The 10th Gemini bus - 2nd Christmas stop

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I'm so lucky to continue to have you ladies to chat to Let's all have a merry Christmas and an even happier 2015!

How you doing today Agnu? Better rested?

C won't sleep in bed with us, I don't think. He likes his own space these days. If you take him into bed he wants to chat and play. Unless he's sick..

pear don't feel bad about asking about Ttc. It's nice to be able to talk it all.out here. I found out last night how much my sister got More than I was expecting although I did know and arrangement going with my brother that counts for even more. All I'd have to do is convince DH to take it. He's firecely independent and his family don't have money they could contribute so he feels bad. I don't expect it but my parents would rather see us and their grandchildren set up in homes than wait until they die to get inheritance.

Sorry I realise this is a lovely problem to have so shouldn't moan.

I often have the same problem as your DH Lor - DH's family are quite generous they bought him a flat before we met & have been known to offer us money. So far we've always taken it but it takes DH a few days to convince me! I hate the idea that we can't provide for our family without their help. I'd much rather live frugally & within our own means than accept hand outs!

All ok Bring - I needed to use some of my mum's cake-decorating equipment for MIL's cake. Eep, it's due a week today! [scared]

Sleep was slightly better last night. Runt still came in with us but after about an hour I managed to get him sleeping between us rather than on top of me. We have a weird set up with our bed - I'm on a single pushed up to DH's double. I like my own space & love hiding in the corner! Anyway, Runt was on the double with DH so we all mostly slept... Except at 6am I woke to discover Runt at the bottom of the bed, 180 degrees to the normal way of sleeping in a bed! Had to drag him back before he wriggled off! Then we all overslept, DH took the boys shopping & I went back to sleep again. I feel worse for having too much sleep! Can't win!

Well, perhaps I am a bit mentally mature for my age then. Only 2 years behind you

I think the winter is starting to get to me ya'll. Just feeling teary all the time, no motivation to do anything or see anyone- it just feels like too much work, exhausted all the time but not really feeling rested when I do wake up after going to bed early... I know these are depression symptoms and they happen every year around this time, I'm so frustrated that this happens and so I wallow in that frustration and that feeling of being out of control. It's just hard. DH puts up with me being miserable every year and I feel bad for it. I feel like I'm going out of my mind. I'm taking motherwort tincture and GABA supplements along with Vit D and Omega-3s. Trying to get to the gym to help with the lack of being able to really get outside and do anything. The house feels dirty and messy and I feel like I can't keep up with it. It seems like M is constantly sick and she's the worst sick person you'll ever meet. She drives me crazy with her moaning and screaming and wandering around and hanging on my leg so I can't even sit down, let alone get anything done. I am trying to be patient with myself, which feels impossible some days and then trying to be patient with 3 little people who suck everything they can get out of me.... let's just say I hate to admit that I've been a shouty mum lately. I just want to run away right now.

Oh bring We're soooo close to spring! When does it start warming up where you're?

It's been known to snow in April here. Spring feels like absolute ages away right now.

Just finished Season 3 of Downton. WTF. Seriously. As if today wasn't anymore depressing and then I watched the last episode of that season. Please tell me it gets better.

I counted the weeks on 2 hands until bpear turns 2 and it is not long I need to practise baking a cake as I haven't done anything since the first cake on his 1st birthday What happens at the end of the third series? I can't remember!

bring I can imagine the long winters getting you down. I'm not sure how I'd cope. Being cooped up indoors is no fun at all, especially with energetic little ones.

Why are doctors' surgeries so crap! The doctors and nurses down there are great but the admin is a nightmare. Did swap on DS last Tuesday to be sent off on Wednesday morning. GP said results back 'maybe Thurs evening but probably Friday'. Rang Friday, told it won't be until Monday. DH rang this morning 'results are here but GP hasn't looked at them yet. Might not get a chance until Wednesday!'. DH rang back to demand they look at them and now told they're not back yet!

Holy cow Lor WTF is going on with your surgery? Is there a walk-in A&E or centre where they can do process tests faster that you could take him to? That type of stuff should not be taking more than a couple of days- TOPS to culture and test to find out what it is. Also, that's really shitty that they are lying to you about having them in and then admitting they're not even there. Is there someone you could complain to about this? Not to be dramatic, but good lord, what if it was a serious skin infection and they were taking this long to get the labs processed? I'm getting all irritated for you! As much as I love the NHS and socialist healthcare compared to how expensive "capitalism" healthcare is here- it's the one thing that I do appreciate, we can complain and make a stink and go somewhere else to get results if we need to!

You are right frus I keep thinking about getting a lightbox and every year I start looking at buying one and then just forget about it and find something else that we need more and use the money on that (usually it's related to the said healthcare as mentioned above )

Oh it's tragically horribly sad and makes you wonder why you even continue to watch the damn show. I don't want to be a spoiler incase no one else hasn't seen it yet (I'll send you a PM).

Pear Pear Pear DID you POAS stick?? Any other symptoms you can indulge us with?

Oh bring You're miles behind!! There was a massive fuss in this country because they showed that episode on Christmas Day, so many people complained! I actually loved it more afterwards...but maybe that is because that is the point when I really got into it. DH and I had to watch a series when Bpear was born so we could catch up with everyone else

Just to update you all. Spotting started last night at possibly 9/10dpo. AF continues today so it is now cd1 again. DH and I are both equally gutted this time. It looks like my body needs more time to adjust and perhaps I will conceive in the 4th month of really TTC like I did with bpear. To cheer myself up today I took bpear to a farm where we bounced high on trampolines and went on big giant slides over and over again...probably things I wouldn't be so keen to do this week had things been different.just need to decide whether to drop a feed (7pm feed) or keep carrying on in hope that my body continues to adjust on its own

Lor - that is crazy and unfair! You'd hope that they would treat the child with more urgency. I bet you're both livid! I really hope they sort it out by the morning for you!! How is DS coping?

Oh crap pear I'm sorry

Thank you bring. It really wouldn't be so bad if I wasn't surrounded by friends and acquaintances who keep announcing 2nd pregnancies or 2nd births but that is life! It's a shame that I am effected by it all.i just need to except that I will probably have a 3 year gap rather then a 2 year gap which has its own benefits. My sister recently assured me that 3 years is her favourite gap out of her 3 children but she's comparing a year (with her first two) to three years (between her second and third) so I would probably pick 3 too if I was her lol

Sorry Pear. Fingers crossed for month four!

Bring, I watched Downton while on mat leave. Totally addicted. That was quite a season finisher. I loved those days snuggling sleeping DS in my arms and watching it.

DH got on the GP call back list yesterday in the hope that they'd dig out the results and talk to him but they said they hadn't seen them. DH then spoke to the practice manager who essentially shrugged it off and told him the results weren't there.

So, I rang this morning and got a nice receptionist who said the results were in and she'd put me on the callback list to make sure they were looked at. The GP we actually saw last week rang me a short while later. She told me she'd put me on her callback list for today regardless but she was off yesterday. Turned out the results got in on Friday! Unbelievable. She reckons that someone probably looked at them yesterday and just didn't know what to do with them because it turns out that DS had a whole bunch of bugs and she reckons they just didn't want to deal with it.

So yeah, DS has at least three nasty bacteria in his nose swab. She said he'd probably get over them all eventually but it's been four weeks and it's causing his skin so many problems she'd recommend antibiotics. The one she gave pus will treat two of them but the third is resistant to it. He's not bad enough to need two antibiotics though as he's really fine in himself - just very snotty. She's treating the ones she believes are making his skin (and mine) so bad. She was great but I'm fuming at the surgery.

Omg Lor I am speechless. That is the worst doctor story I've heard so far. I bet you're!! Every right to be seriously

Oh my LIFE. Incompetence or what?! And with a resistant strain they just didn't think to call and let you know about something like that? It just makes you wonder why people enter a healthcare profession sometimes, doesn't it? I'm sorry that they've been putting you through the ringer like that. Glad you were able to finally get some answers and I hope it clears up quickly for the little guy! (and you who's having to wipe up all that snot).

It is tough seeing everyone announcing babies all over the place. Your sister and I sound like we've had very similar situations. I will have to say that I did appreciate #2 being a little bit older and more self-entertained when M was born compared to how hands-on #1 still was at 18 months when #2 was born. I would be happy to never go through that circus again. Geesh that was a tough couple of years with those two!

Yay! Welome back Frus!

Now where's Kitty at? Haven't heard from her in a while...

Wow, Lor, that's ridiculous! Hope the anti-b's work & he's bug-free soon!

Bring, I totally relate to how you're feeling. I've been increasingly going into hibernation mode & acting like a bear with a sore head if anyone wants me to move off the sofa. It's a horrible time of year but at least we're most of the way through now! Hang in there - it'll get better again soon!

I've officially finished all roses for MIL's birthday cake. All 18 of them. At 2.5-3 hours each. If I ever need to do another sugar rose I might cry! At the same time, I'm going to feel a little lost without having something to do in the evenings & I won't have an excuse to sit around on the sofa & not talk to anyone! I do like my family really... The cake's for Saturday but we're going over there on Friday night so DH & FIL are going to have to distract her in a different room while I transport 5 suspicious looking boxes upstairs & find somewhere to hide them in our room where children won't get them! Then DH, FIL & BIL are going to take her out for lunch leaving me to look after the DC, load all the boxes back into the car & drive to DGPIL's... 6 of the roses are just spares so I'm optimistic that enough of them will survive the military operation!

Frus, lousy internet aside, how's the new house? Have the DC started at their new schools?

Wow, big task ahead. You can do it! Go angu! Anyway you can take a picture of the cake to show us?

You guys, I really am having some crazy baby fever. Like-contemplating-not-going-to-nursing-school-baby-fever.

Wow Agnu, I'm very impressed! You must feel so relieved that step 1 is complete! I hope your MIL really appreciates all the effort you've gone through to make this rose cake! Will she know that you've made it?

Being ~ what's brought this on? Is it because things at home are going well? Could nursing school be delayed?

So, I took the plunge last night and I've stopped the 7pm feed. I am hoping that this will help with TTC a bit faster! Maybe even a quicker OV date! Fx fx fx! Bpear was ever so good about it. I told him that mummy has put his milk in a cup for him and he drank half and then realised what was happening and pointed to boob. I said no it's sleepy time now and he kicked his legs a little in protest and then gave me cuddles until I put him down so all in all I think it went pretty well I wasn't uncomfortable in the night so I'm wondering whether I was right and he's actually doing more sucking then drinking?! Anyway, I enjoyed this mornings feed and I think in time I'll quickly get used to bed time. Hopefully he does too!

Well done pear Glad it didn't go too badly.

bring you can have one for me

Aww. It's a bittersweet moment. I'm glad he took it well. We are back to just feeds in the morning as well.

Haha. Sure thing, Lor Is little guy's rash clearing up?

I got an email from the nursing school saying that the board is deliberating over applications right now and that we will find out who gets interviews by March 6th. Only 10 more days of torture.

Forgot to say good work Agnu on the roses! Very impressive.

Spots are still there although getting better. He's less snotty though I if that clears up, the skin should follies.