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jan2009 is nearly here come on nat where is that gorgeous boy. there will be lots more babies soon on the wagon we will need a nursery very soon for those gorgeous babies to join kays

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tinkisabigpinksparklybauble · 27/12/2008 17:45

here is the new thread ladies not long now

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tinkhaslessthanaweek · 12/01/2009 08:07

Cosmo - Mon 12th @ midday 7lb 2oz
GYo- Tues 13th @6am. Weight 8lbs 3oz
Glask- Tues 13th @ 11.23pm. Weight 7lb 11oz
Ses - Weds 14th @ 8.30am. Weight 8lb 3 oz
LBOT - Thu 15th @8am Weight 8lbs
Gruff - Sat 17th @7.30am Weight 8lbs
LaTour - Sun 18th @ 8pm. Weight 7lbs 6oz

tinkhaslessthanaweek · 12/01/2009 08:11

morning

i like the cress one it is a lovely colour .
we have bought new quinny buzz for this one opted for red one.
if u prefer the mandarin go for it that is a nice colour 2.
my mum is over from 10am today.
should get dds lampshade cant wait finally

glaskhamhasoneintheoven · 12/01/2009 08:35

LBOT- baby is going to be a girl... which is why i like the tulip, but me and DH think its a bit too 'chavvy' to have it in such a bright pink... i love bright colours, had the zapp in pink for DD and loved it, but she was older, not going in it from birth!!

I think we probably will end up going for the mandarin colour...

DS will be 4.4yo and DD should have just turned 3yo (her bday is the 9th apr and baby due 17th) when baby arrives so neither of them will be using the pram at all.

I've woken up and feel a bit 'sicky'.... dont want to surcum and have to take my meds.... but at the same time i dont want to be sick!! I'm taking DD to a toddler group at 10am, DH is taking DS to nursery in a min for me.

tinkhaslessthanaweek · 12/01/2009 08:46

dh has just taken dd to nursery.
dd said bye byr gorgeous nite nite beautiful.

Cosmogirl · 12/01/2009 09:08

Morning, Tink - looks like I am out of the running today....unless things happen quickly.

Births:
Kay - 12th of dec - 6:29pm - boy - 10lbs 5ozs
Teuch- - - boy
nat - 27th of december - 8:36pm - mikey
Pop - 23rd December - twin boys, Hugo & Henry

Scan list:
GYo- 4D Scan- 10th January (30.5wks)- next week
Diege - 19 week scan - 27th Jan.
LBOT - 22 week scan - 23 March

Weeks list:
Gin - 39 weeks - 1 wk left! Girl.
tink - 39.5 weeks half a wk left girl(15 Jan)
Sorky - 35 weeks, Girl.
Lardybump - 33 weeks, 7 to go (I hope) surprise.
Playing 28 weeks, 12 weeks left. Boy.
GYo - 30 weeks, 10 weeks left. Surprise (17 Mar)
Star - 29 weeks, 11 weeks left. Surprise (22 Mar)
Cosmo 29 weeks, 11 weeks left. Girl.(31st Mar)
Gruff, 26 weeks, 14 weeks left. Girl. (16th Apr)
Glaskham - 26 weeks, 14 left to go. Girl. (17th Apr)
Ses - 22 weeks, 18 left. Suprise (10 May)
2BG- 21 weeks, 19 to go (19th May) Surprise(just)
Diege - 16 weeks, 24 left to go
LBOT - 12 weeks, 28 left to go (24th July)

Girls = 6
Boys= 1
Surprise = 5
Unknowns (yet) = 3

MW apps list:

tink - @ 40weeks - thursday 15th of jan - @5pm
Gruff - @26+1 wks - Fri 9th Jan
Cosmo - @ 28 wks - Friday 9th Jan - Rh jab/bloods
Gyo- @ 31 wks- Tues 13th Jan- new midwife...
Star - @ 30 wks (should be 28) - Weds 14th Jan
LBOT @13+4 weeks - 19 Jan - booking in
2BG- @25 weeks - 3rd Feb
Ses - @ 27 wks - Tues 10th Feb
Diege - @18 wks -- Thursday 22nd Jan - midwife 16 wks appoint.
Gin - 39+3 - 7th jan - midwife
LB - 33+~4 - 8th Jan - midwife

Mat leave countdown:
Playing - last day 31st Jan (35 weeks) 34 days not including Xmas break!! (ok so 44 days really)
GYo - last day 6th February (34wks) 33 days to go! (25 working days!)
Star - last day 13th February (35 weeks pregnant) - (28 working days!)
Cosmo - last day 27th February (35 weeks pregnant) - 34 working days to go!
Gruff - last day 11th March (35 wks) 63 days
Ses - last day 3rd April (35 weeks) 64 days

kayzr · 12/01/2009 09:24

Morning,

Tink, that baby of yours was meant to come last night!!!!

DS1 woke up in the middle of the night again. He was sleeping through DS2 crying but he isn't anymore. I am exhausted.

I'm planning on going to the market today. Don't know if there will be anything interesting but I can always have a look.

GYoIsReallyHavingABaby · 12/01/2009 09:37

Births:
Kay - 12th of dec - 6:29pm - boy - 10lbs 5ozs
Teuch- - - boy
nat - 27th of december - 8:36pm - mikey
Pop - 23rd December - twin boys, Hugo & Henry

Scan list:
Diege - 19 week scan - 27th Jan.
LBOT - 22 week scan - 23 March

Weeks list:
Gin - 39 weeks - 1 wk left! Girl.
tink - 39.5 weeks half a wk left girl(15 Jan)
Sorky - 35 weeks, Girl.
Lardybump - 33 weeks, 7 to go (I hope) surprise.
Playing 28 weeks, 12 weeks left. Boy.
GYo - 31 weeks, 9 weeks left. Surprise (17 Mar)
Star - 29 weeks, 11 weeks left. Surprise (22 Mar)
Cosmo 29 weeks, 11 weeks left. Girl.(31st Mar)
Gruff, 26 weeks, 14 weeks left. Girl. (16th Apr)
Glaskham - 26 weeks, 14 left to go. Girl. (17th Apr)
Ses - 22 weeks, 18 left. Suprise (10 May)
2BG- 21 weeks, 19 to go (19th May) Surprise(just)
Diege - 16 weeks, 24 left to go
LBOT - 12 weeks, 28 left to go (24th July)

Girls = 6
Boys= 1
Surprise = 5
Unknowns (yet) = 3

MW apps list:

tink - @ 40weeks - thursday 15th of jan - @5pm
Gruff - @26+1 wks - Fri 9th Jan
Cosmo - @ 28 wks - Friday 9th Jan - Rh jab/bloods
Gyo- @ 31 wks- Tues 13th Jan- new midwife...
Star - @ 30 wks (should be 28) - Weds 14th Jan
LBOT @13+4 weeks - 19 Jan - booking in
2BG- @25 weeks - 3rd Feb
Ses - @ 27 wks - Tues 10th Feb
Diege - @18 wks -- Thursday 22nd Jan - midwife 16 wks appoint.
Gin - 39+3 - 7th jan - midwife
LB - 33+~4 - 8th Jan - midwife

Mat leave countdown:
Playing - last day 31st Jan (35 weeks) 34 days not including Xmas break!! (ok so 44 days really)
GYo - last day 6th February (34wks) 26 days to go! (20 working days!)
Star - last day 13th February (35 weeks pregnant) - (28 working days!)
Cosmo - last day 27th February (35 weeks pregnant) - 34 working days to go!
Gruff - last day 11th March (35 wks) 63 days
Ses - last day 3rd April (35 weeks) 64 days

tinkhaslessthanaweek · 12/01/2009 09:43

cosmo u never know
market sounds good kay

GYoIsReallyHavingABaby · 12/01/2009 09:52

Morning All

Thanks for all your nice comments about my scan pic, we are thrilled. Just rang and apparently there was a problem with the DVD machine and no ones worked! Waiting to see what they are going to do for us.....

Diege/ Glask -thanks for the sheet tips... will look at both TK Max and other things

Ses - Glad your evening went well. Re Scan. we went to BabyPremier there are clinics in various places but we went to Windsor. It was £90 for initial scan then you could buy things on top if pictures are good, like CD rom, DVD etc. Was great experience and feel much more excited about the baby now!

Glask- love the mandarin! Glad DH didnt have the norovirus

LBOT- great pic Defo recommend the 3dscan to you. There was a huge grp ahead of us think the whole family was there to see it!

Gruff- glad to hear that operation clear out is underway....

For those thinking of baby bits for hosp bags or babies, Sainburys have 1/3 off all that kind of stuff including nappies etc. 10 mat pads for 65p etc !

Had really bad night following chinese takeaway last night. Was ok at bedtime but work up every hour with chronic acid reflux dont think I slept more than 1hr... dont think I will be having chinese again until after baby comes out!

Morning everyone else

NatalieJane · 12/01/2009 10:01

Good morning Ahhh DH back at work, normal service to be resumed! Thank you to everyone for your card's, and sorry if anyone has been trying to text me, my phone is back in it's rightful place (bottom of bag, probably been dead for a week or more!)

I am being lazy and not even bothering to try and catch up with everything, but have noticed we have a new name added to the 'Births' list - huge congrat's Pop I will try and find your announcment so I can get the details in a minute

So how is everyone? What have I missed? Tink and LG&T still hanging on in there I'm guessing?

Everything has settled down nicely here, although I had major problems with my milk and he is now fully formula fed, if he'd have been our first I think I could have saved the milk situation but I just don't have time to spend an hour out of every 3 expressing, and then feeding him on top of that, it wouldn't have been fair on DS1 and 2, and TBH half of me just wants to sit and cry when I give him a bottle, but the other half just breathes a sigh of relief that there is nothing demanding something from me that just wasn't there. I really think my body has just had enough, it's not had a break since I got pregnant with DS2, and I really think I'd have just carried on getting/being poorly if I'd have carried on BF, even if I'd have had much of a choice.

Ohhh, think I'd better save him from DS2's strangulation hugs...!! Will try to get back later!

GYoIsReallyHavingABaby · 12/01/2009 10:17

Hey Nat- great to see you back! Glad all is well.

lardybump · 12/01/2009 10:20

Morning all... Really sorry I am going to have a big moan now. I have had a crap weekend, I never thought I would ever say this but I just want this pregnancy to be over... The thought of another 6 weeks of this is filling me with dread and I just dont know how I am going to get through it, let alone if I go over...

DD is finding a naughty side to her. Although I know she is ill so I think that this has a lot to do with it. But instead of being a good parent because of the pg I am not handling it very well and she is really getting the raw end of it all. It is not fare on her at all.

I am never going to go through this again, two children is my limit. I am so fed up I just want to cry and I feel that no one including dp is taking in how bad I really am feeling right now, they are putting it all down to hormoans but I am boardering on resentment to my unborn child (I am a bloody freak)..

I would never put the baby at risk dont get me wrong but I am going to do all I can (without having sex because at the moment I cant bare dp even hugging me let alone anything else) to get this little monkey out.....

lardybump · 12/01/2009 10:22

God I sound really awful dont I. I should never of become a mother....

Cosmogirl · 12/01/2009 10:39

Sorry you are having a down in the dumps time at the moment. I am sure you will pull through - those last few weeks must be tough physically and emotionally.

Nat - hi! Good to see you back here.

Hi GYo - acid reflux sounds icky! Poor thing. I still haven't had any heartburn yet (will baby be bald?) but nausea is still there in full force to make up for it!

Cosmogirl · 12/01/2009 10:42

Just ordered our pushchair - it should come tomorrow which is cool. Just need to find carrycot and car seat as cheap as we can now. Think we are going to brave a trip to Ikea tonight as well - eek!

NatalieJane · 12/01/2009 11:24

Thank you, t'is good to be back, and not a moan in sight yet...!!

LB, really sorry for how badly you're feeling, you are most deffo not a freak though. I think everyone has a while of 'OMFG what the hell have I done?', DD1 will be fine, a bit of not perfect mummy will not do her any harm in the long term, and she will forget about it as soon as you get a bit straighter and go back to being lovely mummy again, and it will happen y'know, probably doesn't seem like it at the moment, but you will get back to it. Don't beat yourself up, it is bloody hard work, and if DP isn't being exactly supportive, it's twice as hard. You are at the final hurdle, try to have a bit of a break, any way you can, just a couple of hours sat in a cafe alone, or having your hair done or something, it will make the world of difference.

Cosmo, hoorah for shopping, it is so exciting! And FWIW, I've had heartburn with all 3 of mine and all of them had a lot of hair, MW was saying she thinks it is the only old wives tale she knows of that actually has a bit of ground to it!

Morning GYo Also sorry for acid reflux - yuck

kayzr · 12/01/2009 12:01

Hello Nat, glad you are all ok. Sorry about BF. Its nice to 'see' you back.

LB, sorry you are having a crappy time atm. DS1 is being very naughty at the minute, maybe it is their ages!!

DS2 is starting to refuse to be BF, he won't latch on and cries and screams. He'll latch on for about 2 minutes, come off, scream, latch on and on it goes for about an hour. Then when it has gotten too much for me and I get him a bottle he drinks it all very happily.

I now feel like no matter how hard I try it just isn't working. I wish I could just stop BF but for some reason I just feel like people with judge me if I do.

I'd really love some of the thoughts from you ladies.

tinkhaslessthanaweek · 12/01/2009 12:14

GYo- Tues 13th @6am. Weight 8lbs 3oz
Glask- Tues 13th @ 11.23pm. Weight 7lb 11oz
Ses - Weds 14th @ 8.30am. Weight 8lb 3 oz
LBOT - Thu 15th @8am Weight 8lbs
Gruff - Sat 17th @7.30am Weight 8lbs
LaTour - Sun 18th @ 8pm. Weight 7lbs 6oz

gyo - poor you with reflux!!
you are up on syndicate next

nat - gr8 2 hear from you
sounds like everything is settling nicely your end. glad that you managed to make a decision on the feeding

cosmo - ye for ordering pushchair

lb - dont worry about how you are feeling us women have our ups and downs with all the hormones flying around when pregnant. it can be hard.
we are here if you want to talk

kay - if i was you i would go onto the formula it sounds very stressful feeding ds2 you can only do what feels right for you. i wouldnt worry about what other people think you are the mother and know what is best.

received lampshade in mail and what a suprise didnt fit in dds room wrong light fitting aargh. luckily it only cost £5.40 not worth sending back as would cost me more in the long run.
went to next with my mum and bought pink one with hanging discs. have one in her room now and looks great!!

kayzr · 12/01/2009 12:20

Thanks Tink, I think you are right. I have managed to feed him for a month. I'll just try again with the next one.

I'll have to tell DH that we're going to be FF DS2 instead.

glaskhamhasoneintheoven · 12/01/2009 12:43

Kayz- do what you feel is right... like Nat said for her she felt it'd be unfair on the other 2 DS's if she was spending all that time with Mikey feeding... If your DS is being 'fussy' at the breast maybe he's decided he 'prefers' bottles?? after all you say as soon as you give him a bottle he's fine. Dont let anyone or anything make you do something if you won't feel 100% happy with your decision!! If you want to continue to try and BF then maybe set a limit, and if things are no better by then you know you've given it a bloody good go, if you'd feel happy just stopping today you do that.... do what will work for you!! and dont let anyone judge you!! your DS2 sounds like he's a fussy-bum on the BFing front from day1, and you've managed to get throguh so far without cracking up too much- be proud of what you've done for him!!

Nat- hello- i tried texting you!! Gathered there was probably no reply becasue you were busy, or because you were back to 'normality'... glad everything seems to be going ok at your end!!

I've decided i'm definatley going to get the luna in mandarin now, saw a cress one earlier and although i do like it i do feel its a bit boyish in green!!

NatalieJane · 12/01/2009 12:49

Kay, I do know exactly how you're feeling, there were a fair few tantrums and tears in our house last week, and it wasn't from the boys! One night I spent the whole night with him latching on, suck suck suck, getting nothing, so he came off, and then he'd try to latch on again, nothing wrong with his latch, I just didn't have any milk, I haven't had even a let down feeling, or any engorgement since we gave up, my nipples were bleeding, he was so cross and hungry, I was crying like a banshee "I couldn't grow him properly and now I can't feed him properly ", it was just a nightmare.

Really don't worry what people will think, the very people who you are worried about judging you were most likely formula fed themselves. I've said this to you before, but everyone goes on how easy and natural it is, and on the most part it is, but when it goes wrong, or isn't right, it is so very very far from easy and natural.

As you say, take the positives, he's had a good months worth, he is happy taking formula, he isn't going to turn into a scumbag for not being BF till he's 6 months or more, you will be happier without the stress of it all hanging over you, he won't be getting frustrated trying to latch on, and failing, and trying again - it isn't all bad news.

Tink, sorry about trouble with light fitting, it is dissapointing when something doesn't work out, glad you managed another trip to Next though, do you have shares in that company?!

NatalieJane · 12/01/2009 12:52

Sorry Glask, x posted! Yes normality back in full flow now I prefer the manderin

glaskhamhasoneintheoven · 12/01/2009 13:08

i'm going to get it on monday Nat- i'm getting very exited now!! had a dream we went and they had none though.... so i was sat on the floor of Mamas and Papas crying till they got me one!! though i know 2 shops fairly close that i can get it from and i'm both aren't going to 'sell out' of the one i want!! my only worry is getting all the accessories to match!!

lardybump · 12/01/2009 13:13

Thanks for all your kind words we have been watching cbeebies and eating cake so things are ok at the moment.

NatalieJane · 12/01/2009 13:20

Ring the store/s before you leave Glask, then you won't have that wild mild panicky feeling if something isn't in stock!

LB, there will be good times and bad, honestly, I know how long it seems to have 6 weeks stretching out ahead of you, and nothing I can say now will convince you of this, but those 6 weeks will tick by, and before you know it, you'll be watching DD1 giving her new baby a first little kiss and not one second of the previous 40 weeks will matter anymore. When I think of everything that happened in the last few weeks of Mikey's pregnancy, it's like it happened to someone else, it now seems like it passed in a whirlwind, and it will be the same for you in a little while.

Right, time to make up another bottle, it is a PITA this making one up at a time thing. Oh, was that a little moan? LOL