October Is Here!!! Come on Babies!!

[Gumby]

Welcome back Bec and Ikis. Both your little girls are gorgeous.

Jess- glad to hear ds is on the mend.

Thats all from me for now. I just ate a massive bowl of cereal and now its beginning to swell, I dont think I will be able to get off the chair...

Labour vibes to all..

TC

Rian

[2ndtimeMum]

To everyone still waiting, I was overdue with first ds by 11 days and can totally understand how you all feel, sending huge labour vibes your way.

Kimba - please pass on my regards to Kristin and sending big hugs and speedy recovery to Ryley.

Having some time here to catch up on computer, ds & dh at b'day party, parents out for afternoon and Harry asleep as usual!!!

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Will keep popping in to see how you are all doing, take care
Teresa

[Ashleigh<3]

Hello Ladies :wave:

I'm sorry if i didn't respond to anyone's reply to my post.
I wasn't keeping up to date with the thread so i've missed quite a bit. I feel quite rude. Sorry..:o

But Congratulations to all the births this week! :)

I'm still waiting.
When i went in for my Saturday(41 week appointment).
Middie informed me that my due date was officially Sept 30th. But they did decide to put me down as October 2nd in the books.
I find myself focussing on how many days overdue I am, to often.
As the due-date calculater say's i'm due 29th of Sept.
Then middies say October 2nd, My scans and ultrasounds say 30th. BLAH BLAH BLAH!
I wish they gave us our due dates for 42 weeks, rather then 40. Seems to be so many of us go overdue.
Need to just stop focussing on the days i guess.

SO, i'm allowed a few more days to get the ball rolling, before i have to go to the high-risk hospital. So no induce date yet. Middie said everything is fine, bubs and I are healthy, so there's no reason to rush me to be induced untill i'm atleast ten days over, and there's an evident problem.

Well good luck this week ladies, I'm sure we'll have plenty of announcements to make by the end of the week. :)

[Briannabear]

Sorry to hear about your fall Beck.

Congratulations Ikis!!! Cant wait to read your full birth story! She is just perfect! :yes: :smiliedance:

Love your pics Teresa!

[~Kimba~]

Welcome back Pam and Becbabe! Oh Pam those photos are great, Olivia is just beautiful, and Teresa your bubba is gorgeous too. Makes me all teary when I see these baby photos and read the birth stories. Can't wait till it's finally my turn!

My middy appt today was good, seems the castor oil/ diarrhoea might have tickled things along a bit after all, because bub has finally engaged more (she could feel his head when she did the internal), also my cervix isn't posterior any more and it was more dilated than Friday (but still only about 1-2cm). So it was all good and she was able to do a really 'thorough' S&S (on Friday she couldn't even get her finger in properly), she said she gave it all a 'really good stretch'.

Good stretch all right, yowzas, she went at it really hard, for ages! :eek: It hurt but nothing as bad as my gallstones LOL, and I just tried to relax and think about how much worse labour is going to be! She said she was really impressed at how I handled the pain, she said I was like someone who'd already had a baby, and that I should get through childbirth just fine. Reassuring! :laughing:

Anyway with the Birth Centre being closed tonight, till 7.30 in the morning, I'm hoping that if I do go into labour tonight it won't be until the wee hours, so that when it's time to go to the Birth Centre they'll be open again. Otherwise if I don't go into labour I'm having a scan either tomorrow or Tuesday to assess how bub and the placenta are doing, and then we'll go from there with a decision on induction (either Tuesday, or later in the week, but no later than Friday). The end is in sight!

Ashleigh I know what you mean about focusing on dates. My calculated EDD was 29 Sep, but they'd put me down as 2 Oct. Lucky the middies are cool and working from 'my' date now with regards to getting a scan and possible induction etc. Hang in there, surely it can't be too much longer for either of us! :fingerscrossed:

Becca how annoying and upsetting that they wouldn't break your waters for you :hugs: but at least your Ob is back tomorrow? so I hope that he's able to get everything moving for you.

Teresa thanks for the labour vibes, love the photos!

Rian how are you doing, not long to go now!

Beck sorry to hear about your fall, glad that bub is moving a lot though, take it easy tonight and get lots of rest.

Sal you never know, could be an omen all right! My great grandmother was called 'Annie May', I love that name.

Mary sorry that all that dancing didn't bring on labour but hey at least you had a good time! I haven't 'dropped' noticeably yet either (and I'm a week overdue) but some people don't until they go into labour...it also depends how big your bub is!

Jess and Andrea speaking of gastro my DH is in the bathroom hurling as I type. I hope it's not gastro or something he ate since we both ate the same thing today...urgh that's the last thing I need right now!

Everyone else have a great evening! sending labour vibes to those who need them. I've now gotten to a point where I've stopped expecting labour to happen each night - so hopefully I will get a surprise! LOL

[ourfirstbubba]

Everyone else have a great evening! sending labour vibes to those who need them. I've now gotten to a point where I've stopped expecting labour to happen each night - so hopefully I will get a surprise! LOL

:fingerscrossed: for you Kimba (and for me too!) I really hope tonight is the night for you (although it would be great if your contractions start at about 4am so then you can have your bubba in the birth centre).

My OB is now on holidays so I have to call the replacement OB first thing tomorrow morning and make an appt to see her...we have met her before and she is really nice but I am still wishing my OB was not on holidays. I am not sure what to expect, tomorrow I will be nearly 5 days overdue.....maybe she will give me an internal...I have not read up on what happens now because I had not anticipated that bubba would be late....anyway, I guess I will know more tomorrow.....

hope we all sleep well tonight, and lots of labour vibes to you Kimba....

[jessgray]

DS is back to vomiting water again.:gloomy:
not good. and i am guessing already if we go wait the 4-5 hours at emergency like we have done everyday so far to see a dr...we will be told "he isnt sick enough to be admitted":banghead: i mean how sick does a child need to be in these morons eyes...he cant keep water down for christ's sake.
i dont have a piece of paper saying i studied medicine but any one can see DS is really ill:rolleyes:
guess the paper turns dr's in to stupid morons lol

[kristin5]

Hi Everyone

Firstly, congratulations to everyone else who has given birth to their precious bundles of joy over that past week - looks like 3 October was a busy day for bub hub mums!

Secondly, thank you all for your congratulations on the birth of RYLEY WILLIAM GEORGE.

Thirdly, thank you to Kimba for keeping everyone here updated on Ryley's progress and for letting us know of everyone's kind wishes.

Fourthly, thank you all for your prayers and heartfelt wishes - it has brought a tear to my eye reading through them all.

I thought I'd just give you an update on Ryley.

Things took a turn for the worse on Friday morning, when the doctors discovered that his bowel had ruptured/perforated and thus they had to rush him into surgery (we had to consent over the phone, as we were too far away to get there in time, but as we had no other choice, the operation was to save his life, of course we consented. I naturally was extremely worried, as I couldn't imagine his tiny little body coping with major surgery, and was a bit of a basket case).

Anyway, he pulled through the operation. They were not able to find the reason why his bowel ruptured, and said that this is a case that happens once every 9 years. They have sent off portions of his bowel for biopsy, and preliminary tests indicate that he has a disease (or as Glenn prefers to call it, a "condition") called Hirschsprungs Disease, which means that there are no nerve endings on the large bowel so it cannot work to push through all the waste matter. We will find out for sure in the next day or so. This is a disease that affects 1 in 5000 babies, though usually doesn't present in a newborn apparently. There are varying degrees of seriousness - hopefully some sections of Ryley's bowel have some nerve endings, so that just the sections without the nerve endings will be cut out and then the rest will be joined together. If not, he could have to have a bag (to collect bowel waste) on the outside of his body for life (although the surgeon says that he is treating other children for this disease and none of them have to wear the bag for life - apparently there have been great leaps in medical technology - but they will tell us more once we know the exact result of the biopsy).

At the moment, whilst they have sown up the perforation, they have put a portion of his bowel on the outside of his body, and he is wearing a bag to collect waste, so that they can make sure it is all functioning properly. It will remain like this for a few months - they want him to get stronger before he has to go through another operation to put his bowel back inside.

He was put into intensive care (NICU) after the operation and today he finally had the respirator tube taken out which was a huge step forward. He also got weaned off morphine and looks much more peaceful now and we are finally starting to see him be a baby (previously he has been pretty much 'out of it' on painkillers). We even got to hold him today, which was absolutley amazing. And it was the first day I haven't cried! I also got to change his nappy today and then Glenn changed one tonight. They will probably try to start feeding him tomorrow (through a tube) and luckily my milk came in last night (a huge relief!), so it might be very good timing! This will be another big step forward on his road to recovery. Once they know he is feeding well, we will be able to take him home - they will teach us how to cope with the bag (apparently it's fairly easy, and looking on the bright side, at least we won't have dirty nappies!). Of course, at some time he will have to go back for at least one more operation, to put his bowel back inside and perhaps to do something about this disease, but I am trying not to look that far down the track as yet. I just want our beautiful little boy home with us. So fingers crossed we will be able to take him home soon (they are saying another 2-3 weeks, but we'll see).

My avatar is a picture of him a few hours after he was born - I have others (possibly better than this one) but haven't had time to load it to the pc as yet.

Anyway, I'd best go and express again for milk delivery tomorrow (hoping that he will finally be using it!!!!) and then get some much needed rest - it is a constant go, go, go for us at the moment, not that I'd have it any other way. I have to be with my gorgeous little boy!

Finally - all the best to you Kimba, for a quick and easy delivery when it finally happens for you. I know how impatient you must be getting, but don't worry, he'll be here soon enough.

[Briannabear]

Kristin - No mother should ever have to go through such an awful experience with their child. Poor little Ryley. :crying: I truly hope he makes a full recovery. :hugs:

Kimba - hope things get going for you soon. My contractions have slowed right down, so hopefully another session of accupuncture will pick them back up again so that he can break my waters. (or I may just end up doing the castor oil thing!)

Mary - good luck with your appointment today! I hope they find that you're already starting to dilate and are heading for a smooth delivery!

To everyone else, have a fantastic day!! (sending labour vibes to those who want them!)

[suemp]

kristen: im so glad ryley got thru the op like a trooper. with a brother with crohns disease and having worked in nursing homes where there have been afew people with bags im pretty up to date with my bowels lol and im sure he wont need the bag for life. :fingerscrossed:. They are easy to change and im sure it will just make him a stronger individual. :hugs: to you and your husband

jess: as i said before my son has been quite sick before and what helped for us would be to see our gp who always took the situation seriously. he would than write a letter for us to take to emergncy for the triage stating it was an urgent case and ds needed to be seen asap. it made the wait in a and e much quicker. :hugs: to you too.

ive forgotten who has said what so excuse me for the lack of personals. i find if i dont log on here atleast twice a day lately its too hard to catch up.
its so windy here to day, hope its enough to blow some babies out. lol.
:) sue

[Gumby]

Kristen- You sound like you are holding up so well. I am so glad to hear Ryley is doing better and I pray he continues to do so. Lots of hugs and kisses to him from his bubhub auntys.

Kimba- I held off my labour vibes until I knew the birth clinic was open so there all coming your way now :D

So I am off to the ob this morning. He will be doing a stretch and sweep if my cervix is favourable (after 24 hours of contractions it better be).
With my last daughter I also was due on a saturday and had a S&S the monday before and within an hour I was in labour and she was born the early tuesday morning, so I am hoping this bubs follows suit..lol

Well I better go get ready. This is my first internal all pregnancy and I havent done the lawns (down there lol) in a good 6 months so I think I need a trim..

Have a good day all and I will update when I am back :D

Rian

[ikis84]

Kristin - WOW, you sound like you are coping so well - you are so much stronger than I could ever be in that situation. :hugs: I will pray for you, your DH and little Ryley.

To Kimba & Briannabear (and anyone else waiting, sorry I forgot! .... Sal, your waiting aren't you? New mummy brain sorry :banghead: !!) Hopefully some action happens for you soon. Eventually, one way or another, you will have your bubba's! Then the wait won't matter! Enjoy the sleep and anticipation... it's just another wonderful aspect on the journey to meeting your bubs! It's so exciting!

Ouch... I must get off the computer, it hurts my stitches too much if I sit down for too long! I ended up with a 2nd degree pereneal (sp) tear, but in the midwifes words, it is the least of my worries - the internal tearing looked like I had been through a grater :eek: :crying: I asked how many stitches I ended up with, and she said she wasn't counting, but the ob used 3 different rolls! Girls, make sure you pack little zooper dooper iceblockes in case you have stitches, and ural!

Enjoy your babies ladies, both the inside and outside ones!!

[Briannabear]

Rian - good luck at your appointment today! Will keep my fingers crossed for you that you go into labour afterwards today! :fingerscrossed:

Ikis - OUCH!!! (about the stitches!)

[jessgray]

kristin5- :hugs: i hope your ds gets better so he can come home soon. my ds spent 12 days in SCN with jaundice,infection and feeding problems at on stage he was tube feed so i can kinda relate to how you wouldbe feeling. its hard but try not to stress.

suemp- if ds takes a turn for the worst i think i will ask for a letter thanks i didnt know dr's do that. he just ate some plain toast and so far so good its stayed down but i am not gettingmy hopes up as he has fallen asleep and thepast few days he ussuallyvomits when he wakes up :( so fingers crossed it stays down.

rian083 - good luck! hope bubs comes soon. ~sending you labor vibes~ :D

ikis84 - sounds like you are in lots of pain.i had a epistomy (sp?) with ds1 and those stiches hurt but they were ok after a few days. gosh 3 rolls thats a lot! lol

[ourfirstbubba]

Kristen- my thoughts and prayers are with Ryley, your DH and you.....sending my prayers to you

Jess- also thinking of you and your little boy

Well, I am now 4 days overdue and I am seeing my OB today at 5pm.....I have woken up very teary this morning and when my Mum called I just burst into tears again.....I know that I am not that much overdue but I am so scared of being induced......hoping that the OB can offer some suggestions or do something to get things moving a bit......

well, I have to go for another brow wax today (see what happens when you are too organised and you think your bub will come early!)

sorry, I am really flat today, just a short post...

see you girls

[~Kimba~]

Hi all,

Kristin - thank you for the update, you know I am thinking about you and sending heaps of love and healing vibes to Ryley :hugs: I'm so sorry that he had to have surgery and that you guys are going through this. You are so strong to be coping with this so well. I can't imagine what you are going through, it makes me feel guilty to be sitting here worrying about something as minor as being overdue.

Mary - I can totally empathise with you, I'm 10 days overdue today (according to 'my' dates - 7 days over according to my scan dates) and I'm alternating between tears/ frustration and feeling OK and peaceful about it all. Every time I think I've come to a decision about 'what to do' (induce, or wait) I panic or have a mood swing and it changes again.

Becca - hope the acupuncture works for you! I'm wondering whether to bother going for a 3rd session today or not. Probably better for me to just save my money since at 10 days over, it looks like induction is the only way out for me now...

Pam - ouch on the stitches! Someone told me once that Anusol (haemorroid cream) can help?

Rian - good luck at your ob appt today and enjoy your internal! Hope your S&S isn't as 'rigorous' as mine was yesterday, my eyes are watering just thinking about it!

OK update on me - didn't matter that the Birth Centre was closed last night because apart from losing a bit of my plug last night (at last!) nothing else happened. Still no contractions to be felt despite the 'very thorough' S&S yesterday. So now I have to make a decision on induction - do I go ahead with it tomorrow, or reschedule till later in the week (Friday at latest) to give myself more time to go into labour myself.

I wanted to have a scan today to check on bub/ placenta etc to help me decide whether to wait or go ahead and induce tomorrow, but they can't get me in for a scan until tomorrow at 10.30 - and the induction is booked for 7.30am tomorrow! Which kind of defeats the purpose. So now I have to decide whether to have the scan tomorrow and lose the induction appt, and wait 2 more days to get a new induction appt (no matter what the scan says). Or do I just bite the bullet and get induced tomorrow and get it over with. Gah, I wish my body would just go into labour on it's own, so I don't have to decide :(

Anyway sorry, I know it's petty, I just needed to vent a bit. I'm so impatient to meet my baby boy. But if that's my biggest problem right now, I should count myself lucky! so I will stop whinging about it :o

[M~T~J~M]

Hi all, Hope the weekend was a good one!! I spent all day yesterday in melbourne ( 1 hr 20 min each way) with a friend. She is 35 weeks pg, so we spent most of the day comparing notes, lol!

Kristen - Your post gave me tears. :hugs: to you all. It must be a terrifying time for you. My DS1 was born 4 weeks early and had to spend 6 days in SCN. During this time, he had to undergo treatment for jaundice (he was in the little isolation crib for 48 hours +), and he was also tube fed. I had only one night where he was able to spend in my room, and that was the night before we went home. I spent a lot of time crying as my little baby boy was so fragile and helpless.....You are being so brave and seem to coping well considering all that has happened. Thoughts and best wishes are with you that little Ryley will make a complete recovery in time, and hopefully things go well enough so you can have him at home really soon!

Pam - Eeeww, stitches!!! I remember these from my labour experience with DS1! Luckily I didn't need them with DS2.....I am feeling your pain!! Congratulations again!!

Kimba - You still hanging around?? I say go for it!! Take the appoint for induction tomorrow!! I know there are some horror stories, but there are also good ones! I had to be induced with DS1 as my waters broke, then nothing else. The drip was turned up pretty flat out, and contractions were intense, but I had nothing to compare it to, so just went with it (almost 8 hour labour)....With DS2, I asked to be induced as he was due on Xmas day. I went in to hosp in the evening, and the gel was inserted. I was woken in the morning to have my waters broken, then contractions began. I was able to have an active labour and even ate throughout it, running off to the trolley began contractions :laughing: It was an amazing experience, and I am so proud that I did it drug free. Labour was 4 hours and 45 minutes. So there you have two totally different induction experiences....I won't mind too much if I am to be induced again. If you decide to go for it, good luck!!

Rian - Loved your comment about "not doing the lawns" :laughing: I am making sure I am doing the whipper snipping every couple of days now!! Hope your internal goes well today :fingerscrossed: it gets things going for you!

Suemp - I read your post about that sheila at the pub last night! I so would have snotted her. I hate that some women think that their s##t don't stink and that every male wants them!! Makes me sick!

Hi to everyone else, hope all is good!!

[jessgray]

thanks guys for all the well wishes for ds. he is starting to improve so it looks like he maybe on the mend. i just did the dreaded notify the daycare phone calls lol he goes to 2 different ones so 2 phone calls to say he has gastro. lol the ladiesi spoke to seemed really happy i rangand told them, i would feel badif i found out a kid had gastro and i hadnt told them ds had it.

ourfirstbubba -i was 7 days over with ds1 and on the 10th day overi was spose tobe induced but ds popped out exactly 7 days over.i got very teary too when i went over with ds1.i felt like something was wrong ormy dates were wrong:laughing:

[jessgray]

did some reading up on nesting coz i was chatting to a friend about it over msn as she is going through it for the 1st time lol and i discovered nesting is a sign of onsetoflaborif it occurs near 40 weeks :eek:

i have been impulsivly cleaning my kitchen for some unknown reason i have had to restrain myself to not do anymore cleaning lol

[di_matt]

Hi All

There seems to be so much going on that my poor pea brain can't remember who said what.

So I am gonna send everyone the biggest of:hugs: &:kiss: and hope all goes well for everyone.

I am off to clean my pantry as we have visitors from the 21st of this month until the 17th of November non stop. If I don't do it before bubs I don't think it's gonna happen.

Best wishes to all

[beck75]

Hi All

Feeling a bit better today - a bit achey and was nice and stingy in the shower but my head is feeling better. After speaking to quite a few people I have agreed to go to the doctors this afternoon for a qucik check just to be sure everything is OK. I think bubs is fine though - continuing to move around a lot.

Kristen - my sister had twins about 18 months ago. They were 31 weeks when born and the little girl got an infection in her bowel which was life threatening but she pulled through. Anyway they had to cut out the bad section in her bowel and she was also sent home with a colostomy bag. My sister did find it a bit scary at first but then got used to it. At about 9 - 10 months she got sewn back together and is fine now - just a little scar. She is a gorgeous little girl. I am sure things will go just as well with you and Ryley and you will get through all this - just don't be scared to ask for help and support when you really need it.

Now was it Pam talking about the stitches? I have already bought a packet of Ural just in case on advice from a friend. I hope I won't have stitches but looking at the size of this belly and then the size of my pelvis - I can't see how I will ever stretch enough!

Sending labour vibes to all who need them. Still thinking about that glass of champagne but want to wait until my head feels normal again now!

Ciao

[SalTheGal]

Morning girls,

Wow- so much to get through!

Kristin :hugs: Sending prayers to you and your little family. It sounds like you have one tough little fighter with you in Ryley. And after everything you have been through pre labour and post it will be such a wonderful thing for you to have your little boy at home with you. Good luck and know our thoughts are with you.

Kimba good luck with your decision- I don't envy you one bit: I am petrified of having to be induced- I don't know what I would do in your situation, atleast you know that you will have your bub by the end of the week, :fingerscrossed:

Mary sending good luck and birth vibes to you too, you poor girls must be so frustrated, as Ashleigh said wouldn't it be great it they secretly gave us a date of 42 weeks- then we would all be happy with early bubs, and wouldn't have to go through this frustration!!

Ashleigh- Ditto to you too, sending BIG labour vibes

And Becca- hope the acupuncture gets things back into gear- that wowuld drive me nuts having on again off again pains, it would be like 'bubby do you want to come out or not- make up your mind!!!'

Bubbies come out now and meet your mummies!!!!!

Rian- Good luck to you too, seems like this could be the week for atleast four of you, more babies to look forward to meeting!!

Ikis youch, sorry thats all I could think when readng bout your stitches, youch youch youch!!! But thanks for the tip re ural- only thing I haven't got packed!!

Teresa those pics you posted are gorgeous!! You have one beautiful little boy there (actually you have two handsome sons) you should be so proud!

Beck75 Hope you are ok after your fall! Take care of your self!

Jess How is DS going, hope he is on the mend- a sick littly is the last thing you need to cope with at the moment, I am so impressed by the coping mechanisms of those of you with kids already- I don't think I could do it!

Bec sounds like things are going really well for you, from what I gather motherhood suits you, thats great to hear!

Well thats all the personals I think I need to get through- sorry if I missed anyone, I need to catch up more often to keep up!! Does anyone else jot notes as they are reading? It is the only way I can remember everything!!!

***On this front everything all quiet- and I am now asking everyone to take any labour vibes AWAY from me and send them to others!!! We have a block of land out of town which DF is currently putting up a shed on- and FIL rang yesterday to offer to come help put it up next weekend so it is done when bub arrives (at the moment I am a widow to this block and I don't want to be when bub is here!!): FIL lives 4hrs away and it is great of him to come help.

BUT I am now dreading that I will go into labour while he is here and whilst I have nothing against the man I really want my house to MYSELF whilst in labour as I am planning to stay home as long as possible (we are less than 5mins drive from hossie), it will upset me so much if he is here- I know it is probably silly but i am such an insular person that I know I will want to be with just me and DF whilst labouring, the last person I would want to share it with would be FIL- specially when I will want to shower/bath walk round the house naked etc!!!!!!

Sorry for the vent- just take the labour vibes away from me till after next weekend (or bring them on really quickly before the weekend!!) and I will be happy!!!

Take care everyone,

:hugs: Sal

[jessgray]

salthemum2b- ds is doing great he is eating his 2nd piece od plain toast at the moment and playing with a telephone. i think i have learnt to deal with anything when it comes to ds lol we just adapt :D allergies,illness,asthma,eczema,hearing problems...they dont stop him from being happy :)

[Gumby]

OK so its about me again. Had my stretch and sweep today. I am feeling abit achy down there. I am about to vacuum the house to see if it gets things going. I am booked in on thursday morning to have my waters broken and I am really scared now. Its finally coming to an end.
I will be back shortly with more :D

[Briannabear]

Rian - I hope labour starts for you soon!

Kimba - I say go for it with the induction! Just think how soon you'll get to meet your bubba! And who knows, it may just be that you happen to go into labour overnight before it happens!

Sal - removing labour )))vibes((( away from you for a few days!

Mary - Sorry to hear you're having a flat emotional day. :hugs: If its any consolation my friend was feeling like that right before she went into labour- so Im sending you huge labour vibes ok!!

[sare]

So much to catch up on...

Kristin - My thoughts and prayers are with you, your DH and Ryley. It sounds like you are being incredibly strong and positive. Hopefully Ryley will be home with you before you know it.

Beck - Glad to hear you are ok after your fall. Still it's a good idea to get checked out by the dr.

Ikis - Love the photos, Olivia is adorable. Ouch on the stitches. I didn't have any with dd and I'm hoping I get through with my perinium still intact this time around :laughing:

Teresa - Your photos are gorgeous too. I love the one of your 2 little boys.

Rian - Good luck to you. Hopefully your holding your little bubs soon.

Sal - All labour vibes on hold for you :D I know what you mean about wanting your own space...and if there's one time a woman should get what she wants it's while she is in labour lol. Oh and I definitely believe in signs, wouldn't it be a great story to tell if you did have a little girl on the 28th (I think that's the date you said...so many things to remember when reading these posts).

Mary - They say that you can become emotional before you go into labour, I know I did (and I wasn't even overdue like you are). Hopefully it's the case for you and today is the day.

Jess - I hope ds continues on the mend. I seriously don't know how you do it, coping with a well but active 2 y.o is totally taking it out of me. I'm looking forward to my 5 rest days (ha ha ha, what a joke) in hospital.

Becca - Hope the accupuncture starts the ball rolling again for you. At least your OB is back now.

Kimba - Good luck with your decision, have faith in yourself you'll know which is the right choice to make. Hopefully your little man the decision for you though!

Di - I hope all those visitors are planning on helping you for the month that they are with you.

To anyone else I've missed, sorry and I hope you are doing well.

This little bubs has once again decided to slow it's movements down. I'm still getting the odd movement, so know s/he is ok. I've got an appointment with my OB tomorrow and if he's concerned he'll probably send me for a CTG.

Mum has come around today and has taken dd shopping. It's great to have some time to myself and it's good for Eloise to be away from her cranky mum.

Sending lots and lots of labour vibes to those who want it and for those who are sticking around with me until later in the month, take it easy. ;)

[jessgray]

:) i dont really think of how i cope i think if i did i would probably question my sanity in having #2 lol

http://www.obfocus.com/calculators/gender.htm i had a peek at the june 2007 thread and i did this and it said #2 is a girl

[Becbabe]

Hi everyone,

Jessgray, hope your ds is better soon. Good luck with the plain toast... sounds like he is on the mend.

Sare mums can be the best can't they? My mum just left on Saturday, she was so good to have here, doing the housework and keeping an eye on Ella so I could catch up on some sleep. I hope I'll be that nice of a grandmother one day! (already planning the grandchildren :eek: must be mad)

Rian - I'm sure it's allowed to be about you at the moment! You've got to be pretty focused on what's going on in your body now. Good luck with the vacuuming :o

Ikis lurve your photos! Funny, you'd think in your "just finished labour" photos you'd look revolting, but in the ones my DP looked they are just like yours... the new mum looks glowy and maternal and beautiful! Maybe it's the flattering low lighting in the birth suite :laughing: Commiserations on the stitch pain. Mum tells me when she had us, they had to spend a couple of hours a day with the stitches under a heat lamp... very elegant position I'm sure.

Kristin, sounds like your little Ryley is keen to come home to you as well, with the progress he's making now. Good wishes to your family & I hope he'll be home with you soon.

[diesal444]

HELLO EVERYONE :wave:

Well i go to NSW for 4 days and i come back to catch up on 45 pages of october posts.... such busy women we are!!!.. So finally caught up on all the lastest and a HUGE congratulations to everyone who has met their little bundles. :smiliedance:

I am so mad!!. I had hospital appointment today and had to meet one of the GP's that work in the ante natal clinic. So i get there and am told i need to be weighed and have a urine test. I have never had either of this done on ANY of my visits, the lady says to me its coz the Dr is a bit old school and likes it to be done. OK fair enough. I get into the the room and he asks me how much weight i have put on. I tell him 10kgs...He then says ... oh my!! thats too much weight to have put on... you know you dont have to eat for 2 and you must exercise!!!!

I sat there in shock.... i have 2 1/2 weeks to go and i thought i was doin ok with the weight thing. None of my middies have ever commented on weight and one even went as far as to say ... i dont care how much weight you put on as long as you and bubs is healthy...
So i am putting it down to a male thing or an old person thing. Well thats my gripe for today :D

Good luck to everyone getting positive labour signs and for those of us due later in the month... isnt it exciting to read about everyone's wonderful experience......

Me 28
Him 29
EDD 26th October 2006 baby girl

[~Kimba~]

Evening ladies, well I decided not to go ahead with induction at 7.30 tomorrow morning after all. As impatient as I am to meet my bub, I think that as long as he's doing OK in there, then I should give myself as much of a chance as possible to go into labour naturally before intervening. At worst I'd only have to wait a couple more days anyway, till I reach the 'must induce now' date (Friday). After being so overdue already, what's a couple more days? LOL.

So, I'm going for a scan at 10.30 tomorrow to check if bub is doing OK :fingerscrossed:, if all is well I'll leave induction until Thursday or Friday, and keep hoping I go into labour myself before then. (If the scan shows there's any reason not to wait, then they'll induce me tomorrow anyway, after the scan.)

I've been in nesting mode again this afternoon, cleaned the entire unit, dusted everything, vacuumed & mopped all floors, cleaned the kitchen, cooked dinner for today AND tomorrow, I even washed up (usually that's DH's job). So maybe that's a good sign, and hopefully all that time on my feet will get bub's butt into gear! :laughing:

diesel444 how rude of that doc to have a go at you about gaining 10kg! The recommended gain is 10-15kg anyway, and most caregivers really don't care as long as you and bub are healthy.

becbabe it must have been great to have your mum stay with you. Mine is coming to the birth and then staying for a while too, although she might also decide to go home to give us a bit of space in the first couple of days then come back a bit later. It'll just feel reassuring to have her around while I figure out what the heck I'm doing!

jess hows your little boy doing I hope he's much better today!

sare I'm sure your bub is fine, but it's scary when they go quiet isn't it? At least you have an ob appt tomorrow and the CTG will certainly set your mind at rest. Both times I've had a CTG bub has decided to kick up a storm! it's hilarious. Good luck tomorrow!

becca did you go for more acupuncture? hope it kicks your contractions off again!

sal labour vibes withdrawn for now - let us know when you're ready to receive them again! LOL

If I missed anyone sorry, can't remember who else said what now! (Can't wait till they fix the BubHub so we can see back more than 5 posts again)

Have a good evening everyone...good sleeps for all!

[M~T~J~M]

Hi all,
Well, I think things may be starting to happen here at my end! (Maybe TMI!!)
On Saturday night after going to the toilet, I found a small 'snot' like glob on the toilet paper...maybe about the size of a 5cent. This happened once more during the night. Then on Sunday, I hardly had any discharge at all, but was extremely uncomfortable all day. Last night I could not get to sleep, and felt so much pressure down there that I though the baby was going to slide out at any minute!! Then, each time I have been to the toilet today, and let me tell you, I have been almost a hundred times, lol, I have had quite large amounts of discharge. Sort of like egg white....At times, I can wipe, and wipe and wipe, and it just keeps coming! I haven't felt the best today, a bit flat, totally inpatient, and I've had a bit of a funny tummy....I have had a constant backache now for about an hour. Mmmm, time will tell I guess!

[brideofjabba]

Sarah - sounds promising!

Kristin - hugs to you and your family. I can't imagine going through what you are right now.

Ikis - you know i'm more worried about stitches then i am about labour! They hurt and last time took ages to heal.....stupid hospital didn't tell me how to take care of them:mad: They got all pussey but luckily my GP knows stuff and i was on the mend real quick after seeing him.

Kimba - good luck...i really really hope you go into labour by yourself!

Jess - glad you ds is a little better. I hope he makes a full recovery soon.

Well i have gastro now.:banghead: just what i wanted huh. I had a drs appt today and my dr agreed that now is not the time to go into labour. lol Although it doesn't look like the baby wants to come out any time soon anyhow. Still not engaged ANY at all and no sign of my plug or anything. Getting lots of painful BH still though, pretty much any time i am on my feet i am having them and occasionally when i'm sitting down now too.
My dh thinks i'm nesting though, because despite having gastro and feeling horrible i HAD to vaccum the lounge room tonight. lol

Well i better go off to bed...i need as much rest as i can get. Hope i don't spend the night :barf:

Take care everyone!

[ourfirstbubba]

hello girls

well, I was very flat this morning, then hubby and I went and did some shopping, I bought myself a new book, had my brows waxed again and we had coffee and I was fine!!!

We saw our OB (my replacement one as mine is on holidays) and she did an internal and I am 1cm dilated and my cervix is soft...so, she thinks its going to happen in the next few days!!!!!!!! She booked me in for an induction just in case for next Monday (16th) but thinks I will well and truly have had bub by then! :fingerscrossed:

Beck75 glad that you are feeling better and good idea that you are going for a check up, I am sure all is fine

Sal I can understand totally that you dont wont your dear FIL around in case you do go into labour......thats a hard one sweetie

Jess glad that Cody has eaten something, poor little thing...we hate being sick, imagine how they feel??

Rian not long to go now, how exciting!!!!!!

Becca thanks for your wishes...fingers crossed that bub arrives soon.....I am over being emotional!

Sare hope you enjoyed the time you had to yourself today....

diesal444 what a rude man....my OB has never suggested to weigh me (I hve put on about 7kg)..he is not concerned about it at all....that man who saw you sounds like an old fart!

Kimba I am no expert, but I think you have made the right decision...good luck sweetie

Sarah hope it all means something...I have had a similar thing (globby discharge) for the last week.....hope it means you will have your bub soon!

Andrea you poor thing, I hate vomiting, I am such a wuss I cry......hope you are feeling better soon

Hope I have not missed anyone, if I have sorry, hugs and kisses to you all

Kimba- lots of labour vibes going your way (and back to me of course)....it wont be long for us!!!!!!

sleep well girls

[HanCh]

Hi everyone!! I am home!! I dont have time to catch up on everything that has been happening while I have been in hospital, but I will be back on later to do personals. I will post my birth details in the announcement section. Hope everyone is doing ok :)

[SalTheGal]

Morning all, how is everyone?:wave:

Things are same old same old here. I had a terrible night sleep- was up watching a dvd in the middle cause I was coughing like a trooper- asthma is playing up again- but only at night for some reason. Has anyone seen "the shiralee"- it an oldie but a goodie- one of my faves (I am a sucker for old aussie movies, like that one, Man from snowy river etc)

Sitting here now watching "the notebook", so I dare say the waterworks won't be too far away!!!

Deisal- that ob that you saw sounds horrible- I wish I had only gained 10kgs!!! Sounds like you are going really well

Kimba- I think you made a good choice too- let us no how everything pans out with your u/s :fingerscrossed:

Sarah- Sounds like things are well on there way to happening for you too, perhaps you are in hossie meeting your bub right now- hope so!!!

Andrea- :hugs: to you, poor thing. I couldn't think of ANYTHING worse than having gastro right now, make sure you rest up, take it easy and look after yourself. Keep hydrated!!!!

Mary- Yay for you too- labour is immenent for you tooo by the sounds of it- I hope everything goes perfectly!!!

Ali- well done on the arrival of Chelsea, can't wait to hear more bout motherhood!!

Take it easy everyone else, have a great day!

:D Sal

[Claire R]

Yay Ali! Welcome Chelsea!

eeek Sal, sounds like a shocker of a night - naptime for you today!!??

Diesal - Just thank God that stupid GP won't actually be delivering you...have a feeling he would say "Boil the water and get some hot towels"

Kristin - Hope today is a good day, hang in there, one day all of this will just seem like a bad dream and you will look at your healthy happy little boy running around and you won't believe it actually happened...

ourfirstbubba - good husband taking you out shopping, good!

Well I am not long up after my "second sleep", thinking I will hit the shower and then maybe Kmart for a few baby things. Honestly I am so slack I only got bub a bed on the weekend, feel a bit hopeless when I think how organised some of you have been for months and months...oh well my excuse is that we are renting and have to move house soon so not much point...hubby says as long as baby sees my BBs and has a dry bum and bed he will be happy so we have all those bases covered...also I am assuming I can send DH to the shops if I need something!

kisses, Claire

Hi to everyone else, hope you are having a good day with your internal or external babies!

[Gumby]

Oh I have been so lazy. I have only moved from the lounge to the computer all morning and thats it. I feel like such a fat blimp.
Well only 2 days and my bubs will be here. I wish I had something to do to pass the time but the house is spotless, the bags are packed. Everything is done. All I can do it wait. Good luck to those who go into labour soon. Lots of speedy labour vibes to all..

Kimba? Are you in labour? How did you scan go?

TC
Rian

[suemp]

:smiliedance: school started back today, and not a moment too soon, ds was a little brat this morning.
ante natal today. i found out my iron is low so iron tablets for me. i had a rush of discharge this morning which i have to keep an eye on as ds was PROM . than i went to shop and bought a new tape for video camera and a baby book for bub. i forgot all about getting 1. luckily i saw one on special or i would of forgot. cant have 1 for ds and none for this baby. its funny how your so much more prepared for the first baby. well i was anyway.
gotto start on house work so ill try do personals later
oh ali congrats on the delivery of Chelsea. glad it was smooth sailing for you

[brideofjabba]

Congrats Ali!!
Kimba - whats doing with you??

My mum has taken my ds for the day so i am resting up. grrrrrr i hate being sick!!!
Bubs seems to have moved into a weird postion....by weird i mean not one he's been in before. I usually feel a lump on my left side which i'm assuming is his bum...can't be anything else! lol But all day it has been right in the middle and i'm getting lots of movement down low and lots of pressure too and not much kicking over to my right where i usually feel it....i hope:fingerscrossed: that means he's getting ready to engage in an anterior postion (my other ds was in a screwy postion so i haven't even experienced a baby in the right postion, not really sure how that feels...does anyone know??)
Woke up with the worst hip/lower back pain too. I dreamed last night that i lost my plug and had a bloody show. OH how i wish!!! Though i really want to get rid of this gastro bug first...how horrible would that be to try and give birth while having the runs and vomiting:eek:

Have a great day everyone and hope there more baby news soon!!!

[di_matt]

Afternoon all,

Hope everyone is feeling well and rested.

Claire I wouldn't stress, atleast you got a bed my poor first (now 15yr old DD) had to sleep in a drawer out of our dresser on the floor as the flat we had wasn't big enough to put a cot in lol. She survived....

Brideofjabba atleast you have normal sorts of dreams. I woke myself in tears at 3 this morning (because of a dream). I went into labour at the petrol station and didn't have my mobile and I couldn't remember DP's work number so they called an ambulance and noone would listen. It was only after I delivered our little man that they asked if I wanted to call someone.
Shook me up abit but I NEVER leave home without my mobile anyway :D But I have also memerised DPs number today :laughing:

Well I think I have finished my 'to do' list before bubs and visitors all start arriving. Did Laundry and linen press yesterday along with toilets & bathrooms. Today I did a fortnights shopping, came home, cleaned out pantry and stacked it all neatly. Cleaned out fridge & freezer and stacked them too. I reckon I might now go and have a nana nap cause i am stuffed:sleeping:

Have a great arvo all

[TyBean]

Wow! The lil bubbies are all arriving. It's amazing to think we are all mummies and daddies now!! Congratulations to everyone who have had their arrivals!!!

The darling lil one is due to arrive in 8 days, but when I saw the OB last Thursday I asked about a slightly earlier induction if he went overdue, as he is away as of the week after I am due.... and I am a bit uncertain about having another OB deliver the lil man, specialy cause I don't know what I'm doing as its my first bubby.... i don't know whehter thats just me being silly but yeah... so my wonderful OB said that h had no worries and if he doesn't arrive on Wednesday, his due date, then he has no problems inducing me on the Thursday or Friday... so that hopefully means I will be holding my lil miracle by the Saturday!! So I have 10 days max left.... I hope... if all goes well. Even though its starting to be a bigger and bigger effort to do things and the pains and lil niggles can hurt, I am gonna miss being pregnant!!....

But one thing is for sure, no matter what!!! my legs are crossed this Friday (even more crossed than they were on Sunday so I could watch the Bathurst... lol) ..... Friday 13th just doesn't sound inviting to me!!!

Good luck everyone!! and Good Luck and best wishes to all the mummies and daddies to be!! and once again congrats to all the new mummies and daddies!!!!

[jessgray]

:wave:
hi all i am still here lol DS is much better. keeping down everything now andhehasnt had the runs today yay :D
i had painful BH last nite but i am still here so no labor yet lol but this time next week i am due:eek: gone so fast lol

[sare]

Hi all,

Won't be a long post as I am well and truly buggered, and it's not from nesting I just don't have any energy at the moment.

I had my OB appointment this afternoon and all is good. After some chocolate last night the baby decided to spend most of the night moving and squirming around. I've been having some really strong BH and the OB said that the baby has moved further down in the last week. If it decides to make an early appearance, I think it will only be a few days which still means the end of Oct. I'm not stressing though...if only I could get more sleep and I think I could almost handle going over. Oh and the OB said I won't have to be attached to a drip (because of being GBS +ive), they'll just use a canula (sp?), so I'll get my active labour.

I'll do personals tomorrrow, I promise.

Good luck to all of you in or close to labour and I hope the ones who've had their bubs are enjoying the early days of motherhood.

Take care...

[~Kimba~]

Hi all,

Congratulations Ali and family on the arrival of Chelsea!

I've been out and about all day but oddly I'm not buggered, which is good! After the hospital we went shopping and I bought 4 tunic dresses, and got a nice neck and shoulder massage at the shopping centre, and had butter chicken for lunch, then had acupuncture. I deserved an indulgent day...

No labour for me yet...it's getting ridiculous! It seems it's never going to happen. Despite a nesting frenzy yesterday which I thought MUST be a sign. At least I'm not emotional today which is good.

Went for a scan today to check bub and placenta and fluid - all fine, CTG was also fine. I got them to do an internal and bub has dropped even lower since Sunday ('very low' she said) cervix is shorter and thinner and softer, and now 1.5cm dilated, so all is looking good. The Birth Centre is apparently happy to let me keep waiting until SUNDAY for induction :eek: (I thought they wouldn't let me go past Friday!)

I just don't think I can handle waiting that long, if I don't go into labour on my own before then. As much as I want to avoid induction, I also want to hold my baby...So, just in case, I'm booking an induction appt for Thurs night - imagine if bub is born on Fri the 13th - that'd be right! :devil6: If Thursday comes and we think I can hang on longer I can still push induction back till Sunday (although if I do, they are gonna HATE me for changing my appts all the time, LOL)

Anyway after my internal today I know I'm progressing (albeit slowly) so I'm still trying to be confident I can do this 'on my own'. Just had my 3rd acupuncture session and he gave me a really strong treatment so let's see what happens. Fingers Crossed!

Sare - sorry you're buggered, but glad your bub has moved lower that's a good sign!

Jess - glad your DS is much better

Tylers Mummy - Friday the 13th sounds a bit spooky to me too! but I am just over being overdue, so I won't care if that's the day my bub comes! At least we can tease him with it for the rest of his life HEEHEE

Di - it's a great feeling having everything on your To-Do list done isn't it? Every week I get everything spotless and ready for bub to arrive, and then another week goes by and I have to do it again LOL

Andrea - sorry to hear you have gastro you poor thing. If it's any consolation they say that having the runs can help to bring on labour (that's why castor oil works for some)...??? Hope you get better soon though. I've had that hip pain in the mornings too, I get excited thinking it might be labour then I realise it goes away as soon as I get out of bed. Bummer.

Mary - good on you for having an indulgent day, takes your mind off being overdue at least! I'm glad your internal was promising and that your OB is optimistic about bub arriving soon - hope so!!!

Sal - ohhhh the Notebook...it makes me sob every time, no matter how many times I see it! Very dangerous to watch it in our current hormonal state LOL

Sarah - sounds like you're getting really close if you've lost your plug!

OK that's as far back as i can remember so I'm sorry if I missed people. Have a great night and I hope we all get a GOOD sleep tonight.

[Briannabear]

Hi everyone!!

Sarah - How exciting! Things are starting to move for you!

Kimba - Good to hear you've started dilating! Thats a great sign! Hopefully your accupuncture gives your body the kick start that it needs.

Andrea - Hope you feel much better soon.

Mary - Yay for you! You know things are moving once you start dilating! Not long to go now...

Ali - Congratulations on the birth of your precious bubba!

Tylersmummy - I dont think you're silly at all to want your ob for the birth! I feel the same way about mine!

Jess - Glad to hear your little man is better today.

Sare - Great to hear that you can still have an active labour!

Well I had an ob appointment today to see how things are going because Ive had some pretty terrible pains over the last day or so. I got some very upsetting news though. Turns out the hospital stuffed up on Saturday and I havent dilated at all! Buggers me how they can stuff something like that up. :confused: :crying:
So at this stage it means that my cervix is unfavourable and my ob is unable to break my waters. I have another appointment on Thurs and he'll check again, and if its still not dilated we have to make a decision of when to put off the caesar to.
At this stage I think we'll give me until next Friday (not this week the following) to go into labour naturally, if not it looks like another c/section for me. I guess its in God's hands now. Im sooooo frustrated and disappointed. All these false labours and pains and I havent even got anywhere with them.

I will continue accupuncture for the next week, because if nothing else, its kinda relaxing in a painful kinda way! My accupuncturist is going to do my future sessions for free cause she cant believe it hasnt worked yet! She's such a sweetie.

Anyway, sorry for the long post but I really needed to vent that out! :banghead:

[suemp]

b/bear (becca) we have the same edd and my c/section is not till the 23rd of oct so hopefully they will let you hang on that long. i know how much you want a vbac :fingerscrossed:

[~Kimba~]

:hugs: Becca you poor thing. If it's any consolation I know how you are feeling right now with the waiting and the frustration and wishing things would just happen naturally. Getting wrong/ conflicting information from the hospital is the last thing you need right now, and it must have been really upsetting to be told you weren't dilated after all.

From what you've written does that mean that having the prostaglandin gel to try and ripen the cervix to get things going isn't an option for you? (I don't know much about VBAC).

:fingerscrossed: I hope that the acupuncture works for you (that's so good that your acupuncturist won't charge you for future sessions - wish mine was like that LOL). And I hope that you don't need that c-section, I know how badly you want a VBAC.

Hang in there, stay positive, enjoy your acupuncture, have faith - a lot can change in a week! :yes:

[M~T~J~M]

Hi all,

Well, I am still here! I haven't really lost any more of the plug today, but with what I lost yesterday, I can pretty much say I would be surprised if there was anymore left, lol!! I have had a constant backache all day today, and have been slightly crampy here and there. Just mainly uncomfortable. Oh, and it seems that my beautiful DS1 has come home from daycare today with gastro :barf: Lucky me!! Jess and Andrea..., I totally hear you now!! :fingerscrossed: nobody else here gets it as I don't fancy having to deal with it for too long!!

Becca - How can one stuff up something like that?? Hello, it's either opening or not!! I would be soooo cross too!! Really do hope the accupunture does the trick!! Hey, I wish Ob's dropped their fees when going overdue, lol!!!

Kimba - You are being so patient. I am not even due yet, and I am getting sick of waking up still pregnant every morning!! Heaven help me if I do go over!! Sunday isn't too long to wait I guess if you don't go naturally, but at least you have started dilating, so it should make induction nice and easy! Sending you vibes now for 'a la natural' labour >>>>>>labour<<<<<<<

Tyler'smummy - When due with DS2, my ob was due to go on holidays a couple of days before I was due. I didn't fancy having any old ob there either. As DS was due on Xmas day, I just used these two excuses as a reason for wanting to be induced, and he allowed it. I had him 9 days early.

Sare - That's what I had when in labour in DS2. Just the little canula needle thingy hanging out of my hand. Oh, just be careful not to knock your hand....it will send you through the roof!!

Sal - I haven't seen the notebook....perhaps I should go hire it on my children free day on Thursday!! I could do with a good cry, lol!

Well, off to bed for me. I am so :mad: that Dancing with the stars is back on. How can pregnant women possibly stay awake until 9.30pm or later to watch All Saints. If they put All Saints on at about 1.30am, then it wouldn't be a problem, lol.
Hope you all get a good nights sleep. I can see myself now, up and down all night with a sick toddler!!

[SalTheGal]

Hey girls,

Sare- hope you get a better nights rest tonight- I have been exhausted today too so I know how you feel- thing is I don't have a daughter to entertain aswell! :hugs: to you.

Becca- bad luck on the misinformation- that really sucks!!! Hopefully things will all fall into place for you naturally, I am keeping my fingers crossed for you to go naturally rather than c/s.

Kimba- Where on earth do you get you energy?!?! Sounds like you had such a busy day- I don't know how you do it!! Hope the acupuncture does its trick!

Thats all from me tonight- sorry to those I've missed,

sleep well everyone, I am pretty muc off to bed now- been getting asthma each night so having very interrupted sleep- figure if I get to bed early and have longer in bed then i moght get a longer session on interrupted sleep! See how it goes!!

:hugs: Sal

[~Kimba~]

Hmm so much for a good night's sleep tonight, I've been up since 2am, wide awake! So I thought I'd log on here and talk to myself for a while :ecomcity: I went to bed early last night (about 9.30) and had a great sleep till now - no pee breaks till 2am (!) and didn't even get sore hips - which must have been the acupuncture, he added several sacrum (back of pelvis) points to the treatment this time, bless him.

Anyway I've got lots of pressure from bub's head ATM, and TMI I just lost some more of my plug, just a glob of clear goo streaked with old blood (probably from the S&S on Sunday or the internal yesterday). Not getting too excited coz there's not as much as I expected and I wouldn't exactly call it a 'show' - but then again what do I know.

Still, I'm hoping that this in conjunction with my current state of alert wakefulness is a good sign that maybe labour is getting closer...Maybe today will be the day!? I thought I felt some contractions at about 2.30am but they weren't painful at all, just tight like BH, but I haven't felt anything for a while, except bub moving...bummer. COME ON I'm SO hanging out for those REAL contractions to start! :fingerscrossed:

Sal - sorry to hear about your athsma still playing up :hugs: hope you're getting a good sleep tonight. I honestly don't know where I'm getting my energy this week, maybe it's one of those 'last minute' energy bursts...or maybe I'm just over sitting around waiting...or maybe it's because I'm in my 6th week since finishing work, so I'm well rested! It could also be the acupuncture...who knows! I'll make the most of it while it lasts anyway :laughing:

Sarah - how's your night going, hope you haven't been up and down too much with your sick little one, hope he's better real soon! Gastro is the pits...

Hmm better go find something else to amuse myself with...

[Ashleigh<3]

Kimba- hehe, I logged on just then because i was having the exact same pains whilst laying in bed for the past hour, kept getting up to pee every 20 minutes or so, i've been timing it and its severe period pain, coming every five minutes. Lasting for 1 minute. I know these are just braxton hicks, because if they were the real thing wouldn't i be screaming the house down and calling my middie by now. Well this is what i'm expected to be doing by the middies i'm seeing. I decided to get up and walk around, so i'm just walking around my house back and forth, up and down the stairs, trying to see if they get worse. They are as far as now. I've only got today to get the ball rolling before tomorrow when i have my vaginal examination, see if they need to apply the gel or not. If my cervix has in anyway efaced they will send me home and she said, "you could be waiting another week. But you're still not allowed to give birth here, we'll just send you to a different hospital. If your cervix hasn't efaced at all we'll 'possibly' send you to the high-risk hospital where they may just apply the gel by that afternoon".
This is all the info i can get for now. Apparently they just don't like to induce unless there is an evident problem.
The man who did my ultrasound scan wasn't worried with anything he saw, but he was worried about the state i was in, he said according to my due dates, the middies should not be letting me go over by Friday, he said, your baby should be born by this Friday- No later. Oh wow, i really like him! Can he be in charge of me from now on?

I haven't had a 'show', still not exactly sure if i have or not, All morning i've had the globby white discharge, sorry for TMI, but no streaks of blood or discolouring.

Still no bowel movement today, although i keep running for it.
I guess yesterday and the day before when i had the horrible upsets i was getting it all out of my system then rather then now. Seriously was no need for me to try the caster oil after what i went through. I'm glad though.

Well Kimba, I hope things start progressing for us TODAY! And we are definitely, holding our bubs within at least two days! If Saturday strolls around i think i will finally break down.
I've been so good all up untill now. I'm really starting to have had enough!

Good luck over the next few days! :hugs:

And Good luck to the rest of the ladies who are overdue/expecting bubs this week! :D

[Briannabear]

From what you've written does that mean that having the prostaglandin gel to try and ripen the cervix to get things going isn't an option for you? (I don't know much about VBAC).

Unfortunately its not an option. :crying: It increases the risk of uterine rupture by 50%, as does the drip.

Sue - Its so frustrating but the c/s cant really be done that week for a number of reasons. :banghead: Firstly my ob is going away for the week (and I really dont want anyone but him delivering my baby), Ive bought Hi5 tickets for DD and will be very disappointed if I couldnt take her (sounds silly I know), and I wont have much help because my DH's sister is getting married that weekend and everyone will be tied up with organising that, and lastly these false labours Ive been getting are absolutely wearing me out. I havent got the energy to continue getting them for the next 2 weeks. :( They might sound like silly reasons but they're important to us.)
Who knows though, I may get to the end of next week and want to give it another week longer!

Well Im hoping that labour doesnt happen for me now until Sunday or monday. My poor DD has come down with a vomiting wog and is so sick.:( I want her to get better first!

Sending those who want labour huge vibes!!!

[brideofjabba]

Well i have ben up since 3am....contractions started between 3.30-4am. They were about 6-7 minutes apart but now seem to be lengthening out. Still there and hurting some. I hope it kicks up a bit and this is IT!!! Haven't lost my mucus plug though and bubs wasn't engaged on monday.....:fingerscrossed: for me!!! I'll update if anything exciting happens.

[SalTheGal]

Morning girls- lots of night owls online today!!

Becca- taking the lavour vibes AWAY from you too for the next few days, we can concentrate on sending ours to others!! Hope Brianna gets over her wog really quickly- seems to be doing the rounds, not what you want right now, :hugs: to you both.

For all of those who want them:

BIG VIBES GETTING SENT YOUR WAY:

BUBBIES GET YOUR BUTTS OUT
NOW!!!

Ashleigh, brideofjabba, and kimba it does sound like something is happening for all of you atleast, fingers crossed today is the day for action. :fingerscrossed:

So so night for me here- not only have I been getting asthma at night but I also have suffered from pregnancy nasal congestion for the last few months- it is so annoying, so I was awake every hour or so alternation between nasal sprays and ventolin , but fell back asleep easily each time so it wasn't too bad!

Hope everyone has a relaxing day

Take care

:hugs: Sal

[Gumby]

Monring ladies, I can sympathise with those of you up at all hours last night. I slept funny on the couch the other day and now my hip feels like it needs to pop back into place so rolling in bed had been a real dream (not).
As of yesterday morning I have been losing bits of my plug, just big clumps of green snot and some white snot. I am guessing thats the plug. I lost it all in one go with DD and it was just a bit ball of nastyness...lol
Its DH's bday today so I am hoping to go naturally today but no pains or anything yet :(

Ok well the MIL is here from tassie so I prob wont be able to post again until my little man is here, so labour vibes to all and hopefully KIMBA might post my news (if you would like to, I am more than happy for you) Oh only if you decide not be induced on thursday...lol I have placenta brain...


Lots of love and stuff

Rian

[Briannabear]

As of yesterday morning I have been losing bits of my plug, just big clumps of green snot and some white snot.
Are you sure green is ok? Might be worth ringing your middies or ob to check on that because could be meconium?

[~Kimba~]

Morning! Well nothing eventuated into labour for me this morning, I went back to bed at about 4.30am and had another good sleep, just got up now. Gotta love that acupuncture for the sleep benefits alone! LOL. Am feeling nice and crampy though (never thought I'd say 'nice' and 'crampy' in the same sentence!) which HAS to be a good sign, right. Right? :laughing:

Rian - ouch, you too with the sore hips! It's awful isn't it. Happy Bday to your DH. And of course I'll post your news sweetheart, I bet your bub is here before mine: he is surely going to be a Friday the 13th bub! lol :devil6: (just SMS me)

Sal - oh you poor thing. I think my nose has been blocked since January :laughing: I hate not being able to breathe so the combination of asthma and nasal congestion would kill me! Hope you're able to relax today and get a couple of good nanna naps in.

Andrea - contractions!!! how exciting, I hope this is it for you! I thought maybe mine were starting this morning, but it turned into nothing...

Becca - so sorry that things aren't progressing for you, but hang in there you just never know! The acupuncture has got to help too. Duly removing labour vibes for a couple of days - but let us know when you want us to send them again! Hope DD gets better soon - this gastro thing sounds like it's really getting around!

Ashleigh - wow sounds like you're having contractions too - at last! Mine weren't painful and weren't regular or long enough to time them. I would have been on the phone if I was you. I hope it turns into labour for you this morning :fingerscrossed: It's confusing when you get conflicting info about induction isn't it - the last middie at my birth centre told me they'll let me go till next week if I want (Sunday night/ Monday), whereas everyone else tells me not to go more than 10 days over. Anyway no matter what happens, we will both be finally holding our babies by Saturday!

Hope everyone else is feeling good this morning after a lovely sleep. Look forward to hearing exciting news from someone else soon!

[di_matt]

Morning all,

Bit of a late post but found another cupboard to clean out.

Hope all with labour pains soon have a bub to hold.

I can understand the order of priorities....I was having abd cramping pain on Monday but told bub he can't come until atleast Saturday so forget it. I have a concert I don't want to miss and that's that. DP is already cracking jokes about me going into labour and stealing the show....hope not. It will be interesting because when I listen to this guys cds bub goes nuts kicking me and moving around ( does he like it or hate it???:rolleyes: )

Well am going into the shower now as my left hip is stuffed today and I stink after cleaning out the cupboard in my flanalette dressing gown..(mad I know but have oldest here and was worried her bf would show up and I'd be stuck on floor in my glory :laughing: what a sight)

Good luck all

[jessgray]

hi
all i have been cleaning nonstop for 2 days straight now lol DP tells me to stop but i cant lol he says i am possessed :laughing: ds is makingmore mess for mein thelounge lol

[oleander]

Just wanted to show off a pic of my little girl. I had her on friday 6/10 and got home yesterday. Pic was taken yesterday. Im so in love!

This is Leila!http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l103/thisislisa/IMGP3162.jpg

[Briannabear]

Congratulations again Lisa, she's just beautiful! :D

[diesal444]

Hello everyone :wave:

Lisa- oh my god that is just the cutest photo .. what an adorable baby girl and such a great name. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Well had a great sleep for once got about 9 hours all up in between pee breaks i think.
Looks like its gunna be a hot few days in melbourne so i be staying inside my nice cool house i think.
Good luck to all the girls having labour signs!!!. Wish i was due at the start of the month with you all. But i love popping in seeing you will be next .. SO EXCITING!!!!!

me 28
him 29
EDD 26th october 2006 baby girl :smiliedance:

[jessgray]

:thumbsup: congrats Lisa she is a gorgous bub. i love the name.

[brideofjabba]

Good afternoon girls. Things are way slow for me now. Contractions only coming every 20 minutes or so. :banghead: I've never had this much 'false labour' before so i'm hoping its just slow at starting and it turns into the real deal sometime soon. I went and did grocery shopping to see if that would help and to keep my mind off things. Had about 3 good contractions while doing that but it was so uncomfortable to walk around. Can't wait for dh to get home and we can have sex to try and help things along! lol Had a little bit of creamy cm but i don't think its anything significant. I would think that i would have lost something more by now. I wish my water would just break and get it over with. lol
I'm tired though having been up since 3am. Just trying to get my ds down for his nap now, so that i can just have a bit of a break from "mum, mum, mum, mum!!!" lol

Catch you all later.

[Gumby]

Are you sure green is ok? Might be worth ringing your middies or ob to check on that because could be meconium?


Oh I thought it was ok to be a little green :confused: . It doesnt smell and it isnt my my waters leaking, it was big clumpy bits, does it really sound like something bad? :(

[suemp]

anyone want a 5 yr old going cheap? he comes toilet trained!!! took him to see ant bully this morning and he just driving me crazy ever since. a mixture of preg hormones and sheer tiredness i think (that and he's testing my nerves!!!!!!)

[Claire R]

Hi Girls,
Bee-yoo-ti-ful little girl Lisa....soo gorgeous. Is it just me or are any of you shocked at how, well, big that newborns look (even the average sized ones)..like I know my belly is huge and there is something in there but still can't quite picture a whole big bubba in there...sigh, I am such a dag.

Had my last Ob appt today...all good, counting down 'til c/s next Thurs. Have totally given in to chocolates etc. Boy I hope my baby has a good appetite and sucks all these calories right off me!!

DH keeps trying to discuss budgetting and house purchasing etc with me....trying to participate but really just cannot care less at the moment...do you think I have an excuse? I guess we are both psyching ourselves up for what happens once bubba gets here...tee hee.

Glad to hear a few of you are looking like labour is here!! Fingers crossed for you all.

Better go and wash the dishes before DH gets home. It is embarrassing how many little snacks I obviously have during the course of a day. I am the only one here and the sink is full again since I did the breakfast ones....lol. Claire

[Claire R]

oh Sue, forgot to say...what about a nice video or a bit of TV for DS?

[jessgray]

anyone want a 5 yr old going cheap? he comes toilet trained!!! took him to see ant bully this morning and he just driving me crazy ever since. a mixture of preg hormones and sheer tiredness i think (that and he's testing my nerves!!!!!!)

:laughing: i'll trade you my 17.5 month old terror he comes complete with gastro lol:laughing: and did i mention he is getting another molar lol

[Jeffy]

Hi all

No time for personals, sorry, but just thought I'd post this link to our website. There are photos of Sam on there.

We're doing well; Sam sleeps with us (which I said I'd never do) but I'm getting plenty of rest this way! Never thought I'd breastfeed either but it is so easy I wouldn't want to have to use bottles. We are blessed as Sam is the most easygoing bub I have ever come across.

http://www.thenancarrows.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=3

[Jeffy]

Forgot to add - I just posted a birth story.

Must run and hand over my boobs to bub!

[sare]

Hi all

Lisa - Congratulations :smiliedance: . Leila is gorgeous and a has a beautiful name to match.

Jeffy - Lucky you on Samuel being such a good baby. Sounds like you are going really well. I tried clicking on your link a few times and couldn't get it to work.

Becca - I'm really hoping that you get your VBAC. Hopefully things getting rolling for you soon (after Brianna's got over her gastro).

Kimba - Your little man is WAY too comfy in there...if only you knew how you could entice him out :laughing: I keep on saying this, but hopefully it all starts for you soon.

Andrea - Good luck to you too. I know what you mean about the supermarket and contractions...the last few times I have done the shopping I have had some major BH.

Claire - :laughing: love the bit you wrote about babies sizes. Women's bodies are truly amazing things.

Sue - I can add to your package...a 2 year old who never stops talking (and has started to speak in a high pitched voice just for laughs :banghead: ) I know what you mean about tolerance level when your pregnant...normally I'd just laugh it off, now I just seem to be a continual cranky-pants. Hopefully I'll get better when the baby arrives.

diesal - 9 hours sleep, that's fantastic. I think that a good sleep makes the world of difference to the day. If only I could get one.

sal- Sorry to hear that your asthma is still playing up. Hope you get a better night's sleep tonight.

I picked up my TENS machine today. They even ran a little class to explain how it all works and let us try it out before hiring it. I though it was going to be a little bit painful to counteract the contractions, but it was quite a nice pulsating feeling on my back. Now that I have that, this little baby can come whenever it is ready.

Any news from Mary?

Time to clean. I've got lunch guests tomorrow and my place looks like a bomb has hit it.

Take care...

[SalTheGal]

Hey everyone,

Lisa again Leila is so beautiful!!!

And so is little Sam,

Claire I totally agree that all the bubs are not looking "newborn" at all :eek: I always think newborn bubs are not the cutest- but our october bubbies are absolutely gorgeous!!! Hope mine is too!

It is so great to hear everyone is doing well too- motherhood seems to suit you all!!

Has anyone heard anymore news from Kristin on how Ryley is going? I bet she can't wait to get her little boy home.

Very lazy day for me here- had a few nanna naps which has been awesome!!

Just thinking bout going to get started on a lasagne for tea- making a supersized one so plenty can go in the freezer.


Take it easy everyone!

:D

[~Kimba~]

Hi all, just got back from woolies - LOL Andrea I had the same thinking, that surely if I went grocery shopping I would get some labour action! The poor checkout guy thought I was going to drop the baby then and there especially when he asked me 'how long to go' and I said I was 10 days overdue! LOL

Getting lots of pressure in the rear end and some BH, the mild period pain is coming and going (less this afternoon than this morning), but no proper labour pains or contractions yet. Argh it's just so maddening :banghead: I am trying the best I can to do this without needing induction, but time is running out.

I suppose at least if I'm this close now, then maybe the gel will be enough to kick my labour off properly and it will still be as close to natural as possible (well apart from having to spend the damn night in hospital alone, beforehand :thumbsdown:)

I haven't heard anything more from Kristin yet, but if I do I will let you guys know. She will probably post on here anyway if she gets the chance.

Andrea - hope your false labour turns into real labour really soon. Sending you lots of labour vibes.

Sal - I'm glad you got some nanna naps in this afternoon. I'm trying to stay as upright and on my feet as possible today to try and move things along, so bed is off limits - even though DH is there having a nanna nap himself at the moment (snoring away!)

Sare - I'm with you on the tolerance levels! Hope the TENS machine is good for you. I'm glad I didn't hire one in the end because I would have picked it up about 4 weeks ago, and it'd still be sitting there unused!

Jeffy and Paris*mum - Sam and Leila are both totally gorgeous! I agree with the other mums, the October bubs are all so lovely looking so far, and I'm not just saying that because I'm biased.

Sue - LOL Jake's not that bad is he? Hmm then again I know how much 'fun' 5 year old boys on holidays can be. Hope he wears himself out soon and quietens down!

Rian - I know that green waters is 'bad' but no idea about green plug - have you called your ob or the labour ward to ask? i would, just to be sure.

Becca - how you hanging in there :hugs: Hope that you're feeling a bit better about things today and I hope Brianna gets better really quick!

OK I'm off to make chicken biryani for dinner, special treat for DH since one way or another, this will probably be the last night I'm at home for a while :eek:

Enjoy your evenings everyone!

[2ndtimeMum]

Congrats to Lisa & Jeffy, fab pics and am biased too, all our Oct bubs are gorgeous!!!!!

Been thinking of you all and still sending strong labour vibes, when I was overdue with first ds I went grocery shopping everyday and long walks to try and speed things up but he just came along in his own time, hoping its not too much longer for the overdue ladies.

Harry is doing fine, he is so chilled, went to friends today with about 10 children there plus Mums (school hols here) and he never woke up even being passed around and through the noise, my breast feeding is so much easier this time around too, am really loving having a baby again. My parents are great, doing everything for us and taking ds out and about too, will really miss them when they go back at end of Oct.

Keep popping in to see how you are going, sorry no personals, have just ploughed through 6 pages, you are all very chatty at mo, can't wait til we are all on the birth group section, also thanks to everyone its been great having you all to chat to through the pregnancy and now beyond
take care
Teresa

[m_jelly]

Oh my, so many posts since Sunday!
To all those who have had their babies, congrats! I hope the births went well and any complications that arose have been resolved. I'll read through the posts another time if I can get them to load without going mental (dialup).

My little girl arrived Monday 9th October, 6.03am, clocking in at 9pounds. Her name is Abbey Celeste and I will write up the gory details for a birth story sometime soon.

She's sucking quite strongly, and I am afraid, that even after all the lectures and reinforcement of "correct attachment" I still had difficulty. My nipples are thus bruised, battered, bloody and shredded. My milk feels like its about to come in, so that should relieve some of the resentment and trepidation I've been feeling every feeding time as I know then she will leave the experience a satisfied baby. Does that make sense?

I'll include my adventures in nipple-land in her birth story.

She's alert and happy at the moment, having a cuddle with her granddad.

[suemp]

i ended up putting a dvd on for jake and we both had a nanny nap which i think we both needed.
now would this **** you off? dp gets home from work today with his boss as usual for afew drinks in our garage. boss answers his mobile and starts talking about a night away. i said to dp (mind you d does not stand for darling atm) and said wat have you got planned. apparently they have organised a night fishing trip out in the ocean a week before im due. i fumed. and he goes wat you got plenty of time and ill have my mobile (cause its only a quick trip back !!!!!!!) so would that annoy you?

mjelly and lisa confrats on the new babies oh and jeffy. its so hard to keep up. the photos are gorgeous :yelclap:
mjelly: jake would not latch on and my milk did not come thru and i still remember the frustration. i was not strong enough to put up with it and turned to formula. wat eva you choose goodluck

kimaleo: cant be long now. im sure i wake up to you telling us your off to hospy:fingerscrossed:

anyone else ive forgotton :hugs: and good night

[Gumby]

Evening all. Well tomorrow is the day. I am so nervous.

B/BEAR- Thanks for the heads up on the green stuff. I went up the hospital for monitoring and nothing was leaking and bubby seemed fine so they just put it down to some discoloured plug.

Kimba- I hope everything goes well for you tomorrow and I cant wait to hear you news (and hear how big that boy of yours is).

Well I am a little too :barf: for personals atm so I hope your all well and good luck for those who go into labour before I get back..

tc

rian

[di_matt]

CONGRATULATIONS M-Jelly. Job well done. I have 3 and still had sore nipples with last one - hoping to get it right this time lol.

Rian - good luck for tomorrow.

I'm pretty well on the :sleeping: side tonight. Got Doc in morning so will post after 10am.

Hope everyone has a good night sleep and tomorrow begins the build up for the friday 13th bubs to arrive..

[~Kimba~]

Congratulations m_jelly on the arrival of Abbey Celeste - fabulous name! :thumbsup:

Best of luck tomorrow Rian! :hugs: hope it all goes smoothly and quickly and not too painfully! I will be thinking of you. Depending when James arrives, if you want to SMS me I'll post an update on here for you, if I get the chance before I go in myself (5.30pm unless something happens sooner!)

Di_matt - I think I will be one of those producing a Fri 13th bub! How ironic after being almost 2 weeks overdue :devil6:

Suemp - that would definitely annoy me! how can anyone predict when your bub will arrive and the last thing you want to worry about when you go into labour is having to summon your DP back from out on the ocean somewhere! Men...!!!

Teresa - it's great that Harry is such a chilled baby! I hope I get one like that :yes:

I'm having a (very) little glass of champagne right now - supposedly it can bring on labour! LOL. It just really hit me that this is my last night at home before I go off and bring home a baby! So DH and I are having a quiet little 'celebration' (I'm going to put the hard word on him too for some more of those prostaglandins, LOL). In a day or two our lives are going to change forever, it's going to be amazing. Oh, I'm getting teary now. Can't handle my alcohol after so many months abstaining!

Have a great night everyone. If I go into labour tonight I'll let you know, otherwise I'll be back tomorrow for a last update before I go in to be induced! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH

[Mia]

It just really hit me that this is my last night at home before I go off and bring home a baby! In a day or two our lives are going to change forever, it's going to be amazing. Just wanted to say GOOD LUCK and that is really how I felt before I went in - very sad to be spending a night in hospital alone etc and overwhelmed that one way or another the day after was going to be THE DAY, and it all turned out great, so just go for it.

[brideofjabba]

hey how is everyone. WOW i just had a doozy of a contraction...sitting down for them is NOT good:eek:

Just an update on me: Still contracting...obviously. lol So yeah i started at about 3.30 yesterday morning.....thankfully though they are now getting more regular and strong. Hopefully today is my day! I'll be seriously ticked off if they slow down again like they did yesterday afternoon. I've only had 4 hours sleep tonight :sleeping: I'm tired. But kinda wide awake at the same time...its hard not to be when your in pain. lol

Kimba - hope all is well!!!

M_Jelly - congrats and i know all about sore nipples. My ds is tongue tied and it hurt for weeks. Didn't get cracked though, just really painful. Hope it improves!

[Briannabear]

Hi girls! :wave:

Jeffy - Sam is just gorgeous! So pleased to hear he's doing well.

Rian - Good to hear about your plug being ok. :yes: Always best to be safe than sorry! Good luck for today!!!

M_Jelly - Congratulations on the birth of Abbey!! I hope breastfeeding gets easier for you. Those first few weeks are the worst.

Sue - I dont blame you about being annoyed with your DH over that trip! Id be cranky too...

Andrea - I hope your labour pains kick up a notch into the real deal... hopefully mine kick up at the same time! :rolleyes:

Kimba + Rian - Good luck today guys with your inductions!!! Wishing you both a happy safe and quick labour! (((hugs)))

Oh and please put those labour vibes back on me as of this afternoon cause Brianna is much better and I have another ob appointment to check if my cervix is ripe yet.....

[di_matt]

Morning All,

Good luck Kimba & Rian once again...not that you nedd luck I guess but here's a big :hugs: .

I have my doc appt today at 9.30 so that'll be a quick in and out.

Feeling weary & weepy today for no reason, junior has moved himself a bit more upright so the pain in my hip is gone today...thank god. Don't think I couldv'e handled another day like it.

Well no cleaning for me today as I don't think I've got anything left to clean lol

Have a great day all

[SalTheGal]

Morning girls!!

MJelly CONGRATS on the arrival of Abbey Celeste- beautiful name, sorry to hear the BF isn't going well, :fingerscrossed: it improves when your milk comes in.

Looks like we night have a few fri 13th babies!!! I was convinced at one point that I would be having one of them :no: not happening! I am slowly starting to get frustrated that absolutely NOTHING is going on here- no BH, no Mucous plug, no extra discharge (sorry TMI), no major nesting or teariness, no other signs whatsoever that bub is thinking bout making an appearance. Which I guess is good in one way- no signs means I am not even thinking labour just yet.

Kimba and Rian- GOOD LUCK for your labours- I will be thinking of you both, can't wait to hear your news on your bubs

Andrea- you poor thing, I am keeping my fingers crossed that bubs is going to be here really soon- you must be so exhausted, try to rest up as much as possible so you have plenty of energy for when it counts.

Becca- restarting up the labour vibes- glad to hear that Brianna is on the mend, poor little tike

Suemp- :shame: No I wouldn't be impressed if my DF wanted to go away- specially on an ocean trip. He was sposed to go on his footy club end of season trip to QLD last weekend (two weeks before I was due) and I put my foot down on that.

I have my dr app this morning too so I'll be back later if by any miracle she has any news for me (I highly doubt it!!!!)

Take it easy everyone!

:hugs: Sal

[~Kimba~]

Morning all, I wonder how Rian is going, she'd be having the gel right now (if not already). And Mary is MIA, I hope that means she's had her bub?

Oh Andrea how frustrating I thought you would have had your bub by now, I bet you did too? hopefully things progress real soon.

Becca big speedy cervix-ripening labour vibes coming your way for this afternoon (((((((((((VIIIIBEZ))))))))))

Di good luck at your appt this morning. Good news that bub has moved and given you a bit of relief. Isn't it a good feeling that everything is clean - I think the most annoying thing about being overdue is that I've now RE-cleaned everything a few times! LOL

Mia thanks so much for your kind wishes, it's reassuring to hear that someone has been through the same and everything was great!

Me, not in labour yet :rolleyes: No show, no waters broken. Had some mild cramping all night, and a bit of hip & back ache. I think bub is engaged even lower because it hurts to bend over, and this morning the cramping is stronger and more persistent than it's been, about 40 min ago it intensified and I was like 'YEOWCH - this is starting to hurt!' but it faded again. Now it's more like a constant cramp than any sort of regular contraction or pattern, so I doubt I'll be going into labour by myself before my induction appt this afternoon :( Ah well, I can admit defeat, if it has to be induction for me tonight then so be it *shrug* Although I am still hanging onto the hope that maybe by the time I get to the hospital tonight they'll check me and say 'you're in early labour woman, don't bother with the gel, go home!' :laughing:

Hope everyone had a good sleep last night and look forward to hearing some exciting news from Rian, Andrea and anyone else! we might have a few bubs born today!

[beck75]

Hi All

Had trouble getting on yesterday and so much action and so many posts in a day to catch up on!

Kima - good luck with the induction (and still hopefully natural birth) - just think you will be holding a little bubs in your arms soon and this waiting will all be over!

Rian - thinking of you with your induction in progress now.

Suemp - my DH cam back a couple of nights ago saying that his team have decided on a day trip down the great ocean road - would I like to come!! He has people working with him over from Bangalore in India and they want to see a few things before the go. Obviously I said no- don't want to be that far away from the hospital and don't really want him to go either - details are still scetchy of when but I may have to put my foot down too!

MJelly - congratulations - I love the name Abbey it is so pretty.

Jeffy - loved your photos - you look so damned relaxed - not sure if I will be the same!

di_matt - I hired the first 3 DVDs in the second lost season (decided I was going to do this from the start as it was too hard to commit to the same time this week) and I ended up in tears a few times - when did I become so emotional!!

Well I had a great massage yesterday and had a panadol free day which was great. My head feels better unless I actually touch it. Had a terrible sleep last night having to keep getting up and my back is aching this morning which is great. Going to be a nice hot one in Melbourne so looking forward to that.

Good luck with all the new arrivals over the next 24 - 48 hours. There is only going to be a few of us left very soon - might quieten down in here for a while!

[JuzP]

Wow - well it all seems to be happening. Goodluck to all those with babies arriving over the next day or so - hopefully all the planned inductions go smoothly.

I wish they would fix bubhub - there are so many posts to catch up on each time, but I often can't log on because the website is down - very frustrating.:banghead:

At the moment my little one is still moving heaps with kicking etc. and doesn't appear to be making any moves to come out. Still having really really sore hips overnight which makes sleeping hard. And now I have a tooth infection and can't get in to see a dentist straight away.

I have had to resort to taking panadine which has codine in it just to get some sleep - it's the only thing that works. Has anyone else taken this during pregnancy? Most of the reading I have done indicates it's OK in moderation and I wouldn't be taking it unless I absolutely had to.

Sorry all about me post but just wanted to reassurance.

Take care to all and sending strong labour vibes to those that are due or over due :fingerscrossed:

Me - 33
DP - 42
First Bub - due 25 October

[~Kimba~]

JuzP - I've had severe gallstone attacks through the second half of my pregnancy and was assured many times by my GP, 2 x hospital ob's, and all the midwives that Panadeine Forte was fine to take in the recommended dosage if/ when I needed it for a bad attack. They wouldn't have given me the prescriptions if it was dangerous. So I'm sure that normal Panadeine is also fine in moderation. If you aren't confident though just check with your caregiver or the chemist...

(PS they also told me that Panadeine Forte is Ok to take in early labour at home if the pain gets too much, as long as you only take 1 dose per 6 hours, and make sure you tell the midwives what you took when you go in to hospital. Handy to remember!)

[Briannabear]

Dont worry JuzP panadine is safe in the recommended dose.

[di_matt]

Hey again all

Yeh JuzP panadeine and panadeine are fine......its nurofen you need to steer clear of. I was on panadeine forte for 3 weeks early on when I did my rib.

Well had my 5 min Doc appt lol, lucky I like him :D

My BP was 105/75 still, no swelling, pee good, had a pulse this week so that was good. No more weight gain. Bub is 1000% head down as my doc put it but not engaged. He said being number 4 he doubts it will engage until underway.

I told him I was a bit weary and he said 'go home to bed' lol, I came home and decided to put my cds back into numbered order. We have about 350 and last year the kids and I numbered every one of them...funny how they never go back where they came from. :rolleyes:

Anyway that's all for today. Hope everyone has a great day.

[di_matt]

sorry that should have said panadeine and panadeine forte ....now I'm typing in shorthand lol

[M~T~J~M]

Hi all,

It must be the day for Ob appointments today....I have mine at 3.45pm. He said at last week's appoint that he will do an internal today and try to get things moving for me. :fingerscrossed: it works....I am pretty sure I lost my plug on Monday, and have been getting some more serious like cramps, but of course nothing hangs around for longer than a couple of hours! Can't wait for my appoint to see how things are doing...

Di_matt - How organised are you with your CD's?? good to hear your appoint went well. I had also decided that I had no more cleaning left to do today, until I got home from taking the kids to daycare! I looked at the pram, cleaned it! I looked at my lounge room furniture, moved it all around...again! I then proceeded to clean to washing machine, fridge (again) and then started wiping walls down! I had to stop myself and sit at the computer!!

Rian - Hope things are going good for you with your induction!! Thinking of you!

Becca - I hope you get the results you are looking for at your Ob appoint this afternoon!!

Kimba - Stay positive!! There is still a little part of the day left for your labour to get going before your appoint. Hope it all goes well for you. i look forward to reading all about it when you get back online!!

Suemp - I know exactly how you feel!! My DH seems to think that it doesn't matter where his job takes him each day, he will be able to get someone to take me to hospital if he can't. I said to him that it wasn't the whole getting to the hospital part that worried me (I can always get an ambulance if need be!), it was the part that HE may not get there in time for the birth :banghead: MEN!!! Like last night, we had some sad news, then found out that his Grandmother had taken a fall and dislocated her hip (she's 94). So, he stayed at work a little longer, drank a few extra cans, then came home quite the drunk! I said "Do you not realise I could go into labour at ANY TIME???". "I'm still ok to drive you though", he says. Ummm, No thanks, I'll take myself!! I don't get them sometimes!!

M_Jelly - Congrats on the birth of Abbey!! Hope all is going well.

Andrea - Here's hoping your 'contractions' turn themselves up a notch or three and you start getting some real action soon!!

Jeffy - Sam is soooo cute!! You are both looking well! Hope things are still going well for you! Oh, I am starting to get a bit excited about having a newborn again!!!!

Must be off for some lunch and some relaxing! I guess I should use today to do nothing, as it could be the last daycare day that I get to myself!!!
Will be back later on after my appoint....

[SalTheGal]

Hey girls,

all quiet on this front, I am very convinced I am going to be hanging round till late oct. Though my doc told me today that it is the practice of this hosp to induce you at 41weeks- whereas I thought it owuld be 42weeks, so we will wait and see what happens.

All fine here- normal BP, normal bub HR, normal urine, bub engaged (but has been for a few weeks).

Wind is disgusting in Ballarat today so I am hibernating inside though I did have plans to get some more weeding done.

Have a good day everyone

:D

[sare]

Hi all,

It's hot and windy here today...all I can think is thank goodness I haven't had to endure pregnancy and summer at the same time.

M-Jelly - :smiliedance: Congratulations and welcome to Abbey. It's such a beautiful name.

Rian & Kimba - Good luck to you both on your inductions. I'll be thinking about you both and can't wait to hear all about your birth stories.

Sarah - The pre-labour stuff well and truly sucks (there's no other way to put it). I didn't have any with dd and it's just started with #2. Hopefully your turns into full-on labour soon.

Andrea - Good luck to you too. It all sounds very promising.

JuzP - Sorry to hear that you're not doing too well...a tooth infection on top of pg is the last thing anyone needs. :hugs:

Sue - I would well and truly be peeved with dh if he decided to go anywhere far away from me at the moment. I don't think he'd dare even suggest it knowing that he would have to deal with this hormonal mess that I am at the moment. Men, who needs them?!?

Sal - I'm still thinking that I'll be here for a while yet. Besides the BH and the period/back pain I've been getting for the couple of days, there's been no real signs that #2 wants to make his/her grand entrance.

Becca - Labour vibes back your way. Glad to hear that Brianna is doing better now.

Ok....I need some advice here. For some reason I am paranoid about my waters breaking before I go into labour (I didn't worry about it with dd, did absolutely nothing to prepare...not even a towel underneath me in the car on the way to the hospital :no: I guess I was just lucky that they broke while in the delivery suite) What have you guys done in preparation to save your furniture/car upholstery etc? I had a little brainwave that one of those Huggies change mats under the fitted sheet might be ok...what do you think? Any ideas would be appreciated.

Proud mum moment here...we finally received the a sample package of the Coles nappies that Eloise is on, so they should be on the shelves soon. They're the You'll Love Coles brand and she's on the walker nappies.

Well take care and good luck again to those of you well and truly on the way to meeting your little babies.

[~Kimba~]

Hi everyone, been trying to get onto the Bub Hub for ages, anyone else having problems?

No time for personals sorry, just wanted to let you know that Rian has had her little boy - James Christopher was born at 2.35 pm after 2.5 hours labour, with only gas for pain relief. Rian and James are doing well.

:yelclap: Congratulations Rian and family on the arrival of James! :yelclap:

OK now I'm getting nervous, heading off to the hospital in about half an hour to be induced...after all this waiting, I can't believe the moment is finally here :eek:

See you all in a few days!!!!!

[SalTheGal]

:fingerscrossed: Good Luck Kimba!!!:fingerscrossed: Can't wait to hear all bout your bub:hugs:

[sare]

Congratulations Rian and happybirthday James

Good luck Kimba. I'll be thinking of you. Hopefully it all happens quickly for you.

[di_matt]

Hey Sare : I was the same with the other kids but none of my waters broke before labour...this time I am suddenly stressing. I bought a singlebed mattress protector for my half of the bed ( but gee I sweat alot at night).... The car has leather seats but I just try not to be in it too often :D .I have a towel just in case though.

Well done RIAN...hope you get plenty of rest before you go home.

Good luck again Kimba.

Hope everyone else has had a great day

[diesal444]

HELLO ALL :wave:
Well a big congratulations to Rian and family on the arrival of James.. How wonderful
Good luck Kimba we are all thinking of you!!!

What an absolute stinker of a day in Melbourne!!. I was thinking how aweful to be very pregnant throughout most of summer. We october gals are lucky to be finished baking as the temperature rises :yes:
Well i think this bub is happy to stay put for a while and to be honest apart from the uncomfortableness(?? is that a word?? ) i am happy for her to stay put. Starting to think about being a mum and being a family and having to think about more then just me. I am sure i will be just fine, its just still very daunting :confused:

Well goodnight everyone. Good sleeping vibes heading everyones way

[ikis84]

I know she won't read this, but good luck kimba :fingerscrossed: :smiliedance:
Just want u all to know i am thinking of u, even though i can hardly keep up with u any more! (can u tell iam typing this one handed!)
:rolleyes:

[SalTheGal]

Well Done Rian on the arrival of James- can't wait to hear how everything went!!

Well i think this bub is happy to stay put for a while and to be honest apart from the uncomfortableness(?? is that a word?? ) i am happy for her to stay put. Starting to think about being a mum and being a family and having to think about more then just me. I am sure i will be just fine, its just still very daunting :confused:


Diesal this is exactly how I am feeling too!!! Everyone keeps asking me "are you over it yet", I always say much to everyones surprise no, not quite!!

Had a major meltdown only last night bout how our lives are about to change and never be the same again etc etc :ecomcity: Poor DF got a bit of a shock when he walked in after work and I burst into tears (and proceeded to spend the rest of the evening balling my eyes out)!! Whilst I am so looking forward to being a mum it is also sinking in how different things will be- specially when I am the first of my close friends to embark on motherhood so they have NO idea of whats to come.

But feeling better today!! Maybe that was my pre labour meltdown?!?

Slept better last night- went to doc yesterday and got some stronger meds for my asthma which has helped enormously, but have been awake since 4.30 :banghead: although feeling fine, and sure I will get a nanna nap this arvo so not too stressed!!!

Hope everyone else slept well, and have a great day ahead.

:D Sal

[di_matt]

Morning All,

Well I slept well but feel so much worse than when I don't sleep. Only got up once between midnight and 6.30. Very headachy again today, wondering if it is the weather (maybe too warm at night). I can't come up with any other reason...

Well off to concert tonight at 8pm so might try to sleep later and shake headache off.

Good luck to anyone having a Friday 13th baby. We've told this little fella he can evacuate anytime after the concert :yelclap:

Not expecting him to anytime soon but my life would be easier if he's out before next weekend when the first round of visitors arrive. Non stop then until 17th Nov.

Have a great day

[Mookie]

Hi Everyone

I've been meaning to try & catch up on everyone's news for ages now, but just havent found time in the day as Lily has been keeping us very busy!

A huge congratulations to all the new Mum's who have had their babies recently, ie Jeffy, Mjelly, Rian, Lisa & thinking of Kimba with her induction. :smiliedance: Sorry if I've missed anyone - I've only scrolled very quickly thru the last few posts.

Kristen, I sooo hope little Riley is improving. I'm really sorry to hear the poor little thing had to have an operation. It must have been extremely worrying for you & your DP. I'm thinking of you all & hope he starts getting better really soon. It will be lovely when you can take him home with you. I hope the news re his condition is as good as can be expected.