April 2007 - All change! Maveta comes to London and Ange goes to Spain!

[tcmummy]

Morning SOL - I am doing A LOT of avoiding too. Poor DH - just don't have a clue where to start meanding our relationship .....

GMM and WCL
GMM it sounds like you need to talk about this during the day, as others have said.
WCL, good idea about the counselling, hopefully it might shock him into realising exactly what he has to lose

No weaning here either (not even of the whole parsnip variety!), hoping to start BLW soon. Assuming I do, ho on earth do I handle the 'weaning' visit from the HV? I'm going to look like a right fool!

Not you are not SPB - Just stand by your convictions and don't let yourself be swayed - you've decied to do BLW so just tell him / her that and be done with it - She / he can lecture you all they like, but it an't gonna sway your opinion and decision!! You never know .... they might actually AGREE with you!!

Right, gotta chuck girlies in car .....

CD Feel free to offload whenever you want, it seems a fair few of us are going through similar stuff.

Leo has started crying so got to go....

SPB, just tell HV what you are doing and if s/he gives you advice just nod and smile ;)

WCL & GMM - sorry you're both having problems with DHs . Agree with others GMM that it's probably easiest to talk about it during the day. WCL hope you get counselling sorted and DH realises what he's putting you all through. Don't forget both of you that you can always come on here to vent.

CD - lovely pics

SPB - just tell your HV that's what you're doing and if she has a problem with it just agree with what she says, then do it how you want . I'm hoping mine forget to give me a weaning visit

Yeah me too. She hasn't mentioned it yet so hopefully one day he'll be getting weighed, she'll say "have you started weaning him yet" and I'll say "Yes"

SPB - make sure you know all the facts and some of the research behind it so you can show you actually know what you're doing and not just trying out some fad you've heard about. Either that or just lie!!

I was supposed to have weaning visit at 12weeks along with them doing my edinburgh test, neither have happened despite me being high risk for pnd and specifically requesting it at 6 weeks

No weaning going on here either, was planning on holding to 6 months or as close s poss anyway but with D's weight I have to hold out anyway. Getting really pissed off with having to defend and explain my decision to every other f#@er in RL though.

We are also having relationship problems but struggling to work through it and I do think alot of it is about the changes from having a baby so in a way I'm just trying to ride it out till some normality returns and hoping we can get it back on track then.

WCL it doesnt sound like your hormones at all. Agree that the counselling sounds like a good idea. Really hope you can work things out and give him the wake up call it sounds like he needs.

Back again!

Sigh .... we're a right bunch, ain't we!!?

So what are people's plans today? Younger 2 napping now and dh has taken DD1 to Asda, so I am going to have a cuppa and a sit down! I am coming down with something - sore throat and sniffly nose - yuk - was hoping I'd avoided the Lurgy - yuk ....... Mum and Gran coming for tea later.

oh not again Dippy, you've just been ill

I know!!

How's you? Plans for today?

I'm fine thanks, although might have to iron today

but that will be it for the next year or so

aloha

for those of you struggling with dh's. Must be really hard. xx We've had our stresses lately, but nothing like what some of you are coping with.

WCL you sound like super mum coping so much alone with your dc. xx

GMM - hope things are brighter today

Dippy - Have you ever come across The Marriage Course? It's a spin off from Alpha (am presuming you've heard of the alpha course somewhere in church circles?? ). The Marriage Couse is run by churches (but you don't have to be a Christian to go on it and it's based on Christian ideas of marriage and relationships, but doesn't bang on about Christianity iyswim). Anyway, it's really good and doesn't usually cost anything (or much) and you get a meal cooked for you . Don't know if there's one running near you (or if you'd have the time to get along??) but thought i'd mention it... The book is really good as well if you were looking for a DIY relationship help. The Marriage Course

nutty - I'm in love... with Ella's House Bumhuggers! Purely on looks and feel! Not have the exploding poo test yet!

dippy - rofl at parsnip photos! Showed dh who's got an allotment and he was v impressed!

Love the parsnip pics Dippy.

Virtual to all those feeling or with dhs. I hope things get better.

I think I've got tennis elbow. Computer use is painful so I may disappear for a while until it gets better. Also last week (hol) showed me that it's nice to have time with DH when G is asleep where neither of us in in
front of the computer.

Bye for now xxx

Love the parsnip pics Dippy.

Virtual to all those feeling or with dhs. I hope things get better.

I think I've got tennis elbow. Computer use is painful so I may disappear for a while until it gets better. Also last week (hol) showed me that it's nice to have time with DH when G is asleep where neither of us in in
front of the computer.

Bye for now xxx

I blame the elbow

DH & I went on The Marraige Course towards the end of my PG with Phoebe - It was fab; but just bad timing for us both, I think .... raised more issues that it resolved!! Do recommend it though - thank you for mentioning it, tcmummy!

Ouch to Tennis elbow - you poor thing! I have knackered my wrist, has a big lump on the top of it and hurts muchly.....

I'm tired, headachey and cross with DH co he's just come back from Asda and I'd forgotten how thoughtlessly he shops. Sigh.

Bloody men!

Right, pancakes .....

awww... bless ya CD Thought I'd mention it though

ouch to both of you (cd & Leaky) with your various brusies and bumps!

I'm meant to be in a meeting, but no-one's shown up!

Looking at mei tais on ebay instead

bruises my spelling is terrible at the mo! sorry!

A meeting? On a Sunday?

Yeah right - meeting??

Gotta go to Tesco - to get all the stuff DH forgot!

any sign of GMM??