Due Sept 07...The first thing I will do is....... eat Brie, Parma Ham, drink wine and anything else banned... then, I will tie MY OWN shoelaces!'

[MrsFish]

Ok folks here is the new thread. I have put it into ante natal again for now, we can always start a new one in the post natal forum once we have all popped.

:D Could have used that for a thread title.... Once you pop you just can't stop

Hi Emj - I know how you feel, sleeping the past two nights has beeen unbearably uncomfortable due to largeness of bump.

Well I have been on my feet most of the day and I think bump has actually dropped. Just got back from the cinema - had a cuury first, then watched Run Fat Boy Run - which is very amusing, and I had a good belly laugh, then dh drove home which was very bumpy and quite uncomfortable... too knackered for bedroom action, will just have to see what todays efforts bring without it

Congrats to the new arrivals, not long hopefully now before this September thread has run its course

Another 7 beautiful babies to add to the list. Hopefully I got the details correct. Please add/amend at will.

So far 30 little girls and 19 little boys (plus baby enormous).

(ARRIVALS LOUNGE)

lou031205, - JASMINE ZOE, 5lb 6oz born 01.00am on Saturday 12th August, at 35+3/36+1 weeks
amyclaramum, Eloise Sarah - 8lbs 5oz, Thursday 23rd August, was due 1st Sept
Filbrit - Natalia Zoe, born elective c-section on 25 August - 7lb 9oz, was due 8th Sept
Kinki - Liam Joseph, born 27th Aug at 22:19, by cs 4wks early, weighing 5lb 7oz.
Sparks02 - iris arrived at 4.52pm on Wednesday 29th August weighing 3.1kg, was due Sept 1st
ECALTM - babyenormous, 8lb 11oz was born 1858 Thurs 30th Aug, was due 2nd Sept
LoopyLou - Katie born via cs at 13.02 Friday 31st Aug 6lbs 14oz, was due 10th Sept
Kerri28 - Niamh was born Sat 1st Sept 8.19pm by emergency cs, was due 3rd Sept
PLP - Cerys was born at 5.34am Sun 2nd Sept, 8lbs, was due 22nd Sept
trinity1 - Oriana Liberty, 8:49am Mon 3rd Sept, 7lbs 12oz
bendybus - Emily???, 3rd Sept at 5.35am
Spangly - Luke Thomas, 3rd Sept at 17.50, weighing 8lb 15oz via emergency cs was due 10th Sept
pinkhearts - baby Katie, 3rd Sept, 8lb 5 by elective cs
FioFio - little boy on the 5th, Finlay Thomas 7lb 8oz.
NorfolkBumpkin - Kate Thea arrived Thur 6th weighing 5.6 lbs by emergency c-sec due to breech, was due 4th Sept
Pennypops - Frederick James, 11.57am Thurs 6th Sept, 8lb 2oz, was due 5th Sept
Kelmcd - Baby Arben, Thursday 7th Sept @ 05:02 by Ventouse Weight 3.336kg/7lbs 5oz was due 4th Sept
dal21 - baby Ryan, 5lb 1oz, born 8:55am Friday 7th Sept by elective CS, was due 28th
Mmoomar - baby boy, 8.45 Sat 8th Sept by emergency cs, 7.5 lbs was due 14th Sept
spraklynewthing - baby Georgina, 8lbs 2, born Sun 9th Sept by emergency cs, was due 3rd Sept
Emlout - Baby Timothy, 6lb 10, born Tues 11th Sept, was due 14th sept
Hayley2u - Lucy Erin, born 12th Sept at 3.43pm by cs, weighing 7lb 13oz
Hannahsaunt - Jacob Alexander, born 12th Sept, weighing 8lb 5oz
Tinkjon - Baby boy, born Thurs 13th Sept by elective cs
Twitmonster - Baby Ryan, 6lb 13, born Thurs 13th Sept with 3 pushes!! was due 15th Sept
MrsMar - Luca was born Thurs 13th at 11.30, weighing 7lb8oz by elective c-section
JemimaPuddleduck07 - Tallulah Lauren, born 13th Sept
Emalushka - Beth, born 14th Sept at 4.16,
EdieMcredie - Millie, born 14th Sept at 7.38am
Rosie2404 - Ryan Desmond, born 14th Sept at 16.43, weighing 7lb 7.5oz
TOD - Niamh, born 14th Sept, weighing 9lb 6oz
Sophus - Linus Fraser, born 15th Sept at 23.43, weighing 10lbs 10oz
Chattyhan - Alexander Joshua, born 16th Sept at 3.55am, weighing 7lb 14oz
Toadstool - Josephine Flora, born 17th Sept at 4.45am, weighing 6lb 10oz
Hopeitwontbebig - Niamh Nicole, born on 17th Sept at 11.54 by cs, weighing 7Lb 8oz
HammerHeadShark - Millie Francesca, born 17th Sept, by cs, weighing 7lb 1oz.
Gils - Katie, born 18th Sept, weighing 8lb 7oz, 11 days late
Nettee - Amy, born 18th Sept at 6.26pm, by cs
Canadianmum - Anna Elizabeth, born 19th Sept at 10.29am, weighing 6lb 13oz
Potoroo - baby girl (?Amelia?), born 19th Sept
TinaLC - Isabelle Alice, born 19th Sept, weighing 6lbs 10oz
Holly29 - George Maxwell, born 20th Sept, weighing 7lb 4oz
clainne - Joseph, born 20th Sept, weighing 8lb 10oz
Rin23 - Bethia Maeve, born 21st Sept at 3pm, weighing 8lb 8oz
lisad123 - Jasmine, born 21st Sept, weighing 5lb 3oz. Welcome to September lisa!
minimenace - Dylan Arthur, born 23rd Sept at 08:04, weighing 7lb 5oz
MrsBumblebee - Paul Alexander Owen, born 23rd Sept at 18.35, weighing 7lb 7oz
kyala - Lucy May, born 23rd Sept at 20.04, weighing 8lb 12oz
thomcat - baby girl, born 24th Sept at 4.40pm, weighing 7lb 1.5oz
FlossALump - Isabelle, born 24th Sept at 21.19, weighing 10lbs 7oz

ELECTIVE CAESAREANS - (DEPARTURES LOUNGE) grin

anyone booked in?

(Let's definitely NOT call these DELAYS!! They will be ON TIME!!!!!!!!!!)

Maddison, 28, 31.08.07, DS1 6 DS2 21 months
fff45, due 1st Sept, first pregnancy.
Honey2theb, 22, wales, 2 mc, no children, due early sep, girl
Cathbell, due 1st Sept, 1st baby
jdd0709 36, South London, 2nd Sept, 1 ds 2yr, 1 mc
Minniethemouse, 35, London, 3-13 Sept, 2nd pg, but terminated the 1st.
Rach35, 33, France, due 5th Sept, first pg
Miss Mapp, 34, due 7th Sept ds 22mths
Ajasec, 30, Yorkshire, 7th sept, DD 4, DD 18 months
Pepa, 32, Toronto Canada, 2nd dc due 7th September, ds 17 months
Maretta, 8th Sept, Manchester, ds 1 will be 4y3m and ds2 2y
jemima78, 29, Due 9 Sept, first timer
spangly ,31,Due 10 Sept,DD 19 months, surprise
Loobybump, 20, Plymouth, 11th sept, surprise
mistresstara, 30, 13th Sept, first timer, surprise.
Gin Girl, 22, Oxon/Bucks, 14th Sep (ish) first timer.
Auschick 15th sept, London, ds 12 months, surprise
Chicca, 32, Spain, 17 Sept, DS will be 3.2
Mrsdoubleyou, 29, Herts, 17th Sept, (1 prev m/c) no children
JuJuMoo, 27, Huddersfield, due 17th Sept, 1 DS 2.2
Atalantis, 27, Oxfordshire, 17 Sept, first timer, boy
Luxmum, 17th Sept, DS 17 months
JoniMitchell, 36, due Sept 19th, DS 24mths and one miscarriage
Nicki10 24 yrs, London 21st Sept, First time, girl
drcaroline, 31 yrs, Hove - East Sussex, 21st Sept, first time
willjo, 29, SW London, 21st Sept - girl, 2m/c 1 baby boy lost at 22 wks of pg
Nibbs, 33, SW London, 22nd Sept, DS 16 months
Potoroon, 33, West Berkshire, 22 Sept, DS 21 months
Bluebird83, 24, Blackburn Lancs, EDD 22nd Sept, 1st Baby
NewDKmum, 30, W Midlands, 23rd Sep, dd 10 months, girl
holsnovell, 23rd Sept, 1 DD, girl
yetihed, 23rd Sept
FactsAndFigures, 30, 24th Sept, first timer
Laksa, 29, SE london/Kent, 26th Sept, no children.
Minxx- 35yrs, Andover, 26 Sept - 3rd pregnancy. DS 15yrs,DD 13yrs in 3 weeks.
ccpink, 30, market harborough, 26 Sept, FIRST PG, surprise
rachelandbumpsmum, age 35, SE London/Kent, 2nd baby due 27/9, one dd 14 months
Givememoremash, 37, West Yorkshire 27th Sep, 1st pg, boy
Diddle, 26, W.Midlands, due 28th Sept. 1DS 9 months + 2 MC
MrsFish, 33, Derbyshire, 30th Sept, 1 DS (2 in June)
Plasmon,29, oxfordshire, sept sometime, girls 3 and 1
emj23 (formerly rhubarb90) 27, Shrops, due 30th September, one DS, 5

Congratulations to all the new mums! Some amazing birth stories there! I'm still thinking of you ladies who are waiting.

poor you emj... I really hope things get going soon, I so remember those uncomfortable night, even if I'm not getting much sleep now, what I do get is pretty comfortable. It's so horrible when you can't turn properly or get comfy.

MrsF - good to hear your bump has dropped a bit. I hope all your efforts bring results soon.

wow tinalc - Congratulations on the birth of Isabelle, what a drama! So glad to hear everything turned out ok in the end, must have been quite scary for a while, but so great to have a happy outcome. Take it easy, i hope you feel better soon.

congratulations on the birth of dylan minimenace. I hope you start to feel a little less bruised and battered soon!

there are loads on our stats list who haven't updated, early sept arrivals... I wonder if they'll ever come back and keep us posted?

right I'm off to do the late feed and see if we have a quieter night tonight, fingers crossed. I hope everyone with newborns have a lovely quiet night and those still waiting for theirs have a comfortable night!

xx

Oh bless you poor things still waiting! I so know how you feel as I went over by 8 days with DS and DD1 and they were the longest days of my life! I purposefully won't make suggestions as you're probably sick of people telling you what to try, I know I was!

I've mentioned it before but I distinctly remember when I had DD1, going to the shops and people constantly saying "haven't you had that baby yet!?" - it drove me doolally!!!!! I was desperate to say "yes, I've left it at home but I decided to come out with a cushion stuffed up my top instead!" and see how they liked that!

Congratulations to all the new arrivals! We're off to bed for our night-time feed...

Love from PLP xxx

emj - you sounds just how i feel. i'm due tomorrow and every slight feeling i get, raises my hopes. Just want baby to arrive now!!! right now, would do me fine.

my DS was 2 weeks late, went in for induction afetr 10 days. hope this one comes sooner than that. have tried some things, bumpy roads, rasp leaf tea, tried it all last time and it didn't work so i don't hold out much hope. i truly believe that it is the baby that decides when it comes not us. so i guess its just wait wait and more waiting.

Congratulations to all the beautiful babies that have arrived over the weekend and this week - too many to individually congratulate!!
Can't help feeling pretty envious though as I am still waiting rather impatiently now!
Feeling pretty sorry for myself and very grumpy.
Is anyone else getting fedup with an overload of phonecalls and text messages asking if baby has arrived or if anything has happened? My mum has taken to calling me daily and usually we only talk every week or two (not that close) - I want to shout 'stop phoning, I will call when baby has arrived' phew, feel a bit better for the rant.

Lots of birthing vibes going out to all the other mummies with impending arrivals.

ps can you overdose on raspberry leaf tea?

Diddle and emj23 - I can empathise with you both. On Tuesday night (after some reflexology) I started getting waves of period like pains that lasted through until midday and since then zilcho.
Every little twinge I get my hopes rocket to the sky - I feel like this baby will never come out!

How many of us who are still posting are waiting for our babies I wonder

We need to keep supporting one another, oh these days just seem to be dragging on and on and on.................... desperately trying to keep my diary full to 'take my mind off things' - so NOT working

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willjo - I know how you feel, and I am not officially overdue until monday Regarding your mum, don't be irritated, she is obviously just excited, she could be like mine and be on holiday this week, without even a text to see how I am

I have had period like achy pains most of the day too, I wonder if that means he is moving into position, I think he has dropped a bit but then again could just be kidding myself

I'm waiting too! All those sensations are very familiar to me- especially disrupted sleep, days feeling like weeks and a whole range of weird sensations- pressing, pushing, knitting needles being jabbed (!) into my cervix. I had my midwife appointment today and managed to burst into tears . She gave me a sweep, just out of sympathy I think! Booked in for induction next Wed if nothing happens first.

On the upside, I had this really lovely dream that I had the baby; everything was really fast as if it was being fast forwarded, then as soon as I held the baby in my arms time stood still, and it was just him and me (and DP of course). It was an amzing moment and something for us all to hold on to... maybe!

Hang in there ladies!

Hi everyone, I'm finally back from hospital - nice to back in touch with the world!

I'll try not to bore you too much with details of the labour, but in a nutshell... By Saturday night, had been in 'pre-labour' for 2 days - contractions very painful, but never more than 5 mins apart. Hospital told me to stay put at home, but then I had to go in at 1.30am on Sunday to get checked because waters had broken. Still only 'pre-labour', so admitted to antenatal ward. By 1pm Sunday contractions no closer, but now really painful, so sent down to delivery - and already 5cm dilated. Got to fully dilated pretty easily within 3 hours with just gas and air (although I did vomit all over DH the minute he arrived ), but then contractions completely stopped. Waited half an hour, then given big dose of syntocinon - contractions still rubbish, though, and after two hours of pushing I just couldn't get the baby out. So then had an episiotomy and ventouse (still with just G&A and a local - nice!). Then, the placenta wouldn't deliver, even with syntometrine, so had to go to theatre for spinal anaesthetic and manual removal. Thought I was doing ok afterwards, but apparently I lost a third of my blood and had to have a transfusion becauase of low iron.

Anyway, that's it in a nutshell. A bit traumatic, but to be honest I think it was worse for DH than me in a way - there's so much I can't even remember. And Paul was fine throughout - never in distress, and actually slept through nearly the whole labour .

We're all doing really well now. I'm not really in any pain (great drugs ), Paul's beautiful, and we're all very happy. Breastfeeding is going really well after a couple of early difficulties. My only complaint is that Paul's really difficult to settle at night - all he wants is the breast - so sleep is pretty hard to come by. But I hardly think I'm the first new parent to discover that!!

Sorry, no time yet to catch up on posts, but congrats to everyone who's popped, and good birthing vibes to everyone else who hasn't, esp EMJ and MrsF - you go girls!!

Right, I'm off to change his nappy - please god without getting wee'd on this time...

MrsBB- huge congratulations on the birth of your son Paul - it sounds like you are all doing great. Gosh you birth does sound traumatic, so glad you can't remember it too clearly.

Yetihed - what a lovely dream, yes lets hold onto that thought .
I feel like crying too, I hope the sweep gets things moving for you.

MrsFish - Sorry about your mum my mum is usually like that and has been really unsupportive throughout my pg so I have been quite taken back by the persistent phonecalls of late.
Visualise your baby dropping down lower - positive thinking girl

Wishing lots of active progress over the weekend for those still waiting and lots of love to all the new mummies and babies out there

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I know I've passed to the other side (), but I'm thinking of you girls all the time. I can't imagine the waiting, as all 3 of mine arrived early. Wishing you all a restful and comfortable evening/night.

ahhhh, bless you Kinki

You have a restful night as well

Thanks all of you for being so kind and sympathetic, I hope all of your babies arrive asap too, this discomfort is horrible. DS was 11 days late, I'm just hoping this one is a tiny bit more punctual!

I'm going to try going for another long walk today, as I said before, I don't think any of it really works, but I have to keep trying it anyway!

I'm the same as you emj, keep trying all the tricks even though I'm with you, that lo will come when he/she is good and ready you have to feel like you are trying though don't you

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE NEW LO'S! (especially Tinalc - I was at kingston too - were you on Worcester Ward ?)

Sorry never seem to get on to post but thinking if you all especially those still waiting ! AT least I guess you are all organised and have bag packed , nursery all ready etc ?

love to all xx Have a good weekend !

tina and acmum: I have it on great authority that all the best babies are born at kingston. Its official. They grow up into fine upstanding, intelligent individuals. They are beautiful, clever, witty and friendly. Need I go on? In a nutshell, kinston babes are fabberrooney.

Ahem, did I mention I was born at Kingston too?

Congrats to all you ladies who have had your babies, and good luck to those still waiting - you may remember me, I was on this thread until March when I had a mc at 13 weeks.

Now I am PG again, due June 1!!!

Hopefully I'll make it all the way this time. I am only 4+4 at the mo !!

nh, congratulations, I'm so happy for you that you are pregnant. I wish you all the very, very best. Thank you for calling by to say hello. When I was recently updating our list I did stop and think of the ladies who were unable to complete the journey with us. So thank you for sharing your news.

nh I remember you - congratulations and loads of luck for your pregnancy.

Congratulations to new mummies and good luck to those still waiting for the big day - can't be long now...

NH - huge congrats! what lovely lovely news!

So who is still waiting to pop this month?? Lots of birthing vibes coming your way. Today was my due date, kinda surreal!

Hi there, my due date is sunday [fingers crossed] :D

Congratulations NH - lovely news !

Kinki - of course - knew you were a special lady !

Congratulations to all the new mummies, sounds like there were some rather traumatic births but I hope everyone has recovered now.

thomcat - i love your story, can't wait to go and tell dh!!

rin23 - congratulations!! I thought Georges were fab too, I delivered in room 6 which my midwife had delivered in herself a year earlier and she said was "lucky", do you remember which room you delivered in?? Sounds like you had a fabulous birth, well done!!

Must dash - takeaway is here!

Good luck to those still waiting, not long to go now...............