Arrivals
Lemontop - Isaac 30th Sept, 6lb
Imminent Broodzilla Waiting
Koumak dd 28 Oct, 36+5
Ursigurke dd 31 Oct; 36+2
Broodzilla dd 2 Nov; 36+0
Fruitpastels dd 4 Nov; 35+5
Comma dd 4 Nov; 35+5
Maman2tom; 35+5
Tamlin dd 5 Nov; 35+4
Trikken dd 6 Nov; 35+3
Fubble dd 6 Nov; 35+3
Hobnob57 dd 6 Nov; 35+3
Scarlotti dd 6 Nov; 35+3
Misssese dd 7 Nov; 35+4
Eeyore2 dd 8 Nov; 35+1
Wizzywoo dd 8 Nov: 35+1
Helips dd 9 Nov; 35+0
Kyte dd 10 Nov; 34+0 (due to cs)
Becky dd 14 Nov; 34+2
Tigger dd 14 Nov; 34+2
Southernbelle77 dd 14 Nov; 34+2
ErikaMaye dd 16 Nov; 34+0
Easyeggs dd 17 Nov; 33+6
Pavlovtheforgetfulcat dd 18 Nov; 33+5
Ninjacat edd End(ish) Nov
Katster37 dd 21 Nov; 33+2
Bumpyandfrumpy DD 22 Nov; 33+1
Longwayaway dd 23 Nov; 33+0
Mumsiebumsie dd 26 Nov; 32+4
Laugs dd 26 Nov; 32+4
Skorpion dd 29 Nov; 32+1
Claired21 dd 29 Nov; 32+1
Raggie dd 30 Nov; 32+0
Sassmonkey dd 30 Nov; 32
Hooray, my internet connection has finally sorted itself out and I can get back in touch with everyone again! I've added myself to the list as if I'd done it yesterday, IYSWIM...
Laugs and Lissyglitter Are you planning another meet up at all? I've spent the morning on MN and Facebook since my internet has been fixed (it's been on the blink for over a week) and just saw Lissy's invitation - sorry for very late RSVP! It sounds like you both had a lovely time with your little ones.
And OMG - I'm out of the loop for a week and a bouncing baby arrives and another one is getting ready to pop out! Huge congratulations Lemontop, I'm soooo pleased for you and hope that Isaac continues to thrive. Broodzilla I'm thinking of you and will have to keep checking back all day to see if there's any news!
Well, a lot has gone on in the Wizzy household over the past week. All week I was frantically nesting and just couldn't sleep for wanting to get things done before the baby comes. It was DD's 2nd birthday on Thursday, which was slightly marred by a consultant appointment (more on that later) and then I spent all of Friday making an Upsy Daisy cake for her party on Saturday.
She wasn't going to have a party, but it turned out that loads of family would all be up in the area at the same time this weekend so it seemed easier to invite everyone round here for a knees up than try and get to see everyone separately. It was a really good day and everyone enjoyed themselves although I was shattered afterwards. I had bad BH's on Saturday night though and kept getting woken up, obviously a sign I'd been doing too much.
On Sunday, I noticed I'd had a show during one of my many toilet trips. I rang the hospital who asked me to come in especially since I'd been having BH's the day before. As I am only 35 weeks, they wanted to use a speculum to examine me as they're not allowed to use their hands. Unfortunately due to the tearing, episiotomy and stitching I had after DD, I was in so much pain when they tried to do it, they gave it up and said that whilst it probably was the mucus plug coming away from my description, apparently it's quite common in second and subsequent pregnancies to have a show but it doesn't necessarily mean that labour is imminent. Your body can also produce another mucus plug if the baby isn't ready to come out at that time. They told me to come back if there are any more signs of labour but aside from the usual BH's occasionally, there's nothing to note here.
So, to the consultant appointment. I was pretty miffed, as I'd been offered a CS at a previous appointment by her registrar and came to the decision after a lot of soul-searching that I would have one. At the time, I was told that was fine and I'd be given a date at the next appointment (the one last week). When I got there, the consultant point blank asked me what I thought the benefits would be about having a CS and went on to lecture me about mothers who think they're taking the easy option by having one. I explained that I'd spoken to another two consultants regarding the baby's condition and my low estriol level and they'd advised I consider a CS but she told me that she was the most experienced obstetrician in the north when it comes to this condition and that she has seen increasing numbers of women who are going into labour and dilating with no problem despite low estriol levels.
She gave me until yesterday to think things through and once I'd calmed down at her insinuation that I was too posh to push, I've decided that I would like to try another natural labour, particularly as it looks like I'm going to need an op to 'refashion' my perineum anyway at some point, so if they need to do another episiotomy, so be it provided they use local anaesthetic this time.
Did anyone else have tearing/episiotomy first time round and go on to have normal delivery second time? My consultant is hopeful that I'll come away with my bits intact this time but I'm still really nervous...
I also saw a consultant about having my gall bladder out yesterday and I'm having surgery on 10th December - I'm bizarrely excited, as I'll be able to eat chocolate, red meat, anything I want pretty much again hooray! I'm in denial about the needles and surgery, just thinking about a big juicy steak or a curry at this moment in time!
So, I'm joining the majority of you with watching and waiting for any twinges to turn into something more... I'm actually really excited and can't believe that we're all going to have babies soon!! Let's hope we hear some news from Broodzilla soon