Due in Feb 07 - when the bumps turn into babies (soon hopefully) !

[suis]

Hello everyone and welcome to the shiny new thread. Hopefully this will be our last in ante-natal !

For reference, I've put in the due list. I think I got all the corrections / newbies since the last time it was posted, but apologies if I've missed anyone.

BABIES!

PLUMPBUMP Jacob 2nd Jan, 5lb 1oz -32 weeks!
MUMMYTOJAKE Boy 24 Jan, 7lbs 1.5oz

BABIES IN WAITING!!

SHHHH 31 Jan
SALLYALLYALLY 1 Feb
SOUNDBITES 1 Feb
BABYCAT 1 Feb
SMUDGEMUM 2 Feb
BABYDRIVER 3 Feb
SALLYN 3 Feb
CADBURY 6 Feb
SORKYCAKE 6 Feb
QSACK 6 Feb
MUMMYTOJAKE 7 Feb
LEAHSMUM 7 Feb
BUBBLEBELL1 8 Feb
LUCYB9384 9 Feb
BOUNCYMINKY 9 Feb
SUIS 11 Feb
PENGUINETTE 11 Feb
BUNNY3 12 Feb
DRJO 13 Feb
BABE 7 14 Feb
MARMITEMAD 14 Feb
DONTCALLMEYUMMY 14 Feb
LEAHSMUM 14 Feb
BECS21 14 Feb
SUZI2 15 Feb
TITCHY77 15 Feb
THELITTLESTBOHO 15 Feb
TUTTIFRUTTI 16 Feb
HAIRYCATTERPILLAR 16 Feb
KATPOO 16 Feb
RUBYANDBEANSMUMMY 16 Feb
TOMMY 16 Feb
MOOSMA 17 Feb
SNUGGLEBUNNY 17 Feb
ALOCIN 18 Feb
PEACHYGIRL 19 Feb
JULEZBOO 19 Feb
TIME4TEA 19 Feb
12YEARGAP 20 Feb
MRSJOHNCUSACK 23 Feb
FLOWERTOT 23 Feb
BIENCHEN 24 Feb
CHACHA 25 Feb
ANDYROBO237 26 Feb
CURRANTBUN 26 Feb
FORGOTTENFREETIME 27 Feb

congrat ruthie!! Well done honey!

ChaCha - Im in south wales. 5 more sleeps till I get to meet my baby

If you want to keep in touch with me chacha my email address is [email protected], drop me an email whenever!

We spent the day decorating DS's room, didnt want him feeling left out and have also bought him a new bed with a tent and a slide, but annoyingly once we had all the pieces laid out we realised there was no bloody screws GRRRR!! Could be 21 days now till its up. Present from the new baby too!

Hope everyone else is well?

My tightenings are still pretty much the same, also bp is a little raised but Im back at cardiff tomorrow for monitering.

Night all x x

Hi all and congratulations to tutti and ruthie
Smudgemum - the pics are gorgeous - still can't quite believe I'm going to have one a bit like that so soon!
Empathy andyrobo on the DH thing - mine has been driving me mad this weekend as has my Mum who keeps phoning me to ask if I've had the baby yet or am I in labour...
Good luck overnight everyone - tonight would not be a good time for me as we are camping over in the spare room again awaiting the new carpet for our bedroom tomorrow and there's not much space for me to walk around - never mind me, DH and a midwife!

Just back from a lovely soak in the pool having watched Top Gear (nearly laughed the baby out!) and the end of Cocktail in there, mmm very nice, am really pleased it's up as the warm water really helps the SPD. It all feels a bit sureal though, is that really where I am going to be having my baby (at some point in the next year!), wow.

Oh and thanks for the congrats on my link, yipeee it worked, that was ten times more painful for me than labour ever has been!

Hope there are some more babies to check in in the morning, but not for Tommy. Though wouldn't you prefer getting it over before your new carpet arrives??!

Baby girl born at 3:25am, 7lb 7oz. Born at home as planned. I'll pop the details on announcements. But it was all good.

Congratulations Suzi2, glad you got your homebirth and the pre labour pains didn't drag on any longer!

Congratulations Suzi2 - posted on your other thread.

Looks like we should def have a few new arrivals this week - fingers crossed! Cadbury - you still with us?

Congratulations suzi2 A big welcome to your lttle girl.

Snugglebumnappies You've got the link sorted!! I think that is my next challenge now I've mastered the photos!
Moosma at you getting a needle for your Birthday. I hope that's not the only thing! Or maybe I've read it wrong and you're getting new jeans?

Congrats Suzi2 - glad it all went to plan. All still quiet from Cadbury and the Sally's so maybe things have happened there. Good luck for today qsack. I hope your carpet gets fitted alright Tommy. I guess you're not going to dare go in that room in case your waters break!
All of you due at the end of the month, it won't be long now - we're nearly half way through. And just think, you still have the chance of being early
Can't wait to hear about more babies!

congrats suzi2 - will find the other thread and read gory details!
thanks all for comments re our new carpet - we did um and ah about when to get it but not sure I could face the hassle of moving everything out again (inc baby and "stuff") afterwards!
I have a waterproof undersheet, 2 packets of disposable bed sheet nappy things, a tarpaulin, an old shower curtain and plenty of towels..... should be enough surely?!

sorry. nothing exciting to tell you all. have had random tighenings and the odd strong one but nothing else - it feels like everything has stopped completely. Is it possible to do the opposite of dilate once things have started? Got a horrible feeling things are going to close up again and I'll grow a new plug

And just to top up my anxiety levels, oiuor roof is leaking again - and this morninig, its the turn of the leak above oiur bed that drips down the light fitting. I could really do without this.

Better go and do something constructive (dh gone back to work and the kids are off on half term).

Many congrats to suzii btw - well done you.

Oh Congratulations Suzi What fantastic news! Congrats to the Suzi2 family x

Julezboo - Will email you today if that's okay. DH is from S.Wales too!

Hi all and apologies for lurking and not getting a chance to post (my dd is apt at turning off the pc when I'm halfway through a post so I have long since given up - thought I'd have a go this morning as she is with in-laws!)

Have been reading everyone's progress with excitement - makes me realise I really am about to have another baby too! Well done to all those who've mad it through to the other side already, sympathies with those waiting (am am anticipating being very late with this baby too (dd 10 days late plus the fact that my very much wanted birth centre will not accpet me if I go too overdue...so sods law comes into play!)

I am suffering with an awful chest infection, coughing like a trooper and totally blocked up so I suppose I ought to be wuite glad I'm not in labour yet!

Julezboo - I am in S Wales too (Swansea) and due on the same day (although I guess with a section booked odds are you will have your baby way before me!!) Are you near by?

Anyway best wishes to all
(Have changed my name in anticipation!!) x

Wow lots to catch up on...will need to pop back on later!

My news....

Benjamin Lewis born 10/02/07 7lbs 14oz. All straightforward and despite being exhausted as lost out on 2 nights sleep, we're fine.

Will catch up later.

Hang in there all those still waiting.

Congratulations Hairy Caterpillar Will be popping over to the birth announcements later today.

Hi to R&O mummy -

Congrats hariycaterpillar - lovely names :-)

Have been sick since last night and just feeling a bit under the weather now, anyone else? I have my mum due to arrive early afternoon so am really looking fwd to bath and a bit of pampering. No food looks appealing to me either this morning and i'm hungry - must be all the vomiting.

Hope some of you are around today for a moan, i feel like crap, but happy crap

Just days till countdown Thank God - I am seriously going to start counting the hours.

Congrats to all the new babies - still plenty more to come! Will there be a rush this week of the delayed ones catching up??!!

BABIES!

PLUMPBUMP Jacob 2nd Jan 5lb 1oz at 32 weeks! Jacob
MUMMYTOJAKE 24th Jan boy 7lb 1.5oz
TITCHY 1st Feb 4lb 13oz Bethany
BECS21 28 Jan 6lb Tilly
BABYDRIVER 4 Feb 7lb 7 Evan David
SMUDGEMUM 5 Feb 8lb 7oz Dominic
BUBBLEBELL1 6 Feb 10lb 1oz Harvey Eric
SHHHH 7 Feb 9lb 13 oz. Harry Nathaniel
SORKYCAKE 9 Feb 7lb 11oz Luca
TUTTIFRUTTI 9 Feb weight?? Emma Victoria
HAIRYCATTERPILLAR 10 Feb 7lbs 14oz Benjamin Lewis
RUTHIE21 11 Feb 6lb 12 Girl
SUIS 12 Feb 7lb 7oz girl

BOYS = 8
GIRLS = 5

BABIES IN WAITING!!

C-Sections Booked = 4

SALLYALLYALLY 1 Feb
SOUNDBITES 1 Feb
SALLYN 3 Feb
CADBURY 6 Feb
QSACK 6 Feb
BABE 7 Feb
LUCYB9384 9 Feb
BOUNCYMINKY 9 Feb
PENGUINETTE 11 Feb

BUNNY3 12 Feb
SNUGGLEBUNNY 13 Feb C Section
DRJO 13 Feb
ANDYROBO237 14 Feb C-Section
LEAHSMUM 14 Feb
MARMITEMAD 14 Feb
DONTCALLMEYUMMY 14 Feb
PEACHYGIRL 15 Feb C-section
THELITTLESTBOHO 15 Feb
JULEZBOO 16 Feb C Section
KATPOO 16 Feb
RUBYANDBEANSMUMMY 16 Feb
TOMMY 16 Feb
MOOSMA 17 Feb
ALOCIN 18 Feb

TIME4TEA 19 Feb
MRSJOHNCUSACK 23 Feb
FLOWERTOT 23 Feb
BIENCHEN 24 Feb
JA9 24 Feb
CHACHA 25 Feb

CURRANTBUN 26 Feb
FORGOTTENFREETIME 27 Feb

congratulations hairy caterpillar. This is all getting very exciting.
Nothing to report with me except I had a terrible night, slept on the sofa as I just could not settle in bed.
I have a list of jobs to do ,nothing massive, emails and the such like and am contemplating a walk to put Dh's prescription in at the doctors but feel a bit blah so could go in the car.... or just stay in my Pjs

Andyrobo ! Much as I wish it were me who produced a wee girl this morning, sadly it was not.

Suzi2 - Huge congratulations, so glad it all went to plan for you after all that stop start stuff.

Congrats too to HairyCaterpillar & Ruthie (I can hardly keep up these babies are coming in so fast !)

I'm still hanging in here, now 40+1, well hacked off and feeling more like Michelinwummin by the day. I'm getting really bored with being pregnant now. I can't hardly walk, bend, sleep, sit, anything really... only comfortable bouncing on my ball, and that's not moving anything. Tried all the usual help along things (except the fun one, DP looked a little ill at the suggestion and carefully avoided any situations where I might try and jump him) but all to no avail. Sweep booked for Thursday, so maybe that will do something.

Congratulations HairyCaterpillar! Andyrobo... you've confused me with Suis again... sorry.

Cadbury - sending you huge hugs. I can honestly say that I thought that my false labour was doing nothing - both times, with DS and this time. But rest assured all those pains weren't in vain. Really hope that you're halfways there (at least!) and when it does happen things will move fast.

congrats to ruthie and suzi. lovely news. off to search for suzis homebirth story,

but before i do

congrats to hairycaterpiller!! i know you you sly dog!!!! did you know i was me? you rascal?! can't wait to meet your lo!

Thanks suzi2 - that is my hope but eve with constant tihtenings, I feel sure that if my lovely midwife checked again now, that iI would only be 3 cms still.

Morning ladies

Just to let you know that I gave birth to the most gorgeous little girl at 11.15pm on Weds 7 Feb. She is called Isla Maisie and weighed 6 pounds 3 ounces.

The birth was a bit frightening because the birthing centre I was hoping to go to kept on refusing to believe that I was in as advanced a state of labour as I was and I ended up getting to the pushing stage on my own over a birthing ball using TENS and was being told that I was just about half way, and perhaps call again in an hour to see if it was time to come in. I thought that if this pain was only half way then I was in trouble! Then it seemed to abate and I went to the loo because I thought I needed to push, waters went etc. and we frantically drove to the hospital, 10 mins away. The birthing centre had finally got their act together and told the hospital to be ready for us. I was rushed through the A&E entrance on a stretcher and upstairs to the delivery suite where there was a team waiting for me and baby Isla was born 15-20 mins later. But she is just wonderful and worth every second of it all.

xxx

Wow congratulations Soundbites!!!

Oh wow soundbites - high drama! Congratulations - lovely name

I swear I will be the only one left having a baby sometime in April!