Due Aug 08 - 400 Nappies, Tingly Cream, a Pricey Pram, and a Rock Star Bump

[TwilightSurfer]

DUE AUGUST 2008 STATS
[TSupdate31MAY08]

GROUP TOTAL: 77 [BOYS (11) vs. GIRLS (13)]

23JUL Voodoococonut is 29 and lives in Manchester but moving to West Midlands asap. She has a DD, 19M. Expecting DC#2, a SURPRISE.
28JUL IlanaK is 35 and lives in Central London. She has 2DSs, 6y & 3y. Expecting DC#3 via CSec, a BOY to be named Saul.
29JUL Miamla is 32 and lives in North London. Expecting DC#1, a BOY to maybe be named Theodore.
29JUL Bigboydiditandranaway is 36 and lives in Midlands. She has a DS, 26m. Expecting DC#2.
30JUL Dizzydixies is 32 and lives in Fife. She has 2DDs, 4y & 2y. Expecting DC#3 via VBac or CSec, guesses it's a girl.
31JUL Merrydaisy has a DD 2.6y. Expecting DC#2.
31JUL SassyLou is 33 and lives in Cheshire. She has 2DDs, 7y & 5y. Expecting DC#3.
01AUG Dutchindo has 2DSs, 8y & 14m, and a DD, 7y. Expecting DC#4.
01AUG PhilB is 31 and lives in SE London. Expecting DC#1, a SURPRISE.
01AUG Pertelote is 30 and lives in East London. Expecting DC#1, a SURPRISE.
02AUG Vintagegardenia is 35 and lives in Ireland. She has a DS, 9y. Expecting DC#2, a SURPRISE.
02AUG Mum2b1 is expecting DC#1.
02AUG Shazza2002 is 27 and lives in West London. She has a DD, 5y. Expecting DC#2, a SURPRISE.
02AUG Monkeytennis is expecting and lives in Glasgow.
03AUG Alittlebitshy is 28 and lives in East London/Essex. She has a DD, 5y. Expecting DC#2 via CSec, a SURPRISE.
04AUG Littlebeezz
05AUG ChaCha is 32 and lives in Oxford. She has 2DCs, 2y & 10m, Expecting DC#3 via CSEC, guesses it's a boy.
06AUG Kittenpaws is expecting DC#3.
06AUG Sweetiesandcakes has a DD, 2.5y. Expecting DC#2.
07AUG BraveNewWorld is 31 and lives in London. Expecting DC#1, a GIRL.
08AUG LadyOfWaffle is 22 and lives in Berkshire. She has a DS, 2y. Expecting DC#2, a SURPRISE.
08AUG Mummypud is 28 and lives in Wiltshire. She has a DD, 2y. Expecting DC#2, a GIRL.
08AUG SKYTVADDICT is 40 and lives in Lincolnshire. She has a DS, 8m, and 2DDs, 7y & 11y. Expecting DC#4, a SURPRISE.
08AUG Bealcain is 21 and lives in Kent, She has 2DSs 2y & 1y. Expecting DC#3, a GIRL.
09AUG BirthdayBaby is expecting DC#1.
10AUG Lcy is 30 and lives in Wales. Expecting DC#1, guesses it's a boy.
11AUG Sarahnh is 32 and lives in West Midlands. She has a DD, 2y. Expecting DC#2, a GIRL to maybe be named Tess Alexandra.
11AUG Carolbrad lives in North West. Expecting DC#1.
11AUG Foghornleghorn is 23 and lives in Northampton. She has 2DDs, 3y & 1y. Expecting DC#3, guesses it's a girl.
12AUG Thinking has a DD, 15m. Expecting DC#2.
12AUG MagicMonkey has a DS, 17m. Expecting DC#2.
12AUG Buckets is 31 and lives in Southampton. She has a DD, 4y, & a DS, 3. Expecting DC#3 via CSec (01-07AUG?), a BOY to maybe be named Kurt.
14AUG TheApprentice has a DS, 1y. Expecting DC#2.
14AUG Hardygirl is 36 and lives in SW London. Expecting DC#1, a SURPRISE.
14AUG HazieDazieandBaby is 26 and lives in Aberdeen. Expecting DC#1, a SURPRISE to be named Cole or Gabriella.
14AUG Gigglegirl is 32 and lives in Stockport. She has a DD, 4y, and 2DSs, 2y & 1y. Expecting DC#4, a GIRL to be named Imogen.
14AUG Lewisham lives in West London. Expecting DC#1.
15AUG Punksnotdead has 2DDs and is expecting DC#3, a GIRL via CSec.
16AUG TwilightSurfer is 37 and lives in Tennessee, USA. She has a DD, 4y. Expecting DC#2, a GIRL to maybe be named Maggie Ethelyn or Georgia Viviann.
16AUG Longwayfromhome is 29 and lives in Argentina. Expecting DC#1, a BOY to named Tomas.
16AUG Pregnancy1 is 31 and lives in London. Expecting DC#1, a GIRL.
17AUG CaptainCaveman is 35 and lives in Nottingham. She has a DS, 3.11y. Expecting DC#2 via VBac, a BOY.
17AUG Iliketosleep is 24 and lives in Wolverhampton. She has 2DDs, 7y & 6y and a DS, 4y. Expecting DC#4.
17AUG Poppysocks is 30 and lives in St Andrews. She has a DD, 23m. Expecting DC#2 via CSec or maybe VBAC, a GIRL.
17AUG Warthog has a DD, 2y. Expecting DC#2, a GIRL.
17AUG Jennylee is 30 and lives in West Lothian. She has a DS, 9y. Expecting DC#2, a GIRL.
18AUG Kezza7779 is expecting DC#1, guesses it's a boy.
18AUG Browncat has a DS, 18m. Expecting DC#2.
18AUG Expectant is 32 and lives in Singapore. Expecting DC#1, a SURPRISE.
18AUG Cheerfulvicky is 24 and lives in Cornwall. Expecting DC#1, a BOY.
19AUG SazzlesA is 35 and lives in Cheltenham. She has a DD, 18m. Expecting DC#2 via VBAC or CSec, a GIRL to maybe be named Emma.
19AUG Karney is 39 and lives in Glasgow.
20AUG HelzBellz is 36 and lives in Nottingham. Expecting DC#1, a SURPRISE.
20AUG MillieMooMoo is 29 and lives in West Yorks. She has a DD, 26m. Expecting DC#2, guesses it's a boy.
20AUG Ejesmum is 38 and lives in Exeter. She has a DS, 4y. Expecting DC#2.
20AUG Stillhere is 36 and lives in Yorkshire. She has a DS, 2.5y. Expecting DC#2, a SURPRISE.
21AUG HalfFrench is 32. Expecting DC#1.
21AUG Pinchypants is 34 and lives in Guildford. She has a DD, 20m. Expecting DC#2.
22AUG Frances123 is 27 and lives in London. She has a DD, 5m. Expecting DC#2.
22AUG Buddhababe is 32 and lives in South West London. She has a DS, 14m. Expecting DC#2.
23AUG Stickybean is 27 and lives in North London. Expecting DC#1, guesses it's a girl.
23AUG Mum2go is 34 and lives in SOLIHULL B HAM. She has a DD, 6y. Expecting DC#2.
24AUG Libbyssister is 34 and lives in Oxfordshire. She has a DS, 2.11y. Expecting DC#2, a BOY.
24AUG Cyteen is 32 and lives in Leicester. Expecting DC#1, a BOY.
25AUG Petitfilou is 36 and lives in S Oxfordshire. She has a DS, 4y, & a DD, 2.6y. Expecting DC#3, a BOY.
25AUG Oopsacoconut is 32 and lives in Wiltshire. Expecting DC#1, a GIRL to be named Poppaea Anna.
25AUG Tigz1985 is 22 and lives in Dundee. Expecting DC#1.
26AUG Ellasmum1 is 30 and lives in North Staffs-Newcastle under Lyme. She has a DD, 5y. Expecting DC#2, a BOY.
26AUG Dancerandprancer is 31 and lives in Devon. She has a DD, 28m. Expecting DC#2, a BOY.
26AUG Graysongirl is 31 and lives in Yorkshire. Expecting DC#1.
26AUG No1putsbabyinthecorner is 30 and lives in South Yorkshire. She as a DD, 1y. Expecting DC#2.
27AUG PennyBenjamin is 30 and lives in West London. Expecting DC#1.
27AUG Lucamom is 32 and lives in Warwickshire. She as DS, 13m. Expecting DC#2.
28AUG Readyforbed has 2 DSs and is expecting DC#3, a GIRL.
02SEP Sunshinemummy is 37 and lives in South West London. She as a DS, 22m. Expecting DC#2.
??AUG RACHG08 is expecting.
??AUG MARX is expecting DC#2.

Hi all, thank you for cheering me up without realising I needed it. All this talk of chocolate is making me think my sugar levels are low. I've eaten enough fruit over the last few days to fill a greengrocer's so off to buy choc now.
I feel so teary again today, its driving me mad.almost started crying at work...not the done thing in an all male environment (that'll teach me for being in IT). I've now found a step to sit on outside work to have a break on. I wonder how long I can get away with hiding for. My back's hurting today which isn't helpiing things. Its ridiculous...I'm all strapped up in maternity belt and support bandage and its the bit that I didn't break that's hurting. I suppose its probably referred pain from bits that are being supported.
Oh woe is me! Someone slap me and just tell me to cheer up! Pip's certainly trying to knock sense into me from the inside!

Miamla I felt so weepy a couple of weeks ago that I ended up sobbing in front of my yoga class. I was absolutely mortified but no-one really thought anything of it. They all said oh it's hormonal, and I thought oh! that's all you know, it's really a deep inner misery, and continued sobbing. But I think they were right, and it passed, and I feel ok again now. CC also said she felt teary today, it must be just something that happens around this point.

I think somehow you are so sort of opened when pregnant that things don't just pass you by. You feel everything, magnified, and you are all sort of tenderised.

I can imagine being in an all-male environment makes it harder, that you feel you have to control yourself completely. I hope you've clocked off work now & will soon be home in your own space, with your OH on hand to give you lots of hugs and not ask you any questions.

Here's a hug from me, and a x, and a Penguin. I got a new packet specially for you.

shazza am not sure as that was when I was on bed rest for bleeding - have asked HR to advise me but she is sodding useless so went to pay office instead - lovely girl there is going to get in touch and let me know what I'll be getting every month from now on

TS and all other cramp sufferers - apparently the trick is tonic water or bitter lemon - drink one in the evening - now am not sure re adding vodka or gin - that is entirely up to you but we DO have some tonic water in the house so I'll give it a whirl tonight and let you know how I get on!

CC good for you - agree with VG, now is not the time to be struggling on for sake of it. Time off to yourself will do you the world of good. And I completely understand re the anxiety comment, having been through the same as you I instinctively know when its that and when its not

tea time at house of dixie so wish me luck lol

Dizzy, what does tonic water taste like? I've always seen it by the bar but never had it.

Hugs and cake to all the teary achey ladies

Well, I've had a very nice day in the sunshine. Lovely to see the NCT girls again and I had the most sinfully delicious chocolate truffle tart with orange ice cream. We have unanimously voted to meet at the same cafe again next week Very exciting too as the girl who's due first mentioned that her LO is apparently fully engaged now, so could come any day

Then spent the afternoon reading in DP's office - I was going to come up to the university library (where I am now) but have book club near here later on, and we were supposed to be meeting DP's boss and partner in between now and then to have a test push of their pram. However, in a stunning display of MALE preggy forgetfulness, both DP and his boss completely forgot about this arrangement, with the result that boss and partner were elsewhere when the time came! Hence I am passing the time till 7.30 with free library internet access, and DP has wandered off home to put his feet up and eat curry.

Re. maternity leave, I can't remember the exact details of mine but it's fairly standard (39 weeks paid at varying degrees of salary/% of salary with SMP/just SMP) and then the rest of the year unpaid if you want it. At the moment I'd love to take the whole year, but we'll just have to see how it goes.

Well I can't say much for what I read on here about your maternity hospital stays but, for the record, you ladies have it very posh as far as maternity leave goes. If memory serves, in offices/companies of 20 employees or more we are provided six weeks but pay is not required...they just hold your job. When I had DD, I had accrued four weeks of paid sick leave and one week of paid vacation leave that I used first then used the final week, unpaid....only to turn in my permanent leave notice at the end of week six. If you don't do it that way, you can loose your insurance coverage. DH could have taken the same six weeks but he only took two and used his paid sick leave. There are some employers who provide extra but those are typically BIG BUSINESS and it's NOT the norm.

Captain, I did some research about fundal size and the standard measuring practice is only accurate IF the baby is head down. Any other presentation goofs things. Soooo you can't use the numbers you're getting right now, my dear breech friend.

sazz battle of dinner went ok with usual bribe of tomato ketchup - our yummy homemade lasagne is in the oven ready any minute - can't wait

TS tonic water, hmmmmm, tis a bit of a nothing really - am not overly fond but will happily swig back a glass is it stops these sodding cramps - good for you looking at fundal sizes, hope it reassures CC a bit

cyteen how lovely am very of orange ice cream - sounds delicious and how lovely a brand new baby to sniff cuddle
what type of pram does dp's pram have? I'd love to try out the one I was looking at BUT am either going to have to forget it or just throw caution (and a lot of money to the wind) and order it

poppy if you're on tonight some of us on the local thread are aiming to go to Cairnie farm next week, probably Tuesday afternoon?

sazz even if I say so myself its bloody marvellous

very impressed - you want to see the state of me I am such a sight

sitting in corner of couch (which has almost given up the ghost) cushion on knees and laptop balanced inbetween and feet up on top or another cushion on top of the footstool

dh has just rolled his eyes at me

pmsl - bless him

to add to the 'loveliness' am also reeking of garlic

right, whilst you were galavanting holidaying in France I did a link to a pram was considering - did you happen to see it so you can give me an opinion

The medicine is working a treat already! I slept for 2.5 hours this afternoon and it was BLISS. I'm really looking forward to a day of lounging tomorrow, after I have my peidcure at 9.30, immediately after dropping ds off at nursery. Oh I am very excited!

Tearyness seems to have passed again - I'm positive I feel loads worse when I'm tired. So, for anyone who is feeling teary I order you to sleep for at least 2 hours .

Great news too - my friend is currently 41 weeks pg with her first baby and is in labour as we speak. Been having contractions since 11pm last night and went to hospital around 3pm this afternoon at 3-4cms dilated. Waiting for a text from her dh to find out what she's had

TS thanks for that fundal height info - it neglects to mention that anywhere in the literature we have! Makes sense though doesn't it?

phewee dd is that you?

CC yes tis me, sorry but it was worth it

at pedicure

sazz its actually from the netherlands and can have it delivered from there not the US and it STILL comes in cheaper than buying from UK

evening

just woke from what feels like an all day nap... what day is it?

eerrmm Tuesday am pretty sure