Stupid me had it listed with pregnancy so hopfully now easier to find -

Anyway im still waiting - did think something this morning mild aches every half hour then it all stopped so looks like def trip for sweep on tues which not looking forward too but never mind

Ellie

Hi well i had my bundle of joy 16th jan at 00.08. He weighed in at 8lb 13oz, and is so gorgeous

xx

Congrates Rebecca - hope you had a good labour and all is going well.

I too have now had baby Lauren - two weeks late and a huge 8lb 15 , she was born on the 12th at 4.09pm, shes fantastic and is now sleeping quite well , but i am breast feeding so still knackered.

Strange though as at first i thought she was the spit of her sister but now think she is quite different.

Ellie

x

Hi,

I was due on the 20th of December and I am pleased to say my little boy 'Austin James' arrived on the 2nd of January (13 days late!) weighing 8lb 8oz. 

The birth didn't go quite to plan - I ended up having an emergency c-section, due to my high temp and not progressing any further than 5/6cm and the baby not coping with  labour/contractions.  I ended up with a spinal headache from the epidural and couldn't sit or stand for nearly a week and then my section wound went red and warm and burst on 1 side!  Anyway - all on the mend now... apart from my nipples which are taking a bit of a battering - he is a very aggresive feeder!!

All that said, he was well worth the wait (and pain) and I can't believe how much I love him!!

Congrats to all with new arrivals.

Eve X

My turn.......!

I have a beautiful baby boy called Charlie who arrived at 5.06am on friday morning weighing 8lb2oz (and a 1/2)! He is adorable although I have to say that the labour was tough. Started after membrane sweep Thurs at 2pm - a few cramps before then, but the sweep really got it going. By 5.30pm the contractions were very severe but all over the place time-wise. By 7ish they were lasting at least a minute long and were very close. Went to hosp. Struggled as contractions were so painful and frequent - not helped by horrendous back pain. It was relentless! Had pethidine and gas and air. Asked for epidural but couldn't have one as anaethatist in surgery with a c-section - gutted! Fully dilated by 1.30am. Then a horrendous 3 hours of pushing from 2am........found it so hard to push due to back pain.  So one epesiotomy later and out popped the head followed by body in next push and charlie had entered the world!

No-one can prepare you for labour - but what an end result. I am head over heels in love with our little boy. We didn't know what we were having so the surprise was wonderful.

Congratulations Trisara an Eve

Sorry you  didnt have good labour experiences butr its all worth it in the end ,

Eve hope the breast feeding settles down a bit for you, my little one was like that to start but has calmed down and my nipples are used to it now so not too bad.

Really glad as well as she just eats and sleeps even at night shes a star only waking once or twice and straight back down after a feed , totally different to my other daughter who was just awake all the time .

I expect they'll be some more arrivals soon,

an is it just me or is january flying prob cos i spent the first half waiting for baby and now im just busy and keep forgetting what day it is !

where is everyone?

just checkin' in seeing how its going..Theo has got terrible colic and will not sleep and hates his moses but sleeps like an angel in the carseat and pram. not great when i need him to sleep in the early hours!

xxx

hi all my turn LOL

Jack Gabriel James arrived at 00.31am on Thursday 24th Jan 2008 

He weighed just 7lb 6.5oz even though he was 16 days overdue! But he looked huge! He is however 22ins long, longer tha my first but shorter than my middle son!

I had to be induced and although i was terrified it all went fine and i was only in labour for 7.5 hours. It was tough going tho as the pains were comming 1-2 mins appart and lasting 1-2 mins each from very early on but i coped by soaking i the bath for an hour, well 3.5 hours actually LOL! They said i was 3cm dilated at 11.20pm and left me for an hour, Dom had to run out and tell them i was pushing and he could see a head so they all came running in LOL

Well he has finaly gone off now so i am going to try and get some sleep. I have basically been awake since wednesday morning at 6am and i am shattered!

Congrts to everyone. Love Philippa xx   

Well done Philippa - finally you  meet your little chap! You must be so relieved at last and a lovely size considering he was overdue!

Enjoy!

x

Hi all

Well William is 9 days old now and the midwife came round today to weigh him and he has put on 9oz since being born and is now 9lb 6oz. Midwife was very impressed with him.

Hope everyone else are doing well mummys and babies

xx

Well Done Phil! What a lovely name i loveit!! cant wait to see piccies!Thats a good weight!Bet you are relived!!Im so glad or you bf is going well, still struggling with bf Theo, he latches on but for mere minuites then screams!

He has been very colicky and havent had much rest and a few crap days as contantly screaming but put him on infacol and i think its workign! fingers crossed! He only sems to sleep in the car; in the pram and when the hoover is on! Lol! Now we are home he is awake ...

Had Theo weighed yesterday and he hasnt put any weight on so its statcic, but hv told me that i was giving him to mcuh , between 3/4oz every 2/3 hours!! Now she wants me to give him 4oz every 3 hours.

Hows evryone doing?

x

Hey eva

I Have had to put William on sma white as sma gold wasnt filling him and he is taking 4oz every 3-4 hours which im quite glad at.

xx

Hi All,A

 new recruit from Due Jan thread. Macie joan was born Tuesday 22/01/08 at 10:52am by C section. Waters went monday night at 11:10pm. In labour by time at hospital and got to 9cm but then she turned and got stuck so another section for me but was very relaxed as had epidural at 3:30am. Came home yesterday and so far things quite relaxed, sure that will change over next few months but am enjoying now for now.

Congratulations to all and catch up soon.

Kimxxx

Hi All,

Filling this in on Due Jan 08 thread but thought would bring across here too.

December

January

16/01/08 - Rebecca taylor - William 00.08am.

18/01/08 - Vicki (Trisara) Charlie 05.06am  8lb2 1/2

22/01/08 - Kim1 - Macie 10:52am. 8lbs 12oz (1 day early) - C section

24/01/08 - Francesca  - OVER DUE

Does anyone else fancy adding there details?

Well hope everyone is doing ok.

Lauren is doing really well and is now a massive 10lb2 , at 2 weeks old that aint bad , especially considering my first daughter wasnt that big till 5 weeks !!

I am in a bit of pain at the moment as i have masitis (think thats spelt right) and bf is quite painfull but on antibiotics so hopefully will clear up soon. 

Oh Ellie, take care babes. Drink lots of fluid, express and feed regularly from that boob, take lots of paracetamol and rest rest rest. I have had that with both my eldest two and it is horrid. But it doesn't last long! Do you feel really fluey too?

Sounds like your doing well tho, 10lb 2oz is fab at two weeks!

Just thought i would add Jack onto the list

January

16/01/08 - Rebecca taylor - William 00.08am.

18/01/08 - Vicki (Trisara) Charlie 05.06am  8lb2 1/2

22/01/08 - Kim1 - Macie 10:52am. 8lbs 12oz (1 day early) - C section

24/01/08 - Philippa - Jack Gabriel James 00.31. 7lbs 6.5oz - 16 days late, natural delivery following induction.

24/01/08 - Francesca  - OVER DUE

January

12/01/08 - Ellie - Lauren Mia 16.09 8lb 15oz

16/01/08 - Rebecca taylor - William 00.08am.

18/01/08 - Vicki (Trisara) Charlie 05.06am  8lb2 1/2

22/01/08 - Kim1 - Macie 10:52am. 8lbs 12oz (1 day early) - C section

24/01/08 - Philippa - Jack Gabriel James 00.31. 7lbs 6.5oz - 16 days late, natural delivery following induction.

24/01/08 - Francesca  - OVER DUE

thought i would add lauren aswell.

Phil - thanks for advice, Yeah i did feel really fluey and couldnt stop shivering reallly horrible, and the antibiotics are starting to go through Lauren which is lovely.

Cant believe shes 2 weeks old today its gone so fast, but at least shes starting to be awake at some point of the day now at first she just ate and went back too sleep shes still really good at night though fingers crossed it stays that way.

Ellie

Hi Guys,

sorry not on here much at the moment - trying to make the most of time with OH & Lucy - he goes back to work on wednesday so i will be a lonely soul again!!

Hows everyone getting on?? Breastfeeding is going well for me at the moment, not having to topp her up as much it was everynight but now its only once in awhile so im really pleased about that!  Nobody told me u have to watch what u eat though!!   Have cut out onions & strong tasting things - is there anything else i should be wary of?? 

12/01/08 - Ellie - Lauren Mia 16.09 8lb 15oz

15/01/08 - Becky - Lucy 5.52am 8Ib 12oz

16/01/08 - Rebecca taylor - William 00.08am.

18/01/08 - Vicki (Trisara) Charlie 05.06am  8lb2 1/2

22/01/08 - Kim1 - Macie 10:52am. 8lbs 12oz (1 day early) - C section

24/01/08 - Philippa - Jack Gabriel James 00.31. 7lbs 6.5oz - 16 days late, natural delivery following induction.

24/01/08 - Francesca  - OVER DUE

love to all.xxxxxxxx

Hi All,

I have added my details below.

Breastfeeding is going ok now - however due to my c section wound infection and two courses of antibiotics my young man has oral thrush - which has given me v sore nipples (so much so it made me cry... !)  Been using daktarin oral gel and cream and things seem to be clearing up. 

As far as food to avoid - I am going to make a (mild...) thai green curry later - I will report back if there are any adverse affects!!

Eve X

02/01/2008 - Eve - Austin James 11.10am 8lb 8oz (13 days late)

12/01/08 - Ellie - Lauren Mia 16.09 8lb 15oz

15/01/08 - Becky - Lucy 5.52am 8Ib 12oz

16/01/08 - Rebecca taylor - William 00.08am.

18/01/08 - Vicki (Trisara) Charlie 05.06am  8lb2 1/2

22/01/08 - Kim1 - Macie 10:52am. 8lbs 12oz (1 day early) - C section

24/01/08 - Philippa - Jack Gabriel James 00.31. 7lbs 6.5oz - 16 days late, natural delivery following induction.

24/01/08 - Francesca  - OVER DUE

Hi Girls

I have not avoided anything food wise and Jack seems fine LOL Poor soul but then he had several madras curries in my tummy so i guess like Ben is immune to the spices. Ben has eaten madras since he was 10 months old LOL

I am having a lovely time with my hubby and the three boys. D is doing most of the housework and cooking and i am getting to rest and give lots of attention to Jack wich is lovely

The boys adore him. he is having some time with Daddy at the moment as it is his wakey time. It is lovey to see him so alert and he is so strong, he can hold his head and turn it from side to side and has done since birth!

Well looks like there is a que for the milk bar so i best go get the boob jucie ready.

Hope your all ok Love P xx