TTC GRADUATES! Who's baby will we be welcoming first? Mrs? Seaside? Iampg? Beansprout?

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Morning all

Dex did another stupendous sleep... had to wake him up to feed him and take DC to school. Fingers crossed this is a pattern he is going to stick to.

Fettle- hope Toby is ok with the jabs... Dex has got his 2nd lot next week. What is the third injection for? Did they do the polio one in his mouth yet? Dex only had 2 jabs first time around. That Messiah was a bit gruesome!

mrs- any action overnight?

Seaside and Iampg- a lot of the lovely ladies on here were early- Bodders you were 38 wks, i think??

Sorry- so excited about the pending births that I cant remember what I was going to say to anyone else!

hi greedy

due date is the 29 jan seems miles away doesnt it?!
i agree we have some fab names on this thread - all unusual and quirky

been getting some pains tonight but i think its just oscar pushing down
dp has dissapeared round to the neighbours (they have had similar works done on their house ie knocking their kitchen/diner wall down) so think dp is round their comparing the standard of work to ours lol
il post some pics up tomorrow and of our temp bedroom come nursery! - just dont laugh!!

bye for now xx

cant wait to see your pics iampg! AND you have only got a couple of days to go!!! yippee!!!!! i reckon you will be early!!!! sunday is my prediction (and i havent been right once yet!!!!)

had to come back on MN cos i just had to share my news with somebody!!!!!!!! i have been absolutely sworn to secrecy but........................my sis is pregnant!!!! i cant believe i just wrote that!!!!!!! i never thought they would ACTUALLY get pg!!!!! they have been trying for 3 1/2 yrs ( didnt realise it was that long till i just worked it out!!) and now she is up the duff!!!!!!! i am so so so so so sos os os so so so chuffed for them both!!!!!!!!! i am just crossing EVERYTHING for them that it goes well. she tried to lie to me too, cheeky cow!!! she sent me a text saying she had come on today and was really upset, so i rang her to console her and i could tell by her voice she wasn't upset.........and after about 3 minutes she couldn;t contain herself anymore and told me!!!!

anyway....everything is just so great at the moment that i am sure something horrible is just round the corner for me..............eternal optimist that i am!!!!

g'night all!!! have fun at the weekend with the new babes, the slightly older babes and the bumps everyone!!!!!!

I LOVE LIFE!!!!!!!!!

Hi everyone ? sorry I have been crap ? useless first timer!!! I have started this post three times and not finished ? so I am going to be brief and keep updating with details otherwise it will be a book of a post.

Cassius came into the world 12.16pm Tuesday ? contractions started at home Monday night 11pm ? very irregular but sooo strong and long ? most lasted more than a minute with gaps from 5 mins to 12 mins ? no real pattern. Got I bath for 2 hours , DH timed them and read me info from internet and books ? we thought it was false labour and would stop! By 4am called MW but no one could come out. Called deliv suite and they said we could come in to be assessed. Arrived at 5am ? 5cm dilated so up to deliv. MW asked what pain relief I wanted and I said wanted to try natural Tried G&A ? bleurghhh ? did nothing but make me feel claustrophobic!!!

So continued just with my yoga breathing which was really working for me. By 9am mw said I was 10cm so could start 2nd phase. Pushed for 1.5 hours but did not feel the urge really and seemed to be one step forward 2 back IYKWIM? Lots of people came in and out and eventually 2 docs said we needed assistance ? ventouse or forceps ? I said ventouse ? but they wanted to give me an epidural!! (shock) I said no!! If I was going to have an epi I would have had it 5 hrs ago and not dealt with the pain! I asked if there was an alternative ? male doc gave me an internal ? nearly shot through roof ? and said no ? but then female doc did same and said she would try. Suddenly there were loads of people in the tiny room ? 2 paediatric docs, mw, observing paramedic, 2 consultants!! Had local anaesthetic jab down under ? ouch again!- and then episiotomy and on went the suction cap ? next contraction pull push and ventouse popped off! _ next one head came out and then he was born ? screaming his lungs off!!
Anyway ? 6lbs 14 ¾ oz (see - my meditation of 7lbs worked!!!!)
Because deliv was assisted we had to stay in ?so on postnatal ward Tues night. Unfortunately he did not feed easily or well ? First real feed was at midnight from breast but he seemed to be having trouble sucking and swallowing at the same time. Then it all got a bit stressful and they came to do a heel prick to test blood sugar. It was OK but then on Wednesday they said he needed a full blood work up and DH went off with him to paeds. Poor lamb ended up having 8 heel pricks in 36 hours. Diff docs and mw kept coming in and telling me diff things. They also said he had the ?jitters? and maybe an infection All in all it really freaked me out ? I just wanted to go home and spent Wednesday night and Thursday morning crying in horrid prison post natal ward. He still did not bf well so by Wed eve I just said give him some formula or else we will never get home and he will get sick + by then he was getting a bit of jaundice too .
Thursday am after 3 good form feeds they tested his blood again and he was OK ? jaundice was just below treatment level so they said we could go home!! Yippee. So relieved and so happy!
So that?s it we are home ? phew ? he is feeding well with formula and I am now expressing about 2 feeds a day also so hopefully can continue or even increase expressing?

He is beautiful ? of course we are in love and cant stop lookig at him ? DH cried as he came out even though he did not get to cut cord or anything it was amazing - Still feel like an outer body exp to me. Think I was in my own hypno trance! He is still a little jaundiced so we are feeding lots and lying him in the sun to try and get rid of it. MW came last night and said he was OK ? just keep feeding and hopefully jaundice will go as I soooo do not want to back to hosp!

I feel OK ? just a bit like a truck ran over me! Down under is swollen and walking is hard! ? I am bruised and look like I have been kicked by an elephant apparently! Boobs are finally bigger (lol greedy!!) but not mahoosive ? although feel like rocks!!! So I am waddling around like an old lady. On the plus side mw said yesterday I had the best uterus she had ever felt ? it has one down already!! (smile)

I will try and post pic today and promise to try and catch up. Yesterday had visitors and packages arriving all day - it was better than any birthday or Xmas!! My parents are staying ? Mum is amazing. It feels like time is standing still ? I have no idea how all you with 2+ do it. Normal life has ceased to exist!
Will be needing so much advice from you all I can tell ? Am so happy to be part of our thread and sorry to have kept you all waiting for the details!!

Right ? have written this in word and am cutting and pasting so must check if there are any births!!

OMG - Mrs - congratulations too !! babies everywhere! Full moon did its work!!
So want to catch up but had better give my son some attention!!!!!!!

Love you all xxxxxxxxxx

Congratulations Seaside! And Hello Cassius- another great name .

Totally remember that car crash feeling with my first birth... and also as I had forceps then too, I can remember the sudden hive of activity and millions of people in the room. And you did brilliantly getting through it with no pain relief ! Sorry to hear that the first few days were a bit scary, but glad to hear that Cassius is getting better and feeding well- keep up the expressing!! I had an episiotomy first time around too and it bloody killed afterwards- PSML at the elephant kicking- I know exactly what you mean . But you've done it, and your baby is here, fab eh??
Cant wait to see a picture, and enjoy these early days of mooching around in a daze- good to hear your mum is being fab . Hope DH is enjoying his new role too.

Got to take DD to ballet, see you later

xx

Seaside its so wonderful to hear more of your news. I am sooo happy for you and can't wait to hear more. Big hugs from London xxx

what a FAB FAB name seaside!!! my fave on the thread so far! sorry everyone else, but its great! better than dave!! you sound so blissfully happy your post made me cry! dont worry too much about the jaundice, all of mine had it and regular feeding and sunlight was enough to get rid of it. i am sure you will know if it becomes anything to worry about, fettle is the expert on jaundice by the way so i am sure she can help if you are worried. glad to hear you have got boobs at last, and i predict youo will be back in your normal jeans in a couple of weeks!!!...........i just KNOW you are going to be one of those lucky women!!! is his middle name dave by the way? OMG i am getting so broody again......enjoy seaside!!!!! enjoy!!! how proud do you feel of yourself for giving birth hey? i remember being so amazed and proud at myself first time!! your bits will feel better soon........promise..........not that i have ever been cut, just torn, but i do remember the feeling......and the fear of my first post natal poo!!!

by the way..................just checked my emails and there is one from MRmcjnr with more details.......so anyone who has given mrs their email address in the past should check their emails!

You must be special Greeds - as Mrs hasn't sent me an e-mail!! hope she's doing well?

By the way, while I remember - Ready sends her love to everyone and lots of congratulations to Seaside and Mrs and Beansprout (assuming she's had her C-section by now!). She's just not up for visiting us on this thread just at the moment!

Seaside - great to hear from you - sounds like a relatively good labour then! I had an epiostomy with Toby and found it really uncomfortable! So I'm with you on the ouch of the local injection!!!

With regards to the feeding, it sounds very similar to my situation with DD - she refused to feed and they kept heel pricking her to check glucose levels and then also to check bilirubin levels. After a couple of days, it seemed as if she just put her heel out voluntarily for them. Have to say that I stuck my heels in (stubborn that I am!!) and refused to give into giving her formula. Meant that she did get jaundiced and they kept saying I was risking her health. Just as they were going to let us home, they said no and put her under phototherapy for 48 hours! I am glad I perserved on the breast-feeding front, but it was a struggle! However, you sound as if you've done what was right for you all at the time and that is what this parenting malarky is all about - you do what feels best for you and your baby at the time!!! Just out of interest - have you tried/do you want to breast-feeding him since - it might not be too late, if you wanted to give it a go? Otherwise, I would express as much as possible, as judging by Toby's face this evening when I tried formula on him, breast milk is much tastier!!

(out of interest, those of you formula feeding, what brand do you use? Both my children turned their noses up at Aptimal and Toby doesn't seem to like Hipp Organic. DD used to have some other brand of Organic, but our local supermarkets donn't seem to sell it and I can't remember it's name either!)

Loving the name Cassius as well! Hope you are all settled in at home now!! Don't worry too much about the jaundice - if you are worried press the end of his nose quite hard. It should go white as you've pushed the blood out, but if he's jaundiced it will stay a yellowy shade. Doesn't necessarily mean that he will need treatment, just keep feeding him and keep him in the daylight by the window as much as possible. Just keep an eye on the colour of his wees and poos and if you are at all concerned by either of those, or if he seems very sleepy and not feeding much speak to you MW or HV. But as I've said before you'll know if he doesn't seem right - you're a mother now!!!!

So excited for you! Good on your mother - she's doing just the right thing - so you can enjoy this time when the world seems to stop around you!!

Can't wait to hear how MrsMc is getting on!!!

Iampg - tomorrow would be a great day for a birthday, but 29th isn't far off now!!

Right - DH has banned me from the kitchen as he's cooking supper tonight and once the children have settled themselves upstairs - I'm off for a bath with my glass of wine!!! Makes me wish it was my birthday every weekend!!!

take care all
xxx

oh - that sounded really condescending, Seaside - sorry, I really didn't mean it to - I was just trying to give you some support?

I'm off to crawl into my bath with what looks like a glass of champagne DH's just handed me!!!

Sorry

xxx

Ooh, great to hear your story Seaside!!! Greedy is right, I'm loving Cassius too! . Brilliant . I was just telling my DH the names of all our thread babies and not only did I love them all, but I realised just how many boys we have here . Isla and Marcy will have the pick of the bunch . It sounds like you had a wonderful birth as well Seaside even though you've had some worries since, you sound very composed though and taking it all in your stride. Enjoy those first magical days and weeks . Oh gosh - broody alert!!!!! I kind of want to go through another birth - wierd that isn't it!!! Especially since both mine was quite medical with lots of drug assistance to push things along. But still.... .

OH MY GOD - Your sis is pregnant Greedy - Bloody hell, wasn't that their first go at artificial insemination??? She must be absoluteley thrilled . You all must be . She's lucky to have you to support her over the coming weeks and months . By the way, I've been holding my pedometer because I was out on a mammouth walk (well, and hour and a half) and it only regsitered 3k steps which is obviously wrong. I had it on my hip but I think it was too snug against my jumper to register the steps... . Either way it didn't work so now I just hold it. I hvaen't worn it all days for a while now.

Loving seeing all the pics that have been put up - Dex is a real cutie Honeyapple!!! . I couldn't see your nursery though Iampg??? Just your fab scan pics...

hey firsty - sorry that Ty's sleeping has been going backwards. It can be tricky can't it when you know that food will help nod them back off, but you know you should be weaning them off it. I really do sympathise especially as you are both working full time - how is that going by the way, do you notice that extra day a week?

How is isla bot Bodkin??

No real news here, as everything is pretty much going well. Max has been very good at trying new things recently and has even been tryiong vegetables . I recently bought him a t-shirt with the peace logo in peas and it says "Give peas a chance". He obviously doesn't get it but it makes me laugh . Anyway, he's also tried underwater swimming which is fab as he normally hates water in his eyes . On the downside though he seems to have deveoped an aversion to busy places. It all kind of started at that 4th birthday party I've mentioned before when he couldn't see me. We've been to 2 birthday parties since and he just stands near me and wont let go of me. Today was one of the parties and I felt so sorry for him as he looked really upset. Afterwards when I asked him about it he said there were too many people there and it was too noisy - admittedly there were about 50 kids in a community centre (it was a joint birthday for 4 girls) but thats it not good for a 3 year old to be worried like that is it??? Any tips on getting him out of his shell a little in these situations would be appreciated. I've just been really patient with him and not pushed anything. There's another party in 2 weeks and I'm not sure I should take him . Anyway, Theo is fab and has been sleeping much better since I've left him on his tummy. I'm sure he wouldn't have woken at all the other night if I hadn't been trying to move his head to the side. It just looked like his face was pushed into the mattress when I checked him at 5am. Well, better go... Love to all and good luck to Iampg - looking forward to more baby news

Crossed with you fettle - happy birthday!!! Enjoy your bath

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Had a lovely birthday weekend - DH and DD pulled out all the stops!!! They baked a yummy chocolate cake this morning, while I had a lie-in!

Anyway, Greedy - big congratulations about your sister - no wonder you are so excited. I'm not surprised she was unable to keep it a secret either - hope it all goes smoothly for her now! (did you actually help with the AI in the end, can't remember?)

Chooster - not sure what to say about little Max, but one thing I'd say is probably not to start not going out. Is there anyway that DH can come with you to these parties, so that he can look after Theo and you can concentrate on Max? DD has become more clingy at parties since having Toby, as she knows that I can't come with her, I think and is demanding attention. I'm sure as with all these difficult phases, he will grow out of it, but it's still a worry now for you!

Firsty - work sounds busy - it is horrible when you don't even get home in time to see them before they are asleep at night!

Sorry - got to dash off - supper has arrived a bit quicker than I thought!!
xxx

Thanks ladies - I think you are right, I should still take him, it just this next party is at a big soft play area (the same as the one where he got really upset) and I'm sure he'll just stay by me and not play. But maybe I should go anyway and make sure he knows I'm with him. I'm wondering if some of it is a delayed reaction to having a new baby around although he's taking none of it out on Theo and says he misses him whe he goes for a nap . I'm sure he will come out of it, I just want to make sure that I do things to help him not hinder him. Actually I've had him at the docs on Friday as he has a rash on his hand / arm and the doc thinks he has a virus, so maybe he's under he weather too - he was in bed at 5.50pm today after falling asleep at the dinner table .

Anyway, got a text from Mrs and she is home today and I looked on the birth announcements section to see that Beansprout has had a baby boy - called Theo - So she has completed the boy quartet for the January babies. Actually maybe we knew that and I've forgotten .

Hope you all had nice weekends! Wow, 4 teeth Firsty! Theo has none at all

Chooster- agree, take Max to the party, even if he just sits on your lap the whole time- sounds like you are being very patient which is great. I would say if there is a special friend of his there, try to get them to encourage him to play. I always think it helps if you can say- "Oh look, there's George- look what fun he is having" etc etc... or the old classic- "I bet you cant go down that slide..." or "Can you get to the top by the time I count to 10"... And of course be POSITIVE- is there a chance that you are getting anxious because he is anxious- which is making Max more anxious??

Greedy- congrats to your sister. Hope it all goes well. Cant wait to hear all of Mrs's news... hopefully she will be on MN soon.

Beansprout- congratulations on the birth of Theo ... another boy! They really are overwhelming the girls now .

Iampg- good luck for your due date- or maybe you have had Oscar this weekend?!

Fettle- happy belated birthday wishes ...mmmm chocolate cake and a lie in !!

Firsty- wow 4 teeth- mine didnt have teeth until about 1 yr old ... were you asking about tooth fairy money? I would say £1.00 is defo top amount!

love to everyone else xx

fettle - sorry i forgot it was your birthday!.....not that i would have given you a present or anything....but i would have said "happy birthday" at least! the email from mrs looked like it was sent to everyone in her address book, and i am sure i saw your email address there! i use sma on marcy and she cant get enough of it....although she only had 7 oz earlier which is virtually unheard of for her!!! she is on the hungry baby one now too and it does seem to satisfy her more.........................makes her poos like little pebbles too which saves on the wipes!!!

chooster - are isla and marcy really the only girls??? wow i didnt realise.....and iampg is having another boy! we need babymad and pinkb to come back with their girls! i am SO excited about my sis!!! it was there second month of inseminating and i dont think they ever thought it would work..neither did i to be honest!!! she isnt even 5 wks yet!!!! she told me literally an hour after she had done the test!!! and the baby should be due at the beginning of october so it could be born on marcy's first birthday! i just COULD'NT stop crying when she told me and i REALLY want to tell the whole world, but im not allowed which is why i am so glad i can share with you lot! i have seen that t-shirt before and thought it was really cool!! last year ellis had a run of 4th birthday parties and he clung to me the whole time and didnt join in to start with. he wouldnt even sit on the floor with the other kids to watch the entertainers he wanted to sit on my lap. i kept trying to get him to join in but it didnt work. he always said he had enjoyed them afterwards though and wanted to go to the next one. he is now so much more confident and is absolutely fine at parties now. sometimes it takes 5 mins to settle down, but then he is fine. BUT when i took kiki to a party last week (without ellis her protector!) she just sat on the floor in the middle of the hall in a daze and looked like a weirdo! she wouldn't join in with anything and let the other kids play musical statues around her while she sat on the floor (until i rescued her!) she looked like she had some kind of learning difficulty and i am sure everyone thought she was a bit simple (i didnt know anyone else there apart from the girl whos party it was). i was getting really upset and then one of the other mums who i was talking to said "Oooooooo it must be a bit of a worry, her behaving like that!" i felt like punching her obviously!!!!! BUT after all that rambling ...........my point is...............i know she is just super shy like ellis was a year ago......................and i know she will change soon and start joining in!!!!!! she has even started joining in at ballet now!!! so i reckon perservere with max and he will be fine, its just a phase!!!

firsty - i hate to say it, but sounds like you have to get tough with ty to stop him waking in the night. it is probably habit by now. trouble is, it means a few nights of really disturnbed sleep for you, which is obviously not easy when you are working. i would go for it on a friday night and then you have the weekend at least. i personally would leave him to cry for a bit to see if he just drifts back off (but i know some people cant do that.............i used to put ear plugs in and bury my head so i couldnt hear him (ds) and then take them out after 5 mins to see if he was still crying!) and then try and settle him with water if he wont.

shit! hello everyone else!! just noticed the time....must go and get ellis from school...he STILL isnt quite fulltime!!! just till 1pm!!! next week till 3pm!!!!

blimey greedy- hope you got ellis in time... is the school next door??

I'm having a girl if i count i only have 10 weeks left as well. eek!

honey - i made it..............just!!!!! its actually 1.05 he comes out.........and i drove!!!! got to go and get kiki in a min! will prob be late for her cos i have just started feeding marcy!!

wow scorpio! are you really only 23?!!! just looked at your proile cos i dont feel like i 'know' you.............and blimey!!! 3 boys already! does your dss live with you too? if so, i will never be able to moan about how tough having 3 is again!!

Greedy - just got e-mail!
You must have a rocket for a car!!
Must try formula again as I just can't get enough milk into Toby - pretty much fed all day!! I'm shattered from every 3 hours through the night too!

Congrats to Beansprout
Can't believe the number of boys on this thread - do you think it is unnaturally high, or is there a shortage of girls?! What will our boys do when they grow up with no girls to marry?!!! Live at home with their mothers?!

scorpio - of course you count - lovely to hear from you!!

Hope new babies all behaving themselves - starting to really want another one, just so I can have a go at a natural birth rather than an induced one!!!!

got parent/teacher meeting this afternoon, so DD is going into after school club (with the big children!) for 20 mins - hope she ok! Hope Toby doesn't scream during my appointment, in between feeding today, he's been a right grumpy b++**$£!!!!
But we all love our babies don't we!!!!
xxx

hi greedy, yes i am only just 23 i had my first baby at 17 so started young .

Dss lives 300 miles away from us, we have him every school holiday/bank holiday etc, which can be a little tough sometimes but its all worth it!

I'm having my first little girl, Millie in 10 weeks (ish) time. DH is over the moon!

I got married last week after 5 years together, was a great day.

I'm trying to finish my degree whilst being pg but am finding it harder and harder to get motivated when i just wnat to meet my Millie!

Congratulations MrsMc on the birth of baby Xavier (great name). Sorry I did not come online earlier, hope you have enjoyed your first days with your son. I did not get the email everyone got, do you mind if I get it too? Feeling left out

Scorpio - hope you can come here more often, numbers of pg women here are dropping as they all produce their wonderful babies, but I am still here, as is city angel, (iampg may be or maybe not now as due anytime!)

Greedy - yep you and I will be going for our 4th's soon enough, we just have to be patient and enjoy our current babies first!!!!! But it is nice to think that we might both be going for forth and finals about the same time again! And so happy to hear your sisters good news too.

Seaside - love the name Cassius too, sounds like you had a rough few days, but now you are coming out of it all. Well done.

Fettle, mainly bf ds, but when did give him formula it was SMA, but later found out he was milk protein intolerant and so could only have soya formulas which he hated the taste of!!!, dd went straight from bf to soya milk, no formula for her.

Sorry got to go, will try to catch up more later if I can

hello ladies

just a quick one to let you know i am still here!! with bump...but due date is tomorrow!!! so its the big count down now...in 2 weeks i should have my little oscar in my arms

been hectic here with mum down and family poppin round etc - its only cos im having a homebirth i think they want to "catch" the moment and certain family members seem to think they have the right to be here but i have banned everyone from visiting me until i give the all clear and if anytime turns up whilst im in labour god help them!!....am i mean?! i just dont want me and dp to be hassled straight away i want time for us as a family for a day or two before oscar becomes pass the parcel.

welcome scorpio

i did not get the email from mrmcjnr either - feel left out too

sorry thats all i got time for but hopefully catch up with you all tomorrow - still no pics yet cant get the cd-rom that came with the camera to work....but then again i am blonde and pregnant - not a good combo

xxxx

fettle- I tried Dex on some formula last night and he wolfed it down ! Was squeaking for more when he finished it (4oz)... was Aptimal (sp?)... I think the tommee tippee boob bottle helped. My DS1 used to have Nanny which is a goat milk formula (VERY expensive) because of his skin- BTW Dex's eczema seems to have disappeared (touch wood)... but I also remember an organic cow milk one called Babynat... healthfood shops stock it. But I reckon that none would taste as good as breast- so I dont blame Toby. I also feel like I am feeding Dex constantly, every couple of hours in the day at least- but then he is sleeping well- so I cant complain really. Feeding a constantly hungry baby is tiring .

Scorpio- Millie is a lovely name- will it be short for Amelia or anything? I had my first DS in the last yr of my degree- I remember feeding him whilst typing my dissertation with one finger!

Greedy- hope you werent late for Kiki then!

Iampg- wont be long now . I think that is fair about not wanting people over for a couple of days- however you will be bursting with pride and wanting to show Oscar off! All set for the homebirth then? I really hope it happens as you wish.

Hi Rainbow BTW I am still in the dark about Mrs's birth too
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