November 2012 - Will the Easter Bunny visit our babies?

[StuntNun]

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1707618-November-2012-The-thread-where-it-all-starts-to-get-easier-Pretty-please

Fucking hell.

Can you believe what DP just said?!

DP: "I haven't got anything done I wanted to get done today". (Said because I asked him to get O to sleep)
Me: "Oh, really? What did you want to do today?"
DP: "I don't know, I just wanted to sit down for half an hours peace".

Now. Bare in mind that he had ) for 2 hours this morning. I have had him since. He has been chatting to his friends on FB since.

Fucking dick. I gave him 'the look'. He knows he has overstepped the line. What a twatty comment! Fair enough if he had proper things to do. We are having an evening out first time since O! tonight, and are both having our hair done later this afternoon. He will be having plenty of time to relax. Twat.

MIL is very excited. She is having O for the hour we are having hair done. And then we will go for an early dinner (she lives opposite hairdressers!). Then she is having him while we go to the cinema! She has been itching to get him for a few hours days since he was born! I've got to get used to leaving him. Now he is happier, I am happier about leaving him. But not for long yet!

Oh, we have a paeds consultant appt for thursday where I work. Excellent. No need to pay for private consultation.

Will get to take O in and show off too!

VQ you can buy the lactose free if you want to try it first? It is a small tin. Get it in boots. It is £5.99. Lasts us 2.5 days, but that is obviously exclusively bottlefeeding. It might be worth a try first, so you don't have to wait for clinic/prescription etc.

I just rang the GP and requested the prescription with reception. Said I had tried it and it had worked. They didn't question it.

I'd send you some, but it will take longer to reach you most likely!

Sounds like the right tree to me VQ. I often wonder though if DS's serious dairy and soy issues were caused by damage to his gut from lactose overload when I had oversupply issues (at about 6 weeks). Can't tell cause from effect. Sadly my supply is now fine but the intolerances remain - so lactose free may work but it might be that he needs a soy and dairy free formula and careful weaning if the damage to his gut remains.

VQ it is also worth bearing in mind that it could just be him getting used to the formula? How many days has it been now? 3?

YW Makes sense. I thought I had an oversupply too. I can't be sure, I know I had an incredibly fast let down, and there was a lot of gulping, and latching on and off going on. I'll never know!

I am intending to try introducing regular formula at 6 months, once his gut has had chance to recover.

His could be temporary, as I think it started due to infection/cold.

Get Fucking In

Good morning alert.

1. took O to be weighed, since he has been born he has been slowly going from 75th to 50th line. Am not worried as he seems healthy enough, but always has a cold, and seems to not be too enamoured with milk. The HV said "I'm not supposed to say this but he might just be one of those that is better weaned" I thank you. Which is why I started on Saturday if you please.

1. Waited for an hour in the DRs for my multi, triple supertastic appointment.

Note;
No crying
No whining
No kicking the back of the drivers seat

SHE AGREED TO REFER ME FOR A STERILISATION

I just gave her the facts. She said, " you do seem to be an ideal candidate for a sterilisation". I said, trying to look solemn and not grin and dance around the room, " great thanks"

So let's just hope it gets sent off quick smart.

In the meantime she has given me something that should stop the bleeding, which is now getting worse instead of better.

Which means crosses fingers and sends up multiple prayers, I might be able to get a wedding Anniversay shag.

DD1 has just shat herself in my bed. I cleaned it up with a cloth, changed her nappy and told her to sleep on the other side of the bed and will change the sheets afterwards. I blame the cake, she only had a little bit but it was very rich.

Still having to dose DD2 with paracetamol to settle her and get her to eat. She keeps chewing on her bottom lip.

Went outside to get some fresh air and the cat came mewing up to me and deposited a mouse at my feet then looked up at me all proud like. The dog then came up and took the mouse, biting into it which made a mess, then ate it.

As he is still vomiting up bits of stuff that he ate the other night I am now looking forward to having to clean up vomit with partially digested mouse in it.

I would like to have a nap now but I have the work conversation from this morning going round and round in my head, and the house smells of shit. It is raining and windy so I can't open the windows.

As I had a bit of a minor meltdown this morning DH has decided I am not coping, and should go back to work, but this morning's conversation with boss was so cold and weird that it would be awful to go back there. I checked at the creche how much it would be for both children full time and she said 2,600? a month. That's a lot of money.

While i was picking up DD1 from the creche the dog decided to use the sofa as a doormat for his muddy paws. The mouse killing cat is now sat on the changing mat using her bloody mouth to clean herself.

DH has just emailed to say he will be very late back, will I be OK? Well, I kind of have to be.

And now LO is waking up again. And I haven't had lunch. At the end of next week DD1 won't be going to creche anymore and I will have noth of them plus pets at home with me full time.

I don't know how I feel about that.

Off to baby group - we're doing handprints today

pr your day sucks.
That is all.

Erm. Fuck PR?

I often feel better after a keyboard bashing it out on here? Do you feel better for it?!

Why did you think your boss didn't want you back? Twat. Let me at him!

Erm, lock the animals out for now? Dog can go in garden til he has puked the last of said mouse out?

It will be bed time soon enough, and today will be over thank fuck eh?.

((((((QUICHE HUGS!)))))))

Alternatively, jump on a plane and come visit casa detective!

Fucking get in for sure Sophia!

Did they give you tranexamic acid? Is good.

Morning all! Well, not quite. Was Tuesday a specific day or just a run up to sweary fucking Wednesday?

Yay sophia and how wank pr! (catching up oh so slowly)

That's wankbadgers pr are you sure your boss wasn't just a having a bad day too? ((((((((Quiche hug)))))))))))))

detective it's norethisterone.

sophia great news, but I still think your DH should get done as you have done so much for the family.

He has been on the formula in increasing amounts since Thursday or Friday. Prior to that it was a bottle every three days or so. It feels like a build up thing as he was so good over the weekend. Thing is, he had his jags Thursday, and has a cold/cough, but those symptoms could be an intolerance, although we all have similar. He has had a slight temp too, and of course it could be teeth.

If men had babies and were the main caregiver, they would have developed a diagnostic tool like they have in cars - pop a tube up their bum and get a print-out of what is wrong.

I will discuss with the HV Thursday as agreed last week, and she can do a px there and then. We would have given it a week. I feel like you detective a couple of months and I think he would be ok on regular stuff.

He is asking for boob frequently again to ease the discomfort. This is making me sad as I am wanting him on bottles completely, but I cannot refuse him. Even though it will be making things worse.

If I lock the dog out he barks to come back in. He'll spend ages out there on his on his own terms but If you make him go out he goes mental..

My boss and I don't get on brilliantly, that's all I'm saying on here. I was signed off very early in the pregnancy for back issues and it didn't make me any more popular.

Why won't LO stop fucking crying? No fever, cold gone, tummy soft, not constipated, wtf is wrong? Only symptoms lack of willingness to feed, but not starving herself, and crying til paracetamol takes effect.

pr so sorry to hear of your shit day. Much as I love my kids the thought of being home with the three of them every day fills me with horror. The days when DD2 is at nursery are enough for me to miss her again, and get stuff done. Not looking forward to the two week holiday coming up. DH said we could go camping. I said fuck off. Ok I only thought that, and said 'no dear'. The thought of being at home with just boy, well that would be awesome.

Contra meant to reply to you earlier - cross posted then got dragged away by the little ones and have been kept on my toes since. Hope your day has picked up and you have got some kip. We are all here to support eachother. Everyone is struggling in different ways - if only the person having the toughest time was allowed to post about difficulties it would get quite lonely! So don't feel bad for posting that you are struggling when you need support.

Pidj - interview sounds awesome. Fancy coming over to entertain play with dd?

pr teeth?

I don't know. It's been going on since Saturday. I've called the paed and she will see her in 40 minutes. DD1 is going to be furious at being woken from her shitty sleep, but tough bollocks. I hate taking them both into town as carrying onand keeping hold of the other since I hurt myself when I fell with LO back in January is challenging. I don't have a carry car seat for LO so it's a bit of a juggle.

I just looked in one of her ears using my iPhone light and there was masses of gunk that wasn't there before. Bt no fever. Bt she's not herself, not happy. Can teeth really do that? DD1 just sailed through her teething. We put gel on her dummy occasionally but that is all.

Eek - missed everyone else's probs. Pr - that sounds crap. Poor you. Great of dh to say you're not coping then say he'll be home late!

Vq - really feel for you with the feeding. Hope the lactose free formula helps.

Go Sophia! Great news.

Quiche fish to pr's boss, then mr pr, then mr det.

Dd is napping - hurrah! And g has just fallen asleep on me. Can I get him down for long enough to prep dinner and then have a kip myself I wonder?

I think they can have real problems with teeth pr, gunk doesn't sound good, hope the paed can help :)

vq hope j is sorted soon, poor little mite, I think giving it a week is a sensible idea

det do you have the link for those neoprene wraps please? Forgot it and wanted to get E one

Not really up to speed but detective you saying about how O was on & off, over-supply etc. That's all in line with the tongue tie you found... Just saying. Might not have been 'your fault' iyswim, but as a result of the tongue tie. I know my supply was abundant for far longer with DS than it had been with DD, & I blame the TT for part of that.

Thanks VQ after planting the seed the other day, yesterday I asked him to consider it fully and I got a grunt (type= receptive) so that was positive. I just wanted to see if I could get the ball rolling on a sterilisation to see what the response was. I am still happy to go ahead but obviously if DH grunts (type= affirmative) then I can always cancel it.

Hope things go ok at the paeds pr xx