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Continuation from here. No Mofo C bombs yet been dropped in the delivery room although our first 2 babies have arrived. Congrats to gormers and Jo, we hope your little ones are still doing great.
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SnapFrakkleAndPop · 22/03/2011 13:00
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ILikeToMoveItMoveIt ·
22/03/2011 13:04
Thanks for starting this off Frakk 
I feel cheated about your volcano now, the article said it was the most active volcano on the planet. I had visions of Dante's Peak and everything 
I am getting an acidy feeling when I've got an empty stomach. I thought you were meant to get it when you've eaten??
BeetleBaby ·
22/03/2011 13:13
Looks round at shiney new thread, nods in approval, goes to make a fish finger sarnie and
ILikeToMoveItMoveIt ·
22/03/2011 13:51
Oh yes, the teeth. How can someone so young have such awful teeth? I was mesmerised by them. I hope she takes advantage of the free dental care for one year post partum! I did think they were a lovely couple though and the bike trailer made me giggle
MrsW - get some tissues with balsam, they are great when you have a cold.
Was it Aussie who asked about nappies? I think 15 will be more than ok. If you are only staying in for a few hours or a day (from memory) they really don't pee and poo that much in their first few days as their oral intake isn't that much. They have the meconium and any amniotic fluid they've swallowed, then it's just colostrom for a few days. You also don't need to change every wee, but you do need to change every poo.
The moses basket has been dismantled, stripped and the lining and hood are in the washing machine. Lord knows why I'm bothering though as if this one is like his brothers he'll probably spend the sum total of about 10 hours in the bloody thing!
Oh, and a good tip for your moses basket/crib is to put a spare clean, folded sheet under the matress. That way if there is a late night vomit or poo explosion a clean sheet is at hand - voila!
Alibabaandthe40nappies ·
22/03/2011 14:03
Lovely new thread :)
Cycle - that does help actually. I was so away with the fairies with DS that I didn't even realise they had started slicing me open until I asked the anaesthetist how much longer we'd be waiting and he told me they had started 5 minutes ago!
MrsW - I had my last cut 2 weeks ago - my hairdresser is down near my Mum and so I think she thought that at least Mum or Dad could take me to hospital if things kicked off! :)
Aussie - I have got a pack of 26 nappies in my hospital bag, but I know that I will be in for 2 nights minimum because of my blood sugar. If I am in longer than that then DH can always bring some more.
You will get through about 8-10 nappies a day for the first couple of weeks at least.
ILike - I dug out some ballet flats about a week ago, just can't face the whole sock thing any longer! I see stars when I stand up again, which can't be good - although I did manage to do a foot scrub and moisturiser in the shower this morning. DS was watching with interest as I wobbled away
JustKeepSwimming ·
22/03/2011 14:40
Very cryptic
I think i'm slightly living in la-la-land about the arrival of this baby, weird with DC3 but there's always something else to be doing.
What does everyone else have on their 'to do pre-baby' lists?
I have booked a haircut, want to book a pg massage & maybe a pedicure (just for fun i'm not really a makeup/beauty person).
All practical stuff i think is done, cot/crib/pram/baby nappies bought, etc.
What am i not thinking of?
I'm rubbish at making a playlist for ipod stuff but i have an ipod bit on my iphone so feel i should be able to use that for a labour playlist.
Things for HB?
biscuits & tea for MWs - lots in stock :)
want an offcut of carpet for under the pool (hard kitchen floor)
maybe a sign for the door to knock quietly (assuming it's nighttime and the boys are asleep)
anything else?
Cyclebump ·
22/03/2011 15:42
Garlic up your area?! 
Have picked up the crib mattress, bought a few more outfits and am now drinking RLT.
Am so pleased to hear the nappy talk. Although I'll be attempting reusables I'm planning to phase them in. Bought a second pack of 26 newborn nappies today and DP thinks I'm mad to 'stockpile'. I'm sure we'll use them.
Was mortified in the supermarket though. My dad told off a child!
The child, who was about four, was wailing and whining and far behind his mum. He bumped into my dad who leaned down and said 'You should behave!' in a very stern voice. To be fair, the child did stop whining but I was so embarrassed. Dad is 6ft 7" and forgets how scary he is, he's always been outspoken but since his stroke two years ago any social boundaries have gone out of the window.
ILikeToMoveItMoveIt ·
22/03/2011 16:48
I've heard about the garlic trick kits, it's also recommended for stubborn thrush. If I had known about it when pg with ds1 I was so bloody desperate to get of thrush that I would have stuck a clove of garlic up my fanny!
I've got so much to do that it will take me too long to type it out 
, however saying that, if the baby does come early we will get by.
Ok, my question to you all is:
Do you have a song that reminds you of this pregnancy?
I thought about this because I spend a lot of time listening to the radio (mostly Radio 2 ) and I've fallen in love with a song they play all of the time:
I'm rather
about liking it because I usually despise Country & Western, but non the less I love it and whenever I hear it I feel very emotional and I think of this pregnancy.I have pregnancy songs for ds1 and 2 as well, and they still make me very emotional whenever I hear them because they remind me of such a special time
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LisMcA ·
22/03/2011 17:50
Hello all on the new thread! Yay for Yoda Balls :o
Been pampered today!! Creamed and scrubbed within an inch of my life! Although slightly dsappointed as I thought I was getting a pedicure, when it was only a foot massage! I know, hardly the end of the world! I'm going to pay for my busy day later, hips and back are starting to ache.
ILTMIMI Adele Make You Feel My Love is my pregnancy song. It makes me cry everytime I hear it, but it's a fab song.
My lovely CMW (not the original nasty one), has managed to re-arrange my scan for me. It was meant to be at 4.30 tomorrow, but we need to be on the road early afternoon to get to my mums for a family dinner in the evening. So scan is at 12 now!
I have a haircut booked next week! Hairdresser was a bit worried when I booked it! Then she thought it would be exciting if I gave birth in the back wash area . I assured her that was very unlikely!
Kits does your consultant mean if your tummy is hard birth is imminent? My tummy has been rock solid since my trip to the labour ward last week. Almost like a permanent BH. Anyone else feel like this? I really can't go into labour in the next few days 
, although if my little man was born in Aberdeen.......
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