The baby countdown starts now...

[GaryA]

I've a feeling FM is about to tell us about the most overwhelming experience of his life...it certainly was for me...looking foward to swopping emotional-philosophical impressions of the devine sacredness of life...

 

[Cathryn]

SO glad that's over and done with. Send FM our love., Kirstie if you do hear from him again.

 

[Kirstie]

SO glad that's over and done with. Send FM our love., Kirstie if you do hear from him again.

Will do!
OK so I just heard from him again - apparently it wasn't oxytosin but something else. She's about to get that next...anyway...

Love from cyclechat duly dispensed.

 

[tdr1nka]

*paces the living room, chain smoking*

 

[wafflycat]

Well labour has officially started, apparently, after a long night of oxytosin (that's what they use, right?) induced contractions. I don't think I'll be hearing from him for a while now.

Oxytocin. It's the hormone that causes the uterus to contract. I feel for MrsFM - I had to be induced all those years ago for WCMnr's birth.

*painful memories of induced labour*

*nibbles fingernails to the quick waiting*

 

[Kirstie]

I've got to admit I feel quite tense about this.

 

[tdr1nka]

All positive thoughts to Mrs. & Mr. FM.
I have been present at three births, one induced, one home birth and a cesarian after 40+ hours of labour and I still get the 'jangles' when I hear about the experiences of others.

 

[very-near]

Will do!
OK so I just heard from him again - apparently it wasn't oxytosin but something else. She's about to get that next...anyway...

Love from cyclechat duly dispensed.

They were going to use Prostaglandin on my OH for our first, but she started on her own before they got the chance. It could be this.

 

[Cathryn]

Syntocinon? They used that with me but I was epiduraled up to the hip and felt nothing.

I'm so excited...

 

[Kirstie]

I don't know what it was - all he said was 'some weird hormone thing'

 

[very-near]

My 10 week old granddaughter is led in front of me on her changing mat. The only thing better than having kids is having grand kids . I'm so much more chilled about her than I was about her mum. The best thing is you get to hand them back

Good luck on the birth anyway FM

 

[very-near]

Any names, yet?

I should hope so, her mum had to register by law at 6 weeks

 

[Kirstie]

Any names, yet?

He does have a name - FM has mentioned it on here, but I'll leave it to him to introduce the wee fella when he finally shows up.

 

[MacB]

This must get you on edge, we were lucky, from parking at hospital, with wife, to baby in my arms took, 96 minutes for the first, 48 minutes for the second and 96 minutes for the third.

Keep us posted Kirstie

 

[Cathryn]

No news yet?? She's taking as long as I did!!