Due April 2009: Episode 18 - Mumble gets married and we have triplets and twins here!!

[PuzzleRocks]

Let the ramblings commence.

Blindfolding the baby?? Sorry if this crosses the line but no wonder DH had a few issues later in life - that's a bit excessive!!

Haha to the jam spitting...

Springy - I didn't even own a bottle for DDs first few months. I wanted to bf too and figured if it didn't work out then bottles, sterilisers etc were readily available near home. As DD didn't take a bottle until 8 months I never needed a steriliser. Money well saved.

My BIL gave me a hard time about all this in my last few weeks of pregnancy. He was only concerned as bf hadn't worked out for his wife but boy did he nag me about having an electric pump and all the sterilising stuff to hand before baby was born. I really wanted to just slap him to get him to shut up.

Yes, I know. 'I know it sounds cruel, but really - if you just wrap something around their eyes so it's dark, they go to sleep much easier during the day because they don't think they're missing out on anything. & it's so much cheaper than blackout curtains '

Seriously. The woman's unhinged.

Hi, have taken the liberty of adding myself to the list:

The baby list...
20 Feb: Glaskham: RUBY MARIE, 4lb 3oz
04 Mar: Barbarella: TRIPLETS details tbc
05 Mar: Kazkiss: ISABELLE FLORENCE 4lb & OLIVER THOMAS 3lb 8oz

Still yet to hatch...
29 Mar : WhatFreshHell, DS 2.4 born on Easter Sunday
30 Mar : BabyBolat: 1st timer
01 Apr : Rachelinscotland: DD 3 years, and DS 2 years in March
01 Apr : Juwesm: 1st timer
01 Apr : Chickenbalti: DS 4 years DD 17 months
02 Apr : BoffinMum: BOY! dd(21) ds(10) ds(7)
02 Apr : MathsMummy27: GIRL! DD 3 years
03 Apr : skiingone: DC1
03 Apr : purlease: 1 m/c, 1 DD 3 years
03 Apr : Kalikaroo: SURPRISE! (28), 1st timer, lives in Scandinavia (but too shy to say where!)
04 Apr : Bleuravin
04 Apr : Bumpalump
04 Apr : babypringle: 1 DS 2yrs 1 month
06 Apr : ToastnHoney: first timer
06 Apr : Mummyontherun: DD 22 months
06 Apr : pintofstella: DS 5.7
08 Apr : LuLuBai: 1 DD born 02 Apr 07
09 Apr : Oddeyes (30): GIRL! DS 17 mths, 1 mc. London
09 Apr : Minush
10 Apr : hopeful1
10 Apr : mrsfossil: 1 DS 6.5
11 Apr : Bubbaluv: 1 DS 1yo
11 Apr : SpringySunshine: BOY! 1st timer.
12 Apr : Brettgirl, 1st timer
12 Apr : Mumblemumhome4lunch (37, Swindon): DS will be 4 on 11th April, DD 2yrs and 1month
13 Apr : Dungungirl(30): BOY! 1 m/c, DS 4 years
14 Apr : AuldAlliance: DS3.8 BOY!
14 Apr : Woody2shoes: Second DS
15 Apr : claireykitten: GIRL! DS 12 months
15 Apr : electra
15 Apr : Sarahmum: DS 10yrs
16 Apr : tristaleejac(25): 1 ds, 3 years
17 Apr : Surprisenumber3(32): DS1 9 DSS 9 DS2 5 GIRL!
18 Apr : gingersarah: 1st baby
18 Apr : Lauren61
18 Apr : salbysea: (28) 1st timer
19 Apr : Kittycatisgettingfat (29) 1st timer
21 Apr : B52s: DS will be 2 and a quarter
21 Apr : Staryeyed
21 Apr : Schulte
22 Apr : PuzzleRocks: DD 22mths GIRL!
22 Apr : soon2befamilyof4 DD 13 months.
23 Apr : FatandFedup DC3
24 Apr : conkertree (27): DS 17 months
24 Apr : Bronze (Gawain) - 4th DC
24 Apr : Frekkles
25 Apr : Swaliswan: DD 17 months
27 Apr : Bicnod
27 Apr : Carameli
27 Apr : ilovesummer 3rd dc
27 Apr : purplemonkeydishwasher DS 3yo
30 Apr : Nutty Taff (27) DD nearly 5 GIRL!

I am also hoping for a home birth and haven't even thought about packing a hospital bag 'just in case'.

Can the organised ones on this thread give me an idea of what they've packed in theirs?

My nursery is almost ready but I just can't muster up the energy to finish it off. Need a kick up the arse methinks

LuLu - I wouldn't put it past him, either.

Amazingly, my parents and PIL haven't bombarded me with 'advice' at all - for which I am truly thankful. I breastfed till 14 months, which raised one or two eyebrows, but nothing was ever said. Mixed diet from 6 months though, started on the old baby rice and breast milk. Stopped when he grew teeth, although was only last thing at night anyway.

BLINDFOLDING BABY

Sorry - just read that and still can't believe it.

Springy your MIL should get together with mine. She still thinks that it was perfectly reasonably to tether DH to the radiator to keep him out of her way when he was little.

LuLu, that's what I think - how hard can it be to send DH out to buy the bottles & stuff if I really need them? I think I probably will end up expressing sometimes after the first couple of months for my benefit & others'. I know that DH would love to feed him a bottle every now & then, as would family members. & I can see that it'd enable me to go out for a few hours baby-free, which might be nice. But I want to get breastfeeding properly established & am aware of my weak will, which is likely to be an issue when I'm sleep deprived & there's a hungry baby screaming at me & my mastitis-ridden boobs, or whatever. I know that at that point I'll just want to say 'make up some formula & shut him up', but will regret it. At least if we have to go out & fetch the things (possibly having to wait for the shop to open if it's the middle of the night!) I'll have a chance to calm down & sort things out.

& if not, it's only a little while longer to wait!

Would it be cruel to put a dog lead on DS1? One of those extending ones? Just to keep him out the way, you know...

Welcome, Pintof.

Yes, the radiator thing is very much from her school of parenting. I think I've said here before that she's already bought us a stair gate - not for our stairs (we live in a flat, all on one level!), but for locking him in his bedroom at night so he can't come & bother us.

I can almost see the thought behind that (more than the blindfolding!), but the idea of my little boy screaming with terror about a nightmare & us just lying in bed ignoring him, knowing that he's trapped in his room anyway...

& it's the assumption that it's of course how we're going to do things! She didn't ask if we wanted a gate or anything like that. It was just purchased & we're expected to get on with things according to her screwed up concept of motherhood.

Honestly, you're totally right BB - DH thinks that he's so 'damaged' because of his father's actions. Which is probably mostly true. His father has been an absolutely shocking role model. But his mother would be fairly outstanding if she was married to somebody normal, but it all gets overlooked because she managed to breed with someone even worse.

Welcome pintof

Did anyone else's MN just break? Or are they trying to wean me off it?

Nope, mine too Springy.

Welcome Pintof. I'm also planning a homebirth, but as this is my first LO I'm resigned to the fairly high possibility of ending up in hospital anyway - so I'm planning my hospital bag, just never seem to get around to packing it. Not even sure what bag I'm going to use.

This is a list of things that I've accumulated by scouring endless threads on MN. I don't have all of them in my bag (not yet, at least - we'll see how it goes. I'm not convinced by all of them) but:

Plastic bags for dirty clothes
Maternity pads
Lansinoh nipple cream
Breast pads
Jammies for during & after
Dressing gown
Slippers
Socks
Nursing bras
Going home clothes
Cheap knickers
Toothbrush, toothpaste, flannel, soap, shower gel, moisturiser, lip balm, deodorant
Change purse
TENS & batteries
Book / magazine
Snacks & drinks
Camera
Music
Notes & birth plan
Bath towel
Shoes
Hairbrush & clips
List of phone numbers
Straw
Arnica
Ear plugs
Eye mask
Tissues
Baby wipes
Flip flops
Make up
Mug
Hot chocolate sachets for water
Tea bags
Paracetamol
Glucose tablets
Fybogel
Pen & paper
Flash wipes

Straw?
To make a bed if none available?

Haha, no The list might be a bit ambiguous, because I only wrote it for me & I know what it all means (I think!)

No, apparently it's a good idea to take a drinking straw so you can take sips of your water or whatever from any position, like if you're on all fours or something.

Grr, I'm really hormonal today. I was actually struck by the nesting instinct last night (I never thought it'd happen!) but it was really late & I couldn't do anything noisy (no laundry, vacuuming, etc), so ended up doing a massive online grocery shop & buying a dehumidifier

Today I'm fine until the slightest thing crosses me & then I'm tearful and / or enraged. I'd really like to stop being pregnant soon, please.

Ok I'm obviously back now. Nursery were so amazing that I'm shocked.
There was an early years support worker waiting to talk to me when I collected DS. She took some details and is away now as I type, looking into who can offer help. She herself will try to pick up and drop off DS when she can, she'll look into volunteer drivers from social services and will also ask health visitor if there's any more help there.
I honestly can't believe the speed at which they are helping and it is a lovely surprise.
Springy, yes I'm sick yet again although thankfully DS is fine this time.
Between DS, mum and me, we have had some kind of stomach bug on the go since the week before christmas. Docs are still suggesting it's viral. Is that normal? So long?

Oops sorry springy, taking the piss while you're feeling grumpy!
[hides behind sofa]

Wow, the nursery have done you proud there! That should ease your worries a lot

& I have no idea about what's normal, but it certainly doesn't sound fun. I don't know how you're coping!

Oh nono, I'm fine here I don't think I've ever been grumpy at any of you lot. This is my happy place.

It's DH who needs to watch out

Ok I'll come out then!
It is happy in here, which is surprising sometimes when I have a peek outside this thread and they're all shouting at each other

The world would be a happier place if everyone had the right windows