December 2011:Once we pop, we just can't stop

[OiMissus]

Here's the new thread!
Squee-eeze those muscles, or squee-ee-eeeze those babies out!

Big congratulations cheese!! sounds like you really went through it but well done and nice to hear you so positive after!!

figgy rant away, I think you have dealt with that really well, I would go mental!

Congrats honey - yay!
Tinsel how annoying re: your parents, esp. the 'it's our grandchild too' comment NO NO NO! YOU make the decisions for your baby, you and your partner. That is NOT the grandparents' right!

Sorry about your husband figgy, must be frustrating.

After all morning being monitored, I have now been put on medication to try and lower my blood pressure, back in on Monday for more monitoring and possibly induction :*( really not happy as REALLY didn't want to be induced. But maybe the medication will work really well ... I asked though and even if it works I don't think they will let me go to full term without inducing. So I now want my baby to come on her own early ... come on baby, you can do it! Wanted to use midwife led unit, not labour ward, and wanted to use birthing pool. Both no nos if induced. But on the up side, baby is happy out it seems, had a scan as well as monitoring today and no issues as far as I can tell. Just my stupid bp.

Yay cheese

Right. I'm off to see if I can make it upstairs to retrieve the stuff I need to take to school. Still getting random pains at the most inopportune moments. Think a taxi might be in order later, then when I get in I might wash the baby clothes... >_

Oh, random nugget: midwife thinks this baby is going to be bigger than my other two, who both came in within a couple of ounces of seven pounds.

Congratulations sleighbells, lottie ,honey and mmm and families (and anyone else I've missed) on their new arrivals.

Sleighbells - we've had similar feeding issues with ds2. Sometimes he latches on really well, othertimes, he either won't for ages (will root around, but start crying, or will latch on for about a minute, come off, start rooting again, start crying again, repeat as necessary). He seems better at it today (sometimes still roots a bit, but eventually goes on), but we've been back up to the hospital for a check. He had newborn jaundice (hi pludolph), which has been noticable on his skin but thankfully hasn't needed treatment, but his bilirubin values are now coming down), and he's lost a little bit more weight than they are comfortable with (you're "allowed" 10%, but he's lost 10.something%, so that coupled with the jaundice means they're reviewing him every couple of days). They're questioning whether I'm producing enough milk, and have asked me to put him to the breast as often as he needs (but at least every 3 hours), then offer him ebm afterwards and see how much he takes. The paediatric registrar was also questioning whether I was actually producing any milk at all,but seeing as I've just expressed 35 ml from one breast in advance of his next feed and that in the last day or two he has been feeding well over the average 8 times a day (and for about 6 hours last night he was feeding at least every hour), I think if there had been a problem with my supply, his frequent feeds lately means that my supply will increase anyway. Plus he is definitely not dehydrated (they agree that other than the yellow tinge, which is fading, he is well, he is having lots of wet and dirty nappies (and demonstrated nicely at the hospital by peeing all over dh and the floor when he was being undressed to be weighed)).

Thanks for the links to the biological nurturing site msbauble - I have been trying more skin to skin as well to help things out (and because it's lovely), and we've been trying to catch his feeding cues (hands/sleeves in mouth, smacking his lips, etc.) whilst he is still calm.

Another baby! Yeayyy - we are popping! Congratulations mmmm! Sorry to hear you had to work so hard first, and that your little girl is a bit bruised, but it was fine in the end and you have a gorgeous little girl to cuddle. Congratulations also on the successful feeding. Hurrah! I'm really pleased for you.
Pop pop pop pop pop, me next, please, me! There are a few of us on the verge.
figgy your rant is welcome. I feel and understand your frustration. When you are the main wage-earner, and the mum, the responsibility seems to pile up and seems very unfair. I'm hoping that the new baby, and the New Year, will kickstart my DH into action/changing his situation also.

mmm hadn't seen your post for some reason - congrats! Sorry to hear about long exhausting labour but it's great all is well and baba is fine - brilliant news!

Congratulations to all the new arrivals, we were all saying there must be lots at once as so many of us reporting symptoms etc

Figgy - you need to sit down and talk to DH, to work out what he is thinking about the sharing of responsibilities. He perhaps just hasn't thought it through, but if he wants everything split equally ie you still inputing equal cash into the family coffers is he anticipating doing half the childcare?

Congratulations cheese! yes, for a first day feeding for an hour then sleeping is perfectly normal, obviously be aware if this doesn't start to change to feeding every 3ish hours or less in the next 24hrs or so that you will need to start waking her.

sotired that all sounds really good, 35ml is a fab amount to be getting! It sounds as though he is just one of those babies who takes a few days to get the hang of it properly. Keep doing what you are doing!

congratulations mmmmcheese!
does that mean she was born on the 7th?

Pls confirm so I can add you to the advent babies. :)

First things first...

Huge, huge congratulations to both HLCC and to Mmmm! Delighted that both babies landed safely and that you're both doing well. You must both be rather drained but sound like you're holding up. Will look forward to the pictures of your LOs

The drought is well and truly broken, and nickel will need to add a few to the calendar.

hope my drought is broken too!

would be lovely to go into labour this evening, so I don't have to go to Mdway where they think they can faff around with me.
(sooo don't need the stress and worry)

Ah, X post with nickel

On other matters...

Yup, aethelfleda, other people 'offering' to clean is generally somewhat of a euphamism for 'you are a slattern, and a disgrace to womanhood- find a pinny and use it, now!'

And it's her bloody son that's the untidy one
PS- we don't live in a hovel, and the HV couldn't have been nicer!!

I have lived in my two pairs of Clarks 'unstructured'- they are kind of 50s, you can slip them on, they're cushioned, and they're what the staff in the shops use for being on their feet all day. Have worn my old lace up DMs aethel a couple of times when it's been crappy weather, but laces !

figgy you have my sympathy, we're in a similar position financially. I can only hope that once the baby lands he'll 'get it', and that he's just having a last few weeks of being a bit thoughtless? (REALLY not wanting to criticise your DH at all, but I know how annoying it can be when they seem to think everything should just come to them on a plate).
I would have beaten him to death with said laptop at the point of him telling me I was sitting on my arse doing nothing though, so I think you've shown huge restraint.
If he doesn't start to get it then conversations need to be had...

Yes nickel she was offically born on the 7th - just!

Congrats mmm and honey

Had a phone call from MW @ hospital I have thrush, which explains the bleeding from the other day

(sorry for me me me post)

Hi all. Honey, Mmmmcheese, Sotired, Sleighbells and Lottie - congratulations!

Now back to me me me. Went hospital on Tuesday night as had sudden weight gain and vision blood pressure spot things. Nothing wrong with me that could be recorded, and cervix was hard and closed. I cried my eyes out when I got home, and decided to ignore all pregnancy related things. Baby, what baby?

Had antenatal appointment today, induction is booked for 18th December. Birth plan is being changed to LOTS OF DRUGS. Have a sweep booked for Friday 16th, but I've bet my mum a tenner I need to be induced. A least if that happens, I get a tenner :)

Darcie - at least you know what it is, so you can get it sorted. :)

Joining in with the me me me posts now...I am sat feeling sorry for myself for no real reason. DP won't be home for at least another 2hrs and I am tired and bored and have now had enough. DP will be knackered and grumpy when he gets home having been in work on his own all day again and he is out tomorrow night.

I think a duvet day tomorrow for me and the DDs.

Congrats to those that have popped! Brilliant, brilliant news.
Chin up oi, nickel, sorelip, darcies and all others waiting. We will get there! sorelip - be careful how you go, those symptoms don't sound fun for anyone, let alone heavily pregnant woman!
Fiddling around with the Xmas tree while DH pulls down the ceiling in the bathroom (yes, really). I almost wish he would go back to work. Its absolute chaos here now, and very dusty. Oh well, at least he is busy.

Well I am about to embarrass myself by asking the consultant how much my placenta has deteriorated in the 5 days since my due date I just pray she believes me when I say it's my parents who are worried, not me!!

This evening I shall mostly be swearing at ebay and paypal. Any myself.

Onwards ladies? I'm having a before the cursing starts though. Not got any in though:(

Anyone else had to take tablets to lower bp? I started them today and I don't feel fab now, feel quite sick. It might be total coincidence of course!

mopsy I'm not on tabs yet but had a call from hospital today to go back in tomorrow for more monitoring as my b was all over the place yesterday. If I get given anything I'll let you know and ask about poss side effects. I'm sick enough at the moment i don't need anything making it worse!! Induction hasn't been mentioned to me yet and I'm 41 weeks Monday. Might try and get a sweep done tomorrow though.

C'mon tinsel, don't go letting us down with a deteriorating placenta!