March 2007-blimey, where's the time going?

[kittywits]

ok, will thid do?

Sazzy - that's so awful - how heartbreaking to lose your baby during the birth You could text her to let her know you are thinking of her. Even if she can't respond at least she will know she is in your thoughts.

Did they know why the baby died?

Thanks for the advice fox - I have done that.

I don't know exactly what happened as I only know what she said in the text which was that the baby died during labour. They were monitoring her because she was 10 days overdue on Thursday and everything was fine then. I have been looking up info about the subject today and it seems they don't know what causes stillbirth in 50% of cases.

Sorry to hear about your friend's DH too - how awful for her

sorry to hear so many have had sad news.

piffle paul kelly was brilliant. He did his new album for the first half and then some of his old stuff and then a 1/2 hour encore, then we started to leave as it was getting late - 11.30pm - we had to pick up the dds and get home - did not want to keep my mum up too late.

He then came out for another encore.

Thought of you piffle when he did Before Too Long - brilliant.

YOu must get his new album - it is brilliant........ I think he wrote a song about me called - You're 39 ( well I will be on Monday), you're beautiful, and you're mine.

HE started with this fabulous song called feelings of grief. HE was just brilliant, brilliant, brilliant!!!

new album here

Yes when I hear of these tragic happenings it makes me thank my lucky stars and puts my little moans into a different perspective.

Piffle that's a bit of a design fault, I didn't get to see how you clobbered me at the end! by the way have you seen this? looks like a contagious disease!

I just don't know what to say at these awful happenings. Piffle, that accident is tragic, I cannot imagine how people live with it. I've just got \jordi up from a nap and given him the biggest cuddle after reading that.

Sazzy, many, many hugs. I'm sure your friend will appreciate the message. As you said, the important thing is to give her recognition of the terrible loss she has suffered. Oh, so sad, so very sad. Nature is too cruel sometimes.

Hi Ladies,

Sorry been spending a bit less time on here and more on Facebook as I keep getting embroilled in other threads...

Seems like today is a dreadfully sad day for many of your friends, so sorry to hear everything.

Sazzy a friend of mine lost her baby in labour, at 23 weeks, we kept the prezzie we'd bought for her and now she has had another baby (at 31 weeks) that has survived and is now home with her, we gave her the prezzie. I don't know if that would help with your friend, we did not know with our friend whether they would try again but decided to keep hold of the prezzie in case they did. If that makes sense, hth.

Callie sorry Jordi's appointment made you feel sad too, but I guess you could reframe it as thinking how well you've done and how far you've come with him?

Well I was going to have a moan about bloody dh again but it all sounds really trivial in comparison.

Have to go walk the dogs now, it will stop me from watching Tricia!

Sorry to hear of so much bad news

I've just been approached by an elderly man in Sainsburys who said how lovely it was to hear me talking to DD (in the trolley-seat). As I'd been wittering on to her about croissants and where they might be I was really . He stopped to talk to me about the importance of language. Only trouble was I was then very self-conscious about talking again as we carried on round the store!

Did one of you get threatened with induction on grounds of maternal age? if so someone needs some words of wisdom.. thread

That was moi TheBlonde - thanks I will have a ganders,,

Hello everyone....sorry I've not posted for ages. I do read and try to keep up but my 2 are keeping me busy.

First of all, I am sorry to hear of all the sad news on the thread . Piffle, I can't begin to comprehend the awfulness of the situation for that family. Big hugs to you. Sazzy, you and I have of course texted and I will speak to you tomorrow. A similar thing happened to a great friend of mine a few years ago. She said that SANDS kept her going so I hope your friend has been put in touch with them by the hospital. It is so very sad. Big hugs darling.

Mossy, thank you for your message, I will try to call you tomorrow too .

Hello everyone else hope you are all well and your babies are flourishing .

Diva are you excited yet ?

Am working again on saturday. Am very panicked. Nearly sorted but we are going away next week as well and so I am having to sort out 4 people's holiday stuff, house insurance, work etc. Plus my nursery let me know that they didn't have a place for DD2 after all so a few stern words were called for. I had told work I would go back on the basis of child care being all sorted so they can't really turn round and say, er actually no place. OK now but took me ages to sort out.

Anyway, sending you all much love. I'll be back after our hols and try to post more regularly XXXXX

Hey there all

Feeling a bit better today about things. Thank you for all your kind words which have helped. I know what you mean Mossy - it does put all my trivial moans into perspective. I just feel we're all so lucky to have our LOs. Unfortunately this was a last chance for them as my friend is 44 and it took them ages to conceive so I doubt there'll be another chance for them sadly. However I know they had talked about adopting so maybe they'll revisit that idea in time. Yes Dolly SANDS seem to do some excellent work and I'm sure they will have been put in touch with them.
Looking on their website they will have to register Ruby which is going to be terribly hard for them. You would think they could change the rules about the parents going in situations like this.

Glad you got the nursery situation sorted Dolly - what a huge stress which I'm sure you can do without when you're trying to get everything else organised. I think I would have collapsed weeping if my nursery had done that! Elliot had his first settling in sessions this week which went pretty well - he had a good nap at the second one which is very encouraging. I suspect it's worse for me than for him. I'm leaving him for a bit longer next week and am going to try and make some positive use of the time, rather than mooning around at Costa Coffee, waiting for my mobile to ring!

Just to say, I've joined Facebook, in case you wonder who the friend request is from a strange person... I realised when I "joined" before it would never had been activated so used my home email instead. There, I've joined the dark side too...

Kitty, I see you on one thread saying you think you have pmt and on another thread you are in a row saying you don't want difficult children at your house and everyone with difficult children are shouting at you......step away from the computer and have some chocolate!

Where is everyone today then? I've had a lovely day with my friend and her children, including 9 week old....so little and sweet, made me aware of how not a newborn Hasan is now.
Glad I'm past that stage now though. I'm not broody anymore.

On Facebook . It's ruined this thread!

rosy, am here... just! not been on facebook, just totally overwhelmed with everything at mo. a neighbour brought some mags round for me and i just stared at them in horror- another thing to do.. read them, pass them on...

just read the terrible things happening to people or friends or people on this thread, am so sorry, i can't imagine how they must feel.

being woken up all night is horrendous. people tell me to leave him to cry, but he feeds when he wakes up, for at least 2 mins. he eats proper food all day as well as bf. help plssssssss

diva, why are you starting to panic.. is it impending marriage? am still glad am married btw... my dad-such a joker-at the entrance said " its not too late love, i can get you a cab" me -give me a tenner then..." JOKE -love my dh to bits

I am still loitering and lurking

Bit tired and also kinda overwhelmed at the moment

Hi everyone

I prefer MN to facebook, I find the latter a bit overwhelming TBH.

Sponge - Monti has been doing that - waking me constantly during the night - he's only stopped during the last week (he did it for about 6 weeks). I think the best bet is to feed him something extremely filling before bed. I find a big bowl of mashed potato, or some babyfood including meat, makes hil sleep better. He is now back to waking me every three hours (instead of every 90 mins) again. IKWYM - its totally exhausting and leaves you in a fog all day.

Piffle - any more news on your friend's 9 yr old daughter and how she is doing in hospital? [hugs]

Callie - think we are friends now on FB

Rosy - Hi and thanks for the FB cuppa - I really needed that

I am going to nose on kitty's thread now.

DD has a party today.

Hi all,

Sorry, sorry, sorry, been on FB, I know I should come back here too so here I am.

Bertie just rolled from his back onto his front! He has been doing the roll from front to back for a few weeks now but now he can roll right over and back again!!!!!

Apart from that, no real news. Dh been being a bit of a smeghead again but there you go.

I've been posting so-called "obscene" pix on Facebook again just for the sheer hell of it!!!

Foxy / Sponge, Bertie wakes loads in the night for a quick two minute snack... I have very much made a rod for my own back by having him in the bed with me, but... I don't mind, I like having him there all snuggly and cuddly and I hardly wake at all really.

But in a few weeks' time, dh is taking a week off and we're going to try and move him to a cot, at least for part of the time, now he can roll over he'll need to use a cot for naps and for the first part of the evening before I go to bed.

Let you know how that goes nearer the time!!

Anyhoos, see yez on FB!!

HI remember me too? I am still around doing Ok Teds great, I am stopping BF at the moment cos he's lost interest never thought it wouldhappen,they are fullof suprises! Anybody Preggers again?....not me!

Clever Bertie Be prepared now to see a little head bob up next to you in the night. Frightened me to death the first time DD did it! She's taken to sleeping on her front with her arms outstretched. Bizarre. Yesterday she pulled her knees up under her when she was on her front- crawling not too far away?

Hi Chocolatepenny! I am the opposite with Hasan, he won't entertain anything except booby milk...I wish he would get sick of it I'm making one gallon of milk and I feel like a big old cow!
Shanks and Jay are both pregnant again.
Are you on facebook? Come and join us!

unless I'm Mary no CHANCE that I'm preggers, I think I am ovulating atm as I recognise the pain!

Choc nice to see you back, I think Finn is going to self wean earlier than the other 2 as he is really embracing food, onto my bloody scones today! Is nothing sacred!

He is on hands and knees with some confidence, yet another skill he has bene honing in his cot methinks, have put a piccy up
6 mths old today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Right must go dp is cooking and I don't him to be alone, he must be encouraged!

i had my hair all chopped off today! I love it, everyone else bar Finn is freaked out... he will miss swinging off it though(the main reason I wanted the long locks gone)

right off for rugger and a few lagers this evening, live dangerously why not!
Hope the w/e is going ok for everyone

xx

Piffle I think Finn'll be off soon... looks like he's preparing to crawl doesn't he?!

Evenhope Bertie had better not crawl too quickly, I think this house is probably deadly to a crawling baby, it will need babyproofing fast!

In all seriousness, how long from rolling over to crawling in all of your experiences?

Chocolatepenny of course we remember you! Lovely to hear how you're doing. I'm with Rosy though, Bertie shows no sign of interest in food yet though I am trying various things, he is feeding like a newborn though... the way we are going he will be exclusively breastfed at six years' old never mind six months...!! Little Ted growing up quickly then!!

(Are you on Facebook btw? )