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!

Wonderful story Poledra - some MW really do get it!
My Rafferty has the same problem with his bilirubin levels - his blood group was different to mine and caused severe jaundice. We had to stay in hsopital for 6 days and he slept in a bilicrib.
I have spent the last week at home feeding him silly and keeping him in the sunshine by the window etc. and he is doing extremely well. The extra feeding helps flush his system.
We are off to Paedeatrician today for another check up. Poor thing had to have a drip and 6 hourly blood taken...

Another day of poo, puke and milking...

Due date today!! At last! But still no signs of LO! Having a curry tonight and been drinking the disgusting RLT! Sent mum to tesco for pineapple, but this LO is not playing ball! Oh and to top it off went to have a shower and it is leaking and dripping through the electric box and hallway ceiling!!! Already had it fixed last year after we bought house...really cross, last thing I need, and cannot have shower now til DH comes home as can't climb into bath to use the other one! And am supposed to be meeting him at pub for a friends birthday drinks after work and hair looks like i've been working in a chippy!!

Hi all
Just popping in to see how everyone is.

Disneystar - how are you doing? Been thinking about you ((hugs))

Bebejones - happy due date to you - hope things kick off soon.
Min - any news?

Still up to my eyes in feeding and changing here. Lovely though

Poledra re the leaking I had the same problem and Kezzy was just plain lazy and just did not do much sucking as it just dripped in, so did not get enough and tried out the colour yellow for a while (did not suit her at all) it may be Orlaith is doing something similar.

Hi all, just a brief message to say that FINALLY after a really rather whopping 52 hrs from first contractions, I gave birth to (very probably) Poppy last night at 9.25!
8lb 5, so far, so mellow.

Birth story to follow when I can remember what happened!!

Good luck to those waiting... see, it does happen. Eventually. (do I win a prize for longest labour??!)

congrats min!!!
Poppy is a fab name

hiya its umm fulaan aka mummy2bsoon

well my labour started on frioday with a show, 2 days later, sunday i had a beautiful baby girl, on the 27th july, weighin 6lbs3.

i only had gas and air for 5 mins, no other pain relief

brilliant midwifes!!!

im in loveeeeeeeeeeeeee!

congratulations mummy and min - excellent news and 2 more girls to get the numbers up xx

well done mummy2bsoon!

Hey guys..congrats to everyone who has done the deed since I was last on here..July 28th little man appeared! Started labour to the dulcet tones of Sarah Kennedy on hubby's alarm clock....carried on from there until 5.37pm I looked down into the birthing pool and there he was...two things - hypnobirthing rocks! and Gas and Air is a bloomin miracle!
Question for you though. He was a big boy - 8lbs 14 and I've been bf him. He really gets it...trouble is he's feeding ALL the time. We've topped him up with some formula - could it be I'm just not making enough yet...it's only day 3! No hard boobs, no leaking....nothing much at all really...any advice?

Hi guys, sorry to barge in on your tread, I have been reading it for months now but never really posted anything. Just reading it is exciting enough for me.
I was due on Monday, but nothing happened, I have been having these pains in my lower tummy for the past 2 hours at 5 min interval lasting about 20 secs. Are these contractions? I have a 9 year old but can't remember how it felt like!

radiohelen - firstly congragtulations! sounds like a lovely birth.
re the bf - try not to give formula - at day 3 your milk may not have come in yet (you'll prob wake up tomorrow with huge rock hard boobs ) so you'll be still making colostrum - which comes in tiny amounts but is all the antibodies etc. Your LO will feed loads - they need to - really tiny tummies, and tiny amounts of colostrum, and also they need to feed lots to stimulate your breasts to start making the milk. If you give formula then they'll stimulate the breasts less which could mean less milk...
Hope I've explained that right and it makes sense!
Both my babies fed continuously night and day for prob the first 5 days (most babies do?!), until the milk is properly there, then you start to get breaks! In theory, if you let them feed whenever they want, you'll make enought milk. Get to know your baby's feeding cues so you know when they are hungry - my Florence is very obvious, savages your finger when she wants food, but if she ignores a finger and quivers her lips then it's not hunger it's tummy ache, It's usually hunger though!
HTH.

PJR is right - your milk hasn't come in yet - prob will in next 2 days. Keep feeding as much as baby wants - resist the formula!

Morre - could be labpur - let us know!

THE NEW ARRIVALS

25MAY PEANUT75 BOY CHARLIE 5lbs 8ozs first baby
03JUN TJUICE GIRL ELODIE SUMMER 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
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 POLEDRA GIRL ORLA GRACE 3.34am 8lbs 11ozs (EDD 16JUL) 3rd girl
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
20JUL TRESPASS BOY HARVEY 10lbs 6ozs (EDD 14JUL) 1st baby
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
24JUL PIGLEYCHEZ GIRL ABIGAIL ROSE 3.17am weight TBA (EDD 12JUL) 1st baby
25JUL LIKERABBITSBX GIRL ISABELLE ROSE 5.55pm 6lbs (EDD 25JUL) 2nd baby
26JUL EEC BOY RORY 1.45am 7lbs 6ozs (EDD 13JUL) 1DS 1DD
25JUL FENLONDON GIRL ISLA 1st baby
26JUL CATEC GIRL DAISY SARAH 7pm 7lbs 7ozs (EDD 25JUL) 1st baby
27JUL MUMMY2BSOON/UMMFULAAN GIRL 6lb 3oz (EDD 17JUL) 1st baby
28JUL RADIOHELEN BOY 8lb 4oz 1st baby
30JUL MIN912 GIRL POPPY (TBC) 8lb 5oz (52 kour labour!!) (EDD 21JUL) 2nd baby

52 BABIES AND COUNTING - 20 GIRLS 32 BOYS

Hi morre sounds like it could be it! Mine started like period pains but timing them is good as I think they tend to be quite regular. Good luck! Let us know how it goes?

Congrats and well done to mummy, radiohelen and Min912 (at last!!!)

Congrats Radiohelen - well done xx

Agree with PJR re breast feeding xx

Morre - believe me it doesn't matter how long it's been - when you've started you WILL know xx By the way WELCOME - glad you've joined us xx

Congratulations Radiohelen, mummytobsoon and Min912! Lovely birth story Poledra, glad you had such a positive experience.

Radiohelen, hope your milk comes in soon. I felt just like you on the first day - Bryony sucked all day and my nipples were cracked and starting to bleed by the evening. She was very big (10lb 8oz) and just didn't seem satisfied, so I did give some formula top-ups, which seemed to settle her, though I know that you're not 'meant' to if you want to bf. It did give me enough of a break that I could face trying to feed again after a couple of hours though. I made vast amounts of milk from the end of day 3 and she's now going 3-4 hours between feeds (day 10) and seeming satisfied. Strangely, I didn't have the same problem with dd1 and dd2, even though they were 9lb 13oz and 9lb 15oz.

Think I am going to win the booby prize for being the last one to have her baby! Think being due on the last day of July didn't help...the odds were always stacked against me! So will now officially not have a July baby...does that mean I am out of the 'club'?!

oh Bebe....
dont worry! not long now....i have a feeling
I suppose being right at the end of July there was always the possibility of an august baby.
Cause your not out the club.!!!
Just think of all the experience we will have to offer you

Hope your not finding the heat too much.

radiohelen - I can recommend slapping on the Lansinoh cream to stop nipples getting too sore from constant feeding! It is great stuff! xx

Thanks guys...purplejennnyrose that lanisoh is amazing stuff.
Still trying, still no hard boobs but now under pressure from hubby and mother to top up.....fighting it valiantly from the corner.
He just sounds so plaintiff when there's nothing there for him....it makes it hard to argue. Esp when you do feed him formula and he turns into this angel child......The guilt is awful..makes me glad I'm not Catholic as well!!! Or maybe I'd be used to it by now and it wouldn't affect me so bad. Right I'm off to embark on Day Four........

Pigley, heat isn't too bad here now, monday & tuesday were the worst days but we have had a bit of rain since then!! Off to Slimbridge to look at the birds & for a wander around with my mum in a bit, then a spot of lunch!! Think cake is in order today...the massive curry I had last night had no effect what-so-ever...except that she was wrigglier than I have EVER known her last night...really thought something was going to 'happen', even had what I thought was a contraction just before midnight...but it all came to nothing!

radiohelen - my milk didn't come in until day 5 and i was still in the hospital. elodie lost a little too much weight so they recommended three hourly feeds of putting her on the breast first, then topping up by ff with syringe or cup. Then I pumped to stimulate. Within a few days, I had enough EBM to drop the formula and she had learned to latch from putting her on at the beginning of every feed.

I knew the risks involved but I was just worried about her weight and jaundice etc. And when she got the formula for the first time, she turned into this sparkly-eyed calm, beauty.

I second the lanisoh - was putting that on continually and air-drying my nips. Plus I drank about 2 litres of water a day or more (it was v. hot). By day 5, my boobs were dripping!

bebejones - we're all waiting for you! You're def still in the July club!