TTC graduates!! "It's like party poppers in here, first PinkB, then Bodkin, now Chooster, who will be next?!!"

[BabyMadandBIGbump]

PREDICTIONS

BabyMadwithBump on Thu 24-May-07 14:57:52
I've been dreaming of a baby girl, 9lb 2oz, on the 27 July with dark black hair, but I predict a baby boy, 8lb 1oz, also 27 July, with very light hair! We'll see!

Chooster on Thu 24-May-07 15:08:03
Oh, predictions!!!!
For me, I reckon boy (guess that's in the bag), 23rd July, 8lbs 2oz

MrsMcJnr on Thu 24-May-07 15:22:29
I'll be brave and have faith and predict for me:
Boy, 6lbs 10oz, 13/1 (11/07/07 I?ve changed my mind about my bean ? think it?s a she)

KitKat30 on Thu 24-May-07 15:26:29
Ooooh predictions... I reckon for me:
Boy (err that was an easy one)
2nd September
7lbs 12oz

firststar on Thu 24-May-07 15:47:32
Hi ladies
first of all let me get business out of the way....predictions...for me a boy 7lb 2oz (going against all my big baby comments) 22nd July (early I think) , upping the weight prediction of mine to 8lb 6oz.

seaside72 on Thu 24-May-07 16:18:25
predictions - arghh - I have no idea - if we get there I am sure I will be late - 24 January is my prediction
weight ??
sex - would be lying if I did not say girl - but thats more about preconceptions and imagining rather than what I actually feel - Chinese cal says girl but realstically I think prob boy - my DH is convinced it's a boy already!

honeyapple on Fri 25-May-07 08:29:20
I predict to be late... as was VERRY late with DD... also predict baby to be a bit bigger... 7 lb 10 maybe?
How about 31/10/07 7.10 girl (changed to BOY 12/07/07)
(halloween baby!)

fettleandminifettle on 11/07/07 25th September, 8lbs exactly!

greedy - my prediction for my little one is
girl, 1st Oct, 7lbs 14oz (can i change it? i reckon i will be early now! sept 20th!!!)

Due Date's

June
Pink Butterfly, born by C-section on 18/06/07 little girl 8lb 12oz!

July
Bodkin, born at home on 09/07/07 little girl 7lb 6oz!

Chooster Due 22/07/07 (BOY)
Firststar Due 26/07/07

Aug
Conkertree Due 01/08/07
Babymad Due 03/08/07
KitKat Due 29/08/07 (BOY)

Sept
Fettle due 29/09/07 (BOY)
Greedy due 30/09/07

Oct
Honeyapple Due 27/10/07

Jan
Mum2Sam Due 16/01/08
MrsMcJnr Due 15/01/08
Seaside Due 20/01/08
iwillbe Due 27/01/08

Feb
Beansprout Due 01/02/08

Ooooh, can't wait to hear from Firsty - I'll go and check teh antenatal thread in a minute in case she's lurking on there... Hang on in there Babymad - it can be really frustrating can't it . Oooh, so much exciting times ahead...

And KITKAT - I had totally missed the post that you'd had your baby - what a total numpty I am!!! . That is such wonderful news and great that Joe is doing well. There seem to be a few recently that went 5 weeks early - there was a real spate of them on the due in july thead. I'm so pleased for you and can't wait to see the pic . How are things now?

Iampg - I hope things have settled down and DP is being a bit easier to live with

Wow, wierd dreams Fettle. Really good on you for the day off - dont think of it as skiving, just a way of relaxing and preventing yourself from having more time off. It sounds like DD is loving having your mum there.

Things are much better here today - I think I was just tired and hormonal. I had a much better night last night and the thrush seems to be on its way out - Hooorrray! so feeding is much more enjoyable. We went out today and got some real nappies to try - I hope DS2 likes them.

Hi to everyone else!!! We miss you Greedy - pop on when you can

Hello MrsMc!!!!! Big wave to you too - you just finishing up at work?

Hello 20 minutes to go today and couting ...also 20 weeks tomorrow and counting until mat leave

Quiet on here today, the one day I can check and post all day!!!

Had a good day, but tired again now! - DD is just in the bath, so once she's in bed, think I'll go too - DH must be shattered after his really late/early night after travelling back from holland and being out and about most of the day.

Chooster - glad to hear you sounding better today - let us know how the nappies go, still contemplating doing my bit for the environment on the nappy-front!!

Bodders - sounds as if you need Honey's 7ft bed, if you're going to get all 4 of you asleep in your bed! not sure I would have got any sleep - would have just been cuddling them all night. I love sleeping with DD, but we had to stop it about a year ago, as none of us were getting any sleep at all. While DH was Iraq last summer, she came through to my bed in the middle of the night nearly every night and as I was lonely, I didn't really protest as I secretly really loved the company myself, as she did too. But when DH came back, he put a stop to it!. All for the best though really!

Right, time for stories.

take care
xxx

Quiet on here today, the one day I can check and post all day!!!

Had a good day, but tired again now! - DD is just in the bath, so once she's in bed, think I'll go too - DH must be shattered after his really late/early night after travelling back from holland and being out and about most of the day.

Chooster - glad to hear you sounding better today - let us know how the nappies go, still contemplating doing my bit for the environment on the nappy-front!!

Bodders - sounds as if you need Honey's 7ft bed, if you're going to get all 4 of you asleep in your bed! not sure I would have got any sleep - would have just been cuddling them all night. I love sleeping with DD, but we had to stop it about a year ago, as none of us were getting any sleep at all. While DH was Iraq last summer, she came through to my bed in the middle of the night nearly every night and as I was lonely, I didn't really protest as I secretly really loved the company myself, as she did too. But when DH came back, he put a stop to it!. All for the best though really!

Right, time for stories.

take care
xxx

No idea how that happened - only pressed the button once!!

Oooh Chooster - which nappies did you go for? I'm now on the washables, terries and when they are all dirty, some motherease which are sooooo huge on her atm - she looks like a dung-beetle in them! so far no major explosions..... fingers crossed. Its the constant stream of possit/projectile pukes coming out of her mouth that is creating the biggest mound of washing in the bodkin household!

Hi Fettle - hope you had a lovely day

Hey Greeds - just read in the paper today that Peter Phillips is engaged to someone called Autumn. Don't know if that makes you like your choice more or not? Suppose it depends on your feelings of connection to Royalty!!!

xxx

Talking about nappies, we went to the "Babyshow" back in May, and tommee tippee's cotton bottoms were half price so we brought the "Birth to Potty pack" which was £250 we brought for £125, plus my local Council give you (a single payment for each child) £25 back when you spend over £50 on reuseable nappies, so in fact we brought 3 years worth of nappies for £100 which isn't bad at all!

Hi - we got a couple of bambeasy to try - at least I think thats what they are called. We wanted to try a couple first to see how we got on with them. They feel so so soft! Much nicer than the disposables. Its worth a try eh?

You got a good deal there babymad - hopefully you'll be using them soon enough

Morning Ladies feel so very down and teary today, I had a bad dream that DS#2 died in an accident and I cant shake it off, every time think about it in any way I just burst into tears with deep sadness, I got up early and had a hot milky drink as I thought it might help but not seemed to have worked very well, DS#2 isn't even up yet I just hope that when I see him I don't bust into tears and upset him! back soon!

Hey ladies weirdest thing just happened to me. I came into work to an email from a guy that was in my ?gang? of friends when I was 14! I haven?t spoken to him for nearly 20 years and he said he saw my picture on the firm?s website ? isn?t that odd? I don?t even use my maiden name. It wouldn?t be if this all happened here but I grew up in Spain, the guy was from Belfast and I live in Edinburgh! My colleagues are teasing me saying he is a stalker to be on the firm?s website! remember he was very good looking??.!

Fettle I hope you made the most of yesterday.

Feeling a bit low about the lack of interest in our house I got into a bit of a panic last night as no one came to our open viewing again and I started to worry that we wouldn?t have it sold before the baby and that I?d have to go back to work before I want to and that we?d never get to Spain and I was almost in tears. I know now is not a great time to sell but by the end of next month we will have had it on the market a year. I just don?t get it; it is a lovely house and perfect for commuters. The same thing happened to us with our flat 3 years ago ? guess we are just not lucky with property

Hello Bodkin listening with interest to the washable nappy chat. puke, don?t like puke!

Hey Babymad happy due date! sorry to hear you are feeling so low, sending you a huge hug. Sorry to hear about your awful dream x

Hello Chooster ? how are you feeling today?

Well ladies, looks like I might be back again!!!! I have finally gone from scared fear that something was going to go wrong, to scared excitement of what the heck have I gone and done now!!! My new edd is 8th April 2008. I have had a week of very faint positives and finally getting something other than very faint, so this suggests that the baby is getting stronger I hope, and that I am not going to m/c this one too.

MrsMc - sorry to hear that you are feeling low about the house, I hope that someone comes and snaps it up soon for you .

Babymad- oh poor you with the horrible dream, hope you are able to distract yourself with things today. Pg dreams feel so so real, not nice.

fettle - well done on taking a sicky, hope you are feelimng better today?

Congrats to all those who have given birth since I was last here. Hope you are all enjoying the newbaby days.

Oh, welcome back Rainbowdays!!!!!! I am so pleased for you - thats really made my day . Lovely news...

Your house will sell MrsMc - Like you sau=y its a gorgeous house! . It will all come good in the end, it really will.

Theo has his first real nappy on - its fairly big on him but feels really really soft - I'll let you know how we get on...

just had a really quick scan through the posts looking for news from firsty or babymad..................and no news yet!!! havent had a chance to read everyones messsages cos i am at my mums and the kids are in the paddling pool so i cant really leave them!!! i can hear them from the window and just about see them so they havent drowned yet!!!

FANTASTIC to see you back mum03!!!!

gotta dash, sorry everyone for being so crap!

oh and happy due date to you, happy due date to you, happy due date dear ba-by-maaaaad!!! happy due date to you!!!

Congrats Rainbowdays well done chick!

Greedy that made my day thanks!

hi girls!!

still no news from babymad and firsty.......the suspense is agony!!!!

rainbowdays - i have been following you on the temping buddies thread (not that im stalking you or anything) so pleased you finally feel positive enough to join us, what are your next steps? oh and CONGRATULATIONS!!

mrsmcjnr - sorry you feel down about your house - i dont know what to say. hope you have picked yourself up a bit.

seaside - hope your dog is ok im very of you purchasing your second pair of materity trousers. i know i need to do it but i just feel its too early - is that silly? my bump is definately there and my work trousers i cant even do up the buttons so i am constantly pulling up the zip as when i bend over they come undone

chooster and bodkin - i hope your little stunners are doing very well and not keeping their mummys and daddies up for too long during the night!

hello greedy, fettle and honey!!

oh and fettle congratulations on pulling your first sicky!! ive been there a few times during this pregnancy!!

well latest from me is i havnt mentioned any of my concerns to dp, however there is so much tension in the air and its like we are not even a couple atm just living together for the hell of it. no cuddles no kisses..ive been spending a lot of time with my bf so that has cheered me up a lot.

went out for an indian the other night at our local and i know the guys that work there very well, 2 told me they could tell the sex of the baby and had never been wrong. well they both said a girl! so i told them if they are wrong im going back for a free meal!

my maternity leave is sorted at work i am leaving end of november (8 weeks before) and taking 13 months off. and i still dont have to go back after that whichim so relieved about.

have a good weekend girls im off to get some bbq stuff!! xx

Just a quick hello, I'm always busy at the weekends, just wanted to let you know I had bad back ache and pains yesterday from 4pm till 1am (almost tuck pain kilers for it) this morning went to bed, only a few light pains today, oh well maybe soon then , feeling "off" and abit funny ( and not in the hahahaha way) today too, DH getting hope's up, bless! I will let you know if any developments !

Babymadxx

Still no news from firsty I see , hope all is well for her!

just popped in home after being at work and..............OH MY GOD!!!!! my house looks like a bomb has hit it! i felt like crying when i walked in!!!.......every single room has stuff going on! its either full of furniture or has holes missing in the walls or floor.........................AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

i dont think i will EVER be moving back form my parents house at this rate............neither of my kids have a bedroom at the moment and my FIL is in our bedroom, and dh is on the sofa! i think i had better stay on the right side of my parents cos if they get fed up with us we are BUGGERED!!!!!!

MRS...........where is my email? i keep looking for it........you DID promise!!!...and you know i am expecting something FAB now dont you.................naked pictures of SAWYER at least!!!!!

FIRSTY - YOU are the main reason i keep checking on here..............i hope all is ok with you, and you are just so wrapped up in being a mummy that you have forgotten all about us. i wonder if you have a boy or a girl...................the suspense is KILLING me!!!

hello all you other beautiful, wonderful ladies!!!

gotta go..................dh has just said " if you are looking for something to do while you are here you could always cut the front hedge!!! its not too strenuous is it?" NOPE! its not TOO strenuous, but strenuous enough!!!!! i would rather be on here!!!!!

Oh Greedy - it will be ok - this is probably the worse time, when everything is a mess and you can't see the end in sight. It will be fine and it will be all finished in time. You will not fall out with your Mum, she loves you!!

Went to see our house today, bit of a shock too finding a big hole in the wall of the kitchen, but I think it looks good, now I'm over that shock.

Firsty - missing you - hope all ok.

DH just back with take away, so must go.

love and hugs to all
xxx

Just a quicky firsty check..... Mmmmm, We are all mad keen to know how you are x

While I'm here, can I ask a "how long is a piece of string question"... How long should a newborn baby feed for? Theo is sometimes there for about 40mins, although to be fair some of that is swapping boobs and trying to wake him up. The other times he'll have a go for about 5 mins, maybe 10 and that seems to do it. Is this normal??? I dont remember with DS1. Also, when he has a wee 5 min snack, should I pop him back on that boob for the next meal? Or start again on the other... Sorry to be asking dense questions, but I really dont remember much about the early days with Max. By the way, he is always very very content and is not distressed so I'm presuming he's doing well.

Back again.

Chooster, can't say I really remember either, but I think DD used to feed for up to an hour at times - and sometimes only a short amount of time. I would think it is the same way as our toddlers sometimes eat as if there is going to be no food left in the world and at others aren't even tempted by a tasty chocolate biscuit (well at least that's the extremes my DD has, is she weird?). But newborns probably too have times when they are more hungry than not. I think technically you are supposed to restart on the previous boob, if you feel that you didn't finish it last time, but unless I get a marker pen out, how on earth am I going to remember which was used last!!! I never could with DD and she didn't suffer. Sounds as if you have the right attitude, as long as he seems happy when finished feeding and isn't grizzling for more, I'd say he is getting enough. How's his sleeping at night? Also is he having enough really alert, awake times, as that is also a sign that he is doing well and not underfed. HTH

Can I know ask a question? Is it normal for it to really hurt when little one moves inside you? I can't work out if there isn't enough room for him to move, so he is really kicking hard, as my bump is too small for his long legs and arms. Or whether I just have some really long-standing trapped wind (definitely trapped as not much coming out, due to iron tablets!), which he is kicking painfully. Also been having loads of pretty painless BH over the last couple of days - just not sure i can last another 8 weeks, of pretty constant pain in my stomach (although it is taking my mind off my pelvic pain!!).

Hope you are all enjoying this beautiful weather, if you finally have it (Mrs/Chooster, not sure what the weather is like with you, but Mum who just flew home, sent a text message saying she was going straight out to cut the grass, so it can't be too bad and it made me jealous of your really late light evenings!!!

Babymad - how you doing? i think we can safely say that Firsty is off somewhere, hopefully everything has gone well. But it means you're up next, chick!!

take care all
xxx

Thanks Fettle - yes he has his really alert times so I reckon he must be doing well. I think I'll take him to be weighed this week to be sure.

The weather is AWFUL here today!!!! cloudy / rainy - yuk!!!! Enjoy the sun for us and try to send some up!!

More than enough heat and sunshine to send your's and Mrs' way! Nice breeze though with it, so not too unbearable, although it is 28 deg outside!

Spent the day being ruthless with stuff we've accumulated over the last 9 months before we move out on Friday - think I've been more ruthless than ever before with my clothes - just hope I have some that fit me in the interim between maternity clothes and that svelt size 12 i'm going to become again!! (just don't think I'm going to get there much this side of next Easter!! - took about 6 months last time I tried to lose a serious amount of weight, but i'm determined to lose this babyweight and that which i've gained with DD's pregnancy and during the mc - I WILL BE SKINNY AGAIN!!!!)

Thought I'd lost this post earlier, but DH just found it!! bout 4 hours later now and we've been attacking drawers in the sitting-room and hall - all those places you just stuff paper, pens, drawing pins etc!! All nicely organised (well nearly there anyway!) Think it helps that I'm assisting with my nesting pregnancy hormones, as we are being much more ruthless than we were last 2 times we moved!! If it's not come out the drawer in 2 years (complete with moving, straight out, straight back in, then it's in the bin or charity box!!).

Anyway, pains are a bit better today, in case anyone was worried!

hope everyone enjoyed their weekends and have a good week ahead - I don't particularly want to go to work tomorrow, but our last 2 starters arrive tomorrow, so need to train them up this week, so can't really skive all week, but got antenatal appointment on Thurs afternoon and half-day on Friday, so not really a full week ahead of me!

take care all
xxx