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

janedoe - there are really no words to express how sorry I am that you've had to go through that.

janedoe I am thinking of you and your family at this terrible sad and difficult time. X

janedoe so so sorry to read ur post...I am tearing up as I write. Words are not enough at this point in time but am thinking of you x.

Thinking of you Janedoe at this awful time. So sorry and God bless baby Zoe. xxx

Janedoe, I'm at a loss for words. I am so very sorry :( Sweet dreams little angel. Thinking of you and your family xx

Hello everyone....I meant to post days ago but just didnt manage to get round to it.

My son Antonio was born on 19th Feb at 2:50pm...weighing in at 7lbs 15oz (3.62kilos).

My contractions began at around 7pm on the Friday (18th) but I wasnt sure if they were contractions or not. Just felt like period type pains and I could bear them. Kept ringing mw and she kept telling me it was not established labour. So I stayed at home but couldnt sleep and them come 5am they seemed to be coming a lot more frequently so I went into hospital.

It was 5.30am by this time and when they checked I was 6cm dilated! Really suprised and was happily then having a cuppa and bouncing on a birthing ball. I am a strep B carrier so they gave me antibiotics in readiness and I then popped into the birthing pool. For hours nothing much happened and contractions were so intense but I just used a bit of gas & air. Then mw checked me again and she managed to break my waters....then the REAL pain kicked in and it was agony! I literally wanted the ground to open up and swallow me....hahah

I got out of the pool and tried the birthing stool....mw kept saying "i can see the head" but after an hour of pushing he seemed to be stuck. So I moved onto the beanbags and a snr midwife came in and told me baby was getting tired and I needed to get him out. My baby's father was there with me and really encouraged me and snr mw was fab. I pushed with all my might (i was absolutely shattered by this point) and managed to finally get him out ok. The midwives were shocked and told me he must have turned back-to-back at some point during labour which is why it was so incredibly hard to push him out. I tore very badly and needed lots of stitches.

He had some breathing issues so we had to stay in a few days but he is fine now & putting on lots of weight already.

I will now try to catch up with the thread properly...but let me just say to janedoe how very sorry I am to hear of your loss. I cant imagine how hard a time this must be for you. May god bless you and keep you strong at this time. xx

janedoe I am so sorry to read what has happened to you, not sure what to say but I hope you have the support and love you need, God rest your beautiful girl. Very sad news indeed.

janedoe I am so sorry to read what has happened to you, not sure what to say but I hope you have the support and love you need, God rest your beautiful girl. Very sad news indeed.

janedoe so so sorry, little Zoe will never be forgotten. I hope you hve lots of support around you x

janedoe again I am so sorry and sad for you and your familys loss, I am sure all of us on this thread will keep Zoe and you in our thoughts and I hope you wouldn't mind if I say a prayer and light a candle for her today. Please take care of yourself x

not going to post today ou tof respect for jane and little zoe,whatever trivia we write on here doesnt seem appropriate today.I am going to give D extra cuddles instead and be thankfull xxxxx

janedoe I'm so so sorry, your news really made me cry. I don't know if you'll be able to bear reading our comments to your sad news but I can't imagine how you are feeling and I'm thinking of you alot. Life can be so hard sometimes and I really hope you take lots of TLC of yourself.

ledkr - completely agree

ellesbelles congrats and hope your stitches heal soon.

Jane Doe, I am so sorry for your loss.
Ledkr what you have written has touched me and I too will give my baby boy a huge cuddle and be grateful for the sleepless nights
Xxxx

our hearts thoughts and prayers are with you and your family jane.

Jane, my heart goes out to you, I cannot even begin to imagine what you are going through and hope that you get all the help and support that you need right now. All my love goes to you, so sorry.
Knittakid

Jane, words cannot express how sorry I am for your loss. I can't imagine what you and your DP are going through.

Sweet dreams to your beautiful little angel, Zoe. Goodnight sweetheart xxxxxx

Jane So sorry for your loss- I can't begin to imagine how you both must be feeling right now. Bless your little angel xx

Janedoe im sorry about the loss of your beautiful baby girl. Sweet dreams to your little Angel and my love goes out to you and your family at this sad time.xxx

Jane I am so sorry to hear your news, and can only imagine how you are feeling.

I have been keeping up with posts over the last few days but not posting, but couldn't ignore your message. I wish you all the very best for the future. Much love to you

Ok girls, welling up now, am very thankful for what I have xxx

I can't stop thinking about Jane and her family today. It's just incredibly sad, and unfair, I cannot imagine how they feel. :(
Jane, if you are reading, I really really hope you take the time and get the support you need. All my love and thoughts are with you xxx

Jane so so sorry to hear of your terrible loss.

As others have said I hope you have lots of support in RL.

May God be with you and your family at this sad time. My love, thoughts and prayers are with you. xxxx

morning all.I was so proud of us all yesterday,it was really respectfull,i hate it when ive read on other threads when people have had tragedys and the women are like "oh im really sorry" but then carry on chatting about their babies,im not saying they dont care but when D was ill it ,meant a lot to see you still remembered us even when id not been on here.
ellesBelles so sorry your announcment was over shadowed,congrats and how are you both doing now?
Cannot imagine how jane and dp are feeling,even my dh was gutted for them,to get so far,i think that was what all of us dreaded wasnt it.

Going to try and attempt town this morning.She has along sleep in the morning but is pretty much awake and restless then until bedtime,she doesnt even seem happy sitting on my lap or in her swing or chair,squirming about and wingeing,it could be the reflux.Is anyone else finding this type of thing?Its hard to get anything doen or even eat-good for the get back into my jeans cause tho.

Morning all - I do hope everyone is ok

ledkr i dont mind being overshadowed. Im just so incredibly grateful that my son is healthy and I must count my blessings. In fact we all should. I feel so awful for janedoe and others that have suffered such a loss. I too spent yesterday giving my boy lots of love and cuddles. We are both doing fine though.

Good luck with town! Im going to do something a bit more wimpish and attempt a walk round the block...[smile}

Jane I'm so very sorry for your loss. I'm sending my thoughts and love to you and your family.x

Hi all. This is Knitta, I was thinking last night that you all should start a new thread in the appropriate place. As ledkr says, it just seems ridiculous to moan anymore and disrespectful to do it here, so start a new one and enjoy your babies very very much. Congratulations elles.
Xxx