Sept 08 - No no no, ME do it!

[CappuccinoCarrie]

Shiny new thread for Christmas!

lurking with boob out and one finger free. thanks for all the advice. you are all phenomenal. will articulate more if i ever get both hands back.

ahem....I think you will find its you who are phemonenal missus!!! x

...phenomenal even...oh dear...been a long day

I bought vests from primark for £1, cut the straps, sewed poppers on & wore them under my tops. Agree they're good for keeping tummy warm if you wear a top you can't pull down.

I've got a friend who used a nursery at her dh's work which was also a reasonable drive away. They liked it as it gave dad time with his daughter as he wouldn't have seen much of her otherwise.
Disadvantages though are- the hassle If he's away with work and her potentially getting hungry, tired & grumpy if the traffic's bad.

FP i would keep DD with minder till you've researched the area, to avoid the trauma of moving again once you have a good local one

Respect to debi's crafty sewing skills .

DD is being very sweet at the moment. Mum took her to nursery yesterday just as they were sitting on the mat doing the register. The member of staff in charge of DD's room asked the children why they have to do the register and DD answered "Fire bell" .

DS has had chicken pox for over a week now. The spots have reached his fingers so I think that should be the end of it.

pacita hope tonight is better and things settle down.

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Morning all! Haven't been on here for weeks and weeks and weeks and weeks.

First, Pacita congratulations! Sorry for the BFing pains, but hope v good advice from others helps it a bit.

I am 31 weeks (almost) and in bloody agony. After the world's easiest pregnancy last time, I have got astonishingly bad sacroilliac (back of the pelvis) pain this time. It's basically SPD, but at the back of the pelvis, as far as I can work out. Saw physio yesterday, but there's not a lot I can do apart from, ermmm, give birth. Got a support belt etc. Picked up DS this morning and almost passed out from pain.

Hope everyone else is doing well and thriving with (judging by thread title) toddler much like mine :)

Hi hopefully!!! god, 31 weeks already??? that seems to have gone so fast (not for you I am sure!)

How are things? Wedding plans in full swing???

So 1 hour at Nursery and Robyn has a snotty cold. Coincidence?
She also had a tumble at fun with 5 senses yesterday and has scraped her hand and arm. She didn't even flinch or cry and they are deep scrapes. Brave little girl.

Hi Hopefully cannot believe you are 31 weeks!! Hope all is well. Did DP get his work ishoos sorted

I'd say Robyn's cold is nursery related Debs - tbh that's a good thing. C came down with terrible colds at first but seems to be fighting them well now. bodes well for school - less time off sick if they build immunity now.

And my comments about nursery:
not much more to add to what's been said already, so I'll give you my opinion based on what you posted FP
I would always go with your instincts - if something doesn't feel right about the nursery, then you are probably right. But, to be sure, I would go and have a chat with the nursery manager whilst DD is at the cm. You will then find out that they either reinforce your instincts or that you misjudged it.

You may have gone on a bad day, or are you not settling in the area and so finding (understandably) reasons not to like the local area?

IME I wouldn't worry about finding lots of parent contacts at nursery. Children come and go and you will make more new friends at toddler playgroup/church halls/ full school.

As others have said, Mr P's workplace one is probably excellent but has he thought through the implications? (Sorry, sure he has!) but he will have to be available to do drop off and pick up every day? What happens if he has to work late/is away/off sick?
He may be in an excellent position to do this (and the same would apply to you if you were working there) but a local place may make more sense.
however, if the only sticking point is travel time, DD will cope with it. She may fall asleep on the way home though - will this affect her bedtime?

Don't be too concerned about activities offered at the nursery unless it is so obvious they are not great. All nurseries are different and at this age it's more about the staff commitment and atmosphere.

Eg I'd like C's nursery to have more books available but I read with her everyday and she always comes home smelling faintly of perfume/body spray cos she gets hugs and cuddles everyday

Ask about the food too. I managed to persuade C's nursery to start using free range eggs and they use a healthy eating policy eg no juice to drink, fresh fruit and veg every day, lots of high calorie foods (needed at this age)like mac cheese, cottage pie, fish pie, home made soups and home-made puddings. they ask for parent feedback too.

Overall, if I were you, I would leave DD with her temp cm for a bit longer to give you the time to find a nursery you are happy with. You will get to have settling in days with her I assume?

Anyway, not sure if that even helps. it's only my experience, limited as it is. :)

Good luck.

Ooh, couple of points i missed:

C's nursery has a teeth brushing policy after breakfast snack. All the toddlers from 2.5 onwards clean their teeth with their own brush.
They also bake with them, do their version of tumble tots (they are in the grounds of a college so can use the gym) and put big emphasis on imagination and learning through play.

I think the teeth cleaning thing is a welsh thing but I'd expect most nurseries to offer similar levels of fun.

debs mine had lots of days off sick when they started nursery. Much better this year though (except DS's current chicken pox). Hardly any colds or D&V bugs in months.

hello hopefully . Do you have your CS pencilled in for 39 weeks?

Have just been a bit judgy pants on fb but my 'friend' pissed me off with her comments. Grrr.

I know. I've just seem it .

You are right though.

Mind you, you couldn't pay me to eat an oatcake. The DC's eat them at nursery so I don't have to pretend to like them.

Hi all, and welcome hopefully!! My goodness I can't believe you're 31 weeks! How is DH's work situation, and how is the wedding planning???? I saw an osteopath for my SPD and he gave a great exercise the relieved the sacroilliac pain - I had to lie down on a carpeted floor and DH made a fist and put it right where the pain was so I was sort of suspended on his hand. Sounds ridiculous but offered soooo much relief.
I remember being really miserable in the last months of DS's pregnancy too, couldn't move, wasn't being a good mum to DD. But of course it was all worth it, and now its just a distant memory (which is why i'm putting myself through it again!!). I guess I'm trying to say that you will be fine, and this will fade, I promise :)
mrsa good work on the nursery food, you've given me some inspiration for at home, we have the most repetitive menu!

Hi there Hopefully, it's lovely to see you

During all my previous pregnancies my pelvis has slightly popped out of alignment and each time I went to see an Osteopath and both times I only needed two appointments and I was as good as new.

I used an Osteopath because I feel their techniques are gentler than a physio's, but of course I had to pay for it myself. Maybe it could be something you can look into?

Actually I felt a pain in my bum cheek this week (which is how the previous episodes started) and thought 'here we go again'. Why do we keep doing this to ourselves??!!

I get that pelvic/bum pain too. Have had it on and off since having the boys. Everytime it gets bad enough to think I need to see an osteopath is then goes away before I do anything. I've not had it for a while actally.

What were you being judgy pants about MrsA? (I can't get on fb at work) I thought it was going to be to do with what you put this morning about that woman who's name I can't remember but I couldn't see what Meglet's comment about oatcakes had to do with Andy Gray!
I nearly commented on the Andy Gray thing this morning but thought I'd better not incase I ended up upsetting someone!

31 weeks already Hopefully sory to hear you are in alot of pain with the SPD. How long before the wedding?

I thought Robyn would get colds and the like from nursery. Just hoping she doesn't get chickenpox, due to ds, and she hasn't had her MMR yet, also due to ds.

What is wrong with oatcakes? I love them and evern robyn will give them a try

Oatcakes are a bit dry for me. I did buy them for the DC's to have at home and tried to eat one, but binned it. They were happily scoffing them. I like rice cakes though .

DS has only one chicken pox spot to clear up now .

I've just realised you've changed your name back.

starry We're all in our PJs all the time!

Bookmarking - Good to see you hopefully sorry about the pain, and yes Starlight it's good to see your 'proper' name back

I love oatcakes with cheese - yum yum!

Poor DD1 keeps saying things are too difficult atm, she asked me to put some fairy wings on her so she could fly then jumped up and down saying I can't fly it's too difficult. It's such a shame to see that magic belief being broken

So Robyn's cold is now on her chest and she is wheezing. Off to the Dr's later. She was real tired most of yesterday, refused her tea then went to bed at 8pm. She woke up at 1am coughing and all bunged up. She asked dp to take her downstairs and she spent all night on the settee. She had a few naps but she has basically been awake from 1am till now. When DD1 was poorly she would sleep but Robyn likes to be awake, the monster. Anyway sent Dp to bed as he is shattered.