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[lauraemily17]

It is a relief at the minute but I'll worry if he stays breach!! Baby seems to be doing fine, wiggling away nicely. You know he does have a habit of moving when I talk about him or think about him, especially if he's been quiet for a while & I'm starting to worry. He has a habit though of stopping moving when I actually talk to him!! I'm hoping it's because he's intently listening to me!! he does love his new mobile for his cot. Everytime I play the music he moves around!! Name wise it's either going to be Reece John or Xander Reece John. Think we're both swaying more to the first 1 now.

Re your temps, it definately would be off if you've got up half hour before taking them do you're right to disregard it today. Hopefully you'll remember tomorrow.

I've got a lasagna in the oven & garlic bread about to go in. I love cooking on a Sunday!!

 

[Grey Eyes]

Laura- OMG lasagna sounds amazing right now, can i come over?? What is your recipe? I don't have a recipe and would love to try one out. Dh is part Italian though (his dad emigrated from Italy) so he's hard-core "Italian-the-right-way" type so I am half afraid to try lol!

And on the raspberry leaf tea...I am curious too. I love raspberry salad dressings and raspberry tea (the storebought iced) but am afraid to drink it...not sure if they are the same thing or if the fruit has the same effect as the leaf Sttteeeeppphhhhh!!! We need help, lol

Btw, on breach birth...I think he has time to flip over but I am surprised at this point that he slipped back up Silly boy, huh? He's gonna be stubborn you think?? I have thought about the whole c-section issue...I almost wouldn't mind planning one depending...If the baby is any bigger than my last two then I think I would try to arrange it and certainly if it is a breach. It would almost be nice to skip all the contractions, stress, uncertainty...but I am sure that cc-section brings it's own unique set of worries!

 

[Grey Eyes]

Shradha-

I think witht he activity that you performed you should probably discard this temp...they say don't even roll over if you don't have to I kept my temp gauge right by the bed so all I had to do was gingerly reach over. lol, what a pain, huh?! No big deal though it's just one day's temp

Wow, what is milk packets?? Years ago in the US you could leave money on your step with empty glass bottles and the milk man would replace them with full bottles of milk...not anymore though to my knowledge. Is that similar to what you do?

And yes, my neighbor is an issue...we have security cameras on our front and back yards so we have constant view of the children as they play. Our neighbor was convicted of rape when he was younger so he is not a nice fellow. Lucky us, huh? The things you wish you knew before you bought a house!

 

[shradha]

Laura- nice name.....you all normally don't need to keep the surname ..right..... We do need to keep...... Even today some have to keep the family house name and surname.....you can imagine how funny and long a name could be........ Some say that when the child in in the womb.....he/she can listen to everything what the mom says and hears.....so I guess now Reece should be knowing all of us......through you.....hello Reece darling......how are you? Did he kick?

 

[Steph32]

Hi all, sorry I've been MIA!!! I've just been so exhausted with everything I've had to do lately and the demands etc etc... the usual stuff that gets me annoyed and makes me want to crawl into my hole... luckily it's all winding down now...I am going to sleep soon, I haven't had the time to catch up on ALL your posts (miss a few days and I'm so lost) but just wanted to get in a quick "hello" before I head to bed.

Coy- Hope you had a good Mother's Day. And I'd be a little cautious with that neighbor, he (maybe even both of them) sound a little pervy :/ Just from all the other stories you've told us too... it would totally make me wanna move!!

Laura/Coy- Re: raspberry leaf, it is good to take to prepare and tone the uterus for labor. Especially in the 3rd trimester. I drank the tea (it was actually a pregnancy blend with raspberry leaf and other herbs) in my first pregnancy like everyday in the 2nd and 3rd trimesters. I've never taken it in capsules though. Oh, and it does NOT taste like raspberry, unfortunately... it's the leaf, not the fruit, so it's very bitter tasting. BUT, in combo with other herbs it's not bad, and you can always sweeten it too.

I'll catch up with you guys more tomorrow! I'm sleepy...............

 

[shradha]

Coy-earlier when I was small we had a milkman who would come and give us fresh cow's milk......yummy I loved drinking milk....... but now I can't get hold of a milkman........so have to buy milk packets..The milk taste's different..I guess they add milk powder too...we pay him on monthly basis...and he delivers it everyday....we can opt from toned milk, to half cream to full cream milk......it comes in 1/2 Litre packs.....so I boil the milk and keep it refrigerator..... I buy toned milk... I never knew there you get bottle milk ...always thought you get the pack ones which do not need to boil....can have them directly.....now a days in super markets we too get those....but I prefer to buy fresh ones.....

 

[shradha]

Yesterday before sleeping I kept reminding myself that have to take temp.....so today when the alarm rang I remembered....didn't get up as I had place the thermometer next to my pillow......and checked....97.25 f......opk are giving faint lines......thar means have a lot of time in hand......day after tomorrow my parents are coming......and would be here for 3 days....then they will return....so Tom is going to be cooking time......

 

[lauraemily17]

Coy - I don't think he's stubborn as such as neither DH & I are buy he may well be a little rebal like me!! Think he's back head down again now, hopefully he'll stay there this time!! I'll write my receipt down for the lasagna & send it to you when I'm not maternity leave. Not sure it's up to an Italians standard but I do it in a fairly traditional way. I've learnt time is the key & I'm quite proud with how well it turns out!! Did you do anything special for mothers day?

Shradha - your temp seems more like I'd expect for pre o. Hopefully o isn't too far away. What are you planning to cook for when you're parents visit?

Steph - good to hear from you & hope you're feeling refreshed. Glad things are looking like they're going to calm down. Love your Facebook pics of you & Nicholas. Thanks for the advice on raspberry leaf tea, I plan to invest in some!!

Patrice - how are you doing?

Afm - it's been a difficult day as it's the anniversary of our first mc. It's been on our minds & we've been talking about it so I thought I'd be ok but I was so upset this morning. It really hit me & even being pregnant now didn't make me feel any better. I can remember so clearly the pain & devastation. I still can't help but feel that my body let blueberry down. I think I've cried it all out now though & for once was glad I had work to take my mind off it!! I'm taking some comfort that Blueberry is looking down on us as well as his little brother/sister protecting Beanie keeping him strong & healthy.

 

[Grey Eyes]

Coy - I don't think he's stubborn as such as neither DH & I are buy he may well be a little rebal like me!! Think he's back head down again now, hopefully he'll stay there this time!! I'll write my receipt down for the lasagna & send it to you when I'm not maternity leave. Not sure it's up to an Italians standard but I do it in a fairly traditional way. I've learnt time is the key & I'm quite proud with how well it turns out!! Did you do anything special for mothers day?

Shradha - your temp seems more like I'd expect for pre o. Hopefully o isn't too far away. What are you planning to cook for when you're parents visit?

Steph - good to hear from you & hope you're feeling refreshed. Glad things are looking like they're going to calm down. Love your Facebook pics of you & Nicholas. Thanks for the advice on raspberry leaf tea, I plan to invest in some!!

Patrice - how are you doing?

Afm - it's been a difficult day as it's the anniversary of our first mc. It's been on our minds & we've been talking about it so I thought I'd be ok but I was so upset this morning. It really hit me & even being pregnant now didn't make me feel any better. I can remember so clearly the pain & devastation. I still can't help but feel that my body let blueberry down. I think I've cried it all out now though & for once was glad I had work to take my mind off it!! I'm taking some comfort that Blueberry is looking down on us as well as his little brother/sister protecting Beanie keeping him strong & healthy.

I would love your recipe! You wrote "receipt" but I am pretty sure that is bleed-off from your work

It is hard hitting an anniversary such as this one for you I am sure. I am still sad about my mc, it was very painful and difficult- probably the toughest thing I have done to date. But this new baby is such a hope-bringer and we are happy that God has blessed us You're a tough lady...try not to view it as your body letting anybody down. These things happen and are so much out of our control. I think that is one of the hardest things, trying to find grasp on control where there isn't one.

 

[Grey Eyes]

Did you do anything special for mothers day?

Emphatically YES. Lol, I treated myself to a very small half cup of black brewed Kona Coffee. Now I am properly addicted again, lol, am thinking of having another tiny cup today, but haven't decided yet. Do you drink anything caffeinated?

Other than that I just decided not to pick any huge projects for yesterday. The girls and I walked and took pictures for fun, etc. I'll add one on here today for the heck of it

What did you do? Hope you enjoyed your day off!

 

[Grey Eyes]

Coy-earlier when I was small we had a milkman who would come and give us fresh cow's milk......yummy I loved drinking milk....... but now I can't get hold of a milkman........so have to buy milk packets..The milk taste's different..I guess they add milk powder too...we pay him on monthly basis...and he delivers it everyday....we can opt from toned milk, to half cream to full cream milk......it comes in 1/2 Litre packs.....so I boil the milk and keep it refrigerator..... I buy toned milk... I never knew there you get bottle milk ...always thought you get the pack ones which do not need to boil....can have them directly.....now a days in super markets we too get those....but I prefer to buy fresh ones.....

K, so I am still confused...is your "milk packets" powdered or like canned milk somehow? In U.S. we buy gallon jugs of fresh milk from the refridgerated section of the grocery stores. We can also buy powdered milk and canned milk that is usually condensed so we add water. As a little girl my family lived in a very rural place so did not have refirgeration- therefore we drank a lot of powdered milk. I must say- yuk. I always chilled it very cold (if it was winter) and added a little bit of vanilla to it. You get used to it but I don't miss it any! We used to make our own homemade ice cream too, that was actually pretty good!

 

[Grey Eyes]

Hi all, sorry I've been MIA!!!

Lol, we noticed! We missed you Glad you are getting some rest! We all have those days and sometimes- rest is best of you can.

Patrice- how are you? You've been MIA too

Laura- I still love the name Reece John. A very nice masculine name A heartbreaker for sure

Emma- You've been MIA for a while now...I am guessing no internet service where you are at

Shradha- glad you are still temping it takes a while to get in the hang of it but it's pretty simple, and I think the main key is to remember that there are fluke temps...nothing is perfect

AFM- today I have a school assignment. I am griped about my last instructor...he gave me a B+ in my course, which is soooo annoying, I like to nail a perfect A+ every time. Problem was he didn't care about content- he acted more like a grammer school teahcer (I am ranting now lol). For example I may use the word "thus" and he would say I could have used the word "therefore" so would nail me 5 out of 10 points for speaking with "archaic" language Glad he's gone, lol Anyway, new course, new instrcutor and a GREAT TEAM this time! She let me basically pick my own team -phew!- so I am happy

 

[mzswizz]

Sorry i been MIA ladies.

AFM, im cd6 today already and im hoping AF ends tomorrow like it suppose to. Also, i think im going to ov like i did in march because the temps are similar to March's cycle. My toothache went away so im glad. Had a great Mother's day. Was with the family and my sister and i cooked for everyone. It was delicious and my sister talked to me about softcups becausr she use that so dh and i might try them this cycle. Well i got to go. Im with dh and he is taking the ASVAB practice test at the Army recruitment site. Now dh wants to go full time but he doesnt know what military branch yet. Wishing him luck.

 

[Grey Eyes]

Sorry i been MIA ladies.

AFM, im cd6 today already and im hoping AF ends tomorrow like it suppose to. Also, i think im going to ov like i did in march because the temps are similar to March's cycle. My toothache went away so im glad. Had a great Mother's day. Was with the family and my sister and i cooked for everyone. It was delicious and my sister talked to me about softcups becausr she use that so dh and i might try them this cycle. Well i got to go. Im with dh and he is taking the ASVAB practice test at the Army recruitment site. Now dh wants to go full time but he doesnt know what military branch yet. Wishing him luck.

Patrice- the softcup...this sort of, um, keeps things in place, right?? I would def give it a try! Glad your toothache went away Sounds like you are busy--do you work today?

 

[Grey Eyes]

AFM- I am seriously needing to tan my legs lol, if I can find shorts to wear with this belly I've got I hate having pale legs...I think I can tan better now as I did so well last year. I know I can't go out and sun like I used to with the baby and all but what are all of your thoughts on tanning safety? I have issues with sunscreen as most of them contain an ingredient they tell pregnant women to stay way clear of. I wonder about self tanners, like lotions?

Here is a pic the girls and I took yesterday just for fun. Oh- another thing. My stupid hair turns red no matter what I do Noticein the pic how red it is...well it should be brown, lol. I am planning on changing it to darker brown again but wondering how long I have to wait to be safe?? I mean this pic shows it as almost blond/red, it lightens so fast in the sun it's driving me crazy!


https://i1150.photobucket.com/albums/o611/greyeyes3/May2012008.jpg

 

[shradha]

Shradha - your temp seems more like I'd expect for pre o. Hopefully o isn't too far away. What are you planning to cook for when you're parents visit?

Afm - it's been a difficult day as it's the anniversary of our first mc. It's been on our minds & we've been talking about it so I thought I'd be ok but I was so upset this morning. It really hit me & even being pregnant now didn't make me feel any better. I can remember so clearly the pain & devastation. I still can't help but feel that my body let blueberry down. I think I've cried it all out now though & for once was glad I had work to take my mind off it!! I'm taking some comfort that Blueberry is looking down on us as well as his little brother/sister protecting Beanie keeping him strong & healthy.

According to my last cycle of 38 days I am hoping to O on 20-22 may......but cant say anything coz my cycles are irregular..I can even O earlier.....
Yes planning to cook chicken biryani for lunch and methi chichek curry with Indian bread for dinner.....just finished making the coconut paste for my chicken masala curry...heheheheee

Blueberry wont like seeing you ...{mommy} sad......he will always be a part of you..... he is and will always protect beanie........he is your angel..always looking out for you.....dont feel sad....he is in a good place..in heaven....

now..you must take rest..and take care of yourself and beanie darling!!!

 

[shradha]

Coy- wow nice hair..........silky and long.....Your girls are lucky to have your hair and look.....you are one stunning lady.........I love your girls already.......so cute and pretty!!!! touchwood.....

If a milkman is there then he would come with a huge vessel and measure in front of us and we need to take it ina container....We get fresh milk..in packets too...which a delivery boy from the dairy delivers...Here there is a lot of mixing done in everything...you never get any thing in its purest form..like in frersh milk packets they do mix a small amount of milk powder...I can taste it when i drink milk.....no need to buy milk powder....

 

[shradha]

Coy come to india....you can get a natural tan in 10 mins ........ no need of any suntan creams...... we all are so afraid to get out in the sun....terrible sun tan......heheheheheeeee.....

 

[shradha]

Sorry i been MIA ladies.

AFM, im cd6 today already and im hoping AF ends tomorrow like it suppose to. Also, i think im going to ov like i did in march because the temps are similar to March's cycle. My toothache went away so im glad. Had a great Mother's day. Was with the family and my sister and i cooked for everyone. It was delicious and my sister talked to me about softcups becausr she use that so dh and i might try them this cycle. Well i got to go. Im with dh and he is taking the ASVAB practice test at the Army recruitment site. Now dh wants to go full time but he doesnt know what military branch yet. Wishing him luck.

Softcups.....Have heard about them....but are they safe???? I get scared thinking about inserting anything..............toothache gone...good.....did you give it a try????

 

[shradha]

Steph- Take rest.......you need it......see you soon...