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afternoon all

wow it's hot here today today.

joanne i hope you get somewhere with the wysoy and that it stops lucy being sick. phoebe is quite sicky too, i find most times it's due to her either being greedy and eating too much or if she hasn't brought a burp up now i know that she isn't as bad.

monkey i'll have to pop over to msn and check out the photos.

happy mothers day gosia! aww so cute your dh got you a card from ella how sweet, before you know it she'll be writing one out for you isn't time flying.

kirsteen, liz everyone else i hope you're enjoying your weekends.

nothing much happening here, phoebe is great, flat out asleep at the moment. had an ollie free weekend as he's been at mils, been nice to have some peace!

take care all
love

karly x

hi all!
Had a bit of a busy weekend! the weather has been fab! had to buy a sun canopy for the pram and had plenty of walks!
I have upped Harvey to 7 oz and he seems happy and is growing soooooo quick!
Iv got the HV coming tomorrow, I wonder how much weight he has gained!
I had to go and exchange some clothes for the 3-6 months as he wont get much wear out of the 0-3! but now I have too many in 3-6 so thinking of exchanging some for 6-9!! oh dear!!
Im gonna start buying summer outfits in 12months as we are going to australia next march and im a bit warey of waiting for the summer sales!!
I have my meeting at the hospital tomoro too so will see how I get on their too!!
We bought Harvey a lovely mobile too at the weekend it plays classical and nursery rhymes and toys hanging and a light show on the ceiling its so cute, he is mesmerised with it!!
found out today that MIL has booked a holiday in wales with her other three grandchildren and my 2 SIL'S, so a little annoyed about that as we werent asked! but hey ho
Oh gosia I am soo jelouse you have had your first mothers day!! I missed it!! hope you had a lovely day!
Monkey, the outfits are lovely!! so pretty, there is so much more variety for little girls!
Karly glad you had a nice weekent to recharge your batteries!
Joanne it was a good job you started the diary early, it should get sorted quicker that way then hope all goes well!
anyway will update tomoro after HV and hospital appointment
Hope all mummies, babies and big brothers are doin well!

speak soon liz xx

Hope it went well today liz

just a quicky has anyone taken there little ones swimming? we have a hot tub in the garden and im tempted to take Becki in it as i wont face public baths here lol. I was looking for swim nappies today but couldnt find any small enough, if you have been swimming what did you use

evening all

liz i'm glad harvey is happy now and settled with the new milk, wow he really puts it away doesn't he 7oz is the max ollie has ever had and he's nearly 2 now must be costing you a bomb in formula milk.

ooo what mobile have you got sounds great i've been meaning to get a new one as our music bit broke it's a bit pointless without it!

monkey i think swim nappies start at about 16lbs because you're supposed to wait until they've had all their immunisations before you take them swimming. they do swim pants at mothercare with a kind of built in nappy you might get them a bit smaller might be worth having a look. lucky you having a hot tub

loving the new pics by the way.

think phoebe is having a bit of a growth spurt, been doing nothing but feeding the past 2 days and she's been really hard to settle at night. apparently it takes 3 days for your milk supply to catch up when they have one though so looks like i've got another day of this yet on a plus side i had a go at expressing today, managed to get 5oz just off one boob. gave her it at bedtime and she still wanted more little piggy i'd be bankrupt if she was on formular.

weathers been fab again so we've been out in the garden all day, ollies had the paddling pool out. my backs so sunburnt now though ouch.

anyway i hope everyone else has had a nice weekend, take care

love

karly x

I just cant believe how little Ella drink in cdomparise to everyone else, Ella takes less then 3 oz, sometimes 2 oz, fair enough its every 2 hours but still that is so little, the other day she managed to drink more then 3 oz and of course had to puke it up, maybe her stomach is still too small.

Karly well done one the milk front, keep it up you are doing so well.
liz, wow to harvey drinking !! thats amazing
monkey if becki loves bathing she will really enjoy the hot tub.

Bought Ella the paly- mat, she loves it, totally rivited once on it, will post pics soon.

Just had to jump on and say we were told the same when we registered DD - she has DF's name... I think its to update your name on the certificate rather than theirs necessarily

Karly Re Swimming babies can swim without injections these days I was given a booklet when joel was born & i rechecked with the health visitor today its us mums that can't swim until after our 6 week post natal check....

I hope this helps....

Lucy was discharged from midwife yesterday after gaining 6oz since friday!!! on the wysoy were seeing health visitor tomorrow so will let you know how it all goes....

Speak soon
Joanne x

hi i hope u dnt mind me posting

re swimming u can take babies swimming from newborn but they always advise u to wait until after there injections to stop the risk of ifection etc

hello ladis and babies dont know if you remember me its joanne who was preg with twins well they arrived on the 20th march lilly weighed 3lb 14oz and anthony was 5lb 5 oz

afternoon all

joanne well done on lucy's weight gain and great that you've been discharged now, i take it the jaundice has gone? has the wysoy made any difference?

how did it go with the hv?

gosia like you say ella may just have a small tummy which is why she can only take small amounts at once, she'll soon grow.

i've seen my hv today, phoebe has been weighed and is now 10lb 6oz! hv was impressed as she's jumped up a centile from the 75th to the 91st. she's 57cm's long which is also just over the 91st centile.

i asked her about imms and swimming, she said you can take them before but it's reccomended you wait until they've had the last injection at 4 months.

df has got a new job which is fab, and his months notice has just started today so he can have another month off if he wants.

we're going to the baby show at birmingham nec on friday, looking forward to that.

monkey, kirsteen, liz hope you're all well x x

love

karly x

sorry jo, cross posted. CONGRATULATIONS on the birth oflilly and Anthony love the names and i hope you're all well?

how have your other children taken to the new arrivals?

great to hear from you anyway, thanks for updating us x

Jo cograts on the twins arrival.

Well done Phoebe for the weight gain. went to get Becki weighed but clinic was closed for GP training.......... they never told us last week.
Good news re your DF getting a job

Gosia - gkad to hear Ella loves the playmat

Hope everyone is ok be back soon need to get tea sorted ready for DH coming home

caz

they all love them even gary the 1 year old took to them

aww that's fab jo could you post some pics on msn if you get time?

hi all!

Glad all mummies and babies are doing well!!
well done lucy on the weight gain!

Well Harvey was weighed on monday and he now weighs 14lb! so 1 lb gained in two weeks!
I have also started putting him into his cot before I go to bed which Im finding really hard especially when DH is working nights!
I got on really well at the hospital with the complaint it was recorded and quite formal but think thats the end of it now, they will send me a letter with their actions in it.
HV was really pleased with him and was talking to me about weaning and said that I can wean earlier than 6 months if I need to!

My sister is due to give birth in 2 weeks and the hospital have told her that they are going to induce painfull!! they dont really want her going full term as she had a stillbirth about 18 months ago so Harvey will be a big cousin soon!
I was induced wil the gel and do not envy her!
will post again tomoro
hope all is well!

speak soon liz x