October 08 - We didn't even notice the old thread was filling fast!

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Hoping you all find us soon!

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/jrsqueak - Boy - Joshua - 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
16th 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.

Sorry to new ladies - haven't added your stats yet.

alex rolled over for the first time!! he's been trying for days and finally managed it this morning!

Awww lovely myjob. We really must try and sort out a date for ds' Christening, but we're not sure who we want as Godparents yet, or whether we can afford to throw a big party afterwards like we did for dd (dh isn't working at the moment, so we have no income).

Well done Alex. Ds rolled 4 or 5 times a few weeks ago, but hasn't bothered since.

myjob i have tried lots of different types of nappies. have been trialling pampers active fit today to see if the snugger leg fit might help... but two complete costume changes this morning i am thinking not

I am starting weaning in a couple of weeks (she will be 24 weeks) and i am hoping that will help with multiple probs, because between the reflux and the escaping runny poo i have a lot of washing!

we are flying to south africa for a holiday tomorrow night... very excited but nervous about a 12 hour flight... at least its overnight and she might sleep for most of it. anyone got any tips?

Hi all,

You do make me laugh CSWS .

Poppy is screaming crying less today but vomiting more - much more than she has for weeks. I'll see how she is after this feed then maybe call the docs again. Has anyone ever known a baby on all 3 drugs? The chemist told me to wait overnight when swapping from the gav to the renit + dom last week.

I went to the docs this morning for me, she said ligaments still soft for 6 months after the birth so probably that, that also explains the constipation - but she's doing a blood test anyway esp as my mum has fybroid myopathy (sp) which is a rheumatoid- type thing I think. Between that, the lansinoh and the constipation powders I came out of the chemist with a carrier bag

We've just had our bedroom carpet fitted, it's lush! HSL carpet tomorrow!

Well done for organising a dedication MyJob, I really must get round to that!! How is Naomi today?

Ksal what has your DD been taking for reflux? Good luck for the flight!! I read somewhere that newborns are easier cos the sound/ vibration knocks them out? Maybe take a sling on board so if u walking round with her she's safe if hit turbulence? See also this which I recently read:-

www.fsid.org.uk/travelzone.html

sling on the plane is a great idea! will have a look at that link...

She's not taking anything for the reflux, basically because she doesn't appear to be in pain and she is gaining weight really well.... she just pukes constantly and not just a little or just after a feed! its the fact that she is still bringing up clear liquid with white lumps in it 3 or 4 hours after her last feed that makes me call it reflux rather than just normal sicky baby behaviour... but luckily she's not upset by it.

We did have one incident of blood in her vomit, but it hasn't happened again. Sorry you're having so little success with the medication they have given you. I remember you said she was gaining weight well... maybe if the medication stops the pain for her you will be just left with a 'happy chucker' like mine?

Well done Alex! Ds shows no inclination to roll. I think it must because he's so fat and it would take too much effort .

Ksal - Have a great trip. I'm jealous. Would love to get out of London for a while.

Honeymoon- Hope your blood tests come out OK. You've really had your hands full recently haven't you.

Well, the slow cooker arrived today and looks very good for £12.99! Its got no recipe book, and the one I ordered on Amazon hasn't come yet, so I'm going to attempt a chicken Korma recipe someone has posted on here. I'm ridiculously excited, which is bound to end in dissapointment. Hmm. I really must get out more...

hi everyone... phew ok so I have been talking to the wrong people.. or more so that the wrong people have been talking to me! I want to wait until 6 months but because of the pressure from family I wondered if I was doing the wrong thing by waiting.

DS manged to roll over a couple of times but doesn't seem to be bothered he's coming up to 20 weeks. Should babies start to roll by now?

Aubergenie, let me know about the slow cooker.. I keep seeing it advertised and have always been tempted to buy one, but not sure whether the food tastes as good as it looks!

Good luck Aubergenie! I know what u mean, I got rather excited at prospect of going to docs alone!!

I ordered a bf ing necklace btw, this one. My first ebay purchase!!!

Hi 1sttimer80, you're not the only one waiting to wean... although i went to my local health authority weaning info session today and i was the only one who hadn't already started!

Emma is also not rolling and is 22 weeks - according to the 'birth to five' book the HV gave us it should have happened by now, but for once i'm not too worried!

Hi all,

I just bf'ed in public for the first time Well, apart from once at the baby cafe and a few times in supermarket car parks I met a few other mums in a pub and Pops started crying. I feel very earth mother now

Congrats Honeymoon!
Exciting about the christening myjob!

Off topic completely for this thread, but I feel like I know all of you, so wanted to ask your opinion... if a friend sends you an email that sounds like they are suicidal, is it breaking their trust if you can't get in touch with them and are in a panic to contact another friend (who you KNOW they trust completely and have confided in previously) to talk to and possibly check in on them? I don't want to break trust, I value it so much in a friendship, but felt a bit irresponsible keeping that to myself when I couldn't get in touch with her... did I break our trust or is this ok??

Star - ditto x

MyJob - I refer you to my last posting re supermarket car parks!!!

Wow Myjob, you're an inspiration (of sorts)

evening all.
I'm finding looking after DS1 and Ollie noe it is half term rather a shock to the system I'm so used to just being at home with O just doing baby things. We have been for a very exciting evening in Cambridge, the museums opened late and turned the lights low so there were 1000's of children careering around with torches looking at the exhibits.

1sttimer please don't feel bad about bottle feeding you gave bfeeding a try and it didn't work, at least we have an alternative. There was no one more suprised than me when O wouldn't bf (I had fed my older son) but it happened. My HV said to look for signs (said in a mystic Meg type voice), interest in food weight loss, stopping sleeping at night (if they were in the 1st place) etc but as CSWS says there is a 4 month growth spurt that can confuse the mystical signs .

Nice to see you back 1sttimer.
I have started weaning with William only because he was feeding 2-3 hour all the time. Also when he was finished on the breast he was still looking for more. I was exhausted. We even tried a formula top up but the little monkey was having none of it. It has all settled now. We are on breakfast and tea with all the normal feeds in between! Including a 3am! Hungry boy. I did really want to try baby led weaning this time!!

Star I dont think you have broken a confidence. I am sure your friend will thank you.

We finally got round to emptying our loft today. We moved before xmas! I found a box with all of DD1's first shoes. Oh my it brought back loads of memories. 9 years is a long time. Treasure your babies while you can.

I too have tried feeding at Paultons park. I decided the train was a bit too daring and stayed in the cafe

Star ? I agree with the others. Is your friend back is the USA? It must be a worry for you being so far away to get a message like that. I hope your friend is alright.

Well done for feeding in public Honeymoon! Lol at Myjob feeding while wandering round a theme park. I?m still not very good at feeding while walking.

Well, the chicken korma in the slow cooker was actually very nice. I?m looking forward to trying a few more dishes.

All this highchair talk has made me realise that we need to start thinking about it too. Personally, I would just get the cheapie Ikea one but dp wants the Tripp Trapp. I?ve been looking at them on Ebay and will try and get a second hand one as they?re quite pricey.

I gave ds some homeopathic teething granules last night and I don?t know if it?s connected but he would NOT go sleep. He was laughing his head off and squealing and just didn?t seem tired at all. I?ve been too scared to give him any tonight.

Ds not showing any mystical signs that I can see. He definitely isn't sleeping at night, but then he never has. I still don't think I've had more than 3 consecutive hours sleep since he was born. The couple of times he went 5 hours on the trot I woke up worrying something was wrong with him.

aubergenie - if you want like tripp trapp but cheaper then take a look at this. A friend just got one and is pleased with it.

Well done for public bf honeymoon, but also don't know how you've managed to go this long without the need arising!

Sounds like you did the right thing star. Even if the friend is pissed off with you, better a pissed off but alive friend than no friend at all.

Have a lovely holiday KSal.