Overweight, overdue, overtired, over-emotional - It's October!!! The final countdown...

[Tigerlion]

Hope this works and that this thread sees the arrival of lots of wonderful little babies!

Youngmum21 - No I still wouldn't worry, I'm sure you would have been referred for a scan if your mw was concenrned. I can't tell you how many people I've spoken to who didn't measure correctly and then had big/normal size babies. TBH it seems like a really odd way to do things I mean a centimetre is nothing. I measure just about right this time but I know I had a really flabby baby belly so that must be included in the measurement they take??

Thanks Nicand2 feel much better now!!

Dont worry about measurements,from 36wks everything drops so measurements no longer correct according to my Mw.Been having braxtons roughly every 15mins for last 3days and am thoroughly fed up with it,wish things would either start properly or stop completely am fed up of walking like John Wayne.
On a lighter note DH been wonderful,he doing all cooking,cleaning house from top to bottom(nesting instinct must have hit him instead)and looking after other kids too.To ladies with unsupportive partners i really feel for you,tell them how you feel or failing that pack a rucksack with 35lbs of books and tell them to strap it on 24hrs a day and see how much energy they got left to function as usual.

afternoon every1, i've sorted out my birth plan now & feel much better now its done! Thanks again dogmum, so much more helpfull than my midwife!!!

I had some really strong braxton hicks on sun nite, i really thought it might have started but no such luck! Haven't had any since! Wonder how its goin with rumpel!!? how exciting!

hope every1 enjoyed the meetup!

hi,
haven't had the energy to post since yesterday. dd would NOT go to bed last night. was so totally exhausted I just let her stay up with me and then she went to bed at 10pm when I couldn't keep my eyes open any longer. she still went mad when I put her in her bed and I finally succeeded in getting her off shortly before 11pm by leaving her door open and the light on in the corridor. She woke again at 5am ish and took about half an hour to go off. She refused to eat her lunch and she STILL wouldn't go down for a nap this afternoon. My neighbour has just come in to take her off my hands for an hour or so; Just thought I'd catch up with your news before heading bedwards!!

Still no 'real' OCtober babies then??????

Keep disappearing from the list.

Babies Due:
1st - sallyrosie, 2nd baby, scan said a boy. 2 1/2 yr old dd
-morespamthanglam, 3rd baby,dd11yrs, ds 7yrs
2nd
3rd - Jobot, baby boy, 2nd baby, dd 14 months.

• pmoore, unknown, 1st baby 4th 5th 6th Rumpel 1st flavour unknown 7th 8th 9th - Seona1973, baby boy, 2nd baby, dd 2.9yrs =====Tigerlion, baby girl, 2nd baby, ds 12 months ---Highlander, baby boy, 2nd baby --- 10th - mamado, baby girl, 2nd child, dd 2.8 yrs =====nicand2, baby boy, 2nd baby ds 21 months =====majormoo, boy, 2nd baby, dd 3 11th - Emzickle, baby girl, first baby ===== chilligirl, first baby but flavour unknown! 12th - Swizzler, first baby, colour unknown 13th - Justers, first baby, colour unkown --Mrs Blobby, baby boy, first baby =======marthahm, unknown type, first baby --jmcmugwump first baby unknown flavour --totallyfloaty, baby girl, 3rd baby 14th Luboo - 1st baby - pink one mmmmmchocolate 2nd baby dd 2 last week blue one due. 15th - chubszki, baby boy, first baby. 16th Girlygale1 - pink! (1st date) 2nd baby dd 2 17th 18th 19th KATGOD, 2nd, colour unknown, DS 2.7 -agrimum, 1st, colour unknown 20th clon, first baby, girl 21st DogMum, first baby. ---- Emmy01 first baby colour unknown. 22nd nowanearlyNicemum - colour unknown, 2nd baby, dd 1.11 23rd Girlygale1 - pink!2nd baby dd 2(2nd date!) -Binbon2 - colour unknown, 2nd baby, DS 3.25 24th -Wuzzlefraggle, first baby, pink one!! 25th 26th -DashingRedhead, first baby, colour unknown 27th 28th Milliee, first baby, flavour unknown 29th youngmum21, first baby, girl 30th Bendyb- first baby, blue 1! 31st Gingeme, baby boy, 4th baby, 3x ds 12, 11 & 2.4 ---- Catgirl, colour unknown, 2nd child, 1ds who is 4 in 2 weeks ---- EmilyTurner, 2nd baby, 1 dd ----popsi, baby boy, 2nd baby, DD 2.2yrs

Babies Born (!!)

Sep 14 Hana baby girl Martha 6 lb 8 oz
?Sep 17 Saka baby boy, Adam, 8 lb 5 oz
18 Sep Whiffy baby girl, Hannah Blue, 7 lb 6 oz
16 Sep Bensmum3, baby girl

Ooooh Pmoore - does your due date seem to be rather disapointing?

Yes it definitely does I am so fed up today. Got consultant on Thursday, any ideas if it is possible to be induced on request? There can't be a lot of room left now for this little one.

Must try and get out for a walk I think all this staying in is driving me slowly mad! Its ok going out to be social but the question 'haven't you had that yet?' is soooooooo aggravating, anyone else suffering that?

been getting the question for months. i really must look like a house.

pmoore i know its no conselation, being so uncomfy etc but you really should just relax and chill - it will be all systems go before you know it.

on that note however, i want my baby out now - what can I try?

emzickle- I tried eveything from about week 37 to get baby to make an appearance- I think maybe if we don't think about making it happen it will!

So lets all agree to relax, enjoy our last few days/weeks of freedom (first timers) I admire all those that go thru pregnancy looking after other children as well- sure I will some day.

well, since this mornign ive not been having regular pains, but it feels like it used to when my period was coming... what does that mean do u think?

sorry that everyone is still waiting around. All I can say is that you WILL know when labour has started! Also the full-moon is this sat [7th] and apparently labour wards really fill up on full moons so you never know!

Good luck everyone x

Post from Sallyrosie on the other thread:

'WELL - after my last post on Sunday afternoon my contractions got stronger and stronger. Woke up DH to say I was in labour at three, went in the bath and then went to hospital at five. 5cm dilated when I got there, used the gas and air, waters broke at seven and baby born at 10 past seven! All hell broke loose at the end because his shoulders wouldn't come out but I was out of it on gas/air at this point and don't remember much - MW and two docs rolled me onto my back and pushed about a bit and out he came. Needed a bit of oxygen cos he'd been a bit shocked by it all but was fine. He was 9lb 5oz and amazingly I haven't torn!
We've named him Edward, and he is just absolutely GORGEOUS. Just got home this afternoon - he's been jaundiced so needed his bloods checking - and he's feeding well although my boobs are SORE - I'd forgotten how much hard work starting BFing is.
Going to go and cuddle him now, hope you're all well

sallyrosie xxx'

Sounds like Rumpel is in labour as well. Exciting the October babies are starting to put in appearances!

how exciting! congrats sallyrosie & well done!!

cogratulations sally

Hope everyone had a good meetup today. Sorry I couldn't make it. Just not been feeling myself lately. Had a weird 'turn' on Saturday evening when I got loads of BHs in a row then went all cold and shivery. DH rushed and helped me to bed (was very sweet, actually - boded well for the real thing!), but then all calmed down. Has just left me really tired and listless. Just trying to take it easy now...

Congratulations Sallyrosie!!

It is getting exciting now all the babies are finally arriving. Slightly annoyed that it's not me posting my birth announcement!!

Hope you feel better soon MrsBlobby. Definitely take it easy.

Great to see some of you this afternoon - and no-one said 'haven't you had that baby yet?' . Comfy sofas, bump-comparing and a good chat. I'm knackered after my trip to John Lewis, though. Last time I'm heading into central London before this baby arrives.

Good to meet you as well Agnes - hope you're happy posting on the board now you can see we're (fairly) normal!

Congratulations to Sallyrosie and hoping Rumpel's labour is well on the way. Best of luck to anyone else in those early stages

wahey - an October baby!!! congratulations SallyRosie So Edward was born on the 2nd? same birthday as dp - bound to be a lovely bloke!!

sorry to hear you've been feeling wobbly Mrs Blobby. look after yourself. sounds like dad to be is doing a grand job.

gutted not to have been able to join you for your meet up today. tea, cake and your company would have been just what the dr ordered for me I think. Instead, I've got dd (currently known as devil spawn) who STILL will not got to bed and is screaming the place down. I'm sure the neighbours think I'm strangling her. I can't stop blubbing, have no idea WHAT is wrong with her and generally feel like a really sh*t mother for not being able to sort things out.

tell me more about yummy, gorgeous smelling newborns and remind me this is all worthwhile...

Congratulations Sallyrosie. Well done with baby Edward. Thats the name we have chosen.
LOvely to meet you all this afternoon. Realy enjoyed myself. It was very relaxing. I got home and fell asleep for an hour and a half Dh took ds to his MUms for an hour to give me some peace. LOve him.
Went out for dinner too. I had a yummy sausage and mash with onion gravy. Sooooo nice not to have to cook.
Cant wait to hear how Rumpels doing too.
Well time for Supernanny and Eastenders at 10 then off to bed. Night all xx

that's brilliant Sallyrose

Congratulations Sallyrose!!!!!!!!!!

congrats sallyrosie; lovely name as well!

hello there -- everyone seems to know one another! room for another overdue oct mum? was meant to be having a sept babe but am now 15 days over - inducing tmrw..anyone had prevoius experience??

Congratulations sallyrosie, hope you are both doing well.

I spent all night thinking that maybe labour was starting with pains and all sorts. Seems to have stopped now its daylight- don't understand!

orangebee-welcome, sorry can't help with induction experience, this is my 1st and just 1 day overdue at moment. They induce on day 12 in my NHS trust.