***January Jellybeans***~ 35 BABY GIRLS & 23 BABY BOYS BORN ~***

[Mystique26]

Congrats Emily!

 

[proudestdad]

Congratulations Emily on the arrival of Louie. I hope he continues to stay strong and grow well

Thank you to everyone that has welcomed me to the room. It is nice to feel welcomed, especially when I was worried I might be shunned!

 

[abstersmum]

congrats emily

 

[Jolene]

Congrats Emily on your baby boy

I'll be 'rooming' in with Joe for a couple of days at the hospital but I will try and keep updating via texts if Leanne and Naomi dont mind.

It's nice that you can be right there with him Sar, must be tough though. Have they given you any indication of how long he will still need to be there.

Hope everyone is feeling ok. We had our last antenatal/birthing class last night and she had us on the floor practicing the pushing position and breathing. I felt really uncomfy afterwards and then started getting really bad pains/cramps quite low down. They gradually got worse all night and then went at about 3am. Totally freaked me out though! Not had much this morning, more of a dull ache down there. I think maybe the position at class we were in pulled something. Not having given birth before I have no idea what anythign feels like though so its hard to know if its the start of anything, like i want it to be, or just random pains! Argh

Oooh Lisa, I'd say find that position again if it works....

Congratulations Emily on the arrival of Louie. I hope he continues to stay strong and grow well

Thank you to everyone that has welcomed me to the room. It is nice to feel welcomed, especially when I was worried I might be shunned!

Welcome Mr Rachael, I wonder if my DH will log on to update you all because I'm all the way in SA and don't have a text buddy. Mmmmmmm, probably not, lol.



It's 9:30pm here and my craving for chocolate brownies has taken over my will power so I've baked some and they're in the oven making the house smell awesome. Anybody wanna join me???

 

[smiffy85]

fraggles! Have you got a preference?? xx

Im not sure to be honest I was all for VBAC but im struggling health wise and it feels like a logisitical nightmare what with meds to go on and come off when in labour and being snowed in.

A section would be more controlled (I dont want to go through another emergency one and wonder if im going to make it) Also means id be able to plan for a specific date for childcare etc. Im so scared of everything going wrong again so the cs sounds appealing.

Big hugs and I hope you come to a decision that your happy with hunny!

Blimey poor Emily has been at it for days now, hope its not too much longer now. Hope you all feel better soon, for those that have been ill.
I'll be 'rooming' in with Joe for a couple of days at the hospital but I will try and keep updating via texts if Leanne and Naomi dont mind.

I don't mind being a go between hehehe! How nice to be able to go stay with him!!

***update***

Emily has given birth to Louie Leslie Gregory, he weighed 5lb 4oz and has been taken to scbu. He is absolutely beautiful. Congrats Emily!!!!

WOW and another one drops!!! It's scaring me........

Congratulations Emily on the arrival of Louie. I hope he continues to stay strong and grow well

Thank you to everyone that has welcomed me to the room. It is nice to feel welcomed, especially when I was worried I might be shunned!

At the risk of not saying hello to Mr Rachael HIYA!! And of course you wouldn't be shunned. How do you think we got in this state in the first place without your species hehehehehe

Done some baking with my mum this afternoon. Made some italian cake thing called panforte with lots of dried fruit and nuts in and then some coconut ice. Its scrummy!!!!! Lovely with a coffee Fel asleep after my tea too so had a mini power nap lol. Nice to be a bit alert for the evening now.

xxxxxxxxx

 

[LittleMrs]

Jolene - I'll have a brownie? Will it last to the UK? Not sure if my OH will log on and update when I go into labour - he's under instructions but who knows. To be fair, if it was me I'd probably forget lol. My step-sister-in-law (long story) is in labour at the moment and has been texting me hourly updates so new nephew soon. Can't believe it's taken over 24 hrs so far and it's her fourth - though it is VBAC.

 

[hodbert]

Seems like we're all having a day of cooking! I'm just making lasagne whilst listening to Xmas tunes, trying to get myself in the spirit!

I think a few of us are friends on fb now arent we, so we shld be able to update the JB's from there when anything happens, I know my hubby won't post on here!

 

[LittleMrs]

Ouch - my LO seems to be doing a blooming jig today and it really hammers.

Rachel - was it you who told me to try RLT with Ribena? Coz it's yummy.

Let me see if I've got this right, Mr Rachel = Luke? It'll be good to have a man on here, after all, we all know what WE worry about, as the ones to give birth, but my OH is trying to be the strong one (lol) but I catch him looking a bit worried from time to time (midwife appointments, antenatal class etc). Thinking about it I reckon birth might be worse from the male point of view - after all, we have hormones which will help u forget the worst bits, I don't reckon you'd ever forget seeing it though.

 

[naomicourt]

I am really craving a cold glass of lager!! How weird is that. It's driving me mad seeing my husbands stella in the fridge! lol

Oh well, better have a RLT instead.

 

[naomicourt]

Ouch - my LO seems to be doing a blooming jig today and it really hammers.

Rachel - was it you who told me to try RLT with Ribena? Coz it's yummy.

Let me see if I've got this right, Mr Rachel = Luke? It'll be good to have a man on here, after all, we all know what WE worry about, as the ones to give birth, but my OH is trying to be the strong one (lol) but I catch him looking a bit worried from time to time (midwife appointments, antenatal class etc). Thinking about it I reckon birth might be worse from the male point of view - after all, we have hormones which will help u forget the worst bits, I don't reckon you'd ever forget seeing it though.

You are on the last box on your ticker!

 

[LittleMrs]

oh oh oh - just noticed, LAST BOX and 30 days!!!!!!!

Scared or excited? I can't decide. happy dance anyway I think ------>

 

[hodbert]

Woohoo for last box LittleMrs!

 

[naomicourt]

Woohoo for last box LittleMrs!

Lisa - Wont be long and we will be in single digits!

 

[LittleMrs]

Woohoo for last box LittleMrs!

Lisa - Wont be long and we will be in single digits!

here I am worrying about 30 days and you're nearly single digits. Well that'd definitely scare me!

 

[Jolene]

Woohoo LittleMrs!! OK so less than a week for me to get to the last box!!?? I can't wait. Now the time seems to be flying. This whole pregnancy seemed to drag for me until now.

I was disappointed with the brownies It wasn't sweet enough to hit that spot, lol. I had the same problem with the chocolate I ate the other night, not sweet enough! I preferred it when I was craving pickled onions - so much easier to satisfy that craving.

 

[hodbert]

Woohoo for last box LittleMrs!

Lisa - Wont be long and we will be in single digits!

I know I was thinking that earlier! Scary stuff although more than welcome now!

 

[Faff&Fidget]

Hello lovely jelly beans...

This is a quick post, just wanted to pop in. I'll catch up on everything when I can..

Spent last week in hospital and am in and out every two days for monitoring.

I have pre eclampsia. Great.

LO is ok at the moment. I feel ok, just scared.
Going in tomorrow for another scan and more monitoring and tests. I hope to get some answers this week and possibly a decision on what to do next and when bubs will need to be induced. They are trying to drag it out to 37 weeks on the medication I have, but I want her out asap before it gets worse. It will not get better so they are just trying to keep me stable.
My emotional state is well, a state and I keep crying into baby clothes. This is not like me!
On the plus side, I get to see her every week due to the scans, and last week she was 5lb so hopefully this week she'll have put more weight on.
Also, she is almost engaged and I am having so many huge braxton hicks that they sometimes take my breath away!

If anything changes I will text Leanne/Smiffy

Be safe all you little January Jellybeans..

x x

 

[Disneydancr]

Right ladies I need you knowledge and giudance. I posted this in third tri but to no avail as of yet. I will just copy and paste it because I have had my nails done and typing is hard work at the moment lol. Hope somebody can help.


So for the last few weeks I have been having shooting pains in my foof, saw my Gp and he did a urine test which came back negative and then said maybe your further along than we thought or it could be "mechanical" his new favourite for saying "I don't have a clue".

Well just woke up, thanks insomnia, and went downstairs to make a drink. I could hardly get back up the stairs for the pain. It hurt so much. It is not my SPD a it is just like I am being stabbed in my foof. I only get relief from laying down but it is still niggling at me. Has anybody had this or know what it could be?

It was bearable the other week (and I have quite a good pain threshold) but now it is nearly bringing me to my knees

I have those pains too! I notice if I accidentally stretch the wrong way in bed, it's extremely painful. Other times, it's like I tole my OH last night "I think she's scratching her way out of my cervix!)

***update***

Emily has given birth to Louie Leslie Gregory, he weighed 5lb 4oz and has been taken to scbu. He is absolutely beautiful. Congrats Emily!!!!

Congratulations Emily on the arrival of Louie. I hope he continues to stay strong and grow well

Thank you to everyone that has welcomed me to the room. It is nice to feel welcomed, especially when I was worried I might be shunned!

happy to have a man in the forum. Please excuse all the hormonal ravings that we may have from time to time!

I'm feeling marginally better today. cough is not as intense anymore- just sneezing a bunch today. Still drinking tons of Orange Juice which is so yummy and I feel like it might be helping.

My baby shower is on Saturday, but only a few people have RSVP'd, so it'll probably be pretty small. I'm still excited though and one of my friends will be taking the pictures, which i hope to post later.

Tomorrow is 34 weeks... does anyone know why that is a milestone? I know there's a reason, but I can't remember.

Hope all you ladies are having a great day!

 

[Disneydancr]

Aw, Faff&Fidget! I hope you feel better and that your LO grows and develops quickly so that she's ready to come out soon!

 

[lovealittle1]

faff&fidget take care