Due July 2008 - the thread where we all (hopefully) have our babies!!

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Here we go ladies

New thread I've tidied up, theres raspberry leaf tea on the go, all our bags are packed, come on babies..............

Oooh, many congratulations to you, Minipink!

Happy Birthday Rumple.... My toe nails are the one spilling over
And my fingers nails are french polished.

Peanut haven't heard anything ofr a while is everything OK? I know your probably busy, but just to let you know we're thinking of you, if your lurking and don't have time to post!

LOL ISAIDNO - I am 35 WEEKS today!! I am actually 36 YEARS on the 24th when I will be 36 weeks too! but thanks anyway and I am considering another cuppa and Empire biccie in bed with my Freya North book - CAT. I have just strated reading her and Norah Roberts and am quite liking them - easy read chick lit.

Am off to bed night allxxxx

Sympathies to jocesar and mcchesers and anyone else feeling down today - I know how you feel.

I'm going to be a bit pathetic and have a moan myself, just need to get it out of my system. We had various things to do in town today like getting birthday presents and cards for people, so I thought for once I'd come along and have some input. I was rather excited as I haven't actually made it to the shopping centre in weeks! (DH has usually been doing all those sort of going out chores, I must admit he's been great.) Our shopping centre is really very bland and boring, but I've been stuck seeing the same things so long I felt like someone had offered me Disneyland! I imagined us all gently wandering around, easily doing our errands, perhaps stopping for a nice (decaff) coffee, maybe a bit of extra time for me to look at some things for myself!!!

Of course the reality didn't match that at all. It was busy and crowded, I was stuck in the wheelchair at the mercy of being pushed around and left wherever DH plonked me, DS (2.5) refused to walk anywhere and had to sit on my lap, Mothercare didn't have the moses basket mattress we'd gone in for, and as the last straw DH managed to burst the balloon DS had been given causing him to wail at the top of his voice and sob as if the world was ending (er, DS not DH that is.) By the end of all this I was in so much pain and just so fed up I ended up bursting into tears too in the middle of the shopping centre.

We came home at that point and I had a couple hours nap while DH and DS went out again to try to finish the errands (most things now done but still no mattress as the other Mothercare nearby turns out to be closed until nearly the end of June - bad timing for us.) But I still feel compltely wiped out and pathetic. I think I'm starting a cold on top of the usual ME/pregnancy/SPD combo, so it's not really surprising, but I just wish I could pull myself together and get on with things!

Phew, okay, moan over - thanks for reading!

Polly xx

SK - glad the girls like the trampoline. Lets hope the weather stays nice for you.

Jodie- about the SPD.

Polyxene- Sorry you had a bad day Can be bad enough with the ME and stuff to contend with.

Rumpel- Enjoy your early night. HeHe about your birthday.. i did wonder if you meant 35 weeks or not.

Im 36 weeks today and cant believe i only have 4 weeks left! Time has gone so quickly.
DH has been telling bump that its ok to come now as our bedroom is finished and its nursery is tidy again. Part of my thinks No im not ready yet ( not that ill ever be ready!) but then another part just wants the labour over and done with.

My nursing bra came from Figleaves today so now my hospial bag is all packed and ready to go.

Hi all again - have put one photo of our new LO on profile Not a great one but I'll post more tomorrow

aahhh.. minipink,

She looks lovely

Wow - congrats minipink, hope you're all having a great time getting to know your new lo, she's lovely!

I've done loads of gardening today and am starting to wish I hadn't! I'm another member of the can't sleep club so at least if I'm shattered I might sleep better tonight.

I've eaten a magnum and a whole large bar of galaxy cookie crumble today - think I might explode soon if I don't start craving fruit!!

CONGRATULATIONS MINIPINK!!

gorgeous baby!

hi to everyone else, so sorry the aches and pains are getting too much. almost there though, almost there . . .

talking of food - my appetite, which dwindled in the last few weeks of my pregnancy is insatiable now! i could eat a horse!

i lost 6 of the 12 kilos i gained immediately and another 1/2 kilo this week but i could easily gain more if i keep eating like this.

polly sounds like a rough day - hugs to you.

minipink you were the one i said was going to be next and you are big hug

twinkle and minkus next

wow Minipink well done you !! Cannot wait to hear her name!
have any of your others been early

i always get huge overdue boys not impettes born early!

posted a pic of me at nearly 37 weeks on profile plus a leaf ds ( aged 5) found for me!

aww minipink she looks lovely any idea on a name yet?

pigley - I know starting to get scary now I'm 36+2 today, DD1 was born 10 days from now IYSWIM.

polyxene - you moan ahead my dear this is the place for it, SPD is so horrible, I'm only on essential journeys now so haven't been anywhere really in weeks.

Rumpel - pmsl at you "birthday" I'm 33 in August so that makes me 3 years younger than you, now I used to go out in Saltcoats every weekend from about 16-17 so if you did then as well no doubt I have bumped into you in a toilet somewhere DD1 is 4 next month and DD2 is 2 1/2 next month, DD2 has always been taller for her age then DD1 but I think she has slowed down and sits on the 50th centile now so I do think your DD is tall. We were never going to have tall babies DP and I both shorties.

Going to update list now love doing it

THE NEW ARRIVALS

25MAY PEANUT75 BOY CHARLIE? 5lbs 8ozs first baby
03JUN TJUICE GIRL ELODIE 7lbs (EDD 26 JUN) first baby
13JUN MINIPINKSCOTTISH GIRL NAME TBC, 6lbs 5ozs, 50min labour vb no pain relief (EDD 18JUL) sixth baby
(DS 15,13,10,2, DD 5)

2 GIRLS 1 BOY

THE BABY WAITING ROOM

1 01JUL LIBRALADY (DS 3.10) POOLE BOY
2 01JUL MISSCHIKA (FIRST BABY)CAMBERWELL SURPRISE
3 02JUL BABY3 (DD8 DS5.5)
4 02JUL UNFITMUMMY (DD 2.7)
5 02JUL BEEPBEEP (DD 1.1)
6 02JUL POLYXENE (DS 2.5) BOY
7 03JUL ISAIDNO (DS 4 & 2) REDDITCH GIRL
8 03JUL MRSCLAIRET (FIRST BABY)
9 04JUL FRANNYANDZOOEY (DS4)
10 05JUL MRSMADMAND (DD 1.3)
11 05JUL PONTO (2DD 4.6 & 2)
12 06JUL PENGUINMUM (DD 2.7)
13 06JUL NANNYJO (3rd baby) BOY
14 06JUL MUMMYPIG (DS1 5.11,DS2 3.7)SURREY BOY
15 07JUL CHOCCIE (FIRST BABY)
16 07JUL HATRICK (3DD 4, 2.8 & 15 MTHS) BOY
17 07JUL MINKUS (DS 3.4) ROSSONWYE SURPRISE
18 07JUL CHOCOLATEDAYS (FIRST BABY)
19 07JUL CARRIEHD9 (FIRST BABY) KIRKLEES
20 08JUl JOCESAR (1st baby) BOY
21 08JUL NIKNAKF (1st Baby) LONDON BOY
22 08JUL PEANUT73 (1st baby) LONDON BOY
23 09JUL THE PUDDINGCHEF (DS 1.6) GIRL
24 09JUL PAULAYATES / BUTTERFLY MCQUEEN (6th baby) SURPRISE
25 09JUL VIX100 (FIRST BABY) SURPRISE
26 09JUL AGGIEPANTHER (DD1 13 DD2 2) BOY
27 10JUL MINNIE1 (2DD 1.10 & 11MTHS)
28 10JUL SWEETKITTY (2DDs 4 & 2.6) GLASGOW GIRL
29 10JUL HUBARBSPONG (1st baby) GIRL
30 10JUL CASS66(DD 5&3) elective section YORK SURPRISE
31 10 JUL EXCITED FOR NUMBER 2 (DS3) LEICESTER BOY
32 11JUL ICHEF (DD7 & DS3) BOY
33 11JUL DONUTMUM (DS1 4 DS2 3) BOY
34 12JUL MCCHESERS (FIRST BABY)GLASGOW BOY
35 12JUL PIGLEYCHEZ(FIRST BABY)WEST SUSSEX SURPRISE!
36 13JUL MUMMYWANNABE (FIRST BABY)
37 13JUL PEGGYP (DD 9MTHS)
38 13JUL EEC (DS 11 DD 9)SURPRISE
39 13JUL HPG (FIRST BABY)
40 13JUL PURPLEJENNYROSE (DD21MTHS) GIRL
41 13JUL LEGSY (FIRST BABY)
42 14JUL CilC (DD3) Surrey BOY
43 14JUL GILLYTHEKID (1ST BABY)SURPRISE
44 14JUL JUSTJULES (1ST BABY) GIRL
45 15JUL JODIE (DS 21MTHS) LICHFIELD BOY
46 15JUL BORGLADY (FIRST BABY) BOY
47 15JUL LIBRA1975 (FRIST BABY) SURPRISE FARNHAM
48 15JUL LILYTOTHEB (FIRST BABY)
49 16JUL POLEDRA (2DD 4&2)GIRL
50 16JUL UMLELLALA (2nd baby)
51 17JUL UMM FULAAM (1st baby) SUPRISE!!!
52 17JUL SANDCASTLES (DD 4)
53 17JUL PTIYPASI (DD 11MTHS)
54 17JUL DISNEYSTAR (7th BABY)
55 17JUL TAFFTAFF (1st BABY) SURPRISE
56 18JUL MYLITTLEELOISE (DC ?)
57 18JUL LOVELYLOU (DD 2.8)
58 18JUL SHORTSHAFE (DD 16MTHS) staffs BOY
59 18JUL KAZ1976 SURPRISE
60 18JUL BABYONTHEWAY (DS 10)
61 19JUL HEFFA (FIRST BABY) DEVON GIRL
62 20JUL RUMPEL (DD 17 months) SURPRISE
63 20JUL Fenlondon (first baby) GIRL
64 21JUL FROGMARSH (FIRST BABY)
65 21JUL MIN912 (DS 1)girl s.oxfordshire
66 21JUL MrsHOP (1st baby), S. London, BOY
67 21JUL MONKEY24, (1st baby) Bristol
68 21JUL SLEEPYCAT (DD3, DS12mo) BOY
69 23JUL BROWNOWL18 (DS9, DD7) York GIRL
70 24JUL TWINKLE(DS8 DS2 DD 6)Hadfield TWINS
71 24JUL SHROOMS (DS8 DD 6)
72 24JUL SQUARAH (FIRST BABY)Warwick, surprise
73 25JUL FEB (DS 10 MTHS)
74 25JUL CATEC (First baby) GIRL
75 26JUL WALKINGTIMEBOMB (DS 10 MTHS)
76 26JUL MISSMCGOO (DS5 DD2)
77 27JUL DIVVY (DD 18, 15, 13, 8MTHS)
80 27JUL LAZYHIPPO (FIRST BABY) surprise
81 28JUL LIKERABBITSBX (2nd baby)GIRL
82 28JUL CUPCAKE76 (first baby) BOY
83 31JUL BREIZETTE (DD 10MTHS)
84 31JUL BEBEJONES (FIRST BABY)GIRL
85 TBC JOOS (FIRST BABY)
86 TBC CHEEKSTER (1st BABY)

16 GIRLS 20 BOYS 1 Set TWINS GIRL

Hope that's correct, if any of the new mums want to add/delete/correct any of the details they can.

Minipink - I think your labour was an amazing 50 mins, please correct me if now, how did you find it, was it difficult or easy?

RUMPEL I was 35 weeks yesterday feel like I am incubating an elephant what with baby and fibroids I am sooo big I read Cat a few years ago and really enjoyed it hope you do to leant it to Mum because she was asking about what it was about and I told her but it had too much sex in it for her

Mum and Dad are up on Monday again bringing a moses basket and some blankets just in case I feel so bad because I really really don't want to see them I have a hospital appointment in the morning and I could do with just chilling out not waiting for them to make me even more stressed

Polyxene Feel for you Hun, I am also bursting into tears everywhere and have half as much to contend with as you. Have you tried boots for the moses basket mattress? That is where I am getting mine from.

Hi Rumpel (and everyone else)

Clootie (cloth) dumpling

Ingredients:
4 oz shredded suet or margarine (marge makes a lighter dumpling)
8 oz (2½ cups) flour
4 oz oatmeal
3 oz sugar
Rounded teaspoon baking powder
8 oz mixed currants/sultanas/chopped raisins
One or 1½ teaspoon each of ground cinnamon and mixed spice
One teaspoon golden syrup (light corn syrup is the closest in N America)
2 eggs, beaten
3/4 tablespoons buttermilk

Method:
Sift the flour and rub in the fat (suet or margarine) in a large mixing bowl. Add all the other dry ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon. Make a well in the centre and add the syrup and eggs and mix well. Add enough buttermilk to make a soft but firm batter.
At Christmas, cooks often wrapped small coins (in the old days a silver three-penny piece was popular) in greaseproof paper and placed them in the dumpling. If you do add coins, warn those eating the dumpling later so as to avoid broken teeth!
You now have a choice of container. The traditional way was with a cloth. Dip it first in boiling water and flour it well before adding the mixture. Tie the top, making sure there is enough room for expansion. Place a saucer or plate in the bottom of a saucepan and stand the dumpling in the cloth on top. Cover with boiling water and cook for 2½ to 3 hours.
Alternatively, you can use an 8-cup basin or pudding steamer which has been lightly greased with melted butter. Allow a one inch space at the top (even if this means throwing away some of the mixture - you need the saoce for expansion). Cover the steamer or basin with a greased sheet of foil and pour boiling water into the steamer until it comes two-thirds up the side. Boil for 3 hours.
Turn out the dumpling and either serve hot with custard or cold with cream.

looks pretty authentic, my grannie would have made it like this

Congratulations to the new arrival

Congratulations minipink! She looks lovely

Minipink. Gorgeous baby. A little tearful here at the thought of her. Showed her to DD - she is so excited.

Felt really nauseous yesterday for 1st time in months. Is this the iron tablets possibly? Anyone else had this?

Congratulations Mimipink! WHat at amazing birth...

Poly - I am finding my adventures out with DH in the wheelchair challenging. I know he does not mean to, but he often leaves me in a corner of a shop looking at walls or facing the opposite way when we are talking to people. I know he does not mean to, he is just not used wheeling me around. I have also found people just shove by me and shop assistants ignore me. It has been quite interesting and quite a learning curve. I am just so incredible thankful it will not be forever. Hang in there...not long to go now.

EEC -I stopped taking iron tablets (luckily I was not anaemic )as they caused me horrible constipation and nausea on top of the all day morning sickness in the first 5 months...it was too too much!

TJuice - you will not want to know this...but I actually put most of my weight on after DD's birth (initial 3 months). The milk production I think did it for me. I was soooo hungry at times I remember once making DH pull over as we went by a greasy spoon and literally crying I must have a kebab/burger anything. I never eat this normally, but my hunger was at times out of my control! It did not last long though and then weight slowly fell off again... (though I have never reached pre DD weight). But that is my own fault...

Rumpel - 35 weeks is still a very good reason to have cake!

Jodie- sorry about SPD. But well done for painting toes...DH did mine...hmmm....I know, I know I should not complain...but...

Hang in there jocesar and mcchesers - hugs and virtual cake and biccies to you and everyone else in need!

Congratulations Minipink!!

EEC - I only started the iron a few days ago and have been feeling icky ever since.

Lovely photo minipink; and butterfly - you look far too glam to have so many children!

minipink - Hooray for new speedy delivery! She's just adorable awww

This keeps happening when I take a nap.

Thanks for all the virtual hugs and biccies. Feeling a million times better this morning..just had to sleep I think. What a difference a bit of kip makes, eh? I may wash my hair and go outside today.

My neighborhood spa has half price manicures and pedicures so had my toes painted last week.I could not imagine getting down there and would probably pass out trying.

CLIC- MIL is in a wheelchair just now and you are right, you get a glimpse into how crappy some folks are treated. Not your DH, but just shop keepers and people in general.

Have ordered all the last bits and pieces from boots today..so it's all go after they get washed. eeek!

oh, and Happy Birthday Rumpel!

Congratulations minipink, she's lovely.

Got a stinking cold and two massive cold sores on my top lip. woo hoo! Anybody know if i can put geranium oil on my skin at this stage in pregnancy - it's a good cure for cold sores according to m-i-l.

But it's a lovely day so hope we all have a good one. Here's the chcoloate ball recipe:

crush 18-20 digestives very fine
melt a can of condensed milk (you can use the light version) with 40g unsalted butter in a pan.
add the crushed digestives and turn off the heat under the pan.
add 2 tablespoons dessicated coconut, 3 tablespoons drinking chocolate and 1 tablespoon of cocoa. leave to cool.
roll the mix into balls about 2cm diameter (the mix should not stick to your hand too badly, if so, add another digestive) and roll them in more coconut.
put them in the fridge for a couple of hours.
eat them all.