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March 2007... soon they will be one!!

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kiwibella · 25/01/2008 22:30

Well, Jordi is our first one year old.... they will be catching up soon .

I was tempted to write the subject with reference to NM .

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Piffle · 10/04/2008 14:36

binding?

Piffle · 10/04/2008 14:50

a thread just for you kitty
here

kittywise · 10/04/2008 14:59

Thanks piff

Actually my ankles are still as skinny as ever, it's just where the toes meet the foot, all sort of splayed out. Now I can't get shoes to fit. See that's what countless pg weight has don to my bod!

evenhope · 10/04/2008 18:53

It's been a while since I've had time to pop back to this thread.

Mossy sorry to hear of your trials (I got told loads of cr*p about BF last time I went to A&E. GRR for you). Hope Bertie is feeling a bit better.

Shanks my DD was breech. I wasn't given any choice about the delivery. They said there was no-one with the experience to try a V delivery. My MWs sister lost a baby at FT during a breech delivery so she was very anti.

We still have chickenpox. Luckily it's Spring Break and 16 yo DS3 volunteered to have DD Tues and Wed. Will put a pic on the profile later.

Piffle · 10/04/2008 22:39

Hope dd is ok with the pox evenhope. Can be horrid. Ds1 had little hassle from spots and itching but was dreadfully ill with fever and stuff. Dd has avoided 101 exposures to it, but caught everything else

fitfox · 11/04/2008 09:26

Oooh I would be happy if Monti caught the Pox soon.

Kitty my feet did that too. We have so much in common you and I - crap marriages and deformed feet to name but two significant things!! LOL!!

I was a size 6 but had very pretty almost baby like soft white feet, with slim toesies. I now have huge wide post baby wallupers - size 8!!! I too still have skinny ankles as well. In fact my wrists and ankles are all skinny

Divastrop · 11/04/2008 12:03

my feet are rank.that school heel repair cream did nothig for me.the flexitol one worked ok but its expensive.i really need an industrial sander on my feet.plus all my toenails need removing.
i wrok on the basis that nobody will be looking at my feet when my boobs are still a 32FF even though ive lost 1.5" from my waist and hips

evenhope-hope all is ok with dd.

i found that ds2 wasnt too bad with chickenpox.he had it at 16 months.ds1 was 5 and dd1 was 4 when they had it(hot summer of '03 when i was 8 months pregnant with ds2).dd1 was really bad with it,the spots were everywhere and she had a fever etc for ages

ReverseThePolarity · 11/04/2008 12:27

My feet too are pretty grim. Flexitol did bugger all. I think I also need an industrial sander. They're just so hard! Maybe 'cos I rarely wear socks at all unlike the rest of you?

Bertie's one today. He's still not great but he is on the mend. Some explosive poos still, but no more sickness and no more lethargy (he is asleep now, but when he is awake he is awake iyswim).

Evenhope sorry to hear of Chickenpox. Foxie I was in the same mind as you, wanted Bertie to get it so it was over and done with but now... my little second centile Pontipine needs a clear run of health to build up his weight and strength again. He has lost a lot of weight, I can see it on him, so skinny, and he was already a tiny baby anyway.

I have just poked myself in the eye by mistake and it really hurts!!

Everyone (well, mil and sil) is coming over later today for Bertie's birthday and I wish they weren't; they're going to pressure me into giving him "just a bit of cake" I can see it now, the lad has been on almost nowt but milk for the last day or two and I want him to have a bit more exc. bf before I re-introduce solids. But I can hear mil now, "oh he's starving!"

Don't know if you saw my other thread, the one about what mil said after I told her the Dr was wrong in his advice to stop bf. She said she thought I was being "like one of those religions that don't allow blood transfusions".

To be fair, she did apologise when it said on the back of the rehydration sachet to continue bf. But despite me being proved right so many times (e.g. BLW - did he choke to death? No!) she still continues to be skeptical at whatever I say and the blood transfusion comment really pissed me off.

I know I'm being churlish and she did apologise, but you'd have thought by now she'd have learned to trust my instincts (and knowledge - I don't just make this shit up you know) a tiny bit more?

Sorry for the rant.

Anyway, the last of our March babies is one! Light a candle, blow it out, make a wish.

fitfox · 11/04/2008 12:42

!!!

Diva/Polar ... a little TMI on the feet front girls, I am eating my lunch here!!

Bertie - happy birthday little one. Monti-pine sends you lots of boyish hugs

Have a lovely day Polar and Bertie

evenhope · 11/04/2008 14:03

Happy Birthday Bertie

DD has been fine with the chickenpox. Apart from being horribly spotty she is her normal happy self and is trying to walk (2 steps alone is the record ) She was more miserable the week before the spots appeared.

She has been called for Hib/MenC next week with MMR the month after. I'm quite convinced I don't want MMR but I don't know about the other one. I'm going to cancel for now because she won't have recovered sufficiently from the CP by then, but I don't know whether to rebook.

Halvorsen's book suggested that bf children in decent surroundings didn't need either Hib or MenC, but I wonder about the fact she's in daycare and seems to get everything going. Has everyone else had these jabs/ decided not to?

Divastrop · 11/04/2008 16:31

happy birthday bertie

mossy-your mil is clearly insane,although i think thats in their job desciption?
did you find out what bertie has?is it rotavirus?its just what you are saying about him still doing explosive poos sounds very much like that.

evenhope-Elsie hasnt had any jabs atall as when i was looking for info on the mmr for dd2 i found lots of stuff i didnt like.there is a thread going on at the moment about jabs,although its starting to get technical and go way over my head

ive been ill since wednesday night.i thought i was ok today but i feel sick again since trying to eat.

kittywise · 11/04/2008 18:36

Happy birthday Bertie {smile]

Hope you had a good day Mossy and MIL/SIL behaved. My mil often says daft things. I let it wash over me completely. She helps out a lot so things are balanced in my books.

Foxy, hey maybe we are twins separated at birth, we both have that crazy mother

shanks313 · 11/04/2008 21:52

I want to announce the safe arrival of our little girl Miley Caitlin Aeryn born at 12am exactly.She weighs 7lb 8oz and looks like her big sister D.

Long story short but labour was only an hour and a half long and I went through with no pain relief and my husband missed the birth by 15 minutes.

Jaysfinished · 11/04/2008 22:16

SHANKS!!!!!! well done and many many congrats to you and the family! Sorry your hubby missed it, but with a labor that short i am not suprised!

Strange but it already feels like a lifetime ago that i gave birth to Cooper....i love labor!!!

cant wait for the birth story

Hi every one else, hope lifes good!

xxxxx

kittywise · 11/04/2008 22:16

Hooray shanks, very well done, big hugs to you and Miley,

bethoo · 11/04/2008 22:17

Congratulations Shanks - hopeto see pics up on your profiel soon. labour sounds perfect.

well i have been busy this past week what wiht no child minder so having to take 3 weeks off til Hayden starts with his new one. went into town and it was depressing since so many gorgeous clothes that i would not fit into!!! bought a yellow handbag, sounds horrific but it is gorgeous and yummy for those summer days!

Hayden had his MMR in the end and he seems fine though the lady said that it can take up to 6 weeks for a reaction to occur so on a vigil. the leg which he had the other booster in left a red mark which has a lump on it too.

hope everyone else is ok.

TheBlonde · 11/04/2008 23:51

congrats Shanks!

Divastrop · 12/04/2008 11:14

congratulations shanks

ReverseThePolarity · 12/04/2008 14:01

Huge congratulations Shanks!! What a perfect labour as well; I hope it wasn't too painful for you. What a pretty name too, where do the various parts come from?

Here, Bertie seems at last on the mend, although his sleep patterns are shot. He is constantly on the boob too; think he must be trying to build his resistance back up or something.

Dh is thinking of leaving. He wants to spend some time away to get his head around it. The worst of it is, I genuinely am not fussed either way. I know that sounds so awful.

Might take Bertie out in his sling; he's not been out the house really since about Wednesday.

ReverseThePolarity · 12/04/2008 14:03

I say perfect labour, I must have missed the bit where your dh missed the labour what a shame, although with it being so fast there wasn't really much he could do!!

bethoo · 12/04/2008 15:09

Reversethepolarity - it may be good for both of you for a trial separation. it may help you both to decide if you do miss each other. when you are together all hte time it can be suffocating. sorry to hear this though as it is always sad when things do nto go the way you imagined them to. take care

kittywise · 12/04/2008 17:47

Mossy {{hugs}} to you. Join those of us struggling with our shitty relationships. Hope you can take some solace in that you are not alone .

shanks313 · 13/04/2008 17:02

Hi people,

Now heres my birth story...beware those 2nd babies they take you by surprise.

As I said before we had to go for a scan on Thursday as Miley was suspected breech,well she was facing down so a;; was good but as my dates were 40+5 they decided to book me in for induction.The only slot being Thursday evening.

I was induced at 6.30 by pessary and told to wait 24 hours and took me to the ward to wait.

DH went home at 9 as he couldnt stay.I settled down to read etc and about 10.15 started getting really bad backache.After a few I thought I was having contractions.So went to see the midwife on the desk and said they were every 4 minutes or so.
She gave me some paracetamol and went to get a monitor by the time she returned the pains were every 2 minutes.

I asked when I vould have an epidural and she said that she would monitor me for 20 minutes then examine me.The contractions started getting worse.She examined me and I was only 1cm dilated so was told I couldnt have an epidural till 4cm and she would get me codeine and pethidine.

I asked when DH could come and she said that the pethidine would let me sleep for a few hours then if I was still distressed then she would call DH.

So the midwife got the pethidine and I was screaming with the pain by then so she decided to ca DH for support.I was injected with pethidine then I started getting really bad pains in my stomach and couldnt move.She wanted me to move onto my other side to attach the heartbeat monitor.I moved and the pain got worse again.My waters broke and she thought I had peed.

TMI they wanted me to move into the bathroom to cear the bed and I said I couldnt as I was pooing but then I got a really bad pain and felt the urge to push.I said that and she told me to rollover,the midwife looked and told the assistant to get a pack...with that the head was out and quickly followed by the rest of Miley.

Total labour time 1 hour and a half and DH arrived 15 minutes after.So no pain relief and no birthing partner.

Not just that but I thrn had to walk from the hallway to a bed to get stitched up and then back to the hallway afterwards.

I must be superwoman lol.

Miley is a fairly good baby...she feeds well but doesnt settle well away from us at the moment.Deanna adores her.

Pictures are on my facebook profile.

Divastrop · 13/04/2008 20:48

hi shanks.wow-that was fast!did the pethadine kick in in time for you to be stitched?is dh ok about missing the birth?i think they should only start inductions in the morning so they dont have to send the birthing partners away just in case!

have looked at the pics on fb,she is so cute.bless.

well,ive had a crap day.hope everyone else has had a good one.

kittywise · 13/04/2008 21:40

Ah shanks she is lovely. How great that the birth was so quick and easy, sorry dh missed it though .