Hello, all, my, it has been busy again, hasn't it, this thread?!
Just responding to something Caitni said yesterday: I think it is very easy to forget in the whole excitement of pregnancy that it is really only the very start of a much longer journey: looking after you child. But then, I also feel the same about weddings: at the end of the day, even the most lavish wedding is only 1 day (or 3 days or whatever you've got planned ) and a marriage will hopefully last a bit longer... For all the first-timers out there, that's one of the things that stopped me worrying about labour too much (apart from the fact that women have been doing this for thousands of years ): labour is finite, it comes to an end, one way or another. It is only afterwards, that the adventure really begins...-oh, I am getting myself quite excited here, roll on March !!
Manda, thanks for the sympathy for long hours, you clearly know what I am talking about, booo.
Dropping DS2, hmm, yes, was in totally sleep befuddled state, dropped him from my arm at my standing height on to wooden floor in the middle of the night - I did not even realise until he started crying, poor guy ! As it happened, had a hospital appointment the next day and was agonising over whether to fess up or not (had visions of DS being taken from me ). When I told the nurse what had happened, she said: "You are not the first to drop a baby, and you won't be the last!" All I can say, it has never happened since...
BNP, I like your style re flying , sounds like you are going to have a lovely old time - provided you are well enough. I would second all the advice on best possible travel insurance, just in case..
DB, you sound like a lovely mum au contraire to me: I have always been delighted to have a break from my dearly beloved offspring . My excuse is that I have no help, no family, DH who works long hours/over night, so on the rare occasion where they are looked after by somebody else/I do not have to do bedtime/get up in the morning I AM LOVING IT!! Remind me again, why am I haveing a 4th?? Logic just does not come into it.
Manda, re periods: do take your DD to her Gp for some advice. I thope think at least attitudes have changed in regards to treatment of troublesome periods. A lot of young girls have a terrible time of it, and yes, time does help. But if she is suffering/missing school/fed up with it, get her seen. Treatment choices, I am afraid, are not that much different: Ponstan (Mefencamic acid), Tranexamic acid, or hormonal treatment aka the pill. Simple antiinflammatories can help as well, ie Ibuprofen. They, like Ponstan, work best if taken from the day before a period starts, so works best for girls with predictable cycles or reliable premenstrual symptoms.
All the unwell/worrying mums-to-be: I am thinking of you, hope all is well .
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