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!

Thank you for not making me feel awful about it. She's texting me every day & emailing every so often & I'm mostly just ignoring her. I know that I shouldn't, but I've explained that I'm being a bit cavewomanish about things at the moment & shutting down from social contact as a weird sort of mental preparation, so I don't know what else I can do.

MM, how annoyingly vague I know they can't give specific answers, but people who aren't on the verge of childbirth have different ideas of what is & isn't 'soon' to us - it'd be better if she said 'it'll probably be x - y days'. Even if 'y' did have to be a generous estimate.

Orbit is fabulous - he spent some time on his baby gym today and did some staring at some toys. Still feeding like a champ, and had quite a settled night last night. Fingers crossed for another one tonight!

He is also very beautiful, but then I'm a teeny bit biased....

Off to more feeding and bed shortly - night night lovely people x

Good work Orbit. Keep it up! (mum seems to be doing ok as well )

Night Night MM i hope you manage to get some rest xx

Springy - nothing at all to feel awful about ((hugs)) xx you have explained how you're feeling so she should expect a lack of responsiveness really

WFH - glad Orbit is doing so well and is settling so quickly and he is beautiful!!

Night Night WFH xx

Night night MM & WFH. Orbit is lovely

I hope Boff comes on tomorrow to give us the details & photos I'm hankering after.

oh springy! have dragged myself through northern lights and have nearly finished the subtle knife (which is soooo much better/more engrossing than NLights) i read a few books in between to break it up but i'm really looking forward to the last book progrees!!

i think i will be off to bed too xx hope everyone has some sleep this evening and the ailments/illness abates for a while. Sweet Dreams

night night xx

Springy - I hope so too!! she knows we'll be going mad for details the tease!!

really am off now.....

Yay, I'm glad you're enjoying it

Night night lovely xx

night everyone, MM I will be checking phone for any updates!

got an early start tomorrow as DS1's friends mum is picking him up at 9 so will be like a school morning Just as I was getting to love the easy mornings! Seeing MW at 9.30 too.

When, oh when, are these contractions ever going to establish so baby can be born! Have now had 2 days of painful contractions - more painful today than yesterday (along with the bloody show) but they still aren't frequent enough or in a pattern - just happen randomly through the day.

Bloomin hell - I go away for one afternoon and it takes me hours to catch up!!!

re breasts - cant feel any lumps it is just rock hard!!! karahan had a really good feed earlier which helped but back tonight - will hopefully settle down soon - have had them out most of the day leaking away!!! tis beautiful!!! Chickalee that sounds like what I am getting, completely drained the right one earlier, left one tonight and now right one is all hard - just want to keep the nipple area soft so he can latch on ok

LOL Puzzle andSchultes - I asked Dh to check Karra's nappy today and he stuck his finger straight in to korma poo (hee hee!)

Nutty, my face has been like that for the past month, is getting better since birth but it was horrid at the beginning!!

Juw, it is likely you will go before that so like Nutty said keep it there and phone monday if you don't want to do it. oh the joy of no more rlt!!!

Swali are you feeling better now?

Welcome back LuLu , yay for the house - LOL at baby looking like a reginald - could you imagine?!!

My Norks are huge, am giving jordon a run for her money!!! was trying to settle Karra earlier and had to hold him by my waist while standing for him to have a little suckle!

oooh kitty twinges are exciting!

Bleu, I tried to pump and it killed have just been doing it in to muslins and baths etc What works for me at the moment is just expressing around the whole nipple area (not jut the pokey bit) to soften that up enough for Karra to grab on to and then he does the rest. I try not to worry about times though - some times he will be on for 45 minutes and some times 5-10 depending on his mood but he seems content enough and is feeding fairly regularly - call your mw though - that is what they are there for - my hospital also have home visitors that will come out and help you bath or feed the baby if you need it- do you have anything like that. Also I find if I am stressing about it (as I was yesterday) he just wont settle there! I have no real advice as I have never done it before

Congratulations BUmpalump!!!

WFH, Karra doesn't know what to do with his baby gym, he just stares at the parrot and giraffe and listens to the music - bless him!

Def had my 3 day hormonal moment this evening with DH, Karra also had a long long cry tonight as he couldn't poo and was in a proper grumpy old man mood but luckily it came out in the end and he is now fed and settled! Dh went off to bed an hour and a half ago - sent him up because he was dying

Went out shopping with my sister this afternoon and am shattered! was too tired to buy anything!

Quick question, is there anything I can do to make him feel more included, obviously I feed and am with Karahan all day and he is at work (but only for tomorrow (yay) but he misses him all day and then with feeding etc in the evenings he doesn't really get to enjoy him as much - have made sure thurs and fri are just the three of us but want to do some bits so that DH feels really included - am going to tell him to leave the bathroom until next week though as I dont want him tiling all day when we could be together!

Right am off to bed - at least I have caught up so tomorrow morning can post nicely -

Good luck to everyone with signs - sending you all good labour dreams!!

Where are all the babies?

morning

im still pregnant arrrgh!! been having lots of back pains and period pains through night and this morning though so fingers crossed, and going to see MW today as didnt need to go hospital yesterday because no more fluid loss so god knows whats happening down there..

BB could DH give Karra a bath?? They said its good daddy time at antenatal if mum is BF ??

you are up early!!

BB - I second Lauren's suggestion. Bathtime is DH's job (although hair washing is mine).

Lauren - Good luck today.

Bath sounds like a good idea, otherwise further nappy changing practice lol? It is a problem and as a result I think men are sometimes a bit about bf. In time though it will be less of a prob. Good luck with the MW Lauren.

I'm trying not to symptom spot tbh until I have some 'definite' symptoms (eg established contractions, waters breaking, show). Otherwise I think I will drive myself completely potty.

Springy - you have my absolute permission to only worry about yourself for the next 8 weeks or so. We have enough on our plate without trying to sort out the problems of others too.

Schulte - I have a job requiring no schmoozing where I am expected to say exactly what I think . I can't stand that arselicking culture in many companies and it doesn't come naturally to me at all!

thanks puzzle.. wish i knew what it feels like im clueless to this giving birth stuff..

just been reading thru thread congrats to bumpalump!!

thanks bg i think thats my problem, looking for stuff.. wish we could just have another stick to wee on : positive for oncoming labour, negative not happening yet

Morning all.

Happy due date to Lulu! Hope worktop arrives before LO!

Congrats to Bumpalump!!

How long will it be, do you think, before the 'arrived' list gets bigger than the 'still to hatch'??

BB - You could always do a bit of babymooning with DH, so you both get to stay snuggled up in bed with Karra, and Dad gets to do lots of skin to skin snuggling. Although if milky-smelling Mum is nearby, he might not want cuddles with Dad, so perhaps you could leave them snuggled up in bed and have a lovely looooong bath/ come and live on here/ redecorate the kitchen!

Labour checklist:

Mucus plug - no (although possibly stolen)
Back pain - no
Period pain - no
Tricksy bowels - no
Waters - no
'Lightening' - not noticeably
Pressure in pelvis - possibly - a bit of an ache
BH - no more so than all the way along.

LAuren I think you would be a millionaire is you could invent a labour predictor!!

Not too early, Karra has a feed at 7! Yeah bath time would be a good idea - the only problem at the moments is that Karahan screams blue murder every time you take his clothes so not the most enjoyable daddy-baby time! Sure once he gets used to it, it will be lovely!

Lauren I personally think it is better being clueless - now I have done it, if I get pregnant again I know what I am in for as such so think I will be even more anxious!

Springy re your friend, I think you are doing the normal thing! You were worried she would do this and she can't put all her issues on to you and iccle George!

Am dreading today Karahan has his hospital appointment for weight and bloods etc - he is going to hate 1. having to get undressed again and 2. having his blood taken!! And DH is at work so have to do it by myself (I left the room for the vit K injection at hospital so not sure how I am going to do today!) any tips on how to cope with it?

A labour predicting pee stick would be ace.

Morning Ju

Brettgirl - Your job sounds intriguing. Are you an X Factor judge?

Juw, I actually put Karahan in to bed with Dh this morning after his 4 o'clock feed, just while I sorted out the dirty nappies etc - they were both half asleep but it was the first thing DH said to me this morning when we woke up!