September 2014 - Babies are starting to make an appearance!

[lilone1234]

A few babies have already arrived, with more due to make their entrance soon, and it's not even September yet!

Congratulations Nazly! Glad u r both ok and home now.

donteven eek, next week! Sorry your little ones have been poorly. I have to say, it never fails to amaze me how small children are able to vomit everywhere! Good luck with the cleaning mission!

Oh my goodness donteven that sounds like a nasty bug your kids have got, poor things. And poor you for having to clean the vomit up. It reminds me of the time when I was younger and projectile vommed my Christmas dinner up, yuck!

I went to the out of hours go unit yesterday as my mum was worried the crack on my left nipple might be brewing an infection. It's permanently sore in the cracked bit and sometimes I get a little bit of yellow stuff from it. GP wouldn't give me antibiotics but swabbed the crack. Got to wait until Wednesday or Thursday to find out if I need antibiotics or not. It's just annoying really and getting in my way of happy breast feeding. Got to keep feeding from it though as don't want to get mastitis.

Hope everyone is okay. There has been a tragic loss in the August babies group today Its so incredibly sad.

Ah no top who was it :(
is it on fb? Not on the thread.

my friend who had a early miscarriage who was due same time as us held baby the other day :( she came over and asked can Ihold him. She had tears in her eyes. We are all very lucky

Just wanted to say hi to you all - I'm 36 weeks with dc2, due sept 21st.
We decided not to find out the sex, so team yellow!
Congratulations to those of you who have already met your little arrivals :-)
I have a little boy who is 20 months, and he arrived a week early so I'm crossing my fingers this little one shows up a wee bit early or on time as well.

Hi lilmiss. I've had 3 prem babies born before 36 weeks, I'm now 36+5, don't count on it being early!

ella I'm relieved to hear you're finally packing your bag!

So sad to hear of a loss in the August group :(, having a mc is awful enough, I honestly cannot imagine how unbearable the pain must be from carrying a baby to full-term only for something to go wrong right at the end, absolutely heartbreaking.

I'm pretty certain baby has engaged today, there's constant pressure down below and feel like a can't shut my legs properly, plus I'm constantly needing a wee. Hoping it will mean the start of something soon.

Oh,gosh. Top, what happened? Can't imagine the pain for family . Hope that's end of tragedies and everyone will have only healthy happy babies.

Ive been trying to post since yesterday - if this works I just want to say that my heart goes out to whoever the family is from the August thread. My best friend and years ago a work colleague both went through stillbirths (if thats whats being referred to) and I cant even begin to imagine what they went through.

hi all, have been awol since January as flat out with work and dd1 who is 21 months. 37 +2 today, team yellow, dd1 was 10 days late, so not holding my breath for any action soon. Congratulations to all those with their new babies and v sad to hear about the August thread family. sympathies with those struggling with b/f. I wanted to try it but was aware it could be hard, and thought if I needed to ff it would be no big deal. I was totally not prepared for how obsessed I'd become with it after dd was born, and how much i felt like a failure for struggling with it so much - crazy post birth hormones. we only got there in the end with a lot of help from b/f counsellor, would totally recommend seeing a specialist and not midwife, if u really want to b/f. There can be so many probs they can help diagnose and fix (tounge tie, supply probs, dodgy latch, blocked ducts, mastitis etc). midwives are overstretched and their priority is just that baby is healthy and gaining weight, regardless of how baby is fed. It was really hard getting there, and I am glad we did, but it's such a hard slog with newborn in the beginning, u just have to try to survive those 1st weeks, and if ff keeps u sane, stops hours of agonising feeding and lets u get more sleep, it's totally the way to go. It feels like the most important thing ever now, but in a yrs time when they are on normal milk, and u r cooking them proper meals, whether they were b/f or ff doesn't really matter.

I feel a bit disrespectful talking about the loss from the August group as obviously it's not my news to share but I was just so shocked this morning about it. I'm not totally sure what happened but the beautiful baby was stillborn I believe. It's so sad, I've been thinking about it most of the day :(. Really hope I've not upset anyone by mentioning it.

Well my nipple issues seem so insignificant now but my mum got me some nipple shields to use on the left cracked nipple and it has really helped. Now I barely feel any pain and Jessica seems to be feeding fine from it still. :)

Of course,top,I'm sorry. I dont want to seem too curious. I'm just in shock from such a news. Im thinking about it all day too and cant get it off my head. Hope family has all the support to get through.

I see almost everyone is getting fed up with being pregnant and just wanting babies out. I won't join you in your wish for another couple of weeks as only 35+2 and want fo keep baby in for little longer.

Such sad sad news for that family topmammy, I hope they are getting lots of support, my heart goes out to them. (my twin brother was stillborn in the late 70s, my mum was treated dreadfully and basically not allowed to grieve & told to get over it - it is still a great raw wound in our family, and I think a key reason why I found DS1's birth so traumatic when things became very urgent).
Glad to hear the shields are giving you some relief & time to heal.

Hi Beccus - I totally agree about how unexpectedly fierce my desire to BF was, and about your advice to get specialist help if needed.

I've had to rewash everything today for my birth bag as my hyper sensitive nose has taken offense at the bag I was going to use - hope baby stays put until it is all repacked!

Very sad to hear of a still birth. My heart goes out to them.

I need to repack my bag too. After 3 prem births my bag contains micro nappies and premature clothes, think I'd better take them out and put newborn sizes in instead!

Hi beccus.

I've just finished this tonight.

Top, can you express a little out of the cracked nipple and let it dry over the nipple itself? I always found breastmilk helped heal things quickly.

showme I was advised to do the breast milk over the nipple thing so either do that or I put lasinoh cream on. The crack dried and stuck to my breast pad earlier so was a bit ouchy pulling it off! Needed a bit more moisture on it I think! Will keep the paraffin stuff in mind Ella thanks. Someone else recommended novogel pads - anyone used these before?

Just feeding Jessica at the mo. I'm starving myself lol. Bf makes me really quite hungry!

Hi, can I please join? Need somewhere to talk about my increasing excitement :)

Due with DC3 - a girl - on sept 12, now 37+4. Planning a home vbac.

Hello all.

Thank you for your wonderful support, trying to reestablish my supply, pumping for the third time today and getting nothing out. Depressed!

Eli is feeding well from the bottles but not a fan of me! Hmmm

Also I still have thrush and it is so itchy and there is nothing I can do about it.

Cookie can you use a suppository?

ella I too am having wobbles about gender! My 20 week scan the sonographer said she 'thinks' it's a girl, private scan said definitely, but the fact that the hospital one only said thinks leaves me a bit I'm sure she is, we have everything ready for a she, name chosen! DH said he thinks it would be funny if we had a boy, I would be happy either way, but yes built myself up to expect a daughter! Lol
Should have left it as a suprise!

I'm so scared about missing signs of labour, midwife said any signs I should call hospital as booked in for section late at 39+5 but I have no idea what the first signs really are! I've got backache on & off, BH's, feeling sick, moody, but these all just seem normal for this time! Had no show yet, more discharge but that's about it.