40 + mums with baby tums & those who've already 'popped' with muffin tops - come say Hi!

[jeanjeannie]

Yet ANOTHER thread. Like it says - those of you who've waved bye bye to 39 come and say Hi to us instead.

We think that 40 is the new 20, cyber cake is the new weight-watchers and older mums rock

So, if you fit that description come and play with us. We like cake, gossip an occasional luke warm debate and a good moan! Oh and we're also very friendly and supportive!

OK everyone.....take it away x

mum41 apparently she was born like it.

mum41 I know - what's all the fuss about - she's got half of her right arm missing...jeeez..it's not exactly a big deal! Took me two days to notice!! Apparently parents are writing into the website to complain that she's scary and their children are frightened FFS!! She's got a 4mth old DD AND she has a flat stomach...and looks gorgeous....now there's a proper reason to dislike her

Oooo ladymac your manor IS SOO luvvie!! Those are 'quality' shoulder rubs! Mind you - tis a bit slebby here - close to London and the film studios. If we're not rubbing shoulders with Tim Brooke Taylor, Ulrika (ka ka ka) and Pam St Clement (yet more Eastenders) then we're having to fight off Tess Daly and Vern for a parking slot in Waitrose! But if you want BIG time, then take your pick from the multi-millionaire Paul Daniels or Lorraine Kelly Cor - D-listers - loads of 'em! Oh and DP is building an orangerie for an ex 70s pop star turned teacher...apparently his gaff is gorgeous.

None on our road mind you - we're not worthy!

Poor you jj, nobody famous on your road? We're 3 doors away from the chap that played the nasty prison officer in Bad Girls. He's very nice but has a horrid, miserable wife who never breaks as much as a smile. Grace is very good friends at school with the daughter of the Sainsbury's ads lady. Can't remember the mum's name but she's very nice and very friendly. The son of Sophie Thompson is also in her class, she's Emma's sister who played Phil's mad girlfriend a while back.

I love testawilliacles and Quorn muffin! (Although I'm not really a veggi) My girl's a Tilly too so that one's out for us!

I'd noticed that CBBebies woman but just thought "great! everyone's the same".

Who was saying about heartburn? I have a 500ml bottle of Gaviscon Advance (on repeat prescription)in my desk drawer [swigs it]. It's much thicker than the ordinary stuff and really hits the spot for me. Milk makes the heartburn much worse but fat is the killer for me.

JW Your baby poo story made me laugh (sorry).
It reminded me of when I had my second girl. I was overdue by 3 days and it was really hot (End of Aug.)I was desperate to have the baby so when my neighbour said try castor oil I thought yes anything. Luckily I only took 3 teaspoons (it tastes vile)instead of the three tablespoons she'd prescribed.

Not long after I started contractions- really quick ones! I hardly had time to get to the hospital- halfway there I had the urge to push but the thought of DX delivering it in a car park in the middle of the New Forest was too scary so I crossed my legs.

When I arrived at the hospital I wanted the loo very badly- the pain was really bad(not contractions but the ones you get with Delhi belly!)I had what can only be described as "the bottom falling out of my world" experience when I reached the loo. At this point I was holding the door shut and fighting against a midwife who told me to let her in as I would have the baby in the toilet. I told her "you don't want to be in here" and she replied "let me in" it was a complete farce!

1/2 an hour or less later baby arrived and no poo!(I don't think I went for another week after that).

Moral- Never ever listen to your neighbour or take castor oil!

I don't have anyone, not ever related to anyone famous, living by me. The only tenuous offering I have is that Les Dawson's old house is 2 roads away. That's it I'm afraid. Pathetic I know

Testawillicles is a fab word! Think I shall try to use that as often as I can.

New car seat came today so I've been bouncing around the back of our Doblo trying to fit it in. Joked to DH that it's the only time we've been that energetic in the back of the car unless you count when I tried to get the industrial box of washing powder in there when we went to Costco.

ladymac very impressed > holds head in shame and walks off to the corner with the dunces hat on>

jw you and me both, one of my something removed cousins is Terry Butcher (football) and ermintrude I once met Chris from cbbc when he came to our town to award pupils with 100% school attendance for the year

bonzo sorry I know someone who has a little girl called Tuppence and also people who use that as another term.

Hahah jw your wash powder struggle sounds likes our attempts to get just one more tray of pastries into the Berlingo!

Best sleb moment ever was living on same road as Brian Clough as a kid - 70s tastic!

jw jj he he.. forget washing powder and pastries that was me with my DC until we changed cars
pastries jj thats alot of pastries even for a berlingo bit like me when the french market comes over to our town and I buy them out of baklava well they're not here very often!

You ARE joking that you know someone with a child called tuppence?? What's the oldest one called? Shilling?

My pretty much only celeb time was dancing lessons in the Irish Centre in Manchester every week. It was (Sir) Matt Busby's social club too and he used to come in for a pint when we were in there (and watch and applaud now and again) - he's buried about 10 feet from my grandad. Plus my dancing teacher's son taught me guitar and ended up on the telly doing North-West TV stuff (Eamon O'Neil). Woo Hoo!

just been for a lovely walk - blimey it feels like Summer - very balmy. Front facing buggy but have no idea whether D noticed and I missed looking at his face so think we will revert for a while longer.

mum41 Tuppence isn't ehm her actual real name is it?

The only famous person I ever see is the bloke who plays Janice's boyfriend in Corrie and was also in dinnerladies - he lives in York and I always see him about. Also I always see a woman in Marks who is a actress but I cannot for the life of me remember her name or what she was in. She has long /whitish grey hair and is in her 40s or 50s. Does my head in trying to remember when I see her.

aawwwww bless her, that is her real name, kwym though

I often wonder when driving through the country side who may be living in the houses there as I know Caroline Quentine & Martin Lewis live around this area (not together)... Oh and someone by the name of Johnny Depp was recently staying in the area, dining in country pubs with a view to buying a property

Did I hear a new series of desperate housewives begins tomorrow night? I do hope so

Tuppence is a really old name as is Lettice - which is what Boris Johnson called one of his kids... Oh I love mad names - the census's are a great place to find some corkers. I loved the Alistair McGowan "Who do you think you are?" programme, where he discovered his great-grandad was called Suetonious - marvellous

well, that is a new one on me.. blimey

have heard of Lettice though.

never heard Lettice, similar to Letitia though

My DD1's name is Fizan pronounced Fizzanne her Father, my first husband was Turkish

My oh my - it has been quite a day on here! All this talk of lady gardens: their care and what to call them! Vastly entertaining!

The new midwife just stopped by - she is taking over the regular midwife appointments and has answered some of my questions. Thank goodness, finally some continuity of care! She did, however, give us our Downs testing results of 1:12, which is not great. This result is strictly bloodwork. It doesn't include the NT measurement as they didn't do an official NT scan, although it was measured during the scan as 1.6. We have been offered the amnio but are not willing to do it, as we have had 4 losses and refuse to do any invasive test we don't have to do. I'm a little edgy about it, but honestly I know these tests have a high error rate and the measurement was good. So I'm hoping for the best, but going to take a little time to read up on Downs Syndrome just to be prepared in case.

I love the name Lettice but it's always been vetoed whenever I've suggested it. Have been suggesting it for over 24 years now to no avail. Would love to have a little Letty.

My great grandmother was Marie Griselda and I was keen to use Griselda as a middle name but that was vetoed too on the grounds that it was an ugly name.

Right, must away to open the back gate as DH started cycling to work and back yesterday and the damned gate can only be opened/closed from the inside and he'll be home soon.

Hi All

My you were chatty today!

I thought I had read that the presenter said she thought children would find her scary? Or did I hear that wrong?

Fanny would not work in this house as Fanny in the US means bottom, not front bottom.

Tuppence like Tommy and Tuppence from Agatha Christie?

LOL at poo stories. Yeah, I am so looking forward to that part of giving birth!

I have no famous people around me now, that I know. Did, however, see Jimmy Nesbit in M&S the other day. And I grew up around the corner from Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward and went to the same school as their kids, who are about 10 years older than me.

a 1.6mm measurement is not big, Triggles. How many weeks are you? I hope you get some more reassuring news by and by.

duchesse that's what I thought - that 1.6 is a good thing - it was done at 13w1d - I'm 17wks tomorrow. DH & I talked a lot about it - we are happy to wait until the baby is born, although they will be looking more carefully for any soft markers at the 20wk scan in a couple week, so we can educate ourselves more about Downs if it raises the possibility even more.

triggles they'll be able to give you an idea at your 20 weeks anomaly scan as there are soft markers for downs that they'll be looking for. However, not much of a choice of what to do by then although technically you'd have 4 weeks to make up your mind.

Got today's OK! and see there is a huge spread devoted to Jade Goody's wedding. Not read it yet but I'm sure it's full of inane questions (and probably answers) but did notice her medication on her arm when she was getting married and having to be carried out afterwards

OOh big news on tv about cases of diabetes on the rise. I played my diabetes trump card y'day to get my Xenical although think GP would have given it me anyway as he's lovely mrsb do you think you'll be giving it a go?

Tee2072 If I can give any unsolicited advice it would be "don't touch the castor oil" no matter how tempted or overdue you are, it makes the birth too quick and obviously it is a mighty powerful laxative!

My business partner is American and I nearly died when she was visiting and announced in quite a loud voice and in company that her last long distance horse ride had "given her such sore and aching fanny". I had to explain as she had no idea!

Triggles
My thoughts are with you and hope everything is ok. My scan is a few weeks away, I'm Catholic and have no idea what to do if they say one of the twins has Downs. I worked as a volunteer (day centre) for parents of Downs children and they were often very stressed but I don't think they regretted having them as they were mostly loving people.

neddie we agreed that if we do find based on soft markers at the 20wk scan that it's a high probability of Downs, we would make it a priority simply to educate ourselves on Downs more, but we would still have the baby. Obviously, it's a personal choice for everyone, but that's ours.

oooh jw do give us a full report back when you have read it - don't get it myself so will have to wait until next trip to hairdressers else...

well, I had thought long and hard about getting Alli jw when I didn't realise you could get Xenical here - I can definitely see it working in terms of acting like a sort of chemical handcuffs and also that it forces you to take account of everything you eat. The thing is I don't think that too much fat is my problem - its carbs. I wish there was a carb version or one that makes you shit yourself if you drink too many wine calories .

At the moment I am on a calorie restriction drive - v strict. I find that the stricter I am the easier it is to stick to it. Will see if I can keep it up - if not will have to think again.

I saw the diabetes thing - its going to cost the nhs an awful lot of money if all us fatties don't sort ourselves out and end up with diabetes!

Triggles I think that it is very wise to discuss these things in case it happens. I enjoyed being with the Downs children and I know that many went on to have productive lives. They may well have given more joy to their parents than so called normal children would have done. I admire your decision.