Author Topic: Who has had or is having a baby this year (Read 16742 times)

ACE · « **Reply #80 on:** November 13, 2007, 19:23:25 »

Here he is.

manicscousers · « **Reply #81 on:** November 13, 2007, 19:29:02 »

lovely little boy, ace..worth waiting for ;D

Tin Shed · « **Reply #82 on:** November 13, 2007, 19:48:36 »

Well done, Grandad!!!

Lauren S · « **Reply #83 on:** November 13, 2007, 19:58:48 »

Ooooh awwwwwwww what a lovely early Christmas gift. Congratulations. Worth waiting for such a handsome lil chap. :)

lorna · « **Reply #84 on:** November 13, 2007, 20:02:07 »

Congratulations Ace and of course to the family. What a gorgeous lad.

carolinej · « **Reply #85 on:** November 13, 2007, 20:08:18 »

Congratulations! He's lovely!

cj :)

grawrc · « **Reply #86 on:** November 13, 2007, 21:17:52 »

They're all bonny beautiful babies. My Christmas wish is that life smiles on them all and brings them happy and fulfilled lives.

manicscousers · « **Reply #87 on:** November 13, 2007, 21:21:52 »

matthew aged 3 weeks, smiling at grandma ;D

silverbirch · « **Reply #88 on:** November 13, 2007, 21:53:00 »

My little bundle of joy turned up 15 years ago tomorrow.

Anyone want a swap?

manicscousers · « **Reply #89 on:** November 14, 2007, 20:12:21 »

managed to sort the sizing, here's Sam, 29 3/4 years ago, beauty ;D

carolinej · « **Reply #90 on:** December 12, 2007, 21:49:38 »

Well, the last few months have flown by, and Naomi is due on Monday! The midwife thinks baby is very big, so is going to do a 'sweep' on Monday to gee him along a bit.

She's a bit worried, and so is really hoping he comes on his own before then.

Anyone got any ideas on how to get labour started?

Thanks.

cj :)

cambourne7 · « **Reply #91 on:** December 12, 2007, 21:52:24 »

Old wives tales i have heard inc having sec, eating a hot hot hot curry, tinned pear.

:) Good luck i hope it all goes well.

carolinej · « **Reply #92 on:** December 12, 2007, 22:09:50 »

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tinned pear.

That reminds me of a lady in our church. She is in her 80's. Her mother was feeling unwell and went to the doctors. He broke the news to her that she was about 4 months pregnant, and sent her straight to the midwife. The midwife said she thought she was 6 months pregnant at least.

On the way home, she visited her mum, and said she was feeling worse. He mum was quite short with her and told her she had to toughen up, as being pregnant would be much worse towards the end. They gave her a plum and she went home. 2 hours later, Elvie was born!!!

Her Dad went to work in the morning, and came home to find his first child!!

Apparently, she was very small, and they didnt think she would survive. Well, she did, and is still going well!!

Whenever anyone is late having a baby, she says to give them a plum, as it worked for her!!

I'll pass on your ideas Cam, and let you know if there is any progress ;D

cj :)

grawrc · « **Reply #93 on:** December 12, 2007, 22:12:22 »

I suspect babies arrive when they're ready, unless there is medical intervention.

banshee · « **Reply #94 on:** December 12, 2007, 22:40:36 »

Hi all ;D

Our eldest arrived a fortnight late, the youngest a month early and the middle one just about on time.....so I guess as grawc says, babies arrive as and when they're ready!

A couple of suggestions I was given: castor oil and orange juice - tastes disgusting, hot baths, riding down really bumpy roads, exercise.

Deb P · « **Reply #95 on:** December 13, 2007, 15:46:56 »

Quote from: banshee on December 12, 2007, 22:40:36

so I guess as grawc says, babies arrive as and when they're ready!

A couple of suggestions I was given: castor oil and orange juice - tastes disgusting, hot baths, riding down really bumpy roads, exercise.

I wouldn't recommend the first two suggestions, not only does castor oil taste disgusting it can give you horrendous diarrhoea (which it how it is supposed to help labour along, by hyperstimulating the bowel!) but some women are pretty sensitive about their bowels in late pregnancy and worry about them at birth so may not appreciate that!

Hot baths, now not recommended as can raise maternal temperature too high and adversely affect the fetal metabolism (birthing pools temperatures are kept around 36-37degrees)

When I was training the community midwives used to do 'OBE's' (oil , bath and enemas) all designed to stimulate the bowel and therefore indirectly the uterus. Nowadays that is replaced with a cervical sweep once overdue (as you said) to literally try and stir things up, some will also mention curry and sex, all supposed to do the same thing as the bumpy roads and exercise bit.

In my experience, Grawc is right; they make their appearance in their own time!

Don't let her worry too much about the size of the baby, most babies are pretty sensible and grow to fit their mums, plus the babies have a clever may of making their heads slightly smaller in labour to fit through by overlapping their skull bones. Ultimately they will either be able to make their way through or not, worrying about it will only make her more anxious and anxiety can affect the progress of labour. True dystocia (where the baby grows too big to fit through mum's pelvis) is rarer that most people think; although my little nan (now 93) who is 4' 9" remembers being put on a diet during her second pregnancy 'so the baby didn't grow too big'!

banshee · « **Reply #96 on:** December 13, 2007, 21:06:26 »

Yes I expect things to have changed since those suggestions were offered to me 21 years ago, apparently they were accepted methods to induce labour especiallly in the cases of overdue babies.

carolinej · « **Reply #97 on:** December 13, 2007, 23:07:19 »

Thanks for all the replies ;D

24 hours on and only a slight back ache, which has come and gone a few times over the last few days.

It seems the home birth she was hoping for is off, as her blood count is too low. Maybe it will be for the best.

I was born at home, but when I had mine, home births were not an option. Now the midwives Naomi is under try to encourage it. Oh how times change...and change back again....and change....

cj :)

Deb P · « **Reply #98 on:** December 14, 2007, 00:22:27 »

Quote from: carolinej on December 13, 2007, 23:07:19

Oh how times change...and change back again....and change....

That's midwifery for you! I did some births in small midwife led units in the early eighties, they were all closed in the nineties and 'centralised' big units were the rage, now we have midwife led care units within the big Consultant led units, and homebirth rate has gone up... :-\!

Hope things go well, let us know how she gets on! ;D

saddad · « **Reply #99 on:** December 14, 2007, 07:35:12 »

Phil, 18 in March was 9lb... Al is not very big and the delivery was a long job but she managed it in the end..
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