Due Aug 08 - Packing Bags and Discussing Names: WE ARE THE HOTMILK LADIES!!

[TwilightSurfer]

DUE AUGUST 2008 STATS
[TSupdate24JUN08]

GROUP TOTAL: 54

DELIVERIES [BOYS (0) vs. GIRLS (0)]
sample23JUL via VB SOMEBODY delivered Jenny Sue, 8lbs 3oz & 55cm [EDD 08AUG]
sample24JUL via CS SOMEBODYELSE delivered Timmy, 6lbs & 43cm [EDD 31JUL]

WAITING ROOM [BOYS (12) vs. GIRLS (14)]
21JUL IlanaK is 35 and lives in Central London. She has 2DSs, 6y & 3y. Expecting DC#3 via CSec (EDD was 24JUL), a BOY to be named Saul.
23JUL Voodoococonut is 29 and lives in Manchester but moving to West Midlands asap. She has a DD, 19M. Expecting DC#2, a SURPRISE.
24JUL Alittlebitshy is 28 and lives in East London/Essex. She has a DD, 5y. Expecting DC#2 via CSec (EDD was 03AUG), a SURPRISE.
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 SassyLou is 33 and lives in Cheshire. She has 2DDs, 7y & 5y. Expecting DC#3.
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.
04AUG SKYTVADDICT is 40 and lives in Lincolnshire. She has a DS, 13m, and 2DDs, 8y & 12y. Expecting DC#4 via CSec (EDD was 08AUG), a SURPRISE.
05AUG ChaCha is 32 and lives in Oxford. She has 2DCs, 2y & 10m, Expecting DC#3 via CSEC, guesses it's a boy.
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 Bealcain is 21 and lives in Kent, She has 2DSs 2y & 1y. Expecting DC#3, a GIRL to be named Delilah.
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 Foghornleghorn is 23 and lives in Northampton. She has 2DDs, 3y & 1y. Expecting DC#3, guesses it's a girl.
11AUG Sibh has 2DCs, DS 5y & DD 2y. She is expecting DC#3.
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 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 GIRL to be named 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.
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 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.
19AUG TwilightSurfer is 37 and lives in Tennessee, USA. She has a DD, 4y. Expecting DC#2 via VB, a GIRL to maybe be named Maggie Ethelyn.
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 Pinchypants is 34 and lives in Guildford. She has a DD, 20m. Expecting DC#2.
21AUG Musm2go is 35 and lives in B'ham Solihull. She has a DD, 6y. Expecting DC#2, a BOY.
23AUG Stickybean is 27 and lives in North London. Expecting DC#1, guesses it's a girl.
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.
24AUG SausageAndMash is 37 and lives in London. She has a DD, 3y. Expecting DC#2.
25AUG Petitfilou is 36 and lives in S Oxfordshire. She has a DS, 4.4y, & a DD, 2.10y. Expecting DC#3, a BOY.
25AUG Oopsacoconut is 32 and lives in Wiltshire. Expecting DC#1, a GIRL to be named Poppaea Anna.
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 No1putsbabyinthecorner is 30 and lives in South Yorkshire. She as a DD, 1y. Expecting DC#2.
28AUG Ataraxis formerly Readyforbed has 2 DSs, 5y & 3y, and is expecting DC#3, a GIRL.

offers round dried apricots - great for constipation! . Thanks for all the replies re cs, will keep hoping that will not be neccessary. Should change name to Coward.

I can offer freshly cooked spanish tortilla (the eggy kind) salad, summer pudding and fresh cream strawberry tart. can you tell I was bored today? but back to work in the morning, after having my hair cut, so no more boredom for me!

Annvan - no ta on the apricots - the last thing i need is anymore fibre, just call me trumpet trousers!

My day of rest consisted of cooking, sorting out baby's room, washing baby bedding and clothes, scrubbing floors and skirtings, chasing cats out of the drawers I was cleaning and putting lining paper in, sorted and put baby's clothes in and went FLOP!!!!

SPD hurting today - yesterday I thought it was a figment of m/wife's imagination!

scuse ignorance but what is spd??

Quiche!!! Drool.
pasta is not considered 'proper food' in this house, DH hates anything pasta based but i love it especially with cheesy garlic bread...oh Lord i'm hungry.

ALBS Forgot to mention cramps. I had them badly recently in my calf, i woke up in the night screaming and clutching my leg, was awful. My leg was sore all day and when i got to the osteopath he pinpointed a place on my foot that really helped, the pain was soon gone and the cramp surprisingly didn't return until we were on holiday last week and after climbing many flights of stairs i got it near my knee!!!! Did someone mention flight socks?
Tis horrible to be woken with that pain, do you get it often? i had it loads with DS2, like almost every night not so much now (mustn't speak to soon though).

DC are playing in the garden, finally sunshine is out and i am so out of sorts. Don't feel like cooking or cleaning or doing anything .... feeling bit veg like really.
So fortunate for MN today, really mustn't be phoning anyone with complaints.

What is Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction (SPD)?

The two halves of your pelvis are connected at the front by a stiff joint called the symphysis pubis. This joint is strengthened by a dense network of ligaments which means that under normal conditions, very little movement occurs. In order to make your baby's passage through your pelvis as easy as possible, your body produces a hormone called relaxin, which softens the ligaments in your pelvis. As a result, these joints move more during and just after pregnancy.

Should really spare you all now and go do something.....hope Bealcain is ok.

oops may I join you in the farty corner? Don't worry, I've brought clothespegs for the rest of the girls to stick on their noses...honestly, I've actually shamed myself these last few days.

Just spoke to my dad again who is still fine - he was at the flat making a start on trying to sort out the old man's paperwork. Apparently the place is a complete tip - shades of Edmund Trebus, although nowhere near that bad. Regardless of my feelings about the guy, it's a pretty sad way to go. But he did it to himself.

Cyteen - sorry to hear about your family stuff going on, please take care of yourself!

I shamed myself at our last NCT class last night - practicing our labour positions on the ball during a simulated contractions - and it just escaped, rather loudly and the whole room burst out laughing

anyone for my magnum?? I don't want the choccie bit just the icecream and I don't want to waste!

Annvan stop talking cowardice! You would rather face the pain like a man (PMSL) than needles and anaesthetic, I think that's pretty damn brave. I had a very welcome emergency CS under general anaesthetic and a lovely planned one under epidural (needle was a bit prickly like holly that's all) and did think about normal birth this time but chickened out in favour of planned CS. That said, if I do go into labour naturally, I will see how I feel and not entirely rule out going with the flow instead.

I am intrigued by the idea of Irish Cadburys as I certainly hate English Cadbury's, tastes like fatty non-chocolatey crap to me. Can you order Irish choc online I wonder?

Cyteen - I remember Mr Trebus! We have one in our street actually, although he actively goes out looking for stuff to hoard and I happen to know he owns a piece of land nearby chocfull of old cars with trees growing through them. Nowt so strange as folk eh?

Oops a friend of my just stopped by and told the same story you just did (only from another point of view).....I can't you were in the same class together. Guess it's just common....like pooing on the table during delivery. THE GLAMOUR!!!!

Despite my nose bleed this morning, I've done quite well today. Floors swept, rooms in order, five loads of laundry done (not folded or put away...but done). Have cracked down on toys outside of DD's room. She's not liking that too much but I AM.

EVERYONE stop putting me to shame and tidying/cleaning/cooking....... I feel ashamed!!! I managed to dust and hoover upstairs today - incl changing our sheets (mammoth task - super king bed and duvet defeat me at best of times).

yeah yeah - trumping corner is getting a bit full (And a bit whiffy)..... But it's cosy!

buckets hmm - I'm not sure what I'll do if i got inot labour naturally. First off I'll panic, then phone hospital but I just don't know if I'd try and go with the flow or have the section anyway. Argh.

cyteen glad your dad is dealing with it all ok. Is he far from you geographically?

OMG I've just reread my post.... what on earth was I trying to say? the grammar is so bad and words are missing.....

me thinks me lost me NtellyGents somewhere today

lol at NtellyGents! love it!

albs he's in London, I'm in Leicester, so not too far - it's an easy train ride down, I expect I'll pop down at least for a day or two

Oh right!

I want choc. The only choc there is in the house, i think, is dd's last remaining easter egg(!!!). I can't. a year ok I could have but now she;' notice and COMPLAIN! grr.

Don't be ashamed shy!I have not been superwoman, although I am cooking a little, but only dinner (have never cooked pork belly before so a little nervous about possibility of botch job)

Thanks for v kind words bucket. Have thought about it and come to this conclusion. It is cowardice but with a reversed effect. I am scared of childbirth, but idea of csec/epidural scare me even more I'm not saying I object to pain relief (I remember my sister being all preachy about how she was going to have a totally natural birth, she ended up having pethidine, diamorphine and epidural). In my case it's extreme cowardice giving the impression that I'm brave.

You lot are all so cool & Calm , I'm quaking in my pink Eeyore slippers.
Sorry for boring all with super-long post

hoping dizzy is ok....

albs I suspect not really but she will be (iykwim)

cyteen I am glad you are ok about your grandad. There are some lovely people about who unfortunately happen to be related to some of us....

walle is goooooooooooooood seriously cumon cream egg

mouse rocks

That peculiar message was from my DS.

Wall-e = film
Seriously, come on, creme egg = because you guys were talking about chocolate preferences
Some practice smileys
mouse rocks = Mouse is one of our dogs. Clearly, she rocks!

Sibh, thanks for the choccie... definitely still using Tess for baby, my dd calls my tummy tess and the baby's room is now Tess's room so its pretty much set in stone...

All this food talk is making me hungry and i have just demolish a huge bowl of fresh veggie soup and a tub of pineapple... now i want the naughty stuff!!!

Dh has just gone to the pub so i am chillin out watching the tennis and being on mn!!! He has promised to sleep in the spare room too which means i get the whole bed to myself!!! i wonder if i will ever want to co sleep again, i'm lovingn all the space!!!!

In fact what drew his eyes to the screen was the phrase "pooing on the table during delivery", which elicted a few snorts of laughter and a grabbing of the laptop. Ohhh ... Mumsnet could be interesting after all! I thought it was boring, but they talk about poo!

Hello to VG's DS--have no hope of communicating in similar style of course but liking the pratice smilies .

Cowardice is the only sensible approach annvan. I still love the story of one of my best friends refusing to come out of the corner of her bedroom to go to hospital to have her second baby. Whenever her husband tried to coax her into the car she kept saying 'Er, no, I've decided I don't want to do this actually.'
She did eventually leave the room of course and has a lovely daughter to show for her perseverance with the whole baby project ...

The best bit of advice I got about the fear/pain thing was from a friend who said that you should repeat to yourself often during labour that this is just one day of your life and it will pass. Also the whole pregnancy thing is designed so that by the end you don't care how the child comes out as long as it stops treating your insides like the wacky warehouse ...

Guy, have you realised we have made almost 700 posts in 7 days - slackjaw is definitely the correct term.

Sending Dizzy huggy vibes and hope she's being taken care of as well as her looking after others.

Eating cold custard with battenberg - didn't fancy anything i had cooked earlier. If i carry on cooking like this DH will be a whale by the time bubs arrives!

VG if all else fails your DS can fill us in when you give birth!