November 2012 - The first fearless steps and the rest of us hoping our babies remain stationary for a bit longer

[StuntNun]

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1833979-November-2012-Teeth-Dont-talk-to-us-about-teeth

Brilliant stunt!

I am so delighted for you stunt. Well done you.

Your holiday sounds wonderful madam. Fantastic.

Brilliant post yesterday wellie.

Poor brother kyz. At the end of the day, a child in pain is a child in pain even if they are in their teens.

det boundary pushing nd finding their groove is quite normal when starting secondary school. If you are concerned then don't hesitate to contact the school - they will probably tell you he is a wee mouse in class - they redress the balance by acting out at home.

I am delighted to hear about wee cousin't safe, if problematic, arrival yw. J is a superstar of mega proportions. Wish p have me snogs!

I would be really troubled ginger. I feel shouting at any child is pretty rough when that is your job. Even working with teens I rarely ever shout other than simply to be heard over the racket. I think it would be worth a quiet word just out of concern for all involved actually. They way she was treated isn't great either.

Its normal for them to BF every 1-2 hours (during the day only thank fuck!) when ill isn't it? I know I shouldn't limit it as the antibodies will help him shake the bug - but crikey it's like having a newborn but this time without a chocolate habit to survive on!!!!

Yaaaaaaaaaay Stunt!!!!!

YW R still feeds 4-6 times a day (is night weaned)

Fucking p put R's fucking nappy on wrong again. I didn't even think to check because i thought he'd learned after last time, less than a fortnight ago. So i was up at 11:50, 1, 1:30, 3:30, 4:30 when i changed him and p got both barrels. He's an adult, he can see it's wrong, it's a task he completes adequately at least twice a day, if he's struggling he can fucking well ask, not expect me to check as if he were an incompetent child there's still a sore patch on R's leg from last time

Brilllllliiiannntt stunt I am so pleased for you. Xx

Brilliant news stunt. Very pleased for you!

det He will probably make loads of other friends and hopefully they won't still be hanging out in a few months. I understand your concerns though.

C slept through until 6.30 this morning which is a minor miracle. DP took him downstairs and let me stay in bed until 7.30. Busy day at work today but then have the weekend off. Taking C in town tomorrow to open a savings account for him. Thanks for the info stunt I think it was? The account where you get 6% you aren't allowed any withdrawals but they do an instant access account with 3% interest which is better than I thought we would get.

Yes as you can imagine it is hard for DP not being able to go back. Especially when there are family weddings, illnesses etc. His dad hasn't been well recently so that's been really tough for him. At least we can meet them in Turkey though and we all get a holiday out of it. It's nice for them to be able to relax and do things they aren't allowed to do back home. Normal things we take for granted like going swimming together and having a few drinks.

My hair has been cut. I don't like it. Nevermind.

It'll grow huh?

Will you have to wear a hat til it does?

No, it's not that bad. I wanted it short though and they refused.

I psyched myself up to talking to nursery this morning but it was the shouter doing the registration/handover thing. I didn't say anything as I didn't want to upset her in case she shouted at me . It was a little awkward after yesterday's events.

Here's some good news. I was just about to leave the house to pick up LO when the phone rang. Was her key worker to say she has had lunch and is sleeping in her cot so she will call me when she wakes so that we don.t need to disturb her.

A) yay this will be the second day she has been settled enough to sleep in the cot
B) the first time she has eaten anything more than a couple of spoonfuls of food there
C) isn't it nice of them to call and tell me to stay at home til she wakes?

That's good news ginge. It seems she's getting there slowly but surely.

Ginge I've had a hair disaster too - let's just say that nice and easy 'natural darkest brown' hair dye should, more accurately be labeled 'one dimensional matt Goth black' . You've got to laugh .

peaches no not on at all, and neither was disciplining the shouter in front of you either. But, I would be inclined to leave it as that for this insistent. Especially as DD1 seems to be settling (fab news). I'd keep a careful eye out though, difficult I know as you have very little contact. But if you feel you need to raise the issue by all means do so. You are entitled to voice your concerns.

madame sounds wonderful. Reminds me of when I went away for 3 nights to Marrakech when I was pregnant with E. god knows when I'll get to do that again. Very very

kyz so sorry to hear of your brother. Really hope he's ok.

chasing yay for broadband.

I went to see priscilla queen of the desert at the theatre last night. Was quite bizarre. Had Noel from hearsay in it (if any of you remember them!). He didn't come over camp enough for me. Still, was harmless fun.

Oh and how could I forget, yay for j stunt. I really hope he's turned a corner.

Rain. Broken umbrella. No coat. Friday the fucking 13th indeed.

LO caught my cold.

Here we go, time to hold on tight for the winter illnesses ride....

Way to go stunt, so very pleased for you.

And well done to lo pr.

7 solid poos are ok? She is teething and can't stop pooing. The smell is awful.

Hello all,
Finished my night shift this morning, and still feeling tired. N is asleep, at the mo and I've got breaking bad on, I've just started season 4. It's good!!! The bath has to be the funniest.

The house is a dump, I've got lamb stew in the slow cooker and it looks bad. And I've got work tomorrow, all 12 hours, that I'm only going to get paid for 11.
Oh, and the boss, is upset that we the staff have a sleep in our unpaid break when we do nights. Seriously is she going to wake us up? Grr....

And I keep scoffing biscuts,
Evil

The thread is very quiet. I can actually keep up for once!

What's quiche opinion on this? XP wants to come and see me and O at the flat next week. Do you think he has a right to see where his son is living?

Tough one chasing

I guess he could try and argue that he has a right to see it, but I personally would try and avoid it if at all possible. Any comment he makes will bug you, and it will be an invasion of your personal safe space that you have created to get away from him.

How do you feel about the idea? It really is your decision. If he just wants to see it on O's behalf then you could show him some photos.

Agree with peaches, tough one. How would you feel if XP moved house and was having O overnight - would you want to see it, to visualise where O is staying? When DH moved in with me and DSD was going to start staying overnight in our flat, I invited her mum to come and see it. But there was no back story really, no issue for me or DH in terms of his exP coming into our space. I guess it is completely personal, no wrong decision.

evil sounds like a long day! And what does your manager expect?

peaches how was LO this arvo?

She's full of a cold thanks Gazelle but was at home during the afternoon. Next week we are going to progressively leave her longer and longer in the afternoon. They think another week to week and a half before she does full days...

It's a big change though and they are v aware at this age. It's actually quite a quick build up really I think, she's making real progress, and the cold probably isn't helping.