Issys girls.....10 down, only 4 to go! :-)

[Bubblebell1]

So here it is... our shiney new thread... hope you all see it soon or i will be here all on my own.

Quick update from mobile whilst feeding. We're home. Still no diagnosis but new doc has seen before and says goes by itself but takes a long time so being seen as outpatient twice per week. Catch up soon. Hope all well.

Quick update from mobile whilst feeding. We're home. Still no diagnosis but new doc has seen before and says goes by itself but takes a long time so being seen as outpatient twice per week. Catch up soon. Hope all well.

issy that is really good news, It must be great to beback at home again,

I think i may be in early stages. am typing on hands and knees as have a bit of pain at top of bum and am sincerely hoping the baby is NOT back to back,
why didn't i buy a birthing ball. godDAMN. anyway - taking it easy and will try and spend the whole day doing pelvic tilts!

hi to everyone else

any twinges for you yet wasabs??

ooooh how exciting Bella. I hope your baby isn't back to back... keep on all fours, he/she may turn yet. The theory is that the spine is the heaviest part of the baby and if you're on all fours the spine rotates so it's lowermost... ie not back to back. I hope everything goes well, will keep coming back for updates.

Issy so glad to hear Eira is back home, it sounds like you're getting good care if you're being seen and monitored so much. I hope she continues to improve.

Nothing much to report here... Francesca still won't sleep in her moses basket at night despite being happy to do a good 2 hour nap in there during the day, so I'm still co sleeping. I'm hoping it'll just fix itself eventually. Amazingly I'm not too tired despite only getting about 5-6 hours a night and having to looking after ds all day. I can't wait until the beginning of Feb though when he goes back to the childminder.... I may not be feeling too tired, but I wouldn't say no to a nap!!!

I hope everyone else is well, I'm just dashing off for my pie and mash dinner...hmmmm. Diet? What diet?

Hi head i don't think it is back to back - feels to my untrained hands like it's on its side but so far all 'waves' have been almost completely in the sacrum area. never had that with p pains...
Anyway might whack on the tens soon. still only every 15 mins or so though so think i might be in for the lonnnnnnng haul.

Course you must have pie and mash - all good for your gold top mummy's milk after all! brilliant that you are not feeling too whacked.

oooh Bella - its all kicking off!!!

Good Luck and remember pain is your friend

Quicke hey! to everyone else. Issy so glad you're home.

Head - hmm your tea sounded lovely. Still co-sleeping here too and DH is in spare room as it gives me more room in bed - yikes slippery slope to *Gambel's type single beds?? I hope not!

*newspaper couple comic strip from 1970's

Good luck bella. Thinking of you.

thanks guys - just had a really really ouch one - got me out of bed and has made me think about this home birth malarkey, but then again I am a stubborn mare. still not that close together so hopefully will let DP have a proper night's sleep at least - he is in the other room.
Fingers crossed this isn't going to be an epic labour!!

x x tens is quite a fiddle but think it;s helping...

Ooooh Bella best of luck honey bun. So excited for you!

Issy Really glad to hear that you and Eira are home. I just hope this resolves itself soon as your consultant thinks.

Head Pie and mash I cannot WAIT to eat decent sized meals again. I was nearly sick again last night just eating 1 sausage, a paltry amount of mash and some peas. My poor tummy must be squished to the max.

Blue Was so interesting to read your thoughts on having a third. Like you, DH and I are strongly in favour of stopping at 2 for what I suspect are much the same reasons. I am convinced I am having a boy now and therefore already starting that process of accepting that I won't have a daughter. I kind of like the idea of being a hockey mum - although not the sh*t scary kind like Sarah Palin!!

Both Blue and Head I hope your co sleeping arrangements mean you both get some rest. So much for the "second child being easier" principal. I have my sling ready and have practiced putting it on (not easy with an enormo bump) and am basically planning to carry it around all day in that. I have a feeling we may end up going down the co sleeping route again. It was kind of nice last time.

Well, no news from me. Been sitting on my birth ball lots and taking evening primrose to try and encourage things along. Had my hair done yesterday so feel properly ready now! I actually had some mild pains last night and my lower back started really getting sore but it all petered out. DH gave me a lovely massage in the lower back which helped a lot. I think the baby has shifted down again since my midwife check up om Tuesday as the heartburn has eased up a lot but will probably bounce back up again soon!

Looking forward to hearing from Bella !

thanks wasabi but don't hold your breath...all petered out a bit but have tens with a battery that wrks now sowill get tweaking the and hope things pick up again and properly this time!

Oh arse - I hope this is just a pre labour sort of thing and that things get going soon for you. Have you called your midwife or anything?

yes but when things looked like they were on the up - i mean look at me now! how established can i be if i can still type - better than normal!! had not factored this into my birth plan

hope your heartburn has gone for good this time. poor you - you have had a crappy end bit haven't you not good.

It seems to be par for the course with my pregnancies unfortunately. I guess there are worse problems to have. That's what I try to remind myself when I wake up clutching my chest and swearing at 3am

It sounds like you are in that sort of latent labour phase where it's all a bit stop starty. Must be so frustrating. I'm thinking of you - hope it happens soon and you get the home birth you want.

thanks

hang in there Bella, I hope things get moving soon. Get tweaking!

Arf at Blue and the slipperly slope to single beds.... dh so far is still in our bed, but I do think that's only because we've only got a single in the spare room and its also a bit of a tip, so not very inviting. Francesca gets most of the bed while dh and I hang on to the other end! Mind you, she managed a whole 2 and a half hours in her cot last night, from 11pm when I put her to bed after her last feed, to 1.30 when she needed her next feed, so I did at least get two and a half hours of quality sleep. Feels like such a luxury at the moment!

Home made chilli and tortillas are calling me now, with quacamole and sour cream.... February is the month my diet starts so I'm enjoying it now while I can!

Nighty night xx

Hello all
Sorry for the long absence - don't know where January has gone. And I've got NO excuse - can't BELIEVE how frequently all you ladies with newborns have been posting. Extra respect to Bella for posting while in labour

First of all, Bubble I was so sorry to hear what you have been through. That must have been so scary. Hope you are feeling much better and managing to rest up: hope also that time flies until June 1st when you can start TTC again. Thinking of you.

Issy I'm sorry to hear that Eira was back in hospital, but glad you are out now and hope that she will heal soon. Did they have any idea what it was / is? Hope you are not too worried.

Bella, I'm sort of thinking from your absence that the balloon has gone and popped by now . Looking forward to hearing from you and sending lots of luck for that home birth.

Head, respect at even getting it together to make chilli - I think I lived off muffins for about 3 weeks after DD was born. Your photos are just gorgeous - what a lovely family. Hope you are enjoying this special time.

Blue, hello there, I know what you mean about baby 3 - when I walked out of my 20w scan I remember turning to DH and saying "I reckon I could go through all this again", to which he turned green at the gills. I'm 39, so if this baby is born safe and healthy I will feel truly blessed, and probably lack the balls to try again. Hope you are enjoying lovely Benjamin. At least the snow has gone now

Wasabi, how are you doing? Hope not too uncomfortable. Thinking of you

Irish, so sorry about the sickness - I echo those who said white or beige food is best. It WILL pass and you will have a lovely second trimester: it just sucks that the nausea and exhaustion corresponds with the worry about the 12 week scan. This too shall pass. Keep eating, even if it's the last thing you want to do. An empty stomach makes it all worse. Have things improved at all? How many weeks are you now?

All fine here apart from stinking cold (at least not swine flu)- could do with some advice, though. Am I mad to be going to Edinburgh @ 36w? And am I even madder to be doing dd's birthday party for 20 @ 37w? I can't remember how good / crap / immobile you feel at that stage, so would you mind reminding me? I really want to do both, and I'm sure last time I was bored at that stage and completely happy / active. But I could be delusional

Hello to everyone - thank goodness January is almost over. Will try to be less rubbish about posting in future

I have had a baby boy!!!
no name yet but got him out finally in water yesterday morning. totally knackered now but so in love and on a weird manic crazy high.
i am a mummy

OMG well done Bella and welcome Baby Balloon! Hurrah hurrah hurrah!

Congratulations Bella!

Hi all and HUGE congratulations to Bella and the Balloon family!

A bit of news from me - Clara Alice was born at 3.38am on Sunday. She weighed 7lbs 14oz and is beautiful! V quick in the end - was told not in established labour at about midnight, waters went big style half an hour later and 3 hours after that she arrived!

We're still chilling and sleeping it off but will post some pics later.

Wasabi xxxxx

OMG congrats to wasabi and Bella

In work now but will post later when get home.

Fabulous news - you are so lucky

OH MY GOD!!!

Congratulations Bella on the water birth of your son and Congratulations wasabi on the birth of your daughter Clara Alice - what a beautiful name and well done you for quick labour and VBAC!!!!

Dying to see some piccies...

Will update list but better run as Benjamin is calling for me... Sunny - Edinburgh at 36 weeks? If you feel fit enough then go fo it!

TTC
Girlwithacurl TTC#1
Bubblebell TTC#3

BFP
Sunnydale TTC#2 MC July 09 BFP 21/8/09 EDD 30/4/10
Suzibhoy DC#1 BFP 6/11/09 EDD ??/7/10
Irishmumwannabe TTC#1 MC Juy 09 BFP 6/12/09 EDD 18/08/09

ARRIVALS

JumpingJellyFish: GIRL! 20 November 2009 Ffion Ciara 5lb 9.5 oz
RipMacWinkle Girl 24th November 2009? ? ?
Issy GIRL 28th November 2009 Eira Arwen 3lb 9 oz
Wishing GIRL! 5th December 2009 9lb
Bluesatinsash: BOY! 23 December 2009 Benjamin Charles 8lb 3oz
Headfairy: GIRL! 31 December 2009 6lb 15oz
Bellaballoon: BOY! 24 January 2010 name t.b.c.
Wasabi: GIRL! 24 January 2010 Clara Alice 7lb 14oz

Have posted a couple of pics of Clara - she looks supremely relaxed and a good deal better than her mother did when they were taken!

Clara is just beautiful wasabi and soo relaxed looking . Enjoy and savour every minute x

congratulations bella and wasabi.... clara's mega cute, and i'm looking forward to seeing some pics bella

excuse lack of caps and briefness of post.... dd has shocking wind because she's got her first cold and is sucking down tons of air with her milk and then bringing up most of her feed.... so i'm having to wind her endlessly!