why do i always seem to be ignored on here??

families eh!
my mother vowed she would look after dd when born so i could go back to work full time...yeah right.
dp doesnt do a lot for dd although helps me like getting bath ran, changing stuff out, helping with tea. but never got up during night, for feeding or otherwise, changed a handful of nappies and hasnt 'babysat' for more than 2 hours tops! so havent been out since june 2003 and only 27!feel like a old woman.
now about dp, whats happening? our relationship can be hard(at min!)but vilence is unnessecary?

Is she still taking her milk or other fluids? Are there any other symptoms such as a fever?
Ds1 at around a year ate absolutely nothing for 12 days and I was so worried, but he picked up again slowly - I can't remember if he had a course of antibiotics in the end or not, but ever since then he's been very prone to chest infections which have ended up needing antibiotics. Fingers crossed he's 'growing out' of that a bit now though. Know nothing much about the exzema though so can't offer any help with that other than to say, be persistant with your GP or HV and shout loudly until you know you've been listened to and helped. Sometimes it's the only way. It's another thread really, but ds1 ended up with pneumonia 18 months ago and largely because I wasn't listened to in the first place. I clearly didn't shout loud enough, but complained afterwards and we are taken seriously now every time one of them is ill enough IMO to need checking out.

i'm usually about on allergy boards, so any ezcem,a stuff, throw it at me there.

and my life, hehe, how long u got? 24, 2 kids, one on way, dd1 is 4.5yrs old, dd2 is just over 2, # 3 due in march. dh has dilated cardiomyopathy, so sometimes get very down about that, and post very bad posts on that, and probably bore others to tears.

both dd's have eczema (hence my knowledge of it), dd1 has asthma and allergies as well.

but we're generally a happy bunch.

Night all xxx

sahm as well. Newish to area, not that many friends. Mumsnet is great help

Night hun! x

night gobbledigook.x

yes!
god i cant believe i missed your threads? did you talk about any of this?
anytime you wanna chat, give me a shout!
quick brief - sahm to dd 19 months, dp, been together 9 years, no contact with either of our fathers(long, long story), mil a cow!, mother lazy and more interested in brother and his two.no family around when pg as me and b had fall out so mother took his side, only now rearly her head after 19 months after b's dogs died who lived with her and expects to go on like shes been there all along!
thats me..how about you?

lilsmum - glad you feel better. Sometimes people can feel alone even with people around and people who do help. Having a baby is an overwhelming experience - your body has been through massive changes and your whole world is tipped upside down. Of course it is amazing and we are lucky to have our babes but there is nothing quite like it so you cannot be prepared for what is ahead - you just give birth and hit the ground running and don't look back. Whoever you have to help you, at the end of the day, 90% of the responsibility falls on you so of course it's a bit frightening and lonely.

You've done the right thing coming on here - there are loads of people to talk to and people will try and help if they can. The great thing about MN is that you can find out quite quickly that you are not alone and there are women in households just down the road and hundreds of miles away all going through, or have been through, the same as you. Just keep talking and you'll find it a great support.

Really got to go to bed now but hope you feel better.

xxx

lilsmum - 10mg is not a very high dose either - often the dose is 20mg or 40mg so I wouldn't worry about a 10mg dose daily. Sometimes I think it may help you psychologically - just the fact that you are taking something means you think you will get better so you do, iyswim? Of course they do work anyway, but sometimes just starting off on them can help because you feel you are doing something to try and get back in control.

we have finally worn out 3 of those sleepsuits, has taken 18months and 2 kids to wear them out, and mostly daily wash/wear as well. and they get washed at 60 degrees or higher.

50!!yeeeey

and with dp, who 'try's'!but never quites get the hang!!!

wow 49 posts!
Do you feel better now lilsmum?

lilsmum! you are me!!!!!
same thing with parent, and also on ad's(long story too!)
agree about sleepsuit/grobag, normally cost about £20-£25 (check for sale thread?)
our has been a god send!

Anything can knock their appetite - being a bit under the weather or even just feel like being stubborn! As I said, just keep offering her small portions or leave a bowl of grapes, breadsticks, banana etc so she can help herself. I think if you get stressed about it it will make it worse (can't believe I'm saying that as I end up yelling at mine!!). She honestly won't starve herself so try not to worry.

all kids go thro stages of not eating. dd2 has been goign thro it for 6months. and still she gains weight.

had pmd as well. took ad's for about 6months, then moved onto st johns wort.

lilsmum - please don't worry about needing ADs - they can really help. Perhaps they can just hep you through this bad patch? What has the GP given you? I haven't had PND but I had depression when I was in my late teens and used Prozac/fluoxetine - it really helped and I only took them for about 2 months, I didn't end up addicted or anything!

Of course if you don't want to that's fine, but please don't think you are some kind of failure if you need them for a while. Many of us have. x

if u can afford it then invest in a sleepsuit from here

get ones with mittens.