Due October 08 - The Only Way Is Out!

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Thought we'd go with twinklytoes suggestion since she's gone and got herself admitted to hospital in a desperate bid for attention .

Have left everyone on the stats for now, but will do another cull of deserters soon....
(and apols if I've missed off any of the recent joiners)

29th Sept perkypopsy first baby Surprise North Herts (Ware)
29th Sept WombFor1More 2 ds's 1 dd Boy
30th Sept Aubergenie first baby Surprise
30th Sept sambrads 1 ds Girl
1st CantSleepWontSleep 1 dd Boy North Herts
1st accessorizequeen 2 ds's Twins - one of each
1st loulou33 1 ds Surprise Southern Scotland C-Section 12th Sept
2nd snowymum first baby Boy Near Oxford
2nd 1sttimer80 first baby Surprise. Hydronephrosis discovered. Extra scan at 28 weeks (7th July) planned. Edgware (Royal Free, Hampstead)
2nd FranMum2B first baby Surprise Kingston
2nd my3honeypies 2 dd's Boy
4th minervaitalica first baby Surprise (unintentionally!)
4th hedgepig 1 ds Surprise
4th pistachio 1 dc Secret
4th annwoo 2 dc Surprise
5th myjobismum 1 ds Surprise Poole, Dorset
5th rosebury 3 ds's 2 dd's Boy Bristol
5th BabyNubie
6th Bethoo 1 ds Girl Salisbury
6th iuseantiageingstuff 2 ds's 1 dd Boy
6th ronshar 2 dd's Surprise (with dangly bits ) West Sussex
6th hoff first baby Boy Spain
7th belgo 2 dd's
8th kookiegoddess first baby Surprise
8th Alexa808 first baby
8th Ksal first baby Surprise Hitchin
10th Lozza70 first baby Surprise NE London (Woodford)
10th emkay 1 dd Surprise West London (Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea)
10th pepperrabbit 2 ds's Surprise
11th staceylouisex first baby Girl
11th dooleymum
12th milfakamonkeymonkeymoomoo 1 dd Boy Salisbury
12th star6 first baby Boy Surbiton
13th YumMum22 1 ds Boy
14th tedmundo 1 ds Surprise Bristol (Southmead)
14th twinklytoes 2 dd's Boy
15th mum2jakeyroo 2 ds's Surprise Near Lancaster
16th moodywren 1 dd 2 ds's Boy Lincolnshire (nr Spalding)
16th bigmouthstrikesagain 1 ds 1 dd Girl Mid-Beds
16th WheresTheAuPair 1 ds Boy
19th MrsTittleMouse 1 dd Girl
19th rach010 1 ds Surprise (but dp knows!) Lincolnshire
20th 07mumstheword 1 dd Surprise Bristol
20th AandMsmum 2 dd's Surprise Bristol
20th KnickersOnMaHead 1 dd Boy
20th jenwa 1 dd Girl Worcestershire
20th firsttimer08 first baby Boy. Dilated renal pelvis - rescan at 34 weeks. Greenwich
21st hansnava 1 dd Surprise Luton
21st rowanmac 1 ds Surprise North Scotland
21st caramelbunny 1 dd Surprise Manchester
21st jess1996 first baby Surprise
21st GirlWithTheMouseyHair first baby Surprise (but written down in case of moment of weakness!) SW London (St Thomas)
21st lilbitmum 1 dc
22nd SmudgeyDoodle 1 ds Surprise Newcastle (Gateshead)
22nd wombleprincess 1 dd
23rd Sallypuss first baby Probably girl Herts/Essex border
23rd Emmsy1 3 ds's 1 dd Girl The Wirral
23rd ajm200 1 ds Girl Camberley, Surrey
24th sparklesandnowineforxxweeks 3 ds's 1 dd Surprise
24th Personanna 1 ds Boy Peru
25th Flum 2 dd's 5th June Wiltshire
26th 4andnotout 3 dd's Girl
26th mariekg 3 dc Girl
27th Rhian82 Boy
27th mybabysinthegarden 1 dd Boy Scottish Borders
27th beaufies first baby Boy c-section 17th Oct
29th Ekka 1 dd Surprise
30th Jambers99 1 ds Girl NW London (Hillingdon)

No, they said call NHS direct!!! They were too busy!!!

OK my plans for resting up have gone out of the window. DH has been delayed and DS is up and into everything.

Star, give the local maternity ward a call and tell them how you are feeling and mention the flecks of light in your vision. That sounds a bit odd. They will decide if they need to see you. Baby is bound to be fine but you'll only worry if you don't check so take 5 mins and make the call.

Lozza, good luck with the induction. Shame we can't swap places, I really want LO to stay put and you need yours to come out.

Sambrads, it could be labour, not everyone finds early labour painful, some miss it entirely and are surprised when baby arrives in a hurry. You need to keep moving without wearing yourself out. Walking, rocking on a gymball, rocking your hips.. anything that encourages baby to move down.. Raspberry leaf tea to strengthen the contractions. Then there's all the naughty things you can't do in front of your LO, sex, nipple stimulation, etc.. how exciting.. fingers crossed for you.

Can you call another maternity unit in your area.. Chertsey maybe?

The joys of NHS maternity care... sometimes they do just get a bit overwhelmed. If only babies would come on schedule. When I was having DS my midwife had to go down to A&E to deliver a baby in the back of an ambulance

Good idea, ajm... would they be a bit bothered that I'm not with their hospital, though? Or do they not care?

How old is your DS ajm?

Say you are visiting a friend in the area... they don't need to know. Use your mobile

He's 22 months and a real handful at the moment

Ok rang another hospital. They said I'm ok if baby is moving and I'm not bleeding. Didn't know what to think about the stars/flecks of light and said to mention it at my next appointment... well, since I didn't get today's appointment the next one's in 2 weeks! Oh well, hopefully it just means low bp, which I know I have anyway...

Wow 22 months... I just can't imagine how all of you with toddlers do this... I'm sitting on my sofa with my laptop now, doing work for school (and MN, of course!!!), DH is making dinner and I'm feeling exhausted, crampy and uncomfortable.. I just can't imagine having a toddler to look after and entertain... hats off to all of you who are doing it!!

I agree early labour can be unnoticed. I spent the evening playing Scrabble, slept for 3 hours got up for a pee, waters went, 8cm dilated 30 mins later when got to hospital. Baby 2 hours later. Hoping for same again ( in fact thats what my birth plan says, thought I'd keep it short!)

Could we stop with the pudding porn, I was so into the idea of hot stodgy pud after getting off MN last night the cold realities of my kitchen were a disappointment. Having said that I seem to be releasing my inner domestic goddess, I made jam today for the first time in my life. Mainly because the plum tree had a fit and produced kilos of fruit having produced 4 plums per year for last 5 years. I am getting bored at home though especially as DS at nursery. Every drawer and cupboard and file has been sorted. Its probably not healthy.

ronshar never had cake, did eat pringles though, would love a slice of cake though now

spink congrats with your pregnancy, it may seem a long way but it will go so quickly. Hope all goes well.

star hope you ok now after your fall, you do really need to take it easy (although I am not the best to listen to as cant take my own advice!)

LOL at pudding porn!

Hello spink. I remember you. Pleased to hear that you only have to wait until January before you have your own baby. Make the most of a relaxing Christmas!

Can we quit with all the drama now please ladies, and just let these babies hold on til their due dates. I have a busy couple of weeks before I'm ready for ds to arrive, as do our builders!

Jenwa, I have a chocolate sandwich cake in the oven right now... couldn't resist after the earlier mention of cake but had to wait for the chickens to lay enough eggs. I'll send a virtual slice over to you when its ready. Sorry Rowan more pudding porn - but there's some for you too

Oops Sorry CSWS, there'll be enough for everybody. DH has gone out with the lads so it will last for more than the usual 5 mins..

fed up and fat today, lots of back pain and baby is lying on a nerve so my bum and right leg are numb. i've cheered myself up by eatin half a tub of flake ice cream!
only 24 days to go

hi ladies i am still here pains have dissappeared i had a hot bath and it made them stop.

think i might just wait and se what happens rowanmac thats quite scary that you didnt know you were in labour!! when did you actually feel pain???

think i might get my birthing ball blown up

star glad your ok you really need to look after yourself i walked into a door handle and thought i had ripped my whole belly open it was awful sore it made my little angel kick the life out of me

ajm200 Will be loving the chocolate cake. Maybe I will go buy ingredients tomorrow and bake a cake
Parent in laws still want DD every thurs (like they did when I WAS working) so they having tomorrow so I have child free day

sambrads hope you ok, good pains gone though, you need to keep hold of baby abit longer

I am feeling shattered again, needing to go to bed so will send myself upstairs, DH gone to pub for last orders, he is stressed at mo as his boss been diagnosed with cancer so he is having to do loads at work and sort out what is happening so a beer apparantely makes everything better . Was looking longingly in to his Corona beer he was just drinking here before he went out!

Ouch Sambrads!!! That sounds awful! I always wonder when they are kicking... if it means they are happy and moving about or unhappy and uncomfortable.
I hope your DH is feeling better after his pub remedy jenwa and enjoy your child free day

morning all!

did I make the first one? too tired to read up, just managed to read your good wishes on the second of sept -thank you.

so:

Samuel arrived on Sunday September 14th at 16.58pm by emergency cesection. weighed in at 7lbs 4.5ozs and was gestation of 35weeks and 5days.

I did indeed have to stay in hospital - Its not been the best experience and I felt I'd been been better treated if I was sectioned - couldn't even make my own cuppa.

Had two bleeds on sunday - very big so decision made for sunroof exit.

I got discharged yesterday as they were running out of beds but Samuel is in scbu - had respirtatory problems and some early onset jaundice. He's now in an open cot and off the light therapy. need to get feeding established to a proper 4hrly feed and then he can come home.

You were second twinkly!
Congratulations . That's a cracking weight for that gestation!

Arrivals:

10th Sept (Due 1st Oct) - loulou33 - Boy - Joe Louis David - 6lbs 12oz
14th Sept (Due 14th Oct) - twinklytoes - Boy - Samuel - 7lb 4.5oz

congrats twinklttoes !!!!!!!!

glad samuel is doing well oh its so exciting thats 2 babies now on our thread thats brill

think we need to get our list on this thread and start adding babies to it
im so lost with who is due when but that is my pregnancy brain

going to see mw today she will probably just give me a check up