Due in Septermber 2006........babies popping everywhere!!

[Coriander73]

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i dont know then.
consultant told me a sweep wasnt really considered proper induction.
the midwife made my weight prediction and she was spot on last time.

tried sex and nipple tweaking but will try again this weekend

Dreamydowler - poor you being 8 days over, will send labour vibes over for this weekend!!

Coriander - right the competition is on for which one of us goes first....

Liquidlocks - very true about the other ways to orgasm, thing is since being pregnant just haven't felt like a sexual being at all!
Am determined to put some effort into that this weekend!!

Don't worry about Liquid Bella, she's had enough sex for the two of us put together...wouldn't you say Liquid??!!!!

Took us around 8 weeks after DD was born last time so that makes it November - Dec time again I reckon...:

...and it's still not enough Poor DH! ()

oh, and btw Cori - your DD is just gorgeous - what a cutie!

lol Liquid...he must be praying your hormones calm down just a tad?! You should let him know from me that he's a very lucky man...my DH would give anything for anything sexual right now (involving me of course..there's only so much solo activity one can do wouldn't you say?!!)

DD has developed quite a character...when I put her down for her nap yday afternoon I heard her door close & thought maybe it was the wind. Alas, when I went to check she had sneaked out of bed & was playing with the little wooden kitchen we bought for her bday & said in a very loud tone "away & please shut door Mummy"!!!!!!!!!!

Myrtle - yes!! It is wonderful ... always putting my feet up these days, then remembering I don't have to ... have been walking our street with DS1 and DH every afternoon - a little further each time. An impossibility before Sunday.

Puppy - you may want something that really covers the whole thing, as the belt might just cut into your stomach; not sure?

1B1B - Dr. said "8-pounder" - then he was 7 lbs 11 oz (thankfully). I suppose it'd be hard for them to really know without a last-minute ultrasound.
Sweep is considered something of an induction in US, though not as sudden as breaking waters (wouldn't recommend) or putting gel on cervix. Dr. said when he did mine that "most women go into labor within 72 hours" - and my waters broke about 70 hours later ... but had also had had loads of raspberry leaf & chamomile teas the day before.

Mabel - May check into those Spanx! Just for something to wear under "real" clothes. Makes me nervous, I'm flying back to Big City for art opening October 12th - whole different set of rules in Houston re: how one's expected to look & dress. Has been relaxing being pg here. Must get some style back in one month!! Opening is like a wedding reception without a groom - people lining up to talk & I'm expected to be "edgy artist" ... ha; hope to be able to pull that off. LOL - Now living in DH's t-shirts, popped blood vessels forming a beard on my face, and reeking eau de cabbage.

Mabel, Compo, 1B1B, Dreamy ... Good luck to all re: popping; I really hope you see it happen soon, esp. if overdue.

Bella, I was very irritable as well. Still am though; comes and goes. Have chalked it up to "must be hormones; bear with me" and DH & Mom v. understanding.

Cori - Those are such wonderful pics of you & DD on beach! She's a doll!

Hi everyone!

Cori and Compo I'm like you worrying about childcare for ds when i go into labour. Have brother and SIL nearby who ds adores, but everyday I think about who'll have him until they finish work etc etc!

1B1B - 3cms!!! that's fantastic. Surely you can't be much longer...

Well i was hopeful something might happen before today as my Mum and Dad are over from the Republic of Ireland for a wedding tomorrow. It would save them having to come over specially next week or whenever if they could have seen baby this time. Plus today is dh's b'day and my brother's too - thought we might have made it a triple celebration...but nothing happening.

Keep meaning to say that if anyone's dithering about getting a TENS machine - get one! I've now had 2 episodes of 5 hours of contractions and the TENs has been wonderful. I love it! Got mine from Tesco, a MamaTens, cost £28.50 to hire. Fantastic distraction if nothing else.

Hope everyone has a good evening and that there are some babies born soon. Has pol posted recently?

No posts from Pol or Cal as far as I can see (fingers crossed)!

Well DH is NOT getting any tonight! I must have pmt or something. Just took DS out to local pub with enclosed play area - bearing in mind he's 22 months, DH went and got him a glass of orange juice that was one of those silly tall thin types (after I'd said get a plastic one) and everytime poor DS puts it up to his mouth of course he clamps his teeth on and it fires juice at him and goes all over his face - me and DS not happy, me pd off so halfway through when DS not looking juice 'disappears' - then DH proceeds to allow DS to continue clamping teeth around glass* at which point I intervene again and remove glass - DH tells me off for being mean and has driven home in silence (and stupidly imo pulling out when not safe). Anyway. mummy strike underway for the weekend. Have this huge urge to go down the rest of my port that has been maturing nicely in the cupboard for 8 and a half months!

Sorry about rant, I'll think of some funny and witty things to say tomorrow to make up for it!

Marls - pleased you're recovering well, I'm sure you'll look great in time for the exhibition - your work will 'speak' for you anyway!

Thanks Liquid!
I think if you can't rant on MN, then where? (Plus, would've been ticked off as well.)

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Be thankful all for your system, just FYI: US Prenatal care, DS2: 322 GBP; US Hospital bill (1 night, private room): 293 GBP; Total: 615 GBP ... Baby, of course, priceless! (DS1 was more expensive, at 1,072 GBP. [yikes emoticon])

Hey ladies... I'm back and with a new edition too!!! A little boy called Benjamin Geoffrey (Ben for short, lol and Geoffrey after my mums dad) He was born on the 7th at 2:30am weighing 8lbs 10ozs and has heaps of black hair and is gorgeous- although I am bound to say that aren't I???

Also my labour was only 35 minutes!!! Yes, thats right...! And the bloomin shame was no pain relief except crappy gas and air which did nothing.

Want the details??? Bit gory so look away now if tmi!
Waters break on Tuesday night but mw sends me home as irregular contrations which she didn't even monitor.
Scan on Thurday afernoon and told sufficient fluid and mw then said my waters had NOT broken??? Why did I soak three bath towels, pack of pads, three pairs of trousers???
Went home and at tea time had a bath and contrations got strong but once out of bath went back to how they were before, strong but irregular some 43 mins apart, some 7 mins, some 3 mins, some 11 mins, some 20 mins... Went to bed at 11pm and prayed for a decent sleep as i'd had none the night before. Woke at twelve thirty in agony! Delirious and mad and thinking I could not go on, lol
Shouted at DP at 1am to call the labour ward and tell them no matter what they were to get this baby out tonight!!! So he called and then went to pick up his mum and dad to have DD.
Got to hospital at 1:55am and could not produce a wee for mw who had seen me the night before and said waters had not gone! She tried to help me to the bed but was hurting and did not want to move. eventually got to bed and she examined me (about 2:10am) she asked if I was pushing and I yelled 'yes, i'm having this baby!!!' She said not to push she need to examine me. When she did thought she was going to drop... 'oh yes push if you want...' DP asked amazed if I was fully dialated and she said yes and head was half out. Gave me crappy gas and air but did nothing... the I begged her for an epidural or anything! Told her I would do anything for more pain relief. She said ~I was too far gone, which I was but at the time too delirious to care about not making sense!
another mw popped her head round the door to say her other lady was having an epidural- talk about rubbing salt into the wounds! I piped up yes please... but no one listened. Pushed a finally one and out her popped!!!

NO tears, rips or anything... a small graze which is fine. Just feeling a little battered down there, as you do when you've popped out a 8lb10ozs baby!

Came home yesterday, I was only in for just over 12 hours overall. DD in complete awe of him and keeps kissing him, her face was a picture when she realised for nine months mum hadn't been lying about this baby in her tummy- it was real!!!

So pleased with it all and so far he seems very contented!

Hope everyone else is ok and their LO's are safe or on there way!!!

this is my first pregnancy and i have not been an angel im afraid. I Still smoke heavily, drank heavily until i found out i was four weeks pregnant at which point i stopped and i drink way to much coffee. Now, i have been informed at 34 weeks that my baby's head is on the small side and baby is quite small overall. I know you all have your opinions on what a prospective mum should or shouldnt do but i do and will love my child as much as anyone... I would really appreciate if anyone has had similar experience or has info regarding what this could mean to me and baby i would be grateful for a reply.

Congratulations Pol!

I have an internet connection again and..... [suspense emoticon] I'm still pg, 3 days overdue and getting rather (understatement I think) uncomfortable.

MumInAQuandary, Clairemow, Marls001 and intergalacticwalrus congratulations on your new arrivals, although I'm a bit angry that you went ahead and gave birth whilst I was offline I haven't had a chance to catch up with the old thread and your birth announcments yet but I will do very shortly and look forward to reading your stories.

Well, at my end, the plasterer has at last finished, the undercoats are on the walls and the new carpets have been laid. I'm still sleeping on the floor, and we were hoping to get ds into his own room tomorrow, however we all have stinking colds/manflu so not sure how easy it'll be to motivate dh.

I keep having sudden flashes of panic whenever I realise I've got to give birth in the next week and a half

I'll be on every day now I have internet access back and I hope to hear lot's of birth announcments soon x

Oh congratulations Pol what an amazing experience.

well done pol!!
sounds great. can i have one of those labours please?

Thanks for worrying about me puppy and liquid, internet provider was useless at change of address and we've had to change provider, it took ages, but I'm back and I promise to check in every day until lo makes an appearance

Jenny - had to look you up by nickname to make sure you were for real ...

Well, it's not good, but as I understand trying to give up smoking can be as difficult as giving up heroin. Not saying you shouldn't; your clothes probably smell (can tell a smoker in a 1-minute elevator ride), and smoke is doing terrible, long-term, damage to your skin and your teeth. That you have a baby inside means a new level of body damage to a brand-new person other than yourself. That may be why your baby is "small." But only a medical professional can tell you that for sure. All I can give you is please just try your best to quit, and (after your pg) try to substitute some exercise for the caffeine; it will give you energy as well as caffeine can.

I really hope heavy drinking in the first four weeks hasn't caused fetal alcohol syndrome. Again, something only a medical professional could conclusively discuss with you.

Perhaps you should make an appointment - to be as prepared as possible; find out what you're dealing with.

Good luck and best wishes ... Hoping for the best.

Good Morning

Yes Yes Yes

I had baby girl yesterday and came home last night.

Will post info for those intrested on birth anno

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wow! Congratulations Pol and Micromum. Pol DS was 8lb 11oz so I think you got off really well with only a graze - I wasn't so lucky. Really pleased DD has taken well and think your name choice is fab - my DS1 is a Benjamin!

Thanks for not minding the rant, I'll try and be nice today! Had a chat with DH last night about being fedupof not being able to bend over, feeling like a whale and wishing I could finish work and stop feeling like everyone wants apiece of me when all I want is time to myself - he tried to be helpful - said I'd been silly working for so long and a bit reckless - not exactlynice to hear but I know it came from the right place!

Cal - nice to have you back and know you're ok. Given yourcircumstances is probably a good thing LO hasn't arrived yet - sounds like you could do with a bit more time yet!

Jenny - hi, your situation sounds very sad. Realistically smoking and drinking heavily through pg is going to have serious effects on your baby but you won't know the extent of the damage until s/he is born. I realise there must be reasons why you've carried on with these things but if you can you must try and stop now. If you can you will reduce the liklihood of your baby being born addicted to nicotine and alcohol - seeing a newborn in withdrawal is heartbreaking so please please try and you can at least avoid that pain. Itsounds like you need help to do this - every hospital in the UK has a smoking cessation officer so get their number and call them asap. The alcohol is more difficult depending on the level of your drinking but again you need professional support. It's less safe to just 'stop' because of the effects that may have on you (and baby) so thats why you need proper advice. Good luck.

Wooohoo!!

How lovely to get up on a Saturday morning to news of 2 babies.

pol, that sounds like a very sore but fantastic experience and I LOVE the name Benjamin.

micromum - off to find your Birth Announcement right now.

Please both keep posting, we want all the details of feeding and sleeping "routines" and older siblings reactions (that goes for everyone else who's popped too!). And pictures please when you've got a second. Meanwhile, rest if you can and enjoy these precious days.

cal - glad you're ok. good to have you back!