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 on the safe arrival of ds2 Citizen - sounds like another swift arrival. He was obviously waiting till the coast was clear!!

Congratulations!

Updated innies and outies list:

Due date list (Innies):

CottonSocks - 24th 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
Efme - 8th July
GeorgieWilson - 9th July
TwoOfThree - DC1 - 10th July
Calmisthemantra - 11th July
Specialknickers - 11th July
MrsMillions - DC1 - 11th July
Cheekbyjowl - DC1 - 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
Pinkballetshoes - DD, Rachel Amelia, born 6.7.13
SundaySunshine - DS (name to follow), born 6.7.13
CitizenOscar - DS2 (name to follow), born 7.7.13
Calmisthemantra - ?

17 boys and 13 girls arrived so far. Wonder who will be next.....

Totally - re sleepy babies during day - try to differentiate day and night as much as possible. Keep lights dim at night, quick feed and back to bed - no change unless absolutely needed. During day, get out for some sun and fresh air (though all the stimulation may well make them sleep too) - change nappies (even if they're asleep) every 3 hours or so -should wake them up and all the yelling should make for a hungry baby Or just embrace the antipodean phase - it will pass soon.

Runs - you'll be 41 weeks wont you? I'd go with the sweep if your cervix looks favourable (and combined with the reflexology might help things along) - if not, then no point in thinking about it. As ways of triggering off labour go, its fairly minor and if baby isnt ready to come, wont work (I had 3 with DS1 between 40 weeks and 42 weeks and none of them worked - the child clearly was not for moving ). If baby is ready to come, then it will give them a nudge.

Glad you got some well overdue good night's sleep in Slouching and Persuasion - bet you both feel like different women today! We're off to a picnic at the boys school in the Greenspace (outdoor classroom which ds2 in particular adores) to celebrate 5 years of it being open later this morning - should be fun. And this afternoon will be spent with the paddling pool again I think.

Ooooh congrats citizen! It's been a busy 24 hours for babies, Let's hope it carries on like this!

Phie try not to panic! When I get anxious I think about how amazing my body has been in getting this far and remind myself there's no reason labour should be any different. I also try to remind myself that everyone on the planet has been born successfully (sounds stupid but works for me!) and really there's no reason to think I will have it any easier or harder than others.

Congrats Sunday & Citizen, sounds like 2 moe happy stories-sounds like we all more or less had better sleep last night-how odd. I didn't wake til 7 (then dozed on til 9.30!)

Makes me quite optimistic for the day ahead as opposed to my normal morose self every morning for the last week or so. I also think it's better that everyone 'expects' to be fairly lazy on Sundays so feel more on a par with normal folk iykwim.

Thanks for the tips on not changing bums at nightimes etc-noting it all down!

I've had non stop pins & needles in my swollen hands recently & even tho it's probably the least of my worries, it's really starting to piss me off.

Aim for today is to paint 2 bedside drawers with blue Annie Sloan chalk paint. Never used the stuff before so nervous & excited!

Have good days all :)

Congratulations in the latest flurry of arrivals and thank-you Sunday for the "come on babies" shout.

If the "being busy" thing is going to work for me today might be the day as have final NCT this afternoon and tennis on sky+ - hoping to dodge the score and watch "as live" when we get back, which DH has been known to do with football. Would be quite happy to have that distract me during early labour. Otherwise need to make some plans for this week!

After talking of baking for days I finally have banana-choc-fudge cupcakes in the oven. Bit of an adaptation from Nigella. Talking of whom, this whole Charles Saatchi saying he's divorcing her in a Sunday paper, before telling her, is a bit odd. Was expecting her to initiate proceedings. But haven't read any of it, just heard headlines on the news.

I'm rubbish at posting but always keep up to date with the thread.
Wow I can't believe how many babies have arrived already. Congratulations to you all - you all sound like you are doing fantastic and am loving all the tips and knowing that its ok to have overwhelmed times! All this talk of fast births is giving me hope too!
Laughed alot at all the DP swapping, if anyone wants one that will watch any sport at all mine is perfect - quite seriously told me that it was essential to watch the Lions yesterday!
Its my due date today - according to scans but I'm praying that junior stays in one more day as I really want to watch the tennis this afternoon. I also have horrendous cold and sore throat - in the hottest weather ever! - which I really want to clear up before birth!
Sympathies to everyone who is fed up of other peoples comments - dp's mother (who I don't know that well and haven't seen for a couple of months due to distance) told me last week that I'm definitely having a girl as I've put lots of weight on everywhere - cheers for that!

Congrats to all the new mummies and welcome to all the new babies!! Phie, even if the birth goes completely differently to how you'd like (and mine certainly did - all the midwives still keep commenting on how traumatic it sounds!!) you'll be surprised at how you get through it. I had points of wanting to give up but it passes and you just get on with it and it is so so worth it! And the support I got from all the medical staff made it so much nicer. People are all rooting for you and will make it as good an experience for you as they can even if things don't go to plan.

Congratulations, Citizen!

Midwife came round this morning for day 6 visit. I was a bit worried because DD had lost 8% of her (not very big) birthweight on day 3. Anyway, she is now over her birthweight! So the hourly BF overnight was worth it.

Hurrah for dd2 putting on weight Totally!

Congrats Citizen!

And well done baby eggflipped for the weight gain!

Georgie what is it with these inlaws? My FIL didnt say anything yesterday, just pointed at my stomach and laughed. I may as well mention that hes not the most thoughtfull of people at the best of times. MIL gave him a look though, so think he got an earful on the way home.

Everyone enjoying the tennis? Got my fan on, pineapple out, bouncing on ball and cheering Murray on!

Esme I'm watching it too, very exciting so far! Murray doing well so far.

Congratulations to citizen and sunday ! Busy thread with all these babies at the moment!

totally that's great re weight gain, makes all that hard work worthwhile

runs I'm with you on the fed up waiting thing! I've had a second sweep and if you are favourable tomorrow then you've nothing to lose by having one. Not the most pleasant thing in the world but certainly not terrible

Well I hope everyone is either enjoying tennis or sunshine (or both)
Dh is annoyed with me because I said I didn't want him to run his half marathon today I do sometimes wonder what planet he is on

40+5

I darent watch Thinking and Esme - too much excitement for me in this heat! Can't begin to imagine how the players must be feeling - its sweltering! Went to the kids green space picnic this morning and have a friend and kids coming round for Pimms and paddling pool action shortly - that's as much excitement as I can deal with right now!

runs I didnt get a sweep last week in the end, but going for one on thursday, will be 41+1, if nothing by then. Never yad one, but Im getting to point of doing anything to get this baby out now.

Hi can I be added

Pocopearl DC1 - 18/7/2013

esme - I hope MIL gave him hell on the way home

Thinking - what is it with men? It's too freaking hot for a half marathon anyway! He can always do another race, but you're only going to be giving birth to this baby once (thank f**k!)

Welcome pocopearl

I hope any babies who want to make an appearance today wait until the end of the tennis when it'll hopefully be a bit cooler.

Congratulations to all the new arrivals! It is both exciting and scary to be hearing actual real birth stories....

I am shattered and planning just to draw a mind map for my planned birth during the rest of today, even though the understairs cupboard is tormenting me with whispers of it wanting to be sorted out. I've sorted out, cleaned and tidied pretty much everything else, so it really is one of the last remaining spaces I can "nest". DCs are both out to play, so a beautiful bit of quiet time for me

Only 2 weeks of having to do packed lunches, wash school uniforms, and nag about homework, then lazy lie ins can commence. 36 + 5 and so very nearly at full term. I am so looking forward to (a) newborn cuddles (b) being able to actually eat properly again (c) having the PICC line out and therefore being able to have a proper soak in the bath and a swim!

Hope everyone is surviving the heat today

Murray! Murray! Murray!

Goooo Murray! If the excitement of that doesnt put us into labour I dont know what will!

Wowsers what a match! I forsee a flurry of babies arriving tonight after all that excitement!

Wecome pocopearl - just copy and paste the latest list and add yourself in.

I wonder if there will be a peak in baby Andy/Andrews? What a match!

Yeeehaa! What a match! And I didn't miss it by being in labour!! Any time now baby....

Bet you were bouncing away on the sofa Thinking