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

[elvislives2012]

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!! :)

Ooh loopy how exciting! When are you due? Can't see u on the list it had better be your turn
Lol at comparing sweep notes, it's so minging! Thanks for advice about bleeding. It stopped and baby still squiggly around in there so figured all is ok. Getting lots of cramping and backache this morning and trying my hardest not to think its all kicking off!! Bloody symptom spotting.
DH announced the other day that we should have another baby almost immediately. I told him I wanted to Go out and get lashed!!! -bloody alcoholic--

oo loopy! Exciting but a bit scary as well - if you can avoid the drip, I'd recommend it! Other than that, induction isn't, IME, too bad. :)

That's exciting Loopy! You will have your baby in your arms soon no experience of induction myself, but know several people who have been induced and gone on to have very positive labours/births.

Boo to insensitive dhs, mines off to play golf this morning thinks he's on holiday not paternity leave! He did however spend lots of time in the night trying to wind the baby, so at least he's trying to help at night.

Hi ladies, been admitted to antenatal ward - guess I'm not leaving now unless its with a baby!!

elvis sorry, I'm jumping the queue - my due date is next Sunday, I had convinced myself that I'd be late !! Trying not to think how much I'm not mentally prepared for this little person!

Don't Worry loopy, I'll forgive you . I bet you'll be fine and when it comes you'll feel totally ready and prepared for it - I should listen to my own advice!! Good luck and keep us updated

Happy due date to me! Of course, no sign of anything happening. Have had a walk and now dancing around to the Kylie tour which we have on Sky Plus. Would love to be able to use that as a reason for going into labour! The MW also told me that if I do have to be induced it will be on Halloween . And now sweep till next Friday which doesn't give much time before induction on the following Wednesday.

Elvis Funny how your DH is so keen to have another so soon, seeing as he's obviously done all the hard work!

Thunder So sorry to hear that it's such hard work. I read a book called Juju Sandin's birth skills and theres a section on what to do with back to back labours. The key points she had, which I'm sure you've had already were:

• Positions to help baby turn during contractions only ? all fours; stand-lean; side lying and crouch kneeling with back parallel to floor.
• Do not stand up, walk around bounce on a fit ball or sit astride a chair until MW confirms baby has rotated.
• If you're using it keywords and vocalization to be focused on ?Turn Baby?.

Not sure if that's any help.

and to all the other impatient Mums to be.

sorry to (only slightly) queue-jump but...

we had a little boy who arrived in a hurry at 2.51am yesterday :) 7lb1oz
will update you more later but 7 minutes after i was finally examined in the obstetric assessment unit he was delivered!!

congrats to ishe good luck to loopy and thunder xxx

Hey all, just a quick update as on phone & can't charge it at hospital

They are waiting for 24 hrs to pass (so from 2am this morning) before they induce me. Getting tightenings & twinges since 2pm but not often & only lasting a second or two?!! If I don't start naturally by early hours of tomorrow morning, they'll start the induction process. So nowt much happening really at the mo but still hoping that I'll go into full labour in the next 7 hrs or so! Think eviction vibes ladies!

Hope everyone else is ok

Congrats goodsense love the picture. I'll have a nice quick one like that, please!
loopy positive, uterine ripening vibes coming your way.
Been having tightenings and pains this pm about 10 mins apart. No show, no waters breaking. I know this can go on for a long time!

Hey all

Congrats ishe and good sense. Thinking of you Loopy. Hope things start happening soon.

Can someone pm me the FB group or details pls? Have given in to my desire to see squishy babies!

Oh and good luck Elvis! That's just how mine started about 7pm...Thea born at 3.55am... So you never know

Quick update and i apologies as should have done this ages ago. I had my little boy Alex on 09 Oct 2012 after an emergency c-section. We are both doing really well but it had been truly overwhelming! Will come back to write a bit more about labor and my exp, however most important thing is i have Alex now! Much love and best of luck to all of you!!!

Hey ladies

Been awake a lot of the night due to twinges becoming quite moderate period type pains. Not hugely regular but lasting around 30-40 seconds plus, so feeling happy (really, while in pain?!? ) that things have seemed to have started naturally. Also good for practicing deep breathing techniques! Not sure what that means re: induction process but might be able to tell you later after chat with MW.

Thank you so much for the constant support, DH & I made a decision not to tell any fambo what's happened yet as we think their reactions (constant texting/calling) will drive us both nuts at this stage, lol! So all of your support & pom pom shaking means a lot to me, it really does Massive, massive thanks

Wahey!

Go Loopy, go Loopy, GO!

Quick pop on before trying to catch some shut eye.. Little baby bear born at 5:44pm. 7lb 10oz. Not sure how long. Started after 9am walkathon . And jalapeno toast for breakfast. Laboured at mil house until contractions were 1min long and 2 apartIn triage, by time I was assessed I was 9cm. Wheeled me into l&d and dh RANto admitting and I had to pant through contractions to stall, and 30 min of pushing they had to suck baby out due to dropping heart rate from things happening so fast. No time for pain killers. Did get a local before venetouse but didn't have time to kick in really. And now for the gory details, those faint of heart overt Thu eyes.2ND degree year, numerous stitches including to anus, and one massive hemmeroid. OmgStill working on the name. Hope to post again soon.Hugs to everyone!

Oh and yes it is a boy!

Congrats Beeble and good luck Loopy!!

Congrats Thunder! Hope you're recovering well. Big congrats to Beeble as well. And good luck to Loopy (and possibly elvis?)

We've been discharged by the MWs today (day 17) as Eleanor is finally above her birthweight. BFing still problematic, but alternating BFing with expressing and bottle-feeding is working for us for the moment. Also means DH can do the odd feed (although I try to BF for night feeds; easier to whip out a boob than get out of bed, boil kettle, warm a bottle, etc.)

Pinpan, you mentioned upthread that your DD was smiling at 17 days old. Well I could swear Ellie is smiling too, sometimes a small half-smile and the occasional big grin It's very cute.

Hi all. Congratulations on all the lovely newborns. Started contracting yesterday afternoon and went to MW unit at 8.30 this morning. I was only dilated 4cm and still hadn't shifted 4.5 hours later. Felt I couldn't deal with more pain esp as we were going no where. So hooked up to a lovely epidural. LOVE. couple of FHR drops on monitor and a posterior cervical lip so currently seeing if hormone drop will help move it out the way. Will be here for at least another 3 hours before I can push.
Oh we'll, am high as a kite so don't mind

Congrats Thunder and Beeble! Hope it's going well, Loopy and Elvis. What fun, all these new babies - if only it wasn't such hard work as well!

Earnest, good to hear you are enjoying smiles too. I'm still not totally sure that I'm getting real grins, but I'll take what pleasure I can in them anyway! I do think some of them indicate happiness, even if most of them are just wind.

I've been rocking the infacol dosing for the last 36 hours and I'm not sure if it's helping or not - I think it is a bit, but I might just have a major milk spiller on my hands regardless of windiness. It makes feeding times a bit of a battle of timing - can I get her fed enough to be happy, changed enough times that she isn't soaking with milk, and still have some play times during the day? Trying hard to enjoy her while she is tiny (anyone else just love tucking up a small baby?) but still wishing her digestive system would mature up a bit quicker!

Baby elvis has arrived. Beautiful girl, 7lb2 oz. difficult back to back delivery had all the drugs going. Feral heart rate dropped so into theatre to try forceps delivery, didn't work so emergency c section. She's perfect. Few bruises but that's it. All very emotional I haven't slept for 48 hours or eaten for 24!!!
Thank you all for helping me and befriending me on here. I am eternsy grateful xxxx

Congrats Elvis and thunder! I'm sure you are enjoying your little ones as much as I am mine. So far mine has been pretty quiet.. Eating and pooping. Lol

Congratulations Elvis, Beeble, Thunder, ST82! (excellent choice of name, Thunder and ST82 )

Good luck Loopy - hope you're nearly there with your own wee bundle!

Mine is still sleeping too much in the day and feeding too much at night - proper little vampire bat, he is!