Ltttc graduates!

[Milty]

Congrats on the house Wana B! How exciting, doing the nursery is going to be such fun.

Yes, as i was reading about your boy's weights i thought they're close...that is a very good sign that both are growing well. Usually one baby is much smaller than the other. You're doing great

The more I think about it...having twins is awesome. 2x all the Kodak moments, first steps, first words, first day at school....
LL i nominate you next for twins!!

Jen, i'm imagining that you've started buying boy outfits

Milty i meant to ask, 19 yrs is a long time to be hiding boobs, how come?

Afm, setting tomorrow aside for serious Christmas shopping. Its now or never We've decided to tell DH's family on Christmas day but its going to be tricky keeping the secret until then.

Because they are huge....also I'm blonde ...I learned early that if I want to be taken seriously I can't where certain clothes.

 

[Sus09]

Hi ladies, hope you dont mind me stalking!

I graduated LTTC a while ago and I am a new mum now. I just know how it feels to be pregnant after LTTC. Like Peace my case w!s recurrent losses including a molar pregnancy until I got my progesterone miracle!

Anyway enough about me, its boring now

I always see LL with a gorgeoys little girl, its a steong image I had in my head since I met her. No reasoning to it.

Wanna that is great about the boys weight, and a new house! Very exciting times.

Jen congrats!!! Wow I have been away from the LTTC thread that I missed the news that you were pregnant, fab news!!

Peace! A chubster! How cute! Its not chubb its a baby and its so sweet the Christmas news!! I bet you get few I knew it comments, even when people thought you were overdoing it on the pies and cakes that is what happened to me

The cutest comment I had was from a 55 year old man that after having a bit of UTI at around 32 weeks pregnant he got all worried and asked me if I was seeing a specialist as I seemed to be always so bloated that he feared I had kidney disease. Lol his face when I told him it was nit bloat, it was my baby girl... poor man he was really concerned about my health.

It does seem a bit small your frieds baby, Lia was 7lb at 38 weeks.

 

[Sus09]

Yeah I can't wait! To add to the drama someone's predicting genders on the pregnancy forum and she's said girl for me..so far she's got quite a few right..so lets see

I predict girl too no reasoning here just like the guessing game

 

[LLbean]

Sus you are so sweet...maybe the girl you see is my almost 22 year old hehehe

I hope I do get another baby soon.

Was just watching the meteor shower and thinking maybe it works like wishing starts? I was asking for answer lol... "If it's a yes show me a meteor now"

 

[Sus09]

True! You do have a gorgeous (22 year old) baby girl

Honestly I do hope it becomes a fact soon, boy or girl!! I have a feeling that with answers you are on the right track now

love the meteor questions! Did they answer?

 

[wana b a mom]

Sus!! thanks for the congrats!

how's baby Lia doing? How are you doing?

Man... I am thinking about Christmas presents and cards... I haven't done anything yet!!! I am thinking about not doing cards this year, with all the moving, packing unpacking plus work plus pregnancy... I just don't have the brains for it (or the energy).
DH and I were thinking last night that this year we are just going to give "IOUs" this year

I hope everyone is doing well!!

 

[Milty]

I'm wrapping presents to try and get me in the mood

 

[peacebaby]

I can't stop thinking of the parents of those kids.

Milty at least you have presents to wrap, I haven't done that yet

 

[Milty]

I can't stop thinking of the parents of those kids.

Milty at least you have presents to wrap, I haven't done that yet

Thats why I'm wrapping Peace...

 

[readyformore]

Wana- I'm so excited for you. You have so much fun stuff coming up for you. A house, the nursery, babies.

Sus!!! Congrats on your baby hun.

Peace- over here, any baby under 2.5 kilos at term is considered small for gestational age. I'm sure your friend's baby will be fine.

Milty- we've had this conversation many times before, I'm still waiting for you to share your boobs with me.

LL- I loved your deliver twins pun. DH is snoring on the couch and I woke him up laughing.


Thinking about those kids and their families too. My 3 got extra long squishy hugs tonight.

 

[Sus09]

Wana, If I were you I would just email everyon with a nice Christnas message and buy gift vouchers as presents. Moving is stressful and you will be very busy, plus you are pregnant with tweenies! Rest is a must! So just enjoy the holiday and don't stress yourself with cards and gifts. Everone has gift vouchers of me this year due to the baby, the only reason why everyone has cards is because I wrote them in October before she was born

Lia is doing great, 6 weeks today and she is spoiling us with lots of smiles.

Ready! So nice to hear from you, I wondered how you were doing! My fault for not being much on bnb.

Peace, how's the Christmas shopping going?

Ll, Milty, how's the weekend going?

 

[LLbean]

Wanna I agree with Sus, I am sending out gift cards to my family this year as I won't see them in person and shipping boxes is a nightmare. The only boxes I'm shipping out are for my daughter and God-daughter, no one else. The locals here do get gifts though.

Sus I am fine, was up until 3am doing cards since I just got them yesterday LOL. So some international people may get theirs a bit late but its coming. Been thinking about your girl vision for me... I hope its a new one and not the one I already have. Wish there was a way to know for certain

 

[peacebaby]

I think the gift cards are a great idea. You've understandably got a lot going on Wana B, i'm sure no one will mind.

Sus so lovely to have you here Can't believe L is 6 weeks already! The shopping is slowwwww! I need to learn to just get things when i see them - saw a pretty dress for SIL's little baby girl on zulily but thought i'd order it the next day, now its gone Same with MIL's would be gift. If I don't find anything by monday, its gift cards

LL, don't be like the politicians, deliver what you've been nominated for

Sus are you BF'ing? Do you express and do bottle feeds as well?

How many bottles are needed if BF'ing and is getting a steriliser/warmer a good idea?

 

[LLbean]

oh Peace, I sure hope that I can! Even half the promise would do as long as it is healthy!

 

[readyformore]

Peace I did extended ebf with all my kids. How many bottles you need depends on how long you will be away from baby. In a 12 hour shift, my dh would need about 5 bottles. If I worked 2 12s in a row, I would have about 10; just to make sure some were clean if they hadn't been washed yet from the day before.

If you will sahm and only need an occasion bottle, then you'll need fewer.

No need for a sterilizer/warmer. Rinse bottles after use and push water through the nipple after use. Then run them in the dishwasher as everything else, (I did have a dishwasher bottle/nipple basket that was handy).

When you need to heat it up, just use warm water in a coffee mug. Dh found that even frozen breastmilk would thaw and warm in under 10 minutes from hot tap water. Just enough time to change a diaper and let the dog out. Before a bottle and a nap.;-)
Remember not to microwave milk though. It can cause hot spots in formula and breaks down important enzymes in breastmilk.

 

[Sus09]

if LL has to deliver what she has been nominated for she is going to be a very busy girl... between the twins and the little girl of course the little girl could be one of the twins... hmmm nice thought!!

Ll I wish there was a way to know as well, if only we could fast forward to have a peak what the future holds for us!

Peace I am EBF, and breast only. That is my not my decision though, Lia won't take the bottle!! I wanted to combine breast and expressing but it hasnt worked out like that for me... Lia is addicted to the breast! I am trying though to express once a day and get her used to drinking from a bottle, whatever does not get used then I freeze to be used when she has baby rice and porridge.

I totally agree with what Ready said, its all good advice. I find bottle warmers are a waste of time, space and money as ready says its much easier to dip the bottle in hot water for 10 minutes. I don't have a dishwasher so I bought a microwave steriliser. Its practical as I put my pump / bottles there.

I have a cheap hand pump as I only express a little amount once a day. If I was to express more often I would invest on an electric one or a good hand one.

 

[LLbean]

I had an electric one with my daughter

 

[peacebaby]

Thanks girls!

We don't use the microwave at all Ready, for that very reason.

I'm thinking it may be a good idea to combine breast & expressed bottle feeds so that DH gets to have his time with baby and it gives me a break,but as you say Sus it all depends on how things go & what the LO wants.

I think its time i stopped phaffing around and started a list

 

[crystal443]

Morning ladies

wana & Liz- giftcards are a great idea I may do that next year for family We always send parcels and its so bloody expensive we spent clost to $500 dollars in postage for parcels this year I literally wanted to cry

Sus- Nice to see you and nice to hear Lia is doing so well I can't believe its been 6 weeks since you've had her..time flies

Peace- you'll be fine whatever feeding method you choose, your so laid back that I'm sure your baby will be as well

Ready- your kids must be getting excited for Santa, mine are too old for Santa now

Jen-hiya, hope your doing well

 

[peacebaby]

LOL Crystal I have to show that laid back comment to DH, he'll be on here in a hurry to tell you i'm the complete opposite! I wish i knew how to be laid back

Aww those innocent Christmas mornings when they still believe in Santa and the look on their faces when they rush to the tree for the presents