SEPT 2005 - thread 2

[pooka]

here it is

I don't know JAAM - his chin looks normal to me!

Pooka - Gp obviously found Tom to be too perfect so had to invent something so that he had something to write in notes. Anyway, a samll chin never did gail off corrie any harm!

Back from 6 week check which had no internal exam in it . Also no smear; when I asked about it he said that their policy is that you don't have them until at least 20 weeks after birth as until then you can get odd results coming and people have to have repeat smears.

I asked him about the coil and was given a very comprehensive explanation of both types, the procedures they use and even given a prescription for anti-biotics that you take when they put one in to prevent any possible chance of infection. Have to admit I like the idea of something that means I don't have to worry about pregnancy for 5 or 10 years (although the thought of checking for strings before having sex is a teeny bit offputting).

TMK - I was thinking and at you being told to stop breastfeeding, then very glad you said something and that the manager dealt with things.

It is too wet here and has gone rather dark. Alice and I now need to tidy up a bit before we go and get DS (she will be acting in a supervisory role )

PC - what did he say the diferences were between an IUD and IUS? going to talk to HV about it tomorrow

PC - you're being too easy on Alice - supervisory role, indeed. Surely she's old enough to be earning her keep by now. Hardly a day goes by when Abigail isn't up a chimney spmewhere!
IUD and IUS...See, even those terms scare me to death!!!

Every ones changing there names!!

Pooka - dd's face chubby and so no chin -
TMK - an eventfull afternoon!
must go the noises going from her bottom must mean trouble!!!

I mean dd's bottom & not tmk's!!!

j&amummy - I'm still 10 + kilos heavier!! have lost loads though! just not any for awhile. Don't fit my clothes, daren't go near my pre-preg trousers. Used to be size10 & am now size 16. Will have to go clothes shopping which I hate!
I hope the weight will just come off in time. Have nevered dieted & don't intend to.

Milward - don't panic honey when your thyroid settles down the weight should drop off.

TMK - and re girl in matalan, may of been a bit harsh for her to get the sack surely a warrning would of sufficed however am glad that the manager addressed the problem for you.

Bless DH seems to think he's on a promise tonight as I sorted out contraception last night (typical bloke) however, after the day I have had with the kids he will need to either a) get me drunk or b) talk very very very nicely to me cause I really am not in the mood.

It's been tantrums all round again today but I have at least been able to shrug it all off instead of bursting into tears so must be getting used to it all now. Had to buy DD some cheap shoes as she has lost one of her school shoes and I do not have £30 to spend on a decent pair at the moment. You watch the lost shoe will turn up in the morning.

TMK OMG! I don't know how I would have reacted if I'd been told to leave a store for bf... you did really well, hope the nasty piece of work that had a go at you can't get another job!

PC, no internal for me either smear wasn't mentioned, in fact the whole thing seemed totally unnecessary.

wow everyone's getting very proactive about contraception, think we'll stick to good old unreliable condoms (or nothing) as the mood takes us! - I've still not got the confidence to really want to show my body off in that way... It's so different when you don't see your special person in that day to day way - Anyway when we do resume play I don't think either of us would really mind if a new little person decided to make an appearance. Dp's postponing putting his name forward to do another tour with the UN for a couple of years, so we'll just have to see how things progress. (I'm really pleased he's postponed this as if he's chosen, he'll be out of the country for 10-12 months ) now I sound really mean

Ooh I must remember to e-mail the pilates woman, it'd be great if I can get in.

j&amummy - pmsl at gail from corrie!

Right my wedding clothes dilema!

Have decided to order wool mix suit on page 34 (main picture)of the main Next book, with detail to hem of skirt. I also look very like the woman in the picture with the same slender physique!! Ha ha ha ha!!! I'll also order a red/burgandy georgette short sleeve top to go under. As you rightly say Bubbles I can then wear it to Christmas dos!!

Ooh sounds exciting RH, I love getting clothes together for an occasion... Hope you had fun leafing through the catalogues! Makes a nice change from looking in the Babies r Us and Mothercare catalogues/websites I should imagine

Have a good night all

I was just about to get Conrad into bed when a neighbour decided to start a fireworks party - They ALWAYS seem to do their noisy parties on a week night - I'm just glad it's p*ing it down!!!

Have a good night all xxx

Thanks mummyhill xxx - I'll see my doc next week about my thryoid results. I do feel that something is wrong there. Hope you're doing ok.

On the contraception issue we'll leave it whilst I'm bf on demand day & night.

Good evening all
JESSYSMUMMY, it's not just men that hates condoms, i think it's like going in the bath with your socks on!, i hate them and they take so much pleasure away, and it bugs me when dp stops in the moment, to put one on. gggrrrr
As for me being a nice witch cackle cackle, i thought you all knew me quite well after all this time
TMK, wow that sounds weird, can i still call you stm please? I am appalled by that womans reaction to you feeding noah, stupid cow, prob got no kids herself. I f it have been me, she would of been lucky to get away with just the sack, at least a black eye me thinks
I can't remember who it was (think tmk), that said she was horny? well, i am too, and can't seem to get enough at the moment, dp thinks it's his bday god bless him.
ps..... jaam, the gail from corrie comment cracked me up too.

Morning!

Crazy morning! - Rachel slept through until 5am!! but had a bad windy tummy when she woke up so cryed for a while. DS wakes up and goes into the toilet comes out saying hes sick - oh no not both of them! Turns out he's eaten some of my new lemon smelling liquid soap! Needless to say no more sleep as a result!

Off to hospital for Rachels hip ultrasound this morning! 9.30am appointment so hope ds gets straight into school and the traffic through town is free moving!!!

Feel like a zombie. David had us up three time last night followed by Natalie deciding she had ear ache and two nightmares about creepy crawly creatures which involved turning her light on and searching the room with her telling all the creepy crawlies to go away and leave my little girl alone I am now exhausted. Chances of catching up on missed sleep - NIL. Hope they give us a better night tonight as I have to be up early in the morning as I need to drop Mark at work early dash over to my nans and then to the hospital. Nan is going to sit in the waiting room with the kids whilst I go in to see the specialist about the results of the MRI on my lower spine.

Good morning everyone!

Alice slept for 7 hours last night! Wow From 10:30 - 5:30. But, then DD1 got up at 6am so we've all been awake since 5:30.

DD1 has been a bit trying lately. I know it's because I am not giving her enough attention. She wet herself yesterday and today - which is a bit annoying - adding to my already large load of washing. And we haven't even started to use our cloth nappies yet!

dd1 can be very very stubborn so we had a few incidents yesterday, the worst being when she would not get into her carseat when I picked her up from Pre-school. She's extremnely willful and I was not happy. I then took her to a Parent and Toddler gym class in the afternoon and she had a few stubborn moments there too - despite the fact she loves climbing, jumping, swinging, rolling.

Alice was a bit grouchy too and I ended up having to hold her on my shoulder the whole 45 minutes so I got bad neck ache. Then we got caught in the heavy rain.....

DH brought me home some flowers. What good timing! But we were both shattered all evening and Alice wouldn't settle until 9pm. I went to bed then and read for an hour before DH joined me with Alice. I really needed that hour of silence and being completely on my own. Dh, despite wanting to also go to bed at 9pm, completely understood. What a star!

Hmmm, today's a nother day. Obviously it hasn't started well as dd1 has wee'd on the bathroom floor and I did not discover her wetness until I went to put her shoes on and was met with wet socks. My mum is coming over this afternoon, however, so I hope to escape the house for an hour and leave the girls with her. I've nowhere exciting to go, I just need to buy fruit and veg and meat and have to go to the next village to do that. I can't face faffing about with the car and prams and rain covers so would love the chance to go on my own.

I hope evryone else is having a good day.

Hi everyone its me Kelli22, changed my name too decided i didnt want everyone knowing my name in case someone from RL clocks me.

Anyway, jess is happily playing on her playmat and dd1 is at school

TMK- i cannot believe the cheek of that girl in the shop- cheeky cow!!! Maybe if they dont want ppl bfing in the aisles they should provide somewhere suitable, i've been in matalan when my dd has needed the toilet and they have said no - also when i was heavily pregnant and the nearest loo was a mcdonalds 10 min walk away! i think big shops should have a loo cause you cant walk all the way round with the kids without one of you needing the loo or needing a nappy change - sorry to rant i should start a more public toilets campaign lol went a bit off the subject there too sorry.

contraception - no idea im hoping i have at last finished my period/post natal annoying bleeding (i was getting fustrated for a while there. thought it would never end) anyway i have no idea we'll have to use condoms until i decide what to do im due my 6wk check next week but dreading it, was feeling a bit low yesterday. The hardest time of day for me is between 5pm - 7pm when both girls have to be bathed and fed and dd1 is getting a bit moody because im not spending the whole time with her so she throws tantrums which i dont have time for, yesterday i had only just got round to having a bath at 4pm so at 4.30 i wasn't dressed dd1 was having the mother of all tantrums and dd2 was screaming while i was trying to put her down for her nap while i cooked dinner and at some point i needed to help dd1 with her homework, so i rang dp and asked him if he could come home on time to help me out as i was feeling tearful, he said i cant come home i've got to work late, cant u ask your mum or your sister, i said theyre both busy and she isnt their baby so why should they help anyway i was getting no where so i rang my mum who came but was very tired as it working nights this week i felt guilty and i felt like a complete failure as a mum and spent the next few hours hating myself for not being better at coping. dp came home at 6ish and gave me some reassurance but i still felt bad cause i plan to become a childminder in march yet im like that n i only had 2 to look after, anyone got any ideas on how i could have coped better as i really need to learn to cope on my own. also worried because i really dont want to get PND again so everytime i feel low i panic and it makes me feel even worse.

Hi everyone, I'm completely new to this. I've a 7 week old daughter - she is no 4- but was a complete surprise! I'm now trying to remember what to do. HELP!!!

BOOMPI - I am having the same probs with settling Elise in the evenings. Last night she slept from 6-7 and then just wouldn't go back to sleep, had another feed (a bit before I'd have anticipated) and then was awake until about 10pm... after that she slept til 3 so can;t complain, but am wonderin ghow to settle her better in the evenigs, she;s just wide awake!

LL and Boompi ~ dd1 was 3 months when we managed to get her into a bedtime routine. We tried a little earlier and it may have worked for a few nights but then she was unsettled again and we decided it was easier to have her downstairs with us than running up and down to her cries all the time.

It was pretty easy to get her into an evening routine at 3 months. We used to start somewhere between 6 and 6:30. We'd give her a bath, then a baby massage (we went to a class at our local health centre) then read her a story with the lights dim (I know it sounds mad) for some cuddle and wind down time. Then I'd feed her and pop her into bed. For a while I did a dream feed around 10/11pm.

Since Alice is our second baby, I'd like to try and get our evenings back to ourselves before 3 months but with having to put dd1 to bed at 7pm, I don't see how we can do all the personal bath and massage stuff. Alice's baths entail being dunked in dd1's

I may just wait out the 3 months, when I believe she'll be naturally ready to settle during the evenings. I'll pay attention to her cues and see if she starts a pattern og sleeping in the evening. At the moment we get some evenings where she sleeps and others where she is gripey and awake.

Lovemygirls - Don't be so hard on yourself. You're going through an adjustment period and things will get easier. My DH is home by 5pm most nights but if he's not through the door the minute I expect him I ring his mobile just to check he's coming home soon and where is he!!

How old is your dd1? Can her bath wait until your DH gets home? My DH puts dd1 to bed every night and it makes life much easier.

mummyhill - good luck with the hospital appointment tomorrow xxx No sleep either here: ds4 awake from 4.30 ish (had slept in the evening though), dd2 on the loo throughout the night plus coughing & dd3 shouts in her sleep. Had family to stay this weekend & they went back tired from dd2&3 noise through the night! - they didn't even have to deal with it!!

lovemygirls - the evenings are tough sometimes. My dh works long hours - goes to work & comes back very late. Don't feel guilty for asking your mum & sister to help out - ask them even when you don't feel you need the help. It's great that your kids know their family so well & vica versa. I wish my family were near by - I'd have them here lots.

jaydeelady - My ds is my 4th little one. How old are your others?