Due April 2009 - Chapter 28: Manual Labour Brings on Boring Birthing Labour and we meet Baby BB and Baby Bleu!!!

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Thought i would customise the title a bit

Ok Lets see if we can hit that 9 baby target for tommorow!!!!! Puuuuuuusssshhhhhh

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 7lb 9oz
29 Mar: WhatFreshHell: BABY FRESHHELL 10lb 5.5oz
31 Mar: Mumblemum: ORSON XERXES
02 Apr: Oddeyes: BABY ODDEYES 9lb 8oz
03 Apr: Bleuravin: MEGAN LILLIAN CONSTANCE
04 Apr: BABY BOLAT: 6lb 5oz

Still yet to hatch...

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
04 Apr : phdlife
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 : 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
20 Apr : lou031205 (29) 3rd DC, DD1 3.4, DD2 19 mo
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
25 Apr : ReallyTired
25 Apr : TarteTatin
27 Apr : Bicnod
27 Apr : Carameli
27 Apr : ilovesummer 3rd dc
27 Apr : purplemonkeydishwasher DS 3yo
28 Apr : Satheresitting
30 Apr : Nutty Taff (27) DD nearly 5 GIRL!

We're off to bed now folks - I'll let you know when next I hear from BB!
night night all...

Night Kitty xx

i'm going to turn in too, all the excitement has worn me out!!

Nighty Night xxx

OK Live labour thread (or it might turn into one)

Actually posting from loo. Waters went most dramatically at 2am as Boff progeny no 4 nutted his poor mother in the fanjo with a determined exit strategy. Fluid everywhere, right mess, bit worried as I realised yesterday we only possess one change of sheets for this new kingsize bed. DH not allowed to help me much as he is still in the food poisoning exclusion zone.

Ooh boff I'm here - how you feeling are you having contractions? Have u phoned ur mw?

Quick post to say huge congrats to bleu and little megan and thanks for all the lovely messages. I do love you lot!!!

Yay for shows and developments boo for bad dhs and hormonal moods!!

Birth story is too long to post from iPhone but will write my epic tom when I get home in short was in labour for 24 hours until they realised there was a pretty big problem - got it fixed and then had my little man in 4 hours!! He is so iccle and cute and I want to eat him up! Am posting from hospital refusing to sleep so I can stare at him! I did find the whole process bar the pushing pretty boring but then I'm never good at waiting!!

Right posting now to return to boffs birth!!

OK, progress report. Cleared up a bit (like Niagara round here frankly, how BB managed to carry on with bathroom project if she was leaking like this is totally beyond me). Then phoned mw who said to get some rest. So cleared up a bit more and was a very good girl and went back to bed with Pampers bed mats everywhere as well as towelling nappies strategically placed. Contractions started just before 4am every 6 minutes or so but not painful due to Hypnobirthing breathing most probably. SLight lull in proceedings, hence post.

BB what was big problem? I am dying to know now, you tease. Hope it was not too scary.

OK, progress report. Cleared up a bit (like Niagara round here frankly, how BB managed to carry on with bathroom project if she was leaking like this is totally beyond me). Then phoned mw who said to get some rest. So cleared up a bit more and was a very good girl and went back to bed with Pampers bed mats everywhere as well as towelling nappies strategically placed. Contractions started just before 4am every 6 minutes or so but not painful due to Hypnobirthing breathing most probably. SLight lull in proceedings, hence post.

BB what was big problem? I am dying to know now, you tease. Hope it was not too scary.

Kitty, TENS pads go roughly bottom of bra, top of big pants, either side of spine, but mw can probably advise. Pulse width 150, pulse rate 20, mode M (mode B during contractions).

NHS people wake up soon!!! What is the minimum amount of time to quarantine DH for food poisoning that started an hour or two after eating and was probably due to a dodgy prawn in the fajitas?

Boff I think dh is fine food poisoning is
out of your system in a couple of days - do u want me to ask the staff,

My waters never exploded just constantly leaked-the last of whilch came out in labour yesterday!

Yes, please ask staff. He only got it 9pm-ish yesterday and threw up a single prawn with some bile (sorry if TMI). I don't know how near to let him be.

Contractions have gone now, and I slept for a bit. This might take forever.

catching up a little but going backwards from last thread so will read this one in a min.

gingersarah - i love thbe picture of you sitting playing your ukelele - very Marilyn Monroe in\some like it hot- sure your lo loves it. sorry you are feelingfrustrated though.

nutty - yay for plug - lets hope you dont have to wait to the end of the month.

yay - congratulations bb - look forward to hearing the rest of the story.

lol at your dd and the 'nappies' mathshoney.

ooh boff - waters going - thats great - cant be that far away now. good luck.

hi bb - hope you managed to get a little sleep even with gazing at your lo .

Boff just spoke to me here who said it depends on stages and severity but ideally dh should keep away from the newborn. She did say to ask you mw to assess and advise when she getstherex

ooh hello BB! Can't believe you're in hospital postnantal! How are you? What's it like being a mum and all? much love to you (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((bb))))))))))))))))))))))))) and a big smile and a welcome to the outside to your new relation xx

go boff! how exciting! good luck my dear!

i finally have a nursery ready and a hopsital bag packed!

Morning all! Boff, how's it going? You doing lengths in the birthing pool? Food poisoning isn't contagious as far as I know so unless you're worried about DH being sick all over you I can't see why he shouldn't be around. Hope he's feeling better now anyway!

Ginger, if you've had CP you'll be fine around your friends, but I wouldn't take a baby to meet children who might be contagious.

BB can't wait to hear the full birth story! Yes WHAT big problem??? And do try to sleep a bit, you have years of gazing at DS ahead of you

well done frekkles - i've just about packed mine but had a few more painful bh last night so am thinking its time to be properly ready now - even if it is another three weeks to go.

My hospital bag has been packed for so long now that it's got a layer of dust on top!

well i say packed...... all things that need to go in it are bought and are in the house, apart from tens machine and nightie. tens ordered and nightie is tommorow's job!

conker, you're due the same day as me! hey hey! how you feeling?

Funnily enough I felt the urge to repack my bag yesterday.

Contractions have completely stopped so I have tried a new method of induction - painting my toe nails red. Bump is so low and SPD so diminished I could reach them pretty well. Doesn't seem to have worked as a strategy yet.

Have found a great t-shirt of DH's to wear in labour. Switzerland is in the middle and there are loads of little sperm swimming towards it and it says 'Everybody loves Switzerland'. Very appropriate, I thought.

Think it sounds ok and fairly mild but your mw needs to see him or a dr to give final yay or nay! Think being near you throughout the birth should be fine just not sure near a new baby

Morning conker did sleep for a few hours but was so warm / noisy on the ward - feel fine though - give me a couple of days!

lol boff - giving birth with sperm on your top - how appropriate.

frekkles - feeling fine thanks - trying not to get excited by every twinge etc cause i did last time round and went 6 days over and nearly drove myself mad. its not exactly working as i still have a large amount of hope that it will come earlier, but trying very hard not to obsess. how about you? you seem quite relaxed about the whole thing?

tens machine arrived this week so anything else in my labour bag is a bonus. stirling provide most things for you, eg maternity pads etc.

Hi Everyone!

I am on for the first time since having my babies and PROMISE to come back later this afternoon with pix of triplets and news so far - can't wait to catch up on all of you!!

just needed to tell you that my buddy, Mrs Fossil's, waters broke at 5 a.m. and that her contractions have started but not regular yet!! Baby Fossil is on its way!!

Love to you all and will be back later with my update and hopefully more Fossil news!

XXX Barbarella (Barbarelly) XX

ooh barbarella so good to hear from you. cant wait to see the pics and hear how its going.

exciting about mrs fossil. more babies on the way - April is a great month .