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

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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?

Wow it's all happening here!

Massive congratulations bohoec & prickly!

Glad to hear you're home pgmkt.

Lovely news, prickly! Congratulations! Does she have a name yet?

congrats prickly well done

Congratulations prickly. wow a lovely pre Xmas surprise!

Feeling nostalgic, this time 7 years ago I was in labour with ds2! He went to bed early so that his birhday will come faster!

Congratulations prickly what a lovely surprise and you are home for Christmas

Thanks for you kind thoughts had a scan n a trace bubba is fine thankfully i was scared all that being sick was going to hurt it in some way

going to grab an early night as tried to go food shopping with DH it was a disaster he shouted and I cried had enough for one day

Hope things are better for everyone else

Ooooh another one pops - congrats prickly.

Is it going to be like a rollercoaster for the next month or so now?

How exciting.

Apples I have a 7 year gap too!

Congrats, Prickly on your beautiful DD. Sounds like a good, straightforward birth too!

I STILL haven't packed my hospital bag. My friend has promised to give me maternity pads she didn't use but haven't got them yet so that's my excuse for now....

At my church's carol service today everyone told me I looked very small for 36 weeks but when I pointed out I had put weight on on my hips and bum (classic sign of having a girl ) noone disagreed

Can't believe how many are popping already! Feel a bit as I've still got a month to go!

bealos my dd is 4, I just get all nostalgic when they have thier birthdays especially as I am so pg again seeing everyones almost Xmas birth announcements brings it all back!

Congrats Prickly!! What a lovely surprise! I had the midwife this morning and don't think I'll be going anywhere soon...

We are just about moved in to our house - will be finished tomorrow. I can sympathise on the dust front as we're exactly the same. Took me the entire afternoon to clean the kitchen alone... I will be so frigging happy to have my own space again!!! It's just unfortunate that it's the festive season and I will still have to spend time with hubby's family...

Boutique - glad everything is fine and hope you recover your strength soon.

Glad you're ok, boutique.

I have a feeling am going very overdue again. :(

Want baby. Now. Santa, I have been terribly good, please bring me our baby safe and happy and perfect close to Christmas?

Wide awake am gonna feel like crap tomorrow x

I'm wide awake too. Insomnia sucks arse!!!!!

Many congrats to Prickly! You are probably wide awake too but at least you have a sweet little reason!

You have my sympathy octane i am gonna be too knackered to give birth at this rate x

Congrats Prickly!! And sounds like it was relatively quick for a first baby, that's great!

My due date is Jan 1st, I was hoping for baby to arrive before today so I can have some more Champagne at Xmas but doesn't look like it's happening! They know what's best!

Dealing with insomnia too, thank God for mumsnet on the iphone :-). Good luck everyone!

Morning Also been awake half the night. Thankfully we are ready for Christmas so I can chill out today at least. I'm starving too which doesn't help. I still can't believe we have so many babies already! We're sort of ready, the car seat is due to arrive later today, my bags are nearly packed but the arrangements for dd1 & 2 still need finalising. Hopefully it will all fall into place.

Congratulations Prickly!

V glad to hear all's ok boutique.

Had a crap night's sleep too, despite going to bed at 11.30pm in an attempt to sleep through. Sooooooo frickin' tired! Also feeling coldy and sore throaty :(

Morning all. Sorry to hear I'm not the only 1 suffering at night! Think now ds1 and dd are on the mend now I'm coming down with their cold. Finally fell asleep in thx early hours only to be woken up by v excited 7 year old!

He's opened all his presents now and they're all fighting over toys while I crash on the sofa and leave them to it! Dh gone out after work so still on own with them, trying not to mind as he needs a break but i'm shattered!

boutique cross-posted with you last night, so glad to hear all is well. DH and I always argue when we go to the supermarket together he is so flipping slow so we try to go separately instead. Making a list for him much easier!

All the best with your setting in happy and congratulations on your new home!

Morning to all of those early risers. Its rotten waking a such crazy hours, I also think ill be tired out when bump arrives.

More strange pains for me, really shooting pain around lower back and underneath. Only lasted a few seconds but made me swear it was so strong. Then more pains down by my pelvis, wondered if it wud be bump starting to engage, but again really painful, esp when I stand up. Cud it be linked to my SPD? Am now worried how im going to cope with labour pains...

Seeing midwife today hopefully she can explain...

*settling in

bunny sounds like maybe baby egaging? I get sharp fanjo pains when baby is low down but being a 4th I think it sort of bobs in and out!

*happy^ glad to hear you are almost ready to move back in. I hope you get settled quickly and baby stays put til you are.

boutique glad everything ok. These babies seem determined to worry us!

Have family coming up for ds2 birthday which I could do without. Hoping tomorrow while kids playing with new toys I can get a break!

I have my final midwife appointment of the year in an hour. So pleased that I'm able to continue having my lovely midwife, Angela, until the birth.

Don't feel ready in my body for baby to come yet (but am only 36 weeks) but leaky colostrum boobs are a new thing that I didn't get with ds1. Luckily no embarrassing damp patches as yet.

I imagine some over indulging on food over Christmas will set off the braxton hicks! (wonder why that happens?)

boutique glad everything was ok.

mama pack your bag!! I can't bear the "are you really 39 weeks" comments. But people also generally agree my hips hide it a bit!!

happy glad you're all moved in now.

bunty I know what you mean but it might be cos we have earlier due dates so we'd expect to be having ours soon and as other babbas appear I start thinking I'm gonna go overdue! I'm happy to get Xmas out the way first though.

I'm also struggling to sleep but it's so odd as I don't have restless legs or anything to explain why I can't. I actually feel really comfy in bed.

Anyways, have a lovely Christmas Day everyone!! Xx

Hi All

Congrats Prickly, wonderful news.

Decided to have a lazy day today, but DD just turns the house into one bomb site after another, it really does amaze me how much mess she can make. (and what's worse is i sound like my mother when moaning at her to tidy up, arrgghhh!!!)

I am still praying to the labour god, that baby does not make an appearance until at least due date. Got some lovely outing's booked for DD and really want to spend the time with her. Lovely friend informed me about 1000 times yest that her DD came at 37 weeks (which i will be tomorrow). DD was born at 38 weeks but im sure (hoping) it was spurred on with having an ECV attempt the week before. Got the consultant on 28th, think i'm 99% sure i'm going to attempt VBAC delivery.

Hope you all have a lovely xmas day

PS if anyone knows of a wrapping fairy send her my way

Afternoon all! Happy birthday to your ds apple! And I think one of you ladies has a birthday today? If so, happy birthday to you too!

DH, MIL and myself all had baby dreams last nights. MIL's was about my hospital bag, mine was where I have birth to a baby the size of a 4 year old who was Satan's spawn and absolutely vile. DH's was by far the loveliest, he dreamt we had a money spider called the name we're using for the baby, and she lived in a little pink box so she wouldn't get squished, and he was showing her things and teaching her stuff. Bless him.

Had midwife appointment this morning. Baby is head down and 'LOL', which after googling I think is a good position for her to be in?

Merry Christmas everyone, I hope you all have great days tomorrow :) x