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StuntNun · 06/08/2013 10:37

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1813767-November-2012-Next-stage-car-seats-and-yet-more-teething

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PurplePidjin · 13/08/2013 22:30

Pikz R also did a random 9 o'clock wake up. Dp had to deal though as i was out playing Buffy the Vampire Slayer at kickboxing! Hopefully he'll go till 3ish now habloodyha

I'd love a dog, but it would terrify the cat and would have to be walked every time it needed to pee as I've only got a (big) balcony. Might get another house bun when R is older though :)

Sophiathesnowfairy · 13/08/2013 22:37

oo mm I just replaced my donkey with a nipper out n about 360. I love it already and will be able to tell you aboitit's beach worthiness on Monday Grin my love f it has made up for my sadness of selling on the donkey. I loved it but my life just won't be donkey worth when we move.

PetiteRaleuse · 13/08/2013 22:39

kyz I don't knowifit is helping. I feel as stressed as I was but I have less energy to show the stress. Ie, am not as shouty, and DD1 is getting away with a lot more naughtiness without even a reaction. But if before I was picking battles now I'm just not even bothering. Long term this couldn't last. But I'm coping, day by day. If nursery wasn't looming I would Have no goal and no idea what to do.

MissMummy1 · 13/08/2013 22:40

I am totally not copying your pushchair choices on purpose Sophia !!!

Is it the single or double you have?

Sophiathesnowfairy · 13/08/2013 22:41

Jealous of the shoots. I used to beat and cook for a shoot, would like to get back on it when the kids are at school I miss the winter days standing frozen in the woods with the frost and the low sunshine. Ahhhhhhhh.

Sophiathesnowfairy · 13/08/2013 22:42

I have the single, DS1 will have a buggy board. Is great and the wheels pop off so easily.

PetiteRaleuse · 13/08/2013 22:46

In short, I'm watching over my children but I'm not a mum. I may as well be an intervening cctv who says stop, that's dangerous.

PurplePidjin · 13/08/2013 22:54

the first couple of months on ad's are zombificatifying. But it does settle and the situation will resolve Wine

Feeding on 2nd wake up already Sad

PetiteRaleuse · 13/08/2013 23:12

I'm not on ad's. On a take as and when mix of anti-anxieties (xanax) and sleeping pills. Was not diagnosed as depressive; 'just' very stressed and anxious related to ongoing events rather than a hormonal or mental imbalance. In France the difference, for new mums, is huge. Ie, sent off to recuperate or just given some nice pills (see Friday's waffling)

ChasingDaisy · 14/08/2013 00:43

O is currently rocking on all fours in his cot. Bugger....

PurplePidjin · 14/08/2013 00:58

Some fucking bastard knobcheese is digging up the road outside my window. If id known id have fucked off to my mums for the night. Boys asleep me nada Sad

ChasingDaisy · 14/08/2013 05:12

At 1am pidj?! That must break some noise pollution laws or something. If it goes on beyond tonight you could call the council.

Lily311 · 14/08/2013 05:18

chasing O learnt in the past two days to go into crawling position and sit back again. I think the inevitable is going to happen. Soon. I'm dreading it. Thanks fuck lidl is doing baby proofing promotions from thurs here, I need to get cupboard locks and things.

Getting my ergo today, so excited.

Oh, and the out and about buggy? I would love to have one. Was thinking about it before O was born but decided on the baby jogger.

pr huge hugs. My sister said something like this to me after being a stay at home mum for 6 years. She decided to get a part time teaching job last year and her mental health improved a lot. And she finds the kids much easier now that they are older. Not the same situation but she had the same worry about watching over the kids.

PetiteRaleuse · 14/08/2013 06:19

By the time I went to bed it was too late to take a pill (they knock me out for 8 hours) I should have gone to bed earlier but was too awake, or so I thought. I slept about an hour. Feeling wobbly and nauseous this morning. DH working late toniight, I don't know how I am going to get through the day :(

Kirrin · 14/08/2013 06:20

Well, fucking hell. That is all I have say about last nights sleep or lack of

Hope the digging stopped PP

Lily311 · 14/08/2013 06:24

I want to try raisins with O but you can't buy the small boxes here. I hate the big bags. And I hate raisins.

Lily311 · 14/08/2013 06:24

pr can you put dd1 in front of telly at lunch time and you have a nap on sofa next to her? Or it calls for disaster?

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PetiteRaleuse · 14/08/2013 06:34

Will try that Lily, if LO sleeps a little

Evilwater · 14/08/2013 07:20

Hurry, it's sweary Wednesday. [Grin]Teething can fuck off, and when it gets there reflux can fuck off too. Sad
We got rid of N cough and his teething started and now it fucking back Angry also he started to vomit/posset too Angry I really hate smelling of baby vomit. Sad his mouth was very sore so he couldn't eat his sandwiches and of course his poor bum!
And after all that NO fecking teeth! Grr...... Angry

Hope you are all doing well.
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PurplePidjin · 14/08/2013 07:55

It's started again now. I've had very little sleep, all broken. R woke at 4:40 had both sides and wanted to play. Dp took him down at 6, he fell asleep on him on the sofa and is still asleep on me. Dp is now also shattered and has had to go to work on no breakfast. He stayed down as long as he could so i could rest. Fuck.

Bryzoan · 14/08/2013 08:14

Sounds like a lot of hard nights. Pr - I am really worried about you lovely. Life sounds properly tough - and your silver lining is actually linked with your biggest stressor. Is there anyone you can call on to come and give you a break? It really sounds like you need some support for a couple of days. X

Sophiathesnowfairy · 14/08/2013 08:18

The boys have now gone home with DH so I now have two days with my girls before the move. I didn't wake up till 7:50. Unheard of! I feel like I have wasted half the day!

So today, swimming and craft and dentist.

Tomorrow hair cut and cinema.

And my dad just bought me a cup of tea in bed Grin

Sophiathesnowfairy · 14/08/2013 08:20

I think you should phone the council pidj I agree with chasing am not sure they an do that. Here you are you can ave my Brew

ValiumQueen · 14/08/2013 08:23

Oh dear (((hugs))) for bad nights. J slept well thankfully, as did I.

Oh PR I am worried about you x I think you should be taking the sleepers alternate nights as you were given 14 for a month IIRC. I think if you know you will be having sleep the next night then the potentially poor night should be easier to manage. You and DH can also plan in advance and kinda take it in turns with the nights and you can go to bed at a decent hour.

I also think the telly should be your friend. Do not worry about how many hours they are watching, if it helps to get through these days then all well and good. They will get more than enough stimulation at nursery soon. I know what you mean about being CCTV. I think more mums would admit to feeling like this if they were honest. Me included. We are both still mums, but not firing on all cylinders at the moment x

I think it is a shame how France treat their new mums. I think you would possibly do better with something regular for depression and anxiety to smooth the edges, but we need to work with what you have got. Do you know if the sleepers are just a one off or if you can get more?