Sept 08 - Our LO's are nearly 2, and they're hiding to do a poo (is it time for potty training, not until it stops this raining)

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I started it!! (I'm going away to London with just DD1 tomorrow so I want to know where you all are when we get back.

3 toddler free days!!

I bought something for £9.27 with a £10 voucher! Just put it through with all my food shopping and handed in the voucher at the end. Of course dh now wants me to take the toy and his t-shirt back coz he doesn't like them!

Just popping in before teatime madness. WE HAVE POO!!!
C had at least 4, possibly 5 at nursery today!!
She is now starving

wow!! well done C!!!

I know (from experience!) that constipation makes you feel pretty horrid...bloated, nauseous, headachy and tired.

Lactulose works for me but I take it every night.

Cant wait to get my next tesco vouchers!!! I have loads of toys to buy!!!

sooooo....

remember last thursday I had to go back to GP re: bleeding and pain? I was sent for blood tests and she did done swabs and said she would refer me for a scan and i would get a letter in the post.

the hospital rang me earlier and I have got an app on thursday afternoon!

I know I should be pleased that I am being seen so quickly (and I am) but I am also worried....the GP must consider it an emergency?

The woman who rang me said it was a cancellation but they would say that wouldnt they?

am worried now......

come and talk sense to me!

becaroo Don't panic. I find the NHS often do things quicker than they originally say they will. I always get appointments quicker than expected. It's better they want to check you out sooner rather than later, not neccesarily a bad sign. Hang in there until you've seen them.

I used to go into meltdown when they wanted to do treatment after colposcopies and when I was waiting for my hysterectomy, it was all ok in the end.

mrsarch We had poo today too! DD did 3 of them at nursery.

We had 4 poos today too from ds2. But he probably did 3 yesterday so it's not that odd for him. He didn't eat his tea though so hope he's ok.

MrsA I'd suggest the bear this year and computer next. She'll get more out of a computer next year and this year she won't be as bothered by the presents and so prob wouldn't mind getting a bear that I assume she won't get to play with (I don't actually know anything about those bears so I might be talking rubbish).

Fingers crossed for you bec

Many congrats to Debs on her little girl! As all the stern ladies said, do rest up - and indulge us with a pic when you have a chance.

Congratulations on the poos too!

those bears are so cute but cost a tad more than I'd pay for a bear!

Glad you got a good one Debi - that's good advice, I didn't know there was a difference.

meglet thanks!

mrsA dd wont be able to play with the steif bear....they are so very expensive and if they get damaged they lose basically all their value so it wouldnt be much of an investment in that sense (my dhs aunt collects them) Not sure about a computer either....do you mean something like a v tech smile? I wouldnt let toby near my laptop!!!!

am knackered.....dh got up at 4.45am to go on one of his jollys to dusseldorf with his friend so obviously I was then awake, then ds1 got up at 5.45, came into my bed and elbowed me in the head til 7am

ugh

I agree with becaroo about the laptop and tbh about the bear too. But I do know a lot of people who have bought art or ceramics for their childre/grandchildren as something that they can appreciate later so I guess it's an idea

sorry mrsA didnt want to pour water all over your mums generous offers but having seen how much these bears cost (and I agree it would be a good investment) would your dd understand she couldnt play with it? I know toby wouldnt!!!

The PC idea is great but I would say for 3/4 year old.

If I were your mum I would get something dd actually play with now and then also something you can put away and which will appreciate in value.

Toby asleep. Tom at my sisters playing with nephews. Should have a nap really, am knackered.

Oh feel free to pour cold water on all my mum's ideas ladies. To be blunt, she's not a very good mum or nana and her gifts would all about her feeling self-important rather than what C actually wants/needs.

I spent a bit of time in counselling a few yrs back and worked out that she slapped me around a bit too much as a child and is now quite a toxic person to be around. I think she means well and cannot grasp that it is her own selfishness that rules her life.
For example, I would let C stay overnight with DP's mum anytime but I would hesitate to leave C for more than an hour alone with my mum. She wouldn't abuse her or anything but I would just not trust her to put C's needs first.
On staring at my newborn C in hospital after the shock that she wasn't a 'he', one of the first things that popped into my head was that she won't have to go through what I did regarding the facts of life/periods etc (my mum didn't think I needed to know that stuff and so when i started my periods at 9, I had no idea what was going on yet didn't feel able to talk to my mum ).
Says it all to me, really.

So whatever she buys C, we will thank her and if it's a steiff bear I will ask her to give it to me when C is not there so I can put it away and give it her back when she's older. (or I could just give it to her and sod the money - playing's more fun . Would that be naughty??!!

How are you doing today Bec? Feeling calmer I hope. Good luck for tomorrow, have you got someone going with you for moral support?

I don't think I said congratulations to Deb yet, so CONGRATULATIONS. I hope you're resting with you feet up and sniffing dd's head.

Am knackered today (as is ds). We went to a Children's Festival in town yesterday and it was great. We were there for about 5 hours and everything was free! Face painting, Fairy workshop (we made some wings), painting on a giant canvas, hula hooping, African Drumming. And that was just what we got up, there were loads of other activities too.

Anybody know how Ponymum is doing?

I was wondering about fanny today too. If you're lurking then please post!

And bec keep calm and let us know how things go at the hospital.

Its now been three weeks and I've not heard anything about my gastro referral or next gynae appt, time for some chasing (as if I've got time for that sort of thing!). AF due on Friday, I've got the two breakthrough zits I always get and the epic grumpiness that preceeds AF. Bah.

Just been floor shopping, found what we want but not sure we can get it in budget.

mrsA Ah....sounds a bit like my own dear mother! I atarted my period when I was 10...didnt have a clue what was happening to me (thought I was going to die from some dreadful disease of the bottom!) she never told me anything exceot that I would now have to be very careful with boys and to remember "its not a carrot youre playing with" As I say, I was 10. She also was a bit free with the slaps but seems not to remember it now

she will be looking after the boys when I work on a weds afteroon but its only from 1-4.30. I wouldnt let either of them sleepover. I know that sounds awful and I am ungrateful but I would be very anxious about it.

wrt the gift, as you say let her buy what she wants and you do what you feel it best for c with it. Kids see teddies and want to play with them. Its natural.

Trying to keep calm about tomorrow but am nervous. I have a very chequered gynae history and a dreadful family gynae history (mum and sister both had hysterectomies before 35) so am thinking it may not be great news.

Will let you know what happens tomorrow x

Debs congrats! Hope you're resting up and getting a teeny weeny bit of sleep

Becaroo hope it goes well tomorrow - I'm sure it can't be as bad as you're imagining.

Am feeling royally knackered and hormonal. T has been watching way too much Cbeebies (like, 2 hours today. I am fabulous) and isn't really tired enough to go to bed at 7, and I am generally short tempered and cross with everyone. DP must relish coming home at night

knackered and hormonal isn't a great combination is it?

Don't worry about the CBeebies, it won't be forever.

If you can face it, invite other mums and their kids over (especially older ones). You can sit on your arse and drink tea and the kids can play and tire eachother out.

Softplay is another good activity for wearing them out. Some local councils offer their own equivalent in sports halls/leisure centres and they're cheaper than softplay.

Has T got a tricycle or ride on for the garden? They're fab for tiring them out.

just been researching rugs for our extension and came up with this 'very handsome' one

bec all the best for tomorrow*

hopefully cbeebies is your friend! In the last month your DS will watch as much as he is now, but there'll be a time in the middle of your pregnancy where you have a bit more energy, I promise!

My ds1 apparantly watched all of Finding Nemo and Madagascar back to back today at the childminders! I don't have a problem with him watching some telly and he is very tired so I would probably have let him watch a film today but 2 is a bit much.
I don't know whether to say anything to her, or what to say if I do. I don't actually see her very often anyway as dh does the dropping and collecting and she's on holiday next week so if I do 'say' something it'd have to be in an email.

MrsA does C play with all her teddies? If ds2 was given a teddy he wasn't allowed to play with he wouldn't mind if it was put up on a shelf, he doesn't really play with his teddies at all. Just clutches George Pig to himself.

debi Is your DS1 starting school this sept?

hopefully Only 2 hours. .

I was wondering where FP was too. I hope they're all ok.

yes he is. I can't believe it. My best friend's son is almost exactly a year older than him but because the Scottish system is different her son starts this year too (was his 1st day today actually), I can't get my head round her 'old' son and my baby both starting this year!

Debi I'd be inclined to let it go as a one off, but bring it up if it happens again (do you know if it's happened before?). It's definitely not ideal, but if she wasn't feeling on top form and didn't want to ask you to take a day off to look after DS1 or something it's perhaps not a complete disaster?

Meglet but DP is only out the house from 7:30am till 5pm (and does everything once he's home), and T naps for 90 minutes of that time. There's actually not that many hours to fit 2+ hours of Cbeebies in, yet I managed it!

Carrie I sincerely hope your entire extension isn't that colour

ILTMIMI I think I need a strategy (involving soft play etc) for knackering T out and generally occupying him. He doesn't really have any outside toys [crap mum emoticon], so doesn't spend as much time as I'd like in the garden. Maybe I'll see if there's anything good in the charity shops for him.

Tell me about your cars, everyone. We really need a new car. We'd like a BIG MPV (like a Ford S-Max, one down from a Galaxy) for the crap supplies we take camping/to the parents/out for the day, as well as 2 car seats and usually my sister as well, but we can't really afford a decent sized MPV, so we're looking more at the Picasso/Focus C-Max/zafira type of thing. Can anyone recommend their car to me?

hopefully we have a picasso. I love it. I don't think it's the biggest of all the people carriers but it's good to drive and has lots of little hidy-holes and storage. IIRC it was cheaper than a lot of other MPV's too. Although I think if you wanted to take it camping you would need a roof box / roof rack. There are 3 adult seat belts in the back too, which means the DC's can be in there with their car seats and my sister or her boyfriend can also go in the back safely.

I often see rows of them parked together in P&T parking at the supermarket, common as muck .