Hi Clodagh

Love the site, think it is fantastic to have something local.  Hopefully we can get suggestions from people on setting up activities for the kids and for the moms to meet up and get to know more people.  Balbriggan needs more community spirit. So here's hoping we'll be up and running in no time at all!

I'll certainly be passing this site on to others.

Thanks so much!

Doreen & Eoín.

hi Clodagh,

It's great to see such a site up and running locally. It's great to know there is a place where somebody in the same situation can chat and pass on hints and tips. it's even better to know there are other people locally interested in community spirit and getting to know eachother. I;m thrilled to hear about it because I agree that staying at home with your baby can be scary at times and other mums and their babys can become a bit of a lifeline! the breast feeding support group is such a great help and it's great to have somewhere to go to have the baby weighed, in those early early weeks it was especially exciting to see how much Isabella had put on!! it's still exciting but as you know each new step in a baby's life takes over and you are onto trying to get your head around the next bit of development. It all happens so fast. Isabella is 13 weeks now and my head is still spinning at how fast it has gone by!!

Anyway, the site is great and I am looking forward to getting into chats and tips,

Laura and Isabella

Laura, Bopper, welcome to the board

Glad we have some new members.  Like I said before, please be patient and I think it will take some time before we really get things going.

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the breast feeding support group is such a great help and it's great to have somewhere to go to have the baby weighed, in those early early weeks it was especially exciting to see how much Isabella had put on!! it's still exciting but as you know each new step in a baby's life takes over and you are onto trying to get your head around the next bit of development. It all happens so fast. Isabella is 13 weeks now and my head is still spinning at how fast it has gone by!!

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The breastfeeding support group is great (there is a whole topic dedicated to it in the Breastfeeding forum http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=83268&p=3&topicID=7730162 ) - I don't know where I would have been without it either.  Watching the baby's development really is amazing and you're right, it does go by so fast.  Hope you will keep us up to date on how little Isabella is doing!

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I hope it does really well and I for one will be logging on a lot as my other half works away most of the time and I get very lonely and it is great to have a chat to others.  It would be great to meet up with others in the area for a chat and some time out.  Let me know if anyone else is interested in the same.

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My other half is also away an awful lot - he's gone from 5.45am until 9.40pm - so I know how difficult and lonely it can be.  Hopefully we can be of some support to you.  I definitely think it would be a great idea to meet up.  I'm actually considering putting a new section on the board dedicated to organising get togethers (what do you think?).

(Doreen - how about another picnic...? )

Again, welcome to the board and looking forward to chatting with you.

Clodagh & Daniel

Hi girls, I'm delighted that some more are joining up.  I hope that we will see many more join us, so pass the details on.

Clodagh, was actually thinking of having a picnic this Thursday on Moylaragh green 3:30, bring a blanket and food for your own child, that way no extra expense for anyone.  Bring a friend and maybe it can become a weekly thing over the summer?!?

Also maybe bring a brolly if you think it might be hot and the kids can lie under it, I'll be bringing a UV blockout tent.

Hope to see you then!

That's fantastic Doreen, thanks a million.  Just opened a new Get-Togethers & Outings forum in the General section  Click here to view it. and I've posted a message about the picnic.

Thanks again Doreen and looking forward to lots of get-togethers

Clodagh

Ruth,

Welcome to the board!

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I'm a bit of a net addict, so I'm sure I'll be a regular poster!

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Glad to hear we'll be hearing a lot more from you.  If you have any suggestions or anything you'd like added to the board, just let me know.  I'm also a bit of a net addict so I'm sure I'll be seeing you around

Looking forward to seeing you and Conor at the picnic.

Clodagh

Alan,

Welcome to the board

Glad to hear little Olivia is doing well.  Hope to see both Ginevra and Olivia today at the picnic - if not we'll be organising more outings like this so I'm sure we'll see them there.

Looking forward to seeing you around the board.

Clodagh

Hi Ciara

I'm on the resident's committee in Baron's hall if you want to ever meet up.  I find that the week can be quite lonely with everyone working, but a few of us on this site wither work part-time or are stay at home moms.

There's a picnic on Moylaragh green today at 3:30pm if you can make it. Just bring a blanket, brolly and food for yourselves.

Should be lots of mommies and babies there.

We'll try to have a picnic once a week until it gets too cold.

Here's to plenty of hours chatting!

Hi,

Sorry i missed the picnic yesterday we were at a wedding. We are also off on our hols tomorrow so will be away for a week. Will check when i get back and see if there are any get togethers, hopefully the weather will hold out for a few more picnics ! They sound like fun.

Ciara and Zoe

Hello all,

Moved to Balbriggan last year and really love it.  I know a few of my neighbours (in Trimleston) but nobody further afield.  Hope to meet up maybe at the picnics. 

Mary

P.S: Alan, I work in Dundrum!! 

Hi Lee!

Welcome to the board

Looking forward to hearing lots about Sean.  Glad you made the first picnic - sure there'll be loads more!

See you soon.

Clodagh