Due Fab Feb 2009: the Curry and Cake Club

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Here is our new thread!

Lardy- that's what I have too and that's what caused my bleed!

Lardy, please let me know if I can help out in anyway - I'm happy to pick up shopping and stiff for you. Just drop me a note...

Markstretch - have you decided how you're going to get revenge on your DH?

Liked the chipolatas suggestion...

or maybe cupcakes in his lunchbox with icing phalluses on them...

That would be stuff - I have no intention of going near anything stiff!

MS - laughed so hard at that (will actually do the same to John tomorrow for fun!!)

oandu - facebook away...

PT dont be silly you are really in the wars with your back, i feel for you. I am fine now and dp and I are really good at the moment. Yesterday really made us think about what we are doing and what we could lose and we really pulled together so hopefully we will be fine now........

Thanks for all your well wishes.

MS it is really scary isnt it, did they tell you what causes it because they didnt me!!

Mrsy thank you so much for the offer I will keep that in mind thank you!

I must admit my mum has been over today to help with dd and I have done nothing all day. Could get used to this.... he he he

lardy, sorry to read about your scare, but it does sound like things will be better now between you and DP? Fingers crossed that was your 3rd bad thing and you can relax and enjoy the rest of your pregnancy x

Lardy

TMI alert!

I had a problem a few yrs ago where I started bleeding after sex, loads. An embarrassing amount. Went to the Dr's and referred to gynae at the hospital. They had a look and told me I had cervical erosions cause by the ectropion cells.

It's where the cells that would normally grown on the inside of your uterus, grow out onto the neck of your cervix and when these become aggitated (like during sex or with the weight of a baby in there!) they tend to bleed.

I have had 2 pretty painless procedures to treat it where they cauterise the cells with silver nitrate.

It solved the problem but unfortunately mine came back in another spot on my cervix! I bleed continuously for the first 6 months of my pg with dd and only found out after that it was caused by the erosions.

And when I had a bleed the other week the Dr could see it was coming from an old scar.

They are annoying but mostly harmless, usually caused by a change in your hormones as far as I know.

At least your baby is fine and dandy

Thanks for that MS...

Blimey Lardy you've been through it haven't you....glad they could tell you what it is though - it's always worse when it can't be explained. Just keep accepting those offers of help.

Sun's been shining here today thank goodness and I've been out and about all day (was v.miserable yesterday at home feeling quite bored) . I managed to see a friend this afternoon who has twins of 3 and a half and a nearly 5 year old. She was telling me a v.sad story though about a little boy in her dd's class at school (so a 4 going on 5 yr old) who last week never woke up from his sleep - I just shuddered at the thought.

On a lighter but more boring note, have been shopping for carpets.....I couldn't believe that I could buy the same carpet in B & Q (anyone realise they sold carpets ?!) as I picked in the carpet shop (ie same quality and style/colour etc) for 2/3 of the price. I s'pose you then have the hassle of finding a carpet fitter but it would save a few (well needed) pennies....

lardy - sorry to hear about your scare. hope things are getting better now.

like markstretch, i had something similar (and have bled in every pregnancy). consultant who saw me with DS1 said it was v common in women who had been on the pill for a long time (which I had from my teen years onwards).

Can I ask - is anyone else having trouble with an older child re. the baby? My DS2 was toilet trained but has recently gone back to wetting and soiling himself. Never at nursery mind, only at home. Often there's a direct correlation between talking about the baby and him wetting his pants. We're pretty sure it's the trigger. I know you're supposed to praise the good, ignore the bad but he pooed his pants as we were leaving for school this morning (said he wanted to stay at home) and I was so angry that I really shouted at him. Am going to spend some special 1:1 time with him but I am finding it v difficult.

DS1 is four and looking forward to having a new brother. He can be a bit volatile (to say the least) so it is a relief.

DS2 is two and VERY easy going. But he denies there is a baby. The other day he said: "I kill the baby - kill, kill - kill, kill, I squish him and now he is dead."

My lovely laidback friend points out it is excellent he is able to vocalise his feelings . But the other night he kissed my bump goodnight so perhaps he, too, is coming round.

I think the potty training thing is a classic. I seem to remember that we took giant leaps backwards with DS1 when DS2 came along. DS2's potty training is on hold indefinitely...

I've had a similar reaction from DS1 (he's 5) - he's really excited and v sweet about the whole thing. DS2 has told me quite a few times that he's my baby.
But DS1 was pretty good when DS2 came along (helped by the fact that DS2 arrived with a large trainset for his big brother)- it was at the developmental miletones when we had problems when DS2 impinged on DS1's territory (sitting up, moving, eating etc). I'm living in hope that the issues we're suffering months before the baby's even arrived might mean there are fewer when it actually comes!

That REALLY makes for a big bump - one baby, plus amniotic fluid, placenta and a train set! DS2 only arrived with three little trains.

Being the curious whatsit that I am, I looked up ectropion cells. Hope that helps.

Sorry to hear of your scare Lardy and I'm glad that it's not too bad. I hope nothing else happens now.

swampster that's quite sweet in an odd way! Tink loves her new baby sister, although she's always known about Lily-Hope so maybe she doesn't quite know what a sister is I've had lots of bump kisses and hugs too

Really missing my baby now, we've made good use of the week and had bit of a spring (Autumn ) clean. I want to have her home over the weekend, I don't think it will be too difficult with TBD being around to help out.

Spoke to the HA today, they're now saying I'm in band B (one down) and not very high on the list as I'm not homeless - no, I'm just housebound and my daughter can't come home! They've said they're trying to contact the man I told them about but I will need to make and distribute a letter myself! That's about 76 properties over 4 roads! Mum said to talk to my MP but I'm going to try and pull some strings (it worked before to get me here). I don't believe in working for them to get things, which is why I've done it the right way round, but if I'm not getting anywhere then I need to use my knowledge of the system.

Good morning all -

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

I like Fridays for the following reasons:

1. My busiest day of the week is Thursday and if it's Friday it means it isn't Thursday

1. It's the start of the weekend

1. I can enjoy hanging out with DS in the afternoon without feeling guilty about all the things I haven't done.

This Friday we're having a bunk bed delivered for DS. He nearly exploded when he saw the Thomas the Tank engine duvet stuff I had delivered yesterday - gawd knows what he's going to do when he sees his big boy's bed.

Wanted to ask you ladies this. DS has been invited to a party at Maccy Ds tomorrow by one of the kids from his new school. I know it would be good for him to socialise with his new classmates, but neither DH nor I can face it. At the moment I don't think DS knows what McDonalds is, so do I want him to get a taste for it.

We'd also rather be outside in the park than sitting in stinky old Maccy Ds.

Am I being a middle class killjoy?

Ooooooooh mslucy! Haven't had to cross that bridge yet but DS1 recently had his very first Fruit Shoot at a birthday party!

Happy Friday. DH is in Rome for a long weekend work jolly so the boys played up last night and I got all of three hours sleep. I feel like death-only-very-slightly-warmed-up today.

Swampster, DS has already lost his fruit shoot virginity, much to my great consternation as I despise them! We were at a friend's birthday picnic and he just snaffled one before I could stop him.

I just have an absolute hatred for MaccyDs and our local branch is especially manky.

"McDonald's is just a place where some people go to have a birthday party" :O

Reminds me, spoke to Mum yesterday, she has bought lots of Play Mobile toys for Tink as they went there. She's even got a baby with a bottle but she's only feeding her a bottle because her Mummy isn't there to feed her.

Not happy because I said I don't want her to have toy bottles and babies don't have to have bottles because mummy isn't there to feed her! Tink never had a bottle and we did have to top up quite a bit and she was babysat a few times. I don't want her to grow up thinking that bottles are a normal part of our family. She will be aware of them but they're not going to be something we use (like McD ) I'd rather she grew up thinking breast is normal and seeing that Mummy helps people who are struggling (when I can ever get around to finishing my course or going onto do something better than the PCT one).

Hard one Mslucy....do you think if its not a place you ever actually go there with him that he'll just associate it with this little boy and his party? and something he does with other people? rather than necessarily get a taste for it. Do you think he'll "left out" if he doesn't go ? Maybe you might just have to go on this occasion and hope that the next party he goes to isn't at the same venue (and cross fingers for nice weather at the weekend for a park visit)

yeah it's a tricky one isn't it.
DH is more set against than me - largely because he can't face sitting in there. I would probably grin and bear it for an hour just for ds's sake.
You should see our local branch - it is not a pretty sight, esp since it's recently had this absurd makeover and has been decked out in lime green and leopardskin!

hi everyone, hope you are all enjoying your fridays. I hate friday pm as its our sunday (in Saudi weekend is thurs/fri) so back to work tomorrow for DH leaving me home alone! On the brightside, we have our 20 week scan (a bit late as just over 21 1/2 weeks - at what point do we stop counting the odd days?)tomorrow and fingers crossed we'll get to find out what flavour we are having.
feeling a bit low as got slagged off no end by someone on another thread and had my first ever post deleted just for defending myself! I wasn't even rude! what happened to free speech! Hope everyone enjoys their weekend!

Mumoverseas- it has got a bit funny on here recently. I have found too that if you are a lurker/occasional poster and you post on something, everyone automatically thinks you're a troll and starts checking you out, ferociously questioning you about your name changes/length of membership. Makes me a bit

Well someone just hit my car! I was reversing out of a parking space and a lady opposite reversed very quickly out of hers and hit the back of my car. My colleague and I were quite jolted, to the point my colleague cricked her neck, and my seatbelt went a bit too tight for comfort around my bump!

She got out of her car and came over to speak to us, smoking a cigar.... well it is Norfolk...

Baby is still wriggling around happily so despite DH's cries of 'phone the midwife!' I figured I have anough padding to keep him safe