December 2012, 'Christmas rush' has a different meaning for us this year!

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Thought we should have a shiny new thread.

Oh dated! Congratulations!! That must have been so scary (goodness me, your eye-watering bp!) but I'm so glad to hear that all is well. We had the same due date but neither of us will make it!

Congrats dated so glad you've got your lovely little boy :)
Come join our postnatal thread?

Aw Dated that's lovely news and a nice healthy weight considering he was a little early. Hope your bp drops to a more normal level soon so that you can go home

Good luck Spotty I hope it ramps up in the night for you

Fabulous news dated! Congratulations!

Oh Dated, Massive congratulations!!!
We were all getting concerned, So glad you and little Joshua are both safe & well!
Hopefully your BP drops soon and you are able to go home.
Xx

Eek dated congratulations. Must have been such a shock (& a bit scary with such high bp) but lovely news of your little boy and yeh good weight for having him 4weeks (?) early?
Exciting news from you too spotty, I'm hoping after my very long sleep tonight I wake up in the morning to some more lovely baby news from teamspotty
Oh COD you poor thing, people are so insensitive. Don't they realise we will tell them if there's something to tell ?!
Have lots of input for the 'sugary treats' topic but will refrain from doing so for the overall morale of the thread! We need to put our efforts into labouring babies!!

Awww what lovely news dated so glad he is here safe hope your bp drops and you get to go home soon x

Oh dated we were all worried! It's so good to hear little Joshua is here safe and sound and the hospital are looking after you. And good on you for not dwelling on your 'ideal' birth. The birth is such a short part of this parenting stuff and a healthy baby and mum are much more important!

Um....my pains might be doing something. Lots of snot like discharge and some blood mixed in, when I wipe (sorry tmi). Come on baby, let's be having ya :)

Dated that's fantastic! Day after Raphael Joseph and same weight too :o We're coming up to register him tomorrow, let me know if you need supplies dropped off (and don't forget to register him before you leave like i did!) Any chance they'll discharge you to NFBC for some tlc? It's luuuuurvely there.

dated congratulations! Like all the others have said, great to hear such good news from! FX that your BP drops to an appropriate level and you can take your new little bundle home and relax there together and get on being a little family ASAP!

spotty hope you aren't worn out by the torture treatment you've had the last few days and that things start to happen for you!

Stacey oooohhh that sounds exciting! Will be back to check in the morning for updates

DP has gone to bed with what sounds like a classic migraine (nasty migraine + vision disturbance :( - I've only ever had a couple of migraines but the one I had which was a "classic migraine" wiped me out for about three days!) so I'm off to nurse him.
Night night all! Good luck with all the twinges!

Wow, congratulations Dated!

And Spotty - good luck!! Do you have a TENS or anything like that?

That sounds exciting stacey ... hope its still progressing.

Our delivery of new cot mattress and moses mattress finally arrived. Packaging has been slashed through to the foam core . So disappointed.

spotty hope its ramping up!

Wish I had the guts to try the curry. Are there any gentler methods of getting things moving this way if you know what I mean ?

Congrats dating, it seems that pah has been busy with mn people. Hope you are able to go home soon, but in the meantime just enjoy having chill time with someone else doing food etc. I was on the floor below you when he was born for an appointment.... Small world.

Oh DATED!! Sorry huge congrats, so glad everything is okay! Sounds like it was stressful but glad its all been worth it. Thanks fro coming back and letting us know!

Oooh stacey sounds exciting/promising .. Do keep us posted. I think we may have a few more popped out before Dec hits down ya know!!

stacey sounds like things are moving on for you very hopefully you'll get some sleep tonight

Congratulations Dated, you will be home in no time! And good luck Spotty I look forward to updates in the morning!

Excellent news dated huge congratulations and good luck on bp coming down soon

spotty great about the contractions hope things either speed up a bit or you manage to get some rest tonight :)

utopian i eat creameggs like that too bithve to agree with stacey and willyou that all this biscuit/chocolate talk is depressing when you have gd :(

I have decided vitsitors will not be allowed through the door without costa hot chocolate and lemon and poppyseed muffins :) once baby is born

I'm due next Saturday with DC3. I'm expecting to go to 42weeks as I did with my previous 2 pgs - so maybe more like 15th before I go into labour.....but really hoping this one will be on time as feel like I've been pregnant for years and am bloody grumpy and foul to be around

Congratulations to everyone who's had their babies already. I hope you're doing well and getting some rest .

Lovely news all round!
It all seems ages away for me as I must be the last due date, have midwife on Weds and book my position scan, and confirm home birth hopefully.
I won't feel as if its imminent until the HB pack is dropped off on the 10th December I don't think!

Congratulations Dated, lovely name and a gear weight. Hope your BP cones down soon and they let you home.

Spotty hope those contractions go somewhere. Will be checking guest thing in this morning

Stacey they all sounds promising. Keep us informed

Cot and mattress bought today, and lots of things from amazon being delivered tomorrow. Then a few days of being organised and hopefully I'll be ready for this little'un.

Would probably be best if he waits till his due date really (9th) as that's best for DH and holidays. However, I'm sure we'd manage just find if he wanted to turn up sooner, getting very jealous of you ladies with your LOs.

Gear = good. Silly iPhone.

Ack. Too many typos to mention them all. Should really pay more attention to autocorrect and typing.

dated congratulations!
spotty good luck, hope your not waiting too much longer.
Had a super lazy day today, spent most of it lounging in bed. Managed to win a moby wrap on eBay today, so happy about that. Although more excited about my pram coming tomorrow!