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!

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Hello shiny new thread!

Congrats Mrs D and what a lovely name x

Congratulations mrsd! Wishing you a swift recovery.

Congratulations, Mrsd!

Congratulations!

Congratulations mrsd

Good luck to those others being induced today, and sympathy to those still pregnant, hang on because you're almost there. Just to echo what others said poco you are not a failure if you have to have a section, you have successfully grown a baby and her and you getting through birth safely is all that matters in the end.

Sorry I can't remember any more personals, night feeds are frying my brain! Midwife came today for my ten day check, and F is over her birth weight already. It was the midwife who delivered me, which was lovely. And I fed her in Costa today, my first time out of the house, with the support of DH and managed ok. It feels like a really big step and makes me think I may be able to cope when he goes back to work on Monday!

Ah congratulations mrsD hope you recover soon.

Good luck to the others being induced today, hope things are progressing nicely for you all.

Just to update sry not personal but running out of mobile data. Was examined this morning and was 2 cm after passing my plug last night. Dr said may be able to break my waters but I adked for another pessery to give me a little more hope. Decision is in the morning if he can break my waters he will else will be a section. Need lots of prayers and hand holding please. Have now had 5 pessery in total so no more chances. Thanks for all your kind words. X

MrsD-congratulations! amazing that's she's fed so well so soon. Florence was breech too so there was a bit more wriggling coming out but 9 days later & I feel nearly back to normal, (disclaimer-I was never the overly active type or anything but already thinking of asking doc for permission to drive again as I feel ready), just take it super easy for a least the first week. My dh has done all cooking, cleaning & nappy changing, result!

Don't know if I was overreacting about thrush so decided to wait to see cmw tomorrow.

Seems to be one good day followed by a bad day at the minute & starting to dread dh going back to work next week.

Need to do baby bath next-haven't done one yet as cmw said to wait til cord came off which was yest!

Hoping all inductions have gone or going well-off to babe babies for feeding clothes! Wishing good or cope-able nights to all!

Poco - 2cms sounds promising. That was what I was when I had my waters broken when I was induced ladt time around so I'm hopeful for you!

Hope things get moving soon Poco. Sounds like a long slog but just remember whatever happens you will be meeting your baby soon x

Poco-sending lots of positive vibes your way. Try to stay calm & go with the flow, easier said than done but either it will soon be over. Good luck :)

Good luck poco hoping things start progressing a bit more for you

Evening. Been quiet as I've been induced this morning.

After lack of movement they suggested induction so after some thought we went in this morning at 8:30am. First lot of gel at 10:20am walked about in mild pain for a couple of hours. Ended up in a search for lunch as the hospital doesn't offer vegetarian. Husband saved the day with a trip to M&S but since monitoring started that's when the pain kicked in. My body could not take lying down. Sadly at 4pm we found out it had no effect.

So waves of pain since second gel at 4:45pm. Nothing like the first 6 hours this time hard to walk, can't sleep or sit. No supper, not even offered actually but thankful so nauseous cant eat. Bath was lovely but no update on my induction. our lovely MW ended her shift at 6pm, still at 12:20am no midwife swap over or anyone to check up at all. Apparently mines in theatre and after a plea at 9pm they monitored me for 30mins (didn't feel much movement through the pain) asked at 11pm who my midwife is and still nothing. I can barely sit down let alone get into bed. Thankfully from 10-12pm I just breathed through my hynobirthing CDs which helped with pain while standing.

Sadly it doesn't feel regular like contractions, maybe early labour back leg and tummy pain. Feel curled in pain not looking forward to exam if it even happens tonight. Babies seems to be moving and ok. That's important.

photographer you're doing really well, keep using the hypno techniques to help you stay relaxed and in control. I had similar not frequent enough contractions until 11pm after my pessary, when I was 1cm but things progressed quickly after that for me so don't lose hope and ask for help if you need it.

poco I hope this works for you, at least this is some progress. Good luck.

So gang, I'd catch up but I'm in labour I think, still at home at the moment, trying to type this between agony contractions. Sent OH to bed to get some sleep so up with my mum. Coming every two minutes, lasting 30-40 secs, making me feel sick when they come & very hot! Tried a bath, make me feel so yucky, had tens on but didn't do a great deal & had paracetamol, don't know how long I'm going to last to be honest, this is hard going! All I want is sleep!!

Phie - good luck! Are you planning a home birth? My contractions started like yours - every 2 minutes, 30-40 seconds. By the time they got properly painful & I felt sick & sleepy it was only 5-10 minutes until I was pushing. (first mild contraction to delivery of baby was about 1h20)

photographer I hope your MW has seen you & the breathing is working or you've got some pain relief.

Good luck!

phie have you phoned the hospital yet? Sounds like things are ramping up for you!

After an abandoned sweep today (cervix still thick and posterior) and baby still 4/5th palpable, I contacted. Consultant as two midwives were of the opinion that I'd need to be induced whatever happened and induction got moved from 40+14 to 40+11...now I've not managed to get any sleep and pains, no idea whether they are contractions or what, but bad peroid type pains radiating from front to back about every 5 mins or so...paracetamol hasn't helped so going to try a bath now...surely this can't be it though, when body was showing NO signs of being ready just 12 hours ago?!

It won't take the pain away but for Phie and others in labour and hot and bothered have you tried water spray or cold wet cloth on face? Really helped give me relief in earlier stages!

Congratulations MrsD!

Poco thinking of you xx

I just had my first ever 4hr uninterrupted sleep since J's been born! Woohoo! After a couple if sleepless nights it feels like heaven.

Just a word on nipple pads- bought the tesco ones.. Not nearly as good as lanitosh... I was being cheap... Lanitosh are so much better and worth the £5 price tag. The £1.50 teso ones leave nipples wet and itchy and scrunch and leak...

Anyone else in the 4am club tonight? X

In my skim reading I missed the exciting news about Phie good luck my due date buddy!!

Good luck phie

MrsWildermac that sounds promising too! Bodies are strange things. It seems unlikely but it's certainly possible. I hope it is something starting for you, just need to wait and see.

cheese how old is J now? F had a disturbed early night tonight mostly with wind/colic but fed at half midnight then went to sleep and has only just woken me to feed again, it's lovely! She seems to have finished and fallen asleep again while I was writing the post so I'm hopeful for another 4 hours now!

Oooooh persuasion I've got my fingers crossed for you. J is 3 weeks. I think the past few nights she has had colic (scrunching legs/arching back, crying and refusing to settle) but tonight she has been great so far. I've just put her down after a 30 min feed so fingers crossed for more sleep for me too!

Still here in the bath...still every 5mins or so, has been that way since 1.30am but only lasting 45 seconds or so...just wish there was some way of KNOWING what was happening!

How are you doing phie?

Phie and MrsWildermac good luck.

Hello! Gosh it's hard to find time do anything at all to update with a newborn. DH and I brought Junior Panda home from hospital on Tuesday evening and have settling in to life with a newborn since then. We still haven't named him - Wils and Kate have nothing on us!

Despite not having a name, JP is unbelievably cool. He is such a long lanky baby which is funny as neither DH nor I are particularly tall. He's got a huge head with these massive eyes although appears to eye us with suspicion at times. He is quiet fair, where I have Mediterranean colouring, so it's hard to believe this arian enormo-baby came out of me at all!

He is trying so hard to feed well, but seems to fall asleep at the breast a lot... then wakes up frustrated and waving his head like a crazy tortoise trying to find it again.

Getting him to settle is really hard as all he ever wants is to be held and to suck. I am hoping it is all easier once my milk is in good and proper, but clearly from all your posts it's unlikely to be a walk in the park. I am finding the Kellymom website a really useful resource so thanks, to Dinky (I think) who mentioned it

I ended up with quite a bad tear thanks junior panda for your 37cm head at delivery so have been suffering with painful stitches and a few other choice side effects - I'll save you the details for now but safe to say I am not feeling at my most glamorous. DH is being a superstar and is so supportive, saying such lovely things and doing as much as he can.

Congratulations MrsD on your wonderfully- named arrival. And good luck to those going through induction Pocomail , MrsRoss and Photographer, and to those for whom things might be starting, Phie and Icing. Apologies if anything here is wrong!

Photographer I can't believe your hospital doesn't offer vegetarian food! Not a veggie myself but I've eaten out at places with a less complicated menu than my hospital (veggie, vegan, halal, kosher, Caribbean, easy chew... guess I was just lucky.

Twirlie do not fret about your back to back baby. Lots turn in labour so fingers crossed for you.

Most of all, sympathies to the overdue innies. Things can change very quickly and even thou you may feel like it will never start without induction, it can - don't be disheartened!

Sorry for such an epic post! Must try update/catch up gradually in future. One day I'll get round to posting my birth story and naming my newborn .