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

[MissFox]

Hope all goes well for gertrude!
YUMMMM FRIES AND KETCHUP! Dammit Dana- All your foods give me crazy cravings for foods! Tomorrow I'm going into the town with the flavored frozen yogurt so I'm REALLY excited!!! And then I'll get some spicy chicken pizza too!!! That town has so much good food but it's so freaking far away. BUT since this is the 1st or 2nd week of the farmer's market I wanted to check it out

 

[bernina]

Good luck Gertrude!!!!

Dana, hope she stays put until Friday for you!!!

Emmy'sMommy, that is interesting that they haven't checked you, but I know each dr is different and some don't like to mess with things especially since being dilated a few cm doesn't necessarily mean baby is coming anytime soon, just look at me and MissFox! I've been this way since 36 weeks!

Oh I'm definitely not telling anyone to relax because I can't do it myself!!! I know that it would probably help, but I'm so darn impatient.

I'm currently trading texts with my BFF who is due 2 weeks after me about nipple stimulation, stairs, walks, sex, and other ways to bring on labor, haha, I can't stop!!

 

[DanaBump]

Hope all goes well for gertrude!
YUMMMM FRIES AND KETCHUP! Dammit Dana- All your foods give me crazy cravings for foods! Tomorrow I'm going into the town with the flavored frozen yogurt so I'm REALLY excited!!! And then I'll get some spicy chicken pizza too!!! That town has so much good food but it's so freaking far away. BUT since this is the 1st or 2nd week of the farmer's market I wanted to check it out

it's probably a good thing we don't live by each other, otherwise we'd both be as big as blimps

 

[bernina]

finally found a good use for my big pregnant ass! a spider crawled under my couch cusion which makes me creep out. so instead of using a kleenex, since it was small enough, i just sat on it

I laughed out loud at that!!

 

[bernina]

Good luck caro, hope that sweep gets things moving!!

I'm feeling some very MILD period like pains. Probably just after effects of sweep and def not getting my hopes up. But I'm all about the pain these days!

 

[Emmy'sMommy]

finally found a good use for my big pregnant ass! a spider crawled under my couch cusion which makes me creep out. so instead of using a kleenex, since it was small enough, i just sat on it

is about to partake in a large plate of fries doused in ketchup. yum!

Good one!

 

[caro103]

bernia me too! was glad to be in pain earlier, bring it on I say!

hope your sweep worked too! xx

 

[2ndtimeAbz]

I've been joking about that, how I've not looked so forward to being in pain before! lol

Someone needs to tell baby it can't come out of the top, the pressure from their bony bum really hurts! I really can't be this uncomfy for another week surely!!
Although I would rather wait the week and go naturally rather than have the syno drip again!

 

[MissFox]

abz- I know what you mean about wanting to go natural- I'm accepting that I'll probably be induced.
Dana- SERIOUSLY! I don't think we'd be able to be so excited about the amount of weight we've gained if we were near eachother! I just hope I keep in check the next couple days! I'd be bummed to blow it the last 3 days
Emmys- very true about it not mattering where you're at. I was Fingertip for 3 weeks made it to 1cm and have been stuck there for another 3 weeks. So no saying really.

 

[chocojen]

caro glad today went better fxd it works xx

gertrude good luck xxx

 

[lilgemsy]

just updating briefly...

oliver daniel jones was born 07/04/2011 @ 6.40pm weighing 5lb3.5oz after 1 inducement gel! in proper labour from about 2.30pm so only took about 4 hours something ish! only had paracetamol and about 4 puffs of gas and air since i couldnt use it properly an found squeezing things more effective xD

ollie was originally doing well but now he wont take any feeds and keeps throwing up so is currently in special care being fed through a tube and in a special bed to keep his temp up.
waited all this time only to have him an have him taken away again so kinda upset now tbh.

dont know when he can go home, or me. will post pics + birth story when we are though.

hope everyone is well xxx

 

[CottlestonPie]

Awww yay!! Congrats gem! And welcome ollie xx
Hope he feeds for you soon and you both get to go home together as soon as poss xx

 

[bernina]

Congratulations Gem and welcome Ollie. I'm so glad the labor went smoothly and quickly for you, much deserved after all you've been through.

I hope he gets on his feeds again soon but it sounds like he's being well taken care of. I can only imagine how hard it must be to be away from him even for a little bit. Big and I hope he's in your arms again soon!!!!!

 

[lisaed]

congratulations gem xxxx hope he gets well soon x

 

[CrazyBird]

Congrats Gem, wow what a quick birth, can't wait to see pics of Baby Ollie and read your birth story. Hope he will take his feeds very soon and be back in your arms asap.

Good luck Gertrude.

 

[CrazyBird]

Thought i would post a before and after Bump Pic as i hopefully won't have to take anymore

7 weeks and 40 weeks

 

[Emmy'sMommy]

Congratulations Gem! I'm glad to hear labor went smooth for you! Cant wait to see pics of little Ollie!

Great bump CrazyBird!

 

[AmethystDream]

Congratulations Gem and welcome to the world and get well soon Ollie

Gem - Do they have you at W or LW?

Eventful day here. A supposedly quick check for position, because lil Pickle is still flipping over like he is training to be an astronaut, turned into a consultant having a right flap.

They couldn't find his heartbeat for a while and he wasn't moving about much at all earlier on (was sound asleep after me having a good few tightenings all last night). So nothing on the doppler, nothing on the really crap portable scanner and the poor guy shat himself and ran to get a sonographer to take me to a proper machine to check. Horrible sick feeling and my heart in my mouth but the radiographer said, sod this... lay back down I'll see what this crappy machine can do rather than drag you over there. Worked his magic and there was little guys heartbeat strong as an ox

Doctor was still flapping so put me on a monitoring trace in the day ward. Took about 45 minutes for the MW to be happy with him... he was so asleep that there were no movements for 35 minutes and no deviation at all with his heart rate at all. Then he woke up, hoofed the doppler out of place and was just how he should be.

Spent all tonight at a family Birthday party and my arse/back/ladies bits feel so sore and burny. TMI, i know, but cor lumey AND I think I have a coldsore beginning to rear it's ugly head, very familiar tickly feeling so I've creamed it up

Hope you are all well and your LOs are behaving... unlike our little guy!

 

[bernina]

Amethyst, what a scary time you had this morning but so glad all is well and little one showed them what he's made of! They like to practice scaring their Mom even before they're born don't they!! Sounds like you kept your cool though and handled it very well. Hope you were able to relax after your eventful evening!!

 

[DanaBump]

wow, it went from 13 babies to 15 in like an hour. they're popping like rabbit!