August 2010: we're popping already!

[Chulita]

LIST
In Sweet Memory Of Belle, Daughter Of CazEM. Our First August Angel Was Born Asleep
21.6.10 at 00:08, 4lbs 5oz

Arrived:
1st July - CherryPie BOY

Pending
20 July - Aussie #1, Nottingham , age 36 BOY
25 July - Emster #1, Walthamstow, 29, SURPRISE
22 July - 4 Aug) Chulita #2: Dorset , 27. BOY
26 July - Anifersgirl, #1, age 33 South Bucks, 33week scan extended breech GIRL
28 July - CazzyBabs #4, Cambridge , SURPRISE
29 July - CherryPie3, #3, West Yorkshire , Age 25, SURPRISE
29 July - BouncingBlueberries #2 South London , 33 SURPRISE
31 July - Missus84, #1, Bristol . Age 26 BOY
01 Aug - Nikalah, #1, Dorset . Age 35, GIRL
01 Aug - Bumblingaround #4, SURPRISE
02 Aug - Dibbydab, #1, Devon . Age 34 SURPRISE
02 Aug - summerymummy, #2, age 29, Berkshire , SURPRISE
02 Aug - JamieJay, #1, Cardiff . Age 29 - GIRL
03 Aug - fuzzybunny, #2, age27, Somerset SURPRISE
03 Aug - carolondon #1 North London age 37, BOY
04 Aug - kcoffin #3. GIRL
04 Aug - girlyearapart #3 kingston Hospital Age 31 SURPRISE
05 Aug - RachelParker #1, age 26, Wandsworth ( London ), GIRL
06 Aug - YummymummyKJulie, #1, NW London , GIRL
07 Aug - NichyNoo, #1. Brussels . Age 30 - BOY
07 Aug - Weehector #1, Largs. Age 36.. BOY
08 Aug ? ElusiveMoose #2 Kent 33 BOY
08 Aug - DriedApricots #2, Surrey, SURPRISE
09 Aug - possiblenewmum #1, Guildford , age 31, GIRL
09 Aug ? Alice #2 Suffolk age 25, BOY
09 Aug - thecoffeelady #2, Fleet, Hants, age 32, SURPRISE
11 Aug ? CellyD #1, Walthamstow, SURPRISE
10 Aug ? SayAnything #1, Brussels , age 33, BOY
12 Aug - tunise, #4, Suffolk , age 31. GIRL
13 Aug ? Neenz #3 Liverpool (32) - SURPRISE
14 Aug - LCRLCR #1, Brighton , age 34, SURPRISE
14 Aug - Burkoid, #2 SURPRISE
14 Aug ? babyducky #2, Brighton , age 24, SURPRISE
15 Aug ? LizzieA #1 Wirral, 33, scan ok BOY
15 Aug - thedogwalker #1, age 37, Germany (originally from Halifax), BOY
16 Aug - parkgirl #1, 20wk scan fine - GIRL
16 Aug - Tah2 #3, South Wales . SURPRISE
16 Aug - Vix206 #1, Leicester , 32, BOY
16 Aug ? cakeywakey, #2, age 32, GIRL
17 Aug - Doodleydoo #2 Kent still just 34, SURPRISE
18 Aug ? Isheisnthe #3 Camberley, FPH, Age 33, BOY
18 Aug - biddysmama #2, Lancashire , BOY
19 Aug - marzipananimal #1, York , age 24 SURPRISE
19 Aug ? Bubbabear #1, Reading/Berks age 30, BOY
20 Aug - JessieEssex #1, age 33, SURPRISE
20 Aug - USMum27 #1, age 26, Wandsworth. GIRL
21 Aug - CrunchieNutterII #2, age 34, Devon , SURPRISE
22 Aug - Poncherello #2, North London , SURPRISE
23 Aug - chickieno1 #1, SURPRISE
24 Aug ? JaysFourth #4, age 38, GIRL
24 Aug - growingbump2, #2, age 25, Isle of Man , SURPRISE
25 Aug - Sal321, #1, age 31, Essex SURPRISE
25 Aug - Sam86 #2 Liverpool , GIRL
25 Aug ? aendr #2, Huntingdonshire, 33, GIRL
25 Aug - Joey30, #1, Halifax - West Yorkshire , age 30., BOY
25 Aug - Soontobefatnat #1 SE London Age 30, BOY
26 Aug - pamplem0usse, age 26, #1, Herts SURPRISE
27 Aug - Jamiki #3, SURPRISE
28 Aug - LittleMissSnowShine, #1, age 26, Belfast, SURPRISE
29 Aug - Hildainstant #1, Sunderland , age 30, SURPRISE
29 Aug - LilyPad72 #1, age 37, Berkshire , BOY
29 Aug - starshaker #2 & 3 Ayrshire Age 29 VIOLET TWINS
30 Aug - Sparkle #1, age 31, Kent SURPRISE
31 Aug ? vitapulchra, #4, Guernsey , 32, BOY
?? Aug - LittleMissSnowShine
02 Sept - MrsZaC, #1, Glasgow , age 26 SURPRISE
08 Sept - ronx, #2, London , age 37, SURPRISE

BABY COUNT*
*Boys - 20
Girls - 15
Surprises - 32

TOTAL - 67

Yay, Aussie. Just happened to be online (trying to buy a tumble dryer) and popped in for a nosy. How exciting! Really good luck - sounds like its all kicking off. Hope you go into labour soon. Sure you will, just think that last night you'd resigned yourself to waiting.

Good luck Aussie

Ooh - good luck Aussie!!

Good luck Aussie, everything crossed that things kick off naturally today.

Good luck aussie with dd2 my waters broke and the contractions started after.

Good luck Aussie hope everything goes well.

Good Luck Aussie - That reminds me, I need to find those absorbant mats for the bed!! I love this mattress!!!

Good luck Aussie!

Good luck aussie! With ds my waters broke at about 4am and contractions started about 9am - so fingers crossed for you!

Good luck Aussie, all the August ladies are rooting for you! x

Good luck aussie hope contractions start up naturally for you

how exciting ....

Nice to hear from you Emster little James is absolutely gorgeous!

Hope everythings going well for you Aussie Looking forward to hearing how everything goes

According to midwife yesterday bubs is now suddenly head down. I did feel him move Monday night when laying in bed but I wasn't really convinced that he'd sorted himself out. Am nearly 36 weeks & have GP app on Monday so will see what the verdict is then!

Have been thinking alot lately about 'what if' I had to have a c-section cause LO wouldn't move out of being transverse & I was surprised at how disappointed I'd be if I didn't have the opportunity to go into labour naturally, think I'm kinda looking forward to it in a weird sorta way! Would never have believed that a few months ago!!!

Hope everyone has a good day, off for a teddy bears picnic with my class this afternoon. Hmmm which teddy bear to take...

Yay Aussie, good luck!! It really made me laugh that you posted that your dates had been changed, and then the very next post your waters had broken. These babies certainly like to keep us on our toes .

Still no twinges here, and I'm hoping no baby for another couple of weeks. Builders are still in full swing, so I could do without a newborn in the middle of it all. Although it is messy and noisy, I must say that all the different builders and tradesmen have been absolutely fantastic. I think I'm actually slightly in love with my tiler . But I am hoping that things are quiet enough for DS to have a proper nap at lunchtime today, because he's absolutely shattered at the moment.

On the plus side, I'm sleeping fantastically, believe it or not (sorry to all those of you who aren't). After my 2 months of cough-related total lack of sleep, I'm now crashing out at about 10.30 and not waking up until about half past six, which is bliss.

Anyway, must go and do something useful while DS is at preschool - blimey, where did the last hour go already!!! I'll be back later to see how Aussie's getting on .

Good luck Aussie, how exciting!!!!

So glad your baby has turned Bubbabear. Keep up the positive thinking and then a natural birth can be yours. I feel exactly the same, I don't want a c-section and I will feel cheated if I have to have one, so am hoping all goes well.

Chulita I've got the same as you, constant BH, had them for nearly 2 weeks now and they are more or less constant, really annoying. The only thing that keeps me going is hoping that these are really softening my cervix and will hopefully make things easier in the end [fingers crossed emoticon]

Hope everyone is okay and I am so looking forward to hearing from Aussie.

I am finding it hard to post at the moment as my fingers are so swollen, I'm finding it hard to type, but I will try and keep putting in the odd post.

Good luck Aussie! So my pains weren't 'normal'... Currently tucked up in a hospital bed having been admitted at 5pm last night in excruciating pain. Baby is apparently v happy but I am not - though did manage to avoid the morphine I was prescribed!

Hopefully out later if they work out what's causing it. Horrible hospital experience making me consider a home birth; anyone know if I can opt for one at this point? Am due aug 26th...

Oh Pample, poor you. I'm guessing you've still got time to opt for a home birth as long as they satisfy themselves that whatever is causing the pain isn't something that's going to present any risks in labour. I guess talk to your MW as soon as you come out. Hang in there - and hope you're feeling better soon. xx

Hope you feel better soon Pample and you can have your home birth. Take care xx

oh pample poor you! I hope they get you sorted out asap!

As I understand it you're not too late to opt for home but they'll only allow it if you haven't had any serious complications by the time you get to 37 weeks (thats how they work round here anyway), so wait and see what is causing these pains. Fingers firmly crossed it is something totally harmless. Big hugs hang in there!

And Aussie!! How exciting good luck and keep us posted as best you can!

I've taken morning off and am baking cakes and listening to hypnobirthing affirmations! Off to work in about an hour though boo!

Oh Pample, what a pain (literally and metaphorically!)

I didn't have my home birth visit until I was 37 weeks (they won't deliver at home before that time), as Elusive said, get onto your MW as soon as you get out, you've still got time. Best get it arranged and not use it, than only have the option of hospital and wish you done it differently after the baby is born.

It doesn't actually cause them any more hassle - the only extra things we had was a scan at 37 weeks to make sure baby was in head down position and a home visit from lovely community midwife to check out location of house/parking/tea and biscuit supplies. They don't bring anything to the house until you are actually in labour so not an awful lot of preparation on their part, though I've been stashing old towels/shower curtains/cushions like a mad woman for the last couple of months - mainly charity shop finds, but hey ho, they're going in the bin anyway!

Big hugs x

No word from Chulita yet this morning - wonder if she's in labour?

pample hope they sort you out soon no fun being stuck in hospital.

Hope things are progressing well for you aussie!

Exciting stuff!

Hello ladies - thanks for all the good wishes. That's what I get for being smug about my due dates.

Pample - poor you, I hope things ease off and you're out soon.

LOL - Weehector - buying tumble dryers at 5 am?

So all is well with me - as predicted after confirming that my waters had indeed broke (not much doubt about that - no-one could wet themselves that much!) and that lo is fine I've been sent home for 24 hours in the hope that labour comes on naturally otherwise it is induction time tomorrow morning. I'm having mild(ish) and irregular contractions now so I'm going to do some bouncing on my ball whilst watching one of the three comedy DVD's I had treated myself to for whilst in labour in the hopes of brining it on more and thinking about flowers opening up. I guess I won't be making it to the comedy club on Sunday, nor to lunch with my friend tomorrow. So I guess this is what being a parent is like .

Nikalah - good call on the mattress protector - we hadn't put ours on yet. Luckily the ping of my waters breaking woke me up so I was awake when it happened and we reacted quickly. Mattress will still need a shampoo but we have a shampooer so it will give DH something else to do today. I can't believe just how much liquid was in me!!!!

The rest of the nursery furniture finally arrived too!

Have a great day everyone. I'll update if there is any more news. It all feels a bit slow and bizarre at the moment.

Good to hear from you Aussie, and sounds like things might be starting to happen on their own, so fingers crossed you won't need to be induced . I have to say I thought they let you go more like 72 hours after your waters break before they induce, but maybe I'm making that up, or maybe it's 72 hours to actual delivery .

Note to self - go and put towels under bed sheets .

hey ladies, just a quickie as i'm popping out, DH got home yesterday after 3 weeks away working so we're spending the day together before heading off to tiree for a little long weekend. Will be checking on my iphone for updates!!

yippeee for aussie!!!! good luck my darling, hope all goes well.

Stay sane ladies, speak to you all soon xxx

Just experienced my first cup of raspberry leaf tea- actually quite like it!!

This mornings visit to the doc re SPD was fruitless as usual, it doesn't seem to matter what my question is, if i ask the midwife i get told to ask the doctor, if i ask the doctor i get told to call the midwife. Grrrrr!!!

So far no BH, no twinges (accepted that i'm only 36+1), but kiddo has been constantly on the move since early yesterday morning. And when i say moving, i mean almost violently, and without let up. I feel like my stomach is about to burst it's so tight.

Aussie i hope you don't have to be induced, and good luck!