Mini Monstro
 

All sorted today that Anji and I will have mini Monstro on the 17th of next month (four weeks away eeeek!!!!!).

As most people are aware we don't know the sex of the baby so we thought we'd have a bit of fun, guess the sex and weight. Easy to do, just post the sex and weight of the soon to be with us arrival and the person with the correct sex and closest to the weight wins a bottle of their tipple (if you drink malt you're screwed and you'll have to get used to blended lol). Tie break decided by who posted first.

Helpful hint!!!!!! Midwife measured Anji last week, first words out of her mouth was " big baby". Consultant measured Anji this morning, first words out of his mouth "big baby"

Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edit - lb's and ounces in this country where baby's are concerned lol

:twisted: Glad to hear all going well mate 8)


I have no idea what the hell a baby is supposed to weigh, so I won't put my foot in it and guess :lol:

However, i'll go with......

It's a boy :up:

Boy weighing in at 7lbs 3oz. Didn't want to go too big and scare Anji!

well casey was 8lbs 13oz :p so anything below that is fine by me :)) so there ya go Neil you can have a realistic stab now hun ;)


So who do i have to thank for putting this idea in M's head?? :sherlock: ;)

Jake says a boy and I say about..... 8Ib 5ozs

:twisted: OK, i'll go with a boy at 7lb 11oz :up:

Htf did casey weigh that much lol. she's tiny!!

Well i am sticking to my original guess although i'm now thinking BIGGER. My first born was 9lb 8oz and i didn't think it was that bad lol.

awwww thats great news michael i reckon anji's gonna have a girl weighing 7lb and 80z good luck with the birth anji i heard its quite painful rather you than me :lol:

:lmao: i'm sure you didnt think it was that bad lol you werent the one having to push out that big bundle of joy :shock:

ok a boy weighing 8 pounds exactly

good luck:D...bring on the drugs anji:lol:

Well yea that may have had something to do with it. Although i had a couple of nasty finger nail marks on my hand!:(

I say a boy and weighing in 8lb 4oz :mrgreen:

glad to hear everythings going well for you!

Ill have shot in the dark and say a girl at 7 pounds.

My heart stopped at the name of the thread...I thought I confused all dates again...

Here you go...girl at 8 Lbs 3 oz

Geez, I just remembered last time I told somebody they would have a girl (which they did) they didn't talk to me for months...

Anji & Michael,
I Hope everything goes well in the last few weeks but of course also beyond that for all four of you.

My guess would be a girl around 8 pounds. :))

girl, 8lb 9oz :cool:

Girl 8lb 10oz

And I still maintain you should have had a guess the baby's mother competition :))

yes, cos you'd still get people getting it wrong :p

:shock:

LOL... I remember those word's that the midwife said... big baby

anyway.... guessing by that remark i's say... 9lb 4oz and a boy.

Michael anything for the one who gets the closest to the weight...:-) lol

*cough* *cough*

We need Emma to tally up scores..LOL

Ok, tally up time...


Those in favour of the male of the species...

Geordieloaf - 7lb 3oz
Debs - 8lb 5oz
Flying Mouse - 7lb 11oz
Allrevvedup - 8lb
Betty - 8lb 4oz
FireFly - 9lb 4oz

Those in favour of a girl...

Sexyeyes jo - 7lb 8oz
RadioMaster - 7lb
Mszee - 8lb 3oz
AndrewG - 8lb
Samurai7 - 8lb 9oz
AndyanythingforadrinkK - 8lb 10oz

lmao that'll teach you to try being funny zina :lol:

I reckon it's going to be a boy 8lb 6oz ... time seems to start to drag when you get so near the birth ... wo'nt be long though!

Baby keeps on growing...LOL...and it's either a boy or a girl!!!

TRY to be funny??? I am gutted...LOL...

Congratulations to you and Anji,
Wish you all the luck and happiness in the world :heart:.

My guess;

Baby Girl weighing 9lb 7oz

That's gonna hurt, might even rip her a bit and it'll be all your fault :)) Hope she doesn't need forceps or suction :shock: make sure she has lots of drugs ;)

Good luck!

Boy 8lb 9oz is my guess.

Pud :twisted:

well lets see - i'll go for a boy & 7lb 11oz


glad to know everything going well

Thought the definite date would've given away the fact it's a caesarian, she'll have all the drugs she can handle lol

Some people use a date as an indicator of due-date and not a date of caesarian and even then the date of caesarian might be changed if the midwife thinks it's for the better.

What some Mothers don't realise with a caesarian is that it's major abdominal surgery and they try and carry on with everyday life after birth when they should be taking it easy. Make sure she takes it easy, NO DRIVING or the stitches might pop and you could be up shit creek.

Pud :twisted:

All sorted already Pud, staying at inlaws for at least two weeks and I'm off work best part of a month

Did you miss a bit about her already having once 8 Lbs 13 oz baby???

(I am getting sympathy pains just posting this)

Good man. Someone we know was driving 2 days after a caesarian and the stitches popped and she had to stay in hospital for a couple of weeks after that. All my kids were vaginal deliveries and it made me glad of being a bloke - OUCH!!! :shock: (legs-crossed)

How much paternity leave in the UK are you entitled to?

Pud :twisted:

Two weeks paid, entitled to 4 more but they're unpaid, saved me holidays this year though and work are letting me work from home for a while

All the best to you both..i hope you are gonna be there Michael so Anji has someone to punch..lol..

My guess..a boy 8lb 12oz

I reckon a 9lb 7oz boy :up:

You sorted a girl's name yet?!

It's ok pud, i know from last time what a caesarean can be like, had to have one with last baby cos she was too big for natural birth, this is why we're going straight to it this time, i was in labour for 27 hrs last time before they realised i needed a c-section, that and the other risks invloved with natural birth after c-section are too much to risk it.

Do feel a bit robbed of the birth experience though if i'm honest :roll:

Really? It's so interesting that people feel like that whereas I'm the exact opposite, could handle raising a baby but I'd rather eat my feet than "have" it :?

lmao i used to be exactly like that Luce but it all changes when you actually go thru pregnancy and bring that littlun into the world...something just clicks inside you...kinda hard to explain really but only then do you find out what unconditional love is.
The trouble with c-section is not only the risks as pud says its a major surgery and there are lots of things that can ho wrong, the list of things i had to sign allowing them to do if it doesnt go according to plan is an eye opener lol, but the bigger thing for me with casey was i heard her cry, saw my partner go off with the midwife but it seemed forever before they stitched me back up and i got to see her face :( i guess that's where i feel robbed and also not being able to hold her/feed her properly for a while due to pain from the stitches.

btw i saw the way you looked at casey ;) you're not so against kids as you make out i think :p

LMAO a person could be made of stone and Casey would still crack them, she's beautiful!!! We must send you the pic of her with her feet up and holding Chelle's mobile :lol:

I'm not dead against kids - worked with them for long enough - I'm just too selfish to have them!!! I couldn't cope being pregnant, the thought of giving birth makes me shudder...I think I think too much about everything I'd be giving up rather than gaining :? I'd be perfectly happy if someone made me a baby and gave me it, just don't want to "have" it :lol:

In saying that though *goes all serious for a minute* I'm saying that as a person who assumes that when/if the time comes I'll be able to do it all naturally and it'll be my choice, dunno how I'd feel if my "right" was taken away...

Let's just all get puppies :up:

By that do you mean you feel robbed of the potential 27 hours of swearing at Michael knowing he just has to accept every word with a lovoing smile?

i can send you casey ;)

feet up with a mobile phone lmao...now that makes me look like a good mum lol

lol yeah that didn't sound too brilliant did it! :lol: Will email the pic, it's gorgeous

All the best to you both xx

Boy 8lb 2oz

Okay... I'm attempting to be scientific here...

Statistically, the older the father, the more chance there is of the baby being a boy, and second babies tend to be bigger than first babies... so my guess is: Boy, 9lb 2 oz... and I don't envy you carrying that weight around Anji! Luckily my two were both less than 8lb... just make sure you take the advice that's already been given with regard to taking it easy afterwards, let M spoil you!! Hugs xx

Lets recap lol


Those in favour of the male of the species...

Geordieloaf - 7lb 3oz
Debs - 8lb 5oz
Flying Mouse - 7lb 11oz
Allrevvedup - 8lb
Betty - 8lb 4oz
FireFly - 9lb 4oz
Angelica - 8lb 6oz
Pudding - 8lb 9oz
SW31 - 7lb 11oz
Battybarb - 8lb 12oz
Smoggy - 9lb 7oz
Cpl Mickey - 8lb 2oz
Hypnowheresmebeerbabe - 9lb 2oz

Those in favour of a girl...

Sexyeyes jo - 7lb 8oz
RadioMaster - 7lb
Mszee - 8lb 3oz
AndrewG - 8lb
Samurai7 - 8lb 9oz
AndyanythingforadrinkK - 8lb 10oz
MeatGrl1 - 9lb 7oz


13 to 7 in favor of a boy

Lucy,you sound just like my eldest daughter Sam, lol she is 30 at the end of this month,says she thinks she would like a baby if she could by it ready made not have to go through having it..lol..until then she is making do with her English Bull terrier Abbey,thats her baby..lol

You could be right Claire,in my experience 2nd was bigger.1st was 6lb8oz..2nd was 7lb13oz..3rd was 7lb13oz...so good luck Anji..bet you just cannot wait now,i think the last month is always the worst...hope Michael is waiting on you..lol

Anji whatever you don't let michael nick your gas and air, my sister's boyfriend nicked it and she could killed him lol while she was screaming in pain he was getting high lol

thats actually a good idea

You think?

for Michael, yep

Rumor has it that Michael has 2 bushels of rotten tomatoes...I would be very careful if I were you...

nah, he cant throw that far :p

I didn't have HIM in mind...

not in my case Barb! 1st was 8lb exactly ... 2nd was 7lb 9 ... 3rd was only 5lb 5 but he was 3 weeks early!!!

:silence: :lol:

(Not going to say it...not going to say it...not going to say it...god, grant me strength not to take tiny bit of revenge of my good buddy Chris)

no chance of that lol only epidural needed for this and i dont think he wants any part of that :lol:

Congratuatlions and good luck to the both of you

A girl at 9lbs 5oz

I ended up with an emergency c-section with my daughter Hazel arriving 10 weeks early at 2lbs 6oz. She is now approaching 7 and taller than most of her class - could it be the strict diet of rock music she has been fed since birth????:lol:

Thanks snowy


Oh bless.... i'm glad everything turned out ok. My first is just past 2yrs now and just starting to repeat the words to Meats songs lol

Funnily enough we were talking about that the other night...


we've narrowed it down to any girls name other than Casey so far lol

Ah bless her,you are teaching her well Anji..lol:-)

So the boy's name is worked out then?

How about Patricia, then you can have your own Patti :twisted: !!!

What Jo didnt say,while he was inhaling the gas and air he was also watching a wildlife programme on the tv in the delivery room,how he walked out there in one piece i will never know....lol

Nah, just go with Esmeralda...

Yep, looks like we may also have a winner on a girls name as well after tonight, we'll sleep on it and see if it still works in the morning

Wow...this is so exciting...you know what...thank you so very much for sharing this experience...this is SO beautiful...

Would you tell the name or it's a secret?

Boys name is Thomas, both of my grandfathers were Tommy so that wasn't tough. Girls name we'll sleep on, won't print it until Anji's decided it's the one she wants.

Thomas is lovely,my cousins little boy is Thomas and he is a little darling...

It's beautiful...Tommy...thank you!

My first was 7lb 10 1/2 oz, and the second was 7lb 7oz... but the first was late and the second was early....

recap again to save people ploughing through the natterings lol


Those in favour of the male of the species...

Geordieloaf - 7lb 3oz
Debs - 8lb 5oz
Flying Mouse - 7lb 11oz
Allrevvedup - 8lb
Betty - 8lb 4oz
FireFly - 9lb 4oz
Angelica - 8lb 6oz
Pudding - 8lb 9oz
SW31 - 7lb 11oz
Battybarb - 8lb 12oz
Smoggy - 9lb 7oz
Cpl Mickey - 8lb 2oz
Hypnowheresmebeerbabe - 9lb 2oz

Those in favour of a girl...

Sexyeyes jo - 7lb 8oz
RadioMaster - 7lb
Mszee - 8lb 3oz
AndrewG - 8lb
Samurai7 - 8lb 9oz
AndyanythingforadrinkK - 8lb 10oz
MeatGrl1 - 9lb 7oz
Snowy 9lb 5oz


13 to 8 in favor of a boy

Can we have a team prize too? Boy team vs. girl team?

i aint buying a drink for half the bloody forum :roll: isnt it supposed to be the other way round anyway??

winner gets first choice to adopt?:D

I somehow can't see that one happening!

That could work lol M could do with having a loving home where he can still act like a bachelor ;)

It supposed to be absolutely the other way around...I am buying if you're drinking...LOL...

Still and all...blue ribbon or something would be nice for a team work and all...

Give me half an hour to clear some cupboard space for the his whisky collection then he's welcome to visit.

Did you see what he called you up there??? :shock:

He wouldn't be too far wrong :cheers:

Oh really...let's see...duty free says anything to you???

doodie free whiskey?

id go for that

Actually you may have hit on something there!!!!

PMSL!!! git

Like with me and you in the same room it would make it to a cupboard!!!!

It speaks volumes ... Specifically litres :))


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It speaks volumes ... Specifically litres :))


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It speaks volumes ... Specifically litres :))


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It speaks volumes ... Specifically litres :))

... oh and Kgs too

Was so nice you've said it twice...but, of course, you will rush and delete it...

Kgs of what??? Tobacco???

(Andji and Michael, sorry, we're a bit off topic here, but he is a mod and can't be ignored...know what I mean?)

As if I'd do something like that, and yes you're spot on :))

I think we have to take this outside...PM me brand and we will talk...

yes you are and yes he can be

Which brand of whiskey/whisky did you say you wanted from duty free???

Just re-read your original post - Anji's due date is on my daughters birthday. Mine you - if you can keep your legs crossed for 10 days, it could arrive on Meats Birthday!!!!

Have to keep more than that crossed lol, it's a delivery date not a due date, caesarian.