May 2009 Towards the Terrible Two's

[momino]

Well, here we go again. may this be the start of a thread with lots of positive news and posts [bsmile]!

Thanks, not really in pain. Just v dull period like cramps. Have made excuses for this morning's meeting but this afternoon am doing a presentation to Eastbourne WI (thrilling I know!) on pharmacy so plan to finish off the presentation this morning (should have done it last night) and go down and do that.

Thank you to everyone for your support - it helps.

ses, thinking of you.

woof - aaarghhh, that sounds so frustrating for you.

running - more congratulations! Lovely name.

Hello everyone else!

ILs have gone, phew! Need to try to get back to normal now. DD1's behaviour has been dreadful while the ILs have been here (dramatics, tantrums, general attention seeking) so I really hope that all settles down now. A has been ok, but not sleeping brilliantly, waking in the night again. I'm just tired and bad tempered . My mum is out of hospital and has been for a few weeks, but still only has the temporary hip - she'll have to go back in later in the year to have the proper replacement done. I really want to go and see them, but the logistics are a nightmare and I just can't see when it's going to happen...more .

ses Just saw your news. Sending lots of {{{hugs}}} It's hard, this bleeding in early pregnancy, isn't it Glad it's not painful for you. Do take it easy and take time out if you need to. I was glad that I did during my long period of uncertainty. It was a proper rollercoaster and I don't think I would have been able to concentrate too much at work.

banned Nice to "see" you again. I have been wondering whether you absense from all things internet had something to do with the NS move. Sounds all very exciting, but long winded. I'm the slowest crochetter in the world btw and still working at that hat... I think it might have to become C's at this rate

woof Sounds like your mum is taking out her fears and stress on you. Must be hard to be on the receiving end. Sending you a little non-NMy hug too.

flip phew ILs gone. Must be a relief. I didn't know there was such a thing as a temporary hip replacement. You poor mum, having to go through surgery so often. I can understand why you want to go and see her. Hope you manage somehow.

momi I think I was mad It would have been OK in good weather, but both of the dcs were being miserable, not wanting to play with the other dcs on the campsite (and there were loads), not wanting to explore the woods, play area etc... In the end I just left them in the tent while I viewed some stands and joined in with a few activities. Next time I go camping I will take DH and the caravan!

stamped thinking of you and your dd.

All well here, well, as well as can be. I tried to book an appointment with one of the more understanding GPs at my practice and the soonest they could book me in was the 10 of june!! So I booked it, but I'm in 2 minds whether to rebook it for a less popular doctor, because I would prefer to be seen much earlier than.
C's been ill again. Another cold, another one bad enough for her to need an inhaler at night. It does go as quickly as it comes up and she's pretty happy and perky now. It's every time she gets cold (which she did while camping). So annoying, I hope she outgrows it, because the GP doesn't seem all that concerned.

Oh and the ap is trying to teach C Spanish. She talks to her in Spanish and has been trying to teach her to say "ola". Which funnily enough C now thinks is the ap's name It's very funny to see her greet the ap with "la" and when I ask her where "la" is, C points at the ap.

This has become a bit of a mamoth post. Didn't mean to.

Hope everyone's well :)

Just a quickie post from me
Ses hope all is well tomorrow- thinking of you
woof hope scan was good news
stamped sad news- you are right life sucks sometimes

running congratulations to you- have read your birth story on t'other thread and it sounds amazing. Lovely photo on FB too

big 'hello' to all those I've neglected to NC and belated happy 2nd b'days all round too - J isn't 2 until June 6th, I think at the end I was left on the antenatal thread alone

must go as I being asked to join in a game involving tucking (Yo) Jojo into bed and pretending to snore x

Not great news. Although cervix closed, vague flicker of a hb and potential foetal pole, sac irregular and baby measuring too small. They expect me to mc naturally within a week. Have appointment to go back next Tuesday.

I'm so sorry Ses. Did they give any hope at all?

So sorry ses x

Oh, ses. So sorry to hear the news. Hope the week passes quickly so you know where you are.

Ses. How terrible, really am thinking of you at such a heartbreaking time. No words can make it better. Sending you lots of love and hugs and thoughts xxx

My parents are ignoring me, which is quite nice and peaceful, actually. We had a little party yesterday for M and they got narky as they weren't invited. We decided not to invite parents as we didn't want an atmosphere with their pettiness. I can't win, can I?! Gah.

My scan last week was all fine, but it is all still very early days so fingers crossed.

On another note completely, who's LO is still napping in the afternoon? M sometimes does but then she's a bugger to get to sleep at night. It took her an hour to get to sleep this afternoon. She's also now in her cotbed - we've put the baby gate across her door so she doesn't wander downstairs after bedtime but then we have this wailing with her clinging to the gate, like she's in prison. We moved her to the cotbed as we found her with her legs half way over the rails trying to escape the cot. Sigh. Any tips?

Ses, I'm so sorry to hear your news. I hope the wait for any kind of news is as good as it can be. Thinking of you all x

Ses so sorry - just seen your news

Sorry, that looks really insensitive of me blabbering on about crap there and Sorry Ses x

Oh goodness Woof - don't worry! It's good to hear of some "normality" (or not as the case may be )

Thank you for all your supportive messages. I actually went into work this afternoon as I decided that was preferable to moping at home. Worked as a good distraction. I may just be putting off dealing with it fully until the inevitable happens but it worked for this afternoon!

I just wish I knew when the inevitable was going to happen though and hoping it's not in the middle of an important meeting or anything.

DH has been great and we sat in the car park at the hospital for an hour crying and hugging. He also picked O up from nursery for me and bought me some flowers which he got O to bring in and give me.

They were really lovely at the EPU too and gave us the best photo from the scan.

No further bleeding yet but feeling a bit crampy.

Thank you again for all you hugs and kind words - it really does help.

Glad the bleeding has stopped, ses Hope it's a good sign :) Your DH sounds wonderfully supportive. Wish my own had been so thoughtful in jan/feb.

woof C takes naps 5 out of 7 days nowadays I'd say. This week she's been a bit under the weather with a cold (that needed an inhaler again, poor thing), so she's taken some mammoth naps. But yes, she's become difficult to get to sleep for naps lately, it can easily take an hour.

I've seen a GP today. I decided to go to just any old one just to get seen soon. Luckily it was the one who saw me several times during my misc and so he knew my history. He said that my on/of bleeding for the last month is quite normal for a 1st period after a misc, but has refered me for a USS, just in case to make sure there are no retained products. In the mean time I've used an ovulation monitor and I've ovulated, so that bit is working. Though I bled during the ovulation and I'm also taking angus castus which hopefully will help regulate things a little.

Big wave to flip banned Mitford omnom running reggie smokey pikachu and anyone else I might have forgotten

Big hugs to ses. I've been thinking about you today.

Belgina, now long have you been on the Angus castus? I am very wary of it; it completely messed up my cycle when I took it. I found it horrendous and now stay well clear of things like that.

Took DS for an eye test today, and have to return in 6 months because his left eye might need a prescription. Poor boy, he didn't enjoy it at all.

Mitford, I've been on it for a week. I tend to react well to such things (grown up with it) and I'm hoping for it to improve my already messed up cycle. Can't make it much worse IMO. If it doesn't work then I'll just stop it. I'll see how it goes. I've also had a recommendation from a friend for a good accupunturist who specialises in women's health. Seeing how well I reacted to it when I had SPD/PGP, I'm going to make an appointment with her too.
Hope your ds wont need glasses. Not nice to need it from that young :(

Ses so sorry to hear scan wasn't positive- massive hugs from me

Mitford poor DS fingers crossed he won't need glasses yet- they do have some better designs for kids these days than when we were little - my first pair were designed by -no kidding here- Timmy Mallet!

re naps; we are still on daily naps, long may it continue. I do have to try and get him down early though otherwise he won't settle later. He has been known to sleep for up to 3 hrs in the afternoon

ses, still thinking of you x

re naps - A still sleeps every day, and I am so glad! It's usually lunch time ish, sometimes before, sometimes after, and she can sleep for anywhere between 30 mins and 2 1/2 hours, it's random. She definitely still needs it, and as long as she doens't sleep much later than 3.30 then bed time is till ok too. If I have to wake her from a nap she is in a foul mood for ages though, so I try to let her do her own thing. DD1 dropped her day time naps when she was around about two, helpfully a few weeks before A was born.

A had her two year check by the HV this week, all fine - except TMM, the HV has referred her to have her eyes checked. No reason to suspect anything, but because DH and I are both short sighted (and I started wearing glasses quite young) HV thinks A should be checked. Odd thing is though that this has never been mentioned to us before by anyone, so DD1 has never had her eyes tested. Just a bit puzzled about it all really.

ses was thinking of you all day monday {{hugs}} sorry to hear what they said in the scan :( What a wonderful DH you have :) how are you doing today?

ses How are you today?

flip That is a bit odd. I do believe there is a genetic link to short sightedness, especially if both parents wear glasses since childhood, but I was always under the impression from the opthalmologist I was with dd1 (she's got a minute, no, virtually microscopic squint) that short sightedness generally appears around 10, sort of late primary school age. No harm in having her eyes checked though. I'm under the impression that dcs should have their eyes checked regularly anyway, but I've been very slack in that . Come to think of it, ds is about the age I started wearing glasses, maybe I should take him to the opticians' one day soon...

omnom Hello!

gosh, I've not been on here for about a week? Just a quick one (as usual). Mainly to say Ses I'm so, so sorry. I hope you're ok and am thinking of you. sending virtual hugs and support your way.

2yearcheck: are we supposed to arrange this with our GP/HV? No one's contacted me.
Woof, glad scan was ok and sending baby glue your way. H, like C, naps about 5 of 7 days. on the days she naps she doesn't go to bed till quite late and is always the 1st one up.

on getting out of bed, i suppose it will become less of a novelty with time so may be one of those 'this will pass' phases. just guessing.

hello everyone else!
have to go now as there is a quiet moment and I've not hoovered in over a week .

Woof our G is at that dreadful in between stage of needing a nap sometime in the day but if she has one she then won't go to sleep at her usual 7ish and is up singing and shouting from her bedroom until way after DS has gone to bed & fallen asleep past 8pm. So I'm doing my best to not let her nap too long (1.5hrs max) if she does get so cranky she just can't do without a nap that day. Luckily we have the school run to do in the afternoons so If she's having a nap I have to wake her at 2.20pm at the very latest to get her ready to go. If she sleeps past 3pm there is no way she'll sleep again at 7pm. She's napping once every 2-3 days at the moment.

eek is that the time! I have to fly waves to momino and belgina i'm supposed to be at DS's school at 2.30pm for a blessing of the new statue of Mary they're putting in their Garden of tranquillity.. Will have to catch up more later x

Hello all! Thank you so much for all your messages of support - it really helps.

The inevitable has still not happened yet - I feel like a time bomb waiting to go off. We've decided to still go away for our planned visit to my brother and SIL in Keswick this wkend and I just hope my body hangs on until afterwards.
A few people have commented that they think I'm mad to have kept going to work but actually I think it's helped keep me sane and distracted. Naturally feeling quite up and down but having work to focus on helps.

naps - O still has a nap every day. I can almost time him to the minute that it will be about 70mins.

2yr checks - Not heard of those happening around here either unless we're meant to instigate them?