February 2011 - still some left to pop, surely not...

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Took it upon myself to start a new thread. Everyone's popping right now!

PS: Sorry for the awful rhyme, it was all I could think of

Congrats to canoe and ponyo and congrats to runDMC on your pregnancy!

Good luck sbf, it's definitely your turn next!

EDD for me tomorrow! Still no sign of anything although the last couple of nights I've dreamt that I've gone into labour and then... nothing

Today's total woo update - tomorrow morning there is a full moon and as old wives tales will have it, more women go into labour during a full moon so here's hoping for lots more babies tomorrow and Saturday!

eau I keep waking up thinking my waters have broken whilst I've been sleeping for the past few nights, but no, it's just a really really cold bed sheets (DH has been banished and I love the room cold for some reason ) and quite a bit of discharge making me feel moist . One of these days...

Have just polished the brass front door knocker and letter box - unscrewed them from the door and everything to do a really thorough job [proud emoticon]. Hope this nesting means things might move along before induction [hopeful emotiocn].

mama ledkr thanks for the telling off- you're right of course, had a minor crash yesterday when I didn't get my sleep due to BLOODY in-laws turning up and wanting to be fed and entertained whilst DOUBLE BLOODY DH worked on his precious computer!! Was so cross.

S is such a sleepy little thing, all day I worry she's sleeping too much, she sleeps loads more than DD1 did but she still sleeps at night too. She's feeding pretty frequently though, haven't had more than 2 hours sleep together for a while [sad pathetic emoticon]. Have taken to feeding her in front of the telly at night and have discovered a New World of TV- watched World's Strictest Parents last night, and even sat there for an extra 10 minutes with a sleeping baby so I could see the end! Have also learnt a lot about gondoliers??!!.....!!

rundmc am delighted to hear of yr pg- when ledkr mentioned the poor ladies who'd lost babies I welled up, so it was lovely to hear a happy story. When are you due?

The midwife agreed that my hind waters had gone, so now I'm on a countdown..have to go in to be monitored first thing tomorrow if no action before then, and they will come up with a plan of care for me, which may involve a sooner induction. Baby is 4/5 engaged now. Have been partaking in activities to encourage labour this afternoon (luckily DH is working from home ) and am planning on a hot curry for dinner tonight. Keep your fingers crossed for me please

Yay, sbf is next Good luck, hope all goes well and you have a baby announcement for us very soon!

ledkr you're absolutely right about remembering those who haven't made it to this point, it puts things in perspective and made me realise how lucky i am.

sbf getting excited for you, hope things start tonight! enjoy your curry

i've made an appt with my gp for tomorrow but have felt quite a bit better and calmer today so may just end up complaining about my foot (been hurting when i walk for over 2 months now but i thought it was due to pg weight ), no i will tell him in case today's a one off. you lot have really helped me feel a bit more normal though, thank you! debka I have also succumbed to world's strictest parents in the middle of the night, that and sun sea and something (too tired to remember the full title!), night time tv is so rubbish isn't it?!!

so pleased, ben slept for 4 HOURS last night, longest yet!!!!!

oh and angels your bag(s) sound brilliant, wish i'd taken more stuff, particularly the cool bag, you could put your maternity pads in it!

Ooh, fingers crossed SBF! Good luck

Needto woohoo for Ben sleeping a full four hours! That's brilliant

thanks ladies for your kind wishes..

due date is 24th July debka so not quite halfway yet but getting there..

Good luck sbf and you too angels for Monday..

Do they show cops with cameras durign the night? it's actually quite entertaining (unless your DP is a cop I guess), and also ice road truckers!!

Well done needto for feeling better and to Ben for sleeping such an amazing amount of time.

sbf good luck with everything!

keep forgetting to say to wiggles - loved the piccies. Your other DDs look so proud of their new sis

woohoo to sbf

Think I might have had a show whilst in the bath . Well, not sure, put a thread on pg and someone came back straight away saying it was but I have no idea. I've just put on my new nursing nightie to test it out so knowing my luck my waters will now break all over it! Trying not to get too excited and feeling quite

sbf best of luck.
debka tsk tsk at still over doing it and annoying bloody in laws and dh.My dh has been asked to hoover for 2 wks now so i finally cracked and started doing it myself,cue a huge row about it and i called him a bully!!Stropped off to my mates for a coffee and a slag off.
It turns out that pil arent coming now as they "have plans" i actually do hate them now.They are not interested in seeing Delilah they just want a nice holiday grrr.
Dh told them no other time is suitable
Glad its not just me watching night vision,i was actually watching the mop demo that temted angels a while back.D woke once with her reflux but no feed so went from 11-7.30 i wonder how long it will last.
Oh yes and she failed her first 2 hearing tests but passed a more detailed one today had me worried there.

angels i had one show with one dc it was un mistakeable,a mass of veiny looking jelly ugh.Hope its starting for you-stay calm xx

Good luck sbf.

Ledkr, you pil are shocking. Better off without them, I say.
Debka, be kind to yourself.

Hi all new mummies and mummies to be. Haven't had a chance to catch up on all the thread but congrats to all who've had their babies and fingers crossed that all goes smoothly for everyone still waiting!

Our lovely news is that baby Florence Grace was born on Saturday 12th at 3.30am weighing 6lbs 9oz, and she's absolutely gorgeous... well at least we think so!

Labour was pretty good considering, starting getting pains at about 8.30 on Friday night, went into hospital at midnight when my waters went and baby came a few hours later. I had meconium in my waters so they were monitoring us very closely and ended up giving her a little tug out with the ventouse as her heartbeat was dipping a bit, but we were very lucky all in all, and I am pretty much in one piece except for a nasty graze that stings TO BUGGERY when I wee!

So far Florence sleeps and sleeps and sleeps, am having no luck with breastfeeding but am feeding her expressed milk and she seems pretty content with that.

Looking forward to reading everyone else's stories!

Hi all just a quick post to let you know baby gracie may was born on valentines day at 6.38am after a ten hour labour which wasn't too bad. She weighs 8lb 3oz and is absolutely beautiful with bright blonde hair :)

oooo lovely to hear of more new babies! there are lots of us now!

Great news about the arrivals coming thick and fast.

slowangels thanks, the girls are absolutely besotted with Anna, she's only been here 2 days but it feels like we've had her forever. I will be posting over the weekend but incase real life takes over just wanted to wish you luck for Monday, you'll be brillant and your little girl will be with you so soon xxx

Ledkr afraid I'd feel tempted to stick the hoover somwhere dh mightn't enjoy!! I will not even comment on the in-laws, do not trust myself to keep it appropriate

sbf good luck x

Ooh more babies, lovely lovely! Congratulations girls. Good luck sbf will be thinking of you!

Just watching masterchef while eating the biscuits I had bought for the midwives. Whoops

And good luck angels hope it's all kicking off for you (in the nicest possible way)

My friend who is due 2 weeks after me just text to say she had a show. Doesn't she know there is etiquette when it comes to queue jumping!!?????

Congratulations cordiality and linz! So exciting. Good luck angels - you will do brilliantly! Not long now 40!

Oh angels hopefully things are happening!

Congrats to cordiality and linz!

40 I know how you feel! still a week to go though...

Question about TENS machine, how many spare batteries should I have?

Oh, and sorry, wanted to share, today I finished my woodworking class and came home proudly carrying a bookcase!

A bookcase, Knitta? Very impressed!

So, I was having a nice potter around home today when suddenly an agonising pain started to grow just beneath my right ribcage, then stretched right round my back until I couldn't breathe, couldn't find any way of easing the agony, was in tears, nearly passed out, felt very woozy indeed... Long story short - we spent the next six hours at the ante natal assessment unit before they told me I have - wait for it - GALLSTONES. I'm 36 and a size ten (well, pre-pg!) for heavens' sake. I thought it was fat old blokes who got gallstones. Apparently not...

Obviously the good news is that the baby is A okay...in fact the monitor thing showed that I was having contractions every ten minutes, which was a bit of a surprise. Wonder if this means things are reving up in there. Anyone have any ideas?

congrats cordiality and linz :)

bookcase knitta? Very impressed

knitta re: tens I have no idea. My machine came with 4 AAs but in my hospital bag I also have 2 massive multipacks of batteries as I have ipod speakers and an ipod battery back up requiring them too and I am not intending on running out! I'm also wondering at what point to put the tens machine on - my mw says to put it on as soon as you think you're in labour (something about the earlier you start with it the more effective it will be) but at what point do I know I'm in labour anyway and maybe it will be too late by then.

Thanks for all the well wishes. After the show incident I had period pain for a few hours mixed in with some very odd feeling braxton hicks (every time I write that I want to call them toni braxtons!). Spent a sleepless night with them on and off convinced it was the start of labour but now nothing this morning other than maybe a bit of period pain . It's a case of close, but no sausage for me.

one what a time to find out you have gallstones

Congratulations to all of the new mummy's! & yes we want to hear all of the gory details of the birth stories! It's getting busy on here!

Lots of luck to all of you still waiting, SBF sounds promising, not long now.

Harry has been feeding well and sleeping for between 3-5 hours until last night!!! V wakeful night but I still adore him!

To whoever tore and is agony peeing, I was like this last time after I tore when having DD. You're probably already doing this but it really helped me to pee in the shower with the shower head directed there to dilute! Also try to drink lots of water so your pee's not too concentrated. It's hell I remember. I tore this time too, forgot to mention that, local anaesthetic in the fanjo almost made childbirth seem like a doddle!

Oh correction for the stats though I'm sure you're busy havIng a baby SBF! But midwives miscalculated the conversion of Harry's weight from kilo's to pounds and he was actually 8lb5oz not 3oz. Not important but those extra 2oz were felt!

In two minds whether to crash out whilst Harry sleeps & risk midwife arriving to check on me or get up & showered...

Lots of luck all of you still waiting, I'll check back soon!