Due Jan '07 part 7: Are you ready to do drugs, poo yourself in public and bear your fanjo to complete strangers? Then you're ready to have a baby!

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This one seems to be the winner, and I can't seem to come up with anything more inventive, sorry!

Oh, and the 17m thing is a spoof, btw, lots of links to it saying it was a p-take. Phew!

I'm telling you, it will be me, I will be in the Guinness Book of World records with the longest ever pregnancy recorded. I wonder if I will get a prize?!

amyclaire - they have fishing nets to fish out the poo from the birthing pools! Plus, how many babies on average are delivered at your birthing center. You have just as much right to use it as the next person. At Brighton, about 14 babies are born every 24 hours, they only have one birthing pool, but the MW was like if you want to use it, they will try and let you. It takes 20 mins to clean and re fill, and if someone is wallowing in it to allievate pains, but you are ready to deliver, you'll get priority. This is the one time in your life you are allowed to be pushy, assertive and rude, and demand exactly what you want.

wilkie - hope all is ok, how much dairy milk did you eat for your show to happen? I am scoffing it like mad but still nothing is coming out of me! x

I'm telling you, it will be me, I will be in the Guinness Book of World records with the longest ever pregnancy recorded. I wonder if I will get a prize?!

amyclaire - they have fishing nets to fish out the poo from the birthing pools! Plus, how many babies on average are delivered at your birthing center. You have just as much right to use it as the next person. At Brighton, about 14 babies are born every 24 hours, they only have one birthing pool, but the MW was like if you want to use it, they will try and let you. It takes 20 mins to clean and re fill, and if someone is wallowing in it to allievate pains, but you are ready to deliver, you'll get priority. This is the one time in your life you are allowed to be pushy, assertive and rude, and demand exactly what you want.

wilkie - hope all is ok, how much dairy milk did you eat for your show to happen? I am scoffing it like mad but still nothing is coming out of me! x

I'm telling you, it will be me, I will be in the Guinness Book of World records with the longest ever pregnancy recorded. I wonder if I will get a prize?!

amyclaire - they have fishing nets to fish out the poo from the birthing pools! Plus, how many babies on average are delivered at your birthing center. You have just as much right to use it as the next person. At Brighton, about 14 babies are born every 24 hours, they only have one birthing pool, but the MW was like if you want to use it, they will try and let you. It takes 20 mins to clean and re fill, and if someone is wallowing in it to allievate pains, but you are ready to deliver, you'll get priority. This is the one time in your life you are allowed to be pushy, assertive and rude, and demand exactly what you want.

wilkie - hope all is ok, how much dairy milk did you eat for your show to happen? I am scoffing it like mad but still nothing is coming out of me! x

oops. doh. stupid computer. x sorry

I have eaten three rows of a gigantic bar!!!!

TENS is fab!!! Don't know how good it will be at the later stages but bloody fantastic at the moment - even with all the pain at the front (like really really severe period pains).

If only I had some dairy milk in the house - do you think dark choc works the same? .

Have had a show since sweep this morning but no contractions yet .....

Good luck wilkie!

I am jealous!
If I'd had a sweep this morning then I might have been showing this afternoon too. Grr. I am a big old wuss! (& couldnt be arsed getting the razor out to give my garden a mow!)

Hi,
Just thought i'd let you all know that i had my little boy 2 weeks early on Tuesday 9th at 9.13am. We've called him Josh, he weighs 6lbs 11oz and is absolutely gorgeous!

He is my 5th child and as i'm 40 now he will definately be my last. My labour went really well and i was home the same day, the whole experience was amazing. He's feeding well and seems very contented. Good luck to everyone else still waiting to welcome their lo's into the world.

Tracey.

oooo congrats kayla

sounds like your managing very well, enjoy your little bundle

oh and Im not jealous at all

Wilkie & Galum - v exciting, good luck!!!! Wilkie, I found the TENS great for the early stages, but bizarrely all of a sudden after a few hours I got really f**ked off with it and demanded immediate removal. Most strange. It did its job though.

Zoe & AmyClaire - I (almost) had a water birth and it was brilliant! Was in the pool for about an hour, from 5 - 9.5 cms, and was really relaxed (well, as relaxed as you can be), warm and nice low lighting, with dh and gas & air for company. Sadly, that came to an abrupt halt when they manually broke my waters and Pippa's toes poked out......

ive got to have a sweep on the 19th if i go overdue! does it hurt having the sweep! im new 2 all of this so dont really know what 2 expect at all

I've had 2 sweeps now and boths did bugger all.
Well the first made me loose abit of...errr....stuff but nothing labour related.

ZoeNbump - Sweep didn't hurt at all, a bit uncomfortable as they have to reach 'all the way' up but not painful.

Like LTH it hasn't produced anything except 'stuff' as yet .....

Hi. Contractions still anywhere from 4-7 mins apart. You ladies that have been through this before, can this go on for quite a long time before they get close together?? I know it's stupid but I thought it would be a few hours like this then much closer together. Been about 4 hours so far.

xx

wilkie..you need to start an 'am i in labour' thread

will alert marslady !

Congratulations Kaylasmum! I remember you right from your very first pg thread before you even joined the due in Jan thread, I am so so pleased for you (and wasn't your dd also due - did she have hers?)
One updated list!
Keep going, Wilkie!!

BORN
Magnolia1 30/11/06 Benjamin 6lb 8oz (?)
ELM 13/12/06 Arran 5lb
Coffeebaubles 22/12/06 Will 3.2Kg
Saltcod 25/12/06
Oonaghbhuna 27/12/06 Lucy 7lb 2oz
Rgee 31/12/06 Pippa Holly 6lb 150z
Tillypup 3/1/07 Isabella Elizabeth Vary
TheUrbanDryad 05/01/07 Zachary Oliver 6lb 8oz
Nemo 05/01/07 Chloe Alexandra
Elliandhattie 5/1/07 Hattie Alice 6lb 13oz
Dragonhart 5/1/07 Ruth
Kaylasmum 9/1/07 Josh 6lb 11oz

DUE
Twofishes edd 31/12/07 BOY
Motherbeaker edd 1/1/07 BOY
Lizzz due 1st week Jan
MrsPeacock EDD 2/1/07
Muppet3 edd 4/1/07
Ladywithababy EDD 4/1/07
Looshkin EDD 4/1/07 BOY
Hattie2 edd 5/1/07 BOY
Piximom twins due 6/1/07
Vinorouge edd 7/1/07
Honeybean due 8/1/07
Posyparker edd 9/1/07
P555Nat Edd 9/1/07 GIRL
KnikNatPaddy Edd 9/1/07
LadyThophamHatt edd 9/1/07 BOY
Flibbertygibbert edd 10/1/07 BOY
Love2dance edd 10/1/07
Laughalot edd 10/1/07 GIRL
JoJo30 edd 10/1/07
Blueydragon edd 10/1/07
Daisypops edd 11/1/07
Shimmer edd 12/1/07 BOY
El23456 edd 12/1/07
Jessdibs edd 12/1/07 GIRL
Tigersmum edd 14/1/07
Freedomfighter edd 14/1/07 GIRL
Poppynic 14/1/07
UCM edd 14/1/07
Jodie1 edd 14/1/07 - BOY
Littlemonkeysmum edd 14/1/07
Harry2007 cs 15/1/07 BOY
Podmog edd 17/1/07
KatieRocket edd 17/1/07
Becks5109 edd 17/1/07
lulu25 edd 18/1/07
Neolara edd 19/1/07
Loubie37 edd 20/1/07 BOY
Sleepycat edd 20/1/07 SURPRISE
Lotof front edd 20/1/07
2Happy edd 21/1/07 SURPRISE!
Wilkie50 edd 21/1/07 SURPRISE!
Tixymalixy edd 21/1/07
Aria21 edd 21/1/07
Itsazoohere edd 23/1/07
Raindog edd 25/1/07
Amyclaire85 edd 26/1/07 BOY
Galmum edd 27/1/07 SURPRISE
JoJo edd 27/1/07 BOY
Annieapple7 edd 29/1/07 SURPRISE
Pitstop edd 29/1/07
Caliexpat edd 29/1/07
Bobbynog edd 30/1/07
TrinityRhino edd 3/2/07 (we'll let you stay)

UNSURE OF DATES FOR THESE PEOPLE!
Sleepycat
Mrs worry
Sazisi
Tweedledum
Michelle24
Carrotcake BOY
Wriggler

Just popped on to see how you all are, all going really well here Hattie now feeding every 4 hours with only one night feed (DH feeds her at 10pm as Im normallyin bed by 9!!! I do the 2am feed and as Ellie is normally up around 6.15-6.30 Hattie normally waking around then so its working well)She really is the most chilled baby hardly cries and seems so content starting to have small wakeful periods of up to an hour where she just lays and looks around. Good luck Galmum hope its going well and good luck for anyone due sweeps/inductions/sections etc updated the list with UD and kaylasmum whilst I was here

BORN
Magnolia1 30/11/06 Benjamin 6lb 8oz (?)
ELM 13/12/06 Arran 5lb
Coffeebaubles 22/12/06 Will 3.2Kg
Saltcod 25/12/06
Oonaghbhuna 27/12/06 Lucy 7lb 2oz
Rgee 31/12/06 Pippa Holly 6lb 150z
Tillypup 3/1/07 Isabella Elizabeth Vary
TheUrbanDryad 05/01/07
Nemo 05/01/07 Chloe Alexandra
Elliandhattie 5/1/07 Hattie Alice 6lb 13oz
Dragonhart 5/1/07 Ruth
UrbanDryad 5/1/07 Zachary Oliver 6lb 8oz
Kaylasmum 9/1/07 Josh

DUE
Twofishes edd 31/12/07 BOY
Motherbeaker edd 1/1/07 BOY
Lizzz due 1st week Jan
MrsPeacock EDD 2/1/07
Muppet3 edd 4/1/07
Ladywithababy EDD 4/1/07
Looshkin EDD 4/1/07 BOY
Hattie2 edd 5/1/07 BOY
Piximom twins due 6/1/07
Vinorouge edd 7/1/07
Honeybean due 8/1/07
Posyparker edd 9/1/07
P555Nat Edd 9/1/07 GIRL
KnikNatPaddy Edd 9/1/07
LadyThophamHatt edd 9/1/07 BOY
Flibbertygibbert edd 10/1/07 BOY
Love2dance edd 10/1/07
Laughalot edd 10/1/07 GIRL
JoJo30 edd 10/1/07
Blueydragon edd 10/1/07
Daisypops edd 11/1/07
Shimmer edd 12/1/07 BOY
El23456 edd 12/1/07
Jessdibs edd 12/1/07 GIRL
Tigersmum edd 14/1/07
Freedomfighter edd 14/1/07 GIRL
Poppynic 14/1/07
UCM edd 14/1/07
Jodie1 edd 14/1/07 - BOY
Littlemonkeysmum edd 14/1/07
Harry2007 cs 15/1/07 BOY
Podmog edd 17/1/07
KatieRocket edd 17/1/07
Becks5109 edd 17/1/07
lulu25 edd 18/1/07
Neolara edd 19/1/07
Loubie37 edd 20/1/07 BOY
Sleepycat edd 20/1/07 SURPRISE
Lotof front edd 20/1/07
2Happy edd 21/1/07 SURPRISE!
Wilkie50 edd 21/1/07 SURPRISE!
Tixymalixy edd 21/1/07
Aria21 edd 21/1/07
Itsazoohere edd 23/1/07
Raindog edd 25/1/07
Amyclaire85 edd 26/1/07 BOY
Galmum edd 27/1/07 SURPRISE
JoJo edd 27/1/07 BOY
Annieapple7 edd 29/1/07 SURPRISE
Pitstop edd 29/1/07
Caliexpat edd 29/1/07
Bobbynog edd 30/1/07
TrinityRhino edd 3/2/07 (we'll let you stay)

UNSURE OF DATES FOR THESE PEOPLE!
Sleepycat
Mrs worry
Sazisi
Tweedledum
Michelle24
Carrotcake BOY
Wriggler

oops sorry didnt realise list had been updated taken me that long to do it!

Hello ladies, just to let you know that Thomas arrived in the early hours of Monday morning weighing 7lb 6.5oz. Started off in the pool at 8pm Sunday, which was fab, then ended up in theatre because he couldn't turn his head. Luckily no c-section, but managed to break the ventouse (they dragged me half way down the bed!) before he was delivered using forceps. Anyway, all is well and he is fantastic, definitely the best thing that's ever happened to me!

How exciting Wilkie - hope everything goes well.

Amyclaire, I was put off a water birth after being told about all the poo floating in it that would have to be scooped out with a sieve - eeurgh!

Had my AN appt today head 1/5 engaged which is not much to get excited about. Got a feeling I will be the last one on this thread talking to myself...

Where has everyone got their nursing bras from? I tried my old ones on today (which have seen two babies) and I thought maybe I should splash out on new ones. The little maternity shop I went to last time has closed so it is a choice of M&S, Mothercare or online I suppose. Any top tips?

I am planning on a home birth - I just have to get a shower curtain to cover the bed with!