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.

I was ds was abit littler. At his last weigh in he was 12lb 9oz!!!

She is certainly getting her wear out of her newborn clothes! Even with her big fat cloth bum she still fits them! Im only 4'11 so i think she will be short like me.
Im lucky she is such an easy baby, if she was as hard as dd2 was i think i would be rocking in a dark room by now!

Hello all - another baddy who hasn't posted at all since birth, i don't think (and probably the only person who doesn't have to do a seasonal name-changed - i am pre-seasoned!)

Rowan is 10 weeks today (blimey!) and everything to me. I would never have thought i could love another person so much. Also rather worryingly I want to nom at his face and toes all the time, poor mite. Nom nom nom.

He's sleeping from 8pm to 4am which is absolutely astonishing, then wakes at 7am. What a civilised chap. Breastfeeding has gone very well and I haven't missed a day of running my business (book publishing, from home) which is also great. Everyone I mentioned it to told me it was impossible to work from home with a newborn. Not so. He sleeps / sits in his sling all day, and when he wants to get down we play on the mat or go for a nice autumnal walk. He's giggling and his kicking in the bath has to be seen to be believed! (video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8834299864469751937&hl=en)

Will go and put a photo on my profile now of my little tiger. So lovely to read about how you're all doing. Seasonal kisses to all your lo's!

That link should be video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8834299864469751937&hl=en

Awwww how cute!!!!!!!!

Heh, thanks! I have no sense of perspective on him - I think everything he does is astonishing!

Snowy he looks so happy!

Knickers - I got mine for £80 on Ebay and am planning on selling it on again when we're done - they seem to be quite popular on there, so I figure it'll pay for itself.

I've finished my Christmas shopping!

Is it wrong for me to want to kill you Snowy???

Seriously, he sounds amazing, Poppy has only "smiled" twice, if she's not being fed or sleeping she'll last for about 10 mins before crying, I love her to bits and wouldn't swap her for the world but she's so high maintenance!

I've just spent £250 in Mothercare

Admittedly, £120 was for an all singing all dancing mattress - we've only paid £110 for the cot itself!!! The cot arrives tomorrow ... it's going to be the answer to ALL our problems...

I spoke to the HV today over the phone because of Poppy regurgitating all the time, she said it might be reflux. I'm off now to find out about reflux! She said gripe water might help, but [and I know this sounds stupid] - do I use a normal spoon and do I have to sterilise it first???

Use a syringe if you have one Honey, dont know if they have one in with the bottle of gripe water.

Cheers, I dont have a syringe, I assume I'll get one from a chemist?

Buy a bottle of infant nurofen (you'll want it soon enough!) and you get a syringe in with it. I don't sterilise, but will sometimes wash it in the dishwasher, which is nearly as good.

Bath video is lovely snowy.

Gripe water is great stuff for wind and tummy pain honeymoon, but don't think it will do much for reflux. Infant gaviscon would be more the way to go, but you need it on prescription.

Which of you was it that had a pic on your profile of your dc in a bouncy chair with a toy suspended in front of them coming from a pole or something attached to the chair? Was it you Aubergenie? I want to know what the pole thing was.

Oh Lozza - just had a look at your pics (had a feeling that the pole might have been you), and am loving the elf pictures . No experience of flying with such a little one to offer I'm afraid, but when I flew with 19 month old dd, the cabin crew kept saying that she had to be sitting on my lap facing forward for take off - well how on earth were we meant to feed in that position?!

Nope, wasn't me CSWS. DS has got a bouncy chair, a hand me down from a friend of mine, but he won't stay in it at all.

Honeymoon, I found a spoon easier when giving gripe water. For some reason I couldn't get to grips with the syringe and found I was squirting it to far back in DS's mouth and making him choke.

Baby crying, got to go. Have a good night everyone!

CSWS - if it was my pic you were thinking of it did come with the chair, but i have seen similar things available in John Lewis - the Tiny Love take-along arch (which is also on the mothercare website in pushchair accessories/travel toys). If it wasn't my pic you were thinking of then just ignore me!!

Blimey page 3 of a new thread already!
We are moving house this week so we have been really busy for the last few days. Lucky William he gets to sit around watching the action. He has turned into a little darling. He giggles and blows raspberries. Also we have gone from 2 hourly feeds to 4 hourly during the day and some times all night from 8pm until 5am.
I feel like a normal person again.

Star I see you are getting on ok back at work. Is Quinlan feeding ok now?

CSWS sounds like your boy is getting the hang of it all now. Not a moment to soon for your sanity.

Hello to everyone else. It sounds like we are all having mixed success with our LO's. Just goes to show that every baby is different but they are all beautiful.

Thanks all re the tips. I'll buy infant nurofen CSWS, thanks and will try with both syringe and spoon, thanks Aubergenie.

The HV also told me about the gaviscon but she wasnt sure if it was reflux or me just being a bit too boisterous with the winding and the tips she gave me are working well so far tonight, she's hardly regurgitated at all (if anyone wants to know what she said let me know. I'm being too lazy to type it now!).

I have just made a BRILLIANT purchase today in Toys R Us which I have to share with you all, esp you CSWS as we both have high maintenance babies. [Yes, I didn't stop at £250 in Mothercare...] Its a changing mat with a toy arch over it, its £18 and I've tried Poppy on it tonight and she LOVES it, she's stayed quiet for a few changes now which she NEVER does.

Re the bouncy chair, I need to buy one of those as the one I have is second hand and crap - any suggestions?

I bought a Gracco swinging chair in Toys R Us last week. William loves it. Especially if it is on setting number 5. It swings quite quickly and has three teddies hanging over the top. William stares very intently at the teddies and laughs loudly at them as they swing about above him. It was £79.99.
HTH

Hi all, glad all the babys are doing well. We are half way ready for christmas now and I'm getting quite excited. It will be our first christmas at home just with us and it will be my first proper christmas dinner for 5 years

DD just won't settle today, is there a growth spurt at 10.5 weeks?

We have this which I think is great. It was bought for DS and has never been put away. My SIL has to stop my nephew getting into his little brothers bouncy chair as he is too big but I have no worries with DS. DD loves it.

Must go and feed DD as she is crying, she came off me 10 minutes ago, this is the longest she has been off me since 6.30

Myjob - he's probably huge because I put on FIVE STONE (count 'em) in the end. I didn't weigh myself after Feb 08 because the first few weeks I put on loads of weight and thought 'this ain't going to be pretty'. So imagine my horror when teh day before giving birth I was 14stone 11 lb! Heavens. I have lost three stone since giving birth which isn't bad, but still 2 to go. Am quite determined about it though!

And Rowan must have been reading over my shoulder last night when I said how good he was as he was inconsolable all evening! heh!

morning all, very tired here today. alex was screaming last night after his last feed, i burped him and he promptly threw up all over the bed! it was everywhere so had to do a full bed change at 1am. dh was not impressed. we ended up sleeping on the sofa coz he wouldn't calm down and was screaming, not sure if he was just being greedy and ate too much or what, but he seems ok this morning.

heather I can sympathise - Matthew was in his swing chair yesterday and suddenly was horrendously sick everywhere, necessitating a change of clothes, washing the swing chair seat etc.... I think it was that he'd eaten too much and I'd not winded him properly (was a bit rushed as I was trying to supervise dd who was gluing stuff onto card ) plus the fact that he has a horrible cold and is all bunged up. He's been fine since then, so I'm hoping that he's all fine now! I hope that Alex is ok now....

Matthew is growing massively - 11lb 7oz now, and starting to space out his feeds. My next aim is to work on daytime naps as he does tend to nap on me rather than in his cot. I'm getting impatient as I keep forgetting he's only 7.5 weeks - he's so huge compared to dd at this stage!

CSWS we use a fisher price battery operated swing for Matthew and he loves it (though its hard on the batteries). We originally had a rainforest takealong swing, but when they recalled the original version they replaced it with this which is HUGE... You can now buy the takealong swing, which is much smaller (and less expensive!) and easily portable between rooms... For Xmas we're buying him a bouncy chair that I'll be able to take between rooms which will be much easier.