November 2012 - Bring on the summer fun

[StuntNun]

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/2096331-November-2012-All-our-babies-are-18-months-where-has-the-time-gone

Well done yw, congratulations.

At my parents' tonight, going car shopping tomorrow.

Shoulders back pass and a big smile. You could wear a rag and pull it off.

Hello from me, it's been an age since I've posted but given I'm now taking things easy post c-section I seem to have more time on my hands to catch up and post.

Have not read everything, just the last few pages but so sorry to hear of your miscarriage perse.

yw congratulations on your job, that is great news and such a positive story for pregnant women and mothers that work part time where often we are not treated so well in the workplace. It is also reassuring that local government is taking climate change seriously.

Right curry just arrived and the question I am asking myself is whether I can enjoy a glass of wine with it? One week post op, on regular paracetamol and brufen plus breastfeeding. Suspect the sensible answer will be no. What do you think?

I think you can but not sure re bf. How's the c section recovery going? And how is your little girl?

Am recovering nicely thanks, so long as I take my painkillers. DD is gorgeous and just eats and sleeps at the moment. Except at night when she eats and doesn't sleep!

Make sure you never take that brufen on an empty stomach sorry can't help myself

Just booked two expensive tickets back to Uk, got court date through to sort out O's birth certificate. We will be back mid august for a week. Quiche meet?

Is she a similar size to you Pass? If so, mug her for it

I used to allow myself an inch of wine. In a glass, not a bucket obviously.

Aww I'm jealous of the newborn snuggles you'll be getting rowing

So S had just drifted off to sleep and I was about to make my escape from her room when I noticed a very smelly smell! I changed her nappy and now she is wide awake again crawling round her cot calling for bear and monkey (she says mu-ka, so cute) and asking for more book

Mmm, maybe I'll wait a little longer before drinking until when breastfeeding isn't so constant and there is a chance for the alcohol to work it's way through the system before feeding.

With the world's greatest hangover I have had a monster day and am just leaving work now. TBF I did only get to work at 2pm and then spent several hours eating carbs and wondering who I should apologise to and clenching in fear when a client sent me pictures of last night. At one point I was posing in what I can only describe as attempted sexy poses in manner of Greek Goddess against the wall which were anything but sexy. Good grief. I am such a liability. I'm pretty sure this was quite late so hopefully not too many witnesses to my display! The bar shut just before 4am and I felt ROUGH this morning.

Curry sounds good, might go to curry house on way home as DM is babysitting she who hath the pox. S still clear apparently.

Good to hear from you Rowing. Take it easy. I'd prob have the

YW that is fab news and I'm so pleased for you. Excellent, really well done. i'd offer but you can't really and I'm in danger of getting a reputation I think. Instead

I'm really not an alcoholic btw - I almost never drink just at home.

Sounds like a good night was had zamboni I hate that cringey feeling of being told/shown what you were doing the night before. I bet everyone was feeling like that today though.

Who was talking about Loom Bands ?

Ooh that is a much better way! I have only been doing it with two. I love you PR

Have just presented DH with a blue and purple herringbone loom band bracelet He is a tad disappointed as he wanted a shag, not a fucking bracelet apparently

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Dp is snoring downstairs, I should really go and wake him up and tell him to come to bed, but then he will be snoring next to me, so I'm going to leave him. How nasty

:o he should be grateful. My DH will never get a loom bracelet. And with these late nights will not get more than a halfhearted knackered shag.

Hmmm lovelies I've a WWYD conundrum. I'm going to put J and sibling in with a childminder 2-3 days a week when I return to work after mat leave - this is 20 months away. J likes nursery but I'd like him to be in the same room as his sibling and would also need a childminder rather than a private nursery as I'd want someone to collect / drop him at the free nursery attached to our local primary school. There's an awesome childminder in the next street. When should I move Jonas? I'm thinking of keeping him in nursery until after I have the baby (for continuity) and am returning to work as I won't have time to settle him somewhere new before I start my new job, and it would be easy to settle him and sibling together with a CM. What do you reckon? Does that make sense or should I move him now?

"easier to settle" not "easy to settle"!

That makes sense yw but if there is an awesome childminder I'd run it past her asap and see what fits in. Because if I had to choose between nursery and anything other than an awesome childminder it woukd always ve nursery iyswim.

But depending on cm availability I think that is a good plan.

And for the newborn as far as immunity is concerned a childminder situation is easier. Less exposure to bugs in winter.

If it doesn't work out the fact that my two are separate most of the day is no bad thing. They are not fed up of eachother at home time and also when DD1 moves to school in September LO will hardly notice.

Good points PR. He still sometimes cries for me to stay at nursery drop off so I don't know whether its because 2 days a week isn't enough for him to fully settle, or if, maybe a home environment would suit him better?

Yw H still cries when I leave him at nursery some times. He's been going there since September. I do believe he's completely happy there. I think you should talk the the cm and see her availability. But maybe move him now so he can get used to the cm and the routine and it will be the baby joining what he's doing rather than a change because of the baby. But I think nurseries are great for toddlers, so much space and activities and such a social place. Do they have to both have to be at the cm? If you could leave J at nursery I would. My post probably hasn't helped.

Donna our babies will get there.

If the nursery have told you that as soon as you leave the crying stops I wouldn't read anything at all into him crying when you leave. There are one or two at the girls' nursery who cry every single morning despite being ft and I have witnessed them immediately stopping as soon as their parents have gone.

Maybe a home environment would suit him better, that's your call, but in 20 months he's going to be well over 3, and you might find that a nursery will be more stimulating for him. I can't imagine giving DD1 to a childminder now, she loves having so many different children and adults to play with.

Wah that was a short night.