***April Sweet Peas 2011*** join here (48 babies born)

[gertrude]

I wrote a reply and my laptop froze and lost it

Gem - can't you have a weekend of normality please Just the one! I hope you're OK, that must have been so very scary

You're right though, it would be ace if we were all a bit closer sometimes!

I woke up in a better mood but I'm in a grump of a mood again now - my OH is being a bit of a pain and my cats are being bonkers. It's only a little mood though and I suspect I can distract myself out of it by sweets

Delivery suite tour today I'm hoping for a homebirth but won't hurt to know where everything is in case I transfer/end up there anyway

 

[SazzleR]

Into single figures today. At last! But still no sign at all of this baby making a move! Grr! x

 

[caro103]

Gem, gosh, hope your ok! maybe its about time they decided to get that baby out of you!?!

smeej, hun, I have exactly the same feelings on fathers day, glad mothers day will now have a positive side for you, though still will never be easy xx

So I've really tried these past few days to get baby out, been for 2 walks, a swim, done some baking, done some cleaning and had sex twice...at the mo this kid just doesn't wanna move!!

 

[MissFox]

Morning ladies! I've been awake for too long already! 5:30 or so I got upto pee and the sky was getting lighter so I couldn't get back to sleep. Going over to the cabin today since we got most of the bedroom set up- now just need to set up the crib! Hopefully get some of the kitchen sorted too. I've been trying to relax as much as I can- baths every night (and theyare amazing) and I've been sleeping pretty good too but still majorly stressed on money. We've borrowed so much from my mom and DH got a call that a job he was supposed to start next week got pushed back/ postponed indefinitely. I was hoping Rosie would come early bc if he's working he won't be able to take time off (more than a couple days). Its very frustrating.

 

[Soulshaken]

hey ladies! :wave:

Happy Mothers day to all you UK Girls!! Our mothers day isn't until may 8th

gem - get some rest, that sounds miserable! I can't imagine the amount that i am uncomfortable now PLUS what you are going through. that's just awful!

gertrude - have a great tour today! Hopefully that will get your mood back on track or at least give you something to distract you with

Sazzle and caro - I hear ya... two of my work friends just had their babies today and yesterday and so now i'm REALLY anxious to see my little guy!

MissFox- hope you can get something worked out financially, we are super stressed about it too as my DH doesn't have contsistant work being a painter either and my maternity leave isn't paid it's going to be VERY tight for the next few months, but hopefully we will both work it out!

Last night Every time I turned over my pelvis felt like it was breaking in half! oh my gosh I haven't felt that pain yet this bad before, OUCH! I'm getting ready to go over to my moms and steal her HUGE bathtub for a nice relaxing bath that will actually cover my belly! haha so excited ... the little things...
Hope everyone has a good day

oh! and single digits today!!

 

[gertrude]

delivery ward tour was what I thought it would be but one mum made me laugh so much (I'm sorry I'm a bad person, I was laughing at her not with her )

she asked if she had to book the birth pool and how many days notice she had to give I love the idea that we'll have notice to book a pool but it also made me wonder how you'd do a booking system Do you book it for 2 hours at a time? Can you get a Mum saying "Oi your time is up, get out it's my turn "

Sorry, bad gertrude

 

[camishantel]

Hey ladies... I know I have missed so much and haven't really been on since Caleb showed up... he is amazing... I have so much to write and catch up on but only got a few minutes as it is almost time for caleb's feeding and mommy needs to go to the bathroom as well... should be on later and will try to post birth story and stuff

 

[smeej]

Gem - i soooooooo wish you to feel well and to have Ollie soon x

 

[MissFox]

Well- no picture of a baby so I figured I'd share a picture of the view from my mom's deck. Beautiful day here today but still not very warm... Bet it is down in the valley though!

 

[lisaed]

really hoped i might get a baby today to cheer me up, today sucks as i only lost mum a few months ago
have had 4 (very painful) sweeps now and still nothing, doctors say they would of induced me a week ago if it wasn't for previous section really getting fed up!

 

[chocojen]

Thinking of you lisa x

 

[x-Rainbow-x]

have we had any mummy's day babies?

 

[CottlestonPie]

So DF forgot my first ever mothers day. I told him it's ok. It's not, im so upset

 

[DanaBump]

So DF forgot my first ever mothers day. I told him it's ok. It's not, im so upset

you should tell him it's not OK. in his defense, he's got a lot going on right now with you and the new baby and maybe it just happened to slip his mind because of that? men can sometimes be rather dense and i've more than a couple times had to "remind" my DH when holiday's are coming up.

so sorry hun

 

[x-Rainbow-x]

So DF forgot my first ever mothers day. I told him it's ok. It's not, im so upset

happy mothers day sweetie

Make sure he knows next years will have to be extra special now x

 

[reedsgirl1138]

So ladies catch me up who all has had babies??

Cottles I see your little man is here and only a day after Gunner. COngrats huni!! Gunner was on March 29

 

[CaseyBaby718]

I'm in such a sore mood right now. I don't know whether to scream or cry but either way I feel soooo stressed out.

DH is military and right now the congress is sitting on their hands trying to figure out the Budget for this fiscal year (which is half over)... and if they don't get something passed by April 8th, DH won't get paid on the 15th. But he'll still have to report to work....

Now there is a bill trying to get passed that states that military people get paid even if the federal government shuts down... but that hasn't passed yet and it MAY NOT pass. So i'm really REALLY stressed out.

Stressed out for myself, and what about all our soldiers!! This effects so many people. I'm sure i'm not the ONLY pregnant military wife who is expecting a baby soon... UGH! Its just all happening as such a bad time! :cries:

Sorry for this rant... I know it's off topic, I'm just sooo out of whack because of this I feel like i'm going to scream and break down and cry at the same time!!

 

[smeej]

So sorry about your mum Lisa - I know how you feel hun

 

[bernina]

Happy mothers day to all the UK ladies!

to those missing their moms.

Cottleston, sorry DF missed the big day. Hope he makes it up to you in another way.

Cami and Reeds nice to hear from you! Hope all the new babies are doing well.

Sorry this isn't a proper catch-up, am on my phone at the moment.

 

[reedsgirl1138]

Gunner's birth story just copied from my journal:

Well I guess its time to tell our birth story of our little Gunner Elisha...

We went into the dr office on March 28th for scheduled amino to see if Gunner's lungs were ready for a inducation due to some complications...the amino went perfect and we found out about 11am that all was a go and was sent over to the hospital to get it started. By my lmp we was 37+3 but he was measuring on the large side the entire pregnancy and he was measuring about 8lbs that morning.

So we get to the room about noon and the nurse checks me and we are almost a 2 and 80% effaced. Since I wasn't a 2 yet they decided to start the inducation with cervidal to soften my cervix more which meant I had to lay flat on my back for a hour and that was awful. That worked and got me to a 3 and 90% effaced which was enough to start the pitocin so about 1:30pm they started the pitocin and the anitbiotics since I was group B strep positive. The pitcon started some contractions but none up high and all just a back ache and period pains...they didn't check me again til 10pm that night and I was stuck at a 3!! I was devastated...my previous labors went very quickly so I assumed this one would as well how wrong I was...so they turned up the pitocin but the contractions weren't much stronger...at 2:00 am I was still a 3 almost a 4 and completely exhausted. The nurse called the dr to either turn off the pitocin or break my water he came in and broke my water. Within a hour the back labor kicked in and I decided to give in and get a epidural so I could sleep. At 6 am the nurse came in and checked me I was a 8 woohoo for progress but Gunner wasn't tolerating the labor well and his hr was decelling with each contraction so they turned off the pitocin to give him a rest and put me on oxygen. By 7:30am they were setting up for delivery and they dr came in at 8am and we started pushing...Gunner was having trouble engaging into the birth canel and it was causing his hr to drop so he said we need to get him out so the pushing and the real pain began for some reason the epidural doesn't work for me when it comes to pushing and I felt it all. But anyway pushing was rough and I was on my back which I didn't want to be but with his hr dropping they wouldn't let me move...I was having problems getting his head out so they hooked him up to the vacuum to help which did and we started making progress. I was about to give up I just wanted him out when my DH Tj looked at me and said come on have our baby so I grabbed his shirt shifted positions as best I could and pushed with all I had...Gunner was born at 8:41am weighing 8lbs 4oz and 21 inches long. Tj had guessed I would have him at 8:45am and he would be 8lbs 6oz so he was really close. LOL BUt my perfect little man is here and keeping me busy with bfing and adjusting to the new schedule or the lack of one. LOL Oh I did have a tear and did damage to my ureatha and a very bruised tail bone.

Well I really hope this makes sense, this is the best I remember it and with lack of sleep I am sure I am forgetting something. LOL