Oct 2004 Moose Madness - howling at the moon part 5

[Turtle35]

Here we go.

cazzybabs - 26th Sept - Delivered

Distracted - 27th Sept - Delivered

Eyelash (age 36) - 30 September (but always very late). DS1 4 and ds2 21 months Delivered

sooz31 - 1st October Any news??

Beansprout (age 34) - 5 October first pregnancy, 1 dsd (16) still waiting -
Piglit (age 36) - 6th October first pregnancy - still waiting
geoteach (age 33) - 7th October ds1 3 dd 10 months still waiting

Toots (age 37)- 8th October dd1 2 Delivered - lucky thing

Bakewell (age 28) – 9th October, first pregnancy - has anyone heard from Bakewell?

florenceuk (age 38) - due 15 October ds 2 - delivered

Bibiboo (age 25), due 16th October, first pregnancy still waiting

Nailpolish 16 October, DD2

melsmum - 17th October -haven't heard from you in a while??

Huppa, (age 37), due 18th October,dd now 21months - still waiting

Debra64 (age 40?) - 20th October dd 7 ds1 6 ds2 4 - haven't heard from you??

Miffy2 (age 35) - 22nd October dd 5 ds2 2 - still waiting, is all OK?

Samuella (age 39) 24 October 3rd pg

Turtle35 (age 35)- due 26 October first pregnancy Urggghh still waiting

Oh Piglit, honey, big BIG hugs
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Oh Piglit I am so sorry to hear about this difficult birth. I saw someone today from your town and she obviously knew of you - she is a maternity nurse..... we actually talked about you because you were looking for a doula.

If you ever feel like debriefing it with someone.... please feel free to ring me ! Things will improve but it does take time and understanding fron your loved ones..... hope your baby is doing well.....

sending hugs to beansprout

piglit i am so sorry you had a difficult time. hope to read a post from you soon to hear all about how beautiful your new baby is xxxxxxx

keep smiling all you pregnant ladies out there! (i am actually missing being pregnant!?) kisses and hugs

Congrats to Miffy and Piglit - sorry you had a hard time piglit - however I am sure that it is worth it now you have your ds.

Will do everything poss to keep db in the right position although at this moment in time would dearly love them to make an appearance. Going to mw tomorrow so guess will find out the timelines from their!

Bellie, only a day over then. Even though I was 14days over with DS2 you still hope it'll come early, yuou can't help thinking every twingeetc could be it! I'm due Wednesday, maybe it'll come tomorrow on my wedding anniversary.

I know I am only a day over, but everyone up till 2 weeks ago told me I was going to be early so have been building up to the birth for ages now and am now playing the waiting game!
Still I know that one day over is nothing compared to waiting like Bean - just hope that it doesn't get that far!

What a wonderful anniversary present Beckswith if it happens!! Ooh you must let us know if you get any twinges.....

Bellie I know how you feel, everyone kept telling me the baby would come early....ya right! no such luck. I am seeing my m/w tomorrow also and may have a sweep done (it my due date), because of the pain I am in with my back, hips and pelvis I am in bad shape and might look for some sort of help in getting this DB moving. Will report back after the sweep. Hope everyone else is ok.

Sure hope things have gone well for Bean, am keeping my toes crossed as my fingers are too swollen

Congrats miffy and piglit.
I know how you feel piglit having had the same (though much shorter labour), rest and take the pain killers, I feel a bit better now and have managed to pick DD up today, just as well as until now I haven't been able to be in the house alone with her and DH is back at work next week.

Happy Wedding Anniversary Beckswith! - any sign of your anniversary present???

Turtle - hope it goes well at mw - I am not in the pain that you are and would like db to start doing something!!

Will let you know how it goes for me this afternoon.

Any news of Bean?

Just popping in as DD sleeping. Piglit, sorry to hear you had such a difficult birth - hope you are feeling a bit better now.

Not long to go for everyone else now??? Turtle, hope you get some relief soon.

No sign of Bean? I sure hope it's gone OK. Happy anniversary Beckswith, have a great day what ever you do and just remember the champagne isn't too far away

I am starting to feel a little nervous now, I guess it could all kick off tonight? I will keep in touch and let you all know.

Good luck to you too Bellie. Not many of us now to keep up the encouragement and I am going through a thousand emotions in the last few days.

Don't like the long silence from Bean.... should have been over by now (if she was induced on Sat night!)... if she is still in hospital hope it wasn't because she had an emergency c-section.... brain working overtime !

Dear meece

Hope you are all ok.

Poor you Piglit. Sending you a huge congratulatory hug on the eventual arrival of your little one. What an ordeal for you - do try to get what rest you can, won't you? These early weeks are so hard and even harder when you are so bloody sore.

Apologies as have as usual been pretty eratic with posts, but did want to share the news that my daughter (I love saying that!) Imogen Rose arrived (6 days late like her brother) by emergency c-section on the 7th at a hefty 9lb 9oz. All went as well as could be expected and she's gorgeous (with loads of black hair - both dp and I are quite fair?!).

My mum has been home helping with ds, dd, dp and me - what angels all us mums are!

Pupuce was it sat night for Bean? I thought it was Sunday night? In any event I bet she would of wanted to be out of hospital by now...hmmm? I worry too and hope it went ok. The odds seem to be getting higher - inducing leading to emergency c-section, it's a common theme I am seeing amongst friends also at the moment.

am off to see m/w now and hoping that my cervix are nice and ripe and ready to go.....

Big congratulations to you Sooz, I love the name. Good weight also blimey she is a big girl!! Well done and best wishes

Congratulations Sooz - what a lovely name.

Turtle hope you are more ready than I am - still no further movements since week 38! Have now got a date (next Tuesday 2nd Nov) for a sweep - not something I am looking forward to.
Does that mean I will have to move to the Nov thread?? Oh dear I hope not I have just got used to being a meece!

I just cracked, tried ringing Beansprout, went to answerphone. Although I will admit I couldn't face bothering them with a message...

just back from 40 week appointment with m/w, not good news, db is posterior and couldn't reach cervix. She has suggested I make and appointment with the Obst at hospital and discuss options. I feel really scared and depressed now, clearly baby is no where near ready to come also labour will no doubt be incredibly painful and long.

I am also worried when I read stories like Bibi's and Piglit who clearly had this problem, where in labour for hours and ended up with emergency C-section.

I will get down on my hands and knees but M/W didn't think baby would turn now?

well done sooz, turtle its the big d day today maybe you'll join the 5% that arrive on due day!!
Bel - only 2 days over. I had a sweep when I was 10days late with DS2, got contractions all day the next day and then nothing what a waste of time.
Still wondering if this one will be a day early and arrive today on my anniversary - thx for the best wishes guys.
went to work for the am and then lunch with DH and DS1, nice. But very emotional this pm, keep crying at stupid things. God it's like being first pregnant again, over emotional and totally irrational. Poor DH and DS they bear the brunt of it. Having a takeaway tonight, gonna get these kids in bed early and eat and watch a film, if its a soppy one I'll need a box of tissues. let me know how you all are.we haven't heard from samuella for some time she was due 2 days ago as well.

Well it wasn't her first baby so I would ahve thought the induction doesn't have such a high chance of section but still.... sometimes babies are really stuck and don't get labour started and it really must end in caesarean...
Hey maybe she loves her hospital ????? or maybe the baby is requiring to stay a bit longer ?

Come beansprout.... hope you and baby are OK .... please put us out of our misery !

Turtle-was typing my message as you were typing yours. crappy news but as I said the sweep doesn't neccessarily help, my mw reckons they are a waste of time, the baby will come when its ready. Babys move all the time so don't panic and just think to yourself its likely to be late and go and do lots of stuff for yourself, lunch, hair, new shoes/high heel boots ( saw some gorgeous ones today) ready for after the baby comes, plan some nights out with hubs or mates.
labour will be fine, don't think about the horrible birth stories you've heard think about the positive ones - this is my third and I enjoy giving birth its one of the most beautiful things you'll ever do.
x

Bean only went in Sun night ready to be induced either that night or mon am, she could well just be home, babe may have only arrived last night. Hopefully she'll post tomorrow or Thursday latest.

Turtle- a back to back labour can be helped with a pool....
Visualise the baby turning nto the right position.
Sleep on your left (and tummy if you can - with lots of cushions)
Make sure your knees are lower than your pelvis when you sit.
Meet the pain halfway..... don't fight it!

Another important point - OP babies are notoriously late as they are not as well positioned on the cervix... have you got rescue remedy? I'd take some everyday if I weer you. Maybe get some arnica too.
It doesn't have to be bad ! I know loads of people love to write how painful their OP labour was.... your baby may well turn OA (anterior) in labour too....

Thanks for that, I know I am probably making out to sound more disasterous than it is but because its my first I don't know what to expect and that alone is frightening. M/W also thinks DB is "a good 9 pounder" ....

Pupuce do you mean the Bachs rescue remedy?