October 2012- once we pop we can't stop!!!

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Latest list:

Babies

Babybrain - William James - 5/9/12 - 11.45pm - 5lb 11
Heymicky - Eliza Dorothy Gardner - 16/9/12 - 22.57 - 5lb 2
Pinpan - Nina - 23/9/12 - afternoon - 8lb 7
Winnie81 - Girl - 25/9/12 - 12.15am 6lb 4
MissPollysTrolleyed - Lucy - 26/09/12 - 6pm

Impatient mums to be

Rnb dc4 edd 23 sept - boy
MakeTeaNotWar dc2 edd 26 sept - Surprise
Pezzina dc2 edd 26 sept
ST82 dc1 edd 27 sept - boy
MsInterpret dc2 28sept - girl
Captainhetty dc4 edd 1 oct - girl
Newtonupontheheath dc 2 1 oct - surprise
Emiedarling dc1 edd 3oct - boy
Welliesandpyjamas dc3 edd 4 Oct
MissPollysTrolleyed dc2 edd 4 Oct
Littleplasticpeople dc3 edd 5 oct
WeeSooty dc1 edd 5th October - surprise
Gizzyboo dc4 edd 5 oct
Cakes82 dc1 edd 5 oct- suprise
Shopgal9 dc1 edd 5 oct
Bubblebell dc3 edd 6 oct - girl
FluffyJawsOfDoom dc1 6 oct - surprise
MissPenteuth edd 6 oct - girl
KPT083 dc1 edd 8 oct - surprise
DameFlatYouLent dc2 edd 9 oct
Thunderboltkid dc1 edd 10 oct - boy
Isheisnthe dc4 edd 10 oct
Thumbwitch dc2 edd 14 October - surprise
Bear1984 dc2 edd 15 oct - boy
RunningOutOfIdeas dc2 edd 15 oct - girl
Guccigirl79 dc1 edd 16 oct - boy
Elvislives2012 edd 18 oct - surprise
Kelbells dc 1 edd 18 oct - boy
ShellWeDance dc1 edd 19th Oct, surprise.
Goodsenseofdirection dc1 20 oct - surprise
Beeblebear dc1 20 oct - boy
MissRedIndie dc2 20 Oct
Pheebs24 dc1 21 Oct
Susurrant dc1 21 Oct
Doodlekitty DC1 edd 26th Oct - boy
Loopyla dc1 edd 28 Oct - surprise
TartyMcFarty dc2

Enjoy!! :)

Elvis - DH was at my last sweep prior to delivery and then the poor bugger witnessed entirely too much of my nether regions during delivery - don't think he'll ever be the same again!

DH wasn't at the business end for the sweep, just standing next to me.

Congrats to gizzyboo - that was a close thing!

Ok thanks. I thought he'd probably come with me but wasn't sure if that was going to be weird!

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Well, that was a waste of time, no Change from Wednesday and confirmation of a back to back baby. As 2 out of the 3 I've had have been back to back the midwife thinks its the shape of my pelvis, and my babies don't turn during labour and are born face up. Am now dreading this, I feel totally pissed off, and to Top it all off they have booked an induction for next Sunday - my child care for the older boys goes on hols on Saturday - bloody great. And dispite me telling dh no visitors in the week up to and after the birth looks like I'm going to get them anyway.

So so pissed off :-(

Can you do that? The cs? I really, really don't think I can handle another back to back birth, I was ripped to bits (sorry if tmi) with ds3, he was over 9lbs, I just don't think I can face it thunder :-(

Still fed up, and pissed off people assume its okay to visit, they live over 4 hours away so it won't be a flying one....

Ishe, that sounds horrible. :( Why oh why are people so fecking thoughtless?
And the back-to-back baby again - if you were badly damaged last time, you may be able to ask for a CS - you never know your luck! Either that or you could spend the entire week on all 4s in hope of getting baby to turn... although I expect you've tried that before, hey :(

Good luck ishe and Thunder - doesn't sound like much fun. ishe, can you just hide from your visitors? I mean, they can come in the house, but they probably won't barge into your bedroom if you put a big sign up that says Grumpy Pregnant Lady/New Mother (a la Gizzy's excellent sign from her kids!) on the door...

Hellbaby came out last night and screamed til 5 am. Can't for the life of me work out when the tipping point between wanting more food and suddenly being over tired and crying for the sake of crying was, so not feeling overly confident of it not happening again tonight. Think she is running on UK time - not helpful! Relieved to find that I still like her this morning after 3 hours sleep though, even if she is a total pain.

Good luck ishe & thunder. They can't force an induction, just be armed with facts and stand firm I guess.

I have a full on case of baby blues today. Inlaws are here, they arrived at 10 yesterday morning and have expected us to treat them as we usually would- ie provide activities, cooked meals, clean house etc. fuck that, I just want to curl up with the baby. On top of that, both my elder dcs have had a sickness bug so rather sooner than is ideal I've been torn between three dcs

Im feeling physically and emotionally drained, and bloody dh has decided to start clearing the garden . MW later, I know I'll burst in to tears when she asks how things are - guess they're used to it on day 4/5!

Sorry for self indulgent post, needed to off load.

Sympathy, lpp. Definitely let the inlaws fend for themselves, or better still, look after your older DCs! Off load away.

I cried on my midwife LOTS. It's almost obligatory, I think. I might do it again this week - the womble just won't settle at night, and I have no idea whether to feed her (feel like a dairy cow, and a bit trapped by it all) or just try and soothe her (it's nigh on impossible) and I'm so tired.

LLP, I feel your pain! Why do inlaws just assume its okay to arrive, you've just gone through a massive process, you need time to adjust! Makes me mad....grrrrrr - and I love my inlaws very much, but am pissed off with the intention to just arrive, not to even ask if it's okay.

LPP ah sorry you're feeling down. If its any help, at our NCT class we were warned that its normal to feel upset especially around day 4/5. Am bracing myself for it. Being surrounded by in laws won't be helping can you tell them to bugger off? am dreading it.
Am 39+4 now. Remember looking at my pregnancy app and thinking this time would never come! Feeling excited but so sore and uncomfortable. The constant symptom and knicker checking is getting annoying now! COME ON BABY ELVIS!!

Bloody baby blues - yep, they kicked in this evening for me as well. :(

DH also being a touch on the "we'll all go off and leave you to your own devices with the baby" side, which means I feel a touch abandoned (daft but that's how I feel).

Wriggler is still wriggly but is also a milk monster. I am awake at 4am because he has been feeding almost non-stop for about 4h again - boobs are agony, he still wants more, he has hiccups and he's full because he keeps leaking milk out of his mouth! But his mouth still feels a bit dry and sticky, as though he's not quite hydrated enough - not quite sure what to do (never had this problem with DS1) because he may need something but my nips need a rest! No dummy in the house because I have always been anti-dummy but may need to revise that stance in the morning,...

And just while I'm whinging on, there's a fecking mosquito in the room somewhere!

LPP Hope you are feeling a little better this evening. The baby blues are rubbish and what you dont need are people inlaws around that are unhelpful. I've put my foot down this time after sitting feeding ds sat in the dark on my bed in tears as I'd gone out of the way of the in-laws, ds had had a mamouth feed and I hadn't put a light on before it went dark. Didn't tell DH at the time but did before dd was born so he knew I wasn't joking when I said no long visits.

DSIL is still to bring her kids around which will be traumatic but I'm hoping DH will take them all put for lunch to McDonald's so they're not here for too long! I get a bit irritated when people say "the kids want to see the baby" when the kids are 5 and 3... Surely it's jur an excuse for the grown ups to descend?! I digress.....

Thumb Have you tried feeding lying down to get a bit more sleep? Understand what you mean about dummies though! I was very anti-dummy and stood my ground until 12 weeks when I could take it no more! Going to try again with dd but likely will cave much sooner this time

DD is truely a wonder. I think she is my reward for having a terrible sleeper last time. I'm waiting for something to change but currently she is every two hours, or even three, sleeping peacefully in between and having a hit of awake time looking around. Thank you whoever sent this one my way I know it won't last though!

newton, I do feed lying down half the time and definitely at night. But I have to wind him because he's getting trapped wind, and so he wakes up every time :(. Working on it - hope it will settle down.

I was actually fool enough to think it was all starting last night. Went to bed hoping t sleep through the first part and woke up just now to nothing further happening! Let's see what today brings. I am for some reason quite scared of labour, which is worrying me more :-(

Morning

Big big sympathies to LPP. I very much fear I shall have to manage my in-laws also despite trying to talk to them like a sane adult the last 9 months, they still don't 'get' it why I'd need time to recover & learn to feed my baby morons

I'm also after some advice if I may? I suddenly had horrendous worries last night. My DH works in London so if I went into labour, it would take him at least 2 hours to get home. But how will I know if its proper labour or just patent labour that could last for days??? How will I know to make that call???

I really don't want to end up giving birth alone in my house

Sending eviction vibes to ishe & elvis, hope you get to see your new squishy babies soon!!

Oops been away so long that the thread has disappeared from my convos that I'm on!

I love all the birth stories! Tho I think I will be avoiding One Born Every Minute for a while! Midwife was over yesterday and I spoke to her about my birth. Minisooty got completely stuck in my pelvis and there was no way I could've delivered on my own, makes me feel slightly better about things. Have been offered a de brief by doctors but not sure if I will take them up on it yet.

beeble I sympathise with the water retention. It's really not fun! My feet are only just starting to look normal again!

LPP my in laws are the same, come over and take minisooty then expect us to provide them with dinner and stuff. Don't understand how people can be so inconsiderate! Are u feeling any better today?

pinpan I'm not breastfeeding so not sure if this will help but sometimes I find I can't soothe minisooty as she seems to smell milk from me. Very annoying but my DH can soothe her straight away. Maybe worth trying if u don't think she is hungry?

ishe I know it's so easy to say but try not to think of labour. It's all worth it in the end! Did u mange to speak to your midwife about a section?

I've also had baby blues quite spectacularly, mostly it hits me at about 11.30 at night, I just get so teary. I'm hoping it passes soon.

Sending good luck and labour vibes to everyone still waiting! And peaceful sleeping vibes to us with wee wriggly non sleeping babies!

Hi everyone
Im due in 10 days! 2nd baby, 1st (hopefully) spontaneous birth.
Very very fed up!
Anyone care to explain the mucous plug to me?
A bit confused as to wether ive lost mine. Sorry tmi it was dark yellowy colour and about the size of a 20p?
I lost mine with my son in labour and i didnt have lots of mucous but was more beigey brown... :S

The mucous plug is usually clear or yellowish, and can be over the weeks before the birth. Sometimes you get a big blob, sometimes you lose it in several smaller bits.

When the mucous has blood in it (pink, red or brown) it's known as a 'bloody show'. The blood comes from small blood vessels in the cervix as it starts to dilate. It's usually a sign that labour will start within a few days.

Fingers crossed things are starting for you mom2 :)

*can be over lost the weeks before the birth

Much sympathy re thoughtless in-laws. My MIL allowed her friend to just drop in this lunchtime - not entirely sure how that happened! MIL had taken DS1 to playgroup for me (am trapped in every morning to see the visiting anti-coag nurse until my rat poison dosage hits therapeutic range) and when they came back after, said friend was with them. She is very pushy but FFS! a phonecall or something would have been nice, I could have been sat here in just my underwear (fecking 30+deg today) Anyway, they didn't stay long. Just long enough to eat lunch (which, fair enough, the friend had bought her own).

I am a touch worried about Wriggler today though. He has been asleep for about 90% of today and still is. He's woken up a few times for shortish feeds, but he's latching on, having about 5mins of milk and then going straight back to sleep. I don't remember DS1 doing this - he was much more of a "sleep, wossat then?" baby - so am a bit flummoxed as to whether or not it's normal, and a little concerned cos it's been so hot today. He doesn't seem dehydrated though, and I've changed his nappy twice today (less windy as well). Anyone got any ideas on whether or not I am over-reacting because I'm still down in the blues-associated dumps?

Thanks for the reassurance that I hadn't totally lost the plot with the inlaws. I'm feeling much better now that they have gone. I think it was just really crap timing of a combination of sick dcs, demanding guests, milk coming in etc etc.
I'm much more positive today, dcs are better and the baby is a bundle of gorgeousness

newton your story about feeding in the dark made me cry (obviously, as everything does at the moment!). It's so easy to find yourself in situations like that with a tiny baby.

thumb not sure re the feeding, I've had one baby that fed for hours and hours at a time, followed by dd1 who was done and dusted within ten minutes of latching on. The jury's still out on this one, but I just let them feed when they want- I can't tell if they are full or not I'm trying to be strict with myself with positioning and latch though as I had terribly sore nipples for weeks with ds.

loopy I was in similar situation, dh working in London - two hours door to door. Luckily he is in a position to work from home and so he did when it got to the due date. Is your dh able to work at home or at least reduced hours in London? I believe tHat more often than not we only go in to labour when the time is 'right' . Hopefully your body will be relaxed enough when your dh is home.

ishe elvis sending labour vibes your way (and everyone else who wants them!)