Due in June 15 - The competition for first baby is on!!

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Crisp and clean new thread....can't you just smell that new baby aroma!!

Thanks Uwila, I was meaning to go back through the old threads as I knew you'd mentioned Alex's planned middle names. Glad to hear he is sleeping (generally) well!

Just got back from meeting up with two of my brothers, with a total of four children aged from 3 and a bit to one and a bit. Quite tired now! But we also have a carload of baby gear from my sister-in-law so well worth it.

Lee, thanks for the update about Lynny, hope she's doing okay.

Tea, here's the URL of the stats page:

www.phancy.plus.com/Junies.htm

Hope that works.

Pink, best of luck for the exams, I truly don't know how you are even managing to attend them.

congratulations again uwila!

Well nothing happening here, all stopped by lunchtime on friday and nothing since. Saw midwife on fri and she said baby's head was engaged so the contractions were probabaly that!

just wish i knew when it was all going to kick off!!

Evening all!

McMudda - happy birthday for tuesday if I miss you

Hi Uwila! So is Alex sleeping in the bed with you? Hope you're looking after your scar and not having to pick DD up too much - gosh, it must be hard work having a toddler and a tiny baby, I don't know how anyone does it!

Hi Katz - i was wondering what had happened with you! Thought we might have another May Junie!

Pink - good luck with the rest of your exams on Tuesday - are they the last ones?

Tea - so did you tear then last time? I haven't done any perenial massage - I know I should. Is it too late to start now at 36+3 weeks do you think?

Hope everyone's well and not too worried about anything x

Have you seen the birth announcements? Mirage has had a little girl, two weeks early!

Lynny, hope things are improving - Lee, if you have time please keep us updated. Hope things aren't too stressful at home for you.

Teabelly, so the 'excitement' of the match didn't bring on labour then? Hope you and DH are now talking . I was lucky with my DH - he didn't like football when we met but I have converted him into a Wednesday fan as well, so no arguments here (well there are, just not about football).

Trib, the stats page is fantastic. And brilliant news about your brother too, you must all be so relieved.

Lua, glad you are ok. Have a lovely time with your sister - is she staying long?

Charleypops, are you going to see your midwife for another check-up? No words of advice really, just hope it isn't anything worrying. It's a good opportunity for you to take things easy though.

Happy birthday to your DD Lippy for tomorrow, and to you Mcmudda for Tuesday.

Good luck in your exams on Tuesday Pink! Are you finished after that?

Uwila, what's it like being a mum of two???? Is it as frightening as it sounds? You're home quicker than I thought you would be. Did your DH cope ok looking after DD?

Bubbs, how's the tea? Had a cup of it myself tonight.

Katz, was surprised to see you posting tonight, I thought you'd only be popping up on the birth announcements page. I've been having quite a few period-type pains, so I'm wondering whether this is because the head is engaging too? I hope it's not labour, I've got the big match next Sunday.

Phew, it's a full time job keeping up on here. Right, off to read the paper and try and get an early night (DH was out boozing/watching the football yesterday, and blimey he did make a lot of noise trying to be quiet when he got in last night).

hi mrs w-the tea actually wasnt as bad as i thought it would be.ive also just been over to the birth announcements to congratulate mirage-cant believe all these early babies.
im also getting period type pains and a bit of an ache in the lower bump so maybe it is the head engaging as i was told last week that the head wasnt engaged!
getting really fed up now with not being able to do things without loads of effort and not being able to sleep comfortably.ive had enough so i hope the baby does come early.think the worst bit is the not knowing when its going to happen

That's the weird thing isn't it? There's all this big build up for the baby arriving, but we don't actually know when it's going to happen. It's like someone keeps moving Christmas Day!

its horrid!
i keep getting visions of not getting to the hospital on time and giving birth in a lay-by on the way-ha ha!!
dh is going to see star wars on tuesday so im keeping my fingers(and legs!)crossed that it doesnt happen then

Make sure he takes his mobile with him!

(and keep some plastic sheeting in the car...just in case of emergencies )

Right, it really is my bed time now. All those late night loo trips take their toll after a while...

Wow - just updated the stats for Mirage's little girl, I swear I think all the Junie babies want to come in May

latest baby stats

Evening everyone

Pink, good luck for the up-coming exams, can't be easy.

We're moving out for a couple of nights when the floor is sanded, so I may not be around much.

Love to all xxx

Hope everyone is ok and feeling not too awful.

I should really be revising just now but I'm procrastinating. I am not prepared for my closed text exams to be honest. Oh well. Thanks for the good luck vibes.

I better write my birth plan and stick it in my pregnancy notes as by the climate of this june thread Bubba might make an early appearance. Though he could turn up after tuesday because I am resigned to the fact he's going ot be a gemini so I expect him to be neatly born by 20th of june

trib-the baby stats is really good.i did wonder why you'd used blue but now i understand as theres some pink on there-doh!!!

What's it like having 2 -- well it's a bit soon to judge. I was trying to sort out my feeding schedule a la Gina Forn earlier tonight and co-ordinate it with DD's activities, nap time, etc. And, well, it's getting a bit much even for me.

I am happy however that breast feeding appears to be a bit more of a success this time.

Hi all
and
CONGRATS TO UWILA and MIRAGE.

I have been having Raseberry leaf tea with honey, it's quite good. My midwife/yoga herbilist knower of all pregnancy matters, thinks the tea works better than the capsules.

But it still seems strange to me how a leaf is going to help tone your uterus

I have had a strange metallic taste in my mouth lately and am a bit teary today- wonder if there weird labour preludes????

looking forward to more news.

Morning all

Checking in early whilst ds is still asleep!

Congratulations to the Mirage family...we certainly do seem to have alot of babes that don't want to hang around ...except mine of course whose been teasing me, is due this saturday, and will probably be 12 days late!

Uki - hi ya , they do say that you get teary just before the onset of labour so maybe...?

Happy birthday to your dd Lippy, hope you all have a fab day.

Happy birthday for tomorrow McMudda, and enjoy your chinese...but no black bean sauce...my sister swears by this to bring on labour...did twice for her!

Pink - fingers crossed for the exams on tuesday

Trib - thanx for the link, works perfectly

Charley - shouldn't really be saying this but yup tore like a trouper last time. Apparently this had alot to do with ds doing a superman impression with his arm when he came out ...but as I'd had an epi I didn't feel a thing and it all healed very quickly ...I just rememeber the mw saying 'oh it's a tapestry down here...' and '...well I'll put in one more stitch for luck!'

Right now that I've scared everyone silly I'm gonna love ya and leave ya!

Big congrats to Mirage - very well done on being so quick too - helps me with the sweep!
Uwila - great to hear from you and so glad that everything sounds like it's going so well.
Hello to everyone else too - I'm sleeping really very badly now and have next to no energy - will go back to bed once dd and dh have gone to nursery and work and catch up with you all later. Sorry for not catching up with everything now x

Morning everyone

Hope we're all well this morning. Can't believe another June baby has arrived in May - congratulations mirage!

Welcome home Uwila - glad all went well, fantastic that you're back home already.

Pink - good luck with the exams, I'm full of awe at you managing to do them, my brain is almost entirely mush at this point.

Happy birthday to McMudda and to Lippy's dd.

How was Ewan, Welshie? DS has been watching Phantom Menace on a continuous loop this weekend, and I did think enviously of you seeing him in the flesh...

Ok, back to the end of year accounts, my brain can't cope with them at all, I'm just staring at this Excel spreadsheet full of numbers that I don't recognise at all. Hmm, hope the accountant can make better sense of them than I can.

Morning All,

Uwila, lovely to hear from you and glad Alex and your recovery are going so well.

Congratulations to Mirage and family. Our first Junie little girl!!! Lets hope all of us have such a quick labour .

Welshie, I?m sleeping really badly now as well. I?m lying awake for hours, listening to DH snore, then he has the nerve to tell me this am that he?s feeling knackered from lack of sleep. I would kill to get 6-7 hours at the moment, so I?m afraid I wasn?t too sympathetic to his cause .

I went to see Ewan yesterday as well. He was lovely, as per usual. Its worth going to see, just to watch a supposedly heavily prgt Natalie Portman sprightly leap down the steps of her spaceship and race over to hug Anakin. I did snort with laughter at that point.

I?m stuck in the house today, waiting for my cot delivery. V. disappointed with Mothercare. They refuse to pin down deliveries further than between 8:30am to 6pm. Not terribly helpful.

Hope everyone is feeling fine and well today.

Morning all! Another one popped I can't believe it!

Hope you're all feeling well as you can

I can't get behind the steering wheel of my car anymore so I'm housebound now - argh!!!

Uki - the raspberry leaf tea drink is low dose, capsules are stronger and tablets strnger still. My m/w blames me taking the tablets at 37 wks for ds turning up at 38 wks so who knows! It certainly didn't speed up the actual labour though - 2 days of latent (blimmin agony) labour then actual labour for a day and a half and an emergency section - no idea if my uterus was toned or not!!

Have given dh his instructions for posting birth announcement and updates on here - hope he doesn't get sucked in! Although he's been posting under various guises for a couple of years now when I make him get his debating hat on so I should be safe

Ds wants to play on the cbeebies site now - anything for a quiet life - better be off. No more babies until I get back please ladies

Hi everyone

Isn't it quiet?! I've a feeling the only thing that giving birth and looking after wee babies are the only things that will truly shut us up!!

So, dd is 2 today, ahh, where did the time go??

The builders are still traipsing through my house I can't wait to see the back of them. As builders go, they've been good, but not impressive in any way really.

I am going to begin drinking raspberry leaf tea as of 36 weeks (Friday) and bounce on my Swiss ball

Happy Birthday to your dd Lippy - hope you have a great day. Give yourself a pat on the back for all you've achieved - I think these early parties should be a celebration of us managing to be parents too.
Greetings to you to Mcmudda - hope you have a big slice of cake at some point.
JonahB - isn't not sleeping just crap. I'm not even uncomfortable and I'm still not needing to wee either (breech baby, high up) and I still can't sleep. I keep thinking SLEEP GIRL store up your energy - fat chance. Luckily I could go back to bed for 2 hours today which was bliss, might need anothher kip this afternoon too.
Now on to business....my goodness but Ewan is sexy. I mean he really genuinely does have 'it'. I was transfixed. With my critical hat on as a musical star he was overshadowed by the woman from Ally McBeal who was amazing. If you know 'Guys and Dolls' he wasn't masterful enough as Sky BUT frankly who cares - honestly he was just so damned gorgeous. Anyway I should stop now as I sound about 14 I predict Ewan will grow in confidence and it will be a huge huge hit.

Hello all
Lippy - Happy Birthday to your dd! Hope you have a lovely day.
Pink - Good Luck for your exams tomorrow.
McMudda - Happy Birthday for tomorrow and hope you enjoy your Chinese. That is something I really miss out here. I haven't found anywhere yet quite as good as our local in the UK.
Jonah - Thanks for the bra advice and I hope your cot arrives soon.
Uwila - It is so good to hear from you and glad b/f is easier this time round. How is your dd with the new arrival and did DH cope with her alone .
Hi Bubb
Trib - Great you got all that baby stuff. With all your family with children you have alot of people to get advice from which will be useful too. Fab stats page.
Kat - Glad you are OK and at least the head is engaged. It won't be long.
Charley - Hope all goes well tomorrow with your scan etc.
Congratualtions to Mirage too! I can't beleive how many early babies there are. I hope it bodes well for me too....
Mrs W - lol at moving xmas day. That is so true.
Hi Uki - I have been very tearful the last week or so too. I have been completely overreacting to things (sobbing uncontrollably when my birth ball burst etc. This is now fixed thanks to DH.) But I am better now than I was so I hope your hormones settle too. It is horrible feeling so out of control and sad.
Tea - Ow ow ow for last time. Fingers crossed for an easier time this time round.
Mrs F - Good Luck with those accounts. Numbers jump around on pages for me at the best of times let alone when heavily pregnant!
Welshie - Tell us all about Ewan mmmmmmm.
DH announced he liked the name Ewan last night but I can hardly name my son (if I have one) after someone I fancy......can I??
Well I tried to pack yesterday......and I am nearly there. The babies stuff is all in a pile ready for a bag. When I was doing my stuff though I realised that I have lost my nice lightweight cotton dressing gown and I have no nightshirts . I sleep in old t-shirts and have told DH that I am not having all those early photos of the baby taken with me in a faded t-shirt emblazoned with Blackthorn or Coca-cola. So I have a bit more shopping to do. I need to get my nursing bras anyway and so I am going to treat myself to something really nice to wear. I also need a toothbrush (ours is electric) and disposable nappies for dd as she is off to a friends and I can't inflict cloth on them as they are doing me such a favour. I also am having a crisis about my coming home clothes as I have no idea what will fit suitably and it will be so hot. I think I have decided on shorts and a t-shirt but this combo will not be helping me in the glamour stakes. It was easier in the UK as the weather was easier to have clothes for, although not as predictable admittedly. DH has his jobs now too. He is in charge of getting phone numbers ready and the camcorder ready too. I also did a huge shop today and spent three times as much as usual so I think my stocking up/nesting may have kicked in.
Realistically if I have to go to the hospital today I will have what I need so I am calmer. I still cannot say that my bag is packed though. Arrgh. I don't want to stay in if we go to Limassol so that makes it hard to know what to pack too where as if I get to the private clinic (still not confirmed) I may well want a couple of days there to get to know my new baby..... It is unsettling. Right am off to put my feet up for half an hour. Take care all xx

Welshie - x-posted (My essay took too long .
I am off to watch Moulin Rouge now to get a Ewan fix mmmmmmmm

Hello everyone!
Thanks to everyone for your congratulations - and congrats to Cobweb and Uwila!
I'm now out of hospital - but sadly Samuel isn't. He hasn't quite been able to shake his newborn jaundice and they're keeping him in and treating him with UV light. No idea how long it'll take - 2-4 days maybe, the doctor said. Of course I'm pretty upset and worried about him, but the doctors say this is very common and doesn't at all mean something is seriously wrong with him, so we just have to hope for the best. They've given me/us a private room at the hospital and they'll fetch me for breastfeeding in the breaks between his four-hour bouts under the lamp. He's feeding fairly well, although it takes ages - he feeds for an hour to get 45g of milk out of me (they've been getting me to weigh him before and after every feeding), and because he's small and jaundiced I've been having to feed him formula to supplement my milk - but my milk only came in on Sat afternoon and the last couple of days have been pretty stressful, but with the private room and being able to come home for a couple of hours at a time I hope I should begin to feel better and the milk production should increase. I just wanted to post - will read through the thread now!

Oh, congrats Mirage!