January 2013 part 6: the one where all the babies arrive to join their friends who escaped early!

[BuntysFestiveCollocks]

New thread as the other one is nearly full !

Our next baby should be pmgkt's, but I won't if any little cheeky monkey will sneak in before Thursday?

I have had a go at updating the list. I think I may have missed a couple of new members who joined this thread, so apologies. Please let me have your details again and will add to list. Hope I've added all the new babies, but again apologies for any omissions. Can add details tomorrow if you can jog my memory.

New Arrivals
Tinyeyes123 (30) DC1 Megan born 27/11/12.
Pmgkt (33) DC2 Oliver born 20/12/12
PricklyPickle (31) DC1 Amy born 22/12/12
Bohoec DC1 daughter born on 22/12/12
Mrsbugsywugsy (34) DC1 daughter born 23/12/12

Still holding tight
BuntyCollocks (29) DC2 EDD 28/12/12 (NE Wales) She?s a girl
Birdies (33) DC2 EDD 30/12/12 She?s a girl
Pascha (35) DC2 EDD 30/12/12 (Kent) It?s a surprise
Complicated24 (44) DC1 EDD 31/12/12 It?s a surprise
sanam2012 (?) DC2 EDD 1/1/2013 She?s a girl
LowLu (31) DC2 EDD 02/1/2013

TootieMaroo (32) DC2 03/1/2013

MarasmeAbsolu (31) DC2 EDD 03/01/13 (Scotland - Central Belt) She?s a girl
Lora1982 (30) DC1 EDD 04/01/13 He?s a boy
IsSpringSprangedYet (?) DC4 EDD 5/01/2013

Allchik (30) DC1 EDD 06/01/13 It?s a surprise
Pockemuchka DC3 EDD 06/01/13 It?s a surprise
AriNi31 (?) DC2 EDD 06/01/13 

Happyhow (27) DC1 EDD 07/01/13 (Scotland - Aberdeen) It?s a surprise
EmilieFloge (38) DC? EDD 07/01/13

Newbie6 (36) DC1 EDD 08/01/13 (Scotland - Ayrshire) He?s a boy
Norfolkinway (25) DC1 EDD 09/01/13

Octanegirl (34) DC1 EDD 09/01/13 He?s a boy
BumgrapesofWrath (30) DC2 EDD 10/01/13

BernieBennett (28) EDD 10/01/13 He?s a boy
DoIgetastickerforthat (age) DC4 EDD 11/01/13

Kim222 (30) DC1 EDD 11/01/13

Lulabel27 (29) DC2&3 (twins) EDD 11/01/13

CraftyGirly (26) DC1 EDD 11/01/13 She?s a girl
Cejay8 (32) DC2 EDD 12/01/13 It?s a surprise
CreepyCrawly (21) DC1 EDD 13/01/13 (West Wales) She?s a girl
PixelCarrier (?) DC? EDD 13/01/2013 It?s a surprise
Shakemyhead (37) DC1 EDD 14/1/13 (West Yorkshire - Wakefield) She?s a girl
Godzookey (35) DC1 EDD 14/01/13 He?s a boy
PeshwariNaan (33) DC1 EDD 14/01/13

Hormonalhell (40) DC2 EDD 15/01/13 He?s a boy
Theboutiquemummy (35) DC1 EDD 17/01/13 (Norfolk)

Milkand2sugars (31) DC4 EDD 17/01/13 She?s a girl
ChutesTooNarrow (33) DC2 EDD 18/01/13 She?s a girl
Glorious (28) DC1 EDD 18/01/13 (SE London - Hither Green)

Tugstonia (33) DC1 EDD 18/01/13 (SE London - Crystal Palace) It?s a surprise
SpringFlowers (39) DC4 EDD 18/01/13 It?s a surprise
Eagleray (40) DC1 EDD 18/01/13

13mma (29) DC1 18/01/13

djvesi (37) DC2 EDD 18/01/13 (Aussie in Helsinki) She?s a girl
LetThereBeCupcakes (30) DC1 EDD 20/01/13

Silversixpence (29) DC2 EDD 20/01/13

mulan07 (27) DC1 EDD 20/01/13 He?s a boy
BadgerFace (34) DC1 EDD 21/01/13 She?s a girl
bealos (35) DC2 EDD 22/01/13 She?s a girl
AppleCrumples (32) DC4 EDD 22/01/13

PreggoFabulous (30) DC1 EDD 22/01/2012 (South West) He?s a boy
Bunny222 (31) DC1 EDD 22/01/13 It?s a surprise
Woody2313 (33) DC1 EDD 23/01/2013 (West Midlands - Shropshire)

SigningGirl (age) DC1 EDD 24/01/13

SquealyB (29) DC1 EDD 26/01/13 (SW London - Richmond) It?s a surprise
knuckingfackered (39) DC2 26/1/13

Thinkingpositivethoughts (28) DC1 EDD 26/01/13

MrsMallard (35) DC1 EDD 26/01/13 (Hertfordshire) She?s a girl
Salt1 (38) DC1 EDD 27/01/13 She?s a girl
Lilblondepessimist (33) DC4 EDD 28/01/13

MamaMary (31) DC2 EDD 28/01/13 She?s a girl
Katolla (34) DC1 EDD 28/1/13 (Islington) She?s a girl
Sebsmama (32) DC2 EDD 29/01/13

BionicEmu (26) DC2 EDD 29/01/13

Missymoo (32) DC2 EDD 30/01/13

DiscoDomina (31) DC1 EDD 30/1/13 (West Midlands)

Brugmansia (35) DC1 EDD 31/01/13 (SE London - Kennington/Elephant and Castle)

Mummypud (32) DC3 EDD 31/01/13

PipIsOutNow (?) DC2 31/01/13

Deiciocho (32) DC1 EDD 31/01/13 It?s a surprise

Got some weird script on revised list. Not sure what happened there as just cut and paste from a word doc. Woody Thanks for offering to take on list. You will do a much better job of it than me. IT has never been my strong point!

Marasme Good luck with pre-op tomorrow.

DollFisher I have removed you from the list. I am so, so sorry. I haven't read your blog yet, but promise to do so when I feel strong enough for it. I have lost 2 babies and it is the most painful, heartbreaking thing in the world. You are so brave to write a blog and I know it will help other women who have lost their much wanted babies. Big virtual hug.

I am suffering from excruciating sciatica which means walking around the house is agony and getting up to go to loo in middle of night is a kind of torture. I have never been scared of going into labour (first child and ignorance is bliss) but the thought of not being able to walk around and have an active labour is making me really dread it. I just hope and pray sciatica disappears as soon as baby arrives and releases pressure on sciatic nerve. I am getting seriously fed up now and just want to move onto baby stage. Immobile beached whale stage is getting boring!!!

Just checking whether others have seen this MN thread on Bounty reps www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/a1641617-just-had-a-run-in-with-the-maternity-ward-bounty-photographer. I was blissfully unaware that Bounty reps even existed but am glad I have read this before going into labour so I am more clued up. DH is a really good photographer so he will be taking all the photos anyway.

Gaaaahhhh - bounty / tempest reps. Just say no!!!!
I have actually updated my notes with this tonight.

When DD was born, she had a pb which could have turned nasty, and she needed emergency scanning. I had been sick on the morphine, was anemic, and also had just collapsed in the shower and been wheeled all naked through the wards. Glorious.
When i got back to my bed, i was hooked on IV with various SHOs trying to take bloods, inject stuff. All the way through, that woman was there at the end of the bed, pestering me about photos of my baby who was about to be wheeled for the scan. I was so distressed i could not go with DD, that sthg could be very wrong etc. bloody photo rep stayed there and kept pestering while i felt really really vulnerable.

Even if you have a nice one on yourward, it is worth considering that for a lot of women, being on the post-natal ward is actually a difficult / vulnerable / even traumatic time, which is not suitable for hard-sell techniques.

I hate the bastards!

Thks for the list complicated!

Thank you all xx

Congratulations to the other new arrivals.

Dollfisher so sorry to hear what happened.

I am up breast pumping now. DD continues to do well but we need to establish feeding and put on a little weight prior to discharge. I am finding life on the postnatal ward exhausting and can't wait to get home. Good news is I think my milk is finally coming and dd is working out how to suck.

I promise I will provide gory details of the birth once I get to a proper computer. I've finished pumping now so off for 2 hours sleep

PS Thanks for all good wishes etc and good luck with your imminent arrivals. And if you haven't packed your hospital bag yet please learn from my mistake and do it now!

Ok brand new (annoying) symptom... (im glad these symptoms are only rearing their ugly heads at the end) my inner thighs have started to itch sooo bad at night so i see your 4am insomnia and raise you 3am :-D this ontop of god dam wisdom tooth ache.

Bugsy i 'promise' to do my bag tomorrow....well later today. Its a week til my due date waaaah but no signs that i know of apart from mardyness so i could still be ages

Thanks, complicated for the list!

Re bounty - the one at my hospital last time was fine, I said no thanks, gave no info, and still got my shitty pack. Just the luck of the draw I think.

Having very intermittent (and really bloody painful!) contractions. Maybe it wasn't wee related cramps earlier! Will be interesting to see if things pick up or tail off. Just started timing - last 2 ten mins apart lasting over a minute each.

Oooh err.

Boo. Two since last post and now all seems to have stopped. Off to get some sleep.

Joining in the insomnia club.

Bunty sounds as though things are getting started even though it may be a while. How exciting, hope you get some sleep. Keep us updated.

bugsy love your updates. Really hope you can go home soon.

lora itchy thighs and wisdom tooth pain sounds really irritating. The joys and glamour of pregnancy heh.

Going to do crossword now!

Am looking forward to your birth story, mrsb!

Thanks, complicated - may have been a little hasty in writing things off - all started up again after last post. Refusing to get my hopes up though! (Although my huffing and puffing has woken DH!)

Bunty my midwife said the amount of babies who arrived on their duedate wad 1%...perhaps by the sounds of it you should of got a lottery ticket :-D have fun today! Exciting

Pumping again!

Lora just you wait till you are transferred to a hospital 40 miles away mid labour because because your local one is full, then you have to send your dp out shopping for jumbo sanitary pads and a nursing bra in a 34h in a strange town

Good luck bunty!

Update : dd has gained 1oz

Good to hear about weight gain mrsB!!

otherwise, when do BH end and contractions start?
Have had some intermittent 'tightenings' which can be quite painful with loads of pressure quite low down...

Otherwise, no other symptom. No bag either, at 39+1. I am just awake and starving, waiting for DD to start the day wailing sooner rather than later...

Thanks, lora and mrsb and well done on the weight gain!

Still having contractions. Have text midwife but unsurprisingly since it was 6am no response yet! Think I'm in for another long labour. Had an absolute bastard of a contraction that lasted nearly 3m with multiple peaks, but they're back to only being about a min every 8 - 12 hence why I think I'm in for the long haul

Good luck Bunty - will be thinking of you

Thanks for the list complicated.
Have saved a copy now; please let me know if anyone wants any updates already, otherwise I'll just keep an eye on this thread.
Bugsy I promise to pack my bag this weekend...

Good luck Bunty!! Sounds like things are getting going, if not particularly quickly...

Through some miracle of nature, I didn't wake up during the night or need a pee! I think it's a one off though...

Thanks everyone. Things are getting very sporadic :( 6 hours of contractions 10m apart and now it's all slowed down. Think it's because I feel like a watched pot now everyone is up (I have a houseful just now). Going to go out for a walk and see if that helps.

Midwife hasn't text me back which I'm surprised about.

Ooh good luck bunty sounds like things are kicking off for you.

mrsbugsy glad to hear dd gaining weight. Hope your soon home.

Am now a total insomniac due to restleds legs heartburn and now completly blocked nose, think i will get more rest when baby arrives! Hoping will be soon havibg really strong bh. To whoever asked the prob with esrly labour is it feels like bh whuch get more regular

Bunty My third labour stopped and started like that for three weeks before I actually went into labour. It was very tiresome.

Doll I am do sorry to hear your news. I hope you are ok x

good luck bunty !