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March 2007 - All present and correct now

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LunarSea · 23/04/2007 07:25

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?

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foxcub · 27/04/2007 10:17

Lunar - crossed posts. Have a nice evening - you'll come back with two rockets on the front of you and will be relieved to be milked LOL!!! actually am very of you going out tonight

I found two easier than one for same reasons as you. Three is a bit of a challenge though for me atm..... The whole dynamics seem to have changed where I now have more small children than I do pairs of hands...

foxcub · 27/04/2007 10:21

kitty - ifd you fancy a ruck anytime today, there's a livekly thread on front page called "don't look back in anger" about vag vs CS births

someone posted, calling the women who'd said their 2nd degree tears heal quickly are liars !!

Rosylily · 27/04/2007 10:27

Piffle your ds1 sounds like a star, my ds1 is great too and I'm not sure how i'd manage without him, actually if I have any guilty pangs it's for him, he's like their second Dad at times.

divastrop · 27/04/2007 10:40

havent read all the posts yet but,kitty,i know how you feel re your dd3.i am like that with dd2,especially as shes still so precious cos i so nearly lost her.shes not been jealous atll,and totally loves Elsie.shes also a happy,smiley girl.it may sound strange but i didnt feel that guilt when i had dd1,mainly cos she wasnt planned,and i was so depressed after i had her i can barely remember the first 2 years of her life(which may be why she still has middle child syndrome even though she hasnt been the middle child for nearly 17 months now).
i kind of feel worse that i planned to have Elsie while dd2 was still a baby.

one of the questions on that edinburgh test,'have you blamed yourself uneccesarily for things that have gone wrong?'...i said to the nurse 'thats not a sign of depression,thats just part of being a mother!'

divastrop · 27/04/2007 10:49

anyway,Elsie slept till 2.15am last night!she had a feed at 6.30pm,a top-up at 7.30pm,and was a sleep in moses basket by 8,then i took her up at 9.she had a feed then went straight back to sleep till 6.long may it continue[touches wood and hopes she wont be eating her words]

and....NEXT DOOR HAVE MOVED OUT

i just pray whoever moves in has young children who go to bed by 8pm...then all will be great.

Rosylily · 27/04/2007 11:17

Brilliant the neighbours have gone diva! And good riddance!

Had a 'I'm a bit of a witch' moment...I had a vivid dream this morning about an old friend who I see about twice a year. Dreamt she rang and got cut off so I woke up thinking must, must ring her, haven't seen her for ages...then in the post arrives a wedding invitation from her! She's finally getting married! So excited but it's in a month and I'm wondering if I can go and bring myself to leave Hasan for a few hours....

Rosylily · 27/04/2007 11:21

ooh and it's black tie and semi formal...eek what would I wear???

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LunarSea · 27/04/2007 11:25

Rosy - I've got a wedding to go to in 2 weeks - with kids though - so need to find something suitable to wear which will not only allow me to feed Toby but will accomdate huge post-birth boobs (and huge other bits!) without resembling a tent.

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Rosylily · 27/04/2007 11:32

Lunar, how exciting! Great that your kiddies are invited. Must admit I'd rather be bringing Hasan with me. If I go without him I'll be leaking like mad! And I actually feel really anxious about the idea of being parted from him.

Ooh I did that edinburgh test online out of interest and I got an 8

divastrop · 27/04/2007 11:40

rosy-thats a good score!

why cant you take the baby to the wedding?

kittyhas6 · 27/04/2007 11:43

Diva, what FAB news, hooray!!
Lol at the comment about blaming yourself for everything, so true, so true!!

Foxy, I feel like a punch up I'm going to look for that thread

Rosy/Lunar, how lovely for you champagne and cake

Rosylily · 27/04/2007 11:47

Diva, yep, I knew I was ok, just thought I'd have a nosey at it. puts into perspective what others are going through at the moment

Yes I may try and fish subtly about bringing the baby but if she's keen not to have children there, I don't want to impose that..it is her wedding, and it sounds like it'll be a bit of a do too

kittyhas6 · 27/04/2007 11:56

I just did that test and my score was 23 I HAVE been having a really shit week though

Rosylily · 27/04/2007 12:27

Oops Kitty

divastrop · 27/04/2007 12:45

kitty-i didnt feel like a punch up,i just wanted some advice about ds2's foul mouth,but im getting a punch up

the thread is on behaviour/development if you want to look

Piffle · 27/04/2007 13:01

Kitty shit week or something more honey? Am counting minutes til Dp gets home tonight. Really missed him this week.

Today is much better I had a coupla beers last night, took deep breath and thought. He's a baby and I have to do most of it HIS way and keep him happy, I cannot be happy if he is not, nor can any of our family.
So we are keeping him sweet, today success, using the carrier a lot to keep him close and secure. He had a good night 10.15 feed 11.30 2 boob feed 3.30 and 7am up
Not complaining
He is a lot calmer and has gone down from awake for a decent nap just now. He has had 2 x 1/2 hr naps this morning at 8 and 10.30

Had a friend around which was really good even though all the kids created havoc it was nice to talk!

divastrop · 27/04/2007 14:23

kitty-i missed your post about the test,thats a pretty high score.i remember doing the test after i'd split up with my exh (ds2 was 4 months then),and i scored 19,and the hv was getting in a flap saying 'we must get you some support right away' etc.

i dont think you can rely on the test though,when you consider sleep deprivation,hormones etc.but i'm sure you know yourself if things arent right.are you going to try ad's or give it a few more weeks?

kiwibella · 27/04/2007 14:57

where is the test online? I've googled it and come up with random responses . I'm doing ok keeping up with the baby - it's the rest of life I am having probs dealing with!! The littlest things set me off, being stuck in traffic... I agree to the earlier convo about eating because diet seems to play such a big part of how I am feeling. Definately too much bread / yeast... but how do you reduce it - it's everywhere and so easy to make a sandwich or pop in some toast.

Glad your noisy neighbours have left Diva. Nice to read how everyone else is getting on. Enjoy having your hubby home tonight Piffle. If Kate had a passport, I'd be leaving mine and homeward bound!!!

kittyhas6 · 27/04/2007 16:31

Diva, I guess that's why they wait until 6 weeks post birth, give things a chance to settle down. I'm going to wait until 6 week check then see.

foxcub · 27/04/2007 19:35

Kitty - that sounds very high!

I'd quite like some support actually - where is that test....

Walked home from school with five kids (incl four boys) can't believe some of you lot do that everyday - it was like herding sheep. I kept getting two of them in order to find the others had wandered off again

divastrop · 27/04/2007 21:17

fox-i aquired an extra child on the way home somehow,a boy from ds1's class at school.i would say it was more like herding cattle than sheep

dp just cooked us a wonderful meal and we are going to watch a dvd now

Jaysecond · 27/04/2007 21:45

Kitty, will swing by the pharmacist tomorrow, do you want to email me your address.

[email protected]

hope everyone is ok, and coping as well as can be, i had a go on the edingburgh test, mine wasnt as high as yours Kitty, but it wasnt far off, and Jens is 6 weeks on Sunday...

Off to bed, am so tired, enjoy your weekend everyone xx

kittyhas6 · 27/04/2007 22:13

Thanks Jay, that's really kind of you. I'll email you.

Foxy, you get used to it, although saying that I have forgotton about some and left them in the playground!!! It's a bit mental really

Diva, that thread of yours has gone mad hasn't it?

DollyPopsOut · 27/04/2007 23:29

Hi girls, just a quick one from me before I turn in for the night. Am preparing for DD2's birthday party - having 6 of her little friends over for tea and pass the parcel. Can't belive I am having so many 2 year olds in the same room! Had better hide the more contentious toys - the dolly pram is the most popular here and always causes fights! Have got plenty of booxe for the parents. Could be a long afternoon.

Havenpt had a chance to read much today, but hope you all have a good weekend and get some time off. Diva - am so thrilled about your neighbours. Hope you get some good ones. Bigs hugs to Kitty, Piff, Jay and anyone else who is having a tough time. Hello to everyone else - hope things are going well .

Love to all XXXXX

divastrop · 28/04/2007 00:34

kitty-i got upset about it this morning,but i was all hormonal i think.looking at it from a different viewpoint,i would expect people from different background to have different attitudes,and at least i have some clue now what the mothers in the playground may have been expecting from me.and im not going to tell my son off just cos they want me to,tbh the lot of them do my head in,expecting a bunch of 3+4 year old boys to 'play nicely' and 'share' and 'dont hit (insert one of top 10 boys names for 2003 here)now,go and say sorry'when they just want to play fight and,well,act like 3+4 year old boys.

no,i will just teach him that we dont use those words in school,just like i did with the older 2.