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July 2010: the "a ffffew more birthdays, a ffffew more walking but are they all sleeping? Are they ffffeck!" one

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CakeandRoses · 23/07/2011 10:18

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CakeandRoses · 24/07/2011 09:32

what i meant re FB is friends being a bit judgey about people commenting on Amy when the such an awful thing has happened in norway - as if that means you care more about amy or aren;t shocked about norway Confused i started to get into my first ever fb cross words when i remembered i'm not 16 years old and it's so not a good look spatting on fb at my age Grin

isn't that what M&S veg is for mlic? Wink just typed your actual name and had to delete it!

we always to stick to 2d films with the children as 3d looks weird without the glasses and A def wouldn't wear them!

oh hope you have fun in your new house chul. i'm jealous!

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CakeandRoses · 24/07/2011 09:33

and a very happy birthday to super-cute samsonite!

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DesperateHousewife21 · 24/07/2011 09:57

I opened the 'spider under the skin' but when it said to fill out a survey to watch it I was a bit Hmm so I didnt go any further.

I want to see Cars 2! Dont know if it would look a bit odd if just DH and I went.

VVV sad about AW, first saw it on fb then went onto Daily Mail website and in massive writing said 'Amy Winehouse found dead at 27' delicately put DM.

Theres an Oyster Festival at the harbour today so we're going down there later with my mum and dad. Its meant to be sunny and 21 degrees but right now its cloudy and about 12 degrees, hope it cheers up.

Dylthan · 24/07/2011 09:58

trud and cakes you can get weights to clip onto the front of the pram to stop it tipping if you put things on the back. I've never actually used them and can't remember where I saw them (I think it might of been in the GLTC catolouge) but I remember seeing them and thinking there a good idea.

chulita happy birthday S :o

It's my wedding anniversary today dh took me out last night we went for a meal and then to see Joseph and his technicolour dreamcoat it had the runner up from the any dream will do singing contest thing as the lead.

It was really good :o

kkfairybrains · 24/07/2011 10:01

Happy birthday Sam! The cake is just brilliant chul! Go you! Enjoy your time at the house
Mlic hope your viewing goes better than you expect it to!
One person on my friends left a really nasty comment about AW. Some people can be so cruel. What happened in norway is beyond sad :( what a waste of so many lives.
E had the best sleep in ages last night. 8 til 6 on her own and then into bed with me til 8 and she is all the better for it today. In my mums for the weekend. Will go to see my granny soon. She's not well atm and adores seeing Ellie and me so hopefully we'll cheer her up. If she's able for it i'll bring her to bingo tonight.
Was given for a scorcher here today but its grey and drizzly. Lovely!
Cakes when do you actually start back to work?
Memphis how you feeling today?

kkfairybrains · 24/07/2011 10:03

Aw happy anniversary dylthan! The show sounds good!

Trudyla · 24/07/2011 10:55

chulita Happy Birthday S!f

fHappy anniversary fdylthan

Thanks for the fflinks for the hooks cakef. I would have never thought to check for something like that. I was going through all sorts of selff made constructions in my head but didn't realise that people did the thinkfing fffor me.ffffffffffffff Cool! fWill def. order some. Not sure if the first or second lot yet. And fdylthan thanks for the pram weights tip. Will check that out later. My little buggy tips over all the timef cosf I have such a heavy fchanging bag.

fI was actually out wffffffffith the Baby Jogger todfay.f I gave fmy little buggy to our neighbours who lost two prams in the fire andff don't have any now. Seems silly ffthat they ffcan't use any and we have two standing around. I did fffffeel an idiot though walking around with just one baby in itfff.

ffI'm so over scrfeaming. fffI've had enough of it.

ffWe were gonna see ffriends this afternoon but they haven't replied yetf. Also not sure about taking the double fpram on the tram. fffMight be a good idea though with DP being with us, so I don't ffhave to be embarrassed on my own iff I get ffstuck.

ffHave a good day all.

memphis83 · 24/07/2011 13:50

Afternoon ladies!
Although I do have the sunshine kids wallet thing on my pushchair when I worked for mothercare I went for training at Maclaren and they said that putting bags on the back of pushchairs damage the rear wheels/makes them wear quicker which then mucks up the chassis, we never ever took a pushchair back for repair that had indents on the handles from the hooks or the rear wheels more worn from any company, it invalidates the warrenty, I got reminded of this when I took my icandy for a repair last year, so be careful if its an expensive pushchair it invalidates the warrenty on whole pushchair not just the wheels.

Its sad about AW but she had only just come out of rehab and two weeks ago did a gig off her face so I dont think she would have ever beat her demons, ive not seen any bad words about her, I feel so sorry for her family her poor parents tried so hard to help her :(

Im feeling tons better today, still poorly but after an early night and a good sleep (and a hell of a lot of anti biotics) im finally getting there, but we did a carboot today, I had to go to show dh how to set it up but then lay in car for most of the morning, making £50 and sending all that was left to charity shop the house is a bit emptier and it has paid for the kennels when we go away!! Grin
just waiting for mum to bring L back now

Trudyla · 24/07/2011 16:37

f\i seriously don't knowfff what to do anymore. fThis can't be normal. SHE.NEVER.FFFSTOPS.SCREAMING.ffffffffff

She screamed so hard ftoday that she made herself sickff because I stoodf a metre away from her and started chopping courgettes. She is just in the bath ffand fwon't stop SCREAMING fullfff on cos she pointed at the ffffffffshowerhead and DP took it downff for her to see.f She could not ffffbe consoled ffwhen we took her out in the pram fftoday and ffI adjusted the seatbelt. This ffis absolutely mental. fWe don't dare go anywhere ffffffanymoref. ffffffffffffffffffffOur ffriends told us they needed some chill out time today cos they were hungover and couldn't deal with herfffffffff.

fffI can'ft fthink of anything to look forwardff to Sad

CakeandRoses · 24/07/2011 17:40

Oh trudy, it sounds so so hard.

Have you spoken to your hv or doc about it recently? I'm assuming it's not due to pain or discomfort as it sounds as though there are specific triggers which make her anxious.

It WILL get better. I don't know of a single toddler who screams or cries loads and I know tons. My friend's baby who was v similar to M is now a gorgeous, happy, confident toddler and has been for ages (she's the same age as F). I'm sure it will help when M is walking like mlic says but it might be a while until she's totally outgrown it - but she will.

In the short-term, it sounds as tho you really need a break. Is dp taking her so you can get some time on your own? What's happening about the nanny? Do they have creches there?

Keep posting in the meantime - even if just to let off steam if it helps at all.

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kkfairybrains · 24/07/2011 17:49

aw trudy i wish i could give you a magic solution :( did your friends actually say that? it can't be normal that she screams this much. especially as she stopped for a few days. the poor little thing there has to be SOMETHING up but what i don't know :( you need a few hours to yourself too to recuperate. does she eat and drink plenty? does she poo regular? what's her sleep like? sorry if you've been through all this

DesperateHousewife21 · 24/07/2011 19:00

Happy anniversary dylthan!

trudy sounds horrible for you :( sorry havent got much good advice but just agree with cake maybe go and see the doc?

D only had one nap today in the morning for 45 mins. Hes been in bed since 6 because hes so knackered. We were walking all afternoon with him in the buggy I thought he'd just drop off but he was leaning forward looking at EVERYTHING and laughing to himself! Funny boy.

memphis83 · 24/07/2011 19:11

oh trudyla :( I really have no advice other than to keep venting to us, surely the doctor has to do something?
dh I love it when L looks at everything around him but napping in the buggy is a thing of the past for us he is too busy looking at everything!

feeling terrible again, seem to get worse throughout the day and im very Angry fil turns up at feeding time again and says ooh im staying away from you and laughed, I said well im sure if you were going to get it you would have days ago as youve been EVERYDAY this week, does he not think its enough that dh was at his for 4 hours in the end yesterday to come stomping on our day! DH is away on the 1st for the week,L has got his MMR on the wednesday, but at least I will have the week where im ignoring his families texts and knocks, and when they call dh to ask why im going to tell him...because I can Grin

CakeandRoses · 24/07/2011 19:58

Happy anniversary dylthan. sounds like a lovely way to celebrate it.

memph you;re not excatly taking things easy are you?! chill out woman!

kk i'm technically back at work already but am still negotiating the role so i'm not doing any work other than waffling on the phone to other managers about the politics etc. i reckon it might all be sorted next week so might be actually working on thurs. we'll see.

Aurelia was just supposed to be bf and was cracking up laughing - turns out she was tickling herself Hmm

nice day in cambridge today. dh bought me some of those Levi Curve ID jeans I was on about a while ago. I'm a 'demi curve' apparently. anyway, they are a great fit and that really lovely stretchy material. I was also very pleased that they weren't a maffis size as i hadn't bought jeans using waist-leg sizing in years iyswim and i don't think these were v different to what used to wear years ago. of course the sizes themselves are probably bigger these days

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memphis83 · 24/07/2011 20:13

cakes Jeans sound fab, I am resting, I got home at one and have been sofa ridden since, I have even had a little cry Blush I cant cope feeling so ill now its a week tomorrow, luckily dh is off tomorrow but if im not better tuesday I will hang myself!

MyLifeIsChaotic · 24/07/2011 20:20

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DesperateHousewife21 · 24/07/2011 20:40

cake am I allowed to ask how much the jeans were? Im still looking for the perfect pair of jeans.

D woke up at 7pm but went back to sleep within 5 mins and is still sleeping :)

CakeandRoses · 24/07/2011 21:05

mlic and dh i think they were £75 - £85, sorry to be vague [dh's money emoticon]

they're designed for curvy girls and they measure you first to decide which type of curve you are (ie your hip to waist ratio) and what size - i measured between a bold curve (tiny waist and big arse/hips) and a demi curve (small waist and big arse/hips) but the bold didn't fit at all.

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Trudyla · 24/07/2011 21:06

fThanks all. It actually does help to read that it won't last forever. When I'm in the middle of yet another screamathon, it seems like this is it for eternity.

cake DP does help a lot. We share everything and he is so great with her and much more patient and always tells me that she is poorly and that this is not her character. fBut I think we both need a break. Nobody else can look after her or even dares to, cos she screams the moment we are turning our backs. But we are both getting more and more desperate, and he suggested it's time we just let somebody else get on with her screaming for an afternoon. After all, it seems like she screams these days, whether we're there or not. So I'm almost willing to agree.

The childminder will start in September, but I still wonder how it will work outf.

kkfffood, poo and nighttime sleep are all OK. The only problem is that she only sleeps 1.5 hours during the day and we can't get her to sleep longer no matter what we try. It's clearly not enough but there seems to be nothing we can do to extend that. Our friends really did say that but I don't blame them. It's hard enough being screamed at when you're sober, nevermind when you're hungover.

When I read what you said DH about D laughing to himself, that made me ffeel so sad. M never does, we walk along with her in the pram and she either moans or full on cries, so I just hurry to get to places and never enjoy a walk. I put off going to the Boots equivalent here all week, even though I really needed stuffff, because I just didn't dare go with her cos she would just scream the place down.

ffffThanks so much all for letting me vent on here. I do feel ffbad about it like I'm hogging the thread and also like I'm ratting out my own daughter, but it's sometimes hard to not say anything. So thanks for thatf, and ffor not judging me. fWhen I'm in the middle of it, it seems like I can't take anymore, but as soon as she is in bed, I start fffeeling bad and guilty, wondering if I could have been more patient, where I went wrong and how I could have been so angry about my little precious baby daughter Sad. fWhat a weird mixture of emotions. Can I blame pregnancy hormones?

We have her one year check the week affter next and I will talk to her doctor again, but I did before and it was hugely unhelpful. Maybe it really is teething. She doesn't show any other signs, like dribbling or a sore bum but I really can't fthink what else it could be.

fYou may have noticed a distincft lack of fffffs. Well, it's not sorted, but if I refrain ffrom keeping my left hand hovering over the keyboard, like I normally do, then ffffewer fffs appear. So until I can fix it, that seems to be a reasonable, if annoying solution.

So sorry you are still feeling shit memphis. Hopeffully a proper day of rest tomorrow might sort you out.

fHave a good evening all.

memphis83 · 24/07/2011 21:17

trudyla is she moving about at all, is there anything or anytime that she isnt crying, eg after a nap/playing/ coasting/crawling? I dont think you need to blame pg hormones, it sounds so hard, You are doing amazingly well in a shitty situation.
cakes those jeans sound wonderful and when I lose that extra bit I need too I may invest in some! all the jeans I have are too big on the waist to fit my thighs so when I bend down I show crack (so always wear longer tops)

MalibuStac · 24/07/2011 21:53

Happy birthday sam, the cake was brilliant chulita

dythlan happy anniversary. Sounds like a lovely surprise.

trudy you poor thing. Wish we could take M to give you a break. Vent away we've all done it. How you feeling otherwise?

cakes thoses jeans do sound amazing. When I loose my weight I will invest in decent jeans. You looking forward to going into actual work?

dh D sounds so cute laughing at himself. Did you have a good day? What's and oyster festival?

memphis hope the antibiotics kick in soon you must be floored.

Well looks like we will be ttc againGrin dp and I think it will be good for R to have a sibling close in age. I'm a bit scared as ttc R was hard due to pcos. We've also heard there's a bigger house available near us so dp is phoning the landlord tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed for us please.

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Dylthan · 24/07/2011 21:57

trud it sounds like you are coping amazingly well under the circumstances. Don't feel bad about finding it hard I think you would have to be compleatly emotionally detached robot in order to hear you're baby screaming all the time and not have it go right through you. It will get better but in the meantime feel free to vent on here its what we're for

cake those jeans sound amazing I would love a pair of jeans that actually fit me. All mine are huge in the waist but if I get ones that would fit my waist then I can't get them past my fat arse. Blush :o

Memphis sorry you're feeling crap again. Can you not put you're foot down a bit harder about fil I can't believe you're dh spent 4hrs there knowing how you were feeling Shock.

mlic you're balsamic vanilla syrup sound Yummy we don't get anything exciting like that at our farmers markets.

viksam · 24/07/2011 21:59

trudy ur not dominating the thread, it must be real hard for u both. What did the doc say last time? Do u have a HV or equivelent, would they be better than the doc?
Whats everyone doing about cows milk? I have started introducing it slowly out of a doidy, not sure if i should put it i a bottle?
Hes really eating loads atm, but has a cold and is being a mare to settle, hope it clears for his party next sat.
Went to exeter today and picked up his car seat from toys 'r' us, dreadful place but was the cheapest we could find, he looks so small in it ans when he fell asleep on the way home his head dropped forward, it was such a shame, im not sure he is quite 20lbs yet but he can ony be a few oz off.
Right im talking crap now so must go to bed, having the carpet and sofa cleaned tomorrow and im so excited, how sad am i!!!!!!!!
P.S feeling loads of baby movement today, im loving it!!