October 08 - the one without an imaginative title.

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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 - 7lbs 4.5oz - 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 - - -
3rd Oct (Due Sept) - purpleflower - Girl - - 8lbs 10.5oz - Homebirth with paramedics due to meconium.
4th Oct (Due 2nd Oct) - 1sttimer80 - Boy - - 8lbs 10.5oz -
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!
11th Oct (Due 14th Oct) - tedmundo - Boy - Patrick Francis - 6lbs 15oz - C-Sec for breech
12th Oct (Due 4th Oct) - pistachio - Boy - Thomas Fraser - 10lbs 2oz - Homebirth.
13th Oct (Due 15th Oct) - mum2jakeyroo - Boy - - 7lbs 2oz - Delivered in car by dh!
13th Oct (Due 7th Oct) - belgo - Boy - Wolf - 8lbs 7oz - Home water birth
13th Oct (Due 19th Oct) - rach010 - Girl - - 6lbs 11oz - Gas & air, small tear, no stitches.
13th Oct (Due 21st Oct) - caramelbunny - Girl - Megan Ruby - 5lbs 12oz - Em C-Sec under GA.
13th Oct (Due 20th Oct) - firsttimer08 - Boy - - -
15th Oct (Due 29th Sept) - perkypopsy - Girl - Stella Frances - 8lbs 14oz -
16th Oct (Due 17th Oct) - rowanmac - Girl - Anna Ruth - 7lbs 2oz - 2 hours ARM to placenta delivery.
16th Oct (Due 12th Oct) - milfakamonkeymonkeymoomoo - Boy - - 9lbs 13.5oz - Home water birth
17th Oct (Due 11th Oct) - heather1980 - Boy - Alexander James - 9lbs 5oz - Homebirth
17th Oct (Due 23rd Oct) - ajm200 - Girl - Amelia Caitlyn - 7lbs 2oz - Homebirth
17th Oct (Due 10th Oct) - pepperrabbit - Girl - Jessica Rose - 7lbs 15.5oz -
17th Oct (Due 27th Oct) - Rhian82 - Boy - - - Episiotomy and ventouse.
17th Oct (Due 22nd Oct) - pingviner - Boy - Teemu Finn - 7lbs 15oz - Em C-Sec
18th Oct (Due 13th Oct) - YumMum22 - Boy - - 10lbs - Home water birth
20th Oct (Due 10th Oct) - emkay - Boy - - 9lbs 8oz -
20th Oct (Due 16th Oct) - bigmouthstrikesagain - Girl - Polly - 8lbs 7oz - Good hospital birth with synto drip.
21st Oct (Due 16th Oct) - WheresTheAuPair - Boy - Finley Peter - 9lbs 7oz - Elective c-sec
21st Oct (Due 21st Oct) - hansnava - Girl - Sophia Leigh - 7lbs 6oz - Elective c-sec
23rd Oct (Due 26th Oct) - 4andnotout - Girl - Tilly-Grace - 7lbs 0.5oz - 2 pushes and out!
24th Oct (Due 29th Oct) - Ekka - Boy - Matthew - 7lbs 15oz - Home water birth with gas and air.
26th Oct (Due 24th Oct) - sparklesandwine - Girl - Poppy - 8lbs 13oz -
26th Oct (Due 20th Oct) - jenwa - Girl - Phoebe Jasmine - 9lbs 2.5oz -
27th Oct (Due 23rd Oct) - nuclear - Boy - - 8lbs 13oz - Gas & air and some stitches.
28th Oct (Due 30th Oct) - Jambers99 - Girl - Hannah Louise - 7lbs 3oz - Straightforward and quick labour.
31st Oct (Due 20th Oct) - KnickersOnMaHead - Boy - Samuel Paul - 9lbs 11oz - No stitches!
31st Oct (Due 21st Oct) - GirlWithTheMouseyHair - Boy - Ethan Christopher Loy - - Homebirth.
1st Nov (Due 25th Oct) - Flum - Boy - Bob - 8lbs 10oz - 4 hour labour with gas & air, pethidine and a healthy dose of champagne!
1st Nov (Due 22nd Oct) - SmudgeyDoodle - Girl - - 8lbs 2oz - Hospital water birth.
5th Nov (Due 29th Oct) - Honeymoonmummy - Girl - Poppy Grace - 6lbs 15oz -
5th Nov (Due 30th Oct) - MamaG - Boy - Harry James - 10lbs 9oz - Em C-Sec. Back to back and knotted cord around neck.
5th Nov (Due 23rd Oct) - Sallypuss - Girl - Eibhlin Alexandra - 9lbs 4oz - Induction, 15 hour labour then emergency c-section.

(apols if I've missed off anyone who has joined us post-natally.

I've just found a tiny bit of blood in DD's vomit, she's got reflux and is 9 weeks old, I've got a docs appt in an hour, has anyone else had this and should I insist on seeing a paediatrician?

honeymoon, thinking of you. I've got no real advice unfortunately.

Myjob - those pics are gorgeous & I love the thought of your ds being so excited - bless him, I hope he has a fantastic day!

Just been to docs and apparently its normal for reflux and we have to persevere with the gaviscon for a few more weeks before we try something else. Thanks for your messages x

How did ds get on with his first full day myjob? Dd loves taking her lunchbox too.

Sorry to hear about the blood honeymoon. Poor Poppy .

First episode of last ever series of ER in half an hour ladies - any fans?

honey - sorry to hear about the continuing relux. however, i would say that blood is not that common with reflux and i'm guessing that there is a lot of acid in her sick which is 'burning' her oesophagus. when ds1 had reflux he went througha bad phase with it and our paeidaitrician said the main concerns are weight loss and damage to the oesophagus due to too much acid, he gave us an antacid (ranitidine) and this helpled control the acid. he still vomited loads but he was less upset by it. There are lots of people on mn who have loads of experience of refulx (their names escape me but if you post a message about it, they will offer more advice). I think you may need a referral to a paediatrician to at least get some 'expert' advice. if the gaviscon is not working by now, why hasn't your gp offered you something else, particularly an antacid becuase of the blood? i'm no expert btw....and don't want to worry you either!

Joe is feeding all the time too. He was sleeping 8pm til 5am but now wakes 2 or 3 times a night which is exhausting me! Off for his third jabs tomorrow. I said a few days ago he couldn't hold his head up well now he can do this really well. What a difference a few days make. He is almost rolling over too but can't quite get there as his arm gets in the way!

DS1 3rd birthday today, he's so grown up now...

Hi All and happy new year.

Sorry for you cat ronshar how sad. Hope you all ok though.

Welcome tedmundo

All ok here, dd2 a dream, so good and feel bit guilty that I neglect her as she sits happily in her bouncing chair whilst I am cleaning/tidying/sorting or pandering to dd1!!! I put her under her play gym today and next thing she was asleep! She is soooo good just feeding, sleeping and cooing loads and waking with a smile everytime and smiling all day.

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Wanted to have a bit of a rant so sorry if long!
Want help/opinions really

Mil is great and really helps looking after dd1. When I went on mat leave she still wanted to have dd1 every week but if I did not or still dont send her they appear to be funny about it and then feel the need to come over later that eve (bed time ) to see dd1. Before dd2 was born my inlaws were going to have dd1 (they also have my bil DS's wed and thurs) and on this particular day they did not have the boys and their car was in for service so had no transport so I said not to have DD1 and that I wanted day with her and would be taking her to park after MW appt, as I went to feed BIL cat (as away) I got back to 10 missed calls, 2 text and 1 answer message basically saying they wanted DD and were coming anyway (0n the bus and would bring her back that eve on bus) so I called to say please dont we have plans etc, anyway they said they would not and would just go to their bank. MIL then turned up at lunch time just as we were eating quickly to go to MW and asked if we were on way out [hmm[ "Yes" I said so she rang FIL and said you will have to come round quickly if you want to see DD1 as they going out! FIL then walked from bank (10 mins) and got here whilst we trying to get ready to go out then they went again! It bugged me as I said please dont come, wanted to spend day with DD1 and they still appeared. Anyway, just recently feel like they bugging me all the time! They dont feed DD1 well, pack of ham, pile of grapes and packet of crisps for lunch when waling to town as MIL did not know what she would eat and when she at theirs she makes a tray of chicken nuggetts, fish fingers, beans and toast and they all help themself. I know I should not whinge as she does me a fvour having her but DD1 comes home hungry and tired and thirsty and when I try not to send her they then want to come over (always around her bed time and then she stays up as wont go to bed when they are here so up til 8 (and later) and over tired, hungry and stroppy!!!
Also I know this sounds ungrateful but everytime they come they bring her a pressie, either a book, puzzle, toy etc. I have told them not to as last year every sunday they would appear with a bin liner full of toys from the car boot which we have no room for and DD does NOT need so I end up having to go to the charity shop to get rid of stuff. They have been better as I ended up telling them I have no room and that I have to get rid of it if no space!
The other issue was DD now stays longer at playgroup so MIL picks her BILs son and he finsishes at 12 and DD at 1. Mil rang to ask if she could drop some food off to playgroup for dd when she collects BILS Son for DD to have with her lunch I said it was not a good idea as I already pack her lunch and the ladies at playgroup would not feel happy with extra food being brought in and unfair on children seeing someone else getting something. Is this odd? My DD eats well wtih me but not when she gets spoilt with what she wants when grandma gives her what she asks for. Also if she was given something else she would play up and not want her sandwich at playgroup! This makes me realise why my DH is such a bad eater. First time I ate at their house MIL cooked separete meals for her, FIL, BIL and DH and this was a everyday occurance!
Sorry I know I am ranting but cant really moan to DH as his parents
MIL had a very good job (childrens social services) but appears to be lacking some common sense at times I know I am blonde and dippy
Well, maybe I do sound ungrateful and believe me I am not as they are a great help but sometimes I feel she over does it and then I feel like a bad parent I just think they are fine but when it is not going her way she can be very offy! We had a huge issue when Lydia was a baby about her name and how I said My aunt was Liddy and I never wanted Lydia shortened To Liddy (she can decide when old enough) and Mil said "tough, we will call her what we want to call her"!!!
Sorry I could prob go on but this thread wont take much more
I feel better now for that

Hope everyone has a good day and has not been to boggled eyed reading my post although I dont blame you if you dont!

ps sorry I tyed so quickly I have not even checked it and not sure if it spells right or even worded it ok!

Hi all,
honeymoonmummy my little girl has reflux (she's 16 weeks now and seems to be getting worse... how can that be?) anyway... last week she had a bit of blood in her vomit and i took her to the gp. They didn't seem too worried and basically said 'see if it happens again then come back and we might prescribe gaviscon'. She's not currently taking anything as she isn't distressed by it or having trouble gaining weight. But similar to you i worry that it is damaging her oesophagus. I just thought i'd respond to let you know that the response you got from your GP isn't too different to mine, so maybe best to see if it happens again then go back?
K

thank you myjob when I hear myself say it I feel like I am ungrateful but I am glad you see that they do ignore my wishes. It is really hard especially when they are not my parents although mine can be a pain too at times I just hope when my DD's grow up that I dont interfere

just sorted dd2's wardrobe out as we have finally moved in loft so DD1 has our old room and DD2 got DD1's room so put all 3-6 months clothes in there and another bag for charity shop! I seem to be moving things about all the time and sorting things!

Just a quickie to say to ksal that reflux often peaks around 16 weeks according to many posts that I've read on MN.

thanks CSWS! that makes me feel quite a bit better about her constantly damp bibs! I guess the reflux will just be replaced by constant dribbling due to teething anyway!!

Hi all. Poor you, Jenwa Stories like that make me feel grateful that we don't have family nearby! That sounds like a nightmare to deal with. No advice as no problems with that here so no experience...

My friend, without knowing it, has made me feel like the worst mother in the world. She's the best mother in the world that I know... seriously - she's great. Her kids are absolutely fantastic and she really knows what she's doing. Anyway, Q had a very fussy 2 days this week...he would cry whenever she put him down in the bouncy seat after 2 seconds, or whenever she put him down anywhere... even if she tried to SIT down with him. He screamed until he was carried, facing out and walked around (would scream if stood still apparently as well). I have not had this happen at home at all, but do know that since the holiday ended and DH and I back at work, when we are both home at 4.30 (I pick q up at 3.45, dh home by 4.30), we pour attention on him... never leave him to entertain himself... it's always one o f us playing, holding, feeding... so she thinks this is why he wont be set down. because we put him down when hes ok with it but he needs to be ok with it when we need to get something done.
Her kidsare great and she says they would always be ok to be put down while she did laundry or put groceries away... i wonder if maybe shes remembering them past this age though? Hes only 13 weeks ... 14weeks now.
She said "I cant tell you what to do" but when i asked for help/advice on how to fix this problem (he often wants to be carried at home, too, not us sitting)... it was clear that she thinks it's us catering to him every time he fusses and she said it's only going to get worse if it continues.
She is a really good friend and I think its affecting me so much because i do respect her opinion so much that this just kills me. I think she thinks Im doing a really crappy job asa mom. she has done nothing but tell me how great im doing before this, so i have no reason to feel this way really, but I feel like if he keeps acting like this she is just going to think less and less of me as a mother.
he does need to be held - she's ok with that, just not the constant movement (no vibratig chair doesnt always help) and she thinks he should be ok with being put down when she needs for short pds of time. she is right. he should. but im doing my best and its not working.
I want her advice, I appreciate her support, but I feel like im trying really hard here and when he has fussy days i just feel like she thinks im a crappy mom (though she would NEVER say this... just what I sense, im very sensitive).

sorry for long post... just exhausted

star Same as myjob said really. I think when anyone says anything negative about your child it automatically makes you feel like a bad parent as you try your best to do a good job and sometimes things dont always work out, also other people are always very good at assuming what is wrong with your child. I think maybe Quinlan could have been used to you holding him but it has only been a short space of time you have done this so it is not so much of a habbit, also he is prob becomming more aware of who is mummy and daddy are and he has not been to your friend so much whilst you were both off over xmas and new year. He will adapt even if he learns that he will cry for awhile whilst your friend has to do something but when he is with you he can have more attention. The HV said to me that you are never spoiling your child by cuddling them too much. You are certainly not a bad parent, if you never gave your child any affection then that would be more likely to be bad parenting

Oh star - that doesn't sound like a very friendly thing for a friend to say. She should know that all children are different, and if she has had several that were all happy to be put down at a very young age then she has been very LUCKY. I don't believe it has anything to do with how she treated them - not at this age, but just sheer luck.
Ds likes to be held all of the time, and sometimes will let us keep still, but other times he won't. Dd also liked to be held, and wouldn't let us keep still at all. She was the most difficult child until maybe 18 months or so - was the first of her peers to start pushing other children, but is now lovely (most of the time ), and the other mums have nearly all had their children go through the same phases, just later than dd did. So you might think that her children are lovely now, but they might not always have been.
Babies need lots of love and affection, and I think it's great that you and dh lavish attention on him whenever you can.

jenwa - that sounds sooo hard to cope with and you are not being ungrateful. All i coudl suggest (and i have no idea if it would work!!) is that you state AGAIN the ground rules around your children. ie no visiting after 6pm etc. We have a 'rule' that family don't phone us in the eveing unless urgent as we are very busy with the children - this still gets ignored and drives me mad so i don't know how you cope with them just popping in!! You managed to get them to listen to you when it comes to the toys so maybe they will listen if you say something similar about visits/food etc. i would also be unhappy if mil gave my ds food i didn't as he would then play up for me if i didn't give in to him.

KSAL - refulx is at its worst around 16-20 weeks and then improves around 6 months as valve strengthens. As they start to sit up this can help as gravity is in your favour. However, they have to be sitting quite upright, not slouched as this presses on their tummy and makes them more sick. I tend to wind Joe with hand under chin and when he burps i push his chin up so his windpipe is more vertical (sounds brutal but it really works!!) also gentle patting to get wind up as better then rubbing - remember if someone rubs your back when you feel sick, it makes you sick!! I also have him on my shoulder for 20 mins after eating so he's very upright and there is no pressure on his tummy. Even sitting in abouncy chair can make them sick. It doesn't sound like there's too much acid in her reflux if she's not bothered by it so that maybe why they are happy to leave it a while and she's gaining weight - is she overeating???? Joe is often more sicky if he's greedy for obvious reasons....

Star - everyone is an 'expert' but you know you're baby better than anyone so you need to do what you think is right. You know Joe was like that for a while (and still can be some days) and eventually he's grown out of it and now spends an hour in his chair or playgym quite happily! Even if Q only manages 5 mins a day in his chair etc and then you build it up from there, that's pretty good for now. There's no point in doing what you think others want you to do if it makes you unhappy iyswim...

mammoth post sorry

at an hour on gym or in chair. Seems so hard to imagine after my 2!