Due May 09 - May Day! May Day!! Read All About It - Babies Dropping Everywhere!!!

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Here we go ladies... over to you all!

Rosie pula Thank you for your thoughts on another baby. I really do want another LO. We talked about it and we tried. I didn't think it would happen so fast for us. DD has not started sleeping through until Jan. and you are right. Things seem so perfect right now and sometimes I wonder why we are making life harder? lol I know it will all work out. I am prepaired for the first 6 months to be hard. However, I am really looking forward to seeing them grow up together as I was an only child until I was 18 so my sister is more like my own lol
My biggest concern is DD. She has also become very mommyfied...and I think she knows something is about to happen. I don't want her to feel left out in anyway. Ah well...it will all fall into place! I hope!

Tummum Congrats on a great birth and a wonderful result with baby Gethin! Enjoy your bundle and rest!!! Hope to hear details soon

MrJael Thank you for the update. Nice to know they are keeping well

momino well now you have gone and made me cry lol You are right though. It does not matter as we have made a life. What a nice thought to have when the days are getting harder.

febes Ohhh sorry to hear you and DH had a moment. I know how you feel! Hope you can get some rest with your feet up later today. My DH is working so much overtime he is never around! I know he wants to pull in as much money as he can before LO arrives but I told him yesterday I would rather him be home to be with me and DD before we are no longer 3. I don't think he got my point...oh men!

Well DH and I tried to get this baby out last night lol Then I took a bath and was hoping I would wake in labour and have my baby by this morning. No such luck lol Not even a niggle...

I am nesting for sure though! We moved in Dec. and I have still not hung up pictures or anything. So yesterday I painted picture frams and hung up mirrors and curtains and was all kinds of crafty! Feels more like a home now and today I want to clean...and I never want to clean

Oh also, those of you planning a HB...what are you providing for the MW's? I know some of you mentioned snacks but what could I have on hand that would keep as I don't think I want to be whipping up snacks in the throws of labour lol

Right ok after this mammoth post I think I will start my cleaning now.

Hope more babies come today!!!! Yeah!!!

Oh and I forgot to say rosie Yes I would still love to plan that meet up! We could try before LO's arrive and just play it by ear if you want

Morning all. Congratulations to Momino and Tummum - I am very impressed at these quick smooth births! Well done ladies.

I'm like you Frazz - I am hoping the good vibes rub off on me and things are a bit more straightforward this time round.

Emmab - what about Wednesday late morning? I could come across to you with DS after my docs appointment if that suited? if you are on FB we can make arrangements from there?

Momino congratulations! Looking forward to your name announcement!

Tummum congratulations - love the name.

Am so inspired by all your labour stories, and hope that one day I'll get to have a natural labour (yes thinking about the next one already ).

Thank you all for sleeping advice/support, Edith did sleep for some of the night in her moses basket last night, it involved a little bit of crying and DH sleeping downstairs so one of us could sleep, but she's still up there now fast asleep, must be baby whisperer or something... However we'll take it a night at a time.

Swaddling - do you need special blanket? Or is it just a case of wrapping LO up tightly in whatever I have?

Yesterday was a testing day, 4 days after the birth and I am led to believe, that we post birth women, are quite emotional and teary at this point, however yesterday was my best friends wedding, which of course I couldn't go to as it was an hours drive away. Boy did I shed some tears! My mum and dad called at our house on their way to the wedding as they were providing the wedding car (old classic Lanchester) and that just set me off, cried for most of the day. Got out my wedding order of service at the correct time and tried to sing the hymns... blubbed my way through them (though DH managed ok!). If anyone was a fly on the wall in our house yesterday they would have been very amused! But kept looking at Edith and remembering the reason I wasn't there was a bloody good reason

Chocbunnies congratulations you married lady, you. Glad you had a fantastic day and am sure the stressful run up was well worth it!

SophieTom please don't tell stories like trying to open your house door with car remote locking key... it hurts the cs scar when I laugh too much

Photos of Edith just uploaded onto facebook!

Ooooh big congrats Tummum - does the MIL know yet?

Thanks Mr Jael - glad all is ok, hope it goes ok with the neurologist too.

Febes - poor you, big hug. My dp has been up since 8am playing very loudly on the wii. Wouldn't be that bad if I hadn't got to sleep until 5am because of his bloody snoring... got fed up at 4am and went into the spare room.. ggrr.

Gert - re swaddling - you can use whatever you have - get a little blanket and make a triangle and wrap Edith all snugly in that!

Going to friends for lunch today... didn't get round to eating the jaffacakecakecake last night as I couldn't eat much more after dinner, so am taking it round to friends to poison astound them today...

gert- I've seen your photos- Edith looks very cute!

mr jael- you reminded me of when we had DS. I think the first time he we'd on his face i didn't notice it happening as i was grabbing a clean nappy or something, then looked at him and wondered why his face was all wet .

For those with little boys, the best thing to do is get a tissue or two and place this over their willy when their nappy is off. It should absorb some of the wee if they start spraying.

I am not happy.

My next door neighbours are on the whole, pretty decent folks and last night they had a party. It's the first they've had in the three years that we've lived here so I really don't have grounds to complain...

BUT

They kept us awake for an hour from 3am singing Abba songs at the tops of their lungs which I didn't realise at the time must have woken DS2 and DD because this morning, all they've done is whinge and moan. If my blood pressure isn't sky high I want to know why! I feel like all I can do with DS2 is scream at him to snap him out of this, but I also go into completely helpless mode when the whinging starts because it just really makes me want to dropkick him out the nearest window.

The ironic thing is that had the neighbours told us they were having a party, I'd have sent the kids over to DHs parents for the night. Now they'll have been woken by my dulcet tones screeching at the kids. Hope their hangovers are stinkers

I better go and stop complaining. It's DDs birthday tomorrow so I'm expecting a bit of a houseful today.

Just a quick post from me sorry haven't namechecked everyone, hope all have a good day

Congrats Tummum fab name too, he's got to play for Wales one day with that one

Thanks for the update MrJ glad all is progressing, fingers crossed for good news from neurologist.

Am off to look at your pics on fb Gert

Congratulations, Tummum - I want a labour like yours please! Love the name Gethin as well.

Momino, your comments about having made a life and it not mattering about how the baby arrives made me relax more than anything has for days. (And thanks for the YDH feedback too, good to know)

Anyone else having the most random birth / delivery dreams? After not dreaming about being pregnant at all for the last 8 months, I've had frankly weird dreams about having the baby several times a night for the last week. One of the 'highlights' of last night involved some kind of guerrilla warfare and lots of pg ladies with guns and lots of blood and babies in kind of a warlike jungle / desert setting.... oh god, I've clearly gone mad. I'd like to point out that I'm not violent or aggressive in any way (well, except when DH particularly deserves it!), I'm actually a bit shocked by my dreams. I assume it's because I'm subconsciously worried about the whole birth thing and pain etc. but I'm not sure why as I have no reason to be.

Freaky. Off to look at pastel colours and teddy bears and ribbons and kittens and things. Have lovely Sundays, all.

Reebee - you're not alone - I get weird pregnancy / birth dreams too - in fact, I had one last night, but I can't remember it... just remember waking up a bit scared and had to check that my bump was still there!! Love your last sentence...

Blotted - poor you.... make lots of noise today and tomorrow! They should have told you that they were having a humdinger of a party, though....

ReeBee- I had a dream the other night that I had the baby- a boy- but he had long finger translucent pointy devil fingers and the midwife was clearly freaked out by him. What do we make of that one??? I had dreams all last night that my waters were breaking but I just think it was a bit leaky down there .

blotted Sorry to hear about your bad nights sleep & I hope your day gets better. Your managing to keep blogging has inspired me to make more of an effort with mine. So this morning I've been a good girl and actually done a very quick blog post for the first time in months.... guess the topic? Your jaffa cake loaf and what i did with it

I included a link to your site in the post for everyone to get the recipe which i hope you don't mind?! if you fancy a peek at my cupcakes version of your loaf cake it's here I'm just waiting on the chocolate setting... very impatiently!!!!

I also added you to my blogroll which i'd been meaning to do for ages

saus, febes - thank goodness it isn't just me!

febes, no idea what the devil finger thing could possibly mean (too bizarre for words, surely?!) but it and your reason for waters breaking dreams made me smile. I think that some of my 'it's happening' dreams must just be wishful thinking as well. Sigh.

no wonder we're all tired and irritable with this kind of thing going on when we're asleep!

oh and re fountain wee's i usually open ds's nappy wide but leave it in place unfastened for a min or 2 iyswim on top as sometimes the colder air would produce another wee... that way the fountain wee was caught by the old nappy and didn't hurtle through the air. These days i can usually tell by the shape/angle of his doodah if he's about to wee imminently!

DH is building DS's new wardrobe at the moment with ds's 'help'. Very exciting for me as i can then move ds's clothes into it which means i can unpack all the secret girly baby clothes from under our bed and hang them up. Just have to try make sure no one looks in the baby's wardrobe but sooo excited to see all the lovely rompers/dresses/cardis/tops/etc hanging up ready to use

Congratulations Tummum! How are you feeling? I love the name Gethin. What a super quick birth, well done!

gert I've seen your photos on facebook. What a beautiful baby. I love the name Edith Ann Elaine too, it is very lovely. Elaine would have been the middle name of our little one, had she been a she and not a he!

We've had quite a good night. George was nice and awake between 12ish and 3ish so he got quite a bit of milk in. His big brother woke up at 5.30am so we've had an early start but George and I spent it cuddled up in bed until 8ish, so plenty of rest. He has been far more alert this morning so I am hopeful that he'll have gained weight when he see the midwife this afternoon.

As for me, I am pleased to report after much dread and anticipation...I have had my first poo...and it was absolutely fine. I didn't feel any pain or pulling on my stitches, which was the bit that scared me. It was fine. Honest! In fact I am actually thinking that I might even be able to do this birth thing again! I'm feeling a lot better and have even cleaned the bathroom today.

I know we shouldn't focus on these things, but I have had to send MIL out to buy me some new clothes in a smaller size. My maternity clothes were falling down but my pre-pregnancy comfy yoga pants are also too big. So I am now wearing a smaller dress size that I was pre-pregnancy and I am thrilled. I know that it is down to getting GD and vastly changing the way I eat and exercise, so I really want to keep it up. I am really hungry though, so eating lots of healthy snacks. I am sorry to raise it, but it is a really big deal for me after struggling with my weight for years and years.

On the subject of boys and their wees, did anyone see the episode of Brothers and Sisters where new mother Kitty produced a "peepee teepee" designed to prevent the nappy changer getting an eyeful of wee?

Aw, and now I have seen little Gethin on facebook too. He is beautiful!

Fi Of course I don't mind! I'm flattered, thank you! I'm laughing at the first time Mums-of-boys getting peed on though, like you say you can soon tell if it's going to happen but how many times do you get peed on before you learn?!

Llare It's a nice feeling to be able to go down a clothes size, don't feel embarrassed! You've worked hard for this. I'm really jealous and inspired - hopefully I'll be able to do similar since I've gone from a size 12 to a size 18 between my four pregnancies!

I've gone to look at facebook three times to see baby pics, and got distracted. This pregnancy brain isn't even funny!

Morning!
Llare - sounds like you're settling into life with your new LO really well. I am a bit of a Brothers & Sisters addict and did see that episode
Not suprised you're feeling good about your weight loss - v impressive. As you say though it will be different for different people. My DH told me the other day (tongue in cheek!) that I'd need to lose all the weight within the first few weeks. He himself is decidedly overweight - I think his belly is bigger than mine still at the moment - so I told him I would if he did! He said he'd take me up on it so it might be a summer of diet and get fit for both of us!

Congrats to everyone else on the new babies.
Tummum - that's a fantastic birth and v impressed you're back posting so quickly!

I'm 39 weeks today and am really starting to sympathise with those of you that have had SPD throughout. Particularly first thing in the morning, I can hardly move my legs for pelvic/groin pain. Getting out of bed is a huge operation!

Momino & tummum congratulations! So lovely to hear from you so soon after having them, ans such great birth stories! I do hope quick labours become a theme for all of us, how great would that be!

blotted hope you can all get some rest today.

Gert re swaddling - with dd I just used a large muslim cloth or, if I needed something bigger, a cotton sheet. The important thing was that I could get enough width to really wrap around her so, we did have a couple of smaller blankets but she would just get her arms out in about 5 minutes and it was totally ineffective. If you can find a way of wrapping your happy with, it's brilliant, for me it was a total revelation of how to get her to sleep easily.

emmab it's also because this baby was planned and wanted that I've felt so weird about being nervous now he's nearly here. But it's great to know that it's not unusual to feel like this and that oters have had the same and it's worked out fine.

While I'm here, does anyone mind if I have a whinge? Am not getting much sympathy from anyone else and you lovely lot are always so patient . I am just totally fed up of staying at my FIL's while our house is being renovated - it's all on track to be finished but I just want to be at home with a nice new kitchen (especially with all this talk of cakes!) and I really cannot handle FIL any more. He's very nice and everything and we get on fine but it's just been a bit long for both of us in the same space now. He's so negative about everything, I feel like I'm constantly defending things that are totally unimportant from some unspecified attack from him on what we eat, how I handle dd, every s*dding aspect of everything I ever do - he is incapable of letting a single thing pass without comment. He's being pretty generous letting us stay here but I've just had enough of the whole thing. Plus, as it's the home where dh grew up, I think he's reverting to 'mum does everything' mode and I feel like I am the only one ever doing the dishes, filling/emptying the dishwasher, etc etc (FIL is very 'old generation' and has hardly learned to do these things himself since MIL died 2 years ago).

Plus, I am now getting too uncomfortable to drive but still have 2 weeks left living in the middle of nowhere before we can move back to the city, so have the choice of feeling squashed (and frankly sometimes dangerous, if ds pokes me behind the belly button in the middle of a manoeuvre) or being stuck in the back of beyond all day with FIL and nothing/nobody else for company while I really just want to be in the city and able to see my friends .

So, sorry for the rant - I think I basically woke up hugely pssed off! It was dh's turn for a lie in today, after he got up at 7 yesterday and I slept till 9. The bstard stayed in bed till 11 . I just wish someone would ask me if I could do with a rest at somepoint because I really really could actually.

Ooops nearly forgot - congrats too chocbunnies! You looked lovely and so glad to hear it was a good day.

And finally thanks for the tips re boy baby nappy changes - had been wondering how to deal with that.

Must say I feel better already for the rant...