The 7th Broadly Gemini Luxury Bus - Now with highchairs!

[AGnu]

Old thread here

Bibs at the ready, things are about to get very messy!

Sorry I've been a bit quiet recently - not really felt much like chatting. My depression is well & truly back. I've got a GP appt this afternoon to talk about it & DH is coming too to make sure I do! I'd definitely try to get out of it if he didn't! I don't wanna. I don't want to have a problem. I don't want to admit I have a problem. I don't want to do anything about it. What I do want to do is go live in a log cabin in the middle of the woods all by myself where it never rains, is always a comfortable temperature, food magically appears whenever I'm hungry & no-one wants me to do anything. That's realistic, right?

Sorry to hear that AGnu Sounds like you've been struggling by yourself for a while. Glad your dh is supporting you in seeking help though even if you don't wanna.

We're all here for you agnu! I hope the GP apt goes well and that you are able to find resources that will help you during this time. I have been in your shoes (many times, I'm afraid) and I do know how isolating and scary depression can be. Maybe we should move to Bora Bora and have a hut on the beach?

and hugs for you.

Ahhhh my girls, you poor lovelies!
Bring nothing like sickness to get everyone down, when your tired and stressed it always brings out your worst sides no matter how super human you are, I'm glad you were able to talk it through and I'm sure you guys will, you've got through 2 young boys and a newborn! Weaker couples wouldn't have made it!
Agnu glad your feeling able to go to the gp kicking and screaming it's good that you can identify that you feel like it's there so you yourself know you don't feel quite right, it takes great courage to do that because we all want to feel like we are in control and super mum but looking after two littleones is bloody hard and "you" ( as in all us mums) just get put aside, how we feel, what wed like to do etc in favour of caring for everyone else I'd love to join you in that magic house, I doubt any of us would be depressed there!!
Pear, any chance of a grand parent babysitting for a day or evening? It's hard when you know you have to get up early or whatever but once you've dragged yourself up and out and forced on abit of makeup etc it does feel worth it, can't say its a regular occur acne for us but we've had one or two meals in the evening and it's lovely to eat in peace and talk about nothing but the kids you've left behind lol

Oh I like the idea of somewhere hot! I've got my bags ready

bring do you have any plans to come over this way? I vote we all meet at a mutually convenient airport & fly off to a private island to get drunk sip cocktails while lounging around on a sunny beach! The minute I win the lottery I'm kidnapping you all! ----

I was just thinking earlier that it would be pretty cool for all of us to get together next time I come that way. Spring 2015 is our next projected trip (gotta take advantage of M getting to sit on my lap before she reaches the age of 2!). But, yes to the French Polynesian islands. It's only a few thousand to rent a hut over the beautiful bluegreen lagoon

Does DH's family live near where fb tells me you went to uni? Calf's godfather works at that uni so we could definitely get over there to visit you! Having said that, I'd probably be the most centrally located for a group meet up, or we could find somewhere right in the middle of the country where we'd all have to travel roughly equal distances! It'd be so weird fun to all meet up!

I've just taken my first new tablet - sertraline/zoloft. I feel weird but I have no idea if it's an actual reaction or just a result of reading the ridiculously long list of potential side effects! GP was lovely, even at 6pm on a Friday when she was running 40 mins late! She gave Calf a tongue-depresser which I found highly amusing given that I'd gone to solve my depression! She drew a face on it so Calf was v happy with his "smiley stick"!

Yes, well, my MIL lives near the Uni so we stay over there for about half the time we are visiting and the other half of the time we're in Lincolnshire. I'm all for traveling though! I adore train journeys (as we don't really have public transport here). It would be so fun and weird to meet up! We've got a full year to plan it...

I love with GPs take the 2 seconds to notice the wee ones and give them something to play with. It just shows their character (in my opinion). I hope the tablets help you. It is just a short-term to see how you feel?

Yes, she's given me a month's worth to see how I respond & I have to either go back in & see her or just have a phone consultation to get more drugs if they're working perfectly. Last time I was on ADs I had them for about 9 months I think so hopefully I won't be on them for too long, just enough to pull me out of my blah-ness! I've been feeling weird today. No idea if it's the pills or my blocked ears or an annoying combination of the 2 but I've been feeling sick, dizzy, out of sync & nearly had a panic attack in Tesco. I slept for 2 hours instead of having lunch & now just feel a bit spacey - kinda like being car-sick or the feeling I get the day after having a migraine. Not pleasant but hopefully it'll settle down. I've decided I'll make myself take them for a week, unless I get any major reactions, & see if the side effects start to get less. I'm not safe to drive at the moment - at least when I felt miserable I could get around! Early days yet though. We'll see...

I've gone all Christmassy!

I've killed the thread haven't I?!

In case anyone who owns an Ikea highchair is still reading, according to this thread, you can put the seat (minus legs) & tray in the dishwasher! If we had space I'd be really tempted to get one for each of our boys!

No, you haven't killed the thread :)

I'm planning on getting one of the Ikea ones, so that's awesome to hear! I've also read somewhere that you can just put in the shower and hose it down too.

I'm unfortunately still awake (1 am here) after taking the boys to a monster truck rally. We had to walk a half-mile in 2 degree F weather to get to the stadium from where we parked and DH and nearly killed each other due to the ridiculous conditions. He was the one who bought the tix and then looked at me when we got there and said "why didn't you tell me these kinds of people would be here!??" (for the record, it's hicksville combined with a bunch of 50 year old men who still think they are 5 and start cheering when a monster truck jumps over some dirt hills... I kid you not. It's like a freakin counter-culture... but I digress) and the stadium was at maximum capacity so it was just a nightmare trying to get out and back to our car and the car out of the garage. I can foresee tomorrow being a bit touchy and everyone in need of naps in our house....

Ok. So I killed the thread

I'm here! Was away at the weekend and having manic day. Will post later.

Lol still here, just busy having the daughter from hell the past few days!
Loving the ikea hygiene tip though, it gets better and better

Oh I completely understand having a child from hell. I'm ready to tie up DS1. seriously

Bring dd1 spent litterally almost all of yesterday in her room! Just so fed up with her tantrums and whining and stubbornness it took me 1 and a half hours to try and get her dressed yesterday and it was to go and take her to play at a place she loves with her favourite person in the world, in the end I told her that was it we wernt going but it messed up my day and really pissed me off but she needs to learn

Oh dear. Naughty children.

My DS did his naughtiness about 8-10 days ago,when he bit me with his new and very sharp little gnashers. Unfortunately it's not healing. It's a bit like an ulcer and is so painful to feed. GP thinks it might have an infection but has done a swab to check. I've been dreading feeding on that side.
When I spoke to my GP she recommended using nipple shields as an interim measure to let my nipple heal so have trid that twice today. It definitely helps the pain but seems to take DS a lot longer to feed. I'm slightly concerned that he won't drain that breast well so will express from time to time too. Doc also gave me an antibiotic cream to use.

Thank you for the dishwasher tip! Had a friend over yesterday who failed to warn me that her kids were sick. Her little boy coughed and sneezed all over DS ikea high chair so it went straight in the dishwasher last night :-)

Lor ~ that sounds really painful. Hope it heals soon!

Bring ~ the truck event sounds exhausting! Have you even recovered?

Kitty ~ I am not looking forward to the testing tantrums

ooh OUCH lor !!! The shield does impede on proper drainage so keep doing what you're doing. Breast compressions while he's feeding on the affected side can help drain it more efficiently too. Speedy healing for your booby!

Urrrgh frusso you poor thing! I hope DH is at least giving you time off so you can recover!! Sending no-puking vibes your way. (think of it as a giant mug of electrolyte drink for that dehydration!)

No, still haven't recovered from the damn truck thing. The boys are now obsessed and are still little maniacs from the sugary cotton candy the little boy next to us was giving them no sharing please! They so rarely have sugar that when they do, they are maniacs for days. and i want to tie them up and put them in their beds

I second Frus, sick playdate kids should stay home! Some parents....