January 2012 - Higgs Bosons popping all over the place!

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addictediam Yes she is my first. And I'm definitely at that point now where done with feeling like an arthritic heffer. YY to keeping our focus on the baby. I'm so fed up of being asked "have you had it yet?" by various different people, clearly not. Also "any news?" by my DM at least twice a day, I know she's really excited, which is lovely but I'm fairly sure I'd tell her. I didn't sleep till 3am last night and then woke up every 2 hours until 11. Guess that why I'm feeling a bit grumpy.

BigHotMama Yes I'm getting very heavy discharge, so much that at 37 weeks I was told to go in to day assessment with suspect waters. The midwife had a look with her head torch (she looked like she was going mining) which made me giggle so much she could not keep the speculum in place . She said that it was because the baby was pressing down lots but was quite happy where she is for a while. Yeh that probably is TMI about my wet and wiggly fanjo sorry if you'r eating lunch.

shonnomanom and BigHotMama and anyone else who's interested I started this thread before I found you lot and I was having a really tough time. Thankfully I am feeling a little bit better now. Like addictediam I'm trying hard to keep any depression at bay, as I have had problems before in my late teens and early 20's. I think if you have had depression before then you can sometimes feel it lurking around in the background. Since the thread I have opened up to DP, my MW and a little to my DM and DF, this has really helped.

shevi good luck, i'll look forward to hearing from you and karmanna. Congratulations to Oeisha and Supa

Sorry about the essay everyone, I guess I'm making up for lost time. Thanks for the hugs BTW and letting me moan.

Yay congrats Supa!!!

Ooooh it's all going on now, babies popping left, right and centre

Oeisha and Supa just noticed that you have both chosen May as a middle name. DD's middle name will also be May after my DGM. Alina is at the top of our first name short list, but will be decided for sure when she arrives. I'm so happy for you both see you on the other side in postnatal.

Sorry Dozy but your comment about your wet and wiggly fanjo did make me chuckle!!!! I don't think there is any such thing as TMI here

CONGRATULATIONS Oiesha & Supa!

Glad your feeling better within yourself Dozy x

Congratulations to both supa and oeisha great to hear some more announcements but scary thinking it's soon going to be my turn eeeeek!

dozy just been lmao at mw with headtorch how amusing!

Congrats supa and oeisha! Xx

BigHotMama DP also has one that he wears in bed for reading at night, tis very sexy, might find him a hard hat and tool belt and ask him to leave it on later.

MissRee I guess my wet and wiggly fanjo is fairly tame, in comparison to some things you find on MN. I've spent few months on here reading lots of hilarious MN Classics, the regular Friday night bum sex threads and errm various nuggets from the Poo Troll. I've come to realise that we are not just a nest of vipers but funny, lovely, caring and over sharing, filthy minded ladies. TBH I think we'r all bloody brilliant.

I must be looking in the wrong place then cos I've never seen a Friday night bum sex thread

Congrats Oeisha and Supa

We had our first trip out today - we only went to M&S to get a nursing bra fitted but it was a bit of a full on mission. Exhausted now - but in a good way . Good to get out of the house. I've paid for it since though - madam has been feeding on and off constantly since 3pm. I only got to grab some lunch myself about an hour ago.

Congrats supa oiesha and any others I may have missed.

Well I am truely fed up now, 40+10 today and an unsuccessful sweep on wednesday. Had another today but i'm not holding out much hope tbh.

On the plus side she can feel baby's head when she does the sweep so it will be quick once I actually start off. She said all I would need was the contractions and it won't take long. We did have an inkling I would labour quickly this time as ds was only 8.5 hours from when I woke to him being helped out!

Funny question now did you all know your waters had broken? I never knew with ds as I was on the toilet at the time and just remember thinking that was a funny wee! I was having contractions at the time too. I thought the same a little earlier too but it looked (sorry tmi) like well diluted wee so maybe it wasn't anything. Gah I don't want to miss it again I remember the panic the midwives were in last time because I had no clue!

blue you should maybe call in and speak to the mw. 'diluted wee' could actually be your waters but baby has wee'd also. It's important to get it checked as it could be harmful to baby.

Thanks sho have called and I have to moniter it for an hour and call back.

Congrats supa and oeisha!

Phoenix Love Barker was born yesterday morning. Birth story in short:

Got into pre labour ward at 4am after having been told to stay home a bit longer but I just couldn't take the pain anymore and wanted an epidural. Was pre examined and was 3cm so sent to labour ward so I could have the epidural. Mw thought I was exaggerating the pain I was in and I thought how the hell am I gonna cope with this for several more hours!? Just before epi was set up I felt the urge to push (30mins after they said I was 3cm) and I was indeed fulky dilated and too late for epidural. Was allowed 2 puffs on gas and air before midwife took it off me and said it was time to push, and 13 minutes later our gorgeous son was here. 8lb 2 and just perfect! :) No painrelief what so ever and only a tiny tear.

We got home this afternoon - a few teething problems with feeding - not preoducing as much colostrum as he has an appetie for but hoping it'll get better once milk kicks in.

Will upload a photo on the fb page!

Good luck to all of those still waiting! 58 minutes from arriving to birth for me despite being my first so might not take forever even if it's your first! :o

xxxx

Congratulations Karmanna!!!! gorgeous name

Ooooh all these precious babies... Love it!!

congratulations karma, wow that was quick! Have some

The list is shrinking ladies

blueeyedmonster - DC2 EDD 18/1/12 Team Pink
Capybara ? DC1 EDD 20/01/12 Team Blue
Joy33 - DC1 EDD 20/01/12 Team Blue
xshevix - EDD 22/01/12
BigHotMama - DC2 EDD 25/01/12 Team Yellow
Addictediam - DC2 EDD 04/02/12 Team pink
yummybunny *
fryn DC2 EDD 29/01/12 Team Yellow
Dozy EDD 30/01/12 - induction 9/02/12 (appoligies if wrong!)

MissRee Friday Night Bumsex threads normally appear on the chat and relationship boards, when naughty mummies have had to much Pinot Grigio of a Friday. Here, here, and here. DP is now looking over my shoulder with a hopeful look on his face, DP can carry on hoping, I can't drink anywhere near enough wine for that kind of shenanigans, plus it's not Friday.

Karmanna Congratulations, that really is a beautiful name. Also a very reassuring birth story, all credit to you for going pain relief free especially is she was 8lb2. Sounds like you had a short stay in hospital too, I really hope I don't have to stay in for long after birth I know I'll recover better at home.

blue good luck if it is waters. Keep us posted.

In an attempt to speed things along I've just had one of DF's curries and got some pineapple for when I'm feeling peckish later. I read somewhere that using a birthing ball can help hurry things up, I have one but I thought it was just to help for when you were actually in labour. I'm so desperate to avoid this induction, anyone have any other ideas?

addictediam yep you got my details right.

Is there an easy way to find people from this thread on FB?

Dozy, I tried everything to bring on labour but NOTHING worked I had one sweep which caused me to lose my plug but thats it! I went 12 days over and was sat in a hospital bed waiting for induction (prostin gel to be exact) when my waters went and contractions ramped up (had been having mild cx for a day and a half). On examination, I had gone from closed and posterior cervix to 4cm dilated in 2 hours

Karmanna what a fab birth story! Mine was fast too - not that fast! - but I think it's easier to avoid pain relief with fast labour.

DD went to watch her first hockey match today at 10 days old! Not sure how much she saw from the sling, mind...

Re birthing balls - I did a lot of bouncing as I already have a ball for Pilates. As soon as labour started I couldn't bear to be on it! The pressure was too intense. But bouncing on the ball helps with the baby's positioning and helps their heads to put pressure on the cervix, which releases birth hormones and helps speed along labour. I did yoga and Pilates right up to 40 weeks and the baby's head was fully engaged from before 39 weeks - I ended up with a quick natural birth so it can't have done any harm at least!

So do inductions make the labour shorter? I've been told that it makes the contractions much stronger there for more painful than if they were natural.

ghosteditor I'll get on my ball then.

I couldn't tell you... I went into labour spontaneously whilst in hospital waiting for induction

Dozy there is a hidden group on facebook called the higgs boson gang. If you pop over to the post natal thread and give fish or makescakes a shout out or pm they will be able to add you.

It dep3nds on the type of induction you have and how ready your body is. I had the jel and then the drip as im gbs + so once my waters went last time the baby had to come out. From the drip going in to baby being born it was 8.5 hours. and a very positive experience.

But if you ask parsley she may have something different to say! Propess, days of waiting ending in a section as her body wasn't responding (her birth story is on the thread somewhere)

Everyone is different and every one experiences labour, childbirth and induction diffrently.