October 08 - The Here and Now.

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The story so far....

10th Sept (Due 1st Oct) - loulou33 - Boy - Joe Louis David - 6lbs 12oz - Induction due to rhesus sensitivity, G&A.
12th Sept (Due 6th Oct) - iuseantiageingstuff - Boy - Fred William - 8lbs 13.5oz - Induction due to high BP.
14th Sept (Due 14th Oct) - twinklytoes - Boy - Samuel - 7lbs 4.5oz - Em C-Sec due to grade 4 PP.
16th Sept (Due 8th Oct) - Ksal - Girl - Emma Rae - 6lbs - Just beat induction for PE!
20th Sept (Due 8th Oct) - kookiegoddess - Girl - Reya Marie - - Induction due to OC, epidural, 3rd degree tear.
21st Sept (Due 5th Oct) - myjobismum - Girl - Naomi Caitlin - 5lbs 10oz - Fast and furious hospital birth.
22nd Sept (Due 10th Oct) - Lozza70 - Boy - Sander Gene - 7lbs 5oz - Em C-Sec due to raised BP and high ALTs from liver.
27th Sept (Due 1st Oct) - accessorizequeen - Boy twin - Felix - 6lbs 8oz -
27th Sept (Due 1st Oct) - accessorizequeen - Girl twin - Bridget - 7lbs 7oz -
1st Oct (Due 29th Sept) - WombFor1More - Boy - Harvey James - 8lbs 13oz - Homebirth, no pain relief.
2nd Oct (Due 4th Oct) - annwoo - Boy - TBA - 8lbs 7oz - Amazing birth!
2nd Oct (Due 30th Sept) - sambrads - Girl - Brooke - 7lbs 9.5oz -
2nd Oct (Due 12th Oct) - star6 - Boy - Quinlan - 5lbs 15oz - 36hr labour, ventouse and stitches.
2nd Oct (Due 8th Oct) - Alexa808 - Girl - Tienette - - Planned c-sec
3rd Oct (Due 5th Oct) - rosebury - Boy - Austin - 9lbs 2oz - Delivered at home by dh!
3rd Oct (Due 6th Oct) - Bethoo - Girl - Maia - 7lbs -
3rd Oct (Due 6th Oct) - hoff - Boy - Oliver - -
3rd Oct (Due 19th Oct) - MrsTittleMouse - Girl - - -
4th Oct (Due 2nd Oct) - 1sttimer80 - Boy - - -
4th Oct (Due 30th Sept) - Aubergenie - Boy - Stanley - 7lbs 12oz -
5th Oct (Due 29th Sept) - plusonemore - Boy - Alfie Thomas - 8lbs - Induction, epidural
5th Oct (Due 2nd Oct) - MrsBish - Girl - Rachel - 8lbs 8oz -
5th Oct (Due 4th Oct) - hedgepig - Boy - Oliver - 6lbs 3oz -
7th Oct (Due 23rd Oct) - Emmsy1 - Girl - Amy Louise - 5lbs 12oz -
7th Oct (Due 2nd Oct) - snowymum - Boy - Rowan Michael - - Home water birth
8th Oct (Due 6th Oct) - ronshar - Boy - William Dexter - 7lbs 11oz -
8th Oct (Due 20th Oct) - 07mumstheword - Girl - Freya Mae - 7lbs 12oz -
8th Oct (Due 16th Oct) - moodywren - Boy - Hayden - 6lbs 9.5oz - Homebirth
9th Oct (Due 27th Sept) - Pidge - Boy - Arthur - 8lbs 14oz - Homebirth
10th Oct (Due 1st Oct) - CantSleepWontSleep - Boy - Duncan Elliot - 8lbs 4oz - 4 day induction with 1 hour established labour!
11th Oct (Due 3rd Oct) - usuallytooshytochat - Girl - Megan Leah - 8lbs 2oz - Homebirth with ambulance crew!
12th Oct (Due 4th Oct) - pistachio - Boy - Thomas Fraser - 10lbs 2oz - Homebirth.

he did cry right afterward... but who wouldn't, right? I wanted to call right away (you know me!) but dh says he's fine...

Hi all, is it ok if I join?

DD was born on the 3rd but was late so I was due in september but never joined the antenatal threads. She was born at home with paramedics watching, they were called because of meconium in her waters but by the time they got here (4 mins later) I was pushing. They only stayed because 1 had never seen a birth and DP said it was ok, at that point i didn't care about strange men staring at my bits She was 8lb 10.5. I already have a DS who was 2 on the 2nd so their birthdays are a day apart.

Try not to worry too much star, DS fell onto DD in bed a couple of days ago. They really are much stronger than we think, although I am only realising that second time round and would've really panicked with DS.

CSWS, I hope you get it sorted, sounds painful

Confirmed as boils. Apparently more susceptible to stuff like this because of the diabetes. Now have a week of antibiotics, but will hopefully start to feel a bit better in a day or two.

Congrats and welcome purpleflower .

well its all quiet here! maybe you are all off for an early night. How bad it is having to catch an hour here and there! I'm on night duty tonight so might hit the sack about 1 if I'm lucky.

been to HV today. It was actually DS's due date today and weighed in at 10lb 4oz . I do wonder what he would have been if he did indeed arrive today.

DD2 is having major probs with sibling jealously at the moment. DS has a "mini" travelcot to sleep in when downstairs and we've had to put this inside the big travelcot and make him a "fortress" as DD2 is climbing in and picking him up and generally being quite rough with him.

CSWS - we don't have the "boo boo" issue as I failed with the DDs and although desperate to try with DS I made the choice to go to formula after seeing so many mums return to hospital during my stay who were bf and had babies who were losing loads of weight. I really had to do anything to aid the reduction of any PND.

oh, I've posted in "health" but anyone here got any views on taking part in a vaccine research project for menengitis b vaccine? Ds has been asked to participate.

Hope you are managing to avoid PND this time twinkly .

Think I'm off to bed in a few mins too, although no doubt ds will want to feed for hours more as soon as I get up there .

Weigh in day tomorrow. Curious to know how we're doing, as there was loads and loads of meconium for a couple of days, but he's been feeding lots too.

have a good sleep. dd2 just got up so will be a while before we hit the sack.

Welcome purpleflower and congrats. Your baby's arrival sounds all very calm. I cannot imagine not having been in hospital.

We have had another really broken night last night. Sander is a really noisy sleeper, he seems to spend the night fighting his sleep and wakes about every 2 hours. I cannot let him lie once he starts to get really frustrated and pick him up. He then can sleep quietly in my arms for at least half an hour before waking for a feed. Am I going to have to bite the bullet and leave him to cry for a bit to try and stretch out his sleep? Any advice gladly received [sleep deprived ecomotion]

Lozza wondering the same... Quinlan will actually sleep on my chest or in my arms for hours... but not in cot - well, not until 7am wen he's exhausted!

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Well it's different horses for different courses Lozza. I can't let a tiny baby cry for more than a couple of minutes, so we have fallen into co-sleeping with ds limpet-like for the time being. He feeds for about 1/3 of the night, sleeps on me for another 1/3, and on dh for the remaining 1/3. And dh thinks he's getting a raw deal .
I'll take him for some cranial osteopathy in a couple of weeks if things haven't improved by then.
Are you managing to nap in the day when Sander does?

Boil update is that one burst last night, and as disgusting as it was, it has provided much relief this morning!

he's also been getting really red in the face and crying sometimes even when he does a poo in his nappy... or in the bath or on the towel or wherever is that normal? for it to be so difficult to move bowels?

Ds gets upset sometimes by farts and pooing star. I think they just don't understand what's going on, rather than it actually being difficult to do, as from the number of poos ds is doing it can't be hard!
How often are yours all pooing, esp those that are breastfed, as I know that this can make a big diff?

we get a red faced ds too. think its normal. tends to be when he's trying to get the last wind up.

lozza - we've had a similar night. hasn't really settled. actually think ds might have colic so we're adding in the infacol before feeds and fingers crossed for some relief soon

the poo settled down here. gone from every nappy to just daytime changes in the last couple of days

We are getting 2 or maybe 3 poo nappies a day but are bottle feeding so will be different than you csws

DS gets the old red face too but I think it is just the effort as opposed to it hurting!

Twinkly we are taking some time to get wind up so the sleeplessness may be colic related. Will look into that.

Just had mw round. She said that even before, during and after each feed pooing would be quite normal, which is about what we get, so that's reassuring. Ds weighed in at 8lb 3oz, so only dropped 1oz from his birthweight, which is cool.

Have those of you with troublesome sleepers tried swaddling btw? Works a treat with some babies.

Hello ladies. I have finally found some time to get on the computer.

William poos alot. He gets a very calm look on his face when it is about to happen. Then he makes the most outrageous noise that sends DD2 into fits of laughter every time. I have been poo'd on at least 3 times! the wee is even better, like a fire hose. I knew girls were easier.
If I remember right the DD's both had the runny yellow poo for most of the time they were breast fed. It only gets more solid when weaning starts.

William loves sleeping on people. He isnt even that fussy. As long as you are sat still he doesnt mind. At night he sleeps in moses basket by my side of the bed. As DH pointed out that there is no need for him to wake up as he cant feed. As long as his blankets are tucked in nice and snug he settles really nicely. Sleeps for 3-4 hours like that.

Star how is baby after his bump. They are tough little packages. Just wait till he rolls off the bed!

CSWS are the boils all burst yet?

No more bursting ronshar, but am feeling much more mobile today, so think we're going to take dd shoe shopping after school.

Will arnica help with the boils? I burnt my fingers on my GHD's last week and themount of arnica I have been taken for the downstairs bruising seems to have helped heal my fingers in record time.

I'm taking it anyway (though my new pot doesn't seem to like dispensing them ), so it might have been even worse otherwise .

Yes my blue pot is very stingy with the pills. Only lets me have one at a time. Does it not realise I am a new mother, not to be messed with!!

I have just realised the time, I should probably get out of bed and go and get DD1 from school!

Hello all,

Joe is off to hsop in Monday for blood transfusion - oh joy...

Had a really tough week, hence why i've been absent. joe has been really windy and sick ++ after every feed. despite this he has been gaining 10 oz or so a week so i think i'm overfeeding - he's hungry all the tiem. Very unsettled during the day, better at night but has trapped wind and gurns, groans and strains even in his sleep (bless him, DS1 used to scream when he had trapped wind but Joe just seems to put up with it) but we can't sleep for listening to him.

Paediatrician has diagnosed reflux (like DS1) which has really upset me but i'm not convinced, i think its a combo of wind and overeating so we'll see.

CSWS sympathy for the boils - sounds horrible. I haven't been co-sleeping with Joe as he seems to be more settled if i put him in crib at night but i have to warm it first with hot water bottle as our house is like the arctic at night!!

DS1 coping really well with Joe and is being so sweet, giving him kisses and bringing him toys etc - heart melting stuff..

Star your hv need shooting, i can only express 2/3oz but i know that Joe is taking more than this in his feed - god why are some health professionals so poorly informed!!

Right better go and do things whilst DS1 playing and Joe asleep

xx

Oh loulou - how horrid for you all. How does a transfusion help reflux?
Am wondering today if ds might have a touch of reflux, poss silent like dd's was. Just hoping he doesn't turn out to be milk intolerant like she was, as I really don't fancy giving up dairy again. Will have to keep an eye on things for a bit. Wouldn't get a clear result if I gave it up now because of the antibiotics.