November 2012 - More group hugs and moral support please

[StuntNun]

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1676013-November-2012-We-want-rattles-and-we-want-them-now

GT go straight back if they don't work. I ended up on a combination of things but the only things that really worked for me were Ondansetron which GP's do not like to prescribe and I had to fight for it. And injecting cyclizine.

Yep, housework here has pretty much taken a backseat, I'm getting fed up of dp moaning about it but not doing anything to help. He still thinks that as I'm at home with S it's my job to do the housework. Not that that's changed in any way, he never done any housework before either!
I have however just managed to vacuum all downstairs and mop the kitchen an living room floors while S was asleep feeling rather proud of myself.
Got a chilli simmering away aswell for tonight's dinner. Now I'm going to sit down and play with S for the rest I the day and fuck the rest of the housework!!

Will catch up in a mo, just wanted to update and say the Dr has diagnosed the fucking flu. Buggery bollocksy shit wank cunt. Et merde alors fait chier, j'en ai ras le cul (for stunt )

Hello ginger
Don't be put off by all the swearing - it's sweary wednesday - who did start that?! I laughed out loud when i saw bplp's post following yours and wondered what on earth you'd think. Not explaining that one to ds1...!!

Welcome gingerbread we're a little more sweary than we used to be :)

Fuck, Horsey that would scare me senseless.

J had a nasty green runny smelly nappy this morning then when he woke up from his nap just now he screamed and screamed for ten minutes. He's calmed down a bit now and is feeding but I'm wondering whether it's because I had pork (stuffed turkey thigh) yesterday. Should I go and buy a load of sausages for tonight to test the theory?

Ooh yes I think you should go and buy lots of sausages and eat them all. Mmm sausages. Craved them throughout prehnancy. I doubt that's what has made him poo green by the way You should test chips and ketchup while you're at it.

Not fucking caught up yet but noticed a couple of comments about babies in sleeping bags under duvets and blankets. The recommendations are not to fucking do this!!! Their little hands will be cold, but they risk overheating if you put extra layers on. The maximum they should have on is a vest and sleep suit in a 2.5 bag. Please check the back of their necks to see how hot they are.

I must say I am fucking jealous of your sleeping babies

Welcome back gingerbread we are having a sweary Wednesday fuckety fuckballs!

Morning/afternoon

Am thoroughly hacked off. Had planned to go into work today for a visit. It is inservice day so I would get to see everyone and not worry about bells ringing and people needing to dash off to class. Well, woke up this morning not that there was much sleep had between mini-snorer and big-snorer to lots of snow. It is a hour's drive away across rural fife. Bums

Bloody Hell (sorry swearing don't suit me) Fookin Nora...Welcome back Gingerbreadlatte You started all this you do realise ladies that ginger started the very first thread 12 months ago..was gonna say where have you been? But have seen you around the pregnancy thread and such.

ginger you are definately not alone ... and I am a complete newbe only been on here 3 weeks and been made very welcome ... I only have one mummy friend and if I text her as much as I posted on here I don't think we would be friends for long!! even though she is great.
pig did start off with manual One found it hurt my nips ... plus wonder what dh would say after I convinced him we needed electric.
I did start to write down dd activities but got fed up of it and hard to interpret ... my friend drew clocks and coloured them in for different activities but as dd doesn't nap for longer than 20 mins in the day randomly its hard to find the time.
she does regularly go down at 11.30 and sleeps til 10ish though... (with feeds in the middle). wish it was 8-9 any ideas on how to change this anybody???
also I shouldn't go to baby group if dd has a cold yeah? didn't think of that!
fuck!!

It's the chilly hand thing that makes me happy to swaddle. I know her hands are not an indication of how warm she actually is but is makes me feel bad. The micro fleece swaddle I use is 1.8 tog. I tuck a cellular blanket round her feet purely to stop her falling out the end of the basket - that does happen as we have the basket elevated and she wriggles. She wears a vest and sleepsuit. I also throw a fleece blanket over the end of the basket. It doesn't touch her but sort of hangs over her so it will trap warm air but allow air to circulate. The rooms are never colder than 18oC

Welcome back ginger!

No zcos it's best to avoid sharing colds if you can avoid it. Other mummies wouldn't thank you except those who are all oh it's good for immunity like I used to be

Just phoned the creche to let them know DD1 wouldn't be there for the rest of the week. Apparently there have been several cases.

did you mean warmer than 18deg? our bedroom is usually 21-22 find lower than that v chilly... she sleeps just in a sleep suit with 2 wool blankets that she can kick off...she has a 2.5 tog sleep blanket but not used it yet as she could slip her head through.
also think it may be too hot.

Anyone trying to work out their LO's routine & has an Android phone might like Feed Baby Pro by Penguin apps. You can get a free trial version too. It allows boobs, bottle, poos, pees & sleeps to be recorded and makes pretty graphs to show you whats happening.

Eliza ditto housework & DD stuff. Hence why my DM coming over Mon to clean the bathroom for us was so lovely & helpful. I enjoyed my time with DD for a change.

Welcome gingerbread. I've added my tuppence worth to your thread.

pidj will let you know about the coffee. DH might be a bit unfortunately...

thanks petite she probably got it there in first place ...
am glad not to have to leave the house in rain
am concerned though that this is a symptom of depression though ...really wish I didn't over think things!

eliza, impressed with your vow to be happy mummy. I am getting fed up with shouting orders to a toddler across the room while stuck feeding on the sofa, as they are not even listened to, let alone followed.

zcos I am keeping P and I off baby and toddler today because we are both snotty. It was snotty, licky child at toddler group who spread her germs in the first place!

Swearing is weird isn't it? I swear all the time in normal life. DH loves swearing and using unusual combinations of swear words. However, I don't really swear on here apart from comic effect.

Re housework. I am 100% of the opinion that our role is as mum. During the day when p is awake I structure things around her. Now, that might mean she watches me empty the dishwasher but largely it is us playing, chatting, singing and so on. When she is asleep I might do some housework but quite often don't get much done. I try to load and unload the dishwasher and make sure there are clean clothes for us all - failed on that one yesterday so DH had to go commando to work . Housework is a completely shared activity. There are some jobs I know that I am more likely to notice need done first therefore will tend to do first but I never ever do certain jobs

Erm. . . There is a strange man outside clearing the path outside my house

PR fucking flu can fucking fuck off!! Poor DD.

zcos I think there are guidelines for layers etc for sleeping. Apparently the ideal temp for babies is 16-18degC which usually needs a sheet and 2 cellular blankets (doubled over counts as 2) over a short sleeve bodysuit/vest & sleepsuit/babygro. 21/22C means a sheet & 1 blanket iirc. I do have a little leaflet from the HV with tog ratings for various items, will dig it out & try to add later.

Zcos before p was born I checked the temperature of various rooms as various times of day. The heating will come on if it drops below 18oC so it should never be colder than that. During the night it is 18 all night. The thermostat is set to come on to 21oC at 7:30.

Yep chunky that is how I remember it. I worry more about overheating than I do about her being cold. P is in essense uncovered apart from her swaddle which is not as warm as a sleeping bag.

passme who was the man?
I would love a thermostat!! ours is a v old system and its either off or on. I don't put it on a timer as you can't really specify times v well its on a wheel kind of thingy! I don't use timer as I had done previous winters and woken up v hot! think dd is more likely to get too hot than too cold ... I did read something a little while ago about togs in different temps think I adjusted dd at the time... other thing puts me off sleeping bags is whether its easy/ok to pick baby up to feed in middle of the night without disturbing too much!
just fed dd and she fell asleep sat in chair asleep but now wide awake thought a nap was too good to be true!

DT2 rolled over!

They were asleep upstairs. DT2 wakes up, does this new thing where it is like she is "calling me" (a shouty squeaky voice thing), I go upstairs and she is on her back! She sleeps on her front (with Angelcare monitor). She looked most pleased with herself! Gave me a huge grin as is to say "look the fuck what I've done!"

Heating and good windows is a definite benefit of living in a new build zcos

Man was boyfriend of next door neighbour. What a cracker.

One year I opened the door to two little boys with a shovel. They told me they were going to be clearing the snow - wanted me to know in case I wondered what the noise was. I stood there waiting for a request for money and was told to shut the door to stop the cold getting in, they turned their backs on me and got shovelling.

I live on the edge of a notorious council estate - notorious because wee boys being helpful doesn't make it into the papers sadly