Shock arrival
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Topic: Shock arrival
Posted By: yummymummy
Subject: Shock arrival
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 2:03am
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I'm not really sure where to post this as I can't remember what I did with Gina.
Anyways, our little miricle #2 - Emma - arrived very much unexpectedly at 31wks gest on 14 March! She's in NICU and doing well but I'm still in huge shock. Birth was quite quick & easy - I was in denial for most of it - so I've been home since yesterday. Will update more later when the shock has worn off a little  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 3:49am
OMG...big hugs to you and baby Emma... !!! congratulations hope she gets to come home soon.. how is she doing? ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: Ariana
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 4:48am
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Wow, congratulations....
How is she? How big was she?!!!! Good luck, and welcome Emma. ------------- Ariana Mum to Minardi, Victoria, Alecia and William. |
Posted By: mum2emj
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 6:19am
| congratulations on your very early arrival!! hope that things are going good for you all... |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 6:34am
| congrast!!!! |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 7:05am
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OMG Congratulations on Emma's arrival...how is she doing? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 7:19am
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omg big congrats ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: hooper
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 7:29am
OMG CONGRATS TO YOU  ------------- Desiree 
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Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 7:29am
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ohhh big congrats, and hope you are doing okay ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: floss
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 7:44am
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Congrats on your little Girl!!! I hope that you are doing ok ------------- My beautiful big girl Sienna 15.04.06 Double the trouble double the fun Noah & Lola 10/11/07 |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 7:50am
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Big congrats! I hope she is doing well!
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Posted By: The_Stuarts
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 8:05am
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Congratulations and welcome to the outside world Emma. I hope you're both well. ------------- http://lilypie.com">   http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 8:24am
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Big congrats to you, hope you manage to get some good rest for the long haul ahead and hope your wee girl is doing ok. Do you have good family support to look after Gina so you can spend time in the NICU? It may seem ages away now but the next 9 weeks will fly by once she gets going. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: Bel
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 8:28am
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Wow thats awesome - hope all is well. Congratulations! ------------- Mum to two beautiful kids 
Luke (09.11.2007) Amy (01.04.2009) |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 8:35am
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wow must tell mum - remember she said you looked like you only had a week or so left at ellas party!!!! OMG are you sure those dates of yours werent wrong???
All the best to you and bubba...know it is all a shock but Im sure she will be fine...well done and we want to see photos soon. Let me know if you need anything...or need a visitor ok? HUGS!!!!!!! |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 8:39am
| BTW what are Emmas stats?????? |
Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 8:40am
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Congratulations!
Wow, the first May bub already  ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 8:43am
OMG!! Thats amazing!! Congratulations and welcome to the world Baby Emma  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 8:56am
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Congrats! Hope the next couple of months go quickly so that she can be home with you soon. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 8:59am
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Wow that is a suprise! Well congratulations on your wee daughter's arrival (love the name Emma BTW). I hope you're getting some rest if it's at all possible. ooohhh I'm hoping for all the best for her - lots of growing and roll on her discharge from NICU. Must've been one huge shock for you. Welcome to the world, little Emma. Now grow, girl, grow! ------------- Andie |
Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 9:02am
O wow! Congratulations! I wasn't expecting that announcement quite yet!
Glad to hear all is well with you and your new little girl. ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 9:02am
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Oh wow! Congratulations!! Hope everything goes well over the next few weeks and she is home with you soon. ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Snickerdoodle
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 9:33am
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Congrats!
Welcome to the world Emma! Lots of big hugs for you all
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 9:48am
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Congrats! What a lovely suprise to read that this morning. seems your girls are destined to be early....long may that last
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 9:51am
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Congratulations, I hope you wee girl grows really well.
Take care of yourself, I hope your feeling ok about the birth now. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: My3Sons
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 10:25am
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Congrats YummyMummy and welcome to wee Emma!! ------------- Mum to Mr 10, Mr 6 and Mr 4
 
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 10:33am
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Congratulations! Welcome little Emma!
Hope you both recover really quickly and she's home with you guys soon! ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: AliaDawn
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 10:53am
She must be tiny! I'm sure she is gorgeous  -------------  
 
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 10:54am
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wow!!!!!!!!
seems your girls like arriving early huh! hope emma is doing well and is home with her family really soon
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Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 11:01am
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Congratulations and Happy Birthday Emma Man you looked very pregnant the other week when we saw you, I don't know where you would have put another 9 weeks of baby anyway ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: nictoddie
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 11:04am
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hugest congrats, I had my wee girl at 30 weeks gest and second what Janine said about having support so you can spend some quality time at the neo unit, I also had a 2.5 year old at the time so was quite hard..... we brought our darling girl home 6 weeks after she was born so still before her due date by 4 weeks was very weird. ------------- 
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Posted By: KH25
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 11:13am
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Wow, congratulations! I can totally relate to the being in denial thing! I hope Emma is doing well and doesn't need to spend toooo long in NICU.
Look forward to hearing some more about her ------------- Kelly, mum to DD, 19Jun06 (26wks 1lb15oz) DS1, 24Oct10 (32wks 4lb11oz) and DS2, 31Dec11 (32wks, 4lb11) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 11:38am
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Oh wow! Happy baby!!
Hope everything goes well over the next few weeks and you can get her home with ya xoxo |
Posted By: EmDee
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 11:46am
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OMG congratulations and welcome Emma Hope you are all doing OK and have your wee girl home with you soon. ------------- DS 8 DD 6 DS 4 DD 2 |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 12:02pm
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Wow, we only saw you a week ago! Congrats on the sudden arrival of baby Emma, I her name (not biased at all )
Best of luck over the next few weeks, let me know if you need anything, a hand with Gina, a visit etc. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Neeks
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 12:02pm
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Oh Wow, Congratulations!!!! Welcome to the world baby Emma -------------  
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Posted By: susieq
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 12:06pm
| Congratulations and welcome to the world Emma |
Posted By: Aprilfools
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 12:16pm
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Congratulations and all the best for the next few weeks.
14th of March was my hubby's birthday
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Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 12:27pm
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Thanks everyone!
I'm doing well - both mum & gran are helping looking after Gina and I seem to be going to hospital most of the time. I'm still in shock. Emma is doing well considering she's so so early. She's a good size but my dates were def right (I had a scan when I was only 6wks or so to confirm them) and she's def behaving like a 31wk gest baby. I'm trying to get my milk going at the moment and just keeping busy, hoping the next few weeks will fly so we can bring Emma home ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 1:12pm
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Wow congratulations yummymummy!!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 1:16pm
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Wow Congratulations, glad that everything seems to be going well, hope you can bring her home soon. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 1:45pm
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wow that is amazing....
glad it seems to be going well. i didnt expect to see that when i came home. Hope all is going well...
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Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 2:26pm
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Thinking of you! Hope you both well. Congrats on your early arrival! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Glag2
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 2:51pm
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WOW CONGRATS ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 2:52pm
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Wow!! Congrats and good luck for the journey ahead! ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 3:24pm
| Wow congrats, grow wee Emma. |
Posted By: emachan
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 3:56pm
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Congratulations on your surprise early arrival!
(and what a great name by the way!) ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  DD#1 Sept 08 DD#2 Oct 09 |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 4:52pm
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Omg! scary! But congrats!!! ------------- |
Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 5:58pm
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wow congrats. Love to see photos of lil Emma (how lil was she?)
Hope alls well and you are looking after yourself too. ------------- Ann 
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: ShellandBella
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 7:09pm
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Congratulations! Wasn't expecting that news when I opened this thread. Hope wee Emma will be home with her family soon ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 9:19pm
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Wow congrats on the early arrival of Emma. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 9:48pm
| congratulations! what a surprise. hope she comes home with you soon. |
Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 10:43pm
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Congratulations on Emma's arrival, I hope she piles on the weight and does really well so you get to bring her home soon! ------------- Mum to two gorgeous girls! |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 11:13pm
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Congrats and *hugs* for all your questions and concerns and shocks and milestones to come ------------- |
Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 18 March 2008 at 2:36am
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Thanks again everyone!
She'll be at NICU for at least a month at this stage as she's so so early and the reality of it is slowly kicking in. I'm back to expressing and trying to build up my milk so hence up at 2am - had forgotten that one! 
Her birth was (relatively) quick & easy so I'm recovering well. She's just under 2kg and 48cm long so looks terribly long and very skinny and of course she's gorgeous (if I say so myself). Don't have many photos at the moment as it's so difficult to photograph her but will try to post something soon. Thanks for the well wishes ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 19 March 2008 at 10:14am
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congrats on the arrival of wee emma
oh so tiny, i bet shes a stunner
cant wait to see pics ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: kiwigal
Date Posted: 19 March 2008 at 12:35pm
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Congrats on your early arrival My son was born at 36 weeks he was 2.2kgs and 48cms long same as your Emma long and skinny and at nearly 5 nothing has changed |
Posted By: LJsmum
Date Posted: 19 March 2008 at 6:09pm
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Congratulations welcome to the world Emma!! Love that name one of my faves. -------------  
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Posted By: Redbedrock
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 11:18am
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Hey congrats, how are things? Did you expect such an early arrival after Gina was early? How much licorace did you eat this time as I am sure in that we were both similar in our consumption and early births of Gina and Fay last year. How is the expressing going this time?
Take care and catch up soon. Emma is a lovely name Claire ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 2:49pm
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I didn't touch any licorice this time even when I had a craving for some. Emma's early arrival was a shock - I was sure she was to stay put until I was 38 weeks at least - well wishful thinking
I'm taking Domperidone for the milk and it's going well - she's already drinking it and is on my milk only so it's all good. How is Fay doing? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Redbedrock
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 3:44pm
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Fay is doing good, she's a cute wee thing,
We were coming round to the idea of no. 2 but your extreme surprise has kinda shaken the idea that Fay's early arrival was just one of those things. Any clues as to why Emma was soo early? Good to hear she is taking your milk so well, are you able to feed her yourself or I guess you have to wait until her suckle reflex is fixed. Hard work that expressing, so I am thinking of you for that. Bet you never thought you would be back on that bike again Take care ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com">
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Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 6:31pm
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No that's true - I thought I'd b'feed this time around but it's looking doubtful to say the least. Oh well, at least I've done it before so I know what's involved.
No clue at the moment as to what went wrong, apperantly samples taken off the placenta etc can take up to 2 months to give a result
I did have some sort of food poisoning the day my labour started and it seems that could have triggered something and started things. However, when I spoke to mw that day re: not feeling well she wasn't really worried and never mentioned I could go into labour. It was a shock to her as it was to us. I too had put down Gina being early as one of those things but not sure any more. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 25 March 2008 at 10:13pm
| Sometimes these things just happen, I never really got any definate answers as to why Kobe was early, there were lots of theories and it did my head in trying to find out why but in the end I came to the conclusion it didnt really matter, he was here and he was healthy. It just meant that the next pregnancy I thought I might go early aswell but no...Addison had to be evicted. |