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Wednesday 15th August - Cycle day 18 DPO 2

Well i used OPKs over the weekend and didn't see a positive line until Monday day 16.  Lots of baby making has been carried out  Another positive line on day 17 also so had to baby dance last night also just in case.  No line today so i have now ovulated, probably on day 16.

Baby number one has a cold and has been upset with teething also but seems ok today.  Up at 4am crying but settled with milk within an hour.  He normally sleeps all night but always wakens if his gums are sore.  Still no teeth!

Breasts a little tender last night but nothing else to report.

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When i was pregnant last year, i was really scared of giving birth.  I'm a staff nurse and knew all about labour and birth. 

It was much better than i thought it would be  I went into labour 4 days early.  At 3.30 am i turned over in bed and felt a bit wet but didn't really think anything about it but 20 minutes later i felt evcn wetter  I thought i'd wet myself!!  I jumped out of bed and water was trickling down my legs!.  I made it to the bathroom and realised my waters had broken.  Waters are clear and have a sweet smell so you know its not urine!  I went to lie down on the settee to watch TV.  30 minutes later i had a slight discomfort in my back....i was hoping it wasn't contractions but it was and they came every 1/2 hour to an hour. I didn't wake my husband as it was only 4.30 in the morning.  At 7.30 i went to give him the good news and he was delighted. I rang the labour ward and they told me to come in for a checkup. I was examined and they confirmed the waters had broken and i was put on the machine to check the baby and measure the contractions.  I stayed there for a couple of hours and was having contractions but they were fine, just niggles in my back, nothing in my stomach. 

Went home  and was fine at home all day.  Went back for a check at 4pm and they were happy for me to go back home.  Contractions were coming every 30 minutes and my waters were leaking alot.

Another check at 10pm till midnight and again as my contractions were not sore i was sent home again.  As soon as i got home just after midnight the contractions got worse.  Its like period pain but it wasn't coming in waves it was pretty much constant. I got some relief from standing over the bath and then i started to have slight bleeding so we went back in.  I arrived at 2am and the midwife said they would wait till the morning before they induced me but they got a shock when i was examined.  I was already 8 cm dilated !!   I had no pain relief until then. I felt really nauseated by then and in quite alot of pain.  I was rushed to the delivery suite and given gas and air. It was the best thing ever!

The pain went and i felt like i was drunk!  3 1/2 hours later my son was born at 5.41 am on the 12th November 2006.

I can't believe i managed on gas and air only!!.  The hardest bit was the transitional stage when you reach 10cm and feel the pressure of the head when you are ready to push.  I felt a bit panicy then but that feeling went away fairly quickly, thank goodness.

I didn't feel the contractions during the pushing. It was very painful to push him out but it was the best feeling in the world when our son was born!  We love him so much and can't wait for another baby

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Cycle day 14

I used a ovulation test yesterday and this morning and no positive result yet.  Lines present but not as dark as the control line.  After giving birth to my son in November i was ovulating on either day 14 or 16 but it now seems to be in a more regular pattern of ovulating on day 16 or 17.  It's only been 9 months since i gave birth( 9 months tomorrow to be exact) and i now feel ready to conceive again.  I've had egg white mucus since yesterday so ovulation can't be far off!

I just loved being pregnant the last time.  It was great to feel the baby move.  I felt him first move at 16 weeks which is very early for a first baby so with this second one i should feel him or her even earlier!  I loved my baby bump and enjoyed showing it off!  I can't wait to be able to wear all my maternity clothes again.  I was really lucky with weight loss after the birth.  I put on 2 stone whilst pregnant and lost a whole stone the day after i gave birth! That's alot considering he was only 7lb 3oz!  I lost the rest within 6 weeks! Hopefully i will be the same with this next baby.  I didn't diet at all, i just must be lucky

Well my husband and i are going to a wedding dance tonight and baby number 1 will be staying overnight with my mum and dad.  So baby dancing tonight and then nice long lie in the morning with more baby dancing if we're not too hungover!

Bye

Cycle day 9

Hello

Day in with my son today.  Its pouring rain and has been all day!  He is having his afternoon nap just now.  Still no sign of a tooth although you can see them quite clearly under the gum, 4 on the bottom and 4 on the top.

He wouldn't take his bedtime milk last night and showed no signs of sleeping by 9pm so we went out on a drive.  We do this very occaisionally and it works well, he seems better today, more settled. Hopefully he'll go to bed earlier tonight.

On the baby making front, i'm going to use an ovulation test on Friday which will be day 13. I should ovulate on day 14 this month so we'll see who's right.....me or the test?!?!

Bye for now