Due Nov 08 'Listen baby, I've crocheted you a lovely cardie... now don't make me come in there with that hook!'

[sparkletoes]

Lets see if these overdue babies get a move on!

oops

Welcome to Roan......lovely name.

I thought about that name for DS1

YAY congratualtions sparkle sounds like you did rather well!!!
lovely name too, welcome Roan
xx

woweeeeeeee! well done on a great birth! i like roan too, we were thinking of rowan, but i prefer your spelling!! can't believe 'little' roan is bigger than mine are, and they're 4 weeks on wed...

now WHERE is margot with my text?...am getting worried, i will text her tomorrow if i haven't heard anything.

How Big??!! and more to the point, no pain relief what a trooper you are sparkle and lovely name tis Roan! Where does the Gunn come from, is it a surname? Very unusual but cool

If anyone wants some Lanishol FOC, then cat or email me as I am no longer using it and would love to pass it on to someone who will!!

CEEBEE Can't believe your hospital visit, I bet you are getting excited now aren;t you? Not long to go, have you got names yet?

hana speaking of names, I am still going to be very with you if you don't use the gorgeous family name (don't want to say, in case I "out" you) in your little flower's arrival!!!!! Glad you are feeling great though.......

Congratulations Sparkle and welcome Roan! Another lovely name! I am very impressed at you managing with no pain relief and no stitches. I thought I did well to manage a pain relief free delivery of 8lb 11oz, lol!

Hope everything is ok with Monkey Dozy yes, he is going to be called Samuel Jake - everyone thinks it is hilarious that we already know the baby's birthday, sex and name but I like to have things organised Just out of interest, when could you eat after your elcs? The MW told me this afternoon that it would be Friday morning before I could have anything to eat - is that right???

Ceebee depends what time they open your "sunroof" - Tiger was born at 1344, I was drinking a cuppa tea around 5 and toast at 730-8ish.......really depends on how you feel and how you react to the drugs.......

Love the name BTW!

Congratulationd Sparkle and welcome to baby Roan Another lovely name and I'm impressed with his size and the fact you managed with just the pool and no pain relief!
Hope all is going well with Monkey
Good luck to all those still waiting!

Congratulations sparkle what a big boy!!

I have decided to try the Gina Ford routine today. James is up ALL night, he finally settles at about 5 am and wakes again around 8. It's not fair on DH, he's working part time this week and last week but next week he'll be back full time and I am so worried about him so, sorry James, but you've got to work out that night is actually day for us and we are NOT vampires. So I'm opting for routine now. He's 11 days old now so I think I've given demand feeding a decent go.

As for bf / ff in hospital - James had blood sugar issues on day 1 and needed ff - they gave me little, premade, bottles to use - he was on them for 2 days before he was well enough to go back on the boobs.

hanaflower - are you Chichester way? I read your post about us going to St Mary's (certainly was - I had a view of Fratton park!) and that you were local to St Richards.

Wow!! Congratulations Sparkle
welcome baby Roan xx

OMG am so have lost plot completely Roan was born on 16th Nov (duh)!!! but rest is all true! It was bloody and very hard work but I had fantastic midwives and pool was amazing. Really weird my body just took over!

Yes Dozy Gunn is family name on DH side. He got to choose the name and middle name this time as I rather took over with DS1 and chose both for him!!

However I feel I got Roan through stealth as I had always liked it but we kinda discounted it (trivial reason). So I was majorly shocked when DH decided but somehow the other names just didn't fit!

Am so happy to be home and so honoured to have all your good wishes, thank you all so much!

No word from monkeym??

Ok so who is on the good luck vibes list now... hanaflower, Ceebee .. sorry got to go baby calling back soon!

Hello everyone! I pop by this thread regularly to check on how everyone is doing but rarely get a chance to actually post. Right now ds1 is upstairs snoring in his bed, ds2 is snoring on my chest, the dog is snoring in her bed and dh is still at work (probably snoring at his desk)so here i am...

Congratulations to all the lovely babies born and lots of luck to all the imminent arrivals. (love love love this thread title by the way, never fails to raise a smile with me)

So my little preemie baby boy is 6 weeks old today! Doing well aside from a few minor hiccups along the way but he is getting big and i am starting to slowly feel a little less fearful of his tinyness and earlyness, if that makes sense. As happened with ds1, i find myself an accidental attachment parent again, bf on demand, co-sleeping (the only hope of me getting any sleep), slinging (enabling hands free for ds1) etc and so far it is working for us. I seem to find my days are complete rollercoasters, veering between moment of lovely peaceful calm and me thinking to myself, 'mmm, this is fun, really love to do it all again asap' to moments of sheer chaos, tears (both ds's, me and the dog) and threats of chopping dh's old fella off if he so much as thinks of coming near me!

So far no signs of the crippling pnd i suffered with ds1 (touch wood) but i guess still early days...

Labour vibes to all those in need, easy delivery vibes to all those in the midst and sleepy vibes to all those on the other side...

Hi all again, I am so sorry not to have posted but congratulations to everyone who has now had their babies in the last week since Baby Saurus (Fin) was born. I have not been able to get onto the computer and feel really bad for not saying congratulations to everyone. I have been thinking of you all so CONGRATULATIONSSSSSSSSS!!!!!

To

Heartmum2Jamie
Lolabella
Dozymare
ChocOrange05
Cricri
Vbab78
Betti
MummyNic
Suiledonn
Roca
Mum2becks

Who I think are the people who had babies since last Sunday! I am very sorry if I have forgotten anyone.

The reason I have not posted is that I have literally not been able to move around properly due to my episiotomy stitches getting infected. Ew. I?m going to put my birth story on the postnatal thread. It was a good birth but I haven?t felt too great since and I have really been missing you all. . But Fin is ace, so makes up for feeling crap and woozy. And I have been given a big bag of drugs to play with .

I will get a chance to catch up tomorrow ? all my love and good luck me dears for speedy and comfortable labours. Sending you loads and loads of birth vibes x

PS It is worth it.

Hello ladies. Sorry not been on since posting Alyssa's birth story. HOW SELFISH after all the support I have received but honestly dont know where the day goes. I had forgotten what it was like living life one feed to the next. When not busy with Alyssa, DS or housey stuff just dont even feel like turning the laptop on.

Sorry will have to summarise as so much going on ... BIG CONGRATS on the new arrivals. Beautiful names for beautiful babies. Also very impressed at the increasing number of babies born without pain relief. Trust me it wasnt my decision to do at home and definitely NOT without pain relief, Alyssa took that decision away from me.

Dont know which thread to post on ...

NEWSPAPER - Our birth story may be getting put in the Rotherham Advertiser (local paper). MIL contacted them and told them about our surprise arrival and DH delivering Alyssa. They have left an answer machine message for us to call back. DH will never come back down to earth at this rate!

ALYSSA - So far so good. Feeding well and is increasing amounts quickly. Seems to be doing 3-4 hour feeds and sleeping in between with the exception of around 12 ish - 3 ish when she will not but put down after her feed. I think this is her awake time (was when she was in me) just a pity that it is at a time when you would most like to be in bed! Anyone else encountered this now or with past babies?

SECRET STORK - Could I request my letters please?

Ok a quick scan and I think I didn't add..

Drswife
Yorky
Barbareebaa
Chocolategal
Twinkle

to the good luck vibes list. So sorry but am rushing about like mad woman and head is firmly where sun don't shine (didn't even remember son's birthday fgs!).

I am sooo tired! Hospital wards with 4 babies don't allow for much sleep so glad I got out today. (as result only needed 1 sleepsuit!!! Haha! Sod's law.)

Am thinking of all of you about to give birth and all of you now with your LOs...

Another error in last post tho should have read 'It was bloody painful and very hard work"!! It was in fact the hardest thing I think I have ever done but I am thrilled I made it out in one piece (esp after last time). Who knows maybe RLT does help stretch the ole fifi??!! I do have a coupe of grazes but my worst fear of more stitches was not realised this time thank gawd. My sympathy to all of you in that or similar position... hope you feel better soon.

Yes Ceebs we are still on for the parallel lives!

I am now soo excited about my P&Ts arriving (how sad is that!) but in my defence it is only thing I have bought this time around! Also want to get some use of the cocoon as it looks tiny for my whopper of a baby!

sparkles...we have Gunns in our family tree; maybe we are distantly related?

Hi!
Rutho lovely to see your beautiful boy on your profile... he's gorgeous!! Sorry you have pain, hope those drugs get to work quick x
vbab how cool that you might get to be featured in your paper - what a lovely keepsake it will be

Sorry, sorry but I have another question (too much time + not enough to do = worrying unnecessarily I think) Anyway (TMI alert) have had increase in discharge since my bloody show - clear and (oh I might as well say ) kind of egg whitey when I wipe and definitely worse at night (feel quite damp). Is this o.k/ normal to have increase? It's not a water trickle or anything? Just read a thread and it got me worried.

Morning all,
Congratulations Sparkle, hope you can get some sleep now you're home.
Barbs, which thread made you worry about discharge? cos I've got gooey downstairs too!
Looking forward to hearing details of baby Monkey
Bread and butter pudding sound lovely, our menu is based strictly on empty the freezer!

Sparkle congratulations and well done you on the birth

Morning hana How are you liking life on the south coast? A bit fresher than the big smoke!!!

Finally got some sleep last night, not as much as it should have been but as it was day 1 of trying Gina Ford, it's not bad!!

Morning everyone

Mummynic hope GF works for you - although it is not for everyone, I did try it with DS except he would never sleep when he was supposed too

Sparkle hope your first night at home went well. How is DS1 with Roan?

Sending positive vibes to all those ladies in waiting - maybe we will all be done and dusted by this weekend

DH now gone away for 2 days - talk about bad timing!! He gets back tomorrow evening and then I am in hospital from first thing Thursday morning! So I have 2 days to myself where DS is in nursery, DH is away........my last 2 days of 'me' time so what shall I do?? Any suggestions welcome????

Urgh I can't believe I haven't had this baby yet! Apologies for the self pity but it's driving me mad. Am quite achy today so am hoping that maybe it's a slow start to things, at 41+1. Hospital appointment today to discuss what I will let them get away with they want to do with regards to induction.

I was really really hoping not to get to this. And no-one owuld talk to me about it because I got brushed off with "you won't go over with your second baby" and "you won't need to be induced" and I know it hasn't happened yet but I just knew it.....

On the positive, congratulations to all of those babies born so far!!!

Wow congratulations Sparkles your little one was nearly 4Ib heavier than mine and with no pain relief too that's amazing. Well done. Lovely name too

Poor you LazyJane. Sending you eviction vibes to help avoid induction

Ceebee my advice for your last couple of days would be to sleep . Oh, what i would give for a full nights sleep now!