April 2007 ...... as the last stragglers trudge wearily over .......

[CaptainDippy]

That ok!!?

Glad all is better in your household SOKL!

Just got back from church, DD2 sleeping in cot, DD3 sleeping in hallway in car seat and DH out with DD1 who will soon be asleep in her pram in the living room ..... ..... THREE sleeping girls ..... We managed it!

Nutty - I left some info on your coccyx pain on the last thread .....

Excellent idea, would love to meet up...had been wondering the same thing especially now that I am driving again.

Katy - I was sure there were going to be more girls than boys! I'm still finding it weird that all the girls from the SE meet up all had girls!!(me, bramshott, SOKL, Waspelly, Captain Dippy and Emmymummy)

congrats bumble and glitterkitty
I send my love to smole and vio.I used to help look after a little boy with EB he was fantastic..he had a great sense of humour and was extremely adventurous[sp]i think he is still getting into scrapes!
milo has spent last night and today mewling,screaming and puking...i am knackered...we had agreat day yesterday....is it too early for wine?[not for a whine]

nutty - sorry to hear things are so difficult for you. Rant away hon. Hang on to the fact that you know you're in pain and have not got pnd at the mo. Could you see a different doc? And is there any other family/friend who could help you out a bit if dh is at work. My coxyx killed for 2-3wks after having T and it was a real struggle getting around. Thankfully dh could take an extra week off of holiday after pat leave and keep helping me out. It wa sreally painful sitting up bf though and walking was out of the question. It's just beginning to go thankfully. You need to rest hon. Don't put pressure on yourself to do anything other than the bare essentials and try to get some extra help with those too. XXXXX thinking of you xxxx

Have just been having a look at some of the threads about Madeline McCann. It's so so awful what's happened I know Luz really well. My dad lives about 4miles away from there and we've been going there for years. It's terrible seeing the sleepy little beach town where I have spent so much time on the news. Really thinking of Madeleine and her mum and dad and praying that there's some good news soon. I think the Portuguese police are doing the best they can, but they just aren't used to things like this and don't have the expertise we have in the UK. Everytime I hear about specialists going over from here I think it is a good thing. Makes me nervous about taking T there on holiday to see his grandad too, we will be keeping an extra eye on him when we do.

Ange, I will email you and Waspelly then, and see if we can get together for a coffee somewhere.
It is bizarre that all the SE girlies had girls! I think EM and I knew we were having girls, but no-one else knew what gender their babes were.

Dooby, sorry to hear you are having a pants day. Never too early for a wine or a whine (!) in my opinion. Although I just don't fancy alcohol still - sure that will change!

Eca, I can't bear to read anything about Maddy McCann. It makes you think doesn't it. We have left B in a hotel room on many occasions whilst we have had dinner in the downstairs restaurant. We have always used the monitors though, but even still. Also, B has had quite a free reign up until now in that we let her walk down the path on her own to see if her older friends are there - only a couple of minutes away. Don't think we will be allowing her this freedom any more, which is such a shame.

Nutty - rant away, we're hear to listen. Wonder if a chiropracter might help the pain?

Congratulations to Bumble & GK.

J cluster feeds in the evenings too which can be "fun" when I'm trying to get a tired and whingy 2 year old through her bed time routine at the same time as having a frantic baby off & on my boobs.....At least he usually sleeps for a good stretch afterwards - unfortunately he sounds like Darth Vader in his sleep, so noisy!!!

Have shed a lot of tears over that poor little girl in Portugal - trying to avoid news items about it too TBH it's just too horrible .

Feeling crap here - sore throat, headache and think have a blocked milk duct - boob feels like may drop off in protest is so painful. My own fault for trying to feed lying down this morning And dh has pissed me off because he said I should put an extra jumper on rather than the heating - its pissing down ,cold and am ill fgs - snapped at him - but he got the message!

Going to bed with the boys tonight xxxx

Hello everyone hope you are all doing well.

Terrible thing what's been happening with Smole and Vio so , I really hope that things start to improve for them both.

Makes you realise how lucky we all are.

The dt's are good they seen to have settled a bit more coming out the other side of this growth spurt, we have been doing controlled crying with them at night as they don't seem to want to go to sleep.
I feel bad for doing it but we really don't have any choice.

I had a visit from a friend of mine who has a 3 and a half month old baby and bloody hell he is the size of a baby elephant! already in 6 to 9 month old clothes and eating 2 lot's of solids a day!

Anyway not alot going on here think it is the calm before the storm

Hi KHIN, really glad things have settled for you and the dt's. Nowt wrong with controlled crying - worked for us with B.

Waiting for the community nurse just now - I expect she will be late!

I have been having a good lurk around Mn today and if any of you need some cheering up then check out some of the clips on this tread.

some nice and funny clips

I have to say I love the "where is matt" thing, I wish I had done something like that on my travels.

Thanks for the respones re the sick(!) - I feel so much better now. I perused good old "Baby & Child" by Penelope Leach last night and it covered everything I was worried about. It's definitely my favourite baby book although it is a little hard to jump to specific topics as there is an awful lot in it!

Echo everyone's thoughts about little Madeleine .

Had a bad night last night - was it to do with the fact that I didn't swaddle in the Miracle Blanket??? Also not a great day today - after feeding at 2 hourly intervals at night carried on the same way this morning. She was still screaming for food after being on the boob for an hour between 11 and 12 so I gave her 2oz of Aptamil which she knocked back in no time. She must be having a growth spurt but it is very demoralising re my milk. She has hardly slept at all today - is calling to me now so will have to go in a minute. I am letting her feed all I can in the hope that my supply will catch up to her but I can't let her go hungry while it does so IYSWIM.

Gotta go!

hello!

been out most of the day, not doing much just finally getting round to returning things to shops!

off to Cath's now, just wanted to pop in and say hi

shall I change back to Ellie? is it as confusing for you lot as it is for me?

you could be OrganisedChaosThePA
although that doesn't rhyme

hello, sorry as am a v infrequent poster at the mo. one handed typing here hence no punctuation.....just wanted to say hi really and send my thoughts and best wishes to all having problems/pain etc. having a small baby to look after is bloody hard work and we are all doing a grand job, even if it does not feel like it at times.

very mixed emotions here, swinging from still being elated, to thinking 'oh shit' at he prospect of sleepless nights. think my biggest concern at the mo is how i will cope when dh goes back to work. visions of me doing the school run with scraped back hair, bad breath and shit-covered baby. ho hum.

runny, totally get where you're coming from at being really emotional at final mw visit. mine is due for final visit on monday and i know i will cry as i love her, i really do. she is the same mw i had with emily and i sobbed my heart out when she did final visit the last time. i bet she gets this all the time......bloody hormonal women!

Hi Emmy, good to see you, and Organised Chaos!

Emmy, I felt very emotional when Pip my midwife discharged me, even tho we see each other regularly as friends! It all seemed so final. She said she would happily look after me again if we went for number 3! No chance of that, as 2 is proving a handful.

I am sure you will be fine when dh goes back to work. I know I was dreading it, and felt physically sick at the thought. But, one manages. Big hugs to you.

Well, I ended up cancelling the Community midwife, as she was late and I had to go and get B and get back in time for K's feed before she kicked off. So, she is coming on Tuesday now.

So far, the evening is going well, unlike the other evening. K had a bottle at 5.30, and was a bit whingy - do you find that if they poo during their feed, they are still hungry after, even tho they have just had a load of milk? Anyway, managed to distract her, and she has been in her bouncy chair for an hour! She keeps dropping off to sleep, and then chews manically on her hands. I have spoken to soon tho, as she is now kicking off. Need to run. x

Hi SOKL - No.3? Ha ha haaaa! Sorry, needed a good laugh .

Am laying in bed on my stomach and it feels great! OK, so can't lay on my boobs, but can prop myself up on elbows and type...yippee. Just think, this time last week my tummy was still full of baby!

Well thanks everyone for the support today. Talked to DH when he got home and he was really sorry. He did have the cheek tho to say "Well it's just that no-one else seems to have this problem so I thought you'd manage" . Told him the next time he wants to play footie with his work mates I'd break his leg and he could "manage" to play cos no-one else would have one . I think I made my point!!!

LOL @ No 3!!! I won't be having more than 2 (well not on purpose anyway ). No offence to those with more...It's just I've seen my sis bring up 3 kids and there's no way I have that amount of energy!

Hi, anyone around? Drinking vodka again, got hicups!!! DH keeps telling me to drink water

Smole and Vio, my heart goes out to you both, it really does. Thinking of you both Really wish there was something i could do.

Hello eveyone else, god i'm crap at remembering personals, will have to come on computer armed with a notepad and pen

DS happily sleeping in dh's arms at the mo and dd as usual asleep upstairs. DH taking dd to the flicks tomorrow morning it's shark tale so hope she likes her first trip ever to the cinema! She loves that film so i'm sure she'll like it.

Went to work today to pick up some work got to take it back on monday so hope i'll get time to do it Off out with friends tomrrow night so not quite sure! Did tell my friend that i didn't realise it was eurovision tomorrow night so might have to stay in instead But she said i couldn't as it's her bday!

Quick post as DH is sleeping in bed with Phoebe and DD's are doing goodness knows what in their bedroom .....

[[[[hugs]]]] to all those who are feeling & crappy and struggling etc - esp Nutty - You really need to go and bug your GP about the coccyx pain sweetie - I remember exactly how it felt to be in pain everytime I knelt down or sat down - I was in tears for months, it was truly awful - and I was only doing my Uni dissertation - YOU have have a brand new bubba to care for and it is not fair .... You need to really push it with you Dr sweetie - and if not, go to A&E - I mean it - It needs sorting, it is not fair on you. [[hugs]] You are doing so well gorgeous!

SOKL - Is there anyone you could leave K with while you have your hair done during the week? - Or anyone who could come to the salon with you while you have your hair done who could feed / placate K if she gets hungry / fractious?? That's what I would do .....

All ok here - still feeling like I am in "La La Land" - Feet haven't touched the floor since P was born - Really "hit the ground running" here ...... Bit scary in some ways - Doing ok, but worried I'll be hit like a ten tonne truck when reality strikes - Am I making any sense???

Probably not .... ...Ho...Hum....

Have NCTea Party today - doing a story reading and taking people's money on the door amoung other things ...... must be insane .....

Morning ladies. Hope you are all well.

Eddas, you are a party animal!

After a reasonable early evening, it all went tits up again. K had a bottle at 8.30, and then as normal when she fished she was just crying out as if she was in pain. This went on and off until 11.00 p.m. with her having had another 2 1/2 oz's on top of the 5 oz she already had.

She then slept until 4.30 and then 7.30.

Regretably tho, B woke up at 1.30 having soaked the bed!

I just don't understand it, which I find really frustrating.

There was a very interesting article in Eve magazine about a mum who was finding it v difficult as there is no definitive answer re babies, like there is in the workplace etc. I really identified with her.

Anyway, hope you are all well. Have a good day. xx

Meant to say when she had FINISHED NOT FISHED!! LOL.

Morning CD! Respect to you and how much you fit in to your day!! Hope the NCTea Party goes well. xx

Morning morning morning

For some reason I am in a really good mood today not sure why, cause I ain't had no sleep!

Dh is hilarious, we were discussing Dd1 b-day which is coming up on the 5th of june I asked him what we were going to do for a party and bless his little cotton sock he said "we're going to have a bbq in the back garden"
Cue me PMSL. Now I know you are all thinking that's not funny!?!?!? Oh but it is

This is our garden

isn't it lovely

Got to love him. He is nothing if he is not ambitious