First Time Mom's - Due March/April 2013

[doggylover]

Here's a news story to make everyone's eyes water..

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-21952025

 

[linzylou]

Congrats to Laura and Hayley! I can't wait to hear their stories. Eva is a gorgeous little girl.

I'll be back later when I can use both hands lol.

 

[MrsHippo]

I read that story the other day!! I was supposed to put it up on here but completely forgot. Biggest baby born in UK on record. Imagine that though, I would be so upset because it was like he missed the newborn look... And how did his midwife not know? Surely he felt big??

Yeah I think it's my body not liking me very much at the moment lol. I am going to bed in a minute anyway, I'm really struggling to keep myself up. I almost feel like I'm poorly... Hope it doesn't mean I'm coming down with something.

 

[doggylover]

Oh no, don't you get sick as well I don't like the thought of you all suffering from illness as well as being super pregnant.

And yeah, I do not know how the midwives didnt pick up on the size of that baby. Especially as its her first and she should have been having pretty regular checks. His hair is AMAZING lol!
That is the perfect example of what my mother would call a "half reared baby".

 

[I Love Lucy]

Lauren, they tested me for a UTI because I had blood in my urine at one of my appointments awhile back. I had no symptoms of a UTI though and the test came back negative for one. They said the blood was from the baby putting so much pressure on my bladder. Perhaps your LO is doing something similiar?

Really hope you're not getting sick either. After dealing with this upper respiratory infection I would not wish any kind of illness on a pregnant woman, especially at this stage.

I can't believe that baby was 15 lbs!! Really don't understand how no one realized he was so big.

 

[MrsHippo]

I am majorly pissed off right now. So it's half 10, I came to bed at half 7, got to sleep (yey) yet my f*ng neighbour locked himself outside of our apartment block and started pressing my buzzer to let him in!!!!! Are you f*ing serious. The ONE night I actually get off to sleep and I get woken up!! Since being let back in (which by the way I didn't do because I was annoyed) he has been coming in and out and he is one of those people that like to push doors closed rather than pull the handle down and do it quietly. So they have kept me awake. I now can't fall back to sleep, feel irritable to hell and to top it off I have a headache and no paracetamol to take for it!!! Arrrrgh this is why I want to move out this place so badly!!!!

 

[nuttynicnak]

That baby is huge. I've just seen pics and he's like a monster size compared to Charlotte.

We're all fine thanks. She's just guzzled her bottle down and us now having tummy time on mummy's chest. Lots of cuddles for her.

 

[doggylover]

Oh Nic that sounds so wonderful lots of cuddles are definitely the way to go!

Lauren, I hope you eventually managed to get some much needed sleep neighbours are so annoying
Have you had any more viewings of your place?

 

[MrsHippo]

Awww I can't wait until I can cuddle LO glad your all doing ok!

I did eventually get back to sleep after about 2 hours of being awake, I ended up getting so frustrated and I was just crying my eyes out. Just got so fed up woke up with back ache again today, not as bad as yesterday... Today it just feels deep and dull. I'm just so sick and tired of hurting and not sleeping. If it carries on much longer I think I'm going to fall to bits

 

[nuttynicnak]

I'm so sorry you're feeling so uncomfortable. Nothing we say will make it go away or you feel better. I just hope LO arrives soon for you. Xx

 

[MrsHippo]

Oh, sorry I forgot to say. Yes we have had a couple more viewings but still nothing. I actually blame my estate agent, don't think they are trying hard enough to get viewings. We will be going on with another company in mid April, we have a contract with our current one so can't use anyone else yet. But hearts came around the other day and gave me their fee info and explained how they want to market it. She was very nice and she believes they will get it sold. They have been ringing me every couple of weeks for the last 2 months asking if we had sold it yet and telling me how much they wanted us to use them... So I thought, why not. If they go to that much trouble just trying to get people on their books you'd think they would try that hard to get them sold ay...

 

[doggylover]

Fingers crossed they will do a better job than your current estate agent then. You'd think all estate agents would be working their butts off to try and sell for you given I can't imagine they have a whole lot on their books at the minute. Then again maybe that's exactly why they haven't bothered themselves - make more money out of you.

You need to get this lo out so you can start to feel normal again! Tell her in no uncertain terms you've had enough and she MUST COME SOON. like- today!

 

[MrsHippo]

Haha I wish she'd listen!! I was reading about early labour earlier and it says that it can last a few hours up to a few days!! DAYS!! I wonder if that's what this is? I'd assume the pain would gradually get worse though? I can't really find any info about it. Mine just seems constant and doesn't really get better or worse :/ hmm we will see.

 

[I Love Lucy]

Lauren, I'm so sorry about your neighbor. The last few months we lived at our old apartment we had a neighbor move in that never had his keys. He would seriously ring our doorbell at least once a week to be let in. If I was pg at the time I can only imagine how much more annoyed I would be. Hopefully you get your place sold soon so you won't have to deal with that anymore. After being in a townhome where I don't have people living above/below me I don't think I could ever live in an apartment again. It's just way too noisy in comparison.

AFM, I now have a bad cough so I didn't get much sleep last night thanks to that. I guess the one good night of sleep I had Tuesday night was to prepare me for no sleep last night. Fingers crossed tonight is better.

 

[doggylover]

Lauren: last for days?! No thank you, that sounds awful! In a way I hope that is why you are having so at least there is a reason for your pain and not just random. When is your next mw appointment?

Brittany: you jut aren't getting any let up seriously take it easy this weekend so you are ready for Aidens arrival next week.

 

[MrsHippo]

I don't have any more midwife appointments, I am due to see my gp on the 5th but that is just a check up.... then I have a hospital appointment on the 11th.

Brittany, you aren't doing too well are you bless. Hopefully the cough is a good sign that things are clearing out and you should hopefully be back to normal soon. I always get a cough at the end of a cold/flu, rather annoying though.

 

[doggylover]

Oh the 5th is a while away yet for you to be suffering for so long

Ugh, I just ate a huge meal. I'll be surprised if the baby doesn't have to evict itself tonight due simply to a lack of room in there at the minute!

 

[I Love Lucy]

I'm the same as you Lauren with the cough coming at the end of a cold so really hoping it doesn't hang around very long at all.

Sarah, I hope the huge meal helps convince LO to come out. Would be cool if he/she actually decided to arrive on his/her due date.

 

[LiverpoolLass]

Hi Girls

Sorry its taken me a while to get on - there was no internet available at the hospital, how very dark ages!!!
We came home from hospital this afternoon.

Its 2 am and I'm just up feeding Bean, so will post in more detail soon but just wanted to give a quick update and check if anybody else has given birth!

Congratulations Laura, just headed over to Facebook and saw your pics - Eva is beautiful! Hope all went well.

As for me - after a very anxious morning, I can honestly say the worrying was the worst part!!

It was such a positive birth experience. I am so happy with the way everything went.

Tyne William Henry was born at 11.54 am - weighing 6lbs 14 oz, and measuring 18 inches. He has lots of hair - dark brown with what looks like blonde highlights running through it! He looks just like his Daddy!

He is teeny weeny, and absolutely perfect! We are so besotted with him!

He is so tiny that none of his newborn clothes fit him properly, so we've had to buy lots of tiny baby things and premature nappies lol. So much for my "10 lb baby" after all the comments I got from people!

Here are a few pictures of him now, and a few from the birth.

 

[I Love Lucy]

Love the pictures, Hayley! Really glad you've had such a positive birth experience as well.