Congratulations Carly! Can't wait to see pix and read your story!

Hope all you ladies are well and for all you new mummy's, hope you enjoyed your first mothers day!

AFM Been busy day to day, but haven't done much if that make's an sense? Had my facial, back massage and manicure on saturday which meant that Ely had a bottle of formula. He's just so on and off all day it give's me no chance to express. But I'm thinking of moving onto combi feeding him anyway. He took the formula fine and dandy, and he's been having baby rice once a day for nearly 2week's now. He had started waking up load's in the night, so we started on baby rice a few day's earlier than the earliest they recommend (4months). It's been great though! He has it about 6:30-7pm, then will feed as usual and will be asleep by 8pm through till 5-6am. He'll have a feed and go back to sleep (usually) till roughly 7:30am (this morn he decided he wasn't going to go back to sleep till 6:40am when I brought him into bed with me cause he'd kept me awake for over an hour and I was knackered!!) Anywho, we had our photo shoot on Sunday, which was a nightmare!! We've got some awesome pix (I'll post thumbnail's of what was taken that we haven't ordered. The one's we have ordered I'll take pix of and put up after we collect them on the 30th) but Auron was such a pain in the backside, I'm so glad it's not something we'll be doing again for a while!
Best be off, lot's to do while Ely will allow me!!

Luv the pics!

How is everyone?

Im still feeling pretty rough but guess thats the way it is. My last day at work tonight, Im taken maternity as moving back to Scotland. They are letting me take it early as if I was coming back here which is good of them. So I leave to go back on 12/04/12.

Hope everyone is well, pregnancy's and baby's are well. Cant wait to see some pics Carly, so luv his name thats my cousins name xx

Hi,

I am just new on to here today

Got a wee question i was at a friends yesterday and she wanted to feel the baby kick so i lay on my back for her to have a feel but the baby wasnt active at that time so she shook my belly and pushed down on my belly really hard (her full wieght) i wasnt impressed i told her not to it but she done it again! I have now been getting period type cramps at my lower abdomen and i have a sore lower back too? Baby is very active so not worried out baby just incase i got into early labour really.... Anyone else exprienced these type pains?


Thanks Babybower (30 weeks today) xx

If you're concerned I would speak to your midwife or labour and delivery.

I've some pains, but not like what you describe. They could just be painful braxton hicks, but best to be safe than sorry.

It could be baby growing and streching more too. But get it check if you are worried as I would.

Hi ladies. I will be back to make a more proper post later. Talk soon.

hello Babybower, congratulations!! When is your due date, and do you know if baby is a boy or a girl?
I would ask the midwife at the next check (unless it's a few week's away, then I'd ask sooner) it's always best to be safe than sorry. I hope you gave your friend a swift kick for putting so much pressure on your bump too!

Hope all you ladies are well and not over doing it!

Hi ladies.
I have been wanting to write this for weeks now but everytime I finish up homework and come over to the site my little guy needs me.

So Sam officially arrived on March 1st at 5:37 pm.

My birth story is pretty short, as I was in labor for less than 12 hours.

I went in at 6:00 am on the 1st to be induced. I checked in and they started an IV and hooked me up to the monitors. After a while the midwife came in to check me, I was 3cm along and she decided to break my water. I had a little pain and asked for morphine before it got to intense. I then fell asleep. After a little while they started my pitocin drip. The next thing I knew the contractions started fast and hard. I asked for an epidural and only had to endure 3-4 contractions. After I got the epidural, I fell back asleep. I remember them checking me and telling me I was five cm dilated, then the next thing I knew I was 10 cm and it was time to push. I started pushing, and pushing, and pushing. Unfortunately Sam was face up, and his head was crooked in the birth canal so the doctor decided to use the vacumn while I pushed, NO LUCK. After pushing and using the vacumn for nearly 2 hours and having no progress the doctor thought it was best to do a c-section. I asked for a few minutes to be with Mike and call my mom. I remember crying and telling them both I tried really hard, and I was sorry. Then they unhooked me from everything except my IV and epidural, and wheeled me to the OR. I honestly slept through the majority of my labor and delivery, I was even falling asleep between having to push. I can remember hearing Sam cry but I dont remember seeing him, or what I said to him and Mike. I was in recovery for over 2 hours and FINALLY got to meet my baby and see Mike again. But Sam was born healthy and weighed 8lbs 7oz and was 21 inches long.

My files are too big to upload, so feel free to friend me on facebook my last name is streny and my email is carlolve7359@yahoo.com. to see pics of my little man.

I hope you are all doing well. And I miss being a bigger part of this community. I also am suffering from PPD and the pain of not being successful at breastfeeding. I really to work on reaching out more, I know there are a lot of ladies here who know what I am going through. Again I miss you all and I hope to hear from all of you soon.

Glad to hear from you Carly and I enjoyed reading your story. Please feel free to reach out if you need to we are all here for you. I hope you dh and Sam are well and look forward to hearing from you again soon. Take care of yourself.

Carly I'm so pleased that Sam arrived safely, and what a great birth weight! It's hard to believe the little dude is already just over a month old. I'm gonna add you on the book of face, I'm 'Natasha Newburn' and if you need to talk/vent, I'm only a message away. I understand what your going through all to well (After I had Auron) and if you ever wanna talk I'm here for you

Oh Carly I have never had PPD but I suffered severe depression for quite a few years up until about 6 years ago. Im going to add you on FB its Shona Graysmith Im also here for you. So glad Sam arrived safely.

xxx