Recent content by Tulips

Hi ladies, Our daughter is 8ish months old now, and has been breastfed all the while. The health visitor at the clinic has advised us to go directly over to the cup without going down the bottle route (which is fine really, as she never was to pleased with the bottle in the first place :-/ )...

Hi ladies, I'm so unsure whether I'm doing the right thing or actually shooting myself in the foot on this one. We've started putting her to bed at 7 instead of 7.30 as she's very whingey in the evenings. We give her a bath every 2nd to 3rd day (I'm worried about doing it much more than that...

Hello ladies, My lovely little 7 week old baby is sleeping without to much trouble during the night, only wakes for feeds & nappy change every 3 hour and goes back to sleep without any drama. My concern is that she hardly seems to sleep at all during the day? There will be the odd 5...

Phew, thanks for the feedback guys! We actually went out last week to buy a pump and ended up getting the boots one. When we came back we searched all over the internet and couldn't find any feedback at all - hence why I asked here... I am happy to say the pump is now safely returned to Boots...

Hi ladies, I've been looking all over the internet for reviews of the Boots own electric breast pump, but can't seem to find any! I was hoping maybe some of you who have one could offer your experiences? Is this a good pump, and a good alternative to the pricy Avent one? Any advice would...

Hellooo ladies! Just a tiny question about the last MW appointment. My MW hasn't checked before with regards to head being engaged, or estimated weight etc... is it normal for them to do these things at the last appointment? I even nerved myself to ask last time (last week, week 39) if she...

Hi ladies, Really silly question from a newbie first mom to be, and it's about washing powder. I know that you're supposed to use non-bio or sensitive etc, but from your experience does it need to be the top shelf brands or are say Waitrose / Tesco etc own brands just as good? Obviously we...

Thanks so much ladies, I just remembered another beautiful old song; Creed with "With arms wide open". Really good idea doing montages & videoes with songs like this in the background.. think we'll have to do the same! :) ~Tulips

Hello ladies! How are we all today? I remember hearing an absolutely beautiful metal ballad song a couple of years back that really put tears to my eyes at the time; the theme is a man singing to his newborn baby daughter and about her giving his life a whole new meaning, changing his ways...

Hello Ladies! I'm really struggling w/ planning when to start my maternity leave. I always assumed you "work untill you pop" :D but MW tells me the norm is 4-6 weeks before? What are you guys going to do? It's so difficult, I'm a first timer and although I'm absolutely fine now at 24...

Awww the pictures are lovely! What a wonderful experience it must have been :-)

Hope you feel better soon, honey! Thankfully I don't have the hormones as a symptom at the moment. Which I'm really happy about. Got my sickness and acid to have fun with at the mo! :puke:

You know, it's funny you say that because those are the only things I can eat too. Cereal (plain all-bran), biscuits & salads (meat free) for lunch. Really struggling for dinner tho! So I'm thinking wholegrain - cereal Fruit & veg - salad for lunch Protein - struggling on this one too...

Thank you SO much guys, I feel very relieved now! At least I know that epidural and also other methods of pain relief ARE an option if it comes to it. I'll probably mention my consearns to MW next time I see her too. Thanks for the advise everyone! :-) Big hugs!

Hiya ladies Sorry, jumping in a little bit early. All the way from 1 tri, actually! I know it's very early days but I can't get this off my mind; it's about going to hospital when in labor. I've recently moved back to England after living abroad since I was a little girl, and now know nothing...