October 08 - Growth spurts and rolling and sitting and stuff

[CantSleepWontSleep]

Here we go again...

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 -
5th Oct - CherryChoc - Boy - Ryan - 6lbs 11oz - 3 day labour with natural birth in hospital
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
9th Oct (Due 17th) - Marthasmama - Girl - Martha - 7lbs 10oz - Elective c-sec
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.

Hmm - I've just seen your post.

I just wanted to re-iterate how much help it is to hear all your stories, particularly those of you with more than one child. I guess this place allows us all to be honest and i really appreciate it.

This is so
Last night, changing Q's nappy... I saw what I THOUGHT was a tumor!!! I totally freaked out and yelled to DH to come quickly. He informed me that it was only his testicle . I had never seen it before. It used to be just a wrinkly mass... DH said it was probably because it was cold...
ok, I know, TMI... sorry.
Goodness, if he had not been home, we would have been straight to the A&E and how that would have been!! Can you imagine?!?!
ANd when DH said "testicle" Q burst out into the longest, loudest giggle I've ever heard! I'm not writing that in his baby book! ha!

Sorry Star but I did have to laugh at the idea of running to A&E! We're not used to how boy's bits behave are we? What until he discovers his willy! I know someone who's 18 month old 'humped' the furniture like a dog!

Myjob - I suppose it's no wonder she's getting big if I can express 11oz! We were going to take M and ds swimming this morning but the pool was being used for lessons . Glad you all had fun and that you forgot about your body worries.

Ksal - No worries, anytime. I'm an open book type of person, so I'm happy to share! I hope you're feeling better soon.

That sounds like dd pistachio. I can't get her to sit as she just wants to stand. She's at her happiest when she's standing up. DS loved tummy time, rolled really early and crawled at 6.5 months. He walked at 10 months too. I'll try it when she's in a good mood (so never!) but I won't hold my breath!

star - actually you should have spotted 2 testicles.... Have a feel for them when he's warm and in the bath. I only say this cos DS1 was 8 months old when an HV pointed out that his testicles hadn't descended. And I hadn't realised - I assumed that must be a puberty thing - I did go to an all girls school if that's any excuse for such shocking biological inadequacy . He was fine in the end - but they didn't arrive till he was two.

x posts pistachio as testicles don't really follow on from your news!
Well done you, it's lovely to have something to look forward to that's all about you (in a non selfish way of course) and a new start and everything. I need to get my arse in gear about a childminder for DS1 so I can go back to work, DS2 and DD can go to nursery. It's only just financially worthwhile, but for the sake of my brain and my sanity I'm going to do it. (Just not till Sept!)

Hi all,
just had a quick read through. Can't believe we are up to weaning already. Not started Joshua yet. He is 23 weeks and only just starting to show a bit of interest. Am trying to hang off to 26 weeks as he has eczema and allergic to milk.
To anyone whose dc have had eczema/allergies have you gone by the advice of one food for a couple of days before introducing another, I did this with my first but i was hoping with Joshua as he will be 6 months to give him kind of what we are eating iyswim

Yay ? Pistachio. That?s great news. Well done you! Even if it?s really hard work, it?ll be great to have something to get your teeth into. I only retrained recently, and although it was hard-going (and before children) it was so rewarding.

Star ? I?m sorry, but I had to giggle at your testicle story. I shouldn?t laugh too much though, as I?ve had to call dh in a couple of times to confirm that ds?s bits are as they should be. I was completely shocked when I found out I was having a boy as I come from a family of girls and was utterly clueless!

Sorry to hear that some of us are struggling. I would definitely echo the advice to get help sooner rather than later. Although I don?t think it?s actual pnd, I?ve been a bit tearful and useless this week. In my case I think it?s just tiredness. It was a real relief to go for coffee with some other mums of similar aged babies today and find out that they were also completely knackered too. In fact, I?m off to bed in a bit, as soon as I?ve finished eating my gu. Yum!

jrsqueak - ds is milk intolerant and has (broadly speaking) what we have. Dd was only intolerant to milk, so I am crossing my fingers that ds will be the same.

Congrats pistachio on NCT thing.

Sorry, haven't taken in much else, as a bit pre-occupied. We had a fire today and our shed burnt down, our new patio is ruined, our bedroom windows are all cracked (outer pane of double glazing), guttering is melted, and our new v expensive cafe style doors have possibly warped too. Dh was at home and we had 2 fire engines in attendance. Entire contents of shed (bikes, fridge, freezer, all dh's tools in wheely cabinet, airconditioning unit, posh garden parasol etc etc) are no more - just a mass of ash and bits of metal.
We are just so thankful that we moved our oil tank in the building works a couple of months ago, as that was butting up against the shed until then, and it would prob have blown up our entire house and next door's if that had gone up.

Oh CSWS - that's awful. Thank god you had that tank moved, or it really doesn't bear thinking about. Sorry to hear about all the damage, but I'm glad you're all OK. You must be feeling really shaky. Any idea what started it?

Sorry to hear that csws How scary! Glad you are all ok, though.

Pistacho - congrats!!!
Yay Myjob for swimming!
Aubergenie - glad someone else is clueless about boys' bits, too
pepper - yes, there were 2 testicles there. one was just raised up because it was cold and sticking out a bit. DH offered to "show" me how men can actually move them... but I declined that glamorous offer. Not a nice thought. I can't see them now when I last changed his nappy, so they must be hiding again.

We've been laughing about this all day long! At the time, i was so scared I couldn't breathe, but now that I know what it is, I'm just laughing so hard!

MM dont worry over tummy time! I hear some babies like it and some don't. I think it is important that babies crawl... as a teacher, I've noticed over the years that kids who need OT almost always are kids who never crawled as babies... not to say that ALL babies who don't crawl need this later on. Not at ALL! Q hates tummy time with me... but does it with my friend and with DH!

CSWS - See what happens when you go out. Clearly everything just falls apart . I'm so glad you're all ok. How is dd? Has it affected her at all? Fire is so so scary.

Aubergenie - how's your friend and your sister's best friend doing now? I was thinking about them both the other day. Has your friend started chemo or had her op yet?

Star - I am going to continue torturing trying her with tummy time as I want her to be able to get around sooner rather than later. Apparently it helps them develop depth perception . She does try to get up on her knees when she is on her tummy and pushes herself along with her feet a bit, it's just the upper body strength that's lacking.

They think it was electrical aubergenie (we had fridge and freezer out there).
I bloody hope that insurance covers it all, but after checking a few bits of our policy and talking to my mum I'm now more worried than I was about whether the full amount will be covered.

CSWS, how scarey for you all. Insurance companies are a nightmare. Lets hope you are covered ok.

It is very important that babies crawl before walking. DD1 didnt. She has only just learnt to catch a ball properly. Dont ask her to play tennis! It is all to do with the fine/gross motor skills. If the child doesnt learn the coordination necessary to crawl it can have a long term effect upon there physical and mental development. I found out the hard way after I was so proud of my 8 month old girl walking around.
William is def going to be a crawler. He is nearly there already.

Star I still find the boy bits a little bit strange

Jrsqueak, I have given William everything apart from Gluten and milk products. HTH