With IDOB and STT ready to go, the Wagon rumbles along!

[Kayzr]

Here we go new thread. Sorry for awful title!!

hi tink! :-)

still here, welded to sofa, haven't eaten again sice breakfast, breatfeeding is such a ridiculous time waster in the early days

i feel like i've done nothing but feed today - tis hard going, i've even had wobbles about formula, which has surprised me as have always been a bit of a bf fanatic

not giving up yet

Hi STT,

hope you have had something to eat now. It could be a growth spurt he is going through. I hope you manage to put him down for a few minutes.

Work has been horrible. The heating is broken and we are all freezing. We aren't allowed to wear our fleeces that they provide on the deli but our manager said we could after my supervisor told him we were going to go home. Then he decided everyone was allowed to have extra breaks and hot drinks. I am wearing about 3 layers tomorrow!!

hi kay,

managed to grab a few mins, he fell asleep on the boob so i plonked him in his swing and legged it to the kitchen, i've scoffed some chocolates, a pack of crisps, to slices of toast laden with butter and a battenburg cake (small individual one!!!) and a glass of squash - now he's demanding my attention again...

...i don't remember DS1 being quite so demanding about being held all the time, is this normal for a 5 week old?

he hates being swaddled, i've tried in the swing, in a cot, on the gym, on the floor, facing the window, facing the telly, facing the light....

nothing is as good or comfy as mummy though apparently

i'm 'baby bound'

Nice to see you ST, sorry DS is being hard work, have you tried him in a sling?

I have a hurty arm now as I've just had my SF jab. I was a bit in two minds about having it but as I'm so near the end I'm hoping it won't have any unpleasant effects on DD3 and it means that at least if DH and DD1 and DD2 get it at least I'll be healthy to look after them.

Hi Sparkly - good to hear from you. I recall thinking the same about DD - wanting to be held much more than DS, but I think that it's just that with your first you can devote all your energy to them and so can your DH when they get home, whereas this time round you need energy for two (even if DS1 is at nursery). Have also heard the growth spurts called "Wonder Weeks" - major developmental milestones. Possible DS2 is experiencing one of those and wants you near because you are what he knows and therefore offer some reassurance (IIRC allow about 5 days for it to pass and some - possibly new type of - normality to come back )

Moos - hope your arm recovers soon.

morning

off to jbs in a min dd2 still cold need to get out the house

implant removal 4:30pm

Morning- still very hectic- finally DD1 is starting to use her leg more... she walked across the room 3x this morning.... i told her if she's not walking again by tomorrow then we're taking her back to the hospital- that kick-started the walking!!

STT- DD2 was like that as a newborn, would only sleep on my front. after about 6 wks she started sleeping on DH's front too, so i managed a bit of time for myself on his days off. Once she was a couple of months old she began sleeping well in her pram... and on the sofa. DD1 was the same too. BF wise i always found after the 6wk growth spurt feeding always started to calm down and get some sort of routine. If you ever need a chat about it you know my number!! I know how many times you've got onto your soapbox about BF and you wouldn't waver about FF for no good reason- but you know where i am!!

Morning everyone

Tink- good luck with the implant removal.

Diege- how was the carpet shopping? I love sniffing new carpet smells in those shops

STT - great to hear from you. Sorry things are hard work with DS2. Im sure it is a short phase that you will soon come out the other side of. I know how passionate you are about BFing so do hang in there if you can. As someone said to me its a very short time in your life, although it feels like forever at the time. How are you coping with DS1 and 2 together?

Cant- glad DD1s leg is getting better slowly. Must be sore.

Moosy- hows the arm

Star- hello

Well- after saying I'd probably jinxed DD having not been properly sick- I did! This morning I went in to get her and she had been sick over the cot. Poor thing has poorly bottom too. DH has a bit of an upset stomach too so I guess its a bug.

What do you guys do with a sickly baby? - offer them real food or just milk? I did the usual BF first thing after I'd cleaned her up then left her for a while. She seemed ok and so i offered her porridge which she ate with gusto. She has had quite a long morning nap though- nearly 2 hrs and she usually only has 1hr max.
Not sure whether to give her proper lunch or not.

Hi everyone else

Ginger- when mine are ill i tend to go with the flow. I offer food and if it's eaten it's eaten. If not just offer more feeds. I tend to let them sleep if they are tired, and just sit on my knee if interested in being awake but not enough to play etc.

thanks Cant. Think I've been lucky that this is the first time she's been ill in 8mths.

She is up now and seems quite perky though is sneezing a lot.

Will stop fussing

Ginger, I tend to go with what they want to do too, just stick to plain food for a day or so. Also tummy bugs thrive in protein and fat so avoid things like cheese and too much meat, stick to biscuits/bread/fruit, that kind of thing, and plenty of water obviously. Hope it passes quickly.

Arm is very achey and feels bruised today, but now it's been overtaken by my finger which I just cut on a broken glass! I'm so clumsy

Afternoon! Just back from a dentists appointment (scary) and am having my teeth straigtened using the invisalign treatment. Starting Spring time so time to save up!
Agree with CANT and MOOS re: sick babies GINGER (interesting about fat/protein thing MOOS); we too go with the flow; even gina lets you off the rountine when they're ill Lol at carpet smell - you know when I got back from the place I was sniffing my hand all night and enjoying it too We went for a sort of wicker colour all through the house - orignally wanted a wool but was talked into manmade as stains are far harder to shoft in wool. Will be great to move into a house with clean carpets .
Glad dd seems to be making a slow recovery CANT - must have been hard when she couldn't walk. Sorry your/hand is bad too MOOS!
DS not quite right here and any advice appreciated. He has a really awful cough that sounds so sore; he's ok in himself (still smiling etc) but not sure if he should see gp or not? My hunch is to wait a day or two and then take him up to surgery if it's not improving so they can have a listen to his chest. Is that what you would do or am I being NPFB (non-precious 4th born) about it?

Can't - glad DD1's leg seems to be improving, hope it continues to do so.
Ginger - sorry for DD being ill. Would concur with advice from others. Hope she is already showing signs of being better. DS always (well, he wasn't ill often either, but when he was) used to recover quicker than we did from bugs.
Moos - ouch to finger!
Diege - I would give it a couple of days and see how he goes, especially if he is alright in himself apart from cough, but if it persists there is never harm in going to GP - that's what they are there for.
to anyone else lurking.

Hi STAR! How are things with you? Ds no worse, so will keep an eye on him and if necessary go to GPs on Friday. Fingers crosed it's just one of those things that he'll get out of his system himself. He's extra cuddly at the moment and I enjoyed rocking him to sleep in my arms tonight (don't tell Gina ).
Can't belive football has usurped I'm A Celebrity ; I mean, what am I suppossed to watch in the evenings?

Morning!

Very quiet on here.

Diege- hope DS is feeling ok. about rocking him and not telling Gina. Made me laugh over my toast.

Hi Star and everyone else.

No more sickness here fortunately after yesterday morning. Phew!

Going to town to meet an old friend in town later. Not seen her for years, hope DD is happy to sit there whilst we chat!

Thanksgiving today. Happy TG LBOT- if you are lurking!

Morning! Where are you all? . Well I have been up since 2 trying to get dd3's temp down. It's 38.8, so high but not massively so, but nothing is bringing it down . I'm encouraged by the fact that she is very chatty and bright in herself, drinking juice and asking for pieces of cheese (her favourite food) though not much else. Am assuming if it was the dreaded swine flu that she would feel unwell/have more symptoms? The only other symoptom is a runny nose, so am assuming some sort of viral thing?
On no, she's just been sick Back later

poor DD3- hope she is feeling better soon and there isnt too much sick to mop

Diege sorry for poorly DD3...

bit of a rant/ moan/ and swearing ahead- i'm very stressed and angry and just need to get it off my chest, no reply's expected but i just need somewhere to let it all out...

DD1 is still not walking properly at all, putting more weight on it, doing everything with it when she's wanting to play but then when it comes to walking she just wont. Anyway, this morning our plan was to take DS to school and she would walk there slowly and if it wasn't raining on the way back she could sit in and rest, she agreed and walked about 100m then started screaming at the top of her voice... so i decided to put DD2 in the sling and sit her in so we could get there without such a commotion. 2 mins later the heavens opened- cue DD2 getting soaked to the bone within a couple of seconds (think flooding roads instantly sort of rain) and she sounded so panicked as if she were drowning, then it started hailing and i was trying to push the heavy stroller with her in, DS was getting soaked to the bone and had my arm around the sling trying to keep DD2 close so she didn't get wetter than she needed to. DD1 then started maning about she was getting wqet and needed the raincover on- i burst into tears and spent the next 10 mins on the way there crying my eyes out because of her... Why am i resenting her so much for having a poorly leg? I mean it's not her fault, but it's pissing me off that she can move it in all sorts of ways when it suits but is lavishing in getting pushed around, even at the expence of Dd2.... I know she's not doing it pursosley but i just feel she is being so selfish.

I think this last week has just put me on the verge of a breakdown... and somehow DD1 is brandishing all the blame from me.

What do i do? what can i do?

Plan to go shopping with sisterand mum in a bit, maybe some retail threapy will do the trick- but i'm hating that i'm gonna have to take the double!! But staying in will wind me up more!!

crap- now after reading that i feel like the worst mother ever!!

CANT, you are certainly NOT a crap mother! I think you've hit the nail on the head when you say this has been building up. Remember how stressed you were (rightly so) with ds last week? And with dds accident on top of it all you've done well just to keep it together IMO.This morning without the rain would be bad enough, and I think I would have ended uop screaming at her rather than crying! I think a day out would do you good, double buggy or not. Be easy on yourself, you've coped a lot better than I would have!

Morning!

Oh Cant, you are a fantastic mum! Anyone would have found that scenario this morning stressful and trying to say the least. Must be v frustrating generally for you with DD unable to walk.
I think retail therapy sounds like a v good plan.

Diege - poor DD3! How's DS today?

Ginger - hope DD stays well.

Do we need to ressurect the wagon sick bay?

Back later...I'm trying to BF but O is being v wriggly!

Morning SES! Yes, I think the wagon sick bay needs re-opening for the winter months. So get behind the pharmacy counter! Ds is no worse, thanks for asking, thought his cough was bad last night. A few days ago we were laughing at him as he was trying to copy the dds coughs but the joke must have worn thin now, poor thing. Will reassess today, but hopefully can avoid the GP. Hope the bf gets done with wriggly O - any plans for today?
Meant to say yesterday that I contacted work about buying myself out of teaching next semester (Jan-March) with some research monies I've got. Should be OK, which will make the transition back a little easier. It's stressful enough to have to go back anyway without to launch myself straight back into lectures! Instead I have 35 mudwives to interview...
Hope everyone is ok - get shopping CANT!

O is asleep now. He usually grabs a quick 20-30min nap on me at thiss time whilst I MN on the laptop next to me on the sofa with The Wright Stuff on in the backgriound!

Today's schedule is
Gas man visit to look at relocating gas meter (1st step to getting extension done)
Tesco delivery
NCT Bumps&Babes group 1-3pm.

Bit calmer than yesterday which was
Post natal group meet up 10-12
Trip to Brighton, meet friend there and visit 3 of my shops
Back home for visit from cousin

And breathe!!!

Tomorrow I've got a day of ferrying my mum around. Physio on her shoulder late morning and then getting her hearing aid in the afternoon! (Does this mean she'll hear our little jokes now?!)

oh poor you cant hope things get better here if you need to chat

hi diege

i have dentist appmnt tues need to get a wisdom removed!!

having a quiet day leaving sing an sign dd2 didnt sleep last night chatting again bless her

what clarks shoes do people dds have?

@ wknd planning on buying dd1 shoes and boots does she need both?!

if i get boots (leather ones) and trainers hould last her till may

implant out ok have bandage off just plaster on