Due November 09 - 10 days left, who will be next?

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Last chance for a Scorpio, after this weekend they'll all be Sagittarians!

Stay at home as loooong as possible, katster - things will progress faster there, and you'll be happier NOT sitting in a waiting room!

Congrats to Tabbykat and TAsjasmum, and Hobnob, WELL DONE on that VBAC!

tasja congratulations on your little boy!

katster I agree with tamlin - if you can, wait before you go in. It's supposed to be very good to be in familiar, calm environment for as long as possible. They know that you will be coming in and will be ready for you when the time comes.

Let DH look after you, remember your excercises. You will be fine.

Oh, and once you do go, remember that bag!

tasjasmum well done! and welcome Johandre!

katster don't worry about them being busy in labour ward. Once you are there, and ready, they will not leave you alone. They just say that so you don't wander in while 20 mins apart and take up room for people, well people like you!

Sounds like things are moving forward nicely for you though and you are doing well.

And thanks for continuing to post, gives us waiting ladies some entertainment!

Agree with Tamlin and Scorpion though. Stay at home while you can.

I remember my best friend 'doula' being on the phone to hospt, and them saying to her 'when the pain changes' go in, and I did not know what they meant. Then, 5 mins later, it changed and my friend called back and said 'we are on our way!'. Can't explain that change, but you will know when its time.

Pavlov, I am a bit disappointed about your "behavior" ! You could have told us before that you are only going to the hairdresser instead of getting our hopes up for you! So lets at least hope that hobnob is a bit better mannered and disappeared for good reasons.

i was attempting the law of sod. It did not work.

This waiting for baby reminds me an awful lot of being in the air waiting for a landing strip at the airport. You know, when you circle around after making enough of a descent that your ears have popped, then the plane tips, you make a downward descent, only to flatten out, carry on straight and then go up a little, round, and round, and round, then suddenly, wooooooosh, down you go just when you think you cannot hang on for the loo any more! (unless you have been in the bar in an american airport waiting for a delayed flight, in which case you cannot wait and get up anyway!) And your ears bloody hurt on the final descent!

Congrats to hobnob, tabbykat and tasja and fingers crossed for kaster and hope it all goes smoothly for you - sounds like you're doing great.

Ok this end, been discharged from the midwife and saw the health visitor today. Ioan is now 10lb at 2 weeks old so feeding very well and putting on weight at a rapid rate!! DH goes back to work tomorrow so it's my first day on my own. I've booked a hair cut so am hoping that I can get that done with no major mishaps - know once I've done a few days then my confidence will be sorted and all will be good from there.

In fact, to be more precise, it reminds me of a particular trip to NYC last christmas where the plane took a different route due to a headon wind, which added 2 hours onto the journey, so after 10 hours, and the promise of descent after already too long, the wait for the landing strip (1 hour) was agony. This really does remind me of it, just a 9 month journey!

Scarlotti - when i got my hair cut today, there was a lady there bf a baby around 3 months old? She fed the baby, the hairdresser waited for her, then she put the now sleeping baby into the pushchair, and she was sat into a chair right opposite the basins, and put the pushchair next to her seat, so she was able to have a nice relaxing head massage and use the massage chair, while being right next to her well fed sleeping baby! She was happy!

I hope it works out like that for you!

good luck katster!!!! TENS is the biz. And all the best people are born on 24th Nov so make sure you squeeze it out before midnight!

Although I marvel at several points during the day at how my life/actions are so much easier than when pregnant / recovering from c section, I think I've forgotten what it was like to be pregnant already . Wishing you all timely labours!

DD made us all laugh today by saying 'I'd like a baby brother today' and still talking to the baby in my tummy, despite knowing it's 'empty'. All very sweet, but otherwise she's been very attention-seeking.

Crikey, just seen the time - must get to bed. Birth story will have to wait for another time.

Just watched 'Paradox' on telly. What a load of b**cks! That's an hour I won't get back.

scarlotti I hope you have a good day tomorrow.

katster thinking of you. Hope all goes beautifully well.

Night, night all.

katster i am hoping you are sleeping next to baby right now and it went well fot you x

I have a dry sore throat and blocked up nose. I cant sleep. At least it is not piggy flu.

Hope every one had a better night;s sleep than me x

pavlov I'm up too. I always seem to wake at 4am these days. I swear, before I look at the clock I know what 4am looks like.

Sending lots of positive vibes to katster in case she's still in labour.

hobnob was it your birthday yesterday? Hope you had a good one!

Tasja Congratulations and welcome to Johandre! (sorry, don't know how to do e acute)

Just popping in quickly to have a quick catch up. Welcome to all the new babies that have been born since I've been on (sorry, can't remember all the names but Tabby, hobnob and Tasja are some of them I think)

Good luck Kaster and hope it's all gone well.

And good luck labour vibes for the rest of you! I hope things happen for you all soon and you get to meet your lovely little bundles.

All going well here. Loving being a mum of two and, touch wood, everything seems to be settling into a routine pretty nicely. DD1 loves her new baby sister (and now remembers her name with no problems ) and always wants to help out with things, apart from nappy changes, lol! I have settled into a routine of bf'ing during the day and bottle feeding at night. This is working really well as it means I still get to enjoy feeding Leah, but also get a decent nights sleep as she will sleep for 4 hours between bottles (she was feeding every hour when I was bf'ing her at night!). It does mean that by the morning I am fit to burst, but she then gets a good feed first thing in the morning (yesterday the poor girl got covered when it sprayed all over her head )

Making a good recovery from the spd. It still hurts, but it improving well. Physio has said I need to start walking around a bit more to strengthen everything up again. Took Leah out for her first walk in the pushchair yesterday which was nice, although I did a bit too much and was waddling back looking rather silly! Will do a smaller walk today and build it up slowly. I am now really pleased I didn't have an elective c-section though as think things would have been much harder to recover from if I had.

Sorry for writing such an essay!!

southernbelle sounds like things are doing well, the feeding sounds nice and sorted, Leah sounds like a happy contented baby, and glad your other little dd is taking it all so well x

i managed to get a bit more sleep, another hour or so. As normal, dh slept through dd waking. i decided not to kick him out of bed now. He will be doing plenty soon enough .

I have the strangest sleeping pattern at the moment. I was awake from 1:30-4am last night then slept til half 7 when DP gets up for work. Got up to do some washing but I'm exhausted so going back to bed! Sounds wild outside anyway.

Hopefully katster is enjoying newborn cuddles by now. Any progress with you pav?

I still have gloopy leakage (what an expression), been 2 full days now, but still clear or white, no pink tinge yet. DP just said "do it tomorrow so I don't need to go to Parent's Night" (he's a teacher). If only it were that simple!

southern I'm glad feeding is going well for you. Can I ask whether you're feeding expressed milk or formula milk during the night? I've heard of combination feeding but mainly stories of babies not taking the formula well after being breastfed at first.

Good morning!

Sorry, hobnob, bit slow on the hint - happy birthday!

Sorry to hear you're not sleeping too well, pavlov and laugs - it was a wild night, wasn't it? The wind up here was scary - I had dreams of my little car being bashed about from one kerb to the other by it.

southernbelle very good to hear from you and glad all is working out well. I hope the spd clears up quickly for you.

I had my pig jab yesterday so my arm felt really sore at night. Sleeping just on my right side was not pleasant, my hands kept going numb. Aaahh, soon I'll be able to sleep on my back...

claire that's a good question. I'm hoping to bf and to express and do bottles of ebf as soon as possible. Is this what you have in mind, too?

Or should that be bottles of ebm?

Morning all! I hope Katster is in baby joy right now

Toby is settling into a sort of routine now but DH and I are concious that next week he's going to have to fit around the school runs I have to do (three a day!). He sleeps so well, touch wood, at the moment. He sleeps very well in the day and wakes every four hours for feeds at night so far. He's lovely My favourite bits of the day are cuddling him first thing in the morning and smelling that lovely baby smell and giving him a bath in the evening. The Health Visitor is due today. What is it about Health Visitors that put the fear of god into me? My mum used to be one too! I just look at the house and think 'my god she's going to think I am a bad mother'. I'd better get dressed. Toby is having the first of his many naps so I might treat myself to a bath rather than tackle the ironing. Come on babies - nearly there now. November is nearly over. It feels kind of strange that we are graduating to the postnatal thread... It's been such an incredible nine months!

Good morning. Welcome new babies.
Just thought I'd pop my head in and say I'm still here. Any one else feeling kind of depressed. Spent yesterday in bed thinking this is it but alas just strong bh's. Don't think baby will ever appear naturally.

Hi skorpion - My plan at the moment is to bf but I know if I'm exhausted or sore that expressing can help. I'm a bit concerned about coping with nighttime feeds, especially with southern mentioning the hourly feeds!! I also know DP would love to feed the baby as well so wanted to try expressing fairly early. I'm trying to hear from as many people with experience as possible. I think there are a couple on our postnatal thread who give a formula feed as the last bottle before bed to hopefully have a 4hr break. I suppose we just need to see how it goes.

There's still something surreal about all this babytalk!

ninja today i feel rather depressed indeed. I fear this little boy may actually make me wait til monday to be induced. It just seems like he is never coming out. claire no progress, i have gone backwards I think! Any signs your end?

hobnob happy birthday, what a great birthday present to have your little one here with you. I remember my birthday when DD was born, 12 days later. We spent it tidying up and I was a bit about it. It was because my mum was coming to visit from London. She actually stopped a round of chemo so she could come up. DH had arranged it with my sister as a surprise, and it was the best birthday ever, no party, no presents to open, nothing but my family with me. Perfect.

Here is hoping we might get a bit of sunshine today to shake off our sad moods, for those feeling down.

for those making any progress, good luck !

Aw Toby and Leah sound like perfect little babies. I can't wait for that baby smell.

I had the world's most laidback Health Visitor (who instructed me to drink a glass of wine or two each night as soon as DD went to bed), but the idea of them still terrifies me. Our flat is chaotic at the best of times. I remember the first time she came round after DD was born and someone had left these empty cans of lager in the sink . My parents were staying and they and DH had probably had one drink each to wet the baby's head (not sure why the empties ended up in the sink though) but I was so embarrassed as soon as I realised!

Claire I am under strict instructions from DH too as he has exams next Monday and Thursday - so the baby either has to come a reasonable time before ie. NOW, or after the 2nd one. It's so straightforward...

Skorpion I had the SF jab yesterday too. My arm is sore but otherwise feel fine. I was also told that DD will be offered it, so there's another dilemma to worry about. I hope your car survived the night!

ninja I was wondering if you'd gone into labour. Didn't like to ask and jinx it. Sorry you're feeling down. The baby will come and soon enough you'll be wishing for one more day with nothing to do but please yourself. Can you get out and see a friend/ do something nice?

claire I've heard that the problem with giving formula feeds at night is that it might mess with your milk supply (which is based on demand). I've never tried it though so I don't know. I think the best way I handled it was to try think by a 24 hour clock for a while - sleep in the day when the baby does and try not to worry too much about all the sleep you're missing at night. They do sleep a lot in the early days, so in theory that should work, but it is still very tiring.