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8 babies here and lots to go.... we need a whole wagon load of brownies to see us through!

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GYoIsReallyHavingABaby · 20/02/2009 09:55

Brand new thread for us wagoners

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Astarte · 06/03/2009 16:34

Oh and LBOT, as long as you didn't draw a target on your stomach you're fine with the knifing incident

SesHopesSpringwillbeheresoon · 06/03/2009 17:08

Hi Astarte, tink, Gruff

Gruff - glad MW was reassuring

Astarte - great news about DS2 and DD2. Am quite of your little family but will be on way to one of our own here soon!

Your comment about LBOT dropping the knife suddenly reminded me about a dream I had earlier in the week. DH and I were cuddling in bed and talking about the baby that had arrived a couple of days earlier. We were really happy but suddenly realised we hadn't found out whether it was a boy or a girl!!

The things we dream about!!!

kayzr · 06/03/2009 17:45

WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

Glask just text me. Ruby should be home on Sunday!!! I am so excited for her!!

tinkislittlemissshopping · 06/03/2009 17:46

hi astarte and ses

snap with babys weights and little ones. mw said i would have lots of waters and a 7lber
kids sleeping sounds good have just put bracken upstairs in the moses in our room she fed @ 4:40pm then will go till 10:40pm or @ least did last night tried to wake her to feed @ 9pm last night couldnt get any response

SesHopesSpringwillbeheresoon · 06/03/2009 17:47

Kay - that's fantastic news Will text Glask to congratulate them!

GYoIsReallyHavingABaby · 06/03/2009 18:27

Hurray for Glask, thats great news!!

Hi Ast!

Gruff- glad MW went ok, least it means you can lounge about a bit once on maternity leave and get properly rested. I'd imagine your job is very physical and exhuasting.

MW finally showed up with the HB kit and we now are are cooking on gas here... 4 cans of G&A and a box of stuff (not looked in there but MW mentioned needles!!).

Apparently Im 3/5th engaged which she said is as good as fully engaged and I probably wont go to 5/5ths until labour starts. Baby is in a perfect position too and my BP was fine so all systems go- i hope

Oh, and rather TMI ......look away if eating!!

but I can just about feel my cervix so its moving. Also v soft like Ast described, like lips - hurray!!

Feeling much perkier now and happy to wait now as I think mini Gyo will appear when its ready but signs are good.

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kayzr · 06/03/2009 18:54

I think fundal height measurments are useless. I only measured bigger once and only by 1cm. MW said to expect DS2 to be between 7lb 7oz and 8lb!!!!

lardybump · 06/03/2009 19:02

Evening all...

So pleased for you glask hope it is all go for Sunday

GYO it sounds as though baby GYO's arival will be sooner rather than later....

Did I mention that ds has put on a whole lb in a week???? [grin} LB has super boobies.... he he.... Can you tell I am pleased? I can not wait until MIL mentions topping up again I will give her what for!!!!

BBisfinallyPG · 07/03/2009 08:39

Hi all apologies for the absence cant get on at work too risky!

thanks for all your well wishes, LB im glad DS is putting on weight, congrats to you on his birth btw (late i know!)

congrats to all of u who i missed!

GLask hope ruby comes home sunday and all is well!

i've got my first MW's appointment on 20th will be 8-9 weeks, seems so exciting!!!

tinkislittlemissshopping · 07/03/2009 09:15

great news gyo
lb ds is doing very well
bb - not long till mw
i am off to see nurse this morning regarding implant having a health check

NatalieJane · 07/03/2009 10:34

'Ello 'ello 'ello

Huge congrats to all of you who have had your babies, and a special congrats to BB - well done! Can't believe how much I have missed, I don't know how many times I have been able to sit down and read through and then by the time I've finished cathing up, somethings kicked off and I've not been able to post, or I have half written a post and then not had time to finish it or something, so I am fairly up to date with everyone (and all you lovelies that have been texting, feel like I've not been gone at all!)

I am going to attempt a bit of a catch up, but this time if I don't finish it, I am just going to post what I've done so far and then finish it hopefully within the week!

Glask, so pleased for you that Ruby is doing so well, and how brilliant about finally bringing her home, you must all be so excited! Can't even begin to imagine all of the hassles and stresses it's put on you all, fingers crossed once she is home you can all finally settle down and start to enjoy being together.

LB, it sounds to me like you are doing really well with the BF, despite it not being the easiest of tasks!

Ast, sleeping sounds great! (I am hungover - first time for god knows how many years, sleep sounds like a very good plan to me!)

Right got to go, I will be back at some point Sorry I haven't got round you all, I will make it my job of the day, along with all the rest of them! Lots of love to you all xxx

Diege · 07/03/2009 10:43

Morning! Have been trying my best to get on, but computer in dd3's bedroom while we get kitchen back to normal, so can only get the odd trip upstairs in the day (and eves out as she's in bed at 7).
Good to hear from you BB - very exciting! I'm sure it will feel more 'real' for you when you've booked in with midwife etc
GLASK, great news about Ruby - hope she comes home tomorrow xx
Agree with what's being said about fundal height etc - not the most accurate estimation of weight/size etc. I remember having an antenatal hosptial visit where they whipped out the tape measure without 'palpating' my tummy to see baby's lie - I measured 5 weeks behind, was sent for emergency growth scan (all fine) - baby was transverse so fundal height meaningless, which midwife should have sussed if she's actually touched my tummy!
Hope everyone is having a good weekend! Had a bit of a 'scare' last night as was getting very strong braxton hicks every 10 mins or so - lasted an hour. Things have settled down now though, and I'm putting it down to the physical exertions of yesterday - didn't stop all day picking up heavy stuff etc. Has anyone else had them this early? (25 wks tomorrow)Just being paranoid with dodgy cervix I think!

Diege · 07/03/2009 10:47

x-posts NAT, great too hear from you! You must let us know how things are going when you get the chance. Any plans on no.4 yet??

BigTeuchLittleTeuch · 07/03/2009 12:22

Hullo Nat! HUllo people!

Diege - remember I started getting BH's VERY early, and certainly by 20-odd weeks they were happening lots and could be uncomfortable. Remember that dehydration can exacerbate them, so drink plenty...probably a side-effect of not having full access to kitchen (and taps!).

Glask - just delighted!

tinkislittlemissshopping · 07/03/2009 14:10

great to hear from you nat hope u r well
oh diege glad braxtons have stopped
saw nurse @ gu clinic regarding implant i am getting it fitted monday afternoon. am abit nervous hate needles you have to have general anasthetic 2
off to do tesco shop and get dd1 some tights in amin

NatalieJane · 07/03/2009 14:39

Am not going to mutter the imortal phrase "I am never drinking again" because it would be a lie, but jeez I wish he'd have taken the last bottle of wine away from me!

Diege, absolutely no idea's on a forth, I'd deffo have another baby, but will never EVER have another pregnancy! You take it easy what with the BH's and the stress of the work being done, and 25 weeks already???? doesn't seem like 2 minutes since you got your BFP! And congrats on getting the papers all graded, I was willing you to get it done!

Hello Teuch! How is it going? You've been very elusive, we still haven't had a birth story (or have we? )

Tink, I'll see you at Tesco, DH is doing egg and bacon butties (now I can face food again!) and then we are family trip to Tesco! Oh the joys.... Sounds like DD2 is staying on top of her feeding

Kay, steam train sounds great, we are about 15 miles from the East Lancs one, always go at least once a year, though for some reason they don't seem to be doing the Thomas Tank one this year, so we've said we'll have to go to the Thomas day at Skipton (I think it was Skipton, it's over your way-ish anyway!)

Sarnies are done, will be back hopefully! xxx

Astarte · 07/03/2009 15:42

Hello Nat, Teuch

Just a quick nip in to say it all sounds good GYo, hoping it's sooner rather than later for you x

LB I've mailed you.

OhSnap could you link to your DH's site for the furniture please?

NatalieJane · 07/03/2009 15:59

They went down well

Back to it...

Kooky, so glad the CVS wasn't quite as bad as you were expecting, I have been keeping you in my thoughts and I really really hope that the results are good, and you can put all of the worry behind you.

STT, Things are looking good Not long till the scan, though am sure it seems like a mile off for you, and the scan you had already is a really good thing y'know, I know where you are coming from with it kind of being a red herring because something could happen after it, but if it all looked good to them on the screen, then the chances are it will be perfect.

GYO, am I right in thinking you're up next?

I'm not sure I can remember anything else Really sorry if I have missed off anything important.

We are trudging along nicely here, Mikey is on the hungrier formula, and still taking 6oz of that every 3 hours, except at night, he has a last feed around 9 o'clock-ish, and mostly we don't hear a peep out of him till 5 or half past which is quite nice! All the boys are full of colds and coughs again... Mikey has it really badly though, he was worrying me yesterday he was just so blocked up he couldn't breathe and then was choking really badly, but he seems a bit better today.

We've had some fun with family coming up, we went to Blackpool Zoo (Glask we stopped at that Tesco to get some small cartons of formula for the day, I got completely lost, if you hadn't have just had Ruby, I may well have rang for directions!! I went round in circles trying to find the formula, then when I eventually found it, I couldn't work out where the checkouts were because I was that disorientated I couldn't work out which direction I was facing!) the Zoo was good but my god it was fucking freeeeeeeeeeezing!

On to the hang over, sat there last night, feeding Mikey, DH getting the boys ready for bed, doorbell goes, friend stood there with a bottle of wine, we had such a giggle, smoked too much, drank too much, it was ace! First time since before I got pregnant with DS2 that we've really had a good relaxing night with someone else here, just being something other than mummy and daddy, it's good for your being y'know (though quite obviously, not so good for the next day! It sounds really sad but I don't really have "friends" up here, the ones I had down south from school, we've kind of drifted as you'd expect, DH's work mates are spread far and wide because they each cover such a wide area, so it's not as though they could drop round with a bottle etc. and it has only really been the last couple of months that I've been getting friendly with this girl from yesterday, and it's nice having a friend, an actual RL one! God I sound so sad, and a little stalkerish!

OK, I think I am more or less caught up, will try to get on more to post and not just read and run, but it might well be in stages like this again! Time to feed Mikey and get gone to Tesco, if only you could all hear the sheer excitment in my voice at the thought of Tesco on a Saturday afternoon! Lots of love to everyone xxx

ohsnap · 07/03/2009 16:23

Ah what a nice catchy uppy saturday, nice to hear from you both! Teuch, what happened to DS1's head??

Nat, well done for keeping up, hope we hear more from you...

Asarte, DH's furniture is here, did you want something made? We thought about starting a new range called Hold the Baby but all the health and safety regulations made it a bit difficult to get started.

LB, well done on DS's weight gain, hooray for your boobies!! Are your DP and MIL convinced you can manage without top ups yet?

Astarte · 07/03/2009 20:36

Loving the toybox OS, looking to buy furniture that lasts and is crafted from now on when things are replaced, so wanted to see what he makes. Can people come to him with a design to discuss?
Absolutely beautiful furniture, the walnut is gorgeous, he's very talented!

It feels like everyone has come home after today chatting .

Off for a bath and bed, night all!

ohsnap · 07/03/2009 20:57

Astarte, he can make pretty much anything you want, only trouble is he doesn't have a proper work shop at the moment but he'll have a lovely one once the barn is done

kayzr · 08/03/2009 08:11

Morning!!

NAT!!!! You are alive!!!

I had a lovely time yesterday. I wanted to steal all the cute white fluffy dogs but thought I'd look a bit funny with them under my coat.

My face has calmed down apart from next to my left eye. It is killing me and feels like I have burnt it but not had anything hot near my eye. So going to make appointment with GP tomorrow.

I am bloody exhausted, it was like a hurricane here overnight and I got hardly any sleep.

Hope you are all well.

Cosmogirl · 08/03/2009 08:14

Morning all,

Good to hear from you Nat. Very jealous on the drinking front ....not long for me now thankfully!

Had a busy day yesterday. Went to London for the day to meet some friends for lunch. It was sooo busy. I don't know how any of you worked in London when pregnant. Nice man made someone give up seat for me on the tube though so I must have looked about to drop.

When I got home though felt really rough and had diahorrea (sp) really badly until gone midnight. Really bad cramps and stuff so felt awful. Wonder if it is a pre-labour thing or just what I ate (chicken caesar salad). Either way it was pretty unpleasant.

Also I think the bump has definitely dropped after yesterday - both me and DH noticed it looks lower and loads more pressure on my bladder yesterday. Maybe things could kick off early after all......

kayzr · 08/03/2009 08:16

Cosmo, diahorrea can be a sign that labour will start in the next few days, especially as your bump has dropped too.

Cosmogirl · 08/03/2009 08:19

Hi Kayz...ooo, sounds promising then... Other than that it could have been the salad but I thought it was the safest bet on the menu - as all they had was pizzas and I didn't fancy that.