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July '06

Forum Name:
State:
Baby's DOB:
Baby's Stats: Weight - Length - Head Circ -
Gender of Baby:
Baby's Name:
Baby's Website:
Health Concerns:
Notes:
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Name: Trish (Baby~amore` - I chose my user name before I knew it was twins - means Baby love )
State: NSW
DOB: 1.7.06 (35weeks & 4days - EDD was 1st August)
Stats: Samuel 6lb 8.5 oz (2960gm), Length - 46.5cm
Joel 4lb 12oz (2164gm) Length 43cm
Gender: Males
Babies names: Samuel Matthew Gordon (twin A) and Joel Thomas Ryan (twin B)
Website: http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/t...rbellybubbies/
Health Concerns: None
Notes: Spent 3 days in NICU and 15 days in Special Care Nursery - though well
Born by emergency c/s - Breech and Maternal obstetric cholestatis (more common in multiple pregnancy)
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Forum Name: Muma
State:vic
Born:39weeks out of 40weeks
Baby's DOB: 4/7/06 at 9.10pm
Weight: 8 pound 11 -3960g Length - 51.5cm Head Circ -35.5cm
Gender of Baby: male
Baby's Name: lachlan robert carter-rijnders
Baby's Website:http://www.babysites.com/sites/lilch...age=home&seq=1
http://hstrial-jcarter151.homestead.com/
Notes: Birth: normal/no drugs/no pain killers. Labour: 3hours/20mins pushing. Blood loss at birth:450mls. Labour analgesia: only shower. 1st feed: brest fed 4/7/06 Stay in hospital: well concidering had bub at 9.10pm i didnt really sleep that night but i left on the 6th july...
happy reading and checking out websites..
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Forum Name: Bubseykel
State: WA
Baby's DOB: 6/7/06
Baby's Stats: Weight 3.98kg (8lb 12oz) Length 52cm Head Circ 34.5cm
Gender of Baby: Girl
Baby's Name: Danielle Lucy
Baby's Website: http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/h/hobbsbaby
Health Concerns: n/a
Notes: Born 9 days early - Vaginal birth - 6 1/2 hours labour - pushing 1 1/2 hours - 'Corkscrew' method used to pull her out as her shoulders got stuck - Danielle ended up with a broken shoulder bone due to being stuck but she is fine now!!
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Name: Becca@bellybelly
State: NSW
Baby's DOB: 11/07/06
Baby's Stats: Weight - Length - Head Circ - 4065 g - 53 cm - 36.5 cm
Gender of Baby: Male
Baby's Name: Oskar Maddox Cooper
Baby's Website: none yet
Health Concerns: none
Notes: 11 days overdue (EDD 30/06/06). Admitted to hospital for induction 09/06/06 (evening), had a c/s 11/07/06 (early morning) as baby was not descending.
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Forum Name: AJ
State: Christchurch NZ
Baby's DOB: 15 July 2006
Baby's Stats: Weight 7lb 13oz - Length – 50cm Head Circ – 34cm
Gender of Baby: Boy
Baby's Name: Ethan Paul
Baby's Website:
Health Concerns: None
Notes: 40hrs of contractions – not progressing- waters manually broken, Synto drip, Gas then epidural – bubs went into distress emergency c-section performed- all good from there.

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Forum Name: Fee
State: Qld
Baby's DOB: 17 July 2006
Baby's Stats: 3.63 kgs (8 lbs) - 51.5 cm - 35 cm
Gender of Baby: Boy
Baby's Name: Cooper Harvey
Baby's Website: http://www.totsites.com/tot/babywoj or http://au.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mrswoj78/my_photos
Health Concerns: n/a
Notes: Vaginal birth with pethidine - labour approx 12 hours long and pushed for only 43 minutes
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Forum Name: Cassie
State: Victoria
Baby's DOB: 17/7/06
Baby's Stats: Weight - 3.9kg (8pd 10oz) Length - 51.5cm Head Circ - 37cm
Gender of Baby: Boy
Baby's Name: Dylan Sebastian
Baby's Website: http://www.babysites.com/sites/cassie77/
Health Concerns: None so far
Notes: Vaginal birth, 21 and a half hour labour, no pain relief apart from
the gas, was a vacuum extraction (ventouse)in the end after I became
exhausted, had been pushing about 2 hours, poor little mite had a bruise on
his head from the vacuum that is nearly gone, was also jaundiced for the
first week or so but better now, I had two first degree tears and four
stitches.
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Forum Name: Chantal25
State:NSW
Baby's DOB:19/07/206
Baby's Stats: Weight -2.815 Length -54cms Head Circ - 34.5
Gender of Baby:Male
Baby's Name:Zachery David
Baby's Website:NA
Health Concerns: possible reflux and colic
Notes: emergancy Csection - Zac was in destress - cord was wrapped around
his neck twice and around his body once.
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Forum Name: Fraser (Emily)
State:TAS
Baby's DOB: 20 July 06
Baby's Stats:Weight 7 pounds 15 ounce, Length 53cm, Head Circ 36cm
Gender of Baby:Male
Baby's Name: Charlie Simon
Baby's Website:http://darguethomsonbaby.photosite.com/
Health Concerns:Nil
Notes: Born 9 days early - 4 hour 'active' labour - popped out way sooner than expected even caught the OB by surprise - no time for drugs but unfortunately enough time for an episiotomy!
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Forum Name: KMH
State: Victoria
Baby's DOB: 20/7/06
Baby's Stats: Weight 3.29 kg (7lb 4oz) - Length 48cms, Head Circ 34.5cms
Gender of Baby: female
Baby's Name: Charlotte Johanna Howell
Baby's Website:
Health Concerns: Tongue Tied
Notes: VBAC, was induced as i was 5 days over, waters broken and sytno drip, 7 hours of labour with all drugs, pushed for 1hr and 20mins with an
episiotomy!
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Forum Name: kyliealisha
State:
Baby's DOB: 21 July 2006
Baby's Stats: Weight - Length - Head Circ - 3.6 kg - 51 cm - 36.6 cm
Gender of Baby: Female
Baby's Name: Emma Jessie
Baby's Website: http://hampton.faberex.com/Default.a...th=Baby%20Emma
Health Concerns: None
Notes: Emma was born via emergency C Section after many hours of labour when we realised she was not going to fit through my pelvis!

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Forum Name: Boisey
State: Melb, Vic
Baby's DOB: 27/7/06
Baby's Stats: Weight 3.345kg Length 5ocm Head Circ 35cm
Gender of Baby: Boy
Baby's Name: Jensen Robert
Baby's Website:
Health Concerns: n/a

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Forum Name: Shinee
State: Canberra where its lovely and cold!!!
Baby's DOB: 28th July 2006 (just made it in)
Baby's Stats: Weight - 3.095kg Length -49cm Head Circ -34cm(34cm too big if
u ask me)
Gender of Baby: shes defiantly a girly, girl
Baby's Name: Lucy Alys Tait
Baby's Website: gots to get to that
Health Concerns: nothing she is absolutly puuuuuurfect!
Notes: induced labour started wednesday 26th July, 3 sets of gels.. nothing until thursday 27th july at 10pm when my waters naturally broke and finally after nearly 38hours of contractions and pethadine (wasnt allowed to have an epi due to blood clot at 31wks )Lucy came gushing into the world not breathing for 40 seconds at 11:39am!!!!
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