November 2012 - Babies going trick or treating

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I have someone coming to buy my beloved bugaboo in 15 mins

I am secretly hoping they are a no show...

I'd guess if it was a regular thing she'd get used to it right enough? Also always handy to know good local childminders. If she's vvvv part time then 1 day a week might be exactly her thing?

Today we have the word 'dog' for Betsy. The cat is well jel as he just gets a shriek.

pumpkin re child care issues, having a cm one day and nursery for 3 wouldn't have unsettled DD1 at all. However that arrangement wouldn't work for E. you know m best and what she would be happy with so if you think it's feasible then go with it.

fatima she may not have realised how important it is that they stay rf for as long as possible. Next time you (or DH) sees her just say something along the lines of "I've noticed both car seats were ff, please change f ones back to rf straight away as there is no need for her to be ff yet". Firm but softly if you know what I mean. She should then do it straight away and if she doesn't then you can throw a wobbly

Had a lovely day here. Went to penshurst place with some friends and their kids. We did a pumpkin trail, had lunch and the sun shone. E seems better in herself today too so hopefully the illness is going.

Fruit you are right, but she could have been a whole lot worse, and I was expecting her to be. Apparently the same thing happened in the other team today so she guesses it is cultural rather than my fault.

J has just vommed everywhere.

Welcome back Isles name suits you! If I ever piss you off, feel free to tell me, I can hack it

Am contemplating a seasonal name change...

Will catch up properly when on laptop later. But it's been a mixed day here. This morning I was thoroughly fed up of being a mum and spending all day cleaning up shit, vom and lovingly prepared food which had been flung at the walls. O was being a real stroppy so and so this morning and it really tested my patience. Anyway, I had a driving lesson this afternoon and it turns out I am crap at stopping a car. Which is fabulous.

But in better news, today I have arranged a second date with Media Guy and a first date with Hot Guy (at least, I think he's hot but Lily would disagree ) second date with MG is a weekday due to his shifts so we are taking O to a lovely forest nearby that I have always wanted to take him to. It is one of my favourite places. I am a bit wary of him meeting O as it seems to soon, but Lily reminded me that O won't be aware that it is a date and it is a good test of how he will be with O. First date with HG is going to be in the same village as my first date with MG! Will be sure to choose a different pub. Oh and I am seeing Just Friends Guy tomorrow night. How the fuck did my social life get so exciting?!

Well jealous of you social life chasing.
It's my birthday tmrw. Thanks fuck for sweary Wednesday. How come I'm so old? How is it possible that I'm not 25 anymore??

O was very very whiny today. I woke her after 2 hours and she did not like it. Oh well, she has the opportunity to have a lie in tmrw she has actually every day.

gt o was mixed fed from day 5 and at around month 4 I decided not to give her formula top up during the night, only breast. She wAs fine. My supply however decreased and I stopped breast feeding a month later when she slept through.

Happy birthday for tomorrow Lily - hope you and O have a lovely day together.

Chasing we are indeed living vicariously through you, it all sounds very very exciting! Details! We need all the gory details!

VQ glad you channelled the inner quiche. Hopefully now she has heard what you have to say, she will behave herself.

Pidj glad you feel in control - it's lovely when days go like that.

Sophia another one here who's enjoyed the beautiful photo of your brood. I can't imagine how wonderful it must feel to have the 4 of them under one roof.

Kyz nice to see you dude, hope E is feeling better in no time at all.

Fatima YANBU. Rear facing as long as they can - it is safer, fact, and MIL just need to do it. I was quite the other day, as DHs xp, who has a 6mo, was shocked that F is still in her cabriofix (lots of room still and she's only just over 9kg) - her 6mo, who is much smaller than F, is in a ff already. Seems crazy but then she is so that would fit

Welcome back pumpkin - I suppose that childcare arrangement would be no different than ours really, in that F is at nursery 3 days, MILs half a day, and in holidays, with her godmother 1 day a week. She is used to it now although there were wobbles initially.

I woke this morning with my alarm clock instead of being headbutted etc, all chuffed that F had slept! For nearly 12 hours! Was already but when dh told me she had in fact woken but he had heard, got up without waking me, and settled her again, I was . Either that or he's making it up lol. Whatever. I slept!

Work's rubbish atm. 7 deaths in 48 hours. Consultant had to debrief us today as morale is vair low. Didn't get chance to eat at work today, and stupidly chose lying in bed over breakfast, so have just wolfed down beef stew & dumplings, om nom nom. DH is lucky I've kept some back for him for later!

NEW THREAD: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1896209-November-2012-The-birthdays-are-coming-thick-and-fast

BP I'm never complaining about a bad day at work ever again. That must be so tough. What's your area of medicine? My sister's FIL has just died and his death sounded horrid - it must be something you never really get used to.

Chasing get out and enjoy being spoiled by lots of nice chaps. Think of it as exorcising your XP!

Just got the proofs back from the photographer from Saturday's playgroup fundraising family photo shoot. Good god she earned her money - I'm a consummate gurner / silly face owner. But she managed to get loads of nice shots of all of us! I think we might get photos taken of us all every year at birthday time as there's very few we've taken with all of us in. Let alone ones where no one is blinking, gurning or looking like a neep.

Hear you roar vq! She should be delighted to have someone with such maturity (emotional!) and pragmatism on her team. I firmly believe that supporting people through the tough times will bring its rewards when things are better.

I thought of you yesterday bp when I was in a moanfest with another member of staff about work and I said "you know, I get to the end of the day and say 'ah well, nobody died'" and I suddenly thought of you because you go to work and people do die. I can barely squish it into my brain. I am glad you enjoyed your dumplings.

Erm.

I had a quick scan at lunchtime today but I can't remember things.

A story. Apropos of nothing. About 4 weeks ago I was late for work and in my haste to park I scraped the car next to me. Arranging for repair is still dragging on and I get the distinct feeling that car owner is fucked off with me for damaging her car. Fair enough. It's her car. I would quite like just to get it paid for and move on.

Anyway

Tonight I come out to my car to find a note on my windscreen. My car had been damaged by another member of staff. I called him up and he was shaking with nerves and apologised over and over. Life is too short for worrying about paintwork. I have told him not to think about it again. He is young and his insurance would crucify him. My car is old but expensive and any respray would be extortionate.

I feel good

Good job on the photos yw! I can't get my DH to go for. Photographer thanks to his liking of photography. He got a pal to do our wedding pics as he didn't feel he could trust any other photographer. I admit to being slightly disappointed with what we got. I would love some nice shots of all of us - all our pics look like it is p and I alone!

BP it amazes me when I hear of what you cope with in your job. I can't imagine functioning in my old job right now, let alone being a doctor. You are incredible.

pass you have some good karma coming your way

Currently watching a programme about online dating...

That is lovely of you pass, someone once let me off for bumping into them at the lights (gently) and I was so grateful and happy. It made me feel like passing on the niceness.

Re: 'nobody died', I also say that about work. If things have gone to shit my motto is 'it's only a fucking cinema' (I have been known to say this to my employees). People who do jobs where lives are on the line have my massive admiration.

Am sitting here blubbing watching a programme about midwives. The first cry of a newborn.

Fuck.

Repeat: I have a baby, I have a baby, I have a nonsleeping, teething but nonetheless wonderful baby.

Can I talk to you about bedtime?

Quichesters may remember the nightly battle for sleep. The parent pigs both dreaded bedtime. In recent weeks, she has self settled, for which I am grateful/proud in equal measures.

The past few nights, bedtime has been amazing. She has some milk downstairs, then we finish it upstairs, do teeth, and she sits on my lap and we read a book. When it's finished, I cuddle her, and she strokes my hair whilst chuckling to herself for a few minutes. And when I put her in her cot, she just lies there and watches me tidy the book away, turn off the fairy lights - minimal tears.

Just wanted to share as it's now a lovely part of our day, after quite a few months of difficulty. There is hope out there!

Pig. That is so cute. Wana give u a massive cuddle

Oh bp that sounds so lovely. That is what I am aiming for. Brilliant to hear it can be done!

Oh pig that sounds lovely

Thanks lily. Hadn't thought about the sleeping through the night aspect.
Something to take into consideration.
Still debating the mixed feeding option interms or how many feeds n what times.

Lovely pig :)

GT from personal experience of bf (although we didn't mix feed until she was 7 months), first and last feeds of the day were key in maintaining supply. What went on between those could change from day to day without too big an impact on supply, but when I skipped a few evening feeds, it sounded the death knoll for my supply - which could have been reversed, but I decided to fully switch to ff as I was back to work. The joy of bf though is that you can adjust your supply quite easily, so try a variety of things and find what works for you all, once you're back home and normal life resumes!

bplp That's so shit, I'm sorry. Puts when I used to moan about work into perspective. Nobody died. Hope you get some rest.

I posted before I read your other post bplp. Your bedtime routine sounds absolutley lovely.

Sorry I've not caught up, but I've been busy all day!!!

First n had a temperature all night and for Most of the day, it's broken now and he's better. :) p wouldn't let me take any layers off, just incase he caught a chill with a temp of 38.4. :(

I've been to the drs about P and basically they can't do anything. :( so I've seen two rentals. The first one I liked but a bit small, the second much bigger than the first. So I've said i will take the first one as it suits my needs now and the people dealing with me seemed very good.

I've told my family, and they seemed to think it was coming which is a blessing. On the other hand my mother has lost her job. :( :( she is very upset and very worried about money. Any advice or guidance I can give her?

I need to do the legal stuff tomorrow. Oh, and now he is MR. Nice since I've come home.

Here is the link for the houses.
First one
www.zoopla.co.uk/to-rent/details/30553837
And the second
www.zoopla.co.uk/to-rent/details/16594406

Evil

(Joins in with the Piggy praise and respect)

Pass have you ever seen the film Pay it Forward? How is the wound doing?

I am still pretty livid. Had a good chat with DH about what was said in the meeting, and she was actually out of order by some degree. She is putting it in writing so I will scrutinise. I have checked our policies and also government employment law bits, but if anyone has any other linkies I would be grateful. The kinda thing that says it is actually ok for a mummy to want to look after a sick child, and your boss does not actually own you.

J lasted a whole day at nursery, came home and had tea then vommed it all back, complete with his lunch. Our poor carpet.