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.

honeymoon lovely story, how mad it was a year ago we were all busy with a bit of nookie and here we all are now

myjob please try not to get upset, I know how you feel and its horrible as you just want your body back. Just give it time , that is what everyone says to me. Are you back to your pre pregnancy weight? Just thought you had said that you were in a post to me ahile ago? I am but still have a wobble on my belly (a baby bag they call it!) It just makes you so self conscious!

pistachio your DS in 6-9 bless him, so lovely to have a bit of meat but also sweet when thay are tiny too. Babies are all fab and great to all be different in their own ways

Have uploaded some pics on my profile

Jenwa - your profile still says that you have one child!

Myjob - Oh woman! You are not being judged by the rest of the world. If they're looking at you, it's probably because they're thinking 'wow, what a beautiful family'. Keep getting some exercise , like you have been doing and when you're body is ready, I'm sure you'll get to a point where you're happy again. BTW I thought Jenwa's LO looked like Naomi too! We all seem to have very beautiful babies!

Honeymoon - what a lovely story and so romantic. I read it out to my DH and even he said Awwwww, how lovely. Groovy wedding too!

how cute are you girls in their matching outfita, jenwa! precious!
I'm so sorry myjob, didnt mean to make anyone feel I agree with csws about how your body is coping with less food. you look very pretty in your pics so Im sure you're being much harder on yourself than anyone else looking at you.
honeymoon what a cute story! and it explains your name

myjob how funny, I thought the same but did not say anything incase you never thought it
Poor you though, please dont worry, I know how you feel though. I remember before Phoebe was born everyone admiring the bump and then afterwards people looking to see if you have lost the weight! Its like nowadays people are more interested about how we look too due to stupid celebrities being photographed after having babies looking like a stick! Believe me they all have issues and are airbrushed too Please just let it take its time, you dont need to diet, maybe just keep active and see how things go. I completely understand though and feel the same. I am so paranoid about wearing something that may ride up incase someone sees my tummy
csws whoops will change that
star I know how sad with the matching outfits but I had to when I went to next sale (5am!!!) and they were just hanging there

Can you remind me if any of you formula feed and how do you make your feed up?
With dd1 i made them up in advance now I heard you cant so fill bottles with boiled water and leave on side until required then add formula, now I hear that you should add the powder to boiled water to kill bacteria and let bottle cool down to give but to be honest if dd wakes for a feed it is a long time to boil a kettle, make it and let cool down in time before she explodes from crying
Just wondered what people do as just seen a thread on here about it and some people are very against making them in advance!!! Others in america just add water from tap!

Pics are gorgeous Jenwa.

CSWS, can't we come to the birthday party too??

MM no, we don't have a video of the speech unfortunately, my brothers girlfriend was supposed to do it but she forgot

Is anyone planning christenings yet?

Also, for those of you with babies on gaviscon now or in the past, the HV told us to boil water and leave it covered in the kitchen (not the fridge) for 24 hours - is this what you do/ did?

Jenwa I would think that as long as bottle ie sealed shut (with lid) that would be fine to make in advance?
The few times we've had to give formula (in emergency when I couldnt get there in time and ran out of ebm) it has been from one of those juice box like containers, so ready made. I'm no expert with this... but think having to make when she'a hungry sounds unreasonable...

New Kids on the Block were fantastic last night. Brilliant night out.
William and the girls where angels apparently but DH actually let me sleep in this am and also volunteered to do first nappy of the day. May be he has a small taste of my daily life

Ha ha Ronshar! I was never really a fan of NKOTB, the lead singer (Donnie?) was pretty nice looking tho... I can't even imagine escaping for the night at the moment, so well done!

DH is taking Poppy out for a walk later. Do I go with them or stay at home and do the (as yet unused) Davina post-natal DVD???

star thank you, yes I think m,aking when hungry not fair really

ronshar glad you had a good night and on dh having a small taste of what its like! they all need to sometimes!!!

honeymoon stay at home and have a relaxing bath, stuff the dvd treat yourself instead if dh gone long enough you can always say you did dvd he he !!!!!

Ha ha Jenwa I just told DH what I'd posted and he guessed what you said pretty much word for word!! Including bath and telling him I did DVD!

need some advice on what to get for dd2!
she has playmat but pretty standard and a swing and bouncy chair but the chair is boring and the swing a pain to put her in and take her back out if miserable so wanted to know what you all have, maybe some activity thing? she so intrested in everthing and looking about at things.

look at this what do you think? it folds down etc
or this

or this

whoops meant this

Both look good jenwa. Poppy can't use stuff like that cos she doesn't like lying on her back or front with the reflux. I worry she's not getting enough tummy time.

Both look good jenwa. Poppy can't use stuff like that cos she doesn't like lying on her back or front with the reflux. I worry she's not getting enough tummy time.

Doh!

Oh poor thing honeymoon You cant give tummy time if she gets too poorly, dont worry about it, they cant cope on their tummys for too long anyway, dd2 only does it sometimes for a few minutes and you can see its not as comfy!

love this I know its pushchairs again!! Still not completely decided on that either! Like the Macleren quest still too.
cant find one with big basket and light and nice colour!
like this too!

Right, DH has just gone out and I'm loading up Davina. Noone try to stop me...