July 2013 - Holy Shit, this is IT!!

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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??

Congrats China - sorry you didn't get the home birth you were wishing for but sounds like you had a positive birth experience over all. The girls are definitely catching up the boys now.

Phie - your baby shower and best friend sound lovely!

Marie - I do believe my autocorrect has a mind of its own. Its like How to get ahead in Advertising - but with a possessed nexus instead of a boil :-)

X post with lots of you - I'm such a slow poster!

Congrats to China, glad to hear you had a positive experience despite it not going totally to plan. Congrats to everyone else with newbies too, I think I may have missed someone

Phie, baby shower sounds great.

I've been clearing up the patio in the hope it might start something off, but all I've managed to do is enrage my piles to the point I can't sit down without wincing

DH has been brandishing a pineapple at me all day, think I'll give it a go tomorrow.

Hope everyone has a good nights sleep

40+4

Congratulations China, although you didn't get the birth you wanted I'm glad it was a positive experience for you overall!

Icing you are trying everything possible & I'm very jealous of your energy! Got to admit though I am beginning to get very impatient now. Have you tried pineapple & tmi but dtd?

Hehe have to admit dinky she is amazing!

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
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
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, aka the little fighter, born 13.04.13, 1 lb
Emblosion - DS, Oisin Michael, born 27.5.13, 6 lb 1 oz
Elliejitny - DS, Ezekiel, born 3.6.13, 7 lb 2 oz
Paolocee/Donna - DDs, Leila Poppy and Caitlin Liv
Princessllama - DS, Humphrey
Devilforasideboard - DS, Will
Beginningofthejourney - DS, Theodore
Schrosawmargerydaw - DS, born 21.6.13, Caspar Neil Ruaridh, 4 lb 8 oz
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 3 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
Chinainthegarden - DD, Clara Elizabeth, born 30.6.13, 7 lb 7 oz
TotallyEggFlipped - DD2, Naomi, born 1.7.13, 5 lb 8 oz
Vinegardrinker - DD, Bethan, born 2.7.13 (bang on her due date!), 7 lb 13 oz

Ouch re the piles Sunday - does not sound good. Do you have any cream/witchazel to calm them down? I know I've said this before, but Valley Cushions (can hire from NCT and other places) are fab if you have bad stitches (or terrible piles) down below - may be worth looking into them if you fancy sitting and getting up again without an attack of tourettes each time. Loving the idea of your DH leaping out at you with a rogue pineapple through out the day

Phie Dtd once but literally nothing not even a bh maybe he's not that good it's not for us walks and RLT help most with me, didnt realise tinned pineapple didnt work and cant be bothered to get fresh now! Haha sorry for tmi but went to the toilet and bh/contractions are still coming thought it was just tummy ache for a while but getting my hopes up now, though im sure theyll stop in a little while

Ahh dear icing, I've had an increase in BH today, hoping it means something, failing that OH will not know what has hit him over the next few days!

Tehehe at the rogue pineapple dinky, comical images in my head!

Joseph Robert delivered by forceps (back to back) at 1534 today. 25 hours from first water leak . 8lb 4oz 55cm long. No wonder he was bent double. I'm only 5'2" and 8st 4 normally when hill fit

Congratulations Abzs! I hope you & little Joseph are doing okay!

Icing-exciting stuff hopefully!

Abzs-congrats, the boys are fighting back! And a big pat on your back, that's a great size :)

China, congrats to you-all the July mothers have such good taste in baby names-makes me happy!

Shelley, with feeding just take it one feed at a time, I had awful bother with DS & am really dreading breastfeeding as much as the birth this time but at the start any breast milk you can get into them helps, as long as you keep your sanity!

With that I'm off to read a bit more of 'the womanly art of breastfeeding'

Riveting stuff! I have reflexology booked on Friday so it's my next look forward to item!

Going to have to schedule small treats to get me through the next 13 days-this evening has dragged!

Sleep well ladies

Wide awske...

Just went to the loo and had bloody snotty discharge... Is this what a 'show' is (sorry if TMI)? Also just had a poo and have the acid reflux feeling in mt throat... Might be from feeling nervous though...

Think

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Stupid phone posting before I'm ready...

Thinking of doing the washing up from last night now as if this is it I don't want a messy kitchen...

Advice appreciated- butterflies in my tummy...

37+3

Congratulations, China & Abzs!

I hope this is the start of something, Icing....

Cheese, sounds like a 'show' to me. Yes do the washing machine up if it will bother you I think by the end of my cs the surgeon was fed up of me wittering on about the housework I hadn't yet finished! And being upright still help you anyway if labour is imminent. Good luck!

Cheese, sounds like a show. Can you get back to sleep? Rest while you still can. Hopefully you'll be needing all your energy soon.

Thanks Shelly and Totally for coming back to me. I have been googling and can see that the show can happen hours,days or weeks before... So I guess I'll have to wait and see what category I fit in to... I've had some period type pains but I don't think I would call them contractions...

Shelly it's funny the things you worry about isn't it... I can imagine myself worrying about things that need doing...

And congrats abzs and China on your new arrivals.

Icing I read in an article (no doubt written by a man ) that the prostaglandins work best administered ahem orally. Though how anyone has the energy for all that at 40 weeks pregnant is beyond me!

Due date today. Was hoping to get out today for a coffee as it's daddy's birthday. Let's hope we can avoid a hospital admission. Been trying to feed at least two hourly - though I slept from 1030 til 1am - but she has had 7 poos today (well tues) so that's not going to help. She only lost an ounce between day 3 and 5 but as she is small anyway it makes a difference percentage wise.

Trying my best with the feeding and have been hand expressing anything left over for her and topping her up with that. As you know I was training to peer support so turning up to groups with a bottle probably not the best advert

Any developments cheese?

Washing up has now been done

I've had more bloody discharge but no contractions yet...

Congratulations to China and Abz on the arrival of your little ones!

Shelley I hope you manage to get out for a coffee later.

Your feeding and hand expressing sounds good.

Going to see if I can try and go back to sleep... Fingers crossed...

Icing any news from you?...

Cheese - have a snack (piece of toast or something) and try to go to sleep. Sounds like things are starting to happen for you but now is the time to conserve energy.

Abzs - huge congratulations and welcome to the world Joseph! I'm 5 ft 4 and my babies have all been long too (I blame 6 ft 2 dh for this and many other things:-) ) so can relate to the huge folded up baby! Hope you and Joseph are home soon.

Shelley - it sounds like you're doing well with the feeding and top ups. All of this experience with dd2 will only serve to make you an even better more experienced peer supporter I'm sure x hope you feel up to going out for a coffee later.

Icing - hope all going well.

Currently lying here listening to the rain and gritting my teeth at the fact its messing up my beautifully scrubbed walls...

Congrats Abz and China.

Cheese that sounds promising.

Sorry no personals. Just in lying in bed watching BBC news channel hoping I will go back to sleep. DH seems to be fast asleep.

shelley when DD1 (it feels odd having 'DD1 & DD2' now instead of just 'DD' & bump!) was born she was too sleepy to feed much and I was hand expressing, pumping etc for ages to eek out a few pathetic drops to syringe into her. She didn't have enough energy to feed well and my milk hadn't come in yet either. It really got me down as I was determined to BF & felt like a failure because I just couldn't seem to do something that I thought was meant to come naturally. We used formula top ups for a couple of days whilst we got BF established. Once she perked up a bit and my milk came in she became a complete boob-monster and we had no further problems (until I weaned her at almost 18 months & got mastitis) & exclusively BF from then until 6 months. You can get through this too, and if you can't, at least you'll know how hard you tried and that will only make you a better and more understanding peer supporter.

Got checked out at hospital and they said I had my show and that the show can be quite watery. They sent me home saying it could take a couple of weeks yet.

Home now but getting regular pains that that've got stronger than period pains...

Hope you got back to sleep, Silver

How exciting, Cheese. Fingers crossed it's starting for you.....