Calling all pregnant ladies in Blackheath/Manor Park/Lew

[MrsEJO]

Hello! I'm new to mumsnet AND being a mum ? this is my first!! Am only 15+3 weeks. I live in Blackheath / Lew and was wondering if there are any pregnancy groups that I can join / attend other than the NCT classes (I might be too early for those classes?). Just a gossip coffee on a saturday morning with people in the same boat would be nice!

I often catch the train from Blackheath St and wonder if there are any other 15 weekers on the platfrom just getting over morning sickness!!

Im very accessible to Manor Park too.

Would love to hear from anyone

Em

Hi all (and hi to Aminta too)
Sorry been so long to be on here.
Arlo now in his 7th week and just had 6 week check and passed, however lesion behind his ear requires laser surgery on general anasthetic at Great Ormond street and done post 9 months old. However it is only a beauty issue and seems quite a lot of trouble for a little mark behind his ear that his hair would cover in future anyway! Tricky one but love my son and all his marks and at least have a few months to think it through and see if it fades a bit more.

Looking forward to finally meeting up tomorrow at 1:00 and saying hi to those I have not met yet and introducing Arlo to more baby friends!!

Big congrats to SE8mum and Powdoc and elk4baby, wonderful new arrivals by the sounds of it!

See you all tomorrow
Ellora ☺

Big congratulations to new mamas and babas. Can't believe how babied-up we are now

Maya and I will be at the Railway later - really looking forward to seeing everyone. Have to go to baby clinic first so may be a little late...

xx

loved seeing everyone yesterday.

great to meet beano and ellora!!

what a lot of cute babies we have now eh?!!

lets do it again really soon, i thought the railway was a great venue as it was so quiet!!

Hi

Realy great to meeting everyone yesterday and such fun to see all the babies..

Am definately up for another meet and sorry dashed off suddenly realised hadn't paid for parking and poor Arlo was in a real strop and took me ages to calm him down poor love.
And lo and behold I did get parking ticket but so relieved they didn't tow the car away!

Off in morning to have his little belly button treated with the dry ice as still not fully healed so got to get him to stay completely still, god knows how that will work out!

Rosa7 and Daisyj was great to meet you and am quite keen on Star Trek at Picture House I think next Friday if anyone fancies it!

Ellora x

I'm amazed by how broody lill newborns make me already...

Tuppergrandpa managed to do 2 bottle feeds last night whilst babysitting for the first time. Now I just need to convince him that baby needs to sleep rather than play all night.

Lovely to see everybody, and we're definately planning to go to Star Trek next week. Didn't somebody mention the Gypsy Moth does decent food for afterwards?

Hi all,

Yes, lovely to see everyone and their bundles yesterday. We have some lovely babies! Enjoy the sunny bank holiday. I have just ordered some patio furniture which means it will rain for the rest of the summer!

See you all soon.
xxxxx

here's the calendar once more now that we can start thinking about using it
does anyone know about baby signing classes?

Greenwich / Blackheath Calendar of Events for Mums & Bubs!

Monday

11.15am Mummy and baby yoga, Brandram Rd Community Centre

2.30pm Boppin bunnies musical group, St Mark's Community Centre, Greenwich South St

Tuesday

10.15 Running Mummies, Greenwich Park

10.30am Postnatal yoga for mums and bubs, Deptford Albany

2pm Baby rhyme time, Blackheath Library

Wednesday

11.30amThe Big Scream, Greenwich Picturehouse

1pm Baby Salsa, Mycenae House

Thursday

10.15 Running Mummies, Greenwich Park

11.15 Baby Bounce (singing/stories), Lewisham Library

2pm Baby rhyme time, Blackheath Library

Friday

9:30am Boppin bunnies musical group, St Mark's Community Centre, Greenwich South St

11.30am The Big Scream, Greenwich Picturehouse

1.50pm Boppin bunnies musical group, St Mark's Community Centre, Greenwich South St

Saturday

Sunday

hi hope all are well
can anyone recommend a good local acupuncturist in south east london?

Hi

Regarding acupuncture they have very good therapists in Brockley, SE4 at www.thesunflowercentre.co.uk for both mums and babies and reflexology.

Ellora x

Hello Ladies,

I was not able to make to the Railway as had to attend a doctors appointment. So sad. I hope you all plan the next meeting soon as I would love to meet all of you. Let me know if anyone is going for any of the Mum and Baby things in Blackheath or Greenwich as I would love to join. Neriah has just started turning! Lots of fun!

See you all soon.

Aminta

Hi Ladies

Just spotted this thread and thought 'ooh I live on Manor park! I'm a bit further down than line than you lot though. Hope you're all getting through the first couple of months ok. It does get better - I absolutely promise!!

Anyway, just noticed in Rosa7's post above that you're looking for a baby signing class. My friend Helen (another Hither Green Mum) runs sessions at the Church of the Good Shepherd on Handen Road. I took my DS and she really is remarkable (and you should see her rather wonderful signing two year old!!). Her contacts are [email protected] or 07834974901.

Also best place for music locally is Blackheath Conservatoire who run fantastic early years work (I work in music education and really rate them). I can't remember what the bottom age limit is but you should check it out.

Anyway, I'll float away into nothingness again. Good luck all of you and welcome to the wonderful world of Blackheath / Lewisham / Greenwich mums. I'll be fighting you for the swings at Manor House Gardens before you know it!

hi all,
shall we meet up next week for lunch on thurs (14th) at railway? does it suit anyone?
xx

Hello all,
Just wanted to let you know that we had our little girl at 2.45am on 27/4/2007. She was born at home - on our bed as we didn't get time to fill the birthing pool. It was a bit of a mad experience, as I wasn't really sure whether or not I was in established labour or not - called the midwives cos my waters broke at about 11pm, and by the time they arrived half an hour later I was 10cm dilated.
Unfortunately we then had to go to hospital for 2 days when little Maia Alice was 2 days old because she got quite bad jaundice, but she's home again now and seems really well.
I have to say that the midwives at the birth and all the postnatal support that we recieved has been brilliant. In particular there's some excellent breast feeding support at Lewisham post natal ward.
I have to say that I'd recommend the hypnobirthing course that I did as it really helped me to stay chilled out in labour.

Hi Rosa7, I just logged on to suggest the same! Great idea - definitely up for meeting next Thursday at The Railway.

Hope everyone is doing OK. Rowan was 6 weeks on Tuesday and I am rather glad to have made it this far.... 6 weeks since my last good night's sleep....where has the time gone?

See you all on Thursday xxx

Ellie,

Congratulations on your new arrival, and your 'mad' home birth. Sounds like you went to the opposite end of the time spectrum to me (22 hours in the delivery room before DD arrived, plus 24 hours at home before that...). I am glad to hear that she's doing well.

When we're up to re-surfacing, it would be good to see you at one of the meet ups. We're just over two weeks down the line, so I'm hoping to get up and about properly soon.

Hi girls,

Ellie, congratulations on the birth of your little girl - we hope to see you both soon )

Lunch at the Railway next Thurs sounds great to me.. see you all there x

Big Congratulations to Ellie! Wow, that's amazingly quick . I'm glad hypnobirthing worked well for you. I found it very helpful as well, though my birth was not the ideal 'quick, intervention free' one I had hoped for.
People say the second time around it's quicker... you might not even get the time to call anyone .

Hi

A few mums were talking about cranial osteopathy as toastnhoney had a session and daisyj asked about it..

Here you go:
The guy is Aidan Spencer at www.thesunflowercentre.co.uk
"Cranial osteopathy can offer help with difficulties feeding or sleeping, infantile colic, glue ear, developmental delay, aches and pains.
We can also check newborns, using cranial osteopathy, for any retained stresses in their bodies; this we recommend for all newborns, however especially for those born by ventouse, forceps or caesarian, or any very prolonged or very quick deliveries."

Ellora

Do you know what Toastnhoney thought of it Ellora? I'm considering it for DD.

Hello all,

Another baby to add to the thread - they really are piling up now - Chloe was born on her due date at QE hospital. That was the only bit that did go to plan as she got a bit stuck. All is well now and I am finally out of hospital (for anyone going to QE I would just like to say the staff there are brilliant and to say I am thankful just doesn't quite cover it - both during birth and after!!).

Chloe weighed in at 8lb 15 and is a bundly of joy - I feel a very lucky mum!

ellie - congratulations and wow! on your home birth - and excellent choice of name, if I do say so .

ellora - thanks for the info on cranial osteopathy - we'll definitely be booking a session for Maya.

I've just realised I can't make next Thursday, as I have my first post-baby haircut and leg wax booked , but will definitely see everyone soon...

Oh, and welcome to Maria. I met your friend Helen at the Lee Health Centre the other day. I'd picked up one of her leaflets and she happened to be there too. Can't wait to sign up for her classes over the summer.

Big congrats heverhoney1 and exact same weight as my little one, good weight to kick everything off if I may say so!

Powdoc Toastnhoney said she thought the cranial osteopathy was really good am going to book it in too for DD as really interested. Also asked the wonderful (sarcasm) Dr Wiggins at my GP practice what he though and he actually really rates it and think all babies should have consultation. This is coming from the most skeptical GP I know and Toastnhoney and probably se8mum can confirm that!

A few fitness classes too to share as a few have asked me:

yoga for mums and babies starting in Brockley and if interested in more info you can email [email protected] for more info, she will be teaching in Brockley soon and she's just accumulating interest but had one on one session and really liked it as was good workout and DD was so entertained!

Also www.fitnessformummies.co.uk is great workout for post mums and babies just sit there or prams on the side.

Cannot make Thursday either has got friend coming over now but hopefully see you all very soon!

Ellora x

heverhoney congratulations to you too - I must have missed your post!

helpivegottogivebirth - I meant to say, I have a wonderful acupuncturist at the Blackheath Complementary Health Centre in Blackheath Standard. She is really experienced in treating for fertility and in pregnancy, and I can't recommend her highly enough. Her name is Sarah Pritchard and the number is 020 8293 5380.

Hello - I'd love to make Thursday but may have to go away for a few days, so will have to see if I am around.
Having not made it to the Railway yet, does anyone go from Greenwich and know if the bus goes there (not that I can get my pram on the bus, last time I tried I got stuck between the seats)!
Hope to see you then anyway.
Tara

Hi all
I am new to this board but heverhoney found me lurking on the pregnancy pages looking for other local mums-to-be and suggested I look here - so hoping I can join in!! I'm 27 weeks pregnant with my first baby (due 5 Aug) and will be taking a year maternity leave starting beginning of july. Would love to meet other mums/mums-to-be in the area. Seems like everyone on here's given birth already so I'm a late-comer! Look forward to getting to know you all
Cat xxx