Due in October 2012 - Part 9...the final few waddling uncomfortably and hoping things start moving soon!

[Kyyria]

Just getting us sorted with a (hopefully) final thread before we all decamp to the PN thread!!

32j?????? Sweet Lord! Well at least they keep changing size daily!!! No idea what mine were few days ago but the large size in the bravado silk was straining miserably!!!!! But I have Actually ordered another one of it as they hold the saviour breast shells!

32j is impressive! Hope everyone had a lovely halloween.

mickey you made me chuckle. I am mostly amused that my boob is bigger than her head. Considerably. This makes me laugh more than it should.
huffle thank heavens for that nursing bra shop that you had pointed me towards. I can't imagine my local debenhams woikd have been able to provide.

Oof re Halloween smiley. My bean wanted feeding every hour. Oof. So tired.

A very belated hello from me and baby Harry, born on 12th oct, weighing 8lb 4. Only just found a minute to read everyone's news on both threads, sooo lovely hear about all the new little people!
We had a pretty quick labour, he was delivered 2 hrs after arriving at the hospital....very different to the 3 day back to back hell I had with his big sister! After a painful start BF is going well, but I'm very sweaty - yuck :( anyone else got this?
Right off to say hello on the post natal thread, can't believe how long one fingered iPad typing takes!! X

I'm here waiting for my pump kit to sterilise and quick read.
[Thanks] to all. We did it. We are all f*ing BRILLIANT!!

Mickey you are bringing up the rear here, but while you are almost the baby on here (aren't you) you are always calm and wise. Sending you a virtual hug(())

Like most people I feel like I am having a love affair - I can just stare at Paul. He is fabulous, and crying now - gotta go.

About to attempt my first pump session in next few days

Livvy 'my boob is bigger than her head' is making me laugh more than it should too.......!!!! Sorry! If u hav been unfortunate enough to read my post on other thread u will see that I'm a miserable cow today!! No milking pun intended....... So thanks for cheering me!!!

Oh and wonder how much business we hav collectively given that nursing bra site??! I ordered another one only last night after an explosion of milk for second time that day!

hello Mickey!!! October officially over but you are most Definately still part of the October collective!!

Xx

Oh and welcome baby Harry!!! Congratulations Springersmum!! X

"I am mostly amused that my boob is bigger than her head."
Livvy That greatly amuses me too, and made me laugh ALOT!

I've just been for a big long walk with the dog and a coffee and a catch up with a friend. If I'm not mistaken I have also just had quite a painful contraction. But only one.. I think We'll see.

Thanks Lisbeth. I'm trying not to drive myself crazy. I still have to remind myself that I do actually have another week to go until my due date. It just feels like forever because I did actually start labour so long ago! But that has made it all go alot quicker I must admit. I don't know how I would have still been working had I not gone into hospital. I think I would have collapsed with tiredness now serves me right for trying to prove a point

at Huffle Hello! How is life on the other side?!

Oh and Lisbeth keen to kno how pumping goes. I tried few days ago, nips obviously too tender yet. All tips and discoveries will be appreciated xx

oh mickey, you are doing so well. 'calm and wise' is a great description lisbeth.

huffle i too am a miserable cow-i have HAD ENOUGH of certain visitors and having NO time ourselves as a family. Will go to the other thread and read up on what has got you down. Big hugs to you and all the others xx

Hi all. Apologies for my prolonged absence - although mini-kyyria arrived on Friday we were only discharged from hospital late last night following a hectic few days post delivery.

Labour was fine (in fact felt it was no where near as horrible as i was expecting) but I suffered with a post-partum haemorrhage that required a 4 pint blood transfusion, the threat of emergency surgery and a crash team!

Then had a horrible few days as little one was diagnosed with jaundice. Unfortunately I had problems with my milk supply (apparently quite common following traumatic labours/blood loss) which didn't help as he wasn't getting enough fluid from feeds to help flush the bilirubin from his body. He was also on UV therapy which was making him hot so he needed proper feeds more than anything. Ended up having intervention from paediatrics and having to top him up with formula feeds as they were worried that he was suffering from dehydration.

Now home and feeling very much out of my comfort zone, but seem to be winging it so far!

Lovely to still see people here - sympathy, hugs, and hurry up vibes to all those who are still waiting.

oh my word kyria I am so sorry. That all sounds absolutely hideous. Poor you having to go through all of that. How are things going at home? How was your first night? Thinking of you xxx

mickey how are you feeling? Do you have nice things planned for the weekend to distract you? Xxx

And can we see pics of the pumpkins?

I'd intended to do pumpkin and had bought sweet etc but then was overtaken by events. Must not eat all the sweets myself!

kyyria that sounds incredibly tough. Bet you are glad to be home!

Oh kyyria that sounds awful. Hope you are both recovering well....

Well bella i had planned on giving birth but i doubt that will happen so i've got a late halloween party to go to.. DP off work this weekend as it is quiet in the world of tractor fixing so i think we will just be chiling out together and having rampant sex while we still can, just
i've had another night of no sleep and chronic lower back pain. I had braxton hicks ALL evening yesterday and its all amounted to.... Nothing!!

How are you all? Xxxx

Bringing supplies of biccies, pineapple, hot curry, raspberry leaf tea for Mickey! Enjoy it while you can, after night we have just had, have decided having baby was very ill-thought out plan! She looks cute but I think she might be a demon in disguise!

Can huffle or London post a link to that nursing bra site? My boobs are also bigger that her head and she is a 9lb baby

Congrats springersmum!

And oof Kyyria, 4 pints? That's like half the blood in your body. Really hope you're recovering well and so sorry it got so traumatic. Must have been really hard for DH too, feeling of powerlessness is I think the hardest part of the whole thing for them. Sending you hugs, glad you are all home now.

Well, after 2 sweeps and a full week of early labour contractions I am staring down the barrel of induction tomorrow afternoon. Contractions have been getting more intense every day, but either I have a superhuman pain threshold or they're not going to get her here in time to avoid some meddling

I know induction can and probably will be fine, and all that matters is a healthy bean, but I had so hoped to manage it myself! Ho hum. Today I will enjoy the sunshine and play with the cat and look forward to meeting our little one in a very few days now!

Love to all, especially mickey and hzgreen still waiting, soon we can all graduate to the PN thread together!

i miss u ladies!! when r u getting the time to mumsnet??? just had a super quick scan whilst pumping- love my medella. good luck dosomething and mickey am hoping things get started for u soon, love.

bella, sorry to hear of your relly woes :( i have been a hormonal, emotional sleep deprived wreck, so would not be coping well with that, but am seeing light at end of tunnel.

Kyrria, i also had no colostrum and am toppnig up with formula - seems like a lot of people have this problem.

Really want to read post matal thread and post burth story, but no time!!! does anyone know where u go to got fitted for bravisso dilk bras? i have never seen my boobs look so good! x

Yomping it is

www.nursingbra-shop.co.uk/

Mickey enjoy the shag! Gutted we didn't on our last chance. I thought we had at least two weeks to go before evicting her.

Dosomething, good luck with induction. If you end up on a drip I would definitely consider an epidural. Up to you of course and entirely depends on your experience.

Good luck Dosomething if you can have sweeps could be that all you will need to get moving is ARM. Sending you lots of Eviction vibes.

dosomething I'm sorry you're facing induction, I ended up being induced and was terrified and frustrated beforehand but I have to say I had an overwhelmingly positive experience. I went straight onto the oxytocin drip but still failed to fully efface, not even dilate, after 4 hours. I then had an epidural and wham was fully dilated in a couple of hours. I could still 'feel' everything and use my legs and I had loads of energy for pushing which took about half an hour.

Just thought I'd post my story to help ease your fears, I'm not bragging and I know everyone's experience is different and I really really feel for everyone who had traumatic labours and deliveries. If its any consolation I think I'm paying for it now with the werewolf I seem to havd birthed

It's still not all sunk in yet - like you say I think DH bore the brunt of it...I knew that things weren't right and that it was all kicking off but I was quite chilled off all the drugs. I can remember them talking about my blood pressure (66/43 at one point) and thinking "that doesn't sound good" but to be honest I was more worried about falling asleep - was shattered and the team said sleep if you want to but I didn't want to fall asleep and then have them worrying that I'd passed out! DH said he caught sight of all the blood on the floor accidentally but he had hold of the LO at that point so was otherwise occupied.

We had tears last night when he broke down about how he could have lost me. To be honest I was teary too but my panic at the moment is coping with little one - haven't really had time to think about labour yet. The hospital does offer a counselling service to go through the labour experience and what happened. Once we're back.down to earth I might take.them up on it.

Thanks for all your thoughts everyone.. Good luck mutley with your induction tomorrow.

I can't be this uncomfortable any more. I must have a really long baby because it doesn't matter what position i'm in, I can't breathe properly :( My hips are agony and I can't sleep properly and the heartburn is making a savage return. The baby also enjoys stretching out on my bladder as well as kicking my heart. Oooof. Bad pregnancy day today. I kept going all dizzy too. Ugh :( Thanks Yomping for the supplies! I will take them all apart from the raspberry leaf tea!!

Ugh re uncomfortableness mickey, that's rubbish. Have you tried swimming or yoga?

Boo re heartburn. I remember vividly how horrid that was.

I don't think I've got the energy for either to be perfectly honest... finding it hard enough to get off the sofa

How are you all doing?