Due sept 08 come on babies!

[barnpot]

space was getting a bit short

i'm gonna have a grilled cheese sandwhich with tomato soup!!!

So disorganised today, only had 2 hours sleep, no specific reason why, just couldn't sleep. anyway forgat to put dishwasher on this afternoon, so had to eat tea off some paper plates
felt so guilty about not doing much today, then had stern talking to by my mum, obviously not to old/pregnant to recieve a good telling off. told me I shouldn't be too critical/hard on myself, suppose shes right. (she usually is)
Why have these october people come onto our nice calm thread trying to stir it up, have you nothing better to do. sorry But I AM hormonal and will gladly admit it!!!

Thanks for your posts SM . Forgive me if I don't take you up on your offer to read the last 3 or 4 threads in their entirety , but I'll take your word for it .

• Do people use reusable wipes in RL - of course they do!! All you need is a bit of old fleece and an old towel cut into squares and you're away! I've made what my DP is affectionatly calling 'poo-mitts' today! I've cut up squares of fleece and flannel and sewed a sqaure of each material together on three sides to make a mitt.

Then all you need to do is make a solution such as the ones suggested here and you've saved yourself a fortune on horrible chemical wipes that can sometimes lead to nappy rash!

am due 23 sept and just found out i have gestational diabetes. A bit scared as not too sure what all this means. Still only have 25 days to go and i can't wait.

One other thing how mad are we 2nd 3rd or more time parents thinking having babies in sept i am shattered the holidays are killing me and kids are bored as we haven't bee able to do much.

Well!!!!!!! How do you do it?!?! I go away for a week and you write about 700 posts!!! If not more. Amazing.
Had a lovely week away in the Lake District. Rained about 90% of the time, but we had a great time.
Can't remember who mentioned piles, but I've got them too. I'm sure they never quite went away from when I had my DS (I had them dealt with last time but it didn't work!). They're not uncomfortable though at the moment, which is one less thing to worry about.
Congratulations to all the new arrivals. I hope things are going well for you. x

My pleasure, cantsleepwontsleep.

Also, I've ended up with the wrong amount of days left on the days left list. I may have put it down wrong in the first place or my maths isn't great. Who knows! I'm due on the 26th so I must have 27 days left and not 25. That's right isn't it? Changing it now.

DAYS__LEFT

DebitheScot 4
Lollipopmother 5
Meglet 5
Hopefully 10
Lollyheart 10
Ponymum 10
Starlight 10
Biglips 13
Notcitrus 13
Mustsleep 13
Mumiyumi 14
Ellideb 15
Ipanemagirl 15
Mamamufin 16 ?
Bogie 16
Jearund 17
Milkbeard 18
Becaroo 19
MelT76 19
Munkimum 20
Barnpot 21
EandZ 21
Imoscarsmum 21
Izzybiz 21
Blimey 22
Islandlassie 22
Slinkie 22
Mellabella 22
Ninja 23
Mummytoonefornow 23
happymumathome 23
Pitufina 27
Jennylindinha 27
Pidge 28
Carrieon 30
LittleConnie 30
WombFor1More 30
Plusonemore 30

so wait, foxytocin is starlight?

no, not starlight, it is 'rude and patronising' kiskidee. lol.

kiskidee is one of my favorite posters.

Yes, I'd always liked her too eandz, hence my .

Debs75 - there's a support thread for those of us with GD here if you'd like to join us.

Am just adding Samuel's weight to Jenpet's arrival:

Arrivals!
28-May - Johnworf ? Katherine, 1lb 8oz
30-June ? KashaSarrasin ? Felix, 1.39kg
26-July - Jenbot - DD, 3lb 6oz
11-Aug - Crabby - Lilah 2.34kg
13-Aug - Sassafrass - Katie Rose, 7lb 2oz
20-Aug - Sunshinemummy - Effy Marilyn, 6lb 3oz
22-Aug - Talia1 - Anna, 6lb 2oz
26-Aug - Jenpet - Samuel, 3.166 kilos (about 6lb10oz?)
28-Aug - Potxola - Lorea

Counting down the days:
25-Aug - Excitable - age 31 - North Lancashire - first baby
30-Aug - Gracie14 - age 26 - Berkshire - BOY
02-Sep - expatmom2be - age 28 - London - 1st baby - GIRL(?)
02-Sep - Fandango - age 31 - Cheshire - DD 11m
03-Sep - Debithescot - age 27 - North Hampshire - DS 25m - SURPRISE
04-Sep - Lollipopmother - age 26 - Oxford - 1st baby - GIRL
04-Sep - Meglet - age 34 - North Hampshire - DS born Nov 06 - GIRL, planned c-section
06 Sep - Lilapple - age 37 - North London - first baby - surprise!
06-Sep - Kagey - age 30 - Kent - first baby - GIRL
07-Sep - Leenie - age 36 - south london - 3rd baby
09-Sep - Hopefully - age 25 - West Sussex - first baby - Surprise!
09-Sep - Kirstygem - Norfolk - DD 19m
09-Sep - Starlight - age 32 - Herts - DS 19m - GIRL (Planning homebirth)
09-Sep - Ponymum - North Yorkshire - first baby - SURPRISE (planned c-s)
10-Sep - kiki21 - age 32 - Southeast London - first baby
10-Sep - Lollyheart - age26 - basingstoke - dd3,ds17 months - BOY
10-Sep - MrsElle28 - age 28 - Yorkshire - First baby - BOY
10-Sep - Workstostaysane - London - DD 17m
12-Sep - Mustsleep - age 27 - ds 6.8, dd 2.10 - yorkshire - BOY
12-Sep - Biglips - age 33 - Liverpool - DD3 - SURPRISE - girl???
13-Sep - Lulu15 - 1DC
13-Sep - mama2bee - age 34 - South London - first baby
13-Sep - mumiyumi-age 35- Warwickshire -DS 2.9 - suprise
13 Sep - notcitrus - first baby - South London - BOY
14-Sep - Alaro - age 34 - Essex - DD 3 - Surprise (girl?) - MLU St Peters, Maldon
14-Sep - kel78 - age 29 - dd1 3, dd2 8 - Surprise- Royal Glamorgan South Wales
14-Sep - ellideb - age 24 - North Wales - 1st baby - BOY
15-Sep - Bogie - age 20 - DS2 - GIRL - Nottingham City Hospital
15-Sep - Goldiewithabump - age 26 - London - 1st baby - BOY
16-Sep - BikeRunSki - age 37 - W Yorks - First baby - BOY
16-Sep - Surelyyoucantbeserious - age 30 - s. London - first baby
16-Sep - jearund - age 36 - Glos - DD 1.5 years - BOY - Elective C-Section
17-Sep - LumpyBumpyThingy - age 23 - W.Sussex - 1st Baby - GIRL
17 Sep - Milkbeard - suprise
18-Sep - MelT76 - age 31 - Staffs - 1st baby - BOY
18-Sep - Becaroo - age 35 - ds aged 5 - East Mids - BOY - Homebirth/QMC (Notts)
18-Sep - mamamufin - age 28 - Yorks - DS 3 - BOY
18- Sep - Cranmorefifi - DC no.2
19-Sep - barnpot - age 27 - west yorks - 1st baby - BOY
19-Sep - kiskidee - dd 3 - Durham. - - GIRL
19-Sep - LeonieD - age 31 - Sutton Coldfield - DD 4.2
19-Sep - Naturalblonde - age 28 - N. Somerset - DD 1.4
19-Sep - Lilypink - age 31 - Suffold - DD 19m
20-Sep - eandz - age 24 - NW London - 1st baby - BOY; Chelsea & Westminster,(sw london)
20-Sep - imoscarsmum - age 35 - Cheshire/North Wales Boarder - first baby - Surprise!
20-Sep - MunkiMom - age 32 - North Wales - DS 24m - BOY
20-Sep - izzybiz - age 31 - Winchester - DS 15, DD 3.8 - BOY
20-Sep - Treadmillmom - aged 37 - West Midlands - DS1 5, DS2 2 - GIRL
20-Sep - nellyonthetelly - age 35 - London 2nd baby - DD will be 2 on 21st Sept!
21-Sep - Charitygirl - age 30 - SW London - first baby
22-Sep - Luboo - age 31 - Hants - DD 14m
22-Sep - MummyToOneForNow - dd 14mths
22-Sep - Slinkiemalinki - age 31 - West London - dd 2.1 - BOY
22-Sep - kgirl - age 25 - 1st baby - Herts
23-Sep - digitalgirl - age 30 - North London - first baby - SURPRISE - hospital birth
23-Sep - feelingpositive - age 31 - Edinburgh - DD 21m - GIRL
23-Sep - LouiseAnn - age 40 - Guildford - ds 8yo - BOY
23-Sep - Blimey - age 40 - South London - DS 5, DS 3 - BOY
24-Sep - Ninja - age 37 - Manchester - DD 5, Homebith, surprise
25-Sep - happymumathome - 3 x DS - Homebith, surprise
26-Sep - MissusH - age 35 - S.Derbys - dd, 5.8
25-Sep - Pacita - BOY
26-Sep - Pitufina - age 29 - 2nd baby - ds, 3.5 - surprise! - South wales
27-Sep - Inquisitive - age 31 - Berks - 1st baby - BOY
27-Sep - pidge - age 37 - London - 2 dds age 6 and 3 - Surprise! Homebirth.
27-Sep - Jennylindinha - age 36 - London - first baby - Surprise! Planned homebirth (otherwise Kings)
28-Sep - Carrieon - age 28 - York - dd 12 months - Surprise!-Boy??
28-Sep - LittleConnie - age 33 - West London - 1st baby - Surprise! - St. Mary's birth centre
28-Sep - splishsplosh - age 37 - London - dd 2
29-Sep - WombFor1More - age 26 - Kent - DS 6, DS 4, DD 1yr - BOY - Homebirth
29-Sep - Plusonemore - age 33 - Worcester - DS 2.6 - Surprise

oh, i liked foxytocin too though, she's got spunk

CSWS I think you are great which is why your first post is also a surprise to me. All i was trying to ask you was to have a bit of perspective, which i think you failed to have with your first post.

if you look carefully at the wording of my response, you will see that I was not rude. The grammar of the last sentence is in the subjunctive mood but a lot of people will read something like that and assume it is the indicative and react to it as if it were.

As for patronising, well that is a matter of opinion, but re-read your first post drawing that conclusion.

no hard feelings. look after yourself and good luck with your new baby. Here's hoping this one allows you to sleep.

what im confused is that...is Foxytocin expecting a baby??? as havent got a clue wheres she popped up from??

Biglips, in my experience a breastpump is much harsher on the nipples than the baby will be.

so what if i use the nips shields...will that hurt more than natural?

Life's too short for grudges foxy, so consider us kissed and made up.

lol at biglips getting all confused. Foxytocin is simply kiskidee with a different posting name, so she's on your expectant list already.

ahhh righto!! and now wheres did you come from then?? i cant keep up on this thread as it goes about 100 miles per hour!!!

biglips, nothing you can do will toughen up your nips. that is a common myth. it is the pregnancy hormones that make your nips so sensitive. I found after having dd1 that it went almost immediately. I was genuinely shocked as even my top would irritate them while pg.

For some women, tenderness continue but for most it doesn't which is why if you have nipple pain while bfing, get the latch checked by a pro (not normally the same as a MW or HV, sadly). Go to a breastfeeding group run by one of the breastfeeding charities or a baby cafe.

MN is here, there are always useful people on the breast and bottlefeeding boards at all times of the day and night and it can be a great port of call but in some cases, nothing like speaking or seeing an accredited breastfeeding counsellor.

Try not to worry and stress about it too much now. Enjoy your pg and think positive.

I'm from the due in October thread biglips, where I'll be returning quite shortly, so you can forget that you ever heard of me .

thanks foxy as thats so reassuring . There is a Breastfeeding group around the corner from me in a childrens centre that my friend used to go and she said its good.

Cantsleepwontsleep - dont be silly!!.....just wanna say congrats to you

i am off to bed as totally knackered

Hee hee can i vote for Starlight as Prime Minister?

Any help appreciated here, I know there's been loads of sling stuff linked - can anyone recommend a sling for my 6lb Anna? I've seen some that say 'newborn' that actually turn out to be 8lb upwards. Can I assume that the 'pouch' type would be fine for any weight?