October 08 - Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others

[CantSleepWontSleep]

Thread title in honour of HoneymoonMummy

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 -
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) - 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.
20th Oct (Due 16th Oct) - bigmouthstrikesagain - Girl - Polly - 8lbs 7oz - Good hospital birth with synto drip.
21st Oct (Due 21st Oct) - hansnava - Girl - Sophia Leigh - 7lbs 6oz - Elective c-sec
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.
31st Oct (Due 20th Oct) - KnickersOnMaHead - Boy - Samuel Paul - 9lbs 11oz - No stitches!
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!

(I've taken purpleflower off, as she doesn't seem to be posting here anymore, but if you're still about pf then just let me know)

MM any chance of a picture. I love gory stuff

Ronshar - Once I am brave enough to take it off again I'll get DH to do a tasteful shot of my scar (it does go into my bikini line after all). I am exactly the same which is why I am faced with the flappy plaster predicament at the moment! One of the best days of my life was when DH let me squeeze the pus out of his whitlow. Joy!

Oh Yay Star! What a good boy!

all it took was getting DH on board to participate in the routine and deal with the crying without causing stress so one of us went and gave in... it's amazing... we just had dinner together...

yuck about the scar. Glad I'm not in the medical profession

I'm a pack in advance packer (did you guess that?) If it's a big holiday, I've been known to "practice pack" before the time comes as well I'm an organizational nerd.

we need a new thread... did everyone already go there and leave me here to fill this one up?

Star, dinner, together, in silence??? Fantastic. I think you deserve a cuddle never mind your DH.

MM how do you feel about ingrowing hairs. I love them. [puke]

ronshar and MM need a disgusting bodily fluids, scars and other nasty growths thread

ronshar - wasn't really in silence as DH talks a lot but no chasing after Q or pulling our plates out of his reach... and ONLY FOUR MINUTES OF CRYING! I am just in utter disbelief about this. Really. 2 days at 90 minutes, 1 day at 25 and the next at 4??? Even his nap today was 25...
Anyone who has done this before, does it get worse again or will it stay at minimal crying from now on?
AND will he always cry a few minutes or will it eventually go down to zero?

Mmmmmm.... in-growing hairs! Yes they are lovely!

Star - I am not at all surprised to learn that you are an organised packer. I think you are the anti-me! M self settles every night now and we managed that with DH helping out. She still has a bit of a moan when she's getting comfy but goes straight off once she's turned herself on to her tummy!

did you do crying or what did you do MM?

Star I have dragged myself away from the gross fluids thread.
I have always used that method for bedtimes. Mostly the girls went straight down, illness or teething upsets things. W has good days were he goes straight down with one last toothy grin at me as I close the door. Other days DH & I may make two or three trips back to lay him back down, pull his music rabbit and run away.
Sounds like you should both be very proud of yourselves. Have a glass of wine.

I seriously thought he'd either spend an hour crying every night for the rest of his life or need a breastfeed to get to sleep.... I just can't believe this actually worked! And it's SO right that you just need to stick to it and BOTH be on board and it works... and quickly!! only a few nights, wow!

DH did the crying not me. I was too weak willed and would have scooped her up and cuddled her which was totally counter productive. She never cried for long and now seems happy to settle herself. But.....she has already dropped her day time nap. She is awake from 6.30 - 7.30 all day, everyday! She doesn't even nod off on me lap any more.

Is there a gross fluids thread Ronshar? I must have missed that one.

Wait, ronshar - you mean the girls went straight down after you did the crying thing or they just went straight down on their own accord? Q was standing and crying in his cot when we first did it 2 days ago... we'd put him back down and he'd just get back up again. First time he fell asleep sitting up leaning against his cot bars. Now he's laying himself down. Maybe just needs to be on his own terms (?) And when he wakes, I let him cry a bit and just say "shh" and he goes back off himself, too (he's in a cot in our room as we only have one room). So no more night feeding.

??? she must be SUPER BABY!!! MM - really? NO nap? Q still takes 2... sometimes 3 if they're short! He can't seem to really manage more than 3 hours awake at a time (maybe he's just lazy?)... should I be trying to drop a nap?

where's csws? We need a new thread

Just popping in quickly to mark my place. No spare time again today All is well here. Think Ds is in a bit of teething pain as a lot of crying at bedtime which is unusual. We've just given some calpol and all is now quiet. For how long though?

Am only 5"2 so glad I'm not alone in being vertically challenged

Am amazed by stair climbing, walking, clapping, kissing, and settling to sleep so brilliantly- all such clever babies.

Aubergenie- Eeeeeek about Nursery- I have no idea about how I'll cope really, I'm just doing my usual put a jolly face on it. Things like sneezing and snot are on my 'Fear List' oh and that we have to change some nappies as we can't turn away chn who aren't potty trained! People keep telling me I'm used to nappies but I think your own dc is different to someone elses 3yr old! Anyway I have identifies two very large cupboards which are perfect for hiding in

Star - Maybe you should start a new thread.....GO on dare you! M is not super baby just annoying, irritating baby who won't go to sleep. She gets tired, I give her milk and she perks back up again! I wish she would sleep during the day. Q will let you know when it's time to drop a nap. He's having as much sleep as he needs, you certainly can't force them to have more than they need unfortunately.

identified- sorry!

Star- J still has 3 naps a day, mid morning, afternoon around 2pm and most days around 5pm but only for about 20mins. I'm not worrying about dropping a nap as it doesn't seem to affect his night sleep and keeps him happy.

Argh! We need a new thread!

NEW THREAD!!!! NEW THREAD Can't believe I've done it!