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Wasn't sure where to go..

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katandlibbysmummy · 23/08/2006 17:05

hi, its Kats mum ive been posting messages for her as shes just had a dd and is in hospital and decided to start up my own acount annd didn't have a clue where to post my first message!and decided and id spoken to people on kats acount on this topic id start here, if thats ok with all you mums to be out there!?

How are you all? and how are al the babys coming along?

Nicola xx

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Piffle · 23/08/2006 17:07

Hello!!!
I missed the message saying Kat had had the baby, I kne she was going in for c section today
Is everything alright?

Scoobydooooo · 23/08/2006 17:07

Hello & welcome to mn, glad to hear Kat & her baby are well, hope you enjoy your stay here x

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katandlibbysmummy · 23/08/2006 17:10

Yea everything went really well! had a little girl after expecting a boy throughout the whole pregnancy! uite a suprise!

They called her tullulah louise..Not sure on surname yet..thats for kat and bf to work out!

and SD thanks for the welcoming im sure i will, somehwere to go and talk to other mums that are losing their insanity with kids everywhere!

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Scoobydooooo · 23/08/2006 17:11

Oh plenty of them on here you will feel at home

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katandlibbysmummy · 23/08/2006 17:13

phew! what a relief! so how long has this group been going?

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Scoobydooooo · 23/08/2006 17:14

Not completely sure but i think it's around 6-7 years now.... it's very addictive so beware you will spend many a night/day on here just reading & reading

Scoobydooooo · 23/08/2006 17:15

How is Kat getting on with the breast feeding?

wuzzlefraggle · 23/08/2006 17:20

hi katandlibbysmummy - kat joined our "due in october" thread the other day (over in the antenatal clubs section) and i just wanted to let you and her know that all the ladies from the thread are thinking of her im glad to hear that mother and baby are both doing well.

cant believe that she had a girl when she was told a boy!! and the cheek of that woman in the hospital..some people really do make me sick.

oh, and congratulations grandma

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katandlibbysmummy · 23/08/2006 17:20

I noticed it was addictive..Kats been on here hours at the minute reading other problems about teenagers and oregnancy etc etc addictive! funny you say that, MSN springs to mind when you say that!
she was a bit wary to begin with about it but seems to be getting on fine now!
her sister,brother-in-law and her bf have been there all day! so i got dumped with my eldests two eldest kids for the day! Although that bloody woman next to her has said shes thinking of making a complaint abotu her 'arogant and rude behaviour'
but everyone has said shes taken to motherhood like a duck to water so hoping all will go smoothly!

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Scoobydooooo · 23/08/2006 17:20

By the way you can go into Member profiles & introduce yourself you may get more response there

Scoobydooooo · 23/08/2006 17:24

Oh MSN is fab i have only got on that recently but its great to chat to people, i am glas she has taken to motherhood & tell her when shes back on her feet & home of course if she needs any advice on breast feeding there are some brilliant women on here with fantastic advice, i struggled when breat feeding my daughter but i managed to come to terms with it & it did get easier. Glad to hear she is enjoying being a "mummy" it is fantastic i had my 1st baby at 19 & i now have 2 children one who is 4 years & one who is 7 months.

Oh & i forgot to say congratulations

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katandlibbysmummy · 23/08/2006 17:25

where would i find that?

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Scoobydooooo · 23/08/2006 17:28

At the top of the page you have subjects if you click on "by topic" look through there & you will find "member profiles"

also just so you know to see all the most recent topics that everyone is talking on at the moment go to the top of this page & click on "All topics" this is next to active conversation, hope this helps

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katandlibbysmummy · 23/08/2006 17:32

ah shes going to be 15 on oct 13th so would have been 15 for first baby but as it happens shes still only 14!
So many people say how awful it is at her age, i agree its not the greatest but so many people are nasty about it like that woman at the hospital yet before she knew her age she was really nice to her and they had a good conversation but then the age changed everything i got pregnant at 17 and at the time didnt keep it, my father was terminally ill and my mother was under alot of stress and at the time i didnt want children and knew i wouldn't be able to cope and had an abortion and to this day im still kicking myself about it! I remember when my 3 were so young like that! then i forget but not able to for long having 4 youngens around me again now!

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podglet · 23/08/2006 17:36

Just had to pop in and say hi. Have been following Kat's story on here and pleased to hear that she and the baby are safe and well - pretty name too!

Congrats to you on becoming a Granny again!

That was a very nasty woman in the hospital. V pleased to hear Kat stood up to her - she sounds very feisty!

Enjoy Mumsnet - as everyone says, it is VERY addictive

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katandlibbysmummy · 23/08/2006 17:43

shes a very opinionated girl and yes feisty! normally shes ok on a day to day basis but its when peoplesay something about family or friends she doesn't tend to take kindly to it and has been in trouble for it before shes calming down now the woman was more shocked that she'd said something back then kat was that shed said soemthing to her really but the woman had no place in being so rude to her!

yea id noticed its addictive! hats the average age of people on here? younger or older or just..whoever and whatever age

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Indith · 23/08/2006 17:51

Congratulations to Kat and to Grandma! I hope everything continues to go well for her.

Real mix of ages on here right across the spectrum! (I'm 22)

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katandlibbysmummy · 23/08/2006 17:57

Yea im sure things will

thats good so im not the only 'oldie' here then!

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iPodthereforiPoor · 23/08/2006 17:58

Tell me to bog off if you want but on the matter of surnames for baby tell her to think really hard about it - I didn't and I am left witrh a baby whose surname I HATE and no way to change it or forget about the past. Everytime we go somewhere together I have to give different surnames for me and him and I hate it. Wish I had given him mine - and then changed it if me and his dad stayed together.

I hope it does work out for the new family but cant help thinking of my own situation.

Piffle · 23/08/2006 17:59

I never realised Kat was so young, I'm so pleased she has boyfriend and family around her, it will make all the difference, she sure faces an uphill battle as such a young mum.
Pleased Tallulah has started off so well so early as well.
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I'm 36 - next month

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katandlibbysmummy · 23/08/2006 18:06

she has been pondering the the surname decision for a long time now and dosn't know what to do her and the boyfriend have been together 18 months and have been pretty strong but her other relationships (serious) only about 3 have left her hurt and she doesn't want to have to go through it if her and the bf do split up although he has promised if anything happened between them hed still be there for the bby and aswell for Kat hes a decent lad and his family are nice (except his mother hates kat and tried to make her have an abortion but she has a friend who has a different surname to her mum and she hates it alot so shes not sure although the bf has said that if kat wants the baby to take her surname he can understand and id perfectly fine with it! which is a help!

yea shes that young! quite the youngen!yea she'll find it hard but has got as much support around her as she coul;d ever want or need yea can see ages vary

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shhhh · 23/08/2006 20:24

Hi..! It's nice to have you onboard..! Glad all is going well. Hows Kat doing with the bf..?

About the baby's surname..a friend I worked with was unmarried when she had a baby, her and the bf were very serious and a good age BUT she didn't want to get amrried as it made her feel OLD..! ..and a baby didn't..!!

Anyway she had the baby take her and dp's surname so double barrelled. She then changed her name by deedpoll so her and baby were the same. They have since had another and again given him a doublebarrelled surname. LOL now it's only dp that has a different single surname so feels left out.! He's wanting to change it by deedpoll as well. LOL I don't know why they don't just get married ..!!

Good luck to Kat & dp. They will have lots of obstacles to face over the years but hopefully they will get over them together.

Charleesunnysunsun · 23/08/2006 20:31

Hi Nicola, Its Charlee, we spoke on MSN earlier i have been talking to Kat for a few days. I'm so glad there both ok i was worried!

I was only 17 when i had my DS so i know it's hard when other people judge you because of your age but i bet she's a great mummy! After all she may not have ment to fall pregnant but she's taken responsibility for it and brought a lovley little girl into the world and is now caring for her like any good mum would whatever there age.

Any idead when Tallulah will be well enough to come home? im guessing she's in specail care being so small?

Send them my love

Charlee x

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katandlibbysmummy · 23/08/2006 21:15

ah yes charlee i remember! no she didn't mean to fall pregnant as you can imagine and was deeply ashamed when she knew she was but has learnt to handle it well and im so proud of her, at the minute the baby is on a special unit but shes suprisingly well and fit for how pre she is!their hoping to be out by monday!

when she found out (i wasnt aware shed even slept with anyone) she came into me in the kitchen while i was cooking and just started crying and said "mum im so so sorry ive done something awful and somethings happened, please don't hate me" and told me and i dont know who cried more! me or her!?but then i was really pleased that we'd had the mother-daughter relationship where she could tell me!

and yes the surname has been decided shes taking Kats surname ben 9the bf) has been amazing to her and stuck by her the whole way through! and has said the name thing isnt a problem for him at all. and yes they will come upon many obsticle in time and will find it hard but she has us all behind her, i think shes going to find it harder once shes home! and now it looks like im going to have to try and have a little baby bridesmaid dress fitted for her!!

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katandlibbysmummy · 24/08/2006 11:26

Hi all! How is everyone today?
Just out of interest what are your opinions on flying with a 3/4 week old baby? think its safe or not? i odn't think its a good idea but ithers have said otherise what do you all think? and WOOPIE! looks like summer could come back for another day or 2! so depressing to think we've had summer in such a short space of time!

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