July 2013 - Holy Shit, this is IT!!

[dinkystinky]

New thread for us to natter away on as babies keep on arriving. 11 at last count already and not even in July yet.. Who will be next??

Sorry you're having a rough time, shelley

So. MW eventually came back & examined me to see about the pessary - already 2cm dilated, so straight to rupturing of membranes when LW ready. Waited an hour or so before coming upstairs, but just come up & had that done. Now just got to wait & see if anything happens.....

Ooh exciting totally! You might be the first of the July babies!

So exciting Totally - looks like you're next up!

Abzs - hopefully Small will straighten out and all will be OK. Keeping my fingers crossed for you.

Shelley - nice to see you on. Has dd2 got a name now? Hope things are starting to settle down at home for you.

Esme, Thinking, Marie - don't worry. Am pretty sure I'll be joining you in the overdue club!

Have been stuck at home today waiting for a parking warden to deliver a new parking permit (long story but basically the idiots at the council sent us a permit for the wrong zone and dh didn't notice till I pointed it out to him when I had to drive Ds to his new school) - still no warden or new permit but lots of boring jobs done, including cleaning the washing machine. Really hope this permit turns up soon as don't fancy being housebound again tomorrow!

Heads up: Tonight BBC1 8:30pm Panorama about Pregnancy and taking medicines.

good luck abz and totally!

bigbelly I loved reading your birth story. what a joy to be a family of six! I bet your children must be over the moon with the new arrival. I hope I can have a big family too.

esme I heard that the royal family announce the birth by writing it on a bit of parchment that then gets put up on the gates of buckingham palace. maybe we can all do the same...can you imagine? the press would get so confused with all our little bits of paper but it would be a novel way of reducing the number of texts we need to send

slouching if you keep baking I'm moving in! what a domestic goddess. was it you who made the octopus salad too? I've never tried that but I kinda fancy it...where do you find octopus? alas I've got birds eye chicken and chips for tea

where is sundaysunshine? is there a chance you've had the baby?

Wow, good luck Totally! Abz do you know when you get a final decision?

My sweep is tomorrow, too. FX it does something...

No, still no name as yet. Down to two I think but hard deciding what suits. Was totally convinced I was having a boy - carried same way as with ds, same eating habits, hairy tummy - so only seriously considered boys names. For some reason there are loads of boys names I like and very few girls. Still have another 5 weeks or so to go.

Good luck for your sweep vinegar. still can't believe that my baby is here already. I wake up and miss my bump !

Good luck totally and Abz! And to those having sweeps tomorrow.

Had a couple of killer bhs earlier this eve which ou me off going to aqua, but all seems to have settled now. Mw said baby not engaged :( but uterus very sensitive (when she went to feel for baby I kept tightening). Heaven knows what that means, other than I'm getting uncomfy bhs!

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shelley I meant to say, saw your other thread and hope you are feeling a bit more positive. It all sounds very, very normal to me, classic time for "baby blues" plus culmination of all your worry and stress for the last few weeks.

Had a baby girl, Naomi, at 7:18pm. Started having contractions shortly after membranes ruptured at 5:30. Baby arrived safely after a 1h25m labour. She's 5lb8oz & doing well.
If we'd been a bit more prepared, we could probably have gone home tonight, but we haven't got a car seat or crib sorted out yet - we leant the car seat to a friend & don't have it back & the crib is stil in my parents attic! So hopefully home tomorrow morning.

Oh wow! Congratulations!

Congratulations Totally and lovely name (its one of the v few dh and I could agree on for a girl) - delighted she's arrived safely and swiftly.

Wow, congratulations totally! That was bloody quick! Glad she's doing well, sounds like you're ok too? Naomi is a beautiful name too.

Shelley I hope you're feeling a bit better soon, sounds like classic baby blues, all those hormones switching around. Good luck on deciding on a final name too.

dinky glad you had a productive day, if slightly boring. Hopefully tomorrow will be better for you!

I also think I'm heading for the overdue club too, no progress today at all. I have my first sweep booked for Wednesday, good luck for those having theirs tomorrow.

Congratulations totally. Such happy news and glad all went ok if a little fast! Enjoy those snuggles with your baby girl

Congratulations Totally. Naomi is a beautiful name.

Congratulations Totally. Lovely to hear that after all the waiting she arrived so quickly. I hope you have a good night and get everything sorted so you can get home tomorrow.

Dinky did your permit turn up? Sounds like you put the time to good use though.

Mightbemad I've no idea what that means either. Glad the Bhs have settled down though.

Thanks to photographer for the heads up. May catch it on iplayer. Was it any good?

Cheek your dinner sounds good to me. I'm craving carbs and anything that doesn't result in too much washing up is always a bonus!

Persuasion good luck with your sweep. So far there's no indication that mine has made any difference, but maybe something will happen later. If not it would be lovely to have some more company in the overdue club

Updated innies and outies list:

Due date list (Innies):

CottonSocks - 24th June
Sundaysunshine - dc2 (boy!) - 28th June
Skelosia - DC2 - 1st July
QuinandThem - 1st July
Badgerwife - DC2 - 1st July
Cutandstick - 2nd July
Runswithsquirrels - 2nd July
Thinkingof4- DC4 -2nd July
VinegarDrinker - DC2 - 2nd July
Persuasion - DC1 - 3rd July
esme80 - 3rd july
Glup - 3rd July
Dinkystinky - DC3 - 4th July
Tryitonforsize - DC3 - 4th July
wifey6 - 5th July
PenguinsInThePantry - 5th July
marmitemad DC2 - 6th July
Gingerpanther27 - 7th July
Abzs - DC1 - 7th July
Efme - 8th July
GeorgieWilson - 9th July
CitizenOscar - DC2 - 10th July
TwoOfThree - DC1 - 10th July
Chinainthegarden - DC1 - 10 July
Calmisthemantra - 11th July
Specialknickers - 11th July
MrsMillions - DC1 - 11th July
Cheekbyjowl - DC1 - 11th July
Trustissues75 - DC2 - 11th July
mysterymeg - 12th July
Reikimummy - 12th July (DC1)
SlouchingPanda - 12th July
Thundercatz - 12th July
Twirliedobbit - DC4 - 12th July
Hai1988 - 12th July - DC2 - Girl!
LittleFlower888 - 14th July
Tashtastic - 14th July
Beaditsback - dc2 14th July
Mizar - 15th July
photographerlady - 15th July
Evelynj - 15th July
Guavasforbreakfast - DC1 - 16th July
MiniPenguinMaker - DC1 - 17th July
Boostar - 18th July - DC2
MrsWildermac - 18th July
SingingMomma - 18th July
MummyKanny - 18th July
Andrea75 - DC3 - 18th July
GingerJulep - DC1 - 19th July
Niktasha - 19th July
whitedaffodil - 19th July
Grannyapple DC2 - 19th July
Thinking positive thoughts - 20th July
Icingthecake - 20th July
Cheeseandbread - DC1 - 20th July
PhieEl06 - DC1 - 20th July
AmaDablam - DC1 - 21st July
Lancslass83 -dc1- 21st July
butterflyexperience - 22nd July
BadMissM- DC2- 22nd July
AllYoursBabooshka - 22nd July
Orangebubbles - DC2 - 22nd July
Isitme1 - 23rd July
Scoutfinch - DC1 - 23rd July
MightBeMad - 26th July
Cantreachmytoes - 24th July
MrsRoss26 - 24th July
Camb79 - 25th July
Sashabella0 - 25th July
BoyMeetsWorld - 27th July
marimba - 27th July
JessicaMLH - DC2 - 27th July
Lizincornwall - 27th July
LorrieJ- 27 July
TomDaleysTrunks - DC2 - 27th July
Silver15 - DC3 - 28th July
Wavesandsmiles - DC3 - 30th July
Trickybarmby - 31st July

Arrivals List (Outies):

SuperShiv - DS, Oliver, the little fighter, 1 lb
Emblosion - DS, Oisin
Elliejitny - DS, Ezekiel
Paolocee/Donna - DDs, Leila Poppy and Caitlin Liv
Princessllama - DS, Humphrey
Devilforasideboard - DS, Will
Beginningofthejourney - DS, Theodore
Schrosawmargerydaw - DS, Caspar
BB01 - DD Rosie, born 22.06.13, 4 lb 9 oz
Differentnow - DD Posy born 22.06.13 8lb 4oz
OhGood - DS (no name yet)
NotprincessKate - Amy Rose, born 26.6.13, 8 lb 14 oz
Shelley72 - DD2 (no name yet), born 27.6.13
Twinklestarstwinklestars - DS, Max, born 27.6.13, 5lbs 2 oz
Gingerpanther27 - DS, Callum, born 27.6.13, 8 lb 4 oz
McKTastic - DS, Murray, born 29.6.13
Bigbelly4 - DD2, Constance Rose, born 30.6.13, 7 lb 4 oz
TotallyEggFlipped - DD2, Naomi, born 1.7.13, 5 lb 8 oz

No permit yet MarieKL - I cant imagine parking wardens are the most efficient of couriers though The warden has probably gone into a nervous breakdown at the idea of giving out a permit rather than a ticket and has had to be retrained...

Good luck to all those having sweeps - hope they bring the desired result v soon for you!

Wow! Congratulations Totally - super speedy work! Will you still make it to your meal out after all!?

And now for something completely different: Cheek I get my octopus from Morrisons - lots of lovely recipes online for Greek octopus salad. Not to everyone's taste I know, but I love it and I can daydream about being in the Mediterranean, not in home counties suburbia. I'm clearly becoming a bit of a food bore in the absence of any baby action!

totally wow congratulations on the speedy and safe arrival of Naomi. Enjoy your first night with her.

Congrats totally - amazing news and what a brilliant labour! Starting to get very impatient now... although still all seems surreal... not sure I have fully grasped that I am having another baby!

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Dinky - just realised you and I are due on the same day (thanks for adding me to the list. Have you got anything planned to speed up the process or are you just going the 'it'll come when it comes route'. I'm on the latter path right now but wondering if I shouldn't give this baby a helping hand!

Scrubbing walls and washing, hoovering and dusting , weeding etc today were all with the view to get Bean to move down - no sign of it working at all so far! Think am minded to let things run their course - ds1 was evicted at 42 weeks, so as long as Bean arrives before that point I'll be happy. Mind you, its meant to get up to 29 degrees next week so may well change my mind and take whatever I can find to speed things up once the temperature starts rising!

Congrats totally & Shelley, wonderful stuff! Totally-that was fast, hope all's good.

Dinky-hope you got your permit-can you adjust the old wrong one to work anywhere near the hospital?!

I'm in bed making a long to do list for tomorrow & will probably only manage about 2 minor things off it!

So jealous of anyone with energy-I organised a cupboard today tho, (now have one tidy shelf purely for biscuits & the like to go with all the cups of tea I plan to have visitors making when they come round!) I plan to attempt a bit of wall painting tomorrow while DS is at my folks although DH has banned it but desperate to get new rooms finished-I'm obsessed!

Heartburn is doing my head in now & my diet is awful-have only had one of my 5 a day today. This baby will be full of junk food!

Worried I have too much in my hospital bags-cabin size bag for me & baby changing bag & pillows? Plan to be in for 2-3 days as elcs., does this seem ok

Also, has anyone given themselves the injections for blood thinning is it? Think you have to have them first 3 days but really don't know if I could face it myself.....

Evelynj I took a cabin bag for baby (though needn't have bothered as she wasn't dressed until we left to come home) and a small holdall for me. In my hurry I forgot my pillow so this was brought in after. So what you have seems ok esp if you're in for a couple of days. As for the jabs, I'm doing this at the minute as they give you one a day for a week. Dh did my first and it hurt like hell so I'm doing them myself now. Best thing I've found is to pinch up some tummy fat (if you have any) and inject into that as you don't have so many nerves there. Obviously not near your scar though! If I can manage it sure you will be fine.

Dinky you must have a very comfy bean there. Babies always come when they're ready. Maybe they're just waiting to coincide with the royal babies arrival?!

In other news I now have cracked bleeding nipples to add to my list of woes, think the damage was done by (yet another) undiagnosed tongue tie. Using lots of lansinoh to try and get through feeds at the moment. And we've nearly decided on a name , we think we have a Florence. Maybe today we will officially announce it and wait for the puzzled faces