March 2007 - All present and correct now

[LunarSea]

Morning all - new thread as the old one's about to hit the 1000 posts limit.

Not so great this morning - feel like an egg-bound chicken IYSWIM. Grrr - especially as I managed to avoid it all the way through pregnancy. And not sure if there's anything I can take for it while I'm feeding?

I'm fine now Dolly thanks, just one of those blips I think.Will keep an eye and talk to Hv when she does Finns 6 wk check wednesday.
TY Sazzy, they are rather stunning kids if I say so myself

Well I'm off to ebay a wardrobe full of DD's clothes, she has outgrown everything, ankles hanging out of all her trousers, as she is very hard to fit (very very petite frame) her clothes cost a bomb as she fits only certain makes - nothing cheap as it happens - typical.
Restful nights to all, Finn had a later bedtime 8.15 so will that mean a sleep in?

there it was a pig flew past my window...

hiya y'all
finally, some night time to myself to chat on tinternet
good to see you are all present correct and posting so all doing much better than me.
hope all 6 week checks going/gone ok - mine is on thurs but still some 'outstanding issues' (thanks to piffle for witch hazel suggestion btw) but that's the only down side, apart from that I am blissfully in love with my little dumpling and she has slotted in marvellously with the rest of the tribe. feeling all very earth mothery and have even got a sling she is always carted round in - this 'baby wearing' is pretty cool.
I have a million billion plans and projects, bursting with ideas and things to do - it is bizarre as normally I'm dead lazy lol so must be some hormonal thing. latest plans are to start a business teaching french to little kiddies in nursery/primary (but not a primary school teacher, shudder at thought of all that form filling etc). also I am ab out to ditch the late night alcohol in aid of donating breastmilk to neonatal unit so need to cut out the caffeine and booze first.
i keep wondering when I'll be coming down from this high but no signs yet . . .

morocco-if you are still high now then you'll probably never come down

nice to hear things are going so well for you.

Hi all,thanks Rosy, have had a fab birthday. We all went into the woods and made a fire for Beltain and had a bbq and toasted marshmallows, it has been fantastic. Stink of smoke though ......

Piffle you will need to sell lots on ebay so you can afford to buy more from nordickids !

Hope everyone gets some sleep tonight

happy birthday laidback - that sounds really good fun - I love toasted marshmallows

Night night all

Well Bertie has slept a little better tonight, not loads though.

Mil tried to teach dh and I her "settling" method but it just doesn't work as well when we do it! I am still not 100% sure Bertie is latching on right... he doesn't seem to suck for very long but "nibbles" for ages... oh I don't know... I tried to ring a few of the bf helplines yesterday but no one was available on any of them! I could ring the mw's round here but I'm not convinced they're that trained in bfing.

But anyway... mil has said if I like I can go round if I've had no sleep and she'll take him for a few hours and as long as he's fed she'll settle him to sleep and change him... and I can sleep in her spare room.

Dh seems a bit better today, I got mil to tell him not to let Bertie cry it out at this tender age!

It is quite tough in these early days isn't it, especially when you're never quite sure you're doing bfing right, and he won't sleep.

Come back in a min, he may have settled...

Glad you had a great birthday Laidback! had to look up Beltain You earth loving hippy you. Wonder would you like
this place

Piffle my guys need new clothes too, though I'll be hoping to find cheap stuff!

Mossy you are doing great! What a woman.

Morocco I'm a bit high too (with the odd tired droop) I get like this at this time of year though. Things sound hunky dory with you which is great. I think this is a good time of year to have a baby

Could really go some more sleep though. Been up since 5.20 am fed Hasan 10.30, 1 and 4 then dd got up and she and hasan played. Now they are both sleeping but it's time to get up...Oh well, maybe one day......

it takes a few weeks Mossie before you can figure out the tired cry versus the bored/lonely/need a hug-change etc cries

I am always quite happy to let Finn cry it out if I know it is his tired moany cry, he always settles within 1-3 minutes and I talk to him or pat him and pick him up if he sounds stressed, pop him back down when he is happy.
the sling you have can you bf in it?
I found this was bloody invaluable when permanent latch was required - at least you can get a few things done...

Have got one lumpy engorged and very sore red boob this am, not sure why as he has fed nicely from both for days.
Am expressing and cabbage leaving...
Hope it's not mastitis, teach me for going bra free at the weekend...

And happy birthday Laidback, sounds like a gorgeous one too!

sounds like you had a fab birthday laidback.

MOther's day here next weekend - 13th May so have been doing my 'homework' for dd1's kindy - you have to do a few points about when you were a girl and then what you did for your mother on Mother's day - on some paper to be put up and then it goes into the children's portfolio.

Next Tues ( 8th) mothers luncheon at one of the local pubs for mother's day with kindy mums and then a kindy kid and mother night that night.

dh is off on business trip until Thurs night late and so I was a bit wary as to how the dds would go. He has been away before when he went to the UK twice last year and then off to Sydney another time.

Neither dd1 nor dd2 had a decent rest this afternoon so they both crashed after a little cry tonight. Dd1 especially I think will miss dh - instead of going straight to her bed, as I was tucking dd2 in - dd1 ran to the back door and was calling for daddy and we had some tears when I tried to explain to her about daddy being away ( hard when she has SN!)

Just hope dd3 is more settled than she has been the last few evenings. THink she is having her six week growth spurt also her jaundice is finally gone too I suspect and so she is more lively. Still a relative dream though. Embarrasing - can fart and belch for australia though definitely an eidsvold family member then.

laidback-happy birthday for yesterday,sounds like a good one

mossie-your mil sounds great.she is probably more relaxed with bertie,and abies do find it hard to settle when they can smell your milk.dd2 never fell asleep in my arms,i always had to put her down and let her settle herself.

eids-is your dd1 a daddy's girl?

i sorted out dd2's 3-6 months clothes last night to see what i could use for Elsie,and there were some of my pre-pregnancy(pre dd2 pregnancy that is)clothes mixed in with them,including a size 8 denim mini skirt.i was holding it up against me wondering how on earth i could ever have been that skinny

abies?i must learn to type.im all flustered cos both babies are asleep.

Diva I've just sent for Paul Mckennas 'I can make you thin' book and cd. I'm puting on weight and no excuses either...at least you know once you get your coil out you'll be back to normal. And I shall be lovely and slim too once I've been hypnotised to stop eating for 10

mmmm... toasted marshmallows squashed between chocolate digestives!!! Yum, Laidback - glad you had a fab celebration .

Mossie... do keep taking your MIL's offers. You feeling refreshed will do so much for how you are able to cope when your lil man cries. I totally agree with the others who said it takes so long to understand these creatures. I don't think we ever will - they have the teenage years to come yet .

Kate had her jabs this morning. What a brave wee girl - she didn't cry with the first one (5 in 1) but she got quite a shock with the second. Joy of joys... we get to do it all again in a month's time.

Diva - Paul McKenna is a though-provoking read. I'm definately a fraud wasting so much energy proving that everything is ok.

Thanks for the mother's day reminder Eids - doh, better getting making to get things in the post .

rosy-i had my coil changed yesterday

That's great Diva. Do you feel better already?

Cor, Hasan found his voice today...howling he was not his usual quiet self.I'm carrying him around in the babybjorn, wee tike won't let me put him down. He's fast asleep and I'm trying to do things.

Teens are piece of cake (walking in on your ds playing with himself notwithstanding of course)email them, text them or msn them.
If you must talk ask yes or no questions and once you can distinguish the yes (uh) fomr the no uhuh then life is easy.
Feed as required, threaten to cancel phone contracts every shower day unless they shower.
That's basically it
Oh and regularly hand them a tenner for social reasons.

piffle-thats teen boys thoughi dont dare think about what dd1 will be like,she already comes out with 'i hate you','i'm phoning childline' and 'i'd rather live in a childrens' home then here'(i blame tracy beaker for that one)

rosy-i feel better in that my 'desire' has returned again and the act isnt so,erm,'uncomfortable'.just waiting for the hormones to leave my system now and hope i lose some weight.

Elsie has been asleep most of the day as she has a cold again and i dont think she likes the heat as she cant be bothered with her feeds.im getting worried about her again.

Quick post as Monti has changed into Hasan too Rosy. As of yesterday my laidback sleepy newborn is no more. and I now have an alert "I wanna be carried so I can see the world" boy .

He loves the Baby Bjorn if he is facing outwards. gets very indignant if I am not attentive etc

what happened to my laidback newborn???

Mossie - my friend is a BF counsellor if a chat would help? Would be far better for you to have a visit but she's west London, but she may be able to help by you decribing your latch?

Piffle - have you tried putting soemthing warm (hot water bottel) on that boob - I often find it lossens the lumnp and staves off mastitis - hot water bottle and lots of massage pre feeding. Good luck

Hi everyone else

where is Kitty?

ps. had mad crazy day today - fed Monti then fled to school (running late), then shopping in Sainsburys, then GP (Monti's tum and sore bum), fed Monti then a power walk to collect DD from nursery, then visit from a yummy mummy for lunch/playdate for DD and Monti, fed Monti then the power walk to collecty DS1 from school, now he has a playdate - yelp - fed Monti and am exhausted

Happy birthday Laidback - sounds great fun

Hi Diva LOL at "I'm going to phone childline"

Hi Eids

AGHHHHHH!

That's it

For the first time today, Elliot has gone for a nap WITHOUT CRYING. Twice!!!! It's a bloody miracle. I am so happy! Now all we have to do is work on the fact that he's waking up more often at night

crossed posts with you kitty! What's happened? Can I retract my smug post now as it looks really callous?

Sazzy, I really wish everyone has lovely , happy times with their babies.

oh, I've just had one of those tough days.

Ronnie awake every 1 1/2 hours at night. He 'wakes' up at 5. 30 am .
I get up then sort out the rest of them for school, cook breakfasts, put washing in, packed lunches, blah, blah.
Take 1,2 and 3 to school then take 4, 5 and 6 to toddler group. Get home 1pm.

DD2 spends the afternoon accidently on purpose pushing over dd3 who in turn goes for the baby. DD2 also goes for the baby. All three spend the entire time crying and fussing.

Oh, I can't even describe how it's been.

Although I'm f*ing knackered I don't feel as crap in myself as I did last week if that makes sense.

kitty-i know what you mean,stress,and the murderous thoughts that come with it,isnt as bad as depression when you cant even be bothered to dislike anybody IMO.

you are a brave woman going to a toddler group is all i can say.the thought of such a thing fills me with horror.when will your dd2 start school?my ds2 is in nursery every morning but it has a childcre facility attached (like a playgroup for children age 2+)and he now goes 4 full days a week (at great expense to me)cos i can't be doing with him at home

my Elsie has at least had a bit of awake time since teatime,but shes only taking half the normal amount of milk and she has a slight temperature,plus both her eyes are gunky again.so its off to the doctors to be told im being paranoid again tomorrow.

i dont know wtf my womb/hormones are doing,but it now seems as though i have af again.i dont know now if the last one was just a 'fake' one or what.i just want my body back to normal,i feel like ive been pregnant for 2 years