March 2011 - We've started popping amd there's no way were stopping!

[GeekLove]

pdating the list!

ARRIVALS:
09/10/2010 (due 25/02) Spilttheteagain pg#1, baby girl Bobbie, born sleeping at 20 weeks, RIP xxx
15/02/2011 (due 27/02) Muser pg#1 - baby girl
15/02/2011 (due 04/03) Jeffily pg#3,(DD1 angel baby, DD2 15months) - baby girl
19/02/2011 (due 02/03) AfterIVF - baby girl Isabel
21/02/2011 (due 27/02) Mendipgirl pg#2 (DD1) - baby girl
24/02/2011 (due 24/02) Sam26oscar - baby girl Cassie Cherry at 10.47am 6lb 10oz
01/03/2011 (due 03/03) irishqueen - baby girl Maeve 7lb

DUE:
27/02 StrangewaysHereICome pg#3 (DD 5yrs DD 4yrs) Worcester SURPRISE
28/02 BramblyHedge pg#3, (DS1 4, DS2 2)
01/03 BunderTheBonnet pg#2 (DD3) Kent.
01/03 Snapdragon3 pg#9 (MMC, DD 3, DS 2, 5 MC)
01/03 MummyGeorgie pg#1
01/03 rfata Expecting TWINS!!
03/03 Celia76 pg#3 (DS1 5 & DS2 almost 3)
03/03 cherub59 pg#3 (DS 3 & DD 20months) expecting a boy
03/03 TooImmature2BMum pg#1, BABY GIRL
04/03 Larty74 BABY BOY
04/03 Bluebeach pg#1
04/03 Carriebadshaw pg#2
04/03 Superpenguin pg#1 - baby boy
05/03 Hattie05 pg5 (DD1 7, DD2 3, no. 3 mc, DD3 7mths) Baby boy on the way
05/03 NowPanicAndFreakOut pg#1
05/03 Bollandbear (ds1)
07/03 Toota pg#?
07/03 Mixedmama pg#3 (DS1 4.5 and DS2 2.5) London. BOY
07/03 Lauzifer pg#1 expecting a girl
08/03 Clucky31 pg#1
08/03 Polkadottytotty pg#3 (DS1 5.5 and DS2 3.5)
09/03 Sittinghippo pg#2 (DD3) BABY on the way
09/03 Penguindreams #1 & 2!
09/03 Pushmepullyou pg#4 3MC, DD20 mo BABY BOY
09/03 gem3225 pg#1
09/03 DramaMama pg#3 (BABY GIRL) DS now 4 + 1 angel baby.
10/03 EvianBaby pg#2 (DS1 Oct 08)
10/03 Coraltoes pg#1
10/03 GeekLove pg#2 (DS1 Nov 08)
10/03 Sevenbubbles pg#2 (DD1 23.5 months)
10/03 Mama2LeahandAisha pg#3 (DD2, DD1)
10/03 LovelyKatie pg#1
10/03 spaceal expecting first- baby girl
11/03 Rayeraye pg#4 (DD aged 3, two angels)
11/03 am988 pg#1
11/03 Sarahscot pg#2 (DS aged 3) BABY GIRL
11/03 ckny1 pg#1 expecting a boy
12/03 Medee pg#1
12/03 Highlandbird pg#1
13/03 Gemmasetters pg#2 (DD 2.5)
13/03 Doubleshotlatte pg#2 (DD 2.5)
13/03 HeadingHome
13/03 katster37 pg#2 (DS 10mo)
13/03 MJM86 pg#1
14/03 ZafNoodles
16/03 Honeymoonmummy (was Campervanfan) pg#2 (DD born Nov 08)
16/03 Sharu Expecting a baby girl
17/03 KateandEmsMum pg#5 (DD 3, DD 10 Months)
17/03 MrsMullen pg#1
17/03 looblee pg#1
17/03 edeluna pg#1 It's a girl!
17/03 Niknan pg#3 (DS3,1MC)
17/03 Coco29 pg#1 (1MC) Its a BOY!
18/03 EvaLongoria pg#2 (DD 3 on Thursday)
18/03 Oceanbreeze pg#1
18/03 JeelyPiece pg#3(2MC)
18/03 Jenchandler Expecting baby #1
18/03 Purplefan pg#2 (DD 4.5) Baby girl on way
18/03 Rockchick1984 pg1 baby boy
19/03 castlegirl pg#1
19/03 angelbabe1982 pg2 (ds 2.9)
20/03 Kagey pg#2 (DD Sept 08) SURPRISE!
20/03 Haloflo pg#1 surprise
20/03 nancydrewrocked
20/03 1Catherine1 pg#1 expecting a baby girl
21/03 Jupiter118 Pg#2 (DS 3.5)
22/03 NoSleepTonight pg#3 (DS1 5.8, DS2 15months)
22/03 jammiedodger2 pg#3 (DD9 DS6)
22/03 Niamh29, DD1 4, DD2 1.5, DD3 on the way
23/03 Me23 pg#2(DD 5)Baby boy on the way!
23/03 Lozario pg#2 (DS 15 mo)
23/03 Katystar pg#2 (DS 4)
23/03 Lia66 PG#10, (dd 15, ds 13, ds 7, dd 5, dd 3 (4 angels)) BABY GIRL
23/03 sac55
24/03 Snotdroolanddirtybums pg#4 (5, 3 and 2)
25/03 Darnsarfupnorf pg#1 (DD on the way)
27/03 KPidgeon pg#1 (changed by 1 day)
27/03 FuzzyWuzzwuzz pg#1
28/03 Chickiewoo pg#2 (DS 4)
29/03 Emma31177 pg#7 (Ds 14, DD 19 months +4 baby angles) Baby BOY on his way
29/03 PipPipPip pg#1
30/03 pettyprudence pg#1
30/03 JoJoB77 pg#1

Here is a shiny new March 2011 thread as requested. Hope I haven't missed anyone.

PS Don't try doing this on an Iphone.

Appartley wasnt my waters nor a show and my contraction are not contrations!

How annoying for you mama2b! I take you've been for a check up then and the baby is fine?

Yeeh baby is fine although i cant feel kicks...

mama how frustrating! If you are still not happy with the kicking don't hesitate to go back to the hospital - make sure you are comfortable with things iyswim.

Labour vibes to all.

Stitches a bit better today salt baths are really good and antibiotics kicking in. Baby gorgeous could just stare at her for hours.

You would think i would know and so would the baby...the non contractions are getting stronger so here is hoping...got reflexology and armomatherapy tmw anyway...

Hi just a little message to say Baby Tobi David was born on the 27th march 11.51am 9lbs 4 natural birth no pain med go in to details later lol and catch up on other peoples news to trying to sort three kids out is a bit well getting used to it ,,,,,,

Lozario- hope you can turn your baby round.

Jeely- the hospital did a speculum exam and said that not much of the waters had broken so they weren't concerned enough to induce. If you don't come on here again before the induction- all the very best for it and hope things work smoothly for you after the induction.

Hope you're okay Pippip

Mama2 your day sounds like mine-
Had a very frustrating day- had a "proper" show at 2.30am after just a bit of period-like stuff yesterday then had contractions every 10 minutes. Coped well without waking up husband. Was really proud of myself as they went on for o er 3 hours and were regular and hurt a fair bit! When his alarm went off for work I told him about the contractions and we started timing them on his app- he decided to stay home from work again (is quite a long commute) and then everything STOPPED! Argghh! Had a few more contractions at lunch time but they stopped again. So now have told him he should just go into work tomorrow and I'll call him if things get going in earnest. I thought they were. Humph! Could they be braxton hicks? They felt way too regular to be practice ones.

Congratulations Emma! 3 huh?!

Thanks to you already-mums for checking in and for your words of encouragement. Hopefully not long until all of us late-bees can join you on the other thread...

Thanks KPidgeon, I'm getting very nervous now! I hope things do get going for you properly tomorrow.

Must re-pack hospital bag and shave legs for my big day... not sure whether to bother with bikini line or not, I can't get anywhere near it so would have to get DH to oblige. Hmm.

No im having to breath thru them and have given birth twice without pain relief so i know what im on about im ignoring the midwife i wouldt have to stop just for the sake of it!

Sorry im annoyed birthing vibes to all!

Had 40w midwife appt today - not much going on :( Baby only 3/5 engaged. Booked in for sweep when 41+1 and I have a horrible feeling I will be needing it! Oh well, I am having my hair cut and coloured on Thursday so it will look fab for all the photos when baby finally makes their grand entrance

Still here. Humph. I can't even remember what is in my hospital bag, I packed it so long ago! Still having the gross end-of-period shows, strong BH but nothing regular. I'm basically now mentally preparing for induction on Saturday - apparently I can probably get the epidural at the same time as the induction so that's cheered me up a bit - I've been so worried about not getting it for one reason or another! Hospital again tomorrow for another sweep in the meantime.

KPidgeon - with my first, I woke at about 4am with very strong and regular contractions, but by "proper" morning (ie 8ish) they had gone. They started up again that evening and then I went into proper labour, so hopefully it's a good sign! Early labour can stop and start though- I never realised that until I was in it!

emma congratulations!! Looking forward to hearing the birth story.

Glad there are still a few of us here to keep each other going - I was in SUCH a bad mood after the hospital yesterday and DH couldn't understand why I was so fed up!!!

Hello everyone,
finally back on proper computer and just caught up with the thread.
I hadn't realised I had posted my announcement on the post-natal thread by mistake, that's what you get trying to do things on a very slow phone!

Tooimmature I'm really saddened to read of your loss, I don't know what else to say, just so sorry to hear that.

Congratulations to all the other new mummies and arrivals that have happened in the last couple of weeks, it's good to see the arrivals list growing.

baby Thomas and I got home on Weds (5 days after he was born) and are doing well, although my plans to breastfeed are not quite going to plan - finding it really hard and am now doing mostly bottles with a bit of expressed breastmilk too. We'll see how it goes. He is sleeping for 4 hours at a time though and is generally amazing.
I'll try to catch up again soon.

Congratulations Emma and superpenguin! Hope that they let you get some sleep!

mama2b Glad that baby is OK, should think that all this action should lead to 'real' labour soon. Hang in there and good luck!

Jupiter: having stitches problems myself, did you just chuck a load of normal salt into a bath to help with them?

Handful of table salt in the bath is good for stitches. You can also use a few drops of lavender oil or tea tree oil.

Congrats all the new mummies! Sorry to all those still hanging on in there! nearly there though!! Halo as the last due date buddie to still be waiting I hope it hurries along soon.

Quick Birth story - Last Tuesday I woke with the same horrid weak contractions I'd been having for days. I came on here for a little moan and then decided that I'd get dressed and do something productive. Then the contractions started to hurt so after talking to my mum I phoned the maternity ward who asked if I'd felt movements that morning. Since I'd only been up 30 minutes I said no and they told me to come in to check baby was ok. They warned me that they would probably send me home after. They monitored the baby for a good hour and were concerned about the lack of variation in heartbeat so the MW (who obviously thought I was a complete wuss at that point because I was moaning about the pain of the contractions) wanted to check how far along I was and then seemed rather surprised as she announced that I was 8cm dilated so was not going home. Unfortunately it all slowed down after that. Baby's lack of movements meant I couldn't have the water birth I wanted and although I was transferred to the delivery suite at 2pm baby showed little interest in coming out. At 10pm I was in real pain and the MW insisted I had an epidural to help me control the urge to push when she kept telling me that I shouldn't. Anya was finally born by ventose delivery at 1:54am on Wednesday morning.

Anya was perfectly fine unfortunately I was a little ill. My iron levels dropped and on Friday evening I was given a blood transfusion to make me better. We finally came home on Saturday evening. Been a busy one since then as my siblings came to visit us and to fuss the baby - which they did very well and looked after me too. :)

mama2push - I hope everything is ok. Good luck!!

Looking forward to your announcement KPidgeon :)

ARRIVALS:
09/10/2010 (due 25/02) Spilttheteagain pg#1, baby girl Bobbie, born sleeping at 20 weeks, RIP xxx
15/02/2011 (due 27/02) Muser pg#1 - baby girl
15/02/2011 (due 04/03) Jeffily pg#3,(DD1 angel baby, DD2 15months) - baby girl Leila Hope
19/02/2011 (due 02/03) AfterIVF - baby girl Isabel
21/02/2011 (due 27/02) Mendipgirl pg#2 (DD1) - baby girl
24/02/2011 (due 24/02) Sam26oscar - baby girl Cassie Cherry at 10.47am 6lb 10oz
01/03/2011 (due 03/03) irishqueen - baby girl Maeve 7lb
02/03/2011 (due 18/03) Jenchandler- baby girl Isobel Seren at 7.11pm 6lb 12oz
03/03/2011 (due 10/03) Spaceal - baby girl 5lbs 11oz
04/03/2011 (due 04/03) CarrieBadshaw - baby BOY 10lbs.
04/03/2011 (due 04/03) Bluebeach -baby girl Hester 7lbs
04/03/2011 (due 12/03) am988 - baby boy at 02.26am 7lb 7oz
06/03/2011 (due 05/03) Hattie05 - baby Boy at 4:30am 8lb 9oz
07/03/2011 (due 17/03) Niknan pg#3 (DS3,1MC) - baby girl Charlotte Louise at 4.16am - 6lb 2oz.
08/03/2011 (due 04/03) Larty74 pg#1 - baby boy Blake at 12:36pm 7lb 14oz
08/03/2011 (due 05/03) NowPanicAndFreakOut pg#1 - baby girl
08/03/2011 (due 09/03) Pushmepullyou BABY BOY 8lb 4oz
09/03/2011 (due 11/03) ckny1 pg#1 - baby boy Franz Zaven
10/03/2011 (due 27/02) StrangewaysHereICome pg#3 (DD 5yrs DD 4yrs - baby boy at 7.45pm
10/03/2011 (due 03/03) cherub59 pg#3 (DS 3 & DD 20months) baby boy Oliver
11/03/2011 (due 10/03) Evianbaby pg#2 (DS1 Oct 08) baby girl 8lb 1oz
13/03/2011 (due 18/03) Purplefan pg#2 (DD 4.5) baby girl at 2am - 5lb 3oz
13/03/2011 (due 03/03) TooImmature2BMum pg#1, Baby girl Thea Joanne born sleeping at 9.42am, 6lb 15.5 oz
14/03/2011 (due 09/03) Sittinghippo pg#2 (DD3) Baby girl Bethany
14/03/2011 (due 13/03) Doubleshotlatte pg#2 (DD 2.5) baby boy 8.2 lbs
15/03/2011 (due 22/03) jammiedodger2 pg#3 (DD9 DS6) baby boy Benjamin Luke 7lb 8oz
15/03/2011 (due 10/03) Coraltoes pg#1 baby girl
15/03/2011 (due 11/03) Sarahscot pg#2 (DS aged 3) BABY GIRL - Millie born at 9pm 8lbs
18/03/2011 (due 18/03) Rockchick1984 pg1 baby boy Alfie at 9:55am, 8lb 6oz
18/03/2011 (due 23/03) Me23 pg#2(DD 5)Baby boy Ethan born at 10pm 6lb 10oz
19/03/2011 (due 13/03) gemma4d Baby Millie born at 2:50, 9lbs!
19/03/2011 (due 10/03) GeekLove pg#2 (DS1 Nov 08) Micheal Charles George born at 23.41 3.8kg (~8lb 6oz)
17/03/2011 (due 12/03) Highlandbird pg#1 baby boy 8lb 7oz
18/03/2011 (due 19/03) angelbabe1982 pg2 (ds 2.9) baby girl Emily Elizabeth
18/03/2011 (due 04/03) Superpenguin pg#1 - baby boy Thomas 8lb 13oz
19/03/2001 (due 09/03) gem3225 pg#1 - baby boy Harris 8lbs 8oz
19/03/2011 (due 07/03) Mixedmama pg#3 (DS1 4.5 and DS2 2.5) London baby boy Emir 8lb 7oz.
20/03/2011 (due 17/03) edeluna pg#1 baby girl Sabine 7lb
21/03/2011 (due 18/03) EvaLongoria pg#2 (DD 3) baby girl Zara 8lb 14 3/4 oz
22/03/2011 (due 21/03) Jupiter118 Pg#2 (DS 3.5) baby girl Emilia 9lb 4oz.
23/03/2011 (due 20/03) 1Catherine1 pg#1 - baby girl Anya born at 1:54am weighing 6lb 12oz
23/03/2011 (due 28/03) Chickiewoo pg#2 (DS 4) baby girl Imogen Cecilia 7lb 9oz
25/03/2011 (due 22/03) Niamh29, DD1 4, DD2 1.5, baby girl Mya Grace 7lb 3.5oz
26/03/2011 (due 10/03) LovelyKatie pg#1 baby girl Lucy 8lb 2oz
27/03/2011 (due 20/03) Kagey pg#2 (DD Sept 08) baby girl at 3.03pm and weighing 9lbs 5oz

ARRIVALS TO BE CONFIRMED:
28/02/2011 (due 01/03) BunderTheBonnet pg#2 (DD3) - baby girl 7lb 1oz
03/03/2011 (due 20/03) nancydrewrocked - baby girl
07/03/2011 (due 07/03) Lauzifer - baby girl
??? (37 weeks) (due 13/03) HeadingHome - baby girl, 5lb 4oz

DUE:
28/02 BramblyHedge pg#3, (DS1 4, DS2 2)
01/03 Snapdragon3 pg#9 (MMC, DD 3, DS 2, 5 MC)
01/03 MummyGeorgie pg#1
01/03 rfata Expecting TWINS!!
03/03 Celia76 pg#3 (DS1 5 & DS2 almost 3)
05/03 Bollandbear (ds1)
07/03 Toota pg#?
08/03 Clucky31 pg#1
08/03 Polkadottytotty pg#3 (DS1 5.5 and DS2 3.5)
09/03 Penguindreams #1 & 2!
09/03 DramaMama pg#3 (BABY GIRL) DS now 4 + 1 angel baby.
10/03 Sevenbubbles pg#2 (DD1 23.5 months)
11/03 Rayeraye pg#4 (DD aged 3, two angels)
12/03 Medee pg#1
13/03 katster37 pg#2 (DS 10mo)
13/03 MJM86 pg#1
14/03 ZafNoodles
16/03 Honeymoonmummy (was Campervanfan) pg#2 (DD born Nov 08)
16/03 Sharu Expecting a baby girl
17/03 KateandEmsMum pg#5 (DD 3, DD 10 Months)
17/03 MrsMullen pg#1
17/03 looblee pg#1
17/03 Coco29 pg#1 (1MC) Its a BOY!
18/03 Oceanbreeze pg#1
18/03 JeelyPiece pg#3(2MC)
19/03 castlegirl pg#1
20/03 Haloflo pg#1 surprise
22/03 NoSleepTonight pg#3 (DS1 5.8, DS2 15months)
23/03 Lozario pg#2 (surprise) (DS1 22 mo)
23/03 Katystar pg#2 (DS 4)
23/03 Lia66 PG#10, (dd 15, ds 13, ds 7, dd 5, dd 3 (4 angels)) BABY GIRL
23/03 sac55
24/03 mama2plusbump pg#3 (DD2, DD1)
24/03 Snotdroolanddirtybums pg#4 (5, 3 and 2)
25/03 Darnsarfupnorf pg#1 (DD on the way)
27/03 KPidgeon pg#1 (changed by 1 day)
27/03 FuzzyWuzzwuzz pg#1
29/03 Emma31177 pg#7 (Ds 14, DD 19 months +4 baby angles) Baby BOY on his way
29/03 PipPipPip pg#1
30/03 pettyprudence pg#1
30/03 JoJoB77 pg#1

well i have been up since 4am this morning with constant lower backache and period type pains (i assume, I've never really had period pains) and either i keep weeing myself or my waters are leaking. I think i can stem the flow but I am not sure as each time i leak i leg it to the toilet. Doesnt smell like wee, hmmmm.... I tried to go back to sleep but too uncomfortable so now I am up having breakfast with a lovely hot water bottle on my back.

I thought something had fallen out of me at 2am - maybe my mucus plug but couldnt see anything in the toilet. I dont seem to be having contractions just a constant ache. If contractions are worse than this though i am scrapping the home birth and going to hossie for some lovely epidural. I havent had a show or anything so i am assuming that this is the beginning of pre-labour which could go on for a while (ie days)?

Sorry for the TMI post, trying to think rationally and logically that I cant possibly be in labour yet (esp as DH is off to the other side of the country today!) :)

Just to let you all know my waters broke minutes after my last post. Baby Hannah Kirsten born 29/03 weighing 8lb 9. Ouch all over but worth the wait.

Baby girl safiyah born today at 2:13,6lbs2
I did a im in labour thread in child birth! Lol

Congratulations to mama2 and haloflo!

Muser: thanks, I'll be having a salt bath this evening hoping to ease the discomfort.

Catherine: I felt like such a woss when I got pethidine at only 1cm but I had been having pains for 9hrs and needed a rest, thankfully my pushing stage went very well and I came away proud of myself for doing so well.

Pettyprudence: my labour with DD2 started with constant period like pain so fingers crossed for you!

Congratulations haloflo and mama !!!

pettyprudence it sounds like your body is getting into gear but it could be a while yet... I've had shows since the weekend, one contraction and BH! One thing I've learnt though is that everyone is different - I think I'm a bit of a wuss, my pain threshold is probably quite low, and the main thing I remember after my first labour is thinking "well, next time I won't even think about going into hossie until I can no longer speak during contractions"! Hwvr this is not necessarily good advice as second time can be quicker anyway and everyone has a different pain threshold. Maybe you're really brave and in active labour!!

I think I'm going to be the last one standing at this rate! :-(

well the pain has moved from constant back and front ache to tightenings/grips/cramps under the bump every 4-10mins lasting 40-60seconds ish. It bloody hurts too but i havent felt any tightenings across my whole bump - the pain start low and spread to just under my belly button? I still refuse to believe I am in labour though and sent DH on his journey 3 1/2hrs away. its just to quick!

Had a bath which felt lovely - it turned the intensity but not the frequency right down (so long as i sat upright, now i cant get comfortable in any position). Gah wish i knew for sure what is going on with my body!

have a spare 5 mins thought I'd check in to see how everyone is getting on, wow there's been a lot of babies, and a lot of big ones too, Angus was 8lb 7oz I thought he was big!!
Thread has slowed down lots, I know how frustrating it is for those of you still waiting so just wanted to send good birthing vibes and good luck wishes to you all, feels like it goes on forever in the last few days / weeks!!!!
I'm still doing the 'John Wayne shuffle' here but finally feels like my body is starting to recover today, finding it hard to find time for naps too but am so in love with my wee man, its worth all the pain and exhaustion in the end. Luckily for me I've managed to find time for a quick bath every day which really helps, no stitches here but my tears are taking a while to heal and a warm bath really does help a bit.
Thinking of you all, will be keeping an eye on here to see how you're all getting on and huge congratulations to all the new mummies!
x

ps. where's the post natal thread from here???

Postnatal thread is here www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1159815-March-2011-we-made-it

Stick a handful of salt in your bath highland, it'll really help.