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daisyandbabybootoo · 06/09/2007 23:41

Grin
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sputnik · 10/09/2007 14:59

I dunno TA, it's amazing how many children you can mind if you give them enough barcardi breezers.

I know someone whose mother was brought up in india (this would be over 80 years ago mind) and the indian nanny gave her opium to sleep

annobal · 10/09/2007 15:12

I do tend to agree with Daisy - if you can find a good child minder they are fabulous.

LOL Sputnik.

Can we also add:

  • excusing playing with willy as 'a male thing', well obviously!
trendaverter · 10/09/2007 15:12

oooh thanks Daisy this is indeed proving easier than talking to the jumped up political nurseries who are all playing themselves off against each other!

I just want him warm, safe, fed and changed!! Is that so much to ask?!

annobal · 10/09/2007 15:14

Do babies have a 9 week growth spurt? Charlie is really grumpy today and just wanting to sleep.

He also slept all night apart from a brief interlude at 4am. I hope he's not getting ill.

trendaverter · 10/09/2007 15:36

Not sure annobal. DS is having a somewhat continuous growth spurt. I just don't even care anymore lol, if he's not sleeping he's eating atm

loonylovegood · 10/09/2007 15:39

Afternoon! Ds is all jabbed up! Bit miserable, but ok.

Very funny story...bit embarassing, but here goes...
Right, just before we walked out the door to go to the surgery dd pulls her nappy off, I go and get another one, put it down on the side then ds poos. I change ds, put them both in the pushchair and leg it out the door. We are in the waiting room and dd is playing with the toys, all of a sudden she shouts "mummy look" and there is a big puddle on the floor. I have only forgotton to put a nappy on her! She is bare bummed and has pissed all over the waiting room floor! Luckily there was no-one else in there so I slyly get a muslin and mop it up as best as I can. I go into my bag to get a nappy and there are none there! Shit! So I have to put one of ds's wraps on her as a pair of knickers and I hope she doesn't piss again (or worse)! Luckily she didn't and we made it to boots in time! Phew!

Hope the nursery search goes ok TA. I'm sure you'll find a good one!

Daisy do you need the car seat that goes with the pushchair as well?

Bumper, I'm with foxy on the dh front. Sorry. He has quite high expectations to expect you to see to his needs as well as a tiny baby's and your own! Don't feel bad, things will never be the same between you again, but that is not a bad thing! Your relationship has changed and your own needs don't come first anymore.

sputnik · 10/09/2007 15:51

Same here TA, but you forgot the pooing part

I am clearly in touch with my inner male as I can happily sleep through bf, and so can Baby Sputnik

Jamantha · 10/09/2007 16:14

arse! just realised that i haven't hung the nappies up to dry. and it's been such a sunny afternnon here as well. can't do it yet, either as she's feeding. ah well it'll have to fit into housework (half) hour in a bit (we typically have a mad rush at the end of the afternoon haved played/snoozed/walked/messed about on MN all day)

daisyandbabybootoo · 10/09/2007 16:20

not sure about the car seat holly as we have a maxi cosy one already.

Babyboos lovely hair is falling out . I noticed a nest of it in the cot when I went to change the sheets. I hope she doesn't go bald!

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loonylovegood · 10/09/2007 16:41

Aww daisy, it's sad isn't it? My ds has a little bald spot on the back of his head!

I really don't know how much I want for that pushchair! I'll talk to dp and let you know.

I'm right up on my high horse today, I don't think I'm going to be able to get down without hurting myself! I'm on hold to the council about the state of the pavements round here! I've burst my two back pushchair wheels because of the amount of glass on the pavements! It's really shocking. I can't even let Alice out of the pushchair in case she falls over! Raaaaaa...rant over!! Complaint made...right, what else is there to complain about?

riabutterflew · 10/09/2007 16:48

holly, when all else fails - men of course

loonylovegood · 10/09/2007 16:51

Good point ria...well my dp is a twunt!!

riabutterflew · 10/09/2007 16:58

dh has risen to new levels of twuntdom.

not only has he done sod all all day, but he has conveniently forgotten that he announced last night that he was going to do the cooking this week.

sausage pasta for tea then.

I HATE COOKING

bumperlicious · 10/09/2007 17:07

Thanks for the advice re: dh girls, we are going to go out the 3 of us tonight for a drink and on thursday I have found a babysitter and we are going for dinner

DD is currently inconsolably crying. Don't know what is wrong with her but she wouldn't feed from my left breast just now. She couldn't seem to get latched on. Fed her from the right instead for now.

daisyandbabybootoo · 10/09/2007 17:09

My DH has grumbled that I haven't got all the laundry put away, even though he has seen me glued to the sofa feeding for the better part of the day. He fails to notice that, or the fact that I've cleared half of it as well as put on three loads of washing and hung them out plus cleaned the toilet of gentlemans wee splashes on the seat and lid, and dribbles down the side and on the floor, which of course got there by themselves!

Thankfully he is going back to Boston tonight straight after DS is in bed so I can relax and do things at my own pace tomorrow!

Blardy men!

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bumperlicious · 10/09/2007 17:10

Blardy men!

trendaverter · 10/09/2007 17:16

Have had stressful day, setting up child care, dog care, IR35 agencies, management consultants, laundry, cooking, housework... welcome to my new world.

Still shouldn't complain, money is good, might be able to finish getting the house tidied up!

Then we can sell it

bumperlicious · 10/09/2007 17:21

Awww TA, sorry you have to go back to work. Do you want to meet up again before you have to go back?

trendaverter · 10/09/2007 17:27

Bumper if I can work it in that would be nice!

Looking at my diary I am free on the 19th and 21st but that's it!

bumperlicious · 10/09/2007 17:33

My mum is coming up on either the 17th or 19th, not sure which, I will find out and let you know.

trendaverter · 10/09/2007 17:40

Unfortunately I promised mum I'd babysit her foster boys this weekend, it's her ruby anniversary, which has stolen my time from thurs - mon

bumperlicious · 10/09/2007 18:42

ok, i have been pinned to the sofa for the last 1.5 hours by a sleeping baby. she yelled inconsolably when i tried to put her down. i'm hungry & i need to pee!

daisyandbabybootoo · 10/09/2007 19:11

give her some calpol

seriously though, is she ok? has she had jabs, or maybe teething?

Let her shout while you get yourself sorted out at least.

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justbeme · 10/09/2007 19:33

Sorry to hear that you have to go back to work so early TA - I will have a look at your link on facebook in a min though as that sounds interesting!

Good to hear that you are going out Bumper!

Ive been pissed off with my DP,
when I woke up sun am my DD1 had left a note on L's changing mat asking if she could dress her in the morning and she had laid out an outfit and nappy etc -
so when I went to get washed I handed DD2 over to DD1 Once washed I go downstairs on my own -
"Where's L?" DP asks - so I explain - and then he gets all sulky and says that I shouldve asked him and he never gets to see L. DD1 only stays with us every other weekend - so she really loves looking after L - so basically I told him to stop being so jealous and big argument ensured - with dd1/dd2 and myself going out on our own for the afteroon. (Thanks for the Heritage link Ria!)
Blardy Men!
DP makes it really obvious and poor DD1 is never going to want to move back home if he carries on making her feel not welcome (perhaps thats what he intends though )

daisyandbabybootoo · 10/09/2007 19:39

oh, JBM, sorry to hear about your DH woes. God they have such fragile bloody egos at times don't they?

Can you sit down and talk to him about it now DD1 has gone home? He must know how important your relationship with DD1 is.

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