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

sparkleigh there's a good reason there has been no post birth picture of me yet!! I may get dressed and put on make up today though so you never know!!

Congrats Carcassone xx

40 weeks today!!!

Happy due date Caz. Baby can come now you have your boys back and baby is fully cooked. Come on little one, get a move on.

Congratulations bowlful, funkky, rox and carcassone.

Jealous of the 12 hours sleep and chocolate cake orange my first day of maternity leave and I get a terrible nights sleep. I think I just got too excited then had some cramping. Uncomfortable and not reading too much into it but guess it means something is happening down there!

Congratulations carcassone

Lovely to hear lots of baby talk overnight from those of you who have already popped although has increased my jealousy even more.

Good Luck today pseudo and moonblues and to anyone else SWIL.

Yey tarlia on sleeping on front and walking without crutches. Sorry its taking so long but glad you seem to be finally on the mend.

Sympathies to all struggling with bf and not getting much sleep and more sympathies to all who are overdue

40+2 here. My mum has arrived in thw country and is taking DS for the night tonight. Either well get a full nights sleep tonight which will be lovely of well have a baby which would also be great. Had a wobble about DS feeling abandoned but mum happily pointed out that hed have more fun with her and my little brother than me in my heavily pregnant and grumpy state...

Hopefully bronze!
I didn't sleep for the whole time but some good long chunks.

Harrumph.

40+4.

That's a pretty amazing birth story rox! Hope you're recovering ok. Hard with such little sleep but you have your daughters gorgeous little face to keep you going.

Well done on the walking without crutches tarlia

Happy due date caz

funnky hope your little boy is ok and you can go home soon xx

bronze and orange enjoy mat leave.

Congrats carcasonne

Hi ready

Sorry I know I've forgotten stuff. for all xx

Oh dear cake has given me upset tummy already and feel very sick. Stupid greedy me. Going back to bed with a bucket...

Oh no poor you orange

roxvox - thanks for sharing your story, you've given me some comfort! (Also have back to back baby...)

40+2 here, put my story on Facebook as had a false alarm yesterday so felt very sorry for myself yesterday.

Feeling better this morning but baby has definately outstayed his welcome in the tum and really needs to get a wiggle on!

DH was sad leaving for work this morning as we were both hoping we'd have a baby by now!

Quick check in before battery dies - not yet on ward, epic story.
But Alistair Lawrence arrived screaming (literally) at 5.40am. Around 7lb 5-7oz (no imperial conversions, yet)
Sorry for queue jumping
Thanks for all the well wishes - will log on again later. xx

PS having been right way round for weeks, he turned to be back-to-back on Sat and was born back-to-back too.

Congrats shire!! X

Congratulations shire!

Well done shire and Rox - lovely news to wake up to.

Just a quick one for rox - my DS hated being on his back in the bedside crib (he is now a front sleeper so that makes sense!) - so this time with no2 I am going to try swaddling as it keeps the faff when plucking them out to feed to a minimum, keeps their body temp the same etc, and stops them waking themselves up with the startle reflex. You might be swaddling already as I think most hospitals do this from the get go, but just a suggestion maybe worth trying if not already? I remember Ds1 would only sleep on my chest for the first 8 weeks (lovely to start with, but not ideal for when he was getting older), so I'm hoping the swaddle might work this time!

X

Congrats shire well done! Can't wait to see pics xx

livened how did you sleep? Missy is now asleep on my chest. I'm scared to fall asleep. She won't go in cot and wriggles her little arms out of swaddle. She's tiny so I've left her on my chest for now

Many congratulations carcasonne and shire! Look forward to FB piccies. Hope they were straightforward births. Cheeky Alistair turning bank to back at the last minute!
Good luck today pseudo and moon.

Congratulations Shire and I think I missed Carcassonne earlier as well.

Congratulations Shire look forward to seeing pics.

Sanji i think it might just be us two 13th October dd left. Please don't leave me as well

Congratulations shire

Congratulations shire Hope you and Alistair are doing well

untitled just to send my sympathies, my DH had the same reaction this morning and double checked with me before going that I wasnt having contractions... Glad to still have a due date buddy

Congrats shire!
Nothing happened to me overnight and having done some googling it seems that this bloody show business might mean nothing after all as it can still be weeks before you go into labour. Grrrrrrrrrr

flyer & sanji I'm still here too. I am starting to question my sanity. I know I typed up a message last night...

Congrats shire. Sounds like a dramatic entrance!xx

Flyer, I will admit I would love to join the rest of the 13 thers and go early, but as DS only came out at 40+14 after induction at 40+12, I suspect I'll be at the back of the bus...
Not a single twinge or sign here .