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.

oops I will throw in a bottle warmer

albs and pregnancy1

sorry, forgot to phone earlier (i'll send you both a text in a min in case you don't see this but i guess you'll know that already if you saw text message first and if you haven't, you won't need to read the text!)

carpet fitter is coming here at 11am so venue=my house. i'll email and text you both the address. hope this is still ok

hello everyone else, just cooking dinner at the mo, but i'll be back for a catch up later

Sorry Sazzles, we had one at work (they bought a new one for each child) and they were used once to wash kids then we found them very useful for building odd shaped sandcastles!

OOOOH yes and an electric stertliser ( but only if exclusively breastfeeding!)

Ah Sazzles but I bet you didn't get up in the night to boil fresh water to put on the cotton wool every time your lo needed his nappy changing (oh yes we did) and THEN to top this insanity off dh used to put cold water from the tap in to cool it down which clearly made the water unsterile again. I still wonder what possessed two educated people to act in this way. And we changed him every time I fed him throughout the night instead of waiting for a poo.

Oh those precious first born moments. Ds2 on the other hand will doubtless have a hardy immune system and a squishy nappy

Sympathy to Buckets and Chacha, and anyone else who's stressed/sore today...

Sazzles, my work at least managed flowers but then I'd baked them a cake so I should jolly well think so! Worked late to get everything finished and then had to ring DH to rescue me at the station because I was so exhausted I couldn't carry all the rubbish I'd cleared out of my desk...
Very pleased to be finished, it does make me realise that I really am going to have a baby sometime soon though!

Sazzles just have to comment on "no one touching your desk for 15 months last time".... I was gone maybe six weeks, returned to train a few folks on something and found my desk (AND COMPUTER) had been taken over by three or four other people. NONE of my shortcuts (or hidden snacks) could be found.

Sazzles I'm surprised that thing doesn't make most children run screaming for the hills - who invented that - someone on acid?!

Sazzles how did you find that - or shall i not ask?

Ah, we have appointed a replacement for me and there certainly isn't anywhere else for her to sit... Just hope she'll be able to make sense of my filing 'system' and rather hurried handover notes!

PS - just noticed that rather a senior colleague has signed my card. 'Have a lovely baby' is his message.

a lovely baby - as opposed to what? a great ugly baby?

aaah it all makes sense now Sazzles.

Back from NCT class with a new suggestion for hospital bags for those doing it the traditional way: a McDonalds thickshake straw! Apparently they are good for breathing through during contractions, esp to slow your outbreaths, and consequently chill you out and help you cope with the pain instead of trying to run away from it. God I wish I had taken these classes first time round, I have such a different idea of childbirth now I understand the science of it - it was all superstitious placebo nonsense to me before!

Sazzles, my biggest PFB symptom was spraying and wiping the changing mat after every change! Lasted a week or two I think.

goodnight all

Just had to be the first to post today ladies, so here i am! NOT! Anyone around? DH brought me home some lovely food, we did the bedtime routine and all fell asleep. Woke up at 1.15am and have been up ever since. Have since been sick and had a bath and no way i'm getting back to sleep... I so remember this in the last few weeks with DS2 now.

Pertelote - Yay on last day of work! DH's can be v.useful when we need rescued as i witnessed earlier in day.

Sazzles - Loving your 'essentials' links.

When DS1 arrived I kept a record of what his nappies were like on a white board in the kitchen at what time, content etc.. something to do with b/f and was he filling 5 nappies a day - i think i thought it was necessary to have this info to hand. It took me to have dream baby DS2 to realise how hard i found DS1 in the first few months.

anyone going to start a new thread? Is taking ages to flip.

3.20am, right...off to read the headlines!

A brilliant idea struck me moments ago so I've popped back on here (while ya'll are sound asleep) to share. I think I'm going to where my bikini into the hospital when the birthing process starts. I'll throw a coverup over it, of course. But that just seems smart. The top ties in two places so it can easily be removed if major surgery is required but it will cover my boobs otherwise so I don't have to show the world my upper goods...since my lower goods will be all exposed for the duration. Plus I can get in and out of the shower without issue (and the suit dries fast) if I want...this was a suggestion offered by the tour guide on Tuesday. It's easy to wash. It goes nicely with flip-flops and a pony tail AND I can add a pair of big shades and folks might think I'm a celebrity.

Buckets, grand idea with the straws. They're also nice to have just to sip your melted ice with.

Insider tip: I snuck pedialyte into the hospital during my last birth and added it to my ice cup when the nurses weren't looking. It kept my blood sugar levels from dropping so I felt better when the action started PLUS it really keeps you hydrated.

Sazzles, Zen doesn't even begin to describe the day today. I kept classical music on all day and just floated throught the day. I put on a very comfortable LONG flowing tube-top dress which actually made me feel quite POSH, Victoria that is. I just needed to take a break from all my pregnancy concerns.

Another nice surprise today was a mutual agreement on a "possible" first name for babytwilight.....Reese. It's not Maggie but it works well with DDs name and I don't think it's too bad. It's Welsh, I believe. Anyway, if we hold tight to Reese then the middle name becomes the issue. I don't want her to have initials like ROC, RAC, RIC, etc. so I have to find a non-vowel, two to three syllable name. DH added that he'd like it to be family related in some way because DDs middle name is. She shares my grandfather's and greatgrandfather's middle name. Since I was so relaxed I called my MIL and enlisted her help but explained I could not divulge the first name we were looking at. I didn't want to jinx anything. She offered a few good family names but plans to email a list later...or tomorrow. We shall see. I'll keep everyone posted.

As for USELESS baby things, I'll second whoever mentioned the baby wipes warmer. Mine was a shower gift and WAS NEVER even taken out of the box. I would like to add the diaper genie to the list as it's a pain in the >>bleep

ChaCha, sorry you're up dear. I've been waking at 3am for weeks now. However it's only 10:30pm here now and I've not turned in yet. We'll probably start a new thread tomorrow evening or Saturday morning. Depends on the banter tomorrow. Hope you get some rest, even if it's with your eyes open.

Hey TS! Morning to you!
Reese/Rhys? Lovely name. We have a few Welsh Rhys's DH's side of the family.

I've considered that RH spelling but DH like the "americanized" version. So do boys and girls both use it or is it primarily a boys name??