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Dundonians, Fifers, Angusoids and Perthites - Over here!

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PinkPussyCat · 10/09/2008 15:45

Welcome to the crisp shiny new thread! The old one was getting a wee bit stoorie and dog-eared.

Have done my best to list all those from the previous thread, though some may have namechanged since then... hope I've included everyone - apologies to anyone missed.

Klaw
Perigrine
mrspitt
FromGirders
clayre
fish45
ILiveinhope
dingdong05
LittleWee Pickle
jamtastic
littlepinkpixie
minipinkscottish
dizzydixies
PinkPussyCat
louii
Jennyfromthe Block
poppysocks
babyboos
kofiwan
Tigz1985
Newmum1977
asur
kam29

OP posts:
Klaw · 21/01/2009 22:31

I thought so too but there was no sign of anyone every time I checked....

babybear77 · 26/01/2009 21:09

Its gone very quiet around here
bb x

minipinkscottish · 27/01/2009 11:24

I'm lurking babybear

Going back to work on Monday and am P**d off just now as my car broke down yesterday and I had great plans for my last week off

Mechanic was supposed to come first thing this morning and he's not here yet

Anyway how are you and the LO getting on?

bobsyouruncle · 27/01/2009 15:25

I'm still around too

Had a lot going on in RL (haven't we all ), my mum has been ill, my grandad is in hospital, my OU course has started, dc haven't been well, trying to sort my house out (it's bursting at the seams with the influx of christmas toys!), and back at work after a month off...

Hope everyone is fine?

minipinkscottish · 28/01/2009 09:33

RL can be so annoying at times....it justs disrupts mn time

xxxxxxxxxxxxnice to hear from you bob sorry you've had so much on your plate xxx tale care xx

babybear77 · 28/01/2009 12:06

hello,

seems everyone has been busy. we are fine. lo had has 8 week check and imms on monday . all went surprisingly well and slept from 7pm to 2am on tues morning! has found hid voice and was smiling and chating for scotland yesterday, so apparently neither up nor down.

feeding going well, but am now stressing over a routine. the bedtime one seems to be going quite well and from 7pm he seems to know that it's night time. however, seem to be finding it quite difficult to tell when he's hungry now so unless he's asleep letting him go about 4hrs. had a panic the night he slept to 2am because he ended up a feed down for the day but he just reverted back to his usual midnight feed last night. unfortunately also ate at 3 and 7am. in between times seemed to be constantly thrashing around his moses basket and noisely sucking on his hand! think i may be jumping in too soon to feed him...i suspect he may have been awake at midnight the other night but i just slept thru til he really was hungry at 2am.

bought a baby hammock to try to address the transition between moses basket thought it would be good as it would also double as a travel cot - wrong! couldn't really get him to settle in it. tried during the day and wasn;t really prepared to give it a go overnight and disrupt our peaceful evenings. so am now considering a crib...think he's too young to put in his own room (9 weeks on thrus) to see him thru til he moves. however think my sleep wold be considerably better if he was in his own room. but he's still so little! he slept in his big cot this morning...so might put him in there during the day.

not sure about day time naps - he seems to sleep A LOT.]]

can you tell i'm thinking out loud? if anyone's interested in a baby hammock...

anyway need a nap...
BB x

minipinkscottish · 28/01/2009 12:49

babybear good to hear from you
please don't stress over a routine.....it sounds like you are doing just finr.

The LO will change his feeding pattern as a natural part of growth. He will start to take more and will sleep longer. At 8 weeks if he is growoing well don;t worry about how many feeds he has in a day. It can very greatly from week to week. Feed on demand and you know your baby best and will be abke to tell what he needs. Breast fed babies will also feed for comfort, for thirst and for security as well as hunger so it's not uncommon for them to feed often. Equally as they grow and discover the world they may feed less frequently at certain times.....

sorry this sounds like a lecture...don't mean to sound like that.....

I think you are doing really well so just relax and enjoy....

I go back to work on Monday and today I am feeling particularly down.....got lots to do in house and cooking to do to stock up freezer but simply can't get motivated

Klaw was supposed to come for a visit tomorrow but think her dd has chicken pox..poor wee thing

Sorry for HUGE post

minipinkscottish · 28/01/2009 12:51

OMG I really should preview my posts....check out all the errors

babybear77 · 28/01/2009 19:58

boo hiss re going back to work. i'm blocking that out...still 7 months to go...possibly more if i can afford it! howz the car? why is it all of these things seem to happen at once?
shame about klaws little one.
sorry you've been having a rough time bob. hope things are settling down for you.
your post was nothing in comparison to my dissertation .
bb x

minipinkscottish · 03/02/2009 10:00

Well I was back at work yesterday...

Only doing Monday and Wednesday this week so I really shouldn't be complaining but I am feeling very low

Had Mackenzie at specialist yesterday re behaviour/hyperactivity/not sleeping......it's a long story but having had one child with ADHD and having experienced it as a teacher I know the difference between a naughty child and a child with difficulties.....I also know how slowly the wheels turn in order to get help and support in school So although we are just at the beginning of the diagnostic process the doctor was able to see that his activity level was much greater to that of a typical 3 yr old. So we have been referred to clinical psycology...could be 9 months and he has been prescribed something to help him sleep. I don't agree with meds for ADHD and would not go down that road but Mackenzie was born in October 2005 and has only slept a whole night on a handful of occassions. We have a very good bedtime routine and all of the other 5 have been great sleepers but not Mackenzie. So if we can get the sleep sorted out then maybe we will all cope a little better.

Sorry for rant

Going to clean and clean and clean today....it's what I do when I'm stressed!!!

Is anyone there??? Don't blame you for not wanting to listen to me moaning

I will try to be in a more positive frame of mind when I come back on

bobsyouruncle · 03/02/2009 10:37

Sorry you're feeling so low minipink, sounds like you have a HUGE amount on your plate just now though . Are you sure cleaning is what you need today !? Whatever works for you though Keep offloading on here if it helps.

I've been up all night and feel lousy, my dc have passed on their bug I think, so I'm doing as little as possible today!

JennyfromtheBlock · 03/02/2009 18:27

Hi all, not checked in for a while. Oh minipink thats not good at all no wonder you feel low. Everything moves so slowly with specialists and with the schools.
Its my D day meeting about cameron for school on Thursday i'm dreading it but they have offered a full time nursery place so think i'm gonna take that, and let him get used to his hearing aids and develop his language more. Its horrible i feel that no matter what choice i make it will be the wrong one.
Go to see the consultant tomorrow, this pg is turned into a nightmare...i'm in agony with braxton hicks i'm not a wimp with pain either. My mood keeps dropping and i just want it all to go away now
God i'm miserable too think i'd best checking out again.

babybear77 · 04/02/2009 10:52

sorry you're having such a rough time minpink and Jenny. think i know what the response to this is going to be....but the lo slept thru to 3am from 1900. Is this normal???? I was up at 2 staring at him for an hour and pounced the minute his eyes were open. Isn't he too little to be sleeping that long? Considering 5hrs is supposedly a night sleep. I'm still trying to fit in 6 feeds in 24hrs which is getting increasingly difficult the longer he sleeps - only if he's looking for it mind you. I'm not force feeding him. Maybe it won;t last and i should make the most of it?

BB x

minipinkscottish · 04/02/2009 14:55

Bless!!!! Make the most of it....

If he is healthy and growing then I believe let sleeping babies lie.....my granny used to say "the ones who sleep the most grow the most"....that's why my 14 yr old is nearly 6 foot...lazy lump

ENJOY!! I am so

kavosbabe · 05/02/2009 15:01

hi totaly new to this !! joined years ago when preg with my first wee boy ( he now 5!) got a nine week old baby now and just thought i would pop on and try and speak to some adults !! nine week old great sleeps 12 hours a night 5 year old torture ! still only sleeps a few hours here and there !! would love to hear from new people dont have many mummy mates lol x

Tamarto · 05/02/2009 15:35

Hi, congratulations. You meet lots of nice people on here

Hi to everyone else. I'm loving the lack of snow, hope it's not affecting anyone too badly, i'm not sure how bad it is in other bits of Angus?

Anyone else DCs had the sickness bug that seems to be doing the rounds?

rockinghertosleep · 08/02/2009 17:17

Hi there! DH is working up in Dundee for most of Feb, so DD and I will likely be trekking up to Crail to stay with his mum Tuesday and Wednesday nights this month. I was hoping someone might be able to recommend some soft plays/mum and tots groups, etc around Crail/St. Andrews/Dundee to keep us busy on Wednesdays? DD is 13 months now - wow !

We'd also be happy to make some new friends over a cuppa in a baby-friendly cafe, etc.!

minipinkscottish · 08/02/2009 20:57

Hi there

Cupar has a nice play place if you can get there. I would love to meet up but can't do Weds as I am back at work now and work Mon - Weds.

How is everyone else? How about a big meet up soon?

Congratulations on new baby kavosbabe glad you could join us. Nice to hear from you again Tamarto.....no sick bugs here yet.....hope you are ok xxx

dizzyTHETARTANARMYdixies · 11/02/2009 21:35

hi all, keep forgetting about this thread sorry

mini - I was in Bonkers today and it was heaving stupid in-service days

not much to report DD3 been poorly for a wee while but seems to be on the mend thank goodness. been popping up and down to help dad sort through some of mum's stuff and generally just chasing my tail as usual!!

did you know Cairnie isn't open until May 1st which is well after the Easter school holidays

am considering writing a harsh letter of complaint, especially as last year April WAS our summer!!!

minipinkscottish · 12/02/2009 08:00

i agree re in service days as i had to work yesterdaydizzy

can't believe that cairnie isn't open till may what's that all about?

i was thinking of going to bonkers today but looks like kids will just be going bonkers in the snow

where is everyone else?

dizzyTHETARTANARMYdixies · 12/02/2009 10:54

am hiding in the house with the heating on

DD2 and DD3 still have barking coughs so not venturing out this morning, may change my mind when they're all bouncing off the walls later!!!

poor dog meant to be getting her hair cut this afternoon but I think I'll cancel as thats a bit harsh!!!

babybear77 · 12/02/2009 13:16

still here!
was meant to venture out today...but several inches of snow has meant we had to cancel our ante-natal group coffee.
i went out yesterday!!!! on my own (with fergus)! again!
AND I went out on my own (like, properly on my own) on Monday!
don't know which is more stressful. going out with or without him?
really want to go out in the snow... but have no wellies. perhaps will peruse some on the internet. excellent. spend MORE money .
BB x

Tamarto · 12/02/2009 13:23

Finally we have some snow!!!!!

Minip - I managed to escape it, but the other 4 went down one after the other All well now though.

It couldn't have come at a better time, we have a 5 day weekend, starting tomorrow

minipinkscottish · 12/02/2009 13:47

kids all rosy now after spending a few hours in the snow now everyone is sleepy and playing quietly(ssh i better not speak too soon)
dd3 must be really bored as he is actually cleaning his room willingly....

our schools are off until monday now[help face]

JennyfromtheBlock · 12/02/2009 17:45

Hi i'm still here just lurking to see how everyone is doing xx