FEB 2010 First birthdays beckon and toddlerdom approacheth...uh-oh!

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It's humbling to look back at the last year and see how our LO's have gone from helpless newborns to action-packed pre-toddlers.

BRING IT ON!!!

Good to hear your dh is pleased (mine would need a lot of valium if it happened to us

It was a VERY good week to be fair even with the one slip up

Congratulations! PA hope it goes well, and that you are not feeling too tired.
things happen for a reason

MN has been off for a long time actually since yesterday for me .

BC hope that helps your eczema. It did for DD1 but as you know it is a very personal thing. For her, glycerine soaps work well and Sanosan baby soap bar (but only for hands still no soap on the body)

DD2 had her jab yesterday, not even a pip. The pead. told me she has a very high pain threshold and to be concern if she cries . She is also happy with her weight .
BTW I remember that my midwife said that around 1 yo they should triple their birth weight, for those who are a bit worried may be it helps put in perspective.

I have seen a new study in australia, saying that if you introduced eggs between 4 and 6 months there is a third less allergy than if you introduced it after 1 yo. feeding a baby is getting incredibly complicated...

PA I am so pleased for you and your DH. When does this make you due then?

Woohoo! Congrats PA and your DH!

I agree, these things are meant to happen, sometimes. The timing may be out now, but further down the line, you will probably look back and realise it was the right time, one way or another...

Sorry I haven't thanks for the congrats before now. This will make me due in October, so it's very early days, but the shock threw me, so needed to tell someone.

After the highs yesterday, we sat down and really thought about the finances and it was a bit more grim than we realised, however, I do believe that there is always a way through things and these years are supposed to be hard anyway aren't they. We're firmly in the category that the government cuts in benefits will effect.

sorry that all grim again

DD seems a bit better, her temperature has (fingers crossed) gone down.

Also BGI think (i) it was you and(ii) you were right about the solid well porridge strike. She won't eat it atm, so we're going to avoid it for the next few days. She's been eating other stuff. It could also be location, as she's eaten in other rooms and places but not the kitchen. Food is such a trust issue, why would you mess with that.

Congratulations PA! Just once and you took the MAP too? Wow, you are super-fertile Sorry that finances will be grim but yes, these years are meant to be hard aren't they... They are certainly going to be anyway! Re SMP, there is Maternity Allowance for those that aren't entitled to SMP, you should look into what (if anything) you can do to qualify... Good luck and congratulations again.

Get well to all those that have unwell LOs.

DD was due a year ago today! And I passed my driving test Haven't driven for over 6 months though I really hate driving but I know I need to get back on that horse.

I have to be at the dentist for a filling in an hour Still I am feeling a lot more robust psychologically than last week. Last night... drum roll please... DD slept through til 7am!!!!! (apart from a resettle at half twleve which I'll gloss over) She has only done this twice in her life before, I'm not counting any chickens, but WHAT an improvement on a week ago. Too early for to celebrate...?

Hey good luck to your DH at the dentist today too IC, I should quit my moaning, his tooth sounds a lot worse

Good luck at the dentists, Scones!
And hooray for the sleep-through!

Yep, DH has just come back from the dentist. He'll have to go back in a week to finish the job, but so far, so good. They've also said they'll deduct the cost of the filling he had there in December, seeing as they got it wrong, hence the pain this time round. Just as well, he was going to get a lawyer friend onto it if they hadn't offered that.
He was very feverish in the night, woke up twice drenched in sweat and is feeling weak again today.
Still, at least the end is in sight now. And he's in less pain, just feeling generally ill.

Re: breastfeeding, PA. mawbroon fed her DS1 throughout her pregnancy with DS2 and beyond, so I'm sure you'll be fine.

I had awful indigestion last night, which kept me awake for hours. DD woke in the middle of it. Trouble was, she then woke at 05.30 and it took an hour to persuade her to get another half hour of sleep. And did I get any more?! Of course not.
Ah well.
Amazing how philosophical you get about these things.....

PA congratulations! I can imagine how scary and disjointed it all feels at the moment, but these things happen for a reason and it will all work out. Really, it will.

One of my mum chums fell pg with no 3 after taking the MAP. She had three DCs aged three and under for a few months last year, but she manages so well. So it's not just you that is super-fertile!

PA congratulations! I can imagine that's a but I agree with IC re. mawbroon who breastfed during pregnancy and beyond.

Who'll be the 3rd???

No chance to be me as a) diabetes is now back under good control but still high, b) I'm under the pill since March 2010, c) We've not had any intercourse since April 2010

I was a bit worried as DD is quite young it seems compared to other tandemers, but I've done some reading and am feeling better. It seems as long as she has 4 feeds a day I don't have to consider giving her dairy, so problems there then

IC glad your DH is feeling better like someone else said the pain was horrible and it took more than a course of ABs to get right again.

Might have to consider no sex for two years

I'm having a clumsy day... When I sat down at the table just now I caught my dinner plate with my muffin top and made the plate flip over and on to the floor . This morning I got something out of the fridge and somehow managed to drag a box of eggs along with me. My girls were most impressed by three broken eggs on the floor. dd1 asked me about 10 times why I did that (Just for entertainment my darling! )

Oh BG good to know you are creating new tricks to entertain your girls

PA met someone today whose older child is just coming up to 2 and her younger one is 10 weeks (so the gap you are likely to have). The baby is doing just fine and the toddler comes into her bed at night for comfort feeding. Works absolutely fine although she'd prefer slightly different timings (ie. for the older one to sleep at night like the baby does!)

DD has started to sit down and play with things, instead of merely pausing for a few seconds before moving on. It's nice :)

BG thanks for that, and we all have those days. Brilliant that your DD1 kept asking you that

More stress, DD woke at 10pm last night, just as I was drifting off. Coughing, vomit and lots of tears. Didnt get back to bed till 2.40am, up for work at 5am. She wouldnt eat much for tea tonight. 5 spoonfuls of casserole and cheese on toast ended up on floor.

I am very tearful and tired. Work again tomorrow. Praying for better night.

Night all. :(

LBH just remember that something is better than nothing. Take it as a good sign.

Where was DH? I'm sorry that she's still so poorly. Is it worth considering asking the GP for a few days off? Actually you can self certify up to 7 days anyway can't you?

Really sounds like you could do with more support. {{hugs}}

Thanks PA

He was awake too. Helped clean up vomit. He went to sleep about 1am on sofa. He has done a full day today only to be called out again tonight to deliver a 10m telegraph pole, he wont get in till about 1am tonight.

I dont want work to think I cant cope..on trial period with myy new p/t hours.

Really am going to bed now...

I really wish I could help more.

Try and take things in shifts with DH. It's silly you both being up and sleep whenever you can, even if it's when you in get in from work

No way PA! I just gasped out loud and had to explain to DH who says, "Crikey," in a very Hugh Grant kind of way!!

Congratulations! You will end up with a slightly smaller age gap than I have (and I think I've possibly got the closest gap of the mums-of-two on here so far, though me thinks Stangirl will be an old hand full of advice for you by the time your DC2 arrives ) I love having them close in age. They are already building a real relationship - hitting each other and laughing at each other etc.. When they laugh at each other, I remember why I wanted them close together. They miss each other when they are apart and we have 'family cuddles' in a little circle of 4 of us before bed and the boys now cuddle each other too(which makes up for the can of coke that DS1 poured over DS2 - much to his amusement).

Anyway, get lots of sex rest while you can . (And I know I've probably whinged on here more than most during the last year and don't want that to put you off - I hope that the circumstances in which I have found myself with two poorly DS is not something you will repeat and will thus find things a little easier.)

LBH I cross-posted with you the other night, just that it took me so long to write and reread my post that it looked like I should have read yours first. Both my DS go off their food when ill and it can last for several days and sometimes weeks. DS2 eats more than DS1 (who is nearly 3) about 3 days a week. I've learnt that trying to encourage them to eat when they aren't interested gets me nowhere and, no matter how much I stress, I can't change their hunger. Go with it and things will improve shortly I hope.

Well done CS on the dry run of getting to work. You really will get back into it quite quickly and enjoy going to the loo on your own.

IC glad DH is a little more comfy. Hope the appointment today has gone well. I now have antibiotics for a chest infection and am carrying on regardless as all mummies do. DS2 cried for 40 mins this a.m. as he didn't want to go to nursery - it was hell, particularly when I was feeling rough too. Had a lovely day once there though and fine after a few minutes!

BC Bizarre coincidence there then. I hope your mum's friend can be helped to be pain-free. I think I will have some serious talking to do with my mum tomorrow if it is bad news to help her to at least consider all options. She looked after DS1 this p.m. to give him a chance to rest from nursery (having coughed for several hours through the night) and I think this helped to take her mind off it.

Get well soon to all poorly people, especially Stan - hope you've had a good rest today. Get yourself to the midwife if it continues.

Time to go and speak to DH (but not get too close for fear that the 'getting close to DH' fairy might strike us too! Sooo exciting PA!)

and then in my excitement, completely forgot to read this page before posting - I'd even spellchecked the above and everything!!

LBH I totally understand the lack of sleep - we've had DS1 or 2 coughing for hours every night now for 10 days and I'm starting to resemble a panda that's had a heavy night out. While I'd dearly love to take the day off tomorrow (with chest infection so not entirely unjustified), I'm worried that I need to be there as much as poss so that when the boys are ill I can take a day here or there.

BG Glad to know I'm not the only clumsy one on here (and still have black eye form last weekend!)

Scones hope the dentist went well - it was fine for me last week so hoping yours was fine too.

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Get well soon bethylou. Hugs and commiserations on the lack of sleep, and you too LBH. Lord I know all about it, but don't have the added pressure of getting to work. Best of luck and I echo PA, can you get some sleep in the evening when DHs are home? (Not that I'd take my own advice - I can't seem to sleep before about 9pm no matter how tired I am ).

Dentist was fine Apart from he gave me a silver filling in a lower molar, I thought he'd at least have given me the choice of a white one. It's very visible.

LBH if DD is ill, can't you take a day off work for that reason? Is she allowed to go to nursery?

BG at your plate-flipping incident!

SB [intrigued] at why not since April 2010...? (Sorry nosy)

Must get to bed. Night all

Happy birthday CS DD2

Today we're staying home as DS has temperature and is coughing a lot. So it'll be a trip to the gp (1st one since Christmas!!! ) Plus he vomiting during the night - I only noticed this moring when I went in his room

Scones nothing since April because DH is either not in the mood or is knakered (sp) by his work shift and I have an early bedtime

Get well soon all of you

Happy birthday little Shona!! Have a fab day