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

[ZeroMinusZero]

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

jane thinking of you tomorrow and your beloved. I, of course, will be wearing pink and will LO in pink too. Your such a brave woman....thoughts will be with you especially tomorrow.

Quick question, LO has a burst blood vessel in her eye, so horrible to see, no idea what caused it, but maybe from all the straining she does with her possible reflux....anyone had this with there LO's? Plus i swear it has got bigger too, am very worried. I am taking her to health clinic tomorrow for a weigh in so will ask midwife there, but thought i would see if any of you wise old birds have any advice.....

I will be thinking of you tomorrow Jane. Your little Angel is beautiful.xxx

Jane will be thinking of you tomorrow and will take a moment at 11.15 to stop and think of you and pray for you and your family. Zoe is beautiful and what a wonderful webpage, will be donating.

Zero, what a birth story, I hope it is all a distant memory today.
Pinkie, Noah has bloodshot eyes but I think the doctor at his check said it was normal and due to delivery, not sure what a burst blood vessel could mean though.
I finally admitted to dh this morning how low I've been feeling, to the point of wanting to leave. He was fab and told me to get the health visitor out. She came this afternoon and stayed for over sn hour and was fab. She made an appointment for me to see my doctor on Monday to talk about it, and to book my six week check so the same doctor can see how I am in a few weeks. She's also referring me to the health visiting mental health worker and is hoping she can bring her to see me on Tuesday. I told her exactly how I've been feeling and about troubles I've had in my past and she was great. I have to say though that seeing some friends this morning really cheered me up too. So any of you that are feeling low to the point that I have need to talk o someone because it really has helped me today and I feel that I can cope again.
Knitta, good luck for your induction tomorrow, you'll be holding your little one soon xx

bensmum well done for getting some help. Here's hoping you're back on the up and up now. :)

zero I LOVED reading your birth story, am such a nosy cow . How frustrating to go through all that just to have a c sec in the end, but glad to hear they all looked after you so well. I've always been reluctant to leave hospital, they are all so nice! (that doesn't reflect well on DH...!!!)

knitta best of luck for tomorrow, have a wonderful birth :)

Where's my mate ledkr tonight? DH needs his arse kicking again- he's developed virulent manflu...

Jane just dropped in to wish you well for tomorrow,will be thinking of you all day but especially at 11.15 when i will also say a prayer for you all me and D will be in pink too of course,am totally in awe of you Jane you deserve so much happiness for all that you have suffered,what a lucky little girl Zoe is to have you as her Mum,you have a little angel now to watch over you xxxx god bless.

Manic day today ladies inclusive of a minor meltdown Will be back later or tmw to upsate,we have new meds and milk for baby D so hopefully she will feel better soon as suffice to say i was still not dressed by 2 as she had been feeding since 8 so will have to sort out Mr Debka tomorrow night im afraid

Hi Ladies,

Finally getting round to posting my birth story.

My due date of the 8th Feb came and went and by the 17th Feb I was incredibly fed up! At around lunchtime that day I had a bath and when I was in the bathroom noticed there was a bloody snot like thing on the floor and I realised I had passed my plug.

I then started having terrible migraines so I went to bed and tried to relax as much as I could. I had my first contraction at 17.30 while in the middle of eating chicken pie and potatoes but as they weren't too bad I decided to carry on as normal for as long as I could.

By 8.30 pm, the migraines were getting bad again so I took to my bed despite at this point having cotractions that lasted 30 seconds or so and were coming every ten mins.

I carried on like this until 12 am when the pain started getting very intense and the contractions were every 5 mins and lasting for about 45 seconds. Rang the labour ward and as it was a second pregnancy, they advised me to go straight in.

Had agonising contractions all the way there in the car and was devastated to find that when they examined me at 2.30 am I was only 2 centimetres dilated. It totally freaked me out as the pain was so intense and the contractions were now straight after each other with hardly any gap. The midwife said that she thought the baby may come fast and not to be too disheartened by the fact that I was only 2cm.

I carried on breathing through them as best as I could for the next 2 hours but by 4.15 I was crying with the pain and vomiting and asked for something to help me try to realx as I was literally having no break between the contractions so had a shot of pethidine.

The midwife persuaded me onto the bed and I held onto the back rest while on my kness. I then all of a sudden felt the urge to do a poo so did one in a bed pan and then started shouting I need to push!

All systems go and they had a quick look and noticed that the baby was on her way whilst still in her bag of waters. They popped them and then tried to get me to lie down which I was having none of as I really didn't want to give birth lying down but after much persuasion I sort of ended up on my side and at 5.38 am, my beautiful girl, Lucy Elizabeth Eleanor was born with not much pushing and she sort of popped out quite quickly! I did have a second degree tear but I can't believe I went from 2 cm at 2.30 am to being ready to push at 4.30 am!!!!!! Sort of explains why the contractions were so strong and with no gaps!

I have had a bit of a uterine infection since which I have had to take two lots of antibiotics for and have felt a bit rubbish and have had real problems with breastfeeding similar to Deliaskis but I am absolutely smitten with my new arrival!

My 3 year old Ds also loves his new baby sister but I am really worried about giving them both the time they deserve as I feel that I am always saying, in a minute, Mammy is busy.

Any tips for those that already have dc as to how you make sure no one is left out?

I have just looked at Zoe's memorial page and what a beautiful baby girl she is.

I will be wearing pink tomorrow too as will Lucy. I'm not sure I have anything pink for ds but I will try my best. Sending you all my love and will be thinking of you tomorrow

xxx

Hi all!

Sorry I've not posted much recently - don't feel like I've had time to sneeze these past few days .

Just wanted to pop in and say:

Jane, I will be thinking of you and little Zoe tomorrow. Sending you all lots of love xx

Good luck for your induction Knitta! I'm sorry it's not the homebirth that you wanted but as angels said: it will all be forgotten once you hold your baby in your arms! Hope it all goes smoothly!

Zero wow, what a birth story! It sounds like you went through a lot. Glad you're home and hope you're recovering well and enjoying lots of cuddles with Sophia .

Semper thanks for sharing your birth story .

Jane will be with you in spirit tomorrow and wearing pink for Zoe - whT a beautiful memorial page

angels have you tried expressive before a feed? Does Alice feed at 'sort of' regular intervals? If so try expressing and ounce or two an hour before she is due to feed, don't worry about depriving her as she will always be more effective at getting what she needs than the pump. This can also help when she has a growth spurt as you can let her have that extra ounce rather than expressing on those days. Good luck

Expressing! Not expressive

just wanted to pop in and say thinking of jane incase i don't get time to post later. alice is already in her special smart pink babygro already. if you feel able will you let us know how it goes? i saw the weather for glasgow today is for snow which sort of feels like a little sign that zoe will be looking on you all x

40 might try the expressing befoe feed - good hint. alice feeds about every 3 hrs but seems to be super hungry the past couple of days - maybe a growth spurt? prob is my pump was melted by mum and the new different one she brought me i can barely get a drip from so have given up on expressing until i ask mw if it's worth all the effort for a few drops.

jane keeping you and your family in my thoughts today especially. Will stop for you and darling Zoe this morning, today will be the hardest of days sweetheart, know we are all holding your hand and standing beside you xx

Hi all, just popping to say jane i am sending you lots of love today, you are so brave and Zoe is so lucky to have you as her mum. Will be thinking of you at 11.15 and wishing you all the strength in the world to get through today xx

Will post back later ladies

Right I am off to my friends mums funeral but am wearing a pink flower in my hair and the lining of my formal jacket happens to be pink so it's subtle, and will be thinking of you today Jane and your darling Zoe.

Hi all very sad day today,am i the only one who keeps welling up?I think even dh did last night when we looked at the memorial page,how gorgeous is Zoe?so perfect and pretty,there is an old saying that some babies are too good for this world,it does seem true for this little one.I have the only pink thing that fits me on and so does dd,i am also keeping a candle burning all day today,you feel so helpless dont you?

Delilah started her new meds yesterday after much fuss and wrong prescriptions,she has also been put on high calorie milk as she has is only 4 oz above her birthweight still,we have been told she is taking so long to feed that she uses up the calories she is getting from the feed. We have a new technique now and she has been taking them in 15mins instead of over an hr.
I think she seems better already,well ive had a wash and got dressed and eaten too so thats a vast improvment esp as dh isnt even here today.
Got my new sling today,its a bright sparks one i love it i dont know if she will tho.

message to tarlia bright red pillar box bleeding until nrly 6wks,seems to have stopped now,i wasnt too worried as id never really had achance to rest due to D in hospital and also no clots of offensive smells ugh!
Have my post natal today too.Had the card for D's first immunisation,id forgotten about all the nasty stuff

Hello all, today is such a sad but special day. I know everyone on here will be thinking of beautiful little Zoe and Jane. Nothing else to say really, just that jane you are incredible and my heart goes out to you.

Wierd girls,i left my watch upstairs so had no time,i suddenly thought of little Zoe and found my pnone to check time,it was dead on 11.15-isnt that strange.
Goodnight sweetie xxxx

jane our hearts and prayers go out to you and your family today. Your angel will have been watching and will have known how much her mummy and daddy loved her. I really admire your strength.
Goodnight and God bless Zoe xxx

Same here, at exactly 11:15, it's why I wrote the message. Have a candle burning for her today and making sure I count my blessings.

I wonder how Jane has been today. Have been thinking about Zoe today.

Ledkr, your reminder of the saying that some babies are too good for this world made me well up. My mum lost a baby at his birth about 14 years before I was born. Even though I never met him, I think about him often and wonder what he would be like. He would be 40 now .

I've been thinking of Jane and her family today too, and have held Noah tight whilst praying for them.
How lucky we are to be able to hold our babies.

Have had a really really rotten day with a non-sleeping baby and a DH who has surpassed himself in crapness, all after only 4 hours (broken) sleep but girls all I can think of is brave jane and feel so so grateful for my girls.

DH has incredibly taken DD1 out so I can have a good sob in peace.