Giving Birth

[Lumpy]

I am due my baby 2 weeks on saturday and have started to feel a bit nervous about labour (as Im a bit of a wimp when it comes to pain) - does anyone have any advice re pain relief/best positions for childbirth - I was ok until I started reading the baby books - agghhh...HELP.

Best of luck, Bells,
Justine, Carrie and Rachel

Bells, I've probably missed you now - who knows you may have even had your baby by now. However, if not, I leaked very small quantities of amniotic fluid for days, so that when I was first examined by the midwife on delivery day, she asked when had my waters broken. I hadn't actually realised that I had been leaking fluid, just thought my knickers were a bit more damp than usual because I was so damn hot. Sorry to be graphic.
Anyway - best of luck. I hope you have a good delivery and a lovely healthy baby.

Good Luck Bells, I'm cringing with you!

Well I'm finally back on-line. After much dithering as to whether or not it was amniotic fluid, I was sent home to wait it out and she arrived Saturday evening. For all who found Lisa's birthing experience on Eastenders last week ludicrously easy, you probably don't want to read this.... but it was a dream!!. 1 hour 10 mins from first really painful contraction to birth and a grand total of 2 pushes!. Name to be decided ; weight 7lb oz. She is unbelievably quiet and now hasn't fed for 6 hours although latched on and fed fantastically well this morning - I guess that can happen can it??? Just our son was such an angry little ball and fed constantly at this stage.

Thanks again for the kind messages.

Congratulations Bells ! And back on Mumsnet within 24 hours - amazing !

Best wishes and love to you all

Twink

Congratulations Bells2 and welcome to the world to your lovely little girl! Glad to hear the birth went well

Congratulations Bells and lucky old you for such a good labour (got any tips!)
Good luck

Congratulations Bells2 Lucky you !

Fantastic news! I have a tear in my eye reading this but it is probably just the hormones! ( I am 24 weeks)
Enjoy that lovely babe!

Fantastic news! I have a tear in my eye reading this but it is probably just the hormones! ( I am 24 weeks)
Enjoy that lovely babe!

Congratulations to the Bells family, especially you Bells, and welcome to Babybells!

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Wonderful news, Bells, congratulations to all, especially the new big brother!

Best wishes Bells, and hello to your brand new baby. Have you named her yet? From your description of her feeding habits, it sounds like your daughter is already primed for a visit to Vinopolis.

And a very, very big hello to your son, now the big brother.

Bells,lots of love and congratulations to you and your family.

Well done Bells and little bells. What a team already to get that all over and done within such a short time.

Loads of love and big congratulations

I hope you do have one of those 'miracle babies' that are happy and sleepy 24/7. I'd love to know how it happens!

Well done Bells, glad it went so well for you, hope it continues in the same way!

Bells, hooray, doesn't time fly on mumsnet. its like a speeded up soap, where one minute you're talking morning sickness and the next there's your baby in your arms. You sound so happy and all well under 2 hours, that's fantastic. (You've given us hope!!).

Enjoy your well earned maternity leave!!

Bells just reread your messge from a few months back when you said "my first baby arrived in 2 hours and 20 minutes flat and I have also been warned that no. 2 is likely to be even quicker".

Blimey!

Great to hear the good news Bells, welcome to Baby Bells.
DD (3 months old) is also AMAZINGLY easy (sleeps like a charm, feeds efficiently, doesn't cry)... I was told girls are easier... seems true ! And second babies are also easier... you are so much more relaxed and they pick up on it.
Enjoy every minute of it !!!!!!!

Bells

Congratulations!! You sound very content (as does no 2 - what are drinking!!??)