May Mummies, w/c 7th May, OMG, it's week 2 of May, time sure is flying now. Aghhhh

[Mrsjaffabiffa]

Morning......

Thanks Cam - I might print that out!

Good grief this all very exciting.......I have dibs on 4.30 for a 7lb 4oz Mathilda.

I hope it is all going well SOH and J, am sure you will have a lovely baby soon

Cam lots of luck for your section tomorrow, im kinda torn at the moment. I should be having my section too but now have to push a head out..... it would be nice to know when it was going to happen.

PinkJenny a planned section is very civilised and calm, go with it and relax. Write a good birth plan for it too, if you need any tips for it just email me

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madeindevon2,

Do you have a slow cooker? IF you do put the chicken in, add some salt, pepper, and paprika, about 6 oz of tomato paste and 1/2 cup of beer (mixed together before adding, dump it on top of the chicken and cook it. It comes out really good. No fuss.

I don't know I went from 4-10 in 45 minutes SOH might get to a point and Wham! it's all happening. I say 3pm which is 10 am here. So only 40 minutes more.

Just thought of another chicken and slow cooker recipe, mmmm it's only 9:30 and I'm ready for dinner now.

Take the skin off the chicken. Put it in the pot, dump about 1 16 oz jar of BBQ sauce over it. Cook it for hours (until meat falls off the bone. Take out the chicken and remove the bones, and shred the meat. Put meat back in slow cooker. Slice and onion, sautee onion in 2/3 cup of BBQ sauce from the slow cooker. Add the onions to chicken and cook for another 10 minutes. Get out some rolls and have BBQ chicken sandwiches.

MMMMM, always a crowd pleaser.

I'm back! Thanks for the text MrsJB.
My money is on 6pm

This is so exciting

Godd luck for tomorrow Cam. Cant wait to hear your news. Perhaps you/dh could text MrsJB once bubba is here??

MKG, I think they were chicken carcases not actually with meat. Yous do sound yummy though.

Go SOH............

You made it back then lg&t?

Have arranged with cam, she's going to text, so I will do a TEXT ALETRT tommorow for them once bundle in arms.

Good luck MR and MRS SOH !!!

This is all so very exicting

Just spend the last hour reading through todays's posts and it got me all teary eyed. Can't believe we're having a 'live birth' going on.

DAmn, now I really want chicken though.

Awefully quiet from SOH maybe a baby's here.

thanks for all chicken cooking advice. have made mental note MKG of your suggestions but not got slow cooker yet...but dh been going on about getting one....
have created chicken sweetcorn noodle soup. its no award winner but its edible...i just had some for a late lunch....ok for a 1st attempt from someone who virtually never cooks...i reckon anyway. dh will be the real test later!!

You have to get a slow cooker. It makes life so easy.

ive got a list of things to do...make spare bed, sort out some paperwork, get my natures nest out of box and assemble etc etc (its a long list by the way but these are are the top)
but my back just wont allow anything at moment. its aching after the cooking stuff....buggeration....

Ladies I'm out it's so unbearably hot today. I think I'll go to the grocery store and stand in the freezer aisle with the door open.

Right, that's me ready to go, all packed and primed ready for the off tomorrow. It still seems strange to have it all planned out, but it makes for a much easier life. My hospital bag is rather enormous though, is everyone elses too?

Thanks for all your good luck vibes, the lovely MrsJB will post on my behalf tomorrow and she will keep me informed about SOH's progress - go girl! And hopefully by the time I am back there will be more May babies..

Cam - my hospital bag is bursting at the seams too. And I don't think I have anything in there that I don't actually need.

Good luck for tomorrow - we'll be waiting with baited breath.

All these May bundles are getting themselves ready, its fab!

Come on SOH - we need an update! I'm going for 4.34pm.

Precisely.

Will be thinking of you tomorrow Cam. Do you have time booked for c-section?

Apparently there are only 2 carried out a day AM, if there are no emergencies, I'm hoping that as I'm there the night before I will be top of the list..so should definitely be done by lunchtime!

bye Cam, hope it all goes well. Will be thinking of you. xxx

Bye cam, good luck.......

Good luck Cam!

I'm on 6pm ish for a 7lb 2oz Mathilda.

gosh what is it about today? i've just been to the GP who is worried about bloods/urine & blood pressure and is sending me to Labour ward for monitoring. agghhh. she thinks they'll induce me because i'm term. i know i'm fed up and was expecting to meet my little bundle early... but this is crazy! currently scared witless and trying to finish off the bag as the gp said she wasn't expecting to see me again without the baby! think there is something she isn't telling me.

don't know what sort of vibes i need - deffo don't want a c-section if we can help it - didn't want an epidural either but she thinks that is likely as it helps with blood pressure, then would need episiotomy and forceps as won't be able to feel to push. agghh. and haven't written a birth plan though DP knows my feelings about most things...

hopefully its all fine and i'll be back here tonight... otherwise....

am rambling. off to put birthing scripts on my ipod..better late than never.

Oh Befnal! Good luck sweetie. FWIW, I had an epidural and a perfectly normal delivery with DD. No tearing, no forceps etc. They let it wear off a bit at the end so I had "sensation" to push.

Plus, my friend had an induction and didn't have any pain relief and MKG did an induction on "Hypnobirthing" and loved it.

Lots of positive vibes to you. x

hope it all goes ok bb, keep us informed and just go with the flow, your in the best hands::: go girl!!!!!!

Befnal hope it is all ok. Stand your ground and state your wishes, make sure DH is fully briefed. They blind you with science but you know best, fight against an epidural if you really dont want one, and try to stay mobile (all fours) if they do give you one. Good luck xxxxx