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).

I just spent the last 45 mins on the phone to my Mum - all baby talk of course. In the scan they said she already has lot of hair so we were wondering what colour hair she would have. With my genes it could be dark, red of blonde... I'm dark so is DH, my Mum is a red head and my Dad was born blonde but darker later... who knows... My Mum also told me she got stretch marks and they are genetic so I better apply cream all the time if I have any chance of beating them!

I already have stretch marks They appeared on mass a few weeks ago.
As for hair colour, most of our families are a dark brown. So this is 'probably' what Jack will turn out like.

hello hello everyone

VicSq- good luck with the driving altho maybe not the best time to start - I scraped my car badly when i was 2 months preg and when I called my insurance company to claim they said "oh your no claims is fine as your last claim was 3 years ago" - then it dawned on my that i was pregnant then too....oops

PFJ - sorry you are feeling so rotten - hope feel lots better soon

Since we can't all get together I did wonder about organising a "virtual" night out on here - we could get really drunk (in a virtual manner) and eat lots of virtual pate, shellfish and and rare steak.

what d'you think? we wouldn't have to pay for babysitters or worry about what to wear!

Oh sounds good!
Can I get really drunk and dance on the table?
Pleaseeeeeeeeeee??
:O

I'll make virtual vodka jellies!

As long as we can have some really drunken karaoke.
Would you believe that one thing I really want to do is get pissed and play singstar with DP, I've only ever been to two karaoke nights as well.
Weird.

I have no idea what time DP is coming home so I think I may have a long soak in the bath after I put the DC's to bed.

Oooo .. can we all do Madonna's 'Hung Up' ?

ure, I'm going first, with Joan Jetts 'I love rock n roll'

Wooo!!!!
-serves the drinks and nibbles-
And of course we all would look fabulous!

Sorry for delay - having been putting on my strappy high heels and v. glamourous outfit!

mmm I'll have the pate for starters please

tee hee

hic!

Make mine a large one.
So.. lets talk about... MEN
-hic-

I think I need more ice...
Whew its hot in here!!

I had to go watch Eastenders.
Best quote ever

Shirley (to Heather) ; I was the prettiest girl at the party (mimicking) Whose wedding was it? The flipping Munsters?

Hey I'm up for a party - pass that bottle of rose over here!

BTW - also checked out that video that was posted - looks like a hypnobirthing birth (all the video's I have seen so far of HB births are like that) and that's what I am hoping for....

Anyway - back to the party - pump up the music and pass those nibbles this way!

wooooooooo!!!!!
I -hic- wanna anothers -hic- vodkash pleash, and makeh it a bigsh onesh!!!

Well finally caught up and looks like Ive missed the party.

Poor Peachy, it seems like lots of stuff to have to cope with at this stage, uni, schools and now DH work, hope theres some light at the end of the tunnel soon. Thanks for the mobile contact (great idea VS) will be handy for those off MN for a few days.

Waters breaking - with DS mine broke at home on the toilet but then continued to leak for hours, remember arriving at the hospital (thankfully) in the early hours with a bath towel between my legs - hmmmm nice.

Stretch marks - yes you are predisposed to stretch marks it's to do with the collagenous make up of your system (in your DNA), basically how stretchy you are. Despite knowing this I still slap on the cream every day in the hope it will prevent any more.

TNS machines - they are selling a basic unit at the moment through Lloyds pharmacies for £10. The only difference between these and the obstetric TNS machines is that they do not have a boost button to increase the intensity during contractions. TBH I hired one last time and used the boost all of once coz it drove me nuts so I just used it as standard TNS anyway.

Finished work now Last day was pretty hectic trying to get everything finished, but done now for months. Have been out to big mothercare and boots (only have a tiny boots by us) and in the cupboard now is cotton wool, nappies, nipple protectors (just in case), breast shells, a free changing bag from boots parenting club and a new matress for the crib. So now nothing packed but at least have it all here ready. Also decorated spare bedroom ready to move DS into in few months time - couldnt face painting with baby and toddler so out of the way now - really pleased with it, DS walking round the room pointing to all the pictures saying 'car?' - no darling thats an aeroplane , 'car?' - no thats a boat, bless he'll get there one day.

Knitter (and sheds) if you do get there early come find me in the play bit - I'll be the beached whale in the ball pool, if not see you somewhere in the pub bit and yep think we can get away without the roses in the lapels

ooooh, a Friday night piss up, haven't been to one of those in ages! I'll have a strawberry margherita please!

-passes out under a pile of coats-

Night everyone!
Sweet dreams.
xXxXx

hello ladies...i am sat in hospital bed just 10 or so hrs after havin my son.. tryin to use patientline to send this.he was delivered emergcy c section at 16.57.he was 34 weeks and 6 days..in special care ..good weight they say..5lbs13oz.still in shock and feelin very sore but otherwise ok..

Congratulations gemprincess.

Fantastic news. Having insomnia so thought I'd catch up on the last 10 pages that I've missed and found this at the end - fantastic news.

Sounds like a good weight to me - DD was only 1 lb heavier and she was born at 42 weeks!!

Not surprised you're in shock. Take care and looking forward to hearing all the details soon

xxxx

congrats Gemprincess - how fantastic - sounds like a really good weight for being that early - hopefully he'll be out of SCBU really soon - is he hooked up to much stuff or can you get a cuddle soon?

any name yet?

OMG gemprincess !!!!!

Many congratulations

As the others have said, that does sound like a very good weight, so hopefully he'll be with you soon I imagine all prem babies spend a bit of time in SCBU just for checking over?

Not surprised you are in shock, hope you are OK?

Congrats again, look forward to hearing more soon!

Well done GP - bigger than ds1 at 38 weeks LOL! Hope all goes well for you both and keep us updated X