due in dec 05- only a handful left...

[ei23mistletoe]

with a few of our number popped already and a few promising developments in the woodwork its anyones guess as to who will be next...
its a countdown to baby-time instead of xmas for me how about everyone else?? lets all have a glass of somethin sparkly to celebrate the end of an era and the lovely beginning of a new life!!xx...cheers!!

Baby today? Aaah ..have fun..I hope it all goes nicely

OH MY GOODNESS! (forgive the hi-jack) I am SO excited for you DQ!

Well it's Christmas morning, George has a horrible cold and has kept me awake most of the night.

Had to log on and see how DQ is doing, I bet you have your little one by now. I hope you are all snuggled up warm on Christmas morning and if your not then I hope that it all happens very soon for you.

Thinking of you DQ [glad]

Best wishes DQ can't believe I missed this lastnite (never got back) Hope you are both fine - bye for now - absolutely tickled for you.

announcing the arrival of

daisy grace
at 5.50am today

Congratulations and welcome to Daisy Grace! Well done you! Can't wait to read story. Merry, merry Christmas!

Wonderful new DQ well done - Brilliant great name i had Daisy picked out for girl originally. Hope you are comfortable and DH has managed to give you some xmas lunch of some sort!!!!

DQ, Congratulations!
Just popped on to see if we had any Christmas babies and here you are!!

Welcome to the world Daisy Grace.

He he he, no cooking for you today then DQ!!!

So, so pleased for you and your family.

DQ - Congratualtions on the birth of Daisy Grace. What a wonderful Christmas present.
Take care

dq what brilliant brilliant news, many congratulations - talk about ON TIME! Happy Christmas to you, the family, and Daisy Grace of course! well you beat me to the finishing post there girl I am still waiting and hoping WELL DONE! you must be thrilled xxxxxxxx

DECEMBER MUMMIES WHO IS LEFT INSERT NAME - (help me keep track please!)

Bigbaubleeyes due 23rd
Jayfirst
ei23mistletoe
scully
awayninamanger

Ahhh, congratulations on the birth of Daisy Grace

I thought I'd have a quick look and see if there were any new people here today and there is!

Welcome to Daisy!

DQ wow congrates on daisy grace..she was always meant to be your xmas present...am soo glad so many of us are being treated this year compared to last.

Thinking of you all and hope you had a great xmas

Congratulations DQ, am so pleased for you!

OK here you go :

DECEMBER MUMMIES WHO IS LEFT INSERT NAME - (help me keep track please!)

Bigbaubleeyes due 23rd
Jayfirst
ei23mistletoe
scully
awayninamanger
conqueen (due 24th)

OH MY GOD DQ!!! what a lovely surprise(well sort of a surprise) very efficient timing of santa to deliver that one on time!! im sooooo happy for you hunny!! lovely choice of name congrats hun!! im willing to bet you are a very happy and contented mummy right now!! im so jealous!!
hi to everyone else hope you all had the best xmas day ever- i did!! it was lovely being waited on all day and getting lavished with gifts!!- we got a brand spanking new p.c from dp's mum and dad!! big surprise that 1 was they kept it very quiet!!
well the days over now after that big build-up now all im waiting for is for santa to pull his finger out and deliver my last december gift!!- cant say xmas as thats finishd now!!

Ah! Just popped over to say congratulations to dramaqueen and to let you December ladies know we have had our first baby on the January thread and another Christmas babe to boot! Well done Chuffed in NZ

I'm still here too:

Bigbaubleeyes due 23rd
Jayfirst
ei23mistletoe
scully
awayninamanger
conqueen (due 24th)
santageorgeiscomingtotown (due 29th)

Well what a lovely day we had yesterday. I was absolutely lost for words (doesn't happen often!!) when DP gave me a diamond ring as a Christmas / thankyou for having my baby present. After all the troubles we have had this year, I so don't feel like I deserve such a present (I will probably feel differently after several hours of labour!)

Scully, hope things are moving for you soon. This stop start thing must be awful for you. I've been twinging a bit but not sure what is going on - probably just too much rich food.

Anyway, another hectic day today. Good luck to everyone left here.
DQ, I hope you had a wonderful day and are being looked after by your family. I know I've already said it but I really am so happy for you.

xxx

Wow wot a great present Santageorge - I think I may have had niggles in nite but when I fully woke up this morning I realised my excema had flared up over bump so not sure if it was just that irritating me in my sleepy state.!

Well I have just braved local retail park and walked all the way round to help thing - nothing to report. But I did get an outfit half price from Mothercare and wrap shawl thingy from Dorothy P's which i though would be pretty but comfortable for after birth when we start to get out n about. I'm going to dye my hair this after and DH has still not done my toenails.

Hope your cosied up comfortable ith Daisy DQ.

thanks for all the well wishes ladies, not got alot of time, but wanted to come and say hello.
my water broke christmas eve about ten pm. the midwife came out and said, yeah, waters gone no major contractions but some iirregular one.
she left and I pottered about, trying to ignore them -but they hurt!- she came back about 3.30am and said -shockingly to me- only about 2cm! I was gutted becasue they really hurt. so she agreed after watching several contractions I could get in the pool.....not quite sure what time that was, but mostly they dont like you in before 4cm but she could see I needed some relief. so 'active labour was only 1hr and 50mins. and they came thick and fast and hurt like hell. daisy was born with me standing up, and before the second midwife could get here
It really hurt crowing the head standing up, gravity taking over from the pushing......(sorry first timers NOt what you wanted to read!) but it made it quick! 3 or 4 pushes and she was here. we had left the children asleep upstairs all night til about half an hour before daisy arrived, when I was getting abit loud,so they were wrapped up and went round grannys (2 doors away) which they thought was very exciting.
ten to six daisy arrived. and is perfect. 7lbs11 (exactly the same as Mollie, dd2)shes feeding well, sleepign during the day and not the night but never mind. I had no grazes or stitches at all, tho the after pains are pretty strong everything else is absolutely fine.
It was such a magical way to start christmas.

sounds like you had the birth you had planned for! Congratulations again DQ.

Even though you highlighted pain - its still sounds as if you had a really positive birth experience - I think I'm right in saying this was your first homebirth - you'll have to let us know how this compared to others!

yes, sorry about the 'ow' factor mentioned! but omg, so so much better being at home than anywhere. loved that part, esp afterwards. massively 'PRO' home birth in thsi household now!

What a fantastic birth experience DQ so glad you finally got your little Daisy (love that name) See you on postnatal when you feel up to it. [glad]

Cant believe a January baby has popped on Christmas day as well how fab.

Sorry for the crash girls, but Big Congrats DQ welcome to Daisy