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How's that? Just hope we all haven't had the same idea and there are now 5 new Emmsys threads

HELLO hello hello...
...where are you all?

monkey I have made my Christmas cake today and have started my mincemeat too, thanks for the recipe

I am now going to sit in the greenhouse talking to myself sneaking the baileys

Well done VJay yay for the run-up to Christmas! We should be proud of ourselves for being so ahead of the game

It is v quiet in here, but no doubt the promise of Baileys will tempt... I've had an awful day today - got spattered with blood (on lovely white top) when a little girl at school fell over and her teeth went through her lip, and then managed somehow between me and the replacement teacher to sort of lose a child We did find him again though thank god! Think I deserve a double baileys please...

Off to bed now, night night xxx

Dum-dee-dum-dee-dum-dee-dum, right I'm orf to watch spooks, laters

monkey , I'm not alone Get yourself a baileys you do deserve it , night honey

see i can multi task and watch spooks at the same time.

I think from the look of it that vjay is meant to be revising.
baileys? mincemeat? christmas cake?

i can feel the headless chicken feeling coming on. I'll leave that one for cupcake and blue to have a friends discussion.

barbie am so glad that dolly is ok it's them there teeth poor little thing. hope the a/c is fixed soon, am saying that with a green face as I have finally given up and put the heating on just for a minute or 2 honest.

sabs are you ok with your blinking job? they have given you such a runaround when you should have enjoyed the last few months and then to suddenly feel the rug pulling away must be awful. Fingers firmly crossed if you are going in tomorrow. Glad you had an ace holiday though.

monkey a treble baileys for you I think. Why does that always happen when you wear white as well, sods law. Huge glittery star for getting through last week. Such a hard and painful day. You will find yourself visiting there when the time is right and those we have loved and lost are always close by I like to thinkx

please report in ladies, you all know who you are.

mls hmmmm it's nearly time for some names and i feel we have to come up with some truly worthy ones just for you. Lets start with a real toe curler boris mermaid runs very fast.

Things are exciting at mermaid headquarters paint pots, wood floors, boxes of stuff everywhere and a kitten sporting a nice emulsion coat where she sidled along a newly painted wall, maybe helped by small boy.

Hi all. Sorry I've been AWOL. Thought I'd better come back before Vjay starts holding conversations with herself or preparing for Easter! (Mini eggs. MMMMmmm)

Monkey hope you got my text last week and you're feeling a bit better. You haven't been far from my thoughts.

Mermaid Hope you too are finding things a little easier. Had a at the mention of the paint splattered kitten. Will we get pics of your handiwork?

Vjay How's the diet going, dare I ask? I managed to get a huge pom pom hat for H. Very cute.

Sabs So for you about your work. fingers crossed it'll all work out. Glad Saara had a good birthday.

Louey Hope your EDD went ok and you managed to do something to bring you some peace.

MLS Thanks for all your support last week. Right it's time now. We're fed up waiting!

Blue Same to you about support. Is the conversion all sparkly and finished now.

Barbie* glad dolly is ok and well done on the teeth.

QA Hope you're managing to find some distraction while waiting.

LBM Busy lady. hope the return to work goes well.

Had a pretty traumatic week last week as H bit me on both sides on Thursday night and I'd had enough so decided to go cold turkey with the bottle. She held out for 11 hours and it was awful. I found stopping very traumatic and cried buckets. Then I forgot on Sunday morning and fed her myself so now we're mix feeding and I'm much happier. I still hold my breath that she'll take the bottle from me but so far, so good and we'll see what happens. Need to sort out solids and sleep now.

Hope Cupcake and Jools are having good hols.

Hello...

Still no Ac but they promise me they will be here at 4pm today (hold breathe and hopes they finally do)

So much to catch up on so 'cuse' me if i miss some stuff out....

sabs dry those tears, im sure you will be fine in the interview and hopefully you can keep your job...saara is fine! i bet she is having a great time and like i said the smile when you return home will be priceless Hugs for you today cos i know it must be tough...

neeko bravo for being a strong person, going cold turkey mustn't of been nice... sounds like it worked out ok in the end though. Ouch to being bitten. I had a moment last night where i nearly did the same. Dolly has been sleeping crap badly for the last week or so, then the tooth came though and i though ah a is all going to be ok Last night went to bed at 7pm, waited for the 10 min wake up, and then 45 min but it never came, she slept til 10.30. So i feed her....and then she wouldnt settle for love nor money...i tried everything so went back to cc...2 hours in and i flipped slammed the door and ran down stairs and sat sobbing in the dark Dh finally woke up with the bang and spent the next hour cc and she finally went back at 1.30...and slept til 5.30 without another feed so this proves once again she does not need to fed at night. Im getting fed up with her demanding the breast, i have small bruises all over my chest and im drained beyond belief...hence nearly giving up After talking with dh we have decided he will do the night wakings for the next few nights to try to wean her off feeding as much, we have also stepped up the cc, softly softly doesnt seem to work with her Im going to express in a minute and try to get her to drink my milk from her sippy cup which she is more than competent at...Im going to give it a week, then im afraid it might be cold turkey for us too
(sorry that post was epic!)

monkey i would so love to meet you in rl too (same goes for you all) cant you get dh to practice his golf skills so you can come out sooner or perhaps convince him he has to come and watch the rugby/ golf etc etc which takes place here in nov How are you feeling now? dont beat yourself up about not going to the cemetery, one day you will find yourself there without thinking about it, thats when you will be ready...you have done more than enough to remember your ds, did C like the windmill?

vjay christmas??? gosh im still sunbathing and having late lunches at the golf club, still sitting in my bikini at 6pm, christmas still seems such a long way off to me i think i need a kick up the bum and make some kind of start on preparations. Lucky for me we will be going back home and everything will be done for us but i must get some pressies sorted... Im glad you mentioned spooks, i will sit down and watch it on catch up tv later this evening, tis was funny that the first one was about plymouth! I wonder what is going on with Lucus....hum

mermaid you really are the multi tasking queen
ah poor kitten! i did read it as kitchen and thought your wee man had been trying to be helpful by re painting it for you! ha ha

mls any movements? How is the head? Are you regretting the drum kit yet? Happy belated birthday to sadie...Sorry to hear you havent been too well, i dont know a awful lot about your illnesses but i hope you are feeling strong and ok in yourself and that the baby is ok...i like mermaids suggestion of boris

4ever not 'seen' you in a wee while, are you ok, how is that gorgeous lo of yours?

lbm slow down woman! you make me feel like a slug me days are quite zen like compared to your manic days...tbh sometimes they are quite boring (i must get out more) Hope H is doing well...

blue how are you? I bet you little man is looking gorgeous in all of his winter gear

moon you ok love??? hope so xxx

I know there is more to write but i have to go and check dolly for the 50th time, she still hasnt got the hang of just lying down and giving up to get to sleep

Oh and thanks for all the well wishes for her, thankfully her poo sorted itself out the morning she was due to go back in for test (might be something to do with her munching on prunes!) Her weight is still an issue but they are putting it down to being active, as long as she is feeding well we are out of the woods and have an all clear for the next few month...phew!

avril, noris, bernard

Sorry in advance for me post just very and completely freaked out..

Summer fell off the bed this morning i needed a wee so put her right in the middle where there would be room if she rolled over, she has only ever rolled from her back to her front and thats it, well today for the first time she must of kept rolling, i just pulled my pants up, had literally been out the room 30secs and i heard a thud just writing it is reliving it and i feel sick and im crying my eyes out doing so.. My poor darling girl was laying on her back on the floor looking shocked and crying her eyes out, i scooped her up and held her so tight, thank god nothing was broken.. I calmed her down in a few mins thankfully and bf her while i was freaking out inside, but she did manage a smile and focused on me and was moving ok but i still called nhs direct who said i should take her to a&e to be on the safe side..

So made up bottles and her bag and dashed her there, dh met me there but by this point, in fact before i even left, she was her usual smiley self thank god thank god thank god.. The hospital checked her over and said she was fine, so so very relieved and grateful, but im a wreck now, just feel like worlds worst mum and so awful like everyones gonna judge me and i can already feel the raised eyebrows.. You all know what my gorgeous precious girl means to me and im so protective of her for that reason i would never let any harm come to her, but it did... I just wanna kick myself.. Id never of forgiven myself if she had been hurt and just thank god she wasnt.. The doc was great and tried to reassure me they see 25 cases of children falling off a bed a day just at that hospital but doesnt stop me feeling sick and awful

4ever I've been lurking for a little while and trying to find time to come back and post but just had to let you know that you are not the worst Mum in the world, I had exactly the same experience as have many of us on here I am sure. I put E on his changing table and turned away for seconds and he fell flat on his face I'm not sure who cried the most especially when I realised his mouth was bleeding but a&e were brilliant, didn't make me feel like I should be reported to social services and said he'd probably do far worse to himself in the future so please don't beat yourself up although I know I did, they are resilient little things (good job really as I'm v accident prone )
I hope everyone remembers me and I promise to come back properly very soon x

*4ever i have done this, my dh has dome this, I think we probably all have at one time or another. Mine was when I was on the phone to a customer, ds on bed in the middle never done it before, you know the rest. I heard the thud, shreaked down the phone at the poor customer and just ran. All was fine and customer rang back to see if all was ok

buddha yeah hellllllloooooooooo is so right don't worry, they are bouncy most of the time. I will only judge you if you dress her in bubblegum pink pierce her ears tomorrow and give her fruit shoots xxxxx

wilf, nigel, burt

my nephew kept going to a&e because he had a habit of eating buttons and the time he drank the flurosent stuff they put in glow inn the dark bracelets we breed them well we do.

Aw god thanks.. Buddha im honoured at ur return just to reassure me and so grateful im not alone and you and lovely mermaid have both done the same and didnt get carted off by ss.. Its just the most sickening feeling in the world but thank you so much for making of feel better and sounds awful but really glad to hear its happened to you both but that thankfully had good outcomes.. Nonetheless she wont be leaving my arms for the rest of the day, and probably night too!

Hope all good with you lovely buddha? have missed you!

am going off swimming now but expect to come back later to some more confessions.

I also heard someone at swimming yell nefetiti imagine calling a child that?????????? the boden mums were visibly shocked.
4ever chillax lovely baby=bouncy. xxxxxx

All is good, just found it really manic trying to keep up now I'm back at work, although things are a little easier now we're in the swing of it! E was poorly a couple of weeks ago and we had to have 2 nights in hospital so bit of a worrying time, but all OK now.
I have no hope of catching up with the bits I have missed so perhaps I'll just start all over again as if I'm new

Thanks to those of you have emailed out pics of your little ones, it was really nice to see updates in my inbox and meant I was still in touch, so it warmed my little heart to see such cute babies too

mermaid Fruit shoots

Oh 4ever You poor thing, and poor little S too It's horrible when they hurt themselves, and even worse if it's something that we can blame ourselves for. They are incredibly resilient though, much more so than us if the same thing happened. I remember the time I moved ds's highchair away from the table as he was being a monkey and grabbing my salad in a restaurant. Cue him leaning forward, and said highchair tipping over - the only thing that stopped it was ds's face hitting the edge of the table I felt awful (ds was fine thank god) and stll haven't forgiven myself! These things happen, and of course it would be when you'd nipped to the loo - that's sods law for you . Give S a big hug from me, and one for you too xxx

Buddha SO lovely to see you back!!! Sorry to hear that E's been ill though - that must've been v scary. It's almost impossible to keep up with stuff once you're back working, esp the important stuff like MN Hope you come back again soon xxx ps How's work going?

Mermaid You do make me laugh, I love your sense of humour Keep the names coming!

Neeko Yes, I did get your text, thank you, and I am soooo sorry that I didn't reply. You are just so lovely to have sent it to me, it really made me feel stronger.

Well done with the feeding I found that the best way to get ds to stop biting was to stop feeding. He soon got the message, but until he did I remember thinking he was literally going to bite my nipples off Scary moments...

Barbie So glad that all is okay with D - does she like eating prunes? It must be all the activity that's affecting her - she's the most active baby I know! Also, some babies must just naturally be smaller and slimmer - they're what helps make up the stats. DS has always been a skinny bean, although his length has meant he was always average for his weight. We know best whether they seem themselves and happy or not, don't we? Lots of love to you and D xxx

I'd better go as we've just walked in the door and I have to cook ds's supper. He started swimming lessons after school today, and my heart was in my mouth but he loved it! He can't wait to tell daddy!

Love to all xxx

You all come out to chat when I go away

Firstly 4ever welcome to the club, we've all done it, like mermaid I was on the phone when it happened to Ajay, I shrieked and hung up and scooped him up and cried my eyes out. It is hideous and you feel so sick, but you did everything right and DO NOT beat yourself up over it. I hope you are relxing now sweetie

neeko you poor love, what a week for you. Going cold turkey is hard, and the hormones don't help either , I hope it all works out for you and starts getting easier for you. Weaning here we come . As for the diet..., how's it going for you? I will weigh myself on Friday and see how I've got on.

barbie has the AC been fixed now? Also at you being able to a) sit out in the warm in a bikini and b) be able to wear a bikini. If I put one on they would call greenpeace and throw me back in
I like what monkey said to you about the stats, they are all different, and D does sound a happy wee bunny.

buddha fabbylous to see you , but so sorry E has been in hospital, what a worry, but glad he's ok now

monkey mincemeat is now done and hidden away in a cupboard.

mermaid love the names for babymls, hows about Horace, Gaylord or Wilma?
Oh and I did revise yesterday , just did all the baking and making after the school run with the boys

Me and AJay went on the train today, it was his first train ride and he sat on my knee looking out the window while I chatted to a lovely old lady

it's ok you can all come out now vjays gone to do some revising or make some christmas crackers with monkey

ouch at the highchair incident and in public just to put the cherry on the top.

4ever I hope you and dh and summer are all recovered from your afternoons outing you poor things.

neeko also sorry you have had a gruesome week, you should have come on here and howled. I hope you are managing ok xx

buddha tis lovely to see you rock in, I hope e is fully mended, you must have had a horrible couple of days back there. Hopefully he has all his immunities all nicley built up to last him years.

gaylord? dear god. There is a boy at school called horace btw

and big sob that I will never be able to get a pom pom hat near ds unless they do an uber cool skate one.

Hello ladies, I'm still here!

Mermaid loving the names, esp Noris! As for Nefetiti - maybe I should suggest that one to dh?

Barbie glad your dd is pooing as she should be & my heart goes out to you with the cc'ing. I found it really difficult & hated myself for doing it. It didn't really work very well for me as my dd is so strong willed but thankfully it's all a distant memory for my & I hope it soon will be for you too.

Monkey how are you doing lovely lady?

Louey I hope your edd passed without too much heartache.

4ever glad your dd is ok but falling off the bed is practically a rite of passage for a baby! My dd did it when I was sleeping with her in the spare room once, onto floorboards & the bed was really high. She's also leaned against the stair-gate (which I obviously didn't close properly) & tumbled head-over-heels right from the top to the bottom. Also Neeko's dd2 fell off the bed this very morning. Babies are very resilient - remember that as it will definitely not be the only heart-stopping moment she'll give you!

Neeko so so glad you have won the battle of the bottle & are now combined feeding - the best of both worlds. I know you are still struggling a bit with solids but I'm sure you will win that battle soon too.

Buddha welcome back .

Curly I noticed that in every picture you were holding curygirl in front of your face - tsk tsk!

Sabs how's it going back & work & not being with dd all day? I bet it's a bit of a shock to the system & on top of that you have the worry about your position - {{hugs}}.

Vjay strings.... STRINGS????? We can talk about cm, the intimacies of the female reproductive system & various bodily functions until the cows come home but STRINGS.... !

Right my time has been cut short as it's time for playgroup but I'll be back later.

Vjay Monkey Mls you lovely ladies have made me feel so much better about things.. Particuarly the parts about being welcomed to the club and the rites of passage... Obviously the guilt will remain, but im definately not such a jittery, wobbly weeble today, particuarly as 24hrs has now passed and S seems ok touch wood, so am a little less hawk eyed symptom spotting! Been great to hear similar tales (though that sounds very wierd ) but thankful they are all ok and grateful we obviously breed them strong! Neeko at it happening to H today too! Hope she (& you) are both ok? Its the shock isnt it? clearly it is very common though!

Mermaid always bringing a smile to my face even when stressed, love your names you should write an alternative name book!

Mls your still here! Whats your official date? Bet your bursting to meet your lo!

Buddha really hope E is ok now? Bet you were sick with worry..

Monkey hugest hug for that very sh*t timing hon..

Oop be back later i have a stirring biscuit.. X x x x x

Just popping in to say hello and goodbye as I am off to Sorrento tomorrow :)

Wanted to check on MLS too - I shall find some way of lurking whilst I am away ...

Thankyou for all your lovely responses to my last post and apologies yet again for not replying - I just find it quite hard to write down what I'm feeling sometimes.

Off to GP this pm to talk about coming off AD's, plus hideous ov pain accompanied by nausea and mega heavy periods that leave me worried permanently about flooding whilstg at work - apparently all symptoms of being peri menopausal ...

I vote for Ermintrude

Ha ha caught you all

jools have a lovely holiday, relax, forget about work, ttc, AD's, everything, just focus on you having a lovely time

4ever I thought you were having a cup of tea and stirring/dunking a biscuit

mls only 4 days to go......

mermaid I want to get ds1 a pom pom hat too, but he's nearly 8, there's just no way

I have done some revision today so am allowed a break, the exam is in 2 weeks.

I have been on another thread this morning and got so , it's about stopping benefits for children with ASD, the OP has no idea , oh well, onwards and upwards

Oh and sorry about the 'strings' mls, I won't mention them again