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StuntNun · 13/08/2013 19:44

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Sophiathesnowfairy · 19/08/2013 06:35

Rubbish stunt. I like the silly spoon! I might get one just becaspuse I like it.

We will all be thinking of you later pr

BigPigLittlePig · 19/08/2013 07:19

Thankful Monday, no?

I am thankful for very fucking strong coffee.

Eliza I hope E settles back down and you have a fab holiday.
PR good luck later xx
Stunt - have some of my Brew

Hi ho hi ho it's off to work we reluctantly go...

PetiteRaleuse · 19/08/2013 07:24

Dammit. Just checked the Dr schedule - it's the bloke this evening. Unless he is still on holiday, which is how I got the woman the last time I went on a Monday evening, but I doubt it, his shutters weren't closed when I drove by at the weekend.

Eliza sorry you had such a bad day yesterday with E and her food/ drink. Has she puked up coffee grain like stuff before?

I'm feeling weird about this being my last week full time with the girls on my own. LO is 10 months today. Just hope that once they are in nursery they will bebhappy and stimulated and not too ill. And that my situation will resolve itself one way or another. I have been thinking about what to do after it is.

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PetiteRaleuse · 19/08/2013 07:26

And thank you all, again, for your kind words. I really am feeling so much better this morning but DD1 has only just got up so all that might change very quickly

Lily311 · 19/08/2013 07:28

Morning,

pr good luck today.
I love the spilly spoon, not sure I can justify the cost. No, I can't justify it. I don't need it, or do I?

Good night here apart from the early wake. She is down for her nap already, will take her to playground later. Visiting my parents this afternoon, still thinking whether to leave her there overnight or not.

PurplePidjin · 19/08/2013 07:40

Less bad night here. 10 minute cuddle at 2, feed and battle at 3:15 but only for 35 minutes. And no crying.

PR a break from them will recharge your batteries Thanks

Sophiathesnowfairy · 19/08/2013 07:58

pr pp is right, we all need time away to be grown. It might give you a bit of mental space. It can be draining rushing from one child related thing to another and never getting your head together.

ValiumQueen · 19/08/2013 08:20

I got to sleep around 1.30 and J has been up since 4am. SadBrew But would much rather WineWineWineWineWineWineWine

PurplePidjin · 19/08/2013 08:35
PetiteRaleuse · 19/08/2013 08:45

It's almost 10am in France vq that's an acceptable time to have a pre-lunch drink at Christmas Wine :o

Kyz · 19/08/2013 09:56

stunt I have something similar to the silly spoon for e, they are the same kind of thing i think but just a clear plastic tube looking thing with a spoon bit on the end. works well for us most of the time

I got these.. pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=121077415730

if we go for thankful monday bplp I am thankful for strong coffee also!

pr will the male dr not be so understanding?

eliza hope you have a nice holiday, hope e has a better day today bless her

what are your options pr? you are bound to feel weird but it sounds like it might do the 3 of you some good for different reasons :)

Brew or indeed Wine for those in need! have had 3 coffees this morning already! Blush

Pikz · 19/08/2013 10:04

We all appear to have the plague in this house... Shutters down for a few days.

PetiteRaleuse · 19/08/2013 10:06

I don't know if he will be understanding it's just having to explain the whole situation again is going to upset me, and I don't know him as well. I also want the psy and physio referrals and she is the one that mentioned them, so will have to explain all that too. I think she does the evening shift on Fridays. Otherwise I'll ask him when she is in this week and take an appointment with her (I think she does appointments at odd hours)

Kyz · 19/08/2013 10:32

I understand pr I usually see the same doctor abd it can be difficult seeing different ones for the same issue. Hope appt goes ok.

hope everyone is well again soon pikz!

ValiumQueen · 19/08/2013 11:11

PR it may be a good thing seeing another doctor. Having to explain things again will give a clear picture to him of how you feel about everything as you may well get quite distressed. Do not worry about showing your emotions. Just say it how it is x

TheDetective · 19/08/2013 11:19

Morning. :)

I declare that my sex life is dead. O has put paid to any kind of sex life I may have once had. Hmm Poor DP was almost in tears last night as I refused a shag once again as O was waking up. I am serious - that child has an inbuilt shag detector. He wakes and cries EVERY SINGLE TIME.

Hope you got some sleep Izzy. Sorry for the shit night VQ.

PR Can you ring the reception and ask who the appt is with at all?

Chasing Talk to me missus. I know how hard it is - but it won't be for long, and it gets SO much better. I'm always here, like I said. I'm happy to chat, play a game of WWF, or whatever! The internet was my lifeline when I was on my own. But I had NOTHING like the quiche - for that, I am jealous of you! Grin

My scales are fucking me off. For 2 weeks I have hovered right next to 14stone. I want to see the bastard scales show 13 st something FFS! ARGHHHHH. This morning - 14st 0 1/4lb. RAGE!

Sorry. As you were...

Have to go to work this afternoon for a meeting again about my fucking fanjo. Hmm I have told the union I want them there, but I don't think they are going to turn up. Hmm I have also been told I have another appt on 4th Sept (same day as O's allergy testing) to see an OH Physician. Hmm I'm feeling a bit Confused over all the appts. Seems just a paper exercise, and hoop jumping. No one is actually offering me any help. So it's wasting my time. I also have to travel to another site from where I work - which is 45 mins minimum each way (usually well over an hour as it is a seaside town and you get bad traffic).

TheDetective · 19/08/2013 11:21

PR Even if you saw the same doctor, there is no guarantee you wouldn't have to go over the situation again. I find that people don't remember things correctly, add things, or forget things that are crucial.

TheDetective · 19/08/2013 11:25

I am now an Aldi convert.

I have been there before a few times and never been able to get what I want/need.

I decided to give it one more try yesterday. Well, I was spending a fortune on veg/meat etc. I spent £65 and got loads, and then spent another £48 in Asda on the stuff you can't get there (mainly the few branded things I want like low fat super noodles, frylight etc). That's it for the week, don't need any extra things.

So, the money I have saved (around £40-50) is going on ME! I am finally getting my hair properly done! Will do it on friday I think! Grin Can't wait!

ChasingDaisy · 19/08/2013 12:17

I hope you get on ok at the doctors later PR Thanks

I'm going to moan again. I'm sorry, please feel free to ignore.

So, I met my mum for coffee this morning and I was fine. But as soon as I left to come home I felt crushingly alone again. It's an actual ache in my chest. The thought of coming home to an empty house is horrible. I am dreading every mealtime as O isn't eating well at the moment because of his teeth, and the thought of eating makes me feel sick. I want someone to come and look after O so I can go to bed for a week. I want someone to be here to look after me. I don't want to live alone.

YellowWellies · 19/08/2013 12:27

Chasing I think when you get your place you should get a house cat - never underestimate having someone wee and furry to chat to, someone to sit on your knee at night and they're much less work than a dog. I am suggesting you join us mad cat ladies of the world Grin .

PetiteRaleuse · 19/08/2013 12:32

chasing I remember what it was like to live on my own for the first time, so I see exactly where you are coming from. Two things: over time you will see that there are great advantages to being alone; and secondly in just a few months O will be far better company than he is now. What I mean is there will be real interaction and he will feel more like. Person that you share your life with than a baby you have to look after, iyswim.

And you're got the internet. You're never alone with the internet.

Detective :o at idea of doctors' receptionist. Sorry, over here GPs are either on their own (mainly) or work with one or two other GPs. There is an appointment system with some GPs, but during certain hours you just turn up and see whoever is there. Every little village has a GP, but you can choose to go to another village or town if you like. They also do home visits and my two do take appointments outside the usual clinic times. It's true though she probably wouldn't have remembered the details.

My old GP in my old village was brilliant. He remembered everything, from years back. He didn't do appointments though and every time you went to see him he would spend half an hour with each patient and if there were several there before you you could potentially wait for hours. I can't do that anymore with two small children, so I changed.

PetiteRaleuse · 19/08/2013 12:34

Oh, meant to say, they don't bother with receptionists. Specialists sometimes have receptionists, if they've grouped together to form practices.

PetiteRaleuse · 19/08/2013 12:35

Oooh yes get a cat, if you're allowed one :)

ChasingDaisy · 19/08/2013 12:38

Cat is a good idea. I love cats. I have no garden though, so would probably have to be a house cat.

I want a cat now Grin