Due June 08: A few eggs have hatched, we wish the rest would GET CRACKING!!!

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Let's hope the rest of the eggs get cracking very soon!

Alipalli - congratulations! Looking forward to hearing all about it.

The graduated list is the same length as the waiting list now!

Poppy - I keep spilling everything down my front, the bump is too big and gets in the way, for some things (such as pineapple) I have taken to holding the plate right under my chin, very sophisticated!

Ali and Debs huge congratulations on your babies, both have lovely names. Lovely size of baby for both of you.

greenfairy the special care nurses told me not leave more than three hours between Harveys feeds when he was first born so I imagine it would be the same for Storm.

Harvey is doing well. His feeds have got shorter but he is sucker more furiously so I guess he's just more efficent now. Last night he had a feed just before 10 and sleep until 1. He was then awake for about 2 hours and in a really cranky mood, I think he had a tummy ache. He finally went back to sleep until 7.30 had a feed and did a huge poo! I'm sure he feels better now.

TGF- could Storm be missing out on the more filling/ satisfying hind-milk if she's feeding so frequently? I'd try to wake her up if she's coming off too quickly and try to get her to feed for longer at a time. Therefore satisfying her longer and hopefully giving you longer between feeds. I sympathise, as I remember how difficult it all is.

As for feeling down I strongly recommend getting out to new parents' groups and talking a lot! I have some of my strongest friends from the confusing time after having DD1, when we were all going through very new stuff and supporting and finding our way together. And I found a lot of useful help out there.

If your birth experience is stiff bothering you have a de-breifing with you MW-counsellor.

Good luck!

g43 nice to hear from you

glad its not just me ktpie -maybe I could start putting a tea towel under my chin or getting someone to feed me my food? Reckon you're right about formula of bump size/droppage peartart

second what peartart says re birth experience greenfairy - debrief might help you lots

Sorry - not reading posts properly, just skimming for baby announcements...Hope you had a lovely birthday Bun2!

Ernest - Any news on drs?

Sophie - good luck for tomorrow.

Puddock - Sorry your SPD has flared up. Enjoy a sofa day!

Poppy - My Dh promised me that my belly button was like an oven timer, it'd pop out when baby was ready to come out. [hmmm] He lied.

Greenfairy - Please know that even if your birth didn't go exactly to plan, you've still been an inspiration to me! You managed to apply so many things that you wanted to under such difficult circumstances I think you were amazing. But please feel free to rant and talk about your experience here (or talk to someone in RL). The more you can get out how you're feeling, the less it will rattle around your head making you feel rubbish. Feeling for you.

Poppy - LOL re: taking off bra and crumbs falling out, I'd laugh more but it's happened to me more than once!!!

And how annoying is it to spill things on your tops when you can only fit into three of them now!?

pregnantpenguin I hear you about the clothes... serves me right as remember someone telling me how she could fit none of her clothes at end of pregnancy and was borrowing her dh stuff. "that must be the exception"thought me... yeah right

Morning all - congrats to alipalli and deb.

Sorry you're having a tough time greenfairy - that's really rotten luck re: your eco balls. How long have you been using them? I'd be very tempted to complain to the manufacturers! Cant give any advice re: the feeding I'm afraid but really hope you figure it out.

Poppy laughing at your crumbs story... My favourite thing to do is to drop crumbs of chocolate on the sofa, sit on them for hours and not notice till the end of the day

Hi all, lovely to hear about the new babies.

I'm trying to stick to black clothes, as I also seem to hit my bump with everything when eating/cooking. Went out with DP last night for dinner, which was fab - stayed out til nearly midnight!

Was a bit annoyed after MW appointment yesterday. She wrote that I was 'tired and pale' on my notes (maybe I should have caked myself with make up like she had) and told me I'd be booked in for a sweep next week and then an induction at 40+10. No mention of being able to refuse or monitoring/expectant management etc. I am also certain my due date is 5 days later than the date from my scan. Hopefully monster will decide to come as much on time as possible so I don't have to go through a battle next week!!! At the moment I'm not in any hurry to get this baby out. Will probably feel differently if he's still squatting in a couple of weeks time though!

Greenfairy - sending you a hug and hope you feel better soon. At the moment I can only imagine how overwhelming it all is.

Puddock - hope you are having a nice chilled day.

Sophie - good luck!

chocolate crumbs are the worst as well, don't brush off, just stick to your clothes.

Morning all - big congrats to Allipalli - love the name - I always wanted a Peter but was banned as fil name

Well done Deb. lucky you no stitches. nice name

found another doc. went yesterday. she should be ringing me back today, as unsure whether or not to give me another injection of oxytocin.

trying to rest today.

Midwife not happy about Adele's weight gain. Feel disappointed and stressed out. Never had a problem with my boys. She just still seems too sleepy.

Soon your baby will be covered in cake crumbs, or is that just me eating cake whislt nursing!!!!

too right ktpie -then you have to wash your clothes again and it begins to look like you're very close to [whispers]nesting whereas all you are trying to do is find some clean clothes so you don't have to hang around the house in your dressing gown (which no longer fits and is also covered in crumbs/stains but you are resigned to leaving as it is as it'll only get dirty again).

I bet this never happens to yummy mummys

Poppy, yummy mummys are made up - I don't believe there is any such thing!

Ernest, take care of yourself. Sorry to hear about mw - I am sure you're doing a fantastic job.

ernest sorry to hear about things - did mw say anything about her being sleepy or just the weight gain?

I agree whinegums

Ha ha, let's stand up for soup-stained cardigans, chocolate coated t-shirts and babies covered in crumbs!!!! (And staying in our ill-fitting dressing gowns til the afternoon).

my baby will be pleased to be covered in crumbs and later to have food round her mouth -it is a fine maternal tradition

GF - I feel for you, as Jamie is currently into a pattern of waking every 1.5 - 2 hours during the night to feed too. Fortunately he is reasonably good as dropping off in his basket afterwards so I am at least getting some sleep - and I go to bed at 8.00 with the kids to maximise bedtime! I find that he feeds for a very short period and then is reluctant to continue, at which point we change his nappy and fuss him around until he ocnsents to having a little bit more. Perhaps this would help with you? Its a pain changing him every two hours during the night but that is dh's job while I rest!

Ernest - did the mw have any useful suggestions as to how you could make her feed more? Sometimes they don't seem to realise that as much as you would like too you can't force a baby to feed. My dd was useless at feeding and hardly put on any weight (4oz) at most at any weigh in, but she was a reular 4 oz so my health visitor eventually said , ok, this is her level and as long as it is regular she is fine.

Also, nearly forgot, congratulations to deb and Alipalli - 10 lbs and no gas and air - what a star Deb!

just told to feed her every 2 to 3 hours, but as you said - you can take a horse to water, but you can't make it drink ....

Ernest DD although not BF slept for England, she literally slept woke up for a feed stayed awake for 30 mins to an hours and then slept again.

can't possibly catch up but just wanted to see how deb got on and see both her and alipalli have shown us how it's done! i thought 8lbs was impressive after ds being 7!!

huge congrats debs and ali. hope you're feeling good. everything seems much easier this time around to me except the afterpains (ugh) and trying to balance time and energy with ds.

lots of sympathy for those knackered and trying to find a feeding/sleeping rhythm.

puddock hope spd settles. if it's any consolation i barely noticed mine whilst in labour/giving birth (except once when midwife yanked my legs open!) and am almost back to normal now. i can even sit with one leg tucked up under the other!!!!

Afternoon all. Having very unproductive day, but had a friend round for tea and cake so that was nice. Need to be a bit more pro-active for the rest of the day. My left hand has swollen up again though which is a complete nuisance.

Am also feeling a bit tired and irritable - the phone calls/texts have started, and from the most unlikeliest of sources. I got one last night 'anything happening yet?' and I really wanted to text back with - 'I had the baby at the weekend but decided to keep it a fecking secret just to play a joke on everyone'.

Sorry, will take my grumbly self elsewhere - feel a bit bad moaning when some of you having real issues to deal with.

Hi all - I'm also having an unproductive day but don't seem to have any energy left. Have just had a sleep and feel like a slob.

bitofadramaqueen - am also annoyed at the phonecalls, especially as I'm not even due until next week. DH's family are planning a family lunch at the weekend, and I think they're worried I'll go and spoil it all by going into labour - charming!! MIL called last night to check it was still on, but forgot to ask how I was doing