Roll-call!! Due June/July/August 2013

[Violet_]

P4P Congratulations!! Joelle is adorable. What a little sweety.

[Mum23boys]

Oh mrs P what a bugger !!! Fingers crossed its all over with before little lady comes. xx

[Maple]

P4P congratulations! So happy for you!
You did such a great job, be proud of that!! XXX

[Praying4Pink]

Thanks for the congrats ladies! I tell you it has surely been a whirlwind. I was waiting and waiting and then...boom! I actually just had mild cramps and some pink spotting so I called my mom who has had 3 kids (lol) and she said yep your body is going into labor. I didn't know because my water broke with my son but I was induced with him.

So went in to the doc for a NST and midwife says "we'll u are smiling through the contractions so you probably aren't in labor yet". She checks me and I'm 4 cm 90% effaced and baby was at -2. She goes "well you bought the magic ticket! Go straight to L&D! Do not pass Go! Do not collect $200! Do not stop at McDonalds" lol.

I progressed fast but then stalled at 7 cm like I did with my son. We were trying to do nipple stim but my parents kept coming in, lol. Ended up on pitocin and was ready to push at 7. Pushed for 5 or 10 minutes and she was out! Hurt like hello!!! Lol!

[Bama Belle]

well just as i was beginning to get excited that my little lady is on her way, my middle son has come from school with chicken pox - grrrr!!!!!

Ds1 has caught it before, ds3 has never had it - like most things whilst its fine for little people generally and quite mild, its dangerous for newly pregnant women and new born babies! Looks like i'll be trying to keep my legs crossed for as long as possible although no idea what we will do as ds3 is bound to catch and its a 2-3 week incubation period - there is no way i'll be that late and a newborn with chicken pox sounds really scary - why is nothing ever straight forward

So sorry Mrs_P. I hope that all turns out well.

[Atsaukina1]

love you lucky women that don't feel anything at a 4 lol I have always had to work hard to get to that 4 lol. stalling can be normal and your body taking a break, usually walking around or switching postions can help. glad everything went well.

[cvd]

Thanks for the congrats ladies! I tell you it has surely been a whirlwind. I was waiting and waiting and then...boom! I actually just had mild cramps and some pink spotting so I called my mom who has had 3 kids (lol) and she said yep your body is going into labor. I didn't know because my water broke with my son but I was induced with him.

So went in to the doc for a NST and midwife says "we'll u are smiling through the contractions so you probably aren't in labor yet". She checks me and I'm 4 cm 90% effaced and baby was at -2. She goes "well you bought the magic ticket! Go straight to L&D! Do not pass Go! Do not collect $200! Do not stop at McDonalds" lol.

I progressed fast but then stalled at 7 cm like I did with my son. We were trying to do nipple stim but my parents kept coming in, lol. Ended up on pitocin and was ready to push at 7. Pushed for 5 or 10 minutes and she was out! Hurt like hello!!! Lol!

What a nice birth story!!! Other then the stalling it sounds like you had a super ideal labour! How are you feeling now?? Are you back at home or when do you leave?

[Jadis]

P4P, well done love. Hope you're recovering well and being well taken care of by friends & family. Rest up and take good care.

Mrs. P-What a bummer! That's terrible timing to have sick kids in the house and I don't blame you for being worried about babe. Hopefully it passes quickly, nursing always helps with a baby's immunity. Try not to panic, best wishes.

AFM, I just found out that my primary midwife is off-call until Sunday morning and I'm not crazy about my secondary midwife. So I'm laying off the Raspberry Leaf tea, I'm steering clear of spicy foods and I'm clenching my legs together. Wish me luck! Hopefully Maggie can sense what I'm feeling and she'll just stay put a bit longer.

[ThreeMenAndALAdy]

Congrats p4p!!!! Beautiful little girl you have there.

[weeziewoozles]

Congratulations! Still seems like ages away for us August mummies! Part of me wants him to come early so I can feel slim again. The other part of me is worried that we've still not chosen his name and my birthday is at the end of July so I'd rather he came after that!