December 2011 - they'll soon be one, put away the <haddocks> and bring out the bunting!

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I loved kate's thread name but thought we needed a birthday theme for this one. We'll soon have 6 weeks of birthdays to celebrate!

Mine should be easy to find - the very last one!!!!

Freya is poorly again Last night we had horrendous coughing, luminous green snot (which covered me and my nightie - lovely!) and a post-Calpol temp of around 38. She was screaming as if she was in pain for most of the night but other than the cough and snots, we couldn't work out what it was. She has a doc appointment this afternoon though that my Dad is having to take her to - after last week's shenanigans, I can't afford any more time off work!

Have planned a quiet weekend indoors so she can recover. Tomorrow we will be mostly putting up the Christmas tree whilst DP is at work all day.

What a quiet day on here, hard to believe we used to get through 4 pages a day when we were pregnant!

Missree hope Freya feels better soon.

I found and read through the thread when I had Eva, really strange but lovely to read it all again. I was right in that it's the same one where air (who was then cheeptrick had Hope. Disappointing though how many people used to post who aren't around any more. I also didn't realise how little I posted about how difficult I found BFing in those early days and weeks, looking back now it makes me realise how much I felt like I'd failed :(.

Cheers seven and figgy, it's been a bugger of a day.
Wrapped presents, did washing, got DS to sleep and then it went manic, especially as it's all on foot, in the cold, up and down hills- got him down to doctor's, then went via the pharmacy to drop off his script, dropped him off at nursery, went back to the house to drop off the pram and pick up my work bag, then back to the pharmacy to pick up his drops, and then down to the station.

Did a few hours at work and brought the laptop home.

DS hasn't been given anti-bs - which I'm happy with - but ear drops. She'd checked it out with the registrar at the hospital, and if it doesn't sort out this time he'll need an ENT referral.

Unfortunately, the calpol I'd given DS had obviously worn off: he'd not needed more than one dose on the previous two occasions he'd been ill, but I picked up a red faced, hot, very unhappy little man from nursery.
Got him home, and dosed up, and he passed out twitching slightly on DP
I'm going to need to go on a vodka and lard diet to make sure I don't waste away!

You sound like you're in a similar position MissRee... How's F now? What did the doc say?

Sorry you had the sort-of flashback re. bf seven.

Let's hope we all have an uneventful weekend

Doc said its a viral infection... didn't expect anything else to be honest. So we have a regime of calpol and nurofen and if its not cleared up by Tuesday to take her back. Not sure I can cope on no sleep until them though

Hope DS is better soon Northern. Winter sucks for babies, apparently!

Get well soon to all the poorly beebs

Xiao thanks for posting the link. I'll have a proper read through later as a reward to myself when I finally finish writing the last batch of Christmas cards. Also apologies for inadvertantly stirring up emotions re: FIL, and to seven for the BFing

Skimming the first page and seeing the names there made me wonder if Gary is lurking...hope you're doing OK

Just re-read my own birth post... It was funny, I was getting reminders of it all today anyway, walking down my road in the dark with all the Xmas lights in people's windows and homes flashing away, and now I've read that and its really brought it back.

Such a lovely time, happiest fortnight of my life

Northern DS used to get repeated ear infections and it turned out he had glue ear but it didn't affect his hearing. We took him to a cranial osteopath who said the left side of his head was "tight" whatever that means, but since then he hasn't had a single one. It was amazing!

Quick question, I've posted in the pregnancy section but value aethels medical opinion if you're around! I just managed to give myself quite a deep cut chopping an unwashed swede. It hasn't bled much but am I at risk of any infections?

seven, looking back on the birth threads bought back all those feelings of failure about not being great at breastfeeding, I'm not going to breastfeed ever again, have you thought about what you'd be doing?

No idea about the cut, is it deep enough for stitches? Hope it feels better soon.

for all the sicky babies.

Still lurking around, had a really shitty feeling this morning that I was having another MC so we're probably going to go for scans every week until 12wks as I'd rather know & not be waiting around.

Hope everyone has a good weekend!!

School fair today. Officially shattered. Eldest has passed on her throat lurgy, generous child! Hope everyone has a calm, enjoyable and snotless weekend!

I don't know how deep it needs to be for stitches! It looks ok so I'd guess I don't need them

gary I just can't seem to shift the BFing guilt. I've decided though I'm not going to try unless I somehow go full-term (which is unlikely for me!). I don't know about your reasons but I'm convinced my 'failure' was due to them being prem both times. Feeling guilty already though as I know I should at least try, but I tend to get almost obsessed then feel like a failure. I didn't say at the time with DD but when I was trying to express every 3 hours to build up supply plus feed every 3 hours I found myself contemplating whether it would be more effective to cut down on time spent eating or sleeping so I had enough time to spend with DS. At that point I realised what mattered was what was best for us all as a family and stopped. I am bothered lately though that our hospital now puts scan pics in a cardboard sleeve with info about BFing on rather than just one with a picture of a teddy bear. Can't even have a 12 week scan now without having the NHS BFing policy rammed down my throat.

I too suffered from awful guilt about the bf and felt like a terrible failure and still do when I see the nhs posters. I was doing the feeding/bottle feeding/expressing every three hours too, which took
About 2 hours at least so I didn't do much else. Was awful. Spent half the time bawling. After six weeks finally switched to full
Time bottle and my whole life got so much better and I started really enjoying minimopsy instead of feeling full of guilt/like a big fat failure. Still makes me feel like crying when i think about it. I think their 'encourage bf' plan has gone a little awry somewhere along the way. Still battling with chapter 4, exhausted, stressed, but just have to keep plugging away. Close to tears tonight, it's all feeling a bit top much along with the job interview next week and the guilt I feel at having put minim into nursery 4 days this week & the next 2 weeks instead of only 2. . hope poorly babies improve and xiao glad things ok with your husband re FIL situation.

Oh heavens, ((hugs)) for you both seven and mopsy. I remember the amazing effort you both put in that would have finished anyone off, never mind a mum with a newborn. I'm so sorry that the guilt has lasted this long; but you know you're both great mothers, and I hope the guilt does go in the end...

Well it's good news GBT, as after your last post I'd been wondering how you'd been getting along as you felt you had been having a mc then; how far along are you? And definitely go for scans every week if needs be- you can't put a price on reassurance.

Going to nerd out with a bit of Big Bang, then bed that's the TV programme not mad sex, shame

Hi seven, was entertaining in-laws (curry takeaway, nom!)
Unless the swede was partaking of high-risk activities like delivering baby cows/sheep, growing in cat litter, or stuffed with blue cheese, you should be OK: the only risk is from the dirt which is pretty minimal, and if it bled lots that will habe helped to clean out the wound. I'd give the wound a good rinse under running water then apply pressure to stop the bleeding and leave it at that. If you're up to date with tetanus that's great, if not, get thee to your GP where they will give you a DTP booster which will protect you against whopping cough at the same time. Hope it stopped bleeding anyway!

time to hit the sack. Tomorrow DD1 is taking me to her best friend's cinema party . I have no idea of what I'll be subjected to but there's a high likelyhood of fairies and twee.

666!

Buahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

we need Chrimbo decs! Tree purchising ahoy....

Hope poorly beebs get better over the weekend and oi, BF-ing guilt people: nooooo!!! (a la harry enfield). I respect yer need to feel however you want to, but you are being so hard on yourselves. We all know BFing is different with every baby, and can be painful/frustrating/draining/totally. Chuffing impossible. It's great when it works but isn't a test to pass/fail, and no-one on here is going to judge you. Mummy guilt is an orrible thing and you're both great mums who love your babies. That's what matters, not the method of nutrition they had. Got that? ((hug))

What aethel said. ^^

Waiting for Seb to come down with the cold his cousin has. Possibly its the same one they've been passing back and forth since July.

Also off to buy trees today, if we get them this morning we can leave them to settle and decorate tomorrow. Dh insists we still have 2 real trees. Wonder how he will feel about that when he's had to look after the boy alone for a day next week.....

Get well vibes to all that need them

Thanks all :)

Minimopsy just took her first steps! I am beyond excited!

Well done minimopsy!

I'm not sure immunisations when poorly already was the best idea tbh. I now have a very miserable inconsolable screaming baby. Not sure if its a slight reaction or just general overtired poorly miserableness :(. Is it bedtime yet?

for minimopsy!

tree is up and bedecked with all manner of endearing tat things.

Rare dinner out with the GPs: other GD is babysitting, lovely man.

available for all the poorly beebs: DS is teethimg again but seems to be coping...

Yay for minimopsy! Did you both see her do it? Hope that's brought a bit of light relief from the paperwork...

Well, we've solved the mystery of why DS was in so much pain last night (and then slept for 12 hours, had bottle, slept for another three)...it's because we found this morning that the other ear had popped as well !

Poor kid now has two rivers of gunk flowing from his ears.

It's been a really shitty Saturday. DS and DP at least got a lie in together for about three hours this morning, all curled up in the same bed am not at all oh no but I sat down at my computer at just gone 8am and finished about 2pm.

Given DS's ear, and also DP was not well (looks like a flare up of a condition that causes ulcers in painful places, say no more) it was off to the ooh doctor for us. They were an hour and a half late, which meant we were an nearly two hours late for Xmas dinner at my friend's.
Sadly, the meal left me feeling rather queasy, and she's now going for the avant-garde parenting approach of yelling, naked children at/on/under the dining table and in general, and them knocking into and scaring DS a bit, who's obviously not at his best.

Bet your tree looks amazing aethel, given some of the other creations of yours we've seen. I can't wait to have years of accumulated art work of DS's to hang on ours. Are you going to post a pic?

Hope DD's feeling a bit better and has settled seven?

I am now having a bloody huge drink and feeling slightly becalmed....

DS and DP still napping, I think a prod may be in order...

I'm here. Go prod northern.

DD was only screaming for the time it took the calpol to kick in thankfully then was fine again. She's now invented a hilarious game of throwing her cup on the floor then saying juice until she gets it back again. Then repeat .

We still have a poorly pickle here. For the first night ever she was in our bed all night as she was coughing so much she was gagging and I was worried she would be sick and choke

Docs verdict was viral but to take her back Tuesday if no better. I think I'll make an appointment tomorrow (for tues) because she's no better - worse if anything - and I can't see her getting better by then.

Mum jetted off to New York this morning for a spot of Christmas shopping Grandad has to put up with her poorly whinging tomorrow all on his own! I suspect he will be rather frazzled by the time we get there tomorrow night!

We all seem to have this coughing lurg in our house. DP has pluricy (sp?) and I've just started to get a bit of a hack.

Hope DS and DP are feeling better soon, Northern. And your DD Seven! Winter really does hate babies, doesn't it!

And adults misree: DH has nasty gastroenteritis, am really hoping it's not norovirus cos we're so close together in our current house we'd be bound to get it...