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August 2006. 8 out 45 to go.......

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YellowFeathers · 06/08/2006 18:41

Here we go......

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YellowFeathers · 11/08/2006 19:03

Ahhhh glad to see you back Eeny!!!
Sorry to hear you had tough time.
We're all really proud of you. You've had a gruelly time with this pregnancy but battled on like a trooper and to go through birth as well, thats a real acheivement.
I hope your proud of yourself and by the sounds of it Sal is!!!

Enjoy these days the best you can, rest up and just chill and do as you please.

Welcome ellanatal too! Hope your LO comes soon!!!!

Well I had 3 mugs of rasp leaf tea one after the other and since been having contractions so thats a good sign I hope. Dh is at work till 10 but I'm going to ring him and put him on alert, again lol

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YellowFeathers · 11/08/2006 20:23

Ok, I have done (well I will have later ) all I can to get this baby out.

Have had the 3 mugs of rasp tea, have had curry for tea and even poured extra tabasco sauce on (my nose is still running) have walked with the dog even ran to catch dd and will have some of the naughty stuff later so I think that checks a few boxes!!!!

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lunavix · 11/08/2006 20:47

Babies Born

PreparingFor2 - 14/07/06 Matthew 3.7kg & Sarah 2.29 kg
mojomummy - 19/07/06 Girl 6lb 14 oz
Micku5 - 21/07/06 6lbs Talia
Aussiemamma - 26/07/06 Zachary
Arabica - 27/07//06 Esja (NE London)
PinkTulips - 28/07/06 Caleb 8lb 10oz
Bumble10 - 29/07/06 Dixie Florence
Frodofitz - 03/08/06 Joe 7lb 7.5oz
Snowboo - 04/08/06 Austin 8lb 10z
Pucca - 06/08/06 George Henry 9lbs+
2labs - 06/08/06 Fraser 6lb 15oz
Eeny and Sal - 08/08/06 Alexander Duane 6lb 6oz
Boobylicious - 09/08/06 Charlie Jayne 6lb 7oz

Babies Due

Misty10 _ 26/07/06 Boy
Act _ 02/08/06 (Manchester)
Fortnight _ 02/08/06
Freddysays __ 02/08/06 Boy (South-East London)
Bobley __ 05/08/06 Boy
Bighotmama __ 07/08/06
janeggybee __ 08/08/06 (mersyside)
AGJ _ 10/08/06 Girl
Cheeps __ 10/08/06
Burstingbug _ 10/08/06 Boy?
Webchick __ 11/08/06
Melsy _ 12/08/06
Kitegirl __ 12/08/06 Boy
BabiesEverywhere __ 12/08/06
aprilgirl _ 13/08/06
Purpleturtle __ 13/08/06
YellowFeathers __ 13/08/06 Boy (Northallerton, Yorkshire)
Lockets _ 14/08/06
bugpurple _ 14/08/06
Trix1 _ 15/08/06
Sarahlou1uk _ 16/08/06 Girl (Molly Anne) - Sheffield, S Yorks
Babylily __ 18/08/06 Girl
claire7676 __ 18/08/06
ellanatal _ 18/08/06
lunavix _ 19/08/06 Girl (Berkshire)
Katylou25 _ 20/08/06 Boy
Ronniemummy _ 21/08/06
hoppybird _ 21/08/06
bigroundbelly _ 21/08/06
BunnyGirl _ 22/08/06
Eppifany __ 23/08/06
Strike1 _ 24/08/06
Olivo _ 24/08/06 (Jersey)
yummymummy82 __ 24/08/06
Snic __ 26/08/06 Girl?
noodlekitkat __ 26/08/06 Boy
beanandboo __ 26/08/06 Boy
SenoraPostrohe __ 28/08/06
micromum __ 30/08/06
dreamydowler __ 30/08/06 Girl (Sophie)
muminaquandry _ 01/09/06

41 babies due
14 babies born

lunavix · 11/08/2006 20:51

welcome ellanatal!

eeny well done honey xxx hope you are feeling okay, I second it about Sal spoiling you rotten (if you have a second, noone gives a crap! enjoy the attention while you can!)

give little alex a kiss you must post more pictures soon.

I hope melsy is quiet for a good reason! Fingers crossed YF, although my evening of doing it all results in nausea from the curry/tea mix, and sore bits from the nookie!

I think the tea is tons nicer hot tbh.

I was thinking, why don't we set up a photobucket type account with a generic login? We can email everyone who is interested the webpage address and password etc, and keep posting photos and snippets of our LOs to keep up to date We had something like it on the april 2004 postnatal thread (what I was on with ds) and it was lovely seeing the babies grow up, but still private (ie the address wasn't displayed for just anyone to see!)

lunavix · 11/08/2006 20:52

aussiemama and arabica, please post soon and update us on zachary and esjas progress xx

katylou25 · 11/08/2006 20:53

hi everyone

hacent posted for ages and missed all these babies CONGRATULATIONS! Not much happening here - still 9 days to go and DS was 9 days late so not holding out hope although would love him to come sooner. Oh and although size now estimated at nearer 11lb than 10 still won't consider early induction as history of large babies blah blah blah DS was 9lb 9 I was 10lb 5

Thought things were styarting on weds was awake until 3 with regular pains .... but nothing was SO gutted when I wole up Thurs morning feeling fine! Had it all planned about calling mum to come over to look after DS etc but NO!

Anyway fingers crossed for more popping!

Katy x

olivo · 11/08/2006 21:10

eeny - great to hear from you,sorry you had a hard time in labour but glad you are home and enjoying your little boy.

welcome ellanatal -mumsnet is a great place!

have had a bit of an eventful day. went to the docs and blood tests are negative so itching not cholestasis. begged to be prescriobed piriton which i have now got although warned they might not be effective. FH measuring 39 at 38 weeks! was told if i didnt get some more movement in the couple of hours following my appt to call the hospital. i didnt so i've just spent an hour with a lovely midwife hooked up to the trace thing. all is well,baby moved loads but she was adamant abouit going back if i was worried or if my itching isnt sorted. felt really reassured.

lunavix · 11/08/2006 21:35

is anyone else getting really fecked off with their dh/dp? I know it could just be me/hormones but I swear he is actually trying to make me miserable.

Granted like everyone we've always had our little problems, but he was so much more sympathetic when I was pg with ds. He'd chat to me in the bath, be encouraging if I got any pains, give footrubs if necessary (bad swelling) get any food I craved etc etc.. granted I'm not talking hand and foot waiting on but if I asked for anything or told him any pain/uncomfort he'd generally do something to help, plus he was soooo excited about the baby even though it was a total unplanned shock.

This baby was planned (well by me anyways, dh says he 'didn't think it would happen this soon after trying' ) and he's really not excited about it and seems to view the preparation as more of a chore than something to savour ('more baby names to discuss?' 'more baby rubbish to buy') don't get me wrong I know he's looking forward to another baby, and he's a great dad, but he couldn't be less enthusiastic with me

He rarely asks how I'm feeling, but is usually complaining about how tired/sore/whatever he's feeling. He agreed to take over majority of household chores to help in the last couple of weeks and to date has cleaned... pretty much nothing. He dusted half a room. My end of the bargain was doing all cooking, washing up, clean kitchen, clothes washing etc... which is all spotless every day. Regardless of the fact that I'm still working a 50 hour week too.... and all he ends up doing is saying it's not proper work. But that's another thread!

I'm just so pissed off right now. He came in from work after we had a mini argument on the phone, we had to go to a meeting where we were told ds doesn't have a preschool to go to (it's probably closing down) and he's come home, and started complaining he ate a dodgy panini yesterday and how sick he feels. Can't actually rememeber the last time he asked how I felt. He's moped around complaining that I have no sympathy (which to be quite frank I don't, we seem to have a policy of no longer giving a crap about how each other feels, sadly) and ds was in floods of tears earlier as he wanted to go out on the bike with dh but dh is 'too sick' so mummy had to try and comfort him. He's now eating icy poles on the couch and watching tv, and complained there was nothing to eat in the house (as in junk food... he did eat dinner before this moan about a dodgy panini!) when I said I fancied a milkshake he said he did too and started listing the things we should have in the cupboards to make one... I casually (it really wasn't that pointed at least I didn't mean it to be!) said 'when i was pregnant with ds you'd have gone and got me a milkshake if I fancied one!' and he went off the deep end with comments such as 'you used to be nicer' 'you asked nicely' 'you didn't ask when I was ill' etc etc. But really nastily. And then announced I'd left him no choice but to sleep on the couch as he's fuming with me (?)

Sorry I've gone into a rant... I'm just so wound up with him. I'm trying to look at it like it's my hormones but I'm fairly certain it's his!

burstingbug · 11/08/2006 22:01

Evening, not been on here all day and not had time to catch up so apologies in advance, but hope everyone is doing ok. Just an update on my appointment I had this morning, then I'm off again as me and dh promised not to be on the pc much today.
My fundal measurement is 38cm and I'm 40+1 today. Baby's head is 'well engaged'. M/w is quite concered about my itchy belly, saying it looked really bad she took my blood for the liver test, just wait and see.
She's coming to my house early on Monday morning to do a sweep at 40+4 if nothing happens then I also have another appt for next Friday 41+1 where she'll sweep me again and book me in for induction if nothing has happened.
Still no niggles or twinges or anything yet. I walked to the surgery and back this morning and took the dog for a walk but thats not started anything.
Anyway, better keep dh company.
Take care all xxx

trix1 · 12/08/2006 12:18

Hello everyone, its quiet on here today where are you all, in labour?

Lunavix - I hope you have sorted things out with your dh, try and make up and not let things go any further, you need to be pulling together at this time. I know they can be really selfish and inconsiderate but try and nip it in the bud, could you spend some time together just the two of you to do some things nice? Good luck.

Well i have not had a twinge for days now - nothing, what is going on when is the baby going to come aaaarrrghhhhh Im fed up now.

olivo · 12/08/2006 12:47

luna - i have had to bite my tongue a few times with my dh for him being an insensitive git! you have my sympathy.
have had my first reasonable night's sleep in ages - took piriton last night to help with the itching and while i still had about an hour and a half of intense scratching at some ungodly hour, i slept reasonably well. this morning i took another and slept again!!still scratching like crazy though!!have sent dh out for more calamine lotion....

hope everyone is well today. amy twinges anyone?

purpleturtle · 12/08/2006 12:57

Plenty of twinges, just nothing to show for it. Am frustrated that although my head knows I'm likely to go 2 weeks over (and I'm not due till tomorrow) I can't be arsed to do anything at all other than sit round waiting for baby to put in an appearance. The kids are going stir crazy. And my friends' babies are all being born early. No fair!

dressedupnowheretogo · 12/08/2006 13:35

hi ya

woohhooooooooooo im a mummy and can you believe after going thruogh all that i still ended up with a section btw my email was via my lil brop got out of hospital today

i feel fine bf is going really well and my baby is beautiful ive never felt so happy and secure in all my life
thank you all for your love and support particulary over the last few wekks

congrats eeny cant beleive you beat me to it
and to everyone else

PinkTulips · 12/08/2006 14:24

well done booby, glad your feeling so good and fantastic news about the bf. you sound over the moon! big hugs to you and charlie and keep us updated

luna, sorry about you dh.... dp has been the same with me before and after the birth... it's like with the 2nd we don't deserve sympathy of help anymore isn't it? ditto on the mutual lack of sympathy thing... he's been so miserable and unsympathetic to me i tend to act the same when he's sick now and it's a vicious cyc'le. do try and talk to him though... i found hashing it out with dp and explaining (in pregnant hysterical sobbing) how shit he was making me feel had some impact... for a few days at least! good luck

bugpurple · 12/08/2006 14:52

hey everyone.

Just spent the last hour catching up on the gossip!my phone went down for 2 days taking the internet with it! felt very isolated! Its so comforting to read that you are all feeling bored and fed up!! i know that sounds weird, i have been off work now for 4 weeks and i am due Monday, had a few sharp twinges today which stopped me in my tracks but nothing else! my baby is so squiggly! but i found also if you are worried a glass of cold water wakes them up!

As for the husband thing...i could kill mine sometimes! he is working the next 2 nights and then we have 3 days off together! god help me if i go into labour over the weekend! Congratulations to the new babies, it makes all the boredom and pain worthwhile! and god we are all very bored!!!!

micromum · 12/08/2006 15:34

Hi Everyone,

Its good to hear the babies are coming slowly but surley, sorry havn't posted in ages but i have sort of kept up to date. I am 37+weeks they measured me and was only 29 sent me for a scan as they said baby was very small, when they scaned me the baby is 2 weeks bigger than my dates, i asked does that mean it will come early, they said Nooooooo but i'm still hoping it will. Tried giving myself a sweep but it didn't work but i didn't really know what i was doing. Good Luck Everyone

BigHotMama · 12/08/2006 16:35

Hi Ladies, hope we're not al going too insane! I am finding it hard to get off the sofa too, in fact I resembled a dying fly trying to get off it last night. Just feel like hiding away now and not showing my face until baba is here. Still not a twinge from my bump yet and it's felt rock hard over the last few days! I was awake at 5.30am eating a bowl of frosties - was starving! then went back to bed for few more zzzz's.

Hoppy - I am in a rock tribute band what a good memory you got hun? I did attempt to sing to bump other day thinking maybe he's missing me sing ha but nothing happened! What music you been relaxing to then? I've got a right old mixture packed in my labour bags - not sure if it will help me get through the pain though lol.

Eeny and Booby its nice to hear from you both and you both sound so loved up with your little bundles. Ah bless! I want mine now! Sound's like your both doing well breastfeeding too.

Welcome ellanatal! You mentioned you were induced with your first 2? What do they actually do? Is it the gel thing they insert or a drip? I'm sh*tting myself if it comes to this as heard the contractions pounce on you from nowhere and can be really painful, also does it mean a longer labour?? Your knowledge would be appreciated!

Luna hun, realy feel for you having problems with your DH. I dont think men can ever fully understand what we are going through with pregnancy and how hard it sometimes gets for us! You should tell him how your feeling chick and ask him to imagine what your body and mind is going through? Maybe he feels left out as some men do when their partner is pg as they dont feel the closeness of the bond between mom and bump? Its weird how he was great first time round though maybe he needs a kick up the ass?

Well am having yet another curry in an attempt to start things, also bought me a birthing ball to bounce on, may have some of the naughty stuff too!

Good luck girls lets get poping!

olivo · 12/08/2006 16:53

curry for tea for us tonight as well

sarahlou1uk · 12/08/2006 17:32

No curry for me tonight. Last night I had a hot bath after I had spent 2 hours decluttering the garage. My hips were killing me so I thought a soak in the bath might help. I had about 10 minutes to myself and then ds 'found' me. From then, there were 2 in the bath and the big one said 'FFS can't I have a bath in peace??!??'

sarahlou1uk · 12/08/2006 17:33

By the way, nothing started so I have just had 3 raspberry leaf teas!

BabiesEverywhere · 12/08/2006 18:00

Today is my due date and there is nothing to report..looks like my baby is staying put for the time being.

pucca · 12/08/2006 18:09

Hi everyone

Congrats to all who have had their babies since i last posted, well we are all doing fine, George is a love, very content and sleeping really well already at night (bed at 11pm, woke at 3am back asleep for 4am didnt wake again till 7am).

Have posted my birth announcement, George was 9LB 6OZ at 38 weeks so was a whopper as predicted lol.

PinkTulips · 12/08/2006 19:18

and i thought caleb was a big for 38 weeks congrats pucca

lunavix · 12/08/2006 19:41

awww
it's so fab hearing from you booby and pucca. Really proud of you girls.

I'm loving how loved up everyone is with their new bundles of joy there really is nothing like it.

Thanks everyone re:support with my twat dh, we're talking again (just!) PT yes I'm the same, it ends up with me hysterically sobbing, he feels bad and apologises, which lasts about a day lol! Oh well!

Want this baby out! 39 weeks today.

Is anyone having waves of nausea? Might sound mad but at random times (like first thing in morning etc) I start feeling hugely sick.

pucca · 12/08/2006 21:36

Pic of George here....

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