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!

Will be thinking of you tonight piggles- especially at 2, 4 and 6am (feed times for the last two nights!). No seriously, really good luck, you will have your baby soon you lucky thing! As scary as it is it's such an exciting process too, I'm even a bit envious!

Well done Hatrick, gorgeous name too. All out July babies have been given lovely names so far!

Good Luck Pigley!

good luck pigley!

thinking of you tonight - so excited!

Good luck Pigley!
Congrats to all those new Mummies.

Good luck Pigley - you will have your ickle baby very soon!

gilly - congratulations on the birth of Nathaniel can't wait for fully story

libralady - read you story about the cricket and I don't think you are unreasonable at all. What would your DH say if you were out
all Sat and Sun and he had the DSs? It's great he has outside interests but not at the expense of good family time. Sorry if it were me I would be asking him to cut back a bit. Having 2 LOs is v tiring and you need some time for you too.

cityangel - hello and welcome x

pigley - so sorry I missed you to say good luck for tonight will be thinking of you, hope your back here tomorrow with your birth announcement

heffa - glad Meda's doing well, expressing is hard work hope you both crack the BFing soon, keep trying her first at every feed so she doesn't just get used to a bottle

minipink - glad Abbie is doing well too

catec - hope the nipple twiddling works, I always felt really daft doing it

aggie - my P&T finally arrived today without raincover though, dying to get my babies out in it now

mummy2bsoon - everything crossed for you too

radiohelen - you have my sympathy re the hips I'm still a bit sore now

hatrick - already said on the overdue thread but congratulations on the birh of Cassius was so sure it was Nico

Think thats me caught up am typing one handed as have madam asleep on me. She's doing great jaundiced clearing and she's feeding well now nipples are getting less sore. I'm feeling a bit up and down, still a bit bruised and battered down stairstairs, am on iron as my count was 9.6 day after the birth usually is 11 odds. MW said I had quite a big blood loss. But Bethany is doing great and is adorable so thats all that matters.

Will update the list again as well

good luck pigley

You will soon be as tired as the rest of us

My baby boy is a little dream and the younger two DOTE on him
a little annoying when traveling - constant echo of 'a baby' and a stinky finger in a newborn chops but at least they love him

as per usual i am becoming rather swamped in a baby blues over loved up emotion.

minkus are you over this - what day did it start?

Its all so wearing - crying about the possibility that one day dp will die

sweetkitty we are LOVING the p and T and to say baby 7 days old we have trashed it already!

did you get the cocoon - we find it invaluable a godsend

i find the rainhood the most annoying bit as ds4 is tall and it is big and cumbersome

we had to collapse it today ( it fits in the boot of our car upright ((a joy!!))) to put in a friends car and it really went small

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 CONOR SEBASTIAN 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
06JUL BROWNOWL18 GIRL MAISIE ELIZABETH 11.55am 8lbs 12ozs (EDD 23 JUL) Third baby (DS9, DD7)
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
10JUL MUMMYWANNABEE BOY MAX 5.08am Weight TBA (EDD 08 JUL) 1st baby
10JUL CASS66 BOY EDWARD 12.30pm 8lbs 8ozs (EDD 10JUL) Third baby, first boy
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
14JUL CliC BOY RAFFERTY THOMAS (EDD 14JUL) DD3
15JUL HUBARBSPONG GIRL SKYLAR 7lbs 14ozs (EDD 10JUL) 1st baby
15JUL SWEETKITTY GIRL BETHANY ANNA GRACE 4.25am 8lbs 5ozs (EDD 10JUL) 3rd girl - 1h 35 waters to baby
15JUL AGGIEPANTHER BOY STANLEY BEAU 8lbs 15ozs (DD1 13 DD2 2) 3 and a half hours from start to finish!
15JUL TWENTIETHCENTURYHEFFA GIRL MEDA MARJERY SUSAN 9.09am 7lbs 1.5ozs (EDD 19JUL) 1st baby)
15JUL RUMPEL BOY CALVIN THOMAS 10.05pm 7lbs 6ozs (EDD 20JUL) 2ND BABY DD 18MO
16JUL MINNIE1 GIRL LEAH 2.21am 8lbs 12ozs (EDD 10JUL) 3rd girl
18JUL FRANNY AND ZOOEY BOY LUCIAN 3am 9lbs 3ozs (EDD 4JUL) 2nd boy
18JUL UMLELLALA BOY SKYLER HARVEY 3.36am 7lbs 6ozs (EDD 16JUL) 2nd baby
20JUL HATRICK BOY CASSIUS 5.18pm 8lbs 10ozs (EDD 07JUL) 3DDs 1DS
21JUL GILLYTHEKID BOY NATHANIEL SEAN HENRY 06.37am 8lbs 6ozs (EDD 14JUL) 1st baby
21JUL PONTO GIRL BRYONY KATE 10.11am 10lbs 8ozs (EDD 07JUL) 3rd girl

42 BABIES AND COUNTING - 13 GIRLS 29 BOYS

THE BABY WAITING ROOM

2 01JUL MISSCHIKA (FIRST BABY)CAMBERWELL SURPRISE
3 02JUL BABY3 (DD8 DS5.5)
4 02JUL UNFITMUMMY (DD 2.7)
8 03JUL MRSCLAIRET (FIRST BABY)
10 05JUL MRSMADMAND (DD 1.3)
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
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)
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
54 17JUL UMM FULAAM (1st baby) SURPRISE!!!
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)
61 18JUL SHORTSHAFE (DD 16MTHS) staffs BOY
63 18JUL BABYONTHEWAY (DS 10)
66 20JUL Fenlondon (first baby) GIRL
67 21JUL FROGMARSH (FIRST BABY)
68 21JUL MIN912 (DS 1)girl s.oxfordshire
69 21JUL MrsHOP (1st baby), S. London, BOY
70 21JUL MONKEY24, (1st baby) Bristol
73 24JUL SHROOMS (DS8 DD 6)
74 24JUL SQUARAH (FIRST BABY)Warwick, surprise
75 25JUL FEB (DS 10 MTHS)
76 25JUL CATEC (First baby) GIRL
77 26JUL WALKINGTIMEBOMB (DS 10 MTHS)
78 26JUL MISSMCGOO (DS5 DD2)
79 27JUL DIVVY (DD 19, 16, 13, 16MTHS) BOY
80 27JUL LAZYHIPPO (FIRST BABY) surprise
81 28JUL LIKERABBITSBX (2nd baby)GIRL
82 28JUL CUPCAKE76 (first baby) BOY
83 31JUL BREIZETTE (DD 10MTHS)
84 31JUL BEBEJONES (FIRST BABY)GIRL
85 31JUL KENTDEE (?) GIRL
86 TBC JOOS (FIRST BABY)
87 TBC CHEEKSTER (1st BABY)

Butterfly - haven't got the cocoon yet but will do, have you got a name for your little boy yet?

yes i have but never reveal

its very odd - infact JUST told mil and she went completely silent !!! silly old bint - luckily i am hardened to mothers women with toxic tendancies so rise above it!

oh you have me intrigued now I WANT to know all your DCs names

they become gradually more bizarre!
this one is not well known .. mil hates me anyway and literally fell silent before stammering 'just wondering what it goes with' dp said he said ' hmm that went down well' !

still i should view her obvious disdain as a positive for the future of my baby!

SK i will cat you them when i have the strength!

Hi girls!
Wow, another new thread! Took me a while to find it, and no way canI work my way through all the chatter!

I see loads of us have had our babies now!
I've only been off here for about a week or so and seem to have missed loads!

I'm still waiting for mine
Can't wait for it to arrive now, feeling very heavy and swollen and just want to meet the little one. My due date should've been the 19th, not the 15th, so am 3 days overdue!!

How are the rest of you? Still hanging on in there?
Take care xxx

Butterfly, now you have me very intrigued about your DS's name too! We were able to phone our parents from the delivery room, and when I told FIL our name, he said "I don't know any Wilfreds under the age of 75." "Well you do now" I retorted, which DH agrees was fair comment! I must say I'm loving all the names chosen so far by everyone,

CONGRATULATIONS to Gilly and Hatrick!!!

Am thinking good luck wishes towards Pigley, even if it'll all be over by the time you see them!

And WELCOME Cityangel.

Oh Butterfly now I am also intrigued!!! My MIL was horrified at our DS's name also. She then asked why all of his names were surnames... Her comment also was that since I have such an odd name which is spelt silly then she should have expected me to give my children odd names... The thing is I can't see what is odd about any of our names... Silly goat she is! Thank goodness for all those millions of miles of water between us!

Yes, SK, I must say I felt very daft but perservered for the day to no avail. I really did feel like it was working as she really dropped down (feeling v engaged now) and loads of twinges, plus had a massive clear out and lower back pain, but all I managed to produce was lots of colostrum! Topped it up with relations last night so maybe today...

ButterflyMcQ - I also want to know your DC's names now!

Lily - sorry to hear you are also overdue, after a spate of early babies it seems to be that everyone else is going over - very few babes born on or around their due dates it seems?

Have totally been hit by the nesting bug - cleaned the whole house yesterday even though my cleaner was coming this morning! She is now busy clearing out the wardrobe which is where Daisy will sleep (not as bad as it sounds, it is a walk-in-wardrobe right next to our bed - no room in our actual bedroom).

Come on rest of the babies!!

Oh and congrats Hatrick - how special to have a boy after 3 girls.

Wow, so many babies on the list - I was wondering actually if anyone did have theirs on their due date?? Even if only 5% do then someone should have!

DH left for work today saying 'today's going to be the day, I have a fatherly instinct'. Reminded him that he said that last time - several times - and was completely wrong each time.

Feel stupid asking this as second time round, but I've been having lots of period-pain-type aches at night - could they be BH?? Only I thought BH were a)higher (and these are definitely below belly button, where uterus used to be!) and b) intermittent (and these are just like a constant dull ache).

Oh well, either way, am trying to be zen-like and reminding myself that every day is a day closer, and really, there never has been a woman who did stay pregnant for ever .

I know Min912 let's start a scrabble game and that will tip you over! It seems everyone I play with leaves the game hanging as they either go on holidays, have their baby or their computer crashes!

hmm, got terrible lower backache on one side, left side...other than that, normal... oh yeh im extermly hungry!!!

hey hooo!

After 2 curries in 24 hours, long walk, jiggy jiggy with DH...I'm pretty sure I had my show this morning. Am excited but not really sure what this means timing-wise. I think it means soon but not necessarily right now so I'm going out for tea and cakes with my other non-popped NCT buddies to distract myself.

Hope it was - I'm due tomorrow - that would be so cool if I was one of the 5%!

Good luck to the others still waiting to pop!

Min that's how my labour started this time- mild but constant period pain that gradually got stronger and turned into contractions! I wasn't sure if it was bh's either (and yes I'm a second timer too so you'd think we'd know!) and even started a thread on it- will go locate it and post for you so you can see other's answers. Woke up from nap at about 4pm with these pains, Louis arived that night at 11.29pm so your dh could still be right

Butterfly you can't tantalise us with the lure of an unusual (but no doubt beautiful) name. Well of course you can really but it's not fair . Baby blues all gone now thanks for asking, only lasted a couple of days in the end (when Louis was about 7-10 days old I think). A virtual "there there" and a pat on the arm if you are in the midst of that obsessional love thing for dp and your other children.

Wonder if Pigley is a Mummy Pig by now?

here's that thread I was on about Min

Fingers crossed squarah.

pigley been on my mind to hope shes doing ok there you cant help being excited for all the new mummies can you

sam is 2 weeks old today and baby blues all gone here to luckily ive had bad pd in the past cant believe ive escaped it but hv keeping a close check now

samuel weighs 7lb now back to birth weight took 2 weeks but better for it im so glad as i refused for him to be hospitalised

we bought a fisher price rainforest swing last night its really good although expensive thats my dh hes of on the toys r us thing now while her was there he came home with 2 new bikes for the boys
so they woudnt be bored through summer holidays and i can out and about with sam and they are happy
it was a flying visit as hes gone away again now till saturday
i know he means well and hes lovely to us but rather than him just buy us things id much rather have him home more he never stops working.

hope you ladies are ok sorry if i missed anyone whos going into labour but its a quick check in as hv due out and sams snuffling like a little piggy for his feed