Due in July 2013 - newborns to the left of me, big bumps to the right, here I am stuck in the middle with you babe!

[SlouchingPanda]

Hello shiny new thread!

Nice to hear some happy stories & I agree, bf is wonderful if you can get through it, I need to get over the baby blues stage today & remind myself that I'm being illogical & OTT about the little things-yest dh had a cup of coffee & hadn't made me a tea & I had a mini breakdown about it, ha!

Sweet & sad when they grow. I've got a full wardrobe for this one til she's about 4 so always something to look forward to growing into!

Hoping to get some sleep now-just had 30 mins but when she woke felt like I'd been sleeping for hours!

G'night hopefully, though I may be lurking all night & find some exciting relationship threads to read to keep me occupied!

Oh, slouching, fx for you-hope you can manage it home for a while but if not, follow your. Instincts & get to hospital. How exciting!

Good luck!

Good luck slouching ! Don't be a martyr, if you need to go into hospital and get some gas & air etc then do! Hooray for meeting your baby very soon.

Good luck, Slouching!

Still feeding every 2 hours at night really struggling to stay awake.

How you doing slouching? I'm awake and here if you need to chat.
So hot and can't sleep. Had another false start yesterday, so so sick of it. Feel like I'm suspended in no mans land.

horray slouching horray. paracetemol is a fat.load of good huh? don't be too stoic if in pain.

good morning breastfeeding club. this is your

Thanks all. Been in to hospital. All fine. In early labour - cervix only 1cm but head has come right down & baby is back to back so I'm not just a total wuss.

I vommed up the paracetamol anyway . Going to try to get some rest fuck knows how and zone out.

Good luck, early morning feeding club! More soon.

Ooh exciting news slouching. Hold out as long as you can but go in if it gets too unbearable.

Awake feeding, though ds and dd1 have both been awake since 4 (just as dh got to sleep). It's NOT going to be a good day?

Oh slouching hoping baby turns for you so not back to back! At least things are getting going now! Good luck!

Slouching hope things are progressing steadily. Just remember what a beautful invention epidural is, if it grts too painful opt for the mercedes benz of pain relief

Btw i second evelyn's comments re my brest friend- best feeding pillow ever

Slouching - good luck. Try sitting on your birth ball and enrolling round in circles or leaning forward onto a counter and doing figures of 8 with your hips - may encourage baby to move around. If pain is in your back, see if dh pressing on your sacrum brings relief.

I have comedown with dh, ds1 and ds2s cold combined it feels like overnight - no voice, hot and cold shakes, streaming nose - hope j (who fed constantly from 1.30 last night) doesn't get it and its a doozy.

PS am about to put a my Brest friend pillow on eBay for sale - hoping for 10 pounds and postage which is what I paid for it. If any one wants it, message me.

Best of luck Slouching! I was back to back and found back massage (hard!), tens and co codamol (maybe ask hospital before taking) helped in early stages. I would have tried a bath if I'd been at home (was in hospital).

Citizen, glad feeding is straightforward for you. We haven't really struggled so much with latch or anything and LO had always put on weight so far. For me it's been more associated anxiety with how often, how long to do it etc and conflicting advice made worse cos am worried about baby putting enough on as she was low birthweight. But you're right in saying it's not necessarily difficult for everybody. Don't want to put people off with my worrying!

Had much better night last night with slightly cooler temperature, less frequent feeding and DD consenting to sleep in her own bed for some of it!

Beginning, you're so right about bf being more convenient and also love the fact that it's usually one sure-fire way to calm an unsettled baby!

Slouching - just remembered I also found leaning over something made me feel loads better. I used my ball but also DH on occasion!

Morning all, I've been managing to keep up with the reading, but not posting here, as finding FB easier at the mo.
Do need to say congratulations to all the new outies- most I hope I will have congratulated on FB, but just in case I have forgotten anyone.
I'm feeling a little more human today, after a good 4 hours + straight sleep last night- the only bonus of ff as DH had a turn, not A sleeping any longer, she still seems to be on a 3/3.5hr feeding regime, even if this involves only an ounce or two, and like many would be better suited to living down under than in the uk.........that added with DD who seems to be getting up at stupid o'clock and usually no more than an hour after I've settled A and got to sleep myself. The lack of sleep I think has now contributed to a throat filled with razor blades and a headache that just won't go........ah poor me........I will keep repeating the mantra this IS a phase, it WILL pass.
Hope those still waiting get their well deserved newborn snuggles soon, and good luck slouching your time has come, hope it goes smoothly, quickly and relatively pain free- is this possible?
Right off to do some jobs, next time DH asks if he can give our rather stomach sensitive dog a bone, I think he might know the answer.......not really something that I wanted to be dealing with, even after a half decent nights sleep bleugh.

Ooh good luck slouching!! Hope you managed to get some rest and things are now progressing well for you. Another tip to get baby to shift position: get on the floor on your knees and elbows, resting your head on your forearms and circle yor pelvis. Try to do it for a few contractions before getting more upright again - can help to take gravity off the baby, allow it to come out of your pelvis a bit and then resettle onto a better position.

Oh and I'd also second whoever it was who said if you need pain relief, take it. an epidural can be a wonderful thing!

Yay slouching !!! Sounds just like my labour - bet you go vv fast at the end, I wouldn't stay at home toooo long...

I am feeling guilty about not keeping up with you all.

Third the pain relief advice. I'm sure many ladies get through without the need for anything strong but I ended up backtracking on my birth plan completely and having an epidural. So so glad I did. It allowed me to chill out when my hypnobirth and breathing techniques and tens etc finally stopped helping!

I had the best epidural ever first time round so fourth the pain relief advice!

Thanks for the support everyone and the advice on getting pesky OP child to turn. I am at hone in bed as contractions eased in the bath a bit so trying to rest whilst I can. I know I should be more mobile but I can't face it yet...

It hurt so badly overnight - no way I'm not having a happydural when I need it!

BTW can I just say that my DH is fan-bloody-tastic and any talk of swapping him a few threads ago was foolish. He is so supportive, tells me I'm doing great when I feel anything but, rubs my back, feeds and waters me... his knight in shining armour moment came when he ran me a bath and then came to rescue me from the biggest spider in all eternity as it crawled across my shower pouffe.

Will keep you posted... sorry no more personals. I am too broken!

Oh slouching good luck how exciting, lovely to hear your dh is redeeming himself too! Definitely best to rest in early stages. And remember to eat and drink plenty too (light stuff best) Will be keeping everything crossed for you

Really nice to hear that bf is going well for some many of you, babies are all different- my ds2 latched and fed like a dream from the start, it was really straightforward with him.
Ds3 was a bit more tricky but sorted within a week and I'm hopefull Morven will be too. Much less sore today, combination of laninsoh and jelonet is having quite miraculous effect! Still need to perfect latch on left when lying down then things will hopefully be much better

Mw in this morning and M has only lost about 7oz so less than 5% which is great

Top tip of the day for those with outies- hana baby sling. I just got mine in post yesterday and popped M in just now when she was a bit unsettled- she's sleeping peacefully now
I have a few slings but decided my moby would be too warm for summer baby. Hana wrap is made of bamboo so much cooler, super soft but still supportive. I even got to buy a gorgeous purple one which is a bit girlie without being too pink iyswim

Hang in there slouching, despite what it might seem like, you're only a little way away from getting to sniff your very own baby's head.
Wouldn't it be cool to have a meet up in september when the bigger kids have gone back to school? I know not everyone would be able to make it because of geography but i think it could be fun.

Hi all, have been reading but not posting, as soon as I catch up my brain stops working and forget everything.

Congrats on all arrivals! And go slouching! You are doing so well and you are close to seeing your little one now!

To everyone overdue, hope you are coping ok. Its difficult enough without this heat making it miserable. Hope these babies start hurrying up!

Re baby size etc. No one said that either ds or A would be big, measured normal etc, and wound up having a 9 and 11 lber! If we go for dc3 am fully expecting to birth a toddler. At the same time think Badmissm was told she was having a huge baby, and her little boy was around 7 lbs I think. Point being its not an exact science, and even huge babies can get out no problem!

A is doing very well, feeds most of the day in this heat. Bfing is going pretty good up till now, touch wood. Didnt manage to bf ds so am v pleased with how we are doing! Daft question, but what do you all wear when you go out for bfing? I pretty much just sit around topless all day at moment cant imagine managing to discreetly get boob out of clothing when out and about...