Due in March 2009

Hi all

toni - lol about the retirement village!

Vanessa - hope you start to feel better soon hun! You've got a tonne more energy than I do at the moment!

AFM - spent the morning being monitored in hospital again. Woke up at 2am to a gush of fluid, so thought my waters had broken. Not sure what it was though, as the Ob couldn't see any sign of fluid, but did say that it's possible that I had a hind-water leak as it's not uncommon for no evidence to show with an internal. I'm FAIRLY certain I didn't just pee myself!! But, my 'little' man is still happy, so just have to take it as it comes. Having a growth scan in a couple of weeks, so they'll check the fluid volume then. Oh, and you know you're having a big baby when the Ob has a feel of your tummy and says 'that's a decent sized one in there - have you done your polycose test!?!'

Hey ladies, sorry i have been really slack posting, i tend to read and then not have the time to reply so since my stupid hand is keeping me awake now is a perfect time

Congratulations Kirsty! he is such a cutie!

Congrats on your wee girl too toni! And so funny about the house, but like someone else said at least it would be quiet and all the grannys would be visiting all the time lol.

Sarah what a rough time your having Hope things get better soon.

Gjen - Hope your wee man starts behaving for you! Hope your growth scan goes well, sounds like he is going to be a good size even if he dose decide he needs to enter the world sooner rather than later.

Vanessa - Hope you feel better soon!

Rachel - id be keen to know how much for nappies too! The whole nappy and formula thing for both girls is putting a massive dent in the shopping budget! By the time we get 2 tins for Charlie and 1 for Emily and 2 packs of nappies each we are looking at $90-$100 before we even have food!!! Although we are weaning Emily off and she really only has 1 after her lunch in an attempt to get her to have a sleep and sometimes if she is having a bad night she has 1 then too.

Hope you have fun away tonight WW, hows the new location going?

Ok so maybe tmi but did anyone bleed for a prolonged period of time following birth? I had that issue with retained products from charlie and bleed till 8ish weeks then had 9days clear then away it went again and its still going......the Gp has started me on meds to stop it but they dont seem to be working so she is going to increase them just another bloody drama really.

Not much planned for the weekend here, hubby is working monday and they have asked him to be oncall sunday as they are short diesel and may need some drivers to go to chch to get some so we will see.

Had a good shopping day yesterday went to Jk and they have 35% off everything so brought some thermals for the girls for next year (although in dunedin they may need them next week lol) and cause they were last seasons colours got them for $6.50 each! then went to millers and brought myself 3 tops a wooly cardy, a really nice white vest with black polafleece inside and black embroidered flowers on the outside and a long sleeve tee all for $21! cause they have 50% off including sale stuff so pretty pleased and so was hubby lol. There are soo many sales on this weekend, id love to get a slide/swing set for emily so might have to laybuy one

Righto enough blabbing should really try get some sleep seen Gp yesterday about hand and she is refering me to another specialist so fingers crossed they have a better idea of how to fix these stupid nerves!

Ramble away Shannon. I often do.

Hope you managed to get some sleep. Told mum about the JK sale and she said that she will head up there today and have a look

I hope that when he does come Gjen that it is an easy delivery.

Poor Floyd Sarah. Really really hope he starts to get better soon.

Last night I had a dream that baby came early. But not to early, she was still healthy and happy, but in my dream I didn't get round to feeding her till she was 4hrs old. And she weighed 6.6Lbs. So now I am getting a bit more eager to meet her after that dream.

Have decided on calling her Gabrielle, or Gabby for short. Just have to settle on a middle name.

Hi everyone, I've been slack at posting too sorry! WOW Kristy congrats on your wee man, Bronson is soooo cute gonna lurk for your birth story after posting here
I don't think I've posted in the May thread for a few weeks hehe, keep forgetting I'm pregnant. Can't believe I'll be 12weeks next week! I'm sure I'm feeling little flutters already (only when lying in bed at night if I concentrate), thought I was imagining it but a girl in coffee group says she feels the same thing and she's due at the same time as me. No 12wk scan for me though so have to wait till I see my midwife next and hope she can find a heartbeat

Aww Sarah, sorry it's so tough for you lately hope things start looking up from now on. Thanks so much for looking after Chelsea on Sunday night (Magic Sarah got Chelsea to go to sleep!!! A miracle haha)

Toni, Gabrielle is a pretty name! What are you thinking for middle names so far?

Oh nappies, it ends up costing me about $10-15 for materials depending if there is a sale or not. Just PM me if anyone wants some and I'll be happy to make them

Eek GJen, didn't they check your fliud levels at the hospital? When I had my hind water break with Chelsea they did an internal and saw a membrane so said my water hadn't broken. But the OB came and did a scan and saw that ALL the hind water had gone so was none around her at all, only a small membrane at her head so I got induced that day (not as early as you are of course!) at least your lil guy is still happy and I'm sure they're keeping an eye on you though, but still I would have thought they'd check! Sorry for the lecture

Have fun in Wanganui WWJen!

Oh yes so Chelsea has 3 teeth now hehe, very exciting! She has stopped sleeping thru the night for the past while, but mostly I can get her back to sleep pretty quickly. She's saying lots of words (most of them still need translating though lol)

Forgot everything else I read hehe but I have been reading. Will try post more often. OK this is probably long enough now, hope you all have a great weekend!!!

Thats what i have at the moment Flix and sere, can't wait to try symbicort now, did you have to apply for it as i do and have to go on serevent for up to 3 months before applying.

Yay for 3 teeth Chelsea. Maybe the others aren't to far away. Might get you to make some nappies for me then Í guess I should start off with just a few small ones then see how we go? I have no idea. And was Gjen that had the others? I would be interested in those as well.

Found a really good house on TM today. 3 bedrooms, all done up inside and fully fenced section, 10mins from mums for only $300. Pity I have to wait till Tuesday before I can call the agent up. They didn't say any thing about cats in the add and mum says that I just shouldn't tell them. But I don't feel right about doing that.

Toni a friend hired some nappies from Waitakere hospital but that was a couple of years ago so not sure if the still do it. (is that where youre going to have her?) Good luck with the house. love the name too

Ali l used to be on ventolin, oxis and flixotide, asked my Dr about symbacort, he called me three days later and said there was a script at the desk for me, costs me nothing (we have a high user chemist card) whereas ventolin was heaps!

Just seen the OB hire kit is available in March/April Toni so go check it out (at the bottom of 1st page of Cloth Nappy Discussion thread at the mo). It's $12 a week and an $80 bond that you get back. (look at the first post in the thread for details)

I think I will ask my MW next time I see her about cloth nappy hires around the place. Am planning on using disposables during the meconium stage.

How come your not getting a 12wk scan Rachel? and can't beleive you are 12wks already, yay.

Oh the middle names I have thought of so far are only Rose or Louise (Louise is my middle name), but they just don't seem right.

Cody had fun at the birthday party we just went to. And since he was still awake when we got home I let him play in his paddling pool for 45 mins, and now he has gone to sleep without any fuss.

And I am going to have a nap as well. Mums partner has gone away on the boat for the weekend so the house is nice and quiet.

Cute Chelsea. Wish Cody just fell asleep like that. Though he has been asleep for 2 hrs now in his cot