April 08- just the stragglers left LOL [wink]

[Peachy]

update from scampmum

19 hrs to 3cm

poor mite

all send labour vibes please....

VS - what a nightmare - have another beer (guiness will help from a medical perspective anyway )

my poo-all-over-soft-play-centre-epic seems like a minor blip in comparison to your afternoon

wow! we've just had the most blinding flash of lightening and enormous clap of thunder - jumped out of my skin! (but didn't of course trigger labour)

Still I think all the thongs I have are at the bottom of my pants drawer and haven't seen the light since 2004 (pre-kids)

However, in a matter of weeks I will be on a fitness regime and becoming toned and slender [wishful thinking emoticon]

Hello Ladies!

I've been really busy with little Ailish so doubt I can catch up on the thread but I see that there are loads of new babies. Congrats to the new mums!!! and good luck to the ladies who still have their little buns in the ovens. It won't be long now.

Ailish is doing great. As some of you know I had issues with breastfeeding at the beginning but they are pretty much sorted now and I now longer have to express and Ailish feeds really well from the breast. I even had my first 'public breastfeed' today when we went to the embassy to get her passport.

Chipmonkey had little Harry Samuel (weight 9lb 5oz) at 1.05 today, she sounds very much in love .

( I have a Harry and a Samuel so love the name, but iif her next is called Stirling Sebastian I am yelling stalker LOL ).

Hello everyone - esp. Moominsmummy I am also waiting for labour - seven days late now!

What's an EPO out of interest? And have you got a sweep booked or are you not keen on that? Not sure what your due date was..?!

evening primrose oil, it's great for ripening the cervix, as we said earlier, take one-two orally and two vaginally each day, make sure they are the ones Without added vitamin A though, they should be vitamin E only.

Peaches are mum and baby both ok?

congrats ChipM - good weight that!

BB Mom - I am seeing MW tomorrow so will get her to do a sweep but only if cervix is favourable (I think it's painful and pointless if not at all effaced or dilated and cervix difficult to reach). I will also be getting her to check out my perinium - I think I had a 3rd degree cut last time - but my notes aren't clear so would like to know if I did and what the likely impact is for this time - anyone else any experiences??

am fully expecting to be told that baby isn't any more engaged and that I show no signs of labour - so any progress will be good news.

Congrats Chipmonkey!

Phone number for April 08 news!
07963222741 - Peachy

Babies already here:

07 March: Ashton, a fourth child for gemprincess, 5lb 13oz @ 34+6
09 March: Ted, a second DS for Daftmoo, 7lb 14oz @ 36+0
21 March: George William, a first baby for KnitterintheNW, 7lb 2.5oz @ 37+3
25 March: Olivia, a second baby for TheMaskedPoster, 7lb 2oz @ 38+4
28 March: Pablo, a third baby and first DS for vacaloca, 7lb 14oz @ 39+4
28 March: Matteo Alexander, a first baby for Gangle @ 38+0 (?)
30 March: A baby girl, a second child for PortAndLemon, 8lb 15oz @ 39+5
02 April: Jak, a baby boy for rainbowdays, 9lb @ 39+1
02 April: A baby boy, a second child for bunyanvillas, 6lb 14oz @ 37+5
02April: Struan, a baby boy for Donnabels, 6lbs 15oz
03 April: Aeryn Daisy, a baby girl for Denny185, 9lb 8oz @ 39+3
03 April: Benjamin, a baby boy for Micegg, 8lb 3oz @ 39+4
03 April: Roelof Grové, a first DS for Sal22, 7lb 5oz @ 38+5
03 April: A baby boy for siikibam, 6lb 8.5oz @39+1wks
04 April: Matilda, a baby girl for AprilsFoolsBaby 7lb @
06 April: Henry Peter, a baby boy for Sheds, 7lb 130z @ 40+4
07 April: Sebastian George, a fourth DS for Peachy, 8lb 4oz @ 41+1
07 April: Jack, a first baby for ThePFJ, 7lb 5.5oz @ 41+1
07 April: Lexie Bea, a fourth baby for babywhiting, 8lb 1oz @ 39+4
08 April: Alasdair, a second DS for bunnyrabbit, 8lb 5.5oz @ 40+3
08 April: James Samuel, a third baby for honeybee10, 6lb 7oz @ 37+2
09 April: Zara Mia Martin, a first baby for V1KK1M, 7lb 10oz @ 41+0
11 April: Sebastian James, a second baby for Fleecy, 10lb 2oz @ 40+4
11 April: A baby girl, a first baby for CeylonSapphire, 7lb 12oz @ 41+1
12 April: Maya Alice, a first baby for egyptianprincess, 8lb 15.5oz @ 40+3
12 April: Sophia Viviana, a second DD for AussieDivaonaBreak, 6lb 12oz @ 39+3
15 April: Alexander Oliver, a third baby for VictorianSqualor, 10lb 3oz @ 41+0
16 April: Ailish, a first baby for Mollyfloss, 6lb 11oz @ 40+3
16 April: A baby girl, a second baby for elfsmummy, 7lb 13oz @ 41+1
16 April: Zoe, a baby girl, a first baby for ToastAddict, 6lb 10oz @ 39+3
17 April: A baby boy for paranoidmumy, 8lb 9oz @ 41+4
17 April: A baby boy, a second son for lorisparkle, 7lb 12.5oz @ 41+6
18 April: Millie, a baby girl for scorpio1 8lb 9oz @ 41+?
18 April: Cameron, a second baby for munchkinmum @ 39+5
19 April: Oliver Michael, first baby for bashboid, 7 lb 4 oz at 41 +3
21 April: Eve, a second baby for Scampmum, 8lb 4oz @ 39+3
22 April: Sam, a second son for Soph73 @ 40+0
22 April: Molly, a first baby for EllieG, 8lb 8oz? @ 40+5
22 April: Daisy, second baby for AttilaTheHan @ 40 +3
22 April: Zoe Olivia, second daughter for Piccallilli2 7lb 1oz @42+1
23 April: Jessica Elizabeth, first baby for BabyBratt @ 40+1 7lb 12oz.
24 April: A baby girl, a second daughter for christmaspixie, 9lb 2oz @ 40+6/41+5
24 April: Miya Jade, baby girl for ShelleySare at 39+4
25 April: Amelie, a first for Dondons, 9lb, 41+3 (i think!)
25 April: Aisha, second baby for Jaq39 7lb 14oz @ 41+4
26 April :Hope Olivia, second dd for northeastmummy, 7lb 11oz at 41 weeks.
30 April: Harry Samuel, 9lb 5oz for Chipmonkey

Babies still baking:

01 April: siameez, expecting a boy.
02 April: Redmonster, 29. This is her first baby.
03 April: NoMoreHighHeels.
08 April: 7monthsplus, expecting a girl. This is her first baby.
09 April: mummyofaprincess, 21. This is her second baby (already has 1 DD (2)).
10 April: Gangle.
10 April: MathairNua, 29.
12 April: Velbels, 28, expecting her first baby.
12 April: positive, 38, from N Ireland. This is her first baby. High risk baby has Down's.
14 April: SuzeM, 35, from Ireland but living in London, expecting a girl. This is her first baby.
15 April: Bainmarie, 30. This is her third baby (already has 1 DD (almost 4) and 1 DS (2)).
15 April: pad.
15 April: PippiCalzelunghe. This is her second baby (already has 1 DD (2.4)).
16 April: KaybeeandZak, 32, from NZ but living in London, expecting a boy. Have ds 17months old.
19 April: dolly1, from London, expecting a boy. This is her first baby.
19 April: northeastmummy, from Aberdeen. This is her second baby (already has 1 DD (20 months)).
19 April: soph28, 30. This is her third baby. (DS nearly 3, DD 19 mnths)
19 April: peachbaby from Devon. This is her third baby.
20 April: Ayomi. This is her first baby.
20 April: mumzyof2, 21.
21 April: Annieroo. This is her first baby.
21 April: littlemissturquoise, from Scotland. This is her first baby.
22 April: rdk, from Manchester. This is her second baby.
23 April: Carey87, 20, from Orpington, Kent. This is her first baby.
23 April: bigbadmom.
24 April: mommylongsocks, expecting her second baby, already has one ds.
25 April: loisstella, 33.
25 April: moominsmummy, 1 DS already.
26 April: TLSM, 29, from Surrey, expecting a boy. This is her second baby (already has 1 DS (3).
26 April: eva07, 29, now from Cardiff, expecting a surprise. This is her first baby.
26 April: Sagitta, 34, from Suffolk, expecting a surprise. This is her second baby (already has 1 DD (21 months)).
26 April: meandbump, 21, expecting a boy. This is her first baby.
27 April: Lennsuey. This is her first baby.
27 April: jenniejennie, expecting a boy. This is her first baby.
28 April: Beeper. This is her second baby (already has 1 DS (8.5)).
28 April: Woollymummy. This is her second baby (already has 1 DD (17 months)).
29 April: Mum2b2babyRoo, 32, expecting a surprise. This is her first baby.

ooo - just realised that we are all overdue now! race you all to 42 weeks!!!

am assuming that some of the earlier people (e,g, siameez) have had babies and just not posted - would be a month overdue by now

Congrats to all the new moms!

Yes we are all overdue now and I am last on the list!

mum2b - and i bet youll be the first out of all of us to have yours

VS - that sounds like a fun afternoon I'm still bleeding a small amount,i had already finished by now with others, think maybe its becuase we have to do more with other children and have to be quite active that it starts up again iyswim? i can't wait to wear my thongs again! They do make pads that can take quite heavy flow for things. i bought lovely pants from dps could not bear wearing cotton multipack or disposables, lol!

Molly - glad feeding getting better for you

Congrats chipmonkey!!!!!!

'Lo all - am typing one handed with Molly clamped to boob - am about to look at some of those sites having finally had enough time to catch up on the 3 million pages I missed!

Yey for chip and good luck soph!

VS - I know was horrid afternoon but you do make me laugh

All ok here - I couldn't do anything much for the first week apart from survive - was so overwhelmed that felt like I was drowning sometimes. So my sympathies to PFJ - it's harder than you think isn't it? Even using nipple sheilds my nips are so cracked and bleeding after initially having really crap latch. Luckily had really lovely community midwife to visit who helped me sort it, but am still using the shields as am too scared to try without! I know I should but can't bear to until have healed up a bit more. Have made contact with local bf counsellor and she will visit me to help if I want though.

Molly slept really badly for the first few nights but last night she had a feed at 7 - went to sleep, fed at 9.30, then 2.45 and 6, so was only up once in the night, which was fantastic. Am still so so tired, but starting to get my head round it. Hats off to you ladies who have voluntarily done this more than once!

Anyway, I shall stop banging on about me - hope you all are feeling good.

Ooooo molly's gone to sleep!

I told her today that if she didn't behave herself and sleep better I was going to call Gina Ford to come round and sort her out. That should do it.

Oh poo. She's woken up. I have had to resort to a dummy sometimes as she is SO sucky I would have no breasts left from the amount of comfort sucks she needs. My baby is such a chav.

lol @ chavvy baby

when i had ds1 i felt like i had been run over by a train.

I am bored with waiting and am only 40+2. Grrr. I had to wait around all day at the hospital because the midwife thought my really itchy skin was something serious, and they wanted to monitor the baby and do blood tests. All normal in the end. It would have been nice if they could find something which would get me induced sooner than May 11th. That is the date I have been provisionally told I will get if nothing has happened naturally by then. DP made nice chilli-rich dinner tonight and I am trying to swig lots of hot chocolate tainted with chilli-powder. Quite delicious. I will also try some more internal EPO capsules, not that they have had any effect so far. I am just bored of being big and heavy and I want to have my baby NOW!

Hi, had my baby 8lb 40z on the 20th April she was due 8th and was delivered by emergency section.. all is well and she is called Angharad mai (welsh)

so I can now go on the arrivals list at last peachy!!

xx

Congrats 7monthsplus! Love the name (am welsh too

Phone number for April 08 news!
07963222741 - Peachy

Babies already here:

07 March: Ashton, a fourth child for gemprincess, 5lb 13oz @ 34+6
09 March: Ted, a second DS for Daftmoo, 7lb 14oz @ 36+0
21 March: George William, a first baby for KnitterintheNW, 7lb 2.5oz @ 37+3
25 March: Olivia, a second baby for TheMaskedPoster, 7lb 2oz @ 38+4
28 March: Pablo, a third baby and first DS for vacaloca, 7lb 14oz @ 39+4
28 March: Matteo Alexander, a first baby for Gangle @ 38+0 (?)
30 March: A baby girl, a second child for PortAndLemon, 8lb 15oz @ 39+5
02 April: Jak, a baby boy for rainbowdays, 9lb @ 39+1
02 April: A baby boy, a second child for bunyanvillas, 6lb 14oz @ 37+5
02April: Struan, a baby boy for Donnabels, 6lbs 15oz
03 April: Aeryn Daisy, a baby girl for Denny185, 9lb 8oz @ 39+3
03 April: Benjamin, a baby boy for Micegg, 8lb 3oz @ 39+4
03 April: Roelof Grové, a first DS for Sal22, 7lb 5oz @ 38+5
03 April: A baby boy for siikibam, 6lb 8.5oz @39+1wks
04 April: Matilda, a baby girl for AprilsFoolsBaby 7lb @
06 April: Henry Peter, a baby boy for Sheds, 7lb 130z @ 40+4
07 April: Sebastian George, a fourth DS for Peachy, 8lb 4oz @ 41+1
07 April: Jack, a first baby for ThePFJ, 7lb 5.5oz @ 41+1
07 April: Lexie Bea, a fourth baby for babywhiting, 8lb 1oz @ 39+4
08 April: Alasdair, a second DS for bunnyrabbit, 8lb 5.5oz @ 40+3
08 April: James Samuel, a third baby for honeybee10, 6lb 7oz @ 37+2
09 April: Zara Mia Martin, a first baby for V1KK1M, 7lb 10oz @ 41+0
11 April: Sebastian James, a second baby for Fleecy, 10lb 2oz @ 40+4
11 April: A baby girl, a first baby for CeylonSapphire, 7lb 12oz @ 41+1
12 April: Maya Alice, a first baby for egyptianprincess, 8lb 15.5oz @ 40+3
12 April: Sophia Viviana, a second DD for AussieDivaonaBreak, 6lb 12oz @ 39+3
15 April: Alexander Oliver, a third baby for VictorianSqualor, 10lb 3oz @ 41+0
16 April: Ailish, a first baby for Mollyfloss, 6lb 11oz @ 40+3
16 April: A baby girl, a second baby for elfsmummy, 7lb 13oz @ 41+1
16 April: Zoe, a baby girl, a first baby for ToastAddict, 6lb 10oz @ 39+3
17 April: A baby boy for paranoidmumy, 8lb 9oz @ 41+4
17 April: A baby boy, a second son for lorisparkle, 7lb 12.5oz @ 41+6
18 April: Millie, a baby girl for scorpio1 8lb 9oz @ 41+?
18 April: Cameron, a second baby for munchkinmum @ 39+5
19 April: Oliver Michael, first baby for bashboid, 7 lb 4 oz at 41 +3
20 April: Angharad Mai, 8lb 4oz, 40+6, first for 7monthsplus
21 April: Eve, a second baby for Scampmum, 8lb 4oz @ 39+3
22 April: Sam, a second son for Soph73 @ 40+0
22 April: Molly, a first baby for EllieG, 8lb 8oz? @ 40+5
22 April: Daisy, second baby for AttilaTheHan @ 40 +3
22 April: Zoe Olivia, second daughter for Piccallilli2 7lb 1oz @42+1
23 April: Jessica Elizabeth, first baby for BabyBratt @ 40+1 7lb 12oz.
24 April: A baby girl, a second daughter for christmaspixie, 9lb 2oz @ 40+6/41+5
24 April: Miya Jade, baby girl for ShelleySare at 39+4
25 April: Amelie, a first for Dondons, 9lb, 41+3 (i think!)
25 April: Aisha, second baby for Jaq39 7lb 14oz @ 41+4
26 April :Hope Olivia, second dd for northeastmummy, 7lb 11oz at 41 weeks.
30 April: Harry Samuel, 9lb 5oz for Chipmonkey

Babies still baking:

01 April: siameez, expecting a boy.
02 April: Redmonster, 29. This is her first baby.
03 April: NoMoreHighHeels.
09 April: mummyofaprincess, 21. This is her second baby (already has 1 DD (2)).
10 April: Gangle.
10 April: MathairNua, 29.
12 April: Velbels, 28, expecting her first baby.
12 April: positive, 38, from N Ireland. This is her first baby. High risk baby has Down's.
14 April: SuzeM, 35, from Ireland but living in London, expecting a girl. This is her first baby.
15 April: Bainmarie, 30. This is her third baby (already has 1 DD (almost 4) and 1 DS (2)).
15 April: pad.
15 April: PippiCalzelunghe. This is her second baby (already has 1 DD (2.4)).
16 April: KaybeeandZak, 32, from NZ but living in London, expecting a boy. Have ds 17months old.
19 April: dolly1, from London, expecting a boy. This is her first baby.
19 April: northeastmummy, from Aberdeen. This is her second baby (already has 1 DD (20 months)).
19 April: soph28, 30. This is her third baby. (DS nearly 3, DD 19 mnths)
19 April: peachbaby from Devon. This is her third baby.
20 April: Ayomi. This is her first baby.
20 April: mumzyof2, 21.
21 April: Annieroo. This is her first baby.
21 April: littlemissturquoise, from Scotland. This is her first baby.
22 April: rdk, from Manchester. This is her second baby.
23 April: Carey87, 20, from Orpington, Kent. This is her first baby.
23 April: bigbadmom.
24 April: mommylongsocks, expecting her second baby, already has one ds.
25 April: loisstella, 33.
25 April: moominsmummy, 1 DS already.
26 April: TLSM, 29, from Surrey, expecting a boy. This is her second baby (already has 1 DS (3).
26 April: eva07, 29, now from Cardiff, expecting a surprise. This is her first baby.
26 April: Sagitta, 34, from Suffolk, expecting a surprise. This is her second baby (already has 1 DD (21 months)).
26 April: meandbump, 21, expecting a boy. This is her first baby.
27 April: Lennsuey. This is her first baby.
27 April: jenniejennie, expecting a boy. This is her first baby.
28 April: Beeper. This is her second baby (already has 1 DS (8.5)).
28 April: Woollymummy. This is her second baby (already has 1 DD (17 months)).
29 April: Mum2b2babyRoo, 32, expecting a surprise. This is her first baby.

sorry peachy, dont mean to be taking over posting baby's born, just seem to be on here when people announce

(therefore come to conclusion that am on here far too much )

Woolly - take advantage of this breathing space by getting plenty of sleep, and feet up in the day. Be well rested when you have your baby. It's quite normal for a first baby (is it your first?) to be up to 2 weeks late. Enjoy your last few days of peace with dh.

Good luck.

Good news. Me, DP and my mum tested NEGATIVE for MRSA. Which means we didnt give it to Jack. It entered through his belly button where the cord is healing via a hosp. staff member or the midwife that examined him at home. Infection control have set up a meeting with us tomorrow to get to the bottom of where the MRSA came from.

Jack looks so well today, apart from his very sore botty.. nappy rash made worse from the antibiotics. He doesnt look like an ill baby at all!!

Thanks for the minieggs Knitter!!!! YUMMERS!

hugs to you all

Oh and sympathy Ellie. Chompy sucky chav babies all round!

hehe. -hands out minieggs-

xx

Oh thank goodness PFJ, been thinking about you and Jack, but been too busy to catch up on MN....I still can't believe you've had to go through all this- truly awful!! SO happy he's a bit better x

I'd forgotten how you do feel just like you've been hit by a truck! I'm still rather weepy then euphoric, and all over the place. But it's only day 6.

Congrats to all the new babes!! x