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

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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.

Awww that is gorgeous! I really like the Guess How Much I Love You range. I'm sure they'll love it. I thought it might be your highchair. I can't help regarding your high chair question MyJob, but I was propped up in my highchair at the age of four months and it didn't do me any harm! I got Martha this which is suitable from birth as it tilts back. She LOVES being in it and sitting with us while we eat. It was bloody expensive but she'll be able to use it until she's 8.

MM - I asked you a question about that the other day, but you prob didn't see it. Do you find it easy to clean? Actually, I suppose you haven't really had to clean food crud off it yet have you? I was thinking that maybe you'd had it before. Am still torn between a used one on ebay (orange, which wouldn't be my first choice) or a new Ingelsina Zuma which would be £30 cheaper. I need to decide very very soon or the ebay one will be gone!

Oh maaaan, DH and I LOVE that boom highchair!!

Guess who's put on 9oz this week???

Bloom even!

Love the pressie Myjob.

I want to treat Poppy to a few new toys. What have you all found to be good buys?

Just popping in again - you all chat too much to keep up!

Honeymoon, the winkle is a big hit! Not being dirty, it's a real toy... although he has recently discovered the other one as well I think you can get them from Mothercare and the NCT online shop. Ryan loves it as he can grab it very easily, I put it just in front of him when he is on his tummy and he grabs for it. You can also put it in the fridge to cool and act as a lovely soothing teether (though we haven't tried that yet).

these are good link
dd loved this link but i had to take it back after the filling started coming out of the seams!
this will get on your nerves link
this is rubbish link
and this is good as well link

Very sorry CSWS! I find if I miss a day of checking the thread you all talk so much it takes ages to catch up! I haven't cleaned it yet, but there are two trays with are fairly easy to remove. The chair seat pad thingy comes off fairly easily too. I can't see too many nooks and cranies for food to get stuck in, I'm sure that Martha will find some though! You can get the seat pads seperately so you could change the orange.

Martha got a Vetech cow thingy for Christmas that has three button things on it and she quite likes that. She gets very invloved with pressing the buttons then loses it completely when she can't get her hands to behave! I don't normally like Vetech as it is all very twee. I got some Lamaze hand rattles and sock things that help babies to 'find their feet'. Again these really annoy Martha. She likes her pink bunny and still loves her baby gym now that she can hit the toys to make the music play.

Oh and Woohoo Poppy for gaining lots of lovely weight. Unless it was you Honeymoon !

On the toy front I was thinking of getting this. Any thoughts? I had a door bouncer for DS but he hated it. He just hung there spinning slowly round in a circle on one foot, crying his eyes out. Then when he was a bit older, he just tried to walk while he was in it. All round disaster! I thought that this might be a) safer b) more interesting and c) less likely to result grumping. It is blardy expensive though.

Get one from ebay if you do get one mm - cheaper for a new one, but some second hand if you prefer.
Personally I prefer this sort of thing, but similar principle I suppose.

The you tube review of the Bloom says that food bits get stuck in the velcro under the seat, but that was the only place iirc.

Stacking cups are the best purchase possible for value for money, although she may not use them for a couple of months yet (though you could use them to pour water over her in the bath if you wanted). Dd still uses hers, so we've just bought ds a set of his own.

Oh no MyJob! That's terrible ! When are you seeing your friend? Have you got time to find a replacement?

Found it here and here. HTH.

It might be worth asking because of the inconvenience. It's not like their packaging did a particularly good job of protecting your goods. The fault is their's, explain that as they cannot replace your item you'll incur additional costs replacing from another stockist. Good luck and stick to your guns!!!

Wow CSWS! That IS so much cheaper! I will take your advice! Cheers

Wow you all have been chatting!

Those with big norks please pass some over here I have small ones and could feed lying down but now not feeding they have shrunk more was like you myjob they leaked lots (not much room to fill!)

sorry about your pressie myjob what a nightmare. It makes me sooo cross too when that happens. It happened with Next once when we ordered mugs and we ended up getting them for free you never know!

MM love that hight chair, wow how fab. I have same as myjob but not put Phoebe in it yet but then she is, well I was going to say smaller than naomi but actaully she probarly is not, but she is younger!

My friend said we could borrow her playstation for Phoebe, I was a little shocked then realised she meant one of those things to sit it, an activity table! I did think surely they cant use Playstations/ XBox etc at such an early age doh, me and my blondness!

I have been looking at this pushchair for dd2 now.
I have such a big pram but want a cosy pushchair which can lye down and has a big basket
The maclaren quest I liked (withough big basket) is out of stock in mothercare and cant find anywhere else.
The one on ebay is cheap and local so may be worth a shot.
I have been ebaying lots too so got some money in my paypal now

Oh I'm sorry about your friends pressie Myjob! POppy already has the carrot book, she's just started to look at it. Thanks for the links folks. What do people do for bath toys? She shows no interest in ducks and all the other bath toys I've found seem to be 6m plus- does it matter??