June 2012 - 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!

[McKayz]

Morning!!!

Thought I'd start the new thread with Gwen's title now in case I fill the other one with my moaning.

I'll do the stats at a more normal time of day unless anyone else does it first.

Morning All - absolutely nothing to report here except that I went to the pub quiz last night and we lost but I blame that on there being two sports rounds which surely isn't fair. :(

Today I am going to attempt inducing labour by going down to Longleat with my mother to see Chris Evans rock up in his fleet of Ferarris. I reckon if I can negotiate the chance to sit in one of the most expensive ones that should guarantee that my waters break surely?

Clary Sage bath beckons; Mini looking forward to hearing some exciting news from you today.

Have a lovely day everyone.
xxx

Mini really hope things are properly moving!

Coops definitely try and sit in a really expensive car, that's GOT to do something!

Emblosion good morning!

ceeej thanks for popping by :)

Have answered door to postman in dressing gown again this morning but was more mentally prepared for it this time . Postman brought clock from ebay for the nursery which I was beginning to get a little anxious about as no communication from seller whatsoever, however it arrived and I have put a battery in it and it's ticking away... we shall see if it still says the correct time after I've had a shower but it's cute :) Come out BabyBee and look at your lovely clock!!

MummyBee is coming again today but I think I shall feel slightly awkward if I go into labour with her around so maybe that will make things happen....

Ooh I've just seen on fb that we have "lost" crackers from our thread!

Congrats crackers

I am still here. Contractions have gone away since this morning.Now waiting for a room to become available on labour ward so that they can put me on the drip. Am beyond frustrated now.

Big wave to emblosion, coops and gwenniebee.

Sorry things have slowed again mini, hopefully the drip will work and you'll be holding your baby in no time.

Hello lovely ladies!Is there anyone left??

I've just caught up with a thread and wanted to say to coops and miniangel that I am so sorry you're still waiting.
2 days was overdue for me was awful,my brain was a total mush so I can just imagine how you're feeling now..

Well,don't know if you recall my post from Tue morning that I was trying not to get excited about 2 or 3 odd contractions and pressure down there...
It soon became apparent they were actually a REAL DEAL
About 1pm they were every 5 min or so and becoming stronger and stronger and longer as well.I waited until my friend who offered to look after dd picked up her son from school and rung her to come and take dd "just in case"
I could hardly talk from pain when she came...
Rang hospital @4.40.Thanks God no b*ocks from them!4.50 I could feel my waters breaking and they went!Hospital rang me back @5 and advised to get in the car immediately!
I was in so much pain and contractions so frequent it took me 10 me to pull myself together.
Drive to hospital was a nightmare,I thought I was not gonna make it!!!I was shouting to dh that baby wants to come out I could feel it!It took us 25 min to get there(record time in pick hours!)
On Delivery Ward I said to mw stright away I can feel I was ready to push and after they rapidly ripped my trousers off me with dh I gave birth within 28 min from the moment I entered the room!

Our beautiful and healthy baby boy OLAF was born on Tue 26 June @6.13!

Fingers crossed that things star get going for those who are still waiting!
Sending you labour vibes!

Wow callme.... that's quite a story!! Congratulations on your new arrival :)

Most exciting thing to happen to me today is that we had a chaffinch on the bird feeder, more interesting than the usual spuggies and starlings!

Went to buy yet more rlt and the lady said I looked like I was ready to drop any minute (in a slightly "get out of my shop before it happens" tone of voice!).

Mini I wonder how things are going for you and hope that you are involved in active labour rather than just stewing with heat and frustration in the hosp.....

Callme Lots of congratulations - sounds very dramatic!

Mini hope all is going well; looking forward to hearing good news from you soon.

So my mum came round to come to Longleat with me; I opened the door and her instant reaction was to look me up and down in horror and say "you're not going anywhere - you're about to have a baby!" and I burst into tears. We did not go to Longleat and sit in pretty cars. We drank tea and ate cake instead.

Mum is convinced that I'm going to drop tonight (partly because of the tears). I think I posted before that when I worked out my dates using an online calculator I thought I was due today 28th June. My official date was given as 20th June. My mum and my sister are both telling me that the date I worked out is the correct one. Who knows? I'm certainly not showing any signs at the moment unless the unnecessary tears are significant. Actually the car is knackered and may not make it to hospital so maybe that's the kick start he needs.

coops I spent the whole day before DD was born crying :) was induced that evening though!

good luck ladies, it can't be long now :)

Massive Congratulations callme! Glad you made it to hosp on time, well done! Good story to tell Olaf when he's older Super cool name.

Oh coops :( Let's hope your mum's instinct and your dates are right though! Tea and cake sounds as good as pretty cars though :) I had a day of panic yesterday (what if I don't like it/what if it doesn't like me type stuff...) but have been better today. However my mum got all teary when she was leaving and I'm fairly certain she was thinking that it would all be different when she sees me next.

Mini thinking of you!

Went on another long walk tonight but have plans for tomorrow (including cleaning my windows!) to take my mind off Not Having A Baby.

Have had baby! 9lb. Scary labour, but both came out ok. Gonna try to get first sleep for 24 hrs but will perhaps do a birth story tomoz! Thank god that's over! X x

Congrats justwantscrackers, callmemama and emblosion!

Hopefully not too long left now for coops and gwennie. Did mini post anything on fb yet? Hope she is doing ok.

Emblosion - congratulations! Hope you're ok. Looking forward to hearing your story.

Gwennie - my mum's instincts are clearly rubbish. Today's induction attempt is to go and get the exhaust fixed on the car.

Have a lovely day anyone who's left.
x

Congrats emblosion

I have had my lil girl this morning at 2.46am by c-sec. After everything and being in labour for 12 hrs had to have a c-sec after all, but all seems worth it. She weighs 8.5 pounds or 3.82 kgs. Will post pics on fb later.

Very many congratulations Mini. Hope you recover from your c-sec ok. Where is this fb page of which you speak? Can I join? Would love to see some real pictures.

Gwennie I think it's just you and me. Happy Due Date BTW.

Coops, message me or dairy, we can add you to the fb group :)

Congratulations mini! Look forward to the photos!

Congratulations mini and emblosion :) :) Very happy for you both after such a horrid few days.

coops thank you for you wishes! I have explained to the small person that it's bloody useless having a birthday and not being here for it, but that seems to have had no effect. Just got back from my 40week appointment where everything is fine but obviously when I said to the midwife "So have you any idea how long it will be?" she just smiled sadly and said no! (What was I expecting?!) She has booked me in for a sweep next Friday on the grounds that "booking them in tends to scare them out".

So I came out and had a good cry. I've already had a good cry this morning because Chasing Cars was on the radio (with no warning at all! How rude!) and it always makes me cry. And I've cried because the chugger by the door in the M&S food hall made me feel guilty for not giving to his charity despite the fact that it's for children with cancer. (I have a standing order to Cancer Research so I don't need to feel guilty about this!)

AND!! (And this is REALLY BAD!) It's bloody raining and I wanted to wash my windows!!!!!

Maybe all the tears are good? [inserts hopeful weepy face] I'm going to an antenatal breast feeding clinic from 12-2 so I hope to scare lots of people by telling them I'm due today

Have a lovely day and have a baby!! xx

Massive congratulations emblosion and mini

I have just spent £135 on a new exhaust. DH is going to kill me (was supposed to be about £60 and if it wasn't I was just to buy the part and let him fit it but he DOESN'T HAVE TIME no matter what he says). Two hours sat in National Tyres is not a fun way to spend the morning.

Gwennie I am crying at everything. Literally everything. Cried when I woke up this morning; crying as typing this; crying when someone I went to school with posted a picture of their new baby; crying at the dust in the house. Have given up trying not to crying and am working runny mascara as a hot new look.

Have fun at the breast-feeding clinic.
xxx

Congratulations mini emblosion and crackers I'm so happy for you! Looking forward to your birth stories.

gwennie and coops hope it's not long for you now

Have a nice day everyone!

Hello Gwennie and Coops thought I'd say hello and that I hope things happen soon for you. I wont say any of the cliche "enjoy your last few days" comments as I know how uncomfortable you must be. Sending labour vibes your way

I was very brave and DID NOT cry when DH said he couldn't make lunch because he was in a "virtual meeting" and attached to headphones while I was walking back from the bf clinic. :)

I also did not let anyone see me cry when the bf lady showed videos of women having babies and meeting their little people for the first time.

I think runny mascara is definitely hot :)

There has to be some good coming of this though... I now have really clean windows. Inside and out, upstairs and down. Upstairs this entailed me swinging out the window like a monkey to clean the outsides. An active desire to clean windows has to mean something, right?

pink thanks for the vibes :) Hope you are enjoying your lovely baby :)

You see this is what makes me think that I've still got miles to go; I have no desire to clean anything (this is fairly normal for me). Have been promised a curry tonight which goes to show how desperate my DH is as he can't abide the smell of the stuff. He is now telling people that I'm not pregnant at all and the bump is the result of too much pie combined with exceptional toning.

Have a sweep tomorrow; surely yet another strange pair of fingers prodding at him should do the trick!?

Thanks Pink for the vibes.
See you all tomorrow.
xx

Hey Gwennie and Coops just stopping by to see how you were doing while little Ollie has a snooze. I promise you that there are definitely babies in there and they have to come out eventually. Tuesday evening Id given up on the idea of ever giving birth and less than 24 hours later he was here. Been home since last night and loving being a mummy.

Good luck xxx