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.

honeymoon ha ha I thought that too and nearly posted that about BLW!!!??? But you did it first

I weaned DD1 at 4 months but then csws will know how anal I am and organised I thought I had to do it so I knew she would be ok plus she appeared ready for it and she was. Also did the baby rice with dd1 at 5 weeks to help her sleep but to be honest she slept well anyway. I never really knew mumsnet then and went by parents and inlaws advice.

NOt sure what to do this time as heard to wait til 6 months when you can just give them most things other than honey and some other stuff (cant quite remember) as no dairy at 4months. Really depends on when DD2 needs it. TBH I am in no hurry, I was sooo anal with DD1 and thought the milestones had to be reached at certain times and really dont want to be too over the top with DD2. DD1 already has some of my OCD trates! Told her to hurry up the other day as we were late doing something and she said "I can't I have to finish tidying up first"!!!! and she even lined the gloves up in H&M in to order

Have some weaning stuff from HV so will have a look at that and will also join that club ronshar
By the way what hight chari do you have ronshar? I havea gracco one coming, it was on offer in mothercare and its pink

Oh god I'm depressed now. So I have to research and decide the best way to wean too??? Does it ever stop????? Is there 5 ways to potty-train????????

You mean that you haven't read up on EC (elimination communication) honeymoon? You might have missed the window for that method of potty training .

Shoot. Me. Now.

C'mon CSWS, give it to me. What do I need to know about weaning in a nutshell?

Skip baby rice - bleurrghhh!
Give em real food - cook your own stuff without salt and let her have some of that, pureed if you want to go that way (or start early), or as it is.
Just about anything can be given as finger food, but be prepared for mess.
They don't need food until they are 1. Before that it's just about experiencing tastes and getting used to chewing etc.
Try to enjoy it and not get stressed. If she doesn't want to eat then just take her out of her highchair and try again another time.

i'm gonna give BLW a go this time. dd had puree from 21 weeks and it was a total pain, so alex is getting finger foods.
although kennedy ate really well, she would only ever eat cold food, in fact she still only eats cold food. strange child lol.

CSWS - you forgot one - give them spag bol and make sure you have a camera ready

lol i have a lovely piccy of dd eating spag bol, it's everywhere!

I'm planning on doing blw as well.

BTW - new pic of ds on profile.

Off to bed. Wishing everyone some good sleep.

Ah, we did beetroot rather than spag bol. My thread about it is here. (There used to be a small pic displayed in that section.)

Ds refused to let us fed him once he was 9 months old and wanted to do it himself. THAT was messy as he was having purees. The spoon frustrated him so he used to get really angry, throw it on the floor and use his hands. Sometiems he would pick the bowl up and put it on his head. Hurrah! We have a picture of him looking like the Phantom of the Opera with half a mask of orange puree. Mmmmmmm....

I fancy BLW this time as it seems like the most 'natural' method. I doubt cavemen mashed up carrots and butternut squash for their babies and we haven't really evolved since then! I also know that my DD is very strong willed, even more than DS, so if she doesn't want food she won't eat it.

I meant to ask.....has anyone else's DC started sticking their tounge out a lot? Martha sticks hers out and wiggles it around. I think she is rubbing it on her sore gums....

Myjob - awww how cute! Martha has started babbling properly now but no raspberries yet! Also, Martha has started that nonsense too with the feeding. She wants to look around all the time and plays when she should be eating. She has a fun new 'game', she latches on, starts eating then pulls her head right back, lets go with a 'pop' then grins at me. Yay, not painfully at all!

I'm with the Laziness Led Weaning! DS1 we started at 17 weeks as he was starving, FF on hungry baby formula he was drinking pints and pints - so I get grief for weaning early - DS2, left it till 6 months as he wasn't bothered, never drank more than a 7 oz bottle etc - and got grief for leaving it too late! (HV - "well you haven't got time to do this slowly - new flavours everyday and you need to be on finger foods in 4 weeks" )You can't win!
You know your baby best and I think you can tell when they need more than just milk however you're feeding them.
I'm a poorly bunny today, felt sick for about 3 days now - if i didn't know better i'd think it was morning sickness

I'm not even going to mention it to DH, he might just possibly have a heart attack!

I agree with Pepper, your baby will let you know. DS screamed the house down every time we ate in front of him at three months. The HV saw this behaviour and suggested that we wean him early. We gave him his first baby rice at 15 weeks oh the HV's advice. He got very excited everytime he saw his little bowl! DD is very different, we can wait with her no worries.

Myjob - isn't the babbling just adorable! Not dso much at 3 in the morning though...... I've had to start using my nipple cream again as they're red raw.

Thanks for the advice CSWS, sorry, I went to bed after my last posting, I think the stress of all the choices was just too much for me So the choice is basically mash things up or dont??? And there are no real health implications either way?

I've had a nightmare today, I got the renitadine and domperidon and paed didnt give a dose, said he'd put it in a letter. I rang yesterday to ask for letter by email so I could get started, heard nothing so I rang again today and they said I'd get the letter in 2-3 WEEKS!!! Bear in mind this is private and with NHS the appt was in 4 weeks last week!!! Needless to say I had a few words... she's on 1ml of each, we're starting it tomorrow. I'm so excited!!! [HMM goes off to get a life]

My job - DH looked at you as if you'd put a nipple in his nose??

Get that lansinoh out!! I must get a repeat prescription for that.

Oh and we have our first mummy and baby yoga class tmrw - can't wait!!!!

alex doesn't stick out his tongue but he started blowing kisses yesterday! he kind of sucks his bottom lip in and lets go. it's very cute.

thanks myjob. i love the name kennedy, she's named after my dad (kenneth) who sadly passed away.