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April 08 - Summer sun and LO's!!

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Carey87 · 06/05/2008 11:16

I third! I hated my DP SIL for weeks (even though I knew she would have hers before me, 6 weeks in total) and I would pretty much cry everytime there was a birth announcement on here, even though I wasnt even due!

And I can guarantee that I will still be sitting in hospital on Friday without a LO! Little bugger does not want to come out, feel like such a failure for not being able to did it au naturale, but I now just keep concentrating on the fact that it will be here soon.

However, if one one person says to me 'it will come when its ready' I will fish slap them!

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PortAndLemon · 06/05/2008 16:58

If anyone is interested, I have some photos on my profile (probably temporarily)...

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Carey87 · 06/05/2008 17:11

Lovely PaL!

I'm getting so nervous now! Going to ring hospital in about 40 mins to make sure that bed is available still

Im so worried that we'll still be there in a couple of days time without a lo

How did it go moomins?

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moominsmummy · 06/05/2008 18:58

carey - hope it goes ok for you.

I had an interesting time at the hospital - think I saw everyone on duty at the antenatal clinic....

  • saw MW and Dr (SHO I think) -
Dr attempts sweep - fails Dr says "we'll book you in for induction in the morning" Me: "er, no, actually I don't want to be induced yet" Dr (in shocked voice): but you are overdue Me: not until Friday I'm not Dr: oh well come back monday then Me: what about scans and monitoring? Dr: what? Oh you don't need them Me: well the NICE guidelines state that.....blah blah blah Dr looks out of her depth and goes off and gets registrar and another MW

Registrar: OK come in monday for induction but we'll do CTG today and thursday

Baby and I conspire to produce perfect CTG trace

Trace looked at by 4th MW. Consultant is on unit by this time and hears rumours of uncooperative patient comes and talks to me. Is really uncomfortable about me going overdue at all - Monday is out, Friday is out but I managed to negotiate going in on Thursday afternoon (which is only +13 FFS!!)

Ideally I would have liked to wait til friday or monday but only if I had a supportive MW or Dr - frankly I thought they were all so terrified by the prospect of me going over - it was quite amusing to watch really! Anyway 4th MW seemed a bit more helpful and offered to try another sweep - think she had bruised knuckles by the end of it but bless her she actually managed it!

Have been feeling all crampy ever since and had a show (woo-hoo!!) and constantly feel like I need a wee and a poo - hopefully this is a good sign!

sorry such a long-winded post but I did spend 2 hours at the hospital being seen by all these people..

ladylush · 06/05/2008 19:28

Hi Peachy and Scorpio? Any info on that part of N Devon ladies? Sorry to stalk you but we want to book soon

ladylush · 06/05/2008 19:30

Ignore the first question mark

SuzeM · 06/05/2008 19:43

They are lovely, Pal. Thanks for the link, I'll give them a call.

I feel a lot better today, I was dreading dh going back to work but we had a great day ... the weather helps!

I put some photos of Emilia in my profile (I think!).

Good luck, Carey and Moomins.

Congrats, Chipmonkey. Did you have Harry in the Rotunda?

I am slowly working my way back through the thread, it's going to take a while!

Mollyfloss · 06/05/2008 22:05

Thanks for the feedback on bf. My Lo had a good feeding day today which is a good thing as I had to bf in a café, would not have been easy if she got all fussy... Anyway, in general she seems to guzzle at the beginning and then slow down but it's working well in any case because we went to the baby clinic and she put on another 265g in the past week I also find it difficult to decide on what to dress LO in depending on the weather. It's difficult to know if she is too hot or cold. Does anyone else worry about their LO all the time? - check if they're breathing etc and read up on illnesses in babies just in case so they can be prepared in case of anything? It is so hard not to worry but am trying to not let it consume me...

northeastmummy · 06/05/2008 22:27

I love your photos PAL - they're so well taken. The subjects help of course . And Suze, your LO is GORGEOUS too!

chipmonkey · 07/05/2008 00:23

no suze, Holles St. The Rotunda have been strict about visitors for years but Holles St have totally clamped down this year. It's nice in one way as you get more uninterrupted quality time with baby but I find the 5 days after a CS a bit boring if the visitors are too restricted.

moominsmummy · 07/05/2008 08:54

still here this morning

some crampy pains in the night and the occasional full-on contraction but not regular or progressing at the mo. will take DS to park for a picnic i think - fortunately park 5 mins from the house

any news from anyone else???

sagitta · 07/05/2008 11:16

Hi - I hope the crampy signs are good, moomins. That's how I felt after my sweep, but hopefully yours will work better! I am meant to have another this afternoon, but to be honest, I would prefer now just to wait for my induction - at least then I'll know when it will be, and can organise childcare etc.

God luck, Carey!

What gorgeous photos, PAL and Suze.

Feeling much better today. We decided to buy DD a bike for the summer - and I've just chosen one that is pink enough for her requirements and cheap enough for DH's requirements. Very exciting. She's been a bit odd recently (slapped me repeatedly round the face yesterday ) so hopefully it will make up for all the baby stuff going on. Bribery is the way forward...

TheMaskedPoster · 07/05/2008 11:42

Hi all

Good luck to those still waiting and congrats to the new arrivals . Hope everyone ok.

Beautiful photos of the LO's on the profiles - so lovely to see (makes me BEAM).

We are cool here in Chez TMP .. just doing the day to day routines and enjoying the weather - Livvi is doing really well and keeping me on my toes (as is DD1), Love it .

xx

TheMaskedPoster · 07/05/2008 14:34
sagitta · 07/05/2008 14:47

Well, I think its just moomins and me now with time on our hands to MN...and frankly, my life in extended pregnancy has become so boring that I have F.A. to say!

moominsmummy · 07/05/2008 15:00

lol sagitta

really sorry to let you down (and potentially leave you alone) but I have the TENS machine on now as getting v painful contractions -although irregular at the mo. have also had another show and think bit of plug? so my mum is packing her bags and on her way up (she was coming up tomorrow anyway)

just beginnning to remember how painful the whole labour thing is.....

anyway i'll be around for a few hours yet as hoping to get DS to bed at 6.30pm before we ever make a move to the hospital.

TMP - your LO's are gorgeous!

PeachyHas4BoysAndLovesIt · 07/05/2008 15:03

Moomins mine never got regular- just a warning LOL

good luck....

PortAndLemon · 07/05/2008 15:03

Good luck, moomins! Yes, it all comes flooding back, doesn't it ?

sagitta · 07/05/2008 15:05

Oooh, congratulations Moomins!!! I'm really excited for you! Keep in touch if you can...Most exciting thing that's happened all day! How's DH - is he well enough to come with you?

Do I win a prize for the latest April baby? Or are Woollymummy and Mum2be still waiting as well?

by the way, VS - saw that you are going to become a doula - I think that's a really good idea, you'd be great at it...

moominsmummy · 07/05/2008 15:13

peachy - do you mean that you were dilating but not with regular contractions? using that contraction master they seem to be every 9 minutes

have just had another show/more mucus stuff so think will give labour ward a call and check at what point they want me in - I want to stay here for as long as poss - especially as it's so sunny and hospital are horrid places full of infection IMO

DH is ok today (although we have fallen out with each other about 4 times) but legs are not good so will have to take his wheelchair with us into the hospital

Kaybeeand2boys · 07/05/2008 15:19

ho everyone sorry not been on for a while, never seem t have any time!
was just about to post questio about what to dress ds2 in when i saw it's been done!
also, how do those of you with more than one dc find time for all that bfeedig???? I feel so bad but just couldnt do it, felt like i was missing out on ds1's life. ds2 wants to stay on the boob for hours and still never seems satisfied. Am doing mixed feeding now, which was ok until the projectile vomiting began.....

Kaybeeand2boys · 07/05/2008 15:20

hi everyone sorry not been on for a while, never seem t have any time!
was just about to post questio about what to dress ds2 in when i saw it's been done!
also, how do those of you with more than one dc find time for all that bfeedig???? I feel so bad but just couldnt do it, felt like i was missing out on ds1's life. ds2 wants to stay on the boob for hours and still never seems satisfied. Am doing mixed feeding now, which was ok until the projectile vomiting began.....

sagitta · 07/05/2008 15:27

Best of luck moomins - hope you have a short and easy one.

Right. Off to tell MW (who I phoned in tears yesterday telling her to get the baby out of me!) to keep her fingers out of my fanjo as its now not convenient for me to give birth until the WE.
Oh, the twists and turns of pregnancy hormones....

moominsmummy · 07/05/2008 15:34

sagitta - i know how you feel - I spent the bank hol w/e hoping LO wouldn't come as DS was ill

2nd pregnancies and labours have a slightly different twist to them don't they? the relaxing bath is less relaxing when you have to clear out action man and all his scuba diving equipment first. and just had DS ask me to turn his transformer from a robot back into a motorbike mid-contraction

bigbadmom · 07/05/2008 16:01

Just quickly checking in to say that I finally had a boy, Wilf, yesterday morning (6th) in the wee small hours. A sister for Katty. 8lbs 6 / 3.88 kilos. Madly in love - thank the lord for those hormones coz when he first appeared I just wasn't interested - gave him to DH to hold and frankly didn't want him anywhere near me til I'd had a cup of tea and a shower. Felt so bad not to be smiling like a Cheshire cat but it was 1am, I was knackered and sore from no pain relief (yes, I boast) and slightly concerned that I'd just pooed on the sitting room floor (turns out I hadn't, luckily, as was in full view of my DH and Mother if I had).

Moomin, that sucks about your DH, bad luck. I know they're useless but you still want them there, somehow. Got to run but best of luck to those being induced and Sagitta I was two weeks late and had sporadic contractions throughout that time, it was maddening and weirdly soul destroying / confidence bashing. You feel like you are carrying others' expectations along with you when you are about to give birth - and I hate the idea of referring to a bit of anatomy as 'lazy' - so incriminating! VS - I also nearly cried when I managed to cut a bit of skin off Wilf's thumb this morning whilst trying to cut his nail - he barely noticed a thing! Hope you're feeling okay, bad luck on the double-whammy thrush mastitis combo, jeez.
The 'hungry' baby myth really annoys me too. But my daughter is in age 3 clothes almost and is a whopper - I breastfed her to six months but it almost killed me...don't know what the solution is to a healthy milk supply but this time around I'm taking no chances and even resisting booze as it's a supressant.
Got to run and feed the beast who is honking like a donkey.

Denny185 · 07/05/2008 16:14

Oooohh good luck moomins, hope Dh well enough to get there for the birth.

Sagitta dont worry we will still be here with you, of course when the sun goes in and we come out of the garden Dont seem to have done v much in the way of housework over the last couple of days just enjoying the weather and getting back out to toddler groups and coffee mornings - I love being on mat leave and not getting into work for 8am.

Someone asked about BF, thankfully Ive pretty much managed to time feeds around DS's nap times and in the night garden time so keeps hime occupied for a while. Occasionally he has a hissy fit but just have to sit on the floor and feed and play cars at the same time. My real problem time is between 5 and 7 when she want to feed loads, but also have to get tea for the other 2 and get all their baths done as well, so far DH hasnt done a late shift since she was born but think an early tea will be in order when he does.

Love the pics - cant remember who posted them now

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