Its Fab, Its Feb, Its 2009: Come on babies, its SHOW TIME!

[dinkystinky]

Here's hoping more of those babies take the hint this time round!!

at fucking liar.....

I started to have a panic attack, had a sedative put in my cannula, and DH said I was immediately a different person.

Morphine is bloody good stuff as well for post section....

Only coz they said last time there wasn't time and ds still wasn't here an hour later....
Panic attacks, swearing, shouting, personality alterations, it's all sooo much fun hey?
Morphine would be lovely

Hi everyone.

Congrats to new mums, and welcome to new babies.

Well - was getting tightenings from yesterday lunchtime. Called them at 2-ish this morning and went in on their advice due to bp and was 1cm at 4am dilated. Came home, had bath and went to bed, and had contractions since.

Went back in again at 8pm, and when I was examined at 10pm I was - wait for it - 1cm dilated!

So I'm back home and hoping that either the contractions slow down so I can get some sleep or speed up so madam arrives. I'm not a happy bunny and will be burrowing in bed most of the weekend, but I'll try and pop on to catch up.

And I do know it's par for the course with first baby, so I'm not too down - it's just such a pain as these contractions bloody hurt but seem to be doing feck all.

Yay! BabY is on her way!

morning all
Tinasan, welcome back and congratulations on Enrico.

Mamagoose, beautiful name for your little girl, really pretty.

Rosie, hurrah, they squeezed you in at last! Congratulations on Milo's arrival, another lovely name.

Don't worry all of those of you who are getting short tempered with your older kids, its quite normal. You are knackered and its going to happen and they won't remember. I've just really snapped at DD who is being a rat. She was up all night last night coughing and crying so I basically had to cuddle her all night so am feeling like a zombie this morning after about 2 hours sleep. Needless to say, she woke up around 6am and wanted to watch playhouse disney and bounce around. Am soooooo tired. Can't even find the energy to walk 10 mins to mums and tots so DH coming home to drive me there.
AND, its bloody raining again. Wouldn't mind so much but its nasty orange rain.

Hope you all have a nice weekend and manage to push out a few babies

NEW ARRIVALS

TinkerBellesMumandFifi2 - DD Sîan Anne Denise, 4lbs 8.5oz, 02.01.09 (due 01.02.09)
Dinkymum - DS Isaac Christopher, 5lbs 8oz, 19.01.09
Ooogs - DS Luke Daniel, 8lbs 6oz, 20.01.09
Herbgarden - DD Amy Hannah, 5lbs 14oz 23.01.09
idontbelieveit - DD Freya Rose, 6lbs 8oz, 26.01.09
laidbackinengland - DD Mabel Lucy, 8lbs 14oz, 29.01.09
tinasan - DS Enrico Marco, 6lbs 10oz, 29.01.09
onwardandupward - DC2, [I'll put name on fb], 8lb exactly, 30.01.09
stacysmom - DD Tabitha Rose, 6lbs 15oz, 31.01.09
MsLucy - DS Stanley William born, 8lb 7 oz, 02.02.09
LittleMissNorty, DS Ewan Scott, 6lbs 13ozs, 02.02.09
swampster - DS Jacob 7lb, 02.02.09
Jelliebaby - DD Olivia 7lb 3oz, 02.02.09
MarkStretch - DS Frankie 7lb 15oz, 03.02.09
Nkweto - DD Alexandra, 8llbs 11oz, 04.02.09
MamaGoose - DD Indigo Norah Rose, 4.15kg/9lb 1oz, 04.02.09
LittleBoyBlue - DS 7 lb 13 oz, 04.02.09

WHO'S NEXT.....

Questionkid - DC1, due: 03.02.09 (age 33, Wallington, Surrey)
PinkTulips - DC3, due: 04.02.09 (age 24, Roscommon, Ireland)
fgpl- DC2 (a girl), cs 5.02.09. Age 38 North Yorks
Rosieposey - DC4 (a boy), CS: 06.02.09 (age 37,Swindon,Wiltshire)
mumoverseas - DC4 (a boy), due: CS 08.02.09 (age 41 Arabia/Crawley West Sussex)
KT1983 - DC1, due: 09.02.09 (age 25, London)
KazzaL - DC2 (suprise flavour), due: 10.02.09 (age 35, Cirencester, Gloucs)
littleboyblue - DC2, (another boy) due: 10.02.09 (age 27, Middlesex)
Astarte - DC4 & absolutely the last! (a girl), due: 10.02.09, HWB planned.
McDreamy - DC3, CS booked 10.02.2009 (age 37 Bucks)
jenniferturkington- DC2 (a girl), due: 11.02.09
Munteria - DC2, due: 11.02.09 (age 37, Putney)
TheHouseofMirth - DC2 (a boy), due: 11.02.09 (age 39, Wimbledon)
Pluto - DC2 CS booked: 13.02.09 (aged 38, Kent)
Ranirani - DC1, due: 13.02.09 (age 35, Herts)
Justme84 - due 14.02.09
Pempe - DC1 (a boy), due: 14.02.09 (age 29, Greece)
Littlesez ? DC1 (a girl), due: 15.02.09 (age 28, Manchester)
Bunsen - DC2 (girl) due 21.02.09 CS booked for 16.02.09 (age 32, Leeds)
America - DC2 (a boy), due: 16.02.09 (age 32, London)
Scubagroover - DC1 (a boy), due: 17.02.09 (age 31, London/ Kent)
Rachrox - DC4 (a boy), due: 18.02.09 (age 28, Cheltenham)
Catstar - DC2 (a boy), due: 18.02.09 (age 36, Chessington)
Mentalpup - DC2, due: 18.02.09 (age 31, Cheltenham)
fruitstick - (a suprise), due: 18.02.09
Dinkystinky - DC2 (a boy), due: 19.02.09 (age 32, London)
DizzyBrummie - DC2, due: 20.02.09 (age 36, Berkshire)
Cocodrillo - DC3, unknown flavour, cs booked for 20.02.09 (age 35, London)
Calico1 - DC2 due: 21.02.09 (age 40, West Herts)
mrsy - DC1 (a girl), due: 22.02.09 (age 24, Maidstone, Kent
Neeerly3 - DC3 (surprise) due 23.02.09 (age 32, Mansfield, Notts)
Winemakesmummyclever - DC2 (a boy), due: 23.02.09. (age 35, Manchester) expecting cs @ 39 weeks
Spottyshoes - DC2, due: 24.02.09 (age 28)
Lardybump - DC2, due: 24.02.09 (age 34)
eejaykay - DC1 (a boy), due: 24.02.09 (age 34, London)
katieblirdsnest - DC2 due 24.02.09 (age 39, London)
Chilledmama - DC2 (a girl), due: 25.02.09 (age 32, Southsea)
Pinkbabybump - DC2 (a girl), due: 25.02.09 (age 36, Cornwall) CS booked for 20.02.09
ihavenewsockson - DS2, due: 26.02.09 (age 25, Surrey)

Rosie I LOVE the name Milo (DH says no [pout]) Congratulations

Congratulations to Tinasan on the arrival of Enrico and Jelliebaby on Olivia

Mamagoose - lovely!

LBB - great pics, what a cutie

Smiley post this morning yay!

Apart from comiserations to Mrsy. Hope something happens for you soon x

Sorry I haven't scrolled down too far to see all posts, DS creating now!

lbb, rosie and tinsan... well done to all of you and congratulations!!!!

lbb ... we have age mate babies with MamaGoose how very cool.. will go back to fb to see photos..

rosie.. baby boy is so beautiful ..he is amazing

Mrsy.. i am sorry, but the good news that there is action...try and rest as much as possible and relax at home.. I spent far too long in hospital with my first labour and it would have been nicer to be in my own bed..

THOM.. I am sorry to hear about DH. Tell him to try the Jobserve website (great for IT contract and perm jobs).. also I have a career management pack (CV, interviews etc ) that my mate gave me when i had a career bump a couple of years ago. I found it very useful.. for creating a really great CV and preparing for interviews and also good sample letters etc...fb me if your DH is interested and i will send over the whole pack......

we are all tired here... getting guests today, but close family .. so am looking forward to DS getting some energetic people to play with ! poor thing is being very patient with his exhausted parents..

MrsY How excitig! Awful isn't it when contractions don't seem to be doing anything, but they are. Hopefully you'll be able to get some rest before lo arrives. While we were waiting for it all to start, the mw told me to stay mobile and 'walk' the baby out so she made me spend all day walking up and down the stairs and doing lunges....All that happened was I got tired and breathless and can hear fluid on my knee . Take it easy

Dp really had the ump with me last night. Luke's basket is on myside of the room but when he woke, I didn't so dp had to walk around the bed to get to him every hour. He's got some front he has. Told him I may have only had like 12hrs since tuesday morning.

Mw supposed to be coming today (on a sat?) so waiting for that, ot that we'd be going out anyway.
I am loving all of the names that have been picked for these new people, they are all lovely

OMG Get this, bloody midwives. When we were discharged from hospital the mw was going through all their waffle about registering birth, who to call if problems etc and when she got to the part about telling me to book an appointment with gp for my 6 week check, she told me to make sure we have intercourse before then so I can tell dr if any probs. Did she really have to say that infront of dp? I was there for nearly 3 days, she couldn't mention it when he wasn't there? Cow

MrsY - definitely sounds like madam is on the way; get lots of rest in and eat lots of lovely food this weekend and try and ignore those pesky contractions. A little light walking etc may help encourage her to descend if you feel up to it (snow permitting of course).

LBB - at your midwife! Glad hospital was a hundred times better this time round for you too - and most amusing re your demands for an epidural!

Jelliebaby - congratulations on the arrival of your little girl.

MoS - hope you get some sleep in today and good luck for tomorrow! Your poor DD - hope she gets better soon.

Right, am off to Borough Market with DS and DH and then to a dance/circus thing with my boys. Check in with you lovely ladies later.

lbb...... what a psycho mw! make sure you print dp out some stories from on here and the rest of the internet about why it's not a good idea til you feel ready...... i was still gushing blood til 6 weeks ffs!

congrats rosie and anyone else who's popped

mrsy.... i know it's frustrating, my labour with dd went on for days before it started doing anything but honestly, any contractions are good, even ones that don't seem to be doing much.

hot water (shower or bath) and nipple twiddling to bring them on stronger and they might start being slightly more effective.

have fun on your day out with you boys dinky, sounds like fun

Morning all.

God it was good to be home and in my own bed last night.

My mum and DH have been absolute stars and I have barely had to lift a finger other than to signal for more cups of tea.

Frankie is an absolute dream, I can't believe how chilled out and gorgeous he is. DD adores him and is fussingover him like mad.

Still a bit sore here and worn out but taking it really easy.

Congrats to all the new mums and babies!

Am going to put some pics of FB now too.

Ha! I love it FrankStretch!

Awwww MS How gorgeous! I could look at baby pics aaaaallllll day Is your DD L or S?

I presume FS is you and not Swampy again

Right peeps, where is PT when I need her? (having a baby hopefully!!) I have a bottle of Evening Primrose Oil capsules 1050mg from boots. Firstly - Is it the right stuff? It says it stimulates the body to produce prostaglandins. Secondly - if I take it does it mean I dont have to have sex again for the rest of the pregnancy [hopeful]

Congrats on all the new babies and as lbb says, what lovely names you're all giving them......

Have a lovely afternoon dinky - you always find such nice things to do in London. That's one of the things I miss about my old life up in town.....not so many exciting things out here in the sticks to do on a whim unless the weather is a bit better...

I've taken ds into town this morning on the bus (driving ban til the 20th) just the two of us - he felt very grown up as I let him sit on the seat with me rather than sitting in his buggy. Picked some nice books from the library and a few bits from ELC so he might be hopefully entertained whilst I am feeding lo and then a coffee in M & S. Lo takes ages to feed - an ounce at a time and then lots of winding maybe followed by a chunder if you're lucky. Blimey it's tiring having a sicky baby. DS was so not like this - feed, burp, feed - walk away!. She chundered all over me in the middle of the night narrowly missing the duvet, woke an hour and a half later and she was sopping wet having peed/pooed I was at the swearing stage by then ?! It is a phase, it will pass, it is a phase it will pass..........

She is however sleeping long sleeps in the day so there is a bit of respite. Until she decides to wake from her newborn slumber !

DH back to work on Monday but DS is still in nursery 2 days a week and I have comandeered the in-laws to come every other Wednesday to lend a hand. My mum lives up the road too so between them I may only have 2 kids for 2 days.......

Hope you're feeling a bit more human today Rosie. and not in too much pain after your section. I can honestly say that two weeks down the line I feel 100% better and can now cough/laugh (the latter is a more of a sleep deprived hysteria) without too much discomfort and am getting on and off from the sofa/bed pretty easily....hope you make a good recovery and you get your family to take good care of you.

Must go - we have visitors coming - We too have hardly seen a soul in 2 weeks. That's what happens when you have no 2 - it's not quite as much of a novelty as no 1....

Rosie and Tinsan - Congratulations!
In laws over for the weekend so won't get on much.

Hope everyone has a restful weekend and those with new babies get a chance for daytime naps.

Be back when i can sneak away!

Afternoon all!

Congratulations Rosie fab name, fab weight and I bet you're glad it's all over (or just beginning... )

All those gorgeous pictures on FB are making me really broody!

dS's godless mother is taking him to the cinema this afternoon so DH and I have got an exciting afternon of CV assembly ahead of us...

Does anyone know what an acceptable gap is in terms of moses basket mattresses? Been lent a basket wasn't going to get anew mattress but am nw feling wimpy haveing ead so stuf onthe jolly old internet... trouble is this is anon standard basket and the nearest John Lewis or Mothercare do is 4cm narrower than the existing mattress. That's too big a gap, isnt it?

Have you tried Kiddicare HOM?

Welcome Milo.

Spotty my DD is L- the other one is DSD and her name is Molly (just tagged her mum so she could see them)

Thought so - she's absolutely gorgeous!

[feed me face]

LittleMissNorty it's only normal to get tetchy! What happens to our hormones again - don't they crash from 400+ something to 20 when the milk comes in?

Have we heard from Pempe yet?

MrsY hope it's happening for you!! Walk, walk, walk! I woke up at about 4am and had on and off contractions all day yet my labour didn't really kick in till 9.30pm at night so I know how tiring/frustrating and actually how emotionally hard it is because you don't know whether you're coming or going - and I was on no3 so should have known a bit more!

Today is our first w/end as a family of 5. Logistically proving to be challenging as DP and I are officially outnumbered now. DS1 is being great and DS2 is lovely but his over-whelming enthusiasm for his baby sister is a little hard to manage. He's managed to hit her twice now albeit accidentally with over-zealous toys and cuddles. Aaargh....