March 2013 - still too sleep deprived to think of a funky title

[StormyBrid]

Old thread here.

We seemed to be running out of space (again) so I made us a new thread.

That's 'local'.

worse Ah, I see. In which case, very promising that he's reluctant to go without you. So you have a good excuse for a holiday. Go for it! And fingers crossed your wossname goes/went well today.

pud staring at the cat is always popular here too. And we actually have five available for DD to stare at, what with my two, my brother's one, and his girlfriend's two. I'm frankly amazed she hasn't been scratched yet though, as she's not quite mastered "stroking" and is more stuck on "grabbing big lumps".

plonko if you want more bum I have lots to spare. And we have shouting all day here too. It's mentally exhausting. How everyone who's stuck home by themselves with their babies copes with such behaviour is beyond me. Me, I've got the man on hand, and brother's girlfriend too. If I had to listen to the shouting all day I'd go mad.

Stormy the build up to these wonder weeks mentally exhausts me. He won't self settle for naps anymore, so I have to lie down with him on my bed and cuddle him (ie I get kicked) until he does his really tired cry then roll him slightly further away, before bringing him back for cuddles ad infinitum. He's napping now thank god, but it took me nearly 30 mins! Hes got bright red cheeks and has been grizzling all day. Although it does make the nice bits all the sweeter.

Any those drawn out giggles are just gorgeous aren't they?

Eig hmm you raise a good point - I've never tried the pouches so I don't know how we'd get on with them. I'm still considering ordering premixed formula though, even if we end up using powdered on the plane it'll be useful for when others babysit him out there. Enjoy your trip, hope dd enjoys flying :)

I've got the evening to myself. Dp has decided to go and see the Alan Partridge film with his boss. Grr. i like partridge too! I've already planned dinner though so now I'm debating whether to watch a film or have a bath. Or watch a film while I'm in the bath, such is the beauty of the iPad.

Eig hope the trip went well. Great granny will be blown away by mini-Eig. She's beautiful.

The wossname went well today, as did DH's home alone stint with the worselet. Apparently she was as good as gold.... the monkey. I was relying on her kicking up at least one monumental scream-a-athon, just to make a point.... but no.... apparently he even had time to make bread!

As for the issuette - a lump of embedded placenta . Boy am I glad to get that out, as 5 months is a very long time to cart around what is basically a lump of dead tissue. Gross.

Oh my goodness Worse. I'm guessing small enough for them to not notice when they checked the placenta, but bloody hell. So are you in tip top condition now then? Well, after a few days, obviously.

Bloody blokes. Babysaurus is a true delight for his dad, it seems the screamathons are mummy's special treat .

Wow worse, you're right that's a bit ick- but good news I guess? In that its not anything else? And a good thing you kicked up a fuss.

Operation 'stop being dull, get off your arse, and stop resorting to cbeebies went well today, feeling much better for getting out and about.

Arrggghhh gross I just found what I think was a flea on tiddler! The cats are regularly treated, what else can I do?!?

Bombing the carpets would be a good excuse to get you out and about and away from cbeebies tomorrow!

Crikey, plonko, you're making me thank my lucky stars for the world's most laid back baby again. Sure she'll turn into a demon eventually.

I think I win the crap mummy competition today. DD was making eyes at the man's sausage roll, so he gave her a bit of pastry. I neither objected nor told him this is apparently dreadfully common.

Stormy was it a greggs one? Cos then it's passable. Still common but the grease trumps that. DS is usually very low maintenance. I'm not at all used to meeting his increasingly complex demands. Ah well, I can't hold it against him, he's too cute.

vj I think it can be a case of the active you are the more active you want to be. Totally know what you mean. Hmm as for fleas...shave...the cat? Sorry I'm no help, mines a prissy indoor fusspot.

I've changed the photos on my profile. Hopefully they'll work this time! Right, off to bath stinko before commencing my indulgent evening. Masterchef! Chocolate! Beer!

For fleas I find Indorex really good though you'd want to take littley out for the day. Lasts for about a year too. Buy off tinternet as much cheaper than from your vet.

Right I'm back and marginally more with it now so time to catch up on your news properly.

Any I love baby giggles and will do any number of strange ans stupid things to get one. Have you tried doing a turkey gobble gobble type thing where you shake your head from side to side very fast letting your lips flap about whilst making a wibble wibble noise? Probably not . Works like a dream though. My favourite favourite favourite thing ever is when the worselet giggles in her sleep. CUTE!!

Stormy mini-storm has good taste. Pastry is the food of the gods and healthy. Sort of

VJ various corners of the house were infested when we moved in, and a good old spray with a can of stuff I got from the pet shop did the job. I use a flea bomb thing in the stable, which is a fairly industrial approach and probably over kill for the house. Are you sure it was a flea? Are you and DH scratching as well? The little s*ds go for your ankles if they've moved in big time and got into the carpets.

Plonky off to check your photos in a minute. Bet they're cute!

Thanks for all the support everyone, for everything. You are all lovely

Worse I'm so glad you're sorted and hopefully will be feeling better very soon. Also glad you've decided to go to Chicago I'll send you the shopping list as I'm sure you'll be glad you did. Any chance if DHs work bumping you to business? That must be much easier than cattle class where I will forever reside!

Eig good luck for the flight, at least Belfast is just a quick up/down.

VJ well done on starting to tackle the boredom.

We've been to a wedding today but the mini one only wants mummy these days so she's screamed whenever she's passed around. Not much fun for anyone! I made an early exit and now for bedtime fun. Last night was full on co sleeping again after bedtime fails. I suspect tonight might be the same.

Thanks for the suggestion worse - will deffo try the turkey gobble thing tomorrow as there were no giggles today Also, glad you know what was causing the problem and are ok. But to having something left behind when they take so long to check it's all out.

soyo - We too are experiencing screaming at strangers. DD is all for staring at them and reaching out to grab them but when they give her a cuddle she sticks out her bottom lip and wails until I grab her, apologise and then she's all smiles and dimples. Is this a phase or am I going to have to make a lifesize cutout of my sister, who now has a complex as she lives 150 miles away and saw her last week for the first time in two months and she howled every time she held her?

Yep, ankles are covered in what I was convinced were mozzie bites (one of the hummy buggars was in my bedroom last night) was convinced they weren't fleas as we religiously treat the cats, but actually since DD's arrival they haven't been in this part of the house much, so those that have made it to here probably haven't had the chance to jump onto the cats and meet their demise by frontline... Thanks for the tip pud, I will look into that stuff.

So, tonight my best friend brought a bottle of wine round and I cooked dinner. Only one grumble down the monitor meant that I felt pretty human and like my old self for a couple of hours. I think my problem at the moment is that I know there are lots of things I COULD do, but they all just seem so, well, mumsy. Which is a ridiculous thing to say considering I cried for 2 years at the thought that I might not be able to be a mum, and now there are days when I find it so bloody dull. So stormy, greggs or no greggs, I think I win the bad mummy prize today. I can't wait to go back to work, to feel like me again, to get away, which is so bloody selfish, and ridiculous considering I am blessed with a baby who is so good and easy so I have no excuse really.

Worse, so pleased they found a clear answer for your probs (appreciate you'd rather it hadn't got left!) but really hope now it's out there's a good chance you can get back to normal. Does this mean some of your fears about other complications are now less likely or is that still an issue? And for you anyway and here's to feeling much better.

I am horribly sunburnt

Oh and Vj, hoovering daily triggers the hatchlings and therefore means you pick up the buggers and let the cats in - if they are front lined it should break the cycle if you're hovering as well. A blast of napalm indorex will kill everything except the lavae so keep hoovering for a couple of weeks but that will trigger them all through it and kill em off! < manic piratical laughter smiley.

Indorex ordered, it has fantastic reviews and apparently totally baby-safe. I now have phantom itches everywhere. The hoovering starts tomorrow. Yuk yuk yuk.

Morning all!

VJ Looks like you have a gainful occupation outside of baby watching this week pity it is vacuuming . I blame the hot weather myself. The dogs are always much worse in summer. There is nothing wrong with enjoying your career and looking forward to getting back to it you know. 24/7 baby care is not 24/7 fun, so it's good to get a balance. DH loves evenings and weekends as he gets to see the tiddler, but I could tell by the end of yesterday he was glad to dump her on me and watch top gear.

Plonky well, hum, I could be charitable and say it was small enough for them not to have noticed, but actually they should have. The whole thing screams negligence and I'm not sure whether I owe it to other women to kick up a stink or go for the quiet life and say nothing. It's not so much that it was left, but that the GP was hopeless. The first thing my rooky GP friend in her first year suggested was retained placenta, but mine with her 20 years experience insisted it was a minor bacterial overgrowth hence v unimportant. She wouldn't even prescribe a second dose of antibiotics until DH put his work face on, went in there and scared the bejasus out of everyone. Even then I'd still be on a non-urgent waiting list to see a consultant if I didn't have private health insurance. It's wrong wrong wrong that you need arrogance and money to get something like this treated. Pud the other stuff will be a worry still, but at least I now have a good gynaecologist, so will have treatment to hand, and if that fails I have the worselet. She's a really lovely baby, so easy, if I can't have another I'll still be happy.

SoYo I think hope the screamy thing is a phase. The tiddler has started on the whole shy thing too, and has taken to hiding her face in my chest and peeking out every few seconds at people before hiding and biting me? again. At the moment it is very cute, but does rather suggest I need to get myself out of this lovely little mum and baby bubble I'm in and socialise her a bit more. I'm dreading being one of those mums who has to prise a wailing child off every morning in the nursery car park.

Sad news in the village this week. I used to see a very disabled (apologies if that is not the correct terminology) boy in the school play ground every day, possibly spina bifida, who was always laughing, surrounded by friends and full of life. I met his gran last week, and apparently it was his funeral a few days ago. So sad, I didn't really know him, but I felt I did, because every time I saw him it reminded me children could be kind, and lovely, as his class mates really were. Hope the worselet grows up with half the humour and sunniness he had.

Worse I completely agree they should have noticed. I think I might have been giving them the benefit of the doubt but if I were you I'd be furious. Possible fertility issues aside, it caused you pain and you slipped through the net twice. First by whoever glanced at your placenta, and was satisfied, and secondly by your gp (who I'd be looking to change). I'd be very interested to see where you could take this, as you say it's probably best to do something about it for the sake of other women. (Retribution might also be a factor for me cos I'm an angry cah).

Hmm I wish I had a shy baby. Whenever he gets attention from strangers he just stares them out and I find myself apologising!

Suuden shyness is also mentioned in wonder weeks around now. No sign of it here yet. But then, DD is utterly unfazed by everything.

There's a thread in chat about Harry Potter. Getting the urge to reread, then rewatch and have a mammoth notching session about everything they did wrong. Five and a half months is old enough to appreciate the magic, right?

Good night here last night, except for Number Eight swearing at one of her kids and threatening to punch it at 1am.

Notching? Bitching!

Worse - Where there's blame, there's a claim. If I were you, i'd call one of those ambulance chasing firms and see if you've got a case. Any money you get can go in a trust fund. No harm in enquiring...

Argh! Where do all the eaten posts end up?!

Worse, I too am an angry cah forthright in my opinions kinda gal and would be tempted to push the issue, but equally if you would rather just enjoy feeling better with the Worselet then I guess we all have to accept that life's too short sometimes to make a fuss about everything. Agree that one of my bugbears over recent years though has been the treatment we've had as a familY from the nhs and the awful things they'd have got away with if not for being intelligent and massively bolshy types. For those unable or unwilling to push their case it's very hard.

Just checked out new photos. Plonky love the coordination between mat and outfit - he'll make a dancer with lovely pouted toed plié moves like that .

And as for miniStormy's new coat - omg, how cute is that! (Very btw).

Leni, hope settling in ok and new sofa on its way... Wishing you all the best in your new home, albeit a bit late. Sorry about that.

Just waiting for a call back from hr about returning to work and best way of managing transfer of maternity leave etc. feeling quite real now...

Pouted? Pointed!

Wors I definitely think something should be said about the GP, it's shameful he didn't send you in to an emergency gynae appt when there was a risk of retained products and just kept fobbing you off. A word with the practice manager who will then look into it and follow it up is probably the best way for that one. As for the missing bit of placenta, sometimes there's extra segments and its quite common for that to be missed unfortunately although it usually shows itself much sooner and is definitely a reason for complaint if that's where you want to take it. The options there are either to make an appointment with the supervisor of midwives who will review your notes and follow up with the staff involved or go through PALS if you want a more formal complaint. The SOM will also look at any other complaints etc involving that midwife and if this was a repeat episode they organise supervision and/or retraining. People often don't want to complain in case they upset people, get them into trouble or people think they're out for money but actually most of us honest, decent bods would rather know if they were making mistakes as we wouldn't want to put people through it again!

Thanks SoYo that's really helpful. I'll forgive them missing a piece, I guess that is fairly common, but I probably ought to have a quiet word at the surgery, and like plonko suggested change GP. It's an awkward one as this is a large village so everyone knows everyone and I see my GP most days out and about with the dogs. She's a lovely lady but a sh*te GP! It's not the first major fk up she's done for me. The first could have really messed up the worselet when I was pregnant, but thanks to someone else's thread on MN I realised her error. Kind of scary when an internet forum is better than your doctor.

Anyway, on a more interesting note I have just set up the travel cot in the kitchen, and whatdoyouknow.... instant play pen! Worselet plus pink teddy, plus teether thingie in travel cot = peace and quiet for a whole 15 minutes. Result! why did I not think of that before