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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:32 am
by Gribz0r
lenda wrote:Another word came to mind ..................
Hungry?

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:07 pm
by Xintyl
Poor Gill :( I wish her a speedy recovery! Thankfully the condition babies come out in improves dramatically in the first five minutes of life, even so I'm glad the little'un recovered quickly :) At least they told you what was going on though, they never even told us Rose had been born!

If Gill has any problems with breastfeeding, Seree is our own official bf counsellor! I have 9 months of experience myself too. Any other questions please ask, there's plenty of us on here who can help!

/nappy mode on
I'm the nappy know all. Have you scouted out your council to see if they do any incentives for real nappies? Some councils do cashback, others do trial packs. If it's a trial pack I'd highly recommend getting it. Even if you decide it's not for you they have a good resale value! Real nappies will save you at least a grand in the long run. That's enough to buy a whole new PC! And they're nowhere near as much hassle as they were when we were kids, even Fraser and Bill are happy using them!
/nappy mode off :help:

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:18 pm
by lenda
Gribz0r wrote:
lenda wrote:Another word came to mind ..................
Hungry?
So true .....

Time for Spaghetti-Fest at Pé's ? :)

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:30 pm
by Evzy
Will mention the nappy thing to Gill - we just bought some Pampers for ease of use to start with but once we get settled will probably look at some other options to be fair - eco ones etc I like the sound of..

Righto off to decorate the nursery now with pink wallpaper with daisys on.......never did I think I would see the day!!!

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:13 pm
by Larik
Have fun with the pink wallpaper, & belated grats! :D

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:41 pm
by Xintyl
Oh aye, definitely need to recover and get into the swing of things! Rose was also in pampers micros for a couple of months iirc. I'm impressed you're decorating already, we didn't get Rose's room done til she was 11 months old lol!

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:46 am
by Lorthania
I'll happily help out with any questions too, if you ever need a man to talk to :o . Don't hesitate to do so - a first-time parent can't be expected to know everything and there are no stupid questions!

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:47 am
by Sara
congrats evz! :pint:

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:31 pm
by Dervish
<smug>I did the nursery in neutral colours 6 months before number 1 was born....</smug>

Best advice I can give about 1st time fatherhood is work your nuts off looking after Gill to allow her to be be the best mum she can be. Make sure she has everything she needs spiritually and materially (yes in that order) and be ready to pick up the slack whenever needed.

You have teh power ubahtank and we can all tell from the look on your face in that piccie that you are already a great dad....

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:23 am
by Lorthania
Xintyl wrote: /nappy mode on
I'm the nappy know all. Have you scouted out your council to see if they do any incentives for real nappies? Some councils do cashback, others do trial packs.
/nappy mode off :help:
Hmm, I don't think Belgian councils stimulate the use of real nappies. We got loads of info from all kinds of sources, but nothing about re-usable nappies! Even Family & Child Care didn't hint about it, so we just took advantage of the free boxes of diapers :-).

That being said, some councils provide special bags to put the diapers in and they are collected separately, which means they are also disposed of in an ecological way. Our council doesn't do this, but the neighbouring one does, so we happily unload our diapers on them :P

We always go and buy the diapers in Germany, they can be up to 30% cheaper there - along with everything else: we always come back loaded with diapers, fruit purees and boxes of formula :-)

Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:01 pm
by Erren
Xintyl wrote:Poor Gill :( I wish her a speedy recovery! Thankfully the condition babies come out in improves dramatically in the first five minutes of life, even so I'm glad the little'un recovered quickly :) At least they told you what was going on though, they never even told us Rose had been born!

If Gill has any problems with breastfeeding, Seree is our own official bf counsellor! I have 9 months of experience myself too. Any other questions please ask, there's plenty of us on here who can help!

/nappy mode on
I'm the nappy know all. Have you scouted out your council to see if they do any incentives for real nappies? Some councils do cashback, others do trial packs. If it's a trial pack I'd highly recommend getting it. Even if you decide it's not for you they have a good resale value! Real nappies will save you at least a grand in the long run. That's enough to buy a whole new PC! And they're nowhere near as much hassle as they were when we were kids, even Fraser and Bill are happy using them!
/nappy mode off :help:
Huge Gratz and yip as Zoe said i am a qualified breast feeding peer support worker and i am awaiting training to be a breast feeding counsellor so any help support or advice needed by mummy or daddy pls fee free to pm me :)
Hugs to the stunning little isabella
love seree and thomas

Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:52 pm
by Jocelynn
A bit late but- congratulations! She looks beautiful! :)

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:01 pm
by Aadia
Am i missing the picture somewhere because the 1st one doesn't work?

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:46 pm
by Dervish
Aadia wrote:Am i missing the picture somewhere because the 1st one doesn't work?
Here is the link:
http://www.roguishness.com/daoc/img/evz ... abella.jpg

Fing posted it on the previous page.

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:50 pm
by Evzy
i'm the one in the hat btw.

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:38 pm
by Aadia
That's better !!!!! :)

how sweet do they look when they sleep... it's when they open their lungs it becomes a different matter :o

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:27 am
by Lorthania
Aadia wrote:That's better !!!!! :)

how sweet do they look when they sleep... it's when they open their lungs it becomes a different matter :o
Hmm, I'd personally vote for the 'whinging sob' as the most obnoxious way of communication :moo: . Jasper gave a nice display of that this morning when we told him to leave the plates and glasses alone :wink:

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:51 am
by lenda
Lorthania wrote:Jasper gave a nice display of that this morning when we told him to leave the plates and glasses alone :wink:
He was juggling again ? o)