Hello and welcome to the SUMMER edition of the Pregnancy Forum newsletter! This edition covers June and July 2008
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Recent hot topics and forum news!
We've had a busy couple of months on the forum. First and foremost, as we're sure you've all noticed
, we've had a forum upgrade. All the info about the upgrade and how to use the new functions on the forum is here - clicky. A big thanks to you all for being so patient during our day offline and the whole process - we hope you like the new improved pregnancy forum! We are aware that there are a couple of glitches that need to be sorted out - please rest assured that we are working on these.
In other news, we have finally opened our long awaited Buy, Sell and Wanted Area! This is running for a trial, but seems to be going very well so far. Anyone with access to the Adult/Members only area can automatically make a new thread in this section of the forum, but please ensure you read the rules before making use of the area. We hope you are all enjoying your new goodies (buyers) and more cash (sellers)!
There are new stickies in Find a Buddy - is there someone on the forum local to you?
As money and finances have themselves been hot topics over the last few weeks we have also renamed the "Shopping Product Reviews" section to "Money Saving, Shopping & Product Reviews" So now we can share our money saving tips, recipes and discount codes too. Click here to see the new section
Also, a reminder for you please ladies - the Ask A Mum area is for pregnant ladies to ask mums questions about pregnancy, labour and parenting. If you have had your baby and have questions or are looking for support, please use the Parenting sections. Thanks!
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Recommended threads this month!
The Summer Activites Sticky Lets share some ideas to keep our little ones busy!
Things to get done before baby arrives
The Potty Training Thread
Forum Members' Home Birth Stories
Big Brother chat thread
We've also been discussing our Breastfeeding Milestones A huge pat on the back for the ladies in that thread - Urchin, lisa&alex, happy_chick, smile, charlie84, -Kelly-, valentine, muppetmummy, heles7, Moomum, midna, purple13, KJ, jools221181, clarey, Xena, weenik, loz, trixipaws, Happybunny, monster_munch, zebrastripes, beanie, mummykay, Squiglet, DebbieM, kellysomer, Bee, Kina, maybebaby, flowergirl and mamichuli!
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Photo Theme for the Month
June's photo theme was 'Babies and Food!' and July's was 'Babies and Bathtime!'. Enjoy the pics (you'll need to be logged in to access the Pictures and Stories area).
Any suggestions for a theme for pics for August or any future month, please PM valentine.
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Forum Meets
There are a few meets planned for over the coming months. Everyone is welcome, whether TTC, new baby, toddlers, not TTC (but thinking about it), just a friendly lurker - come and have fun and meet us all!
Birmingham (Cannon Hill Park), Friday 8 August
The Birmingham meet is the main forum meet. All information on the meet can be found here or PM Urchin
Darlington (South Park), Saturday 9th August 2008
All information on the meet can be found here or PM Sweetcheeks24
Liverpool (Otterspool Pub), Tuesday 26th August 2008
All information on the meet can be found here or PM Jen&James
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HUGE Congratulations to the following members who got their BFP's in May and June 2008 (apologies if we missed anyone)
May
Cupcake 1st May
sarah113 2nd May
Karly1824 10th May
lmarszall 10th May
EllieBelle 14th May
scotsgirlinoz 16th May
rshellk 16th May
Mel&Bean 19th May
marge 19th May
mum2be? 21st May
lisa-Marie 21st May
tallulah73 21st May
emx279 23rd May
quiteone 24th May
mumof2 25th May
Loobie9 28th May
kitty1987 30th May
June
reallyoldmum 2nd June
valleygirl24 3rd June
lollypop 3rd June
jaydesmummy 8th June
firstangel 13th June
Snooky 14th June
*CLAIREBEAR* 19th June
Rosebay 21st June
Betula 17th June
hopefulk8 23rd June
bubble_dreamer 23rd June
sunshine_gal 24th June
Sam & Alice 25th June
Tina & Gabs 27th June
KateQPR 28th June
Follow the progress of the Lucky TTC Trousers! Hope they bring you your BFPs ladies!
Good luck to everyone still TTC - lots of babydust to you all!
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New Babies!!!(apologies if we missed anyone)
May
1sttimemum
gave birth to Caitlyn Jessica Spurgeon on the 5th May, 7.51pm, 4lb 14oz
kalia
gave birth to Gabrielle on the 5th June
Sylvie
gave birth to Louis Eden Huxley on the 5th May, 5.53am, 6lb 8oz
Ginnymarie
gave birth to Mhairi Rowan on the 6th May, 7lb 9oz
Manda&Thomas
gave birth to Thomas Michael Cobin Hawke on the 7th May, 1.43am, 6lb 12oz
Tillytots
gave birth to James Michael Bernard McManus on the 7th May, 8.37pm, 8lb
Sherlock
gave birth to Galen Rohan Marks on the 10th May, 5.34am, 9lb 15oz
cherylcusack
gave birth to Tomas Liam Cusack on the 11th May, 10lbs
bumpmakes3
gave birth to Emily Hannah on the 13th May
soulem
gave birth to Lucy May Lewin Swift on the 14th May, 2.33pm, 9lb 3oz
lfc_sarah
gave birth to Callum James on the 21st May, 4.55pm, 5lb 15oz
Lulubelle
gave birth to Leo Andrew John on the 25th May, 9lb 6oz
Charlie
gave birth to Maia on the 25th May, 0.10am, 8lb 13oz
3rdbaby_duemay23rd
gave birth to Harvey Robert Dulson on the 25th May, 6.37pm, 8lb 6oz
GeordieLass/Geordie&Bairn
gave birth to Collier David Phillips Wiggins on the 29th May, 8lb 10oz
June
keli
gave birth to Cooper on the 5th June, 8lb 1oz
BabyBee/Suzie and Faith
gave birth to Faith Lily Dyball on the 5th June, 8.50pm, 7lb 14oz
tezzy
gave birth to Ffion Lowri on the 10th June, 2.25am, 7lb 7oz
BeckyJ
gave birth to Summer Mae Brandon on the 10th June, 4.23am, 7lb 2oz
sarah2807
gave birth to Violet Grace on the 12th June, 7lb 1oz
gangofgin
gave birth to Alex William Harris on the 12th June, 1.05am, 10lb 10oz
Lisamj
gave birth to Sam Alexander on the 13th June, 5lb 7oz
sarafet
gave birth to Aidan Dunsmore on the 14th June, 9.46pm, 9lb 6oz
maldives
gave birth to a baby boy on the 17th June, 11.30pm
caz86
gave birth to Alleisha Emma on the 19th June, 8lb 9oz
Morganuk
gave birth to Jaeda Ella Georgia on the 22nd June, 12.42pm, 7lb 10oz
Minime
gave birth to Molly Victoria Trixie on the 24th June, 5pm, 7lb 14oz
Jollypops
gave birth to Calum on the 25th June, 9.45pm, 3lb 2oz
warrior princess
gave birth to Zachary Dylan on the 26th June, 4.30am, 8lb 3.5oz
Kimberly
gave birth to August Andrew on the 26th June, 12.55pm, 6lb 1oz
Tick-Tock
gave birth to Evie Grace on the 26th June, 5.01pm
lb1787
gave birth to Amelie Brooke Ballard on the 28th June, 12.12pm, 7lb 5oz
Zobo
gave birth to Chloe Christina Hindle on the 30th June, 12.47am, 8lb 1oz
Rachel
gave birth to Kieran Dylan on the 30th June, 4.35pm, weight 7lb 4oz
If you'd like your baby's birth mentioned in our future newsletterz, please ensure you post information including the optional information of name of baby, date of birth, time and weight in the Announce Your New Arrival section of the forum
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Newsletter help!
If anyone would like to help put together future editions (we're trying to be more organised!) of the newsletter, please PM valentine or Urchin asap. We're hoping to give you access to a special area of the forum where we can collate info and allow the newsletter to be put together without huge amounts of panicky research once a month!
Or, if you have any ideas, news or favourite threads that you'd like us to highlight in our next newsletter, please get in touch with any one of us - we'd love to hear your suggestions!
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'Til next month...
LauraB, Urchin, xSuzx, glitzyglamgirl, Minxy, valentine (Moderators)
www.pregnancyforum.co.uk/forum/
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Recent hot topics and forum news!
We've had a busy couple of months on the forum. First and foremost, as we're sure you've all noticed
, we've had a forum upgrade. All the info about the upgrade and how to use the new functions on the forum is here - clicky. A big thanks to you all for being so patient during our day offline and the whole process - we hope you like the new improved pregnancy forum! We are aware that there are a couple of glitches that need to be sorted out - please rest assured that we are working on these.In other news, we have finally opened our long awaited Buy, Sell and Wanted Area! This is running for a trial, but seems to be going very well so far. Anyone with access to the Adult/Members only area can automatically make a new thread in this section of the forum, but please ensure you read the rules before making use of the area. We hope you are all enjoying your new goodies (buyers) and more cash (sellers)!
There are new stickies in Find a Buddy - is there someone on the forum local to you?
As money and finances have themselves been hot topics over the last few weeks we have also renamed the "Shopping Product Reviews" section to "Money Saving, Shopping & Product Reviews" So now we can share our money saving tips, recipes and discount codes too. Click here to see the new section
Also, a reminder for you please ladies - the Ask A Mum area is for pregnant ladies to ask mums questions about pregnancy, labour and parenting. If you have had your baby and have questions or are looking for support, please use the Parenting sections. Thanks!
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Recommended threads this month!
The Summer Activites Sticky Lets share some ideas to keep our little ones busy!
Things to get done before baby arrives
The Potty Training Thread
Forum Members' Home Birth Stories
Big Brother chat thread
We've also been discussing our Breastfeeding Milestones A huge pat on the back for the ladies in that thread - Urchin, lisa&alex, happy_chick, smile, charlie84, -Kelly-, valentine, muppetmummy, heles7, Moomum, midna, purple13, KJ, jools221181, clarey, Xena, weenik, loz, trixipaws, Happybunny, monster_munch, zebrastripes, beanie, mummykay, Squiglet, DebbieM, kellysomer, Bee, Kina, maybebaby, flowergirl and mamichuli!
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Photo Theme for the Month
June's photo theme was 'Babies and Food!' and July's was 'Babies and Bathtime!'. Enjoy the pics (you'll need to be logged in to access the Pictures and Stories area).
Any suggestions for a theme for pics for August or any future month, please PM valentine.
*******************************
Forum Meets
There are a few meets planned for over the coming months. Everyone is welcome, whether TTC, new baby, toddlers, not TTC (but thinking about it), just a friendly lurker - come and have fun and meet us all!
Birmingham (Cannon Hill Park), Friday 8 August
The Birmingham meet is the main forum meet. All information on the meet can be found here or PM Urchin
Darlington (South Park), Saturday 9th August 2008
All information on the meet can be found here or PM Sweetcheeks24
Liverpool (Otterspool Pub), Tuesday 26th August 2008
All information on the meet can be found here or PM Jen&James
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HUGE Congratulations to the following members who got their BFP's in May and June 2008 (apologies if we missed anyone)
May
Cupcake 1st May
sarah113 2nd May
Karly1824 10th May
lmarszall 10th May
EllieBelle 14th May
scotsgirlinoz 16th May
rshellk 16th May
Mel&Bean 19th May
marge 19th May
mum2be? 21st May
lisa-Marie 21st May
tallulah73 21st May
emx279 23rd May
quiteone 24th May
mumof2 25th May
Loobie9 28th May
kitty1987 30th May
June
reallyoldmum 2nd June
valleygirl24 3rd June
lollypop 3rd June
jaydesmummy 8th June
firstangel 13th June
Snooky 14th June
*CLAIREBEAR* 19th June
Rosebay 21st June
Betula 17th June
hopefulk8 23rd June
bubble_dreamer 23rd June
sunshine_gal 24th June
Sam & Alice 25th June
Tina & Gabs 27th June
KateQPR 28th June
Follow the progress of the Lucky TTC Trousers! Hope they bring you your BFPs ladies!
Good luck to everyone still TTC - lots of babydust to you all!
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New Babies!!!(apologies if we missed anyone)
May
1sttimemum
gave birth to Caitlyn Jessica Spurgeon on the 5th May, 7.51pm, 4lb 14oz
kalia
gave birth to Gabrielle on the 5th June
Sylvie
gave birth to Louis Eden Huxley on the 5th May, 5.53am, 6lb 8oz
Ginnymarie
gave birth to Mhairi Rowan on the 6th May, 7lb 9oz
Manda&Thomas
gave birth to Thomas Michael Cobin Hawke on the 7th May, 1.43am, 6lb 12oz
Tillytots
gave birth to James Michael Bernard McManus on the 7th May, 8.37pm, 8lb
Sherlock
gave birth to Galen Rohan Marks on the 10th May, 5.34am, 9lb 15oz
cherylcusack
gave birth to Tomas Liam Cusack on the 11th May, 10lbs
bumpmakes3
gave birth to Emily Hannah on the 13th May
soulem
gave birth to Lucy May Lewin Swift on the 14th May, 2.33pm, 9lb 3oz
lfc_sarah
gave birth to Callum James on the 21st May, 4.55pm, 5lb 15oz
Lulubelle
gave birth to Leo Andrew John on the 25th May, 9lb 6oz
Charlie
gave birth to Maia on the 25th May, 0.10am, 8lb 13oz
3rdbaby_duemay23rd
gave birth to Harvey Robert Dulson on the 25th May, 6.37pm, 8lb 6oz
GeordieLass/Geordie&Bairn
gave birth to Collier David Phillips Wiggins on the 29th May, 8lb 10oz
June
keli
gave birth to Cooper on the 5th June, 8lb 1oz
BabyBee/Suzie and Faith
gave birth to Faith Lily Dyball on the 5th June, 8.50pm, 7lb 14oz
tezzy
gave birth to Ffion Lowri on the 10th June, 2.25am, 7lb 7oz
BeckyJ
gave birth to Summer Mae Brandon on the 10th June, 4.23am, 7lb 2oz
sarah2807
gave birth to Violet Grace on the 12th June, 7lb 1oz
gangofgin
gave birth to Alex William Harris on the 12th June, 1.05am, 10lb 10oz
Lisamj
gave birth to Sam Alexander on the 13th June, 5lb 7oz
sarafet
gave birth to Aidan Dunsmore on the 14th June, 9.46pm, 9lb 6oz
maldives
gave birth to a baby boy on the 17th June, 11.30pm
caz86
gave birth to Alleisha Emma on the 19th June, 8lb 9oz
Morganuk
gave birth to Jaeda Ella Georgia on the 22nd June, 12.42pm, 7lb 10oz
Minime
gave birth to Molly Victoria Trixie on the 24th June, 5pm, 7lb 14oz
Jollypops
gave birth to Calum on the 25th June, 9.45pm, 3lb 2oz
warrior princess
gave birth to Zachary Dylan on the 26th June, 4.30am, 8lb 3.5oz
Kimberly
gave birth to August Andrew on the 26th June, 12.55pm, 6lb 1oz
Tick-Tock
gave birth to Evie Grace on the 26th June, 5.01pm
lb1787
gave birth to Amelie Brooke Ballard on the 28th June, 12.12pm, 7lb 5oz
Zobo
gave birth to Chloe Christina Hindle on the 30th June, 12.47am, 8lb 1oz
Rachel
gave birth to Kieran Dylan on the 30th June, 4.35pm, weight 7lb 4oz
If you'd like your baby's birth mentioned in our future newsletterz, please ensure you post information including the optional information of name of baby, date of birth, time and weight in the Announce Your New Arrival section of the forum
*******************************
Newsletter help!
If anyone would like to help put together future editions (we're trying to be more organised!) of the newsletter, please PM valentine or Urchin asap. We're hoping to give you access to a special area of the forum where we can collate info and allow the newsletter to be put together without huge amounts of panicky research once a month!
Or, if you have any ideas, news or favourite threads that you'd like us to highlight in our next newsletter, please get in touch with any one of us - we'd love to hear your suggestions!
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'Til next month...
LauraB, Urchin, xSuzx, glitzyglamgirl, Minxy, valentine (Moderators)
www.pregnancyforum.co.uk/forum/
