**** October Bumpkins 2010 - 3rd Trimester - Born so far 50 Boy's and 48 Girl's! ****

[going_crazy]

Hi all!

Just a very quick update....
I had my baby girl on 9th October at 2:55am after an hours labour.
When the doc's did the "new baby checks" they found that she has got serious heart disease - Complex TGA, VSD and Pulmonary Stenosis, which was obviously a huge shock for us.
She had heart surgery on the 13th October (at 4 days old!) and is currently doing well..... she is being cared for by the lovely nurses at Evelina Childrens Hospital (St Thomas's in London)

I will not be on here again for a while, so I send my love and best wishes to all October Bumpkins xxxxxxxxxxxx

 

[brunettebimbo]

Congratulations on your baby girl.
I'm sorry to hear she has had to have surgery but glad that she is doing well, keep us updated when you can
We have a parenting thread now which I will add you onto, the link can be found on the first page of this thread

 

[juless]

Oh no, that's awful - but the fact that she's doing well after surgery is wonderful! I pray she stays strong!!

 

[PreggyEggy]

Hi all!

Just a very quick update....
I had my baby girl on 9th October at 2:55am after an hours labour.
When the doc's did the "new baby checks" they found that she has got serious heart disease - Complex TGA, VSD and Pulmonary Stenosis, which was obviously a huge shock for us.
She had heart surgery on the 13th October (at 4 days old!) and is currently doing well..... she is being cared for by the lovely nurses at Evelina Childrens Hospital (St Thomas's in London)

I will not be on here again for a while, so I send my love and best wishes to all October Bumpkins xxxxxxxxxxxx

Oh no, I'm so sorry to hear that! for you, I'm glad she's doing well!

 

[CaseyCakes]

Goingcrazy- I'm glad your little girl is doing good.

So woke up to a bit of cramps this morning but nothing. But I would have slept better if people actually let me sleep. I didn't think so many people cared about me until I might go into labor, got so many calls and texts asking if I was okay! I tried to tell them if something wasn't okay I would tell them. And I told OH that I was having cramps and he said that I needed to pay attention to them to make they aren't getting worse, I told him that it's kinda impossible to ignore it, hehe. But hope all ladies are doing good.

 

[juless]

Ooo, I hope those cramps are leading to something Caseycakes! I hope you'll be able to get some uninterrupted rest today! I've been getting some periody cramps since yesterday's internal exam. Also, I'm sure baby must be super low since she was hiccuping earlier and they were at the bottom of my bump! First time they've been so low!

 

[CaseyCakes]

Ooh good vibes toward you juless. I'm about to start cleaning my house see if that helps anything, then maybe a shower and a nap.

 

[MommyKC]

Good luck aurora

Is anyone else really struggling with sleep?! I'll be too knackered to get the baby out at this rate!

YES!!! I just lay in bed at night. It sucks, this started about a week ago. I don't know what's going on... I'm tired, and want to sleep... but I can't get comfortable and I end up staring at the clock. I hope I can get some decent sleep soon, going through labour/delivery wore me out last time... I NEED my rest before that happens!

Good luck today Aurora!

Have fun at the movies tonight BB! Hubby and I are going out tomorrow night to see a movie, one last time before baby arrives!

 

[MommyKC]

Congrats on all the new babies!!! They are just pouring out like crazy now aren't they?!

And congrats to you too Going_Crazy, but I'm sorry to hear about your little girl's health issues. I will be thinking of her!

 

[BeanieBaby]

Congratulations on the birth of your baby girl Going_Crazy. So sorry to hear she's not been well and has had to have surgery. It sounds like she's doing well though and is in the best place. You're all in our prayers so keep us updated if/when you can.

Had my sweep this arvo and was told I was 3cm with bulging membranes! Was a bit of a surprise to say the least! Been getting constant BHs ever since and feeling v. tender but i'm not in labour, yet! She has booked me in for an induction on Friday 22 October but has said she'll be v. surprised if I make it that far!

xxx

 

[veganmum2be]

congrats on your little girl going_crazy sounds like shes a little fighter

42 october babies!

i had 38 week midwife appointment today, all is fine and i'm booked in at one day overdue for a sweep so excited for that in a way as i didn't think my local midwives did anything until 41 weeks.
had lots of pains today quite regularly. so been bouncing on my ball!

 

[aurora]

Hi ladies, quick update!

I went in for my induction this morning, and ended up leaving without it.

My blood pressure was back to normal, and baby is still floating so an induction may have been pretty rough. To be honest I was happier than a pig in shit to wait a bit longer and try and get my natural birth!
They did a non stress test which she passed no problem and doctor could get one finger inside my cervix.

I then went for a bio physical scan which she also passed, other than we didn't see her practicing her breathing, but she was sleeping after all. My fluid level was great.

It would have been a great weekend to be in the maternity ward there, there was only 1 other woman! All the rooms were empty but mine and hers, and the nurse on till Sunday is a sweeeetheart. lol Come on baby we want Doris for our nurse.

Oh, and shes now measuring over 42 weeks.

 

[waitin4numb3]

iv had my not so little girl!!! 9lb 9,born on 13/10/10.I will post the birth story soon!! xx.

 

[PreggyEggy]

Ok ladies, I want some advise, because I am seriously confused.

All day I've been having my usual BHs and cramps, and I've been pretty happy about that because they had disappeared for the last few days and I haven't really been getting anything.

But I started to noticed a few hours ago that I've been getting them all day, albeit with the occasional break, and that is unusual. Hubby needed to go to Tesco, so we decided we'd have a bit of a ride on some bumpy roads, lol, and I told him about them, and that they seemed to be stronger in the car, so he made me time them with his phone.

So far I've had 4 and they've been 9-20 mins apart, and have lasted between 40-50 seconds, but I've only been timing for the last 45mins

I'm really trying not to get my hopes up, but it's bloody hard! Just how am I meant to know if these are just braxton hicks or the real thing? They feel like the braxton hicks I've usually had, very uncomfortable but not painful. I'm scared to do anything, or go to sleep incase they go away like they always do!

edit: Aaaah you guys updated while I was typing! Congrats to you both! It's great that you still have a chance for the birth you want, Aurora.

 

[aurora]

Preggy I'd say when you stop being able to talk through them or really be able to concentrate on anything else they are the real thing.

 

[juless]

Why is it that my OH seems to be more hormonal than me? He seems to constantly have mood swings lately.. right now he's upset about something I apparently said but he doesn't remember what it is I said? Um.. isn't that the kind of thing I'M supposed to be doing? Gah...

 

[going_crazy]

Just for the record...... here's my baby before surgery, after surgery and having her first 'daddy cuddle'!..... she's looking at coming home for a few months before the next "biggie" op!

 

[juless]

What a sweetie!! She's beautiful!!

 

[MommyKC]

Going_Crazy - What a beautiful little doll. Bless her!

PreggyEggy - From the sounds of it, I'd say you're in early labour. I have always gotten BH contractions in both pregnancies starting around 16 weeks, so when I had them close together for a day or so, I didn't notice either or think anything of it... and I never paid attention because they didn't hurt much at all. And then I went into REAL labour the next night (with my first daughter anyway, I have yet to see how this one turns out)! So you never know, it could be the start of something. But when it's real labour, you'll know. Real contractions are hard to talk through, or do anything through really. And they will be regular, NOT sporadic. Real contractions come and go right on schedule, and last the same amount of time each time (should be around 45-60 seconds). Good luck and keep us posted!

Aurora - Glad they sent you home and are giving you some more time! That's great news!

 

[Newt4]

Aurora- Glad your not getting induced. Going natural is so much better.

Congrats to all the new mothers!