September 2014 - Where are all the girls?!

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New Babies
Topmammy - Jessica
Cookielove - Elijah
bugoven - Dexter
IlovemonstersInc - Baby boy
Teabiscuits - Emma
Kicksandgiggles - twin boys
Nazly - Dara
TwosaCrowd - Cassius
Laura2611 - Jessica
TheOnlySeven – Elizabeth
DearDinah - Evelyn
cbmb12 - Baby boy
whiteblossom - Baby boy
Redtoothbrush – Baby boy
BexBoo12 – Baby Jacob
BooSurprise – Baby boy
Dontevenblink – Baby Sophie
Iatesomeofthepies - Baby boy
CumbrianExile - Baby Aidan
Acorncat - Baby boy
Mrsfmustbemental – Baby Ben
needle - Baby Girl
Lucidlady – Baby Boy
Current Stats: 17 B : 7 G

Awaiting News
Babyfishcakes - induced Tuesday 19th August (pre eclampsia)
Frolie - section booked for Tuesday 2nd September

Now Overdue
Coolcat2014 - due Tuesday 2nd September
DizzyKipper - due Monday 8th September (planned homebirth)
ShowMeShowMeTheWine – due Monday 8th September
lilone1234 – due Tuesday 9th September

Week Commencing Monday 8th September
KatharineClover – due Wednesday 10th September
AlwaysandForever09 – due Thursday 11th September
EllaBella220 – booked in for induction Thursday 11th September
Xxmissbrightsidexx – booked in for induction Friday 12th September
Slithytove - due Friday 12th September (Home VBAC)?
HippyJess - due Friday 12th September
Topsyloulou – due Friday 12th September
Beccus – due Saturday 13th September
Serotonin - due Saturday 13th September
Cindy5389 – due Saturday 13th September
Zanashar – due Saturday 13th September

Week Commencing Monday 15th September
TeamEponine - booked in for ELCS on Tuesday 16th September (due Sunday 21st September but currently breech)
polkadotdelight - due Wednesday 17th September
KitKat1985 - due Wednesday 17th September
Mumtobeyorkshire - due Wednesday 17th September
holls2000 - section booked for Thursday 18th September (currently breech)
Inbl00m – due Saturday 20th September
Jemsiem - due Saturday 20th September
MissingCaffeine - due Saturday 20th September
Marjal12 - ?due Sunday 21st September (currently breech, ELCS if doesn't turn)
LH1981 - due Sunday 21st September
Lilmisssunshine7 – due Sunday 21st September

Week Commencing Monday 22nd September
misog2000 – due Thursday 25th September (planned homebirth)
Aisha18 - section booked for Friday 26th September
Velvetlilithi – due Saturday 27th September
Snafu33 – due Sunday 28th September

Week Commencing Monday 29th September
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Post Natal thread for anyone who wishes to join (August babies more than welcome!

Thank you everyone :)

I spent my whole pregnancy with it at the back of my mind. And after his birth I was wondering and now this weight has been lifted and I can get busy nurturing my little boy and not worrying how he'll be affected growing up!

I'm pissed off.

Due date tm, pressure to have baby by Sunday night, and no real signs.

1 cm dilated and cervix is soft, but that means nothing really.

Plus I'm very, very grumpy. DH is doing my head in and I REALLY want an argument.

Anyone else in the same boat?

Sorry cookie, I missed your great news in my pointless whining - am really pleased for you, what a relief

slithylove I feel the same, although I have still 2 weeks left (37+6 today). Every day just hope for some progress, for some sign to tell me I'm getting closer. I really thought I will enjoy the last weeks, didn't know it's so torturing though!!

And all the pains that actually means nothing?? Grrr ... Today (ups, already yesterday) went to hospital for partners antenatal evening, 45 minutes walk one way and then back, got pretty bad cramps due to PGP. Hoped it might help baby to come but nothing yet. What I hate the most on PGP is that it doesn't actually matter if I'm doing something or walking, I get the cramps even sitting, lying, sleeping or just standing. And for last week it's really been becoming unbearable.
Lack of sleep isn't helping at all.

Arygh he won't sleep

cookie sorry I didn't say anything about your fab news yesterday hope you got some sleep

6 days to go till section. I find I sleep lots in the day, but find sleeping at night v difficult - my mind races, it hurts to turn over and I need to wee every hour

the house needs cleaning and I haven't got the energy to do it.

am v weepy too - hope after pre op on mon that this is replaced by a zen like calm

ella hope all going well.

Who's putting pressure on you slithy? It's so annoying when people do that, as though we don't really want these babies out ourselves! I've been getting daily texts from MIL since 39+3, I think I've done amazingly well to remain civil!

And sympathies with the PGP velvet, I have that too and it's really awful sometimes.

Thats good news cookie hope you managed to get some more sleep too!
1 day overdue now :( had a lovely pedicure yesterday though, wish I had something booked like this everyday to take my mind of it all! Not had any signs at all, and really not wanting to go too overdue as it's gonna be another big baby! :( not seeing midwife till next thurs for attempt sweep, but no idea about an induction date if that doesn't do anything. Shes away this week so saw her last week, will be so dissapointed if things are still the same this time next week!

Good luck ella hope things are happening for you, or that you've had your little girl already!

Anyone else in labour?

Velvet PGP is awful I've had it for the last 2 months its horrible, I"ve been seeing a chiropractor and it has defiantly helped, I also saw physio but I only got two apts though once my midwife referred me, and they wouldn't see me past 38 weeks whereas chiropractor will see me right upto when I eventually give birth! and after if neeeded.

My god I'm so nervous, in taxi to hospital, today's induction day eek

Good luck missbright!!!

It's no one specific, but my midwife who I love and is meant to be doing my homebirth, goes on holiday on Monday. I really want her there as she is the one I trust to get me through it. Also my mum is meant to be on holiday with friends in Spain as of Saturday, and every day I go past that, she is missing it (to be my childcare).

So not proper pressure but it would certainly be best if I could deliver before Monday morning.

Good luck missbright!

Good luck missbright !!

good luck missbrightside, hope everything is going well for ella. my due date today and I have woken woth no baby and a cold. rubbish! dd1 is in nursery, so I am going to call my mum in oz and whinge to her and lie on the sofa watching breaking bad all day. I bet baby wont come while I am sick....at least I only have 2 more weeks max to go now

Watching Breaking Bad is a great way to spend the day, have you seen them all yet or just working your way through?

Good luck missbrightside.

And I see what you mean velvet, last week (my 39th) both DM and DS had the week off - it would've been perfect baby sitting wise for DC2 to come then. Unless DC2 comes overnight or over the weekend it will be a bit more complicated now, and we may have to face DH looking after her if neither of them can.

We are making our way through breaking bad on Netflix ATM, it's just brilliant. Half way through season 3 now.

Since it's my due date today though and it's all about the eviction techniques, I'm avoiding it tonight as I always sit there all tense, it doesn't promote happy hormones! Going to go for a glass of wine and a stand up comedian I think instead.

What do you reckon - it's my due date, I'm 1cm, no real signs of labour.

I'm having acupuncture this morning, reflexology this afternoon, curry tonight, hopefully lots of laughs, and hell, I'll even have a shag. What are my chances of it all working

Good luck MissBright

Good news Cookie, hope you got him to sleep eventually!

I was watching breaking bad when I went into labour! My waters broke early hours of Tuesday morning, went into hospital, but got sent home to wait for labour to start (with induction booked for Wednesday pm if nothing happened). Spent the Tues evening watching breaking bad on netflix (1/2 way through season 3) and labour started as I was watching, so it may help!

Thanks ladies x been here since half 8 & on the CTG now, going to be examined soon to see if they can start me off. Will they give me a sweep first or? Not sure what to expect x

breaking bad is awesome, haven't seen it before. great news it inspired labor :) I moved from lovefilm to netflix in preparation for baby, but have already watched loads of things (homeland, the killing, the bridge). need more recommendations as not sure what to watch next.

Really can't tell Beccus, with DD I didn't have any signs whatsoever and just woke up in labour. I think out of everything you're doing sex is the best bet - there's prostaglandins in the semen that are the same hormones they actually use in some of the medical inductions. Plus oxytocin is meant to help as well. I'd try it myself but DH won't touch me with a barge pole...
Have you watched Game of Thrones yet? Though thinking about it it's prob not the best thing for labour...

Sorry but really not sure missbrightside. I thought sweeps are meant to be the first step but wouldn't have thought you'd need to go into hospital for one as it's something your MW can do, plus I thought they'd then leave it 36 hours before either trying again or going onto the next stage.

I've made a decision today that from now on I am approaching this whole overdue thing in a completely different way. Instead of being miserable and feeling sorry for myself every day about how I'm not in labour yet I'm instead going to focus on being optimistic that today definitely will be the day! I've been having a lot more pressure and pain down below today so I'm pretty sure that definitely means contractions will be starting soon.

Have just been examined & she gave me the first dose of whatever it was which has to be left in for 24 hours & said I'll be re-examined soon lol x

Does that mean you get to go home in the meantime or do they want you to stay there?

Cookie that's fab news about your boy, really pleased for you. Must be a massive weight off your mind.

Good luck missb, hope it goes quickly and smoothly for you.

I've just lost a massive bit of mucus plug. Really hoping this is the start of things. Be nice if it all happened this weekend as dh wouldn't worry about work. Fingers crossed!

Good luck missbrightside

We are going out tonight and have half made plans for Sat and Sunday, hoping to have to cancel them though!

Good luck missbright! Very jealous over here

Had a sweep today - due date! - and though my cervix is soft it's closed :( got a Bishops Score of 5 so could've been worse but with all the rumblings and cramps I've had this week I was hoping for a bit more than that! Now have another one booked in for Tuesday at 40+4...