October 2013: The Fourth Trimester - the bit no one warns you about!

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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

Sorry to hear about the worrying mws, the two who have visited me have been lovely. Today though nobody showed up for my (hopefully final) mw apointment. We're not given a time, so I was waitig in all day, didn't go out on a walk etc, and made my dh stay in too so he could go and show her our flat entrance without me having to go downstairs... And then, nothing! I was really hoping they'd say she weighs enough to demand feed - I suppose one more day gives her an extra day to gain weight first.

Hope we all have a better night and that slippy's contractions really ramp up a notch to the real thing.

Yeah! Go orange

Flyer how is A??? Xxxx

Thanks apple for updating my details!!!

I've been following for 2 months and have been rather impatiently awaiting the arrival....and this morning it all happened! 2 hours from twinge (or I thought over eating!) to delivered in birthing pool at home! 7,15 of lovely little boy for his big brother. Very happy and really hope everyone else's overdue ones arrive safely soon!

Good luck to those of you SWIL

Flyer.......I hope A is ok

Today the HV came out for a visit and weighed Amelie. She is just over her birth weight now which I am really happy about. I can stop stressing!

Hi All

Congratulations to all the new arrivals, imp seems like the French dating system is more accurate the British. Quick birth too.

For Clapham for all the stresses and SFW...also smitten and can't remember who else is SFW . I send you cervix dilating vibes.

Glad to hear those with health visitors checks today all passed with flying colours.

We took Alexandra to the dr as she has been so lethargic all day and that combined with her nursing strike got me worried. DR checked her out all seems to be ok, she is still refusing a bottle and only taking short breast feeds, I just can't see how things will improve... I'm terribly down and stressed, I'd put her in formula if she would take it but she won't.

The doctor wants to see me at the end of the week as they are keeping an eye on me as he says I'm showing all the classic signs of PND I really don't want medication but the anxiety I feel is the worst it's ever been....

Smitten you were asking about the dog with a new baby, ours hasn't taken to kindly to the new addition. Her nose has been seriously put out. She sulks and who ever the baby is sat with the dog is literally glued to the side of that person. She also keeps barking for attention.

Checking in! so sorry I haven't even found time to lurk!

To all those with your new snuggly babies congratulations

Clapham and Smitten and anyone else i have missed SFW Thinking of you xxx

Flyer I am sorry to hear about Alexandra again sorry if this has been asked before is she tongue tied has that been checked as i have heard that can stop baby feeding??

Me and Willow are getting there she is fast asleep atm but for some reason I just can't sleep! I am still bleeding i thought it stopped but it never only for a few hours to fool me :( She is 5 and a half weeks it should have stopped it went all mucus and brown and i thought this is it looked like it stopped overnight then the next day i have bright pink/red blood again its a light flow. Is This my period or a continuation anyone have any ideas???

Flyer - so glad baby A is ok and hope she starts to feed again soon. Take care of yourself

Congrats on new baby Lion and good luck to anyone in labour

Falcon - in my first two pregnancies I still had red bleeding at my 6 week check and with DS I remember it being still quite heavy at 6 week check. I am 4 wk post section now and still bleeding

thanks Jelly was getting a bit worried, hows you? xxx

flyer. Glad A was ok.

Congratulations lion.

falcon mw told me that your uterus will continue to contract back down for weeks after birth and each time it does you may find your bleeding ramps up again from nothing. all sounds normal to me.
flyer glad A is ok, sorry you're struggling to cope. it's good they're keeping an eye on you, hopefully you get the support you need.

Glad A is ok flyer
I remember still bleeding at 6 week check too, think it can take ages to completely stop.
My mix feeding is now bit going so well as young master B is just not taking enough milk from me and my boobs are getting very sore. Hoping they calm down in a few days when they realise less milk is needed.
On a plus side we seem to be waking three hourly tonight....just a shame it takes an hour to feed and burp him so I only get 2 hours sleep in between.
Hugs to all those SFW.

Glad all seems normal :)

Shooting waking 3 hourly seems good hope your boobs calm down and get used to needing to produce less milk xx

Just got woken up by my waters breaking. Just a dull ache at the moment so am back in bed trying to rest up a bit. Eep!!!

Flyer, glad A is ok. I bet my dog will be like yours, she was freaking me out last night as she just kept sitting there staring really intensely at me. DH said maybe she knew things will be happening soon, looks like he was right!!!

Exciting smitten good luck!!!

Good luck smitten. Sending contracting thoughts your way!

Smitten...yay!!!! Xxx

Good luck Smitten!

yey smitten hope you get some rest and all ramps up in the morning!

Congratulations imp ready and georgie. I think we were due date buddies Georgie and I had Isla on the 12th too.

natalie thankyou for reassurance about letting them sleep. Glad H is gaining weight. x

flyer sorry to hear A is still being a monkey with her feeding but glad all was ok. Also glad Dr seems to be proactive re:PND x

Thinking of all those SFW, really cant be long now! and agree that my overdue baby has slept and eaten much better than DS who was born on his due date.

Yay, smitten! Fingers crossed!

I just got woken up by a massive pain across the bottom of my bump which I'm desperately hoping is a contraction so I hope your luck rubs off on me! I got up and on the birthing ball, anything to avoid another failed sweep. It didn't go away when I moved around so that's a good sign isn't it?

Congratulations imp, ready, georgie and lion!

how exciting smitten! good luck! and sparkeleigh - hope this is it for you too!

I woke up about 30min ago to what felt like a solid contraction (first time ever) but it felt a bit too long and the pain too constant for an early contraction... it then went away and came back a couple of times. I'm a bit confused right now to be honest... so far it's produced three big farts (sorry but no other way to put it) so hope it's not just curry from last night. Please pray for me that it can also produce a baby...? please gods of labour... please...

flyer so sorry things seem to be tough for you right now... good they are not too concerned about A and so good they are keeping an eye on you... hope it's not a PND. Thinking of you xxx

falcon so good to have you back! X

Ooh exciting that things are starting to move for those of you sfw. clapham my labour kicked off with one big long contraction and then settled into more low level early contractions , really hope this is the start for you.

Yay for smitten, sparkeleigh and Clapham. Fingers firmly crossed for you all. Come on babies, out you come now, enough is enough, we want to meet you.

Thomas just woke up crying for a feed at night time an hour before the alarm. He has never woken at night before. I am sure soon I will be fed up of being woken up but for now so proud he is getting it and doing normal baby things.

Ouch! It's definitely contractions so I can updates my status to SWIL, finally! About every 10 mins at the minute and the labour ward says to hang on till one every 3 or 4 mins, so I've got the TENS machine on and desperately seeking paracetamol... So far it doesn't hurt anything like the internal did.

Claphammama, I hope it's it for you as well! Good luck!

flyer I missed your post earlier, sorry to hear you're having a hard time. If it helps to get your head around it, you wouldn't suffer a broken leg or something without medication, so why should anxiety be any different? It'll help and that's the important thing.

Oooh, exciting, good luck smitten, Clapham and sparkeleigh, hope this is definitely it for you all and the babies make the October deadline!