Worthing and West of Brighton Mums

[Lamby71]

Probably a crap name for us but nevermind. LittleMissPickles, will you be joining us at the Sea Lane cafe on Thursday morning? Anybody else in the area reading this, please feel free to come along to our inaugural meeting. Anyone committing themselves on this board before then, should we all agree that if something comes up last minute - could we attempt to login and let others know? I'll have a quick check before I leave. Erm - I guess the baby - 6mths old chubba-chops boy with blonde hair - might give me away. Otherwise I'm 5.7 with short dark hair & quite slim.

Hi

I can only do Monday all day and Tuesday pm next week, as DH is off the remainder and we have ambitious plans such as decorating, sorting the garden, washing the windows etc!!

So if this suits anyonone/everyone then great, Snuffle am quite happy to do the usual or if you would prefer to meet somewhere else or at my place then that is fine.

The funeral may well help, it is more likely to than make anything worse. Seeing and talking to other people affetcted by the death may help to put things into perspective, lets hope so

Hi
Shall we say monday afternoon then, weather permitting?
Be good to get out and get some fresh air to help clear the head, if it rains or we get this snow they are promising we'll have to re-think!

Hi
Shall we say monday afternoon then, weather permitting?
Be good to get out and get some fresh air to help clear the head, if it rains or we get this snow they are promising we'll have to re-think!

Oh and HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!

Hi

Yes that sounds good, shall we meet 2pm at the end of George 5th - then if the weather is bad we can go for plan B!!

If anyone else would care to join us the more the merrier - the prom is wide enough for at least 6 pushchairs across!

Been shopping for other peoples' babies today, I have a new nephew arrived yesterday, and friends in the States had a little girl Friday! Feeling somewhat grateful to be 3 months in when I hear them talking of breastfeeding every hour!!

Really sorry but can't make it today, somethings come up, can we postpone til tomorrow instead??? Feel really bad about letting you down
I may not have a car tomorrow though so wondered if you fancied coming to me and we could walk along to widewater??? Its a lovely walk, did it last week, and saw some great wildlife, heron, swans etc, thought a change of scenery may be nice???

That's fine snuffle - it will need to be pm though cos I have massage in the am! I am quite happy to come along to you.

Let me know details of where to come to meet you. Lets hope the weather holds - the walk sounds nice.

No problem, afternoon fine with me.
I suggest meeting at Beach Green car park just down from the SeTyres garage on the RHS. You can't miss it as there's a massive green of open space, looking forward to when the little ones a bit older then hours of entertainment will be spent there kicking a ball, flying a kite etc.
Is 2pm ok?
Any probs let me know or if you need more precise details.
Would be nice if anyone else cares to join us, its always a pleasureable stroll.

Yes I know it, see you there at 2pm.

Hmm, may have to think of a plan b as weather really iffy, keeps trying to rain here and the wind is so strong, we may get blown away!
If its no better by 2pm then your welcome to come back to mine for tea, i'm only a 5min walk, but excuse the mess, its not the tidiest of houses at the moment but then having a 3mth old probably doesn't help! lol

Hi everyone - seems to have gone a bit quiet of late so hope everyone is well.

Snuffle - hope that the funeral went off Ok on Friday. Probably too early to tell if it has made a positive impact but heres hoping.

My DD appears to have started teething on a grand scale - and the poor thing is finding it worse than colic (as are we!) Despite being dosed with every product going, and copious amounts of finger chomping she is really in so much pain, it is horrid. Hope it doesn't last too long - at least not this really painful stage. She is however sleeping in her own room and all things considered that transition has gone really well.

I was thinking just the same the other day! Hope everyone is ok too!
Feel for you snuffles-DS has been dribbling, chomping, pinked cheeks, you name it he's doing it but still not the slightest sign of a tooth. I find a small dose of Nurofen sachets always helps ease the pain (if you're one for given medicine, I know not everyone is) but it always help him have a restful night & ease the pain, plus he really likes the taste-odd child!
But apart from that, DS is thriving, if slightly frustated cos he really wants to stand & walk & gets cross with us when we don't always help him do it! & don't even mention seperation anxiety-finding it hard to even make a coffee or go for a wee!
Anyway, fingers crossed for the weather this week so we can go for a walk or coffee

Hi
Funeral was lovely, was a fitting send off for a wonderful friend, the horses looked stunning and the chapel was packed. My DP had been asked to carry the coffin and I think it helped him to say goodbye, he's still up and down but think he's coping well. Friends husband not coping as well and has been at the cemetry everyday since friday, we think he just sits there and talks to her, hoping its his way of grieving and that this won't turn to an obsession as he's told us he's keeping everything just the way it is, he won't be getting rid of anything that belonged to his wife

Other then that we're all good. Weathers glorious isn't it! DD was weighed last week and is now a staggering 10lb 15oz!!!!! No wonder my arms are starting to ache, who needs a gym when you have a baby!!!! lol

Am up for a walk, can only do tomoz arvo or next week mon-thurs am or pm.

LMP - Glad to hear the move into nursery going well, we're toying with trying our DD soon as she's still sleeping through most nights. Hope you got the painting done and didn't get too caught up in other things!

Glad the funeral went well and that your DP seems to be coming out the other side. Hopefully the husband will too - I think he may well change his mind about changing stuff as time goes by - but I imagine his current behaviour isn't that unusual.

Poor DD seems to be really suffering with her teeth - about 1 or 2 hours a day she is inconsolable. We have tried calpol, nurofen, teething powders and local aneasthetic - sometimes all at the same time! Along with teething ring, and cold flannel to chew on! We have had 5 weeks now since the colic ended, during which she doesn't feed properly, and now this. She doesn't sleep through the night because she doesn't eat enough during the day so I still have to get up once or twice - at least the teething hasn't upset a routine of her sleeping through cos she doesn't! To be honest I am a little jaded from the whole experience!

Anyway - at least the weather is fabulous.
My Mum is coming down over Easter next Weds - to meet her new grandson courtesy of my brother, so I am only free this Friday or next Tuesday pm - if that suits anyone.

Sorry to hear your poor DD is having it tough at the moment, and you, parenthood doean't appear to have been very kind, its one thing after another for you, just remember it won't last forever and soon she'll be running bout the house getting under your feet and you'll forget all about the tough times.

Next tuesday is ok with me at the moment, as they say... 'I'm free'!

Thanks snuffle - actually had a better day today, teeth seem to have been dormant so far! Will keep Tuesday pm free then - and anyone else care to join us?

Vicky, I meant to say earlier - thanks for your ideas too. Apparently the separation thing only lasts until they're 5 in the worst cases! so I read in a magazine the other day!

Boy is this a tough job!

Normal place & time???? Or do you fancy the walk to widewater hopefully this time without the force 10 gale! lol

I'm easy either way.

Think my DD has started seperation anxiety!!!! Everytime I leave the room she starts crying although fine not 2 seconds earlier and as soon as I return she's all smiles... any suggestions on how I can knock this on the head before it gets too bad????

Snuffle, I read somewhere that if you give them a kiss & tell them where you're going, they should get used to you leaving but that never worked with my DS!!! Good luck & i'm so jealous if it works. Unfortunately it's just a case them getting used to it-i try to leave DS with lots of toys, something that makes a noise so they can't hear you leaving!!!
Would come on tuesday but babysitting my 2 & a half year old niece, with my 8 month DS so it should be a ver interesting morning! Should make up my mind whether I'm going to have any more! & then we've got his 8 month check up at 2pm so pretty much busy all day. Unless you can do any other day, but don't want to intrude on your plans x

Hi worthing mums,
I'm trying to buy a place in worthing at the moment and am due in august. Hopefully I'll be living down there by may. I wanted to ask you about antenatal courses in worthing, are there nhs ones available and am I way too late to book the nct ones?
Thanks for your help,
Siobhan xx

Vicky75 - Thanksm will give it a try although I do tend to tell her that I won't be long but lets face it, she doesn't understand!!! Maybe I should try and translate into goo goo ga ga language!!!!! lol

I am free wed afternoon although I won't have a car so will have to come to me if you fancied it, but don't think LMP can make any other day as she has family coming down from reading an earlier post, but if I'm happy to do both days.

Siobhan - Worthing Hospital runs a Parentcraft Day which is a one day workshop. The days split into 4 section with info on labour, pain relief, a tour of the delivery suite, feeding etc. I don't know if they run antenatal classes though. My local health centre has an antenatal group although I never went as I was working up until a month before DD's birth and they meet weekdays, the last thing I wanted to do was sit in a hot room and chat babies, I just wanted to rest.
Hope you'll come and join our meets when you move???

Hi

Snuffle - shall we finish the widewater walk as I enjoyed that last time - despite the cold wind! You are right that my Mum is coming down Weds for a week so I am unavailable otherwise.

I reckon DD is also doing the seperation thing - apparently it is a good thing, an essential part of their development!!

Vicky - good luck with the childminding! DH and I were discussing the pros and cons of further offspring last night - so sounds a good way to test the theory! Hope to catch up with you soon, once Mum has gone back maybe.

Siobhan - the parentcraft day at Worthing Hospital was really good but not necessarily at building relationships with other Mums. I did try NCT but they appeared to ignore my email for months then when they contacted me I felt it was too late and didn't bother. That was about 2 months before DD was born so no you aren't too late. Whereabouts are you moving to? My healthcentre (Durrington) didn't run antenatal courses, but their Mum and Baby group, along with this website, has saved my life postnatal, and as Snuffle said it would be great to meet you when you move here.

Hi,

Thanks for your replies! I've emailed worthing hospital to get my name down on the parentcraft day.
I'm working in swansea until july so that makes booking something with NCT very tricky, they want to put me down for the june/july waiting list but as it's mid-week it's no good. The Swansea NCT courses only start in August so they're out too! I think I'll just give them a miss.
I'll be moving to west worthing, I'd love to come join you all when I make it down there, hopefully I can meet you all pre-birth so I can get the scoop on the local midwifes and what to expect at the hospital.
see you soon!
Siobhan

LMP - OK shall we meet you in the car park again say 2pm???? Lets hope the weather stays like today, its glorious out there and the walk will be fantastic if its stays warm, because of the houses it can be a suntrap, though not quite bikini walking gear just yet! lol
I'll take your word that seperation anxiety is a good thing
See you tomorrow and anytone else who can make it.

See you 2pm Snuffle - trust me it will never be hot enough for a bikini for me!

Keep in touch Siobhan - I found the midwives at Worthing - esp the delivery suite were really good - but the place was really hot and that was in December - so I should imagine it's pretty uncomfortable in August!!

LMP - Hope you get this before we meet later but don't park in the carpark where we usually meet as its the easter hols they are charging to park there, I have driven past this morning and seen the greedy people standing at the entrance.
I suggest the following: turn into South Street (at the mini r'bout) past the 3 horseshoes pub then take the turning on the right immediatly after the traffic lights (Roberts Road) Follow that down and round and I will keep my eyes out for to park somewhere round there free!