October 08 - "I said no!"

[KSal]

it appears I posted the last post... so here's a new thread

Well how long will I be there for is the $64000 question really! I'm hoping to come home the same night but may have to stay in for one night and come home the next day.

I second the cleansing wipes. Phone charger, of course
I would also bring a book or have one ready on kindle app on iPhone to read. To take my mind off of being in hospital.

Definitely take some snacks CSWS. I came round post-op after dinner time, having not eaten all day and all they gave me was a horrible sandwich. Wipes a good idea too.

Something to read definitely.
I took my own slippers as well so I didn't have to put my shoes on every time I went to the loo. I can't think of anything else.

Do you know anything about the recovery time after the op? Are you likely to be bedridden afterwards or up and about fairly quickly? (Sorry if you've already said this and I missed it)

I really hope J perks up before Weds for you.

Food yes, good plan, though not sure what. They reckon that me being dairy free won't be a problem in terms of feeding me, but I bet that it is, esp as they won't decide until the day which ward I'll go to post op, so they can't warn them in advance!

cf - need to get up and walk around and have a wee and eat and drink something the afternoon of the op if I'm to stand a chance of being allowed home (nurse told me their 'secret' checklist!). Then expecting lots of pain so mostly in bed for 48 hours afterwards, then up and about but on 'light' duties and no lifting of any of the dc or anything else heavy. Hopefully more or less fully recovered in around 2 weeks.

Have a book that I got for Christmas that I haven't had a chance to start yet, so will bung that in.

He'll be visiting me as soon as I come round pistachio, and I'll feed him then (me awake means anaesthetic level low enough to feed). I'm tempted not to pack it just so that I can make a fuss and make them find me one if they make me stay in!

lipsalve is my only suggestion CSWS, and from my hernia op last year, something really baggy or low slung to wear home.
Well, the boys are back at school half term wasn't so bad while I had all 3 as we had something planned for each day, then of course I get to go to work on thur/fri. Unfortunately, DD was out of sorts wed and by the afternoon she had a galloping temp, conjunctivitus and was really miserable. As I had my perfromance planning meeting on thurs at work and I really struggle to look like i do the whole 110% at work thing, I HAD to go in. DH took thur/fri off work to look after her and of course she was much better by sat. But it's just typical. I explained at work that there's no way I can go up to 3 days as the thought of trying to ensure 3 kids are healthy, 3 days in a row, every single week is too much.
This morning, the radiator in the bathroom isn't working, so all last towels are soggy still, and there's a warning light in the car. sigh.
They can't look at the car till thurs and suggest we don't drive it in the meantime .
Could be a long week.

Sounds to me like it's the right decision for you and where you are at the moment Myjob. Like Pistachio says, you've got to get the experience anyway and you'll get paid into the bargain. It's horrible mulling over what to do when you've got big decisions to make so I think just actually making a plan feels like a huge relief. Well done!

myjob that sounds brilliant and very sensible! The job sounds really rewarding, too :)

Pistachio good luck! You'll be great, I'm sure of it. I would have lobed to have you as my NCT teacher if they had room for me to get on a course before I delivered

csws it's coming soon! I hope it's a relatively quick recovery so that you can be rid of this pain once and for all.

How are you cf?

I'm not too bad thanks Star. Nothing from the hospital about my blood results, but that's not surprising. I will chase them up but I'm assuming that if they thought I was having an ectopic they would have contacted me.

CSWS - Good luck tomorrow. I really hope they let you out. Have you got some arnica to take?

Pistachio - I second Star! I would have loved to have your as my ante-natal teacher. Mine wasn't great at all (not NCT, I hasten to add)

I had the shame today when I went to pick S up from nursery. Apparently he hadn't been following instructions and had hit someone and made her cry . I know it's a phase and they all go through it. He was funny because he kept saying "You're not sad mummy" (they had told him that I would be sad when I heard) and I had to explain that actually I was.

Ooh arnica! Can't believe I didn't think of that before. Will go rummage in the bathroom cabinet and see if I have any left from last labour. I should do somewhere.

Sounds like a very good plan myjob :).

Good luck tomorrow CSWS, hope it goes smoothly and all childcare falls into place
Just think, in a couple of weeks you will feel so much better. My sister had hers out last year and said she hadn't realised how poorly it was making her in general, until she recovered from the op and fell properly well for the first time in a couple of years.
myjob, sounds like an excellent plan, and an achievable one.
I finally told my boss i wasn't going back up to 3 days a week until J starts school, I'd been umming and ahhing and thinking maybe this sept, I feel so much happier having made a plan and announced it.
star - you know it's a phase - but it's still mortifying doing the walk of the shame when the teacher says "Mrs Pepperrabbit, could I have a word....." Do they teach you in teacher training school exactly how to arch your eyebrow at the same time?
cf - tough not having any definite news yet, good luck chasing them up.
waves to everyone else!

It wasn't my PFB DS who hit another child. It was cf's S! As if Q would ever raise his hand to anyone

ummmm ok
that first line was meant to look differently! Silly MN
meant to look like:
It wasn't my PFB DS who hit another child. It was cf's S!

As if Q would ever raise his hand to anyone

If it messes my emphasis up again I give up.

humble apologies to Q!!!

my question about teacher training remains though!

Pepper - we didn't learn that in the US. I'm not sure if they teach that here in teacher training
I am the most non threatening person in the world and unfortunately, even my "meanest" face isn't perceived as scary or intimidating . I do try, though.

Unfortunately it was my child. And yes I'm starting to know how those parents feel when you call them in. In fact I had to do it today and the father looked petrified!

Do you do the time out thing Star? I haven't had to do that with S yet, but I'm thinking it might be round the corner soon...

Yes, I do. I don't call it a "naughty step" because I think that sounds ridiculous. (personal opinion only... I don't care if anyone else uses it and won't think less of you).
I call it time out or sitting out because that's what it is some time out of the activity we are doing so that he can think about it and realise that he doesn't get to do x if he engages in y behaviour.

In my classroom we have a "think about it" space. It's all the same.. but "naughty spot" I don't like because they haven't always been "naughty" but sometimes just need to be removed and know that it's not behaviour that is allowed.

Anyway
Q now experiments with it. For example when we were playing with his trains the other day. He hit me, then said "I go to time away". He took himself to the area that I usually take him for this... then said "I'm not ready to say sorry yet mommy"... about 30 seconds later... "I'm sorry mommy for hitting you. I will give you a big squeezy hug ('ug)"

He gets it, though :)