Fab Feb 2009: No really, THIS thread we'll birth more than 1 baby, we promise.

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et voila!

morning all, just a quick skim this morning, you lot talk sooooooo much. going out shopping in a bit but just wanted to say
yay for IDBI, what a gorgeous name, welcome to baby Freya.
Will catch up properly when back from shopping

Congratulations IDBI & Family - What a lovely name. Glad your all doing well xx

Congratulations IDBI & Family - What a lovely name. Glad your all doing well xx

MrsY My ds was 9lb 10oz at birth, head 37.5cm and was back to back. Yes labour was very painful but still not as bad as I had built it up/expected it to be, I had pethidine and gas & air, there was never any talk of an emergency section with us, after 3 hours they delivered him with forceps and it wasfine.If you do decide to go for a c-sec, that doesn't make you selfish at all. Like you say it's either a straightforward sec or a not so straight forward vaginal. It's you that has to go through this and it's you that has to recover to look after that baby so ultimately you have to do what you feel you will cope best with.
IDBI Congratulations on the safe arrival of baby Freya Lovely name (was top 3 for us). Hope you're all doing well.
spotty That's right, didn't have a clue about him being back to back.
MrsY The mw the other day told me not to sit back or slouch as those positions encourage baby to turn back to yours, so like spotty says, try to sit forward and get on all fours!

Did the dirty deed again last night (might be for the last time til after recovery tbh) and still nothing's happening! 38+2 now. Roll on tuesday.

Congratulations to IDBI and family, that is a lovely lovely name. Welcome Freya!

(I am impressed with the names MNers are giving...)

Cocodrillo thank you for being so honest in your post. You're right, this is a hugely emotive issue for me, it is not just about me vs. the doctors on a point of principle.

Morning all

congratulations to IBDI and family....and welcome to Freya...what a lovely name.

MrsY...sounds like you have some great advice here, but a thread in childbirth will get you loads more as well. IME men are easily persuaded and are very good at giving you the risks....you need to speak to an experienced MW....with your BP, the decision may be taken out of your hands anyway....

Off out today so DD can play with her cousins....I have the big car today, so am hoping my knee will be ok on the 40 minutes journey....I have to be able to drive until at least the weekend...

Another baby! Very well done IDBI!!!! Both those names are on our list too!

Morning all

MrsY - I understand what you are going through. They told me all the way through my pregnancy with dd that she was a 'big baby' - cue sharp intakes of breath and tutting at the scan screen like a plumber pricing up a job.

It left me feeling terrified and they then allowed me to labour for 24 hrs with her in a back to back position before going down the ECS route. My greatest fear this time round was that would happen again.

The advantage you have is already knowing about it, and being aware of what it entails, and hopefully you can research and speak to others before making a decision. I wish I'd known more about back to back but they didn't mention it to me at the time, only afterwards!

We're all here to help. (I hope I haven't scared you)

Oh and just to lighten the mood, last night I dreamed I was so engrossed in reading our thread that I wet the bed.

Oh and congrats to IDBI! That was the other thing I meant to say!

MrsY - don't think you are being selfish at all for considering a section.... after an awful first time delivery I really wanted to have the positive 'normal' birth experience that so many of my friends had this time around but in the circumstances I am now actually relieved that my GP recommended a section (all the MWs and obstetrics team think the opposite) but it comes down to your gut feeling about the risks either way. The problem is that you can never predict who is going to have an straightforward time and who isn't.....

Sorry, cant read that properly, were you dreaming then actually wet the bed or dreamt you wet the bed?? Either way, you have a serious MN addiction

Morning all. IDBI - huge congratulations on the safe arrival of Freya (lovely name!); hope all is well with you, MrIDBI (v brave man coming on to post for you - not sure my DH would dare), your DD and little Freya and look forward to hearing from you when you get home.

Spotty - having trawled back through the thread to Herbgarden's post I think Amy was born on Friday 23 January (but may be wrong)....

MsLucy - Brio sounds brilliant (DS has 2 thomas tank engine plastic train sets that drive me crazy as we keep losing bits of the plastic when DS destroys it and then asks me to "fix it mummy"); will definitely get checking out on EBAY...

MrsY - I seem to recollect that Pinktulips had 2 back to back labours and only realised when she was posting about them on a much earlier thread. Is that right Pink?

Tis my penultimate day at work today and think must be about time for me to go on maternity leave on the basis that about 4 people offered me seats on the tube on the way in which never happens - better quit while still on a high Hope all good with everyone today.

NEWSFLASH: I may have sex tonight Ok that's not the actual newsflash but a possible by-product

I'm leaving my baby boy for the first time EVER overnight He is going to stay at my mum's 25 miles away . I know IABU, he is nearly 22mths, adores her, has stayed there all day and napped there whilst I have been at work, but I still want to cry It's for the best though as I didn't want his 1st night away to be when the baby comes and him to feel he was abandoned and it was baby's fault iygwim. Keep reminding myself that it is literally dinner, bath, bed, sleep, breakfast, then he'll be home.

DH and I are going to a Waterbirth/Aromatherapy class and then to Dinner ALONE - first time since DS was born!

Happy penultimate day Dinky

No I actually wet the bed.

I was so engrossed in my dream about this thread that when the baby booted me in the bladder, a bit of wee came out.

I'm off to change me sheets!

Have a fantastic evening spotty. Your ds will be absolutely fine and you can call as many times as you want to (my parents always tell me to go away and they'll unplug the phone if I call again!)
I left ds overnight when he was about 3 weeks old. I really am the worlds worst aren't I?
Sounds like a good idea to have him stay somewhere without you before baby comes though.
My dad's coming here on monday evening and will stay with ds until we get home with new baby (knowing him though he'll try to stay forever). I want ds to come to hospital to meet his baby brother so I can tell him Luke will be coming to live with us before we just walk in iyswim. Not that I expect him to understand

ROTFL MS, thaaaat's it, blame the baby

I'm not too sure DS fully understands either LBB but i'm sure they will when the reality of baby Luke/Baby 'x' comes home! Good that your DS will be staying at home and that you have such a helpful dad

Oooh just popped in whilst Amy is napping.....well napping is really just a continuum of one Loooooooong sleep - but I've put her upstairs so that DS can have a bit of time running around and not treading on her !!..... and I see another baby is born - hooray ! Congrats IDBI - what a pretty name too.

Dinky - bet you're glad finally to be off aren't you. Enjoy what you can of your mat leave before no 2 arrives although I think I recall that you're on full time duty now for no 1 or is the nanny still there for a while ??

Everyone else - hope you're all ok and sorry I don't have time to fully catch up.....Just caught the last few posts.

Oh, and good luck to the c-sections on monday - I confess it feels like a very long week here in the herb household and I can't believe that it was in fact this monday that we were due to have her.....weird. Last Friday feels like about a month ago.

Yes, they'll get there. Am mentally preparing myself for a very tough adjustment time - prepare for the worst, hope for the best.....
When ds was born, my dad came and stayed with us for about 3 days! He is a great help though, ds adores him.

herb nice to hear everything seems to be going well.

Morning all!

Many congratulations IDBI what a very pretty name

Dinky glad to hear Amy is settling well

I have finally got a nesting instinct I think (and goodness knows I needed it!!) Was up before 6 this morning doing the ironing - eh? Was just lying in bed and it was bothering me that there was ironing downstairs so got up and did it - all of it before the school run!!!!!

Have an appt tomorrow with the anaesthetic team regarding my racing pulse episodes. Not sure what they will do. DH off to pick up my shiny new MPV tomorrow too, at least we will have one car we can all get into. Just need to buy a baby car seat and I will be ready.

How are the Monday sections feeling?

Spotty - I know how you feel...my DS is the same age and he only just did a 'trial sleepover' with my parents a couple of weeks ago. He loved it, ate everything he was given, slept like a log and was a total charmer the whole time......now why doesn't he do that for me? I was gutted that he didn't once ask for me....!

MS - that's so funny... does that mean we are all to blame?

Oooh Spotty - how exciting! Am sure your DS will be fine (know how you feel though - didnt leave DS on his own overnight until he was around 16 months!) - enjoy your class, dinner and whatever else comes your way this evening

Herb - glad to hear all settling down in the Herb household. I remember that feeling of unrealness/lack of dissociation with time passing well from when DS was born - the first few days in hospital felt like years!

MS - you made me laugh so much I almost had an accident here too

MS I don't even need to be asleep to pee myself!!!!!! I can always tell which way she is lying as every now and then my body losses all control of my bladder, and i know she's using it as a punching bag!

spotty All will be fine, l.o. will have great time with your mum, and you can really enjoy a nice night. Just think, if you and your husband really enjoy yourselves, we may have another baby soon!!!

herby Glad to hear all is well. Any more pics of the little lady?

dinky Are you doing anything nice to celebrate tomorrow? Or will sitting with your feet up be a celebration enough!

Did someone say 'Monday sections'?