Due APRIL 2008- BOTTOMS UP!! Babies and raspberry leaf tea!!

[TLSM]

Here we go welcome all

30 March: Peachy, 34, from Caerleon, S/Wales, a boy. 4th baby (already has 3 DSs (8, 7, 4.5)).
01 April: siameez, expecting a boy.
01 April: vacaloca.
02 April: Redmonster, 29. This is her first baby.
02 April: Sheds75, from Cheshire, expecting a boy. This is her first baby.
02 April: V1KK1M, from Hertfordshire, expecting a surprise. This is her first baby.
03 April: NoMoreHighHeels.
03 April: Sal22, 30, London, our first baby (boy)
04 April: CeylonSapphire, from Twickenham. This is her first baby.
04 April: PortAndLemon, 35, from SW London, expecting a girl. This is her second baby (already has 1 DS (3)). Next scan 5th March.
04 April: lorisparkle, 33, from Cotswolds. This is her second baby (already has 1 DS (15 months)).
04 April: Themaskedposter, 35, from SW London. This is her Second child, expecting a surprise.
06 April: micegg.
06 April: paranoidmummy, 24, expecting a surprise.
07 April: Daftmoo, from South Hampshire. This is her second baby (already has 1 DS (8)).
07 April: Fleecy, 30, expecting a surprise. This is her second baby (already has 1 DD (14 months)).
07 April: Piccalilli2, 32, from Sheffield, expecting a girl. This is her second baby (already has 1 DD (2)).
08 April: Denny185, 33, expecting a girl. This is her third baby (already has 1 DD (5) and 1 DS (14 months)).
08 April: Elfsmummy, expecting a surprise.
08 April: KnitterInTheNW, 32, from Warrington, expecting a boy. This is her first baby.
08 April: Rainbowdays, Expecting a Boy. This is her third baby, (already has ds 4 and dd 3). baby expected to arrive in March
11 April: VictorianSqualor, 27, from Bicester, expecting a surprise. This is her third baby (already has 1 DD (7) and 1 DS (3)).
09 April: egyptianprincess. This is her first baby.
09 April: mummyofaprincess, 21. This is her second baby (already has 1 DD (2)).
09 April: siikibam, expecting a surprise. This is her first baby.
10 April: Gangle.
10 April: MathairNua, 29.
11 April: scorpio1, 23, from Cornwall, expecting a girl. This is her third baby (already has 1DSS (5) and 2 DSs (5 and 2)).
12 April: gemprincess, 29, expecting a boy. This is her fourth baby (already has 3 DDs (7, 3, 16 months)).
12 April: Velbels, 28, expecting her first baby.
12 April: positive, 38, from N Ireland. This is her first baby. High risk baby has Down's.
13 April: MassiveMollyfloss, 32, from Ireland but living in London, expecting a girl.
14 April: Jaq39, from Edinburgh.
14 April: SuzeM, 35, from Ireland but living in London, expecting a girl. This is her first baby.
15 April: Bainmarie, 30. This is her third baby (already has 1 DD (almost 4) and 1 DS (2)).
15 April: pad.
15 April: PippiCalzelunghe. This is her second baby (already has 1 DD (2.4)).
17 April: babywhiting, 30. expecting a girl.
17 April: EllieG, 29. (already has 1 DSD).
17 April: soph28, 28.
18 April: bunyanvillas, from W London. This is her second baby (already has 1 DD (3)).
19 April: dolly1, from London, expecting a boy. This is her first baby.
19 April: northeastmummy, from Aberdeen. This is her second baby (already has 1 DD (16 months)).
19 April: AttillaTheHan, from Preston. This is her second baby. Has ds 3 1/2.
20 April: Ayomi. This is her first baby.
20 April: mumzyof2, 21.
20 April: munchkinmum. This is her second baby.
20 April: Toastaddict, 31, from Nottingham. This is her first baby.
21 April: Annieroo. This is her first baby.
21 April: littlemissturquoise.
22 April: BabyBratt, 30, from Manchester. This is her first baby.
22 April: rdk, from Manchester. This is her second baby.
22 April: Soph73, 34, from Gran Canaria. This is her second baby (already has 1 DS (5)).
23 April: Carey87, 20, from Orpington, Kent. This is her first baby.
25 April: loisstella, 33.
25 April: scampmum, 29. This is her second baby (already has 1 DD (18 months)).
26 April: TLSM, 29, from Surrey, expecting a boy. This is her second baby (already has 1 DS (3). Next scan 14th March
26 April: eva07, 29, soon to be from Cardiff, expecting a surprise. This is her first baby.
26 April: Sagitta, 34, from Suffolk, expecting a surprise. This is her second baby (already has 1 DD (21 months)).
26 April: meandbump, 21, expecting a boy. This is her first baby.
27 April: ShellySara, 30.
27 April: Lennsuey. This is her first baby.
28 April: Beeper. This is her second baby (already has 1 DS (8.5)).
28 April: honeybee10. This is her third baby.
28 April: Woollymummy. This is her second baby (already has 1 DD (17 months)).
29 April: Mum2b2babyRoo, 32, expecting a surprise. This is her first baby.
end April: chipmonkey, 38. This is her fourth baby (already has 3 DSs).

OMFG

forgot to tell you ....

My parents live in a big georgian house on the sea front. Last night someone got in the house and went all the way up to my little sis room (18), he sat on her bed and asked for 'internet' (not good english - Asian). She screamed but no-one heard, she is on 3rd floor. He left her room and went down stairs in to my other sis room (21) and started asking her - she was naked in bed apparently so couldnt run out. My 18 yr old sister upstairs rang the home phone, but no-one heard. My 21 yr sister screamed for my Dad (very big man) but he didnt hear until man had run out of house. Nothing touched or stolen. Was plenty of cash out, mums bag, i-pod station and 2 laptops. None touched at all. Scary - he was in the rooms of my sisters, and no-one would have known anything till too late. Thank God he didn't harm them.

Scorpio - why does that not surprise me And why are you still eating healthily, can you pass some of your good practices over to me pleeeeaaasssee! Ellie - we don´t get free PG dental care either, although this time did get one free clean.

Soph - i did have cake and hot choc with cream!!

Dear God Scorpio - thank heavens everyone was OK. It gives me the heeby geebies just thinking about it.

i know. my mum is really shaken up - thank god dad was home, my mum is only 5ft nothing so if he was nasty i dont know what would have happened.

mmmmmm marshmallow......

OMG!! Scorpio, are your sisters OK???

Yeah, the 21 yr old is hard as nails, but the other one is a bit shaken up.

Bloody hell that must have been scarey.

Poor things.....

True, Scorpio. I´ve been fairly good so far today. I´ve just had a jacket potato with cheese and salad. I had cornflakes & tea for brekkie but did have a huge slice of raspberry cheesecake at 10.15am But for me that's bloody brilliant

Our sandwiches were almost spot on Scorpio! However I did just eat a really yummy chocolate mouse cake! Delish!

Sorry to hear your family had such a scary experience - must have been awful How did he get in?

Right, got my arnica and raspberry leaf pills - when do I need to start taking them?

M2B2BR - I think it´s about 36 weeks when you can start taking them but could be earlier. Must have a scooch round the health food shops over here to see if they do such stuff.

if not soph, maybe we can send you some?

'scuse my ignorance, but what are the raspberry leaf and Arnica pills for?

BR

I asked midwife at yesterday's appointment about the arnica, and she said I can start taking it now (35 weeks). It's supposed to help with bruising, so you heal a lot quicker.

I'm sure someone said before, but I can't remember - what's rasberry leaf for again?

Scorpio - that would be great I´ll have a look this weekend and then let you know Sal22 - read this

I think it prepares your uterus or something, makes it stretchy. But someone else will tell you better.

scorpio - bloody hell, that's scary! Hope your sisters are OK

Yeah Ellie they are OK - just can't figure out what he wanted.

RL tones your uterus.

Oooh - how - just noticed my spelling mistake above - that should read mousse not mouse!

I've been taking rlt tablets for weeks.
Apparently you shoudln't start taking arnica yet because it can make it worse.
Says so here

Hmm - so maybe I should save them for after the birth then?

Arnica is for after.. to help your 'bits' heal after the trauma.
Raspberry leaf: start taking the tablets (apparently better than the tea) from 34 weeks. It is recommended by loads of mums and MW's. It is connected with shorter labours, less painful and traumatic labours, and non-late labours. RL is good for your uterus muscles, helps them flex etc. Because of the non-late labours thing, you can not take it before 34 weeks just in case you go into labour early... I think.
I am awake now. Some religious people just woke me up knocking at my door. I was really deeply sleeping too...

hmm, that's worrying, I almost bought some this morning... I'll now wait for later then.

Thanks for the info on RL too everyone. Soph, I'll read your link tonight, it's blocked at work - apparently sexual nature, haha. I've done the handover to my replacement, but still have to be at work every day for the rest of March to check her work and help when things go wrong - I could almost do with a website with sexual nature, haha (just joking!) I'm struggling to stay awake...

LOL@sexual nature, it's a site called 'Birthing Naturally!'

Will start taking RL this week then.
When should you start with the black cohosh?

PFJ - I take it they had no luck converting you then?