Feb 06 - Dewmeadow's expecting another sucky cow!!!!!!

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Ok, so managed to combine our 2 thread title themes. Sure it will make sense to no-one but us!

CAMERON, Birthdate 6th Jan, Due 28th Jan, Weight 5lbs 13oz, Born to Teuch, Baby no 1, Lives Inner Hebridean Island, Gas & air and morphine
PEYIA, Birthdate 23rd Jan, Due 4th Feb, Weight 6lbs 12.5oz, Born to TicTac, Baby no 1, Lives Horwich, Lancs, Gas & air only
ALEXANDER, Birthdate 24th Jan, Due 4th Feb, Weight ??, Born to Yeahbut, Baby no 3, Lives Holland, Elective c-section
CAITLIN ERIN MONICA, Birthdate 25th Jan, Due 10th Feb, Weight 8lbs 10.5oz, Born to Womba1, Baby no 3 (1 stillborn), Lives Eastbourne, Elective c-section
MAISIE, Birthdate 26th Jan, Due 7th Feb, Weight 8lbs 5.5oz, Born to ellenrose, Baby no 3, Lives Bristol, Induction due to SPD
JESSICA HELEN, Birthdate 30th Jan, Due 9th Feb, Weight 5lbs 11oz, Born to JuA, Baby no 2, Lives Chorley, Lancs, Elective c-section. Twin 1.
EMILY ROSE, Birthdate 30th Jan, Due 9th Feb, Weight 6lbs, Born to JuA, Baby no 2, Lives Chorley, Lancs, Elective c-section. Twin 2.
ELIZABETH GRACE, Birthdate 3rd Feb, Due 3rd Feb, Weight 8lbs 5oz, Born to Kando, Baby no 3, Lives Holland,
PETER, Birthdate 6th Feb, Due 12th Feb, Weight 7lbs 9oz, Born to popmum, Baby no 2, Lives Herts,
LAUREN EMMA, Birthdate 6th Feb, Due 22nd Feb, Weight 6lbs 14oz, Born to Morgan, Baby no 2, Lives Dubai,
PHILIPPA ROSE, Birthdate 8th Feb, Due 2nd Feb, Weight 9lbs, Born to CantSleepWontSleep (Tabs), Baby no 1, Lives North Herts, TENS and gas & air
LEWIS JAMES, Birthdate 9th Feb, Due 31st Jan, Weight 9lbs 2oz, Born to PhoenixGirl (Cuffyj1/lewsmummy), Baby no 1, Lives Barnsley, emerg c-section
SETH PETER, Birthdate 9th Feb, Due 1st March, Weight 7lbs, Born to angedemarche (Jangus), Baby no 2, Lives NI, Elective c-secion
EVIE HARRIET, Birthdate 10th Feb, Due 29th Jan, Weight 9lbs, Born to Hotmama, Baby no 2, Lives Nottingham, emerg c-section
RHUARIDH GEORGE, Birthdate 11th Feb, Due 20th Feb, Weight ??, Born to MrsDoolittle, Baby no 2, Lives Newbury, Water birth
BEN, Birthdate 12th Feb, Due 2nd Feb, Weight 8lbs 4oz, Born to 3K, Baby no 1, Lives Gravesend, Kent, c-sec after failure to dilate sufficiently
OSCAR, Birthdate 12th Feb, Due 13th Feb, Weight 9lbs 10oz, Born to Chloe55, Baby no 1, Lives West Yorkshire, Pethidine, epi & lots of stitches!
LUTHER, Birthdate 14th Feb, Due 6th Feb, Weight 8lbs 8oz, Born to NotAnOtter (4blue1pink), Baby no 5, Lives ??,
ANYA OLIVE CATRIONA, Birthdate 20th Feb, Due 8th Feb, Weight 7lbs 9oz, Born to Popadopalis, Baby no 1, Lives Bedford,
BRAM THOMAS, Birthdate 21st Feb, Due 11th Feb, Weight 9lbs 15oz, Born to mustrunmore (Ixel), Baby no 2, Lives N London, c-sec
IMOGEN ROSAMOND, Birthdate 23rd Feb, Due 2nd March, Weight 7lbs 9oz, Born to Ags, Baby no 2, Lives Kent, Elective c-section
EMRYS JOHN, Birthdate 24th Feb, Due 24th Feb, Weight 8lbs 5oz, Born to Flamesparrow, Baby no 2, Lives Bournemouth, Home birth
ISABEL ERIKA, Birthdate 24th Feb, Due 3rd March, Weight 7lbs 5.5oz, Born to Amiable, Baby no 1, Lives North London, Gas & air and epidural. DH German
LEON JASON, Birthdate 26th Feb, Due 18th Feb, Weight 7lbs 13oz, Born to Jelley (Jasnem), Baby no 3, Lives Waltham Abbey, Rapid labour, ventouse and episiotomy
SALLY ANIELA, Birthdate 28th Feb, Due 28th Feb, Weight 8lbs 13oz, Born to Thell, Baby no 1, Lives London, Water birth at home
RORY JOHN, Birthdate 25th Feb, Due 23rd Feb, Weight 10lb 2oz, Born to dewmeadow, Baby no 2, Lives County Tyrone, Ireland, emerg c-section
NEVE, Birthdate 4th March, Due 27th Feb, Weight 8lbs 11oz, Born to Frizbe, Baby no 2, Lives Ripley, Derbyshire, Water birth
ALFRED WILLIAM, Birthdate 4th March, Due 27th Feb, Weight 9lbs 15oz, Born to damewashalot (Helen38), Baby no 3, Lives Warwickshire,

Hello Tictac and Frizbe - how are you?

DD2 is standing up and all over the place - has eventually got two teeth - and I'm still bf - even with the occasional nip! [ouch icon]

Still on maternity leave going back in Jan - though can't bring myself to type the e-mail. At least I've got loads of annual leave to use up so will be taking 2 days a week until Easter - then suppose to be working full-time but think I may be applying to drop a day/couple of days.

Will try to post more regularly.

Hotmama - Hurrah for teeth! And standing up too. I go back to work on the 4th Dec and am taking Fridays off until end Jan plus having Thursday as a non working day (via a reduction in my hours) so hoping I can ease myself into it.

congrats dm....... who's next then?

I've now got a cracked tooth and a filling fallen out and I need to sort care for the munchkins while I go and get them sorted (HATE the dentist too...).

I think I'm going to have to go and see my GP - I am sooo low now and I don't see any way to get out of it without help. Its not fair - why do other people's brains work properly??? Why do I have to have one of the ones that needs pills to get it to work right???

[worried for you]
People cope in so many different ways flame....don't be giving yourself a hard time over it. Do you still have money issues too? That never helps does it?!?!
{big hug]

I'll be ok - yes, still got money issues

flame - when psycho was struggling, you knew the right thing was to get her help. If you are struggling now, then ask for help. There is nothing wrong in that.

Also. Hospitals are truly terrible at providing for the nutritional needs of the eldely and frail. If at all possible, get all his visiting timed for meals, so you know someone s there to help your grandad. Failing that, I would take snacks you know he likes (flask of soupetc)in the evenings.

( let me know when you have banked that cheque. I didn't write my number on it and am now paranoid that it will bounce on you.)

Happy baby went from 8pm til 4am without feeding (but did wake at 11, just as I closed my eyes, so I had to get up for an extra 40 mins)

Hello hotmama

Jel - great about happy baby! Im soo jealous. Whats your secret or was it the baby's decision?

Flame - definitely do not beat yourself up about asking for help. YOu are under TREMENDOUS pressure from so many sides and sometimes something has to give. It is not a sign of failure or weakness that you are going to the doctors - its a sign of your strength and desire to overcome it.

O yes, Katherine is 3 in 2 weeks and Rory is 8 months, so the age gaps wil be (fingers crossed) ....um..........um.......
3.8ish and 1.5 ish. (I think)

Oooohh oooooohh CONGRATULATIONS

So pleased for you Dewmeadow.

Hi Hotmama and NAO

Flame - go easy on yourself, take whatever help you can get. You are clearly going through a really tough time but still manage to make time for all of your family and friends both in RL and virtually. We are all here to help but the docs might help relieve the pressure. Take care of yourself

Forgot what else I was going to say - what an exciting couple of days

dew - sorry. It was mostly Boy's decision, all I have done is not feed him if he wakes before midnight.

i do look in on the thread most days but feel a bit boring and as if i have nothing to offer

Flame - you are NOT the only one
jelly
Hotmama - are you getting broody

HELLO to everyone - might do a link to my little one....

I'm back from csws's house ds1 was fairly well behaved but has unfortuately found a second wind after a 5 min nap in the car, so I think we'll be up all night

MRM its a mare when that happens, can you drug him to sleep evil mummy!

Flame {{{Hugs}}} everyone else has covered it all so eloquently, so I'll just send hugs and you know where we are hon!

Hi NAO!

Hotmama et all did I mention dd2 decided she could walk with the aid of a push along walker yesterday she's 8 mths FGS, and still has no teeth!
We found a fab sing a long group to go to today, its on for 1hr every Tue afternoon and costs £1, hurrah!

Argh MRM - you don't have fun nights with your little men do you? How are the ghosters lately?

NAO - it doesn't matter what you say, we just wanna see your little face (or letters ). I wanna see baby otter!!!

Yay for your night Jelley (still feels wrong )

I am currently sitting in blissful silence! DS went to bed at 7.15 with DD for the first time since Friday (he's been screaming til 9ish every other night). He did some very vile poos last night (someone has been feeding him dead pigeons by the smell...), and he seems a lot happier today.

I am a lot brighter for having talked about it all more. Worrying about the work on my teeth, but it'll all be over fairly fast - and if she takes one (or both ) out, then it will mean no more problems with them in the future! I have finally told Psycho how low I've been, which has helped in itself. The xmas thread is making me feel brighter too - just seeing how much love there is just on MN is so warm n fuzzifying .

Grandad - They are trying to encourage him to eat as much as possible - its hard getting my gran to the hospital to visit, let alone get there at eating times etc too. My mum is going each weekend for the forseeable future (DD is going to miss her so much, we spend a lot of time with her at weekends). Saw a photo of him taken yesterday and he looks a lot better than I expected... it is hard to tell though because he has very dark skin all year round, so always looks like he has a healthy tan!!!

Probably forgotten lots...

Still pondering the absence of the Dragon... I can't picture her namechanging - a holiday?

Flame, I've been thinking about you alot Mainly in the middle of the night when I'm wide awake, it has to be said!
Ghosters seem to be taking a back burner, although he does mention the 'people in his room'.

Oh DS sussed that too Frizbe One of those peekablock hippos (my sis has got him one for xmas now )

ooo, I keep looking at the peekablocks, even though we really dont need any more toys!

Flame, this is a vtech walker thing, a friends ds donated it, as dd1 still won't let go of her blocks walker it's HERS! not dd2's......
Sorry to hear about the Dentist BTW, dh hates them too, so your already being lots braver than him, his teeth are a right mess.......and he still won't go.....
Oh yes you did hear me right, he is a Pirate at weekends.......ahem...........

Evening all.

Oh mrm I hope not! Maybe it was the chocolate 'nuffin' that did it!! Can you tell him that 'kipper' has found his cement truck and will look after it for him til the weekend.

Got DD off to sleep and am planning an early night myself - am shattered! Just have to make some phone calls first (and do a little MNing of course ).

Few pics from this afternoon below - do take a look at the first one all those who were part of the tattoo conversations recently.

mrm's tattoo
Bram assaulting Pippa
lex, bram & pippa
smiley Bram

Pleased to hear that you are asking for support flame - it's been coming a long time. If any of us can do anything then do let us know.

Oh DS sussed that too Frizbe One of those peekablock hippos (my sis has got him one for xmas now )

ds2 is getting that walker for xmas! We were deciding between xmas or birthday (with the other thing being an activity table), but he had a go with csws's and did quite well! Er, with her dd's rather!

I was looking at that in Woolies this morning I may suggest it to MIL when she asks...
I walked to town to Christmas shop and bought 3 paint your own cup and bowl sets for dds and friends ds (3 for 2), and nothing else. I'm taking the head in sand approach to Christmas at the moment.

Flame - you can call me jas. I still do a double take when people talk to Jelley. (I guess I'll always be jas in the way that csws is still tabs to me.)

ds1 has painted 8 eggcups to give to people Think he's a bit sick of doing it!

I've just found that xmas gift thread; what a great idea.

You're Jas to me too

Hi Dewmeadow

Congratulations!!! The small age gap will be nice.
My sister was 3 months old when dm conceived my brother! But the two of them are like twins