2015 October Owls! | The chicks are hatching! *16 boys & 8 girls so far!*
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2have4kids
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Happy Mother's Day to all the UK ladies! I love that you got breakfast in bed, how sweet is that?
Babee Bugs I'll look for you on Pinterest. I too am an addict,so many great recipes (I'm pretty much paleo), fashion blogging, knit project line up, travel bucket list, reno ideas...my DH and O share boards about what to reno, how, what we want to see on our holidays etc. and at work my colleague and I have boards printed off Pinterest that inspire us. Helps when clients come and want infographics, spiffy document covers Etc to show them different examples.
Babee Bugs I'll look for you on Pinterest. I too am an addict,so many great recipes (I'm pretty much paleo), fashion blogging, knit project line up, travel bucket list, reno ideas...my DH and O share boards about what to reno, how, what we want to see on our holidays etc. and at work my colleague and I have boards printed off Pinterest that inspire us. Helps when clients come and want infographics, spiffy document covers Etc to show them different examples.
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Hello may I join edd is Oct 20th bit of a surprise as we werent trying but still happy to be here
tallybee
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Welcome to the group! Xxx
Babee_Bugs
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2have4kids - i think if you search for me on pinterest, my name is: rainleanne i have loads of group boards, just let me know if you want me to add you to any of them 
Serenjay - awww thats soo cute, i never knew you could get a card with from "the bump" so cute!!!
Chathamlady - Hi and welcome
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3boys - Oh im a sucker for Pink Lining bags, which design did you get??? I had the Wise owls for my Daughter, i even made her a matching blanket and hat
Pink Bow - Yay congrats on reaching 12 weeks hunnie, its such a BIG milestone in my eyes... Just love getting to that point
WOW what a day! haha... My OH got the kids a card from them all and also got me a Yankee candle Pink Honeysuckle OMG it smells gorgeous (matches my new bedroom perfectly! hehe) and my youngest son made me a card from school, so cute... i love anything handmade from the kids.
OH took the kids out to see his mum and give her our gifts... I should of really rested and enjoyed the peace and quiet, instead i sanded down the woodwork on the landing (skirting boards and door frames), cleaned the bathroom to a inch of its life, put some shelves up in my bedroom and sorted out our wobble headboard :/
Its only 7:30pm and I'm ready for bed!, I've done way to much
Serenjay - awww thats soo cute, i never knew you could get a card with from "the bump" so cute!!!
Chathamlady - Hi and welcome
x3boys - Oh im a sucker for Pink Lining bags, which design did you get??? I had the Wise owls for my Daughter, i even made her a matching blanket and hat
Pink Bow - Yay congrats on reaching 12 weeks hunnie, its such a BIG milestone in my eyes... Just love getting to that point
WOW what a day! haha... My OH got the kids a card from them all and also got me a Yankee candle Pink Honeysuckle OMG it smells gorgeous (matches my new bedroom perfectly! hehe) and my youngest son made me a card from school, so cute... i love anything handmade from the kids.
OH took the kids out to see his mum and give her our gifts... I should of really rested and enjoyed the peace and quiet, instead i sanded down the woodwork on the landing (skirting boards and door frames), cleaned the bathroom to a inch of its life, put some shelves up in my bedroom and sorted out our wobble headboard :/
Its only 7:30pm and I'm ready for bed!, I've done way to much
tallybee
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Wow no wonder you're tired! I went to asda and that knackered me!
Had monthly Skype with my dad and brother this afternoon. Dad acted as if my pregnancy should be something to be upset about and asked me when I'm going to get a job. He knows I'm doing a masters degree and who the f would hire a pregnant lady anyway.... gah x
Had monthly Skype with my dad and brother this afternoon. Dad acted as if my pregnancy should be something to be upset about and asked me when I'm going to get a job. He knows I'm doing a masters degree and who the f would hire a pregnant lady anyway.... gah x
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I've added you, chathamlady! Welcome!
2have4kids
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Hi 3boys, we just did the fetal doppler this morning and found the heartbeat (165). Don't have a recording but was exciting times xx
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I shared a recording several pages back. It's the best sound ever!
Moms who have kids, especially SAHM... Is it normal to feel terrified that you'll be a bad mother the first time? I was the youngest, so I never really lived with babies. My family lives 6 hours away. It's just hitting me how I really don't know what I'm doing! I'm also really afraid that I won't get done all my house chores I have to do once the baby gets here. My husband works hard to support our family, and I don't want him to have to do house work when he comes home too.
Moms who have kids, especially SAHM... Is it normal to feel terrified that you'll be a bad mother the first time? I was the youngest, so I never really lived with babies. My family lives 6 hours away. It's just hitting me how I really don't know what I'm doing! I'm also really afraid that I won't get done all my house chores I have to do once the baby gets here. My husband works hard to support our family, and I don't want him to have to do house work when he comes home too.
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Ginger I remember being petrified. I had studied Early Childhood and was always the one who was expected to babysit families kids/play with them. I was always being asked for advice from my friends with kids way before I had my own. I felt there was ALOT of pressure on me to be the 'perfect' mum.
Then I had her. And I was still terrified! For the first few months I put so much pressure on myself to be that 'perfect' mum. Then I decided to say f*ck what others think. I relaxed and started to enjoy my girl. So what if the dishes were not done straight away - who cares if the house wasn't absolutely perfect.
I found a little sign that read "Good mothers have messy kitchens and happy children" - I love it!
I so regret spending her newborn stage the way I did - I was so focused on the house/what people thought of me that I didn't relax and enjoy her the way I should have.
So my advice - don't put pressure on yourself. Ask for help. Yes your hubby might work all day - but a newborn is a full time job too. Theres nothing wrong with asking him to help you out with the housework. And for a male - especially if Mum is breastfeeding theres not alot that men can do to help - asking them to run the bath/do the dishes can actually make them feel better, like they have a role too.
Then I had her. And I was still terrified! For the first few months I put so much pressure on myself to be that 'perfect' mum. Then I decided to say f*ck what others think. I relaxed and started to enjoy my girl. So what if the dishes were not done straight away - who cares if the house wasn't absolutely perfect.
I found a little sign that read "Good mothers have messy kitchens and happy children" - I love it!
I so regret spending her newborn stage the way I did - I was so focused on the house/what people thought of me that I didn't relax and enjoy her the way I should have.
So my advice - don't put pressure on yourself. Ask for help. Yes your hubby might work all day - but a newborn is a full time job too. Theres nothing wrong with asking him to help you out with the housework. And for a male - especially if Mum is breastfeeding theres not alot that men can do to help - asking them to run the bath/do the dishes can actually make them feel better, like they have a role too.
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I shared a recording several pages back. It's the best sound ever!
Moms who have kids, especially SAHM... Is it normal to feel terrified that you'll be a bad mother the first time? I was the youngest, so I never really lived with babies. My family lives 6 hours away. It's just hitting me how I really don't know what I'm doing! I'm also really afraid that I won't get done all my house chores I have to do once the baby gets here. My husband works hard to support our family, and I don't want him to have to do house work when he comes home too.
When I had my LO I was in the same situation. Never had a baby in the family or close group of friends, I had changed a diaper 15 years earlier when my godson was born, like two times. I had no clue what I was doing. DH suggested having his mum move in with us for a couple of weeks to teach us, and I said NO WAY! And then the baby came and we did just fine. I went on instinct alone most times, since most of the advice I received from family members was outdated, and we did great. I remember fearing that I would fall asleep and not listen to him when he cried at night, and amazingly it's kinda like when you wake up two minutes before the alarm rings: you just wake up. So don't worry. If you can get people to help you around with the housework or give you a break so you can take a bath, wonderful! BUt you'll be a great mum Ginger, and you'll find the way to cope with the baby and the housework
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Thanks, ladies!
It's just going to be me and hubs, unfortunately. My family is all 6 hours away, and hubs doesn't trust his mother. Certainly doesn't want her in our house with his child.
It's just going to be me and hubs, unfortunately. My family is all 6 hours away, and hubs doesn't trust his mother. Certainly doesn't want her in our house with his child.
