October 2014 - Thread 14 They`ve started arriving!

[gunwalloe]

Arrivals

Fedupofrainydays Baby Boy Rory 16th September
Slidein Baby boy Alexander 15th September
Troubleandfyfe Baby Girl Lumen born 31st August 8lb 5oz
Vicky123uk Baby girl Edith born sleeping

Boys 2 Girls 2

Overdue

None (for ages)

Week beginning 15th September

ExcitedCJ DC2 (boy) EDD 18th October CS booked 18th Sept

Week beginning 22nd September

Gunwalloe DC5 (girl) EDD 30th Sept C-section booked on 23rd
CaptainMcgraw DC2 (boy) EDD 30th Sept C-section booked on 23rd
Takingchances DC1 (girl) EDD 26th Sep by c-section
Kirstipops DC1 (unknown) EDD 27th September
Mrsbadcrumble74 DC2 (boy) EDD 28th September
MundayCakes85 DC1 (unknown) EDD 28th September
ohthegoats DC1 (unknown) EDD 28th September

Week beginning 29th September

hefner DC2 (boy) EDD 29th September
mrsb87 dc1 EDD 29th September
Pinkfizzsparkles DC3 (girl) EDD 30th September
Annoyedbyalfiebear DC2 (girl) EDD 9th oct c-s booked 2nd oct
Bumpbangbump DC2 (girl) EDD 2nd October
Clops2000 DC1 (boy) EDD 2nd October - homebirth (fingers crossed!)
Porcito DC1 (girl) EDD 3rd October (C-section before then likely)
Badgerinbury DC1 (girl) EDD 4th October
Georgebythesea DC1 (boy) EDD 4th October

Week beginning 6th October

CellyD DC2 (unknown) October 6th
Queensanti3 DC2 (unknown) October 6th
Flipfantasia DC3 (unknown) edd 7 October
Cabster DC2 (boy) EDD 8 October
Londonjen DC1 (unknown) EDD 8th October
SummerDreams13 DC1 (unknown - even to us!) EDD 9th Oct
Ldt87 DC3 (boy) EDD 9th October
HazzaB89 DC1 (unknown) EDD 9th October
Binkybunny DC1 (girl) EDD 10th October
Fatpony DC1 (boy) EDD 16 October, c-section booked 10 October
Fedupofrainydays, DC2, (unknown), EDD 10 October
Yellowwellies DC2 (unknown) EDD 25th Oct CS/Induction 11th Oct
Me23 DC3 (girl) EDD 11th October
Bumpforme2014 DC1 (girl) EDD 11th October
Sweetpeapods DC2 (boy) edd 11th Oct.
Kittyvet DC1 (unknown) EDD 12th October
Madamweasel DC2 (girl) EDD 12th October

Week beginning 13th October

Pregnantagain7 DC4 (unknown) EDD 13th October
JellyBeans (team yellow) EDD 13th October, home birth
Mum2kiss dc2 edd 13th October
Happytimes31 DC1, surprise! EDD 15th October
Clairemiss79 DC4 girl EDD 15th October
Mamami DC1 (girl) EDD 15th of October
Mrsandpuppythedog DC1 (team green?) EDD 16th October
Grannyapple DC3 (boy) EDD 16th October
PunkyBubba DC2 (boy) EDD 16th October
Shirehobbit DC2 (unknown) EDD 17th October

Week beginning 20th October

Loulou888 DC3 (unknown) EDD 20th October
Pusscous (girl) edd 20 October
FrauEnglischLehrerinDC2 (boy) EDD 22nd October
BingoBango85 DC1 (unknown) EDD 23rd October
STIGZ dc2 (girl) EDD 23 october (likely c/section)
FatFlashingLazer DC1 (surprise) EDD 23rd October
Magichandles DC3 (girl) EDD 24th October (likely to be induced 10/11 Oct)
Weeonion DC2 (secret) EDD 25th Oct
Pinkie2103 DC2 (unknown) EDD 26th October (HBAC)

Week beginning 27th October

Lily31 DC1 (unknown) EDD 27th October
Lulu298 DC1 (surprise) EDD 27 October
Missus2ndwife DC1 Edd 28th October
Bumpandbaby2014 DC1 (unknown) EDD 29th October

Mine is on the brim too kirsti, really frustrating with less than a week to go! I'm off to the pool today . I fancy wallowing around weightless for half an hour or so.

Good luck Gun!

Nope goats, doc said yesterday it's "at the brim" - exact same position as last Monday! Gun I hope they take you soon, fasting must be hard enough never mind with GD, plus the excitement of impending baby :)
Take it easy if you can granny , maybe the stress and being knackered is what's causing the cramping. V jealous of planned home births with the pool, I really hope one is available for me at the hosp when it's my time!

4/5 after loads of running up and down the pool, walking around pretty much the whole time, is crap. I'm going to argue for 42 weeks until induction considered - then book loads of stuff for next week.

Think my boyfriend is a bit jittery - hard to tell, he had an interview yesterday, so far more jittery about that. He was a lot more upbeat this morning than he's been recently. But last night I started on the rlt and he asked if I was sure I wanted to do that! He's gently avoiding being anywhere near a sex situation too. We probably both need another weekk or so. Me to rest and cook and finish bathroom, him to get current work hassles out the way so he feels he can take 2 weeks off guilt free.

Hi folks!

Its getting exciting on here.....more and more babies!
35.5 weeks and feeling huge!!
Birthing pool and home birth kit at the ready. I have a growth scan tomorrow and to check positioning.

Gaaaah my post disappeared. Apologies if this appears twice Conratulations captain and good luck for those having c sections. Wishing all those still in hospital a speedy recovery.

So no news from my sweep. I've had bad back pain, loss of quite a bit of mucous plug, cramping but the little man is still comfortably installed. I went for a ctg yesterday and the little monkey decided to dance, hiccup, bounce around for over an hour so they couldn't get a good trace with a baseline. Finally over 2 hours later he decided to have a snooze and the midwives finally got a great trace. Phew!

Eh goats..4/5th engaged is really good...I'm only 2/5ths engaged at the mo (36+5)...means baby is in a great position... And hopefully not long now for you!

Goats is it 4/5ths engaged or 4/5ths palpable? 4/5ths engaged is v good (can only feel 1/5th of head - 5/5ths is fully engaged).

Gun hope they get you in soon.

Could not sleep (again!) but this time my 3 hours of sleep had me awake at 4am. Listened to a podcast before getting up 4.30am to crack on with a bit more freelance work. Have an urge to bill as much as possible before baby comes! Will be knackered later with the kids but hey ho!

38 weeks today. I'm jealous of all those with babies already - I will definitely be here in Oct and no doubt past my due date of 7 Oct! I cook babies on the longer side...

Ha ha I'll be the sane flip...due date is 16th October tho I'm half expecting no sign until around 26th October...just a hunch!

We can keep each other company Grannyapple! Everyone will have forgotten the births and be stressing about 6 week checks/jabs/sleeping and we'll be here, with tumble weed blowing past...

true flip

I'll probably be with you guys granny and flip I'm due on the 9th, no signs of anything, baby not engaged at all and feeling very at all these lovely babies making an appearance.

However, despite promising to keep him close to home, dh's work have sent him just over 4 hours away until Thursday, which makes me a bit anxious!

I will still be around too I'm sure. Due date isn't until 23rd October so could potentially be a November baby for me. Really hoping not to go too far over, the aches and pains and discomfort is getting to me a bit now.

Hope the ladies having sections today get on great. So exciting to have so many babies on the thread already.

Oh sorry - 4/5 palpable!! Was on phone in waiting room and not reading the right column. No change from that in the last month. Boo. It's in the right place though - so as long as it doesn't start floating around again, I'm pretty happy with the status quo. Like I say, I feel like a different person now I can choose a bit more of how much I move around, instead of being at work, so I'm much more comfortable with having some more time.

Had a bit of a terse conversation about induction. She wants me to be induced sometime next week, and wanted to book the appointment. I said I'd rather not. No mention of monitoring as an option. So, she then suggested I book a sweep with her in the next week, I said I'd rather not do that either. So, after a lecture about being 40, about higher chance of stillbirth blah blah, she agreed that I can go back two weeks today for 'further discussion'. She said at that point she'd strongly recommend I have a sweep, and that I book the induction appointment then too. She really doesn't want me to go over 42 weeks, she feels 'generous' letting me off with what we've discussed so far. Haha. My body lovely, leave it alone.

They've written my timings down wrongly today too, as 38+5 - I'm actually 41+2, so that gives me another few days in the bank if they follow their own dates, not mine.

Also, the midwife had looked at my birth plan, and said all was fine. Then the obstetrician looked at it and got all uppity about the 'No Keillands forceps' line. Went on about them being sometimes the 'right tool for the job' and how she can use them without even perineal tearing/cutting in some situations blah blah... then wrote 'discussed, happy if indicated' on the plan. I asked her to cross it out and write 'happy to DISCUSS if indicated'. Grrr. It's the only thing I've written that is a definite I want/don't want. I pointed out that I wanted to have pain free sex and no rectal incontinence, as well as a live baby with no head injuries, to which she pretty much laughed. Nice.

Sounds like you had a mini battle on your hands there goats!

I arrive for my 38 week gp appointment (although it's early at 37+2) to be told she's running an hour late! Ended up waiting 90 mins! Very annoying but baby is fine, 3/5 engaged and I'm measuring 39 week. When I measured 39 weeks in my last pregnancy my daughter was born 2 weeks later....let's see what happens this time!

I 'can't get' a 40 week appointment with a midwife so says my surgery - what should I do? Just ignore it? I'll have a consultant appointment in 2 weeks (with midwife then too).

90 minutes in a surgery waiting room? Gah.. germ central. Two weeks time would be alright for you though?

goats do they not do home visits or have a different surgery you can go to? I've just moved to a tiny village surgery and my 40 week will be a home visit as they only run every 2 weeks and their next appointment is when I'm 39 weeks.

I don't have a 40 week appointment either, purely because my consultant's clinic is closed for the bank holiday weekend up here on Monday. Means I avoided a possibly premature sweep so I'm not too bothered about it tbh. Doc yesterday said as my BP has been stable etc and everything else is well they aren't worried about not seeing me on 40th week.

I'm actually annoyed at that Dr's attitude on your behalf, goats - talk about arrogant and rude!
And I'm suddenly doubly grateful for my 1-2-1 midwife and her home visits, mum2kiss
Had my 36wks appointment this morning (36+4 today) and all is well - a little less engaged than last time (so they can pop in and out a bit!) and BP getting nice and low again (something to do with finishing work last week, methinks!)

For other back-of-the-bus ladies, I'm fairly sure I'll still be here for a good few weeks, yet. And I'm so enjoying my time with DS that I'm in no hurry - I want to cram every memory of it being just the two of us somewhere safe before everything changes again.

Baby boy Rowan born this morning - we were lucky to be first to go to theatre. 7lb 6oz and has had a good feed. He is gorgeous. Experience was generally very positive although I felt very sick through operation. So much easier than DD though. Thinking of you Gun

Congrats Captain and welcome baby Rowan to the world :)

Glad you are both ok

Xx

Congratulations Captain. Great news!

Congratulations, captain and welcome Rowan - a lovely weight!
Hope you're recovering well x

Congratulations captain

Please can I be added to the list dc2, sex unknown due 13th. I seem to have fallen off the list, maybe because I haven't posted in a while on her, but am on fb, but have been a lurker here. 37+ 1 and due to finish work on Fri! Or Thu as I work from home on Fri