Due July 2008 - the thread where we realise it IS July, and we mustn't be so busy talking we forget to get round to birthing!

[Polyxene]

Well, I hope a lot more of us can manage to have our babies in THIS thread, even if we will probably talk our way through it well before the end of the month!

congrats butterfly and jacobsprincess. I love the name Dewi - I've got a bit of Welsh in me!

justjules - pics are lovely xx

Where is Rumpel??

Just uploaded some more photos and am now off to catch up on the thread!

CONGRATULATIONS Jacobs and Butterfly!!!

Sympathy to Poledra and anyone else fed up of waiting.

Jacobs - I know what you mean about being cross it was too quick for stronger meds - I had wanted an epidural with DS1 and they said "too late!" So I delivered him (9lb 5oz) on just TENS. BUT, this time round I made sure to get an epidural, but it didn't go in properly and then didn't completely work, so I'm not sure that was the best thing to have done after all. So you never know! Anyway, you can certainly impress people with your story!

Disney - ah, love, you and family have been through so much. You really don't have to "be positive" for us lot - you get to come here and moan as much as you like to let it all out!

Jules - lovely pics! I bet it feels good being able to write "DD" Little Eleanor is such a darling, and another one with lots of hair!

Hi Ladies,
haven't had chance to catch up - will read all the posts tomorrow - just wanted to let you know that Stanley was born at 4.47am this morning (tues 15th) 8lbs 15ozs - 3 and a half hours from start to finish! I'll do the proper birth story tomorrow xx

Congrats AP

Well done due date buddy Aggie! Not far behind me in the end!
And love the name Stanley.
Lots of speedy deliveries on here Ladies. Well done all of you new Mummies, and HURRY UP to all those late babies!

Late baby here trying to hurry up. Off for a sweep later, but by the sounds of they don't really make a difference. Lots of Congrats to Jacobspricess, Butterfly and Aggiepanther. Great stories, great names.

Quick question. What does everyone take for afterpains and what dosage? Do they give you a prescription or is it OTC stuff? I can't remeber what I took last time.

Morning all,

Just a quicky before im off to the hospital for a sweep as i am one of those late babys!

Bit apprehensive but im sure it will be fine.

Many Congratualtions to Aggie
Love the name Stanley
Cant wait to see the pics.

good luck pigley!!

congrats to everyone else.

Contractions since 4 this morning and have slowed down!! aghhhhhh

aggie - congratulations!

aggie congratulations Bethany and Stanley will share a birthday and they are only minutes apart

Minnie - fingers crossed for you

pigley - hope the sweep starts something off I think you are supposed to have sex straight after for it to work best

First night was not too bad, she fed for about an hour at one-ish then slept through until 7ish, hates being put down to sleep in her moses basket eek another one, she ended up in beside me! Have fed her again this morning for an hour and she's a lot more alert, going to try and go for a wee feed every 2 hours today get supply going, ouch forgot what starting BFing is like.

Better get some photos uploaded and check out the postnatal thread today.

Congratulations Aggie (although I had advance warning as I saw your Facebook update!)
Pigley fingers crossed for you x
Had bad pains last night, DH took me out for a meal, think I ate too much.

THE NEW ARRIVALS

25MAY PEANUT75 BOY CHARLIE 5lbs 8ozs first baby
03JUN TJUICE GIRL ELODIE 7lbs, 4hr labour, vb, epidural (fab) and oxygen (EDD 26 JUN) first baby
13JUN MINIPINKSCOTTISH GIRL ABBIE SUSAN 6lbs 5ozs, 50min labour vb no pain relief(EDD 18th July)( DS 15, DS14, DS 11, DD 5, DS 2)
16JUN TWINKLE TWIN BOYS CALLUM 3lbs 2ozs and CONNOR 4lbs 6ozs (EDD 24JUL) fourth and fifth babies
18JUN ISAIDNO GIRL POPPY ELIZABETH 6lbs 4ozs (EDD 03 JUL) third baby
19JUN NIKNAKF BOY 6lbs 12ozs (EDD 08 JUL) 1st baby
23JUN LIBRALADY LUKE THOMAS JACOB 6lbs 4ozs (EDD 01JUL) 2nd boy
29JUN BEEPBEEP BOY NAME TBA 10lbs 1ozs (EDD 02JUL)
29JUN MUMMYPIG BOY NAME TBA 8lbs 14ozs (EDD 06JUL) 3rd boy
01JUL KAZ1967 GIRL KEZIAH 10.45 6lbs 8 1/2ozs (EDD 18JUL) 1st baby
03JUL THEPUDDINGCHEF GIRL MEGAN LIA 9lb 3oz 2nd baby.
03JUL MINKUS BOY LOUIS ROBERT 11.29pm 8lbs 11ozs (EDD 07 JUL) 2nd boy
03JUL EXCITEDFORNUMBER2 BOY DECLAN MARK 10.57am 7lbs 9ozs (EDD 10JUL) 2nd boy
04JUL JODIEhavingababy BOY SAMUEL MICHAEL 11.09am 6lbs 11ozs (EDD 15 JUL) 2nd boy
04JUL ICHEF BOY FRED CALLUM 15.35am 8lbs 6ozs (EDD 11 JUL) 3rd baby (DD8, DS3)
06JUL JOCESAR BOY SANTIAGO 8am 7lbs 5ozs (EDD 08JUL) 1st baby
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07JUL PURPLEJENNYROSE GIRL FLORENCE ANNIE 10.13am 8lb 1oz (C-section, EDD 13 JUL)Second girl
09JUL MCCHESERS BOY AIDAN 18.40pm 9lbs 11ozs (EDD 12JUL) 1st baby
09JUL DISNEYSTAR BOY SAMUEL 9.47am 6lbs 15ozs (EDD 17JUL) 7th baby
09JUL JUSTJULES GIRL ELEANOR HOPE 7lbs (EDD 14JUL) 1st baby
09JUL POLYXENE BOY WILFRED JONATHAN MICHAEL 19.07pm 8lbs 6ozs (EDD 02 JUL) 2nd boy
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11JUL SILVERSIXPENCE BOY NAME TBA 2.17pm Weight TBA (EDD 16 JUL) 1st baby
12JUL DONUTMUM BOY LOGAN GABRIEL JOHN 5.25am 8lbs 3.5 ozs (EDD 11 JUL) 3rd boy
14JUL SLEEPYCAT BOY THEODORE 10.10am 7lbs 14ozs (EDD 21JUL) 3rd baby, DD and DS
14JUL LIBRA1975 BOY ALEXANDER PHILIP 12.35pm 7lbs 5ozs (EDD 15 JUL) 1st baby
14JUL JACOBSPRINCESS BOY DEWI HENRY THEO
9lb 9ozs (EDD 09JUL)2nd boy
14JUL BUTTERFLY McQUEEN BOY NAME TBA 8lb 3ozs (EDD 09JUL) 6th Baby
15JUL HUBARBSPONG GIRL SKYLAR 7lbs 14ozs (EDD 10JUL) 1st baby
15 JUL SWEETKITTY GIRL BETHANY ANNA GRACE 8lbs 5ozs (EDD 10JUL) 3rd girl
15 JUL AGGIEPANTHER (DD1 13 DD2 2) BOY Stanley 8lbs 15ozs - 3 and a half hours from start to finish!

33 BABIES AND COUNTING - 10 GIRLS 23 BOYS

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2 01JUL MISSCHIKA (FIRST BABY)CAMBERWELL SURPRISE
3 02JUL BABY3 (DD8 DS5.5)
4 02JUL UNFITMUMMY (DD 2.7)
8 03JUL MRSCLAIRET (FIRST BABY)
9 04JUL FRANNYANDZOOEY (DS4)
10 05JUL MRSMADMAND (DD 1.3)
11 05JUL PONTO (2DD 4.6 & 2)
12 06JUL PENGUINMUM (DD 2.7)
13 06JUL NANNYJO (3rd baby) BOY
15 07JUL CHOCCIE (FIRST BABY)
16 07JUL HATRICK (3DD 4, 2.8 & 15 MTHS) BOY
18 07JUL CHOCOLATEDAYS (FIRST BABY)
19 07JUL CARRIEHD9 (FIRST BABY) KIRKLEES
26 09JUL VIX100 (FIRST BABY) SURPRISE
29 10JUL MINNIE1 (2DD 1.10 & 11MTHS)
37 12JUL PIGLEYCHEZ(FIRST BABY)WEST SUSSEX SURPRISE!
38 13JUL PEGGYP (DD 9MTHS)
39 13JUL EEC (DS 11 DD 9)SURPRISE
40 13JUL HPG (FIRST BABY)
42 13JUL LEGSY (FIRST BABY)
43 14JUL CilC (DD3) Surrey BOY
44 14JUL GILLYTHEKID (1ST BABY)SURPRISE
46 14JUL TRESPASS (1st BABY) SURPRISE FRANCE
48 15JUL BORGLADY (FIRST BABY) BOY
50 15JUL LILYTOTHEB (FIRST BABY)
51 16JUL POLEDRA (2DD 4&2)GIRL
52 16JUL UMLELLALA (2nd baby)
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55 17JUL SANDCASTLES (DD 4)
56 17JUL PTIYPASI (DD 11MTHS)
58 17JUL TAFFTAFF (1st BABY) SURPRISE
59 18JUL MYLITTLEELOISE (DC ?)
60 18JUL LOVELYLOU (DD 2.8)
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63 18JUL BABYONTHEWAY (DS 10)
64 19JUL HEFFA (FIRST BABY) DEVON GIRL
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75 25JUL FEB (DS 10 MTHS)
76 25JUL CATEC (First baby) GIRL
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78 26JUL MISSMCGOO (DS5 DD2)
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80 27JUL LAZYHIPPO (FIRST BABY) surprise
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85 31JUL KENTDEE (?) GIRL
86 TBC JOOS (FIRST BABY)
87 TBC CHEEKSTER (1st BABY)

Congrats, Aggie!

Still here, still nothing. I'll be phoning into the delivery suite for my induction tomorrow morning I guess. And you know what else - I bet, after all my moaning, I'll be disappointed if they tell me they haven't got space for me......

Wow - what a busy couple of days!! Congratulations JacobsP (beat me to it!)Butterfly, hubarspong and sweetkitty (wow we were close - and both moaning about 'nothing happening' earlier that day)
Gilly - I managed to update my facebook status on my mobile from the labour ward - hows that for dedication
Good luck to you and all the other ladies in waiting. Have discovered that you can go from feeling miserable cos this baby just aint coming to having a baby in your arms within a very short time!

Well will tell you my tale briefly. Went to bed about midnight - had been feeling some pressure down below - (which I guess must have been Staney's head engaging) but wasn't too excited cos I'd felt it before only to wake up with nothing. DP came to bed about 1 am and I woke up. About 1.15 I started to get mild period pains - they came about every 10 mins for 30 mins then got stronger and closer together and I knew things were definitely happening - and how. Called DPs parents (to come over to babysit)at about 2.20. By the time they arrived at 2.50 I was on my hands and knees by the front door with around a minute to 2mins between contractions. Got into the van (luckily we have a camper so lots of room to kneel in the back) and mooed all the way to the hospital 10 mins away.
In hospital was sick as soon as I arrived and contractions coming faster still. Gas and air helped only a little and I asked about epidural as I didn't feel I could cope for much longer with the frequency and intensity of the contractions. Had an internal at 4am and was 7cms! Didn't know if I could cope if the last 3 cms took 3 hours so asked for epidural anyway and so they got me sitting on the side of the bed. They tried about 5 times to get it in but my contractions were coming so often that they kept missing/stopping. I was just about to say 'forget it' when I felt 'pressure' and then wanted to push. So they packed up their needles and the mw had a look and could see the head. With the next contraction he crowned, the next his head was out and one more delivered his body. A 4 minute second stage and Stanley arrived at 4.47am - weighing 8lbs 15ozs.
(I'm so glad they couldn't get that needle in - if I'd known it would be over that quickly I wouldn't have bothered asking) Had a small tear that just needed 1 stitch - because his bottom shoulder came out first or something.
It was the fastest, most intense and painful but the most incredibly amazing and wonderful birth I've had.

He fed pretty much straight away then slept most of yesterday. They kept me in till teatime (to make sure I didnt haemorrhage cos I can't have ergometrine) then we came home and the DDs came back from their grandparents. DD1 (13) is an old hand at babies now and was suitably besotted and DD2 (2) was very pleased with her baby brother and wanted to feed him pretzels
We're deciding on a middle name this afternoon (as DP changed his mind at the last minute) so will update you later.

I'll try to upload some pics to my profile now.

Phew!!

Oh by the way did I tell you he's gorgeous and I love him

Hi all,
Well back from the hospital.Long story but bit of a mix up and i ended up at the wrong hospital!

The local hospital has had its maternity servises closed and everything has been moved to the larger hospital 30 mins away. Had a nightmare rush hour trip there only to be told this clinic is still being held at the old local hospital - Typical!

Anyhow... missed our appointment so when we got back to our local hospital had to wait for about an hour!

Eventually got to have the sweep. Wasnt too bad but slightly uncomfortable.
Just got in and noticed abit of a show so fingers crossed something will happen soon.

If nothing happens at all ( apart from me going stir crazy!) im booked in to go in Tuesday pm for induction.
Hoping not to have to get that far though!!!

Hope everyone else is well!

Poor you Pigley re wrong hospital trip. I'm just back from my sweep too but am not hopeful as was told that cervix not yet favourable . mw said it could be the trigger that starts it off, but thinks not. Also Baby is posterior again. [scream emoticon]. Good luck for you though Pigley - hope it works!

happy due date to me, went hospital, gave me a sweep, told em to come back in 12 days for induction, another sweep in 7 days...

hjow effective are they?

Good luck Pigley - and welcome more babies!

Seems like everytime I 'check in' there are more and more babies!!

Good Luck Pigley fingers crossed it all kicks off before Tuesday!!!

Feeling really weepy today, think I am just overtired after my domestic goddess routine yesterday...even managed to make a huge chocolate cake!! Plus LO has done some massive wriggling over night and this morning (lets hope she has properly flipped back round the right way!) Had a couple of strong BH this morning, but nothing since. DH got very excited and keeps ringing to check if anything is happening, but since I still have 15 days til EDD I doubt it very much!! DH has the next 2 days off work so am hoping she doesn't come just yet as will be nice to potter around together just us for a few days, he has been so busy lately! Annoyingly the plan was to do the garden but the weather looks like it may have other ideas!!!!

Mummy2bsoon and Pigleychez - I had my second sweep yesterday morning and have been having a further show since yesterday evening, but still no contractions. Apparently 50% of women will go into labour within 48 hours of a sweep so hopefully one of us will manage it (ideally all 3 of us!)

I am feeling resigned to induction on Sunday, which at least gives me something new to tell people when they ask.

Mummy2bsoon and Pigleychez - I had my second sweep yesterday morning and have been having a further show since yesterday evening, but still no contractions. Apparently 50% of women will go into labour within 48 hours of a sweep so hopefully one of us will manage it (ideally all 3 of us!)

I am feeling resigned to induction on Sunday, which at least gives me something new to tell people when they ask.

Sorry for double post, still getting used to my new laptop's mouse pad!