Pregnancy post mc: Totally Grads Part 10!

[CollieandPup]

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Gulp, here we go... Have taken it from Sunday's list so should be +5 days.

Friday 23rd September

Daisybell - baby#1 41+3 weeks EDD 13 September
Mamapower - Baby#1 39+1 weeks EDD 28 September
A lovely bunch of coconuts baby #2 38+6 weeks EDD 1 october
Emoo - baby#2 37+6 weeks EDD 7 October
IreneHeron - DS no 2, 35+5 weeks, EDD 23rd Oct.
Tunnocksteacake - baby#2 35+4 weeks EDD 24th October
Hotnspicyonions - baby#2 35+4 weeks EDD 24th October
Velvetcu - baby#1 35+3 wks EDD 25th October
MummyAbroad baby #2 34+0 wks EDD 4th November
CEP baby #2 33+6 wks EDD 5th Nov
Katherine2008 baby#2 34+1 EDD 10 November
Collieandpup baby #1 31+5 wks EDD 20th Nov
Wombatinwaiting - baby # 1 31+1 wks EDD 24th November
LaraMi baby #1 31+0 weeks EDD 25th November
Izzy - baby #3 30+6 wks EDD 26th November
Bigmacandhappymeal - baby#1 30+3 weeks EDD 29th November
Blackkat - baby #1 29+4 wks EDD 5th December
Minnie74 -baby1 29+1 wks EDD 12th December
Harassedandherbug - baby #4 27+1 wks EDD 22 December
Dooscooby - baby #1 27+1 wks EDD 22 December
Youremindmeofthebabe Baby#2 25+2 wks EDD 5th Jan
Sunchild77 Baby #3 25+0 wks EDD 6th Jan - Elcs at 39 wks
Freezingmyarseoff baby#2 24+6 wks EDD 7th Jan
Milkyways baby #2 24+5 wks EDD 8th January
Laylasmummy 22+6 weeks EDD 21 Jan
boodleboot - baby #4 7+1wks EDD 14th May

Waiting to join the list (lurkers):
Please add yourselves in if you wish!

MIA
Tigerbear - baby#1 EDD 14th May
Wobblewatcher - baby#2 EDD 27th June
Inbetweener - baby#3 43+3 wks EDD 17th July
emmywoo
Purplehibiscus
Lucysnowe

The babies are arriving! Huge congratulations to:

Totally with daughter Faith Juliet, 9lb5oz born Tuesday 16th February 2010
Amyboo with son Matthew James, 4.714kg (10lb3oz) born Tuesday 30th March 2010
Hoops with son Benjamin Scott, 7lb4oz born Friday 2nd April 2010
Memorylapse with daughter Olivia, born Friday 16th April 2010
Jacanne with daughter Lotta Eliza, 8lbs 5oz born 20th April 2010
Becky78 with son Thomas Christopher born 22nd May, 9lb 1oz
Meita with son Ianto born 23 August, 7lbs 4
Boodleboot with daughter Alice Elizabeth born 10 Sep - 8lbs 2oz
LeeWT with son Andrew Anthony born 28th Sept 7lbs 14oz
TFLS with son Charlie born on 30th September, 6lbs 8oz
SamB with daughter Ruby Mae born 19th October, 7lbs 10oz
Effilump with son Arlen born 16th October, 8lbs
Sarahlou8 with daughter Emily Isabella born 21st October, 7lb8oz
Unbuffy with son James Anthony born 3rd December, 6lb8oz
HappyGirl with daughter Ciara born 10th December, 8lb2oz
Malteser1981 with son Eli born 18 December, 8lb 6oz
Zayja with daughter Winona born 19 December, 7lbs 11oz
Sparklyrainbow with son Alex born 28th December, 9lb 7oz
GoodLuckBear with son James born 25th December, 8lb
BunnyBaby with son Daniel George born 5th January 2011, 10lb 1oz
AlbaDeTamble - with son born 10th Jan 2011, 8lbs 10oz
Gilda - with son Ren born 10th Jan 2011, 8lb 4oz
WestYorkshireGirl - with daughter Hester Rose born 14th Jan 2011, 6lb 4oz
Redheadgal - with daughter Cecily Anne born 13th Jan 2011, 8lbs 13oz
Toomuchteaching - with daughter Jemima born 17th Jan 2011, 8lb1/4oz
Dorcas111 - with daughter born 4th February 2011 8lbs 5oz
Clareanna - with son Tobias born 10th February 7lbs 10oz
Muser - with daughter born 15th February 6lbs 12oz
Ba8y1 ? with son born Tuesday 15th February, 8lbs 11oz
Lotta123 - with baby born Monday 21st February
Magic8ballhastheanswers - Identical twin girls, born 27th February 6lb8 & 5lb15
Northerngoldilocks - with son born Wednesday 16th March, 9lb 6oz
Stuffedmk - with son Thomas, born Wednesday 23rd March
Hopefully - with son, born 29th March 7lb 12oz
Lia - with daughter, born 1st April 8lb 11oz
PenguinsMummy - with daughter Clodagh
VivClicquot - with daughter, Phoebe, born Thursday 28 April, 7lb 5oz
Ivysedai - with son, born Tuesday May 2nd 3.83KG
Loopymumsy - with daughter, born Thursday 12th May, 7lb 15oz
Caribou - with son, Caleb, born Saturday 28 May, 9lb 1oz
LittleMiss - with son- born Wednesday 1st June 7lb 1oz
appleblossoms - with son Malachi, born Wednesday 15th June, 9lb 4oz
crochetcircle - with daughter born Sunday 26th June, 8lb 4oz.
urbanlolly - with daughter born Tuesday 19th July, 8lb 3oz.
Nickster - with son Corey born Tuesday 2nd August
Tiggersreturn - with sons born Saturday 13th August, 5lb 2oz and 3lb 13oz
Owlbooty - With son Robin born 18th August 8lb 13oz
PrettyVacant - baby girl born Tuesday 23rd August
OrangeGloss ? with son, Huw born Thursday 1st September
Wombat - baby born Sunday 11th September
PinkFondantFancy - baby girl born 16 September

In our thoughts and prayers:
Louise with daughter Georgie born asleep on 10th October
Dachs with her babies Alexander and Felicia who left the world asleep on 21st May
Magic8ballhastheanswers who leaves behind her beautiful little girl, spiderbabies and DH. Blessed are those of us that had the privilege of knowing you.

We share the pain and and mourn the loss with:
Jollster, Cheepz, BarrenBrook, MsJL, LadyBee, Banana87, BatteryHen, HairyTriangle and Waterplate

A quiet day at the coalface ladies, hope all is ok with particular thoughts for daisy...

Hi owl! Glad life on the other side is treating you very well indeed

wiw hello! Make sure you rest up

lara it's been very quiet from you recently. Hope you are OK?

I'm panicking mildly as I noticed our dates on the freakout room had gone haywire so have updated and now am worried i've done it all wrong. Other than that and a very quiet happymeal (think i've just done a lot so not noticed movements particularly), all seems to be well. I had my consultant anaesthetist appointment at the hospital this afternoon and am delighted to say that I can have an epidural This was a point of some concern as i wanted the option so phew. Also the consultant's wife is about to pop any minute and they are having their baby at the same hospital as me. I feel relieved about this, a bit like I would if I found out that a sous chef eats regularly in the restaurant they work in. :)

Have lovely weekends all - we're thinking of you daisy
xx

[ivysedai's new incarnation here]

Morning ladies, day 3 of induction and nothing happening here, not even a twinge think they're going to try another day of prostin but blood pressure is regularly up so not sure what that means... Thank you for all the support, it means a lot xxx

daisy sorry baby still not moving. hope the prostin works today, what did they say if it doesn't?

daisy sorry it's dragging on, hope you're not getting too disheartened. Fx for some quick progress today - are they putting you on the drip yet? That was the only thing that worked for me with ds. Good luck x

Hi all just a quickie.

Was discharged yesterday with Thomas James, born 22nd Sept at 0304, 8lb 12oz, awful labour, two trips to theatre, emergency forcep delivery. Battered and brusied but hes perfect :) thank you all for your support. xxxxxxxxxxxx

congrats coconuts sorry it was awful for you but so pleased he is here safely and you are getting lots of cuddles!

Daisy how frustrating! Daisybean really doesn't want to come out does she? I hope she gets moving today for you.

also, I really feel a bit silly posting this, but I need some advice!

I've felt a bit strange for the past few days, had lower back pain, upset stomach and branstons (which I've not really had before). Since around 6a.m. this morning I've had "contractions" (for want of a better word, it starts in the small of my back and spreads out around bump then subsides) every 15-30 mins or so. If I'm laying still I can feel them from start to finish but if I'm moving around I only notice the bit in the middle and then the wearing off.

In between them I've got twinges and a very uncomfortable feeling low down in my pelvis.

I don't want to be one of those first timers who is always at the hospital thinking they are in labour so just wanted to ask what would you do and could it just be me overreacting to nothing much? I've got things to do today so my rational brain says it's nothing and I should just carry on as normal!

Velvet, call the ante-natal day unit and talk to them, they will reassure you and let you know what to do - they must take calls of this type all the time. then you can enjoy your day with nothing troubling you x

Coconuts congratulations on the arrival of Thomas James, hope you are enjoying your cuddles and that you feel less bruised and battered soon x

Daisy thinking of you and hoping things speed up soon xx

From lurking on the freak out room, congrats to Ivy

to everyone else....off to M&P today now I know the sale is on, am going to attempt to break my duck...thanks for advice and encouragement x

Huge congrats coconuts !!!! Hope you're not feeling too bruised and are enjoying lots of newborn cuddles!!!!

velvet ring in and get some advice, they would much rather hear from you than not. Good luck xx

velvet your description does sound a lot like what out NCT teacher described as early labour, but as I've never been through it I really don't know. As you have said though, branstons can easily be mistaken for labour, but I think you really need to be checked out just in case. No one at the hospital will think you are an annoying first timer. Agree with blackkat either ring your ante natal/labour ward or just go down. Good luck.

coconuts been thinking of you these past few days. So lovely to hear about about baby Thomas James, well done!! Sorry the birth was traumatic, but at least he's now here safe and sound. Enjoy xx

daisy fingers crossed today is the day for you. Sorry it's taking so long.

bigmac thanks for rectifying my screw up with the stats!

Had news yesterday that one of my best friends from uni is 12wks pregnant. Thats 3 out of 4 of us all due within 6 months!!! Amazing!!!! Off to meet the 4th person too for lunch, apparently she can't wait to 'feel me up'

Happy Saturday all xx

Ps well done blackkat in taking the plunge going to M&P

Yay!! Congratulations coconuts!! Lovely to see someone from the recurrent buns thread having a baby! Hope you're enjoying that lovely newborn baby smell!

Enjoy shopping blackkat!!

congrats, coconuts! enjoy your snuggles!

shhh blackkat I don't think I am quite ready for grads yet

daisy sorry things aren't moving..

coconuts congratulations, so glad he got here safely, arnica tablet for the bruises.

velvet mine with ds started wiht feelings like peiod aches.

blackkat hope m&p had lots of lovely things in the sale.

Many congrats to Coconuts, i'm sorry it was awful but really hope you're enjoying those cuddles.

No news here... Appears that prostin no4 hasn't worked, will find out later if they'll go for no5 or send me for a c-section.

daisy I'm sorry things are dragging on. I hope you're managing to get some rest. I'm thinking of you xx

coconuts I'm so glad baby Thomas is here safely. I'm sorry it was traumatic, I hope you're feeling better v v soon.

velvet it sounds a bit like things are happening to me. I agree with the others, give them a call, they will be more than happy to talk to you.

Woohoo coconuts - huge congrats on the safe arrival of Thomas. So sorry to hear that the birth was so difficult but great to hear that he is just perfect. I was thinking about you at around 3am this morning and wondering how you were getting on. You must be so pleased to be home.

Daisy - your patience is admirable and so I really hope daisybean arrives safely really soon. Sending lots of strength and love and licks from your sheepdog x

Velvet - good luck with the phone call and keep us posted.

Thanks for all your concern over overdoing it a bit. Have taken it pretty easy this weekend and feeling more refreshed. Went to a brilliant two hour breastfeeding workshop today run by a midwife with loads of experience from the uk. It was so informative and for me has made it all less scary. Felt I should have videoed it all and sent it to anyone who was interested! They had a woman from a stem cell storage place talk to us afterwards - I'm tempted despite the cost. Has anyone else considered it?

Waves to all and leaves watermelon and mint coolers for all xx

Wot collie said

morning all , who needs sleep anyway? Lovely mint cooler though.

Well after saying it was quiet on Friday, all of a sudden there is loads of news!

coconuts a huge congratulations to you and welcome to Thomas. I hope you feel much better soon and are enjoying the snuggles.

velvet blimey! How did the phone call go? How are you?

daisy I agree, you have the patience of a saint with a very sticky bean! Thinking of you and I'll be lurking for news today

Waves to stickem.

collie lovely news about your uni friends. How nice to have that support around you

blackkat how was the duck breaking? I've gone a bit mad for jamboree in M&P

Rant alert - I had a rather annnoying Saturday night which is my own fault. Went out (I know, actually went out) and had dinner for a friends birthday. I'm trying to be really careful with ££ and got myself all hormonally narked that everyone was guzzling wine like it was water while I was on the soft drinks (one - an apple juice) and when it came to bill time everyone just suggested splitting the bill equally and just got on with it making me feel too awkward to say anything - I only really knew two of the people there. Now normally I would be completely fine with splitting but I was peed off as they were drinking quite pricey wine and it added a load to the bill. I passive aggressively said nothing and then fumed that my night had cost me loads more than it should have.

And because I've been awake since 3 I've been stewing about it. Like a loony. Time for a glass of milk I think.

Lurking too....thinking of you daisy.
Congrats coconuts, brilliant news.
grrr about the wine payment bigmac-it's one of the benefits of being pregnant having cheap nights, so it's annoying when it unfairly doesn't work out that way!
Hope the shopping went ok blackkat, we didn't go yest as we both felt pretty grog. Will maybe try this afternoon

mac how annoying that your friends didn't notice it for you!

Nothing exciting to report here, didn't phone the hospital as I'm in denial, things are still happening but I'll leave it til this afternoon before I make any decisions. It can happen that you have a false start right?

On my phone but from what I can remember;

blackkat did you get anything nice?

daisy how are things this morning?

velvet I really would phone for a chat, they won't ask you to come in unless they think you need to.

bigmac I would have had exactly the same reaction, it's out of order funding other people's boozing.