October 08 - We didn't even notice the old thread was filling fast!

[CantSleepWontSleep]

Hoping you all find us soon!

10th Sept (Due 1st Oct) - loulou33 - Boy - Joe Louis David - 6lbs 12oz - Induction due to rhesus sensitivity, G&A.
12th Sept (Due 6th Oct) - iuseantiageingstuff - Boy - Fred William - 8lbs 13.5oz - Induction due to high BP.
14th Sept (Due 14th Oct) - twinklytoes - Boy - Samuel - 7lbs 4.5oz - Em C-Sec due to grade 4 PP.
16th Sept (Due 8th Oct) - Ksal - Girl - Emma Rae - 6lbs - Just beat induction for PE!
20th Sept (Due 8th Oct) - kookiegoddess - Girl - Reya Marie - - Induction due to OC, epidural, 3rd degree tear.
21st Sept (Due 5th Oct) - myjobismum - Girl - Naomi Caitlin - 5lbs 10oz - Fast and furious hospital birth.
22nd Sept (Due 10th Oct) - Lozza70 - Boy - Sander Gene - 7lbs 5oz - Em C-Sec due to raised BP and high ALTs from liver.
27th Sept (Due 1st Oct) - accessorizequeen - Boy twin - Felix - 6lbs 8oz -
27th Sept (Due 1st Oct) - accessorizequeen - Girl twin - Bridget - 7lbs 7oz -
1st Oct (Due 29th Sept) - WombFor1More - Boy - Harvey James - 8lbs 13oz - Homebirth, no pain relief.
2nd Oct (Due 4th Oct) - annwoo - Boy - TBA - 8lbs 7oz - Amazing birth!
2nd Oct (Due 30th Sept) - sambrads - Girl - Brooke - 7lbs 9.5oz -
2nd Oct (Due 12th Oct) - star6 - Boy - Quinlan - 5lbs 15oz - 36hr labour, ventouse and stitches.
2nd Oct (Due 8th Oct) - Alexa808 - Girl - Tienette - 7lbs 4.5oz - Planned c-sec
3rd Oct (Due 5th Oct) - rosebury - Boy - Austin - 9lbs 2oz - Delivered at home by dh!
3rd Oct (Due 6th Oct) - Bethoo - Girl - Maia - 7lbs -
3rd Oct (Due 6th Oct) - hoff - Boy - Oliver - -
3rd Oct (Due 19th Oct) - MrsTittleMouse - Girl - - -
3rd Oct (Due Sept) - purpleflower - Girl - - 8lbs 10.5oz - Homebirth with paramedics due to meconium.
4th Oct (Due 2nd Oct) - 1sttimer80 - Boy - - 8lbs 10.5oz -
4th Oct (Due 30th Sept) - Aubergenie - Boy - Stanley - 7lbs 12oz -
5th Oct (Due 29th Sept) - plusonemore - Boy - Alfie Thomas - 8lbs - Induction, epidural
5th Oct (Due 2nd Oct) - MrsBish - Girl - Rachel - 8lbs 8oz -
5th Oct (Due 4th Oct) - hedgepig - Boy - Oliver - 6lbs 3oz -
7th Oct (Due 23rd Oct) - Emmsy1 - Girl - Amy Louise - 5lbs 12oz -
7th Oct (Due 2nd Oct) - snowymum - Boy - Rowan Michael - - Home water birth
8th Oct (Due 6th Oct) - ronshar - Boy - William Dexter - 7lbs 11oz -
8th Oct (Due 20th Oct) - 07mumstheword - Girl - Freya Mae - 7lbs 12oz -
8th Oct (Due 16th Oct) - moodywren - Boy - Hayden - 6lbs 9.5oz - Homebirth
9th Oct (Due 27th Sept) - Pidge - Boy - Arthur - 8lbs 14oz - Homebirth
10th Oct (Due 1st Oct) - CantSleepWontSleep - Boy - Duncan Elliot - 8lbs 4oz - 4 day induction with 1 hour established labour!
11th Oct (Due 3rd Oct) - usuallytooshytochat - Girl - Megan Leah - 8lbs 2oz - Homebirth with ambulance crew!
11th Oct (Due 14th Oct) - tedmundo - Boy - Patrick Francis - 6lbs 15oz - C-Sec for breech
12th Oct (Due 4th Oct) - pistachio - Boy - Thomas Fraser - 10lbs 2oz - Homebirth.
13th Oct (Due 15th Oct) - mum2jakeyroo/jrsqueak - Boy - Joshua - 7lbs 2oz - Delivered in car by dh!
13th Oct (Due 7th Oct) - belgo - Boy - Wolf - 8lbs 7oz - Home water birth
13th Oct (Due 19th Oct) - rach010 - Girl - - 6lbs 11oz - Gas & air, small tear, no stitches.
13th Oct (Due 21st Oct) - caramelbunny - Girl - Megan Ruby - 5lbs 12oz - Em C-Sec under GA.
13th Oct (Due 20th Oct) - firsttimer08 - Boy - - -
15th Oct (Due 29th Sept) - perkypopsy - Girl - Stella Frances - 8lbs 14oz -
16th Oct (Due 17th Oct) - rowanmac - Girl - Anna Ruth - 7lbs 2oz - 2 hours ARM to placenta delivery.
16th Oct (Due 12th Oct) - milfakamonkeymonkeymoomoo - Boy - - 9lbs 13.5oz - Home water birth
16th Oct (Due 11th Oct) - heather1980 - Boy - Alexander James - 9lbs 5oz - Homebirth
17th Oct (Due 23rd Oct) - ajm200 - Girl - Amelia Caitlyn - 7lbs 2oz - Homebirth
17th Oct (Due 10th Oct) - pepperrabbit - Girl - Jessica Rose - 7lbs 15.5oz -
17th Oct (Due 27th Oct) - Rhian82 - Boy - - - Episiotomy and ventouse.
17th Oct (Due 22nd Oct) - pingviner - Boy - Teemu Finn - 7lbs 15oz - Em C-Sec
18th Oct (Due 13th Oct) - YumMum22 - Boy - - 10lbs - Home water birth
20th Oct (Due 10th Oct) - emkay - Boy - - 9lbs 8oz -
20th Oct (Due 16th Oct) - bigmouthstrikesagain - Girl - Polly - 8lbs 7oz - Good hospital birth with synto drip.
21st Oct (Due 16th Oct) - WheresTheAuPair - Boy - Finley Peter - 9lbs 7oz - Elective c-sec
21st Oct (Due 21st Oct) - hansnava - Girl - Sophia Leigh - 7lbs 6oz - Elective c-sec
23rd Oct (Due 26th Oct) - 4andnotout - Girl - Tilly-Grace - 7lbs 0.5oz - 2 pushes and out!
24th Oct (Due 29th Oct) - Ekka - Boy - Matthew - 7lbs 15oz - Home water birth with gas and air.
26th Oct (Due 24th Oct) - sparklesandwine - Girl - Poppy - 8lbs 13oz -
26th Oct (Due 20th Oct) - jenwa - Girl - Phoebe Jasmine - 9lbs 2.5oz -
27th Oct (Due 23rd Oct) - nuclear - Boy - - 8lbs 13oz - Gas & air and some stitches.
28th Oct (Due 30th Oct) - Jambers99 - Girl - Hannah Louise - 7lbs 3oz - Straightforward and quick labour.
31st Oct (Due 20th Oct) - KnickersOnMaHead - Boy - Samuel Paul - 9lbs 11oz - No stitches!
31st Oct (Due 21st Oct) - GirlWithTheMouseyHair - Boy - Ethan Christopher Loy - - Homebirth.
1st Nov (Due 25th Oct) - Flum - Boy - Bob - 8lbs 10oz - 4 hour labour with gas & air, pethidine and a healthy dose of champagne!
1st Nov (Due 22nd Oct) - SmudgeyDoodle - Girl - - 8lbs 2oz - Hospital water birth.
5th Nov (Due 29th Oct) - Honeymoonmummy - Girl - Poppy Grace - 6lbs 15oz -
5th Nov (Due 30th Oct) - MamaG - Boy - Harry James - 10lbs 9oz - Em C-Sec. Back to back and knotted cord around neck.
5th Nov (Due 23rd Oct) - Sallypuss - Girl - Eibhlin Alexandra - 9lbs 4oz - Induction, 15 hour labour then emergency c-section.

Sorry to new ladies - haven't added your stats yet.

Ronshar did weaning William make any difference to his sleep?
I want to wait because my older son had egg allergy and I understand that waiting to wean until later can reduce the risk of allergy, is this right??? But I just wondered if it has helped with his sleep so I can torture myself with shall I / shan't I

Myjob, we go at least three times a year. We live in Worthing W.Sussex. Where are you?

Ksal I am most jealous about your hols. DH changing career so no holiday for us for a looooonnngg time.

Chiken Korma in a slow cooker. I would never have tried that. Was it yummy?

CSWS is much better informed than me. But I have to say that it has made a difference to Williams sleep. It was getting to the point where I didnt trust myself driving I was so tired. Now I just look like I have a weeks worth of luggage under my eyes!!!
I am off to feed W now and then hopefully getting some sleep.
DD2 & William are full to the eyes with cold. Very snuffly sleepers
Night everyone.

I've not breastfed in public and won't be doing so! I have such enormous norks that there would be nothing subtle about it! Plus M is so wiggly she won't feed without a cushion. Tis a pain in the bum as we have to make sure there are 'mother's rooms' wherever we go! That or I feed her in the car with a nursing cover over me. I would love to be able to just feed in public but alas, my knockers are too generous!

I am getting very excited about weaning, but I am going to wait until 26 weeks. M rolled for the first time yesterday too, so there must be something in the air. DS is getting over measles poor little fella. So glad that M is under 8 months so still has my immunity. Would have been scary if she had got it at such a young age.

Think we might all be wanting your korma recipe aubergenie! Was it dairy free?

MM - my smallest bras are an H cup - are you much bigger than that?!

Did your ds not have the mmr MM?

Oh, and I believe that you're right about the allergies hedgepig. If your ds was allergic to them then it would prob be sensible not to introduce them this time around until 9 months-1 year, or else introduce them by way of something like a cake or pancake, rather than an egg directly.

I'm going to buy a book of slow cooker recipes... sounds delicious!
I haven't slept in 2 nights - not because of DS - he's sleeping like a superstar from 7ishpm until about 5/5.30am. I'm just beside myself with worry. it's so hard to see someone you care so much about it so much pain.

Morning ladies,

Chicken Korma recipe here (Ignore the spat later on in the thread!).

Tonight, I will be making a chicken, chickpea and apricot tagine - here

I'm meeting some friends in central London this afternoon so the plan is to get it all prepped and switch it on before I go.

CSWS - thanks for the link to the high chair - that looks like a very good alternative. Honestly, you should set yourself up as some sort of baby shopping adviser and charge huge amounts of money!

MM - How annoying. Having to plan ahead like that must be a real nuisance and very restrictive.

Star - Sorry to hear you're so worried. I hope you get some news soon.

CSWS - No, he didn't have the MMR. I had a friend who's son developed autisim after having the jab. He is a barrister and therefore used to weighing up arguements and is totally convinced of the link. This made me decided against it. We were going to get the single jabs when they started talking about an epidemic but it is so hard to find someone trust worthy. And I am a 34J but these are a bit on the small side, I couldn't find a 34K .

NO!!!! I would love some nice neat C cups! I frigging HATE my enormous boobs. Even when I am skinny they're massive and don't fit into clothes. Grrrrrrrr!!!!!

Hee hee! And Grrrr at my boobs not you honeymoon.

HMM I'm inferior as well I wish they were ginormous so I could feed laying down!

I can't work out how to feed lying down Star. You would have thought that I would be able to take advantage of that but no!! I also have to hold my boob all the time I'm feeding otherwise it's too heavy for poor DD and it falls out of her mouth. again!

Ah yes, with you on that last point mm - tis a pain.
I can feed lying down though, although ds doesn't get winded properly then so I tend not to.

I'd go out myjob. They will leave a card if you aren't in won't then, and then you can re-arrange a delivery that suits you.

I don't understand why you can't feed lying down? Can't you use blankets/ pillows if some "propping" is needed?

I'm off on a weaning talk arranged by the HV soon...they got me in early just in case...

I think I just have a mental bloke with feeding lyind down. I tried really hard with DS but he was so 'kicky' that it was a total nightmare. I have tried with DD but I can't seem to fathom it! Then DD gets angry so I have to give up!

Anything exciting MyJob? I love internet shopping and the resulting lovely parcels! When I haven't ordered anything for a while I get withdrawal. I am currently buying M's 6-9 month wardrobe so I might order some stuff later today. Yay!