Due April 2009 - Chapter 32: Shake your pom poms, Shake your pom poms, Shake your pom poms!!!

[BabyBolat]

Hope no one minds I gave Nutty the vote after her epic birth!

Morning all

Woke around 6am this morning with mild contractions, kept me awake every 10 mins until I got up at 8am... then nothing since! Grrr!

Also, DS used to cough and choke a lot during early feeds, think it was 'cause I had a fast let-down. I switched to one-sided feeding which seemed to help.

meg - join the false start group - think we will be here till May although I am slightly holding out some hope for my sweep today.

Would at least be good to know i have started dilating or something.

Thanks Conker. I have lost a small bit of my plug this morning too, so hoping that's a good sign. Will be thinking of you while the MW rummages around my bits this morning.

oooh yay for sweeps - i hope we get more babies today! we should do - typically whenever i do diy babies come and today i shall be ripping down the rest of the ceiling!! (not me personally before you shout at me nutty!) go babies!!

karahan is very grumpy today and very clingy! hmmm

Congratulations to Lauren - I was expecting her birth announcement when I finally found time to catch up.

Also big congratulations to everyone else who has popped
Not many left now.........

BB - we had a leak when our bathroom was fitted too. It was the overflow pipe that had not been properly connected. I'm sure it's a just a case of connecting a pipe.

Will continue post later but it's feed time!

here's to sweeping that works!

So the gp doesn't want to give me anything 'else' for my breast pain and doesn't think I have thrush by looking at me and Meg... / depending on how you look at it.
Hopefully this all goes away soon on it's own, though if it doesn't I'm going back in...there's only so much I can deal with.

I wanted to say too -for those of you struggling with bf- that I was specifically told that any more than 30min on a boob is too much for the baby/you. If they're not getting enough from one boob after 30min I was told to transfer them to the other and after that give it a rest for at least 2 hrs... then do it again. Otherwise you'll just damage you're poor nipples more and more and they'll not be able to recover. Also if the nipples are very bad I was told try to express for 24hrs (with an electric pump...5min on one breast, 5min on other, then repeat -so 10min total on each breast- and feed to baby and do it every 2hrs if necessary)

Congtatulations Lauren!!

BB, Alex was really stuffed up and I was told to clear out his nose by squirting this stuff in his nostrils, hard. It's very tough to do, as it's clearly no fun for the baby, but it does wash out the gunk and let them breathe. Not sure if you can get it in the UK, it's part of the basics of baby equipment here, it's just a mild saline solution, used for cleaning their eyes, nose, etc. I can send you some if you like! But maybe you could ask at a chemists or in an opticians, because I'm sure contact lens wearers use it sometimes.

Sorry your mw has been dismissive Nutty. Can you call up the unit you were in and talk to someone else about it?

I went over things for a good week and a half with DH... I think it's a bit post tramatic stress... it takes a lot of thinking to get one's mind around big things like this I think. All the pain and stress and worry for both you and the lo...

I think you did a fine job If you're still dwelling after a week or so have another chat with the mw.

Ahem, ahem,
I just want to apologise for not responding much to lots of the posts on here.

I am thinking of everyone, and would second BB's 4am gush about how amazing you all are, and what luck I have to be on the April threads with such a special group of ladies.

I just don't have time to read all the posts and respond to them, so I reply to those I've seen and which I feel I can usefully answer.

But that doesn't mean I'm not behind you all, all the way, whether you're waiting to pop and worrying about what comes next, or are struggling with your new baby and the intricacies of BFing, nocturnal troubles, screaming babies or whatever. I remember the sheer solitude that motherhood seems to bring, when you are rocking that crying baby at silly o'clock in the morning as the rest of the world is sleeping soundly, and I am glad to be a part, albeit sporadic, of this group, which will mean that we are all a little bit less likely to suffer from that solitude.

Gush over...!

Auld
You and Bb have taken the words out of my mouth.

I too am so thankful to have stumbled across you all. I thank you all most wholeheartedly for getting me through this!

Updated for Lauren..

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: FELIX DEVLIN ALEXANDER 10lb 5.5oz
31 Mar: Mumblemum: ORSON XERXES
02 Apr: Oddeyes: ELEANOR 9lb 8oz
03 Apr: Bleuravin: MEGAN LILLIAN CONSTANCE
03 Apr: Bumpalump: JACOB 8lb
04 Apr: BabyBolat: KARAHAN 6lb 5oz
05 Apr: Mrsfossil: ISLA LILIAN 7lb 10oz
06 Apr: BoffinMum: FELIX DAVID GORDON 7lb 9oz
11 Apr: SpringySunshine: GEORGE NATHAN 8lb 15oz
11 Apr: RachelinScotland: CLEMENT JAMES 8lb 14oz
11 Apr: Lou031205: ISLA SOPHIA 7lb 9oz
11 Apr: Electra: ISABELLA CAROLINE 6lb 3oz
11 Apr: AuldAlliance: ALEXANDRE 7lb 6oz
12 Apr: Phdlife: Name TBA 9lb 3oz
13 Apr: MathsMummy27: AMELIA CHARLOTTE
14 Apr: Purlease: ADAM 9lb 2oz
15 Apr: Juwesm: HUGO GEORGE 9lb 2oz
15 Apr: Bronze: ISAAC JOHN
15 Apr: FatandFedup: EMILIA ROSE 7lb 6oz
15 Apr: Kalikaroo: Name TBA BOY 8lb
15 Apr: Minush: ZAFIRAH ROSA 7lb 12oz
16 Apr: PuzzleRocks: HOLLY ELIZABETH 8lb
16 Apr: Brettgirl: HANNAH GRACE 6lb 15oz
16 Apr: ReallyTired: Name TBA GIRL
18 Apr: Staryeyed: Name TBA BOY 7lb 11oz
20 Apr: LuLuBai: SEBASTIAN 9lb
20 Apr: Swaliswan: BETH 7lb 9oz
21 Apr: Kittycatisgettingfat: GABRIELLA AUDREY BIANCA
21 Apr: Schulte: HAZEL LOIS 7lb 9 oz
21 Apr: B52s: SAM MARTIN 7lb 9oz
23 Apr: Tristaleejac: LEWIN 8lb 4oz
23 Apr: NuttyTaff: TIAHNA SKYE 8lb 8oz
23 Apr: Purplemonkeydishwasher: ISLA ELIZABETH 8lb 14oz
24 Apr: Soon2befamilyof4: TALIA 7lb 6oz
26 Apr: Carameli: Name TBA BOY 7lb 6oz
26 Apr: Surprisenumber3: EVIE ANNE 8lb 2oz
27 Apr: Lauren61: OLIVER STEPHEN 7lb 7oz

Still yet to hatch...

06 Apr: Pintofstella:
10 Apr: Hopeful1:
13 Apr: Dungungirl:
18 Apr: Gingersarah:
18 Apr: Salbysea:
20 Apr: MegBusset:
24 Apr: Conkertree:
24 Apr: Frekkles:
25 Apr: TarteTatin:
27 Apr: Bicnod:
27 Apr: Ilovesummer:
28 Apr: Satheresitting:

I too feel a bit bad for not being on more at the moment. We are just enjoying the last few days of having DH here. Will be on much more when he goes back to work.

CONGRATS LAUREN, YOU DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Get back here soon and give us all the details.

Schulte, sterile saline nasal drops can be made up by the chemist for use on newborns with colds. That's about the only thing you can give them.

Sorry, meant BB.

ANNOUNCEMENT ... GingerSarah has had a 9lb baby girl! Born at 0018 on Monday, at home. She says "Please give my best and thanks for all great support to all april mums. I will be online soon".