November 05 Babies, they're on a roll......

[Busyalexsmummy]

Here, thats better!

Please join us Garfieldsgirl, we are the friendliest thread on MN and don't eat newcomers!
My Ds was born on 7th Nov and has just been sick down my shoulder so maybe talk later

Wow BOB, it takes me back...what an inspiring story . Bet it's nice to get it down on paper too .
Hope you can make the meet LILJ; your SIL won't know what's hit her! .
Well, Libby seems better after her second dose of calpol, though still grizzly; will be glad when she's in bed tonight , I'm exhausted!
Great DND today!!!Why did he deal so early???!!!Easy to say from this side of the screen I suppose .
Diege

Hi GG!! welcome aboard! My dd was born 7/11 and is in post-vaccintaion hell at the moment (me too!)

Hi girls

Welcome aboard Garfieldgirls, be prepared we can chat the hind legs off a donkey!!!

Bob lovely birth story, made me go teary eyed too.

All this talk about birth stories made me save all the threads into a word document - do you lot realise that the 10 or so threads we wrote until we finally all popped takes up 1,611 A4 pages - thought I'd keep it for when I get old and forgetful but had better start re reading it now or I'll never finish it!!!

Karma of course you can bring your ds with you, Ben will love having another bigger boy to hero worship, he adores his cousin & his best friends brother who are both 10. Hope he doesn't mind roughing it a bit though on an airbed or a mattress on the floor I'll e-mail you some directions too at some time this week.

LilJ bring your sil along, I'll be bringing Ben who is 4 and I would think / hope that Tex is bringing her ds too - they can entertain each other then.

Diege sorry to hear Libby is suffering, have you got some infant nurofen for the temperature instead - personally think it works better than calpol. Hope you get a quiet night.

Chacha - you wicked mummy's friend, fancy telling the kid you'd eat it's chocolate

How are the deliberations on the job front going? Everyone has given you very sound advice so far - from my perspective I've stayed home because HR just didn't seem that important to me after Ben was born - Couldn't be arsed with people thinking the world was going to end if I missed 50p out of their pay packets for a week or if the filing wasn't done on time. Will have to go back to work at some time I know, but just not now.

Agree with everyone else though about basing the decision on whether you think it will ever come up again. Don't ever give your self cause to look back with regret. Which means not missing the London meet up too .

Got to go Thomas has got a right whinge on today and I'm in a black cloud mood at present, which is why I've been a bit quiet this week, have been reading though just to keep up!!!

Hope everyone else is well Beks

Hi all,

BEks, sorry to hear you're feeling , will cat you my number and you can call me any time and come to mine for tea and ear bend. There is a little playground round the corner for Ben to let loose in. Is it anything in particular or just general 'stuff'?
LilJ, decisions like this are so hard aren't they, hope you manage to hang in there with Nate until end of Summer as you hope.

Welcome GG!

ChaCha, lol at your post!
Diege, glad Libby seems to be easing up, wishing you a peaceful evening.......[fingers crossed]

Thanks Londoner, nothing serious just one of those weeks. Would love to meet up though when feeling a bit more human

Good, okay,

Bob - your birth story makes me mad at NHS - putting monitors on you while you're having contractions then telling you to go home and then no-one being there at the vital time - bet that makes you want a home birth next time doesn't it?! Is that why you asked about homebirths? I'll have to remember the film thing and stop up on some if there's a next time (am beginning to wonder with no sign of AF yet )

Welcome Garfieldsgirl!

Hi Beks hope you feel better soon I'm going to meet up with Londoner now so I can save a few pennies (I hate taxis ) but thanks for the offer - will still meet you that day anyway in the end!

Does anyone know exactly what time we are meeting so I can book my train ticket?

Hi all,

Welcome Garfieldsgirl. I only joined this lot last September & I they all made me feel very welcome too.

Beksmum my DS will be pleased. We haven't been to London since 2004 so we're both looking forward to it. Sorry to hear you're having a bad time. I've been extremely irritable today which I now know is PMT! Well, better that than pregnant!!! I've got the postnatal girls round tomorrow so I might ring you on Thursday for a natter, is that ok?

BoB, your birth story brought a tear to my eyes too. It all seems like such a long time ago doesn't it? I have to say, how did the MW know you weren't in labour if she didn't do a VE? Even if the contractions looked weak on the monitor, they can be a bit unreliable. Still, glad you dilivered swiftly. I might have a look at my birth story when I've finished typing this. Also, I've got a tattoo. I got it back in 1998 when my marriage ended. I'd toyed with the idea & when I didn't have an OH to consider I just thought, "What the hell?" I copied it from one I saw on a patient & it's a flower on my foot. The only time it bothers me is when I go for a job interview & I have to wear court shoes as it's visible then. I usually wear a plaster over it then. What will your tatt be? And where?

Diege hope Libby is feeling beter soon. Interesting about the meningococcal meningitis jab being available soon, must ask my HV about it.
Londoner my AF is totally different from last time. Then I didn't have a single one until 28 days after my last ever feed, even though I'd only been giving him 5 mins in the morning & 10 at bedtime. I think the diference is I'm a lot healthier this time. I read on here that your weight can influence it. I was too skinny last time, although being a size 8 was rather nice but the IBS was something I could live without. I'm glad that I read on here that AF can return even whilst fully BFing. I'd assumed it would be that same as before. Good job I didn't use it as contraception, eh?

Has anyone elses LO been unsettled since the clocks went back? We shall have to get some blackout blinds as she seems to think its not bedtime. I always give her her bedtime booby in a darkened room so she seems a bit confused.

Oops, sorry about the typos. I blame the wine.

Thanks everyone for the welcome. I'm glad there's no eating of people going on here!

You certainly all do seem to be able to chat a lot, I hope i'll be able to keep up! Have you all been together since before the LO's arrived?

Shall I just give you a quick rundown of me - ds2 - Sean Thomas was born at 3.30 am (the inconsiderate little pig!) on 8th Nov weighing in at 8lb, he's little brother to Owen who's 4 1/2. I'm currently being driven slowly, no sorry, very quickly, mad by my 3 boys because I've got my boyfriend at home too recovering from an accident, so no peace for me and I've found that MN seems to be a few minutes in the day where I can switch off from them while they're all asleep and I'm feeling incredibly jealous cos I can't remember what sleep is. Does anybody here actually know?

Diege - when I scrolled down the words North and Wales jumped out at me because My boyfriends from Buckley and his family are still up there, but he managed to escape a while back! So i know that part of the world quite well.

Hey GG (do you mind if we shorten you, we do it to everyone?)

Where abouts are you based? I'm ever hopeful for some more west Londoners..

Some of us have been together since the early days (I joined at 20wks), but we seem to have lost a few and gained a few since then:

Rodeo's Jessie Mathilda Mary 10/10/05 6lb12oz Derbyshire
Nova's Natalie Samantha15/10/05 6lb13oz Notting Hill, London
Bob2110's Georgina Mae 21/10/05 9lb10oz Reigate, Surrey
Bek's Thomas Samuel 26/10/05 7lb13oz Bromley, Kent
Londoner's Elizabeth 29/10/05 7lb4oz Greenwich, London
Laylamum's Seth Daniel 30/10/05 8lb7oz Derbyshire
Tex's Rosie Rae 1/11/05 8lb4oz Blackheath, London
Alfiesmum's Oscar 2/11/05 8lb14oz Essex
Hamster's Euan 2/11/05 8lb8oz Gloucestershire
Beartime's Caleb Easy 4/11/05 8lb7oz Ashford, Kent
Diege's Liberty Thea 7/11/05 7lb11oz Warrington
Tessasmum's Ash 7/11/05 8lb4oz Bedfordshire
Jenjam's Finn Edward 7/11/05 8lb5oz Islington
Enthusia's Sam 9/11/05 8lb2oz Reigate, Surrey
Twinkle's Joshua William 11/11/05 6lb7oz Hadfield, N.Derbys
Goldenoldie's Ezra & Nathaniel 11/11/05 6lb6oz & 6lb8oz N1, London
SharonTW's Sam 22/11/05 8lb14oz
Karma's Ella Grace 23/11/05 7lb9oz North Yorkshire
Browniechick's Thomas Henry 25/11/05 7lb 11½oz Stratford-upon-Avon
Candiemom's Georgia 25/11/05 7lb 12 oz London
Edodgy's Jack William 25/11/05 8lb10oz Liverpool
Busy's Alfie 27/11/05 7lb15oz Glastonbury, Somerset
BabyonBoard's Oskar Samuel 28/11/05 6lb 3oz Blackheath, London
YorkshirePudding's Holly Charlotte 29/11/05 8lb8oz Sheffield
Chacha's Zayn 03/12/05 7lb 9oz Oxfordshire
LilJ's Nathaniel 08/12/05 9lb 2oz North London

We've had a few new joiners recently, but I think we may have scared them off with our chattiness as they haven't posted for a little while

Karma, we have the same prob with lack of darkened room. Caleb has taken abt 20 mins to go to sleep since the clocks went back whereas b4 it was quicker - but at least he's going to sleep!

Garfieldsgirl - we have friends in Buckley!

BoB, noticed you'd posted on a "French" post yesterday Have you seen \link{http://babelfish.altavista.com/tr\this} website?

Ceci le rend très facile à traduire!!

Ooh, get me!

hi everyone, have been incommunicado for a few days - my mobile was stolen in starbucks (with all my numbers!!!!) last monday; and my bills are paid by work at the moment (i dread to think what i owe them....); then broadband failed on us - we're only just back on line since yesterday!!!

has been a right pain sending emails to the vodafone in a cybercafe (does anyone say cybercafe anymore - is it like saying perambulator??)

GOLDEN - got your meessage this morning when i put my new sim into my new phone! but i don't have your telephone number anymore as it was stored on the stolen phone - could you mail it to me or call me again please...then i could call you back.

right that's me done for now. watching the end of arsenal playing at the old grounds (wipe a tear,even though i#m not really a fan i don't like too much change..)

hope you are all feelin' good - and your bundles of fun are chuckling away, as mine. we've got a cute holding toe thing going on too....and yesterday saw a very awkward back to front rollover during a nappy change. i cheered then i felt a little bit sad - he'll always be my baby. i think i'm turning into my MIL...

will catch up with all the posts over next few days - as right now i've got a thing in the oven. no, not that kind of thing or that kind of oven!!

big x

I'm not easily scared, although it may take me a while to get into the swing of things, but you all seem like a friendly bunch, I've added Sean's details onto the list, so does this mean I'm now a fully fledged member?

Rodeo's Jessie Mathilda Mary 10/10/05 6lb12oz Derbyshire
Nova's Natalie Samantha15/10/05 6lb13oz Notting Hill, London
Bob2110's Georgina Mae 21/10/05 9lb10oz Reigate, Surrey
Bek's Thomas Samuel 26/10/05 7lb13oz Bromley, Kent
Londoner's Elizabeth 29/10/05 7lb4oz Greenwich, London
Laylamum's Seth Daniel 30/10/05 8lb7oz Derbyshire
Tex's Rosie Rae 1/11/05 8lb4oz Blackheath, London
Alfiesmum's Oscar 2/11/05 8lb14oz Essex
Hamster's Euan 2/11/05 8lb8oz Gloucestershire
Beartime's Caleb Easy 4/11/05 8lb7oz Ashford, Kent
Diege's Liberty Thea 7/11/05 7lb11oz Warrington
Tessasmum's Ash 7/11/05 8lb4oz Bedfordshire
Jenjam's Finn Edward 7/11/05 8lb5oz Islington
Enthusia's Sam 9/11/05 8lb2oz Reigate, Surrey
Twinkle's Joshua William 11/11/05 6lb7oz Hadfield, N.Derbys
Goldenoldie's Ezra & Nathaniel 11/11/05 6lb6oz & 6lb8oz N1, London
SharonTW's Sam 22/11/05 8lb14oz
Karma's Ella Grace 23/11/05 7lb9oz North Yorkshire
Browniechick's Thomas Henry 25/11/05 7lb 11½oz Stratford-upon-Avon
Candiemom's Georgia 25/11/05 7lb 12 oz London
Edodgy's Jack William 25/11/05 8lb10oz Liverpool
Busy's Alfie 27/11/05 7lb15oz Glastonbury, Somerset
BabyonBoard's Oskar Samuel 28/11/05 6lb 3oz Blackheath, London
YorkshirePudding's Holly Charlotte 29/11/05 8lb8oz Sheffield
Chacha's Zayn 03/12/05 7lb 9oz Oxfordshire
LilJ's Nathaniel 08/12/05 9lb 2oz North London
GG's Sean Thomas 08/11/05 8lb 0oz Portsmouth

Beartime - I can't believe how many people know Buckley, I can always find someone who used to live there or go to the Tiv. And my FIL used to live in Ashford when he was driving the trains.

Fortunately for the rest of you I doubt I can find any links to where you all live.

PS please tell me if i'm being too forward too soon.

hi GG
welcome and nice to meet you - sean is one day older than my baby boy - what time was he born?
no you are not being too forward. no such thing on this thread!
talk more soon, must get burning thing out of oven

Ehhh??? . KARMA, did you only join 'the family' in September? Noooo, it feels like you've been here from the start! .
Libby is fast asleep now, so hopefully no night screams this time (I've just jinxed it haven't I!).
GG, yes Buckley not too far from my neck of the woods (Llanddulas), though I live in Warrington now .Where are you at the mo?
BEAR, yes I suppose we should 'firm up' arrangements pretty soon on yahoo, as it'll come round sooner than we think...oooh, exciting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm flexible as I'll be staying over night before so may be lurking round venue dead early, as don't fancy staying in hotel room with cleaners knocking etc.. Bet I'm the first to arrive!
On blinds, we have actually got round to buying them for our room (where Libby is) so now just have to find time in the day to put them up!
Diege

'Ehhh?' refered to KARMA's french BTW, just in case you thought I meant your cooking JENJAM! [GRIN]

Hi!!!

Can't seem to keep up with the posts on here at all at the moment. If you miss one night thats it!!

Welcome GG, Hope you like it on here, we're all lovely of course and you'll soon feel like you've been here forever!!

My Quinny Buzz arrived end of last week!!! oooh its fab , v posh had loads of comments about it at nursey even walked a grumpy DD to school in the drizzle today just to show off!!( unheard of for me usually!)

Sorry to hear your not feeling too good Beks hope things get better for you soon

Diege poor little Libby!!. I seemed to be dead lucky with Seth, no after effects at all but DD was really bad after all of hers. Maybe its a girl thing who knows!!

Beartime just reading the stats list and noticed Caleb's middle name . What made you choose it? ( Just being very nosey now )

Anyway DH out tonight so going to watch some TV and straighten my hair!! God what an exiting life I leadxxx

PS; Have put a new piccy on Yahoo site this is a major acheivement for me and took me best part of an hour to do!! xxxx

LOL L&Smum at hair straightening night-in - and I thought it was just me !! I must remember mine for meet-up; I am so obsessed with my GHDs that when I was in States for work (and they weren't compatible with voltage thingy) I really did cry. sad sad sad!!!

JenJam - sorry to hear about your phone. I will ring you.

Welcome GG

LilJ - you are quiet. Any news?

DTs seem to be sleeping even longer. Still going down at 6, but now seem to be waking closer to 7 than 6. Bet it will all change the week I go back to work.

Off to yet another group this morning. The DTs and I are out and about most days.

Very late jabs for them this pm too. Naught mummy doses them up with Calpol before the vaccinations!