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wubba

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Hi girls!

Congrats to all of you who have 'popped' since my last communication. Its been a long time since I've written. Elliott is a colicky baby in the evenings, so I am usually busy....+ I'm at my parents' at present and we have been having visitors +++++(!)

Ange - I was reading about your experience of childbirth. My first labour (with ds 1)was bad enough (I tore badly with him - enough to warrent being stitched up by a surgeon). I also developed painful cracks on my nipples when breastfeeding. I used lansinoh before every feed for weeks (you don't have to wash it off before baby feeds). It is extremely effective when used generously. You are probably sick of people saying this, but things will get better. I remember how hard it was for me - all the trauma 'down below' + dreadful pain when feeding

. Hope you feel better soon

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Rachel-jade - sorry to hear about Riley's rash on his face. Are you sure this is excema? Newborn babies often have rashes on their faces, due to hormones adjusting after birth. This is normal and goes away within the first few months. My son has this, my health visitor said it doesn't require any treatment

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Lea - sorry to hear about your SPD. Hope you get some relief soon. Won't be long before you will be holding your baby! Good luck

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Greetings to everyone else! Im using my mum's computer, so can't chat for long...

WubbaXX

me: 33;
DS:16 months

Posts: 64 | Location: United Kingdom | Registered: 01 June 2006

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Looocy

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OMG I can't believe I've missed so much!!! I knew we would have a run of babies so lots of baby vibes for me and lea please!!!! OMG Lea it's just you and me now hun. I too am counting on the full moon doing me some favours!!! Just found out my friend who was due on 24th had her baby 3 weeks early on the 7th - lucky cow!!!!

She texted me but i never got it, so she just called for a good ol chinwag just now!!!!

moomoo firstly to you - you'll be in hospital as we speak I guess so I hope things are happening for you naturally and you FINALLY get the birth you want!

Claire and Lisa - congrats on your little girls - fab names! About time we had more girls on here!!!! So pleased things are going well for both of you x

Ange - so sorry to hear you were so traumatised by it all but you do forget over time and as long as Luke is healthy that is the main thing. You poor lamb going through all that but things will get better as everyone says and make sure you talk it over with someone like your HV to help you come to terms with it and get over it all. Congrats too and slap on the lansinoh cream - it's more expensive than other nipple creams but it is WELL worth the money!!!

As for me, still very pregnant obviously still lots of twinges, some painful some not so have given up trying to predict when things will start and am just ignoring it all!!!!

hope all new mummies are doing well and love to everyone
Loocy xxx

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Posts: 435 | Registered: 04 December 2006

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******** TUESDAY 17TH JUNE 2008 ********

************ BABIES DUE ************

Loocy - 39w +3d - EDD 21ST JUNE - IT'S A SURPRISE
Lea - 39w +2d - EDD 22ND JUNE - IT'S A SURPRISE

************ BABIES BORN ************

KYMMY - 21ST MARCH @ ??:?? - BROOKE -AMBER - WEIGHING 4LB 11OZ

JENNIPENNI - 6TH APRIL @ 11:43PM - JOSH - WEIGHING 5LBS 10OZ
TERI - 15TH APRIL @ 12.45AM - ZAK - WEIGHING 6LB 3OZ
ALI - 16TH APRIL @ 23:12 - CHARILE - WEIGHING 8LB 4OZ
MELANIE - 24TH APRIL @ 2:28AM - IMOGEN ANN - WEIGHING 6LB 9OZ
CHERIE - 29TH APRIL @ 10:07AM - KYLE - WEIGHING 8LB 1OZ

NAT - 9TH MAY @ 13:15 - BETHANY - WEIGHING 7LB 10OZ
Wubba - 17th MAY @ 2:17AM - ELLIOT - WEIGHING 7LB 6OZ
Everhopeful – 22ND MAY @ 6:07AM - WYATT FINLAY - WEIGHING 7LBS 3OZ
Nic - 22nd may @ 7:10AM - ALANNA LINDA - WEIGHING 8LBS 5OZ
Lozzie - AWAITING NEWS ????
Mantha - 24TH MAY @ 7:30AM - JARED VINCENT - WEIGHING 9LBS 4OZ
rachel-jade - 28TH MAY @ 8:16PM - RILEY AARON - WEIGHING 6LBS 15OZS
Lisa - 30TH MAY @ 9:27AM - KATY NIAMH - WEIGHING 7LBS 2OZS

Claire 4TH JUNE @ 6:11AM - LEXIE ROSE - WEIGHING 7LBS 15OZS
Jen - 10th JUNE @ 9:49AM - LINCOLN - WEIGHING 8LBS 4OZS
Ange - ??? @ 8:03PM - LUKE DANIEL - WEIGHING 7LBS 14OZS
MooMoo - AWAITING NEWS???
Ellie - AWAITING NEWS???

************ PREDICTIONS ************

nat - 10th may, 7lb 8oz
cherie - 29th april, 8lb 5oz
teri - 28th april, 7lb 2 oz
jenni - 3rd may - 7lb 4oz
melanie - 16th may, 8lb 2oz
zoe - 20th may - 7lb 4oz
nicola - 30th may, 8lb 5oz
rach-jade - 30th may, 7lb 7oz
ange - 6th june, 8lb 3oz
looocy - 25th june, 7lb 7oz
lea - 18th june, 7lb 4oz

Posts: 393 | Location: Cornwall | Registered: 27 April 2007

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Ok, the chart now officially makes me feel sad. It is just you and me Looocy! I bet it is the pressure that is keeping our babies in. I honestly think I may go into July! I have a friend due 2 weeks after me but i bet she goes first! I am with you on ignoring things. I am too which worries me a little as I am not sure when I will realise things have taken off. I have been having pains for a couple of weeks now and they are getting stronger.

MooMoo - I hope you have your baby in your arms right now. I can't wait to hear all about it.

Wubba - nice to hear from you. It sounds like mummy life is treating you well. I am sorry Elliot is colicky. I hope things ease up for you both soon.

Claire - congratulations on your baby girl. How exciting for you! Beautiful name too. The labour sounds perfect! Can i have one of those please ;-) I am sorry you were left on your own for 2 hours like that! The NHS is so stretched right now I have to worry about what it will be like when I go in. Last time i had 4 different midwives and it was only a 10 hour labour!

Jenni - lovely to hear from you. Good luck with the appointment. Thanks for sharing the video with us...he is an absolute DARLING! What a gorgeous smile

Anyway, no news here. Loocy, take care and goodluck tomorrow x

Posts: 393 | Location: Cornwall | Registered: 27 April 2007

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nicnak

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moomoo, can't beleive you got to 42 weeks, you are a tropper, really hope you are holding your baby now.

jenpen, let us know how josh's appt goes hoping it is going to sort it's self out.

claire, massive congrats on the birth of lexie rose, all your girls have wonderful names, sounds like your labour went quite well, unfortunatly i can go one better than you, i was left for five hours after giving birth to alanna in all my blood and mess, i was on a drip and wasn't aloud to get up until it was finished (4 hours later) then the drip finished and i had to sit there and listen to the alarm for half an hour, it was another half hour before i felt like my bladder would explode and demanded to be helped up so i could go to the loo, my labour ward was extreamly busy too, they wanted me to stay home until 7am and she was born at 7.10am!!!!

wubba, nice to hear from you honey hope your not too hectic and both ds's are doing well.

looocy, lea lots of labour vibes coming your way as always, lea it's your predited day of delivery tomorrow!!! think it will happen tomorrow?

well no news from me really just popped on to catch up, back still killing but have gp appt tomorrow, so hopfully he can help me out, right off for a bath while dd is having a cuddle with daddy!!

oh put a couple of up to date pics on msn fr=or you gals!

Posts: 590 | Location: UNITED KINGDOM | Registered: 24 September 2007

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Well we have had a fairly eventful morning. I went to see the consultant about my SPD and possible induction next week should i still be pregnant. She wanted to check me first. Well I am now 3cm dilated and virtually fully effaced and the waters are buging (which I can feel by way of pulsastions!) and the baby is fully engaged. She could feel the head. I have had another sweep now and am really crampy with horrid backache. I asked about the induction and she laughed as she does not think it is going to come to that. I am now lay on my bed hoping that this has helped and that my days are limited. She said it could be the next day or two or it could be within a week. Either way, it's not long

I feel happy knowing there is some progress.

I hope everyone else is ok x

Posts: 393 | Location: Cornwall | Registered: 27 April 2007

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Looocy

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OMG Lea it's just going to be me on my own soon

I really hope that the sweep gets it going for you - sounds to me like it won't take much if you are fully effaced, engaged and ready to go! Here's hoping the contractions start soon and you finally have a pain-free

labour!!

moomoo - am sure you've had bubs by now whether by C-sec or naturally. Can't wait to hear your news

Ellie - any news yet from you hun? Hope all is well

Nothing doing here - don't think the full moon tonight is going to do much for me so will just have to sit this one out for the timebeing. Think it will be a July baby at this rate!!!

love to all
Loocy xx

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Posts: 435 | Registered: 04 December 2006

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nickif

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Mantha,

Sorry to be so behind,

, but I just wanted to say Huge congratulations on the birth of Jared.

I bet you and dh are over the moon.
A couple of years ago, neither of us would have believed we would be here!!

Well done hun.

Nicki xx

Posts: 562 | Location: United Kingdom | Registered: 25 March 2006

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someoneelse

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Hello

Sorry i have not been on for ages i couldnt log in for some reason.

Hope everyone is doing ok?

Lea - Oh my God how exciting not long for you now!! Bet your well excited?!! Do you feel like you have been pregnant forever?

Loocy - Hang on in there, not long to go now!!

Niknac - How is your back doing after your appointment? Did you enjoy your bath last night? I had a bath to last night and was chilling out and my DH kept coming in asking me how much longer i was going to

I hope i dont curse things by saying this but Bethany has been sleeping much better. I have changed her milk on doctors instructions because she was a little bit constipated, she was on SMA now she is on Aptamil. She doesnt seem to be constipated anymore and i have been feeding her at 10.30pm and she has been sleeping till 4am then i give her a little top up and she sleeps through till 8am. I can cope with that

The SMA milk obviously doesnt agree with her.

Anyway im off for a walk to Morrisons.

Nat xx

Posts: 220 | Location: UNITED KINGDOM | Registered: 21 May 2007

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Looocy

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I keep logging on to check Lea's progress - am so jealous you're closer than me

Nat - I used Aptamil when I put munchkin onto formula as it was recommended to me and we've never had a problem with it, so hope that it sorts bethany out completely! I've heard that sma is quite rich for little one's tummies. Glad she is sleeping better

Loocy xxx

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awww Loocy, I don't want to leave you lol :-( Don't worry I am still here and could be for a while yet. I am still cramping and having odd contractions but I just don't think it has worked. I am losing more of my plug but I am sure this baby just does not want to come out! Who knows. I have to have another sweep on Monday if this one has not worked but I really hope it happens before then!

Nat - yes this pregnancy has dragged and I think it is because we have been witnessing births for a couple of months now so it just feels like my day is never coming lol. Glad to hear Bethany is doing better on that milk. I used SMA gold with Billy and thinking back he did have constipation issues. Maybe we will use Aptimil if breast feeding this one does not work. She is sleeping really well!

Loocy, you hang in there anyway, I bet you just go at the drop of a hat! and I will be left here almost on my way but not quite! Big hug x

Posts: 393 | Location: Cornwall | Registered: 27 April 2007

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pobbins

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just wanted to leave Lea a post to say i'm stalking my friend and very excited for you.....looks like this could be it now. Fingers crossed, sending you lots of quick labour vibes and can't wait to hear all about it so email me when you are up to it.
Hugs from Pobs xx

congratulations to all of you ladies and your babies,.....your thread is almost complete!!!

Posts: 571 | Location: Kent, England | Registered: 12 February 2007

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Thanks Lisa. I am still here though. Things just don't seem to want to move on properly. I am literally taking one day at a time now and really hope I do not need that other sweep on Monday. I hear it can take 48 hours for the sweep to work? Things have gone very quiet here on the western front. I had a great sleep :/

Looocy, how you doing this morning?

Posts: 393 | Location: Cornwall | Registered: 27 April 2007

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