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June 2013 - the terrible twos aren't so terrible

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Biscuitswithtea · 24/10/2015 15:54

Here goes with a new thread!

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SunnyL · 28/12/2015 17:26

Biscuits that is totally normal. I think I've been far more muted with this pregnancy - i think its partly because i know more about what goes wrong.

I had a complete wibble the other night which I'm putting down to overdoing it but it involved sitting on the sofa crying because I didn't think I could feel baby even though DH had his hands on my tummy and said he could feel it kick him.

Take it easy Biscuits and be thankful for the lack of tantrums

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Biscuitswithtea · 28/12/2015 19:25

Thank you Sunny :)

I think you're right about the impact of knowing what can go wrong (even if that is the minority). I was equally aware last time, but in hindsight also distracted a lot of the time by the wondering of how much life would change. This time that distraction isn't really there.

Pregnancy wibbles are hard. I hope you are taking your own advice! x

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Biscuitswithtea · 28/12/2015 19:30

PS- we went sale shopping. And bought a food processor, new cutlery and some new tumblers. I feel quite middle-aged today!!

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PeekABooPinky101 · 29/12/2015 09:57

Tantrums.... They certainly are interesting. We had a proper meltdown in Tesco on Sunday - all because dd didn't want to let one of the other girls we were with use the cake tin to steer the trolley... It resulted in us leaving Tesco with nothing we had in our trolley as she was getting worse and worse. We went and sat outside and had a little time to cool off and carried on fine after that. So much easier when at home and can deal
With it without a million eyes on you!

But I think we have survived the festive but rather well. And I am looking forward to getting back into a normal routine again!

I take my hat off to you ladies with more than one and currently growing. I said to my mum the other day I always thought
More than one child would be nice, after spending time with three children in close confinement I'm now thinking I ha it lucky being the only one!!

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SunnyL · 01/01/2016 07:37

Happy New Year folks! We managed the dizzying heights of 10.30pm at our neighbours house last night with Lil the last man standing of the littlies. She's more hardcore than me who wanted to go to bed at 6pm.

Hope 2016 is a good one!

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Biscuitswithtea · 01/01/2016 08:41

You managed better than me Sunny! I was asleep before 9 I think....ho hum.

Happy New Year to you all :) Gope 2016 is a good 'un x

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HungryHorace · 01/01/2016 09:15

I was asleep on the sofa by around 10pm and I'm not even pregnant! Two toddlers + full time work = exhaustion!

The kids went to bed at 7.30 and 8.30 and got up at about 8 this morning, so we didn't fare too badly.

I'm so glad preschool starts again on Tuesday. DD's missed it in the 3 week break.

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HungryHorace · 01/01/2016 09:16

Oh, oops...happy new year?

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Biscuitswithtea · 01/01/2016 09:24

Oops, I can't spell. *Hope.

Life with littlies is tiring Hungry. Can't wait for nursery to start on Monday!!

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cuphat · 01/01/2016 10:10

Happy new year everyone!

I've been staying up until midnight lately to get my fix of alone time however I decided to go to bed slightly earlier yesterday as DH went to bed early and I didn't want to see in the new year by myself. Then the fireworks started while I was still awake. At least both children and DH stayed asleep, though it was a stressful half hour!

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HungryHorace · 01/01/2016 10:31

There were fireworks going off near us at 2am. Considerate. :-/

DS shuffled but thankfully didn't wake. I was awake for an hour though!

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SunnyL · 01/01/2016 12:42

Yep apparently the dog was going mental at midnight cos of fireworks. I managed to sleep through that but not the full bladder at 2am. Bloomin pregnant bladder!

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HungryHorace · 01/01/2016 16:13

I've never suffered with a pregnant bladder...I have a bladder of steel thanks to rarely having time to go at work!

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Biscuitswithtea · 01/01/2016 16:39

I used to have a bladder of steel. Since having ds I have a bladder of something far less sturdy. Heaven knows what it will be like after another round of childbirth.

So I had my booking in appt this week. Midwife was surprised by how little I could remember from ds's birth. I was surprised that she was surprised. I know there's stuff I won't remember thanks to a big PPH but I know enough through DH to have a decent sense of what happened when. Anyway, the highlight of the appt was that I am 2 inches taller. Clearly I haven't had a belated growth spurt and actually the measure was incorrectly attached to the wall. But she insisted on putting me down at 156cm. I have NEVER been this (though am delighted at the idea!). Sunny & Sunbeam will vouch that I have never been struck with the tall stick!!

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cuphat · 01/01/2016 19:24

Same here, hungry. I think it must be because I drink a lot during the day and my body is used to holding onto it.

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HungryHorace · 01/01/2016 20:02

My first post-catheter wee after having DS was 750ml! The one after DD was about the same. They only need it to be about 200ml to be considered normal! #proud

I drink loads too, cup. Just no time to wee!

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SunnyL · 01/01/2016 20:18

Ha ha Biscuits - I had that when I took out life insurance. I got to be a whole inch taller which was great because it made my BMI in the healthy range and made my premiums smaller. Fair made me chuffed!

I've a rubbish bladder after years of kidney issues means I'm constantly trying to find the nearest loo.

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cuphat · 02/01/2016 00:22

I don't go very often (considering the amount I drink) as it's too risky leaving the children together! They didn't tell me the measurements of mine but I imagine they were similar (pretty much filled the containers). I felt embarrassed at the time but I shall now feel proud . It came in very handy when I went to a country that had the most disgusting toilets I have seen in my life (think troughs running under the cubicles). I'd need the loo, see (or smell!) them and decide to wait until later!

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HungryHorace · 02/01/2016 10:10

I was embarrassed the first time and proud the second as I'd been severely dehydrated and turned it around really quickly (they wouldn't let me out of bed until my wee was not deep orange in colour!).

The joy of nil by mouth on the hottest day of the year followed by post-ELCS sickness until about 7.30pm. Then they wondered why I had a headache!

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cuphat · 02/01/2016 12:12

Oh gosh, I had the same experience last time re the post section sickness. I had DS at 9.30am and was kept in recovery until 8pm as I kept being sick! Did they ever tell you why you were sick? As I recently had an op under GA and the same thing happened to me afterwards (but they gave me drugs which stopped me being sick after a while, though they limited them as I'm still bf). I was also hot and I was aware that they were trying to cool me down (fans and flannels while I was half out of it) but I didn't get to speak to anyone about it afterwards. Worried about my next op partly due to the sickness thing. Wondering if I have an allergy to something that was common to both ops.

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cuphat · 02/01/2016 12:13

I was fine after my first section though.

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HungryHorace · 02/01/2016 12:18

I was bad after both, but worse after the most recent one. I had two shots of anti-emetic last time as it wouldn't stop. I think for me it's the drug they give to stabilise blood pressure during the op as mine kept dropping loads with DS but not so much with DD. They thankfully didn't keep me in recovery, but I'm not sure I was sick til I went into the ward, or at least it was worse on the ward.

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Biscuitswithtea · 02/01/2016 16:38

Crikey. You lot have just reminded me of the horrors of being threatened with a catheter several hrs after ds was born because I couldn't pee enough. They were v reluctant to let us onto the post-labour ward as a result. It was enough to make me squeeze out enough to satisfy them. But then my next wee a few hrs later resulted in another pph into the loo. Needless to say I was terrified to pee for days!

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SunnyL · 02/01/2016 16:51

I had kidney surgery when I was 19 I had the amazing result of peeing out of my back for 6 days. Somehow instead of peeing out the catheter I was peeing out the tube in my back - the nurses were a bit puzzled.

There was also no room on the women's ward so I had a private room on the men's ward. They were all clearly put out when this 19 year old took over their TV room and put the Holyoaks omnibus on! Think they were all geriatrics in to get their prostates done

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cuphat · 02/01/2016 17:40

Thanks, I will definitely mention it next time, now it has happened twice. I'm not sure why they let me suffer all day after my section. I had to ask for water, too.

That's bizarre, sunny!

I got a private room after my op thanks to having an ebf baby however we got thrown out at 10pm as they discovered they weren't insured to have babies in the post-op bit (and they wouldn't liaise with maternity re anaesthetic or anything else). I had to go back at 6am the next day (good job my op had been first thing)!