August 2008: Ante-Natal/Post-Natal Club - The Final Days

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DUE AUGUST 2008 STATS
[TSupdate23AUG08#3]

GROUP TOTAL: 68 [BIRTHS: 32]

DELIVERIES [BOYS (16) vs. GIRLS (16 )]
17JUL WhippyVoodoo formerly Voodoococonut delivered DC#2, a BOY named JJ (7lb 4.5oz), via CS [EDD 23JUL].
21JUL IlanaK delivered DC#3, a BOY named Saul, via CS [EDD 28JUL].
24JUL Alittlebitshy delivered DC#2, a BOY named Henry (8lb 11.5oz), via CS [EDD 03AUG].
29JUL Jennylee delivered DC#2 , a GIRL named ? (6lb 2oz), via VB+IN [EDD 17AUG]
30JUL Miamla delivered DC#1, a BOY named Theodore (8lb 4oz), via VB [EDD 29JUL].
31JUL Dizzydixies delivered DC#3, a GIRL named Cordelia Dylan Ismay (9lb 14oz & 54cm), via CS [EDD 30JUL].
31JUL ChaCha delivered DC#3, a BOY named ?, via CS [EDD 10AUG].
01AUG Gigglegirl delivered DC#4, a GIRL named Imogen Louise (6lb 6oz), via CS [EDD 14AUG].
01AUG CaptainCaveman delivered DC#2, a BOY named Oliver Benjamin (6lbs 14oz), via CS [EDD 14AUG].
02AUG Daisy26 delivered DC#1, a GIRL named Sophia (5lb 1oz), via eCS [EDD 19AUG].
03AUG Buckets delivered DC#3, a BOY named Kurt Benedict (8lb 5oz), via VBAC [EDD 02AUG].
04AUG MrsMagooo delivered DC#2, a BOY named Elijah Jacob Patrick Aguda (7lb 10oz), via eCS [EDD 12AUG].
04AUG Vintagegardenia delivered DC#2, a BOY named Edward (10lb 12oz), via VB [EDD 04AUG].
04AUG Skytvaddict delivered DC#4, a BOY named Lewis David (8lb 3oz), via CS [EDD 08AUG].
05AUG Sassylou delivered DC#3, a GIRL named Annie Louise (8lb 8oz), via VB [EDD 31JUL].
06AUG Pregnancy1 delivered DC#1, a GIRL named Emmeline Greta (7lb 13oz), via VB [EDD 16AUG].
08AUG Expectant delivered DC#1, a BOY named Samuel Ashley (8lb 11oz & 51cm), via VB+IN [EDD 18AUG].
08AUG Pertelote delivered DC#1, a GIRL named Marianne Alice, via VB [EDD 01AUG].
08AUG Poppysocks delivered DC#2, a GIRL named Emily Alice Elizabeth (7lb 6oz), via CS [EDD 17AUG].
09AUG Babieseverywhere delivered DC#2, a BOY named Edward Luke (10lb 1oz), via CS [EDD 08AUG].
??AUG Bigboydiditandranaway delivered DC#2, a BOY named ? (??), via ? [EDD 29AUG].
10AUG Bealcain delivered DC#3, a GIRL named Delilah (8lb 1.5oz), via VB+IN [EDD 08AUG].
12AUG SazzlesA delivered DC#2, a GIRL named Emma Louise (6lb 11oz), via CS [EDD 14AUG].
12AUG Sarahnh delivered DC#2, a GIRL named Tess Alexandra (6lb 10oz), via VB [EDD 11AUG].
13AUG Shazza2002 delivered DC#2, a GIRL named Lexie May (9lb 9oz), via VB [EDD 02AUG].
13AUG Sibh delivered DC#3, a GIRL named Eibhlin Grace (7lb .5oz), via VB [EDD 11AUG].
13AUG Longwayfromhome delivered DC#1, a BOY named Tomás Agustín (10lb 8oz), via VB [EDD 16AUG].
15AUG Foghornleghorn delivered DC#3, a GIRL named Lara (9lb 11oz), via VB [EDD 11AUG].
15AUG SausageAndMash delivered DC#2, a BOY named ?, via CS [EDD 24AUG].
18AUG TwilightSurfer delivered DC#2, a GIRL named Reese Eleanor, via emCS [EDD 16AUG].
21AUG LadyofWaffle aka KnockoffNorbert delivered DC#2, a BOY named ? (10lb 5oz), via VB [EDD 08AUG].
21AUG Mummypud delivered DC#2, a GIRL named Olivia Rose (8lb 3oz), via VBAC [EDD 08AUG].

WAITING ROOM

~~~~<span class="italic">02AUG</span> <strong>Mum2b1</strong> is expecting DC#1.
~~~~<span class="italic">07AUG</span> <strong>PunksNotDead</strong> has 2DDs, 13 & 9. Expecting DC#3 via <strong>CS</strong> [EDD 15AUG], a <strong>GIRL</strong>.
~~~~<span class="italic">07AUG</span> <strong>BraveNewWorld</strong> is 31 and lives in London. Expecting DC#1, a <strong>GIRL</strong>.
~~~~<span class="italic">09AUG</span> <strong>BirthdayBaby</strong> is expecting DC#1.
>>>><span class="italic">10AUG</span> <strong>Lcy</strong> is 30 and lives in Wales. Expecting DC#1, guesses it's a boy.
~~~~<span class="italic">13AUG</span> <strong>Mal00</strong> is 33 and lives in South London. She is expecting DC#1, a <strong>BOY</strong> to be name Leonardo or Lorenzo. 
~~~~<span class="italic">13AUG</span> <strong>Murf</strong> is expecting DC#1, a <strong>GIRL</strong>.
~~~~<span class="italic">14AUG</span> <strong>Hardygirl</strong> is 36 and lives in SW London. Expecting DC#1, a <strong>SURPRISE</strong>.
>>>><span class="italic">14AUG</span> <strong>HazieDazieandBaby</strong> is 26 and lives in Aberdeen. Expecting DC#1, a <strong>GIRL</strong> to be named Gabriella.
>>>><span class="italic">17AUG</span> <strong>Iliketosleep</strong> is 24 and lives in Wolverhampton. She has 2DDs, 7y & 6y and a DS, 4y. Expecting DC#4, a <strong>GIRL</strong> to be named Brooke Olivia.
>>>><span class="italic">17AUG</span> <strong>Warthog</strong> has a DD, 2y. Expecting DC#2, a <strong>GIRL</strong>.
>>>><span class="italic">17AUG</span> <strong>Bohemianbint</strong> has DS, 23m. Expecting DC#2.
>>>><span class="italic">18AUG</span> <strong>Kezza7779</strong> is expecting DC#1, a <strong>GIRL</strong>.
>>>><span class="italic">18AUG</span> <strong>Cheerfulvicky</strong> is 24 and lives in Cornwall. Expecting DC#1, a <strong>BOY</strong>.
>>>><span class="italic">19AUG</span> <strong>Karney</strong> is 39 and lives in Glasgow.
~~~~<span class="italic">19AUG</span> <strong>Briwish</strong> lives in Solihull. She has a DD, 19m and is expecting DC#2, a <strong>GIRL</strong>.
~~~~<span class="italic">20AUG</span> <strong>Ejesmum</strong> is 38 and lives in Exeter. She has a DS, 4y. Expecting DC#2.
>>>><span class="italic">20AUG</span> <strong>Stillhere</strong> is 36 and lives in Yorkshire. She has a DS, 2.5y. Expecting DC#2, a <strong>SURPRISE</strong>.
>>>><span class="italic">20AUG</span> <strong>Skybluebelle</strong> lives in Birmingham and is expecting DC#1.
>>>><span class="italic">21AUG</span> <strong>Pinchypants</strong> is 34 and lives in Guildford. She has a DD, 20m. Expecting DC#2.
~~~~<span class="italic">21AUG</span> <strong>Musm2go</strong> is 35 and lives in B'ham Solihull. She has a DD, 6y. Expecting DC#2, a <strong>BOY</strong>.
>>>><span class="italic">23AUG</span> <strong>Stickybean</strong> is 27 and lives in North London. Expecting DC#1, guesses it's a girl.
<span class="italic">24AUG</span> <strong>Libbyssister</strong> is 34 and lives in Oxfordshire. She has a DS, 2.11y. Expecting DC#2, a <strong>BOY</strong>.
<span class="italic">24AUG</span> <strong>Cyteen</strong> is 32 and lives in Leicester. Expecting DC#1, a <strong>BOY</strong> to be named Joseph Simon.
<span class="italic">24AUG</span> <strong>Oopsacoconut</strong> is 32 and lives in Wiltshire. Expecting DC#1, a <strong>GIRL</strong> to be named Poppaea Anna.
<span class="italic">25AUG</span> <strong>Petitfilou</strong> is 36 and lives in S Oxfordshire. She has a DS, 4.4y, & a DD, 2.10y. Expecting DC#3, a <strong>BOY</strong>.
<span class="italic">26AUG</span> <strong>Ellasmum1</strong> is 30 and lives in North Staffs-Newcastle under Lyme. She has a DD, 5y. Expecting DC#2, a <strong>BOY</strong>.
<span class="italic">26AUG</span> <strong>Dancerandprancer</strong> is 31 and lives in Devon. She has a DD, 28m. Expecting DC#2, a <strong>BOY</strong>.
<span class="italic">26AUG</span> <strong>Micromum</strong> is expecting DC#4,
<span class="italic">27AUG</span> <strong>Goodie2shoes</strong> is 38. She has a DS, 2y and is expecting DC#2, a <strong>BOY</strong>.
<span class="italic">27AUG</span> <strong>Sambo303</strong> is is expecting DC#1.
<span class="italic">28AUG</span> <strong>Ataraxis</strong> <span class="italic">formerly</span> <span class="italic">Readyforbed</span> has 2 DSs, 5y & 3y, and is expecting DC#3, a <strong>GIRL</strong>.
<span class="italic">28AUG</span> <strong>Nezzi</strong> is 37 and lives in Manchester. She is expecting DC#1.
<span class="italic">29AUG</span> <strong>Waytoomuchchocolate</strong> is expecting DC#1, guesses it's a girl.
<span class="italic">30AUG</span> <strong>AnnVan</strong> lives in Kent and is expecting DC#1, guesses it's a boy.
<span class="italic">30AUG</span> <strong>No1putsbabyinthecorner</strong> is 30 and lives in South Yorkshire. She has a DD, 1y. Expecting DC#2, a <strong>SURPRISE</strong>.

good morning everyone...

got the kettle on for the teas and coffees and rlt for those that still need it ..

great news on all those that have recently popped.. great names and birth weights...

Tess got weighed yesterday and is now 7lbs 5oz which is awesome.. she is still full of cold, i held her from friday evening until about 10 minutes ago!!!! i am so shattered but really really enjoying being a mummy of two!!

Glad TS that dd1 has appologised.. i am still in awe of how my dd1 has coped with the new arrival... i have to say that i struggled somewhat to entertain her when it was just the two of us but now with her new baby sis she seems to have really grown up and she is not even 3 yet..

My dh is another matter.. he definitely still has the "baby blues" ... he has been out the last three nights, has tons more sleep than i do and is still grumpy... not sure what the matter is with him but hope that he sorts himself and quick or you will be peeling me off the floor!!!

Hope everyone who is waiting to pop is doing ok, the end is in sight...

VG think i read that you fancied another baby well after hating being pregnant for nine months i think i agree with you .. but unfortunatley my dh doesn't agree!!!

Anyway sorry for the massive post...xxxxx

Morning
oops and cyteen you are officially in the waiting room today (I've felt like I was in it for the past week)

TS Hope dd1's behaviour improves - it is very hard in the early days when you don't know whether to discipline them or comfort them.

Off to sit on the sofa with ds1 in a minute - dh and dd are still in bed as dd got up three times in the night. I think she knows something is about to happen (although god knows when). Dh slept on the floor next to her in the end so doubtless will be complaining of back pain all day - I'm just glad he did it as there is no way I could sleep on the floor atm.

annvan Sounds like some movement - good luck!

Morning
oops and cyteen you are officially in the waiting room today (I've felt like I was in it for the past week)

TS Hope dd1's behaviour improves - it is very hard in the early days when you don't know whether to discipline them or comfort them.

Off to sit on the sofa with ds1 in a minute - dh and dd are still in bed as dd got up three times in the night. I think she knows something is about to happen (although god knows when). Dh slept on the floor next to her in the end so doubtless will be complaining of back pain all day - I'm just glad he did it as there is no way I could sleep on the floor atm.

annvan Sounds like some movement - good luck!

sazzles I don't want another one after this one either - funny how it gets to a point where you just 'know' (but then again for some women it never does - there is an MNr with 9 dcs isn't there?)

Morning all Sorry i've not been on for a while. Ifelt amazing following DD3's birth, hence why I wasn't here, I was out and about doing things ..... now I feel awful, did toomuch too soon Bleeding had virtually stopped, now its bright and heavy again.
Lara and I spent the day on the sofa yesterday while DH took DD1&2 to a family BBQ and it was heaven.

Glad to see everyone is settling so well.
Sarah, why has DH been out for the last 3 nights ?
Annvan, really hopimg things hury up for you

Iknow this is our last too, knew from when I was pregnant. DH feels the same

Good morning all. I'm so tired!

Sarah - out three night in a row leaving you alone with new baby??? Oooh!
So glad my DP is a fairly home bound sort of person. unless he does a Jekyll and Hyde when baby's born [eeek]

I don't think things are hurrying up here. Just had that one random pain, then nothing more. THink I'm starting to get too hopeful and reading too much into things. But really I'm so tired of pg. Top two things I want: A decent night's sleep; a poo

Happy due date to me
happy due date to me
come on Joseph
get the message!
Happy due date to me

Morning ladies, my, this waiting room sofa is nice and comfy isn't it...might as well be, I get the feeling I'll be sat here for a while

Morning ladies, happy due date cyteen, it must feel great to have arrived! I'll send you over my reflexologist now to whoosh things along!

sarah that is really tough to have been left for three nights. What is your DH blue about? I do think we can sometimes underestimate the effect of things on blokes but to be absent to that extent isn't really ok this early on and I do feel for you.

Foghorn I know where you're coming from, you feel on top of the world to start with. Hope you can now take it easy and appreciate the little warning signal. Day just the two of you on the sofa sounds Heaven.

TS hope you'd a good night with DH on duty.

AnnVan do you know what, on the night after labour and birth you are going to sleep so soundly.

Oops thinking of you and your little coconut! Good luck and good health to you and the baby.

VG i sincerely hope so!
OOps - hope all is ok on your end!

Good luck to oops

pf edges up to waiting room sofa

sarah I agree with the others - your dh needs to buck his ideas up. But ..... why are you letting him go out three nights on the trot? My dh wouldn't even attempt that as he'd have fire and brimstone breathed at him on his return

Good luck oops, hope your LO makes a safe appearance very soon

Hi all

I bought some Mumomega Omega3&6 supplements in Tesco the other day as I'd run out of preg vits and thought I should keep taking something for the BFing. I'd seen them mentioned on the Baby Channel as potentially preventing PND as well as other brain benefits of fatty acids. £11 for 30 though, thought it might be a good investment, will let you all know if I suddenly start craving the Telegraph crossword.

GOOD LUCK OOPS!!!

On the next baby thing: NO! I might have thought differently (MAYBE) had I not had the CSection BUT I CAN'T do that again.

OH and somebody SLAP me please. I said I didn't hurt......well I did all night. Can't tell but I think it's just massive muscle pain where everything got over used yesterday and is trying to go back to it's normal position following the birth. Moving very slowly today. Plans to stay on the sofa ALL DAY LONG. DH is still there. I took over for him around 6am. Reese is eating every three hours (give or take). Because I hurt and I had to pee (to get more fluid out of my body) I was up basically everytime he was up with her. Thankfully I know this part won't last too long but it's miserable at the moment. DD1 is mad that we are all still sleeping. I told her we all have a tummy bug and need rest like she does sometimes. She's like !!

afternoon all - can I say please - no rain here again today been a lovely day, dd1 off with her pals, I put dd3 in her sling and we took dd2 for a walk on her wee trike thing so dh now off out in the car with her to get her to nap, dd3 napping upstairs and dd1 still not home

am a bit nippy today but was pushing the trike so my own fault

got a text from Hazie so a moment's quiet please for a birth announcement

ahem

Gabriella Ruby born on 23rd Aug weighing in at 8lbs mother and baby both doing well

lovely news and ANOTHER lovely name

good luck oops hope you're doing ok and come on with Cyteen and Annvann!

We have a baby!

Thankfully, born at home yesterday at 12.45am, in the water, absolutely lovely! Beautiful boy, 8lb 12oz, no stitches (yay!!) Now just getting over the marathon 3.5 hour feeding session from last night, the boy can eat...

Will come back and write more when have 2 free hands...

Congratulations bohemianbint and Hazie! Well done girls, and welcome to another cracking pair of August babies

OH LOVELY LOVELY LOVELY - well done you - another boy and girl and both great weights

congratulations Bohemianbint

Big congrats to Bohobird and Hazie.

I'm having a low afternoon, just want to run away from everything, still really hating the BFing and Kurt is on my lap crying for milk and I can't bear the thought of it, feel guilty for ignoring the kids and DH doing everything, don't feel like I can do anything rihgt. So tired too.

((((((buckets))))))) am praying you soon feel brighter. Whats happening with the feeding?

Congratulations to no1, mummypud, bohemianbint and hazie . Well done and praise God for the safe arrivals of your precious lo's.

Good luck oops, hope the bleed is nothing other than labour starting and your lo is safely with you soon.

I sent dh out to the pub last night (in his defense he was willing to stay home) but am with you sarah on men getting some sort of baby blues. Although they don't have the hormones they still have to adjust to a new dynamic in the family (and possibly means their needs go down a ranking ahead of the dc's?). Not that they deserve any pity or sympathy of course - just a thought

Amn going to attempt driving this week too. Insurance company say its ok if your gp says it is. Gp said to go to an empty car park and try an emergency stop - if this didn't cause discomfort then it would be ok to drive. Well I have been running around a field this afternoon (playing frisbee with dh and ds1) so I guess I'm feeling fitter. Thankfully pain free now for best part of a week.