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Feb 2011- the one where Jane gets married and ALL the babies sleep through!

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deadka · 07/10/2011 06:37

Hello everyone!!

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ILovePonyo · 22/10/2011 19:36

Noooo I just lost a post stupid computer Angry

ledkr I am inpressed at what D ate, we are going to try dd on a roast tomo, she usually has puree so it'll be interesting. Maybe the pil have got the message that your house is not a hotel!?! I keep asking dp if pil are coming to visit, I feel a bit annoyed they're not as they havn't seen dd since we went there in the summer, especially as his mum always says 'ooh she won't know who we are' making out like we should be going to see them all the time Hmm Rant over Grin Not seen the hurt locker but the first half of walking dead was great last night, v tense, hope its repeated for you and Borg.

reastie my dp goes quiet when he is worried about me being down, I think men like to 'fix' things and if they can't they feel a bit inadequate? No excuse for watching time team tho Hmm

Borg the snot!! Oh that made me laugh, he looks so chuffed bless him :)

Back later going to have my pizza for tea (healthy Hmm)

Emski76 · 22/10/2011 19:53

Oh girls, I have eaten so much cake today, I am disgusted with myself! I can't go into the kitchen without cutting a slice. Dh is taking it to in laws tomorrow! No tea for me tonight!

Reastie, I think Ponyo is right, they do feel the need to fix in, dh is always saying 'why tell me if you dont want me to help?', if I'm moaning, I've always told him that he just needs to listen. He has been fab with my PND, and has just been listening to me freaking out about going back to work (again). Poor man! I always tell him exactly how it is, then he can't complain if I ever explode!

Ledkr, well done to D for eating all that foo. Noah is starting to really enjoy feeding himself. We're going to start giving him mushed food that we can feed him, with bits of our food to feed himself, he had chips yesterday while we were out for a meal for Bens birthday. It's so lovely watching him stuff food in his mouth!

40, it was Bens 4th birthday yesterday, I'm so freaked out that he's already 4! He starts school next year for goodness sakes! It's ridiculous!

Ponyo, it must urk you when in laws comment like that! Why don't they make an effort and visit you?!

Ledkr, I think you've cracked your on laws, well done to you!!

Oh ladies, I know I'm really sad but I'm so excited. I have tickets to see Westlife in concert next year with my mum, we saw them twice last year and she's been desperate to see them again, she's also devastated that their splitting up.
Now, if you think that's sad, my friend has just got us tickets to see New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys next year! We paid £200 to meet the New Kids a few years back, it was fab (and sad, I know). I can't help it, I never have been cool and I never will be!

debka · 22/10/2011 19:54

reastie well done for telling DH, that's a great step forward. I agree with led, I bet he is feeling similar. Try to keep the communication open, it makes all the difference.

ledkr S is a greedy guts too, she eats at least twice what Imy does, and wouldn't take it off a spoon tonight, had to eat her pasta and meatballs by herself. Slightly disappointed by the lack of drama, but I am glad you've had an easier time of it with pils.

40weeks that's miserable all being poorly :( Imy has got the runs again but she was with my aunt so she dealt with it all whilst I sat on my bum and watched Grey's Anatomy Grin

Can I please point out that although I did eat 9 kitkats they were TWO FINGER kitkats which is technically only 4 and a half kitkats which is nowhere near as bad as 9.

Thank you.

debka · 22/10/2011 20:00

x post ponyo and emski

ponyo my pils are like that, the only time they have ever visited is when S was born, and fil didn't even come. I don't care though, they're awful!

ems at uncoolness Grin NKOTB though, my sister had a NKOTB duvet cover! Mind you, they can hardly be kids any more, middle aged men probably closer!

ledkr · 22/10/2011 20:07

Im being greedy too today.Dont need dinner cos of huge lunch but did go to the shop for things to make nachos mmmmm.I also have some of those little kitkat bites.Gonna put me pjs on now to make room Grin

ponyo Dilly has her roast chopped up and rolled in gravy she stuffs it in.
ems I love to see Dilly enjoy her food too cos she was so hard at first.Im so proud of her too cos cleft babies are usually a bugger to wean.
Congrats on the tickets i think Hmm Im the oldest and i saw Neyo when D was 4 wks and am am hoping for snoop dog,Justin T,Timberland and Pink in the next few years-old raver.
debCant believe S eats so much shes only diddy.

Hoping for the repeat of the walking dead before next Friday.

debka · 22/10/2011 20:28

I know ledkr she is getting chubby now, you'll see her next week Grin

Emski76 · 22/10/2011 21:06

Oh yeah, put some new piccies on last week but forgot to say......

ILovePonyo · 22/10/2011 21:08

emski mmm cake, can't blame you there. fil always says he likes the drive here too so I dont know why they don;t come, it annoys me though as for us to go there its a 4 hour journey without stopping and not much fun witha crying baby Grin Oh and £200 to meet NKOTB?!?! Was it worth it!? Wink

deb Grin at you justifying the kitkats, I'm having a lot of trouble staying away from the seasonal bit in the supermarket, I love xmas choccy.

ledkr I'm going to chop up A's roast then and roll it in some gravy, sounds like a good idea.

I am suffering, have got a cold too (although A's is hopefully going, she slept better last night) I hardly ever get ill so am determined not to and dosing up on cold and flu tablets and wine orange juice.

Met with my 2 friends today that I don;t see very much, they both bought A presents it was very sweet, and she was very good although didn't crack a smile once Hmm

ILovePonyo · 22/10/2011 21:10

emski look at your boys, they are so blond! Very cute pics. You look fab too, very glowy :)

ledkr · 22/10/2011 21:44

REASTIE just read your thread.Whats going on love??
You really have to get this sorted now. Stop worrying about dh and put some effort into yourself.Take it from me you and your kids come first and the rest falls into place.
When you are depressed you doubt whether you are over reacting or faking it and you always see every little thing youir dh does as mean/cruel/uncaring etc. Remember how i used to go on about mine? It makes you over analyse stuff and blow it up.Even when i cried i wondered if i was faking it.
My medication has been life changing.Every now and then a little bit of my old self breaks through the meds and i remember how horrible it was.
Gp Monday my friend.Make that change,you are a Mummy now so cant afford to fall x

borg Walking dead repeated on Monday on fx at 10.

ReastieHorrorShow · 22/10/2011 21:52

thanks mamaledkr . Sound advice as always. I'll ring GP on Mon and get a routine apt, hopefully the same week. I'm busy on Monday with apt with fat fighters lady and seeing PIL and tbh I don't think it's an urgent thing - it can wait a few days.

ems love the piccies and I will also secretly admit to in the past being a bit fond of NKOTB, bsb and wl (look at me shortening the names obsessive fan style Blush ). I've never been trendy with my music tastes either, which is prob why I don't really know who ash are and have no idea who katy b is Hmm . I will also secretly admit to a mis-spent teen years of going to pop concerts and stalking seeing celebs. I never tell people in RL this as I'm way too Blush . I will have to add a piccie to my profile of wl but I'll have to change my nn back so it can be mn mates only.

reastie · 22/10/2011 21:57

ems I've changed nn back and it's on the profile Grin Blush

Emski76 · 23/10/2011 06:24

Reastie, you lucky girl meeting Westlife! I wanted to pay for my mum to meet them at the concert next year but at £500 a ticket I didn't bother!
Going to find your other thread now and will no doubt come back and echo Ledkrs advice

Emski76 · 23/10/2011 06:34

Just read your thread Reastie and want to drive to you and give you a massive hug. Ledkr and Tad are right, you must see the GP, they will see from your tears that you need help, just make sure you don't holdback and tell them everything.
With my dh I tend to warn him that we need to talk then just spill it all out. Years of counselling in my teens and twenties taught me to tell people what's going on with me, tho dh is the only person I can do this with.
Let us know how you are today

ILovePonyo · 23/10/2011 08:19

Morning all, well dd has taken to waking at 6 and going back to sleep at 8 Hmm I am wide awake and having tea and toast yum.

reastie I've just had a read of your thread, didn't realise you're feeling so bad, have a (hug) from me. You've had some great advice on the thread and from ledkr and emski, get that appt made on mon! I think in a few years you will look back on this and with the benefit of hindsight you'll see just how bad things were for you, whereas at the time you just try and keep going and hope it will pass. I know I've done that anyway, good luck for the docs appt.

Borg how is N sleeping now?

We are food shopping today (exciting Hmm) and I'm taking A to my friends house as she has 2 kittens that A can chase play with nicely Grin

40Weeks · 23/10/2011 09:18

Morning all

reastie you poor thing, am I right in thinking you have told dh now? Get thee to docs this week and then start dealing with one thing at a time. Once you start feeling better you will be able to manage all the things that have been getting on top of you and that in turn will help make things better. Don't delY the docs though or we will all be on at you til you go.

Feeling better today, have a sore throat and cough but don't think I am dying which is a plus

40Weeks · 23/10/2011 09:22

Sorry post cut off as on phone - can't believe you have a photo with westlife reastie and that you have admitted liking nkotb!!! And emski, tut tut Grin

Dh has gone to pils to watch rugby in peace and quiet

ponyo enjoy food shopping you crazy cat Wink

deadka ah yes see when you put it like that about the kits kats....

ledkr · 23/10/2011 10:46

Morning.
reastie How are you now.I think it spoke volumes when you said in your post that making an appintment wasnt that urgent Confused

D woke up at 2 for a bit,dh saw to her but i was still awake it took him about 5 minutes and then i felt obliged to get up at 7 and he had a lie in till i coughed loudly outside the bedroom at 10.30.Not very balanced.

Just watching the Brum half marathon.They are running thru Cannon Hill park i was thinking oooo we will be there soon.

hubbard Have you tried googling the route from new st,would be nice if you came. Ella will take the older kids on the park while we gossip.

ledkr · 23/10/2011 10:50

Oh yeah i did have one pil annoyance.
They bought dh tickets for the wrestling for his birthday to go with his db IN LONDON. I feel pissed off cos maybe id like to spend his birthday weekend with him and not babysit and also we dont have the money to keep travelling to london (he has been afew times to see grandparents) I just though it was mighty presumptious of them. Especially as it is the weekend before ADillys surgery on the Monday Angry
He said he wont go but obviously im not going to agree.

reastie · 23/10/2011 11:52

ledkr is that the best goss you can come up with Confused . That is pretty annoying and unthoughtful though

Gosh, I put the thread in relationships not here hoping you didn't see it so you wouldn't all pester me and keep thinking I'm some kind of drama queen. It seems it backfired Hmm . Thanks for all the comments, you are all too lovely. ledkr the thing about it not being urgent - you mean you think it is urgent? Hmm . I'm still feeling down, DH not mentioned it at all since, I've had no hugs or anything today yet from him but he has been a bit nicer than usual Hmm

40 glad you're feeling a little more human

ponyo hope anya enjoys 'playing' with the kittens Grin

Alice has spent the morning crawling around finding any scrap of rubbish or dirt on the floor she can Confused . She spent half an hour giggling at a piece of packaging plastic from the bin Hmm . Who needs expensive toys.

ems I feel I should make it clear I didn't pay anything to meet westlife I'm not that excited and the photo is at least 10 years old!

Watched x factor last night - is it just me or is the barlow getting a bit arrogant?

ledkr · 23/10/2011 12:17

reastie hes a f'ing twat imo.Whats up with his posture too?Does he have a stiff neck?I know take that were good but they were hardly the beatles were they? He annoyed me.

Hurt locker was really good but a bit to late for us early risers.

Sorry about the lack of good pil stuff but they really were ok ish apart form the breakfast thing and fil leering over my toast as it popped up thinking he was missing something Grin never met anyone so greedy and skinny too.
They were on abaout a snack about 2 hrs after our massive buffet,i just ignored them.
Oh btw. ponyo has been moonlighting on another thread about zombies and she didnt even tell us.I think we shoiuld all ignore her as a punishment.

40Weeks · 23/10/2011 14:45

I love the Barlow and will have to go away and come back when the Barlow bashing stops. He is my boyfriend

americanexpat · 23/10/2011 17:09

reastie - I just want to come round and hug you myself. I think it is urgent, especially as you've had thoughts about how it'd be better if you weren't around (even if you wouldn't do anything). Get your DH to make the appointment, write a letter to the GP if you need to. I know things feel dire with DH right now but the PND is probably making things seem worse than they are.

emski - my sis saw NKOTB/BSB earlier this year (in America) and said it was fab!

borg - love the photo of N looking so pleased with his snot bubble. Grin

L is going through a phase where he doesn't want to eat anything off a spoon. We had a few rough nights where he was up 2 or 3 times because he didn't want to eat during the day. I'm running out of ideas for things he can eat, as he doesn't have the dexterity to feed himself most of what we eat (mostly beans and a grain).

ILovePonyo · 23/10/2011 17:13

Haha ledkr Grin does that mean I will be shunned at the big meet up?! Poor me. I just want you and Borg to watch the episode on mon, its sooo good. I would be Hmm about the present your pil gave dh too, will they blame you if he doesn't go?!

reastie A manages to find all sorts of bits of dirt on the floor no matter how small, I think she likes pointing out that I need to vac Hmm

Roast dinner is nearly ready... hope A likes and eats some, instead of chucking it all on the floor.

janedoe25 · 23/10/2011 17:19

Hi girls Grin.

reastie I just read your thread, I had no idea you are feeling so bad. I wish I was closer to you to hug you and kick dh up the bum! I echo what everyone elses has said. Remember you don't have to hide how are feeling from us, we will support you all the way and help get you through this. here have a hug from me and Zoe ((0)) xx

ledkr I'm glad things have settled with your pil's however I would be pissed off about dh birthday present too.

We were at the wedding venue finalising details this afternoon, I love it! I am so excited now. We also met with our celebrant (the same one who conducted Zoe's funeral). We have decide to bring our Zoe bear with us to the wedding, my liite sister (flower girl) will carry it down the aisle then it will sit beside the wedding cake. Just have to find a dress for it to wear.Grin I'm off now, going too mil's for dinner. Hope everyone is ok, sorry no time to reply to you all.