2015 October Owls! | The chicks are hatching! *16 boys & 8 girls so far!*

[Rainstorm]

Aliop best of luck!

 

[Lost7]

I never joined this thread, but my little boy Jake would have been due Tuesday 13th October.

 

[MissR]

Charmed he is so gorgeous! Congrats and sorry to hear your labour was so difficult! Xx

Aliop good luck!!xx

 

[Charmed86]

Paracetamol is recommended in the uk, but only because it buys the midwives an hour or so The parenting class midwife told us that they suggest taking it & having a bath, waiting an hour or so, just to stop you coming in!

Aliop, best of luck! You can do this!

I'm sorry for your loss Lost7. Hugs xx

 

[lucylu79]

Paracetamol is recommended in the uk, but only because it buys the midwives an hour or so The parenting class midwife told us that they suggest taking it & having a bath, waiting an hour or so, just to stop you coming in!

Aliop, best of luck! You can do this!

I'm sorry for your loss Lost7. Hugs xx

Phew, I thought i'd told the op to take paracetamol and it be harming to either her or the baby. I knew my mw had told me that it was fine to be taken, in fact my friend gave birth 2 weeks ago and she managed to just do it on 2 paracetamol and G&A and it happened in less than 5 hours.

Lost7 - Very sorry to hear of your loss

AFM - Day 3 overdue and I had a rubbish nights sleep. Glad I've got nothing to do today except take ds to school shortly. After that, I've a date with the sofa! Ironing and hovering can wait

 

[Charmed86]

No, you're ok Lucy! I've been told to take before during my pregnancy, just stick to the guidelines obviously

I've just showered & looked at 'myself' in the mirror. The bruising has gone down significantly now, but my bum looks kind of weird. Like they've deformed it while stitching me back up!

 

[tallybee]

Hey all! Hard to catch up on my phone but hope everyone is keeping up ok! Labour dust to those still waiting.

Marianne is a week old!! Day 5 she had gained 90 grams from birth weight, very pleased with that! She's a little booby monster and fab in every way

I'm feeling really good and been out and about quite a bit, so so good to be able to walk!

 

[3boys]

Oh no paracetamol won't do any harm it just blocks the bodies receptors to prostaglandin which can slow labour down.

 

[Twag]

full term - baby can come now please

She is so low down

 

[Rainstorm]

Hi everyone! Hope all the babies are doing well and all the bumps are ready for labour soon!
AFM last night ds slept at his grandparents for the first time ever. We wanted him to have some practice cos we know he will be spending at least one night away from me when I'm in the hospital, and we didn't want it to be such a shock. Luckily, it went smoothly. He fell asleep without problems and woke up in a good mood. We picked him up first thing in the morning. Unfortunately, I couldn't get any rest cos I've been having period like pain since we went to sleep last night. Had a very rough night. No contractions though, but something must be cooking

 

[2have4kids]

Twag, Rainstorm& Allop how are things? Fx for you!
Lost, so sorry to hear of you losses, are you still trying?
Charmed sounds like a horrific induction, our dd wasn't getting milk on the first night or second day so I demanded formula. The nurses were so hesitant saying it would prevent my milk from coming in but I wasn't going to continue hearing dd scream in hunger. We got formula supplementation the first week and she only lost 6 oz and was back up to full birth weight by day 6. I don't like how medical staff are so rigid (obviously with many things like the drip too).

We're having a fantastic time with dd, she only wakes once or twice/night for feedings and travels really well.

 

[Charmed86]

Rainstorm, keep an eye on those period pains! I dilated to 3cm with period pains! They didn't come & go in waves either, just constant pain. Turned out at the time, baby was back to back! Something might be happening!!

2have4kids, the hospital was really awful. Turns out I'm anaemic too, which the GP has picked up on.. But that can affect milk supply & might explain why it never came in! The hospital are supposed to check iron levels if a woman loses a certain amount of blood, for a vaginal birth, it's over 500ml & I lost 600ml. Enough for it to be classed as a postpartum haemorrhage

I saw my MW today, who was more bothered about filling in paperwork than actually talking to me. She wrote that my uterus had contracted properly, but never actually checked!! Also, she told us off for feeding on demand because overnight Oliver had a few small & some larger feeds. She said if we carry on then he'll just play us. Um, he's 11 days old.. I don't think he's playing us! Lol. Ridiculous.

I'm going to see my GP tomorrow about the anaemia & hopefully get more painkillers from him. A midwife is coming out on Thurs to check Oliver's bilirubin levels, so I'll ask her to check my uterus for me. I'm so unhappy with the care we received. Both during labour and after Oliver was born. I want to complain about it. Imagine if we hadn't picked up on olivers feeding! He would have died!! Because they were reluctant to let us give him formula. The whole experience has soured me to the thought of having a second child. DH is ok with that. Labour was bad for him to witness. He said he never wants to see me in that pain ever again

 

[Rainstorm]

Charmed the pain hasnt subsided so you give me hope!! Anyway, your MW sounds like a bit of am @$$ to me. Baby needs to feed on demand at least the first month. He's trying to grow up not play with you poor thing lol dont pay attention to her

 

[GingerPanda]

I've FINALLY gone through and updated with all the ladies who have had their babies that told us the baby's name, birthdate, and whatever other info they shared.

If you've had your baby and the front page isn't updated, I didn't have enough info to do so. If you want your baby's info on the front page, post the name, date of birth, and anything else you want to share (weight and/or length).

CONGRATS TO THE NEW MAMAS!

LABOR DUST TO ALL THE LADIES WHO ARE WAITING!

 

[nmpjcp2015]

Heres my info.

Samuel Henry - 7lb 13oz - Oct 7 - 8:02 PM - 21 inches

 

[Aliop]

I got my VBAC!!!!! My little boy arrived on Monday 12th October at 12.26pm after just four hours of active labour! He is perfect, weighs 7lbs 3oz & 47cm long. He arrived at 41 weeks gestation exactly. Will post more when we come home on Friday.

 

[Charmed86]

Massive congratulations Aliop!! How are you feeling? xxx

 

[Aliop]

Massive congratulations Aliop!! How are you feeling? xxx

On top of the world!! So happy & content, walked away with no grazes or tears and feel amazingly well xxx

 

[Twag]

Congratulations Aliop

 

[lucylu79]

Congrats Aliop! Gives me hope which seems to be fading by the day, ay 40+4 i'm starting to thing about the induction that's booked for the 22nd.

I know its days away and things could change at any moment but i'm just feeling a bit more like I need to be prepared for an induction today - I'll call it hormones!