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)

honeymoonmummy - it could well be, you've got some classic signs there! But... speaking as someone whose had all of that for about a month now I'd definitely recommend not getting too excited! DP has been on alert so many times now that he's definitely getting jaded by the whole thing!

do you want an early arrival?

I don't really mind. I'm kind of set to go but I wouldn't mind a bit of rest and relaxation before she comes! Plus I have a hair appt on Thurs!!
Have you really had all those symptoms for a month? How irritating!!!

This time round I seem to be having soooo many more false alarms than with DS - last time it just 'happened' no false alarms or anything.

It is v. irritating - it has got to the point now that I am keeping my mouth shut when I think something is kicking off as its getting a bit embarrassing.

I think most of it has something to do with wishful thinking though !

... but also simultaneously very nervous about the whole shebang.

longing now to be on the other side with a beautiful baby boy in my arms feeling smug that it is all over ....

Yes... and like nuclear I didn't get any of this with DD - just waters breaking and off we went. So with the first braxton hicks happening while I was still at work over a month ago I was sure it was all go at that point! It has been lovely to have the time on maternity leave to spend with DD and get loads of stuff done but I'm definitely ready now!

Off to hospital tomorrow for a check up... baby's got about two days to make an appearance if we're going to be able to use the Birth Centre, otherwise it's the labour ward for us.

Baby82 was born late Friday night, 11 days early

Had hoped for home birth but ended up in hospital in the end for pain relief (just gas and air!), and had ventouse and episiotomy. Not fussed though, just happy with my adorable little baby boy! Back home now, will post a proper birth story later.

Not sure if things happening. Rolled over in bed this am and trickled something in pants, clear fluid but not loads just enough to think something is going on, now got some period cramps. Could be awhile though but is due date today I have put pad in place and will see what happens.

congrats Rhian to your new baby boy.

Not sure if things happening. Rolled over in bed this am and trickled something in pants, clear fluid but not loads just enough to think something is going on, now got some period cramps. Could be awhile though but is due date today I have put pad in place and will see what happens.

congrats Rhian to your new baby boy.

ooooh jenwa! exciting!! I hope its your waters breaking!

And me, would be sooo embarassing if i had wet myself!!!!

Sent dh to work and said I would call if anything happens!

Remember when my waters broke??? YOU said, "have you ever wet yourself before?" ha! you did not wet yourself, silly!

star he he, I was only thinking that this morn its so weird when it is actually happening to you and you need someone to tell you that you are really not wetting yourself!

The cramps are still there but not at all strong, thought they were dying off but sort of coming and going but in to real pattern. I had such a slow labour with dd1 so not expecting things to happen quickly here either. I do hope that it is not on and off for days as that is such a pain. Could do with doing some more shopping but DH taken my car and dont fancy the thought of tescos. May do it online but then wont really know when to get it delivered!!! May ask DH to collect some bits on his way home.

Congrats Rhian.

Best of luck Jenwa!

congrats Rhian!

oooh jenwa really hope it's the start for you...am also really fed up wiht myself for thinking it's the start with strong BH's and crampiness that disappears within an hour...so I'm doing my best not to symptom spot anymore and at least it meant I got a decent night's sleep - slept from 10:30pm to 8am only waking twice to turn over, just wonderful!

am annoyed too though cos I got THREE lots of protogladins yesterday (clearly a 40 week pregnant woman is turn on for my husband!) and it has done NOTHING!! rubbish....

Hello all - I'm back!
That'll teach me to spend Thursday afternoon moaning about not going into labour.. .
Shall post proper birth story at some point and congratulations everyone else who had babies over the last few days -esp ajm. emkay sorry not to have waited for you and sending lots of labour vibes your way .

DH did a very matter of fact post for me, the man has no sense of drama - I can't believe he didn't even mention that the hospital was actually on fire on friday and you could hear the sirens/fire alarmsa nd emergency helicopters from the delivery suite, and we were within about 5 minutes of being evacuated!! The childrens ward was badly damaged but we were lucky, tho no visitors could get in as thye closed the hospital.
Had to stay in as something funny happened to my uterus and needed a 4 hour drip, but feeling better now.
I just KNEW someone would mention Jessica Rabbit!!! Luckily in real life no-one knows of my rabbitty-ness so it's a private online joke!
(tho today I do indeed have a Jessica Rabbit chest and it bloody hurts....)
Take care all

myjob thank you. Things dont seem to be progressing and only had another small leak but mixed a little with discharge (sorry TMI). Have not rang MW and not sure if meant to or not really as dont think anything happening. Just got some tummy cramps but nothing frequent. Also when stand up feels like baby is pushing right in my groin, bowel and everything else down there!
Cant believe Naomi is a month tomorrow!!! How quick has that gone!

pepperrabbit Wow what a drama!!!!! Cant wait to hear it all in full

girlwithmouseyhair glad you had a good sleep, if things dont happen here that is what I aim to do tonight. Am shattered and not nice company to DD at mo who wants me to be her climbing frame and trampoline!!!

hi all,
jenwa sounds like it could be the start of things for u good luck.

congrats to ne new mums

well today is my last full day of being pregnant as i have my section tomorrow.
im really starting to get nervous now. plus my dd has a really bad cough and has had temp all day, which has made me really as she probably wont be able to come up hospital and see me tomorrow and i wanted her (apart from dp) to be the first person to see the baby.

thinking of you jenwas

best of luck tomorrow hansnava girlwithmouseyhair - glad you got a good sleep - makes all the difference some days doesn't it?

emkay - hope you get to teh birth centre.

hi ladies and congrats to new mummies. cant keep up with you all as hardly have time to myself with destructive ds and newborn dd who will not remove herself from my massive boobs! she gained 8 ounces in first week alone the little guzzler and will not sleep in moses basket so is co-sleeping. ds co-slept til he was 9 months. though right now dd has terrbile nappy rash all over her bottom and feel terrible, ds is constipated and also has nappy rash! though i am loving it. new dp is a godsend, would have had a breasksown by now i think. he cooks most evenings. only thing is that i am back to my normal clothes but gaining weight now as he spoils me with good food and comfort food, never eaten this much junk food in ages! so back on a diet now.

anyone else considering another baby already??

Congratulations RHian, still 6 days to go here and no ctusigns of anything happening, must say im actually dreading labour this time, so not wishing it any sooner

IT'S A BOY! Thank you so much for your labour vibes... they seemed to work!

Started thinking that I wasn't imagining labour contractions at about 9pm last night but didn't fully believe it was happening until about 10pm. Arrived at the birth centre just before 1am to find myself 9cm dilated on first examination and little junior was born at 230am. A whopping 9lbs8oz... but no tears because the midwife was a star and totally controlled that part of the birth. We're ecstatic, exhausted and happy to be home. Now just have to decide on a name!

Lots of good luck vibes to all you ladies in waiting!

Emkay that's fab news. Big congratulations. And to you Rhian. Pepperrabbit can't believe DH didn't mentino the drama - that'll be something to write in DS book! Jenwa not sure whether I hope things are happening for you. I've been having slight cramps every now and then and diaorrihea for last 2 days and really hope that things are happening as I've had enough. I've not been nesting though but maybe that's because I'm a lazy arse! Really finding it hard to get motivation to look after DS but luckily Grandma is coming up tomorrow for a couple of days so that will help.Good luck for tomorrow Hansnava. Guess there cna't be that many of us left now
Bethoo really pleased that things are working out with new man. Make the most of him looking after you. Hope DS and DD bums soon better! Nice names Heather - that's one on our list too (we only have a list of 2 if it's a boy )

Congratulations emkay .

Good luck for tomorrow hansnava.

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 - - -
3rd Oct (Due Sept) - purpleflower - Girl - - 8lbs 10.5oz - Homebirth with paramedics due to meconium.
4th Oct (Due 2nd Oct) - 1sttimer80 - Boy - - 8lbs 10.5oz -
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.
13th Oct (Due 21st Oct) - caramelbunny - Girl - Megan Ruby - 5lbs 12oz - Em C-Sec under GA.
15th Oct (Due 29th Sept) - 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 - Alexander James - 9lbs 5oz - Homebirth
17th Oct (Due 23rd Oct) - ajm200 - Girl - Amelia Caitlyn - 7lbs 2oz - Homebirth
17th Oct (Due 10th Oct) - pepperrabbit - Girl - Jessica Rose - 7lbs 15.5oz -
17th Oct (Due 27th Oct) - Rhian82 - Boy - - - Episiotomy and ventouse.
18th Oct (Due 13th Oct) - YumMum22 - Boy - - 10lbs - Home water birth
20th Oct (Due 10th Oct) - emkay - Boy - - 9lbs 8oz -

LADIES IN WAITING
2nd mishkamoo first baby Surprise
4th minervaitalica first baby Surprise (unintentionally!)
6th boolean first baby Surprise
12th milfakamonkeymonkeymoomoo 1 dd Boy Salisbury
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 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 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

yay congrats emkay - bethoo dp sounds like an angel!

we just put up our cotbed, nursery nearly ready now!

congrats to emkay and others

bethoo get yourself over to postnatal thread - and yeah, i have considered another even though docs say the rhesus thing will be worse and dh talking about having the snip!!! A dd would be nice....... or maybe not with 2 ds!! Off for 6 week postnantal next week so anticiapting the contraceptive talk - what to choose this time!!