creche of may 2007!

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welcome to our second post natal thread!

April, sorry to hear you are feeling rubbish, hope it clears up soon.

And SOH, I hope your friend's little one fights back soon.

G&T sounds good to me.. So good to hear that little George is doing well and heres hoping he is already home.

Today ds's sports day got called off because the grass was too wet what is the world coming to? It has been baking hot and glorious all day as well

Poor little J went to the hospital and had not only a whopping huge BCG jab but all his DTP first lots too! He is Calpoled up to the eyeballs. We had to hang around a bit to make sure he had no reaction to all three jabs and while we were there a little boy of 9 came in for his outpatient appointment who was very friendly and chatty and adored J, turns out he has a form of leukemia and it really made me stop and think how lucky we are.

AM sorry you are feeling poorly, sending you feel good vibes

SOH hope little one is ok, must e a hige worry

LGT would be fab to see you, I looked at the train time and its about 1hr 50 on avarage, park is not far from the stn could come and meet you if thats easier than driving

MID at the sleep, glad all is well

Scoot wait till she can talk more than the dictionary - thanks god for preschool is all i can say, it really is hard to keep up with all her chatting and stay pleasant sometimes

Dont know what was up with me today, have been very tired A was up every 2 hrs again for the last few nights, dd did something really nice for me today, it was so touching for her age and I just lost it, burst into tears - totally out of the blue, had to pass A to dp and go upstairs for 10 mins, going to try and get an early night and hopefully feel better tomorrow, I dont think our financial situation is helping either, dp is finding it hard to work partly because of teh depression and the tablets and partly because there isnt alot about, hey ho tomorrow is another day

Any gin left for me?C'mon give us a wee drop...

Hey MID...Just got your text!Didnt get your email hon..
Glad to hear F is doing well, good luck for your car journey tomorrow..

We are lucky Cam you are right..how is J now after being stuck with the needles?

You mind yourself April..go easy with the buggy lifting...and send my love to Mrs JB tomorrow..and thank her PROFUSLEY for my biscuits!

Bus drivers Suck Julie..no buggies tch!

Went to B and B in the end and it was ok but I seem to have gone deaf in one ear, due to blocked up nose (I hope!), and couldnt hear half of what was being said..sure they all think I am just totally vacant which lets face it, is correct..

Gah im tired..Lily back to Drs tomorrow for her cough to be looked at again..we may as well just camp out there lol!

DH has just realised he totally forgot to go to the appointment to register M's birth..dingbat!Fortunately they have fit me in tomorrow or else we were pretty close to getting fined I think!Honestly you give him one job.....

Chin up Lups BTW...youve alot to cope with I think with DH and a newborn and everything else..allow yourself a good blub every now and then thats what I say...and we are always around if needed...How is DH getting on anyway?

Think you both deserve it today

Poor baby J Cam, does he want a gin too? No? Just calpol for him then, bless him. I remember my BCG only too well and i was 15, it hurt like hell Give him a hug from me xxx

Am seriously considering giving L some gin..I can hear her next door getting herself in a total paddy as she is knackered but fighting sleep..M on the other hand sparko...so one out of two isnt bad I guess...

Of course Im joking re giving L booze...

Would be a waste of decent gin..

Scoot Dp isnt any better, still wants to top himself he has an appt next week at the docs so we will wait and see what they say

Large gin this way pls

Is there any Gin left for me? Dont normally drink the stuff but after the hassle we had this afternoon a strong drink is in order, I have got a bottle of wine in the fridge but seem to have lost the corkscrew so im stuck with coke

As you all know ds1 has had a lot of hassle with a boy who lives near us ie bullying, assault, verbal abuse etc well it has started once again. I had thought things were going ok, ds1 was still having the odd problem but nothing major mainly the odd bit of name calling that was easy for ds1 to ignore. Now it has gone beyond that.

Both ds's and a a couple of the neighbours children were playing in my back garden when the little shite and his friend decided to start shouting abuse at ds1. At first ds1 was ignoring it but then they started throwing stones over the wall into my garden, narrowly missing the younger ones. By this time I had heard what was going on and was keeping an eye on things from the kitchen. The other boys didnt see me as our garden is on a higher level to the road where they were standing but i could see them and hear everything they were saying. I sneaked out into the garden and the next time they threw a stone I confronted them, of course all i got in return was a lot of abuse. Next minute the little shite's mum and her friend had appeared and started shouting at me and trying to blame ds1 for starting all the trouble At the same time the little shite was still shouting abuse at me and swearing but his mum did naff all about that. In the end I walked away as i could feel myself getting more and more angry and I had been trying to set a good example for the kids in my garden by not lowering myself to their level. The mum disappeared but the boys carried on with the abuse. I called my ds's in for tea and made sure the other children all got home safely and thought that by the time they went back in the garden it would all be over with and the boys would have found something better to do. Instead I discoverd that the abuse was continuing and the boy's dad was stood nearby letting him do it

Actually I dont know why im shocked after all we have tried to talk to the parents on a number of occassions and got nothing but abuse back. I am so annoyed though. Children should be able to play outside without all this hassle. Now that ive calmed down a bit Ive decided that im going to talk to our Community POlice Officer and tell them what has been going on. I will tell them everything from the first assault right up to today and see what they suggest. From the list of assualts, racist abuse (he has tanned skin), physical abuse, etc that ds1 has recieved from this boy I will be annoyed if they dont do anything to help us deal with it.

Sorry for the rant but i did say i needed a drink lol

LG&T would love to meet up Havent had much luck managing it so far have we lol.

Morning

Poor ds1 didnt want to go to shool today because of what happened yesterday I dont blame him but managed to convince him that he should go by saying i would get in touch with the school and get them to keep an eye on things. I let him go to school late so that he wouldnt bump into the boys (i couldnt walk him as i was in the middle of feeding A)and phoned them once he had left. I told them what had been going on and who was involved, only to find out the school knew all about it Apparantly these boys along with a couple of others had been picking on ds1 in school for a while and had threatened to 'jump' him on his way home from school. Ds1 had been worried and so told the teachers but they didnt think it important to inform me or do anything about it Surely i have a right to know if my son is being threatened/bullied in school. Im not sure why ds1 didnt tell me himself but maybe he thought telling the school was enough, obviously not

AM how are you today? hope you are feling better and have a great time with the JB clan

We have our 6wk check at 1.40pm which is also when ds1's sports day is, how typical is that. Hopefully i will get to see a bit of it I dont want to let him down especially now i know whats been happening at school.

Pebble, that all sounds so dreadful, your poor ds. At least he was brave enough to tell the school, I'm sure a lot of boys wouldn't. Any chance you can change your 6 week check appointment so you can go to sports day? We did ours at 7 weeks.. I hope it all gets sorted soon.

April, hope you are feeling better, send my love to the JBs and have fun.

J currently sleeping for Britain, in his bed even. I think the full monty of vaccines are hitting his system today No need for gins here, at least not for him, though I do fancy a Pimms later on, anyone want to join me? I know its not Pimms kind of weather (at least not here) but a girl has got to pretend it is summer somehow

poor you pebblemum. I think that sometimes schools think they can deal with these things internally and not involve the parents. Its good you have spoken to them about it hopefully as there are problems outside of school also they will do something about it now.

AM hope you are feeling better today.

Hope everyones gin consumption wasnt enough to cause hangovers today

mm Pimms now your talking

Cam Its our 6wk check but Alana is actually 7wks so dont think they would be happy for me to cancel. It looks a bit dingy out there so maybe they will postpone the sport day until next week then i can go for the whole thing

Alana slept from 9pm last night(fed at 8pm) until 5.30am, fed then went back to sleep until 10.30am I would have had a lovely nights sleep if it wasnt for the fact i had an upset stomach and felt rough Am really hoping she does the same tonight!!

Had better go and do lunch for ds2. Catch you all later

Pebble, your poor ds. It makes me mad that some parents just dont care what their offspring get upto. I hope the community police officers are able to help.

Feeling a lot better today thanks. I must have just over done it on Tuesday and have been paying the price for it. Dh says that i am not to do anymore train/tube outings solo for a while Just been to get some yummy things in for the JB's and am having to stop myself from munching them....

Cam have the kk's arrived yet?

April - they have just arrived just now! and in the interest of research i stuffed one quickly in to boost my milk supply before J woke up. YUMMMEEEEEE

Actually I can't quite see what the fuss is about Thank GOD they have yet to reach somerset!

Thank you thank you thank you

Pebb;e your por wee boy, bless him. I have had one of the twins come out of school before saying a big boy was being mean and hurt him, he tried to brush it off but was crying telling me I could have gonr right up to the school and done some serious damage.

DD was bullied too, when she first started school. It was in Plymouth, i only discovered it as a friend was walking past the school and saw. It was lunchtime and the dinner ladies (only 2) were not paying any attention, 3 big girls had pinned her to the ground and were stealing her glasses and being mean. My friend phoned me as she walked home and i phoned the school. Phin went round and (carefully hidded) pointed out which girls had done it. The girls thought they had been caught out totally and confesssed to doing it since she started school! About 6 weeks of it. It took all my strength to not go to the school and start shouting at the crap dinner ladies and lack of supervision. Poor Phin always hated that school, she used to cry and hold on to my leg every morning.

When we moved the change was amazing, she ran in to school and just loves it

I remember wanting to kick the little terrors who were upseting her too. It is so hard being a parent sometimes.

I really hope the school takes action, it might mean you going in to make sure they take you and your ds seriously. Horrid boys.

Cam i'm glad little J is ok, lets hope he sleeps through it all. I'm also very of the KK's......you know i started the KK obsession on here so feel free to blame me when you pile on 14 stone due to scoffing the lot I am waiting for my local tesco to start doing them, there is a sign......

April take it easy and give hugs to the lovley JB'S for me. Thank them for the vouchers from their lovely friends too xxx

I have been doing my first serious baking this morning since having Beau. I put him in his little bouncy chair in the kitchen with me. When i put the magimix on i was worried he would cry but do ya know what..... he went to sleep! Cant imagine why

It is for Jonah, it's his 5th birthday tomorrow and he wants a spiderman cake. I hate working with red food colouring. I will be red fingered for days

Good God Pebble..I am so at those kids parents..what total tossers..Iwas really bullied ay school for being ugly..(hard to believe when you see what an uber babe I am now }, so it makes me so upset when I jeaqr about it...I dont know how you stopped yourself going ballistic..well done you for not going to their depths..I am seething..tell the police about the stones..

Did someoone say there was some Pimms being bandied about?Dont be shy with it...fill her up!

Spiderman cake?!How on earth do you do it largegandt?!I have tried and given up on making some soup this morning as both DD's were quite bored by it it seems and M piped up with continuous rorting whilst L thought it an ideal opportunity to learn how to climb aboard the Phil and Teds herself and stand up in the seat, presumably with the intention of falling off and breaking herself on the kitchen tiles...so I gave up in the end and resorted to Mr Heinz's type instead..

Both girls slept so well last night..Lily 7 till 6..(which is what she should do but hasnt for an age due to cough etc) and M from 10 till 6...so I feel relatively tip top today and with the added bonus that have fitted into my size 12 jeans..(if you choose to ignore some slight muffin top

Hello All

Glad you all had a good meet up, when are you all coming up to Scotland? Don't be so unreasonable, it's not that far!

Had Charlotte up at the hospital on tuesday to gt her heart murmour checked, it's still there but much better. Back in 8 weeks to check it again, if it's still there then they said they would do scans. Not to worried though, confident it'll be gone or not a problem when the time comes.

C's now 7 weeks Had her weighed on tuesday and she's 10lbs! Chunky Monkey! Also another one setteling well at night, went down at 11 last night, woke at 5:45 this morning, down after a feed, woke again at 10:00 am. That's my girl Have now stopped b/f completely and am just formula feeding. My poor nipples still look bloody awful Both much happier and her weight gain's fantastic, the poo however is not.

Starting the baby massage clinic on the 25th, hopefully meet some mums. Me and my mum are now thinking about moving to cyprus to open a bar, in a half serious, joking kind of way. This country and the weather are really pissing us off.

Hate seeing all this stuff about bullying, brings back bad memories If any little s**t was ever to do anything to Lottie I honestly don't know if I could contain myself, I was bullied and nothing was ever done about it. Had to move schools 400 miles away instead!

Love to all

'Lo all

Pebble at those boys, how dreadful! And poor Phin, GandT, she must have been very upset, glad she's not there anymore.

All well here, Ted is 12lb 8 at weigh in yesterday, and is simply yummy! Sleeping really well and very placid when awake, apart from the "witching hour" before bedtime!

Have been brave and been to a Mum and Baby group today, organised by another patient at my GP surgery - and it was really nice, everyone was lovely, and I am going again next week, pleased about that. Only thing was, I was the first to leave at 1.30, had to go because I was almost faint from hunger, did noone else need lunch?? Or am I the only major pigatron whilst breastfeeding??

I used to take snacks with me when I was BFing Lily bean..no one else ever seemed to need to eat!

Hey LW..Nice to see you..I will come to Cyprus with you..am so sick of this rain...do you need a go go dancer for your bar?Though its possible they will pay me not to dance with my current appearance..

Lily at cms-have had a lovely hour reading Grazia with Mae asleep on my lap..she has been asleep nearly all day today..may not bode well for later on!

Off into town now to return hideously,(like 2 months)over due library books...am quite nervous..hope librarian doesnt tell me off!

Morning all. The batteries died in the swing last night so, guess how much sleep I got. All of 4 hours. Cruz finally fell asleep once I put him on top of a pillow and nestled him practically on top of me. That kid needs to feel like he's the king of everything I think.

Ds1 had his friend over and the two of them went screaming through the house and tore the place up. I love it!

Family JB have just left.. MrsJB is pleased that all parcels arrived safely Gave her the low down from the last few days.

Cam, glad that they arrived with you. How many are left now?

MKG have you stocked up on batteries for tonight?

Oooh Cyprus, we went there for our honeymoon, it was really nice.

Hows the cake coming along LG&T?

ITS, Ted sounds like he is doing really well!

right that's the lemonade open, several large Pimms coming up..

Ok I blame you LG&T for starting this KK business, you April for sending them to me and the rest of you for talking about them so often. So I ate one straight away, then ds came home from pre-school and sorry but there was no way I was going to share them, so when he and dd were having a barely-there,all air, not worth eating, Tesco chocolate mini muffin I sneaked into the kitchen and stuffed another into my mouth. However I did eat 4 grapes inbetween. And i walked into town to renew my also overdue library books (something in the air perhaps Scoot?). Now there are two remaining KKs, pudding perhaps? Now do you feel better ITS?! I think J is probably the heaviest baby so far, I don't think we should go there quite frankly.

LG&T, wow a Spiderman cake, please can we have a picture? Do you take orders? What party plans does Jonah have?

Pebble, how did you get on at your check? Did you make sports day? Did you have a word with the school when you were there or was it not the right time?

Lol MKG at the batteries failing

Oooh Cyprus, nice, LW, my cousin has a bar in Kos, Greece and my mum lives there too.

ds1 who is just three also did a solo, sans stabilisers bike ride this afternoon, the trouble is he has yet to find the brakes