Due April 2009: Episode 21 - RLT officials have stern words with the April mums after stocks plummet!!

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Thanks to Nutty for all the thread suggestions including this one. I hope no one minds but I picked this one in honour of the brilliant race commentary we had from Nuts and Frekkles the other night. Hopefully we will get some more.

Hi everyone ... my bump is now a baby!

Oscar William was born at 4.47am on Sunday morning.

My waters broke at 4am on Friday and we went into hospital to be checked out. They said that if I didn't go into labour by 5pm Saturday I had to phone them. I was getting contractions on and off but they didn't come to anything, so we were told to come into the hospital at 9pm. I was getting pretty upset because I wanted a waterbirth or at least an active labour with just gas and air, and didn't like the sound of an induction at all.

We were lucky with a fab midwife who understood my concerns and decided that enough was happening to hold off the drip. So we roamed the hospital corridors until midnight, then went back to the delivery unit as the contractions got stronger. I had to spend time being monitored but the midwife tried really hard not to be obtrusive. I got really disheartened because the contractions were in a strange pattern, and would get really frequent and then go away for 15mins. At 4am I finally cracked and asked for an epidural, but as she was getting everything ready the midwife checked me again and discovered that actually I was really to push so too late for an epidural anyway.

Oscar was then born at 4.47, face up, weighing 7lb 2. Because of the monitoring I was lying on my back but the midwife let me reach down and 'deliver' him myself once the shoulders were out, which was so magical.

Scarily the midwife said the placenta was huge, and if I'd gone to 40 weeks Oscar would have been 11 or 12 lb [ouch emoticon]. Amazingly I didn't tear, just a graze, which has made life so much better than last time when I had a 2nd degree tear.

We stayed in for 12 hrs for observation because of the waters breaking so long before the birth, but we're home now and Oscar is doing ok with feeding. He's pretty sleepy during the day and wide awake at night. my milk is starting to come in so I'm hoping that he'll be able to cluster feed in the evening and then sleep a bit at night.

Hope everyone else is well ...

I think it may be a little small for a commune. Porn or otherwise. I was planning just to build it from sticks you see.

Congratulations pringle

we need pics

A babyBabyPringle! Congratulations! Love the name Oscar.

Oh BabyPringle so pleased for you and such a good outcome after all your worries!!

Can't wait to see pics- how are you feeling?

Ouch for 11lb - Little O clearly didn't want mummy to be in that much pain hence the early arrival!! Well done you! and yay for your fab midwife and gorgeous baby!

YAY BABYBABYPRINGLE! YAY!

Great name! & you managed it without an epidural despite having to be on your back - well done! How wonderful. We will be requiring photographs, you realise.

The baby list...
12 Feb: skiingone: MARIANNA, 4lb 4oz
20 Feb: Glaskham: RUBY MARIE, 4lb 3oz
04 Mar: Barbarella: ESTELLA, ROSANNA, OTIS
05 Mar: Kazkiss: ISABELLE FLORENCE 4lb 6oz & OLIVER THOMAS 3lb 7oz
15 Mar: babypringle: OSCAR WILLIAM 7lb 2oz

Still yet to hatch...
27 Mar : WhatFreshHell, DS 2.4 born on Easter Sunday
30 Mar : BabyBolat: 1st timer
01 Apr : Rachelinscotland: DD 3 years, and DS 2 years in March
01 Apr : Juwesm: 1st timer
01 Apr : Chickenbalti: DS 4 years DD 17 months
02 Apr : BoffinMum: BOY! dd(21) ds(10) ds(7)
02 Apr : MathsMummy27: GIRL! DD 3 years
03 Apr : purlease: 1 m/c, 1 DD 3 years
03 Apr : Kalikaroo: SURPRISE! (28), 1st timer, lives in Scandinavia (but too shy to say where!)
04 Apr : Bleuravin
04 Apr : Bumpalump
06 Apr : ToastnHoney: first timer
06 Apr : Mummyontherun: DD 22 months
06 Apr : pintofstella: DS 5.7
08 Apr : LuLuBai: 1 DD born 02 Apr 07
09 Apr : Oddeyes (30): GIRL! DS 17 mths, 1 mc. London
09 Apr : Minush
10 Apr : hopeful1
10 Apr : mrsfossil: 1 DS 6.5
11 Apr : Bubbaluv: 1 DS 1yo
11 Apr : SpringySunshine: BOY! 1st timer.
12 Apr : Brettgirl, 1st timer
12 Apr : Mumblemumhome4lunch (37, Swindon): DS will be 4 on 11th April, DD 2yrs and 1month
13 Apr : Dungungirl(30): BOY! 1 m/c, DS 4 years
14 Apr : AuldAlliance: DS3.8 BOY!
14 Apr : Woody2shoes: Second DS
15 Apr : claireykitten: GIRL! DS 12 months
15 Apr : electra
15 Apr : Sarahmum: DS 10yrs
16 Apr : tristaleejac(25): 1 ds, 3 years
17 Apr : Surprisenumber3(32): DS1 9 DSS 9 DS2 5 GIRL!
18 Apr : gingersarah: 1st baby
18 Apr : Lauren61
18 Apr : salbysea: (28) 1st timer
19 Apr : Kittycatisgettingfat (29) 1st timer
21 Apr : B52s: DS will be 2 and a quarter
21 Apr : Staryeyed
21 Apr : Schulte
22 Apr : PuzzleRocks: DD 22mths GIRL!
22 Apr : soon2befamilyof4 DD 13 months.
23 Apr : FatandFedup DC3
24 Apr : conkertree (27): DS 17 months
24 Apr : Bronze (Gawain) - 4th DC
24 Apr : Frekkles
25 Apr : Swaliswan: DD 17 months
27 Apr : Bicnod
27 Apr : Carameli
27 Apr : ilovesummer 3rd dc
27 Apr : purplemonkeydishwasher DS 3yo
30 Apr : Nutty Taff (27) DD nearly 5 GIRL!

Congratulations!!!!!!
Oscar is such a fab name it is our spare one in case he doesn't look like a Felix.

that's funny bm, we had felix as a spare.

Now you are scaring me

Oh pringle - really so pleased for you

sorry to move on from that to other less lovely issues - but on the bfing - sorry pringle you made me think of it!! I don't have very sticky out nipples and in all the pics and things I have seen all the women have huge nobbly nips for bfing - will that be a problem if LO has less to 'grab'

BB, women successfully breastfeed with inverted nipples, so I should think you'd be absolutely fine.

BB I had flat nipples, and they popped out just fine. They really aren't particularly pointy even now. If you are worried you can buy a little gadget you pop on each of them inside your bra that pulls them out (usually used for inverted nipples). Or test them with a pump, if you have one to hand.

oh ok then thanks - carry on with lovely baby talk now... I am off to make a cup of tea - anyone want????

babypringle - what does little oscar look like? dark hair etc - oooh I want my baby now....

BB do yours pop out in the cold??

Yeah, go on then, if you're making one.

I've done so much today. It doesn't really look like I have, but I'm quite impressed. I hope DH appreciates my efforts, especially after the lack of sleep he inflicted on me last night

Pringle, how many weeks were you when he was born? I have forgotten.

Ooooooooooooooooh I nip out to Tescos and BabyPringle has had a baby! You can't leave this thread for a moment!!!

Lovely name and so glad that young Oliver isn't the only boy on the board. He was getting swamped by little girls, poor lad.

Tell us more about him. Oh I am sooooo broody!

And in the excitement I forgot to say "wow" to Mumble about the bloody show.

My goodness there are going to be babies everywhere before we know it.

Congratulations babypringle!

Sorry, I haven't posted - I still read and try to keep up to date....Hope you are all well.

Thanks for your replies to my last moan! I'm still having problems with the midwife handling my case re: wanting a home birth and AIMS has advised me to write a letter to the chief executive of the hospital stating that I am having a home birth and could they please arrange it asap and ask for a different midwife. I'm 35+6 and I don't really want it up in the air when I go into labour.

How are you all feeling? Have you chosen names? I seem to change my mind every day LOL!

Thanks for all the sweet messages!

Oscar was born at 37+1.

He's got lots of dark hair, which is strange because DS1 was bald until about 18months. At the moment he has rugby player ears, but apparently they will shape up over the next few weeks. He's soft and little and pink and smells amazing!

I'll try to put photos up soon, but off to pick up DS1 from nursery now

Electra I am obsessing about names non-stop. I am fairly ok about our shortlist for girls (although everything feels like second best as there is no name that we love quite as much as DD's).

For boys I am in a bit of a panic. I rashly agreed to DHs choice but the more I think about it the more I think I will wince slightly whenever I introduce my son to people. I've tried to express this to DH but he just sniggers and says it's a great name. I find it so difficult to discuss with him. We normally agree on things so easily.

Congratulations Babypringle! Glad they let you get on with the birth without interfering too much. Hope little Oscar and you continue to do well - you sound very much on top of things.

Back from lovely 3 course lunch with a couple of also heavily pregnant friends - this is what maternity leave is all about and I will meet another friend for lunch tomorrow, yay.

Well done people for shows / engaged heads etc. None of that going on here of course but LO has instructions to stay in until after Easter anyway. I'll just sit back and watch you all pop

Off to do a bit of tidying now...

congratulations babypringle!!!!!

and mumble - yay for the bloody show!

well after being kicked off the pc by DS i hung some laundry out, filled and ran the dishwasher and ironed a bunch of stuff. how great am i??

electra - we have girl names picked out. if it's another boy he may be named after DS (DS's suggestion) because we are really at a loss. Our surname starts with CL so a LOT of names don't go with it. right now we're kind of thinking Declan but there's that damn 'cl' in the middle of in. Or Ronan, but it's too similar to DS's name. bugger it. i give up.