APRIL 2008 - We venture over to the 'other side'

[VictorianSqualor]

Our babies.

07 March: Ashton, a fourth child for gemprincess, 5lb 13oz @ 34+6
09 March: Ted, a second DS for Daftmoo, 7lb 14oz @ 36+0
21 March: George William, a first baby for KnitterintheNW, 7lb 2.5oz @ 37+3
25 March: Olivia, a second baby for TheMaskedPoster, 7lb 2oz @ 38+4
28 March: Pablo, a third baby and first DS for vacaloca, 7lb 14oz @ 39+4
28 March: Matteo Alexander, a first baby for Gangle @ 38+0 (?)
30 March: A baby girl, a second child for PortAndLemon, 8lb 15oz @ 39+5
02 April: Jak, a baby boy for rainbowdays, 9lb @ 39+1
02 April: A baby boy, a second child for bunyanvillas, 6lb 14oz @ 37+5
02April: Struan, a baby boy for Donnabels, 6lbs 15oz
02 April: A baby boy for mummyofaprincess @39 weeks
03 April: A baby girl for PippiCalzelunghe @38+2weeks
03 April: Aeryn Daisy, a baby girl for Denny185, 9lb 8oz @ 39+3
03 April: Benjamin, a baby boy for Micegg, 8lb 3oz @ 39+4
03 April: Roelof Grové, a first DS for Sal22, 7lb 5oz @ 38+5
03 April: A baby boy for siikibam, 6lb 8.5oz @39+1wks
04 April: Matilda, a baby girl for AprilsFoolsBaby 7lb @
06 April: Henry Peter, a baby boy for Sheds, 7lb 130z @ 40+4
07 April: Sebastian George, a fourth DS for Peachy, 8lb 4oz @ 41+1
07 April: Jack, a first baby for ThePFJ, 7lb 5.5oz @ 41+1
07 April: Lexie Bea, a fourth baby for babywhiting, 8lb 1oz @ 39+4
08 April: Alasdair, a second DS for bunnyrabbit, 8lb 5.5oz @ 40+3
08 April: James Samuel, a third baby for honeybee10, 6lb 7oz @ 37+2
09 April: Zara Mia Martin, a first baby for V1KK1M, 7lb 10oz @ 41+0
11 April: Kyran for rdk, 7lb 13oz @ 38+3weeks
11 April: Sebastian James, a second baby for Fleecy, 10lb 2oz @ 40+4
11 April: A baby girl, a first baby for CeylonSapphire, 7lb 12oz @ 41+1
12 April: Maya Alice, a first baby for egyptianprincess, 8lb 15.5oz @ 40+3
12 April: Sophia Viviana, a second DD for AussieDivaonaBreak, 6lb 12oz @ 39+3
15 April: Alexander Oliver, a third baby for VictorianSqualor, 10lb 3oz @ 41+0
16 April: Ailish, a first baby for Mollyfloss, 6lb 11oz @ 40+3
16 April: A baby girl, a second baby for elfsmummy, 7lb 13oz @ 41+1
16 April: Zoe, a baby girl, a first baby for ToastAddict, 6lb 10oz @ 39+3
17 April: A baby boy for paranoidmumy, 8lb 9oz @ 41+4
17 April: A baby boy, a second son for lorisparkle, 7lb 12.5oz @ 41+6
18 April: Millie, a baby girl for scorpio1 8lb 9oz @ 41+?
18 April: Cameron, a second baby for munchkinmum @ 39+5
19 April: Oliver Michael, first baby for bashboid, 7 lb 4 oz at 41 +3
20 April: Samuel, a first baby for Velbels. 8lb15oz at 41+1weeks.
20 April: Angharad Mai, 8lb 4oz, 40+6, first for 7monthsplus
20 April: Emilia, 7lb15oz, a first baby for SuzeM, 40+6
21 April: Eve, a second baby for Scampmum, 8lb 4oz @ 39+3
22 April: Sam, a second son for Soph73 @ 40+0
22 April: Molly, a first baby for EllieG, 8lb 8oz? @ 40+5
22 April: Daisy, second baby for AttilaTheHan @ 40 +3
22 April: Zoe Olivia, second daughter for Piccallilli2 7lb 1oz @42+1
23 April: Jessica Elizabeth, first baby for BabyBratt @ 40+1 7lb 12oz.
24 April: A baby girl, a second daughter for christmaspixie, 9lb 2oz @ 40+6/41+5
24 April: Miya Jade, baby girl for ShelleySare at 39+4
25 April: Amelie, a first baby for Dondons, 9lb, 41+3 (i think!)
25 April: Aisha, a second baby for Jaq39 7lb 14oz @ 41+4
26 April: Hope Olivia, a second dd for northeastmummy, 7lb 11oz at 41 .
26 April: Gabriel, a third child for Bainmarie @ 41+5
26 April: Eli Michael, a baby boy for LittleMissTurquoise, 7lb 15.5oz @ 40+5
27 April: a baby girl for Ayomi, 6lb 1oz @ 41+0
28 April: Jacob Andrew, a 2nd DS for Kaybeeand2boys, 8lb 4oz @ 41+5
29 April: Thomas Henry, a 2nd DS for TLSM, 7lb 8oz 40+3
30 April: Harry Samuel, a fourth ds for Chipmonkey, 9lb 5oz @ 39+2
01 May: Sophie May, a baby grl for Annieroo, 6lb 5oz @ 41+4
01 May: Euan George, a baby boy for Jenniejennie, 8lb @ 40+4
02 May: Robyn Olivia, a baby girl for soph28, 8lb 1oz @ 42+1
05 May: Nora Martina, a first baby for Eva07, 7lb 8oz @ 41+2
05 May: A baby boy for Beeper, 8lb 10oz @ 41+0
05 May: Gabriella Summer, a first baby for Mum2babyroo, 8lb 4oz @ 40+6
06 May: Wilf, 8lb 60z for bigbadmom @ 41+6
07 May: James Andrew, a second ds for Moominsmummy, 8lb 13oz @ 41+5
08 May: Ellie Isabella, a first baby for Carey87, 7 lb 8oz @ 42+1
08 May: Robin David, a 2nd baby for Woollymummy, 8lb 11 oz @ 41+3
09 May: 4 kittens for scorpio's cat!
10 May: Astrid Mary, a second dd for sagitta, 8lb 8oz @ 42+0

Hurray! Thanks VS

You've left 2nd April 8 stick insects for Pachy's ds2

Or maybe not!

32 girls and 37 boys, not a bad show eh?

Thanks VS fairly even no's in the end.

VS just found you again so sorry i never updated you lot

Just got your message and looked for you all again

Forgot to add that DS was 6lb 7oz born

When he was in hospital for 3 weeks he did drop down to 6lb 4oz but now hes a wopping 7lb 10oz his weight is monitered and the dietitians are really happy with his weight gain

forgot to add congrats to everyone

Yay - we are all finally on here!

Just had the MW over for the heel test and weight measurement and my Angel has put on 70g! How good is that! [proud Mummy emoticon]

She didn't even whimper when she had the heel test - I however cried my eyes out!!

And big congrats to all those who had their babies after me!

Yay - it's great to be here!

Congrats to the new Mum's!

Chipmonkey & Mum2B: Harry & Gabriella are gorgeous!

The weather is great but I have nothing to wear! All my maternity stuff is too big or too wintry and my regular clothes don't fit yet. It's very annoying as I've looked in the shops for a couple of basics for now but it's impossible to find something that fits my current bizarre shape and that works for breastfeeding. Grr...

I'm with you on that one Molly. None of my normal clothes fit and all my maternity trousers are now way too baggy - most annoying!
Little Oli is now 3 weeks 1 day old and getting on just fine. He's regained his birth weight and put on a few extra ounces so we have been discharged from the midwife and left to our own devices. DP went back to work last week which I was dreading as he is much better at placating Oli than me (he seems to just see me as a milking machine!) but it was in fact fine and I have got over my distress at his crying and now accepted that it is not because he hates me but because sometimes that is just what babies do. Fortunately, he is generally very good at sleeping during the night, waking around 2-2.30 and then 5.30, then sometimes going back to sleep until 9 so not suffering from lack of sleep too much.
Hope everyone else is doing well and welcome to all the new LOs that have arrived since I last had chance to come on.

is it only me that feels sad we are postnatal? God i am so broody. we are already talking about it again!!

Millie is doing fine, nothing really to report here. went out last night to friends wedding reception, and had a white wine spritzer, was really nice. i did however resist the tempatation to smoke.

Our thrush has very nearly cleared up, thank god!

Our babies.

07 March: Ashton, a fourth child for gemprincess, 5lb 13oz @ 34+6
09 March: Ted, a second DS for Daftmoo, 7lb 14oz @ 36+0
21 March: George William, a first baby for KnitterintheNW, 7lb 2.5oz @ 37+3
25 March: Olivia, a second baby for TheMaskedPoster, 7lb 2oz @ 38+4
28 March: Pablo, a third baby and first DS for vacaloca, 7lb 14oz @ 39+4
28 March: Matteo Alexander, a first baby for Gangle @ 38+0 (?)
30 March: A baby girl, a second child for PortAndLemon, 8lb 15oz @ 39+5
02 April: Jak, a baby boy for rainbowdays, 9lb @ 39+1
02 April: A baby boy, a second child for bunyanvillas, 6lb 14oz @ 37+5
02April: Struan, a baby boy for Donnabels, 6lbs 15oz
02 April: A baby boy for mummyofaprincess @39 weeks
03 April: A baby girl for PippiCalzelunghe @38+2weeks
03 April: Aeryn Daisy, a baby girl for Denny185, 9lb 8oz @ 39+3
03 April: Benjamin, a baby boy for Micegg, 8lb 3oz @ 39+4
03 April: Roelof Grové, a first DS for Sal22, 7lb 5oz @ 38+5
03 April: A baby boy for siikibam, 6lb 8.5oz @39+1wks
04 April: Matilda, a baby girl for AprilsFoolsBaby 7lb @
06 April: Henry Peter, a baby boy for Sheds, 7lb 130z @ 40+4
07 April: Sebastian George, a fourth DS for Peachy, 8lb 4oz @ 41+1
07 April: Jack, a first baby for ThePFJ, 7lb 5.5oz @ 41+1
07 April: Lexie Bea, a fourth baby for babywhiting, 8lb 1oz @ 39+4
08 April: Alasdair, a second DS for bunnyrabbit, 8lb 5.5oz @ 40+3
08 April: James Samuel, a third baby for honeybee10, 6lb 7oz @ 37+2
09 April: Zara Mia Martin, a first baby for V1KK1M, 7lb 10oz @ 41+0
11 April: Kyran for rdk, 7lb 13oz @ 38+3weeks
11 April: Sebastian James, a second baby for Fleecy, 10lb 2oz @ 40+4
11 April: A baby girl, a first baby for CeylonSapphire, 7lb 12oz @ 41+1
12 April: Maya Alice, a first baby for egyptianprincess, 8lb 15.5oz @ 40+3
12 April: Sophia Viviana, a second DD for AussieDivaonaBreak, 6lb 12oz @ 39+3
15 April: Alexander Oliver, a third baby for VictorianSqualor, 10lb 3oz @ 41+0
16 April: Ailish, a first baby for Mollyfloss, 6lb 11oz @ 40+3
16 April: A baby girl, a second baby for elfsmummy, 7lb 13oz @ 41+1
16 April: Zoe, a baby girl, a first baby for ToastAddict, 6lb 10oz @ 39+3
17 April: A baby boy for paranoidmumy, 8lb 9oz @ 41+4
17 April: A baby boy, a second son for lorisparkle, 7lb 12.5oz @ 41+6
18 April: Millie Grace Jessamy, a baby girl for scorpio1 8lb 9oz @ 41+?
18 April: Cameron, a second baby for munchkinmum @ 39+5
19 April: Oliver Michael, first baby for bashboid, 7 lb 4 oz at 41 +3
20 April: Samuel, a first baby for Velbels. 8lb15oz at 41+1weeks.
20 April: Angharad Mai, 8lb 4oz, 40+6, first for 7monthsplus
20 April: Emilia, 7lb15oz, a first baby for SuzeM, 40+6
21 April: Eve, a second baby for Scampmum, 8lb 4oz @ 39+3
22 April: Sam, a second son for Soph73 @ 40+0
22 April: Molly, a first baby for EllieG, 8lb 8oz? @ 40+5
22 April: Daisy, second baby for AttilaTheHan @ 40 +3
22 April: Zoe Olivia, second daughter for Piccallilli2 7lb 1oz @42+1
23 April: Jessica Elizabeth, first baby for BabyBratt @ 40+1 7lb 12oz.
24 April: A baby girl, a second daughter for christmaspixie, 9lb 2oz @ 40+6/41+5
24 April: Miya Jade, baby girl for ShelleySare at 39+4
25 April: Amelie, a first baby for Dondons, 9lb, 41+3 (i think!)
25 April: Aisha, a second baby for Jaq39 7lb 14oz @ 41+4
26 April: Hope Olivia, a second dd for northeastmummy, 7lb 11oz at 41 .
26 April: Gabriel, a third child for Bainmarie @ 41+5
26 April: Eli Michael, a baby boy for LittleMissTurquoise, 7lb 15.5oz @ 40+5
27 April: a baby girl for Ayomi, 6lb 1oz @ 41+0
28 April: Jacob Andrew, a 2nd DS for Kaybeeand2boys, 8lb 4oz @ 41+5
29 April: Thomas Henry, a 2nd DS for TLSM, 7lb 8oz 40+3
30 April: Harry Samuel, a fourth ds for Chipmonkey, 9lb 5oz @ 39+2
01 May: Sophie May, a baby grl for Annieroo, 6lb 5oz @ 41+4
01 May: Euan George, a baby boy for Jenniejennie, 8lb @ 40+4
02 May: Robyn Olivia, a baby girl for soph28, 8lb 1oz @ 42+1
05 May: Nora Martina, a first baby for Eva07, 7lb 8oz @ 41+2
05 May: A baby boy for Beeper, 8lb 10oz @ 41+0
05 May: Gabriella Summer, a first baby for Mum2babyroo, 8lb 4oz @ 40+6
06 May: Wilf, 8lb 60z for bigbadmom @ 41+6
07 May: James Andrew, a second ds for Moominsmummy, 8lb 13oz @ 41+5
08 May: Ellie Isabella, a first baby for Carey87, 7 lb 8oz @ 42+1
08 May: Robin David, a 2nd baby for Woollymummy, 8lb 11 oz @ 41+3
09 May: 4 kittens for scorpio's cat!
10 May: Astrid Mary, a second dd for sagitta, 8lb 8oz @ 42+0

just added her full name

Sorry to barge in, I'm not due till August but the sunny weather is making me really impatient to meet my baby - I saw this in the active conversations list and was seized with a sudden desire to see what life was like on the postnatal side and spy on all your boys' names

Congratulations everyone!

Congratulations to anyone I've missed (and Peachy's DS2's stick insects).

Bah at Esme names thread . I have been making a note of usernames of those with no taste and come the revolution, etc., etc. [...]

Hi all, we've had a lovely weekend, dontcha love this weather?
Went to the beach yesterday and had a ncie day there then stopped off at a pub for some dinner on the way home and today DP's grandads bday so we went over to their house and DP's aunt and her 2dcs (same age as my two eldest) came down from rugby and we had a nice gathering there, everyone cooing over Alex, I got a cute pic of me and him at the beach that's on my profile actually, am now sitting down to chill with a beer.

Scorpio, me too! I miss the antenatal thread, only 11 more months til ttc

Oh, how I love all the baby pics (ok, moms not too bad either ). Hmm, so maybe one more after this one then...

Roelof's been eating enough for ten, I suspect he's got hopes and dreams about sumo wrestling!

Went over to friends today and on the way back got stuck in traffic, so he ended up with a dirty nappy for way too long. I felt so bad when we got home and he was so red and sore. However, we had our bath (which he adores, I sit in the bath with him on my legs, then he slowly kicks his legs around and just look so relaxed ), applied nappy ointment, and now everything seems ok again. It breaks my heart when he's in pain.

Congrats Sagitta!

Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore..........

VS - so you have a deadline, lol! will you stop bf-ing to ttc? i am debating just using bf as contraception and just going with the flow. What do you think - i mean how effective is it, i dont want to be pg for at least 6 months yet, should i go on the pill or something till then? We havent deffo decided, just keep talking about it and dh says if we had an accident it wouldnt be the worst thing... we keep slipping up already with condoms so they are not a long term option.

the weather here is lush too; pity i have to stay so close to home for school and nursery runs etc. Jamie has an injection today

am going to treat myself to some bras from here this week. they are so pretty!

Hi All congrates to Sagitta and Carey!

I dont seem to stop at the minute I hae about 1 second to myself my DS1 is very clingy bless him screamed the place down this morning when I left him at nursery! I am now 6 lbs under my weight I was when I got pregnant and fit in all my normal clothes (but they are a size 22 so would be like tents on you lot) but I am so glad I never put on loads as I lost 4 stone at the beginning of last year and so watched myself not to put it back on! Saying that with two kids and a lazy DH (who can I add has not changed one nappy and has fed Tom twice since he was born) I suppose it makes sense I would lose the weight quickly (I put on 6 stone with Max and never lost any until last year he is 4 in june

Right will pop in on you all and tried to read up later as need to get DS1 from nursery - but welcome all to post natal

oh and they are lovely bras Scoprio so glad the BF is still going strong

lovely bras Scorpio - think I'll splash out on some too - i've been going for comfort since birth and the ones I've been wearing are just dead scary if i'm honest...

I'm not sure Scorpio, about the BFing tbh, I won't stop to ttc, but by then Alex will be prety much weaned and if he is anything like Bobby was on about two feeds a day so there won't be any protection there from bfing!
I daren't risk trying the BFing as contraception thing, I want at least six months-a year of me just being me again, I missed being able to go to gigs and things so much last time (even though I still went to babyshambles!), so we've said I'll go on the mini-pill until next year, then we'll start trying.
I blardy hate this condom lark, they're really shite ain't they?

I cant take hormonal methods so condom until vasectomy . i am broody already but dh really doesnt want more and he's given me the family we agreed on so have to respect that

my bf course taught that bf 8 timmes daily minimum essential for contraceptive purposes

I was quite shocked to hear (from midwife when visiting) that your chances for conceiving are a lot higher (can't remember how much more) during the first 3 months after birth (but obviously breastfeeding helps reduce this). I somehow thought your body would reduce the chances to give you a break or something. I should probably discuss this when having my six weeks checkup on Friday then...

To everyone who's got kids already (or who's had their checkup) - what happens at the checkup? I know I have to have rubella injection again (my immunisation "worked out" apparently, so not immune anymore), but that's as far as I know. Can I take ds with, as dh already taking tomorrow afternoon off to take me to specialist for something else, so don't want to annoy his employers unnecessarily (they've been great btw, but i feel a bit guilty).

Oh post-natal. How exciting. Many congratulations to the last few on the safe arrival of their LOs.

We're really enjoying life here. Weather is just beautiful and Dh has his second week of paternity leave this week. It feels like we're on holiday

DD2 (Elena - don't think I ever actually said her name!) seems to be really settled. She sleeps loads. - maybe because of the heat?? but is rarely awake for more than about 40 mins. Heaven!

Just sorted out all my summer clothes so I'm afraid that the weather will now turn horrible and it will all be my fault!