Tuesday 25th March, 2008

Caden had his 2nd lot of injections today. My cousin took him in as last time he was so upset, but he was brilliant this time was so brave!!! I have bought him all new bedding and things for when we move end of April to a 2 bed place(still looking!) and he will have his own room (not that ill let him sleep in it, lol)Miss being pregnant a lot but love Caden being here. All he wants to do is sit up, when he is in his vibrating chair he lifts his head all the time. Lifts things and puts his own doody (dummy) in his mouth, very bright for 12 weeks old. Hope you are ok to all the mummies i used to speak to every day in the chatroom, i go in now and again but i dont know anyone :( anyway, hope you are all doing good and hope to hear from you ALL soon, Hannah and Caden x x

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Saturday 22nd March, 2008

Took Caden to the clinic to get weighed on Thursday 20th March and he now weighs 12lb 14 onces. He had not been weighed for 4 weeks as he caught a bug from my cousins baby which made us all ill and anyone who came in contact with us for like 2 weeks!!

He has his next injections on Tuesday 25th March and i am not looking forward to it. It will not be as bad as last time though as i got upset , so this time i am signing then forms then my cousin Hayley, is sitting with him while he has them. I hate the needles, feel so bad like i am being mean, but it is for the best.

Saturday 15th March, 2008

Went out to the market today so Daddy Tony could go and get his new tattoo for Caden. It is all swirly lettering spelling Caden's name. Is is on the underside of his right forearm. ( I will get a nice pic of it on here when it heals)

Wednesday 27th February, 2008

I am loving being a Mummy, and i can't believe that this Sunday is my first mothers day.

Tony is taking Caden out to the town on Saturday to get me a present. He is even walking, which for him to do is a massive thing, as he drives everywhere.

I cannot wait to try for the next baby and he is only 8 weeks old.

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Thursday 21st February, 2008

Caden was weighed again and he is 11lb 2 onces.

He is getting bigger everyday and smiles all the time, laughs watches me walking around, its great!!

Thursday 14th February, 2008

Hi all, Caden was weighed today, he now weighs 10lb 12 1/2 onces, and hes only 6 weeks old.

They said he is exact weight he should be.

He smiles now and makes the cutest noises, love him so much.

Not much else to report, miss my pregnant belly loads, can't wait to have more kids!!

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Baby is here now, Caden Trevor Leach was born on 31.12.2007 at 11.23pm.

I have not been on in a while as i am at my mums and only my sister has the internet and it is very unsual that she lets me use it.

Hope you are all ok and all your babies are ok, Caden is doing really well, he was 6lb 7 onces at birth, he was weighed on Thursday 24th January and he weighed 8lb 3 onces, so he is gaining weight fast.

Miss you all as i don't talk to you a lot anymore, as soon as my other sister gets her laptop fixed i'll be back on.

Bye for now all, talk to you soon,

Hannah and Caden

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My labour was ok, baby took a while to come out, they told me he was on my spine. I was in labour(proper labour) for 19 hours, before that i had slight pains for 3 days before, but i do not count that as labour. I was 2cm when i first went to the hospital at 7.30am on 31.12.2007, woke up 4am with pains, rang hospital and they said to leave it a bit then come in. Anyway when she checked me she said i was 2cm and that i could have some pain relief or i could go home, so i said im going home, got home and the pains got worse, what ever she did when she was checking me made the pains more intense. I just walked around the living room till 2pm in the afternoon, by which point i had to go in hospital, i wanted some pain relief, so i had to wait from half 2 till half 5 before i was seen by anyone as it was sooo busy, so when they finally took me to get checked again i was 7cm, so they took me to a labour room. That check made the contractions even worse, and then i got upset and cried a bit, which i was annoyed about as i didnt want to cry, but oh well. When i got in the labour room, the midwife asked if i would like a shot of pethodine, and i said no at first, then after about 15 minutes i said yes, give me some!!! so i had a shot of that and just used gas and air, that was about 6pm. I asked them also to break my waters so she checked and said i don't think the waters are there, and if they are they are very thin.
So i stayed like that for a few hours till 9 i think, then the pethodine had well worn off so i just kept sucking on the gas and air, biting on it as hard as i could, LOL. She asked if i wanted an epidural and i said no, but she said she thought i should as i was getting tired and she was worried that i would not be able to push the baby out when the time came. So i said yes, then someone come in and put a big needle in my hand for a drip. But no one ever came to do the epidural, the doctor who was going to do it didnt come, so by half 9 my mum kept asking if i needed to push and i remember saying no, no, then all of a sudden i just had the feeling of pressure and i was like "yeah, i need to push now" so then i was just pushing and pushing but i was knackered and couldn't push him out. So the midwife said to my mum if the baby was not out in half an hour she was going to get the doctor to cut me, and my mum said "no you are not!!" and after that she kept on at me, "come on hannah, they want to cut you, i know you can push him out, the heads there" but i didnt believe and i said "you have said the head is there for ages, your lying" but he was there, anyway pushed for 1 hour and 23 minutes and then out he came, no dirt on him, expected him to becovered in blood, but nothing he was fine, eyes open cried for a second then shoved his hand in his mouth, see my profile picture thats whats he did when he came out excet his eyes were open. He was born 31.12.2007 at 11.23pm.

And thats it! That's my labour.

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ABOUT US:

Were both 20 years old and we are expecting our first baby on 29/12/2007.

The scan showed 29th December, the midwife said 30th December, and from my last period 28th December, but we believe that the scan is more accurate, so we base our date on that.

As you can probably guess from the page it is a boy, so now we are just trying to think of a good name for our son!!

Feel free to email any suggestions to us, as we need all the help we can get!

I work full time at the moment as a shipping clerk and we got married this year in July.

My husband is called Tony, and he can't wait to take him to football.

Pregnancy Survey

About You
Name?: Hannah
Age?: 20
Height?: 5"4

About The Father
Name?: Tony
Age?: 20
Height?: 5"11
Are you still together?: Yes - married this year!

About Your Pregnancy
Is this your first pregnancy?: Yes!
When did you find out you were pregnant?: May 07, 2007
Was it planned?: No, but were happy just the same.
What was your first reaction?: OH MY GOD!

Who was with you when you found out?: Tony
Who was the first person you told?: My Mummy
How did your parents react?: Very well, i was v.nervous telling them, but my mum was made up!
How far along are you?: 22 weeks
What was your first symptom?: missed period, boobs getting bigger!
What is your due date?: December 29th
Do you know the sex of the baby?: yes
If so, what is it?: A Boy
Have you picked out names?: No
If so,what are they?:
How much weight have you gained?: Not a lot, lost a lot in the first 4 months and have yet to gain all the weight back yet!!
Do you have stretch marks?: No!!! not yet anyway :S

Have you felt the baby move?: Yes, now it kicks and punches like mad.
Have you heard the heartbeat?: Yes, when i saw the midwife last week.

About the Birth

Home or hospital birth?: Hospital, all the way!
Natural or medicated birth?: If it hurts like they say, i'm going to need a lot of drugs!!!!!

Who will be in the delivery room with you?: My husband, Tony and my mum.

Will you breastfeed?: For the first 3 days i might, after that, no.
Do you think you'll need a c-section?: I am praying no, but my baby has a big head, which already has me worried.
Will you cry when you hold the baby for the first time?: Have to wait and see.

What's the first thing you might say to him/her?: Im so glad you're here!

Would you let someone videotape the birth?: I would like to see it coming out, but i dont know if i want someone videoing my...you know!!

Are you excited about the birth, or scared?: Cannot wait, i am not worried about pushing it out, the thought of any needles scares me to death!!

PRIVATE SCAN

We had a private scan on Saturday 25th August, as our scan with the NHS did not go so well!!

The woman who performed the scan was rude, nasty and not a nice person in general. We asked her if she could tell what the baby was, and we were told that as long as the baby is healty that's all we need to know.

We were made to feel guilty asking about our own baby!

The private sexing scan on saturday was fantastic!!

They were lovely people, such a warm and friendly atmosphere, and she told us that we were expecting a boy, as you can tell from the page!

We are going back to have a 4d scan + dvd at 27 weeks, so only a month to go and we will see baby again!!

24 WEEKS

Sorry, i have had to re-write this all again, as for some reason all my new things and my 4D pictures were deleted.

We bought the pram this week, well my mum bought it for me, but i cannot bring it home as they say it is bad luck.

we need to test if the car seat fits before we buy is, as it may not fit, which would be a bit :( as i want it to match the pram.

It matches the pram and i love it!!

It's a silvercross pram, new one out last month, cargo pram.

26 weeks

Been ill this week, been off work, not good.

I have a sore tail bone, feeling sick again, and i am sick of it!!

I am going to take my maternity leave on 2nd November 2007.

It is early, but i have not been well at all through this pregnancy and need to rest up.

4D scan

Here is baby from the 4D scan, he looks cute i think.

Most people think that he looks like tony more but i think he looks like me when i was a baby!!

Loved it, i will definately go back if i have another baby.

27 weeks

I have been off work most of this week due to nose bleeds and being sick.

Yesterday i had a bit of bleeding which really scared me, i tried ringin my widwife, but she had her phone SWITCHED OFF, my doctors close on a Thursday, so i dont know.

I have not had any pain and was just a tiny bit, so my mum said i have to lie down with my feet up, so i'll try ringing her again today(midwife) just so she can check me if i am ok.

I am definately finishing on 2nd November now.

Have to, just not been well this whole pregnancy.

Has this happened to anyone else?? Is it normal?

30 Weeks

Not good this week either i am afraid, been bleeding again today so i went to the hospital and had to have an internal and babys heart checked, but they don't know what caused the bleed.

I am going back for another scan this week to see if they can see what was the cause.

I am so tired but i don't finish for another 9 days, My mum has said i should not go back i should be at home now, resting up. But i don't know what to do.

I am really going to have to think, i mean i don't want to let work down, but mine and baby's well being must come first!!