i reckon it'll be alright - god hopefully it's just going to be the start of it (FINALLY) for you! but had to laugh a little at the wetting yourself. And i'm having a nightmare turning over at night - i grab hold of bedstead and kind of use it to flip myself over - but lots of groaning and pain....

Like the idea of your folks (or is it just your dad now - how is your mum?) coming down on the weds rock - that Crysty - she's not just a pretty face!

And love the weeble description crysty - being a big girl, i'm used to having a bit of a bump - but it's the whole not bending down. Almost killed me putting my socks on after swimming today!

Swimming nice - did loads of bending and flexing in the hopes of bringing something on - and must admit getting a few BH type pains, but like always just OW rather than AAARRRGH.

Also had nice tapas lunch with Dh. So nice to finally have him here . And had about 20 min walk back (slowly of course)... but nothing. Still he has til weds to wriggle out of me. Although Dh said he reckons i'm going to get induced

Phoned m/w but she's not on duty - so i'm going to call first thing tomorrow morning and ask if she can do me for a sweep tomorrow after she finishes her morning surgery if she can squeeze me in for a sweep. How long do they take?

And very good point pootle about us having late january babies! I think i'm getting angsty and i'm only a day overdue - cos i've just been watching you lot suffer and i'm dreading it. Oh well.... but def making plans like running suggested has made it a bit easier - I can pretty much list everything i'm doing the whole week - inc pub quiz tonight. If i make pub quiz next week, I WILL cry!

Crystylline, I know how you feel, mine was due on 22 Jan and I am still waiting. I am getting fed up with the amount of people stating the obvious.."oh you haven't had it yet" and I am running out of different ways to reply!

Cupcakes, you decided not to have baby in the pool then?! I scared a little old lady who asked how long I'd got to go, to which I scowled breezily replied that I was 8 days overdue. She got out of the pool sharpish

I second Pootle and the eviction notice, my sister texted earlier to ask where the baby is, well I know where it is and I also know it isn't where it flipping should be by now. Late January indeed.

I too resemble a beetle when I get stuck, yesterday I nearly fell off the birthing ball backwards onto the sofa - also holding a hot iron at the same time.

Yay Rock for the booked induction, you'll be a day ahead of me then as I'm booked in for 4pm on Fri. I don't know how long it all takes but I'm hoping to be back home with babyrunning on Sunday.

I have dusted the radiator cover in the hallway, next I am going to wash my gloves after mending them last night. My to-do list really has hit rock bottom.

Welcome farawaytrees and sending many positive labour vibes to you and others in the waiting room.

Fab news on induction rock and waiting with anticipation for you to go MIA crystyll. lol at your eviction notice pootle very amusing - hope little pootle can read!! :0

Right, I am back home, my wee man is fed (for the next 10 mins at least), I have internet access, so you're about to be bombarded with my birth story. Me, Me, Me!

Had my consultant's appt last Weds where we decided I would be induced on Friday. Had another very quick sweep but I was uncomfortable all day - no BHs or contractions, just very uncomfy. Then DH cooked me up a lush pasta supper, which I ate while bouncing on my birthing ball because I was too uncomfy to sit on anything solid.

Then as pains were getting worse I started to write them down and realised they were already 45 seconds long and 3 mins apart - cue slight panic, phoned labour ward (well, DH did, but when I heard him saying "no, no, it's not a high-risk pregnancy" I grabbed the phone and told them the truth!! They said come in straight away, I phoned a friend and my mum who both came bombing over breaking a few speed limits.

Got to triage not long before 10 but they barely had time to examine me between contractions but said I was 5cm dilated and wheeled me straight down to labour ward. bounced a bit on ball but it wasn't doing it for me so climbed on to the bed and crouched. Contractions were bad but bearable with gas and air and a good bit of knuckle crunching of my poor DH, and started to push just after midnight - first real push squeezed out what I had hoped was a baby, but there was an almighty pop and my waters broke with conviction - everyone including me on the bed was paddling about in them - very comedy splosh sound that DH and I remember very vividly!! change of sheets later and I started to push this mahoosive bugger out of me - crowned for what seemed like 3 days, and a mere 45 mins later, out he popped - cord round the neck but unwrapped quickly, and then delivered the also mahoosive placenta (ick!). He fed straight away (a pattern for life I fear!! :o) while they stitched me up and hand delivered (??!) some ruptured membrane (double ick).

Piles the size of the Himalayas and a 2nd degree tear - not too bad for 12lbs 3oz of flesh.

But soooooooo worth it - he's just gorgeous and his sisters are very enamoured with him, in short bursts anyway!! :o

Right, he's awake again (guess what - he's hungry again!!) so will be a good mummy and feed him.

I've uploaded a few pics of the wee man - check out the cheeks!! :o :o

12 pounds! Congratulations

I am still hanging in-loved your eviction notice Pootle-been for a waddle around town-need baby to keep me in as spending too much...
I am worried baby won't come out until I have nested-my kitchen cupboards remain in turmoil and my cutlery nestles smearily in the wrong compartments-maybe he knows
Good luck RockLover as well, you are being very patient...ish!

Cyber, if you're going to go shopping then go to shops which give you free stuff if you go into labour in them. I've heard rumours about M&S and Asda but no idea if they are true. I'm going to IKEA tomorrow, as I'm sure babyrunning would like a life-times worth of flatpack furniture! :)

Lovely pics Bubba, he's such a cutie.

I haven't washed my gloves yet, just wondering if the excitment is more than I can handle.

Oh, and it's OBEM tonight, last week I had a discussion with the bump about how I wouldn't be watching it this week as I'd have my own baby. Just goes to show what I know!

Hi Faraway i've totally run out of replies now, except for the standard "not yet!" and welcome to the waiting room!

bubba wow! you are a brave lady! the pictures are wonderful and you, the girls and the hubby look so happy.

all thsi talk of water and swimming is making me a little . not sure i could go swimming for fear of waters breaking whilst in the pool! BUT, would i even notice? and if they go in hospital, who is going to end up needing waders, (a la Bubba)?

katie you are the Queen of random cleaning. i dread to think what mysterious, semi-hidden muck you'd find in my house!! how do you find the energy?

and the shopping/labour idea is an interesting one... hmmm... Mothercare? or may be Boots? or...Monsoon?

and "la la la" to OBEM! can't watch it. just can't!

tummy making bizarre noises all day today! rumble, grumble, blurg etc... the bump keeps moving away suddenly whenever it happens. I have told him that he won't have to put up with my odd deli-belly if he comes out soon! Not that he's listening of course!

ah well, it's Dick Van Dyke (Chim, Chim-eny, chim, chim, cheroo) Day tomorrow. hope it's not too excruciating.

You did very well bubba, sounds like you were very brave!

Feeling pretty yuck again this afternoon, think it's a mixture of baby crushing my tummy and making me feel all sicky and a few nerves about Thursday. I'm going to have to work hard on the relaxtion techniques and deep breathing so I can be all zen by induction day!

I'm also going to try and get in as many naps as I can before Thursday (I dare not hope for an entire night's sleep) so that I have as much energy as possible too. Just wish I could stop feeling rubbish as that would REALLY help me be more confident that I can get through the birth.

I doubt I'll be anywhere near as brave as all you ladies who've popped already, keep your fingers crossed for me.

Hi farawaytrees nice of you to join us, very belatedly - and lucky your due date was 22nd - you might have got lynched if it was 28th and then you had the baby! We have a queueing system (yeah - we wish!)

bubba I am in LOVE with Lachlan! Showed all here and my dad said he looks like a very wholesome little boy (not sure about the little) - but sooooo cute - and love picture of all 5 of you. And like the new name. Also noticed the pyjamas that are only just fitting- ha ha - a bit like mine at the moment! Thanks for the birth story - sounds a bit ugh ish but, well, surely that's expected.

And love running's new name - the Queen of Random cleaning. ALthough very sensible advice about trying to get your waters to break in shops with free stuff. Plus, you don't have to mop it up cyber go for more expensive shops... knowing my luck i'll end up somewhere dull like burtons! (do they still have burtons?) Mmmmm Krispy Kreme shop would be good idea!

Was meant to be going out for a curry but having woken up from a 2 hour nap, i still feel soooooooo full after lunch, that no point going - but might have a kebab on way home from quiz on the hopes that chilli sauce might act like a pusher for baby .

cyber i have to confess - i didn't really swim much.... just a bit of paddling nad squatty type movements - trying to tempt baby out!

I have the WORST burps for the last 3 days - classy!

And don;t worry about being brave rock - i'll be the BIGGEST wimp ever....

No pootle - god I hope she was right and is having her baby as we type. Hope her DH got back from London in time.

Anyhow - mustn't forget, i told baby tomorrowis day to be born - so please please let baby be a good boy and listen to his mummy!

Graduated
JJKM: Twin Girls
Stars: Baby Boy
FloraPost: 6th Jan Baby Boy
Mimou: 14th Jan Baby Boy 7.3lb
Zippy: 14th Jan Baby Boy 7lb
LadyBuzz: 18th Jan - Kali - a girl
Scuba: 22nd Jan - Baby Girl 6lb 13oz
Gallicgirl: 26th Jan - Alys May - 7lb 2.5oz
Fuzzy (FINALLY) - 28th Jan - Evan James - 8lb 8.5oz
BubbaAndBumps: - 27th Jan - Lachlan Robert - 12lb 3oz (2DDs)
Saltnvinigar - 28th Jan - Henry David

Pushing in/Popping out? MIA
AmIGoingMad: 27/01 (1st)
TravisPickles 17/01 Girl (1st)
Ryuk: 26/01 Boy (1st)

Waiting Room
Faraway Trees: 22/01
RunningKatie: 23/01 ?? (1st)
RobynLou: 24/01 ?? (1DD)
Crystylline: 26/01 Boy (1st)
Pootle: 26/01 ?? (1st)
RockLover: 27/01 Boy (1DD)
CupcakesHay: 30/01 Boy (1st)
Shanster: 30/01 Boy (1DD)
SaraL77: 30/01 ?? (1DS)
TheBreastmilksOnMe: 31/01 Girl (1DS)

Hello all!
Just a quick post and I haven't had time to catch up properly but just wanted to check in to confirm that our little son was born on Tues 25th at 7.31am weighing 7lb15 after an interesting labour! We had to stay in hospital for a little while for them to monitor him and to sort me out. Even though it was tough, I really did think who cares about that the second I saw him! He's doing really well now and my hubby is doing a fab job of looking after us both! I'm also on the road to recovery!
Will catch up properly in next few days! Those of you who've graduated- congratulations!
Those pushing now- keep going- it's soooo worth it!
Those waiting- sending come on out and join the party vibes!

YAY! Congrats AmI! Hurrah!

Going to update list. YAY!

Graduated
JJKM: Twin Girls
Stars: Baby Boy
FloraPost: 6th Jan Baby Boy
Mimou: 14th Jan Baby Boy 7.3lb
Zippy: 14th Jan Baby Boy 7lb
LadyBuzz: 18th Jan - Kali - a girl
Scuba: 22nd Jan - Baby Girl 6lb 13oz
AmIGoingMad: 25th Jan - Baby Boy 7lb 5oz
Gallicgirl: 26th Jan - Alys May - 7lb 2.5oz
Fuzzy (FINALLY) - 28th Jan - Evan James - 8lb 8.5oz
BubbaAndBumps: - 27th Jan - Lachlan Robert - 12lb 3oz (2DDs)
Saltnvinigar - 28th Jan - Henry David

Pushing in/Popping out? MIA
TravisPickles 17/01 Girl (1st)
Ryuk: 26/01 Boy (1st)

Waiting Room
Faraway Trees: 22/01
RunningKatie: 23/01 ?? (1st)
RobynLou: 24/01 ?? (1DD)
Crystylline: 26/01 Boy (1st)
Pootle: 26/01 ?? (1st)
RockLover: 27/01 Boy (1DD)
CupcakesHay: 30/01 Boy (1st)
Shanster: 30/01 Boy (1DD)
SaraL77: 30/01 ?? (1DS)
TheBreastmilksOnMe: 31/01 Girl (1DS)

Still here!

Congratulations AmI , looking forward to the interesting labour story!

Have spent the day dozing on and off, sorting the finances and running to the loo every 10 mins just to check what is going on!

Still some bleeding but not a lot, going to have something to eat and then phone the hospital back as I also remembered I am rh- and if this is from baby then I may need an anti-d injection. Dh has made it home for the night so we have 12 hours to sort this little one out before he has to head back to the big smoke!

Sorry it's brief, just feel a bit wierd at the moment