yoooohooooo Lulumama - they are 3 minutes apart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[octo]

Polish your badge honey!

Typically - they are 3 minutes apart and you are nowhere to be found! Have tens machine on full whack and still pretty sore - but not getting excited yet - have had one too many practise runs!

Off to watch film on sky and rock on ball ... will keep you updated!

Ooh, are you still there??

How exciting!!

octo - where have you gone honey??

Oh exciting...really hope this is it.

morning nutty

Morning...I can't sleep...I think Octo needs to come on here and entertain me by giving birth

Will try to top up my mobile tomorrow but if you text me Octo to announce birth there may not be a reply!!! Out of credit and have to figure out how to top up phone!!!

how u feelin this morning nutty??

A bit crap tbh WO...keep having abit of a cry

That's why I'm up really...I've woken the baby a few times already

oh honey... hug to you. are you sore or is it general feeling crap/ baby blues?? when did you get home - was it only yesterday??

Well a bit sore (mainly my back and boobs! - think it's how I've been sitting in hospital) but also keep getting a bit upset about the birth. Think I need to kind of process what happened but it was so quick...am wondering about asking community mw about whether I can go through it with anyone (like people can at some hospitals) but worrying I'll just burst into tears on her.

Oh and yes got home yesterday morning. Thank goodness...there was a baby opposite me that just cried all day & night!!! Have had about 10hrs sleep since Wednesday!

hey octo - have been watching from afar - hope all is well for you, good luck!!

i read yr birth story and it sounded pretty tough. as you say - it all seems to have been so quick that you probably cant take it in. still shell shocked?? have you spoken to dh about it all as well? is there anyoen there you have talked it through with yet? family/ friends?

i know that some places do offer teh chance to go over your notes and experience so maybe that would help you to go through it again. is yr comm mw coming out today?

Well I'm gonna get back into bed and see if I can sleep some more. Will try not to wake DH - poor guy, he's been a real star!

Sorry x-posted, have talked to DH about it and he's been great. He's been up nearly all night looking after the baby so I can get some sleep!

nutty - hope you get some sleep. xoxoxooxxoxo

octo - guess either the tens has worked, the contractions have got stronger or you're off bouncing on that ball???

ye gods ! can you not do this at a reasonable hour !!

badge polsihed, waiting for an update..

nutty....might be worth thinking about those two links i posted re birth trauma xx

Update: Octo had a boy 9lb8 at 10.17 yesterday. no time for pain relief, nearly born in car park. bit shakey but well and moving to the other hosptial yesterday afternoon

wooooooooooooohoooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

thanks for the update xxxxx

well done octo , told you all those niggles would make LO fly out ! you go girl !! x

Well done Octo