Well..here I go again Posted a little while ago and it went missing when I went to update! Will copy before I press reply this time round

Hi!

It's going to be busy in here..seems like 1-15th November was a popular time to have a baby. I will try and keep up with all the personals..see how I go. I am sure as the weeks roll on we will hopefully get know each other by first name.

James: You sound like my DH (Bernie). He wakes up in the morning and asks me how my night was

Emma: Wow a 40hr labour, how exhausted you must have been by the end of it! Love a talented pooher..they make life interesting. Tess had a poo in the bath last night..needless to say it was a speedy exit

Bumb4me: Glad we can keep in touch, you only miss the thread through a technicality.

Lou: I'm with Barbara...I vote you in too!

A question for Melthekiwimum: Tess's belly cord bit came off the other night. My DH works with a New Zealander and she said they eat it! Have you heard that before?

Hi to everyone else..I am sure we will get to know each other very well over the next coming weeks, months and for however long we keep posting. It's nice to see familiar names from Babies due thread.

AFM: Well, Tess came shooting down the birth canal at 20.55 Sunday 15th Nomvember. I was induced with my waters being broken at 4:30-5pm and labour started straight away so it was very quick..glad I got the epidural in nice and quick. I am sure the OB and MW thought it was going to be well past midnight before I gave birth but little Miss had other ideas I only had 20mins of pushing and thanks to my OB she came out on her own with no internvention using forceps or suction (first time for me). I ended up with a small 3rd degree tear as there was no time for the episiotomy. It's healing well and I had some physio treatment in hospital on the area. I was grateful of my 5day stay in hospital (I had a private room) as I could keep off my bottom for most of the time
Tess is settling well..doing about 3-4hr stretches and sometimes longer. She appears to have her brother's easy going temperament so far, let's hope it continues. She was born with a sticky eye so I have had her to the GP already, just need to keep it clean and try breast milk in it for a while. Her belly cord bit came off last night thank goodness as it was starting to smell a bit rancid.
My DH goes back to work tomorrow, I still need to try and take it easy as things are still a little tender. I am finding the bleeding comes and goes depending on how much I do..anyone finding this? I am finding the night time feeds ok..I am actually getting more sleep now than when I was pregnant as I sleep soundly inbetween Tess waking up. We are currently putting all our CD's on our Itunes on the PC something that requires no exertion for me!
My two boys are very smitten with Tess as we all are. My youngest Ben has finally managed to start referring to her as Tess instead of sister..he was struggling to remember her name. My DH is amazed at the sea of pink that has come into the house after having two boys!

Well I think I have rambled on enough Be back soon.

Hope everyone is enjoying lots of kisses and cuddles with their new little ones I love hearing the squeaks, grunts and groans a newborn makes.

Heather
xx