theboob have you had chicken pox yourself? If so then yes, it seems you're safe. If not, talk to someone as soon as possible as there are things that they can do to make it less severe if you catch it early.
treats fab news - you must be so relieved.
As for wardrobe clearing out, it's such a good thing to do. Firstly you get more space for different clothes but the best thing was last time that about 4-5 weeks after the baby was born I got out all my old clothes and felt like I had a totally new wardrobe (not that I could quite get into most of it for another few weeks!) At a time when there's probably not much money coming in it was quite a boost!
LMB glad you've had an offer. Not surprising though that it was on the low side. Property is beginning to move again round here (Sussex) but people are still trying to future proof to some extent so that they don't get bitten too hard by the drop in the market. If you've got two parties interested that must really help. As potential purchasers, we certainly wouln't be offering asking price on a first offer. But if we really wanted something and we knew someone else was really interested too it would definitely put a new light on things. I won't advise as I'm coming from the other side. Just hope that whatever you sell for, you manage to get a good bargain yourself.
littlepea for ticks on our labradors we smother them (the tick not the entire dog!) in vaseline and leave it for a while. It seems to kill off the tick and then you can remove it much more easily. May not be so easy with a cat that insists on cleaning everything meticulously but if it was on its neck and a bit more unreachable it might work?
Just been to meet with the consultant at the hospital to discuss VBAC etc. At first we had one of her registrars who was nice enough but did only have the standard answers. When she said that no I wouldn't be able to go into the birth pool I started talking much more seriously about an elective c-section and she toddled off to get the consultant! The consultant was totally lovely and assured me that if it meant that I try for a natural birth then whilst they could recommend one course of action it was totally up to me and that, yes, I should be able to go in the birth pool for at least some of labour! They even have some equipment that means that I should be able to be monitored when in there. When I said that I was happy to come out occasionally for monitoring then she was totally relaxed about it and said probably not for the birth but otherwise let's give it a go. The three new pools should be operational by October too.
I spent a lot of time crying - lots of anxieties about the last "birth experience" coming out I suppose but I do feel somewhat relieved now - I think.