Due in September 2006......nearly there ladies!!

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Wow! Another baby! Congratulations Claire & Family, maybe that curry had a delayed effect....? Well done for geting him out so quick and no epi, you're very right to be proud!h

Marls - my LO's the same, far more sensitive than DS ever was. He's definitely at least semi-engaged for now as my bump's dropped a lot and I can 'feel' his head pushing at my cervix - no show though and I know with him being no.2 he could esily 'disengage'! Btw- DS was 8lb 11ozs at 40 weeks so don't worry too much about size, they still come out!

Mabel - I can see why your DH is reluctant to cut his brother off but he really must put you and your babies first, from what you said last time it's just not the sort of thing you want happening with LO's around.

Pol & 1b1b - hope your contractions are going again 'properly'.

Tassis- hope you can't read this because you're in hospital with LO too!

Got to go to church now as one of my baby group friend's babies is being baptized today (haven't been through most of pg as it's lit with fluorescents) - will put in a word to him up there to get things moving for us!

Woohoo!! Congratulations Claire and Don. Love the name and look forward to getting all the details soon. Enjoy your precious wee one.

Well, we went into hospital at about 9.15pm last night. Contractions regular and sore, TENS doing the business. Midwife clearly thought it was happening too. Internal done about 10pm (just as contractions started easing) and I was only 1 measly cm dilated - aaaaargh!!! Not impressed.

So contractions fading fast, I decided we should go home and get some rest. Managed to sleep a fair bit. Quite a lot of fresh blood this morning (sorry TMI!) but no real contractions. Husband is a Church of Scotland minister so this is spectacularly bad timing but that's babies for you... He's gone to church with someone on stand-by to preach if I call.

Guess it could still be weeks.

Hope everyone else is doing OK.

Wow! Congratulations Claire and Don! Love the name Fraser, it's on our short list too!

Tassis, at least you know you're on the way. Same with 1B1B. Keep busy and go for big long walks to keep things going. Walking down hill or down stairs is very good for that. hope to hear good news soon! Same for you Marls!

Mabel and Pol, I hope your situations at home are easing a little.

Hope everyone else is well.

Congratulations!!!!!! Claire and Don- how proud must you both be and no epidural and so short really- wow... !!! Very and hoping mine will be soon and as quick!!! I hope you're feeling ok and your LO and DS are as happy as the two of you

Here things are stopping and staqrting every two bloomin minutes, it's driving me mad. With DD I just knew it was labour as had nothing at all then pains and they just progressed from then on. However this one is stop, start, stop, start, stop... Have been walking round all morning and eventually DP has got DD's new carseat so she can go into the back and bubba will be able to be in the front and I am feeling now that we're ready to go.

I have my consultants app tomorrow and mw called this morning! Was v.shocked after past antenatel care- she asked if I was still ok and not worrying about tomorrow, which i'm not- I really hoped that I would've burst by now. She said to be prepared for any eventuallity and did I know what might happen, had ~I got my bags packed etc... so who knows- but knowing my luck he'll send me home and say theres nothing wrong and just wait. But i'm so impaitient I WANT MY BABY!!!

Pol, I haven't forgotten about your friend, it's just that I've been running around mad what with family staying etc. I'll email her this week.

Hello everyone!!

Well, we're home! Fraser is a chilled out little chap (so far...), has been feeding well and sleeping a lot (hurrah!).

Have to say the epidural free birth was not on purpose... I was demanding one, but I'd gone from 4 cm dilated to fully dilated in under 2 hours. The midwife expected that to take 6 hours... so was telling me it was too early to have an epidural!! In fact, it was far too late! She was a bit taken aback when I said I really felt I needed to push - and on doing an internal, she had to agree! Only downside of having it so fast was that I've torn quite badly, so had to have quite a few stitches, so I'm a bit sore. But I'm up and about much quicker than after my section last time, so better for dealing with DS1!

Anyway, enough of that. Tassis, what a shame! It will happen, keep walking, drinking the raspberry tea etc.!

I'll sit down properly tomorrow and catch up with all the other news on here. Bit tired now to read it all and think too hard!!

Xxx to all.

Homemama- no worries... she is in no hurry, she has til Jan!!! And has her second scan tomorrow.

Claire- well done, sit down and take it easy, especially if you're sore and have stiches. I'm sure you will be very happy with your two little men now! Very pleased for you.

claire, how lovely that you're home so soon

how's your ds1 taken to his baby brother?

take it easy, get lots of rest and enjoy your precious wee man.

(still nothing happening here... but at least Sunday morning service is over!...I'm trying to forget all about it....)

Claire- welcome home! can't believe you're posting! - re your epi, that's exactly what happened to my mum, turned out the m/w thought it was her 1st baby and would take a while - it was her 3rd and took 4 hrs! You've reminded me to tell DH that if I want an epi not to take no for an answer! Hoe yourfirstnight at home with little Fraser goes well - want mine now!

Tassis - still here? Go for a walk or eat some curry!

Pol - really hope your appt goes well tomorrow and nice to hear your m/w rang to check you are ok, especially on a Sunday.

Well I took DS with me this am as DH had to work and he's totally worn me out - I'd forgotten how much work it could be running around trying to stop him stealing all the food from the buffet- he's had far too much cake! Trouble was as I'd not seen everyone for ages I had to keep stopping and catching up so he kept running off into the crowd where I couldn't see what he was doing - I honestly have no idea what the little chap's ingested! - he's fast asleep now - I'm not surprised at all!

Off to weed the garden now as the sun's come out for the first time in a week - enjoy what could be your last free sunday afternoon all those who haven't popped yet!

Ok, I've just had the biggest movement ever! I felt like my insides were going to spill out and I've just been violently sick all over the wooden floor!

Do you think he could have turned??? If not what else could it be? I'm getting lots of little kicks now.

Homemama - that's how I felt when baby turned! I wasn't sick but definitely felt it (had diorrhea actually ) - are the kicks in a different place than before? Go have an espresso or something to wake LO up and comeback and tell us! btw, my mum says I was breech until labour had started so it does happen!

Oh ladieS "! IM SO SCARED OF LABOUR FOR SOME REASON"! please xxcuse the typos. ds poured a drink on keypad earlier.
my xcontrtaxctionS HAVE STOPPESD ANSD IM NOT BOTHERESDW n e mor. just sxcared.

dh took keypad apart and managed to dry it out but enter button doesn't work! -lol. as i said in previous post, i am becoming incresingly worried about labour now. i had a waterbirth with ds with g&a and was stitched with g&a and a local in the necessary area. everything was fine so i dont know why this is happening?! i keep getting sharp pains shooting down my cervix, sort of, into my bits iykwim? they make me jump. its as if he is trying to get out before i am dialated. talking of dialation, congratulations tassis- at least you are dialating!! i dont know what else to say? i read everyoned posts then cant remember what ive read to respond! is there an easier way than keep scrolling up and down?

1B1B- I hope you're feeling ok... Honestly you can do it, you are strong and able to and it does end- although at the time it feels like it could go on forever. Sending you lots of hugs!

Bad news here is baby is moving about and pushing right down... Good news that baby is ok and well but bad news v. unlikely to go into labour when baby is going crazy!

Oh wow!!!

You're all making such good progress - signs of labour all over has got to be a good thing, even if they're largely bought on by tw*ttish DHs. I just wish I had more time to catch up with you guys but my maternity leave, far from being relaxing, is much more exhausting than my day job at the moment. I'm acting as project manager while the back of my house is ripped down (and hopefully rebuilt before christmas!), trying to purchase all the new baby stuff (and wishing I hadn't been quite so adamant about never having another child that I threw out all my old kit ), and ferrying ds around on various playdates, before he starts school next week.

Anyhoo, nice to hear you're all still doing well. Sorry your DH is being such a complete pain, Pol - sounds suspiciously like he is finding excuses not to commit to doing anything on the housing front, which must be infuriating. I can totally relate to the not being in control feeling - I've had some tense moments with my DH over the specifications for this building project, but the really annoying thing is that the moment I loose my temper and tell him how it's going to be I then feel guilty for railroading him. No win situation, I guess

Nice to see new folks as well - Petrified, I'm doing more lurking than posting, mostly because of time problems mentioned above, but I think you do right to plunge in, these guys seem very friendly, even to those of us who can only join in the chat occasionally.

Liquidclocks, it's great you got someone to acknowledge that you got duff advice re your BF last time. In fact your health trust really sound like they're making an effort - wish I could say the same for mine.

Anyway - time to go to bed for my glamorous bedtime routine (look away now if you don't like TMI) of perineal massage, canestan for the galloping thrush I seem to have developed (charming) and raspberry leaf tea. Hmmmm. How like the home life of our own dear queen - NOT .

Sorry I didn't post back last night but I fell asleep. Thanks for your post, LC, that has got me a little excitedas I thought there was no chance.

Anyway, I still have my appointment with the consultant today to arrange a date for CS so we'll see what he says. I've had raspberry leaf tea this morning to help with my positive thinking.

I'll let you know later. I may need some hugs to temper my disappointment.

Ooh, Homemama, fingers crossed here for you! Although your poor floor!!

1B1B, don't be scared. Although it's not pleasant while you're going through it, I can HONESTLY say that the moment it is over, you will feel so proud and fantastic it's worth it. And it was only the day before yesterday, so I can still remember!!!!

Homemama - I really hope the baby's turned for you - but, if it hasn't there'll be somebighugs waiting for you when you get back.

Gizmo - nothing moving here so you're not the only one - DH tried some reflexoloy points last night and nothinghappened at all - not even a BH!

1b1b - very natural to be apprehensive imo but once it'sall going you'll just be carriedalong by it and as Claire says - then you have your LO to make it all worth it!

Calvemjoe and coffeeandcake - Due dates tomorrow - good luck!

Tassis - how were things overnight, anymore signs?

Mandaz - hope you're ok an BP staying down.

Not exciting on a baby level but I've got confirmation this morning that I've passed my first year of my masters degree which I've decided (given the circumstances) to convert to a PGcert for now (might start up again in a few years) - just thought I'd let you all know since I whinged about the essays so much!

good morning ladies looks like Im the only one left not to have given birth on the due in august thread. how are all of you?

Hi There everyone. I haven't written for ages. Everything seems to be going well, I now have two weeks to go. I have started to drink the rasberry tea but it made me feel slightly nauseus! Not so good, I was really hoping it would help with the birth etc!
I am not sure on the perenial massage. I asked DH if he would do the honours but he is so sweet, he is treating me like a precious object and is afraid he will hurt me!
Although, when the midwife told him about the 'natural' way to bring on the labour, he thought that sounded like a marvelous idea! Not so much of the kid gloves there then! ha ha
I think it would be great to be able to do that but I am nervous that it will be too uncomfortable to enjoy. And doesn't it upset the baby at this late stage? Am I being niave?

Hi everyone
congratualtions - Claire, how lovely - it is really happening for us all now isn't it!
I had mild contractions all last night, which kept me awake for hours, but have stopped this monring. I never had anything like that with DS as I went straight into labour following a sweep and have never really had Braxton Hicks, so last night I really thought it was going to happen!
My mum had DS for us yesterday, and rather than spend the day wrking on the house, which we have for the last 9 months we treated ourselves to a child free day out and drove up to Haddon Hall in Derbyshire - it was just what I needed, as I've been going stir crazy in the house.
Thanks for all the sympathy re: BIL. Obviously I realise that DH wants to support his brother that's only natural, but I think saying everythings forgotten is the wrong approach. He needs professional help IMO and at the moment he hasn't sought it as far as I'm aware.
Liquid - congrats on passing your 1st year, I really don't know how you've managed to study, work and look after a LO AND be pregnant - well done you!
Homemama - fingers crossed that baby has moved!
Mimpin - I wouldn't worry about the 'natural' way to bring the baby on - he is cushioned by all that amniotic fluid - personally It would have to desperate measures for me - I will keep going with the raspberry leaf tea, pineapple and hot curries 1st!
Anyhow - you could always choose the 'alternative method' suggested by Vindy further down this thread - obviously I'm far too polite to metion what that was!

Hi mimpim - cori might be along to accuse me of being obsessed again but here's a link for you about sex etc in pregnancy. Don't worry though, it's totally safe unless your midwife/doctor has told you not to - if you feel up to it then enjoy as much asyou can now because in 3/4 weeks time it's likely that the very thought of it will send you running! - I've told DH to make the most of it now as there'll be a drought until at least Christmas!

Thanks mabel! we X posts there - I don't know how I managed either but I'll get a bit of paper soon confirming that I did!

Shame about the disappearing contractions you and alot of us are having - wish these babies would all just get a move on - for real!

LOL Liquid!!!!

Clairemow...so thrilled for you that the vbac happened...I want details (!!) to encourage me because although I'm trying to remain as positive as possible I'm also quite daunted by it all. Had very strong BH yday afternoon & bad back ache & I thought oh, here we go but alas everything seems quite calm again.

It's DD's 2nd birthday today & I'm feeling quite emotional - think it's the pg hormones tbh!! We had some family here yday & we got her a little wooden kitchen from ELC & she loved it!! Kept saying everything was very hot & we couldn't taste it!! Just lovely to watch their imagination at play....She also went up to the next class at nursery today & as we got there (we were late today after the cards etc & out for breakfast!) the class she goes up to were all standing in a line to wash their hands & go off to their next structured activity - that's the difference now, it all becomes a lot more structured than the baby room they tell me! So, as I'm standing there her key worker removes her peg & bag from outside the baby room to make way for it in the big room & I just burst into tears!!! Totally got overcome by it all......I cannot believe how big she is & how grown up she seems....

So today, in-between having just purchased a couple of bits from mini-boden for her (couldn't resist!), internet banking (what's the point..?!) I have to clear up weekend mess..& everywhere I go there are cards, paper & pressies. At the back of mind I can't help but ponder when is this baby going to come...anytime from tm is good..

Hi Everyone!
Congratulations Claire, Fraser is a lovely name
Dreamydowler, how overdue are you? Hope it happens soon for you.
Liquidclocks, congratulations on passing your first year.
1Baby1Bump, you sound just like me!! I'm having those horrible shooting pains and I'm getting more and more scared of labour even though it wasn't really that horrendous last time. Wish I could just go to sleep and wake up with the baby.

I think I'm physically ready now anyway. Got the cot all made up, all the clothes washed, hospital bag packed so all I need now is the baby.
People keep phoning and asking if I've had any twinges, its getting annoying now!! And when I took dd to nursery this morning I was about half an hour late so they all assumed I'd had her!! I think they have a sweep stake going on me...