July 2010:Our actions get dafter, all for the reward of giggles and laughter!

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new thread! thanks once again to spireal for the name!

Ok, shit. Just looked at Gwen's leg and the mark is growing really fast. I'm takng her to the doctor, but I couldn't get her an app before 11.20. I'm going to try and put a photo on our july page if someone could give me any advice?

ok, photo up.

needle dd was ok after her jabs but a friend's little girl got a HUGE lump, nearly the size of a golf ball on her leg after her 3rd set. There was nothing wrong with it and it went down after about 5 days. S hasn't had his yet so don't know how he'll react. If you're worried deffo get to a doctor's but I know some children do react quite strongly. As long as G's still her usual self - reacting to you, not floppy/stiff, not screaming and inconsolable all that stuff then she's most likely fine. But yea, if you're worried definitely get to a doctor (or ring NHS direct if you don't want to wait til lunch, they're quite good at chatting things through)

no no chulita was just annoyed at dp another man who doesnt bloody listen. I've always had crap periods too but with pcos they go away but not since r. Like your idea about towels, have to use it with ds too.

needles glad your feeling better bout dh, think its quick to judge when its not your relationship iyswim. Thanks for the comment bout r's pic, and everyone else who commented. Meant to add my hv said if the red mark is bigger than a 50p piece take them back

mlic hope the hv/sure start get you a place. Before i fell pg i was volunteering with homestart. Everyone is vetted and goes through a ten week course so that everyone knows whats expected of them and are really good. How did you go with finding a cranial osteopath?

wss did the solids help with g's sleep?

no no chulita was just annoyed at dp another man who doesnt bloody listen. I've always had crap periods too but with pcos they go away but not since r. Like your idea about towels, have to use it with ds too.

needles glad your feeling better bout dh, think its quick to judge when its not your relationship iyswim. Thanks for the comment bout r's pic, and everyone else who commented. Meant to add my hv said if the red mark is bigger than a 50p piece take them back

mlic hope the hv/sure start get you a place. Before i fell pg i was volunteering with homestart. Everyone is vetted and goes through a ten week course so that everyone knows whats expected of them and are really good. How did you go with finding a cranial osteopath?

wss did the solids help with g's sleep?

soz missed other posts x

That sounds like progress mlic. the OC appt was obviously meant to be!

God, that's a hard one re answering that question. I think all of us have those 'moments'. Well, I know I do (Felix, twice already today ). The fact you think it, don't do it and feel bad about it later probably means that you never would do it but I understand that it's a worry that your answer could be taken out of context and used in some way.

I was just reading an article by a foster parent earlier. Such sad stories about the poor children, the 'parenting' they've had and the state it's left them in. Made me realise that the kind of silly things we worry about being 'bad mothering' is fucking excellent compared to the total neglect and abuse some children get

Jeez.... chase the fuckers

Oh mlic so sorry your having such a hard time. Don't worry about answering that question though there will be no consequences and once you recognise and admit to how you really feel then you can start to get better. That was my experiance anyway

Homestart did really help me to. I can be really intimitaded and funny around people I don't know that's part of the reason I felt so isolated and on my own first time round. I had no family around and couldn't face going to the groups and entering a room of people I didn't know. The homestart lady took me to the groups so I didn't have to go by myself. She would also take me out for a coffee, we would go to a soft play area because that's where she took the ladies that had two children ( the toddlers could play while she could hold the baby and let mum have time to finish a cup of coffee in peace) and on the days I really just couldn't face going out she would just be someone I could talk to about things and having someone to talk through how I was feeling with made a huge diffrence. HTH x

Wow, lots of reading just from yesterday!

I had Dylan in my bed from the start last night, we all went to sleep at 10, he then woke at 2,6 and 8 so not really that bad. Just wish he would do that in his cot.
I wonder if its too cold in there, thermometer says 16.

Hes being really whingey today, we went to a play gym thing this morning, he's too young for it but I went with my sister and nephew who is nearly 3. I didnt have to pay for Dylan as under 9 months is free.

Ive had lunch and now have nothing to do, well besides housework but Dylan wont let me do that.
Hes just really irritable, hes a different baby when we're out though, he must hate being here :(

I don't think it's that Dylan hates being at home hun, it's just that there's more to look at when you're out, and it's more exciting. When you're out in the pram the rumbling is really comforting too. You mustn't beat yourself up. Gwen grizzles all the time when we're at home, but I think it's more boredom than anything else.

Hey all,

Having a bad day with poor aurelia. had her 2nd lot of jabs yday (which she was an angel for incidentally, didn't even whimper, bless her) but today i think they're not making her too happy. she's also got a bit of a cough/cold so just generally feeling a bit rough. she's such a happy thing usually but has spent the day crying on and off.

felix is still v emotional and unreasonable too and actually said he didn't want to go out (v rare) so i've taken that as a sign to stay indoors all day for the first time in ages.

enjoying some rare sofa cuddle time with aurelia whilst felix manically 'plays' his ukelele and sings. restful listening it is not.

Poor frankles tsc, i bloody well hate conjunctivitis. causes all manner of inconvenience. hope you get rid of it and GET OUT soon!

I'm sure dylan doesn't hate being in, dh! put a good film on and snuggle up with him

Thanks needle and cakes, Ive had a blitz of the kitchen, its sparkling now!

My hoover is broken so cant do that otherwise I would.

Im watching lilo and stitch (so grown up!) and Dylan is feeding and dozing.

i am running out of things to do with rileigh i think the fact she has been in cos of the snow, her toys arent satisfying her now. What do you all do with your lo's?

How did the app go mlic? Poor felix cakes and aurelia must be worse when their both ill. dh i'm feeling at a loss as to how to occupy R but shes snoozing now so may have 40 winks lol. tsc frankie hasnt had a great time recently either hun, cojunctavitus is a pain. Hope clara's being good today.

afternoon everyone mlic hope the app at 2.30 brings some joy
stac ah hope the pmt is better im so glad ive had the depo injection so i dont get pmt anymore
needle my dh eats loads in the day, i make him 2 granary sub rolls filled with ham/cheese/tuna salad, a cereal bar, 3 pieces of fruit, crisps, sausage roll, choc biscuit, 2 muller corners and somethines half a pork pie then comes home and has huge tea with pudding and picks at the fridge in between and sometimes he buys more food from services if hes hungry!! i speak to him at 10am and 90% if his pack up is gone! so dont worry its not just you that has to be constantly shopping
right then i hit a wall last night, sorry need to vent, dh has had day off today to get my xmas presents was suppost to be a lovely day its been awful, last night i cried and cried and cried all night wanting to just get out of the house and run away, i felt so low i was crying that dh and L would be better without me i dont know what made me feel like this, i hate this person i see in the mirror, its not the memphis i remember before pregnancy, L had his jabs then we should have had hv she saw me but i left i got a voicemail asking how i was feeling as i looked so upset, i hate myself, i really so, im sorry ladies for posting this im going to hide under a rock now

A question I was meant to ask earlier- how many of you go to your DP/Dh's work xmas do? Providing you had childcare etc.

memphis don't hide under a rock, that's the last thing you need to do. You're always, always welcome here to vent and we'd miss you if you stopped posting. Your dh and little Lyndon would most definitely not be better off without you. You're not the memphis you were before pregnancy, you're L's mum and he needs you lots!

memphis hun thats what we're here for. cakes is right but if your still feeling this low please speak to your hv, you may need an adjustment in the tabs and maybe she can rush the counselling. really wish there was more i can do than just talk on here hun

dh i tend to let dp go on his own but its usually a pub crawl with his mates so not for me. we do an xmas night with riends instead xx

memphis and mlic please keep on posting, things will get better, I promise you. We all know how shit it can be sometimes.

stac14 G has just woken up at 7am and usually she wakes between 5-5.30am so maybe it's down to the solids? She did wake twice in teh night but went back to sleep really quickly.

Needle how is G's leg?