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[Tor81]

Hi all, just a quick post to let you know I certainly haven't forgotten about you all. I'm just finding this first week REALLY tough.

Huge congrats to Hann, Jenni & Starry, and hopefully Mel too soon. Such lovely names & fantastic that all babies are doing well.

I will try to update more soon but basically I've been major struggling with BF, my nipples are now just black crusty scabs, I was perservering but last night almost passed out from pain so DH has taken over with small amount of formula & even gave her a dummy. I'm so upset I can't tell you, prob doesn't help that my milk is coming in & I'm still hugely sleep deprived, last time I slept for more than 4 hours was last Friday. BF specialist visiting today & I'm trying to be optimistic. And DH has been fab dealing with 2 crying girls at a time!

Hugs to all the ladies still waiting for their babies to make an appearance.

xx

 

[Doodlepants]

Tor, I hope you manage to get some help from the bf person- have you tried nipple sheilds to give you a bit of a break?
I'm always just at the end of the phone if you need a shoulder or have a question in the middle of the night

 

[fifi-folle]

Tor sorry you're struggling with BFing. I've heard good things about nipple shields to help you get over the pain and you can then wean them off them.
I'm still pregnant. Resigned to the fact baby isn't going to come without assistance. I keep getting contractions which then stop. Glad that we'll be meeting baby soon but so disappointed that I'm not getting the natural experience I would prefer. It's taken so long to get to this stage after my body screwing up so much in the past I guess I should be grateful we have a healthy baby that is just needing a bit of help to escape.

 

[DragonMummy]

OMG Mel - so glad it finally kicked off for you! Best of luck.

Fifi you must be climbing the sodding walls. Hope you get some progress soon xxx

Tor omg sounds like you're having a horrendous time of it. Don't feel bad about using formula, it's not poison and you have to do whats best.

 

[mummySS]

Tor, sorry you're feeling so down, i really hope you get a break and that the specialist visit today helps. It seems a lot of girls have struggled with it so you're definitely not in the minority! Lack of sleep definitely doesn't help. Hang in there hun xx

Mel, i'm thinking of you today, really hope it's going well!

Fi, will be thinking of you tomorrow as we go through it together. Like you I am dreading the induction but I'm just so happy we'll finally get to meet our babies! Also if it drags on til sunday it means the baby will be a Leo and not a Cancer star sign, isn't that weird?

Well, paul and I are enjoying a "last day before baby" today - we're going to my mum's to play with the twins, then i'm dragging paul to the cinema for Harry Potter (he isn't really into it but he's obliging, bless him), and then Nando's (my fave!). I'm also making sure all the laundry is done and the house is tidy...

The induction kicks off tomorrow morning at 7.30am when i have to call the hospital to check they have a room available (if they don't then i guess it gets delayed for another day...). Then I have to get to the hospital and knowing them i'll probably have to wait around for a few hours before anyone gives me any attention! I'm sooo nervous! You wouldn't believe it but i have a small tear down there from where she did the sweep a few days ago - i've got no chance of not tearing during the birth!!

 

[DragonMummy]

well thats a bit bloody careless of her, Simmy!

 

[fifi-folle]

I hadn't even thought of star signs! We'll be leaving the house at 7.30am, eugh! Although I got very little sleep last night due to stupid cramps/contractions in my back, so I'll probably be up anyway. Trying to rest today and like you Simmy get the house clean and tidy to bring baby home to. Getting my eyebrows done this afternoon and out for last dinner out tonight, I wanted to go to one of the Michelin starred ones in Edinburgh but hubby said no, too far from our hospital, boo hiss!!! Going to paint my toenails and try and tidy up the hairy mess that is my bikini line (although last time I did that I uncovered some really deep stretch marks yeugh.) Am totally unsure what to expect tomorrow, I just hope all I need to get going is my waters broken so I can still have waterbirth. Think there might be quite a lot of sitting around waiting though which you don't have to do in hospital if you're not induced, even thinking about taking laptop so we can watch some DVDs whilst we wait, is that weird?

 

[topazicatzbet]

not at all, i took the dvd player in when i had my son and watched ice age while in labour.

 

[DragonMummy]

Fi loads of women in all my various hospital stays had laptops with them.

 

[dan-o]

Hi ladies, just popping in to say our baby arrived on July 10th

I had pre eclampsia in the end, so got taken into hospital, where the plan was to induce me once my BP was stablised. The pessary was all that was needed, as I went into labour myself about 12 hours after having it put in. Not sure how long the labour 'officially' was, but I would guess the really strong contractions lasted a couple of hours or so. Pushing stage was 10 minutes! The midwife said it was the fastest she'd ever done! The contractions made up for the quick delivery though, wow, so intense and no gaps inbetween! Baby was OP (back to back) also, so I'm told we did really well to get him out so quickly and with no help

Baby Sid was a tiny 7lbs when he was born & perfect in every way

Only issue we've had since is with BF, as Sid had a complete toungue tie. Got it released yesterday, so hopefully he will be able to take more milk when he feeds now. He's put on weight anyway, which is the main thing

Hope everyone else is well, congrats on the births of your gorgeous babies & good luck to those still cooking! Sorry I lost touch with you all, might see you around in the baby forums

 

[Squeeker]

Topaz, lovely toes Happy Due Date to us!

SK and Tor, BF sounds REALLY painful. that things get better, one way or the other!

Yay, congrats Mel!!! Can't wait to hear updates!!

Mummyss, sounds like a fun day! What a good idea!!

Fifi, I'm taking my lappy with me to the hospital... more for music though.

AFM, went to a La Leche League meeting last night, which was really interesting.

Today I went for my morning walk and have been feeling a LOT of pressure in my bum and period-like cramping... hopiing this is the start of something, but I'm not really sure. Nothing timeable, anyway... fingers crossed!

 

[Hann12]

Just an update from Mel - she has done so well 9cm then eidural but has gad problems with delivering baby sp has gone in for a c section. I'll keep you posted!!

 

[SugarBeth]

Congrats to all the new babies! And good luck, Mel!

 

[Clareabell]

Wow good luck to Mel, another C Sec surely this is not normal, im off ot graduates to count how many of us have ended up with one. cant wait to hear what her bump is, i still think pink.

 

[Squeeker]

Good luck Mel...

There has been a high number of C-sections on here... just lucky, or what?

 

[Hann12]

Dan-O I have added Baby Sid to the graduates front page.

No news from Mel yet but keep checking my phone and hoping it won't be long!

Claire - I think girl too!

Now finally some photos of Annabelle:

 

[Blue_bear]

well done dan-o! hopefully see you over in the new bump graduates thread?

Fingers crossed mel is holding her lovely bundle by now!
Claire did you manage to count the sections? i was thinking the same earlier.

Still sending labour dust to the rest of you still waiting! Not long now Simmy!!

 

[Squeeker]

Hann, she's so cute! And so tiny in that bouncy chair!!

 

[Hann12]

Thank you Squeeker - she really is tiny, just love her so much!!

 

[Clareabell]

BB - You all have the right to call me an anal freak but I think there have been 11 sections in this group! I may have missed people though. To me that seems high for such a small number of people.