***December Dreamers*** 70 babies born***

[sammiwry]

Callie how horrible glad to hear your on the mend now though

 

[YoungNImum]

Thank you courtney x

Oo Courtney! Let's hope this time that they are wrong with the weight! That sounds extremely low for gestation!

Ness, im guessing it's the little like dome I can sometimes feel??

Thanks girls

I had to ask twice what the weight was because at first i thought id heard him wrong, then i asked what would happen, He just said they cant do much for the baby at this stage plus iv only 10 days to go, and they would have to wait till my baby is here to see if he/she has gained more weight and see how baby feeds, So really baby will prob need monitored if his/her weight is poor at birth. Its still a worry but im just thinking of having my baby and making sure its looked after if need be.

 

[Nessicle]

Baby would need lots of care but it would be fine I'm sure Courtney - one of our ladies had her baby at 28 weeks I think it was and she weighed less but has thrived in SCBU and is home!

 

[YoungNImum]

Just seen on another post

Effykat has had her baby boy on the 16/12/10 weighing 6lbs 13oz both doing fine, and back home.

Hope she dosnt mind me posting?

 

[Nessicle]

Sure she won't Hun thanks for letting us know!

 

[YoungNImum]

Baby would need lots of care but it would be fine I'm sure Courtney - one of our ladies had her baby at 28 weeks I think it was and she weighed less but has thrived in SCBU and is home!

Ino as soon as baby is born he/she will be in good hands the docs and nurses no there job, like you say theres lots of babies born early under weight etc and they all do pretty well with lots of care

 

[YoungNImum]

OMG 50 december babies now

 

[Pixxie]

Congrats to all the new mummies!

Hope you girls in early labour don't have too rough a time. Your little ones will be here before you know it

We gave Lyra her first bath tonight, which she hated, and she's had a massive 1hr 2 boob feed and is asleep in her carrycot upstairs. My milk came in this morning and it was the weirdest thing ever. OH was bringing her to me through the night for feeds and he was doing everything else so I could get some sleep. In the 2 hrs between her feeds my milk had come in! I woke up and my boobs had doubled in size and were really hot, OH couldn't believe it he thinks all his Christmases have come at once latching on is still a bit painful but now I have milk she feeds so well the rest is painless.

I'm off to bed now for a couple of hours until little miss wakes up! Hope everyone else is well, na night :wave: xxx

 

[Nessicle]

Thanks honey!

Aw bless Pamela Anderson hey haha I bought some Medela nipple shieldsmfor £5 from mothercare might be worth getting some?xx

 

[YoungNImum]

Oh pixxie i love your avatar pic she is such a cutie.

 

[ducky1502]

Soon it will be the rest of u pregnant ladies up at this time to do a feed!!!

 

[Mincholada]

good luck ness & kirsty!!!

here still nothing.... what a SURPRISE!!!

they didn't get me booked til tuesday. so i gotta wait until tuesday 21st to get the biophysical exam done at the hospital (will be 41 + 3). which might actually be good, IF she decided to come out in these extra 4 days...

the price gave me a little shock. it would actually cost $780.-, but my birth center was able to negotiate a discount for me, so i'll "only" have to pay $280.-. FOB keeps e-mailing me now. still saying i just need to tell him what i need... yeah right... looking at all the bank letters & debt collector letters still flying in to my apartment (as he's still listed at this address), i know that the one thing I DO NEED (money!), he will not be able to provide. i would have at least $2.000.- more in my bank account right now, if he wouldn't have been the ass he's been and with $2.000 more, i would maybe worry a little less.

oh well!

let's focus on getting this baby out. there must be something! she's bouncing around in there. just trying to take an exit to the side... which there is none!!! did lots of walking today, but she just doesn't go down! stubborn little miss!!!

 

[Surreal]

Just a quick update that I had my baby boy on the 14th! Elijah Miller, born at 9:53 am weighing 8 lbs. 1 ounce.

let's focus on getting this baby out. there must be something! she's bouncing around in there. just trying to take an exit to the side... which there is none!!! did lots of walking today, but she just doesn't go down! stubborn little miss!!!

If it's any comfort, I didn't have *any* signs really until just the day before I had Eli. So, could always just be a few hours away, really.

Have you tried squats, to kinda "give her direction"? As odd as that might sound, I actually had better luck with doing squats -- just two or three, as it wasn't the easiest thing -- to get Eli to take note of the correct exit, then I did with any other method.

Also, anyone taking RLT? Stick to it! I threw my poor doctor off guard and dilated from 3 cm to 8 cm in thirty minutes, and then only pushed for an hour. In fact, since it was my first and they expected me to take longer, I had to keep *from* pushing until 9 am, because I was(am?) GBS positive, and hadn't gotten a full dose of penicillin, yet. Had I not been GBS positive, I could've been pushing as early as 6 am.

G'luck to all of you still waiting on your babies -- all the waiting and labor is *so* worth the first time you get to see your LO!

 

[Mincholada]

ooooh, congrats on eli hun!!! he's a cutie!

the squats don't seem to "bother" her. when i was still working until last tuesday 39+3, i did looooads of them due to a lot of stuff in the restaurant being on low shelves. still do quite a good amount at home while cleaning the cats litter box, petting the cats, picking up shredded paper pieces from the floor (done by the cats) etc., but she decided not to get engaged, so i guess i'll have one of these babies, that only finds the exit a minute before coming out... not too bad on the other hand, as i missed out on pelvic pain from head grinding down like ness did.

it's quite funny though as i feel her hand going to her mouth/face/head or whatever it is DOWN there. so instead of having pain, i get little tickling sensations right where my downstairs hair would start (whatever that area is called in english ), just from the other side.... haha, sorry TMI. i always wonder if she's sucking on her finger or something when that happens!?

at least i got me a gym (birth) ball again tonight (after a french bulldog i baby sitted dug his claw in my first one) and am bouncing on it, to avoid the slouchy posture i had on my couch. maybe that'll give her an idea!

 

[Nessicle]

Minch that's called your pubic line -Ava was like that now she rolls her shoulders round there ha ha

Congratulations Surreal -Eli is gorgeous and lovely name!

I managed 4 hours with only 2 toilet trips last night whoopp!!!!! Feeling more achey and crampy again this morning maybe wishful thinking she'll come on her due date...?!

She has her back completely facing out now - is that good for
Delivery?

Congrats to me and Sammi on D Day!

 

[Mizze]

Congratulations to rjb and to Surreal on their babies!! Lovely pic rjb. And surreal I will continue my rlt intake!

Also forgot to write baby is only 2lbs 7oz, but they hope he/she will put on alot more before being born, so im kinda hoping i go over my EDD now so baby has as much time inside me to put more weight on, ino its only 3 more days inside but its still something.

Hey hon - 1st im glad baby is okay - we were getting a little worried. 2 my LO is also measuring 2 weeks behind and my mw and sonographer just said its unlikely I will end up with a 10lb baby. That weight seems very low and the hospital midwives told me its pretty inaccurate. So dont panic. A colleauge was told his daughter was measuring very very small and told his wife would have to have steroid injections - she went into labour the next day 3 weeks early and their LO was a good 6 1/2 lb baby and perfectly healthy.

I have been mia for the past few days. Congrats to all the new mommies. I have no time to go back and read the updates. I hope you are all doing well.

Apparently my gallbladder didn't enjoy being pregnant as much as I did. I went into the hospital on tuesday with severe abdomen pain and throwing up. I was diagnosed with pancreatitis and gallstones. Probably brought on by the pregnancy and genetics. They removed my gallbladder last night and I am home now. I couldn't breastfeed for 24 hours, so hopefully he takes to me when I am able to tonight. I need to go rest now. I am pretty comfortable considering.

Once again, congrats to the new mommies!!!

Oh hon, glad you are okay - sorry you had to go through this.

Minch- hope she pops soon for you

Minch that's called your pubic line -Ava was like that now she rolls her shoulders round there ha ha

Congratulations Surreal -Eli is gorgeous and lovely name!

I managed 4 hours with only 2 toilet trips last night whoopp!!!!! Feeling more achey and crampy again this morning maybe wishful thinking she'll come on her due date...?!

She has her back completely facing out now - is that good for
Delivery?

Congrats to me and Sammi on D Day!

Happy due date to you and Sammi!!!

No text from Kirsty overnight so am assuming if anything is happening its not happening too fast.

Snowing like feck here.

I think Caitlyn my dere that Mummy would prefer you to stay where you are until Monday or Tuesday. Worked out last night we can get to the hospital - but frankly how many staff would be able to make it is debatable..... Do not fancy the idea of getting to the hosptial only to find they have a skeleton staff on!

Mizze xx

 

[Nessicle]

Morning Mizze!

Thanks hun! Can't believe my due date is finally here! Before I finished work I didnt feel I'd ever get here but have t admit the let 5 weeks have flown by! I just hope once she arrives the time doesn't go as fast!

Cervix pain has died down considerably now she's turned back to front it's still there but not agony now so wonder I'd when she was side on and grinding her head it was making it more painful?!

 

[Mizze]

Morning Mizze!

Thanks hun! Can't believe my due date is finally here! Before I finished work I didnt feel I'd ever get here but have t admit the let 5 weeks have flown by! I just hope once she arrives the time doesn't go as fast!

Cervix pain has died down considerably now she's turned back to front it's still there but not agony now so wonder I'd when she was side on and grinding her head it was making it more painful?!

Morning!

Sounds about right Ness - Back to front is the optimal position isnt it? It would make sense then that she wasnt causing you so much pain.

Baby was trying to get out via belly button last night = DH saw it properly for the first time and was completely gobsmacked!!

Looks like he timed his finish of physical work perfectly! Snow Snow Snow. Dont come yet baby.

Mizze xx

 

[WILSMUM]

unfortunately ness once they are here the time goes by even quicker!

 

[Nessicle]

I can imagine Anouska! Can't believe Ailsa is nearly 4 week old! She's the double of you!

Aw good little Ava getting in the right position! Defo still having cervix pain but it's so much more manageable, she's not moving as frantically now which helps!

Ouch Mizze Ava was like that up until this week it's quite painful at times!