March Mama's! 2012 :) - 33 pink , 24 blue and 17 yellow bumps! 33 Babies!!

[lauraclili]

I say girl at 23.40 weighing 8lbs 6

 

[firsttimer1]

hehe lots of boy guesses seen as u all said i have a girl bump etc etc - but i think boy too

well my contractions have been going allllll day but anything from 3 mins apart to 6 mins apart, so erratic. Most only last 30 secs too.

Bloody show is gross.

already had warm bath and got the TENS ready for stage 2 of pain relief Oooooo here comes another....

 

[lauraclili]

Hooray! I'm so glad things are kicking off for you!

xx

 

[firsttimer1]

wish i was more certain of whats going on they hurt like heck but are soooooo short. wish i could sleep as widger suggested but laying down seemed to make them worse

right i suppose i should stop being on here and concentrate etc.... love to all xxx

 

[emera35]

Contractions around a minue or under are a much better sign than contractions lasting 2 minutes or more! so pleased for you FT

 

[Mrs Cupcake]

evening all, unfortunately i am still not in labour! i have been busy doing all my jobs, i have only just finished. im knackered so lets hope i sleep well tonight so i am ready for induction tomorrow.

the only exciting thing that has happened is that i suddenly had some brown blood. not a bloody show though. maybe i have at last dilated a tiny bit so that escaped? no contractions or anything else though.

i've seen that FT is in labour! excellent news!!! just going to read back a bit more because i havent got far.

 

[lozza1uk]

Ft, sounds a lot like mine, never got that regular until I got to hospital and was 5cm on arrival. Had some 4 mins apart then one would be 15 mins. Took a while to persuade triage to let me in cos of that! think the car journey sped them up, worst 8 min ride ever!
Only way I could handle them was on all fours, after 24 hrs of that I was knackered so if you can grab any sleep do.
Good luck! X

 

[mitchnorm]

Wooop ft......cant remember if i had a guess but i am sticking with girl......tomorrow.....2:15pm..... 8lb 3oz.

Have sleep while you can...my tens was amazing. With induction being brought forward for me i didnt really have time sort my oils like carrier oil etc....so good luck with those.

Feeling like a bit of a milking machine today...did get out and buy some clothes for Mia....nursing bras for me (get me!!!!) and had 2 lots of visitors. Had a 1.5 hour nap and hage now swapped with hubby.

Getting emotional over Dancing on Ice.finak.....torvill and dean are doing the Bolero....love that always makes.me.cry

 

[mitchnorm]

Cupcake.....good.luck tomorrow

 

[Mrs Cupcake]

oooh! i have now read that FT's waters broke naturally. That is fantastic news. sounds like she is in labour too so hoepfully she will avoid being induced.

im still the most overdue then... thought FT might overtake me!

 

[waula]

Hi lads...

FT - go girl!!! Get bouncing on your ball (but make sure you're on a waterproof floor as I found it made my waters come out a LOT!!!). And yes, it is all just pretty gross. But such good news you've beaten the induction so far...guesses...i'm with boy, 8lb 13oz, 8.29am... oh and don't forget to get a labouring bump shot...mine is so terrifyingly massive when i look back at it now...!

MrsCup - when you say you've finished your jobs do you mean you've finished the mammoth list from yesterday??? respect if so. that is immense. now get your feet up and enjoy some peace and quiet before tomorrow. So excited for you to be meeting your little one at last due date buddy!!!

Right...here are some pics of Noah Charles...including bath time fun!

 

[MissyBlaze]

FT!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm sooooo excited for you. PM me the surname of the midwife, if its who i think it is then shes lush.

keep me posted on who you have when you go in later.

is it weird that i'm a bit jealous of what's to come for you? I loved my labour and meeting Teddy Bear.

 

[citymouse]

Waula, he's so cute!

 

[vitfawifetobe]

Congrats FT - so good for you to have went naturally - your body definately had a plan - im thinking early hours - 0535 = little girl - 7 lbs 6oz

Waula - Noah is so precious - right little man super cute

Ive been in the play park all day with my 2 year old niece - climbing - going down shoots, very fun and tiring - still nothing

Midwife in the morning will give us a clear picture

L x

 

[MissyBlaze]

Waula, hes sooooo cute! does he like the bath?

Heres some of ted. Feeding, in his footy kit and me 9 days post section

 

[waula]

awww Ted!!! he's so beautiful and you look absolutely FAB hun!!!! how's Ted's feeding going now?? xxx

EDIT: he loves the bath - but only tried it with me in there too...don't really fancy the baby bath to be honest! he did wee all over me the other day though in the bath... oh and news on the stinky stump - it eventually fell off today - it needed too, it was awful! Kept changing his nappy and wondering where the smell was coming from!

 

[Widger]

Aahh. Love the pics of your boys girls. Missy - you look amazing

Ft - I would call triage and see what they say. Remember, every labour is different. Oh and get tens on now too, it really helps when.start early on low setting so when things get really tough you can crank it up

MrsC - maybe you will have something happen tonight too. Often threat of induction sets things off. If not, good luck for tomo and get to bed early xx

I've spent all day in bed. Earlier my little one was moving around so much it hurt so bad. Moving for hours non stop. I tried bouncing on ball but made me feel ill. Been having cramps on and off all day but think linked to sickness and running.to toilet. Taken paracetamol all day to ease some pain. Thankfully that has all calmed down now and did manage finally to get some rest about hour ago. It's been a long, horrible day. Think may go for bath now as I must stink

City - has your dog got all the boot up?

Vitfie - I tried bouncing on bouncy castle in recent weeks to get baby moving with no luck. If the slide works for you and I'm feeling better tomorrow.I'll give it a go

 

[mitchnorm]

Beautiful babies waula and missy...i keep remembering that although i have been posting oics of Mia..they are all on fb and nothing here ...just get on that but soooo busy...one disadvantage of bf is the constant nature. I also feel that in between feeding and changing i should be holding her all the time and not just popping into moses basket/carrycot....feel guilty when i.do that...please tell me its ok????

Also ladies who are bathing their bubbas....when did you do your first. Mia a week old tomorrow ...thinking then. they said it wasnt really needed til then...correct? And just warm water no products yet for first month? She is pretty clean....have given a wipe around, stump doesnt smell and have rubbed a bit of olive oil into dry skin on belly

 

[MissyBlaze]

I know what you mean mitch, I feel the same about putting him down. Also he's so lovely to snuggle. We bathed Ted quite soon (maybe like day 4 or something). Also i've been using Johnsons baby bath. I'm sure i shouldn't be but his hair gets quite yukky.

 

[waula]

Mitch - Noah had his first bath at about the same time - his stump was still on and he wasn't dirty but I was just looking forward to it too much! Not used a baby bath yet, just run a big bath and I get in and DH passes him to me - he seems to love it! No products in there (tempted to put a squirt of Johnsons baby in there but have resisted so far!!) and yes i'm rubbing in olive oil in too - quite a lot of dry patches...
Please don't worry about putting Mia down in between feeds hun - its so lovely to have all the cuddles and there's no way you can spoil them with love but I found when Noah settled well in the pram/moses basket and slept soundly that the guilt went away! I always pop a hot water bottle in for 5mins before putting him down and make sure he's well burped and he will settle really easily then. Don't beat yourself up either way...there's plenty of time to get her settled in a moses basket in between feeds...