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.

oh my god - i thought you were saying, i've died feeding, that would be an extreme response to bf!!

....clearly i need more sleep - only 3 hours last night, that's a whole week with no more than that each night, am getting delirious now....i keep telling myself i will get sleep eventually

had to get tough today with joe and put him in cot awake for a sleep as he was soooover-tired. He cried for a bit but slept well in the end and went down awake tonight after a false start as he had wind (again!!) Am hoping he'll not wake every 2/3 hours tonight but who knows......watch this space

am with you on that loulou, though I think I've been closer to 4 hours than 3.
Ds' cold bothering him today, and maybe teeth too, and then wind cause gulping down air cause can't breathe properly due to cold. And maybe overtired, but who knows by that point! He ended up just napping for 20 mins when I posted earlier, then was happy for a while, and then spent 30-40 mins hysterical when I was trying to put him to bed.

Ha Ha Loulou!! Now that WOULD spark a heated debate!

Sorry to hear you're not sleeping guys.

Do any of your babies get hysterical after a bath while they're being dried?

Not mine. We bought him a divinely soft bamboo towel, and he lies in it all snuggly and happily munching on his hands.

Is Bamboo the make? It's a real shame, DH does the bath and they both love the 'before' and 'during', but the 'after' spoils the experience.

Awwww look

No, bamboo is what it's made from. It's one of these. Bath sheet size, so that it lasts!

Right, going to try and make it in to bed for 10pm. What's the betting ds is awake by half past .

CSWS, William is always awake at 10.30pm so no point going to bed before then.

Honneymoon, that Moo Cow is the cutest thing I have seen for ages. I think I am going to get me one of those

Loulou, hang in there it will get better sooner rather than later.
I hope, that is what I am clinging to as I am currently using match sticks for my eye lids.

Poppy fell asleep side-feeding just now, then woke up when the nipple fell out of her mouth and really lifted her head and supported herself on her arms to get it back! So much for me worrying about the lack of tummy time!

Glad to hear that I'm not alone on the lack of sleep! Dd decided yesterday not to have a nap (she's only 19mths), though she actually coped ok without one. Ds is STILL not going more than 2 hours between feeds in the day, though last night he slept from 8pm till 1.30am (stupidly I didn't get to sleep till 11.30 ). And then he woke at 4.30 and 6.30. But he had his jabs today, and I can hear him stirring.

Had ds weighed today and he has not put on any weight this week, but I think its because he's been on antibiotics (I hope).

Honeymoon - congrats on the swimming! I'm looking forward to taking ds swimming soon. Matthew sometimes is happy to be dried, I tend to find wrapping him in one towel and then also putting another across him like a blanket works as then he is quite happy to lie and be dried.

Thanks Ekka. CSWS I'll get a bamboo towel, thanks. Just been to weigh Poppy, she's lost 1.5 oz But different scales and put on 10 oz last week so hopefully just a blip.

Honeymoon - try and look at it that she's gained 11.5oz in 2 weeks, which is fab . Such a small diff can be made just by whether she's had a feed/poo, as well as the diff scales, that I really wouldn't worry. Iirc dd went for 4 months without gaining anything starting when she was about 5 months, and it didn't do her any harm. Might dig out red book later to check that I haven't imagined that .

Any pro-bakers on here who would like to contribute to my cake thread?

Me? Bake? Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

CSWS - I've got a lovely vegan choc fudge cake recipe if you haven't already found one. The only thing is you'd have to, I think, double the recipe as it's for 2 deep 8 inch diameter tins. Let me know if you need and i'll type it out for you.

Oh sorry -I put it in the wrong thread.

Q woke at 1.47am this morning tired. long day. He didnt go back to sleep until 9am when i was at work

Christ Star, that's awful!

Christ Star, that's awful!

Crap.

scorched my right hand when lid fell off new kettle so slowly typing with left.

supposed to b starting free baby first aid course in week or so with st john ambulance but its for 2 hours 3 evenings
and i cant see pops settling

Oh star how awful, bet you feel pants!

honeymoon Well at least you will know how to deal with your scorched hand [ouch] I am sure Poppy will be fine, is your DH any good at settling her?

Oh dear, I hope it was not me that caused the debate on here re my formula feeding . Although I do feel that people can be very opionionated at times and although some mean well some are very stuck in their ways and can soetimes come accross quiet rude .
I personally did change dd on to formula for my best interest but that was because I did not know how much she was getting from the breast and I was started to go a bit crazy not knowing and I am soooooo organised I needed to know, personally though I feel that dd is so much more settled since doing so, maybe this is because I am too but she is in such a good routine now. she feeds at about 6-7 am and goes back to bed and wakes at 10:30/11 for feed then stays awake with a little nap until 2.30/3.30 for another feed then has bath at 6 ish and feed 6.30/7 ish then goes to bed. It is working fab now and all feeling better.

I do wonder though if anyone elses little one has awful nappies as dds are always green and up the back, down the leg explosive??!!! Could it be the formula? she has 1 poo a day and it is always the same!
She is now 13lb and although this is a good weight she seems to be more on the central line rather than between middle and top so not sure if she just stretching out now and thats why she not such a bomb! WIll take her again next week and see what she is as dont want her weight dropping!

You don't need to justify yourself Jenwa (you control freak you ).
Ds also generally has one poo a day which is explosive, though not green.

Star - that's a looooooong time to be awake in one stretch! Is he poorly?

Ouch for scorched hand. Design fault or clumsy owner?

Thanks Aubergenie. Don't type it all out specially, but if there's a dairy free frosting or topping of some sort then I'd love that part .