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.

Sorry to hear things have been so rubbish with your boss oops. Hope you manage to get to your tour tomorrow and receive an apology or two. Hope you're feeling a bit better too after some self-pampering CC and Miamla.

Thanks for the heads-up about the Cairnie trip Dizzy. Sadly Tuesday is the only afternoon that I work. Let me know if you fancy a meet-up another time though.

V. jealous of all your maternity leave. I thought I got a pretty good deal, but am now realising maybe not so much. I get 16 weeks of full pay, 23 weeks of SMP and then the option of another 13 weeks unpaid. Won't manage the last 13 weeks, but hoping to take the rest and with holidays that I've saved up beforehand then what I'll accrue while I'm off I'm hoping to get 11 months, so can't complain really!

With you on the cooking Dizzy - esp. as housework avoidance. Any lasagne left? Had a lazy night tonight so just rather a lot of technically forbidden cheese and tomato salad. Oh and a Mars bar .

ah noooo poppy its not set in stone so will let you know

over mars bar

OKAY is anyone else having issues with misjudging belly distance? I've smacked my bump at least three times today!!

Dh just come in - left clients at hotel bar - bringing pizza express to cheer me up!! also magnum white - his idea of a joke after reading TS comment.

Dizzy thanks for the offer - just what they need.

TS - I guess they have sudeenly realised I am going to have this baby and I would love to tell her where to go but little bloke is too attached for me to just walk out on him. I told them I am staying for the kids they have never known anyone els.

On the maternity leave front - i only get the statutory min - 6 weeks at 90%, 33 weeks at £117.20 and the 26 unpaid. After today definitely not going back but won't tell them until next feb - due back in May.

Going to sleep now and hope to sleep tonight.

oooh I cannot spell anymore - should use preview before posting!!!

night oops, enjoy your magnum lol

Oppsa you're commitment is commendable but don't allow the attachment to cloud your judgement. Do what's best for YOU and the LO!!

Oops can't believe your work colleagues - what a nightmare. Don't blame you for getting upset.

Anyway hopefully you can all now feel sorry for me as I only get 12 weeks fully paid and nothing after that. I asked my boss if I could have another 3 months unpaid but he said no as he doesn't want to set a precedent so I am resigning (or look like he is favouring the only other expat in the department). I can't come back to a job that has me here 12 hours most days with a 3 month old. I am trying really hard to hold my tounge as most of my colleagues leave their newborns with their grandparents (some of whom live five hours drive away) and only see them at the weekends. I'm trying really hard not to be judgemental as provided Mum is happy then I'm sure kids will be too but personally I can't help thinking what's the point in having kids if that's the case!

Had scan on Friday. Baby breech at the moment but lots of movement so possibly turning round. I'm still not having an Asian baby and baby is currently 1.6kgs (on the large side I think). I have to go for GD test on Saturday morning....

oops at your selfish bosses. He deserves a kick in the nads and she wants a good bop on the nose and hair yanking (I fight like a girl!). How bloody bloody bloody unappreciative and archaic are they?! Hoping they have arranged cover for you for tonight?

expectant what is an Asian baby? Sorry to be dim! Welcome to the breech club too - 3 members so far, TS, me and you. Anyone else care to join us?!

I managed to sleep past 2am today! Woke up at 4 though for 45 mins but did get back to sleep around 5. Very glad not to be at work. I plan to tidy (superficially you understand!) and then sit with my feet up doing my jigsaw.

So, what are you all up to today?

Am still laughing at my vision of Mr Ed (the horse) knocking at TS front door!

Oh and I'm with you TS on the misjuding bump sizeage. Keep knocking poor Jerry on chairs etc as I squeeze my elephantine slimline frame past. Also have had to re-park the car on more than one occasion as I couldn't physically get out due to lack of space!

Sorry I live in Singapore and my doctor keeps telling me that the baby is obviously western as it is on the large side (asian babies having a lower average birth weight)...

VG, thank you but i'm so glad i didn't read your message yesterday, it would definitely have set the tears rolling!thanks for the penguin,i hope you found a good home for the rest of the packet! i'm working silly hours at the moment (8.30 til 6.30/7, and with an hour of travelling each way, they're really long days) so its a mixture of being pregnant and just generally exhausted from work. i did feel alot better after i'd ran away and sat on a step for an hour.And actually, got loads done last night at home (supermarket shop and pet shop trip for a new cat flap). perhaps i did too much though, woken up feeling really dizzy so i'm working from home today. i'm so lucky my company are so understanding. although to be fair, if we weren't having to work so hard in our dept at the moment, i'm sure i'd be feeling alot better.

I'm thinking feeling dizzy is as much excuse as i need to have a warm apple pastry with cornish ice cream for breakfast. true? hope so because i've already scoffed it! still feeling dizzy but it tasted good!

oooh, i'm sitting on my bed at the moment and it would seem that the guys on the scaffolding have a very clear view of me! oops! hey ho, i'm decently dressed-ish so i'm not overly concerned. i really don't want to sit here with the curtains drawn so we'll have to put up with it!

for all those in London (and those with DAB radios), interesting chat re breastfeeding on LBC 97.3fm at the moment

Sazzles, i'm giggling at the image of your "silent hunter"! So did he get any? was it rabbit pie for tea?
cheese? prawn cocktail crisps? rice crispies and a haribo starmix? but surely you're missing a magnum or two!
this may be a really silly question but why is your DH sleeping with a babygro under his pillow?

TS i'm with you on the misjudging belly distance thing! although i seem to be hitting my boob more than belly. My right nipple is still a little tender from bashing it into the door on my midnight wee trip last night!

Hi, following the general trend of work issues, just needed a place to vent. New CEO now questioning the entire need for my team, unsettling everyone and generally being a pain in the arse. As i am main earner in the family this is causing real concern and I am feeling particularly vulnerable at the moment with being out of the equation over what is looking like a crucial period.
In fact everything at work is being F**king difficult just when i really don't need it. Had enough, want to leave, don't want to have the additional pressure of financial responsibility for the family (and a big mortgage) on top.

Poor you Readyforbed, do you think there'd be a redundancy package in it if the worst came to the worst? We are crossing fingers for my DH to get the chop in the next month as he wants to quit after paternity leave anyway and word has just gone out about 900 job losses! Could be a good opportunity to start afresh.

Poor Oops too, has it only just occurred to your family that they are employers and have certain responsibilities to go with all the fabbo benefits of a nanny? You mustn't quit, that's probably what they're hoping for so they will get out of the deal. Just start doing exactly what you're paid to do and make them realise just what they've had for free all this time. If they stand you up tonight, write out a special invoice and charge time and a half AT LEAST.

DD has been sent home from school as she was sick last night and apparently should have kept her off . She was so jolly and bubbly this morning for once I just carried on as if nothing had happened but she obviously felt the need to boast about being sick in a potty to her teacher.

Gotta do Tesco shop online now, have added baked beans, waffles and cottage cheese to the list.

Hi Buckets, am trying not to get too stressed about it - think there would have to be a very good reason to do it, and hopefully a decent redunancy package if it came to is, but still don't need the extra pressure. I would be less concerned if he didn't seem to be underhandedly talking to other people about it. but will just have to wait and see.

On a brighter note (not going to let the bastard ruin my entire day). Went to the midwife yesterday, all well. Baby is head down - when i told DH he looked terrified and said 'what already?! (29 weeks)'. I then had to explain the difference between a head down position and the head being engaged - you would have thought he would know by #3!

lol at your dh rfb! Sorry work is crap atm, you need some time off to relax - which coincidentally is just what I am doing!

Been and had my pedicure - and had a manicure too! . Not bad for £27. Spent 2 hours in there being pampered and enjoying a nice chat with the beautician.

Friend just texted to say she's had a little boy - he looks gorgeous in the piccie!! I'm off to put my feet up and RELAX

Morning all. Just up making biscuits and bacon. Feel like CRAP! Mad a DH who went across the street to "help" our neighbor with something at 7PM last night only to return stinking drunk at 1AM, waking me. I angrily told him to GO AWAY. Now he's still in bed and I'm thinking he's going to skip out on work.

Captain, your pretty toes and fingers. I must add that too my list of things to do soon.

Sorry to all about work issues. Motherhood is a hard act to juggle.

oops I can't believe how crap your employers are being! If you want any help dishing out the slaps, let me know - I'll be happy to oblige.

Been to see my new midwife this morning, she's lovely. Very down to earth. She enthused about the mw-led birth centre a lot, and thinks I am carrying 'a little boy with attitude' as yet again he spent the examination kicking the doppler Apparently I'm measuring 31 weeks (am 29) but thanks to all the discussion on here about fundal measurement I'm not too worried.

I feel like absolute shit today though as the FUCKING BASTARD CAT kept us awake all fucking night I wish he would just be a normal cat and not so much of a hyperactive wanker:

2am: ooh, feels like feeding time purr purr purr miaow miaow miaow claw claw claw4am: oh look, the next door neighbour is getting into a car and going somewhere, I'd better stomp across both sleeping humans with my massive donkey feet and try and climb onto the sheer surface of the window before falling off and miaowing some more.

5am: ooh, a magpie gracking on the roofs next door, that's exciting, that warrants a fresh outburst of insane wriggling and miaowing. Oh, you've shut me out of the bedroom. Well in that case I'd better sit outside the door howling like a sick Siamese and scratching the door until one or both of you storm out and shut me in the conservatory.

So now I'm supposed to be studying all day but feel so tired and washed-out that I can't it see happening...it's hard to concentrate on postmodernist deconstruction of physical tropes when your eyes feel like they're full of sand.

In other news, I think my baby has undergone a growth spurt lately as, after being quite quiet for a few days, he has started making the most incredible shifting motions. The surface of my stomach looks like it's undergoing an earthquake, and I can feel big solid body parts shifting about under the skin He feels huge! Apparently he was lying transverse when the mw examined me earlier...awkward sod. I shall be doing a lot of positioning exercises come July just in case he decides he likes it there, I really don't want a section if possible.

Wishing you all a lazy day

My bump went the most bizarre shape last night during a contraction. There was a big hard lump on either side and where my navel is usually flat, it was sucked right in at least an inch - I looked like a camel with 2 humps! No idea what position he is usually, either back to back or just totally free and spinny still given the lumpy shapes that get thrown against the front.
Overspent on Tesco shop again, how can one family of four spend over £60 a week? At Tesco???

lol at dancing babies 'throwing some shapes' in the womb. I've been watching Jerry with interest whilst lying of the sofa for the past hour. I can feel little hands (or elbows) gliding slowly beneath my ribs, then get some pelvic kicking, followed by a braxton hicks which seems to 'vaccuum pack' him in there!

cyteen don't you chuck the cat out at night? Or is it still indoors after your move? Our Hobbes gets booted out, or he's learnt to stay quiet when he stays in. He often sleeps on my feet but knows better than to ask for food at stupid a.m.
Your essay sounds enthralling . Wouldn't you rather read the Wilbur Smith book I'm reading? I'm just about to put it down and pick up the 4 year old jigsaw!!

Afternoon all

sazzles You have caught me out, ok maybe I let him out the room for loo breaks but it was a lot like what you said

readyforbed If you are pregnant or on maternity leave you are one of the most protected employees. I know you would just rather have a job at the end of the day but you are more secure. Not sure what I'm trying to say really but just hoping it helps.

Sorry I am commenting far too late on yesterdays/early morning conversations but I've only just had a chance to log on