Due in March 07 - Numbers starting to dwindle now - will anyone outlast this thread?

[LunarSea]

Yet another new thread, because just like all the remaining posters the old one is about to go pop.

The midwife I saw this morning at the hospital just phoned to tell me she had been discussing me with the registrar and would I like an elective caesarean ?!?

I wonder if I was speaking the same language as her this morning

Hello All

Sorry for not posting this last week but have not had much time to myself.

C-section went well and Paige Tayla Du Toit was born on the 16th at 11:54 weighing 7.5lbs and 47cm long.

I came home on Sunday but have not had much time to myself. Its been tough getting used to the lack of sleep but DH has been an absolute star and doing everything around the house and with DS. Things are now settling down and Paige is getting into her own routine and feeding about every 4 hours.

Things this time round have gone so much better than the last time and I could not be happier. I am even managing to breast feed this time - although nipples are still slightly soar it is getting easier by the day.

Don't have time to catch up on everything but hope that everyone is well and that those who are still waiting to have there babies have them soon and all goes well. And to those that have popped - CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

sazzybee, get better soon, sounds like you are having a tough time of it at the mo. Well my day has passed with no show of baby on EDD,..big surprise!
I did get a sofa, but Muppet I didn't manage to get any free shopping, waters stayed intact even though DH suggest I could fake it! I'm not at that stage of deluded despartion yet and I 'll buy my own custard tarts

Well done for resisting C section Laidback, they will be wanting to push you through the sausage factory at this stage.

Congratulations Mistiek...

Hope all gets better for you and your little man Sazzy - everyone recommends tea tree oil in the bath for c section scars ?

Congrats Mistiek and Morocco - that's amazing about Emily being born with waters intact - very special baby!!

Sazzy - my friends son also had tongu tie and she had probs feeding him. Sounds as though he can feed off other nip OK though? You'll probably feel better if you get some cream on the sore nip, but [hugs] to you - sound slike your really going through it. It can only get easier!

EIDS - good luck vibes across the oceans for your CS tomorrow!!

right update!
homebirth went skewiff, aftre failing to progress, was 4 cms at 11pm 5cms at 2am, so midwife and I thought water breaking would help as contractions stopped dead.
Nothing, as it go to 6am, I was shattered, kids were due up and we decided on transfer to hospital
only bloody blue lights in the snow! started contracting on the way ( the long bumpy road to get labour going is not a myth it works!)

arrived at 6.10am, everything kicked off, Finn arrived 3 mins after his daddy walked in the door at 7.27am, no pain relief, he is 8lbs 3 oz and thoroughly delicious, feeding like a trooper.
Was home by 1pm, am totally shattered as is dp, we had nap this afternoon.

Will hopefully have time to read others news tomorrow

Love and hugs and congrats to any other new babes and love to Eids for tonight
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just letting you know my waters have broke and getting contractions every 7 mins!!
hes finally decided to arrive,
will let you know how i get on.
lins xxx

forgot to say congratulations piffle.
lins xx

congratulation piffle, and good louck on the night ahead ins1uk

Congrats Piffle, and lins and Eidsvold probably have their babies by now too. Not many of us left here now then ...

Laidback - due 11/3/07 boy
TheBlonde - due 13/3/07 surprise
Kitty - due 21/3/07 boy
Chocolatepenny - due 22/3/07 boy
LunarSea - due 23/3/07 boy
Mossy - due 27/3/07 boy
Runningal - due 31/3/07 boy

Today SHOULD be the day - but no sign of anything happening yet. Will actually be a bit annoyed if we get past next Tuesday and I end up having to cover for work as they've assumed all along that I'd be available for those days, and I'd quite like to have told them "tough, you've known long eenough to have planned it better".

Many congrats Piffle

Good luck lins, fingers crossed for you

congratulations piffle, morocco, spongecake and hopefully eidsvold by now...glad your babies are finally here!

sorry for those still waiting and sednding positive birthing vibes your way.

sorrry to those in pain afterwards - esp sending love to you Sazzy, as you seem to have a lot on at the moment. Hope everyone gets their mojo back shortly.

Tilly is doing fantastically, altyho she has jaundice and feeds rather slowly. I am a basket case though as my hormones are shot to pieces,my back hurts from spinal and my scar is killing me (sound like Harry potter!) Will try to get myself together a bit and post some photographs and some tales from the dark side (ie Kings college gospital). Kings makes st thomas's look like the bloody portland. Talking of st T's, hope the blonde now has a lovely baby!

Mossy buddy, am thiking of you andhope you see some action soon. I'll email you again for your address as Ive writteb it down and lost it ! you need thodse bras!

This typing pne handed lark isa nighmare!

xxxxxx

Just a quickie, haven't attempted to read anything
Congrats to all the new arrivals, gentle birthing vibes to those waiting

Happy to report safe arrival of a baby girl (as yet unnamed) 3.55am Thurs 9lb 8oz

Sorry for butting in but -

Hurrah ! Congrats TheBlonde ! Hope DS is getting used to his baby sister.

Congrats/Good Luck to everyone else !

Piffle well done, it really was a marathon wasn't it.Love the name. Hope you get LOADS of rest now, you deserve it.

Lins all the best! look forward to hear your news.

ooh well done the blonde too, big girl. Congratulations!

Lunar,
Just don't log on to work email and don't answer the phone. They'll then assume something is happening - even if it does take longer. And tell bump to get on with the job!

congrats to theblonde, ans piffle so pleased for you both, and good luck to every one else

Congratulations TheBlonde and Piffle - look forward to stories/pictures etc. I guess Eids will have had her C section too... so there are just a few of us left !

Lins - hope all went well for you too.

I'm off the the hospital for more monitoring, meeting with the consultant, then over to Brighton for some acupuncture, 59 pineapples, a curry, a bumpy drive and some hot sex

Congrats Piffle at last! good luck everybody else.
Due date has come and gone despite me going around Croydon's Ikea at 9pm last night buying stuff like a loony (nesting I hope) Come on you bumps!!!!!!!!

Congratulations piffle, theblonde, morocco, mistiek and everyone who has had their babes since I went awol - loads of us! Hope the waiting isn't too miserable for the rest of you.

I'm much better today. Resting my nipple for 24 hours and coating it in lansinoh has had a miraculous effect - must thank the lovely people on the cracked nipple thread who gave such wonderful advice. We had the first painfree feed so far this morning and now he is completely conked out. He slept for 4.5 hours last night too! I feel so much better I'm even going to leave the house!

Sleep + lack of pain = happy sazzybee

ooh my nipples are required! Later lovely ladies x

Hurrah Piffle! well done you! love the name! and congrats to the blonde too! well done on producing a little girl... they seem in short supply!

Hope lins is on her way

Hope all went well for Eids too

Glad the lanisoh is working for you Sazzy

There's a bit of a run of babies going on - hope it rubs off on the rest of you girls.

I can't imagine having a little baby to cuddle. It seems like a million years away, quite surreal.

I have to say kitty, now Elliot is here, I can totally understand your desire to keep having new ones - I had no idea tiny babies could be so completely wonderful. I'm in love!