You're a part-time vegger and full time friend... 10/10 thread - all welcome

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For anyone who wants a boost to their general health. The suggested goals are:

EAT 10 PORTIONS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES EVERY DAY - if you don't usually eat much fruit and veg I would build up gradually or you could upset your digestion.

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Ds2, dd2 and I have to catch a bus at 6.56 tomorrow morning. Fgs if anybody sees me here late tonight boot me off sharpish!

Love to everybody

I see that Chas & Dave are playing at Solfest which is bizarre because I was thinking about them at the weekend.

That's early Toot

oh yes, we could an ace festy!!

Guad - It will be my first time at Solfest, but everyone says it is great atmosphere (even if the music line-up is not big names etc) Though I do love dreadzone - they are a fab festy band!

Let's find a place we can all camp next year....

I just dropped in to see if there was any news. Sorry to hear of poorly wee ones

I need to go and do ironing.

I've eaten raisins, oj, pears. Bit rubbish and very lacking in veg. Must try harder

cherries
pineapple

homegrown courgette, onion, peas, spring onion, lettuce, rocket and potaioes in a spanish omellette with tomatoes and red pepper and carrot.

Fmv you are a show off

I am eating a bowl of pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and raisins.

More melon and some rather disappointing mango.

I know...I am trying to distract myself from the fact that I have no beans yet, no pumpkins, feck all carrots have come up and bugger all rasps

I planted some runner beans which have only crept up to about 2 foot high but have about half a dozen random beans on And my peas are looking very weak But I think I will have loads of fabby parsnips for the winter

I did some gardening this afternoon. And discovered 4 potatoes.

Ooo, homegrown spuds

Our raspberries are finished now. I'll have a glut of tomnatoes next. I'd much prefer raspberries but hey ho.

Friend dropped her 2 children off for me to watch this afternoon and the 3 yr old has really bad diarrhoea so I've spent all afternoon in the loo with him (at friend not child)

Right, Franny phoned while I was out and there's good news and bad news. L is feeding much better and seems improved and isn't hooked up to any machines now, they are just giving him the abs via a canular.

They had to decide whether to give him the lumbar puncture or not, the hospital were not happy to leave it in case it was meningitis so instead, they have decided to give him the full ten days as if he did, just to be sure. This means they have to stay in another week and unfortunately, Franny has now become ill and is unlikely to be able to stay with him, she has to go to another ward. They think it might be a kidney infection but unless they can be sure it isn't something contageous she can't stay on the children's ward.

She sounds very calm and resigned but she is scared that this bad start will affect him long term. I did my best to reasure her that it won't affect him and that it can all be made up for when they get home but I don't think I did a very good job. It must be dreadful, if only I could have given her ahug down the phone.

She says thank you to everyone and to Boco and Lully for the parcel. Her dp is hoping to get up there tonight if someone can look after ds. Lets hope the next week flies by.

Thank you MrsC for the update. Poor Franny, that is horrible for her . Will they be bringing L to her? Is there any way she could be in a private room and so they could be together?

Oh no, poor Franny Is there anything we can do to help?

Oh goodness, poor Franny

And thank you MrsC for updating us. I wish I could do something.

I don't think we can do anything but be supportive. I assume she can't see L unless they know what it is as he is so vulnerable at the moment. If they can diagnose a kidney infection then she could stay but she wasn't sure. It must be very confusing and I doubt she is sleeping well. The staff are being great though so thats something.

Oh No
Oh Guad I cannot believe this is happening to them
Oh the poor things

Oh dear that sounds pretty bloody awful MrsC. The poor loves.

I hope it turns out to not be contagious so she can get back to him asap, I mean the staying in hospital is not great but not being able to be with him I should imagine 100x worse

Oh poor Franny, I hope she gets well quickly, and can be with L again soon. She must be so upset. Is she still going to be able to bf?

Please send her my love and lots of healthy vibes. Glad L is doing well.

It's just awful that they have to be separated

I know, my heart sank when she said things had got worse, it is so unfair. At least he is better in himself, that's really good news and Franny is expressing. Also, the LLL woman was quite helpful though he had already improved by the time she came.

It is so unfair
After all the worry & then managing a home birth & doing so brilliantly
really bloody unfair
Is ds2 ok?

ds1 that is