Due April 2009: Episode 16 - BB's magical cervix dust prevents birthing. But Barbarellys Babies are here !

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here, that was close

how bout norman and jane?? x

Wonder why no way is not bold? Anyway, you get the idea.

noway?

noway*

Norman and Jane. Ha ha ha. V. good Lauren.

Juwesm I do remember struggling with the massage last time. I tried to enlist DH's help but he was way too easily distracted and kept veering off in the direction of other activity....

because a ragged wound actually heals better than a straight cut

Yup - a natural tear is supposed to heal better. Plus you will only tear as far as you need to while a midwife with a blade may make the cut a little longer just to be on the safe side.

That said, I think there are situations when an episiotomy is probably worthwhile. Remember Puzzle's story about having to have an episiotomy because baby was crowning but not progressing for ages because she had her fists up by her cheeks.

all the cutting tearing stuff really freaks me out, im gona be no good with this labour shizzle!

bit late for that now

Lauren it honestly isn't that bad. DD was big and all I had was gas & air and really it was fine, but you know there are loads of drugs available if you can't take it. At first it just feels like period pains anyway (or at least in my case) so you have time to work outwhether you think you'll be able to take it. Plus the body does extraordinary things. I got a strange endorphin / pleasure type rush with each contraction.

Just think - the human race would have died out ages ago if it was truly unbearable. And yet people keep having babies.

Even though I've done it before and so theoretically know what to expect I am kind of looking forward to going into labour. So it really can't be that bad!

Right, I really must wrestle DD away from Charlie & Lola and into the bath. Been busily googling the prices of Phil & Teds prams. (And weighing up the merits of zingy Apple Green over sensible black. Knowing my luck DH will have changed his mind about prams by the time he gets home tonight anyway).

Kitty - Mmmmmmmm nuttella on biccies HEAVEN!!!

Oddeyes - awww sorry to haer they are putting it back what a bummer ((hugs)) xx

LOL look at you all ferreting about feeling your cervix's (what the plural for cervix?) i cant reach and my nails are very long and quite sharp so am going to resist for now

Juw - lol at grandchild for aniversary prezzy! what a great daughter you are your DH has lost all PC rights now!! ooooohhhhh i love crunchy nut cornfalkes i want some!!!!

1 girl 58%, boy, Girl and girl

Hey KazKiss - Welcome oooohhh twins on our thread as well how exciting would you like to join our buddy system??

I am really looking forward to labour - I know it will hurt like hell but it means this is all over and then I will be with my LO!!!

how was the bath Nutty - am about to go for a soak now!

Mine was 75% girl, boy, girl, boy!

A new thread, was I really gone that long? And Barbarelly's babies are here. Hooray . I can't wait to find out all the details. I'm off to the old thread to catch up first and post as I go along. Laters, gas bags.

Conker - Sorry to hear about your DH's granny. She sounded fun, I hope to be outrageous when I am elderly.

Purplemonkey - How did the physio go?

Staryeyed - I was given some pretty good tablets for the afterpains and episio discomfort. I can't remember what they were though, sory. You are perfectly entitled to ask for some.

cervices

AM off to playgroup agm
Please noone have a baby while I'm gone

BB i am soooo with you Out Out Out! bath was good ta enjoy!!

Puzzle - nooooo not yet they will be here tommorow, the title is just to honour the moment

feeeeeeeecccccckkkkkkk owowowowowow OW! yowch! i have just been booted really hard and my goodness i swear the monkey has done some damage jeez am really suprised my waters have'nt gone. crikey can they do damage from the inside??

we're all gonna be poppin babies out ded close together and nickin each others due dates its ded excitin is there any way of tellin if babies gonna come early?? x

not as far as i'm aware, they just come when they are ready

girlies i just bought and recieved this dress i dont like it, it just doesnt look right on me.

would anyone like it?? its size 12 maternity

hi all have been in touch with barberella and she will let me know when she has some news, so exciting

Hey MrsFossil - ooooooohhhh how cool

Yay Barbarelly!!

Sorry Nutty that dress wouldn't look right on me either... why don't you pop it on the Style threads as well?

Goodness, Nutty, that's some foxxxy maternity wear! Sadly, wouldn't have fit me pre-pregnancy, let alone now!

Off on another tangent:

Friend of a friend (really!) in the US was told she was putting on weight too quickly - I think she'd put on 2 stone at around 25 weeks. This does sound like rather a lot (I haven't been weighed at all so not too clear on this point!), but she was then advised to cut out carbs altogether. The general consensus at work was that this was absolute gibberish, nonsense to advise a pregnant woman to give up a food group. Any thoughts? They live in NY, not California!

Kitty - i will, but i wanted to give my sexy ante natal bud's first refusal

Hello, any room for a latecomer?
I'm 34+4 wks pregnant with my first baby, I'm living in France and beginning to worry somewhat about having a baby in a FOREIGN LANGUAGE (which I still don't speak very well).