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[new_to_ttc]

Lisa, I have a nut allergy. I ordered a meal in a retaurant once, and the salad came with a dressing. Some dressings contain nut oils so I asked what it was, and no one could tell me. In the end they replaced the salad, but used the same plate I went mad. Some people really dont have an understanding of allergies, but as you say bought stuff is as dangerous as homemade, probably worse. If kids have an egg allergy, or gluten allergy etc then they will have it drilled into them that they cant eat cakes etc etc and a shop bought cake is far more likely to contain nut trace than a homemade cake. Shop bought cakes are made in large factories where nuts are probably used somewhere and therefore high risk of contamination.

 

[Wiggler]

No George or Peacocks here. Just a one or two cheap places then tonnes of up-market stores.

 

[new_to_ttc]

Oh thats a shame. Its hard getting online you cant get the feel for it and things look so different on yourself. Its such a ballache then having to return it. I'll just buy whats available in town lol

 

[Wiggler]

I'm quite lucky, where I have lost weight a lot of my tops are big on me now so they will fit for even longer! Hopefully by the time I need maternity tops bubs will almost be here so I will save some ££'s

I am such a cheapskate!

 

[new_to_ttc]

Not a cheapsake hun, babies arent cheap, save where you can lol My tops before I lost weight are way too big now on the top, its so uncomfortable. Ive lost so much weight around the shoulder area they just hang, Im so uncomfortable wearing them. Im really fussy lol

 

[Wiggler]

I'm not fussy, almost everything I own was given to me by a friend that lost tonnes of weight, and before that I was wearing stuff that i had been given when I was homeless when I was 18. Its been so long since I went clothes shopping properly that I dont have any particular style of clothes that i like.

OH says when I get to a weight and size I am happy with and can maintain he will buy me all the new clothes I want! Can;t wait but I think I will feel a bit lost in the shops.

 

[new_to_ttc]

Where in the UK are you???

 

[mummy3]

We aren't allowed to homebake here either with is a shame as its so much nicer than shop made!

I'm in maternity clothes now, well them or pjs its 50/50, can't decide what to buy clotheswise as dunno if the weather is going to cool down, hubby keeps telling me there will be another heatwave at xmas

Anja is teetthing so she's very grumpy, great fun with a headache lol but she has started using the potty to pee, which is awesome considering she's only 13m corrected

Got my eldests parents evening tonight too, fun! Hubby made an apple crumble though so will get that when back.

Ooh and at my ob scan yesterday the doc said she saw a penis so the guarenteed gender place is seeing us on thursday evening and if they were wrong we get money back, Lisa I think you jinxed that one

Hope everyone feels better today?

 

[new_to_ttc]

Oh what controversy mummy!!! Cant wait to hear how the guarantee'd place goes lol

on the pee pee'ing lol Sorry she is teething awwwww poor little lady!!

and can I have some of your crumble mmmmm could actually eat that with custard lol

 

[lisaf]

PMSL!!!! I was not trying to jinx you, but it will be funny to hear what their guarantee turns out to be?

 

[luckyme225]

Nut allergies are the reason that we aren't supposed bring baked goods anymore. I guess these days lot's of kids have food allergies. I wonder what caused the spike, mommy's eating too good during pregnancy lol? I'm very fortunate that my son isn't allergic to nuts because he would prefer to eat everything with peanut butter on it.

I'm enhancing my maternity wardrobe. I just added two really cute shirts that I can dress up, though one is way bigger than I thought so I will have to return that one. Gives me a good excuse to go back and buy one more shirt and some preggo pj pants lol. That should hold me off to near the end because last to I wore a small until the very last month. I still have some mediums shirts left over from my first and I doubt I will be leaving the house much when I'm big/swollen/ and tired haha.

I'm making chicken teriyaki and fried rice for dinner. Not feeling too excited about it though I always love fried rice. Maybe because I just ate a piece of chocolate so I'm full, lol.

mummy- It will be interesting to see who was right and whether your having a little boy or a little girl!!

 

[BizyBee]

I teach at a school that still allows parents to send homemade baked goods in. We only have 3 kids at our school with nut allergies and those classrooms have special rules.

I have been in maternity clothes for weeks and my students still haven't noticed I'm preggers. It's so funny how oblivious 7 year olds can be. They are brutally honest, so don't think they are just being polite.

Well, have to run. I have eggplant parmigiana in the oven and need to get the linguine cooking!

 

[new_to_ttc]

lolol Bee.. my 7yr old son wrote in his weekend diary that he went clothes shopping with me as I was too fat to fit in my old trousers lol Apparently he caused a little giggle amoungst staff lol He tells me regularly that the baby must be nearly ready to come out as my belly is nearly the size of a proper baby now lol

 

[mummy3]

Lol new, he is cute tho

My son says the baby is in a bath in mummys tummy, its random what they come up with! I couldn't wait for the crumble so just shared a huge bowl with the 2 youngest, cant get custard easily here but moose track ice cream works

Yep Lisa you totally caused this Defo getting moneys worth though!

 

[hopefulmama]

Speaking of allergies, i had a facial today and before getting it done, you always list your allergies etc and let them know, well apparently something had avocado oil and my entire face had hives on it and is now just bright red and feels like its burning, it didnt help that before hand i had microdermabrasion, so my pore were VERY open and skin raw... f*cking idiots

 

[lisaf]

hopeful - aw geez that sucks!!

 

[Soph22]

Hi ladies-
I'm a teacher and we're not allowed to bring in anything homemade or anything "unhealthy" at all. I'm all for kids eating healthy, but carrots aren't quite as much of a treat as cookies. Not too mention it's so much more expensive to buy fresh fruit for a class of 24 than 24 cookies. Kids aren't even allowed to bring anything for snack that isn't a fruit or a vegetable!! Seems a bit overboard in my opinion. anyway, rant over.

Finally (almost) headache free today for the first time in 10 days or so. I've been trying sooo hard to drink more water. I'm getting at least 1 1/2 liters I'd say. But I'm reading that I need to have at least 2, is that right? It seems like so much!

 

[luckyme225]

Hopeful- ouch, that can't feel good

Soph- I think my info sheet says around 64 oz a day.

I ate a healthy dinner so I know it's only a matter of time before I'm hungry again. I give it another hour before I'm dreaming of different kinds of desserts.

 

[BizyBee]

Ugh, sorry hopeful!

New, that's funny about Joshua's journal. Maybe my students are all writing about me!

Soph, we encourage fruits and veggies for snack time, but allow them to bring most things. I do discourage them from bringing cupcakes and brownies. We can have them for birthday parties though.

I have to force myself to drink water. I'm never thirsty and just don't think about it. I have been getting better, but I'm not up to the recommended amount yet.

 

[lisaf]

I can see why they want to encourage healthy snacks... WAY too many parents will throw a hostess cupcake in their kids' lunches for a snack.... but to make it a rule seems a bit harsh, lol!

I did love that lots of my friends kids are no longer selling candy bars and sell other things instead.