Due October 08 - Moaning, Groaning and Baby-Homing

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BIRTHS
10th Sept (Due 1st Oct) - loulou33 - Boy - Joe Louis David - 6lbs 12oz
12th Sept (Due 6th Oct) - iuseantiageingstuff - Boy - Fred William - 8lbs 13.5oz
14th Sept (Due 14th Oct) - twinklytoes - Boy - Samuel - 7lb 4.5oz
16th Sept (Due 8th Oct) - Ksal - Girl - Emma Rae - 6lbs
21st Sept (Due 5th Oct) - myjobismum - Girl - Naomi Caitlin - 5lbs 10oz

LADIES IN WAITING
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
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
2nd mishkamoo first baby Surprise
4th minervaitalica first baby Surprise (unintentionally!)
4th hedgepig 1 ds Surprise
4th pistachio 1 dc Secret
4th annwoo 2 dc Surprise
5th rosebury 3 ds's 2 dd's Boy Bristol
5th BabyNubie
6th Bethoo 1 ds Girl Salisbury
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
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
11th heather1980 1 dd
12th milfakamonkeymonkeymoomoo 1 dd Boy Salisbury
12th star6 first baby Boy Surbiton
13th YumMum22 1 ds Boy
14th tedmundo 1 ds Surprise Bristol (Southmead)
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
22nd pingviner
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
29th Ekka 1 dd Surprise
30th Jambers99 1 ds Girl NW London (Hillingdon)

hi ya ajm are you ok honey???

dont worry about her being a premmie try and focus on your breathing and getting ready for hospital !! defo think dh is in for divorce tell him to get home now you need him .!!!!

sorry for posting recipe looks like i might cause a lot of belly aches i am going tonight to decorate the hall were ds party will be tomorrow hopefully i will be ok for tomorrow feeling no pains ut very tired so defo need to rest when ds goes to bed

ajm DH told you to hold on!!!! Maybe next time you are having nookie you should tell him the same and see if he can hold on to a tiny bit of sperm and remind him of the time that he told you to hold on to a baby!!!
Men are ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! (anyway, doubt nookie is in the question for a long while even if you do come out of this still talking!!!)

Good luck and hopefully he will get his arse home in time otherwise go with your friend, DH will feel very guilty then

Go make sure your bags are ready and you are ready to go then run yourself a nice bath, maybe ask friend over to look after DS whilst you have a bath just so you can relax.

take care

Good luck ajm!

JXZ

Wow ? this thread has grown quickly.

AJM ? How exciting! Try not to focus on the baby being a premmie ? you?re far enough along that things will be fine. Focus on your relaxation and GOOD LUCK!

Welcome to plusonemore ? (lots of due on the 29thers now!). I came with an October date too which was changed at my scan and didn?t want to change threads.

I?m interested in your Ipod playlist perkypopsy. I was going to make some but have no idea what I?m going to want to listen to when I?m actually in labour. Have you done some different ones for different moods??

Sorry 2 yo just posted for me! I will be back later as I have to get little ones to bed. Good luck AJM and on your behalf at your dh.

Hey everyone - I just got these "nipple protectors" from avent... for breastfeeding (when nipples are sore?) has anyone used these? They are made from sillicone... please don't think I'm totally disgusting for wondering this if the answer is no... but... can you re-use these? Are they washable or are they disposable? It doesn't say on the package but I assumed you could re use them... also... are they even necessary?? I have the lansinoh cream.
And what do you all have to breastfeed in public? I'm just a bit shy/modest about showing my private areas like that... is there a special blanket?

If they are nipple shields star then you should try to avoid using them, as they can cause problems with breastfeeding.

You can get some weirdy covers for breastfeeding that will stop you being exposed, but they will definitely cause far more people to stare at you in a 'what on earth is going on there' way than if you were doing a topless fandango!
I would recommend getting some bump bands to cover up your midriff, and then just lift up your top a little - it really can be very discreet. Other people like to wear a vest, and do top up vest down, so that only the bare minimum is exposed.
Or you could simply drape a muslin over your shoulder and babies head and your breast.

Thanks csws. I was actually wondering about that. A friend recommended them (from the US), but when they arrived in the post, they look just like bottle tops. I thought they would be just like a cover shaped to the breast... but it's not and I also wonder if air gets caught in there.
There's another interesting contraption too - What about the plastic cups for collecting breast milk (it's in two parts) - looks like a breast pad, but plastic and two pieces.

ajm200 go for it, LOL at cat with steak.

at Day Case unit today BP up but not ridiculous , tracing good so home but clearly I left an impression of being miserable so have appt on Mon to see consultant re early induction ie at 39-40 weeks if not gone by then. Unintentional really but bad day, arrived on crutches, couldn't get off bed and threw up in sink. Classy.

star, try not to use them but they can be handy, yes they are reusable. I think you are supposed to sterilise them between uses. As for feeding in public don't try it until you are both slick at it. Boots and Debenhams often have mother and Baby rooms to go and hide in otherwise you can drape a shawl over you both. I wore cardigans all the time. You have the right to feed in public ( its law in Scotland) and definitely not in the toilet. I suggested the silly old bat who said that took her coffee in there. Personally after giving birth I found a lot of personal shyness went away and if babes yelling and you start leaking everywhere you may not have a choice!. Back seat of the car is also good, people are remarkably unobservant.

ajm you should be over 36 weeks so should be fine not a major panic.

Hi perkypopsy sorry its taken so long for me to reply - this motherhood lark is very time consuming (as if i didn't know that before i got myself into this!!) Anyway... to bring labour on I was doing DIY and carrying things up and down the stairs (the stairs was a tip from my NCT class. It seemed to do the trick!) My mother in law came round while i was having contractions and was rather stunned to find me putting silicone sealant round the bath!

Anyway, good luck, I see you're due very soon - very exciting!

Thanks everyone else for all the congratulations, and congratulations in turn to loulou33 iuseantiageingstuff twinklytoes and myjobismum - hope everything is going well

Also thanks for the offer of clothes CSWS much appreciated.

Blimey, just read back through all the messages - good luck AJM! and try not to worry too much about how early you are, very similar timing to me and very unlikely to be problems as you are quite far along. My little girl is absolutely fine. They'll probably just have a little more equipment available in the deilvery suite just in case.

Good lord, didn't this new thread just start? No chance of keeping up as I can't sit at the computer for more than 5 mins without getting crampy.
AJM, sounds just like when I went into labour with ds2, I threw up all day then gradually contractions got to 5 mins apart and persuaded dp to take me to hospital!

My dp said he'd only stay home tonight if contractions were less than 6 mins so I think you're fairly safe star, first labours never that quick. I'm having an hour or two every day usually about 8-10 mins apart (several hours yesterday, then faded off) so we're getting blase about it all I think. Woman who cried wolf, I shan't believe when it happens as I've got every sign of imminent labour for over a week now. Cannot be bothered trying anything to get it started - I'm 39+2 with dts fgs if they want to come out they will when they're ready! Can't walk, can't clean, can't climb stairs, definitely not having sex anyway!

Bethoo, I'm coming in late but glad to hear you've got a new man [smille]

Four pages already. I was only on here yesterday

AJM Bloody brilliant. I was thinking lots of positive labour thoughts for you today. I shall redouble my efforts to get your DH home to you before baby arrives.

Star as the others have said, nipple shields can interfer with the baby latching on. Also try to only use the cream if you have too.
I was given a tip about rubbing a little of your fore milk into your breast before each feed and it soften's up the nipple area before baby starts to suck. It worked for me both times. It may be another one of those tips that are soaked in old lady tales but it is better than using sillicone or creams.
Also feeding in public gets much easier but dont try it until you are comfortable with it yourself. Why put all that extra pressure on yourself??

Welcome to the ladies who are joining us from September. Are there many of you left to go now??

Rowan, love you sound really grumpy. Can you not treat your self to some Rowan time? A nice breakfast in bed or time away on your own. It is harder every day isnt it now.

Doh! Just posted this on the old thread before I read it...

I've just posted this as a brand new thread too but you guys may be able to help...

I have a tingling sensation going across the top of my bump, its like the start of pins and needles. It lasts from 30 seconds to a minute and its happened about 10 to 20 times today.

I called the hospital and they had me in for monitoring and the baby seems fine but they dont know what it is, the midwife suggested its the baby kicking me?

Has anyone had it or know what it is??
P.S I'm not on the list of due dates... 29 Oct

It might be from the pressure of baby bottom pushing against the top of your uterus?
Are you still wearing wired bras? Could be that. To be honest I cant think of anything else to suggest. Sorry. If the hospital not too worried then try not to focus on it too much. I hope it goes away though.

AJM, any news yet

meant to say something about nipple shields too, star. I used them with both my ds's and everyone's absolutely right in that they can interfere with supply etc (I found that both babies fed a lot, lot longer with them but my supply wasn't affected). But I will say that I wouldn't have fed either of them for as long as I did had I not used them (ds1 for 10 weeks, ds2 for 10.5 months) because I had flat nipples and it was v.hard for both to latch on. They're v.hard to wean babies off, took me several months with ds2 until I wasn't using them at all. Much better to seek really good advice from a bf counsellor who will advise on positioning and help with a better latch (poor latch may cause sore nipples in the first place). I had a La Leche counsellor come to my house in the early weeks & that was soooo helpful, I expect I'll need more help with the dt's and won't hesitate to ask anyone I can find!

Hope AJM's silence means she's delivering a baby!

Hey Accessorise. How are you getting on. I am amazed that you are still here with twins. It puts me to shame that I am grumpy and I only have one inside me.
How much longer will the doctors let you go now before they drag you in by your ankles?
Are the nipple shields designed for ladies who have flat/inverted nipples? I always thought they were just another thing that they tell you that you have to buy but really you dont actually need.
Like nappy bins and nappy holders which hang on doors and specific food mashers/liquidisers, when really you can use a fork.
Sorry you can tell I am a third time mum who has fallen for the "you must spend thousands on a small infant who could really sleep in a draw and be happy"

Hello again - everything is moving so quickly here now - impossible to keep up but I will try. Star I have just received a new sling in the post a Coory and Carry which I hope will aid discrete breastfeeding while runing around after my other two! A good sling can be a god send with a newborn.

I have had a couple of false alarms this week (37 weeks yesterday) - first at my antenatal appt the baby had an accelerated heartbeat 180-190 (should be 110-160), so I was told to go to the day unit at the hospital. Thank god dh is off work and was with me and had the car - otherwise i would have had o run to ds school collect him and get train then taxi to hospital! As it was as soon as I was monitored again the heartrate was normal - she was doing somersaults or something and it is normal for heartrate to go up when 'exercising' have to o back for appt next week as well though. Then that night I had an hour of severe Braxton Hicks - 2-3.30 am I had a couple of paracetamol and they went but it was a bit scary as I am now 'allowed' to go into Labour and have homebirth etc. but I am so not ready it isn't funny!

I actually only packed my hospital bag yesterday

Also I am facing the prospect of the next year or so being stuck in the back seat of our car as we simply cannot fit 3 car seats in the rear (we have a Mondeo), which with my 'childbearing' hips is going to be interesting.

Sorry I have been blethering on to long....

hey ronshar believe me I am v.v.grumpy some days
Being induced on due date 1st October if they don't arrive by then (which I bloomin' well hope they do!). All is well with dt's and me so no reason to rush me in. I did say no to two previous induction dates as I don't want to be induced and heighten risk of section, which is already at 50%.
I know shields are used a lot for sore nipples, but really designed for flat/inverted AFAIK but bf counsellors have told me there's no reason women with nipples like that can't bf, it's just harder to get babies latched on as I've found. Interesting when it comes to getting TWO of them on!!
I still get comments about 'they'd be happy in a drawer' from people, always makes me giggle internally

apologies for poor spelling having a few sticky keyboard issues tonight!

AJM really excited for you, we were due on the same day, hope all is ok??x