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??

Ah that's lovely Marie - so pleased Alexander decided to come on your birthday. Double congratulations and hope all going well now you're back home.

Congrats Marie and MysteryMeg.

I am also now past my original LMP date but I never believed it due to long cycle and OPK, 12 week scan date is actually the date I think it should be.

After a morning in nice quiet air conditioned shops (strangely enough most people wanted to be outside today) I've spent the afternoon on the sofa with all windows open and fan on. Not sure how many more days like this I fancy but also not sure about giving birth in this weather either...although my DM has often commented on how hot it was when I was born so maybe this is payback.

Congratulations marie and mystery

marie I thought you'd been quiet today! 2nd sweep did work then! What an amazing birthday present

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
PenguinsInThePantry - 5th July
marmitemad DC2 - 6th July
Gingerpanther27 - 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
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
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
Beginningofthejourney - DS, Theodore, born 28.05.13, 6 lb 11 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
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, Florence, 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
Abz - DS, Joseph Robert, born 2.7.13, 8 lb 4 oz
Wifey6 - DS, Kyle, born 2.7.13
Cheeseandbread- DD, Juno Olivia, born 3.7.13, 7lb 2 oz
Tryitonforsize - DS (name to follow), born 5.7.13
MarieKL - DS, Alexander, born 5.7.13, 8 lb 2 oz
MysteryMeg - DD, Edith, born 6.7.13, 8 lb 4.5oz

15 boys and 12 girls arrived so far. Wonder who will be next.....

I see Pinkballetshoes has popped another girl out too.

Congratulations MarieKL and MysteryMeg They're both beautiful names. I wanted an Edith but it's been vetoed by DP. What a lovely birthday present MarieKL. Hope you're enjoying snuggles with your babies.

congrats marie and mystery meg.

glad you had such a lovely anniversary vinegar. can I ask one thing about your birth? how did you know that it would be a bad idea to go back home even though they wanted you to?

I found an outdoor pool today. bliss! swimming felt good id recommend it.

Marie-congratulations! What a wonderful story & happy birthday to you & Alexander.

Persuasion- hope things are prepping your body for an easy go when the time comes.

Running off to make lots of plans for the next week......g'night ladies

37+5

Congratulations MarieKL & MysteryMeg!

Many congrats Marie!

What no wide abake club this morning?

Hi all, just a quicky to say that baby boy was born at 12.50am on Sat night after a nice quick labour got induced after routine MW appointment due to littles ones Heartbeat dropping, but everything is fine, at it worked out for the best as I'd driven myself to the hospital and luckily had hospital bag in car, so I didn't need to rely on anyone else. Labour was v different to my water birth/ active labour plan as I was being monitored constantly, but actually it was fantastic, they gave me just the right amount of support and I managed it with just G&A and a couple of paracetamol in a little over three hours. It was so so so much better than DD.

The little man (no name as yet) is wonderful, and really content. Seems to be happy in his cot and is bf well which is such a relief too. Looking after 'helpful' relatives and keeping DD entertained is exhausting though!

Sorry for no personals, I've got pages to catch up on, but I gather there are a few more arrivals too, so big congratulations to those new mums and COME ON BABIES shout to all those of you impatient to see your little miracles x

Congratulations Sunday - sounds like another v positive induction birth story. Hope you're having lots of fun cuddling your little boy - put those helpful relatives to work entertaining dd!

Well done sunday and marie and mysterymeg and christina .

Congratulations, Sunday!

Any tips on changing a baby's time zone greatly appreciated. DD2 looking for BF approximately hourly overnight, but quite happy to go 4 hours by day. Or should I just move to Australia?

Congratulations! Sunday, MysteryMeg, and Marie. Sounds like CalmIsTheMantra might be cracking on too (I think it's her... this dual identity Facebook/here lark is confusing). Apologies to any I've missed.

No baking or waking today. Slept in til 8am - glorious bar an hour awake at 3 with indigestion. Have a good day everyone.

39+3 (in possibly the slowest week of pregnancy so far!)

Congrats marie and sunday!

Its getting unusual to wake up in the morning and there not to have been babies born! Own bump not listening at all and still in place. Also struggling in the heat here, everyone sitting in the sun but me, either hiding in the shade or inside in front of the fan. Tennis today though!

Same here totally though we may be on Perth time rather than Sydney.

Congratulations to all the new arrivals!

My dh may also be up for sale/swap. Likes bikes of both kinds, not good with antipo

Antipodean time keeping.

Damned tablet.

Congratulations marie and sunday and good luck calmisthemantra

Dinky no 4am club for me, I had an amazing nights sleep for once!

I clearly need to make some plans quick. Although I've had plans every day for the last two weeks and it doesn't seem to have made any difference. This week I have nothing planned at all. Maybe my baby is programmed differently to totally's and she's waiting until she can get all the attention! Either that or she's going to interrupt my viewing of the Wimbledon finals this afternoon (vain hope!) We're going for a nice long walk in the park this morning and a potter round some antique shops before that, should be a nice day. Anyone else got nice things planned?

Congrats sunday what a lovely birth it sounds like!

Persuasion i also had the best nights sleep in a long time, slept from 11-6:30 woke up to turn the lamp off (oops) then straight back until 8:15 totally needed it though!

So today is original due date day - well soon see which one is a better guess! I am measuring 40 so quite likely but could just be fat

Hope everyone is doing well! We might buy a paddling pool to dip out feet in today!

Bored of waiting now.

Was a member of the 8am baking club today as DP, myself and a few friends seem to have polished off the muffins. Suddenly worried people would have nothing to eat when they visit so made more even though I wasn't really in the mood.

DP is readying himself for the German GP by putting other Motorsport on the TV now. It drives me mad. I'm hiding away.

No signs of anything happening here on my original due date. For days I've felt like there is a head sitting in my (TMI) anus but nothing is happening. DP thought he could feel my tummy tightening intermittently last night but I couldn't feel anything.

I have to make a decision whether to go for a S&S tomorrow. I've booked in for reflexology in the afternoon but I know the midwife is going to offer to root around my bits. I think if I did it though I'd be doing it for myself and not for the LO who really will come out when she's ready.

Congratulations to the new arrivals, it is kinda weird to wake up and see who's next!

I hope everyone has a lovely day and manages to keep cool!

I think MightBe & esme she was trying to be polite but she knows me well enough & can see how miserable I am! esme I hope you survived the visit from PIL's & managed not to offend your FIL! Hehe liking dinky's idea of priming your dc to ask!

Slouching bit late on the post now but sending my sympathies as I'm just miserable at the moment too, I understand the fear of a newborn & think it's completely normal for first time mums. Hopefully it's just pre-birth worries & it will come naturally when the time requires, I guess women have been doing it since the beginning of time, before NCT classes & hospitals & midwives, the human race has still managed to survive!

Icing similar to you my due date is very (1 week) different according to LMP, according to that next Saturday I should be going into labour but at first scan at 10 weeks they told me 22nd July & second scan at 13 weeks they told me 20th July. Hmm, hoping with everything crossed that LMP is the way to go... knowing my luck though this baby is going to be an August baby!

Hope you had a nice wedding anniversary Vinegar & glad to hear everything is going so well with your newborn!

Congratulations to MysteryMeg & also to Marie what an amazing birthday present & very quick from getting to hospital to giving birth.
Oh & congratulations to pinkballetshoes & Sunday it was a very busy baby day yesterday!

With you Runs on being bored of waiting, I have every sympathy got you being over, I'm no where near my due date yet & just want her out!

So my dance class did nothing yesterday! I'm a very miserable pregnant lady & unbelievably jealous of all you lovely ladies & your babies! However haven't told OH as I don't think he'll understand but last night I had a huge freakout in bed, the whole way through I have been ready for labour & giving birth, being of the opinion that its got to happen I may as well accept it for what it is & be positive, but now I'm really scared, I'm scared of the pain, of something going wrong & now feel like I'm completely unprepared for labour as much as I want it & have been positive about it the whole way through! Sorry for the me me me moan!
Other than that I may be buying a new car in the next few days so at least that takes my mind off the impending doom! no I'm not buying a new car because the pram doesn't fit in my existing car at all!

38+1 (& hating pregnancy)

Just a quickie to say DS2 was born 6.29 this morning. Arrived at hospital fully dilated & was lucky he didn't arrive in the car park! Had been keen to stay home as long as possible but might have been cutting it a bit fine

He seems healthy & keen to feed and I feel pretty good. Tired! But no tears, haemorrhages nor nuffink (so far)!

citizen that's fab! Congratulations