
"we are going to have three kids, and you are going to stay home and look after them"
Arrrgh!
So good luck to Trellis, I hope you have fun with the baybe :)
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Arrrgh!
So good luck to Trellis, I hope you have fun with the baybe :)

I'm not going to be a stay-at-home-mum, I'll work for a living like mine did, and show my kids the value of a hard day's work and of money. If I could ever afford to sit around on my arse watching Bargain Hunt whilst precious Tarquin learns Swahili on his Fisher Price whatever I still don't think I would. Bit too much respect for myself, you know? Having a kid doesn't mean my life's over.
Or at least, that's how I see it. Plus it's much more likely that the manwife will be the one at home.
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Or at least, that's how I see it. Plus it's much more likely that the manwife will be the one at home.

although i think he was joking ;)
all the same, I'd want a career over kids
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all the same, I'd want a career over kids

I just know that if I stay here all day with wee ones I'll go stir crazy. The first year or so, maybe, but after that it's a bloody team effort between me and the wife whether he likes it or not.
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I never had you as a stay at home mum. I always thought of you as an in the garden or up at tree mum.
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and the other would be able to spend all day bringing up children (which is really the most important job) but it's unlikely that this will be possible unless you've got crazy money.
I guess in the end we all do the best we can with what we have.
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I guess in the end we all do the best we can with what we have.

that nursery is great for kids- they learn how to be around their peers BEFORE they get to schooling age. I'll definitely be sending mine, if only so they can get used to a larger social circle than I can provide for them.
That's when I'll go back to work.
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That's when I'll go back to work.

IT's just people have forgotten to spend their money. I think that the more that two people work the more they spend on 'saving time'.
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Good luck to her! Now she should have it this morning so she can bve back working the fields by tomorrow.
EDIT: I think I've only every seen her once with out the lady bump!
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EDIT: I think I've only every seen her once with out the lady bump!

But at least I don't have to water the garden today.
And how are you and the bawwoon haninal menagerie?
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And how are you and the bawwoon haninal menagerie?

i asked her to marry me on sunday.
life is very good
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life is very good

Oh my goodness gracious me!
*massive hugs* ohhhhhh YAY for the both of you.
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*massive hugs* ohhhhhh YAY for the both of you.

Ohhhhhhhhhh I love a wedding. Especially when it's nice people.
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the ushers will be asking 'Talkboard or Messageboard?'
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There'll be plenty of glowering accross the aisle . . .


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That and obviously the talkboard would only be there in a silver service cappasity.
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Good luck with the wedding - we want details!
(Well I do anyway)
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(Well I do anyway)

and updates will be made on facebook!
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Brilliant! psst! you need a jazz band? C]:0D


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we've probably got one friend performing but thats a nice idea... we will let you know when we have done a bit more planning!!
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i know i already said it on FB but heck, it's worth saying 2x
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I use this one as it has more Quo
But I still think that in both the high hat go on for too long.
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But I still think that in both the high hat go on for too long.


another new life starts
we hope it's not too painful
trying to squeeze it through your parts
all of our very best to mother and bump-baby
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we hope it's not too painful
trying to squeeze it through your parts
all of our very best to mother and bump-baby

Best of luck to your wife today, then. :)
Hope that everything goes well, and may you have a very gorgeous, healthy little bundle of joy. :D
xx
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Hope that everything goes well, and may you have a very gorgeous, healthy little bundle of joy. :D
xx

But no amount of curry, raspberry leaf tea and -ahem- other methods have managed to bring things on naturally today....
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Bad enough Mr Trellis constantly shouting out 'hello in there' - then echoing back at himself....
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Good luck m'dear, all in the Doom household have their fingers crossed :)
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Will we all get souvenir picture cards?
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Nice ones though. This board's seen far too much of gaping holes. And me naked for that matter.
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Ah well, I shall think of you when I visit my little fluffy friends shortly
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and try not to think about the very very big head . . . C]:0D
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nice one mrs t!
one of my friends is due today, i doubt it'll actually happen for another week though- first children are usually a bit late
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one of my friends is due today, i doubt it'll actually happen for another week though- first children are usually a bit late

Mum went 11 days over with me, so I was never expecting to go early. Not going to stop me tucking into the raspberry leaf tea and curry and all that though :)
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go for the pethidine, it's near as dammit legal Smack.
Good luck and hope you have an easy time of it luv.
Gerry
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Good luck and hope you have an easy time of it luv.
Gerry

Hoping to avoid the pethidine cos of the nasty things it could do to Trellis TNG, but I will be tucking heartily into the entonox, which gets me just as giggly :)
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And (in these days of epidurals) why would you risk a drugged baby, being unable to breast feed? Epidurals are pretty good, though hopefully you won't need anything but a bit of entonox.
Dear Mrs T -- the very best of luck!
Here's advice from my limited but recent experience, in the hope it's helpful (I'm sure I wrote this before, but can't find it now). If not helpful just ignore it!
If your Plan A is for a home birth:
- if your Plan A does not work out, you'll probably want to switch to Plan B before you are exhausted; how will you know? you'll probably need your midwife to understand your wishes & plans, and to help you assess how it's going;
- therefore: don't be brave and wait for contractions every 3 mins before calling the midwife (I'm assuming usual NHS arrangement whereby you basically get a random midwife you've never met before), or there'll be no time for you to brief her on what your Plan A - Plan B switch-point is, set up the working relationship etc.
Breast feeding: it's actually very difficult. The best way to learn is to ask a midwife to watch you and advise you *every time*, if you can. There are about 100+ useful little tricks and tips, but you have to drag that knowledge out of them!
Weeing: Your tired pelvic floor will have lost sensation, so you may need to set an alarm clock to tell you to go and wee every 2 hours for the first 48 hours or so. It's a right drag, but avoids bladder straining your pelvic floor, and accidents. You can stop when need-to-wee sensation returns.
Keep an eye (or get your hubby to) on what the midwives & doctors are doing (eg: drug and drip doses and times), but they're mostly excellent.
Good luck!
PS: make sandwiches now and put them in the fridge/freezer -- there's barely time to even re-heat a meal in the first 2 days!
PPS: Babies are FAB!
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Dear Mrs T -- the very best of luck!
Here's advice from my limited but recent experience, in the hope it's helpful (I'm sure I wrote this before, but can't find it now). If not helpful just ignore it!
If your Plan A is for a home birth:
- if your Plan A does not work out, you'll probably want to switch to Plan B before you are exhausted; how will you know? you'll probably need your midwife to understand your wishes & plans, and to help you assess how it's going;
- therefore: don't be brave and wait for contractions every 3 mins before calling the midwife (I'm assuming usual NHS arrangement whereby you basically get a random midwife you've never met before), or there'll be no time for you to brief her on what your Plan A - Plan B switch-point is, set up the working relationship etc.
Breast feeding: it's actually very difficult. The best way to learn is to ask a midwife to watch you and advise you *every time*, if you can. There are about 100+ useful little tricks and tips, but you have to drag that knowledge out of them!
Weeing: Your tired pelvic floor will have lost sensation, so you may need to set an alarm clock to tell you to go and wee every 2 hours for the first 48 hours or so. It's a right drag, but avoids bladder straining your pelvic floor, and accidents. You can stop when need-to-wee sensation returns.
Keep an eye (or get your hubby to) on what the midwives & doctors are doing (eg: drug and drip doses and times), but they're mostly excellent.
Good luck!
PS: make sandwiches now and put them in the fridge/freezer -- there's barely time to even re-heat a meal in the first 2 days!
PPS: Babies are FAB!

dont forget to scream, take drugs and hurt the father - bit like how the baby was made :D
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