Winter babies club (due Dec 2012, Jan/Feb 2013)

[sarahf]

Hi.

I'm a bit of a latecomer to this thread (a house renovation has mostly made me forget that I am pregnant!). However, we are expecting our second child in the third week of December - we already have a very cheeky 18month old son! We moved from Dulwich in July to Herne Hill. If there is still space on the 28th, I would love to come and meet you all. My husband may have to work but I'll know a couple of days beforehand.

Sarah

[andyjake]

Thanks for organising Tess. Will be lovely to catch up with everyone. As long as baby doesn't arrive early we will be there :)

Hope u are well.

Alison and Andy

[pinkglitter]

28th sounds good Tess thanks especially the earlier start! :-) See lots of you then hopefully and hope everyone is feeling ok. My bump is definitely feeling much larger these days eek! x

[03lho]

See you all there as well :)

[Pippy]

Hello, I am definitely a late comer but I just saw this thread! I am due 3rd January with my second baby and my first is 3 and 1/2. I would love to meet other ladies. I live in Nunhead so not far from East Dulwich. Xx

[ag123]

Hi Rachel, where are you guys meeting on the 28th and can I come? Xxx

[Ramble66]

Lots of new people, that's great. The more the merrier!

We'll be going to the Great Exhibition. It's on the corner of Crystal Pakace Road and Whateley Road. Meeting from 7pm. Tess has booked us an area.

Looking forward to meeting new faces.

[moggsvet]

Hi all,

28th sounds great. I can't make the earlier start as I'm still at work at that time but I will get there as soon as I can. Hope everyone well and healthy. Til then,

Cheers,

Amber

[ActiveBirthCharly]

Hello lovely ladies,

Just a quick message to say that I have spaces available on my next Active Birth Workshop on the 16th December. The day starts at 10am and finishes at 5pm. It costs ?35 per person and includes lovely Organic lunch, cake, snacks and drinks. So far all mothers who have attended my workshops have had 100% natural births and have had very positive experiences. The day includes a session on waterbirth and one of the mothers from a prior workshop is coming by to share her birth story. The workshop is held at my home in Camberwell.

I was taught by Janet Balaskas and Michel Odent and am passionate about helping mothers achieve the birth they want.

Please PM me if you are interested. If enough people book then I shall be doing a workshop on the 2nd December as well as the 16th.

Thanks,

Charly.

[mollie]

Next NCT 'Early Days' course for new parents is at Christ Church Barry Road on 8th Jan 2013. Much cheaper than the NCT antenatal course and really excellent! Contact [email protected] for more info. Suitable for all new parents with babies aged 0-8 months.

All the best

[Marmattee]

Dear Winter Babies Club....just wondering if you could help me? I am a student at the Tavistock and am doing a module on infant observation. I need to observe a baby weekly from birth for up to 1 -2 years (in ED or surrounding area). If you know anyone that might be interested in the experience of having their baby observed then please let me know ... i would be most appreciative!

you can pm for further info / discussion.

Many thanks

Dee

[pinkglitter]

Hi all

Won't be able to make this evening after all i'm afraid, its the only time i can try moxibustion before probably having baby turned on Thursday - eek! Hope everyone is well and see you at the next catch up,

Stella xx

[Sonners]

Stella good luck with the moxibustion!

See you next time,

Sonya

[Ramble66]

Good luck with the moxi Stella. Fingers crossed.

We should be there tonight.

Hope everyone's well.

Rachel

[CharDale]

Good luck Stella, hope it goes well.

I'm afraid I won't make it tonight.

It's my birthday today and my husband has got us tickets for Mark Watson.

Probably the last chance we'll have to go out in the evening for quite some time...

Eek!

Charlotte

[DreaEastDulwich]

We'll be there tonight! Looking forward to it. Happy birthday Charlotte - hope you have a great night!

I had my flu and whooping cough jabs yesterday so my arms are killing me!

See you later

Andrea

x

[Ramble66]

Happy Birthday Charlotte!

Sorry I didn't make it out. Husband got home late and I'm knackered. Seemed to have lost the ability to sleep.

Hope you all had fun. Hopefully catch up with you all soon.

Rachel

[ActiveBirthCharly]

Hello all,

Due to popular demand I have finally set a date for my January Active Birth Workshop (I know that some of you will have had your babies by then - please ignore this message if so.)

The date I am going with is the 20th January and I have two confirmed couples coming. I like to keep the classes fairly small so do PM me sooner rather than later if you are interested in coming.

The workshop costs ?35 per person and I would recommend that you bring your birth partner with you so that they understand the Active Birth principles and can support you with that in mind during the labour. The day runs from 10am to 5pm and we shall sit down and have a lovely home cooked organic lunch together as well as tea breaks throughout the day and cake in the afternoon. A couple from one of my previous workshops will come by to share their story and answer your questions. The workshop will be held at my home in Camberwell where there is plenty of free parking and public transport.

Please do PM me if you have any questions or would like to book.

Many thanks,

Charly.

[Tess123]

Hello Everyone,

Nice to see some of you last night. Sorry to have missed others as well.

Hope that everyone is doing well?

As some of you are likely to be having your babies soon we talked about having the next meet up on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon so that the babies can come along as well. Not sure that we'll be able to get this in before Christmas so thought we could move this into the new year. Maybe have a meet up in early Jan?

I'll also try to set-up a facebook group for us so we can all swap baby photos easily as and when. Also it will probably help us to put names to faces etc. I'll send round the details when it's ready.

All the best

Tess x

[Ramble66]

Facebook group is a brilliant idea. As is a weekend get together.

Sorry I missed you all last night.

[greeners]

Sounds great Tess, thank you. I'll PM you my full name in case you need it to set up the Facebook group.

Weekend meet up sounds great, although I'm due in early January so it'll be touch and go whether I can make it!! Ramble, not long for you now!

[Ramble66]

I know! not sure where the time went. Have a feeling baby might be stubborn and still be snuggled in til 2013 though.

Babie's also shifted back to back so got spend the next 3 weeks on all fours!!

[Tess123]

You were both missed but it's got to be expected the closer we get I suppose! Not long now! I have to try not to think about it too much or it's a bit like clock watching. Very exciting.

It doesn't sound like the baby is making it easy for you Ramble :-) Hope all fours does the trick for you. Keep us posted.

[pinkglitter]

No luck so far with either turning or moxi so will see what next week holds in store...! Probably lots of crawling and all fours too!

Hope you had a good birthday Charlotte.

FB group sounds good Tess, as does weekend meetup. I was also wondering who's on maternity leave? Mine started unexpectedly early today with all my 'bonus' hospital visits, so am now available for daytime coffees / lunches!

x

[Tess123]

Hello Everyone,

I have set up a group on FB called 'Winter Babies 2012/2013'.

Any member can add or approve requests to be added by other people. Anyone can see the group but only

Members can see the posts so it's all private. I'll send an email to those who swapped details on the first meet ups for those who no longer check the forum. Just search and 'join' the group to start using it ;-)

Tess x