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

Someone he speaks to on his police forum, in the same force, passed last week and had their appointment for 2nd August, so hopefully not too far from that date.

If he were in Cheshire he may have been doing his first 10 weeks of probation with my DH as he's a tutor. Glad he's got in and hope its everything he wants it to be.

congrats to your dp, vs!

Hi Everyone,

First time I have managed to log on to the internet since the birth. Its suchy hard work being a mum!!! My baby is called Elian George not Euan, its a Welsh/Hebrew name pronounced El eee an.

Hope all you other new mums are not toooooo tired.

Jennie

VS - does he get a uniform??

DH is off to try out for firefighter tonight, only retained htough not for a proper job. PHWOARRRRRRRR

Mimi ok doc said; just carry on as we are, we are doing everything poss. and i flashed the whole of the waiting room my nipple .

Unfortunately the uniforms are nothing to get excited over any more. They were changed a while ago - now in cargo trousers and something very similar to a cycling top. The days of bobbies in a shirt and tie have gone

Cargo trousers and cycling top?!?!?!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
At every force??

doesnt sound very hot to me

DH may get a uniform, phwoar!!! has to get in first though.

oh god. just had the most hideous bedtime ever

DH is away tonight for hospital check up - so first night on my own with both boys. DS1 started playing up at bedtime just as DS2 woke up and started wailing for food. Just managed to limp through story time with DS2 attached to boob but then DS1 started getting tearful and wanting his Daddy - and he told me he was really really sad - and I know it's cos he feels pushed out cos DS2 is here. tried my hardest to cope with both of them but DS2 was screaming with wind pain.

one moment i would feel desperately sorry and heartbroken for ds1 and all cross with ds2 for crying, then the next minute i'd feel cross with ds1 and sorry for ds2. most of all i just feel like a crap mum.

please tell me it gets easier...

Much easier MM.
And try not to worry about DS2.
Remember unless he is in pain or needs feeding, it's perfectly fine (and sometimes necessary!) to put DS2 down to sort out DS1.
I try to put my eldest two (Especially ds1) before the baby as much as possible, makes for a great relationship in the future and baby doesn't really remember it, whereas it's more likely to affect the older ones if you are constantly having to put them second.
I promise you'll soon be an old hand at though

Hi all, I'm so slack at keeping up at the moment, it has just taken me 15 mins to find you all. Henry is still suffering from colic, apparently he is slightly lactose intollerant so on C&G comfort milk which helps but doesn't solve the problem. He is certainly keeping me busy. Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying their LO's

must try harder to keep in touch

Morning all. Hope everyone's having a good day, and M2B and Moominsmummy, hope your week picks up from today onwards!

I need some excitement in my life, so VS, if you've got a list of potential flings yet, list them here and we can vote . Only because we care .

Dh's working from home today, so great as "home" earlier than usual. However, I just found out he ran out of his thyroid meds at the weekend, so sent him to the dr's to get repeat prescription. Now he's going to be all moody again for a day or two until his hormones settle. Urgh, it's like having a full grown child sometimes...

Today is clinic day, so I'm curious to find out how much weight he picked up since last Tuesday. Not that I'm that fussed to be honest, he looks like a little budha as it is.

Hi everyone,

Mum2B & Moomsin, hope you have better days today.

Does anyone know where I can get one of those black and white surround books to put in the pram?

molly - I'm not sure if this is what you meant, but saw it on Amazon and thought it looked nice.

just saying hi i was so tired last night i cried but all better now. think i felt sorry for myself cos dh didnt get in until 10pm, Jamie wouldnt sleep, and Millie is under the weather because of her cold, she cried alot and fed for a whole hour, until 9pm, but then went through until half 4!!!!!

Hi all. Sorry I've not been concentrating on the thread, its been a tough few days.
I had to rush dawdle off (it takes a while to get a toddler and a baby ready to go out, doesn't it? still forgot spare outfit and nappies for DD2 who had to end up naked apart from DD1's coat after a wee and poo disaster) to the emergency clinic on Saturday after having had a fever and stomach pains for 24 hours, to find out I had suspected appendicitis. Waiting for it to come back and then I have to go to A&E and have it out . Then nine visitors all of Sunday, and only six hours sleep since then.
Unfortunately all the pain and fever thing happened the first time I had to do a bedtime on my own, so it was all pretty awful. Now DD2 has a cold and isn't sleeping.
But happy news is that today I managed to do the breakfast/ nursery run all on my own! My mum is back this afternoon, and then DH has all next week off so hopefully I'll catch up on some sleep then.

Hope everyone else is OK - sorry to hear you are upset, mum2babyroo - its a really tough time at the beginning,isn't it?

I am so glad I have come on today to read how everyone is getting on its nice to know there are other people out there with the same problems and woes

Sagitta I missed the nursery run twice last week doesnt help that DS1 has been refusing to go and screaming all the way there and then not letting me leave!

Moominsmummy I know how it feels on Thursday I cried for about 1/2 an hour because I felt sorry for DS1 after a horrid bedtime my DH decided to get in the bath just as I was putting DS1 to bed whilst up there DS2 (who was downstairs in his rocker DH was looking after him until he went off for a bath!!!) started cring so I rushed the end of DS1 book then out and down the stairs when I had sorted DS2 I went back up to DS1 and he was a sleep!

I have also given up BF which was sad as I really wanted to this time but having a screaming baby for 2 weeks made me think twice I now at least have 5 minutes to myself!

Right need to pick up DS1 from nursery chins up all x

Oh dear, it's not easy, is it? Bedtime is definitely the worst time of the day - DH can rarely get home for it and DD1 is excellent at disguising the moment at which she stops being genuinely upset and starts milking my guilt as much as possible. "I'm SAD I want another story!". We are getting jacksh1t sleep here as well (see this thread) so am barely coping but mainly taking it all out on DH who is also depressed, tired, snappy and critical! My, what a happy household. At least the sun is out again today, and DH took DD1 to nursery so did get some sleep from 8ish to 9.45 with DD2 propped up on me. I must say in general I find the tug-of-love aspect really hard - contrary to all those people who said 'don't worry, you'll just grow a whole new heart for the new one' - yes, but I won't grow 24 new hours in every day, will I?

I keep losing this thread - when does a thread drop off your 'threads I'm on' list - is there a time limit to posting or something?

Big hugs to all, and M2BR please don't beat yourself up. Do call as many people as you can and don't worry about them making you feel bad, they just want to help. And like the others have said, 2 weeks is loads better than nothing. If you do decide to carry on, I found 3 weeks was when it got much easier so that should be a positive!

TLSM, we are getting a lot of 'I don't want to go to nursery, I need to stay at home with Mummy and Baby Eve' too. She's OK when she gets there but it makes me feel really bad.

ps congrats VS DP! Am sure you can get him a 'proper' uniform from a costume shop... although as I recall unlike myself you're not someone whose sex life needs a boost - anyone else not back in the saddle? My lochia still hasn't stopped, can't believe it! Sure it wasn't this long last time.

ps again (brain not functioning) Sagitta and hope you are OK!!

Oh i hope all the rest of you are ok. For those whose babies have snuffles - get some saline drops for nose and prop their mattresses up, or even put to sleep in car seat. Put drops in just before a feed.

about giving up the BF - but if you are happier then so is everyone iyswim

For those who lose the thread if you put it as 'watched' it doesn't disappear

scampmum - lol at the extra 24 hours!

TLSM - can't believe your DH had a bath himself at bedtime!! My DH was planning to go out friday night to wet the baby's head - but it's where we used to live so he would be staying over there. after last night's meltdown I have now informed him that this will not be happening this week.

Hi all! Long time no post...

My little man's feeling sorry for himself today, after having his 1st jabs yesterday. He's slept loads though and I've managed to get as much done around the house in a few hours as I normally manage in a week! Went & got him weighed this morning and he's now 9lb 13, seems to be bigger every day. My gold top's clearly doing it's stuff.

I nipped out to Sainsburys last night without him for the first time, it was the most stressful supermarket trip ever. I knew he was fine at home with his daddy but it just felt all wrong going out without him... hoping next time will be a little easier!

Hope everyone's well and that those having stressful times get easier soon.

I'm seriously impressed with all of you that cope not only with the new one, but also keep the others happy! DH has to really go away for a week for work, but I've been nagging enough so that he's now postponed it until end of May, when his mom is visiting us... But seeing as you all cope so well with keeping everyone happy and dry and fed, I've now started feeling a bit guilty... Oh well, it'll pass

Had baby weighed, he's picked up just more than 400 grams in this last week! Going to have his mom's hips then... Poor thing!