Karen Van Waters broke? Contractions! Joss Tait is here?!! I can't believe it all happened so fast. And you make it sound so easy with your chatter about the cake & the washing! Show off No seriously, congratulations! You've done a wonderful job. xoxo
Easha, can't wait to hear your news too.
Welcome Juleswa. I'd go and get the beta HCG tests every couple of days too. I don't think I'd have th epatience to wait a whole week. But then, if you do them all now, it's a long wait to the first scan. So maybe spacing them out is good too. Dunno. Hope this is a healthy sticky bub who will stay with you for life. xo
Question for anyone who's been through labour (or is in labour): Do contractions feel like leg cramps only on the belly? Do you get leg cramps while in labour?
Hi Ladies
Meredith - Huge CONGRATULATIONS on the birth of little Holly well done
Karen - CONGRATULATIONS on the birth of little Joss and well done for your home birth.
Would like to thankyou all for your kind congratulations after the birth of Daniel. He is doing really well and we cant believe he is a week old already.
Am eagerly awaiting the next birth announcements and am wishing you all the best, looks like Easha may be next.
Congratulations to the ladies just joining us, hope you all have happy and healthy 9 months.
Sorry for lack of persies at the moment as you can imagine has been a busy week.
Pash - with DD, my waters broke and the contractions came on strong, close together and straight away. When the contractions came they were breath-takingly intense and I could not walk during them. They took over my entire body, but were mostly centred on my stomach and back. Many hours later we found out I was having "back labour", as DD was in the posterior position. I spent most of my (drug-free) labour in the bath and shower - it really helped. This is only my experience, but for me it was not the build up of contractions gradually getting stronger and closer together over some hours that I had anticipated. And unlike a leg cramp (which for me is a sudden pain that comes out of seemingly nowhere), I would feel each contraction coming on and building like a crescendo, then tapering off. Just thought I would share
erybery - Thought I'd pop in here.. Been meaning to
Karen - Congrats on the birth of Joss
pash - I've got no idea myself, but its something I'd like to know too - because I've been told about all these Braxton Hicks and how they feel like period pain, but I've had none whatsoever. Never being in labour myself, I'd find it pretty interesting
sorry haven't got time for persies as have to shoot off to a wedding, but just thought i'd let you know that i got my 2nd hcg test back this morning which was 311. so at 14dpo i was 92, and at 16 dpo 311. i'm stoked with that and it has helped me feel a bit more relaxed. i've got one more bt request but i might take that in about a week and half just to check it's still going along well. then a scan in 2.5weeks. feeling very positive at the moment and going off to have a fun day.
Congratulations on the safe arrival of Joss and Holly Karen Van and Mererdith FANTASTIC NEWS!
Chappas: how is Daniel doing?
Pash: every labour is different. With DS for me it was like period cramping or that cramping you get if you are busting to have a poo (sorry if TMI). It started off pretty mild and then ramped itself up to the most intense pain I have ever experienced, and inbetween contractions you feel normal- very weird. From there it moved into my back as well. I didn't get any leg cramping though. As painful as it is, I can't wait to go through it all again.
Z star: Hoping that the results from your NT scan and amnio are ok. If it helps a girlfriend of mine had a 1:150 chance of downs with her scan. They decided that they would still have the baby anyway so didn't do any additional testing, they went on to deliver a little girl in January without Down's. I'm really hoping that it is the same for you.
AFM: I have my NT scan in a week, I am really nervous about it because of my missed mc last time. In saying that I am still vomitting every day so that their is a healthy little being causing that.
Hi to everyone else erybery, juleswa, lizjessie, wth, hannah d, baby miracles and anyone else I might have missed.
Karen van - congratulations on the arrival of little Joss - it sounds like a wonderful home birth - well done . Also thanks for the info on the inner leg/groin cramps
to everyone - will come back for persies in next day or two
No seriously, congratulations! You've done a wonderful job. xoxo
to everyone else. Sorry, no time for persies.
well done 
to everyone. See, still lurking 
that their is a healthy little being causing that. 
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