The wagon rolls onto to York for brownies at Betty's...10 boys & 7 girls and still more to come!!!

[GYo]

new thread!!!!!!!

Births:
Kay - 12th December - 6:49pm - Dylan George - 10lbs 5ozs
Teuch- - - boy
Pop - 23rd December - twin boys, Hugo & Henry
Nat - 27th December - 8:36pm - Mikey Bradley - 6lb 10.5oz
Gin - 16th Jan- Girl - 7.25am- details tbc
Tink- 19th Jan - Girl - 1.51pm - Bracken Hope Willow - 8lbs 7oz
Astarte - 16th Feb - Girl - 8lb 12oz
Glask - 20th Feb - Girl - 7.47pm - Ruby Marie 4lb (8wks prem)
LardyBump - 21st Feb- Boy - 8lb 12oz
HappyNappies- 27th Feb- Boy - 12.01am 9lb13 Edward James Roy
Playing - 4th March - boy - 5 lb 12 oz - Edward Lewis Stainer
Starshinetiger - 15th March - girl - 7lb 1 oz - Charlotte Carys Rose
GYo - 22nd March 9.55am- girl - 10 lbs 12 oz -
Cosmo - 2nd April - girl - April Victoria - 8.51am - 6lb 9
Gruff - 15th April - boy - 8lb 2 oz - 6.02am Zachary John Graham
Ses - 9th May - boy - 8lb 9oz - 10.17am Owen Edward
MINM- .......

Weeks list:
Diege - 34 weeks, 6 left to go. Boy!!!!(21st June)
LBOT - 32 weeks, 8 left to go BOY! (24th July)
KookyKid - 22 weeks, 18 weeks to go (2nd Sept) BOY!
Idreamofbeanie - 23 weeks (due 27th Sept) GIRL!
Sparklytwinkletoes - 19 weeks (due 6th Oct)
BB - 18 weeks (EDD 30th oct)
Moosy - 13 weeks (EDD 6th Dec)
Claire236 - 5 weeks (EDD 7 Dec)

Girls = 8
Boys= 9 (3 more still insitu)
Surprise = 10
Unknowns (yet) = 3

Scan list:
STT - 20 week scan 21st May
BB - 20 week scan 11th june 09 (not finding out sex)

MW apps list:
IDOB- 24 week apt 9th June
BB- 17th july MW, Antenatal clinic 15th june
LBOT - 36 week appointment, 25 June
Diege - 34 week appointment, 14th May.

Mat leave countdown:
Diege - WFH!!!.
LBOT - last day 17 July (I think!) 34 days to go (including holiday!)
BB- AGES!!!
IDOB - 4th September, 14 weeks.

Babys Age
Kayz's Dylan - 16 weeks
Tinks Bracken - 19 weeks
Glaskham's Ruby - 12 weeks
Gyo's small giraffe - 10 weeks
Cosmo baby - 8 weeks
Ses's Owen - 3 weeks

Hi LBOX and welcome back! Sounds like a great trip, with lots of goodies too, alw3ays a great combination .
And get your Eve Lom etc back in the places they deserve! You'll still be the same person you were before the birth, and if you're anything like me after the initial blah weeks you'll want to get full swing into 'products' again!
Bag(s) is more or less packed - just need dh now to get moses basket out of loft ; I've been asking for weeks now.
Oh and meant to say good going on snip front with your dh SORKY!!! LOL about brick treatment too

Births:
Kay - 12th December - 6:49pm - Dylan George - 10lbs 5ozs
Teuch- - - boy
Pop - 23rd December - twin boys, Hugo & Henry
Nat - 27th December - 8:36pm - Mikey Bradley - 6lb 10.5oz
Gin - 16th Jan- Girl - 7.25am- details tbc
Tink- 19th Jan - Girl - 1.51pm - Bracken Hope Willow - 8lbs 7oz
Astarte - 16th Feb - Girl - 8lb 12oz
Glask - 20th Feb - Girl - 7.47pm - Ruby Marie 4lb (8wks prem)
LardyBump - 21st Feb- Boy - 8lb 12oz
HappyNappies- 27th Feb- Boy - 12.01am 9lb13 Edward James Roy
Playing - 4th March - boy - 5 lb 12 oz - Edward Lewis Stainer
Starshinetiger - 15th March - girl - 7lb 1 oz - Charlotte Carys Rose
GYo - 22nd March 9.55am- girl - 10 lbs 12 oz -
Cosmo - 2nd April - girl - April Victoria - 8.51am - 6lb 9
Gruff - 15th April - boy - 8lb 2 oz - 6.02am Zachary John Graham
Ses - 9th May - boy - 8lb 9oz - 10.17am Owen Edward
MINM- .......

Weeks list:
Diege - 34 weeks, 6 left to go. Boy!!!!(21st June)
LBOT - 32 weeks, 8 left to go BOY! (24th July)
KookyKid - 22 weeks, 18 weeks to go (2nd Sept) BOY!
Idreamofbeanie - 23 weeks (due 27th Sept) GIRL!
Sparklytwinkletoes - 19 weeks (due 6th Oct)
BB - 18 weeks (EDD 30th oct)
Moosy - 13 weeks (EDD 6th Dec)
Claire236 - 5 weeks (EDD 7 Dec)

Girls = 8
Boys= 9 (3 more still insitu)
Surprise = 10
Unknowns (yet) = 3

Scan list:
STT - 20 week scan 21st May
BB - 20 week scan 11th june 09 (not finding out sex)

MW apps list:
IDOB- 24 week apt 9th June
BB- 17th july MW, Antenatal clinic 15th june
LBOT - 36 week appointment, 25 June
Diege - 34 week appointment, 14th May.

Mat leave countdown:
Diege - WFH!!!.
LBOT - last day 17 July (I think!) 34 days to go (including holiday!)
BB- AGES!!!
IDOB - 4th September, 14 weeks.

Babys Age
Kayz's Dylan - 16 weeks
Tinks Bracken - 19 weeks
Glaskham's Ruby - 15 weeks
Gyo's small giraffe - 10 weeks
Cosmo baby - 8 weeks
Ses's Owen - 3 weeks

Just updating Ruby's age (as of the coming friday)... DD2 is very upset so will have to dash...

LBOT- gladyour trip was good- sounds very lavish!!

Better update that list!

Births:
Kay - 12th December - 6:49pm - Dylan George - 10lbs 5ozs
Teuch- - - boy
Pop - 23rd December - twin boys, Hugo & Henry
Nat - 27th December - 8:36pm - Mikey Bradley - 6lb 10.5oz
Gin - 16th Jan- Girl - 7.25am- details tbc
Tink- 19th Jan - Girl - 1.51pm - Bracken Hope Willow - 8lbs 7oz
Astarte - 16th Feb - Girl - 8lb 12oz
Glask - 20th Feb - Girl - 7.47pm - Ruby Marie 4lb (8wks prem)
LardyBump - 21st Feb- Boy - 8lb 12oz
HappyNappies- 27th Feb- Boy - 12.01am 9lb13 Edward James Roy
Playing - 4th March - boy - 5 lb 12 oz - Edward Lewis Stainer
Starshinetiger - 15th March - girl - 7lb 1 oz - Charlotte Carys Rose
GYo - 22nd March 9.55am- girl - 10 lbs 12 oz -
Cosmo - 2nd April - girl - April Victoria - 8.51am - 6lb 9
Gruff - 15th April - boy - 8lb 2 oz - 6.02am Zachary John Graham
Ses - 9th May - boy - 8lb 9oz - 10.17am Owen Edward
MINM- .......

Weeks list:
Diege - 37 weeks, 3 left to go. Boy!!!!(21st June)
LBOT - 32 weeks, 8 left to go BOY! (24th July)
KookyKid - 22 weeks, 18 weeks to go (2nd Sept) BOY!
Idreamofbeanie - 23 weeks (due 27th Sept) GIRL!
Sparklytwinkletoes - 19 weeks (due 6th Oct)
BB - 18 weeks (EDD 30th oct)
Moosy - 13 weeks (EDD 6th Dec)
Claire236 - 5 weeks (EDD 7 Dec)

Girls = 8
Boys= 9 (3 more still insitu)
Surprise = 10
Unknowns (yet) = 3

Scan list:
STT - 20 week scan 21st May
BB - 20 week scan 11th june 09 (not finding out sex)

MW apps list:
IDOB- 24 week apt 9th June
BB- 17th july MW, Antenatal clinic 15th june
LBOT - 36 week appointment, 25 June
Diege - 37 week appointment, 4th June.

Mat leave countdown:
Diege - Annual leave, proper mat leave starting 15th June.
LBOT - last day 17 July (I think!) 34 days to go (including holiday!)
BB- AGES!!!
IDOB - 4th September, 14 weeks.

Babys Age
Kayz's Dylan - 16 weeks
Tinks Bracken - 19 weeks
Glaskham's Ruby - 12 weeks
Gyo's small giraffe - 10 weeks
Cosmo baby - 8 weeks
Ses's Owen - 3 weeks

Welcome back LBOT! Have you seen Lottie is expecting twins?!

Having a quick lurk and noticed that I serously need to update the list... Can't have IDOB overtaking me!
LBOX - the trip sounds lovely.... and I can understand that misplaced feeling.
Generally I am struggling with work and literally counting the days til I can leave (19 left to go!). My boss is being just hideous and it makes life miserable.
Hope you're all well and LOs and bumps are thriving.
PS: Do you think it's OK to give your children names that begin with the same letter?!

Births:
Kay - 12th December - 6:49pm - Dylan George - 10lbs 5ozs
Teuch- - - boy
Pop - 23rd December - twin boys, Hugo & Henry
Nat - 27th December - 8:36pm - Mikey Bradley - 6lb 10.5oz
Gin - 16th Jan- Girl - 7.25am- details tbc
Tink- 19th Jan - Girl - 1.51pm - Bracken Hope Willow - 8lbs 7oz
Astarte - 16th Feb - Girl - 8lb 12oz
Glask - 20th Feb - Girl - 7.47pm - Ruby Marie 4lb (8wks prem)
LardyBump - 21st Feb- Boy - 8lb 12oz
HappyNappies- 27th Feb- Boy - 12.01am 9lb13 Edward James Roy
Playing - 4th March - boy - 5 lb 12 oz - Edward Lewis Stainer
Starshinetiger - 15th March - girl - 7lb 1 oz - Charlotte Carys Rose
GYo - 22nd March 9.55am- girl - 10 lbs 12 oz -
Cosmo - 2nd April - girl - April Victoria - 8.51am - 6lb 9
Gruff - 15th April - boy - 8lb 2 oz - 6.02am Zachary John Graham
Ses - 9th May - boy - 8lb 9oz - 10.17am Owen Edward
MINM- .......

Weeks list:
Diege - 37 weeks, 3 left to go. Boy!!!!(21st June)
LBOT - 32 weeks, 8 left to go BOY! (24th July)
KookyKid - 26 weeks, 14 weeks to go (2nd Sept) BOY!
Idreamofbeanie - 23 weeks (due 27th Sept) GIRL!
Sparklytwinkletoes - 19 weeks (due 6th Oct)
BB - 18 weeks (EDD 30th oct)
Moosy - 13 weeks (EDD 6th Dec)
Claire236 - 5 weeks (EDD 7 Dec)

Girls = 8
Boys= 9 (3 more still insitu)
Surprise = 10
Unknowns (yet) = 3

Scan list:
STT - 20 week scan 21st May
BB - 20 week scan 11th june 09 (not finding out sex)

MW apps list:
IDOB- 24 week apt 9th June
BB- 17th july MW, Antenatal clinic 15th june
LBOT - 36 week appointment, 25 June
Diege - 37 week appointment, 4th June.

Mat leave countdown:
Diege - Annual leave, proper mat leave starting 15th June.
LBOT - last day 17 July (I think!) 34 days to go (including holiday!)
BB- AGES!!!
IDOB - 4th September, 14 weeks.

Babys Age
Kayz's Dylan - 16 weeks
Tinks Bracken - 19 weeks
Glaskham's Ruby - 12 weeks
Gyo's small giraffe - 10 weeks
Cosmo baby - 8 weeks
Ses's Owen - 3 weeks

Hi Kooky, glad you updated. I'm not ready to move any further up the list just yet . Sorry your boss is being such a pain but yah for only 19 days to go.

Right, have to pop out to buy a couple of cushions for my first pregnancy yoga class tomorrow. Will try to catch up properly later.

Hope all the LOs manage to sleep tonight so all the mums get some shut eye!

Just v. quickly - we were told to give meds 20 mins before a feed, but very quickly cut that to 10 mins, as it was just impossible! Think it's more important with the ranitidine, as that's the antacid. Have fond memories of singing 10 green bottles to a 10 week old while waiting for 10 mins to elapse!
HTH - must get some shuteye before first feed. Hanging on by a thread here! Bottles in sterilising, so DH can have a go giving her one in the morning (i.e. when she's not so crotchety as at night). She literally fed every hour all afternoon and would not settle this evening - I never complain about the weather, but please someone tell me that this heat will let up soon!

Hello LBOT, welcome back, hope you get some catch-up sleep. Once the baby arrives you'll find a balance I'm sure. My Eve Lom is in the same place, I reclaimed all my space back when the babies left my room

Kookykid, same letter for first name as for surname? Always makes me think of Superheroes , so I wouldn't personally.

IDOB hope you enjoy pg yoga, are you settling in nicely to the new place?

Ses is LL posting anywhere? How far along is she?

LB hope the meds start working soon, glad Star is here for you with similar experiences. How did the mattress fare?

Moos, we have a meeting on Saturday with a potential Architect for our extension, any tips?

Tink, Yay for Britney, hope she puts on a great show for you today!

Star is she anywhere near 12 weeks yet, could it be her growth spurt, or in this heat, thirst?

GYo do you feel a bit refreshed after your short spell out on your own? Hope you feel a bit pampered

Diege, how are you my chick? Hopefully getting some sleep despite this heat.

Morning,

LBOT, Hello!! I hope you have catched up on some sleep. Glad you had a good time!! Can't you make a little space for your favourite thing on the shelf??

Diege, any baby yet???

Tink, I hope you enjoy Britney!!

There is no sun here anymore! I am a little bit but like Sorky I think we could do with some rain.

Morning Pains gone now, and just back to the usual indigestion waking me in the night. Bracktin Hicks havce stepped up a gear though, so something kicking in I think, albeit very slowly!
SORKY, I think your prayers for rain will be answered today! So much cooler and overcast here - I love it .Dh has been given a list of jobs that WILL be completed this weekend, otherwise I'm going to go into meltdown and get into the loft myself .
Hi KAYZ!How are things?
Going to keep things low key with the dds today - we might go round some of the charity shops in the village and they can pick a toy each, and get one for dd3 (seriously of the big girls' teddy bear factory bears).
Hope everyone is well - looking forward to The Apprentice tonight - 3 hours of it what with the programme before and the one after I have got to hold on for next week's final!

Morning!

Jules- enjoy Britney. I'm not a huge fan of hers but I love live music and so am a bit

Kay - sorry, we've still got sun here ATM!

Diege - I'm looking forward to The Apprentice too. Love this one with the interviews. Think the final is on Sunday???

Awaiting our weigh in at 1.15. He's cgulping away as I type and if he's lost any more weight it can only be a problem with my milk and I'll have to prepare myself for a bit of formula. I'm hoping for a bit of a gain...

Btw,Sorky, LBOT - I saw Lottie on the assisted conception thread and she's 8 wks pg with twins

Hi SES! Apprentice final on Sunday???!!! Assumed it would be the following Wednesday!
Best of luck for your weigh-in; I'm sure your milk is absolutely fine. Have decided not to have the weigh-ins with this one, unless of course concerned about something. Think I only bothered with dd1!
Ooh TINKS had forgotten it was Britney day - enjoy yourself!

I think there's an England football match taking precedence next Wed, Diege.
How can you opt out of weigh ins? I'm sure we'd be doing a lot better without the pressure of them. Today's is only 48hrs since the last one!

hi ladies

lboftmpns - you go to sleep - sounds like you had a great time ye too gifts. put your toiltress back or could u have some of ech on there.

diege - i am loving apprentice - recording it

sorky - glad u got abit more sleep

glads - wow cant believe ruby is 15 weeks time goes so quick bracken will be 20 weeks on mon

i am so excited have just dropped dd1 @ nursery is there all day today
dh back @ 1pm i am off to mummys @ 2pm we are getting the train up @ 4pm.

diege - apprentice final is on sunday night i think 9pm

dont you know that your toxic intoxicate me know with your luving now i think im ready now

hit me baby one more time my lonliness is killing me and i i must confess i still believe still believe

you make me crazy crazy

womanizer womanize womanizer

just like a circus

and

should get cupboard for brackens room around 12 noon so have time to make it

Morning all, still glorious sunshine here and warming up nicely already but set to rain for a week from friday

Sorky, jusy make sure you get on well with your srchitect, our first one was a nightmare - he never listened to anything we said (I had to tell him about our ventilation system 5 times before he finally put it on the plans!) - and make sure they're as excited about the build as you are, that way they're more likely to do what you want and to get things going at a decent pace. Oh and that Jellycat cat looks lovely!

Diege, glad you're not hurting anymore but it definitely sounds like things are starting to happen, how exciting!

LB, we had ranitidine and Gaviscon for DD1, one didn't do much without the other but they did work well together. I wasn't given any instructions about when to give the ranitidine though, just 3 times a day I think. I hope the new meds make a difference for your DS.

Good luck with the weigh in Ses, you sound like you're doing well, I hope the scales agree!

Kooky, sorry your boss is being an arse, but hooray for only a few days left!

Feeling less sick each day now, but have started getting cravings, I had to go out specially to get a cornetto yesterday as I'd needed one for 2 days, and today I've asked Mum to get me some super noodles when she does my shopping for me!

Ses- i can't opt out of weigh in's becasue of her being small... once they discharge you its up to you when you get them weighed... but i dont know how you can opt out of weigh-ins... if i knew i'd do it!! I'm not worried, she's feeding, weeing enough, pooing is another subkect altogether... but i'm happy with her and i know that once i decided to stop worrying and give up the formula and do it my way then she started gaining much more much faster!!

What i would also say is dont let them make you think giving a bottle of formula will make any difference!! your milk will dwindle and then he'll be getting extra calories from the formula but loosing calories from your milk supply decreasing which wont make a difference!! Please dont give a bottle unless you are prepared to bottle feed 100£ as i can tell you from experience that it doesn't make a difference.

You wont have a problem with your milk- unless your on a crash diet all the calories needed will be going into your milk. Ruby was 8weeks before she started gaining weight properly!! And that was due to messing with formula etc!!

Sorry- i feel so passionate about this now as its happened to me and i dont want you going throguh the same thing- you've worked so hard to get your feeding established- it'd be such a shame to ruin all your hard work with a bottle!

dh is taking bracken to be weighed will let you know.
she had her first try of courgette yest liked it

sorry that should be 100%

Thanks - you lot help me feel more positive that I can do this!! I think if there's been a small gain today, that will be fine. He's about to drop off to sleep (good sign that he's full & satisfied!) so I'll try him in the sling and then give him a good feed in a couple of hours. Just hope he keeps his poo for after the weigh in!!

Glask - have you got any further with your BF advisor role? You're doing a great job with me!

I'm just waiting for the next course in my area then its about 6mths before i'll be trained as a peer supporter. Then after that i'm going to be training for the qualifications which means i can run BFing groups, run information sessions/classes, visit the post-natal wards etc...