Dec 06 - a new one for Indith and her rubbish dial up!

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New thread for our incessant chatter!

planetary chaos

AQ - No improvement for dd1 - another trip to GP, she has a perforated ear drum and she's complaining of lower back pain and I'm worried that she might have a water infection. We now have the task of collecting a urine sample, wish us luck.

GP said she is very near to being admitted. He has given her new antibiotics.

I'm so sorry that I'm going on about dd1, dd2 doesn't get a mention. dd2 is okay (thankfully) her 2 front teeth are getting bigger each day. Teeth really make them look older. She has been a real smiley baby all day today.

Margo, your poor little girl. She must be feeling dreadful. Good luck with the urine sample, and lots of hugs.

Eli, all I hear in my nightmares is the sound of DD2's head hitting the floor - over and over again. How she isn't rattled by it is beyond me.

Margo a tip we where given with DD1 when she was ill, is to put a pot if you can inside the toilet bowl, you can clean and sterilise it later! That way they dont have to do anything different.

Then you just have to pour it into the sample pot

margo - hope dd improves soon.

i'm having my 3rd period in 8 weeks

FGS - Can I recommend the Mirena coil I just love the idea of not having another period until 2012!

was tempted bp. Dr agreed but i've been too chicken to get one fitted.

the irony about it is that when trying to conceive i had 1 period every 3 months which made it tricky...

I had the Mirena before I had Hannah, didn't have a period for almost 2 years but then they came back. A small word of warning they can start to send you a little loopy, for most people they don't but if you start feeling strange, remember it might be that!

That's partly why I've been stalling as I'm not keen on a hormonal contraceptive....not sure what to do tbh.

Thanks for your thoughts and kind wishes for dd1. She seemed better this evening, i hope these new antibiotics are working on everything.

I have been considering a mirena too - abstinence can only last for so long.

We exchanged contracts today and will be homeowners once more. Our moving date will be the 19th September. I think my mum and dad will miss the girls but not the chaos and mess!

FGS, I hate hormonal contraception as well, but I was assured by the consultant that I would be absorbing less than the equivalent of 1 mini-pill a week. I'll keep an eye out for any loopiness, WB - thanks for that. I was a monster on the mini-pill after DD1.

Margo, glad your DD is starting to turn the corner. poor mite. And whilst I have had the Mirena fitted, I have now done my back in, so abstinence is still my policy And I think telling DH that the Mirena threads might scratch him has put him off a bit. Wimp.

margo - abstinence here too tbh. must deal with it....

glad dcs on the mend.

off to bed.

Margo, re dd1 - poor love, thats a lot for one small person to deal with. And her Mum, for that matter. My friend's dd (3.5) has just had a very similar run - nasty virus, ear infection, and hellish UTI: two lots of ABs, and is finally on the mend. She's still tired and pale after a week - but with the right ABs, a lot lot better. Hoping your dd is going to mend very fast now she has her new meds xxx

As for abstinence: I went for a smear test today (overdue, should have been last year but was pregnant) and nice nurse asked about contraception. I said, no, none. She looked horrified (imagine me having yet another pregnancy at my age ) so I kept a straight face and put her out of her misery with the truth: dd2 is currently enough contraception, thank you very much, though dh and I talk nostalgically about our sex life, and hope that one day it will re-emerge from the ashes of parenthood

Glad to hear you're all on mend Margo, i remember ear infections from when I was young - not nice.

DP is away overnight golfing with his cousins from tomorrow until Friday. Am completely nerve-wracked at thought of my first "home-alone" with DS. Doesn't help that he wasn't himself today and vomited all over himself during his afternoon nap.

Sure will be fine, but tummy doing somersaults! (that's my tummy, not DS's!)

Glad it's not just me Eli

Gloria - you will be fine I'm sure. It might even by nice to do EVERYTHING the way you want and have no-one intefering just for a day or so.

DD2 seems to be babbling a bit more now. DD1 has a pretend microphone which echoes and I just caught DD2 warbling into it. Very sweet. DD1 didnt really talk much until age 2 so I wasnt really expecting any sounds from DD1 until age 1 - so it's nice

Gloria, its always a bit scary the first time you're on your own, but I'm sure you will be fine. I know I love it when I have a few nights without DH (always glad when he gets back,though) He was away last night, so I didn't watch the football. We had macaroni cheese for tea (he hates it), I put the LOs to bed, then sat happily on my own with a glass of wine and Hell's Kitchen. Marvellous

Oh dear, we are knee-deep in routines here. My idea of hell but I am managing to keep smiling, just about.

DD2 is snottsville-Tennessee at the moment and feeling incredibly sorry for herself. DS had a runny nose and in typical 'man fashion' was too exhausted to go to school yesterday because of it. I managed to drag him in anyway

Very sorry to hear of various ailments. Tis the season. Margo, I'm glad your LO is on the mend

BP, what's happening with your move south or not? I still dream of the Highlands ... Let me know if you want a eulogy!!

Eli, DD1 starts at pre-school on Wednesday. She is chomping at the bit. How is your DD1 getting on?

Was it Oli who asked about DS's SALT? Thank you sweetie, it's going great, particularly combined with full-time 1:1 at school

Hi everyone, sorry to be so absent. Ds1 has been just exhausting lately. Evidently he is perfect at school now (star pupil of the week last week ) and saves his wrath for me alone. Dh has taken him off for a while as I really didn't feel it was quite safe for me to be alone with him right now

Whew! sorry, just had to vent somewhere.

Margo, glad to hear dd1 is feeling a bit better, poor little dear.

Ds2 is napping so I'm off to actually try and get something accomplished today.

Okay, it's like a bad habit. I actually tiptoed into the regular forum about ds1 and the thread went wonky immediately why do people post when they have NOTHING constructive to say?

right, then, I'm off to have a G&T. And yes, it's the middle of the day over here...

Good news on the dd being on the mend and the house Margo. Good luck with the moving!

I've still not been to the Dr to tell them my Mirena fell out Must book a smear though (was due one just after ds was born and nothing was going to be poking around there just then thank you very much) so I shall just tell the adorable practice nurse instead. Anyway just condoms here since I am too much of a wimp to have another coil, not too keen on them but hey ho needs must (mind you, it was using condoms that led to me joining a certain ante natal group....)

Sure you will be fine Gloria. It is scary being alone but I find you just get on with it and often it is easier, no man to get in the way and do things wrong and helpfully suggest that the baby might want milk just because he is fussing at them. Will be rather good to see dp tomorrow though (soppy ) although I suppose it means I won't be able to escape Rugby World Cup anymore.

Why will ds not sleep! I've excused it for the move, teething, his cold, more teething....(he now has 2 teeth, very exciting) but he still does not sleep and at 8 months old does not need to wake me at 10, 12, 2, 4, 6......Time for mummy to get mean. Still, while I could rant on that subject I shall instead say that he is fab. He is, during the day, a sunny little boy who grins away, is getting more and more interactive in his playing and is developing lots of cute little habits.

Enjoy that G&T Jabber

Gosh, you lot have been chatty today!

Castles, that's fab about the 1:1, can't believe the school agreed (not that he didn't deserve/need it but budgets usually preclude that level of help) and so good that it's making a difference to him. I'm really chuffed for you.

Margo, glad dd1's perking up a bit more.

Jabber, I've been a bit like that with ds1 this week. Ds2's sleep has gone to pot again so I'm exhausted, he's tired from being back at preschool (where he is also an angel) and he's just pushing all my buttons. Yesterday I had to shut myself in the loo to calm down, I was so close to smacking him out of pure anger and frustration. It's so hard when it's day in, day out and it makes me feel like the worst mummy in the world because I can't deal with him. Have a (((((((hug)))))) from someone who knows .

FGS, bp and Eli, abstinence is our chosen method too (well, mine tbh, dh doesn't get a say ). Still can't face it. DH tried a few nights ago but with my boobs being a no go zone it just doesn't happen for me. Not sure whether to add or at the end of that!

Gloria, hope you're okay, make the most of the space and peace like the others have said.

Can I just do a little poll on how many daytime naps all the babies have and when/ how long they sleep for? Ta muchly.

Ooh, Indith at the mirena falling out, that must have been weird. How did it fall out, well not how obviously, don't need that kind of detail , but why?

And Margo, congratulations on the house move, your own space again, at last. What's it been like living with your parents for all that time?

Hi all, missed you.
Been busy house hunting and learning about the new area we are gonna move to - DH is already living up there and so far mid week single mum seems to be working but I'm going up there every other weekend with ds - we tried the train up and stole the car for coming back!
Ds is poorly, poor little chap, something going through his digestive system I think. I've given him calpol 3 nights and he has slept through for 3 nights! Plus he slept for 4 1/2 hours in the day today, plus disposables can be very convenient at times like these . So he's gone from 4 1/2 feeds/day a week ago to 3 - I was gonna replace the afternoon one with ff but will wait until he gets better - but it was nice wearing a tight top today even if it was just for sitting in the garden! So kinda looking forward to giving up bf'ing (and being able to eat wheat again) but will miss it when it happens.
Contraception? Given up with that

DS is just so marvellous at this age, he almost turned his commando crawl into a proper crawl the other day (but I like his commando crawl ), he has learnt how to pull up to standing, will 'find' hidden toys and will 'high five' me. He still just wants to close all the books though...

Oli, generally 2 naps a day, morning for 30-40 mins, lunchtine for 2 hours, sometines only one hour then he'll go to bed half hour early.