October 08 - More chit chat!

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10th Sept (Due 1st Oct) - loulou33 - Boy - Joe Louis David - 6lbs 12oz - Induction due to rhesus sensitivity, G&A.
16th Sept (Due 8th Oct) - Ksal - Girl - Emma Rae - 6lbs - Just beat induction for PE!
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.
2nd Oct (Due 12th Oct) - star6 - Boy - Quinlan - 5lbs 15oz - 36hr labour, ventouse and stitches.
3rd Oct (Due 6th Oct) - Bethoo - Girl - Maia - 7lbs -
3rd Oct (Due 26th Sept) - purpleflower - Girl - Rebecca Jill Erzsebet - 8lbs 10.5oz - Homebirth with paramedics due to meconium.
4th Oct (Due 30th Sept) - Aubergenie - Boy - Stanley - 7lbs 12oz -
5th Oct (Due 4th Oct) - hedgepig - Boy - Oliver - 6lbs 3oz -
5th Oct (Due 29th Sept Oct) - CherryChoc - Boy - Ryan - 6lbs 11oz - 3 day labour with natural birth in hospital
8th Oct (Due 6th Oct) - ronshar - Boy - William Dexter - 7lbs 11oz -
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!
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!
16th Oct (Due 11th Oct) - heather1980 - Boy - Alexander James - 9lbs 5oz - Homebirth
17th Oct (Due 10th Oct) - pepperrabbit - Girl - Jessica Rose - 7lbs 15.5oz -
17th Oct (Due 27th Oct) - Rhian82 - Boy - - - Episiotomy and ventouse.
24th Oct (Due 29th Oct) - Ekka - Boy - Matthew - 7lbs 15oz - Home water birth with gas and air.
26th Oct (Due 20th Oct) - jenwa - Girl - Phoebe Jasmine - 9lbs 2.5oz -
28th Oct (Due 23rd Oct) - RachieW - Boy - Jack - 7lbs 4oz - hospital birth, epidural, stitches, 24hrs start to finish
28th Oct (Due 31st Oct) - Jojay - Boy - Edward Alexander - 7lbs 7oz - hospital birth - gas and air, 2nd degree tear. 7 hrs start to finish.
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. 24 hours of labour first though, and don't you forget it!

MM- I bet you're glad you hated the fags! I used to smoke too. It's funny, if we're in a pub garden or something, dp sometimes says how much he fancies a fag, but I just find the thought really revolting now. I'm soooo glad.

bethoo - maybe you should get yourself to the mw or gp. If you tell them you've seen blood/been spotting, then they will check you over and possibly get you a scan very quickly. They might even have a listen for a heartbeat with their equipment. I know when I was pg with Q, I had a lot of bleeding. It was always ok. but always good to be reassured. Sex and vigorous exercise (like running hard) always resulted in bleeding and scared me so much that I stopped both completely.

star6 you are right but to be honest i have been pestering the Drs for a week as i kept calling for advice and just feel like a nuisance now! if it is not meant to be then there is nothing i can do about it just wait which is not my best point but it is all i can do!

i also find that in your first trimester the health professionals are not really interested since the fetus in not 'viable'.

Bethoo - Try not to stress. And put the doppler down, at least until you know how far along you are. You're not a midwife so even if you were 11 weeks+ it would probably be like trying to find a needle in a haystack unless you are properly trained. You'll just make yourself worry and that is not good for you or your new baby. I know it's tough, I worried with both of mine until the day I could actually feel them move, but you have to try and relax. I agree with Star that if you are worried about the bleeding then it might be good to try and see your MW sooner than planned.

Aubergenie - Yes, I am very glad it was horrible. Smoking now would be a nightmare! I'd have to stay away from M for an hour afterwards, get changed every time, I'd never be able to hide it from ds now and I'd have no money to buy anything else!

M's Angel Rabbits came today. They are lovely. I also got a music box and it is so gorgeous. It has a magnetic thingy on the top and you pop a little girl figure and an angel rabbit figure on top and they spin around each other. I love it!

you are right marthasmama i am an idiot! though i found the hb with my other two easily enough but then like you say i was actually 11+ when i tried! so i will lay off

you are right marthasmama i am an idiot! though i found the hb with my other two easily enough but then like you say i was actually 11+ when i tried! so i will lay off

No!!! You're not an idiot! You're a worried pregnant mum, it's totally understandable that you're worried. But you're going to make yourself feel terrible with the worry. Babies are all different, this one might be hiding.

yes you are right, i should no better as i was doing this only a year ago!

I agree with MM, bethoo. Step away from the doppler. Difficult I know, but unless you know your dates, it's only going to cause you more worry.

Is there an Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit near you? I was bleeding at 9 weeks and went to A&E and they sent me to the EPU for a scan. I appreciate that that might not be the easiest thing for you to do with two LOs to look after, but it could be an option if you can get someone to look after the children?

to be honest i am quite happy to wait as i should feel more preggers by then! anyway i have just been feeling queasy and just had a pot noodle which i never eat unless i am with child so i am being quite positive today. by the time i see mw i will be dated around 12 weeks anyway and will have date scan either that week or the following so by mid june i should have some idea on what is gong on in there!

Hi all- into work today for another PTA meeting. J was very clingy and not as happy as usual to be held by other people. I've noticed he's suddenly become clingy more so in the afternoon or when he's a bit tired. It's got to the point that he cries if I leave the room, even though it's for a second to grab a nappy or something. Has anyone else noticed the same? I hope it doesn't last long, especially as come Sept he'll be going to Nursery

Aubergenie- I love that Anthony Browne book, I love AB. I brought my Dad it for Fathers Day a few years ago I got this one for dh for his b'day. It's really sweet and there is a space to put a pic of the dc and their daddy on the last page.

Bethoo- Don't think we've really chatted before but congratulations and try not to worry, easier said than done I know! Any chance you can get to put your feet up at some point? Agree with MM about the doppler, I was tempted to get one with ds until I realised that I'd be using it all the time and panicking about the fact I couldn't find a heartbeat.

Forgot to say Heather hope Alex feels better soon, poor thing.

thanks. is J your first? at this age babies become more aware of their surroundings and will notice you more iykwim. they become clingy at this age and remember that they will try and have you at their beck and call

We have that anthony browne book too Rachie - Q is like that too

Myjob - Ds is three and a half isn't he? He tidies his own toys? DS is nearly 6 and getting him to put things away is a constant battle. How did you get him to clean up after himself?

She's Mary Poppins innit.

Eek for ear infection Heather. A's initial reaction sounds suitably dramatic!

Aubergenie, i really like the idea of that book for fathers day. do you think it would work for a daughter too? Is it very specifically from the point of view of a boy? and does it matter? (you may not be able to answer that last question definitively!!)

For those of you wanting sentimental Fathers' Day gifts, there are lots of places where you can get baby's footprints on plate/mug etc relatively cheaply. (Pots of Art is your nearest KSal).

ah yes... christmas presents-a-plenty were made there!! it was fab

Bethoo- yes he is my first, I was hoping it's an age thing. Do they grow out of it? (hopeful smiley)

Continuing on the theme of clingy had a very embarrassing afternoon. A friend came over with her ten month old who can crawl and babble loudly. J was tired when they first arrived so a bit moany, after the sleep he seemed better but everytime this friends dc crawled towards him or screeched with joy at seeing ds J would cry. His crying then made friends dc cry. My friend thinks it's because her dc might be a bit overwhelming for J with all of his crawling screeches of joy. I felt really bad as I didn't want J to be upset but I also didn't want him to upset her dc as I'd invited them over! Has anyone seen this type of thing before? J is used to babies as we go to baby group and see our NCT group so could it be that friends dc was a bit too mobile and scary?

Whole incident has made me feel sorry for my Mum as I was very clingy up until about 8yrs old really. I can remember being taken to parties and crying at the door wanting to go home . If I feel embarrassed by my 7 months old reaction, she must have been mortified by mine!

Perfectly normal Rachie, particularly with first babies. Joe is immune to most noises as DS1 has been shrieking, wailing and shouting (usually when paying someimaginary game) since he wa borm.. DS1 at htis age, used to cry whenever anyone blew their nose or when we tried to use sellotape - the noise sent him insane!! The clinginess is a good sign at this age and usually lasts til they are 15 months or so. It means he recognises you as his mum and would rather have you thanother people. Joe does this occasionally at nursery but is soon distracted fortunately.

Aubergenie - i thought baby sleep cycles were 45 mins and adults were 1hr 30mins. This would mean that S is coming into light sleep after 30mins and this may be why he is waking. You wake naturally at the end of each cycle but most of us don't remember as you go back off to sleep without really stirring (hopefully). How you get him to re-settle himself is a whole other question.....i'll dig out my sleep guru crown and give it a rub for you, so if it comes up with any answers

Bethoo - i'm with the others that you either go to gp/hv or leave well alone. I doubt your gp thinks you are nuisance at all but if you are happy to wait then put the doppler on a very high shelf!!

Nice dress heather..

Joe's bites seem to have gone unlike mine which are seriously itchy. We have a midge machine in the garden which works really well and we never really get bothered by them too much but we went to a riverside yesterday and it was really midgy. Ds1 and dh don't really get bitten but i always do . That's one of the downsides of Scotland i guess

Oh thanks Loulou am glad it's normal and that ds isn't going to grow into some fragile little thing He's starting Nursery in September so I am worried about him being even more clingy then. Is there anything I can do to help? I suppose continuing to take him to baby group and letting lots of friends and family hold him when he's happy is the right thing to do. Also read somewhere that playing peebo can help, did that in the garden today before I went behind his suntent to hang the washing and it seemed to work.

Glad Joe's bites are gone, hope your's do soon as well