March 2016 babies! The (hopefully) graduation thread!

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Park your bums and continue the newborn chitter, and due date whinges

Cheltenham only have a birth unit with no drs. If you need any monitoring/intervention/specialist treatment etc you have to go to Gloucester royal.
Cheltenham is like a hotel. I'm so upset I can't go there!! All inductions have to go to glos :(
I take it you are coming for the races!!

I'm cleared for our local midwife unit.
They might let me in?!

Not due for ages, and we're so over-prepared there's no way it'll happen!

My friend is a Dr in Cheltenham - says people get upset about transferring to Glous if there are complications as they'd rather have Cheltenham on the birth certificate! Not saying that applies to you wooden but I was v amused when she told me this!

No, not the races, a metabolic disorder conference!

Oooh, I was considering reflexology wooden, I'm watching this space. Also thinking about nipple stimulation as that seems to have a bit of evidence of it working, though think it may be a bit wierd!

Ah not as exciting indom!! Cheltenham would probably take you then if you're cleared for maternity unit!
magpie I had ds1 at glos but in the birth unit as ds had to see a Dr as soon as he was born for a medical condition they picked up on his scan. Glos was lovely I just wanted to go to Cheltenham this time as it's closer and absolutely gorgeous!!
Doc no sign of it working yet but I'm still hopefully, I'll let you know if it does!

Registered Eddy this afternoon, can't believe his a week old! Walked into town, 20 minutes away, which I haven't managed to do in months, with the added bonus of wearing the sling which aways makes me happy as I was told each step is the equivilant of doing a sit up. Have popped in to vist bil and to have a sit down and feed before we head home.

wooden dd started to regress and got really clingy in the run up to me giving birth. I was also ill so she was really upset by others helping to look after her. She's really pushing the boundaries now baby is here, but luckily loves her little brother, just not keen on doing what dh or I say which is so different from her normal self. Having to try very hard to stay positive with her and not be too shouty. Looking forward to getting her back into a better routine when sleeping and feeding settles down.

Vroc your post made me chuckle. Definitely think you deserve the title suggested by magpie - "queen of sweeps"

wooden DD has been very on and off with her behaviour. today has been particularly bad, though can't work out if she is teething or just playing up. After her nap refusing I had to wake her up so that she didn't sleep too late and she was a right grump, crying over absolutely everything. dishwasher broke and I mentioned it to her as she was fussing over what I was doing (trying to fix it) and she started crying about how it was broken. put some cleaning gloves on to try to see if there was a blockage, which stopped her crying and then she started crying when I took the gloves off. I was like wtf because it's so not like her to cry over random stuff like that. then she demanded calpol and then declared that she 'was all better'. sigh. I got DP to come home from work early and I'm hiding with my laptop whilst he watches peppa pig with her!

I've got a right grump on though now, DP suggested we get a pizza and the pizza hut website kept breaking on me, and I nearly had a meltdown! I'm supposed to be leaving for yoga tonight in an hour so really need it to arrive soon so that I'm not too full of pizza to do yoga who am I kidding, I'm going to be too full of pizza for yoga

I agree, you're definitely winning vroc!

Sorry you're having trouble with your ds wooden, mine's been funny too - clingy and started messing about at bedtime. And on Tuesday he developed a limp and had us convinced enough he'd hurt himself that I took him to the doctor! Thankfully no toilet regression but he's been trained for over a year, I think it's really super common when they've only trained quite recently.

I'm only one day over but have had tonnes of messages asking. My MIL tried very hard not to ask, I had a text earlier asking how I was feeling and if I needed anything instead! No signs of labour, but my cat has been following me around all day like a furry little idiot shadow, and they say animals are good at sensing things like this so maybe she can smell labour! Am I just grasping at straws....?

I'm glad its not just my ds, he's a right grump at the moment!! I'm hoping once baby wooden shows up we can get in a decent routine if he ever turns up

suz animals are supposed to sence these things, with ds my parents dog kept nosing my bump on the day my waters broke. Fx your cat knows something you don't!!

I'm not sure it's a prize or a title I want.. Although did commend her on her technique this afternoon.. She just said its because things were getting better...

I keep getting text messages from people asking if there is any sign.. Friends we will tell fairly soon after she appears, friends I was so careful not to bother when they were in the same situation.. I will get my own back if they go again.. If I get one more pineapple eating suggestion...

Ooh hopefully your cats are on to something suz mine would only notice if I gave birth to felix sachets... for all of those with regressing dc, I guess however excited they are at getting a brother or sister it suddenly dawns on them they're not going to be on their own anymore?

vroc I'm sick of people asking too!! Especially mil, it's like they think we will forget to tell anyone! And if anyone else says eat a curry I'll scream!! And sex, apparently it's now ok to comment on my sex life people keep telling me sex will work and I feel like yelling we've had more sex this week than we had for the whole pregnancy, not that its any of your business!! Sorry for tmi!!

I had the curry one from BIL today wooden, and had no problem pointing out to him that even if it worked, I didn't think the midwives would appreciate mad curry shits! He won't be suggesting that again

Suz I told my sis that when she suggested a curry.. She said she didn't poo.. I broke it to her that I can assure her she did and she was not the one in every ten that doesn't.. She shut up!

wooden I know what is it that makes it acceptable for people to discuss your sex life when you're pregnant.. The midwife did suggest that though so I think I'm going to have to jump on DH later..

I'm another one with a Dd pushing boundaries massively since the arrival of her brother. Finding this the hardest part of having a newborn if I'm honest. Luckily she is great with Bertie, very fussy with him but my word she is pushing every button with me and her Dad.

I'm finding it difficult knowing how to deal with it too. I'm mad at myself for not preparing Dd that I would be in hospital after having the baby as the separation seems to have upset her, and also it was a bit of a showdown with paramedics/ambulances that she woke up too which scared her too I think?!

This on top of the fact it was her birthday the day before DS arrived, consecutive late nights and the fact that every visitor has brought presents for both Dd and baby has meant she has become very spoilt almost overnight so the demands have increased too.

I'm trying to reward good behaviour with trips to the park, being more conscious about having one to one time with her colouring or painting nails etc but also reprimanding her poor behaviour as I don't want her to think it's acceptable?! But it really hurts knowing she must be upset in herself too to be behaving like this?!

Hi all, we have been on hiatus for a few days. I have been finding life with a newborn very very tough and for the first time in my life I am suffering from extreme anxiety. I constantly worry about whether DS is getting enough food and producing enough nappies. I've barely been eating and not getting much sleep at all as he doesn't settle for long enough at night. But today (day 8) has been a lot more positive. DS is starting to regain weight, breastfeeding is going well, I am starting to feel slightly more like myself again.

Fingers crossed for some more babies soon!

poppins it must be tough for them!! I keep telling myself I was 3 when dbro was born and I don't remember a time before him, so I'm sure ds will slowly forget he was ever an only child. At least I hope so!!
Dh and I have decided that as I'm going into hospital Sunday tomorrow will be all about ds. He's decided we are going to the park and getting ice cream!
Suz I'm going to remember the mad curry shits next time someone bloody says the word curry to me!!

Sorry to hear you've been having such a tough time me. I'm really glad to hear things are getting better though!

That's a nice idea wooden, I was thinking of doing similar. I know ds will choose either our local museum or a nearby farm place with ride-on tractors. Think dh will want to stay in and watch the rugby though!

Oh dear, ds has hit a new level of acting out!! He went to bed at 7.30 and was still charging around his room at 9.00 so I went up to settle him back down. He has taken his nappy off (we havnt quitecracked the night time potty training) and smeared shit everywhere!! It's all over his bed, toys door etc. I've just cleaned him up and put him back to bed. I couldn't be angry at him though, poor boy is obviously upset!

Ah, wooden that's awful. for having to deal with that, and doing so so sensitively.

How old is he? I remember deliberately keeping DS in popper vests till he would reliability poo in the loo to avoid just that! (He still wears a nappy at night at nearly 5 though).

Thank you indom he's 2.5. He has never had a problem with potty training until now. He was even dry most nights the nappys were just a precaution.

Anyone else in the CSC?
This hotel room is hotter than the sun. DH appears to be learning to play some kind of brass instrument. The American man in the room next door felt it was appropriate to loudly face-time someone after midnight (she sounded British, btw). And octo-baby spent a good hour or two trying to replicate all 3 of the original Alien films.

And I'm starving.

I hate hotels.

Hope you manage to get some sleep indom. I'm with you on the hotel hatred, sounds like hell when you're so heavily pregnant.

I'm up feeding. Second feed of the night since young man allowed himself to be put down at 10.30. Although dh has decided to wake me up several times, asking where dd is or what I've done with ds. Lots of being woken up. but the snatches of sleep in between feel like heaven.

Hope your sleeping now indomitable.
I'm up feeding yawn fed at 10:30,1:30 to. She's being handed to dp after this lol.