pregnancy buddies due in June 2009!

[Rosella]

aww, got to go get on, see you gals a bit later xx

 

[happy mum]

No thats why cup feeding is better than bottle if you want to bf, so they don't get their mouths trained into bottle sucking. bottle fed babies suck using front of mouth .whereas boob fed use their tongue and suck deeper. you shouldn't need to cup feed unless they not getting enough milk.

 

[ClaireyF]

Cath - it sounds full on! - lots of responsibility and really demanding!
Claire - wow -loads of A-levels! - you could do lots of things hun. Not helpful if you're not encouraged. also I reckon the language would come back if you were around it. Sounds more like no-one ever explored the options with you? xx

no no-one really knew what i should do! i think its because i enjoyed a wide variety of subjects that no-one would pinpoint one and help me!

Cath, do the kids at schools near you have to learn welsh as a compulsory subject? they do near us and neither me or Paul can speak any welsh...x

 

[mrsholmes]

I wasnt very good at school.........bit rebelous never went! did my gcse mocks and failed them all, my parents wasnt bothered cos I already has a job in the local supermarket and assumed id stay there. anyway I somehow passed my gcse's and then did an gnvq in health and social care, I knew what job I wanted so that was the best option and was very lucky to be in the job I wanted at 24.
I do moan about it but i enjoy it,had my appriasal and it went really well, and when I come back from mat leave they are looking to progress me to service manager (area manager) and y assistant have my job thats why ive doing these nvq's!




im really rambling................

 

[happy mum]

o and yes i drank a bit whilst bf, but best not getting drunk, just glassor 2 won't harm. if you want a big night out best expressing before, to bottle feed baby, then in am after night out express first feed and chuck!! so don't give baby upset tummy!!
by 6 months babies start to be weened onto solids so need less milk. to stop feeding you just cut a feed out every 2/3 days till milk dries up. you have to do it over a week or 2 or you end up in agony!! last days are just doing a night feed then everyother night then every 2, till not much there then stop!

 

[happy mum]

Cath - it sounds full on! - lots of responsibility and really demanding!
Claire - wow -loads of A-levels! - you could do lots of things hun. Not helpful if you're not encouraged. also I reckon the language would come back if you were around it. Sounds more like no-one ever explored the options with you? xx

no no-one really knew what i should do! i think its because i enjoyed a wide variety of subjects that no-one would pinpoint one and help me!

Cath, do the kids at schools near you have to learn welsh as a compulsory subject? they do near us and neither me or Paul can speak any welsh...x

i was like that too, didn't have a clue what i wanted to do.. i did english lit, biology and physics A level. but like Cath i liked going to the pub and dating lads so didn't pay much attention!, only passed my Eng Lit as i fancied the teacher!!! hated the physics and biology teachers so just skipped most of the lessons!!! i didn't even turn up for the physics exam.... naughty girl!!!

 

[ClaireyF]

Cath, you've done well to get to where you want to get (trying not to sound patronising). My DH was crap at school and got crap gcses but then he went to be an apprentice electrician and worked hard and got the job he wanted! xx

 

[ClaireyF]

nats, i think i was the same! i had my first proper boyfriend at 17 so he was my priority over a-levels. VERY naughty that you didnt even do the exam xx

 

[happy mum]

Cath, you've done well to get to where you want to get (trying not to sound patronising). My DH was crap at school and got crap gcses but then he went to be an apprentice electrician and worked hard and got the job he wanted! xx

yes you have done well Cath!!!

i think if you work hard then you can do well no matter what your grades are!! working as a maternity nurse, has nothing to do with any exams i have. trained to do that after!!. i think if you know what you want to do at 16 you are very lucky, most kids havn't a clue... why would they though!!

 

[happy mum]

nats, i think i was the same! i had my first proper boyfriend at 17 so he was my priority over a-levels. VERY naughty that you didnt even do the exam xx

I hated physics, too much remembering pointless equasions and formulas, and with not doing maths a level too, i was struggling with the maths side of it!! blurghhhhh!!!
i have no idea why i took it at alevel, prob cos i liked the physics teacher at gcse level!! theres a pattern here!!
o Dh home better go!!

 

[ClaireyF]

i wish i had the drive to do something though, alls ive ever really wanted to be is a mother, ive always wanted my own family. my mum died when i was 5 so i think that i feel i missed out on a lot and can't wait to have that mother-child bond IYKWIM xx

 

[ClaireyF]

you've been rumbled Nats, speak later hun xx

 

[mrsholmes]

sorry to hear that Claire, must have been hard, do u see your dad?

yes they have complusory welsh here, and teachers have to teach in both welsh and english idea is that children can speak both languages, we cant speak welsh either but id be happy if our child picks it up but I wouldnt send them to a welsh school if u know what I mean!

ull be having a row like hayley! oh said to me last night.......' oh so your chatting on line now' I was like havent u noticed me typing away!

ur very sensible claire-had my first bf at 13 and started drinking too............my princess is grounded till shes 21!

 

[ClaireyF]

Cath, no i dont see my dad, not seen him since i was 10, to cut a long story short, the police reckoned he killed my mum, i had to go to court to give evidence against him but he was never convicted. My grandparents brought me up since 10 and they are wonderful and have been so good to me, i dont know what i would have done without them! god i'm trying not to cry at my desk now xxx

 

[ClaireyF]

at the thought of you grounding your baby til 21! DH said that if we had a girl then she wouldnt be allowed out until much older than that xx

 

[Baci]

Claire

 

[happy mum]

Cath, no i dont see my dad, not seen him since i was 10, to cut a long story short, the police reckoned he killed my mum, i had to go to court to give evidence against him but he was never convicted. My grandparents brought me up since 10 and they are wonderful and have been so good to me, i dont know what i would have done without them! god i'm trying not to cry at my desk now xxx

and a big
you gonna be a great mum!! XX

 

[mrsholmes]

I always put my foot in it massive Claire, u can always blame your hormones. and I agree with Nat you'll be a great mum!

 

[mrsholmes]

at the thought of you grounding your baby til 21! DH said that if we had a girl then she wouldnt be allowed out until much older than that xx

maybe 21 is a bit extreme......... but I knew what I got up too!

 

[ClaireyF]

aww thanks girlies, your setting me off again now, alls i want to be is a good mum, so hopefully i will xx