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....

Morning everyone - just want to post something positive and not moany - my little girl is sooooo beautiful and I love her so much! .

Mistletoe - I'm sure everything is fine with your LO but as always, if you feel worried, always get it checked out. Remember I'm your text buddy!!

Have more visitors planned today which = more presents, hopefully of the pink coloured clothes variety

Happy January everyone else and birthing vibes being sent

x

CTOFN poor you, what a horrible experience to have to go through to have your little Olivia with you. But at least she's here now all safe and sound. I'm a little worried now as I'm already in the widest footwear I own. At this rate I can see me waddling around with plastic bags on my feet after bub makes an appearence.

crumpette I'm completely horrified by your DP (so was my DH!), I wouldn't be able to be as calm about it is as you, I'd be on some serious guilt trips and cold shoulder moments...so hats off to you!

I'm so bunged up it's not funny...I miss cold drugs so much, oh for some lovely decongestants.

CTFN- ! ouch! But huge congrats and well done!!!

mistletoe hope baby OK, this one has been veeery quiet the past few days, he moved yesterday but only once that I could feel and normally is very active. Currently drinking v cold coke to see if that has any effect, hopefully he has just run out of space...

Sooo.... DP and I had 2 massive rows this morning (he has generally been a tw*t about many things but his telling me he won't be on DC's birth certificate, along with consistent and escalating use of my laptop to watch porn and look up male vibrators and his insistence that if I get any birthday money it has to pay his mother's mortgage really took the biscuit)and he has vanished, presumably to see his mother...

Soooo if I go into labour now am not entirely sure how to get to hospital! I hear that London taxis don't take women in labour? Is that a myth? An ambulance would probably be a.angry that I called and b. would take me to the wrong hospital... hmm, train it may be!

sorry for the vent!

On the plus side I have avoided further apricots and have no more scary rashes!

Just clicked on your pics CTFN she is SO SO SO cute!! that has cheered me up!!! Looks so tiny! [awwww!]

Hi all - bub moved loads this morning after I sat down for a little while. Am making sure I sit down at least twice a day now after my tea etc. and try and concentrate on babys movements. I think that as the baby is running out of room, the movements are just harder to feel. And I spent all of yesterday busy with family round which was lovely - but meant I didnt really notice baby much.

Crumpette - what is going on with your DP? Have you sat him down and asked what his behaviour is about???
Ok - re the trip to the hospital. Ring round some local taxi firms and ask them if they will take a labouring woman. When I was in NW London, our local cab firm were lined up as back up for me had I gone into labour when DH was at work. So long as you have waterproof sheet/ towels / maybe a bucket incase nausea turns into something more. But I dont think it will be hard to find a company who will take you.

Re. the ambulance, an ambulance will take you to the nearest NHS hospital and if you are having the baby elsewhere, then you need to make your own way there. That was what I was told re. risks of having baby where I am having baby. I am with the same hospital where I had DS.

ctfn - Olivia is simply gorgeous!! Only 9 days to go until my LO is here! I cannot wait!

Hope everyone else is ok. Just got back from lovely trip into down. Took DH out for a birthday brunch and plan to spend rest of day doing nothing much!

Hi all-

Devo - sorry overlooked your post what a complete and utter nightmare i cant imagine what i would do, i would be fuming and most prob go into early labour!

Nomorebooze - hope all is well with you?????
sazlock - as i said to devo - dont you think of having your baby still have 3 weeks cooking time to go!
crumpette-im so sorry about your DH what a way to start of a new year- has he lost his mind!
and now your thinking of how to get t hospital to deliver HIS baby ermmmm he needs to wake up and smell the coffee and get focus on you and your needs!
CTOFN - ahhh baby so cute, ahhhhhhhhhhhh!

I was all prepared to order the buggy from kiddisave to then find out they are not open till monday??????? why isnt today a regular day? ahhh just wanted it done!

oh well monday it is then!

canthinkoffunnyname wow, what an awful time you had, you poor thing! you made me laugh with the post-partum poo reference - i think i'd blocked that out of my memory and you brought it all flooding back! have added prunes and lactulose to my list of must buy before birth items!

olivia looks beautiful by the way, and i love the name iris!

crumpette that sounds super uncool about your DH. what a terrible time for him to be freaking out about your relationship / getting addicted to porn / saying he doesn't want to be on the birth certificate. he could at least keep his issues to himself for a few months, till you've recovered from the birth.

midwife brought the the homebirth bag round today! it's all sealed up though, dashing my DP's hopes of shooting up the opiates and huffing the nitrous before labour starts. gave the birthing pool a trial run yesterday as well, and spent a pleasant evening lounging in there with DS1, who loved it!

had final hypnobirthing session yesterday as well, trying to release fears i have that i will need to be induced again. if i'm induced my homebirth goes out of the window and i'll have to go to the royal london hospital (noooo!!!!) after the session the baby did some crazy movements so i'm hoping she was wriggling into the right position (still oblique last time she was checked) and getting ready to come out on time. fingers crossed!

oh and devotion that's gross! what awful timing, though i guess there's never really a good time for sewage to start pouring through your ceiling is there?

CTOFN Olivia is sooo gorgeous. Made me a litle teary actually looking at those pics. What a horrific birth experience - vent away as often as you need to on here - if it helps. Glad you mentioned and reminded me about the hideous poo/wind issues post c section. I was lounging around in Boots yesterday and wondering whether to buy some windeeze - I think I will !

Crumpette very on your behalf. I don't even know you and feel a strong urge to come to London and help you get to hospital when you need it so I really can't understand what he is thinking of. I hope that he gets his head together in time to be some use to you and the baby.

Mama2b5 am mainly keeping my legs crossed now til the 27th Jan

Hope everyone else ok. All good here. Had some friends over for lunch today which was lovely. Feeling stuffed and happy. One more in laws visit tomorrow and then that's Christams boxed off for another year ...............and breathe

hi all,

just to let you know that our little girl Elise arrived on the 30th of december. She is gorgeous obviously! Back home after 27 hours labour.. will passs all details, the main thing is she is here . Feeding ok but my breast are now very sore...;-))

Congratulations Liny. Love the name Elise.

Hope you've got some lasinoh to hand !

ctfn congratulations Olivia is gorgeous!

I am completely with you on the poo/wind front, I remember it well - ouch. I also had the epidural wear off the day after c-s last time (the mws said they had to check with the drs when to top me up) and they moved me from the bed to a chair in that state. Afterwards, they told me how brave I had been . I can still remember searing hot pain. So you definitely have my sympathies. Why am I doing this again? Next week?

liny congratulations! Elise is a lovely name.

somewhat I am your cold buddy. This morning I tried, menthol inhaler, vicks, saline, steaming hot shower... still bunged up. It is making me so sick and when I'm sick I become completely bunged up and choke as I can't breathe. I have had this since before Christmas. Desperate for it to go before 12th, when I am booked in.

crumpette do you think your dp is freaking out because of your dd? You really don't need it right now. Poor thing.

Liny congratulations!!!

Congratulations Liny and lovely name x x x x

Look forward to hearing more details.

Started another thread because I was worried about a few episodes of pain I got today.

Went for a slow walk about 2.30pm and got like a strong stitch pain on my left side of my belly. It hurt and I struggled to walk through it and had to focus my breath. Happened again four times or more up until this evening but nothing for the last hour so I guess its stopped.

My labour normally begins with pain at the bottom of my belly that spreads up so not sure if they were contractions or not.

Maybe i have a bladder infection or something, 36+3 days now so just need to get to Wed to be allowed to birth at home.

Question for anyone who knows: If I gave birth now would the baby be able to breathe alone and would they have to go into a baby unit or those tubs with lamps - not sure what they are called? Can babies be in your room at the hospital? I know before 37 weeks they are looked on as premature but I am almost 36 and half weeks so can it make much difference?

Thanks x

devotion I think if you went into spontaneous labour and delivered vaginally the baby would be ok at 36 weeks.

crumpette, sorry to hear about your DH, I hope once things get going his protective instincts will kick in.

Hello all - Thomas now been home for almost a week, and we're getting used to having a baby in the house. It feels more like he's a week old than a month as 'having the baby' started on Sunday iyswim (and he's doing stuff that 38 wkers do, rather than what a month old baby would be doing).

We had to give up on bfing to get him out - he's being bottle fed EBM at the moment with the odd formula top up when I can't manage to keep up with his mahoosive appetite. He put on 5oz between Sunday and Thursday, but is still a tiny 5lb 10oz. We've both got thrush - him oral, me nipples, so I'm getting that cleared up and then we are going to try with the bfing again.

Congratulations to CTOFN and Liny for Olivia and Elise respectively. CTOFN - that really doesn't sound like much fun, but glad outcome was OK none the less.

devotion - different hospitals have different criteria, but at mine it was that if the baby was born after 35 weeks and weighed more than 2.0kg (5lb ish) then it went on the ward with its mother rather than into SCBU. The lamp things are photo therapy for jaundice, which can also be done on the ward. You'd probably be treated like a term birth at 36 + weeks, all else being well, although yes, your baby would technically be premature. There is very little I don't know about prematurity now, after a month in SCBU.

Congrats Liny and welcome to baby Elise!!
Here's the new list then...

1 singalongamumum (DS 18mth)
1 TheMinnieBauble - 1st - boy
2 Lisylou1980
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)
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
25 Dec - Fakeplastictrees - boy Luke Edward
29 Dec - CantThinkofFunnyName - girl Olivia Iris - 6.2lbs
30 Dec - Liny - Nottinghamsire - girl Elise

Ladies - methinks we need to start a new thread. Any thread titles suggestions?

Due Jan 2010 - the month our bumps become babes.....???? Thoughts??

Liny - huge congrats to you. Second the Lansinoh recommendation. It is amazing stuff!

Crumpette - how are you doing?

Devotion - any baby born after 36 weeks will be fine. Spontaneous labour releases all the hormones needed to help the babys lungs mature. My hospital has the same policy as MMB's hopsital. DS born at 5lbs 1oz only just avoided SCBU, as he was over the 5lb weight threshold. Re. the lamps, they are used to treat jaundice and the bub doesnt need to be SCBU to get that treatment. I think DS got the lamp for a day at my bedside.

MMB - You and Thomas are doing sooo well! What fantastic weight gain, you must be so so relieved! Well done to you both.

Well I thought that this baby was coming last night. At 5ish I started to get really bad stomach pains and waves of nausea. Felt utterly dreadful. Had a nice bath and put myself to bed at 6.30pm. . But feel absolutely fine this morning, so goodness only knows what that was about!

Have good days all. Life goes back to normal for us tomorrow. DH back at work and DS back in nursery...will be a shock to all of us methinks. Have had a lovely holiday!

Liny Congratulations. Elise is a lovely name. Hope you are both doing really well.

Good morning to everyone else. Hope you are all doing great.

Have finally uploaded some photos of Thomas for you all to agree with me how gorgeous he is .

Hugs hug and more hugs im sending out to you LL this must be so hard i can only imagine! your superwomen - im not mocking we all have to be come super when we have carried babys and worked and dealt with our bodies changing on us and running a home looking after other LC our emotions all over the place and planning for the LO knowing whats needed,attended appts getting poked and prodded, then Labour/birth and the long journey of sleepness nites nappy changing and all the rest!!

Congrats liny- lovely name Elise.

has anyone seen the ratio between boys and girls being born on our thead! 4boys and 7 girls!!!!

Saz/devo - seeing we r birth date buddies - have you noticed your belly has fallen? mine has and its rock hard and alot of movememt!

Yes a new thread is needed and i like the name!

MissMarjoribanks - Thomas is GORGEOUS!!!

And is that you holding him? If it is then you do not even look like you had a baby a few weeks ago.

Thank you too about the info on premature babies and to mistletoekisses too.

That makes me feel better now.

Mama2b5 - the baby has been low for so long now that I have never really got out of breath or had any rib tickling but I have def noticed how hard my belly is and it feels like baby is trying to get out of the exit! No more pains today so hopefully he/she is staying for now.

We noticed the birth pool has a slow puncture - so gutted. Hopefully dh can locate it and repair it. I really want to use it.

londonlottie - my gosh! i would be in a mess, that is far too much for you to cope with. have you no family or friends who could come lend a hand until your dh is better? you know what men are like, everything is a bigger deal ... if only they had a womans strength!!! i hope you get a break soon. its so important at this stage that you are fully supported. its overwhelming at the best of times. dont feel embarassed to ask for help from anyone you know. your sanity needs to come first right now. do you have a localy twins group that you could contact, maybe they volunteers. my sil had twins and her one sent a student who came voluntarialy to help her out few for a few weeks. good luck x

Baby and I have made it to full term today
Pregnancy does feel like a lot of little milestones doesn't it !

Afternoon all!
One day till my due date and very, very, very, very excited
Just had a really good mw appointment and everything is going well. She tried to do a sweep, but my cervix was hiding due to the head being so low - in fact she said she had never seen a head so low with a first baby!! Very pleased because she said it was a v good thing, but would make it very uncomfy for me...but it hasn't yipee! I go back in for another check and probably sweep on Thursday. It was totally fine btw, I was a bit apprehensive after hearing how bad some could be, but I barely felt anything. Mw kept apologising as she was trying to coax it round, but it really wasn't sore/uncomfy at all.
Congratulations Liny, lovely news! And your name has given us something else to think about...
London that must be so frustrating, but hopefully his back will get better soon xxx
Cantthink, best wishes and hope you are feeling slightly better now.
MrsMarjorie - beautiful pics and you are looking sooooo well!
Happy birthing vibes for anyone else due to go anytime soon xxxx
Oh, great news about a new thread, but unfortunately I have no imagination when it comes to thinking up names.