November 2012 - Are the LOs old enough for Mother's Day yet?

[StuntNun]

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/2023090-November-2012-Spring-is-here-time-to-get-our-babies-out-and-about?

Watching the next episode of House of Cards.

I want to BE Robin Wright's character. Her hair and clothes.

bplp of course you haven't imagined it. I'm cross you got a so called expert that hasn't got a clue!

yw how you went without dairy all that time I'll never know.

I've booked tickets to see Thriller Live in the summer. It's a way off but I'm looking forward to it. I hadn't got my mum a Mother's Day present yet so have got a ticket for her too.

My neighbour's funeral is the week after next. We are banned from booking holiday from work in April but they can't refuse for a funeral surely? I shall simply tell them I'm going and that's that. DP saw her partner this morning, he was saying one minute she was talking and laughing with family, the next she closed her eyes and was gone just like that. He didn't even realise at first and thought she had gone to sleep I'm heartbroken for him.

apple was your neighbour the one mentioned in the mail?

bp I am even more pissed off that that they treated you in that way knowing you are a doctor too. Is there some kind of hierarchy whereby you get to be patronised by your peers?

Yes PR. Her story is also on the Yahoo UK front page. A beautiful girl.

Forgot to say happy birthday sophia

I thought it might have been her So very sad.

I'd give it a try for a fortnight and see how he is VQ I'm a bit wary of 'may contain' especially from Aldi and Lidl. Jonas reacts about 50% of the time to 'may contain'. And ta for your v sweet comment xxxxxx

I'm reading guys but not had time to post and you know me, I don't like to leave anything out!

Big hugs to those needing them, I should get chance for an epic one tomorrow x

VQ I've also had fuck all contact from hv other than what I've initiated. there will be a giant complaint going in to PALS once the current situation resolves

Why complaint?

Quick check in to say happy birthday sophia . Hope you've had a lovely day xx

And bp. I'm so on your behalf. I'm so sorry you had such a shit appt. Are you going to go back to your gp? So frustrating.

I was supposed to get E weighed again this morning but I ran out of time (builder kept me chatting). It would have been a bad weigh in though so am quite glad. Will take her next week instead.

How is Project Fattening Up going eliza ? Not heard anything since the droolworthy FB thread.

Not very well at all pr. She appears to have a cmpi to moo milk of some sorts (bit vague as not really sure) so currently going through dairy trials. The trouble is once she has an upset stomach she stops eating much or drinking milk so it takes a while to build her up again.

PR let's start with them phoning to change my antenatal appointment, but they didn't phone either of the numbers on my actual file they phoned my mum. In the next county over. Who luckily is related to me and passed on the message. Then, going going to clinic just after vvvdf's stroke, with my 6 week old baby, to ask for help. And going back weekly for weighing and asking again. I heard nothing from them until I went off on a (polite) rant at the nursery nurse at clinic (so in public) 9 months later about the complete lack of support. I have a recent history of depression, a partner who became disabled at a crucial point in my son's development, a whole load of other stuff that they've been fully aware of the entire time, yet I've had ONE phone call and a Healthy Start form shoved through my door. The phone call was to apologise for the lack of support, that was last September. Since then all contact has been at my instigation again.

Piss poor doesn't even begin to cover it

Morning quiche. J slept 7-5:30 today. What a treat for me.

DH is currently on the mattress on the floor. I am the only one awake. Feel atrocious so am weighing up whether to call in sick for my 13hr shift. I never go off sick but good grief, I feel shit.

Go J! More of the same now little man.

On what way do you feel shit BP?

Talking of shit, I now have the bug. Been praying for lumps and vomiting since midnight. Thankfully J is brighter. Oh, and I just shit my pants. A long time since that happened. So I am not going into work. Neither is DH as DD1 is also ill and I cannot look after myself let alone two small kids. DH is not happy and thinks he will get the sack, so big dramas here.

I don't know how HV (some) decide on their workload. I suspect some go for the low hanging fruit. For example I ended up fibbing to mine about being surrounded by keen to help chums as she was practically writing me a prescription for AD there and then. But after p was hospitalised or when I was frantic about weaning - silence

I will do that YW. Thank you

I'm also off sick. Rang in an hour ago after being up vomiting. Hasn't stopped yet. Luckily I was just on a study day today and I am off this weekend. Damage limitation there.

DP had it Tuesday. He was sick twice. O woke up with vomit all over the cot weds morning. Wasn't sick again. So far I've been sick 5 times in 3 hours. Why do I always get stuff worse than everyone else in my house!!!

For my fellow poorly people.

YW congratulations on the little bean! X

Health Visitors - some are shite and lazy. Some are awesome. I was chatting to one the other day about my problems with J preventing me from wanting to go into that line of work as I am so angry. So angry. She was lovely and said, 'but who better to be a HV, channel your anger into making sure it doesn't happen to anyone else'.

I know there is a huge huge amount of CP stuff now - more than ever before as there is better detection and management of children at risk. I know that some of my clients get neglected by me if they are pootling along, as I have to prioritise. And the parents who are still injecting Heroin, off their heads on Valium, drinking to oblivion, have major health problems, do need to have more time spent. For the sake of the poor children who have no choice. No voice. They are also dreadfully short staffed.

Oh nooooo. You poor lot. Is most glad there is a stretch of water between us.

One of the big advantages to this area has been the sure start, home start provision is brilliant. I don't know if this is NI wide or just this area. Since I came here they have decided to start a family support group out in my village as they see a need which is just ace because so many women need it.

So pp just come here you will get stacks of help.

Anyway, going to that group and thinking about what I am on earth for at some point. I am going to start volunteering at the centre or to go into women's homes and give them a hand. There are other reasons I think I will do that but I won't bore you with all of my reasoning, but I think that is where I am going.

Great day planned here, I am collecting my big framed photo of the kids this morning and then toddlers is at soft play! Our usual Friday luncheon out followed by an afternoon of preening ready for my hot date this evening!

Mothercare have 18-36M Grobags for £24.50 at the moment if anyone needs them.

Tkmaxx had some for £5!

Boo to sickness and squits.

Happy anniversary soph you sound like you're finding a place for yourself in your new community :) that's brilliant.

Busy day here :) but my pmt is over woo. Can the fucking bloating go down now please I want to go back in my size ten jeans.

Thanks Flouncy I might give TKMaxx a try as J is getting two broad across the shoulders for 6-18M and they require a bit of arm origami to get them on and off.

This afternoon is J's last ever breastfeed. The GP advised he should go dairy-free on Wednesday so he was fed Wednesday morning, Thursday morning then I haven't fed him yet today. I'm not feeling sore or anything after missing feeds so hopefully I won't have any problems with engorgement or anything else. Emotionally though I'm a complete wreck. I was exactly the same with DS1 and DS2 when they self-weaned. J is taking the Pepti and Koko milk fine which makes life a lot easier.

I got some Optibac probiotics from Amazon after the GP said they don't prescribe them, so J is chugging the first dose in apple juice and 'cheers'-ing my tea cup!

We're all going to see the new Muppets movie this afternoon. AIBU to be more excited than the boys?