Due Jan 2010 - the final countdown and singing Auld Lang Syne to our bumps

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Last thread nearly full - so here goes - our last hurdle....

Midwife just been and said I have to go to hospital tomorrow or thur with Olivia as she thinks she is still jaundice .

Right, here's my moans....

Every single visit has brought a different midwife so she has never seen Olivia before.

The last midwife said she'd only have to be taken in if there was NO IMPROVEMENT.
There's massive improvement. Her eyeballs were bright yellow as was her skin. Now her eyes are white and her skin has more of a rosey glow.

I had said earlier the day feeds were a mess and she hardly fed resulting in her trying to feed off empty breasts ALL evening. I decided to stay in and concentrate on feeding and expressing to build up a supply (been trying to do too much).

This hospital appointment means hanging around all day, in hospital and not being able to express and probably struggle more to feed.

It doesn't make sense to go out in snow, sit in waiting room all day with the sniffers and coughers, just to be seen by a pead who will no doubt say, oh she's fine. My DS was more jaundice at this stage than DD.
Just annoys me that this midwife has never seen her to gauge if there is an improvement or not.

Sorry, rant over. Im just getting more and more stressed about feeding I think.

Got visitors coming at 2 so better put bronzer on so they think I have a pulse!!

liskey Congratulations on the arrival of little Ellie!!!

CTFN hoping all is going OK and you are busy with baby by now!

WMDO eugh I hate midwives like that, I'd suggest you use your own judgment on that one. If the whites of her eyes are not jaundiced then she has made a huge improvement and most people wouldn't even think she was jaundiced at all, that tends to be how it is determined. If she isn't going to be the same mw that next sees you it probably doesn't matter! Could you go to your GP instead and get their opinion? In all likelihood they will say she is fine and steadily improving, if they write that in her book and then you continue as you are you should be fine. Most GPs disagree with midwives anyway (no offence to any MWs out there, but I have met 2 amazing ones and at least 10 useless ones). You're doing really well persevering with the feeding etc, don't take it to heart.

sixmincepies happy birthday!!!

Midwife been and Jacob has finally regained his birth weight yipee
On the down side she told me I'd got to take him straight to doctors as he had a dry mouth and really bunged up.
Gp was lovely gave him some nose drops and said it was viral but as he's not feeding well she wants to see him again tomorrow hopefully he picks up soon.

Hopefully ctofn is having lovely cuddles

wmdo hope you get on okay at hospital and Olivia turns a corner soon. Jacob had 2 days photo therapy whilst he was NICU.

Just got a text from CTFN!!!!

She has had a baby girl, Olivia Iris, born at 12.51 weighing 6.2lbs!

So she is no doubt enjoying lots of lovely baby cuddles!

Congrats CTFN and welcome to another lovely Olivia!

Here's the new list then...

1 singalongamumum (DS 18mth)
1 TheMinnieBauble - 1st - boy
2 Lisylou1980
2 Liny - Nottinghamsire - girl
3 salvadory
3 sunshinejanuary - South London
3 Bethoo (DS 2 DD 8 mon)- Wiltshire
4 pepa (DS 3.5, DD 18mth) Toronto, Canada
4 Fraochsmum (1st baby)
5 Jasmeeen (DS1 6yrs, DS2 3 yrs, DC3 gender unknown)
6 oomska (DD 13mo)
6 crumpette (2nd DC)
6 gizzy1973 (1st baby)
6 Fakeplastictrees (1st baby, Sevenoaks)
8 STA1mum (DS15mth)
9 bigpreggybelly (1st baby)
10 Zen1980 (1st baby)
10 lizzylu (DS 14mths)
10 Somewhathorrified
10 kittykat765 (DS 19mth) - Bristol
11 mistletoekisses (DS 2.3 yrs) - another boy!
11 Katiei (DS)
11 anastaisia (dd b2005)
11 lilacpink (DD 3)
12 JoInScotland - 1st baby, Scotland
12 roastbeef
12 quirkychick (DD 4, Norfolk)
13 skidoodle (DD 13mo)
13 LessThenIdeal
13 Sleepingalot - Sheffield
14 Thingiebob - 1st baby (girl) London
15 lynchy09 (DS14mth)
15 MrsVik - 1st baby - girl.
15 Sersi (DS1 6, DS2 4) - Herts
15 Worriedunfortunately (DD 4y)
16 Partyofsixsoontobeseven / SixMincePiesSoontobeSeven (DS 16yrs, DD 11yrs, DD 7yrs, DD 6yrs)- Surprise
16 DesertFairy (DD3)
16 ILoveDolly
17 slightlybonkers (DS 3yo)
17 MrsStripey (DS15mo)
17 showmethemummy/TheGruffalo DD4; DD2. girl
18 alfiesmadmother (DS1 7,DS2 5 and DS3 3)
18 Southwestwhippet
18 Sockmonkey (DS6 DS4) - Notts - Girl
18 Fififorgot (DD 3.5)
19 SuiGeneris
19 DeeMented
19 ampster (DS 18mo)- London E14 - Girl
20 sooooexcited (DS 2)
20 verytiredmummy (DS)
20 Totalmisfit (DD 3.4) - Norfolk
20 helenabeth (DS1 4.5, DS2 20mths)
21 Mowmi - Surrey
21 nomorebboze - nr durham
23 AutumnAir
23 Noodlesforbreakfast (DS 20mths) - girl
24 Sazlocks (DS 20mo) - surprise
24 Blocka (DD 32mo) - North East
24 Laura233
24 coffeeicecream (DS 9mo) - NW London
24 MamaLazarou
24 Biccy (DD 3)
24 Fibilou (1st baby) - girl
25 FlightofFancy - Surrey
25 Iateallthecreameggsyummy / HurryDowntheChimney
25 MissChatterbox (DD 4.5 DD2 2.5)
25 chickbean (DS1 3.3, DS2 1.3) - Harrogate -surprise
27 Happybump (DS 19mo)
27 Devotion (DD 6YRS & DD 3YRS)Faran for boy / Sylvie for girl so far...
27 Mama2b5 (DD-15,DD-8,DS-10,DS-4) - S London - Isaiah !!/Aaron ??
28 Brasso4 - Peterborough - girl - 1st baby
29 yangymac (DD 4) - girl
20 laurawantsababy (dd 1yo)
30 GetThePartyStarted
30 nervoussara - Brighton
31 IrrationalMother (DS 18mo)
32 Mrsjammi 23rd January - DS1 14, DS2 20 months, DSD 13, DSS 18

ARRIVED
1st Dec - Missmarjoribanks - boy Thomas William Francis (33+4)
10th Dec - ClaireDB - girl Mira - 5lb 11.5oz (36+5)
11th Dec - Alibobins - boy Jacob, 6lbs 1oz (37weeks)
14th Dec - londonlottie - twin girls Juliet 6lb 1 and Eve 5lb 6 (35+5)
15 Dec - Whensmydayoff - girl Olivia - 6lb (36+6)
22 Dec - Liskey - girl Ellie - 5.5lbs
24 Dec - timmette/shinybaubles - boy Oliver - 7lb
29 Dec - CantThinkofFunnyName - girl Olivia Iris - 6.2lbs

Congrats CTOFN !!

Congratulations to all the new mums but especially CTOFN!

Congrats CTFN great name great weight - ha!!

Congratulations CTOFN! Great news. All these babes arriving is making me want to meet mine sooo much! But, I keep talking to the bump telling him/her to stay put, as it's too early yet, and I really do want to birth at home, so need the time to get this annoying anaemia thing sorted.

Somewhat, my lot were definitely wanting hot water bottles to warm up the towels to rub baby down with. And they don't bring anything to the house in advance, they hold it all at their office (which is a 3 min drive from my house) and will pick it up on the way to me. Was thinking about your 'no naked flames' thing, and wondered if they'd allow you to have lanterns? You still get the effect of candlelight, but it's not strictly a 'naked' flame. I had candles in my hospital room last time....

Am back, cake baking sesh with DS, house smells yummy! Am catching up with all the posts.

Bethoo - good to hear from you, but sorry to hear that XDP is being so horrible.
You sound as though you are doing really well despite it all.

Sixmince - Happy Birthday! Hope you are having a lovely day.

Liskey - photos of your LO are lovely!

Sazlocks - how did you get on with your consultant appt? Did you get a section booked?

WMDO - am not speaking from experience, but just repeating some advice I remember reading on the bfeeding boards. Do you have the time to babymoon? And by that I mean spend a few days in bed with your bub. Lots of skin to skin, feeding on demand. Totally concentrating on feeding your bub. Is apparently meant to be one of the best things for increasing milk supply. No idea whether it is feasible for you.

Ali - great news on Jacob!

Hello to everyone else posting! Hope everyone is well. I want my bub to arrive now!

Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

Congratulations CTOFN - great news!!!

Bet you are so relieved this pregnancy is all over for you and you can concentrate on healing and getting to know your little girl. Lovely name too.

I'm getting jealous hearing about all these babies, can not wait to meet mine now. Hopefully not for a couple of weeks yet.

whensmydayoff - that is so annoying, the same mw should be going to see you so they can see if there is an improvement. Just like pregnancy you rarely see the same mw, its rubbish. Sounds like she is improving though lots but I guess a check up wont hurt. I would just bring you expresser and say you need a room to sit and express in while you are there.

alibobins - Hope Jacobs sniffles go soon and hooray on the weight gain x

somewhathorrified - my poor friend who I borrowed it off never got to use it, her labour was two hours long and they didnt even get to start filling it.

Although I would not complain about having a two hour labour

Mama2b5 - i will probably go over

with last dd age 3.5 i was convinced i was going into labour for two whole weeks every night... dh got fed up. one day i even thought my waters broke and was embarassed to be told by mw at hospital that it was just wee

last time i didnt engage until well into labour and this time i have been fully engaged since two weeks ago so i guess all the pressure and pains is from that, drying my feet and bending over hurts now and i cant walk far. 1st pregnancy i went for an 90minute walk day before i was due, there is no way i could do that now. i wee everytime i move

you will probably go before me

Ctofn great news!

biccy the naked flame thing is about the G&A canisters that are in the room with you, in hospital it's pumped from big canisters to the beds. So don't think you could even use a lantern as it's still a naked flame (unless you use an electric one, which doesn't exactly have the same ambiance).

What lovely photos Liskey!
Mega congratulations to cantthink - I really hope that is the end to your horrible ailments
Got my mummy arriving from Lincolnshire tomorrow and had a lovely phonecall from her and my 2 sisters who are all together in Glasgow - just wish I could be there too!
I'm with you on the bending over devotion! DH got a fire call when we were walking the dogs earlier and I very nearly told him not to bother - the thought of having the pair of them alone and a very large torch was not appealing. However I just took the leads and managed to avoid any other dogs till he got back - if I'm along I go where they don't have to be on a lead at all
Happy birthday sixmince xxx

Evening all
huge congrats CTOFN - lovely news - hope your recovery is quick.
alibobins well done on Jacob weight gain
Devotion - thanks for your input - I planned a homebirth with DS and ended up with a C section after all manner of intervention. I am under no illusion about why a VBAC would be preferable in some ways to having major surgery again.
I have been told that it is medically advisable for me to give birth in the consultant led unit so the plan has always been hospital this time. I think the last minute nerves are down to feeling that any type of control I have tried to exert over the type of birth I want this time have been thwarted.
I went to see the consultant today and we reached a compromise that I feel happy with. Namely I will see if I go into spontaneous labour and will go with it if I do (albeit with no induction, no syntocinon and there will need to be a bloody good reason why I have an assisted delivery) and if not then I am now booked in for a c section on 40+3. I have also agreed with the consultant that if I end up labouring and need an assisted delivery, that she will do it if she is there as she does them all day every day. If I have to have one then I would rather have someone very experienced doing it.

Sorry I am venting all of this on this thread but I really appreciate having a place to say it all out loud (if that makes sense) and to have your input.

Hi all

I haven't really contributed on this thread except to lurk and follow all your progress.

Congratulations to all those who have had their babies early!

I'm 37 +5 days today. On Boxing Day morning I had a bit of a clear snotty show then that evening lots of pains which were quite regular but not too bad, until they stopped at 4am in the morning. I'm guessing it was false labour? Anyone had that yet?
I'm hoping baby will stay in and bake a bit longer!

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas.

hello,

Well, i've been a little remiss in my posting and haven't been on here since... ahem..... april? You guys are pretty prolific and i couldn't keep up

Anyway, just wanted to say Congratulations to those who have met their wee ones already... and best of luck to everyone else waiting for the off!!

Happy New year to you all!

Thank you all for the birthday wishes.

Not holding the present I really wanted but as cant said this morning my little mince pie still needs warming.

Welcome baby Olivia, fab birthday by the way, cant hope your not to sore and enjoying baby snuggling.

Hope you all had a good day.

Welcome thingie

I'm with mistle I want my baby nowwwwwww!

I haven't been on for a while and it seems like lots has been happening.

Congratulations on all the babies that have arrived!

Sazlocks, I think your birth plan is a good compromise. Sounds like you made your feelings quite clear and that the consultant was understanding. I can totally understand why you want to avoid an assisted delivery.

WMDO - hopefully the hospital will say that there is nothing to worry about. The midwife should have seen her more than once before insisting you have to go to hospital.

My elective c-section is in a week when I will be 39 weeks (absolutlely no way I am repeating the birth eexperience of DS1) which seems scarily close. We're definitely not ready for DC3 to be born - this pregnancy has sped by.

Had my leg and bikini wax in preparation tonight but still haven't managed to get anything out of the loft for the baby yet....

Sazlocks - sounds like you have a plan I hope you feel more relaxed now that you know what your options will be. Sounds like you are in good hands x

Thingiebob - i'm 36 weeks tomorrow and had a snotty clear show today too but no contractions or anything else so I guess maybe its just an increase in discharge, i remember getting that the last two weeks last time.

jasmeeen - you just reminded me, i need a good waxing too, can not put dh and mw through it ... i can no longer see whats down there

Just really hope baby does not decide to come when dh goes away on NYE, he will be back in the country New Years Day evening anyway so its not that long.

This will be my first ever NYE that I have spent alone, well girls are here but will be tucked up in bed. I am just so excited about baby coming soon that I am not bothered anyway.

Hope everyone is well and getting organised, never did get to sterilsie pool today, just so lazy right now. Feel like a real sloth!

Thinking of CTOFN holding her little Olivia - ahhhhhh

x

Congratulations to CTOFN and baby Olivia. Hope all your pregnancy ills are well over & done with and you recover quickly.

Hello everyone else! Hope you have a great day.
Anyone got plans for New Years? TBH I'm not sure I can be bothered to stay up till midnight, but DH will be disappointed if I don't.

Anyone else finding turning over in bed painful? Not just a big effort, but I can really feel baby's head grinding in my pelvis.

NYE for us will be a quiet night in. Mind you we're not party animals at the best of times!

Sockmonkey, turning over in bed is painful for me too. I have one of those pregnancy body pillows which has been great for sleeping up until a few weeks ago but is now not helping that much. I'm not getting a lot of sleep at all at the moment what with aching legs/cramps, sore bump, needing the loo constantly, etc. Just can't get comfortable.

Devotion, I feel better for being waxed. Have to confess I've been a bit lax on the hair removal front lately . Not that the midwives and surgeons care but I'll feel slightly more dignified!