March 2016 Babies #9 - we're on the final countdown!!

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Thread 9!!

Thanks for all your messages girls. No contractions today which is weird I got well excited yesterday might be my body preparing for labour we'll see I guess.
I had a good night sleep too actually didn't wake up once to go toilet which was nice

No Beaut unfortunately I am at work all day, my DH asked last night if he thought I should stop and I was like they didn't tell me I shouldn't be... He was like yes because most people have finished by now... Went to have a look at Katy Rabbit - I really like it ,lucky girls!!

Called the hospital to go in for a check on Monday and when I said 38 weeks on Monday she was like "ooh pop down and let us know if you have delivered and don't need the appointment" the number of people that keep saying that is slightly freaky. Unfortunately every midwife thats looked at me this week has commented at how high she is, that shes back to back and is not showing signs of shifting so I think I am in for a long wait!

Oh rosie you had us all excited there that baby 3 was going to be out and a postnatal thread could be started with thread 10 - threes enough for a club surely?

I'm going to put a suggestion out there, radical as it is, for consideration:

What if, since this is post 954 or something, rather than starting another antenatal thread, what if we all pitch over to postnatal? Otherwise me, ffaux and... a couple of others will be left rattling round here by ourselves for weeks, missing all the newborn news

And furthermore (taking up post 955), I think Missi should start the post-natal thread, as she was first past the post.

Whether we all decamp there or not.

Thanks everyone! See I like 3rd March cos it's 03/03 but it'll be SIL's PFB's first birthday so she'd probably be annoyed with me, ha!

I'd also LOVE a leap year baby. All my others were born on either the 29th or 9th of their birthday months and it's just so unique!! I guess you could celebrate it on the 28th of feb?!

Sorry to hear that Rosie :( see that's what I dread, and why I tend to ignore early contractions. Although with my two spontaneous births, the contractions where I felt like I was being squeezed led to a baby. So I'm looking out for that!

Oh no vroc when are you stopping work? And I love that you had a look at the bedding haha. It's cute isn't it?

marmite, the 5th is one day I'm hoping to avoid - I won't get my mother's day lie in and if I'm still in hospital I'd miss spending it with my boy. Also, I have a friend's birthday night out on the 5th and want to go!

And Beautiful, the other date I want to avoid is the 29th! I just think it'll be unnecessarily annoying. Could you try and have the baby on the 9th March?

I'm quite happy with the 10th, that would mean both come on their due dates which would be quite nice. Also the 11th as that's my sil's birthday and she's quite keen to share it, or the 2nd as that was the day last year I found out I'd lost the last one, so it would be quite nice to change it to a good baby day.

Do frustrating oh well I guess when it happens again I'm not getting too excited haha she'll come when she's ready and hopefully soon. I agree with indom let's start a postnatal thread we're gonna be missing out on all the lovely baby news!!

I'm more than happy to start a postnatal thread seeing as I've been rattling about in antenatal instead of postnatal since November! Ummmm....how do I do it???

Suz that's funny! DH wants the 9th as then we'd have two on the 29th and two on the 9th. If I'm induced on the 8th or 9th it may well be a possibility (or even if I'm not I suppose!).

What's the issue with Feb 29th? (Don't mean that in a snide way - genuinely interested and want to know the disadvantages so I'm not disappointed to miss that day! Ha)

Ok, I've made one....how do I post the link on my phone?

indom sounds good, better run trying to keep up with 2 threads at once!!

I want to avoid the 15th, for the ridiculous reason that we studied Julius Caesar at school and 'beware the Ides of March' is so bloody drummed into me that it makes me uncomfortable!!

Our wedding anniversary is April 4th which would be lovely, but it would mean going 10 days over

I think you can just copy and paste the web address from the new thread Missi. So glad you and Zach are home.

Lol, ffaux! We've got more in common then!

And that's the day that DH is ushering at his mate's "No Children" wedding. So I can only go if I'm 12 days overdue - which is also when they'd like to induce me. And it's upcountry.

Indomitable I'd forgotten about that. Ffs. Is DH definitely doing it??

Also I know I'm late to the party but I WILL be tidying up my fanny before the birth!! Last two babies I desperately attempted to shave legs and bits when my contractions became regular, and that was hard!

Attempting to paste the link to the new postnatal thread!

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/2574420-march-2016-babies-2-here-already-many-more-yet-to-come?

He deffo is, at the moment. He didn't ask the groom about the "no children" thing specified on the invitations.

I expect, when we get to it, if I'm that overdue driving for 3 hours will be the last thing I want to do and we'll be in for induction anyway. I've pointed this out to DH.

If I've got a tiny baby, which I'll be wearing in a wrap, I'll ask the bride if we're I'm allowed to attend. I won't be able to leave such a tiny. And I'll be laying the guilt on thick. it was our anniversary first I was pregnant before they booked

That's pretty shite really! Really hope you can work it out somehow. I'm pretty sure after paternity leave DH will just go back to normal working hours (i.e. late, long, unpredictable and miles away) and I'm a bit worried about the baby not getting to know him...

Oh god ffaux, I hadn't even considered that!!!

Introducing little miss Calais Rose and I couldn't be more in love.
She was worth every single second of pain, sickness, tiredness etc. to anyone struggling- it really is worth it.
She came out of special care yesterday and is with me on the post natal ward now. I think we are going home today but she has a little bit of jaundice and is close to the line where they need photo therapy but otherwise she is healthy. She needs a few extra layers as she is so tiny but that's about it.
She takes about 35ml of formula every three hours. After everything I had been through I was just to exhausted to think about breastfeeding. She has projectile vomited a few times since birth which worries me as I don't want her getting dehydrated/losing to much weight. She was 5 pounds 1 ounce at birth. I feel a bit lost as well. I'm kind of confused as to what I'm supposed to be doing but I guess it takes practice with your first.

Watching her hiccup it is exactly how it felt when she inside me. So funny to see it actually happen. Hard to believe their was ever a time without her and that she was actually inside me. I remember when she was born the first thing I said was "wow I done it"

Missi- sorry to hear about zachs hospital stay. Glad he is ok now. Can I ask how many layers does he sleep in at night and does he wear a hat? How do you know when their wearing to much as they are smaller and not as much fat on them?

We was meant to be moving tomorrow and still are so oh has been very busy,
I am staying at mil until we are settled if we go home before that. My mil and sister in law both smoke in their bedrooms (but with their doors closed) though but have said they won't when she is their and we have a room to stay in that is never smoked in and been well aired out. This is better than staying in a flat with damp and mould right? It's our only choice.

Rosie- was it you having contractions? How exciting, are you ready for baby to come now?
Also to the person (sorry can't remember) who said about they may pre eclampsia. Please don't worry even if you do and need to be delivered baby will most likely be fine by now/only require a short hospital stay. It really will be ok and pre eclampsia is not as scary as I thought and in most cases mild but hospitals are very cautious about it.

Hope everyone else is ok and come on babies! I can't wait to see more.

too scared to google Ides of March

scared I'm so jealous, she is just gorgeous, and what a great weight for her gestation!! Honestly we are all clueless with our firstborns - I couldn't believe the midwives were letting me leave the hospital with him! But you will learn together. And how exciting re the house move!

Congratulations scared! You did it!

Glad she's out of SCBU already. Don't let feeding choices bother you, food is food.

Sounds like your MIL's place will be absolutely fine for a couple of days. (My dad was a heavy smoker, around my mum when she was pg and for most of my life. I'm not the brightest in my gang of nerds, but I've turned out healthy!) Hopefully you'll be well looked after there too.

Thank you,
Yes it is she was born at 35+3.
Luckily I will have mil for a few days so she can help out with questions etc. it is very scary though. Theirs this tiny human and I have to look after her :|.
I could sit and watch her sleep all day.
My waters broke at 5:45am after two propesses and two days of period type contractions, after my waters went it all got very intense very quick. At one point I screamed "I need to push, I can feel her head help me!" And I heard the midwives say "quick take her round to delivery" and I was rushed round to delivery where the midwife asked if she could examine me and I screamed "just do it please" and she said "10cm" at 7:50am and baby was born after an hour of pushing at 8:52am. I couldn't believe how quick it all happened once it got going. My mil and oh said they couldn't keep up behind me when I was taken round to delivery and my oh had a cry then said my mil as their was nothing he could do to help me. I had her on a few parecetmol and codeine and a few puffs on gas and air (great stuff btw for anyone whose never had it) so trust me if I can do it. You all can do it

Suz I'm in the Fens!

Beaut I think the 10th is a nice date... I like even sounding dates too so 10/03/16 works well with me. I don't think he will be on time though! My great nans birthday was 19th March so my dad is hoping I go 9 days over. Me....not so much! I don't think I want a leap year baby either, I wouldn't know when to celebrate! Sister is convinced he will be though.

Also late to the party but I'm still managing to maintain down there and even my legs! Maybe I just have long arms??

Scared She is so beautiful! You must be so proud! Glad she is back with you and home. Your birth sounds amazing. I would be very happy to have a birth like that! Lovely name choice too btw. Glad you came back to us

Right! Popping over to the new thread now! Shiz is getting real!