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moohound

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Karma67

EDD

funky- 01 January 2007 - ???
Loobyloose - 3rd january 2007 - boy!
Peanutpie05 - 5th Jan 2007 (which prob means dd will arrive 19th Jan)
Strontium - 5th Jan 2007 - our first daughter!
Madam Broke - 11th Jan 2007
Andrea - 13 Jan 2007
Lucyeff - 14 Jan 2007 (daughter number two, yippee!!!!!!!!)
Bev Lewis - 20 Jan 2007 (3rd baby, 1st for husband, it's a boy!)
Immoral_angeluk - 22nd Jan 2007 (2nd baby girl!)
samarnesen-23 jan 2007 girl (no7)
Jibbajabbas - 30 jan 2007
Erinath - 31 Jan 2007
Lucycat - 2 Feb 2007 - BOY! :O)
Hampshirebabe - 5th feb 2007
Leilasmum - 8th Feb 2007, later than ithought, doh...Another GIRL!!!
Teerah - 11 Feb 2007
sleepyclaire - 13 Feb 2007
Murphy The Cat - Valentines Day (aaaahhhhh)
Loopy Lobes - 15th February
logiebear - 15th February
Musey - 19th February 2007
Gingham Ribbon 20th february
moo842 - 24 Feb 2007 - 10 march 2007 (theres always one)!
Davina_M - 27th Feb 2007 (Snap Moohound! but will be earlier cos of medical complication)
Charlotte664 - 1st March 2007 - date changed at scan, I'm a week further on than originally thought!
Victoria1972 - 2 March 2007
Broomey - 2 March 2007
Mrs_Monkey_Boy - 7 March 2007
Halfangelhalftart - 8th March 2007
Cathys1 - 14/03/2007
Suey64 – 15 March 2007
mrsbez - 16 March 2007
mummyto4and1onway(sharon)- 19th March 2007(I have a 5,4,3,1 yr old already)
Rebekah - 22nd March - moved forward!
Mrs asandwhen - 28th March 07 - date changed to 28th march after dating scan.
worto03 - 3rd April 2007
Bargain Babe-a-Licious! - 3rd April 2007
austmanic - 7th April 2007
Persontypething- 11th April 2007
Money_Maker_Shaker - 16th April 2007 BOY!
LillieFlower - 20th April 2007
babitee - 20th April 2007
Anya - 21st April 2007
debtfreehopeful - 21st April 2007
moohound - 27th April 2007
SusanCarter - 27th April 2007
India - 29th April 2007
Flea72 - 30th April 2007
sampainter - 3 May 2007
Bronzesurfer - 08 May 2007
Snaggles - 12th May 2007
Bump – 13 May 2007
dm72 - 14th May 2007
tequilla_slammer2002 - 14th May 2007
Banana1975 - 14th May 2007 - BOY
abijanzo - 20th May 2007
mrsrsp - 28th May 2007
jocymru- 28th May
George's Mum - 29th May 2007 (according to the scan anyway!)
Becles - 31 May 2007
Cheapskate - 5 June 2007
Karma67 - 5th June 2007 - had amnio..everything ok and having a BOY!!
Sophiedb – 8 June 2007
Elliot's mum - 16th June 2007 (No 1 is now 3 and No 2 is now 1- are we mad??!)
Katyag - 17th June (2 days after my bday, and the day after our wedding anni!)
famood - 21 June 2007
Chubacheroo - 24th June 2007 (changed from the 23rd)
noodlebutty, (Tricia) - 27th June 2007
Raybells - 28 June 2007
Mrs Steveeeee - 28 June 2007
Lotta Littlies - 29 June 2007
Lisamiddle - 2nd July 2007
Sam0mule - 5th July 2007
Bargainbabe - 6th July 2007
Twirlypen - 7th July 2007
jo_b - 14th July 2007
*Louise* - 19th July
Valentine x - 20th July 2007
mercurystar999 - 24th July 2007
Welshlassie - 29 July 2007
Eels100 - 30th July 2007
Terminally Short Of Cash - 31st July 2007
Kimmy310 - 1 August 2007
Katym79 - August???
Simone2697 - 2 August 2007 (subject to change - scan 11/01/07)
LoopyLouLou - 8 August 2007
Punky - 11 August 2007 (2 days after DS 4th bday)
Caleo - 12 August
Libert23 - 16 August 2007
Claire Jones - 21 August 2007 (by my Mum's calculations, will check with doctor in next few days!)
catalepticdru - 17 August 2007 using Naegele's formula. Though it'll be guaranteed I'll give birth on any day but this one!!
Justie - 25th August (or 28th depending on which way you calculate it)
lou031205 - 8th September 2007
rachelja - 9th September 2007 (2 wks before dd 4th b'day)
skintio (kate) 16th september 2007
Almost-skint (sammie) - 16th september 2007 - same as you Kate!!


TTC LIST

Daisykate124
Agutka
Dougggie
Cookiesncream
suzukibabe
witchyroo
sjm
fac73
Fishcake_random
Lesleydejager
jo_jo
picklesmum

BIRTH LIST

Winnie81 - Evie Grace - 28 July
Essexhoney - Rubie - 1 August
bella121984- 15/8/2006- BOY!
Andycarmi 30th August - Girl
sooz - 13th August - boy
oueyouey - 27th September Libby Rose
Sazere - 17th October 2006 Elise (plus DS5, DS4, DD3 all 4 by CS)
cha97michelle - 18th October - Boy
purplepatch - 30th October - Girl
brummiebabe - 3rd November - Grace
Jane - 6th November - Susannah
Dondo's Other Half- 7th November- Neive
rchddap1 - 14th November - Lily Marie
Downsizing - 14th Nov - Beth 8lb 12.5
Bailey - 17th November - Jack William 7lb 1 oz at 37+1
2Princess Mum - Boy 7lb 13oz at 39+2 1hr 49min labour, gave birth in bath at home (unplanned but Bliss!!)
Ziggy2004(Anne)-30th November Boy Ruben 9lbs 7 12:55
benmollymoo (Jane) - 1st December -Boy 7lbs 12 oz, Home VBAC at 39+6 (but only by 25 minutes!) Still no name!
Phatmouse - Baby Daisy, Born 09/12/06, 9.46am, 7lbs 10oz.
Modgit - Joel Benjamin, born 12/12/06 2.03 pm, 9lb 8oz 8 days late, but worth it!
maow425 - Boy! 13/12-06 0259, 8lbs 13 oz Name: Viking
allroundgoodguy 15th Dec -Boy 6lbs 8oz 10.09am. Not born Xmas Day in the end! Names, are a bit of a problem!
Hennypenny - 19th December Girl No 2, child no3 - Kira, born 19-12-06, 8lb 15.5oz, 9 days early. Middle name giving us a bit of a problem, but sure it will come to us eventually - really like Holly, but surname is Woods so would be a bit unfair!
J's_Other_Half - William Robert 7lb 5oz C Section (labour never started, never mind progressed!) 21st December.
Lu T - Imogen Beth, born after 5 days of contractions at 23.15 on 26 Dec 06 by c-section, 8lb 10oz
JULIE-mr boy 4 born 13 days late on 2nd jan at 20.12

PROBABLY GIVEN BIRTH BUT TOO WORN OUT TO LOG ON LIST

Tazandtommy - 21 October 2006 - BOY!
bex06 - 6th November 2006
RozeePozee - 7th November 2006 - BOY
Beks - 10th November - Girl!
aimo - due 6 December 2006
Lyndsey - 22nd December
Jude123 - 27th December, boy or girl

Gingham_Ribbon

i have to see the doc today to book my section. I will hopefully be amending my date when I get back. They do them 2 weeks early here so I could have him in 3 weeks time.

I have a thread going in Discussion Time which it occured to me might be useful to some of you ladies. http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=350422 It's about how to go about asking people not to visit just after the birth to give you time to recover and get to know your baby. Some very sensible advice and opinions on there.

Re buggies: you can get from newborn buggies that lie flat and have umbrella folds. You might as well wait to see if and when you need one but you probably will at some point. Try out LOTS. There is a huge difference in size and weight and ease of folding. I used to store mine between the cupboard and the wall folded up. Or it doubled as a downstairs crib as that's where he slept for his nap sometimes.

sophiedb

babitee wrote:

Are we being too naive/ambitious to go without a pushchair?

hello! This is my first, so I'm just as inexperienced to be honest, but my hubby and I recently saw someone with a Macpac Vamoose. It looked fantastic, especially if you like walks in the country or iinto town, though it might be easier to handle when travelling in pairs. We're planning to at least try one on sometime, they seem to be available in larger outdoor shops.

Soph (20w 5d)

SusanCarter

babitee wrote:

While there'll obviously be space for bub and the cot, we'll have to be stringent about what we buy to save space and are considering going without a buggy/pushchair/travel system/pram and sticking to the absolute essentials (cot, car-seat, clothes, etc.). We got an excellent baby sling for Christmas, which should be suitable once baby outgrows the Moses basket (a loaner). And we live near town (5 mins) and parks and green space (across the road).

Are we being too naive/ambitious to go without a pushchair? Comments/experiences/similar stories, good or bad, would be much appreciated.

If you can manage for the first few months with just a sling (or borrow a pram), you can get fairly compact pushchairs which go from about 6 months. We've been leant a pram and given a travel system (a friend of my brother's was given too many) but the travel system is so big and bulky and difficult to put up that every time we go in a shop which sells pushchairs, my husband is checking them out and showing me. There was one in Halfords for £40 but you can probably get 2nd hand cheaper (or see if you can get one on Freecycle).

purplepatch

Just a quick question for those that use slings. I do have one but at the moment don't use it much - use the pushchair instead because of this hideous weather as it only takes a second to put the raincover on and she is kept dry as a bone and protected from the wind. What do you do to protect baby from the elements when they are in a sling?

Eels100

Had my scan on Monday - couldn't believe that there was actually a little baby wriggling around in there until we could see it ourselves, it's amazing. I had to pee in a bush on the way to the hospital as my efforts to fill my bladder turned out to be a little excessive. In spite of this I was still sent to pee again before they could get a decent picture ... it seems my bladder capacity astounded the poor ultrasonographer as much as my kidneys' activity astounded me.

I told everyone at work and was met with the expected stunned gasps, thus reassuring me that I am indeed the least maternal person ever to walk the earth. I hope the things they say about "it all comes naturally" are true, but just in case I think I'll leave my number with the local social services ... :rolleyes:

EDD

funky- 01 January 2007 - ???
Loobyloose - 3rd january 2007 - boy!
Peanutpie05 - 5th Jan 2007 (which prob means dd will arrive 19th Jan)
Strontium - 5th Jan 2007 - our first daughter!
Madam Broke - 11th Jan 2007
Andrea - 13 Jan 2007
Lucyeff - 14 Jan 2007 (daughter number two, yippee!!!!!!!!)
Bev Lewis - 20 Jan 2007 (3rd baby, 1st for husband, it's a boy!)
Immoral_angeluk - 22nd Jan 2007 (2nd baby girl!)
samarnesen-23 jan 2007 girl (no7)
Jibbajabbas - 30 jan 2007
Erinath - 31 Jan 2007
Lucycat - 2 Feb 2007 - BOY! :O)
Hampshirebabe - 5th feb 2007
Leilasmum - 8th Feb 2007, later than ithought, doh...Another GIRL!!!
Teerah - 11 Feb 2007
sleepyclaire - 13 Feb 2007
Murphy The Cat - Valentines Day (aaaahhhhh)
Loopy Lobes - 15th February
logiebear - 15th February
Musey - 19th February 2007
Gingham Ribbon 20th february
moo842 - 24 Feb 2007 - 10 march 2007 (theres always one)!
Davina_M - 27th Feb 2007 (Snap Moohound! but will be earlier cos of medical complication)
Charlotte664 - 1st March 2007 - date changed at scan, I'm a week further on than originally thought!
Victoria1972 - 2 March 2007
Broomey - 2 March 2007
Mrs_Monkey_Boy - 7 March 2007
Halfangelhalftart - 8th March 2007
Cathys1 - 14/03/2007
Suey64 – 15 March 2007
mrsbez - 16 March 2007
mummyto4and1onway(sharon)- 19th March 2007(I have a 5,4,3,1 yr old already)
Rebekah - 22nd March - moved forward!
Mrs asandwhen - 28th March 07 - date changed to 28th march after dating scan.
worto03 - 3rd April 2007
Bargain Babe-a-Licious! - 3rd April 2007
austmanic - 7th April 2007
Persontypething- 11th April 2007
Money_Maker_Shaker - 16th April 2007 BOY!
LillieFlower - 20th April 2007
babitee - 20th April 2007
Anya - 21st April 2007
debtfreehopeful - 21st April 2007
moohound - 27th April 2007
SusanCarter - 27th April 2007
India - 29th April 2007
Flea72 - 30th April 2007
sampainter - 3 May 2007
Bronzesurfer - 08 May 2007
Snaggles - 12th May 2007
Bump – 13 May 2007
dm72 - 14th May 2007
tequilla_slammer2002 - 14th May 2007
Banana1975 - 14th May 2007 - BOY
abijanzo - 20th May 2007
mrsrsp - 28th May 2007
jocymru- 28th May
George's Mum - 29th May 2007 (according to the scan anyway!)
Becles - 31 May 2007
Cheapskate - 5 June 2007
Karma67 - 5th June 2007 - had amnio..everything ok and having a BOY!!
Sophiedb – 8 June 2007
Elliot's mum - 16th June 2007 (No 1 is now 3 and No 2 is now 1- are we mad??!)
Katyag - 17th June (2 days after my bday, and the day after our wedding anni!)
famood - 21 June 2007
Chubacheroo - 24th June 2007 (changed from the 23rd)
noodlebutty, (Tricia) - 27th June 2007
Raybells - 28 June 2007
Mrs Steveeeee - 28 June 2007
Lotta Littlies - 29 June 2007
Lisamiddle - 2nd July 2007
Sam0mule - 5th July 2007
Bargainbabe - 6th July 2007
Twirlypen - 7th July 2007
jo_b - 14th July 2007
*Louise* - 19th July
Valentine x - 20th July 2007
mercurystar999 - 24th July 2007
Welshlassie - 29 July 2007
Eels100 - 26th July 2007
Terminally Short Of Cash - 31st July 2007
Kimmy310 - 1 August 2007
Katym79 - August???
Simone2697 - 2 August 2007 (subject to change - scan 11/01/07)
LoopyLouLou - 8 August 2007
Punky - 11 August 2007 (2 days after DS 4th bday)
Caleo - 12 August
Libert23 - 16 August 2007
Claire Jones - 21 August 2007 (by my Mum's calculations, will check with doctor in next few days!)
catalepticdru - 17 August 2007 using Naegele's formula. Though it'll be guaranteed I'll give birth on any day but this one!!
Justie - 25th August (or 28th depending on which way you calculate it)
lou031205 - 8th September 2007
rachelja - 9th September 2007 (2 wks before dd 4th b'day)
skintio (kate) 16th september 2007
Almost-skint (sammie) - 16th september 2007 - same as you Kate!!


TTC LIST

Daisykate124
Agutka
Dougggie
Cookiesncream
suzukibabe
witchyroo
sjm
fac73
Fishcake_random
Lesleydejager
jo_jo
picklesmum

BIRTH LIST

Winnie81 - Evie Grace - 28 July
Essexhoney - Rubie - 1 August
bella121984- 15/8/2006- BOY!
Andycarmi 30th August - Girl
sooz - 13th August - boy
oueyouey - 27th September Libby Rose
Sazere - 17th October 2006 Elise (plus DS5, DS4, DD3 all 4 by CS)
cha97michelle - 18th October - Boy
purplepatch - 30th October - Girl
brummiebabe - 3rd November - Grace
Jane - 6th November - Susannah
Dondo's Other Half- 7th November- Neive
rchddap1 - 14th November - Lily Marie
Downsizing - 14th Nov - Beth 8lb 12.5
Bailey - 17th November - Jack William 7lb 1 oz at 37+1
2Princess Mum - Boy 7lb 13oz at 39+2 1hr 49min labour, gave birth in bath at home (unplanned but Bliss!!)
Ziggy2004(Anne)-30th November Boy Ruben 9lbs 7 12:55
benmollymoo (Jane) - 1st December -Boy 7lbs 12 oz, Home VBAC at 39+6 (but only by 25 minutes!) Still no name!
Phatmouse - Baby Daisy, Born 09/12/06, 9.46am, 7lbs 10oz.
Modgit - Joel Benjamin, born 12/12/06 2.03 pm, 9lb 8oz 8 days late, but worth it!
maow425 - Boy! 13/12-06 0259, 8lbs 13 oz Name: Viking
allroundgoodguy 15th Dec -Boy 6lbs 8oz 10.09am. Not born Xmas Day in the end! Names, are a bit of a problem!
Hennypenny - 19th December Girl No 2, child no3 - Kira, born 19-12-06, 8lb 15.5oz, 9 days early. Middle name giving us a bit of a problem, but sure it will come to us eventually - really like Holly, but surname is Woods so would be a bit unfair!
J's_Other_Half - William Robert 7lb 5oz C Section (labour never started, never mind progressed!) 21st December.
Lu T - Imogen Beth, born after 5 days of contractions at 23.15 on 26 Dec 06 by c-section, 8lb 10oz
JULIE-mr boy 4 born 13 days late on 2nd jan at 20.12

PROBABLY GIVEN BIRTH BUT TOO WORN OUT TO LOG ON LIST

Tazandtommy - 21 October 2006 - BOY!
bex06 - 6th November 2006
RozeePozee - 7th November 2006 - BOY
Beks - 10th November - Girl!
aimo - due 6 December 2006
Lyndsey - 22nd December
Jude123 - 27th December, boy or girl

lesleydejager

Emma_B, sorry to hear your scan wasn't exactly reassuring and hope you get some better news on your next one.

We are still TTC but DH goes away tomorrow for 2 weeks, he works on an oil rig so is away 2 weeks and then home 2 weeks, I hope he's not missing our fertile times!!

Thanks for the tips on when are the best times for conception but I am having trouble figuring out when I am ovulating as my periods have been pretty irregular since MC last September followed by colposcopy /biopsy in October....I remember in Friends Monica had sticks to wee on which told her when she was ovulating...does anyone know what they are called and if they are expensive?

emma_b_4

clear blue are advertsing them, ovualtion kits, on the tv at the moment
they sell them at home bargains (or qulaity save) where we live and are cheaper there..most things are!
http://www.clearblueeasy.com/our_products_digital_ovulation_test_kit.cfm
theres a link on the clear blue ones

i hope i get better news too but im really not hopeful, every1 says try to be positive but im convinced its a missed miscarriage and im already devastated .


good luck TTC make the most of those 2 weeks! x

moohound

I've seen ads on the internet for cheap (37p each) ovulation test sticks, but I don't know if they are any good.

Most brands of pregnancy test also make ovulation tests, some are just sticks and others use a monitor and sticks to give an result on an LCD display,they all measure levels of luteinising hormone (LH)

There are other methods such as body temperature fluctuations but you need a very sensitive thermometer as the variations are quite slight. a dip of about 0.5 of a degree the day before you ovulate followed by a slight rise on ovulation. Other factors can affect your temperature so this method may be unreliable.

Cervical mucous viscocity, which sounds messy to me, but you check every day for thicker secretions ( like egg white) those are the most fertile days.

counting days - discussed a lot on the site, but no good if you are very irregular.

Making sure you have an orgasm ( am I allowed to put that?) is supposed to help, as the cervix actively takes up the semen.

OH wearing boxers rather than briefs, to prevent overheating is supposed to help as well. Ice packs are NOT recommended though!

The 'you are what you eat' woman recommends zinc rich foods to aid fertility, especially for men.

Good Luck