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08-09-2007, 03:26 PM
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 I'm Pregnant!! Yay!!!  Will be 10 weeks on Monday, so early days yet, but got to get planning!!Not the best timing where the lottie is concerned though  We're due on April 7th!! When everything needs sowing!!Now decided to have the second plot rotivated, not sure I'll be wanting to dig it all over now...... just want to get the ground ready before I get big!! Any tips or advice? or am I completely mad thinking of doing it with a bubs on the way  Was thinking on trying to concentrate on getting the ground ready from now really. There has been a massive pile of wood chippings left by the council workers next to my plot which I can use for paths maybe.... ooooh and oh got me some plastic to make a make shift greenhouse (makes sense in my head!!  )so it's going to be busy!! Still got over half a plot to dig over on the first!!      |
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08-09-2007, 03:39 PM
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| Gooseberry Bush needed. Congratulations Chrissie, you take care of yourself. You need to find a poster called shortie, she recently had a baby.
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08-09-2007, 03:45 PM
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| 'Grats Chrissie! All the best to the two (or three...!!) of you. Just look out for cat poo in the yard.
__________________ Let's go diggin' dirt.... Big silver bird, come land low and slow Cut your engines, cool your wings, You've taken me home... www.honeyjukes.co.uk |
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08-09-2007, 03:45 PM
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| Well congratulations. You'll be all done by next season so it'll be fine and do the digging before you bet huge!. But two plots! I also fear for your makeshift greenhouse. Is it UV resistant plastic and is the framework going to stand up to winter winds. Either buy a polytunnel or look in the paper and usually there are ads for free, or nearly, greenhouses if you dismantle them.
__________________ Advertising is the rattling of a stick in a swill bucket. George Orwell Paul |
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08-09-2007, 04:09 PM
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| Hugest congratulations to you! It's a tricky one, figuring out the best time in the gardening year to have a baby; do you have the baby in spring, when everything needs sowing and pricking out but you have no time cos you're busy with baby or pooped anyway, or maybe summer, which means no time for planting out and it means you have to do all your pricking out (I'm thinking, standing for long periods of time) when you're big, or how about late summer/autumn, when everything needs harvesting and preserving? It's a puzzler! Anyway, looks like you're beyond making THAT decision! As Madmax says, watch out for the poo, and no heavy lifting! Take care of yourself, and keep us posted! |
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08-09-2007, 04:27 PM
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| Many congratulations. Hope all the gardening (and the getting big) goes well for you. You should be back to yourself (tired but able to bend again) by the time gardening proper kicks in next year and the baby will do well with all the fresh air. Not sure about having 2 plots though!! Last edited by shirlthegirl43; 08-09-2007 at 05:29 PM. |
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08-09-2007, 04:46 PM
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| Congratulotions!! Just like shelling peas they say - so you'll be just fine I'm sure! I'd find yourself a delegation chair - and get planning!
__________________ A simple dude trying to grow veg. http://haywayne.blogspot.com/ - 1st update of 2009 - 6th January http://tickers.baby-gaga.com/p/dev036pr___.png |
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08-09-2007, 05:16 PM
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| Congratulations Chrissie and Mr C! A little pair of hands to help with the lottie! Do keep everyone updated on how you get on! Best wishes Bernie
__________________ Appreciate the little things in life because one day you will realise they are the big things |
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08-09-2007, 07:06 PM
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| Congratulations Chrissie. Don't worry you don't need to wrap yourself up in cottonwool. Just take reasonable care and don't overtire yourself. Carry on with your normal life as far as possible, do whatever you feel comfortable with. When I had my first babe I was still riding pillion on a motorbike until my bump got too big for us to fit on the seat (around 7 and a half months). |
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08-09-2007, 07:08 PM
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__________________ ~ What do I think of Western civilisation? I think it would be a very good idea ~ Gandhi |
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08-09-2007, 07:12 PM
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| Don't tell everyone our secrets!! There's nothing wrong with you that could possibly have been caused by being carried around on a motorbike. Possible inherited nuttiness, yes, but that's in the genes, together with forgetfulness. |
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08-09-2007, 07:14 PM
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| Congratulations Chrissie! As has already been mentioned,time to get yourself a Directors chair and place it strategically on the lottie and direct others on how to do the work! Go easy with the whip though!
__________________ My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE) |
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08-09-2007, 07:30 PM
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| huge congrats chrissie, your preggers not disabled, carry on with the gardening untill bump tells you to stop, good luck with everything keep us updated and be careful of poo. very happy for you!
__________________ Yo an' Bob Walk lightly on the earth take only what you need give all you can and your produce will be bountifull |
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08-09-2007, 07:33 PM
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| Good luck !
__________________ ---) CARL (---- ILFRACOMBE NORTH DEVON a seed planted today makes a meal tomorrow! www.freewebs.com/carlseawolf now in blog form ! UPDATED 01 / 04 / 08 |
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08-09-2007, 07:49 PM
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| Congratulations! |
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08-09-2007, 08:43 PM
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| Many congratulations Chrissy. Being pregnant is the best excuse I know to ask people to do any amount of heavy work for you!
__________________ All at once I hear your voice And time just slips away Bonnie Rait |
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08-09-2007, 09:15 PM
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08-09-2007, 10:32 PM
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| Well it wasn't me!! Well done to both of you. gentle excersise is good for you .... well thats what I told Mrs G
__________________ ntg  Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic http://grief-encounters.blogspot.com/ ================================================== The All New Home page of Hartshill Allotments full of useful bits http://www.hags.btik.com |
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09-09-2007, 02:40 AM
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| Here I am SeaSprout! Congrats Chrissie! You're not mad to want to keep on working on the lottie, and as long as you take it easier, I personally think a bit of LIGHT work on the lottie is good as it keep you supply, fit and out in the fresh air. I suffered Symphasis Pubis Dysfunction [sp] where the 3 pelvic bones knock together during both pregnancies which frustratingly stopped me from doing anything really gardening wise, unless I did it sitting on a low stool with my knees together (which is very difficult when you've got a huge bump infront of you too! ). Otherwise I would have been doing tonnes more than I didHope everything goes well, and if you do decide to keep going on the lottie, don't push yourself too hard, remember you're body will be working hard enough already making a new little person
__________________ Shortie "There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children; one of these is roots, the other wings" - Hodding Carter |
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09-09-2007, 08:27 AM
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| Congratulations......My advice is to grow loads of butternut squashes, they will be ripe just as you need to wean your baby and babies LOVE butternut puree. One of the nicest things about growing your own veg is when you can start your babies off on it. You know that there are no pesticides etc and the vitamin content is so much higher from not sitting around on a supermarket shelf! Other good veg to grow for weaning is swedes, carrots and tomatoes. Best to plan a low maintenance plot as babies are very time consuming (in such a lovely way). |
