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 have loads of milk as well, i can get 4-5oz when i express in about 10 minutes. and my breasts are really engorged in the mornings that i end up soaking through a breast pad, my bra and the sheets.

i think alex is teething too, he is really dribbling and munching on his hands and my nipples. not madly bothering him yet so it may be a while yet before they come through.

he and my DD are so cute together, they sit and laugh at each other and his face lights up when he sees her. dh is a little jealous i think, but he's at work all day so it's understandable that he responds more to her.

Yes it's possible to have too much milk myjob. I had a problem with this the last couple of days (better today), I think caused by ds sucking half heartedly in the night for a couple of hours beforehand. He screamed hysterically for quite a while during 3 or 4 feeds over those two days.
How much you can get from a pump though really isn't any indication of how much the baby will get - many babies will get more than a pump, but some will get less.

Star - drinking water doesn't make any difference to your milk production. You will just get thirsty if you don't drink enough!
that you only lasted 30 seconds.

myjob - we had one of those teethers for dd. On a few occasions we managed to rub bonjela on it and get it into her mouth, but generally speaking she refused it. Mind you, she also refused dummies, every other form of teether, bottles, cups, medicine...you get the picture! I still think that they seem good in theory.

Just logging on to wish you all a merry christmas! I've been packing our bags as we're heading off first thing in the morning to my parents. Really excited about getting out of London and having a bit of a break. Have fun everyone.
xx

ohh just got a tiny twinge of homesickness hearinng "merry" christmas
Yes myjob - Q drools floods! sucks all the time and fusses when not sucking... although sometimes he is happy and ok.

hi,

Wishing you all a very merry christmas and hope santa brings lots of lovely pressies for you and your little ones.

Star - i would make a formal complaint to her boss, that is appalling for her to tell anyone without your permission - it s sackable offence. Not only does the nhs say she shouldn't do that but her professional body would be shocked too - check the nhs website for confidentiality info and who to complain to (your local trust will have a contact). Counsellors don't always have expertise in all areas to she may have felt unable to help you and some counsellors find it hard to cope when they dont' know how to help someone - so she may have blabbed becuase she didn;t know what to do (no excuse though). Ask for a referral to a clinical psychologist in your local area (you may also have a specialist sexual health psychologist in your area). I am a clinical psycholgist by trade and there shoudl be a good service near you that can help you out - good luck and big hugs to you sweetheart, it so unfair that you trusted someone and they let you down

Also star - don't worry about q settling - i was frantic about Joe settling on his own but he has managed it by himself 9Nnow 15 weeks), it just took a bit of time and patience (something i have very little of!!). you can't spoil him yet, he's too young and i belive its best to pick them up and give in straight away rather than leave for a while and then give in (ie either give in immediately or be as tough as iron and never give in!!). it only upsets you and him and then you feel guilty. If you can be tough, then fair enough but i know i can't so i don't even try!!

My Job, I didnt look at the link but someone who runs a kids nursery told me the wooden ones are good as well as the frozen ones, they sell them in mothercare apparently.

I read somewhere about letting down too quickly, again didnt look at the link but there was a breastfeeding position that goes against gravity.

Poppy just projectile pooed on my hand

your poor dh myjob! He works a lot!
I hope you get them all wrapped in time
DH here is ill. vomiting all day and feeling really yuck. He went out for a few hours last night so this is second night in a row with no help with ds at night. I know I sound spoiled, but I'm used to him taking ds for a few hours each night and without it I feel completely exhausted!
He just won't settle tonight.
lol at projectile poo honeymoonmummy

oh myjob I have those teething soothers. DS doesn't know where to put his tongue. tricky! But they might work soon...

Merry christmas everyone!

Knackered again here - ds unsettled last night and a bit today too, and isn't yet asleep tonight. Don't think I'll be able to keep my eyes open tomorrow at this rate. He has come down with a bit of a snuffle, so not sure if it's that, teething or just being in a different place (we're at my parents) that is the problem.

Anyway, just on quickly to wish you all a very merry Christmas .

Happy Christmas everyone!

Heres to a merry christmas to us all and our babies

Hoping for another good night although DD had bottle earlier to night so may not sleep as long as last night and DD1 will be up early I think

thanks loulou. I will ask for that referral when I go in with ds for his vax next week. thanks so much all for support on that. I do think she was overwhelmed by it all. you're right loulou she is prob not trained for that

Merry Christmas everyone! x

Merry Christmas everyone.

Not a great night (ds didn't go to bed til 10!), but better than the night before. Both dc slept in a bit this morning though at least.

Dd very excited by all of her presents. Ds obviously doesn't have a clue what all the fuss is about!

Sorry for no sleep night csws, same here... ds up every 2 hours. What's going on with him? Been insatiable with hunger as well. Finally sleeping. I sent dh out to walk with him until he fell asleep... it did the trick! yeah! He's now bundled in winter coat, hat, mitts, and sleeping bag in his bouncy chair... I'm not moving him to take anything off... I'll open a window! mw would say I'm overheating him I'm sure!

Merry Xmas ladies. Kept far too busy by the DCs at the mo to get much PC time. Hope you are all enjoying your first Xmas with your little ones. Amelia is totally not bothered and has slept most of the day. Looks like another long night with our truly nocturnal baby.

loulou - how did it happen? Did he just settle himself one day by surprise or did you work up to it?
Q been writhing around crying during feeds this evening. now being paced around our flat by dh