Jan 09- Baby this is Davina, you have been evicted from the big mother house. You have 5 minutes to pack up your things and leave - I'm coming to get you!

[fymandwhenisthisbabycoming]

great title RRay! Lets see if we can get those babies moving!

congrats to all you new mums

Just posted my enormous birth story on the postnatal thread.

Buick- sorry to hear that- it's such a hard time, hope you are getting to know your lo, and getting support elsewhere.

FYm and Dog- still here?

Had no contractions at all today, and am totally fed-up now.

LooseyC- can't believe how quickly your baby came!

yes - still here - nothing as yet.....

Congrats to all those with babies! I'm sure we'll be over soon to join you on post natal

Buick sorry to hear about your troubles with your H, thinking of you.

morning

Buick, still shocked by your news (saw your other thread about it), hope you and yours are holding up.

Not on that scale, but I'm having problems here. I'm being shouted at about everything, last night and this morning - worse this morning as it's in front of ds. Then he wonders why ds shouts at me. I told him last night that he needn't bother taking paternity leave if he's going to be like this. We made up last night but it's just continued this morning. Then he knocked over a cup of coffee, apparently due to a minor seizure (epilepsy) and it's oh I'm so stressed. Presumably that's my fault. He's stressed? What about me?

I hate the fact that he won't deal with trivial things by thinking about them and doing them properly/not doing stupid stuff and just yells at me when I raise it. Most of it's commonsense stuff, can't he just do it?

Excuse the rant.

oh elkie, you must be feeling awful. we usually don't argue, but had constant bickering over everything from about 38 weeks. Looking after a toddler is virtually impossible when that pregnant. its sooo dirrerent the second time round as the boys don't cut you any slack and to top it all THEY expect sympathy. have told DP where to shove his tiredness and stress and aches and pains. if he wants a sympathetic ear he can go to the pub with his mates .

the good thing is that even on no sleep, its all easier not pregnant... just keep that thought in mind. oh, and bake a load of cookies to keep household blood sugar up during and after the birth!

Hi - Just realised put my EDD on here rather than when baby was born - doh! Changed list below. You can tell I wanted him out on time...

Doing all night feeding here too so very spaced out but obviously not having as hard a time as some, sorry to hear that Buick and Elkie, such a stressful time for you.

Babies!

Jokat - DD, 2lbs 15oz
Looweeza - DS 4th Dec, Kit, 7lbs 13oz (Due 2nd Jan)
Chefswife - DD 9th Dec, Violet May, 6lbs 7oz (Due 6th Jan)
HeathersMummy - DS 17th Dec, Fraser, 7lbs 2oz (Due 31st Dec)
Qumps - DS 19th Dec, Stanley, 7lbs 12oz (3 weeks early)
Kittenpaws - DD 22nd Dec, Susanna, 7lbs
nat - 27th of dec - mikey
Ginni - DD 26th Dec, No name yet, 6lbs 15oz (Due 2nd Jan)
scared - 29th of dec
TallulahBelle - TWINS 31/12
spink - 07th of jan 11:37am girl
lennied - DS 7th Jan, Dylan Jacob, 7lbs 14oz (Due 13th Jan)
periwink - ariella - 10th of jan - 6:49 - 8lbs10
witchandchips 14th Jan baby girl 8lb 6oz
Largeginandtonic- India Rose - 16th Jan -9lb 5oz
moosemama - Elizabeth Jane
MsSparkle - Finley Stephen - 15th January - 9lb 8
Shanster - 15th Jan Mairi 7lb 9
Blue Sapphire - 16/1 David Alexander
FourLittleFeet - 17/1 Hugo 8lb 6oz
Stripeywoollenhat - 18 Jan Catherine Eleanor 7lb 13oz
tink-19th jan Bracken Hope Willow 8lb 7oz
ooggs - Luke Daniel, 8lb 6oz. 20.02.2009.
hkz- Jude Peter 7lb 50z- 21 Jan
RRay - Esme Mae - 23rd Jan
Treedelivery - 22nd Jan
miss hairspray - oliver james 9lb 12 - 22nd Jan
Booksgalore - 27th Jan Girl
LooseyC - 27nd Jan Toby 7lb 8

Still waiting:

ColumbosWife - 19th January (DC3)
MissJackson - 18th Jan
EachPeachPearMum- 21st Jan (DC2, DD born Feb 06)
elkiedee 26 Jan (DC2, DS born May 2007)
FYM - 28th Jan (DC2, DS Dec 05)
Givethedogabone 30th january will be DC3, DD 4 in feb and DS 2

Also had their babies but not sure when:

Nellybell 10th Jan (will be DC2, DS born Sept 06)
ScaredofEverything - 10th Jan - DC1 and she's a girl!
Mel2005 - 10th Jan TWINS(ds born sept 04, dd born jan 06)
Poorbuthappy - 14th Jan (1 dd born Sept 04)
Happyathome - 18th Jan (DC2. DD born June 02)

Due dates for others:

charmed24 - 2nd Jan
kidsfromfame - 2nd Jan
okaythen - 2nd Jan
blot4 - 3 Jan (DS1 is 1)
MrsMagpie - 4th Jan
1973magpie - 6th Jan (will be DC3 - Gulp!)
Hopenotsickthistime - 8th Jan (DC2, DD born May 07)
mermaid31 - 10th Jan
RambleOn - 10th Jan (DC2, DD born Oct 06)
nooschmoo - 12th Jan (will be DC2, DD born sept 07)
OutofthisWorld - 12 Jan (1 boy, born April 2005)
icklepeanut 13 Jan (Son 16, daughter 12)
llareggub 15 Jan (will be DC2. DS born Oct 06)
buickmackane - 16 Jan (DC3, DS1 11/01, DS2 08/04)
Tokentotty - 16th Jan (DC2, DS born Aug 07)
iwouldgoouttonight - 16th January (DS born August 06)
Chocsolot - 16th Jan
MrsT77 - 18th Jan
FioLondon - 20th Jan
MrsAay - 20th Jan
mrsmontano - 20th Jan (DC2, DD born May 03)
Heron - 20th Jan (DS born May 2004)
Buckles- 21st Jan
Feedmenow (c-section or induction about now although not officially due til 4th Feb)
Upwind - 25th Jan
Lizzih1974 - 26th Jan
Ooops - 26th Jan (DS1 - 6, DS2 - stillborn 19 Dec 07)
NoNickname - 29th Jan
Tobermory - 29th Jan (DC2, DS 14 months, Charlie)

hi,
i had my twins on the 29th december.
Alice at 6lb3oz and Oscar at 5lb 5oz.
had alice naturally and oscar emergency c-section under a general.
it was quite a traumatic labour so i will not scare those who havent had their babies yet.
oscar was under special care for a few days and then he developed pyloric stenosis and had an operation at two weeks. they are both doing well now and its lovely having them both here even though i am very tired.
congratulations to all those who had their babies and good luck to those still waiting

Babies!

Jokat - DD, 2lbs 15oz
Looweeza - DS 4th Dec, Kit, 7lbs 13oz (Due 2nd Jan)
Chefswife - DD 9th Dec, Violet May, 6lbs 7oz (Due 6th Jan)
HeathersMummy - DS 17th Dec, Fraser, 7lbs 2oz (Due 31st Dec)
Qumps - DS 19th Dec, Stanley, 7lbs 12oz (3 weeks early)
Kittenpaws - DD 22nd Dec, Susanna, 7lbs
nat - 27th of dec - mikey
Ginni - DD 26th Dec, No name yet, 6lbs 15oz (Due 2nd Jan)
scared - 29th of dec
MEL2005 - TWINS 29TH DEC alice 6lb3oz, oscar 5lb5oz
TallulahBelle - TWINS 31/12
spink - 07th of jan 11:37am girl
lennied - DS 7th Jan, Dylan Jacob, 7lbs 14oz (Due 13th Jan)
periwink - ariella - 10th of jan - 6:49 - 8lbs10
witchandchips 14th Jan baby girl 8lb 6oz
Largeginandtonic- India Rose - 16th Jan -9lb 5oz
moosemama - Elizabeth Jane
MsSparkle - Finley Stephen - 15th January - 9lb 8
Shanster - 15th Jan Mairi 7lb 9
Blue Sapphire - 16/1 David Alexander
FourLittleFeet - 17/1 Hugo 8lb 6oz
Stripeywoollenhat - 18 Jan Catherine Eleanor 7lb 13oz
tink-19th jan Bracken Hope Willow 8lb 7oz
ooggs - Luke Daniel, 8lb 6oz. 20.02.2009.
hkz- Jude Peter 7lb 50z- 21 Jan
RRay - Esme Mae - 23rd Jan
Treedelivery - 22nd Jan
miss hairspray - oliver james 9lb 12 - 22nd Jan
Booksgalore - 27th Jan Girl
LooseyC - 27nd Jan Toby 7lb 8

Still waiting:

ColumbosWife - 19th January (DC3)
MissJackson - 18th Jan
EachPeachPearMum- 21st Jan (DC2, DD born Feb 06)
elkiedee 26 Jan (DC2, DS born May 2007)
FYM - 28th Jan (DC2, DS Dec 05)
Givethedogabone 30th january will be DC3, DD 4 in feb and DS 2

Also had their babies but not sure when:

Nellybell 10th Jan (will be DC2, DS born Sept 06)
ScaredofEverything - 10th Jan - DC1 and she's a girl!
Poorbuthappy - 14th Jan (1 dd born Sept 04)
Happyathome - 18th Jan (DC2. DD born June 02)

Due dates for others:

charmed24 - 2nd Jan
kidsfromfame - 2nd Jan
okaythen - 2nd Jan
blot4 - 3 Jan (DS1 is 1)
MrsMagpie - 4th Jan
1973magpie - 6th Jan (will be DC3 - Gulp!)
Hopenotsickthistime - 8th Jan (DC2, DD born May 07)
mermaid31 - 10th Jan
RambleOn - 10th Jan (DC2, DD born Oct 06)
nooschmoo - 12th Jan (will be DC2, DD born sept 07)
OutofthisWorld - 12 Jan (1 boy, born April 2005)
icklepeanut 13 Jan (Son 16, daughter 12)
llareggub 15 Jan (will be DC2. DS born Oct 06)
buickmackane - 16 Jan (DC3, DS1 11/01, DS2 08/04)
Tokentotty - 16th Jan (DC2, DS born Aug 07)
iwouldgoouttonight - 16th January (DS born August 06)
Chocsolot - 16th Jan
MrsT77 - 18th Jan
FioLondon - 20th Jan
MrsAay - 20th Jan
mrsmontano - 20th Jan (DC2, DD born May 03)
Heron - 20th Jan (DS born May 2004)
Buckles- 21st Jan
Feedmenow (c-section or induction about now although not officially due til 4th Feb)
Upwind - 25th Jan
Lizzih1974 - 26th Jan
Ooops - 26th Jan (DS1 - 6, DS2 - stillborn 19 Dec 07)
NoNickname - 29th Jan
Tobermory - 29th Jan (DC2, DS 14 months, Charlie)

books... amazing story.. wow! Congratulations!!!!

Hi books- have booked a c-section, as tbh, I think even with induction he isn't coming out.
Nothing is happening- 10 days over now
What I don't want to happen is to go through induction, and then end up with an emcs anyway, which was a horrible experience last time- at least with elcs, it is calmer, and we are more in control of what happens.

I cannot believe it has come to this though
At this rate, I'll be the last one to pop on here!

Dog and Fym- how are you keeping?

yes I'm fine no sign of any baby yet.... getting a bit and as I was convinced he would be early - I didn't think second babies were later than 1st babies! Also I know he's a big'un and every day that goes by I'm getting more worried....

[whispers] you do realise that unless one of us has a very quick baby these are going to be Feb babies now - seems very weird having been expecting a Jan baby!

fym- I'm with you on that- people kept saying to me- Oh, boys always come early

I was expecting a jan baby last time (30th) and she was a feb baby in the end....
well- we have 4 1/2 hours left girls.....

eppm - are you in danger of having the baby on dd's birthday???

fym- nope- I have c-section booked for monday am.... DD's birthday is wednesday. One (extremely minor!) reason to choose elcs over induction.
I specifically asked consultant to avoid 4th (I think he thought I was odd, but what the hell).
Dog- it's important they have their own special day isn't it? Even if they are very close together. (will be 2nd and 4th at this rate)

Well, I don't expect to have a 2.5 hour labour, so I think ds2 will almost certainly be a February baby. I should have known that this would happen again after last time (ds1 due 24 April, induction with gel on eve of 2 May, labour started at 2 am on 3 May, waters manually broken in the morning, baby finally born 4 May in the early hours)

I have a consultant's appointment on Monday so I think it will be a matter of discussing/arguing about when I'll be booked in for induction. I think my starting point will be 9 February (14 days) assuming there's nothing medically wrong, and to be willing to trek across for monitoring if needs be. Next week may be very long....

I have had some weird pains, but they tend to ease off just as I'm getting hopeful that this is it. I don't feel that I really know what to expect (was induced first time round).

Best of luck for Monday EPPM. Did you have any birthday celebration planned for ds1? Hope he doesn't hold it against his little brother too much.

It's a DD.... and we're doing cake, presents and birthday tea tomorrow!

EPPM - you know that's asking for trouble don't you Places money on EPPM being in labour by the time of the party!

Sorry EPPM, must have misread/mixed things up. Glad to hear your daughter will get her celebration (unless you go into labour tonight, I guess). Hope the celebration is fun.