feb 2011 - waving those pom poms

[slowangels1]

just to start a new (and possibly last) ante natal thread - come on knitta

Jane - best of luck for tomorrow. I hope you get the answers you need and that they will give you the green light to go ahead.

I can't believe the Cookie Club is still there! I did my teacher training in Nottingham and met dh there. We have very fond memories and he had his stag do in Rock City!

I can't believe you are running again granny! Dh made us walk home very fast from a party on Friday night (some friends held a Royal Wedding watching party and showed a recording of it. All the Americans sat and watched it while us Brits were in the kitchen scoffing the food!) and I was sick when we got home!

I hope everyone whose dh's are working silly hours get some changes soon. It's a pain in the arse when they are working all the time, isn't it? You end up feeling a bit of a drudge, well I do anyway.

Hope everyone has a great night's sleep!

good luck for tomorrow jane i hope you get the answers you need.

I haven't posted much as i'm really struggling at the moment. I am a real control freak and i am not able to keep everything the way its supposed to be. I have always had anxiety attacks but they got worse after my dad died but at the moment it feels like one long anxiety attack. I keep putting off going to the doctors about it but i know i should, as it is probably partnered with a touch of depression.
Freya is ok, we had another scan today and her hips are now normal but she still has to wear the harness for the next 6 weeks gradually building up the time out of the harness. This morning was the 1st time i saw her responding to her big brother. He was sitting watching cartoons eating breakfast and she was propped up on the sofa next to him. She looked straight at him and just kept grinning. It was so sweet to watch.
Had a visit from my maternal health worker and i have lost another 3kilos in 5weeks which means i have lost 3stone since freya was born (10weeks )

I think we are going to have to start a new thread. I can't post links on my phone so someone else will have to do it.

mizkGosh im glad im not the only one out clubbing,it lovely tho to get out and i was thinking about getting out a bit more now D is sleeping better.

ponyo dd1 had a massive boufant but i cant remember her finding it ahh,i do remember ds1 2 and 3 all finding their willies tho and having a good pull(sounbds awfull,you know what i mean) oh no im hysterical now wiggles thanks for the understanding,its just not what i signed up for altho i have taken the piss had a nice day to myself, gym shopping then took Els for tea and cake-i had a coffee then she went to ballet whilst i had a little mooch around the shops,i even bought some jeans from primani that fit!!!!

angels i am on a good thread at the mo,its weight loss tips and they talk about the shred dvd-i cant link will you be able to find it,i am eating better now and going to gym when i can but not putting too much pressure on myself and i feel quite positive,the shred is a different matter tho im waiting for the dvd,dont get too down tho you/we will get back to normal one day soon and we did make brand new human being after all.

deb thanks,yes i know you dont have it easy either and my dh is at least kind,funny and loving-when he is here that is.It must be hard for you,do you think he will revert to his old self or will you get fed up one day? My ex h was a fabulous man untill he was made redundant actually,he set up his own business but it was never that sucessfull tbh and he started using weed and alcohol to escape,he became distant and bad tempered and was away from the home all the time,i tired of it all eventually and we split up but i often wonder if we would have been ok if not for the redundancy,i guess ill never know now,anyway good for you for sticking with him i hope he comes thru and appreciates you for it x

Jut watched the last ever wire,i am in mourning now but glad bubs was ok in the end.

tadjenny and ponyo glad you know Cookie, its still a bit of a dive but music fab, stone roses the libertines and oasis amongst others!
hubbard sorry to hear you are having a rough time, but if you can get to the docs I'm sure they can help. You have had extra strain with Freya's harness so no wonder you're feeling it.
ledkr sounds like you had a good day, make sure there are more like that! I was really sad when the Wire ended esp what happened to Dookie and Omar, waaa! Omar was my fave by far. Loved Bubs too of course but I did find the ending quite sad on the whole and really missed it - DP and I felt lost with no Wire to look forward to!
Right off to sleep I go (hopefully)... Night all!

Hubbard, sorry you are having a rough time of it. I remember at my lowest point of PND I couldn't even remember how to cook dinner for my dd! My Mum had to tell me what to cook and how to do it - I was 35 ffs! Great news about Freya's hips and her reaction to her brother and your weight loss! Glad you are feeling a bit better too, bensmum.

Ledkr I expect you to be leading the dancing at Jane's virtual wedding disco!

Debka I hope you can get what you need from your husband soon. Mine works all the time but I'm so pleased he is affectionate when I want him to be.

Ponyo I went to see a friend today who I really haven't seen much of lately as she's been struggling to get pregnant. I've missed her company but haven't wanted to rub her nose in it. It's so hard though, isn't it? I mean what can you say?

Great photos of the christening wiggles!

I am still eating loads too angels. Are you following a particular diet? Our local supermarket was selling 4 packs of creme eggs for a dollar, so I couldn't resist. Could do with a dance with Mizk too!

Just getting ready for the school run, just wanted to pop in to let Jane know was thinking of her xx

morning girls, hope you are all well.

Sorry to hear your not feeling to good hubbard, at Freya, well done with her hips!

Thank you all for your kind thoughts and hand holding, only an hour and half to go. God im so bloody scared! I will come on later and let you all know the results.

hope you all have a good day.

gosh Jane loads of luck and luck,i dont think i told ou but ds 3's best mate fell off a balcany on holiday when they were just 17 and away without parents for the first time,ds and friends saw it all happen and dealt with the aftermath but they inquest was very hard indeed for all of us,i think i broke down that night even tho they said he hadnt known much about it the detail was hard to hear,ihope you and df have lots of support today we will all be here when you get back if you need to talk xxx

,izk i may start to watch the wire from the begining,i was pg when we started to watch it so mauy have missed some zzzzzzzzzz if you know what i mean

Hubbard-get thee to the drs,i struggled loads in last few weeks,i do think having some "probs" with your baby contributes to feeling low.

bensmum-congrats on having a baby who can communicate so early he cried so he meant no hahahaha. I must admit i am not really into all the arty farty stuff,D hates being touched so i wouldnt even try it,she growls if you so much as touch her foot! I remember going to a swimming class with dd1-all my dc's were swimming by a year as we have an open air pool nearby and also we go away a lot- the instructor told me to put her head under water-now i knew she would hate this and put her off the water so i didnt,she got really snotty with me so i never went back-dd1 learnt to swim a few months later in the indian ocean

Cant remember who said it but my single friend has been disinterested in D maybe thru mild jealousy,i cured her on Saturday by asking her to be god mother shes thrilled.

Granny i am guessing nate is in his room?Has anyone else put their lo in their own room yet,id like to.She woke up last night when me and dh went to bed ahem. It also could have been her tummy as Dr has told us to give one of her meds in a tiny amount of pear puree,while i was out dh decided to try it and ended up giving her about a quarter of a jar!! She woke up refluxing and crying for ages,iended up giving her milk and meds so wartch this space,she will probably wake up at same time tonight!

poping on to say thinking of you today jane

creme egg diet tad? That sounds like my kind of thing . I'm not doing any diet just trying to not eat too much crap. My logic is (apologies to all those on strict diets) diets don't work in general in the long term - trying to have a healthier balanced diet should be a long term thing. I am getting really depressed about my appearance still though - to the point where I no longer bother with make up (what's the point - I look so bad there's no redemption) and don't like going out as I don't want people to see me like this, but I know this is my problem and I'm making it worse by eating so much. It's a viscious circle and one I swore I'd never get myself back in.

I'm shattered already - been up since 4, yawn.

was it ledkr who said she was trying the shred dvd? There's no way my body is capable of that with my bad back...yet. Seeing physio tomorrow and am keeping my fingers and toes crossed she can sort me out so I will eventually be doing such like. Btw does anyone who had a csec get painful scar whenever they do ANYTHING which uses their tummy muscles? I could not do a sit up if I tried as it would hurt the scar. My GP at pn apt didn't mention anything about what I could or couldn't do now so I'm not sure what I should be doing and if this ache feeling is normal.

hubbard you've been through so much - you've done fantastically . I bet you can't wait until the harness is finally off . Didn't pinkie need a harness too on her LO or did I imagine it?

Angles-ive not tried shred yet,willlet you know how bad it is. My scar doesnt hurt but my tummy muscles do when i do any activity even walking a long way,i sympathise with the feelings too,i have not even taken D swimming as i cant face putting my fat body in a costume It is horrible but i do thinkn ive broken the vicious circle now as i really want to do something about it as it is affecting my life so much.I dont aggree with the no make up thing either,i bought some nice-size 16-jean yesterday and i feel fab in them,that in turn made me feel it was worth having ahealthy dinner/gong to gym.I am also going to use the time id be eating to pamper myself,fake tan.eyebrows,facial etc.

angels not had a cs but my sil who has says that you shouldn't lift anything heavy for a YEAR afterwards! Not sure how she's managing that when her son is 8mo and the size of a small horse.

ledkr interesting to hear your xH was made redundant and all went downhill from there. It seems to emasculate them almost, must be awful to be a man! I do love him but he is bloody hard work. We live next door to my mum and stepdad (my mum's ill, I help look after her), and she finds it really hard that he treats me with so little affection or consideration. It's definitely not what I want for my girls.

hubbard glad to hear F's hips are better , but that she has to keep the harness for another 6 weeks.

Fingers all crossed for jane and mrjane, it's 9.30, they'll be in now...

Getting S weighed today but she had her weekly poo this morning, grrrr, it was at least 2oz as well (no I didn't weigh it before you ask!!!). She is such a clever little baby- she sucks her thumb to go to sleep, but her coordination isn't good enough to get her thumb straight in her mouth, so she puts her hand on her forehead (as far as she can reach, cute little short arms!), then runs it down her face till she finds her mouth! Resourceful, eh? So when she starts thumping herself on the forehead I know it's time to put her in bed!

I've started the new thread here