Due in August thread... Part 7!

[MrGeresHamster]

We're on safari with the labour spotting signs... How long till the next baby arrives?

Pull up a birthing ball, sup some raspberry leaf tea and tuck into the 'big boy pineapple balti'. We're on the home straight!

Yet another arrival to add. Baby Anna was born yesterday morning (16/8) by emergency section. 7lb 5oz. We are both doing fine. Will hopefully get out of hospital tomorrow :)
Congratulations to all the other new mummies x

Hi all. Great to hear of all the new arrivals and birth stories.
Poor you Lovemarmite, I have suffered with massive feet and calves this pregnancy, so I can sympathise. But I agree to get them checked out, just in case.
I am 40+ 9 today. Was due to go in for induction today, but have put it off until Sunday. Don't think it will make any difference though, absolutely NO SIGN of anything happening. Ah well.

Congrats Nel!

Whiteangel (?) DC1 BOY due 2/8/12
dragonleo (29) DC1 GIRL due 3/8/12 in Whittington Hospital, London, England
margarethamilton (?) DC1 due 3/8/12
Tubtoes (31) DC1 due 3/8/12
babbashouse (?) DC? due 4/8/12
danielou (?) DC3 due 4/8/12 in Worcestershire Royal Hospital, England
halfdoneharris (28) DC1 due 5/8/12
JParkson (28) DC3 due 6/8/12 in Swindon, England
panpipe (26) DC1 due 7/8/12
MrGeresHamster (33) DC1 BOY due 7/8/12 in RD & E, Exeter, England
richmondmum84 (?) DC1 due 7/8/12
Alizzle (24) DC1 due 8/8/12
Huia (?) DC? due 8/8/12
Mummiestobe (33) DC? due 8/8/12 in Dorchester, England
faintpinkline (?) DC2 due 8/8/12
WelshLadyCDF (40) DC1 GIRL due 8/8/12
ballinderrymum (32) DC2 due 8/8/12
woopsidaisy (36) DC3 due 8/8/12
SwanseaMum (?) DC3 due 8/8/12
mancmummy (?) DC2 due 9/8/12
Gan24 (?) DC1 due 10/8/12
ffscatmove (35) DC1 due 10/8/12 in John Radcliffe (Spires MW unit)
Robsbaby77 (?) DC? BOY due 10/8/12
lovemarmite (38) DC1 GIRL due 11/8/12 in Eastbourne, England
CATwith2Kittens (32) DC3 due 12/8/12 in Wareham, Dorset, England
namechangerbat (?) DC3 due 13/8/12
HopefulPositive (31) DC1 due 13/8/12 TWINS!
Glittershoes (27) DC1 BOY due 14/8/12 in Hull Women?s and Children?s Hospital, England
MrsMigginslovespies (35) DC1 BOY due 15/8/12 in Borders & General, Scottish Borders
lollilu (?) DC1 due 15/8/12
thatboysmum (?) DC2 due 16/8/12 in Medway Maritime Hospital, England
ArtyJennie (31) DC2 due 17/8/12 in Croydon Uni Hospital, England
OnlyWantsOneTwoAndThree (?) DC3 due 17/8/12
Gingerelle (30) DC1 due 17/8/12
Voscar (31) DC1 due 18/8/12 in Darrent Valley Hospital, Dartford, England
Salt14 (?) DC1 due 18/8/12
technoduck (27) DC1 BOY due 18/8/12 in Bath, Somerset, England
lexielexielexie (?) DC2 BOY due 18/8/12
Glimpers (33) DC2 GIRL due 19/8/12 in GWH, Swindon, England
tashaw28 (36) DC3 due 19/8/12 in Barnet Hospital, Herts, England
flyingleo (33) DC2 due 19/8/12 in UCH, London, England
pintofmilk (35) DC3 GIRL due 19/8/12
practicallyimperfect (?) DC2 due 20/8/12
sc0ttishlass (34) DC1 due 20/8/12 in Princess Royal, Glasgow, Scotland
firstfroggy (34) DC1 due 20/8/12
tumblebug (34) DC2 due 20/8/12
miaboo (29) DC3 BOY due 21/8/12
susiegrapevine (29) DC2 BOY due 21/8/12 in Hastings, Sussex, England
Tusa (?) DC1 due 21/8/12
Geekette (32) DC1 due 21/8/12 in West Suffolk, Bury St. Edmunds, England
vanimal (37) DC3 due 22/8/12
NewRoadToHappiness (?) DC? BOYS due 22/8/12 TWINS!
TheRealMrsSmith (32) DC4 due 23/8/12
Louper (?) DC1 due 23/8/12
peeriebear (32) DC3 due 23/8/12
NeedlesCuties (27) DC2 due 24/8/12
Sparklesandglitter (27) DC1 due 24/8/12
Loislane78 (34) DC1 GIRL due 24/8/12 in Cambridge, England
danmoore00 (39) DC3 due 25/8/12 in Darrent Valley, Kent, England
nearlymumofone (34) DC2 due 25/8/12
Nightfall1983 (28) DC1 due 25/8/12 in Derby, England
Caitycat (?) DC? due 25/8/12 in Sheffield, England
alisonmcg (25) DC1 due 26/8/12
therumoursaretrue (22) DC1 due 26/8/12
Estya (35) DC2 due 27/8/12 in Darenth Valley, Kent, England
Ambi (?) DC2 due 27/8/12
FrillyLemons (24) DC1 due 28/8/12
Signet2012 (29) DC1 GIRL due 28/8/12
fairtradelu (29) DC1 due 28/8/12 in York, England
hellokit (?) DC3 due 29/8/12
purplelooby (32) DC1 BOY due 29/8/12 in Bolton, England
theressomethingaboutmarie (35) DC2 BOY due 30/8/12
Jods1 (?) DC? due 30/8/12
MrsLister (35) DC1 BOY due 30/8/12 in Homerton, Hackney, England
kellzi (?) DC? due 31/8/12 in Woodford, Essex, England
missingpate (31) DC1 due 31/8/12
Clarabell78 (?) DC? due 31/8/12 in Southern General, Glasgow, Scotland
justine09x (25) DC3 GIRL due 31/8/12
quickchat (35) DC3 due 31/8/12 in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Scotland

BIRTHS!!!!
PoppySeed34 (34) DC1 BOY due 4/8/12, born 28/5/12

ByeBabyBatshit (35) DC1 due 11/8/12 TWIN BOYS, born 21/6/12

tigger8 (?) DC? due 27/7/12, GIRL born 11/7/12
missjemima (?) DC2 BOY due 3/8/12, born 10/7/12
Loupee (26) DC1 BOY due 28/7/12, born 24/7/12
ontheedgeofwhatever (?) DC2 BOY due 25/7/12, born 25/7/12
ishopthereforeiam (32) DC2 BOY due 27/7/12, born 27/7/12
warzonemummy (?) DC1 GIRL due 4/8/12, born 29/7/12
ontheedgeofwhatever (?) DC2 BOY due ?/8/12, born 25/7/12

hamncheese (24) DC1 BOY due 11/8/12, born 2/8/12
ChicBabyP (?) DC1 GIRL due 5/8/12 born 6/8/12
Gnomi (29) DC1 BOY due 7/8/12, born 4/8/12
vinolover (29) DC3 BOY due 11/8/12, born 11/8/12
McBaby (31) DC1 due 7/8/12, born 13/8/12
PictureThis (38) DC2 BOY due 27/8/12, born 14/8/12
Littlelamb1980 (31) DC1 BOY due 6/8/12, born 7/8/12
eightieshopaholic (32) DC1 BOY due 12/8/12, born 15/8/12
capecath (29) DC2 BOY due 15/8/12, born 14/8/12
Stinyminkymoo (35) DC1 GIRL due 11/8/12, born 15/8/12
lynniegooner (43) DC2 GIRL due 5/8/12, born 14/8/12
The3Bears (24) DC2 BOY due 11/8/12, born 16/8/12
forgetfulmrs (?) DC2 GIRL due 6/8/12, born 16/8/12
Weekipper (32) DC1 GIRL due 9/8/12, born 17/8/12
Nel1975 (?) DC1 GIRL due 6/8/12, born 16/8/12

Sorry for the delay. Rowan Elliot Stanley was born by emergency c section on 15 th at 8:30pm weighing 8lb 10. Birth plan out of the window but medical care was amazing and we are recovering at the MLU now. More details when I don't have a sleeping baby on my chest! Xx

Congrats weekipper nel and whiteangel amazing how many have been born in the last few days.

marmite it has been very hot today so its prob just that. Still better to be safe.

Had a lovely day took ds to the park and then the beach for an ice cream. Then back to my mum's to run around naked in and out of paddling pool (ds not me!).

Went to the hospital to see my grandad who now has a chest drain and will be in at least until monday. Still he is cheerful and up and about in the hospital.

Came back home and had small trauma thinking I lost the back door key! Turns out I put it on the wrong hook doh!

Pigged out on bbq in the garden and had lovely chats with dh while ds played.

All in all a great day. Now to try not to dwell on the fact I still have no baby!

Having contractions here... there really is no mistaking them when they come! Going to bed now to see how long I can last before hospital. Tens machine firmly attached but waters still intact.

Labour dust worked...

WOW, can't believe how many of you ladies have popped already. Congratulations to everyone, would have lost track but thanks to Needles for keeping the list soo up to date-where do you find the time? Have a !

Hamster glad the dust is working for you, sending fast labour vibes to you. Hope you manage to get a bit of rest before the main event! Good luck

Send some dust my way please.....

MrHamster good luck good luck! Hope it's all going really well for you by the time you read this! This thread is so eciting now!

I slept badly, still have cramps and back ache, feel sick and just had (TMI alert) gross bloody blob in loo. DH bless him is very edgy and desperate to see baby now! I'm just feeling nervous about giving birth and baby being ok etc. Now up with tea and a terrible US detective novel I found for 20p for Kindle!! Super cheesy but hilarious reading which is keeping us amused if read out loud in dodgy US cop accent .

Labour dust my way please and good luck ladies! xx

Wow lots of babies arriving now Good luck mrgereshamster

Well after going for my midwife appt on Weds I was already 2-3 cms and cervix fully effaced. I was having regular tightenings since the day before which I thought were braxton hicks they felt more powerful and I said to dp that it felt like they were doing something but I didnt want to get my hopes up. Anyway midwife went ahead with sweep and said it could stretch to 4cm, after that she checked babies heartbeat and it was irregular so she sent me for monitoring at triage. After an hour there (everything was fine with LO) and more frequent tightenings I was sent home so I had my tea, checked hospital bag and just got on with things as the contractions were still bearable then and 7-10 mins apart.
I went to bed and managed to sleep for about 3 hours til about 2.30am when they felt alot stronger and were now every 5 mins, so I had paracetamol and a long bath which was lovely :) at about 5.30 they were every 3 mins apart and really began to hurt I also felt very sick and shakey so I woke dp and got back in bath for a bit. At 7.30 I rang hospital and they said to come in well they checked but as I was coping with the pains I might be sent back home, my mum came round to watch ds and we set of for hospital.
I was examined and to everyones surprise I was 7-8cms already and we were the first ones there that morning so got to choose any room we wanted. I had a lovely Midwife who was v supportive and I got in the birth pool at around 9.30-10am which was great and really helped, I started to have some gas and air at about 10.15 as they were really strong by that point and I could feel alot of pressure but my waters still hadnt gone, at 10.45 midwife could see waters and babies head so she felt around the head and they broke and after some very painful pushes with no gas and air as it was distracting me from pushing at 11.16am Noah was born I got to hold him in the water straight away and it was amazing. I cannot reccomend a water birth enough it was just so great and your just left to get on with it while the midwife just keeps an eye on you.
It all felt so different from ds1's birth 5 years ago so much more relaxed and in control and I have been on such a high from it ever since, I even said after I could do it all over again
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Baby Noah about half an hour after birth :)

Wow sounds perfect 3bears well done to you!
And good luck mrgere, am so jealous, still pregnant here and no signs if anything happening ever at this rate!
It's so hot here today I'm slightly worried my ankles may explode, and I ave to suffer a BBQ at in laws, booooooo. Not a happy bunny today.

Wow bears what a brilliant birth! And he is just adorable :) do you think that the water birth was especially good as it was your second? I missed out on the water but would be keen second time around... As long as baby wasn't back to back again!!

Contrats on all the births can't wait to see you all on the postnatal thread! And good luck to those in labour or about to go into it!

3bears lovely to hear your birth story, sounded like a positive experience and it really helps to hear a good one, thank you for sharing!

Congratulations white beautiful name and great to hear you're both doing well.

Hope all is going well MrGeres
*MrsMiggins' it sounds very positive x

41weeks today and look it! Feet nicely puffed up already although they had gone down in the night. It's meant to be 28 degrees today and so may go to bed in the afternoon to get the feet up! Hot curry later, operation eviction done and bouncing on ball, please send some labour dust to me!

Omg 3bears he is beautiful. Makes me want mine even more. Come on baby where are you.

tashaw I know what you mean about the weather was soooo hot yesterday and mean't to be hotter today. Am gonna spend the whole day in the garden I think well need to do a couple of jobs in the house.

Oo all these lovely babies !!! Congrats to all the new mums!

Nothing much to report here brother back to normal thankfully. No signs of any impending labour but I did nearly do myself a mischief trying to tidy up "downstairs" cue lots of blood and a concerned dp insisting I lay on the bed and let him see. . All fine though may book myself in for a wax instead

Oh my gosh 3bears he is adorable!!!

Yay good luck hamster you are all going to leave for the postnatal thread and I'll be here on my own lol :(

Wow u are all popping all over the place, my turn me me me!! Xxx

Thank you everyone sorry it was such a long post but I thought it would be nice for those of you still waiting to hear a positive birth story :) It really is so worth it.

Maybe ham the midwife said the pushing stage would be alot shorter as he was my 2nd, not sure if thats because you know what to do etc but im sure it would be lovely for you to have one with your 2nd, I was so much more calmer this time around aswell and not panicing as much. I will go on the postnatal thread aswell today as not had a look yet. Hope your all doing well with family life :)

Hope lots of other babies arrive soon x

Signet- I need a tidy but know it's likely to be a bloodbath too! Got a wax booked on Weds with a pedicure . I can't reach my toes either.

Wow 3bears, I really want a water birth this time but our hospital only has 1 pool so it's first come first served. Sounds like it's a fairly relaxing birth.

3Bears, so many congratulations and lovely to hear your story. I'm aiming for water too, but remains to be seen if I give birth in the pool or out of it. I'm worried I'll drop the baby in the water somehow...eek!

Still feeling sick and tired and generally bit off. Warm and humid here and am generally mooching about on the sofa. Need to get out and about for a walk etc later I think. Have a good day all and hope not too hot and awful down south xx

Aww that's a lovely story 3bears, and beautiful pics - congratulations!!

I'm also hoping (really really hoping) for a water birth, but my hospital (same as you Ambi) only has one and it's first come first served so we'll have to wait and see.

I'm feeling pretty good today, managed to do my hair, nails (even did my own toe nails!) and have a MAJOR (and long overdue) tidy-up down below. Was awkward and I felt knackered afterwards but I got it done and feel fresh and clean now :-)

It was all going well until I tried to put leg on side of bath and lift bump and blindly find the correct area ha ! Once dp was sure I hadnt sliced any major veins he informed me I had done a shite job anyway and looked like a pie bald pony and offered to sort it out don't feel ready for that quite yet

I'm ten days away from due date and starting to get nervous now but some good birth stories on here are setting my kind to rest a bit. I think I would be happier knowing what to expect but no doubt I will find out soon enough

signet you should do what I do or would if I could be bothered. Get and electric razor and a mirror and sit on the bed and do it with something underneath so no hairs on the sheets. No risk of injury from blades or falling over in the tub then. Or just book a wax.

Not suffering too much in the heat here as my garden is well shaded thank god. Put ds's slide into a cheap paddling pool. He loved it!

3bears aw great story. And good name!! :) Glad you managed it in the water! I didn't quite, but needed intervention, but that was also ok - the hour I had in the birthing pool worked wonders and would also recommend that to anyone.

Been awake since 5, anyone with me? Due date today, never thought I'd make it this far. Tired, depressed and just want thus thing out nowsweep tomorrow morning but even that seems too far away. Hurry baby.

Morning tashaw (and everyone else).

I know 100% how you feel! I just want this baby to come now, please!!! Am only 39+2, but I had DS at 39 weeks, so I already feel overdue and already people are getting on my nerves by texting, emailing and asking if baby has come yet

Needles shares some pineapple dunked in raspberry leaf tea with Tash