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Hey lovely ladies!!
Seems as though things are a little quite in here for the Christmas lead-up - I presume its because everyone is so busy with the Christmas lead-up!!
I would also like to know about the things that everyone is talking about - for example, WW - why are you asking for a few minutes delay before clamping the cord? Sorry if its a stupid question!! I haven't heard of that before!!
AFM - I have just received by second bloods and my HCG is now 15,930 (so doubling perfectly) and progesterone is 824. So everything is looking great!! I have booked in for my scan for next Wednesday (22/12). First and foremost, we want a happy and healthy little baby - if it is two, then we will be doubly blessed!! So I'm really looking forward to seeing how many little heartbeats there are!! DH may be a little more anxious though!!
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Mum-2-Be, great news! Love to hear about your scan if you have energy to write about it before Christmas. Also, re delayed clamping, I guess there's a bit on it out there, like I think maybe one of the other ladies referred to the World Health Org web site. It's about letting the baby get a bit more oxygen (and maybe iron) from the placenta, before cutting it off. There is also the balance though between that and preventing the mum losing too much blood. There is some controversy here, so I won't go further into it. We went for the "medium" (half-arsed!) approach. Some people want a physiological third stage, ie just let it happen (the placenta coming out that is) with no medical management. You know, the OB/midwives will explain it better.
Juniper, hey I missed in your post that your baby has turned - brilliant! My baby too has her/his head near my right hip. Snap.
Chrissy & Leabie, yep, thanks I'm onto it with the fan, though the cooler not so much. My mum has one, and has offered it, but she's going through menopause, so I can't take it. Might need to buy one. I think the situation seems to have improved somewhat. I have a feeling maybe the daughter is away for a bit, or maybe the blinds have been changed. Don't want to jinx it. Fingers crossed.
Also, Chrissy, I checked the mybirth web site, but just went straight off it. I've read enough about "rights" in birthing. As an ex-lawyer, it kind of activates a very unchilled-out part of my brain and I reckon it raises my stress hormones (btw I'm a big fan of rights, it's just that analytical side coming out).
Leabie, hope your baby stays in a good possie from now on. Not long. Five birthdays between now and Christmas? My God. We have 3, and I was getting stressed.
Airline, yes, know what you mean about birth plans. They are intimidating. At first, my DH and I were really militant and wanted to know everything and get it "right". And then, naturally, over time (and perhaps with increasing pregnancy hormones), just started feeling "what will be, will be". As for episiotomies, I think people are concerned that they're done unnecessarily, but also I hear the opposite, ie ... and I don't want to say this, but you know ... some injuries could be avoided with a smaller ... (I'm sensitive to words) ... "incision". I guess it's one of those things. In the end, we aren't going to know what feels right until the day.
AFM, I'm keen to finish this season of Dexter (don't know if anyone else watching). But I want to sit backwards on the chair (for baby possie) but it wrecks my hips/bum and I get pain in the night. Work is a drag! Cannot wait for Christmas.
Take care everyone,
WW
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WW - lemme know what you thought about the finale. I watched it last night before bed. Now I have to hang out until season 6. At least I'll have the next season of True Blood to tide me over until Dexter... I just read that Michael C Hall and the actress who plays Deb (can't think of her name) announced a day after the finale aired in the States that they are divorcing. I wonder what that might mean for next season.....?
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Chrissy, what?? OMG, you are joking ... To Google ...
Will let you know. I'm only at ep 8 or so now. True Blood is great.
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Hi ladies! Just dropping in to announce that Glenny_c's bub is here!:
After an emotional couple of days, Katherine Mary was born today at 3pm weighing 2.88kgs.
Mum and bub tired but well.
A big Congratulations to Glenny!!!! on the safe arrival of her little girl!!! :dance::dance::dance::dance:
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Congrats Glenny such great news :leap::confetti:
Hope you are both doing well.
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Here is the most updated version!!!
CK77 Dec 19th 2010 – it's a ??? - Munchkin
Renee Dec 28th 2010 – it's a ??? - Little Bug
Leabie Jan 11th – it's a ???
KitKat Jan 19th - it's a ???
Juniper76 Feb 2nd - it's a Girl!!
Maggie Feb 2nd -it's a Girl!!
Worrywart Feb 7th - it's a ???
Lairdoz Feb 24th - it's a ???
Lisa B Mar 5th - it's a ???
MaggiePie Mar 22nd - it's a Boy!!
Jaki80 Mar 28th - Little Man
Airline Mar 30th - it's a Boy!!! - Baby M
Kelly D May 28th - it's 2x Boys - Bubble & Squeak
Grub17 July 1 - it's a ???
BABIES BORN
Glenny C --- Welcome Katherine
Brunette - Welcome Jack & Zara
S'Rose --- Welcome Oscar
Miss K --- Welcome ???
Emerald Star --- Welcome ???
Loula---Welcome William!!
Nix76---Welcome????
Paula---Welcome Tiana!!!
Dusty---Welcome Freya!!
Ninah---Welcome Dylan!!
Seachange---Welcome Thomas!!
Londonmiss --- Welcome Charlotte!!
Wantbaby#2 ---Welcome Ellie!!
Wishes --- Welcome Casey!!
Mitf --- Welcome Luke!!
Lise --- Welcome Finnian!!
Mrs Slyder welcome two lovely girls!
Persephone --- Welcome Archie!
Kyrawolfe--- Welcome Tristan!
LilMissHaveachat --- Welcome Ethan!
Sammiejam - Welcome Colt!
BOC - Welcome Jagger Dylan!
BDT---- Welcome Sophia & Aria!
Saph----Welcome Xavier!
Greenslw---- Welcome Lincoln!
Smithy---- Welcome Charlie!
Ella'sMum---- Welcome Emme!
Poppyfairy---- Welcome Robin!
Grub17---- Welcome Ashton!
Laniwantsababy---- Welcome Jett!
Bella55---- Welcome Jack & Samuel!
Miss Magpie---- Welcome Trent!
Murph01----Welcome Jasmine!
Neptune----Welcome Adam!
KellyD---Welcome Tara Rose!
Our thoughts and prayers go to those beautiful mothers whose precious babies have been taken too soon.
Much loved & wanted son of Frosty'sMum, Benjamin born sleeping @ 14 weeks 4days. Our thoughts are with you.
Much loved & wanted daughter of Hippy Mum & Hippy Dad, Georgia Ariela taken too early from this earth 12-03-09 @ 22wk 6d
Much loved and wanted son of Chez67 & her DH, Ryan Patrick, born sleeping 17-03-09 @ 18wk 1d
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Just dropping in quickly to say congrats to Glenny!! Fantastic news.
My DD needs her Mum tonight as she's such a good girl normally but her teeth are giving her terrible grief so will have to keep in short and sweet tonight :)
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Wow - congrats Glenny :-) I hope everything went okay for you. Hopefully I'll be seeing you up at the hospital soon if this little Munchkin would co-operate!
Chrissy xx.
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Congrats Glenny on the arrival of Katherine. Little girls are so precious... but I'm biased...
Lairdoz: Snap, we are having teething issues here as well. We have DH's Xmas party on Friday night so my parents are looking after Tara in the evening for us so either she will still be awake when we get home or asleep on my mum's lap. I better make sure I show them how to give her some nurofen.
Belly Rubs to all my other yummy mummies.
Well Thursday is our 16 week growth scan and hopefully the sexes will be known (which I will be sharing, just not any names - once decided), oh and here are the latest shots of my growing belly....Growing Belly Photo's of the Twins..... | Facebook
we compared the growth to when I was pregnant with DD and they are similar in size to DD at 24 weeks, so will be interesting to see what my measurements are next week at the Ob. At my last appt I was measuring a couple of weeks bigger but these guys have gone through a growth spurt so will be funny if I'm now almost 6 weeks bigger..aaahhhh
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Congratulations Glenny! :confetti: I hope you're recovering well. Can't wait to hear from you!
Geez, last time I looked at the list there were still a lot of names ahead of me. I'm sure that wasn't long ago... :o
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Congrats Glenny!!! Hope you are both well. Xoxo
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Hello all! I am so pleased to see so many people back in here and up the duff! Airline hello!! Wowser. So pleased to see you all. Wishing you all a happy and healthy pregnancy. I think I promised to write a birth note after being inspired when Lise did it as my time was nearly up, sorry it’s taken 4.5 months!!! Better late than never.....
Because I was induced due to my 412 month pregnancy, I didn’t get the birth I was hoping for – i.e. all in hospital and permanently attached to a monitor etc. I wanted to stay at home as long as possible, have hot baths and do yoga and stuff, but in the scheme of things this was all totally fine. I didn’t use half the stuff I have with me packed for the birth – after all that effort LOL, and also didn't take much notice of my birth plan that I thought I'd militantly stick to. I did use the TENS machine for all the early stages and that was really good although I didn’t get on with the gas and air at all. Think DH like that more than me! You might remember that DH wasn’t going to be there for the birth. Well, because it was a “quick and brutal” birth (midwives comment), he never left.
They couldn’t get a good reliable heartbeat from the monitor on my belly, so I ended up with a monitor up my wotsit at attached into the babies head, and she’d twisted and was spine on spine. I had been pushing for a while and working hard (and to my surprise, the best pain relief was coming from acupressure) when the midwife said that I was only having mild contractions and unlikely to give birth on her shift (due to end in about 7 hours). I’ve never been so close to punching someone. I knew I couldn’t do 7 more hours like this, so I had some pethidine which was my backstop position (as I really didn’t want an epidural). It was wonderful, fabulous stuff: I was snoring between contractions I was relaxing so much. I now know why people take opiates. Anyway, I woke up and announced that I was ready to push, I just suddenly wanted to after what I later found out was only about an hour and a half of actual labour. The midwife said I was nowhere near, but I was quite insistent apparently. I also announced that I was about to do a poo and told everyone to leave the room but was assured that I wouldn’t (and didn’t!). The midwife got a doctor and everyone in the room went quiet. He was (with the exception of my dearest husband) the most attractive man I’ve ever seen. And I’m there, legs akimbo and off my head on pethidine and I still knew it! Ha ha. Anyway, he plunged straight in, didn’t even buy me dinner :D. He was quite worried about the heartbeat and decided that I needed to give birth right away and said that I could push all I liked. DH looked a bit worried, and this was the worst bit – all of a sudden the room was full – a second doctor, a second midwife and a paediatrician in case it went wrong. I think I pushed about 12 times before the baby came out, although I got told off for making too much noise and wasting the energy when I should have been focused on getting the baby out quickly. The doc asked if he could make a small cut but I don’t remember this at all and certainly didn’t feel anything. He used a suction pump too as he was getting worried. Then all of a sudden she was out with an alarming squelch and plomped on my chest, all slippery and bloody. All I could think was that she had perfect, tiny, blue fingers and nails. Total labour 1 hour 48. :o
They finished up fiddling with my undercarriage, again I didn’t feel a thing, didn’t hurt at all. They said that my placenta was taking too long to come out and unless it came soon, I’d have to go into surgery and have an epidural to get it out. To which my response was that if I’d known I was going to have a ducking epidural, I’d have ducking well had it hours before. Luckily it popped out just in the nick of time. I had a shower and a tasteless, flavour-free sandwich and a dishwater-strength cup of tea and I think it was one of the nicest meals I’ve ever eaten. DH rang Mum, everyone cried. The baby looked as astonished as us to be out. Then there was a funny moment where I went up to the maternity ward, DH went home and I was left with the baby... but I didn’t have a clue what to do. But it was a lovely moment, just me and her and I got a chance to have a good look at her and her at me. More thoughts on home later... this is enough rambling for now! So pleased you are all getting on so well and so so so pleased to see so many of you so close to getting your babies. Mine has just tried to suck on my toes and has promptly fallen asleep (nearly an hour earlier than she normally would). Strange little adorable bundles.... xx
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Second one! I read a few pages back about the whole bf/not bf, cloth nappies thing. I’m saying pretty much what other people have said, but do what suits you, and your baby. I’m very lucky in that Charlotte really only does one poo a day, so she has 6 cloth nappies, and generally wears two a day if we’re at home and after she’s done a poo. That way it’s no bother at all to wash them, but does help out a bit and saves a couple of dollars a day that I can spend on cake instead ha ha. But my friends baby poos five times a day, so not sure I’d be so keen with that. You can get enviro friendly-ish disposable ones at the Nappy Store online.
I intended to exclusively bf for six months, but had two lots of boob infections, so Charlotte has been mix-fed since 2 weeks. (mix feeding is a lovely non-judgemental term!!) She is mostly BF, but has one bottle a day which if the day is going well is BM, but if not, it’s formula. So be it. I’ve realised that you make hundreds of decisions each day when you have a baby, and if you sweat each one you’ll end up a nervous wreck ... now I put energies into deciding whether we will read Where’s That Monkey? (very good) or The Very Hungry Caterpillar first. Or maybe Blinky Bill.............
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LM: great to hear from you! Sounds like the birth of Charlotte was certainly an experience but well worth it in the end :-)
I hope your neighbour stayed away long enough for you and DH to spend some alone time with the new arrival ;-)
My birth 'plan' is pretty much just 'let me give everything a decent try myself before jumping in and intervening' so we'll see how that pans out on the day....
Can't believe Charlotte is 4.5mths!!! How time flies! I bet you are relishing every minute of it :-)
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LM, Hi lovely, great to hear from you! I can't believe it has been 4.5 months already!!!! Thanks for sharing your birth story with us, sounds like it was definately an experience. Sounds like you and Charlotte are doing great. I can't wait till i have my little bundle to stare at, it still seems like forever away!
CK, hows things luv? How are you travelling? How jealous that glenny got in before us!!!! I guess when bub is ready there is no stopping it.
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Hey Renee..... OMG, WHEN will this baby come?? (and I'm not even overdue yet, just damn impatient and really keen to not be in hosp over Christmas). Glenny (ha ha, can I just say that I'm typing this post from my iPhone and it just auto corrected Glenny to 'Flabby'), anyway Glenny was 3 weeks early so I hope everything was/is okay? And provided everything is okay then yes I am bloody jealous!!!!! ;-)
I'm thinking you'll be kind of happy to go overdue tho, paid parental 1/1/2011, plus a great little bundle of joy to start off the new year with a bang! (plus no stay in hospital for Xmas). Although I'm sure right about now you're not thinking of all those things, you're probably just wanting baby NOW!
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Yes i don't care about the parental leave at this point! I am so damn uncomfortable and swollen i just want this baby out! Plus to celebrate xmas with a new baby would be perfect. Who knows!!!!!
