First year nearly done , our October 2010 babies will soon be one

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Ow, HJ, poor you. Hope you get fixed up soon.
Is dd better?

Hope work is going ok too.

Just a quick check in from Scotland. Having a nice time, even got to the beach.

HJ -I hope they give you an MRI and you get better soon :(

If they find anything on the MRI it's a 'big' hospital job rather than a local one. Also not great odds of fixing it so I'm not convinced on having it done.

HJ You've got to give yourself a chance, you have literally just gone back to work. It takes time in order to adjust to it all. It's not as if you're just in an office filing paper work (no offence to those that do, I can't file to save my life), you do an emotionally charged job. If you need to cry, you need to cry. I've found it easier the more I do iyswim. Detachment is a bit of a skill and it takes time to rebuild your defences back up as well. Take it easy on yourself (easier said than done) and try not to be too hard on yourself. I spent the first couple of weeks back crying on my way to work and on the way back. Probably not a healthy thing to do, but actually this week I've felt myself getting back into the old work me. Do you have any colleges that you can off load to?

Sorry that was a bit of a spiel, I hope the PND HV will help. Can you get a referal to see somebody that could possibly help?

Colleagues are all new to me really. Ok for a general moan but not for specifics. Supervisor is ok , manager away.I can't even get given different work as we are v short staffed I'm needed in this area. Dont really want to mention PND either. If I go to the GP they'll sign me off.

HJ if you put aside the guilt of leaving them in the lurch if you get signed off- it might be a good idea to get signed off and get some help before you start again or work to get moved into your old area in spite of the manning issues. Good luck.

This morning I was having a shower whilst DD was messing about in the bathroom. I was rinsing my hair and looked down to see her in the shower. I picked her up and put her outside the shower area. She crawled back in when I wasn't looking and got into the spray area and started whining about getting wet. So what did she do?! Crawled right under the shower head next to me and proceeded to shout about getting soaked, staring upwards at me, blinking furiously under the spray, getting water in her eyes and one very wet sleepsuit. Biff. Knowing her, I bet she'll try it again!

Gosh hj you've got a lot on your plate at the minute worth having the mri done I reckon and then see from there. I too think that, from what I have gleaned of the nature of your job, you shouldn't be too hard on yourself about fighting back the tears a lot. I think it must take a while to find coping mechanisms to deal with it at the best of times, let alone when you're first going back after having your dd.

mock love the image of your dd appearing in your shower!! Our shower's one where you stand in the bath, ds now stands at the other end of the bath and chucks all his bath toys in one at a time, several times during my shower I have to get them out so he can start all over again.

Gosh hj you've got a lot on your plate at the minute worth having the mri done I reckon and then see from there. I too think that, from what I have gleaned of the nature of your job, you shouldn't be too hard on yourself about fighting back the tears a lot. I think it must take a while to find coping mechanisms to deal with it at the best of times, let alone when you're first going back after having your dd.

mock love the image of your dd appearing in your shower!! Our shower's one where you stand in the bath, ds now stands at the other end of the bath and chucks all his bath toys in one at a time, several times during my shower I have to get them out so he can start all over again.

Mock dd3 loves the shower now. She kept getting in with me in the morning and now often chooses it instead of a bath after tea.

Been training today so got home early which was nice but have been leaking all afternoon . Went through 12 breastpads on one side

DS likes the shower too.

Lots of teething happening today, poor little tyke. He's being brave though. I can see the shapes of the soon-to-be teeth in his gums, ready to break through. Looking more and more like a toddler, less so a baby.

We took ds to get his passport photo taken today, he looks like a rabbit in the headlights in it! Also went to the library as I could recite all his books in my sleep, had to take back some of mine that were almost a year over due, pretty bad for an ex-employee . While I was picking out books he selected one himself, it looks pretty dire but I thought I'd better let him take it out, he looked very cute toddling up to the desk with it in his hand . I know what you mean about feeling like they're getting more and more like a toddler nohun

Off on my first girls night out since ds was born tonight! Only in the village but still quite excited! I even have a new top . Dh and his friend (my friend's dh) reckon we will be home and in bed by nine though, we'll see who's right ...

I might be going to the pictures next week. A practice night out to see if dh can get dd3 to brd without me. Then the next step is dh & I go out locally. Then in nov dh has tickets to something in next town.

Been swimming today after not going for about a month. Dd3 was so excited. Loads of 'friends ' to chase!

That is such a cute image in my head TF! I hope you had a lovely night out with the girls .

NoHun DD will join your DS in empathy with the teething- her top two are starting to come through now. I hope once they've fully erupted it'll put an end to the biting when feeding.

HJ Good luck with the night out!

My best friend and her DH have just left after visiting for 2 days and now I feel a little lonely! DD is asleep. We had waffles for breakfast this morning which was the first time DD had had them and she had one and a half big waffles with lots of yum yum noises as she was eating.

Mm, waffles!

Hope all the teething babies are doing ok!

Hi all. Still here just don't get time to post! Ds started school two weeks ago, mornings at first then full days from Thursday. He looks SO grown up in his uniform. All going well so far. I missed him like crazy the first few days even with dd around. She's going to be one a week tomorrow. Yikes!!! We're having a party in tge house for her on Sunday.

Hope all the teethers are improving. Ds's fifth and sixth teeth are just through making four at tge top.

HJ hope things improve at work. I'm on thecountdown to going back now.....

Eek! She's the first one from the thread isn't she!

HV couldn't see any solution to my problem with work other than another job! She felt getting signed off wouldn't help as I'd have to face it eventually. Its hopefully a matter of toughening up & I shouldtell my boss about the PND but my experience of depression in my work place isn't good.

Anyone seen any cheap but good toddler cutlery?

Hello floozie lovely to hear from you! Hope ds is enjoying school? Must feel very emotional sending him for the first time. wow that the first thread birthdays are getting so close!

hj how do you feel about the advice? I guess you can take it a day at a time and see how you do, hopefully it will get easier\you will find coping mechanisms.

We have two more teeth here as well plus lots of boundry testing, I'm trying to teach DS not to use the TV as a leaning post. It's gotten so bad that he now looks at me crying as he crawls towards it with defiant hope shining in his eyes. Then the despair as he is moved away from his goal.

Is anyone else fed up of saying 'No' or 'Mummy said No!'.

No is generally obeyed in this household by DD and the dogs...unless its pulling the loo paper off the roll...thats just too much fun. She does now steer clear of the speakers next to the TV as I have said No! enough times. Her piece de resistance is now rebooting the Sky.... I am also considering getting one of those kits that stops the TV toppling if they grab it.

I always thought that teeth suddenly appeared from the way people talked about it but DD'd take ages to eek their way out. She's cutting her top 2 front ones at the moment. Its not causing her dramas- that was a couple of weeks ago when they must have been shifting down and causing swelling. Now their cutting she's biting me less too.

Hi ladies :)
Still no teeth here! Dd also likes beating up the TV, it wobbles alot
Floozie how exciting wrt the party! :)

Our tv is on the wall. Can't believe how much easier it is than when dd2 was a baby. Dd3 cantsee it fromthe floor either so doesn't watch it.
Ordered dd3 sone wellies today from next , they were the smallest I could get at a3 and will stillbe big!

WRT to No , dd3 answers almost all questions with a shake of the head. If it's really no she looks serious otherwise she goggles & grins.
Her other thing is pointing at the fruit bowl & anyones food. Constantly. Very hungry girl at the moment!

Well ds slept properly through the night last night, not a single wake up. You would think that would mean I would feel all bouncy and alert this morning, but no, a combination of period pains (first since 2009!) and nightmares meant I barely slept at all. Grrr.

Ds veers between having a baby tantrum if I say no, or just grinning at me whilst trying to do whatever it is again. He is most definitely going to be an exhausting toddler!

Dd3 full of snot & had two v rough nights which usually means another tooth.

TF one night sleeping through is not a recipe for parental refreshment! I think more is needed for catching up, of course without the nightmares and pains! DD's had a run of sleeping through since last Thursday night which has been very nice indeed!

Sorry to hear about your DD3 HJ.