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saralou100 · 27/02/2007 08:19

good morning!

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staceym11 · 26/04/2007 12:16

saralou thanks for the email!

right must go rescue ds hes abotu to roll off the sofa! [bad mummy emoticon!]

debbsyandsonn · 26/04/2007 12:44

oh right Bethbe i will have a look thanks

mygirllollipop · 26/04/2007 12:49

Also meant to say Debs how about we meet up as I'm just down the M6 from you? Cheers you up a bit, can understand if you haven't got time ATM with your friend and the going back to work thing. my email is mygirllolipop at hotmail dot com (still with one less 'l' on there!).

Bethbe · 26/04/2007 12:52

Sorry Debs, - could be wrong and didn't mean to give you more to worry about, - just be sure!

saralou100 · 26/04/2007 13:40

oh it's a good one... deputy manager tells dp off for only selling one phone yesterday and being behind target... so he punishes dp by taking away his login details, which means he can't sell! so hows he gonna punish him tomorrow for being even further behind.. it's just the most stupid thing i've ever heard! and then he tells dp theirs no point being in today, so dp left... but dicks told the manager (who's in meetings today)that dp walked out... so does he win dickhead of the year or what!! dp trying to get in touch with hr at the moment to make a complaint!

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Charleesunnysunsun · 26/04/2007 23:18

Hi girls, wow your all amazing!

Thanks all so much jack loved his challenges and is still doing them now!

And Stacey i will be writing back a.s.a.p, i have only been in a few minuts so heres the update.

mygirllollipop · 27/04/2007 09:04

Hi Charlee, glad to see you can spare a few mins to post - we're all thinking of you and yours.

SleeplessInTheStaceym11House · 27/04/2007 17:54

hi everyone! charlee im glad your back and jack is ok! glad the tasks helped! (how many toys did you manage on harry's tummy before he kicked them off???)

well ds is the great non eating non sleeping baby again! am tearingmyhairout!

LeBe · 27/04/2007 23:23

Hi everyone, Dont know if anyone will remember me, but I hope so! I was on loads when ready to burst and then a little while afterwards but lost all internet connections. Ive just got wired up at home (Yippee) so was hoping to join back in. Ive just had a quick scan of messages and there were a few familiar names and im glad to see everyone seems fine. Well since ive been off-line my little boy, Alfie has grown alot and got cheekier and funnier and not forgetting smarter every day! Would be great to talk to some people.

x x

saralou100 · 28/04/2007 09:50

charlee, i'm so glad your back home with your boys! seriously i've welled up for you!! (i really wanna know how well he did - and how many toys he managed - too)

stacey... i've seen your photo chick, and i don't really think the bald look would work on you please don't tear our hair out!! have you been back to the dr's? ranitidine may work better than gaviscon!

mind you ds2 is going through a won't eat can't sleep phase, maybe it's a boy thing!!

lebe, i remember you welcome back jump right on in :O

right, now i'm gonna tell you all about my trauma yesterday.. dp off work so we thought we'd take the boys to the oceanarium to see the fishies.. having a rally good time, we get in the lift to go down to walk through the tunnel (lots of sharks, stingrays, big old turtles..) it's one of those lifts with doors on both sides and for some reason the door to the other side opened, so dp pressed the button to close it, just as he did that ds1 ran out the door and the door shut behind him... straight away panic!! dp starts hitting buttons but the bloody doors wouldn't open so we had to go all the way down and come up again! ds1 was up their banging on the doors screaming his little head off shouting mummy! my baby! finally got my hands on him, tears pouring down my face and kissed him all over... frightened the bloody life out of both of us!

the moral of the story, hold their blooming hand all the blooming time!

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mygirllollipop · 28/04/2007 10:09

Sara - I'm so for u, it might teach him ? No lessons needed tho eh?
Welcome back LeBe

Charleesunnysunsun · 28/04/2007 19:12

Hi sorry i haven't posted a more detailed update, i had a really hard day yesterday i think everything came crashing down on me and i just cried all day!
I think it has only just hit me the severity of DS's illness especially after seeing so many children only a few yrs older than him that were so so ill.
I am trying to just relax and rest and take things easy for the next few days.
People keep saying im heading towards a nervous breakdown most days i cope fine but sometimes it's like WOW what the hell am i doing, i can't cope with this.
Luckily today has been a good day and we went out for the day just to the 2p machines in the arcade for Jack and a fish and chips on the beach it was really nice.

He did the challenges quite quickly but they still kept him occupied, he's a total flirt so the nurses names where easy!
He loves putting things on Harry and Harry enjoyed that one to! He got about 20 things but that's becuase he is a crafty sod and put tiny bits of lego and single crayons on, but proper toys liek teddies and things he got about 5.
I used the face mask you sent last night it was great to relax on the sofa and not worry for once.

I really hope your all ok your all really fab people!

Charleesunnysunsun · 28/04/2007 19:13

Forgot to ad.

Stacey jack is on ranitidine as e is suffering with bad reflux which is quite normal for his condition and it seems to be doing the job so deffo ask your g.p, and we are still waiting for Harry's pead appointment!

mygirllollipop · 28/04/2007 19:34

Charlee of course there will be bad days but glad you are coping with them, you've just got to take it a day at a time.

LeBe · 28/04/2007 20:20

Thanks for the welcome back. Ive just had another quick look through your old posts and have just realised charlee has been having some problems so im really sorry for saying everyone seems fine that makes me seem really rude. I havent had time to look properly so i dont know what has acyually happened but just wanted to say I hope everything is going better for you now.

Charleesunnysunsun · 29/04/2007 08:24

LeBe don't wworry! Don't feel bad you wern't to know

Basicly my Oldest son was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis a few weeks ago and have just spent a while in hospital.

I'm feeling ok again today, dp and i have really come together for eachtoher over this past few days after a rather heated argument so he's really being a rock for me at the moment as well as all of you.

LeBe · 29/04/2007 08:40

Ah Charlee how awful for you. My thoughts are with you and your family. Its nice that you and you dp have come together though as its these things that really test relationships and do eventually make you stronger. I do hope your ds is better and its great how everyone on here is so kind too.

saralou100 · 29/04/2007 10:12

charlee, big big hug for ya!! crying is the best therapy sometimes, it would be more worrying if you didn't have one of those days where you just cried and cried! as the old bt ads said, it's good to talk, even if it's mn your talking too... lots of people here understand what your going through! glad you enjoyed the mask... cucumber eye patches too??? very good for puffy eyes ater crying!!

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podglet · 29/04/2007 19:49

Hi all,

welcome back Lebe - Alfie sounds v cute I have a cheeky DS too!

Charlee - Sara is right, we would be more worries about you if you didn't have bad days where you just cry. You have so much on your plate. Yesterday sounds fun for you all

Sara - how scary for you and your poor DS1 - I would have panicked just the same.

I have spent the weekend at my mums with DS. DP threw a wobbler last weekend about how he doesn't get any "me time" any more so when I asked when I got some "me time" he replied "you wanted the baby, you put up with it" so I told him he could have all weekend to himself and off we went! Actually, it was really nice, I had the house to myself as my mum has just moved in with her DP. DS slept through so I had a brill night's sleep too. Hoping it has taught DP a lesson, but I fear not.

Today is also my last day of bf DS. I have had enough - he has had 6 months and I am v proud of getting that far. I was going to try and mix feed but he keeps spitting the formula out, knowing he can have mummy milk so from tomorrow, I am going cold turkey - wish me luck. I am sad to be giving up but feel it is the right time for both of us

Sorry, bit long winded but needed to unload on you lot...

LeBe · 29/04/2007 20:37

He is very cheeky but totally gorgeous! Have been out all day and Alfie has been so good he has spent loads of time in the car in his seat and he normally HATES it. I was a bit worried with dinner tonight, ds has been eating solids since about 3 1/2 months old, I know they say 6 months but he is a big boy and the milk wasnt satisfying him. So he now has three (big) meals a day but will only eat really pureed foods (other than biscuts which he will feed himself quite happily) but he had pasta stars and sauce, the special tinyu baby ones and he ate them all up followed by rice pudding! Just chilling now with his new toy we spoilt him with today! Hope everyone else has had a good day. x x

saralou100 · 30/04/2007 08:23

podglet... goodluck going cold turkey today!!! keep your expresser handy!! ouch! i was shocked at how long it took for my boobs to dry up when i stopped!! and the pain when they were ready to explode!!

ryan starts nursery today, for a whole hour!! my main fear though is telling the staff about his routine.. i don't know of one, he's complex child with complex needs... thinking i might just blag it and pretend like i know what i'm doing

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LeBe · 30/04/2007 09:15

Saralou - good luck with the nursery today. Routine? Whats that? Alfie wakes at different times, eats at different times and sleeps at different times and people ask me 'should he be asleep now' etc and im like well yeah if he wants to!

Podglet - hope the cold turkey is going well so far, well done for breast feeding for so long im so jealous! I really wanted to breastfeed but ds would have none of it from day one, i stayed in hosp for 3days just to try and get him to eat but he lost 10oz in 3 days so i gave him a bottle and he was happy ever since and now weighs a good 17lb but i cried for days cos i couldn't bf him. But recently someone told me that if a baby comes out very quickly (which he did) or very slowly they wont bf cos of the head being squeezed and it hurts them to open their mouths wide. Dont know if its true but i want to believe it cos it makes me feel better!!

mygirllollipop · 30/04/2007 10:04

Podglet - good luck going cold turkey, I tried for months to give up bf'ing DD3 at least 4m. I think each time I tried she fed a bit less so it ended up being gradual withdrawal. In the end the time must have been right as unlike Sara I had no excess milk or soreness (tho I was pg with DD4). However DD3 was a clingy little thing, I don't think I'd have too much problem with stopping DD4 as she's casaul as you like. Loves solids more than DD3 (is on 3-4x a day), doesn't mind being passed around people and will at least play with a bottle even if she can't suck from it. Don't mean to scare you so will shut up now.

mygirllollipop · 30/04/2007 10:05

Oh and DD4 doesn't have a routine, none of mine have, they do what they want, the only thing now is dd1-3 have a set bedtime and we sit at the table to eat at roughly the same time.

HappyCatandIzzy · 30/04/2007 11:19

You'll have to let me know how going cold turkey on the bf is going. I'm still bf, but have had a few problems over the last few weeks with blocked ducts so am trying to cut down now.

Since DD has slept through and started on solids I've had too much milk, and expressing just encourages my supply. Someone suggested to me that I should just cut out one feed at a time and let DD have more solids instead, but I've read you shouldn't cut out milk too fast as it makes babies wake up at night again. Not sure what to do.