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[Essie]

Emandi congratulations, he's gorgeous

Clare the other girls are right, sleeping on the tummy used to be the advice. But equally your wishes as her mum should be respected. I struggled with my parents wanting to puree her food, even though i explained we weren't doing purees. You have to be firm, and hopefully they'll listen to you.

 

[Essie]

My interview was...okay. They focused a lot on skills, which is my weakest point because i haven't been qualified that long. She did say I seemed well prepared. Find out next week, hopefully by Wednesday.

 

[mummyApril]

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My lovely baby James Finley or Finley James , haven't decided yet.

Sorry for letting you all know just now.
Baby was born yesterday at 8.12am. We both are fine. Hope to have time to write more details.

Lots of love to all turtles xxx

CONGRATULATIONS EMANDI!!!! so adorably cute! He looks like Emily! so glad you got your natural birth lots of love xxxx

 

[Crunchie]

Congrats emandi !!! He is soooo lovely

Claire - its tough ...Lauren now hates sleeping on her tum but it did let her nap on her front as a newborn.... I felt terrible but it's the only way she would nap. At night she went on her back
But above all else its always your rules !!! They should always respect that
Like essie dh mum wanted to give her solids at 3 months and If u hear one more time that they didnt have these rules when they raised children I will scream xxx

Sorry for rubbish post ! Feeding Lauren 1 handed xxxx

 

[Essie]

If u hear one more time that they didnt have these rules when they raised children I will scream xxxx

My mums favourite phrase is a sarcastic "how on earth did you survive as children".

 

[HollyMonkey]

OMG I want one!!!! He is soooooooo cute Emandi!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

 

[cassie04]

Emandi!!!!!!! I have been stuck at Uni from 8am utill now in training and it has been the most miserable,boring and uncomfortable hours of my life........then I seen this picture and I showed all my friennds nd he instantly cheered us all up! He just puts a smile on your face! Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous! Im do happy for you and glad you are doing great too! Give him a squeeze from me!!!!!

 

[HollyMonkey]

Anyone seen this information coming out regarding vitamin D for babies 6 months-5 years? They are still researching I believe but apparently rickets is on the increase caused by vit D deficiency.

There is a question around whether we are using too much sunscreen on our children now which is partly to blame for vitamin D deficiency...can't win eh?

French babies get Vitamin D drops daily from birth. Holly has a 3 monthly dose now at the pediatrician.

 

[HollyMonkey]

thankyou for all your kind words, im totally grateful for healthy James etc i guess im just natural delivery envious! knowing i can never have that again kinda thing
anyway im feeling better today, nice cold walk to the school and back, bought James a nest thingy, and thought as i havent bought myself anything in sooooo long i bought myself a jumper which i love! wasnt expensive so i dont feel too guilty!

That's the spirit sunshine! Natural births aren't always all they're cracked up to be, mine wasn't anyway!!

That's 2 jumpers, Hayley and April, which means we need pics!

 

[mummyApril]

thankyou for all your kind words, im totally grateful for healthy James etc i guess im just natural delivery envious! knowing i can never have that again kinda thing
anyway im feeling better today, nice cold walk to the school and back, bought James a nest thingy, and thought as i havent bought myself anything in sooooo long i bought myself a jumper which i love! wasnt expensive so i dont feel too guilty!

That's the spirit sunshine! Natural births aren't always all they're cracked up to be, mine wasn't anyway!!

That's 2 jumpers, Hayley and April, which means we need pics!

oh i loved mine with Faye, despite the pain, it was the experience more so than anything, but i totally forgot its not like i wont kinda experience it again COS IM GUNA BE A MIDWIFE

 

[cassie04]

Hi everybody! Words can not describe how exhausted I am today! Clare you are soooo right when u wrote on my Facebook! I need sleep! I need rest! But I have 2 weeks off now (minus a maths exam on Saturday yes I am actually sitting a maths exam on a weekend in a hope to get it finished early before baby reed appears)! I had noooooooooo sleep last night plus getting up at 6 for my 8 hour training session at Uni and an hour travel back has defeated me! But it's nearly tea time,bath time and bed time and least I get a certificate to say I'm
Trained in this teaching programme

B- you will have your own little baby blue soon! Eeeeekkkk! What have u done today? And what are you making at the moment (your always doing something)

April-has your sim card come yet? I text u after u sent me your number (although you quote blaintly told me you didn't have it yet ) but I thought my text was funny It said "hi it's cassie I'm
In labour!!!!!!!!! ........just practicing! Haha" I think I am sooooooooo funny

Essie! Fingers,toes and eyes crossed that your interview was successfull! I'm
Sure you were fab! How's Lyra?

Kit-I did get your message on Facebook about turtle awards i just couldn't manage to reply as stuck in training! But I am game for awards evening! just fill me in with details! Hope u and cara are ok!

Right I can smell food and I need to go seek where it is coming from! Sending love to you all!

 

[cassie04]

oh i loved mine with Faye, despite the pain, it was the experience more so than anything, but i totally forgot its not like i wont kinda experience it again COS IM GUNA BE A MIDWIFE

April!!!!!!!!! Come and practice on me and baby reed! You can deliver her! I'm down with that!

 

[HollyMonkey]

Well done essie Pour yourself a nice glass of vino and chillax tonight

 

[Crunchie]

If u hear one more time that they didnt have these rules when they raised children I will scream xxxx

My mums favourite phrase is a sarcastic "how on earth did you survive as children".

Dh nan is obsessed with the car seat ! " in my day we didn't need all this stuff....All u need is to pop lo in a carrycot on the back seat

Errrrrrrrrr yeah that sounds great

 

[mummyApril]

my town is on itv1 tonight about the travellers that stole our metal and phone lines haha

 

[HollyMonkey]

B- What have u done today? And what are you making at the moment (your always doing something)

Well Cassie I have been painting drawers and making french knitted drawer handles all day, since 5am this morning, whilst being generally mauled by Holly and in the calmer moments being served plastic tea and cakes by her. We watched a bit of the Fox and the Hound together while I made drawer handles, in Italian Poor Holly, linguistic abuse from her mum! But she spent the whole time giggling and dive bombing me from the arm of the sofa which is a scary exercise in bump protection nowadays I was hoping she'd have a nap so that I could too, no chance!!!!!! She is off to bed in one minute! And I shall return to drawer painting since dh is out running at the club tonight and I am on a mega mission with my drawers

 

[mummyApril]

Hi everybody! Words can not describe how exhausted I am today! Clare you are soooo right when u wrote on my Facebook! I need sleep! I need rest! But I have 2 weeks off now (minus a maths exam on Saturday yes I am actually sitting a maths exam on a weekend in a hope to get it finished early before baby reed appears)! I had noooooooooo sleep last night plus getting up at 6 for my 8 hour training session at Uni and an hour travel back has defeated me! But it's nearly tea time,bath time and bed time and least I get a certificate to say I'm
Trained in this teaching programme

B- you will have your own little baby blue soon! Eeeeekkkk! What have u done today? And what are you making at the moment (your always doing something)

April-has your sim card come yet? I text u after u sent me your number (although you quote blaintly told me you didn't have it yet ) but I thought my text was funny It said "hi it's cassie I'm
In labour!!!!!!!!! ........just practicing! Haha" I think I am sooooooooo funny

Essie! Fingers,toes and eyes crossed that your interview was successfull! I'm
Sure you were fab! How's Lyra?

Kit-I did get your message on Facebook about turtle awards i just couldn't manage to reply as stuck in training! But I am game for awards evening! just fill me in with details! Hope u and cara are ok!

Right I can smell food and I need to go seek where it is coming from! Sending love to you all!

literally had a heart attack haha aged about 30 years! lol

 

[mummyApril]

oh i loved mine with Faye, despite the pain, it was the experience more so than anything, but i totally forgot its not like i wont kinda experience it again COS IM GUNA BE A MIDWIFE

April!!!!!!!!! Come and practice on me and baby reed! You can deliver her! I'm down with that!

i havent even had any practice apart from doing it myself once! haha im good at feet tickling and back rubbing for my sister, when shall i come up hehe

 

[HollyMonkey]

My mum is really cool about all that stuff- true she slept us on our tums and true she was told to drink a Guinness a day throughout pregnancy for her iron levels but she does see that advice usually changes for a reason!! Take my sensor mat- obviously she didn't have one for her batch but she really liked Holly having one when she was over. I love my mum.

 

[mummyApril]

My interview was...okay. They focused a lot on skills, which is my weakest point because i haven't been qualified that long. She did say I seemed well prepared. Find out next week, hopefully by Wednesday.

fingers crossed for you x