Birth Announcements

Number 7 is here!

Sevenisenough — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 11:09:31 GMT

Our newest little member decided to arrive 3 weeks early much to mummy and daddy's surprise! Our precious Stella Nicole is here safe, happy and well. Well, it was 3 days ago this all started. I was shopping with DD5 and 6 while my other girls were at school when I felt quite strong contractions, what I suspected were Braxton hicks. I've been having terrible BH contractions since about 30 weeks and thought nothing of it. I onto yes shopping, picked my girls up, made dinner and went to bed sore and uncomfortable, but in no way suspicious. About 4 am I woke with shocking pain and absolutely saturated. I knew my waters broke and became pretty frantic. My DH was away for the week with work, so I was alone with my girls, my oldest being 9. I rang my parents, knowing I had some time for them to arrive and stay with my girls, and take me to the hospital. They lives about an hour away. I rang DH and told him it was starting and he reassured me he'd be home in time. With every other pregnancy, my waters broke and about 8 hours later I had my baby. I stupidly assumed this would be the same. I was wrong. About 10 minutes after phoning my parents and DH I felt the most hideous contraction I've ever experienced. I was crying, and pacing the halls when my poor kids shot out of their rooms terrified. I decided to be rational, and time my contractions, assuming they would be about 7 minutes apart. Nope. 3 minutes. I started panicking big time, ringing my parents again. They'd be another half an hour. DH would be at least 4 hours. I don't do to well under stress, clearly, and didn't know what to do. My little Isla was stroking my hair, as I was crouched against the wall. Beth decided I should be at the 'hopsicle' and Amelie rang an ambulance. I honestly didn't even think of this. I'm not sure if it was just the stress of what was happening, or the fact I'm a massive control freak and this was in no way my plan, but I swear this was the most painful labour I've ever had. I knew this little one was quite big, especially compared to others, and that scared me as well. I got to the stage where I had to push, no one was here yet and I was on the floor of my living room about to ruin the carpet. Amelie decided I should move onto my bed, and she helped me move there quickly. It was then I felt down there and touched her head. I freaked out again, I didn't even have a towel for bubs. Just as I was about to push again the paramedics burst though the front door and appeared as if they were an angel sent from heaven. A second followed, saw the baby's head, saw me screaming, my kids hovering and knew what to do. Little Stella Nicole was a stubborn one though, her head stayed put for many pushes. I was starting to get very worried when it finally came out. The cord was wrapped tightly, the paramedics struggled to get it unwrapped. It finally came off. She came pretty quickly then. She wasn't crying, the paramedics cut the cord and started doing god knows what, it felt like forever until I finally saw her. She cried at last, and my heart started beating again. A neighbor came to watch the kiddos and we left in the ambulance. Well, she is safe, healthy, happy and by far my biggest baby, 8lbs! 37 weeks too!. She is cute as a little button, and I love her more than I could have ever hoped for. She completes my family. DH just adores her and my girls love their new baby. Some of my family are a but disappointed, but a cuddle with Stella quickly cured them. I'm gearing myself for the comments and stares, but I have a new healthy little one and that's what's important. Sorry for this incredible long post!

my baby girl is here update

allycat24 — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 23:59:07 GMT

so she is deff a girl she was born via c section on december 12 2012 @1131pm she came out crying and perfectly healthy she was 5 pounds 11 oz 17 3/4 inches long she did not have any issues and stayed with me the whole time her three big brothers love her to death and are very happy to have a sister so glad she is here made it to 37w2d and she is now 9 days old so happy family is now complete

#5 has arrived!!

shalon1a — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 03:59:16 GMT

I haven't been able to get on this site for a long time because my husband is in the army and we moved over the holiday season but I wanted to share a few pictures of the baby and say thank you for all your support and kindness! The baby was breech at every ultrasound from around 20 weeks on. So, I had an external version done on Halloween and it worked. Ella Claire DuVall was born November 7 @ 4am. She weighed 6lbs 12oz and was 18.5 inches. We are so blessed and excited! She is such a sweet, happy baby and a wonderful addition to our family :)

Our lil Prince has arrived :0) UPDATE...Photo

needalil prince — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:03:36 GMT

Our little boy Matthew John Jr.Has arrived early March 14th 2013... He was 6lbs 8oz ..Mommy , Daddy & Big sister's are all doing well and taking it all in..So in :)

DD3 has arrived...(pictures added)

HappyRose — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 13:08:10 GMT

Piper Andi arrived one week early on the 16th of March. She is gorgeous, a mix of her two older sisters. Labour started at 6pm and she was here by 530am the next morning. The first stage of labour was quick compared to my stop start labour last time. The pushing stage was hard, I kept asking the midwives to help me because I felt like she wasn't coming. After an hour they finally got the doctor, who discovered Piper was posterior with her neck extended and not moving down. After another 1/2 an hour I was being prepped for a repeat ceasar! That was enough to scare her out in a hurry the poor possum had a squished nose and still has bruised eyes. Her weight was 8pd 6oz (3800) and she was 50cm long. I haven't posted for so long because I wanted to put a pic up with the announcement but I've been too lazy to get to the computer. I will update with a photo asap. Thank you everyone for all the support I've received here...we are all more in love with Piper than I could have ever imagined. I don't worry for DH anymore, I truly beleive he is very blessed with his 3 daughters

Haidynn's Here!

babybleux32 — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 17:50:25 GMT

Hi everyone! First thanks for everyones support over these past 9 months, you are all fantastic! Next Haidynn is here and soooo perfect! We went in the hospital at 5am, got hooked up and pitocin started at 6:30. My Dr came in at 7:30 checked me and broke my water, I was 5cm at that time. She advised if I wanted one to get the epidural then. So anesthesia got there at 8:15 and placed the epi. It was my first one and wow I'm sooooo greatful I did!!!! Anyway, I slept a little until 10am and they checked me, only at a 6! Boo, I thought it would be getting close by this point but nope! So at 11am I felt tons and tons of low pressure, they checked me at just between 6-7cm, but my epi was wearing off cause apparently you have to push a button to keep it working! LOL, so once I figured that out, the intensity tapered back off. Not feeling much until about 12:30 and my Dr came back to check on me, she checked me and said I was between a 7-8cm with just a little anterior lip of the cervix left to thin out. she said with my next contraction she was going to keep her hand down there and help thin out that lip. This was now about 12:40 so DH said he was gonna step out and make a call and have his mom go ahead and come up there and bring the girls since we'd likely have an hour or so since I was at not quite an 8 yet. He stepped out and I had a contraction and did 2 practice pushes and got the last of cervix thinned. Dr took off her glove and said ok they will page me when it's time, hopefully not too long! Her and my main nurse walked out and OMG I had to push NOW. The student nurse was in there and asked if I was ok and Isaid no she's coming NOW. She ran and got the nurse who casually walked in and looked, got HUGE eyes and said someone go get the Dr right this second! She opened the door and told dh get in here now she's coming. he ran in and the dr ran in it was 12:50, I had already pushed twice before Dr got gloves on and at 12:55 my absolutely perfect daughter cried for the first time!! She was nothing but cheecks! LOL!

They wiped her off and put her skin to skin for an hour (hospital policy) before doing weights and measurements. So an hour passed and she had nursed and has been so super alert ever since, the skin to skin was amazing and I reccomend everyone do it! Anyway, so they announced she was 7lbs 13oz and 19 3/4'' long. She has a lot of dark brown hair. It doesn't look all that much in pics but it's long in person esp in the back and compared to the other two it's a lot I just pray it doesn't all fall out!

Here are a few of her hospital pics!

Evianna's here!!!

tiffany12345 — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 06:23:45 GMT

HI ladies!

Evianna arrived 3 weeks early on Feb 23rd...all 6 lbs 2 ozs of her!!! We are home and doing well!!

Baby Jace is here! :D

DreamingofXX — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 04:27:48 GMT

Well, I had my 4th sweet baby boy! It was quite the experience!

On Tuesday the 6th, I started having minor contractions that day.. nothing big. I actually thought they were still just BH contractions.. So, that night I just went to bed as usual. I woke up around 2am, with some stronger contractions.. So, I waited about 40 min or so make SURE it was for real and not a false alarm since i already had 3 kids to get rid of before I could leave. So, I called my mom and told her it was time and this was around 250am.. she said they were coming. 15 min later I called my dad to see if they had left and they were getting ready to leave, I told him to hurry up. The contractions were close together and HURT like a SOB, I was literally walking around my house trying to "get away" from them.. LOL I started to feel pressure and kinda felt like wanting to push (which freaked me out! It was too soon) I was biting on a towel and kept walking outside into the cold air because I was sweating so bad, and that cold air felt awesome!

Well, I was getting pretty noisy and I didn't wanna wake up the kids.. especially since Kody's room is right next to the bathroom. So, I went downstairs to my bathroom. I felt like I had to go to the bathroom, so I sat down and tried to pee.. and then I felt an INSANE amount of pressure and felt the need to bear down.. So, I halfway stood up and pushed a little bit, and I felt something come out!!! I reached down there and felt the bag!! I was like, "Ohhhhh Sh*****t! "" OMG!!

Then my water broke!!

Okay, so I have watched enough episodes of " I didn't know i was pregnant" and I knew what to do! LMAO So, I immediately got down on the floor on a towel, on my hands and knees and started to push. Out came his head and I put my hands down there, and pushed again.. It started to burn but I just pushed again and out he came!! I flipped him over and started to stimulate him to make some noise. He did, and thank God he wasn't all gurgle-y or anything. I could tell he was breathing so I wrapped him in a towel, and I had to push again and then the placenta came out. So, there I am, all alone on my bathroom floor holding this baby.. in a daze. I couldn't move. So, then i look up and there is my 6 yr old! "Mama, Jace is here??" "Yeah baby, Jace is here - Can you go get mommy the phone so we can dial 911?" So he brought me the phone and I dialed 911 and told them I just delivered on my bathroom floor.

So, then my parents get there and Caiden tells them I am downstairs and my dad comes down and looks at me and says "Ohh" and turns around and goes back upstairs yelling at my mom " It's all out - It's all out!! my mom is all 'what do you mean? It's all out? My dad says "IT"S ALL OUT!!!" Baby,EVERYTHING! My mom walks downstairs and I just handed her the phone.. Paramedics were there in minutes, and they cut the cord.. and I carried him out to the ambulance.. and we went to the hospital and we are both just fine!

He was 8lb 14oz and almost 21 inches long.. He was blue eyes, and Dark Brown hair.. I am SO in love! He is just gorgeous and I am very happy ( and exhausted)!!

We are both back home now, and will have a awesome story to tell him when he gets older!! LOL

Jaime Lynn

WestlakeGal — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:34:32 GMT

Announcing the birth of Jaime Lynn on December 2, 2012, via C section. Big brother is soo excited and at 14 1/2 months a little too helpful. I had to stop him from picking up the baby the other day. To say that I have my hands full is an understatement. I am totally blessed with the three children in my life and thank God every day. My elder son is like a baby sitting and almost old enough to watch the kids for 10 minutes or so if I have to run to the store. The baby cannot get into anything and the house has been as child proofed as possible!!! Ugh. Little boys can get into trouble in the blink of an eye.

Not loving the idea of having to go back to work but have no choice in order to survive.

Broken ankle ,in plaster ,baby girl 3 weeks early then surgery lol !!!

Boys are us !! — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 09:50:06 GMT

Wow what a roller coster of a time the last 5 weeks have been my beautiful baby girl is here who we called Ruby Sue ,she decided she was gonna make an appearance 3 weeks early but it's not surprising she wanted out after all the stress !! I fell down one step yes just one step 5 weeks ago and broke my ankle in 2 places ! ,hospital said if I wasn't 35 weeks pregnant they would have operated there and then but as it was they manipulated it and put it in plaster and said 6 weeks in plaster and all should be well ,went back to fracture clinic 2 weeks later to find out no it had moved and they needed to operate and wanted me in Christmas Eve I was absolutely deverstated as would be in over Christmas and would miss my boys opening their presents the whole thing , was worried about baby but they said that the worst case scenario would be that they would deliver in theatre and I would wake up with a baby as well as a plated and pinned ankle !! Anyway came all the way home from the hospital totally fed up and in tears that this had happened not to mention it was my birthday lol , Went to get up from the car and my waters broke !! Full on gush as well no trickle my husband nearly had a heart attack !!! Our beautiful baby girl was actually born 2 days later on the 23rd of December after being induced on the 22nd and enduring the most horrendous labour ever I missed my sons birthday on the 22nd and Christmas as had to have the surgery 3 days later so here I am now at home with a two week old daughter who I can't even bend down to pick up out of her crib my mums moved in to help out ( me and my mum are extremely close so it great ) as husbands gone back to work the boys are still on school holidays so its challenging !! But wow I finally have my daughter and my boys absolutely adore her as does my husband she's a daddy's girl already and I feel truly blessed and what a story to tell her when she's older xx

3 weeks early, GD as good as gone, totally bessotted by my cuty!!!!

toomanyboys — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 23:07:41 GMT

so here we are......4 days ago i gave birth to my GD DS4 (DC5)....i was in denial until they sweeped him away after the birth to the table where they clean and wrap him up. i was at the end of my tether with the whole pregnancy. the last 20 weeks were anything but enjoyable and i dreaded his arrival....to top it off i was on insulin due to gestational diabetes but what made it all the worse he was still growing and i suffered immense heartburn....throughout not to mention sickness and nausea on and off throughout.....

at my 36 week ultrasound he was measuring greater than term and i felt enough is enough. they booked me in for a 39 week induction (whihc i wanted to avoid by all means) and asked them that until that date 28th dec, i would like strech and sweeps to get me going naturally beforehand....they agreed and so i got my strch and sweep last wed!!!! by friday i lost my mucus plug, and saturday night my waters went for the first time EVER in 4 births!!! by 4 am my contractions started but i only went in as i was worried that with the lack of amniotic fluid an dcontractions (i could easily cope with) the baby's heart rate may be affected and i wouldn;t know since i am not being monitored. but appearantly if you got 24 hours before they ask you to be induced once your waters go should you fail to get contractions. anyway, i went in was still 2cm cervix soft but long and was told i was in latent labour...i asked to stay just in case as i actually started feeling oressure towards my back....fast forward to sunday morning 7 am and i am now still inconsistant with contractions but OMG the pressure to when they do come was immense..i am now begging for pethidine but am told i am NOT in established labour...funny enough i am actually in the mood to push....

another midwife finally decides to check me at 7 am and tells me i am ready to go to the labour ward.... with all the fussing and sorti ng beds and all i am now pleading for pethdine and telling them i want to really push...i get checked again and voila baby is on his way!!!!! MY BEAUTFUL 3 WEEK EARLY BABY BOY SAMI WAS BORN SUNDAY THE 16TH OF DECEMBER 2012 AT 9.39AM!!!!!

HE IS THE EPIPHAMY OF CUTENESS....I COULDN'T DO WITHOUT HIM NOW......GD HAS RUINED MY 20 WEEKS OF NOT WANTING HIM BUT NOW HE IS HERE I COULDN'T CARE LESS......LOVE HIM TO BITS.....HE WAS 8.5 POUNDS TOO!!!!!SO AM GLAD HE CAME WHEN HE DID ESP BEFORE XMAS AS I AM CURRENLY PLANNING MY XMAS MENU!!!imagine his size in 2 weeks???

I !HAD THE WORST GD WITH DS3. EVEN WORSE WITH DD1 UNTIL I KNEW SHE WAS A SHE...BUT WITH THIS ONE...GD LEFT ME INDIFFERENT AND COLD AND I DIDN'T CARELESS ABOUT THE BABY THE PREGNANCY AND ANYTHING RELATING TO IT....

now he is here i am totally besotted and to the point where for the first time ever since ds1 and ds2 i could say if i had another baby i couldnt care less about GD......

love you SAMI :)

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Welcome to our family

ProudPapa — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 23:02:29 GMT

I hope this is the right place to post this I posted here months ago about the DS blood screening scare my wife and I had. I am happy to announce that on October 2nd, Sadie Isabella Maxeen was born healthy and happy. My wife and I could not be happier. As a photographer, I am going to have my hands full with my new model, but here is a video, which is new for me, I shared on You Tube introducing Sadie to our family and to this world. Thanks for sharing this moment with us! http://youtu.be/vuXSqDKF-G4?hd=1

PS - Sorry, I'm not sure how to post a proper, clickable video link!

Update-our gorgeous princess has arrived and she is all girl xx

shopaholic79 — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:42:18 GMT

Can't believe we have our perfect little pink girly,still sinking in! ,born on 17 th October at 7.40 pm weighing 8lb 11 oz, she is just amazing ,all my boys are in love with her,we feel so complete and happy xxxxx

Our gift from God is here!

Bokka — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:58:38 GMT

Erick Elijah

Born 21/09/2012 (c-section)

10 pounds 3 ounces!!

My healthy little hungry man

The Birth story of Vincent Kai

Winterdreams — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:38:01 GMT

http://journey2dfuture.wordpress.com

UPDATE - I've had my triplet girls!!!

littlechicks — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:22:40 GMT

Just to let you all know, I had my gorgeous triplets on 10 May! I only got to 30 weeks and went into labor so they were quite tiny! Georgina was 2lb15oz, Hannah was 3lb5oz and Alice was 3lb10oz. They were in SCBU for 7 weeks and that time was a total rollercoaster as Hannah and Alice were very poorly. I'm pleased to say though that they're now 12 weeks old, weigh nearly 7lb and are home and all doing well!! I can't believe that my 10 years of GD are finally over - I am LOVING having girls, all my Christmases have come at once and God has more than answered my prayers - I am so, so blessed. It's a lot of hard work having 3 babies don't get me wrong, but worth every second! I hope and pray that everyone on this site desperate for their DG get's the little boy or girl of their dreams.Never give up on your dream xxx

Baby Cohen is here

JenniferFord83 — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 18:24:51 GMT

Our sweet baby Cohen is here and healthy! He was delivered by scheduled c-section on October 3rd at 8:02 a.m. He was 7 lbs 4 Ozs and 19.5" long. We are so happy and proud and so is his big bubby, Corbin!

Our little Liam is here. (pic added)

PrincessX3 — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 03:35:43 GMT

Hi ladies. Just thought I'd post that our son has arrived. After my waters broke 5 days ago I've been in the hospital, being constantly checked and on antibiotics. Yesterday I woke up feeling terrible and blood tests confirmed an infection was setting in. So the decision was made to do the c-section asap. Everything went well until they pulled him out and he had a lot of trouble breathing. Took an army of doctors quite awhile to get him stable. It was by far the most traumatic thing I've ever experienced. I thought we had lost him. He has been transferred to a bIgger hospital in the city so I'm waiting for them to transfer me today to be with him. All updates so far have said he is doing really well. Such a relief to hear that. He was 4 pounds 5 ounces, which is a great size for a bub thats 7 weeks early. He is just gorgeous and such a blessing. Hoping he gets over this hurdle quickly so we can bring him home to mummy, daddy and his 3 big sisters!!

She is here!

stickybeans — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:46:18 GMT

Claire Marie Wendy arrived Wednesday January 4th 2012 at 8:08am. She weighed 6lbs 8oz and was 20 inches long. She is absolutely wonderful. God is so good and I am truly blessed.

Our Identical twin girls are here!

inglewood.2007 — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 22:25:18 GMT

Better late than never, but our ID twin girls arrived on 3rd April by planned c-section at 0933/0935. DD1 was 5lbs 14 1/2oz and DD2 was 6lbs 1/2oz. They were born at 35+5wks and now today at 15wks are 12lbs 7oz and 13lbs. Doing well and adored by their big brothers! Sorry I didn't post sooner but had prob's getting on here for weeks before they arrived and after.

If mister_masters_missus sees this, sorry I never repiled, couldn't get on for ages and as you will know life is hectic!!! Your post was SPOT on and I appreciated ur advice. Hope you are well? Your girls are gorgeous! x

So happy to introduce our daughter.....

crossfingersandpray — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 07:33:40 GMT

Lois Jessica Jean came (one week late!) on Sunday, 10th June. She weighed 6lbs 10 1/2ozs and her 3 big brothers are completely smitten with her, as is her Mum and Dad. Thank you so much In Gender for the fountain of information and to God, who/whatever it/he/she is, we thank you for the safe arrival of our little girl. XXxxxx (Will attach photo when back on my main computer!)

Our son Ashton

trucksndolls — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 10:20:12 GMT

Little Ashton came into this world safe and sound on the 15th Feb @ 1:39pm weighing 8lb 14. He is a perfect little baby and has been a great eater and sleeper. I love him very much and am so relieved that he made it here safely. I miss his twin sister very much. I often find myself looking into his eyes searching for her. Sometimes, I think he feels my sadness. I will be forever grateful that Ashton made it safely but I will forever be heart broken that I can never hold his twin sister. My daughter.

Had my HBAC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

roonarpia — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:22:16 GMT

Had my HBAC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On September 22nd (5 days before my due date) at 4am I started feeling some contractions but I was able to sleep through them and they were about 20 minutes apart...then when it was time to get up for work at 6:30 they totally stopped. I got ready for work but was feeling really crabby and unhappy. I got my morning coffee but couldn't finish it and didn't feel like eating breakfast. Then around 9am I started having weird pressure pains, they were nothing like regular contractions but my BFF and co-worker pointed out that they seemed "time-able". They were really spaced out and still did not feel like contractions. They went from 40 mins to 20 to 15 to 10 then by around 2 they went to 2 minutes apart and changed to real (and really painful) contractions. I freaked out and kept saying "oh my god I waited too long", I was still at work so I called my hubby and my BFF/co-worker rushed me home. When I got home my water broke, or part of it did, so I went upstairs and my friend started a bath for me. I started having a lot of bloody show and felt a ton of pressure at this point. We called my midwife and doula and told them to hurry! My contractions got really close together and very strong so I just tried to breathe through each one but I was just very vocal and felt like pushing. My husband arrived home and shortly thereafter my midwife team and doula arrived as well, this was around 3 or 3:15. I started my Hypnobabies and labored a while leaning over pillows on my bed, on the birth stool, and just hanging onto my hubby. Then I started to go through the worst transition EVER! I wanted to get back in the bath, so I did but then I started to feel the same pinching in my cervix that I felt with my c-section and I told everyone that I wanted to transfer to the hospital. Everyone said I was doing great and that I could do it. My midwife gave me some homeopathic remedies and then a few minutes later I literally leaped out of the bath and ran to the toilet and started *really pushing. Then I got off the toilet and squatted down and started to feel him crown when I pushed. A few more pushes and he was born, at 4:17pm! My midwife caught him and handed him to me and I sat down to see my beautiful SON! He was not breathing well and was very mucousy so my Midwife gave him a breath of CPR and he started to cry. He was blue but he was absolutely beautiful!!! I was so happy that my 3 daughters got picked up from school and made it there in time to see the whole thing, they were in love with him as well! My daughters shared the duty of clamping the cord and cutting it and we weighed him later after my placenta came out. He weighed 6 pounds 13 ounces and he was 19 inches long, my perfect little man!

He is almost 5 weeks old now and nursing well and we are all so happy. Most of all I am SO proud of myself for having the HBAC that I wanted so desperately! Woohoo!

Katie Erin has made a very rapid appearance!!

nicnee1976 — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:36:11 GMT

Just a quick post to let you know that we did indeed have a little girl (we did not find out gender until birth) and she was in a great hurry to get here. I went into labour at 15:35, on 2nd Dec. I was planning a home birth. Rang the midwife about 4pm and Katie arrived 30 mins later, 5 minutes before the midwife arrived, delivered by my husband. I was in labour for less than an hour, very intense and scary. She weighed 8lb 14oz and I will post a pic when we are all feeling a little less shell shocked. Our 1st daughter after 3 boys!! Hasn't sunk in yet and I can't believe our sway worked!!!!