Happy Birthday, Yshania!!!!!

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Wed May 01, 2002 9:32 am

I do, but I choose not to reveal that information so that I may dominate the races for the next few months...

Also, I feel like being a jerk.

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Wed May 01, 2002 12:51 pm

Thank you all!

@Gruntboy - LOL!

@AR - you were not late, BGFan was early

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Wed May 01, 2002 12:58 pm

Hello Ysh, you look great in that red bikini

How are you doing? Starting to get tired? Remember, it will be your birthday for another 16 hours, it's only just over 8pm GMT

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Wed May 01, 2002 1:02 pm

@CE - LOL!!

I was born just before midnight, so I age in four hours

I am doing fine thank you

How are you? (by the way, where did you get the leather bikini?

- it looks fab!)

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Wed May 01, 2002 1:17 pm

@Ysh: So assuming you were born in the GMT timezone, it's still a few hours left to your aging

The leather bikini is a handmade piece my designer friend made for me

I'm doing fine, relaxing since it's Mayday today. (I've also heard it called Labour Day, or am I confusing things?)

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Wed May 01, 2002 1:23 pm

@CE - yes, I was born in GMT and am still a year younger than I will be in a few hours!

LOL!

Yes, Mayday is also called Labour Day over here - and we have the opportunity to vote for our local councils tomorrow. The official holiday is Monday, though...it is always the first Monday in May

So is it a holiday in Sweden then?

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Wed May 01, 2002 1:36 pm

@Ysh: No, it's not a holiday here on Monday, Mayday is always celebrated 1st of May regardsless of what day of the week it is. People usually dislike when 1st of May is on a Saturday or Sunday, when you shouldn't have worked anyway

So what have you been doing today? Big party?

Have you got any nice gifts?

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Wed May 01, 2002 2:00 pm

LOL!

I have had a party of sorts

I went to meet my little nephew for the first time

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Wed May 01, 2002 2:02 pm

So you've got a brand new little nephew?

When was he born?

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Wed May 01, 2002 2:09 pm

He was born on Friday

He is 8 weeks premature, but doing very well.

LOL!

As soon as I got to the hospital I was pounced on. I was asked for blood as part of a research program funded by the British Heart Foundation that is looking into possible genetic links between pre-eclampsia (what my sister has) premature birth, and later life hyper-tension. As it turned out today, my blood pressure was higher than my pre-eclamptic sister's!

(it must have been the sight of the syringe, and all those vials I had to fill for the hospitals taking part - then the back ups if the first were lost in transit

)

I cannot remember the name of the research...it sounded like Gopec?

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Wed May 01, 2002 2:38 pm

8 weeks premature is usually not a problem nowadays

I'm happy to hear he is doing well

LOL

I would guess you went to a large hospital then, it's quite common that people get jumped by researchers, especially at university hospitals

A quick search made me immediatly familiar with the project they are running

The project is indeed called GOPEC, an acronym for Genetics Of Pre-Eclampsia Collaborative. Nice to hear you are doing your duty for medical research Ysh, although I fear your measurements may cause confusion among the reseachers

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Wed May 01, 2002 2:45 pm

Thank you!

I got it right?

LOL!

it is a big hospital - Addenbrooks in Cambridge...but many other UK teaching hospitals are involved too

*grins* they would mix my blood up with my sisters! except she had a transfusion - so is somewhat diluted, they have to bear this in mind

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Wed May 01, 2002 2:53 pm

Originally posted by C Elegans
8 weeks premature is usually not a problem nowadays I'm happy to hear he is doing well

A friend of mine had a child a few weeks premature but unfortunately became jaundiced. Fortunately she was looked after very well and is now a thriving baby. The interesting thing is that this baby is the quietest baby i have ever been witness to, it hardly makes a sound

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Wed May 01, 2002 3:07 pm

Originally posted by Yshania
I got it right? LOL! it is a big hospital - Addenbrooks in Cambridge...but many other UK teaching hospitals are involved too *grins* they would mix my blood up with my sisters! except she had a transfusion - so is somewhat diluted, they have to bear this in mind

Heh, I guessed it must have been Addenbrooks, it was their website I was directed to

posted by Sleep
A friend of mine had a child a few weeks premature but unfortunately became jaundiced. Fortunately she was looked after very well and is now a thriving baby. The interesting thing is that this baby is the quietest baby i have ever been witness to, it hardly makes a sound

What is jaundiced?

I'm happy to hear she is doing fine now

My best friend's son, who is now 2, was extremly silent as a baby, I certainly hope I and my hubby will be as lucky

PS Sleep: my comp is working fine again, except the mail is malfunctioning

I really hope the ADSL we've been waiting for since last autumn will get installed soon!

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Wed May 01, 2002 3:09 pm

Originally posted by Mr Sleep

A friend of mine had a child a few weeks premature but unfortunately became jaundiced. Fortunately she was looked after very well and is now a thriving baby. The interesting thing is that this baby is the quietest baby i have ever been witness to, it hardly makes a sound

Jaundice is common

My nephew has just finished with the ultra violet treatment. My own two were full term, and both jaundiced - my son was so bad he was referred for blood tests, but then prescribed lots of sunlight

I am glad your friends baby is doing well

A cry from a prem baby is a gift, IMO, but I am sure the novelty wears off after a while!

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Wed May 01, 2002 3:14 pm

Originally posted by C Elegans
What is jaundiced?

I am not sure exactly what it does, it is due to a lack of vitamin D, i think Ysh will have an explanation of what it is.

I'm happy to hear she is doing fine now My best friend's son, who is now 2, was extremly silent as a baby, I certainly hope I and my hubby will be as lucky

PS Sleep: my comp is working fine again, except the mail is malfunctioning I really hope the ADSL we've been waiting for since last autumn will get installed soon!

Okay

Thanks for the heads up

Talk to Ysh about Adsl

@ysh, that is what they said, the crying at first was the most happy time for them

I imagine it is common due to out poor weather in this country?

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Wed May 01, 2002 3:26 pm

@CE LOL! re Addenbrooks!

Jaundice is yellowing of the skin due to the body's inability to get rid of bilirubin in the blood

It can indicate a liver problem, hence blood and urine tests.

*hug* you are trying for a baby?

Best wishes!

Re ADSL - I am on dial up again tonight

but am too happy to care!

@Sleepy

My sis was told by the midwife whose job it was to 'run' the baby from the surgeon to the paediactric nurses to not expect a cry - early babies do not always cry. He screamed the whole way!!

And for those who know about apgar scores (marks out of ten for skin tone, muscle tone, heart rate, breathing etc etc given after 1 and 5 minutes) this little boy scored way higher than my daughter who was 'carried' for a further ten weeks

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Wed May 01, 2002 3:34 pm

Originally posted by Yshania
Jaundice is yellowing of the skin due to the body's inability to get rid of bilirubin in the blood It can indicate a liver problem, hence blood and urine tests.

@CE, told you

Re ADSL - I am on dial up again tonight but am too happy to care!

On the bevy's again?

@Sleepy My sis was told by the midwife whose job it was to 'run' the baby from the surgeon to the paediactric nurses to not expect a cry - early babies do not always cry. He screamed the whole way!!

And for those who know about apgar scores (marks out of ten for skin tone, muscle tone, heart rate, breathing etc etc given after 1 and 5 minutes) this little boy scored way higher than my daughter who was 'carried' for a further ten weeks

So all in all a pretty healthy baby

It must be a large relief....althoug has you say the crying will soon become inconveinient to say the least

It is intersting to note that out of the last 15 babies that have been born to people i know, 1 has been on it's due date

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Wed May 01, 2002 3:50 pm

@Sleepy - LOL!

Not the bevvies - thank you very much!!

I have had my concerns of my nephew and sister allayed

It turns out my sisters condition was very serious, we did not find this out until last night, but she is well now and hopeful to be out by the weekend

It is a relief - thank you

btw - only 5% of babies are born on their due date...they come when forced or when they are ready!

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Wed May 01, 2002 3:50 pm

*Grumbles something about Togas being better then bikini's, then eventually wanders off ranting about sour kraut, and uncooked potatoes...*