Oh Congrats Coocoo!!! I remember the pain all too well of my 9lb6 boy but Im a little taller than you so must of been a double ouch for you hun, well done to you!! I cant wait to see pics of your little man, I bet he is just adorable :) xx
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Oh Congrats Coocoo!!! I remember the pain all too well of my 9lb6 boy but Im a little taller than you so must of been a double ouch for you hun, well done to you!! I cant wait to see pics of your little man, I bet he is just adorable :) xx
Congratulations coocoo! <3 <3 <3 Can't wait to see a picture! I hope everything and everyone gets settled and you enjoy that sweet baby boy!
Coocoo, just saw the pics on fb!!! He is amazing. Love the name and his face. Great job with the vbac. You should be proud of yourself. Congrats on making such a handsome little man.
Awww congratulations coocoo thats such lovely news :') well our 1st baby is here....whos next, butterfly! I'm trying everything to get lil willow out I can't,be having a big baby lol! Xx
Huge congrats coocoo! Fantastic news. Can't wait to see a pic of your gorgeous little man. And yes - ouch!!! :) xxx
Massive congrats Coco on the arrival of your little man and well done mammy, he was a big baby for a little frame like yours.
"I wonder if she'll have curly hair. I hope she'll stay slender and skinny as she gets older."
This is seriously what my mother in law just said to me right now. We're currently out to lunch with her. WTF.
^^Um, wow. Can't she let her develop her lungs first?? MILs are amazing.
And HUGE CONGRATS Coocoo!! What a good size baby and I am in awe of your amazing womanly skills. It does make me want to run and hide from labor. I fully admit I am TERRIFIED. I know I will be fine once I get there and just do it. But hearing your tale of 9lbs, 5oz makes my whole uterus ache. I bet he is gorgeous. And a great name. Very strong.
I must now know...am I the only one who is semi-dreading labor/delivery? I had a wonderful first birth that was easy (as birth can be) and intervention-free (even in a hospital). My second I went into it blissfully big-headed and had a miserable pitocin-augmented labor that was pain-med free, but only because as I was screaming for the epi I was ready to start pushing (which is my least favorite part). So, yeah....I am totally scared that this one will be that bad. I know to avoid pitocin unless my child's life and mine depend on it. But I am scared, scared, scared.
I've been very lucky so far with my first two labours, both pretty quick with no pain relief. I had two stitches after ds1 and none after ds2 and actually felt fab straight after I had him. So I'm not too worried about labour - although of course I know this one could be completely different!
My main worry is getting to the hospital as we have an hours drive to get there and if the baby arrives before my mum comes over then we will have to rely on friends to look after the boys - or take them to the hospital with us! Not good!
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I'm a little nervous. I coped with my first labor fine naturally until at 7cm, when I had been awake for two days solid so I was pretty tired, the last thing I needed to hear was that they needed to break my waters but to do that safely they had to transfer me to the labor ward (I was in the birth centre attached to the hospital.) Because I was so tired, I felt defeated, and I started crying and getting upset... and THAT'S when labor started to hurt! It's when you tense up and start freaking out that labor goes bad. And sure enough, they got me up there, broke waters and said that they needed to do pitocin and by that point, my dreams were shattered, I was so so so so so tired, that I didn't want to feel the "artificial contractions" so I said to give me an epidural. I felt like such a failure. But all in all it could have been worse, I guess. (He was delivered with foreceps in the end... he was posterior and I was in labor for 49 hours and he was tired and just had to get out but his position wasn't helping.)
I'm going for a homebirth this time. I've bought a birthing ball (which I didn't do last time - I should have though!) to try to prevent her being posterior. I think I'll be fine as long as her position is good and I just stay home! And also, that I SLEEP during early labor!
And, yeah... my MIL said that. I asked my husband (she stepped away for a moment to put more money in the car meter outside) if he heard what she said because he didn't respond (I didn't, either.) He said he had but ignored it. He said she said stuff like that to him all the time (why am I not surprised?) while he was growing up (for him, he was skinny and pale but had a little belly.) My husband has a younger cousin who is like my weight (average, she's younger than me) and I have heard her say before that she is a slightly 'bigger girl, poor thing' and my husband would always say to his mum, "Are you kidding? That's the sort of talk that will damage a girl... plus, she's completely normal and average?!" and I always thought that was SO bizarre that she would say that about his cousin. But, I guess I never expected she'd talk about her MUCH WANTED GRANDDAUGHTER before she's even born by placing such ridiculous expectations on her. I asked my husband, "Are you going to ignore her saying that after Willow is born?" and he said, "No way... I am going to put a stop to it. I will never allow her to speak that way about her." and I said, "Good, because I hope you know that is the ONLY time I will ignore it. I know she's old, I know she comes from an era where they struggled with food, but she needs to realize how damaging that can be."
I knew, by my having a girl, all sorts of interesting things would be coming out of her mouth! I just knew it!
I told my mom (sent her an email when I posted here while out to lunch, on my phone) and she responded, "Are you kidding?! When you do speak up next time say 'now why in the world would you say something like that?' I'd be curious what her answer would be."
Crazycrazycrazy...
She also made a comment (because my son, a freshly three year old, was eating like me... with just his fork, at lunch... which is kind of considered improper etiquette I guess for the most part here... my husband and many others eat with a fork and knife in hand constantly through the meal... cutting and pushing food onto the fork using the knife, etc) about how he was eating like me.
But then that prompted my husband to go over to him and start helping him with using a knife and fork and he said, "Here, let's eat properly..." like it induced some discomfort with him when she said that.
That stuff pisses me off so much. When I FIRST moved here (when his dad was still alive) and I'd go over to their house for dinners, during those early days of living in the UK... his parents STARED AT ME WHILE I ATE... because of how I used my silverware!
AHHHHHHHHGGGGGGGGGRRRRGHHHH! Today made me miss home so much. I hate when people just don't let others be. I'm sure my son will be eating 'properly' when he goes to school as no doubt they'll push it... but he's THREE for crying out loud! WHO CARES!!!!
Okay, rant over. Sigh. I miss my momma. She's so laid back, so accepting, so lovely, loving, human. Grrrr. I wish I could just go out to lunch with her instead. Stupid ocean in the way.....
Congratulations Coocoo on both the baby and second VBAC!! I am doing my second VBAC this time around as well and am nervous for the pain. Crazy you pushed such a big babe out, way to go! Glad you are so very much in love with him :-)
I'm also nervous slightly about my labour, I had 2 fantastic births b4 and keep thinking I can't be rhat Lucky again...can I? I guess I'm worrying so much about what size she will be and if my body will cope ect! I have everything ready for my homebirth now, the birthing pool will be filled up next weekend when I'm officially 37wks I can't wait to use that in the evenings when the boys are in bed listening to my hypnobirth cd (i like to practice the breathing techs in there) I've got my clary sage oil now...so will take a bath in that once I'm 37wks I also use it to strengthen my contractions in massage form also its said to be a natural pain killer so good to smell during Labour (it stinks tho) I have a tens if needed so I'm good to go :) I'm so fed up tho I just want her here in my arms safely....I've really not enjoyed this pregnancy :(
Gena who cares how u eat jeeze if u/your son ate with your fingers I'd understand, I eat holding just my fork and.....u may wanna sit down for this.....I hold my fork in my right hand lol!! My hubby always takes the per outta me! Just ignore stupid comments hun she sounds very strange xx
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Suregena - It's funny since living over here and being friends with more international people we've noticed Americans tend to eat with just a fork. I think it is a typical British thing being ott about table etiquette tbh, my parents were the same with me always insisting I 'eat properly' and that eating with just a fork was bad manners. I suppose it is just one of those funny things but I can't believe your mil is making you feel so awkward about it! As you say for your little boy he is only 3 so just using cutlery full stop is a good thing!
My bump has dropped and I feel so much more comfortable as a result! I have my scan next week so hoping that will confirm he is in a good position. I've been getting loads of BH over the last few weeks too, some of which stop me in my tracks. But I guess that is pretty normal since it's my third pregnancy. xx
I used to be okay with her but since having my own child, it's just gotten strange. :/ my husband isn't really close to her but feels a sense of 'duty' since his older brother lives in London and rarely connects with anyone (first and last time he saw my son was when he was four months old) and his other older brother, who was the more family centered so my hubby tells me, sadly died in the '90s.
So it's all on my husband's shoulders. Bah.
I've got my 32 week scan next week and I'm starting to get obsessed with wrong gender u/s again. Thought I was over this - arrggghhh! So annoying!!
Hopefully we will get a very clear potty shot this time to show me without any doubt that this is a boy so I can just get over it. x
Had midwife app today at 30+5,I measure 34 weeks so off for a growth scan tomorrow,lucky enough they have fitted my in after my physio app so only 1 trip to make.also after having my gtt 2 weeks ago I got a letter from hospital because my iron level is only 10.3 whe they would like it to be above 12,so been put on 3xiron tabs a day,but on the plus side I get to see baby again and treble check gender:,)hope everyone is well x
Hi ladies hope you are all keeping well.
Hope your scan goes well today ynwa, it is lovely to get a chance to see baby again isn't it.
I have low iron aswell and have been put on liquid iron for it since my appointment on Monday. Boy oh boy does it taste foul, wish I was taking tablets. Ah well it's very little to complain about.
Surgena I would tell you not to mind your mother in law but it is easier said than done and even more so when your little ones are brought into it. If eating with his fork only is the worst she has to deal with in life she has very to complain about. My boys only eat with their fork too and ds1 is the very same age as your little man and ds2 is 18 months. Your MIL would be horrified by them both :) . Just take care of yourself and Willow and try let it was over you, Otis is perfect.
Mummypink I know it is wise to advise you not to get your hopes up but I am really hoping that the scan was wrong and that you are carrying your pink bundle there. If not a bet your ds is the most wonderful little man ever and will the perfect addition to your family.
Rosie hope you are keeping well. Over the 30 week mark now, the rest of the time will fly. It is amazing how quickly it goes.
HBP, any sign of your Willow making a move to join us. I think I remember you saying on here that you were hoping she would arrive a little early for you dh to get his paternity leave. Apologies if I have that mixed up. Did your boys arrive early or on time?
Edited to add - Who is due next, Is it Butterfly Spirit? I hope her little lady arrives for her soon.
Awww thank you Luckylass xxx
Mummy I 2nd everything lyckylass said! Hope your scan goes well hun!
Ynwa, hope your scan goes well today let us know how u get on, I had my midwife app,this morning and willow is still measuring big so I have to go for the dreaded 3hr gtt on Monday :( I'm gutted I hoped I missed that out this time! I also have low iron I've been on ferrous fumrate since I was 7wks pregnant same as ds2!
Luckylass thanks for asking of me, you have it correct about dh and paternity I'm still praying she comes early it would help us out so much, I spent the whole of my app today crying I'm just finding everything so overwhelming and stressful, I just want her here safe I so wanted to enjoy this pregnancy as its my last but I just cant! Hope you are keeping well hun?
Sooo I have a midwife coming over to discuss my homebirth this afternoon and to get me to sign all the paper work ect, sat I will be putting up the birthing pool (eekk) I'm having some reflexology done nxt wk to try help move this little lady out...or at least try calm me down as I'm a wreak right now! Ooooh and my new pink hood and apron came for my vintage pram today I had to have them made specially, will add a pic of the not comepletely finished pram (u may remember it was all completely navy blue) its been re sprayed iam so proud of it :-)
Hope every1 is ok? It's very quiet on here now x
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I'm so pleased with it, can't wait to put willow in there x
Homebirthing Princess that pram is absolutely amazing. I bet it will be wonderful for you to push Willow around in it and you will get tonnes of compliments on it I am guessing.
In relation to the stress you are going through at the moment we have a lot going on this end so can sympathise with you (although that will not make you feel any better sorry). I really hope that your dh picks up a new and better job soon and in the meantime that Willow arrives in time for him to get his paternity leave so that you can at least stop having to worry about that. Please try to take care of yourself as mammys can tend to put themselves last and you need care too. (((hugs)))
Home birthing is that a silver cross????
Love it!
And yay, there is someone else that shares my adoration of that style of pram :)
I would have LOVED a silver cross, but from a practicality perspective, it just wasn't going to happen.
But I'm really happy with what we did get, the Emmaljunga Duo Combi in cream leather. Absolutely adore it :) here it is...
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Lassie that is a really lovely pram and I love the cream too.
Thanks HB, your pram looks fab! I hope your little lady doesn't keep you waiting too long.
I'm getting worried now - I still haven't sorted out a travel system or a car seat. I kind of know what I'm getting (just a fairly cheap Graco one) as I can't afford to splash out on anything fancy, but I don't think you can buy it over here and they are all so expensive here anyway so I'm planning on buying it for my mum to bring over when she flies here in April. Not sure what happens if the baby decides to come early though and I hate being so disorganised!
In fact I've hardly got anything, I haven't even properly sorted through the clothes to find out what I need to buy. I ordered some more bottles and a steriliser the other day just in case I'm a complete failure at breastfeeding again, and I have a hanging crib - but not hooks for it to hang on at the moment!!
The thought that the baby could actually be here in 7 weeks is starting to scare me as I am so not ready!!!!
Has everyone else pretty much got everything they need now? xx
Im in the same boat mummypink, i literally have a bed and about 4 outfits for our baby, financial stuff is bad for us atm so i feel like all baby buying has been put on the back burner, i do have a nursing pillow coming from america that i got at a great price on ebay its the JJ Cole one so im excited to get that. The pram i will be using the one we have already, it just needs a good clean. As for car seat, i will be handing down DD's one also and just getting her a booster, i had my birthday just over a week ago and my darling brother gave me a $100 gift card to use at target, so i am just waithing for them to go on sale. Then i think i will just start putting newborn nappies in the weekly shopping so that i can have a decent stock pile by the time baby is due, DD is out of nappies now so that is one bonus i guess.
Awww what a fab brother Cinss! Hope you manage to grab some bargains at Target.
We're the same, my hubby has been out of work for over a year and has only just been given some temporary work for a few weeks so we're trying to be really careful with money. I had planned to use my old travel system but unfortunately it was hanging up in the garage and some wasps built a nest in it and completely wrecked it! My baby car seat is at my mums in the UK and a lot of the travel systems I've been looking at have one included so I figured may as well leave the old one at her house for if we need it for visits.
My two have been out of nappies for a while so I really need to get back into the habit of grabbing a pack or two with my grocery shops! I've got one pack so far lol! I need to start stocking up on wipes and all the basic stuff like that too.
I'm going to a baby fair in a few weeks time so I'm hoping I may pick up some bargains there and even maybe get a travel system.
A friend of mine is selling a black and pink version of the one you have Lassie so if I was having a girl I would probably have bought it from her as it has been well looked after. Not sure hubby would be too pleased if I put our new little man into a pushchair with pink on it though haha! ;)
How is everyone feeling? I've been getting quite nauseous again on and off. Not to the point of being sick but just off food really, I haven't had much of an appetite at all this pregnancy and just feel like picking at food rather than eating a normal meal. I'm tending to have just fruit and toast or something for lunch otherwise by dinner I just can't eat anything. I feel so full and uncomfortable like I've absolutely stuffed myself.
Getting so much movement still, my bump has dropped and I think the baby is head down but the movement is all over the place so hard to tell. Some is so low down I feel like a hand is going to pop out lol!! Hopefully when I have my scan next week they will tell me the baby is head down and in a good position.
My little boys told me the other day that they wanted a baby each, ds1 wants a boy baby and ds2 wants a lady baby. They have been saying this for ages so I'll be reassured to double check there is only one baby in there at my scan! Although to be honest if I did have another one in there I would be over the moon to have twins if it was a boy and a girl. Very unlikely they didn't spot it at my 18 week scan though! I've still got my tandem buggy too so that would solve a problem there lol!!
I am the same this end in relation to getting stuff for the baby aswell, have not bought too much. Ds1 has just turned 3 and he is out of his cot so we have just bought a new mattress for that. When Ds2 arrived in the summer of 2011 we bought the Bugaboo Donkey as it just came out at this time and we have bought a new mattress for this and will be using it again with this little one. I also bought the pink canvas set for it. We have just got a buggy board for the back of it for ds1. The maxi cosi car seat I already have again stored away from ds2 and I got a Tommee Tippee Steriliser in the sales for €7 believe it or not and tomme tippee bottles reduced to €19 for a pack of 6. Nappies and bits and pieces I am only starting to pick up on baby offers here when I see them in the supermarket. My mum ordered me a new highchair as a gift as the boys have pretty much wrecked the one I had and dh bought me a new baby bag.
I can not believe how quickly the time is flying in. It is amazing to think that all our little ones will be here in a matter of months. :)
Thank you I've always wanted a vintage pram, its a marmet imperial so not silvercross but basically the same, my mum has brought me it, I got it for £65 off eBay its cost £180 for new lining hood and apron but again my mum helped out...phew lol! Me and hubby are in the process of re lining the inside ourselfs, its very tricky!Quote:
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Love your pram it looks so cosy bubs is going to love it in there :) xx
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Just stunning hun!!! x
Mummypink, I'm exactly the same. I'm so unorganised this time, but think thats because xmas took up alot of my time then the building work is just beginning to start on our house/extension!!! My kitchen was replastered yesterday, what a mess. Took me 2 hours to clean afterwards, my back and bump were killing. Theres a serious lack of space at the moment and at the moment cannot even fit a moses basket in my bedroom.
And now the oh and said that work want him to fly over to Ascension Island, when i'm 34/35 weeks. I'm really not impressed at all, he's already been there for 10 days when i was 11 weeks. That was tiring doing everything myself. I really need to be resting up (esp with my bad back and trapped nerve) now but no chance if he does go :( He may be finding himself locked out when he gets back :wink:
Hope your all ok, can't believe how quick time has gone!
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We're in the process of extending our house too Wishing4Pink! We're supposed to be going and getting the new kitchen in a couple of weeks so that hubby can start fitting it. Thankfully it is going to be in a new part of the house so we won't be disturbing the old one until the new one is in and functioning.
How come your hubby may have to go to Ascension Island? Would it be for long? I wouldn't be happy either, that's a long way to go when you're so heavily pregnant! Have you got anyone that can help you out if he does go? xx
Is anyone else getting loads of braxton hicks? I'm literally getting about 10 a day and I'm starting to get paranoid that this baby is going to come early. I don't remember getting them like this at all with my first two, I know you are supposed to get more with each pregnancy though. x
First of all, congratulations Coocoo! I can't believe we're all almost done! My mom will be here March 4th, so hopefully this little man doesn't decide to stay in too much longer after that ;) of course, not too early though. I also got DS1 enrolled in a preschool right after baby is due, so we have that to look forward to! I have pretty much everything we need, especially considering DS2 is only 18 months. All I'm lacking is pacifiers, and DH is letting me buy a new video monitor for the nursery in a few weeks, since the one I have now is older and we can't buy a second camera for it. I'm pretty excited lol. I'm waiting for this load of laundry to be done, then I'm washing and hanging up all the newborn clothes. I went through and got rid of a lot of stuff yesterday, since we don't have much room in this house. I can't wait for him to be here, I'm just getting super nervous about the labor!
Mummypink, I get anywhere from 1-5 an hour... My ob said 6 or more in an hour is when I should come in for them. I literally have them all day. And I've lost pieces of my mucus plug, so I'm worried about premature labor also. But when I mentioned all that to the OB, they checked my cervix and all was well still.
I've only just started noticing my BH contractions lately (not counting them, though)... only reason because I feel a little 'pinching' pain in my lower uterus when I get them, which makes me reach to feel my belly (which is hard!)
With my son, my BH contractions never had pinchy type pain!
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One of my friends is a photographer (she took my avatar pic of DS2 :) ), and she just emailed me to ask if she could take birth photos for me! I had never heard of people having them professionally done, but I think it will be an awesome experience. I'm excited! I just hope my labor doesn't go too fast, and she can get there in time lol. Have any of you had anything like this done? I'm just curious about experiences... But I know she won't take any 'down-there' shots lol.
I would not worry about braxton hicks at all unless they are more than 6 an hour and progressively get worse and don't go away with water and a rest. I get a TON of them some days like well over 5 an hour at times. There were a couple days where I had strong BH's and more than 6 an hour but I refused to go in because I didn't feel as if anything were wrong, my intuition just chalked it up to stress and from being in the car and I was right..they went away.
I think women know better than they think when they should go in, don't worry about the hullabuhloo the books say, just follow your gut.
I wish we were expanding like some of you ladies, ugh! We live in a 3 bedroom apartment and mind you it's not tiny but it's not big enough either! My kitchen is too small and so is the living area so those spaces are overflowing with clutter. It's going to get very packed with another babe. Here is to hoping DH gets a better job soon and we can get out of here! Where I live it is very expensive to rent right now no matter what it is...apartment, house... it really sucks!
Just to let you all know...baby butterfly is here :) a beautiful little girl for a beautiful lady :) congratulations again butterfly xxxx