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)

flum I'm having the same panic about getting everyone ready in time for school in the morning. My DH has to leave by 7.15am so I've extracted a promise that he will remain in the house till I at least am dressed and have had a cup of tea. I had a go at getting everyone downstairs yesterday by myself as DH was exhausted and there was a lot of shouting!
jenwa hope things start moving for you soon. I'd be tempted to make the most of the day at home tbh if baby moving fine and you feel well.
and congratulations firstimer08 looking forward to the birth announcement.

We had the normal panic running out the door this morning. And it was only DH & DD1. I was making packed lunch, ironing shirts etc all at 8.15 having fed baby and shoved DH out of bed!
It all depends on what time William wakes for first feed.

Jenwa, I would go and checked out because if your waters have broken then you are at risk of infection. I would be surprised if you are weeing every morning. OOOO you could be having one of those mythical silent labours. you might go to the loo and find a baby.

Morning all
I always wake up wet too and feel like dribbles but it is just discharge sorry tmi! My waters havent ever broken spontaneously before so im not expecting them to this time either. Still have 3 days till edd and no signs yet I havent popped this one out yet but we are already planning dc5 for 2010 (unless this one is a little nightmare!) Definately having 2009 off as i only had 4 months this year where i wasnt pregnant and have actually been pregnant 6 times in the last 6 years so i need a rest!

Crikey love are you mad.

Just seen midwife, the baby is further engaged now (not that that really means much) but ho hum! I was trying to convince her to do a sweep today but she said as i'm not due til tomorrow she won't do one until tuesday.....just hope the baby comes before then so dp can get time off....

I'll never say never but i think 5 will be enough for me, so no plans for any more after this one....but i said that last time

Oh had bit of bloody show this morning so fingers crossed things are opening up

Nothing more happened here either. A few more bits of show but nothing exciting. Sweep didn't hurt Jenwa. A bit uncomfortable but didn't hurt anything like as much as first examination at hospital last time. MW said cervix was a bit tucked behind babies head so she scooped it back
LOL at being more dilated than you CSWS. Unfortunately nearly 2 days have passed and no sign of baby - I know, you have the record at the moment and I should quit whinging! Hope you enjoyed your DD free day Jenwa and ended up getting some rest. I was thinking of scrubbing kitchen floor later.
Flum and Star - puppies You reckon OH will go for that?
4andnotout - good luck if this is it...

hey everyone - now 2 days overdue and yesterday was really hard so am doing my best to just be patient as I got so worked up yesterday. DH took me to the cinema at 9pm which reminded me to make the most of my last few days/weeks of freedom. Sweep booked for tuesday.

all the strong BH's and period style pains etc I was having at the beginning of the week and last weekend have disappeared, I feel no different to a month ago...come on baby!

Hi all

still here... went to playgroup with Ds this morning for his halloween party - we dressed him up as a tiger and he had a lovely na when we got back - bliss! Still not really feeling any different.

DS was born by now he was one day early HAPPY DUE DATE TO ME !!!!!

Afternoon

ronshar you made me chuckle, I wish I would go to the loo and it popped out, I would love to post a birth stroy like that

smudgy thinking it did not hurt too much then if you even had to have your cervix scooped back [ouch] that sounds painful but obviously not then! I had a lovely day, mum made me lunch and we went to shops for a browse but I felt really short of breath and achey and was waddling about! I have managed to hoover, wash floors and clean bathroom. Need to strip DD's bed now. Even had a shower, washed hair and glammed up this am, so nice to pamper yourself when children are not about rooting through your make up and asking for everything every 5 mins!!!

Sweep tomorrow so hoping things will work out. My sis up from london this weekend and would be so nice to have baby before she has to go home sunday! Tomorrow would be a good day Do you think if I put it on the calendar it will happen????!!!!!!

Not sure how you all manage with lots of children, I am stressing about getting out the door 2 days a week for playgroup with DD and new baby!

4andnotout you are sooooo brave with lots of children, pregnancies and planning more, are you mad!!!! I always wanted 4 or 6 but think this will be it as shattered with 1!!!! Also, maybe it is discharge with me but is completely clear? Nothing in day but some d/c though? Not sure, will see MW in morn.

happy due date nuclear GWMH Brave you going to the cinema, how funny if you had gone into labour, or maybe not!

so gald to hear someone say that... i thought the first internal exam - 1cm dilated was SOOOOOOOOOO painful! On tv women make it look easy!

jenwa sounds like you've got some serious nesting going on woman!! have finally packed my hospital bag (well, transfer to hospital bag in case HB doesn't work out), so come on baby, I am officially ready!

happy due date nuclear

am totally resigned to the idea that I may well end up going two weeks over and being induced - but I don't want to be a November girl!!!!!

i don't want to be a November girl either

Come on babies, where are you? DS wanted to lift up my top when we were in Asda today so that he could give the baby a kiss. I didn't really want him to so he was shouting "Baby are you" which is his version of baby where are you. The woman standing next to me thought it was quite funny when I said "Yes, exactly where are you baby. Get a move on and come out of there" I'm still feeling fine so maybe I can have one of those babies that just slips out when I'm asleep. LOL at putting date on calendar to make it happen!

Think this is it! Having strong contractions, lots of show sorry tmi! Had a hot bath and got clean clothes on, now just quietly breathing through the pain and hoping i can last out until silent witness has finished!
JENWA my discharge was completely clear too.

Good luck 4andnotout!

jenwa are you in labour yet? come on! get that baby out! You cannot be wetting yourself. It must be your waters and that's true about the risk of infection. That's why they ended up having to induce my labour more because waters all went at once early on and had to have antibiotics during labour and after for a bit.
Best wishes 4andnotout!

hi all,
sophia leigh was born 21/10/08 by elective c-section weighing 7lb 6oz and is absolutly perfect. will post birth story soon. congrats to all new mummies

Ronshar - quite fancy one of those mythical labours where baby just appears as if by magic!

Impressed with 5. I think I will crave one more after this one. But DH is adamant that this is it and we get on with OUR lives after this. But this is OUR lives. Kids just crack me up. Mind you I do spend most of the time from 8am to 8.45 yelling at them like bootcamp: Brushed teeth? Book bag? Where are your shoes? blardy blardy blar

Evening ladies

Olive aka 4andnotout has just texted me from the labour ward!!

She is having gas and air as we speak

No4's arrival is imminent

Will keep you posted

Hi all,

Is it common to have a lot of head movement immediately before you go into labour?? I've never known the baby to move so much!

Hi all, anyone have the link to the contraction timer? Think things are kicking off here but will probably not be too speedy, like last time I just can't lie down through contractions as they seem to be far more painful.... Lets just hope this is it - I'm bored of being pg....

Congrats to all who've had their babies, I've not been able to keep up with the stats very well...