Official October Team Bumpkins

[helz81]

Seen midwife..good news,although I'm not getting excited, I'm 4/5ths engaged so slowly, he's making his way down to the exit. Midwife said although 4/5ths isn't alot,it is great news cos this is my 3rd baby and with other babies you don't tend to engage atall untill just before labour starts or in labour. C'MON BABY!!!!

 

[eswift]

Helz ~ Hope it all happens soon!

Aimee-Lou ~ Congratulations Girl, you've done really well for yourself...

My Little Madame in one hungry little girl! LOL I've managed the last 2 days on about 2 hours of sleep..

We're all doing really well, mw been and seen; don't see her again until Monday... DS has been so excitable and yet bossy... LOL Don't you think you need to feed my sister... Being the main instruction... hehehe...

If you like to take a peak, click on the link to see my babe... https://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=155844&id=777036803&l=28d55426b3

 

[aimee-lou]

Good evening everyone!

Thanks again to everyone - It's so nice to be home. I've posted a birth story for anyone who's interested. It's not as graphic as I thought it would be lol :-S

Earl is doing really well. MW is so happy with him that she isn't coming again until Friday afternoon!! He is feeding well, loving his formula and even managed nearly 7 hours sleep overnight! I think hubby tired him out by explaining the plotline of Casino Royale and the intricacies of the espionage system of the UK! He has however already had to have a couple of outfits taken out of his wardrobe as he's too big for most of his newborn outfits!

Hope we're all ok......Can't believe October is nearly over, and that our Earl-ie baby is just 2 days old! Feels like he's been with us forever!

 

[helz81]

Awwwww Eswift and Aimee, good to hear xxx

Still waiting here...1 day over due, ah POOH. Fed up and wondering if it will actually happen??!!
Taking ds out on the riverbank sometime today to look for conkers,hoping the stroll will encourage this lazy monkey to move further down/start me off!
Off to read birth stories xx

 

[Maffie]

Hope the little one comes soon Helz!!! (come on baby)

Well i'm so enjoying being a mummy. Noah settles better during the day he's been a little windy so cries on his back. Just written our birth story too. Really puts a lump in my throat how it was going so wrong but I now have the best thing in the world.

We took Noah out yesterday as we went for a carvery, we got so many comments on his full head of hair!

BF seems to be going well and midwifes seem shocked at the amount that just flows from them. I could use them as weapons as they are triggered as soon as Noah cries. I've managed to get milk everywhere

 

[helz81]

LOL at the boobs as weapons Maffie! I know what u mean though, remember it well!!
Just read both birth stories (yours and Aimees) and they are lovely xx

 

[xTaylorsMummy]

aimee hes too big for newborn? bless him! Dex was 9lb6 aswell and only just gone into 0-3 and hes a month old today [i forgot until now!! oh my wheres the time go!?] but newborn was getting abit tight lol and they were like 10-11lb newborn lol i love the name btw! x

 

[Maffie]

I didnt buy much newborn but its all too big. I had Noah in an outfit yesterday which was for upto 4 kilos and it was big.

All our 0-3 stuff is way too big for him.

 

[aimee-lou]

We have 3 gro's and 7 vests - the other 4 gro's that I bought are far too small as they are footed and only 50cm and he was 53cm when he was born and appears to be expanding by the day! Thank goodness for Mothercare and their oversized clothes......his 0-3 still look huge so no idea what we're going to do lol. Hoping that someone will go to next and get him some 0-1month stuff lol.

We had a really good night again....really chuffed. We woke up at 4.30am (precisely 4 hours after the last feed), ate a full 2oz and then decided we wanted to be awake.....only took me about 20 minutes to convince him to go back to sleep right through til 8.30. I swear this child is a metronome for food! lol

We also love the Eagles..... made me well up as we were in the kitchen helping Daddy to make up a bottle (Earl likes to supervise these important things!) and 'Johnny come lately' came on. He just passed out so hubby got the camcorder out. We now have 2 minutes of him fast asleep while 'there's a new kid in town' is sung at him through the hi-fi. I bawled so much watching it back and feel emotional now just thinking about it. Just one of those movie-type moments that you couldn't have planned at all.

Btw....is anyone else still suffering with bruises? I was quite 'heavy' on my feet, ankles and knees towards the end of labour and my knees and both ankles are still really sore and bruised right through to the bone in places lol. My back is also killing me. At least everything else is healing nicely.......I think - not that I can see down there yet lol.

Have a good day ladies. We have a day at home to look forward to. No visitors, nothing! So we're going to test the pram works on our bumpy paths and chill out! So nice!

 

[colsy]

Aimee-Lou and Eswift, you've both just made me cry. I am very very emotional at the minute, and suddenly although I am ridiculously happy with our gorgeous Monty, I am also sad that our journeys together over the past nine months are now at a end for most of us. Sorry, Helz, that's not what you want to read is it, when you're feeling lonely in here - I do so hope your little one comes ASAP.

Does anybody else feel a little like this? Like the end of an era is in happening, but of course the start of something amazing is also happening?

I seem to get emotional at the same time every evening - I breeze through the day and then 5pm hits and I start to get a bit tearful. I think it's as the darkness comes in and suddenly we're all tucked up in our cottage and know that it's just the three of us, with no help or communication with others for the next few hours.

Our gorgeous boy is getting colic at night. I admit to thinking colic was simply a bit of wind that soon came out and simply led to a slightly grizzly baby. I believe it's one of those that, until you've experienced it with your own baby, is something that has little significance. I'm wondering whether any of my Bumpkin friends out there are also going through the same thing? From about 6pm, Monty gets really horrible colic, and there's nothing we can do to console him as he draws up his legs in shocking pain, screaming, balling his little hands into fists, and alternately arching and flexing his back. Some nights this lasts for just a couple of hours; other nights it lasts until the early hours of the morning. It breaks our hearts to see our gorgeous boy in pain - how can nature be so cruel to inflict this on a baby who isn't even two weeks old?

Sorry, girls, this isn't a very carefree and cheerful message. As you can probably tell, I'm not quite feeling myself today, and I just wanted to let a few of the old emotions out. I would really love to chat with some other Bumpkins who are going through a similar thing - it's hard for OH and I to be dealing with this alone.

Loads of love to you all - and please let's all stay in touch in the Bumpkins chat thread. Sorry, I asked this before, but could somebody let me know where the new thread is? Thanks.

xxx

 

[colsy]

Maffie, just wanted to say I love the name - Sebastian is our LO's middle name too.

 

[Maffie]

Colsy - Noah is suffering at night too, screams if he's on his back. So I seem to spend along time holding him and rubbing his back.

We get him weighed again tomorrow and im nervous as he lost weight while in hospital, but he seems t be gaining now he's home.

Didnt know we had a new chat thread set up, where is it??

Feeling stressed out as just found out OH has been knocked off his bike. I cant even get to the hospital I know he's not seriously hurt but feels so wrong not being there.

 

[jo_79]

Colsy and Maffie have you tried infacol with Monty and Noah?? Sam was really suffering but after having that for a few days he seemed loads better.

Aimee just looked at my newborn babygro's from sainsburys they're upto 56cm dunno if that would be any good for Earl?

 

[baby.love]

Hiya girls

What a frigging day.. Had to go down the Dr's as my c-section scar has become infected it is so painful so cant wait for the antibiotics to work....

Helz: I hope Ethan doesnt keep you waiting much longer x

Girls the new bumpkin thread is in the Groups section near the general chatter bit x

Will catch you all soon xx

 

[aimee-lou]

Hi everyone....I'm going to get some infacol in ready as our little gannet is eating so much and starting to show a few little symptoms of colic so we're getting prepared for that joy.

Sainsbury's....ooh we're off there tomorrow. Thanks jo for the tip off.

Btw, have I missed something.......where's Kte? I hope that everything is ok. I will check her facebook but with everything I'm kind of having to catch up on everything all the time lol. Not used to that lol

We're officially on 3oz every 4 hours now! he's 3 days old and he's already can focus his eyes - I'm just amazed by him! Speaking of food it's 8pm coming up so best make up his dinner! Then time for his massage and bed (so Mummy can get in the bath as she feels grotty lol.

Oh, also, we went out for a walk today and all 4 of us, Dog included, passed out for 2 whole hours this afternoon as we were worn out completely! lol......this could be interesting! Off to register the birth tomorrow - so exciting!

Good evening everyone.....dinner time! xx

 

[Kte]

Hello

I am still here Aimee, congratulations again btw xx : hugs:

I am just popping on quickly, been in slow slow labour since Tuesday evening, about 11pm. my contractions have been all over the place, went from every 20ins down to every 5 mins, then they went up to every 10 And now I'm sat at every 15 . I had no sleep Tuesday or Wednesday but managed to get broken sleep last night thanks to Mr Painliller! We'd was horrible as the only comfy position was stood up, I managed to sleep at about 5 am from sheer exhaustion. I have had a show and it keeps on coming and now I thinky waters are leaking as I keep looking like I wet myself, I had to do a quick crab walk across the kitchen so OHs mum didn't see!! So yeah, painfully slow!

Next time I'm back I hope it's better news! I can't log on when I am using the contraction counter on the phone as it wipes the record clean

at least today at the moment I am in high spirits, yesterday I just wanted to ball my eyes out all the time! x

Labour dust to anyone who needs it ( or am I the last? Lol)

 

[helz81]

Hi Kte, no you're not last, I am, 2 days over due now and rediculously depressed and down Doesn't help that its a sad time for me with it being a year since I lost my mum. I knew it would be hard to cope with if I happened to be over due aswell but didn't think it would be this hard. I know 2 days over is nothing really but it doesn't feel like that.
Best of luck for your labour progressing, I think I'm going to stay away now untill baby decides it's time. See you on the other side! xxxx

 

[Eala]

hugs and labour dust for a smooth delivery for both Kte and Helz I really hope you don't have much longer to wait!

Colsy, there are bits of your post I could have written. I dread night times, even though Romilly is actually settling fairly well these days. I think it harks back to the first week when we were having horrible trouble feeding, and nights were just endless frustration and tears.

Romilly is a nightmare for getting wind up, and it causes her such discomfort. Thankfully though we've only had an occasional bout of true "colic" - I truly feel for you Colsy, with you dealing with that every night. We're still using Infacol, not sure if it's doing a whole lot, but gripe water just made her sick so seems the best thing for now.

baby.love - that's awful about your c-sec scar. I hope the anti-biotics kick in really quickly for you

Romilly's still very unsettled today. The drops we got given for her oral thrush didn't work, so she's now on a gel - getting that into her mouth isn't a bundle of fun! If it clears it up though, I'll be happy. I hate her being in discomfort, it just makes me feel so powerless

Meh, onwards and upwards! Am meeting some friends for lunch today, so hopefully being out and about will settle her a bit!

https://www.babyandbump.com/bnb-groups/198700-bumpkins-babies-chat-thread.html here's the link for the bumpkins baby thread for those who were looking for it.

 

[Kte]

Hello

I am still here Aimee, congratulations again btw xx

I am just popping on quickly, been in slow slow labour since Tuesday evening, about 11pm. my contractions have been all over the place, went from every 20ins down to every 5 mins, then they went up to every 10 And now I'm sat at every 15 . I had no sleep Tuesday or Wednesday but managed to get broken sleep last night thanks to Mr Painliller! We'd was horrible as the only comfy position was stood up, I managed to sleep at about 5 am from sheer exhaustion. I have had a show and it keeps on coming and now I thinky waters are leaking as I keep looking like I wet myself, I had to do a quick crab walk across the kitchen so OHs mum didn't see!! So yeah, painfully slow!

Next time I'm back I hope it's better news! I can't log on when I am using the contraction counter on the phone as it wipes the record clean

at least today at the moment I am in high spirits, yesterday I just wanted to ball my eyes out all the time! x

Labour dust to anyone who needs it ( or am I the last? Lol)

 

[florabean1981]

Kte & Helz, good luck girlies.