Due October 08 - The transitional thread.

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BIRTHS
14th Sept (Due 14th Oct) - twinklytoes - Boy - Samuel - 7lbs 4.5oz - Em C-Sec due to grade 4 PP.
16th Sept (Due 8th Oct) - Ksal - Girl - Emma Rae - 6lbs - Just beat induction for PE!
20th Sept (Due 8th Oct) - kookiegoddess - Girl - Reya Marie - - Induction due to OC, epidural, 3rd degree tear.
21st Sept (Due 5th Oct) - myjobismum - Girl - Naomi Caitlin - 5lbs 10oz - Fast and furious hospital birth.
22nd Sept (Due 10th Oct) - Lozza70 - Boy - Sander Gene - 7lbs 5oz - Em C-Sec due to raised BP and high ALTs from liver.
27th Sept (Due 1st Oct) - accessorizequeen - Boy twin - Felix - 6lbs 8oz -
27th Sept (Due 1st Oct) - accessorizequeen - Girl twin - Bridget - 7lbs 7oz -
1st Oct (Due 29th Sept) - WombFor1More - Boy - Harvey James - 8lbs 13oz - Homebirth, no pain relief.
2nd Oct (Due 4th Oct) - annwoo - Boy - TBA - 8lbs 7oz - Amazing birth!
2nd Oct (Due 30th Sept) - sambrads - Girl - Brooke - 7lbs 9.5oz -
2nd Oct (Due 12th Oct) - star6 - Boy - Quinlan - 5lbs 15oz - 36hr labour, ventouse and stitches.
2nd Oct (Due 8th Oct) - Alexa808 - Girl - Tienette - - Planned c-sec
3rd Oct (Due 5th Oct) - rosebury - Boy - Austin - 9lbs 2oz - Delivered at home by dh!
3rd Oct (Due 6th Oct) - Bethoo - Girl - Maia - 7lbs -
3rd Oct (Due 6th Oct) - hoff - Boy - Oliver - -
3rd Oct (Due 19th Oct) - MrsTittleMouse - Girl - - -
4th Oct (Due 2nd Oct) - 1sttimer80 - Boy - - -
4th Oct (Due 30th Sept) - Aubergenie - Boy - Stanley - 7lbs 12oz -
5th Oct (Due 29th Sept) - plusonemore - Boy - Alfie Thomas - 8lbs - Induction, epidural
5th Oct (Due 2nd Oct) - MrsBish - Girl - Rachel - 8lbs 8oz -
5th Oct (Due 4th Oct) - hedgepig - Boy - Oliver - 6lbs 3oz -
7th Oct (Due 23rd Oct) - Emmsy1 - Girl - Amy Louise - 5lbs 12oz -
7th Oct (Due 2nd Oct) - snowymum - Boy - Rowan Michael - - Home water birth
8th Oct (Due 6th Oct) - ronshar - Boy - William Dexter - 7lbs 11oz -
8th Oct (Due 20th Oct) - 07mumstheword - Girl - Freya Mae - 7lbs 12oz -
8th Oct (Due 16th Oct) - moodywren - Boy - Hayden - 6lbs 9.5oz - Homebirth
9th Oct (Due 27th Sept) - Pidge - Boy - Arthur - 8lbs 14oz - Homebirth
10th Oct (Due 1st Oct) - CantSleepWontSleep - Boy - Duncan Elliot - 8lbs 4oz - 4 day induction with 1 hour established labour!
11th Oct (Due 3rd Oct) - usuallytooshytochat - Girl - Megan Leah - 8lbs 2oz - Homebirth with ambulance crew!
12th Oct (Due 4th Oct) - pistachio - Boy - Thomas Fraser - 10lbs 2oz - Homebirth.

LADIES IN WAITING
29th Sept perkypopsy first baby Surprise North Herts (Ware)
2nd mishkamoo first baby Surprise
4th minervaitalica first baby Surprise (unintentionally!)
7th belgo 2 dd's
10th emkay 1 dd Surprise West London (Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea)
10th pepperrabbit 2 ds's Surprise
11th heather1980 1 dd
12th milfakamonkeymonkeymoomoo 1 dd Boy Salisbury
13th YumMum22 1 ds Boy
14th tedmundo 1 ds Surprise Bristol (Southmead)
15th mum2jakeyroo 2 ds's Surprise Near Lancaster
16th bigmouthstrikesagain 1 ds 1 dd Girl Mid-Beds
16th WheresTheAuPair 1 ds Boy
19th rach010 1 ds Surprise (but dp knows!) Lincolnshire
20th AandMsmum 2 dd's Surprise Bristol
20th KnickersOnMaHead 1 dd Boy
20th jenwa 1 dd Girl Worcestershire
20th firsttimer08 first baby Boy Greenwich
21st hansnava 1 dd Surprise Luton c-section 21st October
21st rowanmac 1 ds Surprise North Scotland
21st caramelbunny 1 dd Surprise Manchester
21st GirlWithTheMouseyHair first baby Surprise (but written down in case of moment of weakness!) SW London (St Thomas)
22nd SmudgeyDoodle 1 ds Surprise Newcastle (Gateshead)
22nd pingviner Probably boy Glasgow
23rd Sallypuss first baby Probably girl Herts/Essex border
23rd ajm200 1 ds Girl Camberley, Surrey
24th sparklesandnowineforxxweeks 3 ds's 1 dd Surprise
25th Flum 2 dd's 5th June Wiltshire
26th 4andnotout 3 dd's Girl
27th beaufies first baby Boy c-section 17th Oct
29th Ekka 1 dd Surprise
29th Honeymoonmummy Girl
30th Jambers99 1 ds Girl NW London (Hillingdon)

Can't keep up with this thread! Congratulations to all the new arrivals! My waters went on Wednesday night but no sign of anything happening-- pretty much the same routine as with dd1 and ended up being induced with her after about 5 days. Been in the hospital each day for fetal monitoring and general checking over and everything seems to be ok.

Rhian interestingly when I was in hospital this morning I asked the mw if I should be doing anything in particular to bring on labour and she said, the usual suggestions are hot curry, vigorous walks, sex... and I said, hang on, on this advice sheet you gave me when I first came in it says to abstain from sex if your waters have gone. And she said, oh well, we won't know if you do...

Wow - what a lot of birth announcements in one morning! Congratulations everyone .

BIRTHS
10th Sept (Due 1st Oct) - loulou33 - Boy - Joe Louis David - 6lbs 12oz - Induction due to rhesus sensitivity, G&A.
12th Sept (Due 6th Oct) - iuseantiageingstuff - Boy - Fred William - 8lbs 13.5oz - Induction due to high BP.
14th Sept (Due 14th Oct) - twinklytoes - Boy - Samuel - 7lbs 4.5oz - Em C-Sec due to grade 4 PP.
16th Sept (Due 8th Oct) - Ksal - Girl - Emma Rae - 6lbs - Just beat induction for PE!
20th Sept (Due 8th Oct) - kookiegoddess - Girl - Reya Marie - - Induction due to OC, epidural, 3rd degree tear.
21st Sept (Due 5th Oct) - myjobismum - Girl - Naomi Caitlin - 5lbs 10oz - Fast and furious hospital birth.
22nd Sept (Due 10th Oct) - Lozza70 - Boy - Sander Gene - 7lbs 5oz - Em C-Sec due to raised BP and high ALTs from liver.
27th Sept (Due 1st Oct) - accessorizequeen - Boy twin - Felix - 6lbs 8oz -
27th Sept (Due 1st Oct) - accessorizequeen - Girl twin - Bridget - 7lbs 7oz -
1st Oct (Due 29th Sept) - WombFor1More - Boy - Harvey James - 8lbs 13oz - Homebirth, no pain relief.
2nd Oct (Due 4th Oct) - annwoo - Boy - TBA - 8lbs 7oz - Amazing birth!
2nd Oct (Due 30th Sept) - sambrads - Girl - Brooke - 7lbs 9.5oz -
2nd Oct (Due 12th Oct) - star6 - Boy - Quinlan - 5lbs 15oz - 36hr labour, ventouse and stitches.
2nd Oct (Due 8th Oct) - Alexa808 - Girl - Tienette - - Planned c-sec
3rd Oct (Due 5th Oct) - rosebury - Boy - Austin - 9lbs 2oz - Delivered at home by dh!
3rd Oct (Due 6th Oct) - Bethoo - Girl - Maia - 7lbs -
3rd Oct (Due 6th Oct) - hoff - Boy - Oliver - -
3rd Oct (Due 19th Oct) - MrsTittleMouse - Girl - - -
4th Oct (Due 2nd Oct) - 1sttimer80 - Boy - - -
4th Oct (Due 30th Sept) - Aubergenie - Boy - Stanley - 7lbs 12oz -
5th Oct (Due 29th Sept) - plusonemore - Boy - Alfie Thomas - 8lbs - Induction, epidural
5th Oct (Due 2nd Oct) - MrsBish - Girl - Rachel - 8lbs 8oz -
5th Oct (Due 4th Oct) - hedgepig - Boy - Oliver - 6lbs 3oz -
7th Oct (Due 23rd Oct) - Emmsy1 - Girl - Amy Louise - 5lbs 12oz -
7th Oct (Due 2nd Oct) - snowymum - Boy - Rowan Michael - - Home water birth
8th Oct (Due 6th Oct) - ronshar - Boy - William Dexter - 7lbs 11oz -
8th Oct (Due 20th Oct) - 07mumstheword - Girl - Freya Mae - 7lbs 12oz -
8th Oct (Due 16th Oct) - moodywren - Boy - Hayden - 6lbs 9.5oz - Homebirth
9th Oct (Due 27th Sept) - Pidge - Boy - Arthur - 8lbs 14oz - Homebirth
10th Oct (Due 1st Oct) - CantSleepWontSleep - Boy - Duncan Elliot - 8lbs 4oz - 4 day induction with 1 hour established labour!
11th Oct (Due 3rd Oct) - usuallytooshytochat - Girl - Megan Leah - 8lbs 2oz - Homebirth with ambulance crew!
11th Oct (Due 14th Oct) - tedmundo - Boy - Patrick Francis - 6lbs 15oz - C-Sec for breech
12th Oct (Due 4th Oct) - pistachio - Boy - Thomas Fraser - 10lbs 2oz - Homebirth.
13th Oct (Due 15th Oct) - mum2jakeyroo - Boy - - 7lbs 2oz - Delivered in car by dh!
13th Oct (Due 7th Oct) - belgo - Boy - - 8lbs 8oz - Home water birth
13th Oct (Due 19th Oct) - rach010 - Girl - - 6lbs 11oz - Gas & air, small tear, no stitches.
15th Oct (Due 29th Sept Oct) - perkypopsy - Girl - Stella Frances - 8lbs 14oz -
16th Oct (Due 17th Oct) - rowanmac - Girl - Anna Ruth - 7lbs 2oz - 2 hours ARM to placenta delivery.
17th Oct (Due 11th Oct) - heather1980 - Boy - - 9lbs 5oz - Homebirth
17th Oct (Due 23rd Oct) - ajm200 - Girl - Amelia Caitlyn - 7lbs 2oz - Homebirth

LADIES IN WAITING
2nd mishkamoo first baby Surprise
4th minervaitalica first baby Surprise (unintentionally!)
6th boolean first baby Surprise
10th emkay 1 dd Surprise West London (Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea)
10th pepperrabbit 2 ds's Surprise
12th milfakamonkeymonkeymoomoo 1 dd Boy Salisbury
13th YumMum22 1 ds Boy
16th bigmouthstrikesagain 1 ds 1 dd Girl Mid-Beds
16th WheresTheAuPair 1 ds Boy
20th AandMsmum 2 dd's Surprise Bristol
20th KnickersOnMaHead 1 dd Boy
20th jenwa 1 dd Girl Worcestershire
20th firsttimer08 first baby Boy Greenwich
21st hansnava 1 dd Surprise Luton c-section 21st October
21st caramelbunny 1 dd Surprise Manchester
21st GirlWithTheMouseyHair first baby Surprise (but written down in case of moment of weakness!) SW London (St Thomas)
22nd SmudgeyDoodle 1 ds Surprise Newcastle (Gateshead)
22nd pingviner Probably boy Glasgow
23rd Sallypuss first baby Probably girl Herts/Essex border
23rd nuclear 1 ds
24th sparklesandnowineforxxweeks 3 ds's 1 dd Surprise
25th Flum 2 dd's Wiltshire
26th 4andnotout 3 dd's Girl
27th beaufies first baby Boy c-section 17th Oct
27th Rhian82 first baby Boy
27th mybabysinthegarden 1 dd Boy Scottish Borders
29th Ekka 1 dd Surprise
29th Honeymoonmummy Girl
30th Jambers99 1 ds Girl NW London (Hillingdon)
30th MamaG 1 dd 1ds

Congratulations everybody

congratulations AJM x

congratulations to the new mums..

midwife just left after doing some reflexology to get things going i think it might have worked..having lots of pains down my back and and bottom of my stomach..hopefully this is it.

congrats to AJM
Heather Popsy
Belgo
Rach

Wow alot of babies again. want my turn now!!!!

Thought things may have been happening this am as had some cramping andafter washing DD's bath toys leaning over bath felt some really heavy pains but seemed to have worn off. Will have to speak to DH tonight about helping out

hi ladies
just 4 more days for me then i will be joining the rest of u yummy mummies. i cant wait now.

i do have a question for the new mummies on here. during my pregnancy i have had leaking nipples a bit but now they seemed to have dried up so im wondering does it start straight away i mean i know the milk doesnt come through for a few days but the colestrum (or however u spell it) does that start straight away. if im having a section how will my body know to produce this milk?

it seems i cant remember ne thing from having dd 3 years ago

congrats to all the ladies who have had there babies

brooke is doing really well taking 5oz every 4 hours health visitor was out today she is the same one i had with ds and she nearly put me daft !!

brooke has put on 17oz in a week which iknow is alot but she is really thriving and mw was so happy with her well health visitor said she had put on too much weight and was suggesting me cutting down her feds like what the flip is she talking about

she said obesity can start from such an early age !! she is only 2 weeks how can she say something like that

sorry about the rant

good luck to all the ladies who are nearly there

How awful, sambrads! Obesity at 2 weeks? Please! don't listen to her.

Spose you could make the milk slightly weaker.... Don't know really.

I have got myself laid up today. DH and I had an argument today about 'car parking' totally pointless but it knocked me for 6 as we rarely argue last one about a month ago and before that our last argument was more than 2 years ago! Anyway today was short and sharp and swiftly reconciled and I am very aware that I am emotionally quite needy at the moment but anyway. I feel RUBBISH today. At 4.30pm I knocked on his study door (he works from home) and said I need an hour off the kids (I never ask him to do any kid stuff before 6.30pm) I have a ripping pain in my side (very sore - nothing like labour pain though - possibly wierd baby position). He did take over bless him and did some cutting and sticking with them. He is very contrite and feels awful that we argued and he got so cross. I feel emotionally jaded but stabbing pains have gone so physically better. Sorry just wanted a little vent. Have been incredibly bouyant this last trimester and today is my lowest point.

Don't want baby to come until due date as my Mum is only getting back to UK day before due date and then kindly is having kids for half term holidays- so some time in middle of half term will be ideal, then she is coming to stay with us for a few weeks to help out - hoorah for Mums!

Good Evening. It's DH Pepper Rabbit here. Jessica Rose 7lb 15 1/2 oz was born at 10.45 a.m. this morning, so no induction on Monday. Mother and Baby doing well and expected home tomorrow.

Wow my internet's been down since I last posted so its taken ages to catch up on this thread!

congrats to Heather- what a good weight!
Popsy Belgo Rach pepperrabbit fab news!
AJM- I have been thinking of you as my LO is back to back at the moment- despite being booked in for CS I have had on and off BH and terrible back ache since Wednesday. It didn't help that on wed night my next door neighbours set their house on fire It doubly didn't help that only that day my FIl had called to say that he had forgotten to renew the buildings insurance (he owns the house!) so we were in the unusual position of watching the house next door burn thinking 'oh god we're not insured!!' The drama/stress hormones seemed to make the baby go crazy and i was up all night with BH's and terrible back ache. Ended up in the bath at 5am which helped. had bad fluid retention all over my legs, arms, face and shoulders - agony. Quite surreal to have a 5am bath massaging my skin while wearing a face pack (thought i may as well make the best of the situation!) lol.

oh and found the baby clothes! hurrah- all washed and ironed thanks to my lovely mum nursery nearly ready now...DH finally off work so i can put him to action

Yipee to all you ladies with the new babies.
AJM, finally. I bet you are really happy Amelia has arrived

Oh, Jessica Rabbit . Congratulations to pepper and well done on avoiding the induction.

Congratulations pepper!

nothing doing here which is very depressing.

pepper congrats and glad you avoided the induction.

wtap What a stress with the fire and insurance etc!!! Hope you feeling ok now.

Hoping all else ok with everyone. My dd has gone to inlaws this am whilst DH gone to work so I can have some rest. Hopefully going out for lunch with DH when he is back then picking up dd this afty.

hansnava sorry not sure about the milk! I know mine came in straight away but neve had section. Think maybe putting baby to breast straight away when born will stimulate things. Best to do in first hour.

Hi everyone.

Megan Ruby 5 lb 12 oz born by emergency section under general anaesthetic on Mon 13 Oct. Pretty scary and dramatic, will post story.

hansnava your body knows to make milk when placenta detatches so don't worry.

Congrats caramelbunny.

Hansnava - your body is already making colostrum, regardless of whether or not you are leaking. Removal of the placenta stimulates further production, but skin to skin straight after the birth (I would aim for within the first 20 mins) will help it along, as well as being good for the baby to feed that early.

Congrats to all new mums. Hi Caramelbunny - hope you're recovering well. Megan Leah (11th Oct) says hello to Megan Ruby!

Jenwa Sorry you are so uncomfy.. hope the sweep works and baby turns for labour

Congratulations Heather and Rach

Only got to page 9 so sorry if I missed any one elses news I'll catch later
I've uploaded a photo of Amy taken just after she was born

Congrats to all of you and can't wit to see you over in post-antal thread AJM, Heather,Popsy, Belgo, R ach, Pepperrabbit and Caramelbunny
What a sudden rush of babies!!! Hope you're all settling in well

Congratulations to Pepperrabbit and Caramelbunny. Glad you avoided induction pepper and hope you ok caramelbunny (re scariness and drama)Any news Yummum?
Flum - rant away. Glad you got DH to help out. I need to just ask more because if I don't ask DH doesn't seem to think to offer. He's taken DS swimming this morning and out for a walk now so I've had quite a relaxing day. Saying that, DH is feeling sick so I hope he isn't coming down with a bug or anything. Emkay hasn't been around for a while. I wonder if things are happening/have happened there?
Glad all babies seem to be doing well. Keep coming back to us or those of us at the end of the month will start to get lonely