October 08 - the one without an imaginative title.

[CantSleepWontSleep]

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.

Sorry, I meant Heather's teether. Will have a look for yours CSWS. Like I say I'm really not sure if its teething, no horrid nappies, flushed cheeks etc

Oh I just checked my emails, thanks v much for the swim nappy Ta CSWS

And now my Facebook page, small world CSWS!!

It's ok myjob - it's not really such a hardship to have to spend a morning on MN! I took him still asleep to the kitchen to get a drink, and he woke happily there. Now had lunch, and just trying to feed ds' hiccups away.

She's gone back to sleep now and I've still not eaten. My bum has gone to sleep!

CSWS well I reckon Matthew is trying to outdo Duncan - he has napped on and off this morning, but he does have another cold and is on ABs for his skin....

We had a panic this morning - I was feeding Matthew & felt a hard little lump on the back of his head. Of course I thought the worst and we rushed to the docs (second time in 2 days!). He reckons its just a gland that is up because of M's infection, but will keep an eye on it. Talk about relief.... After that I had to take Emily & Matthew to the toddler group as I didn't feel I had the stamina to be entertaining all morning.

I dont know about the back of the head but Poppy has a lymph node behind her ear which I've felt for about 2 months now, the doc said it was nothing to worry about and it would go down in a few months?

Martha is asleep again. I think she's been reading over me shoulder and has decided to prove me wrong! Myjob, they do indeed! My DS has a really lumpy neck which has been the same since he was little. Of course I paniced the first time I noticed but we have been to the doctors (different one each time) a few times about it and they said not to worry. He's 5.5 now so seeing as he's been lumpy for 5 years, I think that if it was something to worry about there would have been other signs by now. God I sound like such a slacker mum!

lol at the sleep mm.
Ds had a 10 min power nap when I took him out for a little walk in his pushchair. Just like with the car he woke once he was no longer moving. Shame, as I was hoping he'd have 40 mins to tide him over til bedtime. Expect he'll manage another 10 mins when we pick dd up shortly. He seemed quite happy in the pushchair though, which is good, as he's only been in it twice, both unsuccessfully, before.

Loulou - I can relate to the cold thing. Both me and ds are streaming today. We?re feeling rotten.

CSWS ? I?ve avoided implementing any kind of routine with ds but we?ve fallen into a kind of rhythm of two naps a day, most days. He usually feeds to sleep then I transfer him into the Amby and he?ll sleep for anything from 10 minutes on a bad day to an hour or more. He'd definitely sleep longer on me.

DP gets home around 6.30 and he plays with ds then gives him a bath while I get on with the dinner. We didn?t really have a night time routine and he just used to hang out with us until he dropped off. But we recently I?ve been taking him into the bedroom for a feed with the lights down low, then popping him in the Amby when he?s dropping off to sleep and bouncing him until he?s gone off properly. In the last few days we?ve managed to get him to go to sleep around 8 o?clock and we?ve had a couple of hours to ourselves to drink wine catch up with each other. Ds tends to sleep for the first 3 hours and then its anybody?s guess what will happen after that, so we?re just taking it one day at a time.

Can I just ask ? how much time do you spend interacting with your LOs? I mean actually chatting, playing, singing etc rather than leaving them on their playmat/bouncy chair etc to amuse themselves.

Mine WILL NOT amuse herself. We have 2 bouncy chairs and a rubber ring thing and she cries after 2 mins on her own. However, if I sit her up in the crook of the settee and put Baby TV on she'll stay quiet for 20 mins. Bad mother.

OMG - I won the TV/DVD thingy here!

Will reply later re interaction - screeching from ds (in Amby!).

Nice one CSWS!

Woo hoo! Well done CSWS!

Yihaa! Congratulations CSWS!

Right, interaction. Varies from day to day, but prob about 80-90% of time when he's not sleeping or feeding is spent interacting in some way, shape or form. If he was happier for it to be less then he'd prob get neglected a bit more! I always talk to him when we're pottering about, just telling him what I'm doing and stuff. He likes to spend a lot of time standing on my lap and just being smiled at and talked to too, and when we have dinner he sits in the bumbo in front of me on the table (slapped wrists for me I know!)

Oh, can't believe I forgot to say earlier, but ds rolled this morning, once when I wasn't looking and then again after I rolled him back. He was on the sofa, and I'm willing to concede that it has the minutest gradient sloping towards the back (thankfully that way round or he'd have rolled off!), but I was still impressed, especially considering how little time he's had on his back to practice!

DD amuses herself quite happily for a while - we have an arch that goes over her chair and as long as I change the "dangly" things frequently she seems quite happy if she's in the same room as me.
Def teething too, pink cheeks, horrid nappies, hands stuffed in mouth all the time...
Domestic crisis here - I've got a bit behind with the washing - just doing emergency loads for a couple of days - and they're mainly pink - then DH pointed out that he had to go to work in hiking socks this morning
Oops - have done 5 loads so far today - dread to think of electricity bill !

at rolling CSWS!

I reckon that I spend most of the time talking to Martha, but she seems to get annoyed when I try to play with her! She doesn't like me playing with her playmat things with her, but does like the bouncing on mummy's fat belly type games! She keeps trying to roll but just looks like she is doing an exercise video. She has been very grumpy today and has been gnawing everything in sight. She grabbed a big plastic ring thing (one that hooks on to her playmat) from me and shoved it in her mouth. So I think I'm going to have to get some teething something too, at least that will be clean !

God I'm dreading rolling!

Tilly-Grace is now teething properly too, she has little red cheeks,stinkier than usual nappies and will suck her fist like it is going out of fashion She will be 13 weeks tommorow and i have my postnatal check on friday oh well better late than never