March 2010. A lesson for much of life: Shut the door. Find the corkscrew.

[Arcadie]

Happy Christmas MMMs. This is my gift to you!

evening ladies.
I chucked my pee sticks about 4 weeks ago when I was having a declutter. I am a hoarder so would happily keep everything and I do but our house was bursting at the seams so I randomly chucked stuff out from my bedside chest. It won't be long before DD2 is opening everything in sight reach and I thought better just to get rid.
Well done you clever ladies on the acronym I had thought of Get Rid Of Mummy Tummy but yes My tummy fits too. I did like all of the suggestions though
I have cut out chocolate from my diet. I am not dieting as such but just trying to eat sensibly instead of constantly cramming chocolate down my mouth and I've got a week's free trial at Curves (ladies gym franchise that claims that 3 x 30 minutes sessions a week will make a difference!) As DH works a rolling shift pattern I can't commit to regular sessions at a fixed time eg zumba or pilates classes so I reckon there is a small chance I could get there 2 or 3 times a week. It is also very close to the house and no parking issues like the gyms in town. I had a trial session on Monday, today has been hectic so I couldn't make it but I will go again tomorrow I promise.
I do dog walking so my legs aren't too bad I just have a massive roll of mummy tummy fat which really needs to go and no amount of humping round 23lb 6oz of baby in the sling is going to shift that roll . I also don't really have the space or motivation to do excercise DVDs at home. I have done in the past (pre husband, pre baby but can't see that happening now)
Anyway enough waffle about Operation GROMT
Evitas what an emotional day for you. I tried to post earlier but lost it and had to go out. I had an ectopic pregnany before I had DD1 and I'm sure Pacific will correct me if I am wrong but there is a very,very small risk with the coil that the fertilised egg can get lodged in the tubes. I really don't want to worry you but if you are feeling pregnant and your period doesn't show up when expected then bear this in mind and take good care of yourself. IWCAS my friend had a coil baby
pixie I am so pleased you are getting DD2 home. I still don't know how you manage with all your brood I really don't and being pregnant.
scooby enjoy Mexico I am very I would love a sunshine holiday.
afri lovely to see you again.

So Pacific, did you put your preg test sticks right at the front of your baby memories book or relatives to marvel over?

I've just done a test myself. It's about a week too early to test, but I have a batch of cheap tests from the web, and can't help myself. I had a positive LH surge test last week, so may have finally ovulated. Fingers crossed.

Shroomer OMG! :) Fingers crossed

Pixie Thinking of you and your DD today!

Get Rid of My Tummy... gosh, I've been trying to cut on bread, pasta, rice and sugar... but to be honest I haven't been very successful - at least I'm not seeing any results. I definitely should try brisk walking.
I dropped DS at the CM this morning, but she lives 5 minutes away from us... so not much exercise. Smac I've heard Curves can help and give good results.

I think I'll pick up DS from the CM around 4pm, I don't think I can wait till 5 :)
He has been waking up at 6am... that's too early for me, and I'm not used to it. This means that our routine has completely changed, or shall I say we don't have a routine at the moment. Hope the CM can fix him

Ok, back to work
waves to everyone
x

Afternooon all,

Just returned from taking Simeon to his first ever big scream. We saw 127 hours. It was good. However he thoroughly lived up to the title of teh cinema slot and basically screamed the whole way through. at a cost of £6 I don't think we'll do it again.

And the guy drinks wee and chops his arm off.

Spoil the ending why don't you Arcadie

Fingers crossed Shroomer, keep us posted.

Pixie thinking of you today, hope DD2 is glad to be back home.

We sort of tried a half-assed attempt at sleep training here last night. Got Isobel to settle in her own bed for the first time at night. It took a while, she was quite upset/frustrated at some points, but she slept from 11pm till 7.45am! So we'll try again tonight. I'd like opinions on one thing though; if she's used to going to bed late (9.30-10.30pm), should we stick to putting her down at that sort of time, then shift it earlier once she's got the self-settling thing down? Or should we just start doing the sleep training at 7pmish from the off?

I'd start from her usual bedtime, BMI. Once you have her self-settling you can try making bedtime 10 or 15 mins earlier each night until you get where you want to be.

What Sariska said IMO - far less traumatic for all concerned .

Back later hopefully.

We might be going skiing!

Anybody wish to share a recommendation with me?? Any fanatical skiiers on this thread??

The downside is of course, that I will now have to get fit, lose 3 st and develop some toned, strong legs ... like that's gonna happen!

But still

I think bluey is your girl.
I know nothing about skiing but have fun

hello everyone,

PD! cant help with Skiing i am afraid! hope you go and have the best time :)

Melk- how was thea last night? better?

WD to Daryl- on getting your breastfeeding support certificate:)

at shroomer very exciting!

{sarah puts fingers in ears and sings lalalalala, in the hope that the jealous brooding feeling passes! }

Pixie- hows DD2 settled back in at home? so glad to hear she is at home and the family are all together again= it must be such a relief!

I was weighed at slimming world again yesterday lost another 3lb- so 6.5lb in 2 weeks- not too sure how to be honest with the amount of wine and birthday cake! lol still happy all the same, its nearly 1/2 stone in the right direction!

I read on FB that a member from my evening group i used to attend was awarded her 8 stone loss award- what an amazing achievent for her... (thats sincelast feb!!!!

arcadie cant believe you told uis the ending

Right Harry off sick from school again- hight temp, very wheezy chest, cough and snotty snout!he needs to get better quick sharp as he is 6 on sat and is having a party for 30 kids!!!!!!!eeekkkkk

have a great day all :)

Also not a skier, although did once go to Toggenburg in the Swiss Alps. I think I was the only non- German / Swiss person in the place (was with some German friends), which should have been useful in furthering my German were it not for the fact that (1) I had real trouble understanding the Swiss accent and (2) everyone (like Pacific) spoke excellent English and immediately launched into it when they heard my stumbling efforts. Anyway, it was a nice resort, with the après ski consisting mostly of tobogganing down mountainsides after fondue and an ill-advised amount of schnapps beer and schnapps with food rather than clubbing

Pressed post too soon.

Liked the tales of wee-engrained pregnancy tests stashed in drawers and cupboards. I kept mine until recently too. And now, like Sarah, I am sticking my fingers in my ears and saying lalala when talk of new pregnancies arises. I was so sure I only wanted two, so current bromeliads must just be a hormonal phase, right? But, Shroomer, any news????

Bromeliads? Is that even a word?

(Have not yet turned predictive text off on iPhone....)

Hmmm, I thought they were ferns but it seems they are " a family of monocot flowering plants of around 3,170 species native mainly to the tropical Americas". Might include pineapples, I think, so could be of interest to the pg amongst us .

As you were.

PD skiing - how exciting. I'm sorry but I'm rubbish at winter sports - definitely I'm Mediterranean :)

Sarah :) @the weight lost! 30 kids for a party?! You definitely like big parties!! Were do you get all the energy to handle so many things?! Hope DS gets better

BMI good news on the sleep front :). I agree with sariska - keep the same bed time for now and then start adjusting it

Pixie hope everything went well with DD2

Daryl congratulations on the BF certificate! I'm sue you'll make a difference to many new mums :)

RKD I don't know why but my mum decided to take my grandmother to the cinema to watch that film and they both gave up and left in the middle of the film. So, if you've managed to stay the entire film with a screaming baby - well done you!! :)

DS is @ CM for the second full day, today. He seemed ok yesterday.

Waves to everyone
x

Lol at bromeliads sariska! WHY does the phone even suggest such random words?!

at everyone else. RL still a bit too demanding for regular posting. Moving baby + attention seeking 4yo + money woes = stressed heckle

heckle sorry to hear about RL being stressful. Hope things will improve soon. :)

Really, is there anyone out there wanting to see 127hours who didn't know it was about a guy who cuts his own arm off? Really???

rkd am glad you watched it for me, i like the bloke and all but was a bit worried it might be too harrowing....do you actually see him cut his arm off? Is it horrid? not sure i could watch it...(thoughts after this include: but what about the bit of arm left behind? is it still there? have animals eaten it? Is it just a little bone stuck out of the rock? Does he feel sad about leaving part of him behind? Was he wearing a nice watch? )
pixie poor DD2 - being in hospital is institutionalising for anyone, i'm sure it must be hard for her how is she now?
pd excited about skiing! Can't even remember what your questions were....? but you will have much much fun i'm sure...
sariska made me LARRRFFF re bromeliads (learn a new thing every day emoticon)

Thanks all for nice texts and fbkness about my lack of sleep. I'm not sure I can tell you whether we are any closer to an answer or not. it's quite simply baffling. we basically are spending every night between 1 and 4 juggling DD2 who is boob-obsessed/unsettled/angry?/unwilling to be left... and a DD1 who is woken by her very loud sister. I think it might be canine teeth cropping through. but i'm not sure. Advice welcome. Perhaps i should start a thread.(it's not very interesting) anyway.
Speaking of DD2, she is still very much a milk fed baby. I'm not sure what to do about it really. would a tongue tie stop her eating food? she's really not too bothered. literally i'm lucky if we get three spoons of food down her....
we have her 8/12mth check tomorrow so if i can be bothered (and i have a decent HV) i might ask them.

heckle hope things get better soon for you - i hear you on money worries. not fun . particularly if you think of it in the early hours. i get vvvvv anxious at that point!!

right. off to be nice to DH.

Mmmmmmmm, skiing, Pacific, count me in! Tickets arrived today for our France trip on 6 Feb so am v excited. Just got a birthday party to sort first - Sarah, it's only for 20, could you do it in your spare time? DD is v excited.

Big hugs to Melk and Heckle, RL sucks sometimes.

Pixie, hurrah that DD2 is home and I hope she has calmed down.

Sariska at your pineapples.

Alex is poorly again, vomitting at nursery but fine at home. Weird. Trying to keep sane is definitely hard in the face of it all. How the crazy ladies with more than 2 do it (I mean you, Sarah, Pixie and Pacific) I have no idea.

Must go to bed, knackered after monumental cake baking!

Pixie - hope dd has settled down a bit now. So glad for you that she's home.

Melk - I think a tongue tie can interfere with eating but not always. Depends how severe, something to do with moving the food around the mouth. I think the best person to ask would be an SLT but hv might know/refer you on. It could just be she's not that interested yet? Dylan was like that. I she sittin ok? When did she start sitting? I ask because Dylan sat around 6-8 months but wasn't steady till around 10 months and the slt he saw said this can have an effect on eating as it's all to do with muscle tone and being able to chew etc... Does she eat finger foods or are you just trying with the spoon? Miles refuses to be spoon fed anything lately but he mostly eats Himself anyway, sometimes a little, sometimes a lot. Anyway, I'm just babbling now, sorry if that's of no help whatsoever!

Thankyou everyone for the co gears on getting my certificate. It's not a big thing but very exciting for me as I don't feel I've use my brain for 3 years! The lactation consultant who helps run the course said some people have gone on from being buddies to doing their midwifery training, am super excited about this. I've wanted to be a midwife for at least 7 years now but don't want to train whilst the boys are so young.

Co gears ?!?!! Congrats!

Sorry for the random shout outs, am full of cold and just quickly popped in.

((hugs)) to heckle, hope life gets less stressful soon.

Evitas - Glad ds is doing ok at the childminders

Pacific - skiing, how exciting! I much prefer the idea of hot toddies in a log cabin so would go 'skiing' just for that purpose alone! Only been skiing once myself and it was on a dry ski slope when I was about 8, was quite fun from what I remember but then I was young and fit then

DS' favourite programme atm is "Deal or no Deal". I hope it's because of all the clapping ...

Pixie Hope things are better today with your DD2

Back later. Have been sleep training and settling C at nursery. Yawn.