UK SMOG Wannabes July

[nuthinbutpink]

Good luck, ladies.

[zanacal]

Crikey, how is it July already? Eliza is a whole month old tomorrow, time has flown! Only 3 more weeks until the summer holidays though, yay! Inglewood - have your boys broken up for the summer already?

Charlie - is your due date today? When did the bigger boys arrive? Not that that's necessarily a good indicator based on how late I went this time around! Any niggles? I can't wait to see your new addition. He's bound to be gorgeous like his big brothers!

[Sunset]

hi ladies :)

Babymad ~ what is tapatalk on iPhone and how does it work? i might have to download it to my iphone as i find it so hard to find the time to actually sit down with my laptop to log on here. How are you doing with the babyblues? any better?

Maybebaby ~ wow your stories regarding your mil are so shocking! i dont know how you put up with her.. :S you must be super woman! yes you're right, it's bloody frustrating with the speech issues and trying to get some help... i try to stay positive - at the end of the day my son is not even 3 yet but it's just the fact that i know something is not right and the fact that no one takes me serious, it gets very frustrating... they all just take a look at him and say "well, he understands you, there's nothing wrong with his development - he might just be a late talker, let's wait some more " aaarrrrggghhh! for christ sake, he IS talking, just no one else understands him!.. NO, no more waiting! i should stop complaining to you as i know you know just how frustrating it is! i wish these 6-8 weeks could hurry up so we can get the hearing test out of the way and know for sure if that's what's causing all the trouble. i'm saving up in the meantime for some private speech therapy to run alongside nhs when and if we need it :) How's your little boy doing with his speech?

Zanacal ~ wow a month!! that's gone fast :) she's so cute!! how's she sleeping for you? how's the feeding going?

wishing4pink ~ hows your hubby doing now? how did it go with your attempt?

mrsincredible ~ i wish i could help but I know nothing of the LE diet.. when are you planning to start ttc?

charlie ~ any moment, any day now :D i can't wait for the pictures!

deaks ~ 24 weeks already! how are you enjoying your pregnancy?

Hello to everyone else!!! Serena is 6 month old today! i can't believe how fast it's gone by. She's started pushing herself up on her knees and hands so i'm pretty sure she's not far of crawling :) i'm gonna start introducing solids to her now as well.. its been so long i did any weaning i can't remember how to go about it lol any tips?

[deaks66]

Hi all! Never did really catch up on posts on the june thread but going to be better on the july thread!

Sunset, i too cant believe dd is 6 months old... wow! I am planning to do pgd when ds3 is 6 months old... do you reckon you could cope with getting pg with number 4 at this stage? (mind you a OHW is pretty unlikely with pgd by the sounds of it!)? I keep remembering back to when ds2 was little and i felt ready to try at 6 months (not that it happened nearly that soon) but perhaps its different with number 4!

Babymad, lovely to hear from you.... glad you managed to talk to dh! keep doing that... though i know in the past you have said you find it hard to open up. The photos you put up of ds4 are just gorgeous!!

Zanacal, isn't time flying!! i hope dd is being good for you. She too looks gorgeous in photos!

At last i have a pregnant looking belly! Will sort out a photo at some point. Am secretly relieved i haven't exploded with ds3 as i cant imagine lugging any more around. Oh and tmi, but god i feel horny with this baby! perhaps its the after effects of a week with mr grey... not that i actually fancied him much!

Hi everyone else!

[missgozo]

Hi uk ladies, I am going for an attempt this month so just wanted to say hi!! I have just started my represh and have started hubby on his abstain period, going for a two day cut of this month and have had a plan from atomic so here goes, trying to relax but feel very nervous...x

[Kell]

Lmao Deaks! God this pregnancy I've been so off sex, with ds2 I was like a rabbit, this time I really feel for dp as he has probably Only got some about 5 times, bless him!

Z and sunset where does the time go! It seems like yesterday both of the girls were born lol

Babymad so glad you and dp managed to have a better weekend :)

Charlie hope all is well :) can't wait to hear your little man has arrived!

Nothing much going on here just on the count down!

[Kell]

Good luck with your sway missgozo :)

[Inglewood]

Hi missgozo! GL with ur attempt! x

Hi everyone, read the rest of the June thread earlier and my daft brain is trying to remember what you all said, so excuse me if I forget anyone!! lol

Maybe and Sunset, my ds2 was a slow talker, well everything really. Didn't walk till 19mths and had a speech therapist till he was half way thru primary one, which was Dec 2011. It has made a HUGE difference being at school and from the end of nursery and starting school at just 4yrs old he's done so well. He still gets words mixed up, but eveyone can understand him now. I insisted at nursery he saw a SALT and they referred him within 6wks, so we were lucky. Maybe, ur MIL is some woman, but keep your head high and hope she never repeats her behaviour from that visit last year!! Your ring is BEAUTIFUL!!!!! my dh has never bought me ANYTHING after having the kids :( you lucky lady!

Sunset, where has 6mths gone??? The girls are 3mths tomorrow!!

Deaks, u look fab in ur bowling pics... glad your wee bump is 'wee'... your boys are gorgeous!

Babymad, glad u and Dh got a chance to talk, remember not so long ago I posted that Dh and I were arguing alot, guess that's the way it goes around that time post baby for alot of couples, men just don't get us!! They aren't programmed to! lol Shame, life would be so much easier, I'm hoping to grow my little men into sensitive ones... my dh is like a robot...shows no emotion and I hate it.

Charlie, due date!!! come on bubs!! x

Kell, wow less than 3wks.... have u got a name? You don't have to say, just wondered if u had chosen one yet?

Wishing, what a time of it!! hope all goes well this mth x

MrsI, I posted my sway, but did the IG diet. x

Well, feeding time around here...have to go. School hols now on day 6 and it's rained almost 24/7, such a shame!! Girls are 3mths tom, bought a 3d casting kit to do, so wish me luck!! nite xx

[maybebabythree]

Wow so much to catch up on - will try not to forget anyone. I get a ring for each baby! Did feel a tad guilty as it cost a bit but I soon got over the guilt lol! Mil will be here in about ten days. Let's see what happens. I am so quite, palcid and shy really - but i let so much pass over my head that when it builds up I explode. Not good and going mental and swearing in front of my boys wasn't my best moment. Deep breaths!

Kell not long now. Me and dh had one encounter when I was pg, after two years of ttc I have had a lifetimes worth of sex crammed into a few months. It's no fun now as there's no baby at the end lol!

Deeks must go on fb and see your bump! How you feeling? I keep thinking if I have another it had better be soon! But when I think about the positives and negatives they don't weigh up. Dh got a promotion and his pay rise news today was shockingly crap so another step away from a four bed house.

Miss Gozo - good luck! I remember the days! I was so nervous. X

Sunset - I'm beyond fed up with the speech things. Read ds2 nursary report which says he is fine but about a year behind and salt have no concerns (not how I read the salt reports!) salt have sent my last report which say he has problems retrieving info. His teacher goes into nursary tomorrow just to see him. I'm beyond confussed now

Babymad - just keep onntalking to dh. Men just don't get it. My dh can be great but really they don't have the hormones we do. He is listening which is great, it shows he's cares a great deal about you. I'm sure your a lucky lady.

Kell and indigo - I hope your bags packed! I pack mine at 30 weeks and it's so important to do it then for me. Unfortunately that came in handy twice!

Mrsincredable- any idea what your going to do re swaying?

How's pinga, chocolate, littlemiss and lavender getting on?

Inglewood I don't know how you cope with two. This week I am giving up breast feeding (do this every week as it keeps me going strangely) my little chunk is so clingy now. He never sleeps during the day if we are home. If he was twins I would have Velcro suit made. I can't be hoovered with my appearance or to get out. I just want to turn feral. It's hard work (but lovely) these last few weeks

Sure I have forgotten someone? Big hugs to all

[maybebabythree]

Hoovered? Blasted iPhone auto correct! Maybe that's the answer. Run the Hoover over myself once a week....

[Inglewood]

Maybe, I have NO idea how I do it either tbh. I'm shattered, so shattered that I'm taking dizzy spells. One happened in front of the HV when the girls got their 2nd inj last wk and she said she would phone me this wk and if they weren't any better she would get me a dr appt. I'm eating enough, so I'm either thinkning yeah, exhaustion or (nurse in me) that I need to get my blood count checked out as it's not been done since the day after my c-section (which I disagree with, should be done 48hrs after for a true reading).

Maybe, sure you will make the right deciscion re: BF or not. It's a toughie, but you have done so well to lhave lasted as long as you have, my hat off to you all BF mammas, for however long you do it. My ds1 got 4 days and ds2 almost 4wks.

The girls seem to have settled a bit better on SMA gold, colocynth granules and infant gaviscon. although, they were prescribed 2 sachets of the gav each feed and I found out yest that althought they are over 10lbs, for 2 sachets they need to be taking 225mls of milk and they only take 180mls (approx) so they have been double dosing for a week. eek! bloody dr should of asked me that, or the pharmacist. I called to ask today and they said "give as directed" I said "where on the script or back of the box" she said box! nightmare. They are still constipated, so maybe it was too much gaviscon as my dad says it constipates him, wait and see as it might be the SMA???

[Kell]

Maybe I'm the same with my appearance at the moment, I know no one really expects much as I'm so pregnant but seriously i look awful, I spend most of the time in dp's jogging bottoms as well so I look and feel like a manky chav :(
I can't wait to have my body back and to loose some weight!

I've only just sorted my hospital bag, and to be honest there's a few little bits that still need to go in there! Had a bit of a scare the other night so now I'm sorting all the boys bits in case it happens over night or a little bit early, hey a girl can dream right!

It's weird this time, I've never been worried about my waters breaking in bed before but this time it's been playing on my mind, so I've been and brought pads for the bed just in case, I wonder if it's intuition :S

Inglewood I can't believe the girls are 3 months old! I've still never seen a picture of them lol, glad things seem to be settling down a little :)
Actually now you mention your and dp arguing and also Babymad it makes me glad that my dp is going away for two weeks! She will be about 4ish weeks at that point!
Yep we have a name for her, she will be either Lily Rose or Lily Elizabeth

[deaks66]

missgozo, good luck hun! let us know how it goes!

Maybe, loving your ring, very thoughtful!

Inglewood, how are the girls getting on with their new milk/gav? Thanks for lovely comment about my bowling pics. You cant tell im pg there mind you. Will get a better shot soon!

Kell, you have every right to be lounging around in dps jogging bottoms! Hope you aren't kept waiting too long!

Charlie, come on bubs! Will you get a sweep at some point?

Hi everyone else! Lavender, how is wedding prep going?

[missgozo]

thank you for all your messages everyone, makes me feel betterx

[maybebabythree]

Missgozo - do you have a teenager? (siggie) I bet that would be a nice gap and you will have a willing helper for your little ones. A mum at baby group has six kids. Three adults / late teens and three little ones. Said her and dp has had a family twice over. I felt a bit envious but alas I left it to late to do that (unless I start again when I'm past fifty! Lol!

[Inglewood]

Deaks, they are alot better! still not as settled as I wish they were, but better. They smile alot more and seem more content. Although DD2 started to teeth big time, chewing her fist in her sleep tonight :( got the Amber bracelets as gifts, so will put them under their socks tom to see if it helps. I know alot of mums swear by them.

My dizziness turns out to be Labrithitis (thought so) had it so so bad 3 yrs ago where I had the dr on-call in to give me an injection as I vomited for 4 days and was so dehydrated. Got stemetil so FX it doesn't get any worse, esp now with 2 babies. ds1 was 6 and ds2 was 2 when I last had it last time and that was bad enough.

Off to bed hope u all had a nice day, not long till the meet up, shame I can't go :(

[maybebabythree]

Ds2 had his settling in session at school today. I feel so sad. Thought it wouldn't be this tough as he's my second but I feel upset. Must remember some kids never get the chance to grow up and go to school. Some of the kids names - I almost laughed at one. If I have another kid I'm calling it marmite or stirfry. I like quirky names but omg I think some of these parents have been on the crack pipe.

Charlie where is your baby???!!!

[Wishing4Pink]

Hi Ladies,

Dp is feeling better now, although finger still sore. I'd love to see him deal with child birth, esp after all the moaning !!! Attempt went well i think, always think of things you could have done different after but pretty happy with it. Thought i had messed up my O+12 attempt but yesterday fertility friend backed me up. Already looking at improving the next attempt and hopefully dp wont do anymore damage.

Charlie - hope your bubba doesn't keep you waiting for long.

Missgozo - good luck with your attempt this month.

Inglewood - Hope you get better soon, esp with your little girls and boys to look after.

Kell - Not long now, how exciting!

x

[Kell]

Oh wishing when are you due to test? We need some more bfp's :)

[ynwa]

Hopefully I will have a bfp soon,af is due a week today,do I am about 3 weeks away from 1st try:.)

[Wishing4Pink]

I'm 4dpo today Kell, was just wondering to myself when i should start testing

x

[maybebabythree]

Good luck wishing x

[Kell]

I guess it will depend which test type you have wishing, I haven't tested before 12dpo but that's more so I don't drive myself crazy peeing on a stick lol!
I believe Deaks had bfp's at around 9/10dpo with Internet cheapies?

Ynwa I bet your getting excited about your sway coming up soon :) good luck when the time comes!

[threelittlemenandcounting]

Hi ladies

How are you preggies ?

Good luck missgozo with your attempt!

Good luck wishing, I got BFP with my last pregnancy from around9/10dpo with a First response

Sunset, your little lady is 6 mths already wow

Inglewood glad your little ones are getting more settled :)

A huge hello to everyone xxxxxxxxxx

[ynwa]

Kell I can't wait,I am like a child at Christmas counting sleeps tee hee.:.)

[maybepink3]

Hi girls!
My broadband has been down for 2 weeks and FINALLY resolved today so I couldn't let you all know before but DS3 was born on 25th June. After all the complications - bleeding at 15 weeks, low lying placenta and then cord presentation/worry of cord prolapse - all of which disappeared by 38 week scan - I finally got my home birth, the experience I REALLY wanted and he came in to the world in my lounge, eagerly watched by DH, my wonderful mum and my lovely midwife (this time had one midwife all the way through and made such a difference to the whole experience).
He is so beautiful (I am biased of course), he looks the spitting image of DS1 and the boys have taken to him well, particularly the eldest. I feel so very blessed and maybe because of all the problems I went through feel very protective over him and wouldn't swap him for 5 girls! xxxx

[Kell]

Awww maybe! Huge cOngratulations Hun that's amazing news! So glad you got your home birth and you sound just smitten with him :)

[indigoviolet]

Huge congrats Maybepink, so happy for you that you got the birth you wanted. He sounds gorgeous, I'm glad you are loving it all. Wonderful news! :HH:

[Inglewood]

Congrats maybepink!! yeh for the home birth too!! xx

Kell, know ur not on fb, but next time I see ur online here I will post a few pics then delete them. x

Wishing, wow ur attempting now.....so happy u have started and wish u lots of love and luck...

Better go Dh waiting for me to watch dynamo that he sky + earlier. nite x

[Babymad]

I just wrote a really long post and its been lost!!!Grrrrrrrr!!!!

[deaks66]

Congrats maybepink!!! lovely to hear that after all the problems you had, you got the birth you wanted and are so besotted with ds3! X

[Babymad]

I will try again!

Myabepink ~ Many congrats hun - great to hear you got your homebirth! Hope you are both doing well xx

Inglewood ~ Pleased the girls are doing better x 3 months already, can't believe it!

Charlie ~ Are you over now? Hope bubs arrive soon x

Deaks ~ Hows bump? Any names yet? Things are better with DH thankfully. We are normally a very open couple - he's my best friend. But I think over the last 18 months we've lost our way a bit. I think it all started when I MC after doing PDG which was in the Oct and then DH's mum passes away in the Dec so we were both grieving for our own losses and I wanted to be there for DH so I didn't really deal with my loss too well I don't think. And then I started the IG diet and we were ttc and then I fell pg...with a a boy...its all taken its toll on us but hopefully we can start to get back to normal now.

GL Wishing!

Sunset ~ You can download tapatalk on your iPhone, and add forums. It is good for checking posts and replying etc.

Maybe ~ I was more emotional about DS2 starting school - just because I didn't think he was emotionally ready with being a May baby but he's had a great reception year and I am so sad its come to en end!

Ok better get some jobs done!...oh before I go any advice/tips for winding?? Beck really struggles to wind and its taking ages to feed to him. He is still feeding every 3 hrs so not much time in between feeds. I have used infacol but no good, going to try gripe water today.

[Babymad]

Forget to say.....SO FED UP with the rain!! There was me thinking how lovely it will be to have a summer baby...sitting in the garden with a cuppa! What a joke!

Its only Mr Grey thats keeping me sane! :)

[Wishing4Pink]

Tell me about it Babymad, this weather is truly depressing now!!! Hope it improves for the holidays. I'm glad you and dh are getting back on track now. I'm trying not to buy the Mr Grey books and hopefully get them for my bday this month. Hope the gripe water works for little Beck.

Congratulations on your little boy maybepink! So pleased you got your home birth.

Thank you Inglewood, can't believe your little girls are 3 months already.

Hello to everyone else, hope your all ok

x

[deaks66]

Hey babymad,

my grandma taught me a brilliant way to wind when i had ds1. Sit him on your lap and supporting his body (and head obvisouly) move his body in circles. Every so often lift him off your lap while holding him in the same way to stretch out his body and then sit him back down and continue the circles. It was the only way to get huge burps out of my two!

Really does sound like you and dh have been through a rough time the last couple of years. Swaying alone definitely took its toll on me and dh.

Really annoying mum in ds's swimming lesson today asked me if i knew what i was having (she already knew i had 2 boys) and stupidly i said boy even though i could easily have said that i don't. She super sarcastically said oh lucky you, 3 boys. I just replied well i feel lucky but i have had some very strange responses. She soon shut up but it put me in a bad mood the rest of the lesson. Silly cow with her pp!

Anyway, happy cos its friday and we have just baked some yummy treats for the weekend and i always have a take away and dvd with dh on a friday :)

[maybebabythree]

Yay congratulations maybe! Glad you got homebirthand your smitten.

Deeks went to baby group today and someone p'ed me off a bit. Asked if would have anymore,I said maybe and she said something about a fourth boy which p'ed me. Then assumed I didn't work and told me to get a council house. I'm sure it was all innocent and things normally go over my head but it was on my mind a lot today. I guess people make assumptions and she was way off second guessing me. I should find it funny really.

[Petal]

Hi ladies, mean meaning to pop on here for bloody ages!!!

Congrats to pinga and maybe!!!! so glad you are enjoying your new little bundles :-)

Will have a read through the posts, i have TONS of catching up to do!!

Ds3 has chicken pox!! :-( poor little mite is totally covered in them!!!

OOOhhhh, just read on fb Chalie has had her little boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats to you hun!!!!! bet hes just lush, cant wait to hear your birth story x x

[Kell]

Oh yay good job you came On petal otherwise I would never have known lol
Congratulations Charlie, hope everything went well and that you are enjoying new born cuddles with ds :)

Awww petal your poor little man having chicken pox, hope he's better soon.

I'm bored and miserable two weeks left and nothing to report boooooo lol

[maybebabythree]

Congratulations Charlie! Xxxx

Petal your poor bub! I did see pics on fb poor little thing :-(

[indigoviolet]

Yay congratulations charlie!!! He's gorgeous, huge congrats to you and your lovely family. xxxx

[Wishing4Pink]

Huge congratulations on your little bub Charlie, will be rushing over to fb now!

Hope your ds3 gets better soon petal

Hello everybody else

x

[deaks66]

Massive congrats charlie, love the fb photo! hope things stabilise and improve very soon X

[Babymad]

Many congrats Charlie - was so pleased to see your news - even though I nearly missed it! ;) Your little boy is beautiful :) How is he doing? Did you have him at home and then went into hosp or did you have him at hosp?
Massive Congrats again....lots of love to you all xxx

[zanacal]

Congratulations maybepink and Charlie - more scrummy babies in our group!

I'm sorry I've been MIA - I finally caved and got the Fifty Shades books for my Kindle and read all three back to back. I didn't want to like them but I was well and truly gripped and I'm even thinking about them now a day after I finished the last book! I need to start reading something else to get it out of my head. Any suggestions?

I've been feeling quite down lately. I'm just festering at home and not seeing anybody (school run aside) during the week and I guess I'm just not used to it given that I'm usually at work. I hate housework, always have done, but the less I do the more despondent I become and the less I actually want to do - then I look around at the mess and dust and I cry because I feel like it's all on top of me. I came home from school this morning all enthusiastic about getting the house straight and have done lots but I was about to do the hoovering and I felt very dizzy, so I've stopped for some toast and a drink! I wish I could get motivated! I also know that within half an hour of having the boys home the house will be a complete tip again *sigh*. DS3 is very challenging lately. He's obviously jealous of how much time I spend holding and feeding the baby but he's really playing up, having mega tantrums and pooing his pants several times a day. DS1 and DS2 are just hyper - and trying to kill each other half the time. I'm trying not to shout and to keep them occupied but because I'm feeling down and unmotivated I end up leaving them to their own devices (and giving them way to much tv/DS time). Oh - and to top it up I was looking at my wedding photos this week and I can't believe how ugly and fat I've got. I have 5 stone to lose, which is just ridiculous. I also need a new haircut but I've got stupid thick curly hair which doesn't do as it's told. OK, I'll crawl back in to my hole now - I hadn't intended on this rant!!

[Kell]

Zanacal I'm sorry you feel so down, you are not alone on some of your sadness, I am exactly the same with my house, and it's made ten times worse by the fact that dp has been off work for the last three months and has not lifted a finger once! Which in turn makes me sooooo angry because why should I do it all when he is here, how is that slightly fair!

I remember being stuck in a rut with staying home and feeling down about myself when ds2 was little, I managed to pull myself out of it eventually by meeting some mums from netmums and trying to be more socialble. Also got an app called myfitnesspal which was fab and helped me to loose weight, the community boards were brilliant for advise as well :)

Don't be too hard on yourself :) you have a lot on your plate at the moment! Could you ask dh to help you with the chores so that you can get on top of them? Or tell him he's taking the kids out so you can have some time alone to just relax a little.

[Petal]

Oh Zanacal, so sorry your feeling down at the mo, but its perfectly normal!! you've just had a baby!! you have 4 kids and you are doing a great job! im sure your dh would agree!! Try not to let the housework get on top of you, i do understand where you're coming from as i too get really pissed off when my house is a mess, can you ask anyone to help, maybe family or dh? hun, you have a beautiful little girl, just enjoy her as she will grow up sooo fast as im sure you are aware, the housework is un-important and can wait :-)) x x

[Petal]

Just looked at my ticker, my baby is 8 months 2moz!!!! soo cant believe where the time has gone!!! im meant to be going back to work next week but im taking the 3 months unpaid off, god i so couldnt deal going back just yet, the thought of leaving ds3 is awful :-( x x

[Petal]

8 months on wed rather ha!

[Babymad]

Z ~ Hugs hun. I agree with the others....try not to let yourself get down about it all, especially the housework. it is hard though, I am a complete organised freak so I hate it when my world gets turned upside down! I get very frustrated when I haven't got the time to get on with jobs....but then I tell myself that I need to make the most of my time whilst feeding Beck and have lots of cuddles.....it is easy to say make the most of them whilst they are small but its true!
I am still going to bed far too late so completely shattered - but thats me and my control freakish ways! :)
Thing is when everything gets you down its hard to know where to start so why not write a few things down that you want to get down this week and set realistic goals....once you start to feel better about yourself you will feel more motivated, why not start WW's? I have lost a stone and have two stone to go.....It gets me down every morning when I have nothing to wear, but seeing the results keeps me going.
Cant believe you've read all 3 books!!...I'm just finishing number 2 - love them! I must stop waking up in the morning and feeling sad when I realise Mr Grey doesn't actually exist......he is SO real in my head though :)

Petal ~ 8 months - what a lovely age :) Have you decided if you are going to have anymore?

Charlie ~ How are you and baby doing?

Hi everyone else :)

We are going away next week to the Cotswolds for 10 days, we've just bought a touring caravan so really looking forward to some family time - not expecting the weather to be great but we'll be prepared! :)

[Mrs_Incredible]

Hi ladies
The weather is just awful, summer holiday's for Scottish kids so typically wet.
The baby is wrecking the house, must dash, got a feeling it'll be like this for the next year or so!! Spent 2 days, child free, sorting out tje toy room making it baby safe, putting the older 2 boys toys in their bedroom so that ds2 can play without me nagging about small parts. A full weekend, 15 bin bags later, and is the baby happy?? No still wants to play with wires. I give up!! xxxx

[zanacal]

Thanks guys x

I started putting the children to bed at 6 tonight and I sat down just before 9, ugh! Babymad - how do you deal with getting the 4 children to bed? My biggest two are giving me such a hard time lately and I know we've been crap recently and they've had no bedtime routine so I decided tonight to try and sort that. I bathed the youngest 2 first and put DS3 to bed (DD doesn't go to bed in the evenings yet but she's been asleep in her carrycot travelling rount he house with me all night!). Once I'd done that I did it all over again with the biggest 2 - and they still played up. Argh! I removed DS1 from their room to ours and didn't have to go back up so it wasn't too bad in the end but I'm absolutely knackered!

DH is brilliant. He doesn't get home from work until late and as soon as he walks in I have him helping with bedtimes - it's usually 9pm or so before he eats his dinner. He irons all the school uniforms and lays them out in the mornings and does lots of other jobs around the house too.

I am going to do Weight Watchers but am waiting for 6 weeks because of breastfeeding. I'll start some time this week or next. I'm so fed up with having nothing to wear too. I ordered some stuff from the Boden sale yesterday - if I'm going to lose weight it won't fit for long but if it's a decent brand I can sell it on Ebay or something!

[Kell]

Zanacal we have three boys between us aged 9,7 and nearly three. When we have them all here it is a chore getting them to bed, and they all share a room so it can be quite a challenge!
I usually do the same as you and put the youngest to bed first, he will fall asleep within about 30mins and then I send the other two to bed, if they play up Unfortunatly for them it leads to loosing something! Tv time, ds, a toy anything or they get sent to bed early the next day which they do not like at all! But persistence is the key I've found, they know what is expected of them now and we tend not to have many problems these days (touch wood lol)
I'm yet to add the newborn to this mix yet!!

[zanacal]

Yeah, mine all share a room too unfortunately! They do lose DS time if they don't go to bed nicely but it doesn't put them off in the slightest. Monkeys!

[Inglewood]

Charlie, what a scrummy boy he is!!! Hoping he's home with u all soon. What are the boys saying about their new wee brother? BIG hugs! xx

Z, OMG!! your post sounds just like me!!!!!!!! My house is a tip and gets worse by the day. I've been so dizzy for 3 wks now and on stemetil for labrithitis with no joy! Thought it was due to irregular eating and have managed to eat so much I've gained 20lbs SINCE the girls were born.... forgetting I'm no longer able to eat whatever! I was so chuffed I only put on 22lbs during the pg and now have 5 stone also to loose to be my ideal weight! So depressed about that!!! Since I'm feeding the girls every 3hrs and it's an hour each time (30mins each) I spend so much time sitting and can't get out as the weather is so crap!! Raining so heavy there is flooding. Plus my body aches so much still from section. My dh is a great 'hands on dad' no complaints there, but he starts work at 0630am at the mo mon-sat, so EVERY night feed is up to me. I get sa night off. I'm usually up 3-5am every night. sometimes longer if girls unsettled.

With the girls being so unsettled, the colic, reflux...... I get 1 settled and the other starts. I'm stressed, shattered, miserable about how I look (still in mat clothes) and can't believe I'm due back to work beg oct. I'm saving so hard to try and take at least the 9mths off as being the bread winner I can't afford unpaid time off :( Money worries me too, well lack of it! I NEVER get out with the girls like I did with the boys and get super envious of girls out and about with their babies when I'm dashing into asda by myself, to rush back knowing dh will be having a time of it with 'greetin teenies' (as I have affectionately called them). It's a military operation trying to get out with 2 babies (no joke) and hands up I'm struggling! My poor boys prob forget that mummy can be fun sometimes and not stressed.

The HV told me to change the girls milk AGAIN due to constipation and STUPID me did!! Back to aptamil from SMA and they are back to being restless, not sure if it's that or the fact they should have 2 sachets of gaviscon but can only have 1 as they don't take 225mls/8oz of milk. They were getting 2 sachets till I realised the doc's mistake! and now I think it's the gavsicon causing the constipation??? so now they have had 4 milk changes due to Dr's and Hv's and so wish I'd stuck with SMA as they were ALOT happier on it (I'm sure I'm not dreaming) but don't want to change milk a 5th time. I'm taking them to a Mctimoney chiropractor/Homeopath on thurs and hope maybe they can help.... they have started to teeth which ain't helping. They are never content to sit and smile and coo, always seem restless. All u mamma's able to read these books are so lucky!! I can barely catch a minute to update on here nevermind read a chapter of a book.

DEAKS, were your boys constipated on it??? the winding trip u mentioned I was taught in the hosp this time and it does work!! My mum swears by gently rubing the back of their necks (like a soft pinch a few times) and that often works too.

I'm so so so sorry for ranting, just all getting on top of me and Dh is a "just get on with it" kinna guy.
The boys are going away to my BIL's tomorrow till fri then my MIL's fri-sun, so bless them they need some fun and attention. I'm gonna get my act together for them coming home and get my mum/dh to have girls while I take them someplace cool and have fun as there is no holiday for us this year (no £ to go anywhere) and boys bless them are happy with days here and there. We went to sealife centre yest. I'm 7yrs married on sun (15th) so my mum gonna watch girls while dh and I go for a meal where we got married (for the 1st time in yrs). Can't say I can be bothered, nowt to wear!!

Need a good SHAKE!!! or kick up the bum!! lol

Sorry again ladies, feels kinna good getting that off my chest, but poor you all reading it! x

:worry: Charlie, just thinking after I wrote that, there I am worrying about all that stuff and ur worrying about ur gorgeous boy, makes my rant seem like nothing compared to how u must be feeling. HUGS x

[Inglewood]

Kell, keep missing u to post a quick pic of my girlies! Did u say u don't have FB? x

[Kell]

Wow inglewood I am sorry you are struggling also. All these weight issues should be the last things on everyone's minds, you've all just had babies girls! It takes 9 months to put it on, and often takes longer than that to get it off!
Inglewood your health is more important at the moment, but I do know how it feels to be consumed by low self esteem when it comes to weight, so I'm sure you will have to remind me of this post soon enough!

Bloody hv and doctors they are always on such different wave lengths, the poor girls :(
Your boys sound amazing! Kids are resilient they will be just fine, I'm sure your feeling guilty and they are just fine, it's a shame the weather is so bad, we've had the same here, our school holidays start the weekend of my due date.

Don't be worrying and pictures of the girls inglewood, it's one less thing you need not worry about :) I'm not on fb no, it can cause was too much hassle lol!

What's wrong with Charlie's little man??

[zanacal]

Oh Inglewood, big {hugs}. I keep meaning to mention to you that I'm still getting dizzy too. I had labrinthitis once too so I wonder if it's one of those things you can be prone to? The headaches I was having have subsided (though I still get a few a week) but I often feel like I'm walking on a boat iykwim. I'm at least getting some decent sleep but you must be absolutely knackered, which can't help! What a shame we don't live closer together so we could share a glass of wine! It sounds like the Health Visitor is floundering a bit, getting you to change the girls' milk back and forth all the time. Is the Gaviscon helping with the Reflux but making them constipated or not even helping? Perhaps they could try a different medication, I know there are others. I'm going to email you some stuff from the site I was telling you about the other day - I'm sure you know most of it already but just in case there's something in there which may help you x

[Inglewood]

Z, that was a fab email going to take some notes once I've got girls dressed. My BIL coming for boys soon. Lots in it about positioning I haven't read. Know the 'boat' feeling well!! It lasted a week last time and wa so severe. I've had it 3wks now and it can apparently last 3-8wks!!! nightmare! Wish we did live closer for that glass of wine, but we couldn't live much further apart!! Your way on the south coast??? :(

Thanks for your lovely words Kell, the weight will vanish sometime, just not fast enough. When I had the boys I was early-mid twenties...now at 33 think it take a wee bit longer!! My boys are amazing wee boys, so kind and never jealous of the girls, attentive and eager to help.

Need to dash.... couple of screamers here!!! x

[deaks66]

oh inglewood im so sorry things are so hard for you at the moment. Wish i could give more helpful advice but it sounds like you are trying all the right things. Keep pushing with the doctors though because truly i haven't known many people rely on ONLY gaviscon for reflux. Most people seem to find it does the job temporarily but then things regress. Also their weight will play a huge part of how many sachets (or dosages of other meds they might end up on) so if they need to be on two sachets, go with it and try giving them a little water or something too to help with any constipation. As for the milk thing i really cant help. In my area it is commonly known that sma is very rich especially for babies who are sensitive and thats why we all end up with aptamil and many aptamil comfort. But it really wasn't until both my sons were on ranitidene and domperidone that life got easier.

I too wish lived we all lived close enough for a pop round and a glass of wine :(

Things seem really busy this end but i think its just that ds2 isn't all that well, bump is slowly getting bigger (though i really cant complain about that as still tiny), having to order masses of school uniform etc. But trying to read posts even if i don't get a chance to respond.

Much love to you all X

[Sunset]

Hi laides!! I apologise I don't post much at the moment - I do keep up with your posts though!

Zanacal ~ I think we can all relate to how you feel! Don't be too hard on yourself though, you've just had a baby a few weeks ago! You are doing a brilliant job I'm sure!! I know what it's like though when it feels like the housework is getting on top of you and seeing the mess makes you even less motivated to do anything about it.. it was like that for me after dd was born and it's only now that my mum is visiting that i'm getting the help to sort it out.. dh's family is useless at helping out unfortunately. Remember hun that life won't be as hectic forever, it's only for a few months and then it should start to settle down.. ((hugs))

Petal ~ 8 months already bless him :D how time flies! how's the weaning going?

Inglewood ~ oh hun... i don't know what to say really :( i hope things start to get easier soon for you!!! ((hugs))

Babymad ~ enjoy your holiday!!! :) my mum is here now so i have only had time to make a start on the third mr grey book.. i don't have time to read at all when she's here. love the books though :)

afm, nothing really new to report here. my mum is visiting at the moment and it's so so lovely to get a bit of help with the housework and the children :) as i said earlier, i'm not posting much at the moment but i still try to keep up with your posts and i cant wait for the meet in august :)

[Sunset]

deaks have you got any bump pics?? :)

charlie and maybepink congrats to you both and charlie i hope your little sweetheart gets better soon!!!! sending lots of positive vibes your way! x

[Babymad]

Thanks sunset, enjoy your time with your mum :) x

[Inglewood]

Just found out my girlies ARE true ID twins!!! not 2 fused placenta's, just 1 placenta but 2 sacs, so Monochorionic diamniotic twins.

[indigoviolet]

Hiya ladies, sorry been away from the thread for a while. SO so tired at the moment and sleeping when I get the chance!

I love keeping up with all your posts though.

Had a lovely coffee with maybebaby this morning, thanks hon, loved seeing your beautiful ds3 again, he's so cute! :HH:

Midwife said today I'm getting low on iron, any tips on building levels up, sure that has something to do with the exhaustion.

love to you all, will be better at posting!

[auroara78]

not to bust into this thread, but is Charlie's little boy OK? I don't have ya'll on my Facebook so just wanted to know.

and Sunset, you need a new pic of Serena as your avatar :) let's see how she's grown!

[Kell]

Aurora I have no idea, I'm not on fb but I'm assuming there is some worry there from what some of the girls have said.
Sorry Im not much help :(

Indigo good to see you about :) sorry your so tired, I googled iron rich foods there's quite a few websites with good lists, from what I remember things like red meat, and green veg are iron rich foods!
Hope you can up your levels I ave been ok this time but did suffer with the boys.

Inglewood oh that's lovely, and rare!!

[maybepink3]

Congrats Charlie, I'm so happy your little man is finally here. Not sure what is wrong either but hope it's nothing serious and you're all home together soon. Sending big hugs x
Indigo - I was low on iron for last 2 pregnancies. Spatone really helped me - take it with some orange juice and it's quickly absorbed and definately perked me up x

[maybebabythree]

Hi all just a quick one as shattered! Lovely seeing you today indigo! My house is still a tip! Aurora I will leave things for Charlie to say but I think lo is perking up now.

Pinga - will do your fb request in the morning ;0)

Zanacal I feel your pain. It's too soon to feel great. Four kids is a big deal so it going to take time to get into the flow. Be easier on yourself. I have thick curly hair and I just embrace it! Trying to tame it is to hard. How about just lots of mouse, air dry then a load of hairspray? I do that then there's no frizz or time spent with my ghd's. Or you can get it thinned out. I do that too. But it's all failing out now :-(. Sod the house work. The dust will still be there in six months, your newborn won't.

Inglewood. Massive hugs. I couldn't cope. You clearly are and your doing a great job. Again be easy to yourself

Will post Tomoz

Love to all xxx

[Inglewood]

Indigo, I ended up taking Sytron liquid which isn't as harsh as Ferrous fumarate/sulphate. That helped my Hb go from 8.9 -11.2 ( taken 3 days pre-section) did take around 2 mths tho, but lots of greens ans red meat. My SIL told me to try spatone, she works in maternity and they recommend all women take it when pg, can buy it some supermarkets and boots. x

[Inglewood]

Quiet tonight ladies!! Well girls saw a Mctimoney chiropractor/Homeopath today so FX it helps! She gave them Chamomile to add to water and realigned their spines. To return in a month. Finally took girls into my work to meet everyone, girls were perfect angels thankfully, just smiled and stared at everyone staring at them.

Hope ur all well? getting close Kell!!

H&G, hope ur ok? not heard from u in a while. x

[Kell]

Hope the new bits help the girls inglewood! And glad to hear they were good at work!!

I had the midwife today, lily is fully engaged now and has decided that she wants to be back to back :( here's hoping she turns before she arrives!

[indigoviolet]

Thanks for all the tips about the iron girls, I saw some spatone at tesco so have started to take that. I feel better just knowing I am doing something about it.

Inglewood- that is so cute taking them into work, they must have gotten so much attention, glad they behaved for you. I hear a lot about the positive effects of doing all that aligning spine stuff and have friends who swear it cured all sorts of problems. Hope it works wonders for your girls.

There have been a few people MIA, hope you are all ok. Anyone heard from chocolate? lavenderlime? or LMW? or Mrs I?

Babymad- how are things going with dh? I hope they continue to improve.

Hope you all have good weekends. Have a few parties for ds1 to go to which is good since the weather is constantly bad. Otherwise a quiet one for us, hopefully I'll be able to get a few naps in!

xxx

[maybebabythree]

I met up with my bf who moved to York yesterday. She came down and we was up chatting till one in her hotel room with her dh and kids snoring! It was such fun, I realised just how much I miss her. Went to my village toddler group which was lovely. One mum was telling us about her 50 acres of land and her livestock plus au-pair! They are on my road but we really are a world apart! She was lovely. Met another mum who did ivf for eleven years before she got her twins. Some days this crazy life still amazes me. Imagine being that strong and determined? I can't imagine how that must have felt. I told her I understood a bit as we tried for two years, and she said about all the peeing on the sticks etc, but I can't imagine that. I would have given up. I don't belive in certain things but some days I think things happen to put your life into prospective. Now I feel lucky he took two years!

[maybebabythree]

Enjoy the rain everyone, I'm cleaning in preparation for mil to arrive on Sunday - and count to ten......

Must pack some emergency bags for my mums!

[pinga]

Hello all

Things going well here. Duke is 1 month old tomorrow! Can't believe how fast time goes!!! :P He is a lovely happy little chappie. He has been doing great the last couple of nights - going 5 hours and then 4 hours. Loving all the cuddles... ahhh I just love love love this point.

Maybe - its strange isn't it how some people have these huge journeys to get their family. My sister tried for about 10 years and on and off IVF... she had a stillbirth, an ectopic and numerous miscarriages and it makes me feel so very grateful for my 3 gorgeous little men.

Kell - oh I hope you manage to get bubba turned... I had a posterior labour with DS1. Mind you it wasn't too bad a labour. She'll be here so soon :)

Anyways - better dash... lots of things to sort out tonight. Feel like I never have time at the moment. Also DS1 and I have a huge stinking cold! Bit of a grumpy household :P

Hope everyone else is doing well...

[zanacal]

Hi all! Just a quickie as on my phone.

Kell - check out Spinning Babies Home | spinningbabies.com (http://www.spinningbabies.com) :-)

[Kell]

Oh thanks Zanacal! I've been reading! There's a few techniques I'll try to mover her :)

[mummypink]

Hi lovely ladies,

I just wanted to introduce myself, I'm originally from near York in the UK but I now live over in Norway with my husband. We've been over here 6 years now and we have two sons aged 3 and 4 years old.

We are ttc our 3rd baby and swaying pink, congrats to all of you who have new arrivals or are pregnant at the moment, and lots of luck to everyone ttc. :happy:

[maybebabythree]

Welcome mummypink! Are you following the le diet?good luck with your sway x

[mummypink]

Hi Maybebabythree, thank you :) Yep I am following the le diet, I've lost 4lbs so far so going well although ideally I'd like to lose another 4.

Which sway did you try? x

[zanacal]

Welcome and good luck mummypink :D I can't believe it's a whole year since I was on the LE diet - I actually miss some parts of it!!

[Kell]

Hi mummy pink :) good luck with your sway :)

How is everyone doing? Your all very quiet lately? Fb taking over by any chance?

[indigoviolet]

Welcome Mummypink- hope you get your pink bundle! I did the LE diet and a few other swaying stuff but I'm getting my blue and because I found out so early am so happy with that now.
There are a lot of ladies on here with their 3rd or 4th boy so I'm in good company but you will probably get the best advice from those who's sways worked! There is no guarantee so you have to know you will be fine with another boy. You also have every chance to get a girl so wishing you all the luck in the world!

Maybe- I do NOT know how you are putting up with your MIL after all that she has said and done. You are amazing having her back and deserve huge credit. Keep up the good work and escape when you have to, you have put up with more than most of us could take.

Pinga- so glad you are enjoying your beautiful boy, makes me feel so excited about mine arriving. What an amazing sleeper, well done little Duke!

[mummypink]

Thanks Zanacal, congrats on your little girl! Any tips what worked for your sway?

Thanks Kell, not long to go now until your due date! I bet you can't wait to meet your little princess. =)

Hi Indigo - yep you are absolutely right. I'm not totally convinced whether swaying makes a massive difference but I kind of feel like I need to give it a go. If we have another boy then I will know he was really meant to be here, and a happy and healthy baby is definitely the most important thing. Huge congrats on your pregnancy, not long to go now until you meet your new little man I bet you can't wait for those newborn cuddles. :)

[maybebabythree]

Kell were not on fb more than here - think it's just newborn exhaustion kicking in :0)

Everyone tells me dave is ginormous! Newborn diddy days didn't last!! Giving up breastfeeding is going ok ish. I no longer express but feed him twice a day which is less faff. I just feel so guilty stopping completely. So much to feel guilty about it's madness!

I think I should join the le diet as I need to shift weight! Next month I'm back at the gym :-/

[deaks66]

Hi all,

Am aware i haven't been on here much. Busy trying to get organised for our hols in norfolk on friday and because we are camping part of the time there is just so much more to take. Plus my dad is decorating for me so im trying to get the house and paint all sorted. Plus my garden is growing like a jungle and although i spend loads of time on it, it is impossible to keep on top of... i guess thats cos of all this rain!

Anyway, am slowly growing and sooooo looking forward to october coming round and my little man being born. Also got my ht plan sorted for next year so it all just feels like a waiting game really. As of september and ds1 going to school, i think things will start moving at a faster pace... eek.

Maybe, hows it going with MIL? hopefully ok so far!

Mummypink, welcome! good luck with your sway and shout if there's anything we can help you with though most of seem to be expecting boys :/

Hi to everyone else. Cant believe i've only sat down for 20 mins of ds2's 2 hr nap and i need to get him up again in a min. off fruit picking this afternoon even though im supposed to be eating up food in the fridge not putting more in it!! X

[Inglewood]

Hi Kell, no don't think we have spoken on Fb for ages, Maybe is right, little ones keeping us busy! and MIL's????

Hello Mummypink, GL with ur sway. I actually enjoyed my IG diet and lost over 2 stone in 4mths, tempted to go back on it to shift baby weight! lol I'm not 100% sure swaying gave me my girls, but glad I tried it anyway. It was hard to start with, then a way of life.

Deaks, ur a busy lady, have a fab holiday!!

Z, u still a bit dizzy? mine is less frequent, but annoys me.

Girls had a restless day with my mum :( as Dh and I clear out the loft for the conversion. Saw so many old pics and got a bit sad those times of my life are gone, but happy I have lots of better ones to come.

Hope ur all well?

[zanacal]

I still have it Inglewood and it's doing my head in too! Eliza and I have our 6 week check-up tomorrow so I'll see what the doctor says.

[Kell]

That's fair enough! I guess I'll find out just how little time I'll get to come on here soon enough lol!

Hope all mums and babies are doing well!

I'm extremely happy! I recieved my grades for my access course today! I did really well I'm so pleased with myself! I keep looking at the paper work a grinning at it lol I'm really proud of myself lol!

Just gotta get this little one out of my belly and I'll be over the moon!!
Been having contractions on and off for a couple of days and lost some plug today but not a show, I know it's all just a waiting game but I'm getting a bit impatient now :S

[Inglewood]

I still have it Inglewood and it's doing my head in too! Eliza and I have our 6 week check-up tomorrow so I'll see what the doctor says.

I kept being told I wasn't eating enough! No chance of that!!!

Z, good luck tom, let us know how u get on??? 6wks already!!

The girls are 14wks now and I hate how time is going by. You mums that work how much maternity leave have u all got? I should be back end sept!! can't bare it, so desp saving up and hoping with accrued annual leave I can got back in jan??

[zanacal]

Inglewood - he checked a few things and basically said it's nothing to worry about. My blood pressure was normal yesterday but has been low since I had Eliza and he said that probably caused the headaches I was having and he suspects it may still be dropping sometimes. His best guess was a combination of that and hormones! He seemed to think if it was my ears then I would feel dizzy in a spinning way rather than feeling unbalanced! I'm hoping to take a year off but will have to see how we're doing financially. I definitely won't go back before 9 months due to breastfeeding.

I'm taking DD and DS3 out for lunch with work friends today. I don't reaaly want to go as DS3 will be hectic but I haven't taken DD to work to meet them yet so I'm going to give it a shot then come home for a lie down!!

[maybebabythree]

Inglewood I'm going back in nov so about nine months off purely as I want to use the same childminder I had before. She has a place from sept so I have to pay 50% to hold it. Can't afford to do that till next march. Getting good childcare is more important than a few more months off work x

[deaks66]

Hi ladies, im off on my hols till the 3rd tomorrow so just thought id let you know that im about to post on fb about meeting up. Have a lovely two weeks whatever you are doing and i hope the sun starts shining for us all very soon! X

[indigoviolet]

Hiya ladies, how are you all doing?

Kell sounds exciting, I'm thinking she'll make her arrival soon! Good luck hon!

ds2's party tomorrow, busy trying to get things ready. Might post a pic of the cake as have not been into cake making at all but the pressure is on after seeing so many amazing cakes recently!

deaks- have a wonderful time away, hope you get some sun :)

[Kell]

Have a lovely holiday Deaks :)

Indigo I don't feel like she's on her way yet. We shall see tho lol.

My blooming son has given me threadworms :( I can't believe it and so close to my due date, I really hope the doctor gives me something as I really do not want to give birth with them. I called the midwifey unit and they said it happens more often than I think and not to be embarressed, ha easier said than done.

[maybebabythree]

Oh no kell! My son always has symtoms but poor dh inspects him and we never see any but all do the mess in case. Last time I was breastfeeding and took them without thinking! Dh had thrown out the paperwork so not sure if it was safe, but were still alive and well x

Enjoy your party indigo

Enjoy your holiday deaks

I am seeing my son leave nursery for good tomorrow (going to cry I'm sure) then seeing the Olympic torch! Please do not rain as it involves a long walk!

[maybebabythree]

I ment meds not mess above!

[Inglewood]

Kell, wow 3 days to go! Sure the Gp will give u something to clear them up, FX it goes away soon.

Maybe, how's things with the MIL??

Indigo, gosh, less than 3 wks for you!! eek, exciting that more babies have still to come and soon! Hope ds2 has a lovely b'day. I know what u mean about the cake's... it's like a competition!! some amazing cakes being made, eh.... not by me!! lol Def post a pic :)

Deaks, enjoy ur hols, relax and have fun!

Z, hope lunch went ok? Fx for us both our 'boat feeling' passes! Glad all well with DD!!


AFM, I'm shattered!! Had my screaming teenies at it for 2hrs solid while I made tea tonight. Dh was working late and I just wanted to run to the bottom of the garden and scream!!! The boys were never like that, not everyday, only when unwell. I love having twins, such a blessing truly, but 2 that don't settle??? come on!! lol Thought after the chiro etc things were better, even texted her to say the were and now after today I felt so sorry for myself. Know its a hormone/tiredness combo and will get better, but tough at the moment even tho I wouldn't rush time by at all. Praying I can save enough to make up my wages from SMP to take more time off...please please FX!! need to get my sanity back before I have to look after people again, can barely look after myself at the mo!

The weather is pants and it's wk3 of the school hols, kids back in 4wks and we have done next to nowt! took them to sealife centre and they stayed 6 days with inlaws. Dh taking them to a stunt show at the wkend and maybe all go to the safari park next wk. Prob is dh works 6 days/wk and gets every 6th week off. He takes the car leaving me stuck in this dam village (which only has 2 shops and a post office). He starts at 0630, so to get the car I have to take 4 kids on the bus to his work to get the car (he uses a works van whilst there that he can't bring home :() which sits there all day. Not good! I used to have my own car but it failed an MOT 2yrs ago (big time) and wasn't worth the £ to fix.

Well, almost midnight and here I am ranting again.... take care ladies and have a good wkend if I don't get back on. x

[Kell]

The doctor wouldn't give me anything :( he said to wait till after I have the baby.
Ive been looking online and women at this stage have been given stuff before with no side effects, in thinking I might just buy it over the counter because I'm just mortified at the idea of labour with worms.

[zanacal]

Poor you Kell. It's lovely when they start going to school and bringing home nits and worms eh?! We have one worm tablet for the older boys and me and one for DS3 which I bought because he was under 2 at the time - I think that one's called prispen (it's a raspberry flavoured sachet - I actually remember drinking it as a child!) and I'm sure I've read it may be ok when pregnant/breastfeeding. Do check first of course!! Are you doing the crazy cleaning thing as well? I remember washing the bedding and towels a lot and hoovering every day. I also cleaned DS2 (the culprit!) bottom every morning with a baby wipe and as soon as he got out of the bath because the worms come out after sleeping and bathing. Cut everyone's nails short too!

[Kell]

Yeh Zanacal I've been disinfecting everywhere! Door handles, doors, light switches, toilets, taps, towel rails radiators, boil washing bedding and towels etc, stuck anti bacterial hand wash in all bathrooms and kitchen. I've even had the anti bac wipes on the kids toys to be sure lol, think I've gone Ott but I'm horrified! I know it's normal and easily caugh but trust the first time we have it in the house to be just days before I'm due!
We've all had the medicine now so fingers crossed I'll be sorted before lily arrives.

Ds1 had his last day of school today, hes such an emotional soul bless him, he was really upset at his friends in year six leaving, I wanted to cry with him! I hate seeing my babies cry.

[maybebabythree]

Ah kids are like puppy's aren't they with nits and worms. Lovely.

Kell I wanted to cry on my sons last day. He is year 3 but his best mate is in year six, breaks my heart :-( then ds2 left nursery. So so sad, it just goes by to fast. Plus nursery did a photo with handprints and poem about never getting back time that's passed. They might have well just ripped my heart out and beat me with it!

Another day I thank god for my baby. This week would have hurt like hell if he wasn't here.

[indigoviolet]

Kell, hope you get some labour-action soon! It is so hard to go over your DD.

The party was lovely, I was glad I could do something nice for ds2 before baby arrives and I get too busy. Feel baby really low and getting painful to walk now, can't believe there will be another little baby in the house soon, getting excited!

Hope you all feeling better with last days of term, nursery etc, it is so emotional. I had that poem too at one point Maybe, it is just too too sad, can't read it without bawling!

love to you all, :HH:

[Inglewood]

Hi all, just a quickie! Wondered if Kell or Indigo still about or busy with a new baby?

Girls weighed today, they are 15wks tom- DD1 is 12lbs 7oz and DD2 is 13lbs!! Doing great. Although worried about DD1, had a second episode today of kinna choking?? but not taking a breath for ages and it's so distressing to see, we blew on her face and I patted her back. My mum and I panicked. Not sure what it is and now scared to go to bed! Think she's teething bad and has excess salvia, always drooling. So think she's swallowing it the wrong way. Tilted her mattress and will hardly sleep for worry tonight. The other day was bad enough, but twice.... if it happens again I'm going to the docs for sure.

Hope ur all well? Take care x

[Inglewood]

Maybe, I was sad to see ds2 starting school last year, thinking he was my baby and that was him going to school....never thought for a second I'd have it twice to do again!!! lol x

[Inglewood]

Kell, u there? see a green dot, wanna see the girls pics? unless u have some great news to share for us??????????????

[Kell]

I'm here! And no great news lol

[Petal]

Hi all,

Ah come on baby Lily!!!! lol.

Aww inglewood, the twins are growing well, bless them! Oh i do hope you get things sorted with them, just keep persisting until you get it sorted!! they're sooo cute! love their matching outfits you dress them in, 2 little dollies for sure!! :-)

Ds3 is crawling like a trooper, pulling himself up on furniture, hooligan lol. Hes lovely thou, my little angel, his smiles are just the cutest... biast i know lol.

Maybe, your 3 boys are sooo cute, loved the pics of them holding the torch :-)

Hows ds4 charlie, glad hes better and home now :-)

Deasks, ooohhh exciting times for you, ur little one will be here before you know it!! ahh you are soo good sorting out your HT plan, ive nothing planned, i just dont seem to get 5 minutes!! Id love to hear your plan, although its only a couple of weeks until we meet!!! yippeeee :-)

Sunset, looking forward to meeting you also :-)) who else is coming? is charlie? maybe??

Gosh its hot today, lush!!!!!!!

Hugs to you all x x x

[Inglewood]

Indigo and Kell, hope ur both well? x

[Petal]

Any news girls?? x x x

[Kell]

Unfortunatly I'm perfectly well and in no pain at all grrrr lol
Three days over now and the heat is making me miserable!

I have a sweep tomorrow so fingers crossed that'll get things going!

[threelittlemenandcounting]

Hello all been a while again so so sorry, we have been away again for family events and back to more prep for the extention didn't realise that so much had to be done first lots of meetings with builders, architects and now building officers from the council!

Wow Indigo so close now hope your little man arrives soon

And Kell 3 days over, hope the little lady decides to put in an appearance soon !

Inglewood sorry the girls are still so unsettled have the docs been anymore helpful ?

xxx

[Inglewood]

3LM, tell me about it! we are starting a loft conversion...in a conservation area! Nightmare! Hope it goes smoothly for u.
Girls still unsettled with trapped wind in their bowels now rather than upper and scream literally for hours some days despite massages, hot baths. colocynth granules.... The gaviscon constipates them so rather than giving them 2 sachets, I give them none, half or 1 depending on the reflux and vomiting. Wondering if the Gav is causing probs??? I'm shattered and stressed some days and ok others... think The HV thinks I'm mad, if she wasn't a twin mum herself she would think I was!! at least she can sympathise with me. How is your sway plan/thoughts coming along?

Today ladies I dyed my hair (MEGA grey lurking thru) and started Weight watchers!!! Was gonna do a diet babymad recommended, but DH said he'd be up for doing it with me (WW) to loose some weight, so thought that would be good for the family as a whole to eat better. he's never said he would join me before, so will try it. He won't go to meetings or anything, my mum started with me and I have 4 and a half stone to my goal :( lost 2 and a half in 5 mths before on WW then the girl diet, but didn't have 2 babies and went to the gym. Need to fit back into my nurses uniform by end Oct just incase I go back then, need to shift 2 stone by then, not sure 3 mths is enough, but have a size bigger up the loft from after ds2 was born incase I don't.

Ah well, off to bed. Hope ur sweep does the trick Kell!! FX

[pinga]

Kell - hope bubba comes soon! I keep telling DH that it was him parking up this huge hill near the hospital rather than underneath is what made my waters break! :) but I'm sure you don't fancy walking up and down hills if its that hot!

Inglewood - good on you for doing WW. I've never really thought about doing it... I need to shift weight this time! I want to lose 2 stone. I am not worrying too much at the mo... but will definitely be onto it when Duke turns 3 months. Am looking forward to starting running again - looking forward to the me time I get when running.

Anyway - I have 2 feral children today... DS2 woke up at 5.15am this morning and was NOT going back to sleep and proceeded to wake up the rest of the house. So we're all knackered.

Duke is going really well. He's done a few 5 hour stints over night. He's feeding well and is a pretty settled and content baby! I'm really lucky I have the other 2 in childcare 2 days a week which means I get 2 days to really enjoy having a little bubba :) Loving that time!!

Anyways - hope everyone else is travelling well x

[indigoviolet]

Morning ladies, just a quick hello from me. I'm loving the weather but finding it impossible to sleep. I'm feeling certain baby won't arrive early so I will just try to enjoy the next couple of weeks and give my two little boys lots of attention and love.

Inglewood, well done with the WW.

GOOD LUCK kell, thinking of you!!

Lovely to hear from you Petal and TLM :HH:

[zanacal]

Inglewood - I'm also starting ww today with 4.5 st to lose! Not going to class but have great app on my phone where you can scan bar codes and get points values! Tesco man will be here soon :-) Might order the 30 day shred DVD too and try to get DH to do it with me!

Come on babies!!

[Kell]

Hey!
Well had a sweep an hour ago which was successful aparently, I'm 2-3 cm and her head is low. Cervix is central so it's all looking good. If nothing comes of the tightnings I've had I am being induced next Friday.

[zanacal]

Sounds good Kell!

[Inglewood]

Sounds good Kell!! FX

Z, I don't have an android phone yet, can't get time to go sort out my phone contract but my ww leader said the scanning thingy is great. I just couldn't do it on my own, need to face the scales each week. What's the shred dvd?

Is ww free on your phone?

[maybebabythree]

Oh exciting times kell! One of my dearest friends had her baby this week. See lives in the ilse of man. I wish she was nearer, would love to be spending my maternity leave with her. Emailed work today about going back in november I had a cry. Hmm I hate my job. But another four months off and loose my childminder? I want baby to be safe and happy. Feel awful even thinking about leaving him to go to work.

Petal I will be at the meet up :0)

Having three over the summer is hard work! It's too hot, my biggest ran with the pram yesterday and tipped it over! I kept my cool but today my patience was a bit thin. Not sure I can face toddler group at 9am tomorrow.

I need to diet. Just want to eat chocolate. Maybe I will join you x

[Kell]

She's here :)

Lily arrived at 3:57am weighing just 7lb6oz, she's just perfect!
I'm shattered of course but we are both doing great! Just waiting for daddy to get the car seat then we can head home :)
I'll post more when I'm alive a bit lol

[zanacal]

Yay, congratulations and enjoy! Such a special time :-)

[Wishing4Pink]

Huge congratulations Kell. Welcome to the world Lily!

Great day to be born as it's my birthday as well.

x

[zanacal]

Happy Birthday Wishing4Pink!

[indigoviolet]

WoooHooo, huge congrats Kell, how super exciting. Glad you didn't have to wait any longer for her. Hope you can get some rest, looking forward to hearing more!

[Petal]

Yippeeeeeeeeeeee Kell!!!!!!

HUGE congrats, you have a daughter!!!!! bet shes just perfect, cant wait to hear more x x

[auroara78]

congrats Kell!! so excited for you!! maybe you'll post some pix for us later :)

[maybebabythree]

Congratulations kell! Looks like your sweep worked then. I bet she's a cutie x

[indigoviolet]

Hope you had a good day Kell with your new daughter!

[Babymad]

Many congrats Kell...enjoy xx

[HopeandDreamG]

How wonderful kell... Just came over here for the first time in a long while and the first thing I saw was your post about your baby girl!! How absolutely WONDERFUL congrats...

[pinga]

Congratulations Kell!!! Hope all went well and you're enjoying newborn cuddles....

Had a horrendous friday. Had a flu jab, followed by a filling. later that evening I was throwing up. 6 weeks post baby and weak pelvic floors means every time I threw up I kept peeing myself. Sorry TMI!!! Made me feel like a disaster. Been a bit better today. DH hasn't been great either but he is one of those that as soon as you are ill suddenly has the same thing. Men!!

Anyway I need to get to bed...

[maybebabythree]

Oh no pinga! I do that too sometimes when I get sick :0( the joys! A good reminder to is all to keep squeezing!!

[Kell]

Thanks ladies for all your congratulations :) I am loving the newborn cuddles! They are amazing!
Lily is doing great, breast feeding is going ok but my milks not come in yet so she's wanting to feed quite a lot, nipples are a little tender when she first latches but that's about it.

Our birth was very straight forward! Had a sweep at 12pm on Thursday by a student midwife, started getting very irregular contractions straight away almost, I kept finding that they would get more regular if I was resting, and almost stop when I was up and about weird!
By 8pm they were 15mins apart so called dp's mum to be on call for ds2 she decided to come over then and stay so she was definatly there.
Went off to bed at about10:30, laying down the contractions got to about 7mins apart and were quite moderate so we called labour ward to warn them I'd be in that night, at 12:30 we called back to say they we're 5mins apart they told us to come in. From home to hospital (6mins) I had 3 contractions lol we got in and settled was given gas and air and examined was 5-6cm and from there on my contractions came thick and fast! I didn't have any other pain reliefe I did get to a stage where I asked for some but I was just about pushing then so no chance!
I was up on my knees leaning over the head board the midwife said 'oh I'll just get a pad as your waters haven't gone' and right on que I have a contraction my body pushes and pop lol next contraction her head was born and then her body.
It was all so quick in the end :)
When she was born she looked just like ds2! Like his double!! Now she's looking more like mummy :)

Here she is with a very proud daddy!
http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss103/kell_riley/17cc551c.jpg

My three babies :)
http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss103/kell_riley/f0fc6335.jpg

And Lily Elizabeth smith
http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss103/kell_riley/4a1e69e2.jpg

[auroara78]

Ah Kell, love all the pics!!!! She is sooo gorgeous and your boys are such handsome men~ Congrats again!

[Wishing4Pink]

She's gorgeous Kell, such a little cutie! Lovely pic of your boys with Lily

x

[Petal]

Awww Kell, what a little doll!, shes gorgeous and so tiny! makes my ds3 look HUGE lol. 3rd babies do come quick, my labour was 2 n half hours. Many congrats, ur dh looks so smitten with his baby girl :-) enjoy the newborn cuddles, they dont last long!! x x x

[Inglewood]

Ah Kell, she's gorgeous!! Handsome brothers and a proud daddy too!!! Enjoy lots of cuddles. Amazingly quick birth, well done! xx

[Babymad]

Beautiful pics Kell, enjoy your little lady :)

How's everyone doing?

Beck is doing well, feeding every 4 hours now. Last feed about 10.30pm and then again at 4.30am, be great when we can stretch that last feed to 6.30am. Great that I get to go back to bed though after the 4.30am feed as still takes 45-60 mins to feed him so by the time I'm back in bed and asleep it's gone 6am, if it wasn't the school hols I would have to stay awake to get the boys to school...I'm LOVING no school run! :)

We went away to The Cotwolds in the caravan, had a lovely time.

The holidays seem to be flying by...hoping it gets abit more chilled as its been full on with stuff since we got back off holiday!

Pinga ~ hugs Hun, hope you are feeing better x

[Petal]

Babymad, glad ds4 is doing well and feeding good too! I hear u about the school run, what bliss lol (apart from when they argue) Ds3 is sleeping much better now he is on the mend, bed at 10pm, fed at 7am, back to sleep until 10am!! first layin ive had in a while lol.

Shame so many people cant make our meetup, think its only 3 of us now!! x x

[indigoviolet]

Pinga- you poor thing, hope things have started to improve now ((hugs))

Babymad- Beck's sleeping/ feeding is amazing, I'd be so pleased if my baby behaves this well. Still loving the name Beck, would it be too weird to have 3 baby Becks on this thread?! Seems like the only name DH is happy with at the moment. Will have to check with Charlie too if she minds.

I'm really struggling with names, my other two have 4 letters each in their names so I'd like to follow this pattern. Initially was thinking Rico, Jago, Vigo or Nico something along those lines but Dh isn't convinced....it is so hard with a third boy, we've used up our favourite names already. I feel a bit silly copying everyone else but it has been on our list since I 'met' Charlie. wouldn't want to tread on anyone's toes though...

[littlemisswilko]

huge huge congratulations kell on the birth of you little girl!!!! shes sooo cute xx

[indigoviolet]

Great to hear from you LMW, how is the pg treating you? Any twinges yet?

I've got a stinking cold and really hoping I can get over it before labour, just feel awful and really not ready at the mo for new baby. (although I am really excited!)

[Petal]

Gosh, only 6 days left Indigo!! Hope you feel better soon, try n rest as much as you can!!
Im sure the girls wont mind a 3rd little Baby Beck!!! its a lovely name and im sure they'd be honoured you chose it too :-)

How are you LMW? ur pg is flying by too!!! so many babies being born on here lately :-))) x x

[indigoviolet]

Thanks Petal :HH:

[Inglewood]

Hello LMW!! how are you? We're in Aug now!!

Indigo, gosh less than a week to go!! My Dh wanted the same name as Pinga's DS3 if twins were boys (can't remember if she posted it here or fb).

Petal, shame about the meet. Would of suited me better now, but Dh is working and only has no annual leave left!! Plus it was gonna be too much travelling for us as girls still unsettled and it's a 7/8hr drive for me, over 300 miles.
can't wait to see pic's!! x

Babymad, how did u get him feeding 4hrly, what I would give for that!!!! The girls can VERY occasionally fed at 8.30pm and slept till 5-6am, but it's maybe once a week if I'm lucky. They went down early tonight at 8am, sure they will be up b4 midnight. Like you I'm often up after that feed, but sometime manage to sneek back to bed for an hour. Ds1 who is almost 10 gives ds2 his cereal and they watch tv till I get up with girls around 8am (if up 3-5am). They are so unsettled in bed and restless. I have to get out of bed every hour as they cry for a few secs, I put dummy in till the next 30-60mins. The boys slept from 4mths all night 8pm-8am..... the twins are awful sleepers. Wonder if I should split them up? put in own cots and they might settle more? Dh says not yet, but I'm not so sure.

[Petal]

Inglewood, even thou when u write about the girls being restless sleepers and are lots i just cant help going 'awwwwww' lol, they're soo cute :-))) I soo wish ds3 would have a dummy, stop him using me as one!!!! he's been sleeping in this last week, 10am yest n i had to wake him up 9.30am today! is nice to get a lay-in thou :-) but come september ill be waking him up at 7am lol.

Dh and i have decided to give pgd a go, next year maybe feb at genesis :-) Ive wrote to Savvas just waiting to hear back from him or his team so we can book things. Im excited but so nervous too. Im sure what will be will be......

x

[Inglewood]

Petal, I really really need a routine! It's hard with boys off school and when one sleeps the other wakens and vice versa (no joke!) They cat nap in turn thru the day, so I always have one of them awake. I find it so hard to get time to myself, I only get it going to adsa to do the weekly shop, quick half hour at WW, or when I go for a wee!! lol. When I am back to work, I will reply on them napping in the afternoon to get some sleep after my nightshift. Once boys back at school on 20th aug, the plan begins, think I will TRY (lol) and read the contented baby book. They do take a 'dream' feed but it means more work for dh and I lifting them to feed them at 10pm when they will still waken at 3am regardless of when they last fed, 8pm or 10pm. My body aches from constantly sitting feeding, lifting, changing....why I'm not a size 6 is beyond me!!! lol I sound like an old moan and I don't mean to be, it's just so hard sometimes :)

You never know, is there a twin chance with PGD? lol I'm so excited for you to be doing it and look forward to hearing all about it. I would of gone, had £ never been an issue and I wish you all the love and luck in the world for your exciting plans. Don't know alot about it really, where would you go? Cyprus?

Just noticed your ticker and can't believe your gorgeous boy is 8mths already! Loved the last fb pic, how sweet is he and his wee cheeky face looking to see who's watching!! lol

[Kell]

Hi guys, I got logged off and couldn't get back on :(
All sorted now tho yay!

Lmw thank you so much hun! It's so lovely to 'see' hope pregnancy is going well, can't believe you only have a few weeks left!

I've not seen Charlie around in a while, I know from you guys that her lo was a bit poorly? I'm assuming things are ok now? I hope so!

I'm producing enough milk to feed atleast 2 babies at the moment, omg it's so painful! I'm having to express before most feeds just so she can latch on properly! If I don't she ends up drowning, choking or being sick! I know that expressing is in turn producing more but I'm at a loss as to what to do :S
She wakes probably twice a night once we've gone to bed, but it's still early days so that may change!

Hope the girls that are meeting have a lovely time!

[Petal]

It is hard getting onto a routine, it does help that my boys are older, i dont think i could manage with a baby and 2 toddlers lol. They will get there inglewood, just takes time, although at the moment that feels easier said than done lol.

Ah Kell, glad little Lily is feeding well, better to have too much milk than not enough, i had to top up ds3 with formula coz i didnt have enough but now i barely feed him at all, once a night maybe n thats just if he wakes up n hes soon back off to sleep.

We will defo only use 1 embrio n freeze the rest (if there are any) convinced my dh doesnt produce them!!!! lol. Looking at feb half term plus an extra week :-)
x

[Sunset]

wow kell congratulations on the birth your baby girl!!! :D

[Sunset]

petal how exciting with pgd!! good luck, i really really hope it works for you! :)

inglewood ~ i'm sure they will get into a routine soon enough.. serena has only really got into a routine now these last few weeks and she's 7 months so it takes time sometimes.

what are the plans for the meet on saturday? we're still looking for places to stay that has family rooms available and dont cost too much. i think we may have found one about 4 miles from st.albans so i will have to let you all know tomorrow morning if we will definitely be coming.. is anyone else bringing their kids? it's too far a drive for me to drive on my own with dd so my hubby and boys will be coming along too.

[Kell]

Oh where are u guys meeting? Sounds like you are close to me as I'm only 15 mins from st Albans.

[Inglewood]

Kell, I can't make it. But think Deaks is sorting stuff out as she's near there????? She's on hols at the mo, but sure sunset or one of the other ladies going will even email u the details. That would be lovely if u could go! Sounds like Lily is doing well! I BF ds2 for a while and it was difficult with super fast milk coming out choking him and making him vomit, was hard going....and messy!! lol

Petal, Feb isn't long, you must be so excited!! x

[Kell]

For some reason I thought it was going to be near great Yarmouth so didn't think if be able to go, but if it's near Deaks then chances are I could make it :)

Inglewood I have family in east Lothian so know what a treck driving all that way is, it takes me around 5.5-6 hours to get from my house near London to my mum newr mussleborough, but that's not with newborn twins!!
Maybe when I'm up that way again visiting we could see about meeting up!

[Petal]

Kell, ive inboxed you!!!

I wouldnt write too much on here about where and when we are meeting!!! LOL.

Sunset, sooooooooooooooooo hoping you can make it too!!!

[littlemisswilko]

Great to hear from you LMW, how is the pg treating you? Any twinges yet?

I've got a stinking cold and really hoping I can get over it before labour, just feel awful and really not ready at the mo for new baby. (although I am really excited!)

great thanks! just about managing my backs killing me. im sure it wasnt like this with my boys! my body must be getting too old for it lol!!! no twinges only BH's my sections booked for the 13th aug so got 11 more sleeps! :)

[Inglewood]

LMW, ur looking amazing for almost full term! 11 sleeps... are ur boys excited?x

[maybebabythree]

Kell - she is super cute! Lovely. I can't believe your White furniture. I am such a messy person nothing is White in my house.

Well not long for indigo or lmw? Exciting times! Indigo I hope you have the birth you want and lmw good luck with section, hope you recover well

I am in Olympic fever. Went to volleyball Monday and thought I was going to explode! Hockey on Monday so it's a expensive few weeks! It's like Christmas I am so excited which is weird really, I love watching but not doing sport. Think I have the build for the judo after today!

[maybebabythree]

Lovely to see everyone today! Kell Lilly is a dolly - so small and cute! Can't believe how well you looked. Petal your bubba is a cutie - can't believe he is turning into a crawler. Your boys are lovely. Really nice to meet at last c

[indigoviolet]

How was the meet? Hope you all had a really lovely time, missed being there. Definitely next time.

Glad you are enjoying the Olympics Maybe, I've just started getting into it in the past few days. DH had a couple of days there earlier this week (with ds1) bit jealous!

Official DD today (the one they gave me at the scans) but not feeling it. I will try to be patient until my own estimate which is tuesday (like the ticker). So hard to think of anything else at the moment.

[Kell]

It was so lovely to meet you all! Your boys are all so lovely and well behaved!!
Maybe and petal your babies are just gorgeous and both so happy and content little guys!
Charlie had a great time at the park! He wanted to go back once we'd got home lol! And lily well she just slept, the fresh air has knocked her out! I certainly learnt I need to be packing more clothes when out :S good job it was nice and warm!

Maybe enjoy your evening :)

[Petal]

Hey girls!!

Thanks for a great afternoon Kell, Maybe and Deaks, we really enjoyed it, i agree, the kids were all good!!
I still cant believe how well you look Kell for just giving birth a week ago, out with a newborn and a toddler, they are both adorable, as are maybe's and Deaks little chaps.

Looking forward to the next meet :-))) x

[Inglewood]

Sounds like you all had a great day! Hope we can plan another meet soon! x

[Sunset]

Indigo ~ how are you feeling today? any signs of baby yet? :)

Inglewood ~ we will definitely have to arrange another meet up soon! i really wish i could have made the last one! manchester does sound like a plan though so will just have to make sure it happens :) how are your girls doing now? getting big? i've seen the photos on fb, they are so adorable!!! :)

Kell ~ how are you enjoying having a newborn? :)

Hello everyone :D

[Babymad]

Hi everyone,
Sorry I dont get on here much at the mo.....just so busy with school hols, weddings, christenings...!!!!
Really pleased the meet up went well :) Hopefully we can make the next one.
Hope everyone is doing ok?
Indigo ~ Cant believe you are full term! Good luck for when bubs arrives, cant wait to hear your news xx

xxx

[Kell]

Hey Babymad :) hope you guys are all good! Yep school holidays taking over my life as well!

Sunset I'm loving newborn cuddles! She's so tiny as well so hopefully the cuddles will last a little longer! :)

Indigo hope your little man is getting ready to arrive! Can't wait to hear all about it!

Maybe/petal Awww thanks :) you are too kind!

[Inglewood]

Sunset, Thank you!! the girls are alot more settled. Have slept on 'odd night' 8.30pm/9pm till 6am and once 8am. But last night up at 3am, still early days, but hoping they do sleep all night soon. Have stopped the colocynth granules now and weaning them off the gaviscon slowly, although think that will continue till weaning. How is ur DD with weaning?

Kell, so lovely to hear your doing well and DD well too. Is the milk flow any easier for her?

Indigo,hope ur well?

[deaks66]

Right i have finally managed to sort my login out seeing as i was logged out during my holidays and couldn't remember my password. Just need to catch up on posts but just to say in the mean time it was so lovely to meet maybe, petal, kell, all the dh's and gorgeous big boys and babies! Had a lovely lunch and play in the park so thankyou all for making the effort to come over! Hopefully get to see you again and other lovely smogs very soon! Right, now to catch up and then i'll be back on! Anyone needing some swaying good luck should start the august thread as it really does seem to work! X

[maybebabythree]

Indigo how are you?

Loving the olympics! Being at the park yesterday was amazing!

[indigoviolet]

Thanks ladies for asking after me, no sign of baby yet, not even a twinge....starting to get impatient now as I can't think of anything else.

Will update of course if anything happens, probably with the first contraction, I'll be so excited and want to let you all know!

[maybebabythree]

You might have another two weeks + yet. I hope not as I only went to term once but the phone calls etc drove me mad! Exciting times!

[Wishing4Pink]

Hi girls, hope your all well and babies are behaving for you. Sorry i've been missing but got sucked into my sway completely.

Wanted to let you know that i got my BFP today!!!!! :omg: This was my 2nd attempt and hopefully be a happy and healthy one, and possibly pink if i can be lucky enough

x

[Kell]

Yay wishing!!!!! Congratulations! :) happy and healthy 9months and wishing pink for you!!

Indigo you poor thing, I was 5days over with lily and it drove me mad! I just tried to keep busy with the boys. Hope your little man arrives soon x

Maybe glad you enjoyed the Olympics! Can we assume that mil was well behaved then!?

Inglewood yep my milks settled down now, sometimes she's still struggling to drink quick enough but on the whole all is much better now!
She's been struggling to go to the toilet yesterday and was getting quite upset, I'm hoping it's just a temp thing tho :S

[homebirthing princess]

Hi ladies, I'm back! It's been awhile since I came on here properly but I've tried to catch up with everyones news congrats to all u lovely ladies who have had their babys!

Well I'm now 10wks pregnant with my wooops baby, Id been taking vitex for 2mths. But had a months break due to bad headaches, I planned on starting again after my hols then really get in to my sway, but one drunken night on hols (i did a J.D) and I'm pr
egnant, so I don't hold out much hope for my girl! But iam excited :)

Congrats wishing on your pregnancy when do u estimate your due date to be?
Xx

[indigoviolet]

WooHoo!!! exciting news with the BFP's, big congrats Wishing and HomebirthingPrincess, really hope you both have lovely pregnancies and hear PINK!

[maybebabythree]

Wow congratulations on the bfp homebirthing and wishing! I hope you both hear pink!

Yes kell mil is behaving better this year. Still has very annoying traits but that's never going to change. At least she isn't being rude like last year!

[maybebabythree]

Oh yes and I'm not pregnant which helps - urge to kill is at max then. I should really be locked up for nine months for my own good when pregnant. Hormones are dangerous things!

[Wishing4Pink]

I think my due date is 16th/17th April, still hasn't sunk in and haven't told oh yet as he was away last night. I guess i'll be seeing you over in the due date board. Not long till your scan, very exciting.

I hope your little man arrives soon indigo

Kell, hope Lily improves soon and isn't out of sorts for too long

x

[deaks66]

Wishing and homebirthing.... huge congrats... so exciting!!! I hope you both have a happy and healthy nine months and a pinky each would just be the icing on the cake!

Maybe, i think you are coping very well with MIL! I get along quite well with mine and i still couldn't cope with having her stay for prolonged periods of time... pregnant or not!


How is everyone? Babymad, charlie, how are your little men? I cant believe how time seems to be flying for all of us...whether we are nearing end of pg or have tiny ones already in tow.

I have started to nest like mad, but in typical fashion for me, it isn't so much cleaning as doing DIY!! ha ha. Been ordering light fittings, booke cases etc... all the things we never quite got round to when we 'finished' our house.

Been thinking it must be about now that lavender gets hitched?! Anyone know what the date was? Have a wicked day if you read this hun!

Inglewood and Sunset, how are your girls? Has the reflux settled inglewood? Were they ever put on more medication?

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Thanks H&G!!! x