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Lothlorien
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quote:
Originally posted by Pigwidgeon:
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Originally posted by Sioni Sais:
It's raining babies...

Our church is having a baby boom of grandchildren. Maybe it's global warming or something.
Must be something in the water, as the saying goes.

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The Intrepid Mrs S
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Originally posted by Curiosity killed ...:
Congratulations to the Intrepid family. Apologies for being so slow.

A Boxing Day birthday isn't much fun, particularly as a child. Lots of groaning adults and left over Christmas food, because no-one wants to cook something special for that birthday or party again on Boxing Day. The other wrinkle is that Christmas born children theoretically get "bigger presents" across the two days, but if they have siblings comparison just shows that this ain't necessarily so.

(I spent my birthdays as a child sitting on the bank of a sailing club as my parents went sailing to work off some of their overindulgence over Christmas. Nobody wanted birthday cake and no, I really didn't want turkey curry followed by left over mince pies and Stilton for my birthday meal.)

Thank you CK, and no indeed - I think the plan is to have a half-birthday in June!

TFMissS is now paying for her remarkably easy pregnancy by having a baby who - like her, and me - doesn't like milk. He falls asleep during his feed, they wind him and put him in his cot. 30 minutes later - I'm hungry, where's my next meal? Or, alternatively, he cries and cries, pulling his little knees up and giving them sad, blue-lipped, windy smiles [Waterworks]

Mrs. S, sympathetic - we've all been there.

PS and congratulations, Brenda!

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Pigwidgeon

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Originally posted by The Intrepid Mrs S:
Thank you CK, and no indeed - I think the plan is to have a half-birthday in June!

My best friend when I was a young child had been born on December 25. Her family basically ignored her December birthday and celebrated it on June 25. They had a large backyard, the weather was usually nice, school had just gotten out -- it was a great time for a party.

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Curiosity killed ...

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Half birthdays are a well-known phenomenon around here too, sadly subsumed under clergy Petertide ordinations for the last 10 years. Significant birthdays celebrated on a half birthday are a bit odd too.

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Sioni Sais
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Younger grandson, B, was two months old on Wednesday. He was 6lb 6oz at birth, went down to 6lb but is now 13ib 1oz!

I know smaller babies gain a bit faster, and breast-fed babies too, but little B is piling it on and apart from that time in the early evening, when most pre-teen's (and possibly most people, period) get awkward, he's a happy boy, as is our first grandson, S.

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It's ten weeks to go, here at Chez Shrew. I finish work for maternity leave next Friday, but have been off all week with some kind of virus that has left me totally wiped out and exhausted- no energy to do anything at all.
Blood tests have shown that in addition to the virus I have low iron levels. Can anyone offer helpful things I can eat to increase iron levels ( at the moment they don't want to put me on supplements), and/or encouragement that I will get some energy back between now and baby's arrival?

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Ferijen
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Are you taking spatone? Recommended by midwives around here as a way of improving iron without the consequences ... Ahem... of prescribed iron.
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Here is a list of iron-rich foods.

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Originally posted by Mrs Shrew:
... Can anyone offer helpful things I can eat to increase iron levels ...?

I'm not a dietician or doctor, but the most appealing iron-rich food I can think of would be a nice juicy steak, served with eggs (for brunch), a spinach salad with strawberries and nuts or stir-fried broccoli.

Hope you feel better soon. [Votive]

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Welease Woderwick

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Wholewheat Toast and Marmite™!

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Mrs Shrew

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Thank you all- will try the foods and ask midwife about spatone when I see her next week

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Make sure you are getting plenty of vitamin C as well as your body needs it to absorb iron.

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Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
Wholewheat Toast and Marmite™!

She wants to feel better ... [Devil]

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Raisins for iron. That's what the Red Cross puts me on when I m too low to donate. Also any tomato based soup, sauce or stew cooked in an iron pot.

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Mrs Shrew, this isn't a serious suggestion (as Piglet said you want to feel better) but when my Grandma had low iron levels, around 80+ years ago she had to eat raw liver sandwiches. Just the thought of them makes me want to [Projectile]

Fortunately some of the other suggestions sound more palatable.

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Pigwidgeon

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My grandmother also ate liver for iron, but she cooked it. The house stank for hours (my sister and I would go outside and play when possible), but our dog thought it was the greatest smell ever.

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I ate (cooked) liver at least once a week through pregnancy to try and keep my iron levels up - and when I've been anaemic at other times. There are ways of making it edible - variations of devils on horseback, little chunks wrapped in bacon and grilled on a skewer - alternating with prunes so it's not all liver, served with rice and salad isn't too much liver. Also calves liver with sage. I'd much rather eat spinach, but we're better at absorbing iron from animal sources. Definitely eat/drink something high in vitamin C to help your body absorb the iron whether it's dietary iron or tablets. Tea and coffee reduce absorption

(I have been badly anaemic a few times and have been lectured on how to make sure I get enough in my diet - then put on iron tablets. I had two years or more of the iron tablets last time.)

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Do chicken livers work if you turn them into a pâté?

This recipe from the blessèd Delia is a breeze to make if you've got a food processor, and delicious on toast or crackers.

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Mrs Shrew

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Very pleased to say that baby Arthur joined us on Saturday morning at 1.43.

He is a wee slip of a thing, at 3.5kg (a week and a half overdue), and seems healthy and happy so far.

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Youngest daughter had cancer six years ago and was told that as a result of the treatment it was highly unlikely she would ever conceive.
She and her lovely partner married last October with him saying "I'd love to have children but regardless of that it's you I want to spend my life with......"

They have just gone public with the news that they are expecting a baby in January. I remember holding her as she wept when the consultant told her there wasn't time to wait to harvest any eggs from her to save towards the future as her cancer was quite advanced and they needed to start treatment straightaway.
So this news comes as a complete surprise- they are stunned but thrilled as are we.

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Congratulations on the arrival of Arthur, Mrs Shrew, great name.
Mrs Beaky, what exciting and lovely news for your daughter and her husband.

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Congratulations to the Shrew family! Welcome to Arthur.

And congratulations to the Beaky family. That's fantastic news for you all.

[Yipee]

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Congratulations Mrs Shrew - hope you recovered enough from the tiredness before his birth.

What wonderful news Mrs Beaky.

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Really great news, Mrs Beaky. Best wishes from us to all.

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Spatone was enough to raise my daughter's iron to very acceptable levels
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quote:
Originally posted by Mrs Shrew:
Very pleased to say that baby Arthur joined us on Saturday morning at 1.43.

Congratulations.

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Congratulations [Smile]
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The Intrepid Mrs S
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So thrilled for everyone rejoicing here - especially Mrs Beaky and Mrs Shrew [Angel]

The Intrepid Grandson, as foretold, is a different child now he's weaned and scoffing solid food as fast as he can - very happy and pleased with himself [Yipee]

The Doting Mrs S

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Welcome to the world Arthur. [Yipee]

Mrs Beaky, such good news lights up even a horrible winter day at this end of the world. [Axe murder]

Huia

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Congratulations to the Shrews and welcome Arthur! [Yipee]

Mrs. Beaky, that's wonderful news - [Votive] for your daughter to have a happy, healthy pregnancy. [Smile]

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Thanks everyone and many congratulations to all of you who are celebrating good news too!
[Yipee]

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Welease Woderwick

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I'm not sure that Themselves completely see it as good news when they have each been pacing the floor for a couple of hours with either a fractious son or a fractious daughter in their arms!

But mostly they are a complete delight.

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**bumpity-bump**

Hostly Hoover avoidance tactics. [Big Grin]

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Welease Woderwick

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Don't babies grow fast?

Ours aren't so much putting on weight as they are just getting longer - the cradles which dwarfed them a few short weeks ago seem to have shrunk as the kids have grown so much.

At least now we are starting to get real smiles from them.

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