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 DIVVY - wow what whopper!!!

borglady congratulations, hope it all went well for you. 2 hours sounds great xx

Well done Divvy - WHERE ARE YOU BEBEJONES?

Is Bebe the last one?

just checkin in to see if any news from bebe?

also hi guys hope you are all alright

trying to settle sam here phew hes a moaner in the evenings also wants to be cuddles and cuddled some more hes like mum do not put me down im not having it

can you actually spoil a 5 week old baby????

disney I hope you are OK. Sorry Sam takes a while to settle but I am sure you cannot spoil a 5 week old.

Where's Bebe?

Just Checking...

BEBE Hope you are OK???

MN calling Bebe. Where are you? Come in please!

I expect she is cuddling LO having had them a few days back it's only 3 days ago she is possibly still in hospital it took me a week to emerge at least if I remember think we will just have to be patient.

Come on bebe - only 14 ish more posts left before the thread is full!

BEBE?xx

Morning all! Just taking advantage of a quiet moment! Only got back from hospital late yesterday afternoon!

Phoebe Elizabeth Emma was born on Saturday 9th August at 4.19pm weighing 6lb 13oz.

Contratctions started Wednesday just before midnight. Got stronger all through Thursday and went in to Stroud mat unit late Thrus evening (11ish) not dilated at all cervix still long! Got sent home. Went back in to Stroud at 9.30am Friday...no change and still contacting every 10-15mins for about 30seconds to a minute. Told to go home and rest!!! (At this point have not slept since Wednesday night!) At 10.30pm Friday contractions are very painful still 10mins apart(ish) quite irregular in length. Had a massive show (sorry if TMI) rang Stroud who said they thought it could be a while and that having been labouring (albeit latent) for so long I would probably better off in Gloucester. I said I was exhausted and they said they would call Glos and see what could be done. At 12 midnight Friday they rang to say induction had been booked at Glos for Saturday am (8.30), and to go in then. At 1.30 am I was in agony and rang Glos who told me to come in! So by 2.30 I was given pethiden (sp?) and told to sleep....can honesstly say it was useless and got no sleep at all. By this time was actually 3cm dilated! But the plan was still induction when the shift changed at 7.30. Checked again at 8 and still 3cm contractions very erratic. Waters were broken. At 9.30 given epidural and was and was pain free for the first time in days! Examined again at 11.30 and still 3cm, so was put on drip to speed things up! At 3pm was examined by registrar who said I was 7cm, very erratic contractions still even on drip. By 3.20 I was fully dilated and being told to push! Phoebes heart rate had shot up and they were getting worried. registrar made call to deliver by forceps, with possibility of c-section, so signed all the consent forms and was prepped for theatre. DH was taken off to change, but they culdn't find any scrub trousers big enough and he was told he couldn't come in, so my mum was sent for!! Was wheeled into Theatre and baby was born after 2 pushes with forceps and episiotomy! Had a hideous night in the ward at Glos (delivery staff were AMAZING cannot fault them at all). Phoebe was having trouble feeding and I was left to it! So transferred to Stroud where I was til yesterday when she finally got the hang of it after 3 days of hand expressing every 2 hours!!

So all in all, a bit traumatic, and just over 64 hours from first contraction to delivery!!

Will post photos when DH gets home from work, hope evryone is ok, am off to sleep before the booby buffet has to open again!!!

Whoa, congratulations Bebe. We'd been wondering what had happened. Phoebe - alovely name. Sorry you had a bit of a time of it. But at least you now have your little girl.
Take care
LLxx

congrats bebe!

hope you get something of a chance to recover????!!!

i love the name phoebe too
xoxoxo

Go Bebe!!!!

Congrats, and sooo tiny, esp for being Overdue!!!! I can't wait to see pics...

See you on the other side (The postnatal thread!)

Is anyone else really sad that this thread is wound down? It's been so fab since christmas for me, Maybe I should get pregnant again? Or maybe not!

OOhh!! CONGRATULATIONS to BEBE!

Cant wait to see the pics

Well done Bebe - just squeaked in before we had to start a new thread just for you. Phoebe is a lovely name. But what

Very bittersweet to see the end of the thread Jodie espec as Orlaith is my last baby so won't be on one of these threads again

Well done Bebe - just squeaked in before we had to start a new thread just for you. Phoebe is a lovely name. But what a labour

Very bittersweet to see the end of the thread Jodie espec as Orlaith is my last baby so won't be on one of these threads again

Hmm, not sure what happened there - typing with left hand while bfing - sorry !

congratulations bebejones and welcome to Phoebe, you got there in the end you were so patient too

I am very sad to see the end of this thread to as B will probably be my last baby (?) too

see you on the post natal thread bebe we have kept a chair for you

Yeah! Well done BEBE - you had a horrid time so hugs to you. Welcome Phoebe _ I love that name too.xxx

congrats bebe - welcome phoebe!!

many congratulations bebe - what a marathon! Hope they were good to you in stroud... phoebe is a lovely name.
hope you get some rest and recovery now.

Do I get to do the last message?
Congrats Bebe!!
Bye bye thread

well done bebe been checkin in every day

hello to baby welcome to to the world at long last

very sad to see this thread end but at least we have the other side left,were all still together