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hackneyzoo · 10/01/2011 13:16

Hope no one minds....I took an executive decision Grin

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treedelivery · 11/01/2011 21:51

Having said that, there is the most amazing Kurt Geiger sale on. I am waiting for some £30 boots as mine have actually ripped, so that is a nice thing on the horizon.

Teaandcakeplease · 11/01/2011 22:26

Ipad idea was fabo and ex h kept him happy up the back with that and snacks, whilst DD and I sat at the front and listened. It's so different there to her lovely pre school where she was loved, hugged and nurtured big time. They're not very touchy feely there at all, it's so structured.

Lenni yikes that sounded like an awful labour with your DD.

Can I ask those of you with 3 year olds, do they still sleep in a pull up at night? My DD won't sleep in knickers but wears them in the day, she always likes a nappy at night though.

Oh Tree your H sounds like a superstar but Eek at H bombs bad sleeping Sad

treedelivery · 11/01/2011 22:34

Hello Tea, great your day went well. Big change from pre school to school/nursery type thing isn't it. All very business like and chilly. We have got used to it, but it is a big adjustment.

Dd1 wore size 6 pampers until she night trained. When was that...? I think she was 5. God I can't remember and I was only talking about it not long ago.

She was asleep, now awake.

Lenni, I know the further I got from dd1's birth, the worse it seemed. Looking through the notes helped so much I can hardly tell you, would you consider that? A midwife or doc would go through them with you, it really helped me. Just a thought.

treedelivery · 11/01/2011 22:37

Hello Tea, great your day went well. Big change from pre school to school/nursery type thing isn't it. All very business like and chilly. We have got used to it, but it is a big adjustment.

Dd1 wore size 6 pampers until she night trained. When was that...? I think she was 5. God I can't remember and I was only talking about it not long ago.

She was asleep, now awake.

Lenni, I know the further I got from dd1's birth, the worse it seemed. Which surprisde me, you'd think it would get better. I thought it was fine for a good while, then it slowly got worse and worse. Looking through the notes helped so much I can hardly tell you, would you consider that? A midwife or doc would go through them with you, it really helped me. Just a thought.

treedelivery · 12/01/2011 00:18

Back form A&E with dd2 and her eye. She has to go to eye clinic tomorrow afternoon, apparently the red on her eye is lacey. I will not google lacely eye red thing. I will not.

I will also get no sleep, there is no way she'll sleep tonight. She's flying about at moment.

GotArt · 12/01/2011 02:02

This is what happened today... don't feel you need to read it cause it is toxic energy, but I just needed to get it out.

UG is an asshole. He came down to rag me about the enviro-friendly dish tabs I use for the dishwasher, saying they create too much suds. I rang him after they left to say that it was uncool how he wouldn't let me finish what I was trying to say and then insult me and slam the door of my house in front of my guest. He yelled at me "are you trying to start a fight" I said no, just trying to explain how I felt. I started to continue and he'd hung up on me. I rang again, and he answered only to hang up on me. I went upstairs, he swung the door open and began yelling at the top of his lungs to get lost. I said I wasn't trying to start a fight, merely telling him about the damn soap for the dishwasher I used does not create suds, that's the whole point of it. He yelled some more, and motioned a physical threat, coming at me. Then he started yelling about how they've put up with us for the last two years, blah blah blah, I said if there was a problem you should have cited it before, particularly since I asked on many occasions. He said that the reason Andrea doesn't go swimming anymore is because I bad mouth him to her, which I never have, nor would I be stupid enough to do that. I asked what, and she came out from behind him and said I made cracks about his pasty white thighs in his shorts, which I laughed at because it was, quite frankly, funny. I laughed again said to him, sorry, but it was funny, I certainly didn't mean anything bad by it. I said she had complained about him every time we went swimming, and needling away in the back of my mind was my other side telling me not to go there. She asked and I said she complained about how could UG slam $2000 on a new bed but couldn't take her on vacation, which shut him up because spending money is a huge thing for him, especially women who want it spent on them. She started yelling at me that they've talked about it and I said that was good. She yelled sorry that our work schedule interrupts my pot smoking schedule, which I laughed and said I don't smoke anymore, and she snidely said, oh ya, that's right, you're with child, you're with child, with her head cocked to the side. UG gestured her to go back inside, and I said to UG that I don't know where all this came from but that I've done nothing but stick up for him for anything that she has ever said or asked about. I said trust me, we don't want to be here anymore than they clearly don't want us here. He said to move out then, I said trust me, we are trying, he said to get on with it then.

GotArt · 12/01/2011 06:32

Bloody hell... we got some snow out there. Hopefully DH won't have to go to work tomorrow.

hackneyzoo · 12/01/2011 09:55

Tea, glad nursery went well. It was the same sort of chaNge for DD when she started in September, she went from ehr small nursery where they are very tactile and she knew everyone to the nursery at the school where the groups are larger and its all very structured. It took her the whole term to settle in properly and get used to it, she liked it from the start but found it very different and definitely missed the old nursery, luckily she still does the odd day there (but not for long as I want DS to have her place!)
DD is 3.8 and still in pull ups. We tried to get her through the night in knickers for a few weeks recently, but I don't think se was ready, so am going to leave it. She is dry some night though (tey are few and far between however!)

Crikey Lenni, that sounds like a hardcore labour with DD! The end product makes it all worth it. Did you get a debrief or anything? Found Ds's birth pretty amazing too, was on a complete high for ages afterwards. Hope all is well at the chalk face and there have been no more attempts at arson by DS!

Tree it must be super hard doing shifts, especially 12 hour ones and especially when you have 2 young DDs.
Don't know wat to suggest about te sleeping as its such a personal one, DS was a crap sleeper and I cracked some time in the autumn, did 3 or 4 nights of CC/pupd from the toddler taming book (and touch every bit of wood in the entire house) and 90% of the time the sleeps through now. But I know that's not everyone's cup of tea. But it was also different because he was waking for milk as we had let him carry on with this due to his eating problems , so it was more about breaking his habit... ramble ramble

Good luck at eye clinic

Dog, you're bored? Grin Not as bored as me! I was looking at the HB threads last night and came across I's birth which gave me hope...this baby will come out!

Gotart Shock Bloody hell! What a twat UG is! His girlfriend sounds a complete tool aswell. At least you've got things out in the open. Hope you're ok, yelling matches kind of take it out of you when 'you're with child'! What did DH say about it all? I think if UG lived above us I would have to have my own pot plantation on the go to cope Grin

Have had a bit of a show since the stretch and sweep, and lots of backache and period pains, but that's about it. DS is in whine mode today.... am very quickly losing patience.

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treedelivery · 12/01/2011 11:36

GotArt lots of alarm bells with your ug. You heard them too I guess? I'd say distance yourselves, smile weakly at bizarre issues he has, and get our of there when you can. Such unhealthy karma.

HKZ I can't believe you are stretching and sweeping and all that jazz, it seems unreal. Takes me right back to this time 2 years ago...I hope this is it for you.

Child Tax credits have reduced our payments by 2/3rds without any notification or warning. They really are total arseholes.

So. Today. Today I am so tired and stressed and preoccupied I feel ill. DD2 has eye clinic in 2 hours, she is sleeping thankfully. We all slept in today, I had 20 mins to get them up, dressed, fed and out. I did it, but dd1 had a banana and an oat bar for breakfast, and I forgot her school bag, so she will have no snack. I lectured her at length about how she must have her banana and ml at break to make up for the lack of 2 weetabix as usual. So she'll be fretting about where her bag is and what to eat Sad

I can't bring it back to school as I missed a parcel yesterday, by 8 mins. They said they would try agan, for the last time, today. Have they been? No Angry So wish I'd just brought the bag back this morning.

MIL has just popped in for photo of dd2 for the paper for her birthday, so that's great.

Is it dd's birthday Moose? Or is that 15th? Must consult list.

I ought to be napping with dd. My eyes are all gritty and sore. Need to prepare for teaching though.

treedelivery · 12/01/2011 11:38

In my defence, I have finally made appointment for flu jab and to get a computer access card at work. Finally. Now all I need to do is go, on Friday. Must Not Forget.

tinksbabyisnearly2 · 12/01/2011 12:07

tree -sorry u r so tired and feeling down!!good luck with eye

gotart stay clear of both of them Shock!!!

hkz hopefully not long for you

tea sounds good

GotArt · 12/01/2011 13:32

ONe of my Mama Group mums has her two bedroom flat available at the end of Feb. Its a bit longer than I wanted to stay here, but may be able to sort accommodation until then. fingers cross.

Can't sleep. Been laying in bed with bouts of getting up to cry so I don't wake DH. He is very sorry that this all happened and can't believe it. He says that with the way she reacted, clearly a vast majority of the situation is being fueled by her, which I concur really, without getting into details. Thanks so much Ladies for listening to this tripe. I hope the baby isn't affected too much by it as I have been told it can, stressful stuff creates stressed babies.

So much snow out there. Feel like the universe is trying to coup me up. Better take it by the horns and say no, this is what going to happen.

hackneyzoo · 12/01/2011 13:46

Gotart, sorry you are stressed by those wankers, this is the last thing you need. I think Tree is right, summon up all your strength, rise above them and be all sweetness and light; whilst simoultaniously flat hunting like mad and giving them the bird behind thier backs Grin End of Feb isn't too long (although I guess livng below UG doesn't make time fly). Is DH off today? Can you go and get a massage or pamper yourself somewhere and relax and catch up on sleep. Failing all that have a big bar of chocloate and a large glass of red!

tree Sorry you are stressing too. Let us know how DD gets on at the clinic.

Afternoon Tink!

Where has Moose disappeared to?

Not much going down here...

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GotArt · 12/01/2011 19:46

Moose has disappeared. Hmm Hope all is well.

Tree Lacey! I know that you won't google it, I won't either, but I'll tell ya, since being a mom, I'm hearing about all sorts of new things I never knew about and this is another one! The only eye thing I know about is pink eye, which I think comes from poo in the eye and highly contagious, which with the DC's, its not surprising they get it. I'm terrified of it. I commend you for getting up and getting out so fast. Amazing. Super Mum award for you. Reminder for your appointment. Wink

HKZ Do you reckon MW will want to induce? How long is too long for being overdue? I'm praying the next one will be early and unexpected like DD was. At least though, this time, we'll have the crib set up. lol

Had a laugh today. We left around 9.15am for my Chiro appt. It snowed a lot last night. We left the car up the driveway on the road. The snowplow had been around and buried us in a bit. But, the neighbours kids were outside helping to shovel UG's girlfriend out because for some reason she tried to turn around over this massive hump of snow in her car with bald tires and got completely stuck. The kids saw DD and they love her, the girl chatting with DD and me and having a laugh, and the two boys noticed we didn't have a shovel and began helping us get out. Too funny. I laughed inside thinking, what a nice boyfriend you have in UG GF as where is he; sitting inside drinking coffee and watching tv while you are out here trying to dig yourself out. We got out in about 5 minutes and drove off. The kids and their parents funnily enough don't like UG either. Neighbour has phoned the police twice on UG apparently, once because UG said he was going to punch him and once because of an argument UG was having with a previous GF that lived upstairs at the time and neighbour felt someone needed to step in before it became physical because it seemed to be heading that way. Another neighbour said he's been waiting to see UG on the news that he was a serial killer or something. Sort of funny, sort of not. So glad it has come to this. We won't be having any sort of relationship with them when we leave. I never want to speak to him again.

OK, I promise that unless there is something outrageous, I won't mention him again... only about a month and half Ladies and its done. I can't thank you all enough for having this outlet. It certainly makes a difference in being able to write it out and make it clear. xx

hackneyzoo · 12/01/2011 20:43

Gotart... see, every day society confirms UG is...well, not normal!

I think they induce when you go 14 days past your due date here. Am seeing the MW again on Saturday and then Monday and she said at the second app. they'd discuss induction.
But...lost my mucus plug earlier (farewell my snot like friend) and am hoping the rumblings that are going on now will have produced a baby in the next day or so.

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stripeywoollenhatwithbellson · 12/01/2011 21:31

hkz, hurrah!

Teaandcakeplease · 12/01/2011 21:40

Urgh GotArt at UG Angry What a horrid situation. Hope you work things out and can move very very soon. I do not mind you venting on here at all personally. So as far as I'm concerned, carry on Smile

Tree how is DD?

treedelivery · 12/01/2011 22:00

Yup, carry on venting GotArt. Poor you.

Ok, eye not great actually. She has conjunctivitis, and something else that I nevre really caught the name of. It's been stressful, hateful, tiring and the guilt is pretty heavy.

Poor lamb is asleep with hand clamped to eye, I think it's really hurting now. Her white of eye is entirely red on one side, with visable blisters and blood vessels. Not good.
It should go when I can find a pharmacy that stocks the rare bonkers drug she needs, and assuming she lets me near her head again. SHe had to have actual swabs taken of her actual eye ball. Mad eme feel faint tbh.

Go go HKZ

GotArt · 12/01/2011 23:12

EEK at swabbing eye BALL. Good grief, the poor thing.

Why is there no pom pom emoticon! They've got a biscuit and bear.

Ok.. I think I missed out on the mucus plug thing with DD too. ??? Doesn't sound pleasant.

treedelivery · 12/01/2011 23:52

Do you know my 'show' as I call it went on for days. Probably not what HKZ wants to hear, but in contrast my labout was about 1.5 hours really [4/5 hours 1st twinge to baby]

I tell ya GotArt, that swab wasn't nice. I can't get these eye drops in, it's pointless. She gets distressed and shakes, I get upset, and eyedrops land on her head or the floor. Like trying to get a cat in a bag. A cat on LSD that is.

I'm thinking Moose is snowed under with the special needs educational assessment stuff thingie.

Wired, but beyond tired. Just planned tomorrows lesson, interdependancy on muscular-skeletal system. Looking at Muscular dystrophy. Lesson looks good on paper, hope it goes well.

Teaandcakeplease · 13/01/2011 07:54

Last time DS had bad conjunctivitis I had to sit on him with his arms pinned down to get the drops in, the guilt was excruiciating after each dose but I had to Sad

Poor wee lamb, I'm sorry as I suggested the cool boiled water etc and didn't expect it to flare into something far worse Sad

hackneyzoo · 13/01/2011 09:03

Tree, don't envy you having to deal with eye stuff, its my most squeamish thing. Poor DD.

Really thoguht it was time last night...but had a bath, everything ground to a halt...so I give up, 'this baby will come when its ready' is my new mantra and I shall carry on with life as normal!

Tea, I have to sit on DS to cut his toe nails, quite often I have to wrestle him between my knees to brush his teeth, it almost a daily occurrence in the HKZ household Grin

Hope Moose's DS's assessment is going well.

Gotart, definitely keep venting about UG on here. My upstairs neighbours are dead noisy and you remind me I am lucky they are not UG Grin You could look at UG as a research project, he'd make a great character in a novel!

Right, on with the day!

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tinksbabyisnearly2 · 13/01/2011 09:53

morning Grin

got art what a hard time you are having that is what we r here for Grin

hkz - sure it wont be long Grin

we have booked our summer hol Grin Grin

going to st jean de mont in the south of france with my parents we r going the 8th till the 18th of august we r flying
staying in a big caravan site has pools and near lovely beaches

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hackneyzoo · 13/01/2011 16:17

Still here.... ello Dog!

Am getting all the phone calls and texts now and the 'Haven't you ad it yet?' from everyone I bump into....

My family are nuts, do they really think I will keep the baby a secret when it comes and not tell them ?! Grin

Holiday sounds lovely Tink, something to look forward to at this dreary time of year.

My friend is coming to visit with her NB shortly (well he's about 10 weeks so pretty tiny)...maybe that will release some hormones and trigger labour...

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