March 2013 time for shoes!

[Plonkysaurus]

New thread ladies...

Also, MMR done as a child means it won't be needed as an adult, which means no possibility of getting it as an adult when unknowingly pregnant. Rubella in pregnancy is linked to autism. My brother had a narrow escape there - my mother was planning to get vaccinated before ttc, the doctor had run out and said come back next week, by which time she'd got a bfp. Still recommending Bad Science by Ben Goldacre for anyone who wants to put their mind at ease.

Happy birthday toddleplonk!

Just found more bags of presents from the Shirebrook Posse behind my chair. Mainly clothes, but the book count is now seventy. It may be time to invest in a new bookcase...

Blimey Stormy! Feel a failure as I think you trump our entire collection!

Happy plonky birthday.

Yeah, I think the man basically went into a charity shop, pointed at the kids' books, and announced he'd take the lot (minus the god-bothering ones). Fifty books for twenty five quid. If we discount those, she only got twenty. Which is actually quite a lot... Oh well, I'm sure she'll have fun chewing them!

Yy to the MMR worse, Dr W ( I won't name him- waste of space) was widely discredited and the study was also withdrawn from one of the publishing journals. His initial study (IIRC) was done on only eight children. Impossible to be a proper study with that tiny number. It really is worth getting.
Whew. Party done for us- was fun. The babies are growing up bless them!!!

Happy birthday to babysaurus (toddlesaurus?). Weather was a bit different to this time last year, eh plonk?

stormy with seventy books, each story better be totally unique. Or does the collection contain all the Harry Potters and Game of Thrones? They'd bulk it up.

We had a lovely weekend. DS was at grandma's last night so DP and I had a mini 'just us' celebration at crazy golf (where I owned him!) and a meal. And today, DS's godmother had a pre-birthday bbq for him because she can't make his actual birthday. The weather has been amazing but everywhere is so busy! We are a nation of sun lovers, for sure.

worse I'm pretty much of the mind that DS will have whatever vaccinations gp tells us. I think if there were ever any serious doubts about something, or firm evidence that A will happen if B is given, they wouldn't offer it. Having said that, we haven't heard anything about ours. Assuming we'll get a letter soon.

Hope everyone has been enjoying the March sunshine. Seems only fitting that Spring has sprung now that our little lambs are turning 1

Oooh, Happy Birthday Toddleplonk (late again, I know)

And wasn't it a lovely day? 20 degrees here B-)

Happy birthday toddlesauras!

So we had our party yesterday and it didn't go down well with ds. He cried all the way through it and clung on to me for dear life. The clinginess is just incredible. All the photos of him are either of him crying, in my arms or with him playing with keys. If i could turn back time it would have been a party of 3.

Oh and i got some helpful comments and looks about how ds is so clingy and spoilt by me.

worse we too will be having all the vaccinations. If he got ill i will never forgive myself.

stormy very impressive book collection. I made a big mistake of putting a few books in his toy box and they are now chewed up.

I must have a virus or something i feel so blah. I feel weak and sick.

Gerry I couldn't help but notice, on fb there's a photo of the Gerryette, with a bowl of food in front of her. It looks wonderfully civilised. How did you teach her not to immediately throw bowl and contents all over the place?

Any birthdays today? It's the little cat's, she's four today. Must give her a good ear scratch later.

Happy birthday to all the babies I've missed over the weekend! Sorry.

How was the weekend at work Betty? All ok? How was mini betty?

Stormy- a) it's a magical bowl that sticks to the high chair and b) if I don't whip it away from her when she's decided she has had enough, it does end up everywhere! and sometimes does anyway

I basically spend my life clearing up under her highchair tbh, but she eats everything so don't want to change my methods too much!

Afternoon all. Good to see all the toddles will be having their MMR. We will be too... I may be wibbling but I am in complete support of vaccinating. We might be deferring it though, as to top what has been a fairly impressive run of constant sickness her toddlership has just been diagnosed with tonsillitis. I suspect DH and I have it too which is a bonus. Lovely though the nursery is we're not going near it for at least a fortnight now as I want her to have a few days of proper wellness before exposing her to anything else.

Happy birthdays to all the toddles hitting 1 this week!

Stormy 70 books is some haul. Well done that baby. It has made me feel rather bad by just how little stuff the little one has. I must do something about that before she is old enough to notice.

I'm off for a little lie down before the toddleworse wakes up in need of medicine. Medicine of all types requires a level of cunning to get down her, what with bearing no resemblance at all to the only food worth eating - currently dry crackers. I had high hopes for banana penicillin, but no, apparently that is just as disgusting if not more so than calpol! It also makes her vomit which is a challenge, as how exactly do you medicate when you have no idea how much has actually stayed down?

Shattered the weekend was bloody knackering mentally, physically & emotionally. I got completely chucked in at the deep end & it was terrifying but it was fine. Bloody busy though, lots of tiny cuddly newborns.

Madam has picked up a tummy bug so loads of nasty nappies for DH but ge coped admirably, she ate well, napped and went to bed without too much upset. Today however has been a different story, she's screamed the place down, eaten nothing, refused to nap until now and clung to my leg asking to be picked up constantly. I feel shit after having had 10 hrs sleep since Thursday and really can't cope with the constant whiny clinging but she's obviously bothered that I left. I just feel like I'm not going to be doing anything well. Hopefully it'll improve.

Sorry you've got a poorly one again Worse, hope you get the medic in down.

Yummy sorry the party was stressful! maybe have another celebration next weekend just for you?

Oh betty it sounds to me like she was fine until you showed up and she realised you hadn't been there so she could throw a paddy. It's the perfect proof that, where possible, you should let DH look after her more as he's sooooo good at it (and you can sneak off for )

I hope she's tucked up in bed now and you can catch up on your sleep - remember, everything is easier when you're well rested

My news, i hear you ask? Well yes, Anybaby has now officially moved up the ranks to Toddlepants - two whole steps were taken on her own today! Yaaay! On a less good note, she fell into the door frame and got a lovely big bump and bruise on her temple. Ouch I haven't told her but she's booked in for Thurs for the jabs. I'll let y'all know how it goes (I suspect very loudly and cryily)...

Work will get easier Betty. It's hard at first and your hours sound like they'll take some getting used to. It's a learning curve. In the meantime there's cake.

Worse I hope you all feel better soon. Tonsillitis is bad enough as an adult, must be awful for a baby.

eco any joy with house hunting yet?

Stressful few days here. DS almost back to normal but I can't bring myself to take him to nursery today, so I've yet another day of trying to juggle work and keep one eye and a hand, foot and probably armpit on toddlesaurus. Going to break up the day with a trip out to collect the rest of his prescription, and plant some herbs.

Cantturn you're in my thoughts, I hope you're all getting the care you need.

betty

Wow, quiet on here. Everyone/babies ok?

And is it just me or does going to the fridge and just pouring some whole milk into a bottle seem quite liberating?

I'm here Plonk and there's no such liberation here, she took a bit for DH but still firmly demanding boob from me. At the moment we have no heating, DH is on nights and madam thinks sleep is for wimps so her and the dog both ended up in bed with me last night huddling for warmth!

I'm here plonk but have been too shattered to do much than aimlessly drift about recently. The toddle's tonsillitis is a bit better as in she is no longer burning up, but she's still feeling very sorry for herself and requiring a lot of tlc in the wee small hours. We're back on formula here though, as given she isn't eating any solid food I figured the added vitamins and minerals in formula would probably do her some good. Plus she seems to like it, and having something she likes to counter balance all the weird and horrible sticky banana and strawberry flavoured yuck I keep syringing into her seems like a positive thing.

Betty hang in there, it will get better. Toddlebetty will adjust, she's just doing it all her speed. What's happened to the heating? Hope it's not a permanent thing and you get it fixed asap.

Quiet day planned here, with (hopefully) many naps! It's not that I don't like the tiddler's company, it's just I had rather too much of it at dawn

Ah plonk you've paved way for my whole milk questions. What's everybody doing with it? When? How much? In what cup? On its own or mixing it? Ahh, it's so confusing! At the moment, DS has been having a couple of flozzes in a sippy cup in the morning when he wakes up, a couple in the cup with his lunch and then 7 flozzes of formula before bed (until we run out). His nappies have been...interesting. 5 poos yesterday, getting runnier each time. Is that just his tummy getting used to it? He seems to really like it and it's not affecting him in himself. I was thinking when the formula has run out, we'll just do whole milk in his bottle because it settles him and why mess with a good thing?

Sorry for all the questions, this baby lark isn't straightforward, is it?

Pouring milk straight into a bottle at half past midnight was certainly liberating. Was amazed when Fartypants drank the lot. Not switching all bottles over just yet though. Just night feeds and the afternoon bottle.

Oh, and your milk plan sounds fine to me, something! And far more advanced than my plan.

Something in the last week we've chucked out about 4 litres of formula. Not through choice, but his dodgy tummy (having the runs on your first ever birthday, great fun) meant he refused everything except water for nearly FOUR DAYS. That's a great one for the nerves.

His poos have also been interesting since. But then I've no idea whether that's the milk or the virus he's had. He's drinking so little whole milk though, I just have no idea what's causing what, and it's ALL FUN and not adding to my stress mountain AT ALL. Bottles, sippy cups, straw cups, we're trying the lot to see what he's happiest with.

Worse I think you're right to give formula in this instance. Poor FamilyWorse. How are you? You said you thought you had tonsillitis too, so I hope you're managing to have plenty of sleepy cuddles with the toddleworse.

Right I now have to bang my head against a brick wall for eight hours. Also known as try to find something positive to say about the world's most boring company. For those who are considering a career change, a word of advice : DO NOT, under any circumstances, think this whole social media marketing bolleaux is EASY. There, I've made that mistake for you all.

Happy motherfucking Wednesday peeps. I'm off for a morning smoke for the first time since I was 21.

I've added a photo to cheer us all up. We can do that now.

Oops Betty I missed your post. Hope it's not too cold up north today! It was freezing last night, I hope a certain curly fluffy dog kept you both warm.

How is she with milk when you're at work? Will she only accept a bottle from the one without the boobs?