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!

Yes jaundice.

Haha! 'This extraordinary ball feeling cannot be compared to the past rubbers.'

Schulte, being German you can get away with anything - a Brit would just assume that it was a German quirk

Bleu, I'm not sure, sorry - you seem really switched on to everything I'd have suggested already...

Ha ha Springy we Germans ARE intrinsically rude... it's in our nature

Purlease - oohhh good luck getting your childcare sorted and for the sweep on friday

thats 2 of you for induction on tuesday!! you and Juw lets hope the babies decide to come out before xx

OK, Bleu if Meggy is jaundiced then that will make her sleepy but the only way to clear the jaundice is to feed, feed, feed otherwise she will need to go under the lights in hospital. Do whatever you have to in order to wake her up and get her to feed then wake her up every two hours and give her another feed. Tomorrow, take her out for a long walk in the sun if the weather permits.

If you are getting at all worried then phone your MW or GP.

Okay Bleu then I would try to make sure she does feed every 2-3 hours even and wake her up for it - it's what the MW told me to do - and get her out in the sunlight during the day. If she gets any more sleepy and doesn't seem interested in feeding I'd get someone to have a look, just in case.

If you look under my pictures you'll find a picture of Meggy from this morning.

oooo.. submerging in warm water sounds like something good to try. THanks Swalis, I will try this next

I actually really like Germans - I don't think of it as 'rude', per se. I think that you tend to be more forthright & less worried about being tactful. It does seem strange to the sensitive British, but I think it's quite refreshing

I see Swali and I have given the same advice All the best Bleu!

Aww, Bleu - she's lovely

Bleu,

With my DD I had problems initally with breastfeeding and DD was a bit jaundiced initially. Finally had a fantastic midwife visit who suggested a rugby ball hold which appeared to be the best position for dd and me.

I also used a hand pump to relieve pressure when there was a build up. Would also recommend the bath suggestion.

awww Bleu, what a cutie pie

Right, so expression is the way to go, even though I've been avoiding it because of the trials before and wanting to get the latching on right... I love you guys

She is gorgeous, Bleu. I think that you have just had the standard advice from myself and Schulte about the jaundice/feeding issues. When DD was born she had jaundice and had to have light therapy. I was told to set an alarm for two hourly feeding so that I could wake DD up to get her to feed. It was exhausting but it was only for one night.

Thanks; I think she's the most beautiful thing in the whole world of course...makes me want to cry half the time looking at her...hormonal Bleu

I had a hell of a shock when I first started working in this country I tell you... was used to saying exactly what I thought but it wasn't appreciated by my colleagues Now I can do the business schmooze like everyone else

rading this brings it all back - DD is 4 in June so it has been a while.

Awwww she is beautiful Bleu.

good job Schute considering you have your own electronics company

The thing is in the short term she's going to struggle to latch on if your boobs are rock hard so if expressing a bit eases that then it will actually help with the latch.

Off to find some dinner now. Nighty night lovelies. Sleep tight.

by the way since I went on maternity leave, my access to internet is on DHs work laptop and I appear to be having major problems with his keyboard which is why I seem to lose letters every now and again

Night Schulte xx

Nutty

Schulte, I think knowing that you were German really would make me a lot more accepting of your 'rudeness' - I understand that it's the German culture to not bother with the bullshit, whereas if I thought that you were a Brit & had grown up here I'd probably be more taken aback & potentially offended. Talk about double standards I'd much rather everyone just cut to the chase, though. I'm not good at tiptoeing around people