~*~* July Sunbeams *~*~43 Babies Here So Far!!! 25 Boys / 18 Girls

[Jsmom5]

Congrats breadsticks!!!

 

[JJsmom]

nuf, congrats on your little boy!

Breadsticks, That was definitely a quick labor! Congrats!!

NennaKay, I bought the same outfit!! I was hoping my little man that was due today would be here to wear it and since he was 3 weeks early he got to! Here is the pic I posted on FB wishing America a happy birthday!

 

[counting]

I'm still waiting. It's day #6 now. I don't even have words for how much I hate the look of the walls in here. It's 2am and I can't sleep because all I can do all day is lay in bed. Nurse told me at 9pm she was calling down to L&D about a room for me and would let me know asap when they thought I could go down. Considering it has been 5 hours I'm assuming the nurses can't be bothered enough to even let me know. I'm so miserable.

 

[abagailb14]

Congrats on all the newly arrived babies! I can't believe my little Olivia is 5 days old already - we've been getting settled in and she really is a little Angel. She's sleeping 3-4 hrs at a stretch so I can actually get some rest and she's eating really well too. We've had some latching issues so I've been pumping for her but it's really hard to keep up with her appetite! Hopefully I'll start producing more milk soon so I'm not spending my whole day attached to a pump lol. Hope everyone is doing well with their little ones and good luck to everyone still waiting!

 

[Vankiwi]

Oh Counting. I can't believe this is still going on and they aren't taking better care of you!! How frustrating!!

 

[floatingbaby]

Well, little Aisling decided to join us last night after a fast and furious labor!

It all started with my water breaking though I had no clue till the Dr told me. I had felt like I needed to go to the bathroom and when I did heard a plop, looked in the toilet to see clear/white stuff, I thought it was my mucous plug so I ignored it. Till contractions came minutes later! They were averaging about 3 min apart from the get-go but I could talk through them so I jumped in the shower to see if that would help. No go. Told husband to pack the rest of the toiletries for the hospital bag.

I should also mention that I had a drs appt yesterday morning and was effacing still but not dilated at all. So I thought this was another false alarm.

Anyway, talk to hospital and Dr, they tell me to come in. I get in and they get me in a room and I start puking. So they get me in a gown and check me, I'm 6 cm! This is about 2 hours after my first contraction.

The pain starts getting very bad and with my asthma I'm having a terrible time of breathing through the contractions. That and they needed 30 min of baby monitored and I had to lie still and couldn't at that point anymore. So I opt for the epidural, by the time I got it I had been about 8/9 cm. It was such a relief, I was so exhausted! I got about 30 min to rest before pushing. I pushed for less than 15 min and she was born at 11:55PM 7/3/13 weighing 6lbs 11oz, 18.5 in long. All in all, labor lasted a tad over 5 hours.

Here she is, with all her hair!
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She's a little sweetie, loves laying on mommy or daddy. She's such a tiny little girl!

I will read back what I've missed lately when I get a chance

This is SO wonderful!! Hugest Congrats! She's an absolute dear

 

[floatingbaby]

Thank you so much for updating tlh!

 

[ProudArmyWife]

Congrats on the new arrivals! They are precious!

Counting

Abigail that sounds like us. We had a poor latch which in turn made my nipples crack and bleed I've been pumping for the last 4 days for her until last night when I finally attempted to put her back to the breast. She took right back to the breast no problem like she was an old pro it was nice to be able to go to bed last night though without having to spend an hour on the pump.

 

[Miss Bellum]

Morning everyone, hope everyone is having a good day.

Planning another quiet morning hiding in the attic away from the builders. Hopefully, today will be the last day for most of the really noisy work! Going out later to meet NCT ladies for a few drinks and catch up so looking forward to that.

alice - sounds painful! Hope its better now

NennaKay - Sorry you didn't get your 4th July baby, seems like another case of the July Sunbeam awkward squad! None of our babies have arrived when we wanted. Good luck for your appointment today.

tlh97990 - Lets hope your little girl is right

JJsmom - Aww, your little boy looks so cute

Counting - So sorry this is taking so long for you. Will be thinking of you and hoping you get some progress soon. I can't believe your hospital has been so unhelpful, leaving you to suffer and not keeping you informed. Is there a complaints process you can follow ?

Abagailb14 - What a gorgeous little girl So pleased everything is going well for you both.

 

[caro103]

massive congratulations breadsticks! can't believe how quick she came, especially for your first baby!!

xxx

 

[alicecooper]

So 8 days overdue and I'm still here lol.

I'm taking the opportunity to eat fish and chips and ice-cream I'll be back trying to lose weight again after this bubba is born so what the hell, I might as well indulge

 

[Pink Flowers]

I am on a strict diet as soon as baby is born

 

[sue_88]

Fish and Chips and Ice Cream sounds great!!!

8 Days over, gosh you're a trooper!! We're all so ready yet we've got some stubborn sunbeams on our hands!!

I'm relaxing watching the tennis about to have some lunch, then off out into the garden to vacuum and clean inside my car before Andy Murray comes onto the court!!

 

[Pink Flowers]

what time is he on Sue?

I remember being 8 days over with Oliver and crying because he was never coming you are doing well Alice I would have lost the plot by now!

 

[alicecooper]

I think my plot was lost a fortnight ago lol. I'm trying to be all Zen about it now lol.

9.30am Tuesday morning I'm going in to be induced. I'm focusing on that.

 

[sue_88]

He's on after Djokovic / Del Potro.......................so could be anytime later really depends how this match pans out.

Just finished my car. Boy I am a sweaty betty now. Flies also seem to love my house so really struggling to have the patio doors & windows open. BleughhhH!

 

[kaths101]

I'm looking forward to the tennis too!
Im hating this heat, I've just been shopping in morrisons, that was hard work, all that bending in the trolley, packing bags and jack. I'm sweating now! Jack and I have just had an ice lolly, would it be bad if I had another

Alice, I feel so sorry for you. I'm suffering now and still have a week to go! Suppose there's not a lot we can do about it though!

 

[beachgal]

Alice, enjoy your fish and chips and ice cream! You deserve it

 

[floatingbaby]

Alice you are amazing! You have such a good attitude it's awesome! Is everyone in your house better yet?

I read a stat yesterday that said 8% of babies come on their due date while 75% come after

One of my rich neighbours said that he will pay anyone who has a baby on his birthday, July 9th, $2,000,000,000!!! So even though I really would like my peanut to start the process today and come this weekend, everyone in my family thinks I should keep my legs tightly crossed until Tuesday
I started feeling crampy and had a bit of a back ache yesterday, plus still having irregular BH's, so I know it won't be too long before I meet my sweet baby - taking a point from Alice's book now and going for the zen

 

[alicecooper]

floating - yes thanks the bug seems to have passed I'm so pleased.

and

omg @ your neighbour. Is he SERIOUS!?