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Morning all.

Sharique, beautiful baby!!

Doodles, glad Naomis check went well, i dont know much about how much weight they lose after the birth but 5% sounds good to me!

Hann glad you are feeling better and enjoying your weekend with Greg. Its easy to forget to treasure this last bit of "us" time before our lives change forever! Ive been very guilty of that! ANd yay for the pains you never know!


BV, Sorry you seem to be having a hard time of it, i can only imagine how hard at this stage, i guess its a difficult time for hubbies too, they dont really know how much to get involved or not.

Eve, i dont know whether to say sorry you are in pain or not? so i say sorry but i hope it means things are happening and not just teasing, great bump pic too!

SB, happy 1 week to Katie! I cant belive how amazing your figure is, i didnt look like that pre pregnancy!

Freckles, great to hear from you, im sure you are doing a great job with Elliot and its perfectly normal to feel how you do, sounds like you have a lot of support though, stay strong hun xx

Caz, ooh pains! Hope it turns into something for you and not just teasing like ive been getting the last few days! Keep us updated! BTW I havent lost my plug or had a show or anything either but that doesnt necessary happen before labour apparently.

DM, Glad Sophie is doing so well, we miss you on here though!

Samzi, yay for pains!!

Britt, hope you are ok and if not had that baby are very close to it!

Tor, he never wants to go to work anyway so doubt things will be any different! lol. The main thing is that i will hopefully be confident enough by then on my own both around the house and going out and about.
Yay for playing in the nursery! I loved sorting mine, still keep going in there and just pick things up and move things about!

Well AFM, Im fed up of the teasing so am trying to just ignore things but its hard as OH keeps asking me if im feeling anything and seems disappointed when im not in any pain, i know its just because hes uber excited now though which i guess is rather sweet.
my mums friends daughter had a baby yesterday afternoon, a little girl and she weighed 10lb 14! How huge is that! Im curious to see pics of a baby that size!, She doesnt fit in any of the newborn clothes they had at the hospital so they had to go bring some more and no suprise to know she was eventually delivered by C section. I cant believe the size though!

My pains keep coming and going and i did have a lovely big contraction last night which nearly took my breath away and lasted about 45 secs but it was just the one. i had a lovely night sleep too pain free so im feeling a bit frustrated about it all.
Also briefly saw my friend Sams two week old boy last night, he was so beautiful but she just looked wrecked bless her!

Anyway this afternoon we have decided to go to one of the coastal towns Walton or Clacton and have a bit of a wander and a play on the 2p machines in the arcade. Yes im sad!! Hopefully will take my mid off the teasing and encourage this baby further! xx
 
Aw thanks Melly. Generally on my phone so am reading but can't be arsed to update as it takes too long! X
 
Hi everyone, thanks for your lovely messages. Disappointed to say that after 4 hours of regular pains/contractions (not sure what to call them), they stopped at about 10 am - well not stopped but are now very irregular in timings and intensity. So gutted! They are just really irregular now and some are intense and stop me in my tracks and others I can just notice and are fine. Oh well - I did actually think this could be it (how naive!). I feel teased so badly - if those weren't contractions, I don't know what else they could have been! Do you think they might come back?

Thanks for your support and messages, it means so much to know that you guys are all here. We are going out for a walk now to see if that helps at all..... xx
 
Mel - I love the 2p machines!! Whenever we are at the seaside we spend ages on them!! Have fun and hope the walk brings things on x
 
Hiya all,

I thought i'd posted on here yesterday but can't see it now - so sorry if i appear to have missed anything - i have def been reading!

I'm not up to much today - family dinner later and i might actually try to get some of my overhanging work done today! I just feel really tired though, i don't have much energy to do much.

Caz - sorry your contractions disappeared - I too thought it was the real deal for you! One of my nct girls went to a massive indian wedding and went into labour the next day, so i was very hopeful yours would be the same...

Eve - your bump pic is fabulous! I cannot believe how big it is! And i think your post partum pic is great!

Sharique - beautiful pics, you look very content! Sorry the birth didnt go how you wanted, but the good thing is that you and emilia are both safe and sound. Love the name btw!

Britt - hope everything's ok with you! xx

Freckles - :hugs: sorry it's so tough, it must be hard when the hubbies go back to work and you're left to fend for yourself. It sounds like he's comfort sucking but maybe he's just stimulating your supply? maybe a growth spurt is imminent? Obviously i'm no expert, so i hope eve's friend can help you. xx

Doods - same for you honey, i hope Naomi feeds better today. Hopefully just an off day for her. xx

BV - I agree with DM, you do seem to be under a lot of pressure with the feeding. Don't get me wrong you're doing a great job. I really hope things can calm down for you after jillian's next appointment.

Hann - enjoy relaxing with the NCT girls! It's so nice that the men are playing tennis! I've spent a lot of time with my nct girls but the men haven't been so good at meeting up. I'm hoping that'll happen more after all the babies are here, we still only have 2 out of 7.

SB - wow, i can't believe how amazing your stomach looks after 1 week, that's incredible! I'm 100% sure i'm never going to look like that lol.

Mel - enjoy the slot machines! I'm a huge fan of the 10p one :)

Tor - enjoy playing in the nursery, that's a great idea for your DH to know where everything is, i need to give mine the lesson!
 
hey...is anyone text buddies with britt?? Just wondering how she's doing....
 
no dont think so. she's not been in the assisted conception thread or on fb do guess shes off having her wee girl!

Sophie is on my lap, feeding in a frenzy and farting like a navvy... love my girl!!
 
Aww lol DM I love your descriptions of Sophie :) She is seriously adorable.

How's dragon doing?
 
Mel - have a great time this afternoon, I love 2p machines!

Caz - I am so sorry for you that the pains have slowed but you never know it might start up again. I have a feeling thats what happened to BB, I might be wrong though.

Simmy- hope you don't have to work today, thats rubbish, enjoy your day with your hubby.

Tor - I'm sure you'll pop before me don't worry!

Linds - Soph sounds such a cutie!

AFM - spent the morning with the NCT girl and then the boys - we sat in the park and I got another cuddle with my friends week old baby. She is so tiny. I can't believe I am going to have one soon! Greg was in total awe of her, he can't wait for us to have our LO!
Going to see a mutual friend for an hour later and take a walk. But snooze time first!
Having some more niggley pains but I'm giving up on the symptom spotting for a while as it doesn't lead to anything!

Eve - glad you liked my dream, what a funny one! :)
 
SB – OH MY GOODNESS, how wonderful does your tummy look!!!!!?????!!!! Did you put on much weight during pregnancy? I really, really hope I can do the same as you when I have the baby!!! I've put on 31 lbs so far... And counting !

I actually gained over 40lbs by the end of it, which is why I was so worried it would take me forever to lose it. I was so pleased when I could eventually hobble over to the scale and saw over half of it was already gone! Breastfeeding seems to definitely be helping a lot to pull things back in quickly.
 
He's at the PIL's today with Daddy being spoiled rotten! He has gone there most Sundays with Mart since I went back to work as I used to do every Sunday, then every other Sunday more recently. We're trying to keep his old routine the same. I stayed home with Doodle Doo so he can have all of the attention for a bit. They have decided that what he really needs is a dr who scooter.... guess as grandparents theyre allowed to spoil him!
 
Awww @ doods farting on your knee DM LOL

SB BFing encourages your uterus to contract so not only does it pull stuff back to where it belongs but also gives you a tummy work out at the same time!!

Mel have fun on the 2p machines!!

Caz I'm having the same thing - off and on contractions!! Just at the point where you start thinking "maybe this is it" they tail off... LOL It's like those days of TTC when AF was late and as soon as you POAS the next thing AF appears!!!

Hann glad you had a good morning with the NCT girls! Hope you enjoy your snooze!!

AFM I'm off to Castle Espie again to see my daddy and his partner and hopefully it won't rain!!!
 
Caz, I think you'll start up again sometime, I'm sure your body wouldn't go through that unless it was limbering up for the real thing.

Mel, sounds like you're getting in gear too! A 10lb 14 baby makes my eyes water, no wonder it resulted in a c sec. Enjoy your 2p machines today!!

Eve, I'm totally with you on a sweep being better than full blown induction, I'm hoping to avoid both! Enjoy your day out today, is the sun shining for you?

Simmy, sounds like your body is telling you to rest girl, I think you deserve it!! Enjoy your family meal, let them wait on you. :)

Just wondering what you all think, the first NCT baby has been named our boy name... do you think I need to come up with a new name?!! These are the girls I hope to be good friends with for a few years...

xx
 
Linds it sounds like a nice day for dragon! I heard it was best to keep them on their normal schedules too!

Eve - stop trying to jump the queue!! Ha ha sounds like you could go soon, of course I will be very jealous and will only look after Saraya if you ask nicely :).
Have fun with your dad!
 
Tor - what's the name? Reason being if it's very popular like for example Jack or Oliver then I don't think it matters, or if it can produce 2 different nicknames it might not matter but if it's a bit more unusual then it might not be a good idea.
Of course you might have a girl.....
 
He's been a lot less whingy since we have got him back into his normal nursery routine. Still a bit of green eyed monster there but am just trying to give him extra loves and letting him help as much as he wants with Sophie. He likes to wash her hair and he does a pretty good job when he concentrates! Keeps the water mostly off her face. Got a mate from work coming over in a bit. Looking forward to that - I am missing it there. Not that I want to go back, am making the most of the maternity leave! Can't believe I've been off for 6 weeks already. Going far too fast :(
 
Tor, thats a difficult one and very annoying! Do you have a back up name and did they know that you had chosen that name too? I probably would think about it but really if you have your heart set on a name you should go with it. If that happened to us we have never even had a 2nd boys name considered so would probably stick with it.

Eve, enjoy your afternoon with your dad and his partner!

Hann, glad you had a nice morning!

Linds, hope Harry has a nice time at PILs, it must be difficult to have to suddenly share the attention bless him.

Simmy, i was wondering where you had gone, half wondered if you had disappeared to have a baby! lol

AFM ,We have just got home from Walton, and yes i enjoyed my 2p machines! Lol We had a nice walk in the sunshine and an icecream and now i can barely move, the pressure down below is ridiculous. I struggled to walk much more than even Friday so baby is def well down there now. A woman walked past us and said to me "blimey your about to drop" doh, NO!! REALLY?!!
Need to chill out now and rest my foof!! x
 
Tor, my hubby's boss (who he has worked with for 10 years, still does now and is a friend) had a Harry just before ours and Martin decided that we should change our name. I talked him out of it and i am glad I did as the boss has moved areas now, moved house and we barely see them. In my opinion you can't let people who you may or may not know in 2 years dictate decisions that you are living with for the rest of your life, although I admit I would be tempted to change my mind in your situation!
 
Tor, actually, aside from a dentist appt, OBGYN appts, and chiro appts, I have nothing planned except relaxing, getting things ready, and chilling with DH and the dogs! And I'm totally OK with that!

The name thing is a dilemma... had you discussed it before the babies were born? I don't know what I would do.

So jealous of your DH getting 5 weeks off, Mel... My DH is probably only getting the one, but he only works 4 days a week so it's not SO bad.

SB, you look like you never even had a baby! I've only gained ~26lbs so far, and I will be thrilled if I manage to look like that after a week or so!
 
Aha, yes of course Dragon needs a dr who scooter - who doesn't?! That's nice that he's got his grandparents' attention just to himself today. And very cute that he washes sophie's hair!

Mel - :rofl: i dont think i'd be someone to quietly sneak off to have a baby, trust me you'll all know when i get the slightest sign! (which BTW i have still had nothing!! - no twinges, NADA!). Oh and enjoy resting your foof! lol

Tor - hmm i actually think it's fine for you to give your baby the same name, by this stage i think most people have decided their baby's names and it's understandable that some of them might be the same. It seems unfair that you have to compromise your name choice just because the other one was born first. Maybe you can give your friend the heads up before your baby comes? My sister's friend had her heart set on the name Aaron, and my sis had a baby first and named it Aaron. Her friend sent her a lovely text just before her baby came along saying, look, we've always loved the name aaron and if we have a boy we'd really love to name it that, we really hope you don't mind and hopefully it is flattering to your choice of name. Or something along those lines. Anyway of course my sis didn't mind at all, who is she to tell her friend what to name her baby?
 

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