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20/8/08 17:34
20/8/08 14:38
Hey Mara, sounds like a fab appt. really good you have a consultant that agrees with you and not one who tries to get you into hospital due to the slightest wee thing. Really good you feel comfortable with her.
Hope you are keeping well and really isn't long for you to go now.
Hope all the other ladies awaiting babies are well, and the new babies and mums are well too.
Baby Kyle and I are are still plodding along, with no real routine, but sure that will come once DH goes back to work LOL. DD1 starting P1 at school tomorrow so all very excited.
labour vibes to those that want them Jen x
19/8/08 15:46
hi all well blow me down had another positive appointment with the consultants!!!
went for a general review because i am measuring a bit bigger for dates (nothing compared to with dd2 last year) but mw wanted them to double check things before sorting out home visit e.t.c.
well the doc i saw was great she agreed with me that fundus could be big because of me and infact she has no concerns about me having a hb with a large baby because they wouldnt do anything special in hospital and shoulder dystocia is a small risk that is there for any woman regardless of babies size (finally a doc that feels the same as me). she assured me that although it would be a bit panicky if it did happen that the mw know what they are doing and there is nothing that couldnt be done in hospital that they couldnt do at home (i already knew that but they usually fob you off).
only thing she wants to check is fluid levels around baby which i already said will probably be high because all my children were expected to be huge and each time it was all water (comes to something when you have to have a 5th child for them to finally check for it!)
back in two weeks to see what the scan shows but even if water is high is i may have waters break early and baby may be early (hasnt happened in 4 pregnancies but oooookkkk lol) and i am at the midwife in the morning will keep you guys upated
mara x (34+5wks no.5)
16/8/08 08:40
Lindsay, good luck with mw, I hope all is ok with your placenta. I started to measure smaller towards the end as well even though baby wasn't engaging properly but I think he was just changing position. Hope that is all it is for you.
Jen x
16/8/08 08:38
Hi ladies, good to hear that there are a few more of you coming up, looks like we will have another spell of babies very soon
Jude, good to hear that Ethan is doing so well, Kyle was a bit sicky at the start as well, but it seems to be settling down now, can't believe he was a week old yesterday.
Well good luck ladies,
Jen x
15/8/08 20:43
Hi there!
Congratulations Jen and Jude on the birth of your boys. Glad all is well with you both.
Its 3 weeks 3 days until my due date (8th Sept.). That is unless the full moon gets me tonight! Saw mw today and I am beginning to measure small again as I did with ds1 (my placenta failed then and so was induced) so she is keeping an eye on me before sending me for a growth scan - she thinks they were a bit too quick too intervene last time, so if I want my home birth we want to avoid growth scans! BP was up today, a first for me, but nothing too concerning. However, with that and the measurements, mw has told me to hold off on hiring my birthpool. She is coming to see me at home on Wednesday to re-do BP and measurements. She is also going to go through home birth pack and my birth plan. It is getting very real now - still haven't got hardly anything organised!
Love, luck and labour vibes to all,
Lindsay 36+4 lemon bump no.2
xxx
15/8/08 19:24
Ooooooohh Mara not long now hun! I think you're the only one of the original posters from this thread that's still waiting! Hope your last few weeks go quickly hun.
Labour vibes to all those ladies waiting.
15/8/08 17:15
lol Mara, i am due in 5 weeks and 1 day! every day counts!
so good to hear of all these contented little babies!
15/8/08 16:19
im due in 5weeks 6 days girls (sounds less than 6 weeks lol) im due 25th sept yes. i think there are a couple of ladies due before me but dont think they post on here much so lots of labour vibes to them,
so glad all you ladies and your little ones are doing so well time is going by so fast im sure when i first started on here most of you ladies had around 6 weeks of just over left to go and now look at you all!!
im going to get the school hols out the way then i will only have a couple of weeks left then so trying not to get too excited before then otherwise it will drag lol.
mara x
14/8/08 17:03
Thanks for the congrats everyone.
Jen, glad to hear Kyle is doing so well. Bet you're tired with all the visitors. I have my mum here and have had friends pop round briefly but that's all so far as my family live miles away.
Ethan is also feeding really well. His first night was a little disturbed as he was sicking up stuff he'd swallowed inside me apparently - nothing of concern and not a lot of it but enough to bother him. Last night he had a feed and we put him in his bed at midnight. He then slept right through until 9am! Obviously we're not expecting that again tonight but what a nice treat for us last night!!!
Good luck to everyone still waiting - will keep coming on here to see how you're doing. Who is due soon?
Love Jude x
14/8/08 14:01
Congrats to th new arrivals (I posted on your birthstory threads) and good luck with the induction Ems, hope it is nice and quick for you.
Are there many more waiting for baby now, sorry I am really starting to lose track again.
Can't be long for you now Mara, are you due Sept?
Hope all the mums and babies are doing well, and labour vibes to those waiting
Kyle is doing really well, and is a right wee guzzler LOL has put on some weight as well so really pleased with how he is doing. Got my first lie in this morning as well, life has been hectic with visitors etc so having a day off today LOL.
Jen x
13/8/08 11:15
Congratulations Jude on the birth of Ethan, can't wait to hear your story!
Katie was born at 1.47 but it was am not pm lol! 60cm is very long i thought Katie was long at 51com but wow, he must have beeb lovely and curled up inside you.Missems has gone into hospital this morning to be induced despite irregular contractions yesterday. Hopefully that'll mean she'll have her baby nice and quickly. Good luck Ems!
13/8/08 11:14
Congratulations Jude!! Welcome to the world little Ethan!!
Wow.... I'm so glad that it all worked out well for you in the end, cant wait to hear your birth story!
Take care
Lisa
xx
12/8/08 22:28
Congratulations Jude
welcome to the world baby Ethan x x
Looking forward to reading your birth story
12/8/08 22:03
any sign of your stubborn baby Missems?
12/8/08 22:02
oh huge congrats to Lu an Jude on the birth of your babies....soooo not jealous at all
hope you both had fantastic births and cant wait to read your stories.
mara x
12/8/08 21:28
Congratulations Lu!
Will post more shortly but just wanted to let you all know that I had a wonderful home birth this afternoon! Will post my birth story when I'm a little less tired.
Ethan Harvey was born at 1.47pm today, in the bath!! He weighs 8lb 11oz and is really long at 60cm. We are both very well and all went very smoothly and quickly! He's gorgeous of course!!
Love Jude x
12/8/08 11:47
Congratulations Lu! I see on due in August that she had a little girl yesterday, called Ruby Alice. Well done!! Sarah and Katie (4 weeks and 5 days) x
11/8/08 11:57
Congratulations again Jen!
Ems, can't believe you're still waiting hun, was Livvy late? Industrial strength
labour vibes on the way to you. There's still time. Sorry you're not going to get your hb Lu but as you say, you'll be meeting your baby very soon, hope it all goes well and is nice and quick for you.
Loads of labour vibes to you Jude
and everyone else that is waiting, hope things start happening for you soon. Sarah x
11/8/08 09:25
well, after over 24 hrs from waters breaking nothing is progressing. I have a very stubborn cervix that doesn't want to dilate past 3cm so I'm off into hospital now. I'm a great believer that everything happens for a reason and while I'm disappointed I'm not getting a hb or a waterbirth I will be meeting my baby very soon.
I'll post on here with my news shortly
Lucy 38+6 wks
Lins, hope the mw appointment went well today. I remember i measured about 3cms small by the end of my pg after measuring spot on and they never even commented on it!!
Mara, so pleased you had a good hospital appointment and that you're all on for your hb without a fight! How did it go with the mw? I can't believe it's going to be your turn soon!!
Jen, good to hear you and Kyle are doing well. I've actually found things are easier when DH is at work as you kind of have to get on with it lol!! I'm bf Katie on demand so it's hard to have a proper routine as such but i do have my routine for getting us all dressed and showered (me!) in the morning. I have to say it's not as hard having 2 as i thought it would be
Labour vibes to all those that are waiting
and hope all bumps and babies are well. Sarah x