Duchesse's childbirth thread...she hopes

[duchesse]

After about an hour of painless contractions every 3 mins, waters just went. Had forgotten quite how bloody much of it there is. I sit back and await labour...

Duchesse, congratulations!!!!!!!

Not the way you wanted to do it but if she's here and safe then you got the result you wanted. So glad you are both ok. Well done and congrats.

xxx kkq

blimey duchesse! so sorry things didn't go to plan, but congratulations on the safe arrival of your little girl & wishing you both a speedy recovery.

So very happy for you duchesse (where's the teary eyed emoticon?) glad your dd is here and you are both safe and sound. Hope you get to leave prison go home asap
Brilliant news
(hope you don't mind if I blabbermouth your big news to the TTC grads !)
xxxx

Ahh Congratulations duchesse, I'm glad she's here safe and sound, hope you are alright and ehjoy your new baby

Congratulations duchesse! So pleased your dd arrived safely. Hope you are both doing ok

Seaside- lovely to see you! By all means blab away... Say hi to everyone for me.

Lissie- your number is at home on my puter. Can you send it again by fb mail (which I can access from the phone) and I'll send you a piccie.

On another note, big boy got his gcse results today: 3 A stars, 5 As, one B and a C.

wow, well done master duchesse!! am fb-ing you my mobile now.

Congratulations duchesse and your big ds. Welcome to the world baby girl.

congratulations Duchess, hope you are feeling ok, and well done to your DS - amazing results.

When is LO out if NICU?

All the best x x x x

Baby still in nicu, but I was able to hold her off the cpap yesterday. Unfortunately she struggled a bit with her breathing after about ten minutes and had to go back so o didn't get the chance to feed at all. She's having expressed colostrum every three hours and has started to get hungry which is a good sign! The midwives are impressed by the prodigious quantities I seem to be able to produce- just did 6ml which actually hardly looks like anything in the pot...

Well done young mr duchesse!
Sorry the newest miss duchesse is still on cpap but it is great that she is already wanting food.. I'm sure she will be up and after all that mummy milk very soon. Hope you are recovering from your long ordeal too.

all the best to you and your DD - any names yet?

oh congrats Duchesse. Glad you're both safe. Hope baby's out of nicu soon xxxx

Updates
baby (whose name may or may not be Matilda) is off cpap as she got very cross when they tried to put it back on her after a spell off it first thing this morning. She seems to be fine. Saw her consultant this morning who said that on balance of probability she may have had a pneumonia-like lung infection rather than anything more serious like meningitis- poor little mite had to have a lumbar puncture yesterday but it's looking ok so far. Chances are that she'll be in the neonatal unit untill Monday at the earliest although she may move out of intensive care soon.

I tried to feed her earlier but she just nuzzled the nipple a bit then went back to sleep. Shall try again later.

Also saw the obs registrar who did the c section this morning. She very sweetly came to see how I was- on the grounds that going from planned hb to emergency section is quite a psychological leap. I told her I was fine with it- it was after all the only way she was going to get out unless she'd suddenly got very skilled at unravelling string. Also I had the best night's sleep I've had in a long time, and feel really well.

congratulations

big welcome to maybe matilda and hope you are all home soon

aw duchesse, glad you feel ok about it, and good for dd. fingers crossed that you both get out soon. Matilda is a lovely name and suits her perfectly!!

Congratulations!

you're amazing and I'm glad you're being well looked after. I'm sure your lovely lady will up and wanting to feed soon. You've had a traumatic time but you have the rest of your lives together now Best of luck.

Great to hear Matilda is off cpap and you are OK about the birth and feeling well. I hope you are both home soon.

I never did know.....how far along into pg were you duchesse ??

was Matilda on time or over ??

tried whizzing through your threads....but may have missed it ??

x

Oh Duchesse excellent news that you've been able to let (Matilda? Superb choice but don't let me influence you ) have a feeding nuzzle. And off cpap too - excellent news. I shall pass on the details to the old hags thread! Keep up the good work and LOL@ her being able to unravel string Big hugs x

Mumsy- she is 41+3 by ultrasound dating, 42 +3 by my dates. She doesn't look at all postmature- chunky little shoulders , neck and thighs and no sign of dry skin.
Unfortunately I don't think I can upload photos to my profile from my phone although I will give it a try.

fab news all round duchesse! Good that you have retained your sense of humour, great that you feel so well, even better that you are so pragmatic about the sublime to ridiculous change of birth plan (though very sweet of the surgeon to come to talk to you about it)and fantastic that maybe Matilda (I love that name too) is off cpap and interested enough to nuzzle.Sounds like you will both be back home in no time.

congrats duchesse glad everything went ok in the end and can't wait to see pics!

Can't wait to see pics duchesse!! A wouldn't wear his CPAP either!!