All New, Sparkly Fab and 40 + : Mums, Mums to Be or TTC. Come say Hi !

[jeanjeannie]

Hello all - well, this is our third message board..so it's a popular topic.

If you're a fab forty something then please come and say Hi!

The thread lives in pregnancy as that's where it started....but it's certainly no longer confined to just being about pregnancy. It's for anyone whose a gorgeous 40 something. So get a cuppa, bring some biscuits - or cake - and have a chat x

Oh gorgeous in a riot of stripes johnworf she looks great Is that perchance one of your Scandinavian purchases? Gosh - I have to say, she doesn't have the facial look that many prem babies have....she's all podged out and satisfingly plump

So, what's in your gripe water then...? Vodka

Talking of drink - it's me birfday on Sun (43, bring it on, I'm hard me, I can take it )and I'm going to be gagging for a drink - champers obviously Reckon breastfeeding may go a bit oooer for a few days !

Oh ipanemagirl and mrsboogie I know the score with visitors. It was Central Station here when I got back with Verity. At the hospital, when visitors came, I just shoved my norks out - declaring that we "had to practise" and shoved her on them. Ah - that soon got rid of them!

My parents dropped by yesterday and left us SO much CAKE....WHAHH! In 24 hrs DP & I have sunk 1 box of choccie fingers, 1 box of mini rolls, 1 lemon drizzle cake (I suspect no competition to hedgepig's finest)and still have 3 more left and 4 current buns.........help!

LOL at hedgepig's ITV4 vigilante series.

"When New Mothers Turn Bad" Staring:Johnworf as the mother who lined up and shot unwanted visitors and the sword-weilding Ipanemagirl who sliced off the heads of those who dared to turn up uninvitated.......!

Well done jeanjeannie. Eating your own body weight in cake. What a way to go! Sent DH to new Morrisons store that opened by us today with a vague shopping list; milk, lettuce, onion, CAKE! He was a good DH and brought a fine selection although against yours JJ mine looks substandard. Ah well, it's still going in my proverbial cake hole.

You are correct in thinking the outfit was from somewhere Scand-ish. Today we are wearing Decoy Kids. She has another one which is Molo in similar stripes and colours and we'll be trying out tomorrow (i.e. it's one of the only ones that almost fit her).

I'm not surprised she's filling out, she's done nothing but scoff today. She's taking 120 mls and is hungry again 2 hours later and wanting more. I really hope that MW won't say start to wean her cos she's so tiny it just seems so wrong. Plus, I always held off as long as I could with weaning as I think it's better for them...

So JJ you're coming up to 43 on sunday? Well, congrats in advance. What's your OH getting you? Do you put in a request or is he one of the rare breed that just knows what to get you (although this is not always a good thing)? I have had lots of horrid things from my DH in the past which have all gone back. However, my friend Jo had the best ever presents one birthday; an Iron Maiden album (her DH likes them) and a woolly tube dress, in cream, in 2 sizes too small. What a joy.

Anyway, I'm sure you'll have a fab time swigging back the Verve Clicquot (they sell it in Costco!). I'm happy with a fizzy vimto and ice. Dunno how DH managed to get me looking so legless. I'm sure I never looked like that when I did actually drink. I'm just high on life at the mo (or insane)

hehe@ipanemagirl. You're starting to sound as forthright as me now. It can only be a good thing

Well done jeanjeannie. Eating your own body weight in cake. What a way to go! Sent DH to new Morrisons store that opened by us today with a vague shopping list; milk, lettuce, onion, CAKE! He was a good DH and brought a fine selection although against yours JJ mine looks substandard. Ah well, it's still going in my proverbial cake hole.

You are correct in thinking the outfit was from somewhere Scand-ish. Today we are wearing Decoy Kids. She has another one which is Molo in similar stripes and colours and we'll be trying out tomorrow (i.e. it's one of the only ones that almost fit her).

I'm not surprised she's filling out, she's done nothing but scoff today. She's taking 120 mls and is hungry again 2 hours later and wanting more. I really hope that MW won't say start to wean her cos she's so tiny it just seems so wrong. Plus, I always held off as long as I could with weaning as I think it's better for them...

So JJ you're coming up to 43 on sunday? Well, congrats in advance. What's your OH getting you? Do you put in a request or is he one of the rare breed that just knows what to get you (although this is not always a good thing)? I have had lots of horrid things from my DH in the past which have all gone back. However, my friend Jo had the best ever presents one birthday; an Iron Maiden album (her DH likes them) and a woolly tube dress, in cream, in 2 sizes too small. What a joy.

Anyway, I'm sure you'll have a fab time swigging back the Verve Clicquot (they sell it in Costco!). I'm happy with a fizzy vimto and ice. Dunno how DH managed to get me looking so legless. I'm sure I never looked like that when I did actually drink. I'm just high on life at the mo (or insane)

hehe@ipanemagirl. You're starting to sound as forthright as me now. It can only be a good thing

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jeanjeannie I'm waiting for the film to come out. Scarlett Johansson is playing me and Charlize Theron has just been cast as ipanemagirl

....or was it Liz Smith playing me?

jW I think I can beat the Iron maiden album. The 1st bithday I had after we had go together DH stated to build up this great pressie he had got me and how fabby it was. I was very excited when the great day came and a smallish box was handed over and guess what it was???? a..............plug! as in a bath plug with Wallace and Gromit on the end. I was speechless

Poor chap has been very scared to buy me a present since

Just checked the Katherine pictures out I agree with JJ what a very lovely baby gro I love stripes so much. Can't wear them myself as they make me look like an elephant

with you on that one hedgepig...I avoid stripes at all costs. Otherwise I just look like an obese bumble bee.

A plug huh? Well, I'm surprised you still married him! hahahaha. Sorry Slaps own legs. Dunno what I'm saying. DH didn't buy me anything for my 40th...not even a card. And yes, we did split up for a bit. Well, wouldn't you have done the same?

I hope he made up for it when you got back together.

by my 40th DH had got the hang of pressies, it was very sparkley and went round my neck

hedgepig he's still paying for it 2 years later and will continue to do so until I say so.

I like sparkly When we got engaged he said choose any ring you like so I did (bad move on his part)...and it is big and sparkly. Diamonds really are a girls best friend.

Oh Oh Oh nearly forgot. Most exciting thing happened to me today. I've arranged for some cleaning company to come and sort my oven out! I really cannot wait. I can't! It stinks when I use it and I'm fed up of alerting the fire brigade whenever it's on. It sets off the smoke alarm in the hallway which then in turn sets off the mad dog who runs around barking at the said smoke alarm. It's a bloody mad house in here. On top of which, house smells of old grease for days....and it's not even DH

Haha LOL @ hedgepig's plug!! Oooo and an Iron maiden album with a tube dress - nice - wonder if she was meant to listen to one while wearing the other?

DP reckons he made all his present blunders on his ex-wife. By far his worst present sin was a...... toaster. Apparently she was less than thrilled. No, it wasn't an all-singing all-dancing silver dualit - but a plain white, plastic number. We still have it - it was one of the things she didn't bother taking back to America

Actually DP got me a tres posh spa day last year - very fab. And I've got another coming up too. Not sure what I want....Mmmmm, Botox? fillers? chemical peel? - won't be long and Costco will do these too

awww jw lovely - that stripey outfit deffo looks like some fancy Scandinavian get up alright! how much does she weigh now? trying to figure out how she compares size wise to my little fella given they are the same "age" on one level She's definitely chubbier looking- little chubby fingers but then I guess she should be!

Just watching that thing on ITV - The Children - I think its quite good - nice middle class parents think they are trying their best but making a terrible mess of everything. Oh god, now the father of the 14 yr old boy has started with yet another woman. Saints preserve us.

mrsboogie she was 6lb 8oz last friday but from the tuesday to that friday, she'd gained 8oz. She's a porkster. I dunno what she weighs at the moment. I'll play guess the weight of the baby at 7lb

She's swigging milk like it's going out of fashion. I think we'll just buy her a cow.

Morning all - it's the land of the living dead here. Iris took hot and feverish last night The screams were torturous and after a medised cocktail she calmed down - but was then awake from about 2am.........we're shagged On the other hand - she's better now and full of beans.......ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

No strength to even eat cake.................

mrsboogie I fancied watching The Children but DP said he thought seeing people mess up with kiddies around would depress him....awww, such a sensitive soul. He really is - hates swearing on tv too.

Is it time for bed yet?

JJ no its not time for bed it's time for watching cbeebies so mummy can have a snooze on the sofa (I just got up what a lazy moo I am).
My task today is to write my birth plan so I can email the hosp with it so thay can put me on file in the delivey unit as a trouble maker. I want to use the pool which for a VBAC is against policy apparently, they seemed pretty relaxed about it to be honest but it is against the policy.
Then I must tidy the house DS has a little friend comming to play after school si I suppose I shoudl tody up a bit, even though they will messit up hugly.

mornin' all

I'm a teensy bit shagged out myself this morning - to bed late and was awake between 6 and 7.30 am for feeds. Dragged myself up and LO downstairs at 9am so as to be up for midwife's visit and been sat on the sofa, in my jammies ever since. She hasn't turned up (yet?) and I can't even have a shower as there's no-one to answer the door. OH still in bed collapsed with exhaustion as he was doing feeds til 3am. LO has now established a pattern of having a double feed - 2 bottles in the space of an hour or an hour and a half remaining wide awake in between then a four hour sleep.

I'm quite impressed with myself at having more stamina than my younger OH - I think it's just that I was so convinced something would go wrong all along that now my happiness that it didn't is carrying me through.

The Children was v good hedgepig but yes, depressing

I am glad to see that we are allowed to continue our cake habit postnatally I have not thought about cake for a while but was quite fancying apple pie of late - have had one in the fridge for a couple of days now but haven't got round to eating it yet...

Everyone is still asleep except me. I could still be in bed. I'm losing patience with this midwife malarky...

Hello ladies

Well, we're all sounding very chipper today...not! Sorry to hear about little Iris being hot and bothered during the night. Medised is indeed a veritable life saver although personally I prefer Benylin with a glass of sherry. Better than valium.

mrsboogie your MW sounds very flaky doesn't she? When she does finally deign to show her face, stand at the door, waving your wrist in a theatrical fashion and shout 'and what time do you call this then?!' Works for me

hedgepig nobody likes boring people. Not even nurses in hospitals. I tell ya, they'll not forget me in a hurry at Fairfield. Meh. I even get texts from a couple of the nurses and I've an offer to meet for a catch up and drinkipoos with another nurse from the unit. So, make as much as a fuss as you can dear, and they'll thank you for it. Trust me. I've had years of practice

Didn't watch The Children as seeing someone fk their kids lives up doesn't count as drama nor entertainment in my book. I watched BBC2 programme about cocaine in the Andes. Very informative it was too. sniff jeanjeannie do as hedgepig says and put Cbeebies on for the kiddies whilst you go off and have a pint of gin. My DH can join your merry band of sleep deprived zombies. He forgot to take car in for it's MOT this morning as he was officially dead from the neck upwards. pause Just refraining from typing the obvious....ahem.

Did a nappy wash this morning and found a nice blob of crap trapped in the rubber seal around the door. That was fun.

Anyway, today I'm reading '101 things to do with bicarbinate of soda'. I'm def lovin' it.

jw it is actually a different midwife today - or it would be if she turned up! it's "my" community midwife, now back from her hols apparently, who was due to turn up this morning. This is the very same lady who, if I arrived more than a nanosecond late for my antenatal appointments, would be stood at the top of the stairs in the doctor's surgery looking at her watch and sarkily telling me that she thought I wasn't coming.

Maybe she's one of those XL unfortunates stranded somewhere abroad unable to get home...

/hopes

Oh gawd...Iris has finally gone to sleep. she is tres miserable

mrsboogie you should think about doing what my mate did...put a note on the door saying "gone for shower - go away!" She actually forgot it was on the door - and the midwife never came. When she rang up she said - but i saw your note so I went! Or you could just put a note saying "Bog off - yer too late" Well, it's an idea.

hedgepig go on, take a leaf out of johnworf's book.....see where being a pain in the a*se has got her....friends galore, loved and admired When you get to the hospital just keep repeating "water - pool, water - pool" like a nutter...they'll soon give in!

jw LOL@ poo trapped in the rubber seal!!! Just done a nappy wash but that old breast milk poo is merely yellow slime and cottage cheese - no lumps - yet Just remembered I get £30 off again for buying reusables...OOooo, more Bumgenius for me

BTW: mrsB CAKE - is to be eaten at all points of motherhood - TTC, pregnancy and most definately apres birth CAKE!

mmm victoria sponge

hedgepig you may be saying that partly in jest but I think it is a very good idea and am seriously considering it...

I'm going to get tee-shirts made for DH and I to wear when we do to hosp too "water ..Pool water...pool NOW" I'll probably hate it but I read all the water birth books last time and I have been obsessed about it for a while . Not getting very far with the birth plan thought I keep looking for others on the web and they are a load of tosh!
I'm getting a bit worried how DH will cope with the sleepless nights, he is knackered already without being woken up.
MrsB is she there yet?

Just a quick note on poo (what else?):-

Katherine's is yellow and sticky. When she first went on all formula, it was like a blob of blutack and very formed although wouldn't use it hold Donny Osmond posters up - and now it's like an explosion in a s**t factory. Don't think it's diarrhoea as it's not watery. Can't scrape it off the fleece liners though as it adheres to any surface on contact. Hence, stuck on a liner in the rubber seal in washer.

To conclude, is yellow, mustard consistency poo ok? She's very happy with it from the looks of her but I like to have at least 1 fret per day.

hedgepig here's a few suggestions for your DH's t-shirt....

"I'm with the bitch"

"Official minder of the bitch"

"She's hormonal AND a bitch. Beware!"

Or he could have all of the above if he has a large frame.

I should have been in marketing...I'm full of crap today.

johnworf yellow, mustardy poo is CRAPTASTIC!!! I do believe (dons poo-doctor specs and flicks through fat tome entitled Sh*t
Encyclopedia) that Katherine's stools are exactly how they should be

Is there still breastmilk then? Cos that yellow colour in a mix feed poo shows that it's doing its job. That's what I was told.

Iris is still asleep...all hot, sweaty and yukky....bless Too young for a hot choccy me thinks! I'll have hers