Recent content by Juzza

Thanks mummetmummy - i feel very lucky indeed! Urchin - forgot to say i got the info and contacts through the Birth Trauma Association website. I wanted so much advice, support and help to get through my first delivery that i was told about BTA. Their website gives contacts of people who...

Thanks girlies. Urchin - i got in touch with a lady through Hypnobabes but couldn't afford the course so she recommended the Mongan Method book which i read thoroughly and she actually sent me CD's and helped me via email. Obviously it's not right for everyone and some - even hubby - were...

Little Joshua made his entrance into the world a mere 4 days late at 7.36pm on Friday 30th November 2007 weighing 8lb exactly in the MLU at UHW Cardiff. My due date came and went uneventfully despite MW's telling me "It won't be long!" from about 38wks onwards. I'd been having a show and...

According to acupressure if you feel 4 finger widths in from your ankle bone and press on the bit where the shin meets the fatty tissue you can induce labour. 10 second compressions 3 times. It should be quite painful. I'm giving it a go...

Thanks girlies - you're as divided as we are! Maybe i'll wait til i see his little face :cheer: Juz xxx

Thanks Nic :) Should also mention our surname is Paul so whilst i like Callum i worry he'll grow up with the trauma of being called infant paracetamol! x

Right - hubby and i cannot agree on a name for our little boy and have begrudgingly been accepting eachothers suggestions. We've finally come down to 2 names (my fave and his) :cheer: Joshua :cheer: Callum What do you think? Our other little monster is Jacob. Ta xxx

Well i'm feeling very proud of my 'hood. The goodies have been out there 4 hours and the security light has come on at least 6 times and there is still no sign of the treats being taken for granted! I've even heard mummies telling their little ones to be quiet as the baby is sleeping - aw...

I normally open the door and love congratulating all the little ones (and their folks) on their ghoulish costumes but Jake's got a chest infection and i've got a cold and actually look like Morticia Addams myself now i come to think of it so hopefully i can trust them to take a handful of sweets...

Hi girls, I've just made my poster and stuck it on the front door with a bowl of treats on the doorstep so i don't get any nasty wakenings tonight (in the form of Jakey pops) hopefully!! If you want it pm me and i'll email it to you. Juz xxx

Hiya, Sorry you're feeling the need for one of these God awful things. I've just been fitted and although they feel like a corset they do work. If you see your physio at your doc's surgery you should be able to get one free. Otherwise i know you can get them from 'From here to Maternity'...

Crikey Wendy are you a doctor or something? Thanks so much for all that advice. I've got to take Jacob in to the docs in the morning so am going to ask her then if i can just start having the injections and watch for improvement. I do eat lots of Cheese and drink at least 1/2 pint milk a...

Hiya, Jacob was back to back and ended up being delivered by forceps and causing me to tear badly so i've got the same worry this timeespecially as i wanted to try natural delivery again (God help me!) However, i know that the chances are high that it will happen again as it can be down to...

Thanks Rhian will let you know. He only woke once last night but winced everytime i wiped him love him. Managed to plaster sudocrem on so it does seem a little less sore today and this morning he didn't seem to mind me cleaning him so much. Fingers crossed it'll all be over soon x

Thanks so much Rhian, I always plaster sudocrem on anyways and also use it on Jacob's eczema but it just looked so sore earlier :( i thought it was worth seeing if there was anything stronger. At least Sudocrem is quite wet and spreads easily without dragging the skin so i think i'll use...