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

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Welcome to our cosy, new thread.

different colour but hope it works :)
SF I didnt mean to ignore your friends mc. I am still upset about my own from over a year ago, and really dont know what to say just that im very sorry x
Mocks that is very cute, we got a fisher price stroll along walker. It is a cute buggy from 9 months

That looks great Ty if a little scary!

My mc was Feb 09 and it still upsets me so I have an understanding for how you must feel x.

I'm another amazon addict. The iPhone app is just too easy!

Re mc. I had a chemical pregnancy which was bad enough but my mum had loads of mc and it was a worry for me certainly with dd1 thar I may have the same problems. She also had a preemie before me who died at 3 days(pre- incubators as standard so a fighter). I was one of twins and she mc one. So I was an only.

So sad so many have suffered MCs. :(

Good news today was Dd3 got on well with my mam this am she had her for an hour & half with dd1 who told my mam what to do!
Bad news today was I put the car in the garage to sort an intermittent problem with the wipers( keep switching off - not good on the m-way) and its £500 and they found another £300+ of work that needs doing ASAP

Great stuff about dd3 hj.

About a year before ds came along, I got very ill and for a while thought I was pregnant, but got my period in the end. But when I found out I was pregnant with ds I had similar symptoms. It did make me look back and wonder if I had been pregnant and never knew. But its only been wonderings really. I'm so sorry to hear of those that have suffered a mc though, its very sad.

I don't know how anyone buys a house. I've just raised my offer on the garage & have been pacing waiting for someone to call me backdh phoned instead so I'm calmer now! We really need the space so we can convert the cellar.

Re my return to work, I've just been tempted by a job in the local PO which on the top of their scale and my new reduced thanks to the fucking Tories salary I'd be about £400 a year worse off.

Also dd3 had a snack from me when she got up and a snack at 2:30 and that's been it for milk today. She's too busy ? ?[happy]?

Phew re DD3, HJ. I am sure she will be fine.
They may still be at the potential separation anxiety stage, aren't they, so I am sure soon it will pass and she'll be just grand.

She's never been good at leaving me. Even as a tiny she cried with anyone else. We kept thinking she'll grow out of it.
She has chosen to sit with my Mam rather than me twice in 2 days though so we are making progress. Having another go tomorrow am

hj oh wow, with petrol, I bet you'll hardly notice that. Or you could do something like pampered chef to get a bit extra. Although I was a bit at the price of some of their stuff, but hey if people can afford it why not. For anyone looking for that kind of thing I did find bits on eBay going for a couple of quid.

I'm still wondering how on earth we'd get a house, I suppose there must be a way as people still manage to do it.

Time machine tribble?

I'd be crap at pampered chef! Friend does it anyway. Going to talk to dh, I'm not sure I'd enjoy it much but it would be less stressful

In the midst of an unpleasant situation here . My ante-natal brigade have decided to do a 1st birthday party for all the babies. They were talking about hiring a church hall which I thought was a bit daft; the babies are small and crawling, the adults won't fill the space etc. So, dh and I offered to host the party at our house which I thought would be more baby friendly. Not one person has said 'thank you, what a generous offer', instead they've said things like 'well, let's find out how much the church hall will cost first. Nice offer though'. How rude. I feel like no-one likes me. And I'm having my period so it all seems worse. I think that parties for small children are best at home and for older children best in large impersonal spaces. I feel really offended.

Hmmmph.

We went to Whitstable for the day today and had lunch at Zizzi's. Max from Eastenders was there. He looks just like Max and talks the same. I half expected him to attempt to ravage me in the loo. It's a good job he didn't - I had an awful incident with a tampon. I dropped down the leg of my jeans having removed it. I don't know how it happened . There was blood everywhere . I was in the loo for about twenty minutes trying to clean up .

I've had a bit of a day .

spring oh dear, you poor thing. Those Mums sound quite rude IMO.

hj the thing is if I had a time machine, I'd want a tardis. In that case I wouldnt really need a house would I, I could just park it up and live wherever I wanted. Plus no council tax etc, I'd probably get a job as an intergalactic space time blogger and sell random bits of rock to alien conspiracy theorists. Failing that, I'm sure space tescos would need someone on the checkouts.

Oh Spring you poor thing The tampon accident is one of those rubbish things to happen just when you don't need it. Mind you, who needs a period related emergency?!

Your ante-natal posse are probably embarrassed that they did not think of having people over to their houses and are covering up by acting like the church hall is the best option. Now, if it was like the church hall in our town that has 2 floors and the upstairs rooms are small and cosy for a baby party then fine but not a dusty old hall. Not at all suitable for crawlers and in October, it could be a bit chilly. I shall harrumph with you .

Not feeling that well. My skin hurts, all my joints ache and I mean all of them and I have a sore throat and a mild temp. I so hope it doesn't get any worse as I have absolutely no support network around and the last thing I need is to fall ill .

Oh the woman who did the pampered chef I went to seemed a bit odd, her son bought her a whisk for her birthday and she seemed pleased about it. It wasn't a kenwood chef type thing (I'd be excited about that). No, it was just a bog standard metal whisk. I dont think I was really their target audience.

Oh no mock you poor thing, how far away is your family?

Parents normally 30 mins but have gone to the Canaries. Sister 5 hours away with 2 kids and a job. ILs one set absolutely useless and also 5 hours away, the other too decrepit to help and 2.5 hrs away but too decrepit to drive atm.

Mock - you're going to have to think positive and take drugs...dose yourself up with paracetamol and ibuprofen and sleep whenever dd does. Oh and drink loads and loads of liquids, a pint every half an hour. You might not be able to prevent yourself getting ill but you might be able to flush it out of your system quickly. I have been on my own with two children, it can be tough in many ways. I hope your ok and you wake up tomorrow fighting fit!

Oh and the church halls that are being considered are all large spaces with cold floors. Large spaces that would easily take 50-100 people. There will be eight babies and sixteen adults if everyone can make it.

I will Spring . Just having a virtual whinge. I will tell myself to Man Up Wet Pants.......

Spring Think positive and take drugs , well theres an approach to parenting if ever there was one .

Aw bless you, Spring. Possibly they feel it will be more neutral/equal to be in a church hall as opposed to someone's home?
Or you have pets and they don't like pets?
Or is the church hall more central and easy to get to/park at?
Would grandparents be invited, and easier to accommodate in the church hall?

Please don't get down about this. It was a lovely kind offer.

And sorry to hear about the period-related woes too. Not a great day for you.

Mock, hope you feel better soon. My thighs ache a bit. I went jogging last night for the first time since having DS (since being pg, actually, so a lonnnng timme). I think childbirth has done something to my hips as they felt odd afterwards. Take it easy and be kind to yourself.

mock I'm not far from you darn sarf! Dont suffer in silence. Paracetamol is your friend.

Silver Many thanks, but I'm still oop north until the end of September .

NoHun Don't forget that all your ligaments and stuff are still easily stretched and looser because you're still breastfeeding, hence the odd hips.