APRIL 2008 - The One Where We Step Away From The Psycho Pill and Try Not To Need Pregnancy Tests!!!

[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 SalLikesCoffee, 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 @
05 April: Ellis, a baby girl for MadameOvary
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
09 April: Jasmine, a baby gilr for Niceychops
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
11th April: Florence, a baby girl for LouMoose
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
16 April: Jasmin, a baby girl, a first baby for Eggandketchup, 9lb 3oz @ 41+4
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
17 April: Benedict, first baby for LadyBee 9 lb 3oz @ 41 +2
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
20 April: A baby girl for SushiMama
21 April: Eve, a second baby for OMaLittle, 8lb 4oz @ 39+3
21 April: A second DD for Monmoo
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
22 April: A second DD for blinks.
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
30 April: Ellie, a baby girl for Annamama
30 April: A second DD for luckymummy74
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 MommyHasAHeadache, 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

Oh shush Scorpio, you might just make me feel guilty! And I've got a box of chocolates waiting patiently for me in the kitchen... Joking aside, that's wonderful!

bloody hell Scorpio - very impressive! What have you been doing? I need all the help I can get - well it might help if I put down the chocolates!

i have been doing 40 mins exercise a day on top of walking like normal, plus only snacking on fruit, skimmed milk & no cake or chocolate, etc. 1500 cals a day

Allow a takeaway of whatever one night a week, plus chocolate once a week.

Am 9st 7lb now, feeling much better!

bought a beautiful LBD dress today...going to surprise dh on holiday bag and shoes (both patent) to match, dress is tie up over boobs then just flares out, short and backless. Bag big & black

shoes

You'll look stunning in it, I'm sure Scorpio, tres chic

Right, ok, you've shamed me into it. Will stop buying blocks of chocolate..if it's not in the house I can't eat it, right?

40 mins of exercise a day extra!? But, but, when will I MN?

Actually I had been losing weight from the BFing but it's stopped now, so I guess I do need to start doing something myself. Will do my usual thing of writing down everything I eat and see where I can substitute (won't be hard..peanut butter has been my friend since pregnancy, but really doesn't need to be an everyday thing). I've been paying a subscription to this site for ages - it's actually very very good both for support and for calorie/exercise calculators but haven't looked to see whether it allows for breastfeeding in its calorie allowances.

Am off to see if I can find my yoga/pilates DVDs...must be under here somewhere...

i just don't buy it! Also make low fat choices, and i count fruit and veg as 'free'. I do the exercise i nthe evenings, on wii fit, so a run, boxing, etc.

yes, the 'not buying it' in the first place is definitely the best strategy. Will just have to ensure I don't head to the shops when I'm starving, as all my good intentions fly out the window when I see the chocolate muffins etc.

I never used to have this sort of stuff in the house - think I've fallen into the 'but I deserve it' mentality a bit, but will just have to persuade myself that what I really deserve are hips of the slightly less child-bearing variety.

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Back to babies...the water thing worked quite well last night, he woke at 4 and I tried just soothing him back to sleep, which didn't work at all, so then I picked him up and offered him the bottle of water. He took it but not very happily. Then I tried settling him back down but he wasn't at all sleepy. Took a while of rocking, pacing etc to get him sleepy again but every time I put him down he'd wake and complain. Offered him more water, more lulling, same deal. Finally I let him sleep on my chest and we ended up staying like that for the rest of the night.

Not entirely sure what to do tonight, as his cough has turned into a full cold with runny nose, red around the eyes and he's just brought up an entire feed ( poor thing and OMG, it's shocking to see that much milk come back out ).
Not sure whether to feed him or just do water and comfort him if he wakes tonight. He hasn't been asking for food very much today, and now that he brought up that last feed, have a feeling he'll need something later.
hmmmm.
Guess I'll just play it by ear.

i would feed him tonight if he's poorly

Oh poor thing, sorry to hear he's not well. I would probably also have fed tonight if I were you - all that good bm might just help him recover quicker.

Oh poor thing, sorry to hear he's not well. I would probably also have fed tonight if I were you - all that good bm might just help him recover quicker.

Hello all....I introduced myself as loumoose but then forgot my password and couldn't post! Now vodkamartini.....

Hope it is ok if I join in.....My LO is 20 weeks and drooling like crazy. She is also sleeping 7 till 6:30

Ladybee, sorry to hear about babybee - hope it is better tonight.

Scorpio - losing 9lbs - I am sill a tubster....and I ran a marathon before DD was born,

Hi again vodkamartini. Nice on the sleeping through!

at the sleeping throgh- Bas shows no signs whatsoever but I have deduced its because he's a sucky baby and won't take a dummy- therefore is waking for that all night. Not much I can do really.

Am putting his crb on ebay- he has never even slept in it! screeches on sight. grrrrrr LOL

Found a t shirt in adams- 'little rascal in training'. The boys carnival club (yup that time f year agan) is rascals so that went down well at seaton carnival last night lol! I can't do so much this year as my mum will be clubbing in ibiza for 2 weeks again- pmsl

I'll join you Peachy - Roelof still waking at least every 1am, 3 or 4 am, and then again around 6! And while he takes a dummy, that's not enough then - he's seriously hungry and will devour a whole bottle!

On a seperate note: I had Lindt Chilli Chocolate last night - it's devine!!! (Diet obviously not going well at all.)

well at least we're proof slids mnakes no difference to sleep- he's on 3 meals, one with 'pud', and thriving but no change to sleep pattern

Morning all

It is great that she sleeps through, I am very very grateful, but I am sure teething will put a stop to that for a while so we are enjoying it while it lasts And I guess she may start waking if she gets hungry, the closer we get to weaning...

She is quite sicky, though. The mountains of laundry are quite depressing, as I can't seem to get things dry quick enough to ever get to the bottom of it!

ah sympaties on the landry

we have had to set a day aside- wednesday- to tackle the post holiday laundry - its been weeks and t sits in a pile (a second carpet would describe it better) on the anding: we take clothes from it they get washed after and then repariated to the pile

it's the one thing we cant get to grips with, ds3's tolet training lapse didnt help!

My washing is still broken....i win the laundry contest i think.

Not coping this weekend. Have realised if i was a single parent at least i would get some time to myself. Kev has been away since effectively Thursday morning, though i only saw him for 20 mins on Weds

He can't come home any earlier, because his ex doesnt want Z back until 5. (in glocs). Imagine the luxury of that!!!!! and of course he does what she wants. So here i am, last in the pile AGAIN

Sorry

He is bringing wine home though and has promised to sort all this out with me later.

what you di is go in the car with them to gloucs (so you get chat time with dh) then get dropped here before he gets there (only 20 mins off route)

heh heh

if only so easy eh

i wish things were easier, i didnt have children on my own. seriously, in the week, he is home for about 30 mins when dc are up, then gets home at 9pm, this is tues-fri nights. sundays he is out 1130 - 3.

he goes away alot, over weekends, and last night i rang him when i was pulling my hair out and he shouted at me

i love him but god i cant do this much longer, i need some help from him

Will have to do that one day peachy, drop in on you whilst he picks Z up if you're not that far away...he lives in Matson?

Scorpio, I've got no advice really, but just wanted to let you know I think you're seriously impressive for having coped so long when being alone most of the time.

Not sure if it'll work, but would it be possible to discuss this in detail when you're both at home and relaxed? It really doesn't sound fair to me, but then, if it could work with a little more help from him for you, then that would be great.

sal - yes thats right, it only needs a touch more help from him, most of the time i am happy doing the lions share.

but lately work has been alot, training alot - he has no time for me, i am literally last all the time. even his ex gets put before me and that is wrong. he is on his mobile alot too; i joked that maybe i should ring him and that way he will speak to me at least!! i feel like fucking off tbh

i have spoken to him before and he says we will sort it but he knows i havent coped this weekend and has said we will sort it tonight

he has said he will take tomorrow off work & training to help me, but i dunno.