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

Blimey Greedy - that sounds a bit serious! I like the idea of your superhero electricians! Thanks for your support on the old booby-marathon. I remember DD1 doing exactly the same, so i just went with it, but was VERY frustrated and knackered when I tried to get her to go to sleep at 11.30 and she kept dropping off then waking up screaming for more after 5 mins! Some great support on MN for BF over on the feeding threads - makes you realise that it is all completely normal behaviour for a 7 week old and reminds you that, of course, it WILL pass...

Firsty - sympathies on the "enthusiastic" DSD! I have a niece who is like that, and while she is very sweet, I know what you mean about dreading the visits - especially when you are tired and lacking in patience! I wish I could offer you some handy hint to get her to give you a bit more space but can't think of anything at the mo... you could start a thread on it - bet there's loads of people who have been in the same boat Anyway, look after yourself, sounds like you are coping well, but anytime you need a moan, we're all here for you - I second Greedy's suggestion of "leg-bicycling" - it really relaxes Isla (and produces some quality trumps ) Re. whether we put Isla to bed with DD1 - I try every night, after her 7 oclockish feed, and she might kip for an hour sometimes, but then she's up and very unsettled/windy/possetty/hungry so lots of pacing, patting and feeding for the rest of the evening... I think DD1 was the same until about 10 weeks, when one night, she just went to sleep!

DP taken DD1 swimming so am relaxing on MN when I should be getting something for dinner sorted out. Never mind....

Greedy great dinosaurs ? I am impressed that you painted them yourself! I knew a Delphine I didn?t like ? sorry!! I think Iris sounds fine with Ellis and Kiki don?t tell me you?ve forgotten all about CM! can?t believe you are still working! poor you about the chipped tooth ? all you need! PMSL at you being excited about the house being unsafe for years! I lived in a flat like that once, thought the neighbours ate fish everyday until we realized the fuse box was melting!

Fettle ? yay!!! Mat Leave!! ahh, lovely to get a nice card and a pressie like your photos, DD is cute (and tall!) hope she had fun at her leaving party!

Honeyapple

Chooster Dh is moving to Business Banking so will be based in Gorgie so no more train for me in the morning ? bus into town instead ? might be even worse!! Thanks for the good vibes for Tues. I was looking in my mat notes to check something and spotted the report from my booking in scan which MW put in last week ? it made me well up to read that measurements are perfect for my dates, that a stomach and 4 limbs were identified and that ?this scan is suitable for booking? 4 weeks today until we head off to Spain for a week PMSL at DH showing you his ?moves?

Babymad nice to see you, Connie sounds wonderful and I am sure her big bros love her to bits, I am glad your Mum is being nice too, you take care now

Bodders ? thanks hon

Hey Firsty working from home 2 days a week so breaks are far more productive than they are at work! Today I have had to work so hard though as had a project deadline ? made it though ? phew!! sorry to hear about the pain around the scar

Hi all

Need a virtual hug, but you are probably all out somewhere! Feeling very sad - more so about leaving dD's nursery. She suddenly got a bit overwhelmed by saying goodbye to everyone - even the staff were crying - I think she's been well loved there, which is good. I so hope that this new place is as good and we've made the right decision.

Feel sad about leaving work too, but did have a wave of excitment as well driving home thinking that this baby is nearly coming!

Greedy - how exciting - superhero electricians! Glad they found it before anything major happened - I assume you didn't have a full survey done when you bought the house then, or else I'd sue your surveyor!! Hope they sort it out quickly. Hope your back clears up. sorry that your MW appointment wasn't very good - at least you are a low risk patient. I'm seeing the consultant in 10 days, then the MW 4 days after that! So they still looking after me - MW had never had someone with obstetric cholestasis before, which made me feel really special. I think I'm almost a disappointment that I haven't got it again this time!!

She did reassure me though that having morphine/pethidine during labour would not have contributed to DD's slow feeding at the start - more likely to have been her prematurity, which is what I said at the time!!. Anyway, we discussed options for birth plans - lots of things I wasn't even able to consider last time, like immediate skin-to-skin contact and did I want baby cleaned and wrapped first. Did I want to be delivered straight onto my abdomen. With DD she was whisked away for checking as soon as she came out and came back - clean, shiny and wrapped in a green blanket!!

She also is surprised I've been told I'm having a big baby - I wish they'd make their mind up!!. Fundal height spot on for just under 36 weeks. She thinks baby is already 2/5 engaged, which hopefully means it will come sooner than 4 weeks. But she also said it is utter guess work, so she could be wrong - I love the reassurance you get from these people!!

anyway, Bodders - I think you're doing great too, but thinking back, I seem to remember that DD was like that too - DH and I didnt' have an evening together for what felt like months - but it is worth it, perservering. I think I'd rather the sleep and disturbed evenings, than evenings and disturbed nights. Although Chooster seems to be coping with her way too - suppose you do, just cope with what you're given, don't you!!

Thanks for thinking of me Chooster - I think of you all often randomly. It would be good to meet up, but so difficult to arrange I would imagine!

My random thought this morning, was that Greedy, do you remember when we first met on that mammoth cycle back last November! I still haven't had a period since then!! It will be over a year by the time this baby is born!! Let's hope life is a bit more regular after I've stopped breast-feeding!

Mrs - hope you manage to enjoy your weekend. I was so worried before my anomoly scan too, so it is hard. But you've done all the right things and you are feeling him kick now. Are you going to find out the sex?

Honey - how's your neighbour? hope I'm not caught out like that - but we're 45 mins away from the hospital and DH is 30 mins away from work, so if all happens quickly, we'll be cutting it fine!!

Firsty - glad to hear you sounding well - can't believe how quickly time is flying since Ty was born now!

anyway, must go and feed DD. I'm feeling a bit cheerier from talking to you all, but definintely going to need lots of hugs tonight - hope DH is in the mood!!

take care all and have good weekends.
xxx

I'v caught up but not time to post as Theo is waking, but BIG virtual hug to you Fettle - there's a lot going on for you at the moment. It sounds like your DD is a very special young lady and she'll settle into her new place in no time and be running around with her new friends. I hope you feel brighter this evening.

Hope your evening is better tonight Bodders! Sorry, I hope I did't make you feel like you couldn't moan about the constant evening feeds - you must feel so draine. Sometimes dont you wonder if you have any milk left? Sometimes I feel like that when Theo has a massive feed but at least he puts me down after about an hour . It must be hard having no time to yourself once DD1 is in bed, but like you say it will pass .

Oooh, sounds like we are lucky you are still with us Greedy!!! Superhero leccies eh... were they in tights and a cape.

I sympathise with your over-zealous DSD's Firsty. I guess you are trying to be so careful to include them but at the same time you need to give them boundaries - very difficult. Its hard enough with my DS1 who is only 3 - he constatly wants totouch Theo even when he's snoozing.

Theo definately awake now so hi to everyone else!!!! May pop back on late.

Some names Greedy- How about Zara, Lara, Lena.. Mmmm, I really like Iris though. I'll try and think of more

Thanks Chooster - but you've made me cry again!!

Had a lovely bath with DD - she was drawing with her bath pens on bump! Very nearly couldn't get out of the bath though, which was interesting!! Thought I'd be in there until I had a water birth in 4 weeks!!! Lots of laughing though.

Had big cuddles with DD while reading her stories and now cuddled up with DH on the sofa snuggled up in my dressing gown so feeling a bit better!

Take care all
xxx

PS where's Greedy? We know what she's like with rugged men - how will she cope with men in tights with capes??!!
xxx

Just popping in briefly to say I'm itching like crazy! Please hope that it is something completely harmless, but I was up half the night itching, so I suppose i ought to ring the hospital.

POEY!!! Thought I was going to be lucky!! Won't disappoint my MW though, i suppose and at least baby has been moving lots this morning to reassure me!

I'll keep you updated!

xxx

Still itching after shower, so have an appointment at the assessment unit at lunchtime - if I'm back later, I've not been admitted, if I'm not, they have taken me in!!!

Please hope they don't - I don't want to stay in hospital - I want to get DD ready for school and go swimming with them this afternoon.

Why is being pg, so difficult?!

Hope everyone else is doing ok - thanks for listening to me me me!!

hopefully speak to you later, saying everything is ok!

xxx

Well - doesn't look like any of you worried about me!!!!!

Baby seems well (was asleep at first, with a heart rate of 100-110, but thankfully woke up after a while and went up to 130-140) - taken bloods to check for LFTs and bile acids and going back for twice weekly monitoring on Tuesday and Friday. Still hope it is a false alarm - I'll know either way on Tuesday morning.

Hope you all had good weekends.

xxx

Oh Fettle - sorry you are having this worry!!! And that none of us were here for you. Its great you are back home though and I really really hope that this is a false alarm and you dont need any intervention. Hospital stays are rotten aren't they when you have a LO at home. We'll be keeping fingers crossed...

Hello ladies

Fettle ? sorry I wasn?t around to give you a hug when you needed one you ok hon? I?m sure DD will be just as much a hit at her new nursery just cannot understand the sadness at leaving work (sorry!) but the excitement must have been immense! Sounds like good news about the baby?s head being engaged My weekend has been busy so I haven?t had much time to think about the scan but I am nervous but glad that it is only a couple of days away ? hoping and praying that Beanie is perfect all the ladies come back from their 20 week scans on my AN thread all happy/annoyed at finding out/not being able to find out the sex and I see to be the only one who is actually worried about the true purpose of the scan. Every time someone comes back saying all is perfect I sigh with relief and hope and pray it?ll be the same for me. We don?t want to find out the sex so hope nothing gives the game away! Sounds like Friday evening improved Sorry that the itching started and you had all that drama and that we all missed it ? really hope that it comes to nothing.

Chooster hello you! Hope you?ve had a lovely weekend.

DH and I watched an episode of Birth Day Girls today ? we were both in floods of tears at the births ? highly amusing!

Hello Greedy, Firsty, Honey, Babymad, Seaside, Iam, Bodders and anyone I might have forgotten brain is like a sieve!

Hey all.

Fettle - so sorry you were deserted by us in your hour of need! Glad to hear all is ok with miniFettle and hope you don't have to be admitted to hospital. Just what you don't need. hope the itching isn't too unbearable.

Hello to everyone else - hope you all had good weekends.

I'm gutted because it looks like DD1 has got impetigo (skin infection) Started off in a mozzy bite but has now spread into her eczema, so she's looking a bit of a sorry state poor thing. Docs appt in an hour. Been reading up on it on MN - think it;s a bugger to get rid of -have to boil wash all her bedding and toys etc. Just hope Isla doesn't catch it, although it is going ot be hard trying to stop Nelly from touching her! The other annoying thing is it means she'll have to stay off pre-school until it's gone, so that's another week off school - just as I was rather looking forward to her going back!

Anyway, enough moaning! better go and get ready to go.

Oh - Bodders - I hope it isn't Impetigo. Poor DD must be feeling pretty low with it - hope doctor makes it better.

Mrs - sounds like you had a fun, but tiring weekend!! I know exactly what you mean about scans - I think once you've had a mc, your attitude to pg completely changes. I remember just being so relieved that there was the right number of limbs, apendages and heart chambers! i'm sure it will be the same for you - I'll be thinking of you, while hooked up to my monitor!! My appointment is at 9.30am tomorrow!

I'm ok really, don't worry about me - itching not anywhere near as bad today (but that could be the piriton - not sure I'm entirely happy taking it in pg, so I haven't taken it this morning), so feeling a bit of a fraud -we'll see what the blood test results show tomorrow.

DD and I are having a day home today before school starts tomorrow - it's only just 10am and we've played 60 mins of shop, 10 mins of magnetic theatre, 10 mins of magnetic fishing and she's moved onto the next game (indoor bowling!) - I'm rubbish at being a full-time mother! Sure I'll get into the swing of it soon!! When's it bedtime?, or DH's home time?

Don't worry - I'm really loving it actually!!
xxx

well......now that i have FINALLY finished my marathon sex session with the superhero electricians .............i am back!!!!!

fettle - so sorry to hear you are itching again this time. what a bugger! i really really hope it is in some way psychosomatic and nothing more sinister. you deserve some relaxing mat leave before having your ickle boy, and you have to wait for me anyway! what are you playing at?.......and how crap are all of us, not being here for you in your time of need hey?
gladyour last days went ok, if a bit emotional! i love having baths with my two as well, but its tough at the moment cos of the lack of space!! cant imagine i will ever get in with all three of them!!

bodders - my brother always gets impetigo and it IS highly contagious, but he has always managed to keep it to himself and not spread it and he is very affectionate! so hopefully it will stay confined to dd1 for you! it doesn't look pretty though does it?

mrs - good luck for your scan tomorrow. i hope you can get to enjoy it, cos everything is so clear and it is such adetailed scan that if you can relax it is amazing!

chooster - like your name choices, but none of them jumped out at me! what else you got for me girl?

our weekend was hectic with a million different workmen in and out....electricians, plumbers and plasterers and me on constant tea duty.......drove me mad!!!!!!! also had a 'friend' round who KEPT telling my kids off when i was there and REALLY drove me mad!!!!! i HATE people telling my kids off if i am in the same room as them! if i am not around then its fair enough but if i am there too surely its up to ME to say something if i want to!!! she kept telling my ds to be quiet when he was just playing nicely ( yes he is noisy, but he is a little boy.what did she expect?) i nearly strangled her!

i have sat in all morning waiting for dd's preschool teachers to come and do a homevisit only to finally realise that it is tomorrow they are turning up, not today! what a donought hey?!

anyway, better go and entertain the kids somehow! they have had enough of 'playing builders' with ds's tool kit!

Shame we don't live nearer Greedy - your two could help entertain my DD! She's managed to have a sleep in the car, but I just couldn't get comfortable. I tried to persuade her that she needed more sleep and to come and lie in bed with me, which worked for about 10 mins - I so need a nap!!! I'm afraid to say she's watching a bit too much TV today, but it's not everyday! And we have just been out shopping to exchange a coat I bought for her - fitted perfectly in the shop on Saturday, until I thought she'd tried it on with just a T-shirt on and she'll be wearing it int he winter with a jumper underneath, so had to go for a size 4-5 instead - fits much better!

Glad your house is sorted again - I know what you mean about other people telling off your children - especially if they're not actually doing anything really naughty!

take care all
xxx

this baby is causing me lots of pain at the moment too. it seems to have one really big bony foot that it keeps stretching out and it really hurts me! ds never hurt me with his kicking and dd1 wriggled a lot and made me quite uncomfortable but was never really painful, but this little madam keeps making me yelp out loud in pain!..........felt a bit of a knob the other day in tescos when i yelped!!! ssoooooooooooooooo many braxton hicks at the moment too, and not nice little tightenings either, proper painful ones!!!

bodders, chooster, kitkat ( you ok stranger?), firsty, babymad you are all Soooooooooooooooooo lucky not to be pg and uncomfortable anymore...............wish i could bend in the middle.................or roll over in bed quickly......or lie on my front.................or eat a full meal without getting heartburn.........or cuddle my ickle tiny baby!!!

AAAAAAarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh! not long i guess!!! should be this month hopefully!

hi fettle! sounds funny you saying glad our house is sorted cos it is so far from being sorted its unreal, but at least its safe electrically!!!

my 2 are watching tv now too!!!! i wish i didnt have a conscience sometimes cos they would quite happily sit in front of it ALL DAY if i let them and not bother me at all!!! but i always end up feeling too guilty!.......actually that was something my friend said yesterday............my dd said "can i watch tv please mummy" and my friend said " Oh! i think you have watched plenty of tv today already dont you young lady!?"........i felt like killing her!!! they had only seen about 20 mins, which i dont think is much and i had promised them they could see some more, so i was fuming when she answered for me!.................i did tell her though!!! which is probably why they left early in the end!!!

i wish we did live closer! when are you going to relocate to Herts hey?!!

Not many army bases in Herts, I don't think. May be moving to sunny Surrey in 15 months time though! Although I'm never moving again, so I think you should move to Wiltshire!!

Going to find some part-baked cookies, i bought last weekend - just hope DH hasn't thrown them out! nice warm from the oven cookies and tea, that will make up for a sleep I think!!!

Finally bought baby nappies, baby teats, breast pads and maternity pads yesterday, so really must pack my hospital bag this evening. Suddenly thought, we ought to pack an overnight bag for DD too, just in case we have to pack her off to friends at the last moment!!

Part of me, hopes I do have cholestasis, as then I'll have an official induction date, around 38 weeks, so I can make proper plans! But then I think that's not really very long away, and I'm not going to get much rest this week!

Keep at your house Greedy - you must be nearly there now!! Our house is still a tip, but at least it is out of boxes. Grass really needs cutting and the weeds down by the river need sorting out ASAP, or we are likely to be taken over by triffids at some point very soon!!

xxx

Hi Bodders hope DD1 doesn?t have impetigo

Homebody Fettle will be thinking of you tomorrow too, hoping its all good with you too. Not sure I have the stamina to be a Mum ? your morning sounded exhausting! those cookies sound nice

Greedy fess up, it was just DH wearing overalls and a tool belt wasn?t it? thanks hon I?ll try and keep my wits about me tomorrow ? suspect both DH and I will cry! How do you like Juno, Ola, Evie, Eva, Lola, Cia/Kia, Mimi, Misty, Mia/Mya, Una, Jana, Luna, Rosa, Eden, Azara or Hope ? those are all the shorter names on my list. Sorry to hear about that bony foot!

I feel like I am always telling my friends kids off but I feel that if their parents don?t stop them from pulling my cats? ears or tails/licking the glass panes in my doors/using my sofa as a trampoline/playing with crystal glasses aged 2 or shrieking continually for effect then I have to ? maybe I am just intolerant but I wouldn?t do what your friend did Greedy . DH did say last night that he thought our kids would hear the word no more than most of our friends? kids!

Hi Mrs - I've just moved our discussion in here, where I feel people "know" us better!!

Just read the definition of a "ned" on wikipedia - perhaps DH and I should rethink Edward as a middle name!!

Just been beaten mercilessly at Memory Game 4 times by my 3 year old DD - not fair -

xxx

Just cos Greedy complained she couldn't see DD's face properly, I've put some better recent photos up, but for a short time only!!

Evening all ,

Bodders- dont worry about the impetigo, my DS had it a couple of times when he was little... he has eczema too... he got it once from a cut on his leg. His legs looked horrendous cos it spread and he had all these big sore places everywhere... anyway antibiotics orally and a cream sorted it out pretty quickly. And then once had it all around his nose after a bad cold when he was a toddler and it looked revolting! Only a mother (or father) loves them then!!

Greedy- your friend sounds a bit of an arse! I do tell kids off if their parents arent about, but wouldnt dream of it if they were there... apart from my sisters... that's ok... actually my sisters are always telling my DS off . (But he is a bit of a pain in the bum at the moment- but that's another story!).

Mrs- Ha! Jumping on the sofa! Licking the windows! Just you wait! Good luck with the scan, sure you don't need it. Hope that your LO has his/her legs tightly crossed.

Fettle- sorry to hear about the itching, hope it is nothing serious. Hope all goes well with DD.

Greedy- I am getting some real painful kicks too with this one- so much so I have also been yelping a bit. Got a couple of real zingers in the fanjo area last night... and he also seems to stick his feet out my side all the time which is blooming uncomfortable- keep getting this real hard lump on my right side. So you reckon it will be this month then?

Anybody watch that programme last night about people having to live on a dump? Feeling even more committed to reusable nappies.

Lovely pictures Fettle- what a stunner!

Hope all went well today, MrsMc?

Bodders - how is DD1?

All well with minifet. My bloods are up, but still within normal limits - LFTs are right on the upper limit of normal, so they are retaking them on Friday, when I go back for another CTG.

Would rather know one way or the other, particularly as I'm still itchy, but nevermind!

DD went very happily to pre-school this morning - I nearly cried though! Have to go get her soon, so think we'll go for a bit a shop and a coffee and cake this afternoon to celebrate her first day!

take care all
xxx

Hello Just wanted to let you all know that the scan went well this morning our consultant is so nice she had a student with her which was great as she was telling her in detail what everything was too; we saw the face, nose, lips, all the organs in intricate detail, souls of the feet, toes, hands, thumb sucking it was fab ? and the sex is still a surprise! I must have got myself quite worked up about it though as feel so sick and hung over now. What a relief though! I?ve posted a couple of Beanie?s new photos on my profile.

Fettle - quickly saw that all ok but still some uncertainty with you. Hope all goes well on Friday.

Will catch up properly now..

Fettle ? totally agree about our discussion! I thought we were in here and then felt a bit apprehensive when I realised that we weren?t! hope I didn?t offend anyone! I have a friend who has a title and he is called Ned ? horses for courses I guess! Your DD is such a beautiful little girl

Honeyapple ? hello you mean kids do worse that jump on the sofa and lick the windows! ? all went well thanks and she kept well away from that region, that said, I was too intent on femur lengths and chambers of the heart etc to even think about the sex, I totally forgot that it would have bits to be honest those kicks sound sore my secretary?s DIL is pg and she was telling me yesterday that the LO?s foot got wedged under a DIL?s ribs ? ouch! Didn?t see that programme. Have booked into a Real Nappy demo on 24/9

Fettle ? sorry to hear that you are still itchy, I really hope that Friday?s bloods are determinative. Ahh DD will be fine hon and I bet you need some time to relax too

Hello everyone else Bodkin ? hope DD1 is ok, Chooster ? how?s Theo?s hernia and reflux? How are you feeling Babymad? Iampg & Seaside ? hope you are both blooming. Hey Firsty and Kitkat ?

Had a word with DH at the hospital about PIL and the stress and guilt I am constantly feeling about them, he said he would talk to them and try and explain how I feel and says he does understand the whole ?don?t mention the war? thing that they are doing around me about the pregnancy.