December 2011 "Mummymummymummymummy.... it's MINE!"

[NorthernChinchilla]

Combining our catchphrases...sigh...

Or even just say hi. I miss our thread chats!!

She says it reflects badly on her business when he's screaming at the school hates because he doesn't want to do the school run. Apparently he bit his little friend Monday well she never told us.

I would never dismiss away his behaviour he can be controlling and very determined but I can't believe he's so bad this was necessary.

I thought she was a friend she sayid her kids think of him like a brother was upmost the night stressed.

She's not going to take him when he goes to school before or after either now either so we in lots of trouble there too.

She's not given us warnings things were this serious I am so Angry with her

No other childminders will have him that's for sure they're either full or know him through her. Were going to have to take him out of preschool Thursday and cancel the Tuesday we had him booked in from September as have no way to get him there.

She's said recently he's been an angel ok not every day but she's said no-ones perfect.

She has just turned our lives upside down with no further warning

God figgy this is awful. You poor thing ?? I hope you can find a solution. It does seem really odd that she just dropped him with no notice. No idea what you can do but really hope something sorts itself out soon. How very stressful and upsetting for you.

She has given 4 weeks he's not going back there though my mum is here until Thursday so going to keep him off, she going to take him to preschool Thursday we will get him after as she flying home that afternoon.

Good news is a friend of mines little girls nursery has a place that can take him it's got what seems to be fantastic preschool provision.......but then why do they have a space?? They want a months deposit and a month in advance and that'll be expensive. My mum might be staying on until 26th to keep him out of cm we then go up to Scotland anyway for a few days and so will look to start him 1st April.

Most stressful 24hrs of my life but now we in our sea front guest house in swansea for dh 40th bday so need to try make most of it.....childless

Sounds promising figgy! Our nursery often has spaces but I think it is great so I wouldn't be worrying too much about that, especially if your friend is happy with it. Now enjoy your weekend and don't fret about it! ????????????????????????

So pleased you've found something figgy, what a relief! Maybe having a bit more structure at the pre school will suit DS better? I know I'm grateful to ours
Did a load of gardening at the back today-planted out the herb garden/border and added in a few more perennials here and there, as well as doing a tidy up. Will get DP to do the hard digging at the front - bits of cat shot and lots of stone make it a no go for me- then will plant out roses and fuchsias. Happy days

Hiya! Sorry for radio silence, am off thread due to DD1 enlisting me in a temporary tech ban for Lent (no minecraft for her, no web surfing for me!) apart from Sundays...
Figgy, what a total arse re the childminder: time to move on and don't look back I think! Don't dwell on what ifs, try out that preschool. My DS's nursery always has a space or two and it is FAB and so flexible, it surprises me that people will pay £20 a day more for the bigger nursery near to the station that's staffed by 18 year olds on minimum wage with high staff turnover. But that's up to the other parents. You may well find a preschool environment suits him well at this age.

Oh and all is ok over here: usual juggle of work/kids/house/family.
Roll on the spring!

I think this is for the best it's just the shitty and uncommunicative way she's gone about it giving no chance for us to avoid this being necessary of it was genuinely that bad!!

I think we going to go with the nursery I never thought we'd use 1 so doubt would be 100% happy with any however it's for 18 months, they are nomore expensive than now (in fact cheaper as we paying his 1 day a week at preschool on top of cm and from September was going to be 2) will do 3 meals a day, it's in the right direction for my work and Danny will have my friends lo from day 1.

Question now is do we let cm and her kids say bye? I'm thinking no will be upsetting for everyone

Hope everyone is ok.

Big congratulations northern.

mopsy how old is mopsyboy now?

Things are up and down here. I'm feeling so much better and think I'm finally coming out of the other side of PND. And we have a puppy, a 4 month old labradoodle. DS is starting to struggle now though. We knew he would but it's absolutely heartbreaking. An extremely generous lady who knows DH has given us £8000 for DS, she received it as compensation but said she doesn't need it. It's paying for a small extension which will be a downstairs bedroom for him, plus a couple of doorways which need altering to make them disabled-friendly. Work will hopefully be starting within the next few weeks, the bricklayer is coming to look on Tuesday.

That must be so hard seven. But what a lovely gesture from the lady. Mopsyboy now 3.5 months old! Has flown. He is still a chilled little dude. He's a buster too. Doubt he will want to wait until six months for solids but I'll try!

Hello aethel, was wondering what on earth could have caused you to step away from the tech. How much longer have you got to go ? Didn't you do something similar a year or two ago?

Nursery sounds great figsterI bet you won't look back. I'm a great believer in just walking away, and sounds like the friendship is irreparably broken, so I'd just leave. When does he start?

So glad to hear you're coming out the other side of the PND now seven, is little E about 5-6 months now? It must be incredibly tough managing with four, including a baby, and seeing your DS struggle; wonderful that he's so supported and loved. The housing adjustments should make a big difference to the day to day living.

We potty trained DS over the weekend; nursery had started it, but we just went for it and he got all of his wees in the toilet. He's not a fan of the toilet, and their were minor leakage issues on a couple of occasions, but no accidents. No poo though in a couple of days, so will have to work on getting him to do that....no bloody idea how though! Just shows that he wasn't ready at Xmas as he literally couldn't hold it in.

mopsy can't believe he's already 3.5 months!

northern she's 6 months, we're about to start weaning tomorrow actually. Glad you've made a good start on potty training

Went for an early scan and was told there was no hb and baby had died at 8+1, should be 10-11 weeks, so mmc.

Am devastated and already experiencing the horror of miscarriage 'care'; a GP who won't send the necessary form to the EPU for the confirmation scan on Thursday, and is trying to push me onto diazempam but won't consider my request for a surgical procedure. Currently on the phone between the EPU and GP trying to get it fucking sorted.

Am dreading telling my Mum. Work have been wonderful though. DP is utterly bereft as he's never really experienced anything like this. On the already.

Oh god Northern, I am so so sorry to hear this. I don't know what to say except I'm sending you all my sympathy and condolences. What horrible news. You poor thing. And having to cope with shitte

Bloody phone posted too soon. Having to cope with shitty incompetent unempathetic doctors as well. So awful. I'm so sorry. I wish I could say something more helpful.

Cheers mopsy, I really appreciate it. Been all over the place and sure I will continue to be. Just want to have the medical procedure and get it over with.
DS is going to get cuddled and fed with cake until he doesn't know what to do with himself....

Oh northern I'm so sorry to hear that. Sending virtual hugs and

Northern am so sorry to hear your news

Puts my stresses into perspective

Hug your boy and your dh xx

Thanks all
Going to have a day of trying to get the GP to send the form, and if I have no success I will physically go down there and camp out til they do. The EPU said it was the only time they had ever encountered this resistence, and no form is no scan as you can't self refer.

In a 'you couldn't make it up" moment, when I first tried calling the GP they couldn't take the call as the building was being evacuated in some sort of emergency so was shut when the EPU tried to call later on.

Just want to know what's going to happen when...

Fingers crossed for today Northern hope it goes as well as it can

Just took ds for his 2 hours settling session he was fine after a couple minutes pick him up before lunch fingers crossed all goes well

Got the sodding form from the GP, phoned up receptionists this morning and sobbed at them, so they appear to have sorted it out.

My boss appeared on my doorstep with a card from him and flowers and a card from the top boss; I sobbed on his shoulder for being nice to me. Haven't had the courage to open the cards as I know I will just cry my eyes out.

Just hope that they will agree to a surgical as soon as is possible, I'm not doing the wait and see or medical if I can avoid it.

Really pleased that your DS seems to have settled in OK figster, how did it go at pick up?

Glad you at least got the letter Northern but bloody hell, you shouldn't have to fight to get it. Talk about unempathetic bastards

Hope you're getting on okay ... You've been in my thoughts all day.

Oh Northern, so sorry to hear you're going through this. Sending hugs and thinking of you x