Due April 2009 - Chapter 27: Waters Have Broooooken.............Like First Stage Laboooour

[SmuttyNuttyTaff]

Here we go again, may we birth more babies on this thread!!

Ohhhhh we're on our way to birthing day!!!!

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
28 Mar: Claireykitten: VIOLET ROSE 7lbs 9oz
29 Mar: WhatFreshHell: BABY FRESHHELL 10lb 5.5oz
31 Mar: Mumblemum: ORSON XERXES

Still yet to hatch...

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
13 Apr : Dungungirl(30): BOY! 1 m/c, DS 4 years
14 Apr : AuldAlliance: DS3.8 BOY!
14 Apr : Woody2shoes: Second DS
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!

Hi Bleu's DH

The tummy getting hard & increased back pain definitely sounds promising in terms of contractions. Is your baby back-to-back, do you know? That can mean more back pain. How often is your bump getting hard?

phd, when are you due?

Bleu, the baby will be in with you for a while anyway. & it won't care if the nursery's a bit cluttered. Babies only care about being full of milk & warm & cuddled, don't worry

Definitely get some rest if you think you can manage it. If it really kicks off you're not exactly going to sleep through it, so you're safe to go to bed & try to get some sleep if you can.

Status update by DH:

Bleu is being sick and we're on the phone to the midwives...

due on the 4th springy!

don't worry about the nursery, Bleu - lo can always sleep in a drawer if necessary

Sick is another promising sign - the body's clearing out in preparation (It'll probably be diarrhoea next, if that's not started already)

How exciting

springy thanks for advice, I'm going to go to bed to get some rest. If this does turn into real thing I'll need to have slept.
Good luck bleu, hope things go smoothly for you.
I'll catch up tomorrow, goodnight everyone xxx

We were thinking the baby was back to front since we could really feel what we thought was a back, a bum and some legs and feet.. back to sort of front-and-side really. But today it's been moving around and has sort of dis-engaged too by the look of it.

Gosh, you'd think being due on the 11th that I'd not always be the last one expecting, yet it always feels that way!

Still, I get to look at lots of cute baby pictures as you're all churning them out without having to deal with the pain. Yet.

Night Trist, I hope you get some sleep & wake up at a reasonable time, well-rested & full on labouring xx

Well make it re-engage! I'm going to be distraught if this doesn't come to anything

You're not the only one!

But one way or another I'll have the baby by the due date I'd say...

Now your waters have gone there's no way that it can be very long What's the MW said?

completely ruining my theory...

I have to continue to watch for movements; and for the waters not to turn green or black...
I'm to call tomorrow noon for a 'trace' if things have not progressed tonight... and then they'll book me in for an induction if nothing changes by this time tomorrow night...

You can go to bed...don't want to keep you up.
I'm going to try to relax and maybe go on facebook for a little while to see if anyone at home is up

Excellent How are you feeling within yourself? Calm, or otherwise?

I will go in a bit, but DH is in the toilet anyway. Doing man toileting. He's been in for three quarters of an hour already

I'm calming... I've put my bathrobe on so i'm not shivering anymore... I was in a little bit of shock there for a good half hour

I'm not surprised I'm glad that your DH is there & being supportive, though. Make sure he runs around after you & any last minute bag packing gets done

oh yes I must remind him...

I'm very excited Springy

Make sure he has drinks & snacks for him. & don't forget to take some change for hospital parking / vending machines Those are the sort of things that'll easily get overlooked, especially as things get more dramatic there!

I'm going to be off now, but will probably briefly check in on my toilet breaks throughout the night.

If you need virtual doulaing, don't forget that there are MNers around the world - there are usually a couple of people around the childbirth topic no matter what time it is. Just start a thread if you need to Nobody will bully you there

Night night - I hope you can get some rest before it all kicks off in a big way. I'm really excited for you! Good luck! xx

night thanks Springy

Just logged in, though have been awake since 4am.
Thinking of you, Bleu.
Stuff the nursery, you won't even notice it when you get home with a gorgeous baby, and there'll be time to finish off.

Boff, glad you've come up with a solution to the AP issue. Hope it works out for you. Have to go to PO this afternoon to collect a parcel, so will try and remember to take the Zweig for you.