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!

Congratulations to Drswife, Sounds like you had a hard time. Hope you are recovering

Congratulations barbs and drswife both sound like difficult labours hope you are both now doing well!!!!

Congratulations to Barbareebaa and Drswife Can't wait to hear more about both babies!

Only 3 left then?? Incubator, Tegan and Toolly??

yay!
more babies, congratulations drswife and barbs Barbs that sounds exactly like my birth story!!
All worth it now tho

Congratulations DrsWife
Finally

well done and congrats drswife. 35 hours - you need a medal! (but you have a baby, which is probably better!) Look forward to seeing pics and hearing your story once you feel up to it.

Congrats DW and baby Sophie!!

Tiptoes back into room...

Hello all, finally have a minute spare so have posted some pics here

Many congrats to DrsWife and welcome to the world baby Sophie!!

Also big congrats to ChocGal and baby Ewan! and Barbs and baby William!!

Haven't read all thread but know also due congrats to many more of you.. Ceebee, Hanaflower will catch up soon promise!

They are beautiful boys sparkletoes!

How are the rest of the "waiters" feeling? I have been so lethargic today. I had a big lie-in which was lovely, but then I just could not get moving, and as a result I am now just feeling annoyed with myself for being lazy, as I don't think I was actually lacking energy per se, just couldn't get off my arse. The house is a tip (we emptied a storage unit and ended up with loads of boxes of "stuff" that needs to be put away, but not necessarily any space to put it). Just thinking about how to rationalise it makes me stick my head in the sand, but then I feel bad that poor DH has been out working all day and comes back to the same tip he left this morning. And I know I should do it now while I have a chance before baby comes. HUMPH - when's your nesting instinct when you need it?!!!

Congrats Drswife and welcome baby Sophie!!

Congratulations DrsWife and welcome Sophie....eventually . Wow at the 35 hour labour too; you must have been shattered. I'm glad that she is here safe and sound now though

Who's left now? Can't believe we are almost done and it's only the 26th!

MonkeyM...do we get to hear your birth story?

Congratulations barbs and drswife- wishing you a speedy recovery.
sparklesyou and you children look fab!

hana that is a trult wonderul name.. I am, of course completely biased but ours has definitely lived up to his name so far, he's a very happy boy!

LOVE Hana's name choices.
I mean really really like the whole name.

Just come back from the Doctors. Have put of an induction until Monday, but have to go in for monitoring on Saturday and Sunday. Had a sweep (even though I am against rummaging and fiddling in general) as a last desperate measure to get a homebirth before Friday.
So I will definitely have a baby on Monday, Tuesday at a pinch. I have never laboured in hospital despite this being DC 3 so I am anxious and don't think I will perform well.
Good luck to those that are still waiting.

toolly hugs for you. If you have laboured successfully before I'm sure you can do it, even though in hospital. I would sort out some homey things to take- own pillows etc., whatever you need.

Here's hoping baby comes by the weekend anyway

Thanks pinkee, but I think I'm in labour now. Some waters have gone, and tightenings that are getting intense every three minutes. Just rung the midwife. Fingers crossed I'll see baby sometime tonight in the wee hours.

oh wow that's fab news!

good luck!

Congrats tooly i hope you get the home birth.

No news here have to go to mw next tuesday when she will book induction by the end of next week but until then things are going from bad to worse, not only does this baby not want to come out but dh had a car accident on the way home from work last night. Garage have collected car and we now have to wait to see if it is fixable or not. How can things get any worse???

oh tegan not the kind of news you want. Hope all is ok

Dh is fine. A deer ran out in the road and it looks like the car is a right off.

Glad DH is ok, but very bad news about the car.

oh bad news tegan, but glad DH is OK,and at least if the car is written off then the insurance should settle quickly and without a fuss. Hope baby comes before your induction - got a bit of time to coax him/her out.

Toolly great news that you are properly in labour. Fingers crossed it keeps on coming and you get your HB.

I thought I had something starting last night. I was awake most of the time with erratically spaced but strong painful tummy cramps, feeling of needing to go to the loo, and I puked a couple of times, but today its all gone away bar fairly constant strong BH type tightening (but ont painful). I am willing it to come back as I know just feel very heavy in the pelvis and that it ought to be time soon.