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Topic: Random thoughts thread
Posted By: Blueberries
Subject: Random thoughts thread
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 6:12am
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.... and stupid questions I've asked and dumb things I've said.
feel free to add anything you like .... ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Blueberries
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 6:13am
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I asked my midwife
'If baby is allergic to peanuts and I eat peanuts will baby die?' apparently 'no' good to know  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Blueberries
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 6:15am
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after reading this article and being well impressed with the Japanese elderly I commented 'I hope when I'm old I'm Japanese' ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Blueberries
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 6:16am
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wait, here is the article
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Posted By: Blueberries
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 6:18am
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how do I insert a link?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13598607 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13598607 did that work? wahoo I'm a genius  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 7:03am
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hahahaha funny i have radom thoughts all the time ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: EmDee
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 7:07am
 Loving this thread already! Thanks for the giggles!
Not sure I want to admit to any random thoughts  ------------- DS 8 DD 6 DS 4 DD 2 |
Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 9:05am
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Awww awesome, i always have random thoughts that arent big enough to start a whole new thread over now i have a place to put them...and i can't remember any, but i'm sure i'll have LOTS.
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Posted By: Blueberries
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 9:43am
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so I joined OHbaby in November last year and called myself 'Blueberries' for no particular reason, I don't even like blueberries, miscarried in December and forgot about OHbaby....
Got pregnant again in January and didn't really believe it (thought it was just left over hormones from previous pregnancy) and blamed my expanding belly on eating too much cheesecake over xmas and new year.. come March and it turned out I WAS pregnant and since then we've called baby 'Cheesecake' and depending on the sex we would call it either 'Blueberry Cheesecake' or 'Raspberry Cheesecake' couple weeks ago we find out bubs is a boy and therefore 'Blueberry'
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Posted By: 2Lillies
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 9:44am
Haha, when I was first pregnant (about 6 weeks and had some bleeding so was super paranoid) I asked her if I used a wheatbag would I cook my baby... Apparently that is a no as well. My MW actually txt back "LMAO, No Love" ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Blueberries wrote:Posted By: 2Lillies
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 9:50am
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Isn't it amazing what an impact being pregnant has on your brain function? (GOD I hope everyone agrees and it's not just me that's a retard lol) I forget EVERYTHING and can't answer a simple question to save myself. Me and DH had a lengthy conversation the other day about the dishwasher tablets!? You know how some of them have the plastic that dissolves and some don't... I had been putting the dishwasher on ALL week and when he asked if he needed to take the plastic off, do you think I could give him a straightforward answer?! It just wouldn't come out! In the end he ended up handing me the tablet and walking off back to the couch hahahaha. Poor hubby. I really hadn't given "baby brain" a lot of credibility in the past, but now I know it is an actual, real issue. For me anyway :P
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Posted By: Blueberries
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 9:54am
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have to agree, I've read a couple of articles about baby brain being a myth .. pfft bollox! .. and some that reckon the pregnant hormones make you more intelligent hahahahahahahahahaha rubbish!.
I could not for the life of me remember what an external hard drive was called the other day, so I was calling it an outside memory ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: choco69
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 9:59am
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i swear my baby brain kicks into high gear each time i get in the car ... twice this week have been driving somewhere else and ended up at the mall!
and then there's the whole issue of keeping forgettting to take the handbrake off and wondering why the car is struggling to go anywhere when my foot is flat to the floor - hopefully my car forgives me for the punishment it receives! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: choco69
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 10:00am
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oh and everytime baby kicks me really strongly I am reminded of the film aliens and the think the baby is going to launch out of me through my belly button and try to take over the planet! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: 2Lillies
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 10:19am
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Hahaha I actually did laugh out loud about the outside memory thing. I would have got exactly what you meant though (:))
I had a complete mental block and couldn't remember how to spell "when" the other day. Its SO obvious, there aren't a whole heap of other options but it just didn't look right. I ended up changing the whole structure of what I was writing so I could avoid the word altogether because I was too embarrassed to ask (:$) Edited to fix the smileys! ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">
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Posted By: 2Lillies
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 10:21am
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...And my smiley fixing apparently didn't work anyway. Grr..
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 10:54am
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lol bless ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: Sunniemummy
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 11:36am
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Yay you did it blueberries..THANK YOU ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Sunniemummy
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 11:37am
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haha my thought....ummm getting to 100 ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Sunniemummy
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 11:39am
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Am waiting for some random to ask me if im pregnant, then trick them and say excuse me im not pregnant just to see their face ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Sunniemummy
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 11:44am
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Work...pufft what work, so cant concentrate today!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: choco69
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 11:46am
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LOL sunnniemummy - actually was chatting to a granny in line at the supermarket yesterday and when i said to her i was pregnant she said - oh i thought you were just fat! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Sunniemummy
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 11:50am
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No just checking to make sure my posts are being counted properly, not sure that they are ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Sunniemummy
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 11:51am
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Haha Choco, thats funny Grannies are like children have no idea on sutlety lol ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: TorinsMum
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 12:21pm
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Do you think maybe it's just that grannies are so old they just don't give a sh*t anymore?
I'd say by the time I'm old I will be so over it that I will most probably just blurt out whatever pops in to my head. And the awesome thing is that no one will ever say anything to you & just put your rudeness down to you being old, lol ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Blueberries
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 1:06pm
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hahaha I can't handle the pressure I have no more thoughts, all I can think is 'must think something to get to 100 posts' hahaha hopeless ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Blueberries
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 1:09pm
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I've noticed people looking at me belly and I just know they're wondering is she? isn't she? I just want to scream YES SHE IS! hahaaa but then I'd be scared they'd want to touch and I'm not comfortable with touching ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: choco69
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 1:43pm
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was just at the supermarket (yes i forgot to get some important things yesterday) and bumped into a lady I used to work with - and she knew i was pregnant and said she thought my belly was huge - was insulted on behalf of my unborn daughter - she can't help it if she is genetically chubby like her mumma! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: InthemiddleMummy
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 1:47pm
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guna try loading a photo
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Posted By: Blueberries
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 1:52pm
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haha I went to the supermarket yesterday to get lollies.... forgot to get the lollies ... too lazy to go back and too cheap to go to the dairy so I went back supermarket this morning for lollies .......... hahahaha yeah I forgot the lollies again not exactly 'important' things though
I did get a lovely scented candle that I'm enjoying something moon lily or something .. it's the only one I could find that didnt smell like food .. I'm hungry enough, don't need the candle tempting me------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Blueberries
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 1:55pm
ooo speaking of smells, they were re sealing the road just passed home the other day and it smelt DELICIOUS!! is that normal? it was sorta like burnt caramel or am I just a freak  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Blueberries
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 1:58pm
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oh that's a good question Girls Rock .. ?? let me know when you find out ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Sunniemummy
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 2:10pm
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Bahaha Blueberries, i just just imagine a pregnant lady on hands and knees licking the new paving..LMAO!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Sunniemummy
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 2:12pm
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yeah its bull that old people get away with being so rude!! Ive had some bad experiences with some really old rude rude ladies!! it bugs me. Not need to be rude, and should aways use there manners which doesnt alway happen either..lol ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Sunniemummy
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 2:13pm
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Bluberries we could always start a story line.... Start with a sentence then each time add to it, see where that goes. fast way to get to 100. (feel like a kid lol) ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Sunniemummy
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 2:14pm
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Halfway baby!!!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: choco69
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 2:17pm
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my grandmother is one of those rude old ladies - i'm always rude right back to her - so she is usually nice to me (and especially as i'm giving her another great granddaughter so apparently at the moment I am damn near perfect!)
as for loading photos - i normally load them up to photobucket or facebook and then copy the location and then click on the link from there using the pic icon in the format bar (does that make sense?) ie here's me as a tiger, prepreggie days!  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Sunniemummy
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 2:36pm
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Choco..LOVE IT!! what was the occasion?? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: choco69
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 2:55pm
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it was a friend's birthday - loved the costume so didn't want to take it off! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Blueberries
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 3:12pm
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hehehe that looks so warm and cosy but how did you pee? hehehe ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: 2Lillies
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 3:16pm
OMG! How rude! I don't care how old you are, there's no excuse for that. Lucky she didn't strike me and my hormones. She'd have known ALL about it then haha. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">
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Posted By: 2Lillies
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 3:18pm
I have noticed this too! I feel like a bit of an object when my friends talk to my bump haha. DH noticed in the mall the other day too, he said people look straight at my bump, then at my face, then at him! Wonder what thought process is going on here, or if it's just a subconscious thing to work out how it all happened haha. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">
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Posted By: 2Lillies
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 3:24pm
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Total side issue here but I need some advice... Our neighbours (who we have spoken to a few times, but I wouldn't say we "know" them) have an old dog. A quiet, fat, old dog... Now all of a sudden they also have a small, young, noisy dog as well as the old, fat dog - which is now also noisy... I am home all day because I work from home and they bark. ALL. DAY. Constantly.
ARF. arf. ARF. arf. ARF. arf. ARF. arf. RAAAARGH!! Do you reckon it's ok for me to just rock over and say "dude whats up with your new dog? It barks all day, can we do something about this? Because it's doing my head in" Part of me can't see an issue with it, but then it gets hard if he doesn't do anything about it... Then what?... Apart from going to the council, and he would totally know it was us if I have already talked to him about it... Any suggestions? ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">
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Posted By: luvmylittlies
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 3:39pm
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2Lillies are the owners home when it's barking? Our neighbors were horrified when we told them as they had no idea that the dogs were barking. They were just bored and needed more walks and toys and a bit of training. Might be worth just chatting to them about it - use the new bubs as a bit of an excuse...new baby coming, have noticed new dog barks a lot and a bit worried about the waking baby, do you think you could try to do something about it? ------------- Adoring Mum to Talisin 8/9/11 and Kiara 18/01/10 |
Posted By: Madi
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 3:54pm
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2lillies definately talk to them about it! our very very very rude neighbours complained to the council about our dog when she was young and of course we had no idea she was barking until we got the warning from the council. We could easily have solved the problem if our neighbours had told us in the beginning but found it rude for them to go complain b4 giving us a chance to fix it! They most likely don't know the dogs are barking so give them a chance to fix it
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Posted By: Madi
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 3:57pm
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oh and about the old people, I love old people lol. Always so nice to them and go the extra mile to help them. I just expect old people to be nice like my grandparents so get a real shock when they turn out to be bitter and rude! But really find most old people are lovely, sometimes blunt but lovely lol -------------
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Posted By: 2Lillies
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 4:03pm
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OK cool, will pop over when he gets home tonight. His mrs and 2 little kiddies are normally home but I haven't seen them for a bit. He's gone at 6am and often not home til dark. He probably doesn't have any idea. Hopefully he's good about it. Thanks girls :) ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">
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Posted By: Madi
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 4:06pm
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I'm sure he'll be good about it! Goodluck anyway tho.
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Posted By: choco69
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 4:45pm
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ohhhhh jafas .... okay need something sweet now ....
oh and yes some oldies are lovely - so like my nana are witches! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: 2Lillies
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 6:51pm
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Me and hubby destroyed a family bag of jaffas last night. So much for watching what I eat lol ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">
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Posted By: lillibit
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 8:44pm
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haha you girls are sooo funny....hope you make 100 soon!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: choco69
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 9:38pm
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well think i will be up for some time after all the food I just ate!
sent on a poll on egg donation on FB, a friend rang me a couple of minutes later and said "saw you posted about eggs and wondered rather than eggs did you want to go to Dennys for dinner" - she has missed the point it was donated ovarian eggs not chicken eggs and she doesn't have the excuse of being pregnant for not reading it properly! so we went to dennys and I ate far far too much! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: julz85
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 10:16pm
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haha this thread has had me laughing out loud . im sure i will have something to add to this at some stage as im alwasy thinking strange things but cant think of any right now . ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Salty39
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 10:48pm
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random thought: how many pregnant women do you know at the moment? is it just me or is half the world pregnant? I know 22!! crazy! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: choco69
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 10:58pm
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other than the mums i met on here I personally know only 2 - they are both much much younger and we are at uni together - suppose that's what happens when you are a geriatric mother like me
although I seem to be seeing them everywhere - I am becoming quite the bump perv can't help but compare them to mine!  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: NatsyB
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 11:45pm
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Love the photo Choco!
Salty, Everyone i know seems to be pregnant... Funnily all September, October, November, and December. Must of been those early months this year. Something in the water we all drank? ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Salty39
Date Posted: 09 June 2011 at 11:56pm
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choco you are not geriatric!! I think we are about the same age. I'm 39 - aren't you about the same?
I don't know why there are so many but I know cousins, best friends, students, friends, colleagues, husband's friends' partners. even a random someone who interviewed me a couple of weeks ago was pregnant. I went out for dessert tonight and of four women there 3 of us were pregnant and 1 had a week old baby. It's very weird. So weird that I had a dream a couple of weeks ago that a virus wiped out everyone on the planet except children and pregnant women!!! how random is that?!  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: NatsyB
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 12:30am
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Tehehe, Love the dream.
Sorry Choco, I don't even know what the geriatric word means and my brain is too sleepy to understand google at the moment.  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Boots
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 7:27am
| Lol. So glad I went hunting for this thread ladies. Made me chuckle lots!!! Not far til 100 now!!! |
Posted By: 2Lillies
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 8:09am
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The dream thing is crazy a! I've been having real strange dreams, the night before my scan I dreamt that the baby was a girl and I was really worried about telling people, like super worried - all emotional and stuff. I totally wouldn't have cared if he was a girl, as long as all was normal. So strange. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">
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Posted By: 2Lillies
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 8:11am
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I know about 8 pregnant women at the mo, most of which are further ahead than me. When we were trying, EVERYONE was pregnant, but most of them have had their bubbies now. On that note, most of them are boys? Isn't it funny because that's not what the list reflects... ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">
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Posted By: Sunniemummy
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 8:42am
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Morning ladies, time for me to start my posting stint for the day :-) ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Sunniemummy
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 8:43am
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Its funny there is so many pregnant ladies around. I know who was having fun during the xmas/new year period...lol ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Sunniemummy
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 8:45am
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So, im worries about getting to fat. I used to run everyday, play touch and netball 3 times a week and am a stokey girl natuarally.
So need ideas to stay fit!! Not paying to go to the gym thats crazy, and living in the Naki its always raining and dark so walking at this time of year is out. Aqua aerobics is at the wrong time for me (during work hrs) thought about yoga, anything else ?? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Sunniemummy
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 8:49am
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Sorry about the spelling, typing fast so my boss doesnt see..lol ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Sunniemummy
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 9:17am
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Im just thinking about cutting my hours back at work. Im finding it too hard to start at 8am, which means i have to get up at 7 (and its dark still) and dont get home till its dark. What hours does everyone else do. Is it too early in my pregnancy to start to work towards part time ???? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: choco69
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 9:41am
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sunniemummy - it's not to early to change your hours if it's what you need, and if work agrees
natssy - geriatric is being old, really old - since I will be 42 when I deliver I am considered to be really old for a first time mum but the bonus to being older, is that I get lots of special attention from the OBs and MWs at my clinic - even got to have a chat with the lactation consultant last week ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Sunniemummy
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 10:14am
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Thanks Choco, i think Im gonna do it, my work is so flexible anyways so why not. I need sleep.
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Posted By: Sunniemummy
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 10:17am
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ok so this might sound dumb, but MF hasnt talked to me about birthpaln yet, i understand its a bit early yet, but i would like to go the hospital and see where we will go when its all about to happen. I dont get any special clinics or private rooms (bugger). If you dont have any special conditions or needs while pregnant do i just join the rest of the cattle in the hospital?? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 10:28am
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yep pretty much Sunniemummy if everything goes well you can leave the same night not that i would want to but you can ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: choco69
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 10:34am
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for what I understand they normally talk about birthplan closer to due date - your local hospital should have tour times listed on the web - so you can rock up and go on the tour early if you like ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MorgansMum
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 10:37am
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Sunniemummy
The aquatic centre do prenatal swimming on a monday and thursday night its $5 a session and great ------------- Morgan, Libby http://www.TickerFactory.com/"> 
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Posted By: NatsyB
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 10:42am
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Sunniemummy, I been studying part time. If i do study next semester, im only going to do part time. Its what i feel is right for me. Go with what you feel is right for you.
Choco, I dont think your old. Okay, if you were 60, that would be different. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Sunniemummy
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 10:44am
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Thanks ladies
MorgansMum..yay finally another Naki girl!! Everyone seems to be from Auckland area. I have called the Aquatic centre but the times dont suit me (bummer) Have you been to these classes? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MorgansMum
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 10:50am
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I did the classes from 11 weeks till the day I went into labour with my second and did a few with my last pregnacy as well. Well worth it if you can make it. ------------- Morgan, Libby http://www.TickerFactory.com/">
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Posted By: Sunniemummy
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 10:52am
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Did you find it challenging? I mean is it more for fun or do you get a work out from it? And what do you wear? I dont have a preggy swimsuit ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: choco69
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 10:58am
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okay having a random moment - why do we call oranges oranges - i know the colour is orange, but if we named things after colours then bananas would be called yellow?! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Sunniemummy
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 11:01am
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Bahaha Choco. Maybe the colour was named after the orange?? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: choco69
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 11:03am
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just found this article - now i want to know what you wish you knew before you were pregnant ...
Things I Wish I Knew Before Getting Pregnant by Maureen Lipinski My son is at the height of his Terrible Twos, but it often seems like just yesterday that the test stick turned pink. During my pregnancy, I read every book, watched dozens of movies and scoured the Internet for information but there were still several things that surprised me. Here are the top things that I wish I knew before I got pregnant: People will never hesitate to ask, "Was it planned?" I still have not figured out the appropriate answer to that question. I mean, it's either, "Yes. We had sex every day," or, "No! Can you believe the souvenir we brought back from Cancun?" There's a good chance you'll get HUGE. I expected to gain weight—after all, I was pregnant. What I didn't expect was that I would blow right past "chubby," "big," and "massive" and head straight for "enormous." Your ankles might resemble overstuffed sausages by the ninth month. It started out small—just a little puff here, a slight swelling there. By the end, it looked like I was baking bread in my shoes. Of course, it didn't help that I had my son in August, but I never would've believed that I would need up go up three shoe sizes. Flip-flops quickly became my best friend. You'll constantly get fearful looks from strangers in your ninth month. As I neared the end of my pregnancy, it was difficult to go out in public, thanks to the startled expressions and nervous glances at my lower regions—as though people expected a baby to come sailing out, without warning, in the middle of Williams Sonoma. Tune out the horror stories. People LOVE to tell their horror stories about being in labor for fifty-seven hours, or overshare about their recovery. Just smile knowingly and nod your head while picturing a Happy Place. Birth plans are great, but flexibility is mandatory. Armed with a list of my demands, er, requests, I marched into the hospital to be induced. Excited about eating during labor, having an epidural as soon as possible and holding my baby immediately after birth, I had no idea that two hours later, I would have an emergency c-section. It was a huge reminder that while it's always good to plan, the unexpected can occur and the most important thing is to have a healthy baby. Never say, "Well, MY baby won't do that." One of the hard and fast rules of parenting is to expect the unexpected. And yes, your baby will scream in public, embarrass you in the grocery store and poop while you're shopping at Nordstrom. It's OK if you don't feel bonded immediately after birth. Labor and delivery is hard, exhausting work. Sure, it's rewarding, but it's perfectly normal if you need a little downtime before you get the warm and fuzzies for your baby. After my c-section, I was so tired that I asked my mother-in-law if I should get a tattoo over my c-section scar and kept asking the score of the Cubs game before I remembered to hold my son. Your body will eventually go back to normal after breastfeeding. I had heard the stories about stretched out skin and terms like "flapjack boobs" when people asked if I planned to nurse my son, so I was terrified of what would happen after I stopped. It took awhile—like, a year—but everything thankfully morphed from deflated balloon status to some semblance of normal. Being a mom rocks. I really, truly, honestly wish that I had know that I was about to start the most amazing, fulfilling, difficult, life-changing and defining period of my life. And that even when my child is two years old and in the midst of the Terrible, No-Good, Very Bad, Twos, that I would still love being a mom. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Madi
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 11:15am
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sunniemummy I would love to cut back on work as well! I'm currently working 6 days a week and find it soooo exhausting but really need the money so dnt think I will be able to cut back until I'm about 35 weeks. As long as bub is fine with me working it looks like I'll be doing the same hours for as long as I possibly can!
I walk the dogs most nights which is about as much excerise as I can do with my work hours, would love to do more but just don't have the time. I think swimming would be fun! I don't have any pregnant friends :( -------------
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Posted By: Panda289
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 11:34am
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thats an interesting article Choco
I am curious as to what people think when they see me out and about walking when I am so heavily pregnant! I still have things to do the next couple of weekends as well (coming up on 38 weeks). Other than those things I did not know how bad heartburn could be, how hard it is to turn over in your sleep, how emotional I would get over anything and everything and how upset I would be thinking about losing my baby bump in a couple of weeks time (there have been tears over this!) ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: Sunniemummy
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 11:37am
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Madi....its hard isnt it. I know i should stay longer for the money too we sure need it :-)
I was just saying to parnter we should get a dog then i would have to go out everynight and walk him. But we cant commit to one just yet. Might be moving overseas again next year if all goes well. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: NatsyB
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 11:40am
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Bahaha I love it choco. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Madi
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 11:47am
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I'm glad I got a dog b4 I got pregnant otherwise I probably wouldn't be able to handle another dog I probably wouldn't do any excerise if I didn't have my dog hehe. Panda I'm starting to love my bump, especially as I get bigger and it doesn't look like fat anymore! Plus I love feeling bub moving around, makes me glad to be a woman as it would suck if my partner got to feel it and I missed out But at the same time I just want her in my arms already!!! -------------
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Posted By: Delli
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 12:09pm
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Random thought for the day: why is the string on poofs(body scruber thing) the same colour as the poof? It's so hard to find when I want to hang it back up..... ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Madi
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 12:26pm
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Haha that reminds me of my mum complaining that they make the cord on the extendable dog leads black so when your walking the dog at night you cant see the cord and she is forever tripping over it! Bright neon colours for both poofs and dog leads should be a must I reakon -------------
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Posted By: 2Lillies
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 1:16pm
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Lol Madi, very practical ideas ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">
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Posted By: Salty39
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 4:38pm
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yep funny article choco.
When I was pregnant the first time I dreamt I gave birth to a big Mac. I think it had something to do with a MAcDonalds ad that was on at the time . . . . ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: catisla
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 5:02pm
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That orange question was bugging me so i had to google it. apparently the fruit came first before that the colour was called yellow-red . . .
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Posted By: InthemiddleMummy
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 7:56pm
| do you have to have done 100 posts to post a photo |
Posted By: InthemiddleMummy
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 7:58pm
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Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 7:59pm
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Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 7:59pm
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Posted By: InthemiddleMummy
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 8:01pm
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21weeks today says bub is 1 pound
how come ive put on 9kg then so technically 19weeks to go, had other babies at 36& 37weeks so that meens 15-17weeks to go as also having c/s so no chance of going longer ps ive cut down to 1 day very part time am over working, only doing it to support need for shopping |
Posted By: NatsyB
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 8:03pm
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I've always used Photobucket. I haven't been able to work out how to upload a photo from Facebook. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: InthemiddleMummy
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 8:08pm
| thanks just checking out photobucket now |
Posted By: InthemiddleMummy
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 8:09pm
| too hard to figure out for me im a bit tech challanged since leaving full time work 4years ago |
Posted By: InthemiddleMummy
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 8:11pm
| 70 sorry |
Posted By: catisla
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 8:17pm
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sorry - just trying to remember how to do facebook photos! ------------- |
Posted By: NatsyB
Date Posted: 10 June 2011 at 8:25pm
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"when you're in Facebook, click on the photo. If it comes up on the black background/window thing press F5 so it reverts to just the Facebook normal window. Right click on the image and select 'copy image location' then come back here, click on the little pictue icony thing and paste the in (just make sure you don't leave the http bit in there or you end up with it twice and it won't work). You can also 'preview post' to see if it worked before postin (to the right of 'post reply')." Quoting from October group for everyone else.
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