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

[cho]

Charlotte, the only time i was strapped in the stirups whas when i was having my stiches thank god, id have hated it during labour.

Ness give labour a go, you never know how you will cope. I dont think it hurt. Yer it was uncomfortable but i wouldent say it was agony. The only part i found was agony was when they were pushing on my tummy trying to unstick her shoulder, the rest was barable.

And your more likely to need forceps and an emergancy section with an epi

everyones labour and pain threshold is soo different though, i was soo againt epidural until i was in labour, i think open minded is always best as you will never know until its your turn, thats brill that you didnt find it agony though i hope mine goes like yours did lozzy apart from the other horrid bits lol

 

[cho]

oh and lozzy i refused my stitches lol, i was more scared of that than anythign else lol, i just wanted to be left alone

 

[wishingforbub]

I am gonna miss my bump for sure and feeling him move around all day long... LOL baby has hiccups and it feels like they in my foof he has def dropped today !!

 

[lozzy21]

I think not knowing i was in labour helped my pain threshold lol id have probably thought it hurt more if i found out earler on. I went into shock once i was told i was 9cm, hardly said a word to anyone.

 

[sammiwry]

Ness 14 days over would mean new years eve! I'd hate that

As much as I want a home birth I really don't want to be induced just after Xmas as I know I'd spend all Xmas stressing over it and working myself up so might see what midwife suggests on thurs when I see her.

 

[wishingforbub]

Wow Lozzy I cant believe your little girl is 2 weeks old already !!! and good next time you won't have to have a section How are things going with baby at home ? x

 

[wishingforbub]

Oh gosh just saw that Niamh is actually nearly 3 weeks old !! Oopsie

 

[spencerbear]

Just to let you know i have to be at hospital for 8.30. Will let everyone know when i can. If i update on facebook, could someone post on here, for those not on facebook.

Hopefully someone will beat me to it tonight though x x

 

[sammiwry]

8.30 tonight Emma? I shall keep an eye on Facebook for news

 

[lozzy21]

Wow Lozzy I cant believe your little girl is 2 weeks old already !!! and good next time you won't have to have a section How are things going with baby at home ? x

Things are going fine, shes the perfect baby, only crys when shes hungry but even then it rearly happens because she starts to look for food 20 mins before she starts crying to you have chance to get it sorted.

 

[wishingforbub]

what a good baby you have there Lozzy Do you find she changes everyday like people say babies do?
And Spencer.. goood luck !!!! Bring us another dreamer xxxx

 

[xkirstyx]

good luck emma! cant wait to hear more baby news!

 

[lozzy21]

what a good baby you have there Lozzy Do you find she changes everyday like people say babies do?
And Spencer.. goood luck !!!! Bring us another dreamer xxxx

I can see her becoming more awake and alert everyday, she hasent grown much because she lost a lot of weight and is still putting it back on but shes getting there

 

[Nessicle]

My pain threshold is very low Lozzy I'll defo do what I can without but I'm pretty sure I'll have an epi

Yeah Sammi I don't fancy going as far as NY Eve either that would suck big time!

My hips are sore and achey tonight!

 

[sammiwry]

I've been told longest they'll let me go is 27th but really don't like the thought of stressing over Xmas about it which I know I will

 

[YoungNImum]

good luck emma

Had a fry for my dinner tonight was yummy, i could actually eat another one lol

 

[Mizze]

I know how you feel charlotte... if it wasn't for xmas I wouldn't be getting desperate to get him out. I think they don't usually induce you unless they HAVE to until 10 days past your DD. Which for us would be 20th. My fear is that I go in on the 20th/21st kind of time, they try to induce me and after a day or two end up sending me for a section anyway and I end up in hospital over xmas anyway. Obv if for whatever reason baby needed to be in hospital over xmas or whatever then that's a completely different story but I just want to be home and settled.

I think a lot of us are just getting anxious and a bit fed up now for whatever reason and it being xmas time is just making it worse.

I think because she was always a Christmas baby Im not that bothered about Christmas (different if you have kids already) Id prefer she didnt come Xmas day for her sake but apart from that we wrote this Xmas off months ago! If I go 14 days over it will be January!! Dont want that tbh.

Mizze that link worked gorgeous pram I love it!

Charlotte no Ava bruises me from her constant movements she never stops moving!

Lozzy ah yeah I remember you saying Niamh got stuck etc now great news you don't have to have a section next time!

Ducky I've not had heartburn all the way through and now seem to have it and indigestion all the time! She's always ramming her butt in my tummy though so think that's why!

Well my pains have stopped again ugh!

Thanks - I love it too!!

Just to let you know i have to be at hospital for 8.30. Will let everyone know when i can. If i update on facebook, could someone post on here, for those not on facebook.

Hopefully someone will beat me to it tonight though x x

Good luck hon!

My stress counsellor said that stress can double your experience of pain - so you need to do what keeps you calm - Lozzy it might have helped that you didnt know you were in labour - ifswim - so you just dealt with it and werent getting stressed about it.

Everything I have read and spoken to mothers about tells me the same that your own positive attitude and being as calm as possible and as much in control of what happens to you helps enormously. My sister said her two labours were hugely different partly because she was far more in control the second time around and did things the way she wanted too- listening to her body she did a lot of things which our midwifes tell us to do but my sister did instinctively. She said the only thing she would change would be to slow down the final push as she did that too fast -against mw advice- and she tore. Apart from that she didnt have any pain relief at all. With her first she was exhausted and had an epidural because she was so tired (partly because she wasnt allowed to eat!) and ended up having to push whilst on her back - she said she remembers that labour as far more painful and difficult than the one where she had no pain relief at all. obviously certain medical interventions are required.

Mizze xx

 

[Mincholada]

hey ladies!

quickly popping in. having my second last day at work today and of course it's a PM shift followed by an AM shift tomorrow... bloody hell! oh well, almost done, so i'll take it as it is.

here's today's bump:

https://img146.imageshack.us/img146/3923/bump392.jpg

looking at it, i think this baby will still take ages to come. i've been reading about all your bodily fluids lol and get quite jealous as i have none. even dreamed about having a bloody show tonight and when i needed to wee, i got up all excited and when i wiped... once again... NOTHING! still can't reach my cervix either. wonder why it's so high up. it's never been that high

once i finish work tomorrow, i'll start the proper eviction. might even try out the breast pump. worked wonders with one of my manager's sisters, so i shall give it a try and if something comes out, i'll just freeze it.

parents are flying in on sunday if the snow situation stays normal in germany. maybe baby is waiting for them to get here and will come right after. i know my dad is kinda excited about seeing me pregnant... although there's not much to see.

i somehow missed out on who had the 27th dreamer. i made it to 26 and now can't find 27. somebody update me please congratulations anyways!!!!!

alright.... work.... booo!

 

[Nessicle]

Is it normal to have shooting pains in your hip(s)?? I can barely lift my left leg wondering if it's cos she's dropped she's on a nerve or something? Feels like it's deep inside my hip....

 

[Nessicle]

Wow Minch your bump is so neat and small! I bet you're not suffering all the aches and pains we with huge bumps are! Can't believe I wanted a big bump