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December 2011: Smiles and giggles and coffee and truffles.....

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aethelfleda · 11/03/2012 19:27

Voila, a new positive thinking thread for us!

Onward and upward, ladies. Do come on and post if you're a lurker or want to join our merry band, all welcome!!

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DeterminedandSpecialMum · 19/03/2012 08:21

Plu How can I get Darcie's school involved in that?

Msbuggy I don't get weepy, I get nauseous Sad

mopsytop · 19/03/2012 08:54

You are amazing dsm, you put me to shame. I keep on top of bathroom and kitchen cleaning and laundry but hoovering is s different story , because I could easily make time, I just hate hoovering so I'm lazy about it ..,

mopsytop · 19/03/2012 08:55

msbuggy, I get very swept when overtired.

mopsytop · 19/03/2012 08:56

Gah! 'weepy', not 'swept'.

DeterminedandSpecialMum · 19/03/2012 09:04

Mopsy It's a 5min job really. When Mini-Mopsy sleeps for 5mins whip the hoover around and its done :)

School run done. Just need to sort the ironing out and can enjoy the sunny weather for the rest of the day.

mopsytop · 19/03/2012 09:06

I know dsm, especially if you do it regularly. If you're lazy slovenly like me and leave it ages, then it takes correspondingly longer Blush

mopsytop · 19/03/2012 09:07

The back of minimopsy's head is really really flat. Will it sort itself out when she starts sitting up?

Figgygal · 19/03/2012 09:12

Morning all

Well LO has survived the weekend in his own room he even slept until 7am this morning. I am not sure I like it and would rather he was in with us a bit longer but he's got days left in his Moses as he's growing again so we starting him off in his Moses in the cot and will transition him to cot once he's happy in his room. The video monitor is excellent so lot of reassurance there.

I'm going to speak to work about some KIT days tomorrow I'm starting to feel ready to get back to work. Am booked to go back 25th June and though am sad to be leaving DS and am enjoying being with him I've realised i Don't have the imagination to be a SAHM and am getting a little bit bored. I could throw myself into housework but hate it in fact have a cleaner coming to do a deep clean of the whole house soon (£26 off groupon thank you very much). 1 of the tyres on my car has a puncture so need to sort that out today not impressed as just replaced the front 2 couple weeks ago and now need another (£££££££££).

Does anyone have a magic solution to cradle cap? He's had it a while now tried dentinox it's done little, now putting olive oil on it but any other ideas?

Have a nice day ladies!!

NorthernChinchilla · 19/03/2012 09:32

Another shite night here (do they have telepathy? send telegrams? use semaphore? how do they co-ordinate?!) with DS not only waking at 2, 4 and 6 something, and finally at 7 something, but apart from the 2am one, wiggling, being awake, kicking, etc for 20-30 minutes. Sometimes dummy helps, sometimes not. And it's so hard not to engage with him.

He's never been awake before in the night-time period, so I'm hoping this is the regression period before it sorts out, as he's 14 weeks.

It is the 'She-Wolves' documentary; found the first episode, which I'd missed, on iplayer, have the second recorded and think it's the third this Wednesday. They work as discrete documentaries in themselves so I'd check it out seven.

In my humble opinion MsB, there is very little the great Sir Terry can't make better! Glad it worked for you.

I hear you on the wet patch tyel. I leak so much I occasionally have to change LO's onesie midway through the night, and lay down muslins for us to sleep on. But your DS going for the boob- great description by the way- like that sounds wince-inducing. And the reverse peristalsis... well, at least we can all thank Bob for washing machines!

I was thinking about HLC and AWCH hawthers, owing to the Goa trip and the fact that AWCH was feeling unwell/depressed. Hope you two are OK.

I'm afraid I get hideously short tempered when tired, but incredibly weepy when ill.

Today's plan- get nap
buy paper and butter
pot up at least the clematis and the magnolia
sort nails
MN!

NorthernChinchilla · 19/03/2012 09:36

I think it does mopsy, that and any corresponding bald patch. DS currently looks like a monk who hasn't accepted he's going bald, so I'm hoping for improvement on that front too!

We're just using baby oil on the HV's recommendation figgy, but that's for dry, flaky skin as opposed to full on cradle cap. Which means that DS actually looks like a monk who hasn't accepted he's going bald but is very fond of Brylcreme...

DeterminedandSpecialMum · 19/03/2012 09:45

Well all my housework is done and all the washing & ironing are done too Grin

So I can chill and enjoy the weather. However, am off to baby group now.

Hope everyone has a good day.

Figgy Olive Oil is the answer. Rub some Olive Oil on the area where the cradle cap is before you put babyFiggy to bed and in the morning wash off with shampoo and voila - works everytime :)

Mopsy It should correct itself. Any concerns spk to your HV.

seven77 · 19/03/2012 09:55

msb I get very weepy and snappy when I'm tired.

dsm do you ever stop? I haven't even started yet, the washing has only just finished though as I use the Eco cycle which takes aaages. Then I need to hoover and should really clean the bathroom.

Eva has now started rolling from her front onto her back. Is anyone else's LO still really sicky. I may start counting the number of time's a day she's sick out of curiosity, we're up to 2 already.

mopsytop · 19/03/2012 10:29

Bottles washed, steriliser Milton changed, washing up done and kitchen cleaned, laundry on. Cleaned bathroom on Saturday so it's fine. Now to Hoover. Sigh. Hoovering is my most hated chore. I'd rather clean the bathroom any day!

Mmmmcheese · 19/03/2012 10:33

We have a cleaner so I am watching TV Grin

mopsytop · 19/03/2012 10:33

figgy, like you am quite looking fwd to getting back to work (although simultaneously dreading leaving minim in nursery). She starts two days a week next week - eek!!! - where did those three mths go? Next week doing two hrs thurs and three hours fri. The following week doing all day thursday and the week after that all day thurs and fri. She's so small, how will I ever manage to leave her to someone else's care?? :(

NorthernChinchilla · 19/03/2012 10:42

Isn't it just MARVELLOUS when, because they've had a broken night, they unexpectedly go for a massive nap, which they never do, and because they never do, you didn't take the chance to nap with them?

And isn't it equally great when you're sitting there, wondering why you feel cold, and realise it's because you've stealth leaked all over your dressing gown and PJs which now seriously need washing? Again.

DeterminedandSpecialMum · 19/03/2012 11:06

Seven My mum thinks I have OCD for cleaning Grin can't sit in an untidy house! Will start planting my veg soon too Smile

My GP tells me off as i'm always on the go, not good for my illness's/disabilities ( a couple of years ago my body gave way under me and I was in so much pain I could hardly walk) because I was/am on the go all the time and I never give my body a break!

plutocrap · 19/03/2012 11:06

Down with unwell and/or wakeful babies!

Xiaoxiong · 19/03/2012 11:09

Ooh F1! I used to work for mclaren Smile

We have a cleaner twice a week. The only things we do ourselves are laundry (me), ironing (DH) and whoever doesn't cook does the washing up (in theory). The cleaner manages to do 5 times as much in half the time as either of us and no resentment about whose turn it is to dust etc. Also our cleaner has put us on the track potentially of a nanny for Pirran - I go back to work the first week of july as well. Half of me is dreading it, the other half can't wait.

To do today:
Wash sick out of my hair
Change sheets (see above regarding baby sick)
Go to memorial service
Go to baby charity shop
Go to whole foods in Kensington for a taco bowl
Go to bed early!!!

Mmmmcheese · 19/03/2012 11:26

dsm maybe you should schedule and hour of "me" time every day so you are forced to put your feet up and take it easy just for a while. It might also help you feel better able to cope with Darcie frustrations etc.

Anyone know if you can use Moby wrap with the baby facing out? Instruction booklet doesn't mention baby facing out at all but have tried it with DD and she seems to like it.

mopsytop · 19/03/2012 11:26

I did the hoovering! Go me! It only took half an hour. I sd do more often! .

seven77 · 19/03/2012 11:36

mopsy just remember that the Hoover eats electricity, so by not doing it very often you're actually saving money and helping the environment :o

Hoovering done, washing out and kitchen tidy, now feeding Eva.

AnAirOfHope · 19/03/2012 12:53

Yay so far a good morning.

Cleaned all down stairs and sorted out the clothes. Had shower, childcare and food shopping done.

Then a meeting with STEPS i think they are like child mental health and development team. The results are in and Aaron is a normal 3 years old with no mental health issues and more importantly no attachment or relationship problems. She will send me a closing letter to state the above and let my HV know that there is no problems. They have discharged us from their service (i think we sweked their results a lot Blush. I had PND for 16 months before anyone found out and i was taken to the doctor and got help. The HV can't believe that i had PND and that it didn't affect my son, so this is a VERY big deal for us. I can tell HV to back off and i have personal reassurance that i did not fuck up my son yet Grin

Rashkakeller · 19/03/2012 13:31

Sorry to post and run but wanted to say to Air what great news that is, hope they just let you get on with being a mum now.

Got to get our lunch as dd has dance group in an hour and ds is bound to poo/need changing/want food within that hour!

Be back later

KateM77 · 19/03/2012 13:40

I have a snuffly-nosed boy here too. I'm hoping that's the cause of last night's activities and not the dreaded sleep regression! And I'm another one who gets weepy (and grumpy) when I'm tired.

Trying to rest a bit whilst DD is napping. Can't have a sleep myself because DS is wide awake. As usual.