Due May 2009 We're Nesting and Napping, Squeezing and Holding

[FiKelly]

here we go

Ooooh I had an arse one yesterday! Nearly fell off the sofa!

dandy Unfortunately my ds (7) still wets his bed every night. We've been in touch with the school health team and apparently something like 1:10 children of his age still bedwet. I do have a family history of bedwetting (not me personally ) My dd on the other hand was dry at night within a couple of weeks of being dry in the day. I think it's a very individual thing and they don't even think about looking into it until your dc is 6-7 yo.

They've advised me to keep a chart and make him drink more during the day (6 cups) and then cut down 1.5h before bedtime. It's just really difficult to control his drinking in the day. I give him his bottle of water to take to school and it comes back full. No matter how much I talk to him and tell him how important it is. I've even promised him that one of his friends can come for a sleepover if he's dry, but it's not encouraging him to drink enough. Increasing his fluids does make a difference, but it just makes him wee less rather than being dry. I do know that sometimes he wees in his pyjama pants when he wakes because he can't be bothered to go to the toilet, but mostly it does happen at night. Because he's so big I'm reluctant to leave the nappy off, because when he wets his bed it's a lot and it tends to wet the duvet as well, which is of course a nightmare to wash. I'm not pressurising him now, with the baby and a big move coming. I know he'll do it in the end. My mum was 10 and one of my uncles was well into his teens, so it's not looking promissing.

Anyway. Off to bed now.

Blimey this thread moves quickly..

It has taken me ages to read through and catch up.

Back at work after my weekend away to Cornwall with DH. Did loads of walking, went to Eden Project, Tintagel, Boscastle, Bideford, Westward Ho!, Bude and RHS Rosemoor.
Had a great time . I think we both needed the break - it was nice to get away from the house.

Happy Birthday chocbunnies

Happy St. Patricks Day! everyone.

It's our 2nd wedding anniversary today - so might get taken out for a meal later oh wonder where we should go....

Got a Consultant appointment this morning at 9 - so far BP has behaved so we'll see how I get on.

Dandy- DD was dry in the day from age 2, but would always have really wet nappies at night, so we thought she wasn't ready. We got to 3.6 and decided to give it a go. We had accidents every night for the first week, as she just wasnt waking up for a wee, and were about to give up, and then we starting "lifting" where you lift them for a wee before you go to bed (around 10 or 11pm). She wouldnt wake up but would do a wee on the loo. That seemed to be enough to get her through. Now when she needs a wee she will wake herself up so we've stopped lifting and we've had only 1 or 2 accidents since that first week. Maybe give it a go and see what happens. Good luck.

Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone :D Birthday was much better later on in the day, finished off with a DD & I vs DH & DS's waterfight. DD & I were in the bath so we had an advantage, the other team were soaked through and the hall looked like a swimming pool but I laughed! I ended up having a chocolate mousse cake that I made on Sunday - it looks woeful but it's the tastiest cake ever. There's a pic on my blog if you fancy a nosy!

Happy birthday Chocbunnies!

Have we heard anything from llare?

divedaisy - I'm finding baby's movements quite sore now too, she's all pointy elbows and knees I think!

Have you guys all decided on names?

Morning!

Well, I'm back from the hospital, but have to go back this morning for more monitoring. Basically, I have had palpitations which they monitored through in ECG last night. Baby was also monitored, and he is fine. THe ECG showed up some irregularities which they want to check out with a 24 hour monitor, so I have to go back in to be strapped up.

It is all a bit worrying, obviously. I've never had anything like it before, so I'm hoping it is some sort of pregnancy side effect, although last night the registrar wasn't overly positive about that.

They wanted me to sleep on the early labour ward but there was as much chance of me sleeping there as there would be me sleeping in the middle of a nightclub, so I persuaded them to let me come home to my own bed, as we only live 5 minutes away. The place was packed, with several women in the early stages of labour, and what with the comings and goings of the midwives it wasn't the most restful of experiences!

Personally, I think my body is telling me to slow down. We've had a busy few weeks and I have been pushing it a bit. I was shattered yesterday, having had no sleep the night before, but I think I've overdone it a bit, particularly after the decorating at the weekend. Still, we'll see. I'm a bit scared of palpitations, really.

I also had some blood tests regarding the weird rash on my arms and tummy.

Have a good day everyone!

Morning everyone.
looby sounds like you've had a nice holiday in Cornwall. It's nice to just get away from home sometimes, isn't it. Even if it's only an hour down the road.

Blotted I make a similar cake, but I think it's probably a bit more firm, yet moist when finished. It's a recipe from a French ap we had 2 years ago and it's gorgeous. She didn't call it a chocolate mouse cake though, but 'gateau des Ducs' or something. Anyway I've used it for my ds's b'day cake last year and for desert this xmas. Whenever I make it it's very popular.

re: bedwetting. We tried the lifting thing with my ds, but he sleeps so deeply that he just doesn't really wake. If he wakes he screams and panicks and only settles down when he goes back to sleep. So we've given up on that technique. He is getting embarrased by it and goes and hides the pack of pyjama pants in our bedroom whenever he has a friend over to visit.

llare Hopefully the 24h ecg monitoring will show you're OK. I think you're right in that your body might be telling you to take it a bit more easy.

I'm going to see another osteopath today. I wasn't overly happy with the other one last week. Despite what his colleague said, he didn't seem all that clued up about pregnancy. He asked me about what excercise I do and when I mentioned yoga, he said that he wouldn't advise pregnant women to do yoga. Now I found that a bit , because there are loads and loads of books out there about the benefits of yoga in pregnancy and it's a very popular form or excercise amongst pregnant women. I would have thought that someone with experience with pregnant women would know that. He also decided to focus on my spine, which I thought a bit odd, as the problem is in my pelvis. So now I've found another osteopath who works closely with the midland fertility clinic, who regularly works with pregnant women. Hopefully I'll feel a bit more confident in that person. It sounded more promissing on the phone anyway.

My baby's movements can be quite sore too. Like little sharp prods in my side that make me jump. Or a tiny thing sliding across my tight belly which is a bit painful too. I'm sooooo counting down the days to the birth, so I can be comfortable again. Really looking forward to it. My last birth was a brilliant experience, so I hope that I can do that again soon and this time at home in water.

Oh and my neighbours . They're putting a new patio in and yesterday and today they've started banging away outside from 7am! They're doing it themselves, but they're retired. Do they really have to start so early??? I know it's a weekday, but 7am. Really!!??

Oh no, OMG, oh no. Help. Remember that I've applied for a job. Well, they've sent me an invitation for a job interview. They want me to give a presentation about "what do I see as the challenges for Midwifery, both now and in the future?" I've never had to give a presentation before. That's so scary. On top of that I've got pregnancy brain and I don't think I'm capable of saying anything useful on the subject at the moment. Finally they want me to be in Kent at 9am on the 2nd of april. There's no way I can get there that early from Brum. Unless I leave the day before, but then what do I do with the dcs, because dh is away at work. I've tried to get hold of him and he's on a ship. I'm panicking now. Need to calm down. Where's that relaxation CD gone??
Oh and I'll have to move my lovely bump photo session too. Big sigh, I was looking forward to that

Thanks for the advice Dandy. I'm definitely going to go, I'll see if they can move it to lunchtime or even early afternoon. I suppose I'll have to warn them that I'm heavily pregnant too or they'll be in for a shock when they see me 2 April isn't that far and I can't even think of what to talk about yet. There are lots of challenges in midwifery at the moment, so what to pick? I'm going to have to do some research and the like and rediscover how power point works! 2 weeks doesn't seem long enough to do all of that! I'm just a shy person who is not good at public speaking, especially if it's being assessed.

Well i'm back from the hospital. BP is fine, fundal normal, etc.

Glucose in wee again tho (3rd time) so have to go back in at 9.15 in the morning for G.T.T. Apparently this takes about 3hrs in total, more time off work - boss will not be happy

No food or drink after 8 tonight I've been told- apart from water.

It's our anniversary and we're going out for a meal - guess we'll have to go early. Do you think I can still have that small glass of wine with it that I've promised myself? Or should I stick to slimline tonic? It would be before 8.

Hope everything goes okay this morning llare

I think that glass of wine should be fine as long as it is before 8, it's your anniversary and that's an occasion that needs wine.

Belgian I had to do a presentation for my most recent job at interview. I really really really prepared it and I think (as a consequence) it went well - probably better than the panel interview part itself, as you aren't put on the spot or asked difficult questions (which always throws me at interviews). So in some ways it can be used to your advantage - as your chance to 'shine' as it were. It is very nerve racking though.

A few tips:

If you're using powerpoint, make sure you don't overdo it with text on each slide - the less text the better, and you can elaborate in needed yourself.

Take hard copies of the presentation - turns out when I got to my interview their computer wasn't working so I couldn't show my lovely ppt presentation anyway - but at least had copies for them to look at. And they asked me to do the presentation anyway!

Practice it in full at least 5 times, in front of people as well. It makes such a difference when you have to go through it out loud.

GOOD LUCK!!

Hi everyone! Just managed to catch up with all the new posts since last weekend.

Yeah I had a lovely time yesterday meeting with Saus and Dandy over a yummy lunch. It's a pity you couldn't make it Polony, maybe another time . I was absolutely knackered when I got home as I went shopping on Oxford Street after lunch . I managed to buy some useful stuff so I am very pleased. Nevermind the achy stiff back and heavy sore legs.

llare I hope everything goes well for you. Take it easy and don't worry too much.

Belgian good news on the interview! I completely understand your nerves about the presentation. I, for one, cannot present to save my life and would rather do a bungee jump than do a presentation! OK, that's an exaggeration but it gets that bad. Dandy's advice sounds really good I must say.

Dandy I am sure you've honed your presentation skills really well with all that practice. Hope the nappy 'conversion' for your DD goes smoothly.

Afternoon everyone. Not much posting going on at the mo from me,sorry. DD has been unwell since Saturday, I've managed to get her in at the doctors at 4.00 today, so i'll have to struggle to walk there cause DP can't finish work early. I'm so woried about her. She hasn't even been able to keep water down from Saturday. That can't be good can it, I'm frightened she's going to get dehy7drated. I've gave her a sachet of dyoralyte this morning after she threw up her drink of water, she manages to keep it down, and then as soon as I give her water again, she sicks it up. I feel helpless, am I doing something wrong?

Right. Time to log off now. It'll be 2 days before I can get back on here, because I'm going to Kent now to visit a few schools and view a few houses. At the rate this thread is moving we'll be on a new one by the time I come back.

Jael You're doing nothing wrong. Can't the dr get you a quicker emergency appointment? Tell them how old your dd is and that hasn't kept anything, not even fluids down since sat. They should see her earlier really. Have you tried NHS direct. They might give you an idea as to how quickly you need to get your dd seen. Otherwise take her to A&E.

Belgian - ds started year 2 in his new school in Sept last year. I also got him involved in out of school activities his class mates were doing - eg Beavers and Sat morning football. It did take a bit of time and initially there were a lot of stories about what so-and-so did or said. Saying that the teacher involved him and mixed him in with different groups in class and that really helped. I also became involved with the PTA when I could attend and knowing some of the parents (from DH's work, or local shops, the pub, or I found a pregnant woman and started with something in common! etc) I would chat to them in the playground. Then after school I'd have to find the time to take ds to the park with his school friends. Also at his birthday he invited some new friends and some old friends! Doing all this and more eventually paid off and he has a solid group of friends, even including his 'wife'!!! It is hard on the heart strings, but so long as he continues to love going to school he should make friends fairly fast. I found it is also up to you to make friends there too - it is hard for us, but by doing so you are also helping establish friends for your child too.

Dandy - I didn't really stress too much over night time wetting - I remember wetting the bed when about 8 years! I think ds was about 41/2 when I wanted to start him in night time pants, but unfortunately at the time he spent Mon-Fri with my mum as he was attending school in her area and I was on long term sick leave and due to pain & medication was unable to drive him to school... SOOOO, I wasn't really able to get him trained. My mum used night time pants and at home I put on Hippy Chick bed protector sheets (fabulous cos they don't make you all sweaty - they're made with tightly woven cotton! - I have them on our bed too incase my waters go!!) So when he finished year 1 in school (June 08) I was really able to start, and I'd leave off the pants and if he wet, the Hippy CHick thing worked a treat. Though, he is fairly dry now (age 6) but when he goes to my mum's I do send a pair of pants simply cos she finds it easier to cope with than matress protectors!