Jue in June 2011....... labour here we come!!!!!

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New thread. Should last us a week.

I'm drinking tea Moog, quite yummy with a spoonful of honey.

Yay for linea nigras! I've got quite a noticable one at the bottom and a fainter, wonky one leading up to boobs! Anyone know how long thy take to fade after birth?

That's great news Moomin! It will be great to have Florence finally home with you.

I'm just recovering from a nasty stomach bug...luckily only one of those 24-hour type things. I couldn't keep anything down at all yesterday, but called the MW and triage and they didn't want me to go in as the baby was still moving and I wasn't bleeding. Feeling much better today and have been able to get down plenty of liquids and a bit of food. I have been very lucky in that this is the first time I've been ill during this pregnancy (other than a couple of minor colds in the first trimester), but it's amazing how much more you worry when these things happen with another little life dependent on you getting enough nutrients. Little guy is as active as ever, though, so all seems to be well.

Off to order a birthing ball and some raspberry leaf tea...

Hi all, 35 weeks today and really, really struggling in work. Cannot wait to be finished. Worrying about exams coming up too - anyone else sitting any soon?. Oh moan, moan..

Just wanted to post and say am so, so pleased to hear the news about Florence Moomin, she sounds like shes absolutely thriving and your obviously doing a fabulous job. Will be crossing everything for Friday.

Hope everyones well.

Hello all, firstly congratulations to Crazy and Moomin on getting Very Important members of your family units home. Moomin you don't need me to tell you you've done a fantastic job, but I will anyway .

Had a taster of maternity leave today, day off TOIL and took DS to childminders, and have my feet officially up after a morning of shopping for an outfit for a wedding this weekend (really bloody difficult to find something that didn't make me resemble a trussed up teletubby). Barbie not long til we finish now, I am counting down the days.

Hope everyone else is well

Hello everybody!!!

I'm a mum !
We moved house on Tuesday 12th April, had a school inspection on the Wednesday and I went along to my routine scan on the Thursday afternoon.

Just relaxing whilst they scanned me and then the doctor said 'it doesn't look like twin 2 (the smaller one has grown) so we need to deliver soon. I was thinking a week or so. Then he came back in the room and said tomorrow!?! Then he said it is very busy here tomorrow so we are going to deliver tonight!!?! My mouth was wide open with shock and I started to cry because I felt totally unprepared.

They sent me up to the maternity ward and then said that because the twins were going to be born at 32+5 weeks they would go into special care and because my hospital had no cots I would need to go to nearby Wigan to have them by c-section. They took me over in an ambulance and my DH and mum followed.

At 8.10pm I gave birth to Naomi Elizabeth who weighed 3lbs 9oz and at 8.13pm I gave birth to Ciara Rose who weighed 2lb 12oz (Ciara pronounced Keira like Knightley).

I got to have a 2 second peek and then they were both taken off to intensive care and because I had had an epidural I was too ill to visit them until the next morning (the longest/scariest night of my life). Naomi needed some help with breathing, they were both in incubators, on drips and covered in wires.

But they are both doing really well now- most of the horrible wires have gone. I can visit anytime 24/7 (and ring if I'm not there), change their nappies, give them a cuddle and try them at the breast. I've been expressing milk to feed them from the start and luckily I've had no problems (infact I've got a reputation at the hospital for producing so much milk ) so they have been able to be fed on my milk (which I'm really pleased about). They are in special care now (rather than intensive) and putting on weight ready to come home. They don't give you a date but probably when they are full term (so another 4 weeks or so). The nurses in the hospital do such an fantastic job and I can never be grateful enough for what they have done.

It's been hard but so so amazing!!!

Oh and I hope you are all well due to my ill timed house move we've still not got the internet but I hope to catch up soon

Take care xxx

Congratulations Clarkiee!! That is great news! I love your names and I am happy they are doing well....

Jasmine love your style re the laminated food details! It is an idea I might steal!

Clarkiee congratulations! Beautiful names and amazing news, so glad they are both well and healthy. Big hugs to you and your DP x

Congratulations Clarkiee - another graduate! I love your names and i'm glad things seem to be going well. Also good work on the milk production.

Right time for a silly first timer question...Why on earth has the baby started booting me in the cervix in the last couple of days? I'm jerking about all over the place!

Congratulations Clarkiee!!! Hope you, DH and Naomi and Ciara are all doing well and happy. Gorgeous names for two gorgeous girls [csmile]

Joanne, no kicks in the cervix here, my LO is remarkably well behaved (so far) and doesn't wake me up at night or anything. I am getting terrible back pain and headaches (possibly related? [csad] ) though

Clarkiee I was just thinking about you today. Huge congrats, how exciting, can I have a virtual cuddle of your little girls please?

Joanne I have no idea about the cervix thing but I'm having a very bad day for overactive thumping and an extremely tight bump. If it came and went I would guess it was BH but its been tight all day and bloody uncomfortable.

Jasmine I've had that on and off at times, I think it might be that baby's having a growth spurt and your tummy hasn't caught up yet? I had one a coule of weeks ago where I was convinced I was about to burst or something!

So much good news on here today :)

Clarkiee double congratulations! Beautiful names you have chosen & it's wonderful to hear that the girls are doing so well x

moomin you must be so pleased! So glad you will be taking Florence home shortly.

crazy lovely to hear that your DP is home & well, now you can relax & enjoy the rest of your pg.

Am on phone so can't manage long post as my memory is too pathetic! I am going to start on the raspberry leaf tomorrow as I will be 36 weeks, am quite pleased as it seems like a big milestone & makes me feel closer to the end. Since last weeks dramas I have felt a bit off & unsettled so I will be glad when this pg is over & baby is here instead! I have had raspberry leaf tea & capsules in prev pg's & prefer the capsules.

MW appt tomorrow to check presentation; am a bit shamed to say I no longer have a clue how baby is presenting anymore as my whole bump feels hard as if she is squashed into a ball in there. Haven't noticed a huge movement in the last 2 weeks but I am a heavy sleeper so who knows?!

Any of you girls nesting much? In between feeling drained I am getting strong random cleaning urges that cannot be ignored. Just wish it was easier to bend over!

Congratulations Clarkie! You've chosen beautiful names. Well done with the BF! I hope your girls will be able to come home with you soon.

Moomin - that is brilliant news about Florence!!

Jasmine - wow you sound very organised!!

Moog - i'm taking 500mg tablets of RL 3 times a day, I started a couple of days ago - I am 34+1.

Barbie - sympathies on the work front, I am finishing this week as I am soooo tired, plus I worked out I would get more from MA as my workload has been cut back!

8RD - hope you found a fab wedding outfit!

Clarkie - congratulations!! I love the names you have picked. Glad to hear the twins (and the house move!) are doing well!

Joannezipan, no kicks on the cervix here! Plenty of back ache though!

Nurse - poor you with backache and headaches!

Thornykate - I haven't a clue about my bump, like yours just feels hard all over!
I have been doing odd bits of random cleaning, which is odd as I am usually a slattern!

WOW - congratulations Clarkiee - that's fab - beautiful names and what an AMAZING job you are doing with the expressing. Your magic milk will be just what those gorgeous girls need the most just now

Also congrats to Moomin - how fab about Florence - you have both done so brilliantly

Joanne I get those painful cervix feelings too - I think it's the baby's head bobbing up and down or something - not really sure but it's a feeling I have definitely had in past pregnancies.

Re baby nighties, not the cheapest, but they have lovely ones here

Enjoyed the caravan break - it was really a lot of work but had a great time. Got fed up with DH climbing over me (no mean feat) so on the second night, he was sent to DD's bunk and I took her into the double bed with me. It was so lovely - and I had a lot more space.
On the down-side, I caught sight of myself in the shower mirror (I don't have a full length mirror in the bathroom) and got the fright of my life - my bottom is honestly about double its normal size. It was like a comedy-bum with humungous cellulitey thighs. Very, very depressing.
Then got home and DH scraped and dented the side of the caravan and my laptop chucked it. Warranty people will replace broken hard drive but I may have lost loads of photos . Hoping tomorrow will be a better day

Gosh, congratulations Clarkiee!

moomin Glad Florence will be home with you soon.

For some strange reason I've had loads of people asking me how long I've got left today. I must of expanded a bit, although I feel rather bog-eyed as baby is all on the left side, as it seems to have been throughout.

Thankfully, I've not had any strange cleaning urges (although I'm sure DH would be glad if I did). We really, really, really need to sort out our bedroom though. There is a huge pile of crap important things right where the crib needs to go. Poor baby will be sleeping in a drawer at this rate!

Congratulations Clarkiee!! It looks like you got your house move in just in time!

I have had no nesting urges whatsoever! Still plenty of time though, 33 weeks tomorrow. Which means 7 weeks left! Eeeeek [cgrin]

X texted me yesterday to ask if he could come round as he had some clothes for the baby. He came over this evening with some lovely little outfits he stayed for about 1.5hours and we actually got on OK, we were just chatting and watching TV. He said he was going to stock up on some newborn nappies next week as well which shows he's thinking about what the baby needs and he's been looking into paternity leave, he won't have been in his job long enough when Jasmine is born to take time off but apparently you can take the leave any time in the first 5 years of the child's life so he said if I wanted some time off when the baby's older he would take it then. Which all sounds really positive so I'm quite pleased :)

Aww Nurse, that is great! Sounds like he is really getting excited about the baby. Nice that you two can get along amicably

omg how much has happened in the last couple of days!!! I have been keeping updated on my phone but never settled down to post - sorry.

moonmin soo happy for you and little Florence; you are clearly both amazing!

clarkiee wow you have been busy, not many people move house and bring two little people into the world and sound as together as you! congratulations!!!

crazy glad to hear DP is home safe you can concentrate on becoming a family now :)

nurse pleased to hear x is being supportive, I hope it means you will feel more relaxed.

I understand the weird tight bump thing, somtimes I think she is trying to get out! Am less bouncy and carefree now, more breathless and looking for the nearest seat but it really feels like the countdown is here. The nursery is finished and shopping getting there, have done tour of ward and start antenatal tomorrow - omg here we all go girls!!

Clarkiee congratulations fantastic news and so pleased the girls are doing well and should be home with you too. I was right to be thinking of you and that your absence may mean something else [cgrin]

Moomin great news re Florence's progress too.

Nurse pleased to hear about your meeting with ex.

Sasa here's to a better day today!

I am getting really painful movements too and bump is quite distorted at times. I am also getting lots of swelling to hands and feet. I had to remove my wedding & engagement rings finally which I never did with DS.

Clarkiee Your post made me cry, just so happy for you - and you sound like you handled the surprise element and scariness so incredibly well. I love the names too, very elegant and gentle names. Just really really happy for you, you've been such a lovely person on this thread and it's wonderful how you have your little baby daughters in your arms now.

Moomin That is fabulous news too, just magical that Florence will be home so soon. Clever that going out for dinner business - thinking like a pretty level new mother!

Sorry to everyone I ignore, feeling a bit blurgh this morning.

Clarkiee congratultions on the safe arrival of Naomi and Ciara! It's great to hear they are doing so well. I must admit to being a tad of you using Ciara as a name as it's one I really like (though with the Italian pronuncition) but can't get DH to agree to. Big and for you and your girls.