October 2013 - Calling October babies: come out, come out wherever you are!

[MrsHoratioNelson]

Stats sheet here

New arrivals here

Key:
SC - still cooking (pre EDD)
SFW - still f*ing waiting (post EDD)
OWT - on way to theatre (CS)
IP - induction in progress
SWIL - somewhere in labour
LIT -lost in transition

Congrats bowlful
And roofio please don't beat yourself up about feeding. Breastfeeding is hard work at first and anyone who says it isn't and that it doesn't hurt are liars! I struggled and cried for at least two weeks when I had ds. I am very bloody minded and I wanted to persevere despite everyone telling me to switch to formula but if you feel you really can't then don't. Truth is it bloody hurts at first and they feed constantly but the truth also is that it gets so much easier and after that initial nightmare most mums come to love feeding. I cried when I stopped in the end. But please do what's best for you and don't ever feel guilty about it

Another JellyBaby, Congratulations Bowl!

Imp- I'm 38+2 and I'm due 18 Oct. Something definitely wrong with your calcs....

Doesn't that make u 37 weeks today imp ? Xxx

Congratulations Funkky wow what a good size, well done girl!

Congratulations to Bowl on the safe arrival of baby bowl.

Roofio I say what everyone else says, you do what's right by you and your baby. If that's ff then that's what you should do. I think pinkbuttons gave a good summary 'trust your instincts' we are good at that as women.

39 weeks here, terrible sleep also.

I can't get my head round the maths Nat. I think the difference is because in my case the calculation is based on the date of ovulation (fertility treatment) not my last period. I've always been told my DD is the 27th based on that might have to ask the midwife to explain again...

Yay lots of babies - congratulations New Mummies

Feeling a bit guilty about reading this thread rather than playing lego with DS.

& to all of you fed up of waiting or generally having a tough time x

Congrats funkky and bowlful

roofio don't beat yourself up about stopping bf. you have to do what's best for you as a family and dh can help much more with formula. I know the feeling when it doesn't work but I ff ds and have a very happy healthy boy xx

40+4 here and sc. Really upset as i feel miserable and my sister goes home tmw night after a week visit and I really really wanted her to be here to meet the baby. The waiting is making me miserable yet I've tried everything. Every day is a drag these days.

Loving all the baby pics here though...hopefully it will happen for me soon. Sorry for the moany post!

Some one please tell me I'm not being unreasonable.

38+6 today so very near the end and dh only has one day a week off (today being that day) I feel like we have very few days left as just me him and dd (almost 3) and he's been asked by my aunties ex too go and pick his new car up as a last minute thing which will probly take him about 3 hours in total but I feel like me and dd r being pushed too the back of the cue when really we should be treasuring our last potential full day together?

Am I being hormonally un reasonable?

Nat - YANBU!!

OK I've dug further and it turns out in france pregnancy is supposed to last 41 weeks not 40 . I guess they like to do things differently here...

funkky congratulations on your superman. My DS1 was superman too but only 3kg so tiny and that hurt enough and led to an almost 3rd degree - you poor poor thing. Hope you recover well.

bowl huge congratulations on your little girl. Hope you are both well.

roo follow your gut xx

Just walked the dogs with DS and DP. Up and down a massive hill....

Oh, how disappointing Imp :(

Nat no, YANBU

My mum had just text me to ask "any news on the southern front?" and do I want to go for lunch tomorrow. Is there a polite way to tell one's own mother to eff off? Sigh, I just want to be left alone to get on with it, whether that's feel sorry for myself that nothing's happening or whatever.

I might tell her I'm busy centering my chakras tomorrow

I don't think it actually makes any difference to when the baby arrives luckily

Pseudo you deserve a medal for that walk!
I can hardly make it from one room to the next today- sciatica in right hip. At least DH is finally giving me some sympathy...(he's washing up as I type!)

Imp When was your transfer/IUI? Mine was on 23 Jan which made me due 16 Oct but revised to 18th at 12w scan. Interesting that the French calculate 41w pregnancy. Does that mean loads of women come early?!?

And Nat Def NBU. These last few days are really precious to us all. Especially a beautiful sunny day like today- hope you get to enjoy it xx

Imp you might just want to get that bag packed a week early...

Nat I think you aren't being unreasonable either.

Dp announced this morning he has work to do until 5pm this evening!!! So fucked off annoyed, especially after being told and making a pact to chill. He is off to his web developers for the afternoon to work on his new website. Leaving me sat at home alone again on a lovely sunny day! Sick of it now.

Congratulations Bowlful!!!!!

Flyer - I feel your pain... DH is back tonight FTP. Being away for 10 days with work.

Roofio - I echo what everyone has said. The priority here is your sanity!! Just do what's best. If you fancy tying to keep going, this is, in my opinion, the hardest bit.... I have both times been v v teary and overwhelmed from day 2 to 4/5.... Combined with having eff all colostrum and baby feeding constantly to bring the milk in. The day after my milk came in it all got soooo much easier. The milk is satisfying (unlike colostrum I think) so feeds get spread out, and the hormone all "click" somehow... Those couple of days, both times, I've felt "what have I done... Love the baby but not sure I want this...". Then it's all lovely again!!!!

But please please do what is best and (after those couple if days of baby blues that I promise nearly everyone gets from day 2-5ish) ENJOY!!! X x x

FTP??? What is that? "From" being away it should say...

thanks so much ladies. your nice words made me even more teary haha!! after giving him a bottle and having a shower and him sleeping in his moses basket (he spent all of last night sleeping on me or dp in turn refusing to go down!!) I'm feeling much better. you're all right about trusting my instincts and I know I wasn't trying long at all but I feel relieved to have turned to formula. my milk has definitely come in today so I could try feeding again later but at the moment there is nothing I want to do less!! I just want to actually enjoy some cuddles with my boy without being terrfied he'll wake up wanting to feed!!!

Hope you're ok, Roofio

And congratulations, bowlful

I don't know if this is going to lead anywhere...but I appear to be SWIL.
Waters gone and regular contractions, but all in my lower back.
TENS is helping loads.

Roofio sound smile you've made the right decision - I saw a girl from work earlier this week, her DS is 14 weeks old and she said she got to exactly the same point as you, just hoping he wasn't hungry. She switched to FF and hasn't looked back. Well done for having the courage of your convictions x

Good luck Shire although I'm a bit miffed by all you 13ther who keep jumping the queue. At this rate, the next thread will have to be called "no pushing in from the back of the bus"

Aargh! Another 13 ther in labour and it isn't me! Good luck shire.
Did a 1 Km fun run with my DS today, I had planned not to do it, but we arrived as it was starting and DS was begging, so I gave in. He is only 3 so not that fast but I did have to speed walk/ slow jog like shuffle to keep up. Don't expect it'll trigger labour though, was not even 1/5 engaged on Friday!

good luck shire!! exciting :)

glad you re feeling a bit better roofio

sanji.......fun run????? at this stage? hopefully it kicks something off for you.

off home around lunchtime. ready to go big time although good to have regular pain relief for 48 hrs. the nurses are really nice even though they are busy.

good luck to all sc and sfw xx

Shire you traitor get back into your 13th October seat!

In all seriousness though I hope it goes well and you get the nice straightforward home birth you want. Keep us updated xx