The Friendly Frugaleers Keep on Chatting (and having babies!)

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New thread, everyone welcome!

Em I wouldn't worry about going to see GP re: DS, any decent GP should understand that it's normal to worry about your little one especially when it's your first and you don't know exactly what to expect, and they're so tiny and can't tell you how they are feeling, it's far better to be over-cautious than under-cautious and have them get really sick God forbid. I'm sure DS will be fine and recover soon but just getting some reassurance can be really important sometimes, that's a lot of what doctors are for I think and the good ones understand that.

Thanks everyone for well-wishes. A GP called me and she has prescribed me a different anti-emetic now that will dissolve in my mouth seeing as I can't keep the tablet one I've got down to actually help. I think this is the one I took for a week or so when I had awful nausea and vomiting when I was coming off my old anti-depressant and I found it helpful then so fingers crossed. She said to take that over the weekend and if no better get back in touch with GP surgery on Monday or if I stop peeing then I have to go to the hospital in the meantime. So poor DH full of cold has had to go via taxi to our nearest late-night pharmacy to collect it for me bless him.

Cag Probably you needed a good cry, sometimes I think you need to get it out of your system to process it properly. Hope you enjoyed your relaxing bath, you are doing super .

Fluffy Grinned at the model comment .

I was born early nineties and still have many memories of ridiculous amounts of people squished in the car on family day outs when I was little!

Need No, haven't told work yet as would much rather do it in person than on the phone, don't really want to spring it like that on my manager when I am just calling in sick of a morning . Hopefully this new medicine will help get me in to work on Monday...if not I will just have to summon the courage do it via phone I guess. I think if I'm not better by Monday I will tell my mam as well as she's worrying about me being ill :/ don't really want to but it seems silly to have her worry over nothing and she can help support me while things are so grim if she knows.

meadow thats a good plan. Esp tell your mum if you're close. Hope the new meds work better.

em if it's any comfort, I took dd1 to the doctors the first time she threw up! It was just that she'd never been sick before...the gp was lovely about it (I bet she laughed in the staffroom at lunch though). Dd1 was not a sicky baby. Always best to be cautious, and it's so scary if they don't breathe properly, even if it is just snot.

Dd1 was sorted at the orthadontist, he just clipped off the extra wire. They were tickled that I took the dropped off brace bits with me. Then I spent £33 in lidl.

Dd3 and I made a vat of "all things orange" soup. Blended in the nutriblaster, it went all creamy, very nice. Dd1 has decided she can chew again as she's sick of soup wants chocolate Best side effect of fixed braces - she can't bite her nails!!! I am thrilled. She started biting them the day I brought dd2 home from hospital. It will be lovely if they grow nicely.

I had a baby walker for dd1, just to try to put her down so I could cook. She hated it! Surely a jumparoo is the same idea without the wheels? Ds also hated this. Ebay is very useful sometimes.

I am in bed. In the spare room. Ds is with dh.

I feel guilty as dh is still suffering from the cold. But. He promised I could have tonight to sleep. So am following through on that promise.

I’ve left bottles made up and formula measured out and kettle full. He’s normally good but I’ve written instructions as his brain is fuzzy. I’ve stocked the changing bag with nappies and a couple of outfit changes just in case. I’ve settled ds as much as I could. I’m hoping he’ll be ok tonight so dh gets some sleep. I could have done the night shift again as I’m the only healthy one but I’ve hit exhaustion break point. I need a rest otherwise everything is going to fail.

Dh has instruction to get me if things get too much.

You can get swing chairs too that rock back and forth etc

I recall there was talk of decent night lights a thread or so ago - was it something to do with a red light bulb? DH and Caglets off to Tesco later so might get him to look in the homeware bit. Our lamp is too bright unless we stick it on the floor and point it down and I'm a bit paranoid about kicking the duvet onto it. Also putting flannels and cabbage on the list, it being milk-coming-in day.

Hope you're having a good sleep em and also that DH,while hopefully not suffering too much with his cold, is appreciating just how exhausting it is being mummy all night.

Just checking in with the rest of the sleep-deprived frugaleers sub-group!

I have been up pretty much all night. Went to bed at 9.30. DD2 up at 11.30. DH settled here down quickly. Back to sleep. Repeat at 1 am. At 2am ds was up for 2 hours because he was all wet but then thought "Yay! Mummy is here to play with me". This was followed by a police helicopter hovering overhead for 30 mins before DD2 woke up at 5.
I'm now sitting with her downstairs and can't even make a brew because she cries when I leave the room and I don't want everyone else to wake up.

It means it might be an NSD because I think we're too tired to go out tonight as planned and will probably just go to bed after Strictly.

Clocks go back tonight so tomorrow morning will be fun!

I'm also awake - I'm sleep deprived but it's not because of my dc. I just keep having nightmares/waking up in middle of night & can't sleep.
Slept from 11pm to 5.45 tonight so that's great plus dozed watching Wallace & gromit with dc prior to that.
Was hoping to sleep until 7am think I'll do 5k instead as I'm away to a hen later today & probably won't run tomo either

Yesterday's spends were €7.50 on lunch(my turn to buy the bun we share) and €10 getting my eyebrows done. €50 diesel into my car, this is on fuel card so not payable for 3 weeks

We found €5 on pavement so split it between us, think I'll buy scratchcard with it

€22 on pizza meal deal for our dinner last night, it was meant to be shared with friends but they couldn't make it, we were so hungry all that was left was a slice of pizza. Dc think we should make it a weekly thing, maybe monthly

Been up half an hour too

£28 yesterday on an oil filter & pollen filter for my cars service later.

My dc woke up early too and are being really annoying. Dd won’t blow her nose and keeps sniffing and ds is being grumpy.

Dh and I are going shopping today on our own. Hoping to get some Christmas bits. Plus lunch on our own!

Now that I've been up & to the loo thinking I could just stay in bed & watch emmerdale on my phone but I'll regret that later so I'm going to run

Wreck sounds like a lovely day out hope dc improve their temperament

I'm back & house is still in darkness- I'll get to shower in peace too

Sorry to hear about all the sleep deprivation. Take care there.

I have a slight sore throat and am thanking my lucky stars that ds is now 7 and able to go and play minecraft while I sit and zomble like regular human being.

Much better night here luckily as she fed properly and wasn't so windy. Wondering in hindsight if it was the orange juice I had Thursday evening. Might have to do food diaries if it happens again.

One thing about car seats (only mentioning as I had no idea when the Caglets were little) is never leave them unsupervised in them or leave them sleeping in them, due to the way it curls them up it can impede their breathing

Well done Mammy! I'm still drinking builder's brew in my pj's. Feel a bit slack now!

Morning all I slept. Probably for about 8 hours. I still feel tired and like I could sleep for a week but sleeeeeeppop!!!
I’ve been up since 745. And have collected ds from our room and am now sat on the couch with him watching tv drinking tea. Or I have a hot cup of tea on the side which I’m probably not going to lol at until it’s stone cold.

As I was getting ds dh woke up. He had a go. Don’t I realise he’s sick. Selfish of me to just sleep in the other room etc. I pointed out that a) I asked him if he wasn’t ok with it he said yes - had the option to say no
B) I’d dealt all week with ds being dmgrunky and not sleeping and if I’d had to do another night would have fallen over today
C) not just my baby
D) what happens if I get the cold next week? Will he do the night shift on work days all week? (Answer - no he has to work - which is fair enough this is what we agreed)

I could have stayed in bed until noon...

Anyway. Ds seems ok (or no worse) today. He’s warm but not too warm. Checked his temp and it’s 36 something he’s excited about feeding and has it seems had a few nappy changes overnight.
Hopefully a better day today.

I am going to look at Riding hats today. Dh can watch ds for an hour or so while I nip to the shop. It’s very cluttered so not really pram compatible....

I do admire your husbands optimism. Most people would not want to get into an argument with a lawyer but he keeps getting back in the ring.

dh has taken my car in for a service, God only knows how much that will cost.

Sorry about all the crap night's sleep. I had a much better night because DH did the 2-5am slot where DD was tricky. It's the first time in literally weeks where I haven't had to wake at that awful time, which just breaks my (little) sleep up completely. DH is full of self pity today but I hope he appreciates me at least .

Are the new drugs helping yet Meadow?

It won't be an NSD. Forgot a couple of things in the Ocado order yesterday - nappies and stuff for trick or treaters (we get loads round here and I encourage them with pumpkins). Also need soft fruit which I never buy online.

I am also planning to go to Homebase today for some compost to top up my tubs, and some netting to put over them to deter the squirrels. I am determined to plant my bulbs today. Then a quiet night in watching Strictly. I am going to give slimming world fake KFC a go

DD is just settling down on my shoulder for her morning nap. I have a cup of tea and a bowl of yoghurt, raspberries and blueberries on hand. I feel at peace with the world, it's going to be a good day

Oh, I've also spent £16 on Amazon on faraday bags - little pouches to put our keyless remote car keys in. There has been a spate of car theft in our area recently, especially cars with keyless access. Apparently thieves have gadgets that can decode your car key access from outside your house (by picking up the signals from your keyless remotes) and then clone it and drive your car away. There's been an average of one theft a night from the half a mile or so around us. So faraday bags it is. Advice is to also get an old fashioned steering wheel lock. It does feel as though the world is going backwards if that's needed to secure a modern car!

Boo to the lack of sleep - its bloody miserable and I should think the biggest cause of resentment .
I ebf so was always "on call" but we found a really good way to deal with it was by having shifts.
So after late evening feed at say 8.30-9 I would go sprint up to bed and leave DC with DH.
He loves watching TV until late so would have DC until 1ish and then bring them in for next feed and then we swapped.
Usually I would then feed in bed until 9 ish so I def got a good deal.
Dh would sleep 1-7 .
I was very strict about minimal light and no interaction.One hint of playing and it was lights out
Essentially unless one of them was ill we both knew we would get a few unbroken hours .
We did "lie ins" as well at the weekend although DH is an up/ out person so he would use his to have a run.
Have been up since 8 and have done 2 loads of washing.
Quick hoover and mop then the day is mine.
Meeting a friend for afternoon tea and a bit of Christmas shopping .
All those suffering from lack of sleep-the day will come when your revenge will be sweet.
Waking grumpy sleepy teenagers

Crikey you do forget how super young dc interrupt sleep. and all round (seacow yours is a fatless swiss roll).

Dp woke me at 3 "very ill" he wasn't at all. He said he kept coughing he didn't so I opened the window a bit. He hadn't thought of this apparently, and was asleep in minutes. I did have time to point out that he said this last time. So I am just up, and we'll be running late all day now.

Thanks Lonely, that'll make a change from yoghurt

Didn't your DH do that just a few weeks ago too?

That's useful to know about the Faraday bags Christmas. Dh says that we should be okay as we have to press a button to unlock our car. Apparently it's been a particular problem for those cars that automatically unlock themselves whenever the key is near the door. IT would be hilarious if we had to go back to steering wheel locks.

Omg steering wheel locks
Loved wrestling with those not

fluffy yeah you’d have thought he’d have learned by now. It was more of a stern discussion.

Ds has been fed and we’ve had a play on his sheepskin. I got a smile. I think. And he’s grabbed his ear, a fleecey piece of material and some bubble wrap. He’s done some wicked burps and has been very vocal - not crying just chatty.

He is a happy (but snuffly) little schmoo

Currently sat in a freezing soft play as using our season passes before they expire at the end of the month. Resisting buying a hot drink as hoping to persuade DP to stop at KFC on the way home

Been busy moving three bits of furniture around, full of clutter, ready for new fridge/freezer tomorrow. Done a major reorganisation of under stairs cupboard so things can be hung up/put away and using the shelves that have been moved in. Now I just need to declutter the rest of the house...

to the sleep deprived frugaleers