June 2012 - This is the final stop on the Jubilee line, could all passengers please disembark in a timely (and pain free) manner.

[Kveta]

hopefully this will be our final ante-natal thread, and the one in which we meet our babies!

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and stats so far!

ARRIVED:
25th April: TeaandHobnobs DS 4 lbs 11.5 oz
2?th May: Fanbelt DD
27th May: Warlin DS

DUE (AND GETTING A LITTLE IMPATIENT NOW):
5th June: Kveta DC2 (predicted to be a girl)
6th June: DairyNips DC3 (Boy)
6th June:Pinkpanther27 DC2
7th June: MammaInTheMaking DC1 (Surprise)
9th June: Novmama DC2 (surprise)
11th June: thedogwalker (boy)
12th June: Rachyroodle (Surprise)
13th June: TheLittleMe DC2 (girl)
15th June Ffnorm DC2 (ptb a girl)
= ceeej DC1 (girl)
= Miniangel DC1 (ptb a girl)
16th June: BlondieDollface DC1 (girl)
= Crackersncheese DC1 (predicted boy)
= Fireflies DC1 (surprise)
= Flufffymitchell DC2 (predicted girl)
17th June: Surfmama DC1 (surprise)
= Rhihaf DC1 (predicted boy)
19th June: SeriouslyStrongCheddar DC1 (boy)
20th June: CathFin DC3 (don't know but I'm guessing a girl!)
= rhibutterfly DC2(predicted to be girl)
21st June: ChateauMargot DC1 (predicted to be a girl)
= McKayz DC3 (girl)
= Florin dc1 (boy)
22nd June: bemybebe DC2 (girl)
23rd June: AmethystMoon DC1 (predicted to be a girl)
= SpecialJK (surprise, but convinced it's a boy
= ellybett DC2 (ptb a girl)
= shellywellybaby1
= Emblosion DC1
29th June: Gwenniebee DC1 (Surprise but I think boy!)

IN MEMORY:
Merryn, beloved daughter of Greengoose

Morning all

How is everyone today?

41+2 here Ds1 predicted that baby would arrive today.. Please be right! Nothing much happening apart from the odd contraction then a massive gap then another random one, what is the point in that?! Just get on with it stupid body!!

Morning
emblosion yay! Another member of the stragglers club
dairy will send strong 'hurry up baby dairy' vibes your way all day..... You deserve to go into labour by now!

I am beginning to think rachyroodle might be missing in action! We live very near each other and had planned to meet for a coffee this morning, but I've not heard from her,.... The last post rachy made mentioned the start of contractions. Fingers crossed she is ok and well onto her way to cuddles with babyroodle

A day of the supermarket shop, bit of gardening, dog walking, housework and paperwork awaits me... Oh joy!

Have a great day everyone and I look forward to hearing about today's babies later

Morning ladies

I have been keeping up with you all by reading on my phone but as it's near impossible to post on the phone one handed,I have posted very little.

McK I hurt myself laughing at the image of you lying all around the room to see if you and the pool will fit not so easy to do either at this point in pg!!

Hope all is going well for Rachy...

Have a great day!

Congratulations Blondie . Glad you a had a short labour. Such a beautiful name.

All the best for today Rhi.

Today is my due date and no signs of the baby yet. Had a sweep on wed and that did nothing. I am now an official member of the overdue club. Please get a move on baby.

Congratulations anna :)

Love the idea of the stragglers' club! Amethyst, Emblosion, Mammabump... anyone else care to join us?!

Amethyst I wonder if rach is indeed AWOL?! How exciting :)

Dairy hope your DS has some kind of sixth sense and is right! And mini I hope yours come soon too.

I had my 38 week appt today and mw is a bit concerned babybee has turned the wrong way up!!! Aaagh! Last two appointments he/she's been ceph long and last time she wrote it was 3/5 engaged. This time at the "first touch" she thought she could feel the head under my ribs, and then was concerned that the presenting part was very wide. She could also detect the heartbeat both really low down in my pelvis but also high up above my tummy button which is higher than it should be. Basically, she said that she was 90% sure it's completely engaged and the reason the presenting part was wide was because it's shoulders, not head, but she just wasn't entirely sure. I got off the couch and sat around while she phoned hosp to book appointment for scan, and then she had another feel when she said she was much happier that it was all the right way... but going for scan on Tuesday anyway. Just have to hope I don't go into labour before then!

Poor mw was running about half an hour late when I went in.... I left an hour and a quarter after my appt was due to start so I suspect there are some annoyed preggy ladies in my area today

Oh bloody hell, and work have just been on the phone again wanting stuff they don't need but if they thought they did they should have asked for before I packed it all away in the loft, ie before I went on maternity leave

Congratulations Anna

Gwen tell them to bog off, politely My MW was running really late yesterday too. The woman who had the 9am appointment went in at quarter to 10.

The boys are having a sleepover at my Mums. They've been promising them a sleepover for ages. So I have decided to just lounge on the sofa, eat crappy food and watch bad daytime tv. Judge Judy is on at the minute

Gwennie I agree with McKayz, you should tell work to bog off! They shouldn't be contacting you at all whilst you're on mat leave!

Mckayz Ah nice for you to get a break hope you have a lovely relaxing day, you deserve it!

Congrats Blondie!

Er I think work are definitely NOT meant to contact you Gwennie! My midwives got confused which way up DS was, was fine in the end!

Congratulations Anna! Lovely birth story apart from the extra pain bit!

Congrats anna

mckayz a well earned day of lounging and relaxing, I think you deserve it

gwennie I've been contacted by work too, but it is kind of my fault! I find it hard to let go and there is stuff going on that I want to keep up to date with..... I want a job to back to basically! It is annoying though when they contact me as I check my emails etc. when it suits me... They seem to call when it doesn't must be annoying though if it is all up in the loft, like we can rummage on our lofts at the moment!!

Massive congratulations Anna

Thanks Gwennie. Work should def not be calling you. I hope they stop being a nuisance.

Congrats Anna. What a lovely birth story. Hope Grace is doing well and you are recovering.

Just saw rhibutterfly's new born daughter's pic on fb. She is called Devan Lowri and was born today at 12.31. A very big congratulations Rhi. She is absolutely gorgeous.

Congratulations rhibutterfly she's gorgeous

Congratulations anna xx
gwennie please can I join the stragglers club too? 40 +9 today and getting seriously fed up! tell work to get stuffed!
mckayz hope you have had a nice relaxing day .
dairy hope your ankle is ok, anything else happening? I have the tiniest back ache today, but not getting my gives up.
anyone head from pink

have a good evening all (grin)

I saw the pic of Devan too Massive congratulations Rhib! She's gorgeous, lovely name

Anyone care to think of a new thread title? I'm far too rubbish at that sort of thing.. Maybe something about the train being delayed?

"The Jubilee Train has been delayed owing to the wrong sort of dates on the line. We have now arrived at Post-Natal Station and all passengers should disembark as quickly as possible."

?!

Thats good Gwen I am rubbish at thread names!

I like that

Baby Asteroid was born this morning at 8:14 ! 8lb 9oz

Born at shift changeover when Mws having brought no less than 5 bottles of gas and air but forgotten the tube meant that once arrived (8:05) spent most of the time in the driveway calling colleagues whilst I gave birth to the head.

So, totally hands off almost unassisted birth but with mw close by. Practically perfect but for the lack of gas and air. They were very generous with it after the birth though for after pains and just for being a bit sore.

YAY!!! Congratulations Star!!!!

Congratulations rhib , anna and star . Lovely names everyone. Are we very girl heavy now?

My girl is still very comfy in there but is definitely moving less. She moves when I poke her but she's not feeling like the octopus she normally is! Maybe she's running out of space and is positioned ready to go? < incredibly hopeful face emoticon! >

gwennie work really do need to knob off. This is the time for baby, its time you're entitled to. My work are doing redundancies so keep asking me to go into meetings which I'm refusing. Not my fault the timing isn't ideal!

Can't remember anything else, grr!

Have a lovely evening folks.
The pregnant lady formerly known as ellybett!

Congratulations star sounds like a great birth wonderful name too x

gwennie brilliant thread title