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hi evryone hope u and ur babies are all well. been meaning to post all week but been busy lol! i was induced sunday 30th, prostin made me go into labour but took 5 hours to dilate 2 cm! was put on drip + had epidural midwife told me to get some sleep n she would examine me in 4 hr, 3 hr and 45mins later id given birth lol - was pretty quick took ten mins of pushing i felt nothing n she shot out ha ha, which is probably y im still in lots of pain cos im really bruised lol but only need 2 stitches so all went pretty well! wasnt til she'd been born that they realised she had been back to back with me Jessica Rebecca was born at 1.46am on the 1st may and weighed a huge 8lb 14oz! she was weighed yesterday and has gained 4oz already! shes doing greaat anyway although she has colic and nighttime is a bit of a nightmare we r coping ok. my DB is besotted with her already and is really good with her!
also i cant believe that i have lost 23lb already, another 10lb and im back to what i was before!

hope everyones ok xx

Tia - A massive congratulations to you, Jessica is such a lovely name and it sounds as if you had a really positive birth.

Trad - Bria is absolutely gorgeous.

I hope your hubby doesn't get made redundant hun, what bad timing for you.

I bet you find it sooo funny hearing Bria laugh in her sleep, it must be sooo cute.[]

Love Jen x [:X]

Well done Tia Maria. You did really well. what a great weight and you were worried that you couldn't do it.

Thanks for good wishes Jen, unfortunately we heard yesterday that Friday will be his last day. His boss said he hated doing it as we already have 3 children and Bria is 3 weeks old today but we will cope. These things are sent to try us.

Trad

Congrats Tia Maria!! Welcome to the world Jessica!! She must be about the size Laura was (she was 8lb 12).

I'm feeling better now...Laura's oral thrush has cleared up and my boobs are better..phew!! I had a brief relapse in caesar pain too when I did too much a week or so ago. I feel better now though!

Trad...Bria is laughing in her sleep already! Wow! She sounds like a happy little thing. Laura smiles..but only about once or twice a day so far. She's had a bad nappy rash in the last week which is just clearing up, so probably not a lot to smile about. I notice she is trying to bat her toys a bit now...so that's cute!

Love the photos of Bria!! Gorgeous! Your hubby looks very english! (I don't know why but english men have a certain look to them!) Your kids look like they adore Bria!

Jen, Tooty and all the other mummies...hope you're all well!!

Cathy

Trad - Oh no, I am so sorry to hear that, I hope your hubby can find something soon hun.

Cathy - It is good to hear you are feeling better now hun and Laura's thrush has cleared up.

Oh that must be so cute seeing Laura bat her little toys, I can't wait for that.

Love Jen x [:X]

Hopefully only 9 days to go []

Hello everyone, hope all of you and little bundles are doing well.
Well Elizabeth Ann Evans was born on 5th May at 12:40pm(Cypriot time) weighing a healthy 8lb 5.5 oz. Had to be induced as bp shot up to 140/100 and id had a bad fall due to the spd so dh finally convinced the doc i was no longer safe being left alone and needed to have the baby. Had a bit of an awful labour. They decided to induce on thr friday morning but as i was already 4cm they just broke my waters. Had them broken at 9:10am started contracting at 10 ish. I then had a really funny turn and bp dropped to 90/40 and i passed out twice mw couldnt get the oxygen to work and decided to wheel me to the delivery room. was examined at 11:40 and was only 6cm so decided to use gas and air. I then dilated 4cm in 20mins and at 12 was ready to push only baby had other ideas she was lying with her head transverse and doc said id have to breathe through contactions until she turned. Not easy when they are 1 in 2mins. After 40mins of breathing through all of a sudden babys head appeared without pushing and after one push she was born. Very quick but hard work. Beth is now 10days and doing really well. If anyone wants to see pics you can email me on kdjevans@hotmail.com
love kristy xx

congratulations Kris. Have been awaiting news as I think you were the last of the April mums. Well done.

Baby Bria is thriving and is a healthy 10lbs and 40zs, not bad for 4 weeks tomorrow. The breastfeeding is going brilliantly and she is a gorgeous happy baby. Lots of smiles in the morning and although hubby did get made redundant last week, he is looking forward to some more time with the baby until another job comes up.

Hope you other mothers are well. How you getting on Tia Maria?

Trad

Congrats Kris! Welcome to the world Elizabeth! Nice healthy baby girl!! Good to hear!

I hope everyone had a Happy Mother's Day!! My DB took me shopping and I got the dvd box set of Kath and Kim (Aussie tv show)and a photo album to stick bub's photos in! (have so many already)

Any Mummies have a baby for MOther's Day?

Cheers
Cathy

hi all me and jessica are doing great shes 9lb 8 and a 1/2 oz already shes 2 weeks old today its flown.
i think we are coping quite well altyhough i dread nights lol i never knew how hard it was to get up at 1 am and 5 am every night for hour! tiring lol! how long does it take for you to stop feeling like your insides are going to fall out? apart from that im great - lost 2 stone n feel really slim lol!

hows all other mummies and babies? congrats to kris

xx

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j226/kristyann_bucket/kids015.jpg
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Heres a few pics of baby Beth when se is 3hrs old and 4days.
Love Kristy xx

Hi all.

couple more photos of the beast. She is so lovely and happy, check out that double chin when she does a gorgeous big smile. Its there all the time anyway. she is really piling on the weight.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d142/traceyjane/15-05-06_1437.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d142/traceyjane/15-05-06_1425.jpg

Trad

By the way, Cathy, glad to hear you had a good mothers day. Ours was 26th March. Fathers day next in June over here.

Trad - Thank you for your message on the May thread. Hopefully I won't have too much longer to be a Mummy.

My tummy has definately changed shape and think it has dropped a bit too[]

I keep drinking the Raspberry Leaf Tea in hope it will help things along!

Little Bria is absolutely gorgeous and what gorgeous dark hair she has[]

Kristy - Congratulations on the birth of little Beth, she is absolutely beautiful you must be so proud.

Love Jen x [:X]

Hi ladies
sorry i havent been on much lately, things have been hectic around here as you can imagine.

Congrats to the other mums, kris beth is gorgeous, tia your baby has the same name as me *Jessica* [:I]
Jen hope its your turn soon hun[]

well Kaitlyn will be 4 weeks old on saturday it has flown so fast i cant believe how much she has changed already.
i didnt get chance to post my birth story so i'll pop it here now.

I went into hospital at 8:30am on 22nd April where i was put on a monitor to see how Kaitlyn was doing, everything was ok, so the midwife decided to pop the prostin tablet in and carried on monitoring me to see how Kaitlyn coped with it.
the midwife said that if nothing happened withing 6 hours they would give me another dose of prostin, which they didnt need to do, because at about 2:30pm i was having crampy type pains so she decided to pop me on the monitor again. and to my suprise i was having mild contractions *6 every 10 minutes*
the midwife then decided to break my waters and told me to stay as mobile as i possibly could so i went for a walk with mum and db but within 10 minutes i was taken back to the delivery suite because i was in complete agony.
I was put on gas and air and kept drifting in and out of sleep but the pains were coming thick and fast, i was given pethodine but it didnt work.
thw midwife examined me again and told me i was fully dialated but left me alone because i didnt have the urge to push. but after 10 minutes or so i was pushing anfter 45 minutes of pushing Kaitlyn Michelle was born at 9:48pm weighing in at 8lb 11oz.
I didnt need stitches this time and after no sleep at all we came home the next day.

Anyway i hope your all well
Take care
Jess
xxx

Hey there

I forget Mother's Day is different in other countries. Our Father's Day is the 1st sunday in Sept.

Love the photos of baby Beth Kris! and Bria has a gorgeous smile Trad!

Time sure does fly hey Jessley? Can't believe Laura is 6 weeks on friday!

I think I got her smiling on video camera today!

Cheers
Cathy

hi all
jessica is doing great although i still cant believe shes mine to keep lol! shes 3 weeks old on monday i cant believe how fast those 3 weeks have gone! im sure shes smiled a couple of times too.

hows everyone elses nights going? i feed jess about 10 then she wakes up between 1 and 2 for a feed and again between 5 and 6. am hoping that soon it will go down to just once a night. am i been too optmistic? i have no others to compare her to lol?

i went out into town completly on my own with her today for the first time and was so pleased with myself - had to stop and feed her too but she didnt cry. so im on a high now although wasnt yesterday cos she had colic and screamed for 5 hours i felt like i was going insane!! my mum came and took over then and sent me for a bath lol - to keep me from going crazy!

hows all the other babies - its ages ago that some were born now isnt it i cant believe how quick time is going compared with the last few weeks of pregnancy!! tho i cant imagine how big i was 3 weeks ago!

hope all is well

tiamaria xx