April 2007 - round pizzas and egg shaped bumps

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(no idea what it refers to by the way, I have been very bad at keeping up with chat )

yep NL, it's the etc what does it
and I can't talk, I am a Parish Councillor ffs, it's only my exciting love life that makes you all think I'm young

Ellie - He's loving it really!!

RH - is it a religious school at all? I wrote a letter for dd's application to get her into a nearby c of e village school and she was accepted but in the end I decided it was too far and would cost too much in travel. Cant remember what I sadi though, I got my step dad to help! Def agree on focusing on children all knowing each other and just all the good things you've heard and want J to benefit from.

NL - I did have my first baby when I was 21!! Although I turned 22 9 days later. XP got a bottle of lemon hooch out the fridge (that he'd bought for his mother) and gave it to me in a carrier bag as my birthday present

Right off to bed now, night all

Give S a kiss from me ellie!

Sorry [slapped wrists emoticon]

CONSIDER THEM VERY HARSHLY SLAPPED YOUNG LADY

pesha - do you have any pics of him that you could post??

Damn WO no I havent

Right really off now!

Night x

don't encourage her WO
she really doesn't need it!

It's probably the grumpy mood that I'm in which is making me focus on the downside of stuff rather than important news like the bloke on Ellie's sofa.

My keeyboard has gone on to a go slow, taking ages to respond when I press keys. Grr.

So.....the most pressing question of the morning.....

Is The Bloke On Ellie's Sofa still on the sofa?????????

Hope we all had more settled nights.

Morning all.

So Ellie.....??

Hope you are all well.

Runny, hope you didn't come down with the vomiting bug.

All ok here ... so far! K had milk and it is still in her (sorry tmi).
Not sure what to give her for breakfast though - trying to stick with starchy stuff. She had potato for tea. She doesn't "get" finger foods, so can't do bread.

Thoughts?

Morning. Spb I see the psychic connection is working again not sure what is going on. N is so restless all night and cries everytime he is put down. The last couple of nights we've had him in bed with us and he is just tossing and turning the whole time. He doesn't seem to be in pain though. He seems very close to crawling and is often on all fours whimpering in the night, could it be this process (kind of like restless legs??) that is keeping him awake against his will??

Dh as always just thinks we should go back to porridge before bed which we abandoned when it stopped helping him sleep through the night. I do not think that is the answer at all.. aaargh

Maveta - they have a cold!
T has been breathing like darth vader all night (I know cos i slept on the floor beside him ) and has copious amounts of snot running out of his nose!
OK, if it's not that it could very well be a development thing i think - T slept very badly when he was learning to crawl (practicing in his sleep like you say). Although really, it could have bbeen anything, we don't have good nights any more!
Are you still bf? Sorry, i should be able to remember. Do you drink coffee?

Yes I still bf and I do drink 2 cups of coffee a day but always have and it's never affected him.. the last one is at about 3pm and then I don't give him his bedtime feed til approx 7pm. He doesn't have a cold (for once!) I think it must be the crawling thing..

Am thinking of doing what you did and making a bed next to his cot, it seems pointless all 3 of us having a miserable night by having him in our bed. can't wait

Are you still bf-ing? Am really starting to get the "when are you going to stop that?" from people. It's so annoying

We had another bad night here too, D was awake from 2 until after 4, and dp is on an early shift so we had to get up early but overslept (!) until 6.30.

I always think it's just teething and colds that are causing the trouble. I think D really wasn't well yesterday, he's still recovering today but I was so reassured when he was much more his usual playful self trying to get up and explore everything when I changed his nappy.

Maveta, and SPB, and others, well done you all with the continued bf. At Jolly Babies yesterday a man actually asked a woman with an 11 month old "when are you going to wean" clearly meaning "stop bf"? I was shocked by such rudeness!

people are very rude about bf now, I have started to notice that and I don't feed in public very often. When we went swimming with sofa man the other weekend his friend (female) thought it was great that I was still feeding J, but then followed it up with "ooh it's just like bitty" it was only realising that she hadn't meant it in a nasty way, she really was just clueless, that stopped me slapping her (that and her being quite scary!)

yes, he is still on the sofa, BEHAVE the lot of you!

and get thinking up new thread titles, I shall be starting a new one later today if no one beats me to it (at work so can't do now!)

{{{Waves}}}} Hi Sofa Man

@ "bitty" - glad she was just clueless and not just plain darn rude

{{{{{hugs}}}}} to all those who have had bad nights I am having bad nights too, but not because of P - I just keep waking loads and not sleeping well; and DH and I are not getting on very well atm too

Sorry for rant

So - who wants to see the cake DH and
I made for DD1's Birthday!!!!!?

I drink loads of coffee and was thinking about stopping in my sleep deprived way last night but I was wrong, he's not awake, just sleepy and unsettled iyswim. Plus if stuff gets through to the milk then I'd be a lot more worried about all the wine I drink
elkie, I think you're right, this is a cold combined with teething. One of his top ones has been threatening to come through for about a week now, it must be the slowest tooth ever!
to people's insensitive comments, i haven't really had any apart from mum who genuinely thought i'd have to stop when i go back to work. who knows? i don't really feed in public any more though.
this is going to be a huge x post as i had to bath stinky. maveta, hope we both have a better night tonight!

I've started getting the "when are you going to stop BF" comments too, although I don't think they're too loaded yet, more curious. I just say I'm going to feed as long as he wants it because when I stop my boobs will turn into flaps . Had a friend over yesterday and she was going on & on about how funny the Bitty sketch is......grrrr.

ooh cake yes pls dippy!
sorry to hear you're not getting on

Morning

Sorry to all those who are having bad nights

NL - Sorry I have to say I thought you were older than me (29 on Thursday )but probably through similar reasons to Pesha I forget that I'm close to 30!!

Have had a few asking when I'm stopping bf, I just say when Izzy decides. I don't really feed in public now though, it's when she wakes up and then any when after 4pm until bed!

Have had the bitty sketch comments to by my brother of all people!! Luckily I know he isn't being malicious.

SOL - Glad K seems better today, hope she keeps breakfast down!

POTC - at man on the sofa!!

Can't remember if I said congratulations to Runny and Dippy on the new jobs.

Hope you're feeling better Runny.

Bye for now!

Hi all. Sorry to hear that some are still having crap nights. Despite being unwell F slept well last night, I think she is so lethargic that she cant be bothered to do anything else. Still hot this morning and has been back in bed for the last hour which is very unlike her.

Ellie, all I can say is it must be serious!

SOL, hope you are feeling ok today

NL, I always thought you are older, but only because your posts are always so sensible and helpful. You seem very wise iykwim. I am older than you Older than most here actually!

Ok, cant remember any more. See you all later xxx

Has anyone else been listening to the Woman's Hour special on PND? It's available on Listen Again if you've missed it, and I think I'm going to have to listen to some of it later as I need to see if I can get D down for a nap (taking the buggy outside for a few minutes). It does feature someone who I know is quite unpopular on MN, the writer Rachel Cusk.

MJ - serious my arse if it was he wouldn't be on the sofa I will confess I have let him sleep on my bed, but no where near me (it's a big bed!) and as friends, nothing more. Have also made sure that there is no chance of M seeing him there.

go on then dippy, not sure it can beat dd2's cow cake in my eyes, but show us anyway!

Hello all. Can I add us to the DH away and poorly/not sleeping well babies? DH went to Wales yesterday (back tomorrow) and lo & behold I got a call from nursery in the afternoon asking to collect S as she has diarrhoea (as had several of the babies on her room). I have now lost count of the amount of nappies I've changed since I brought her home yesterday, including several through the night. Why does this always happen when DH is away? Also slightly annoying as I had tickets for the Vagina Monologues last night, but couldn't go as my mum won't babysit if the DCs are sick (she gets very very nervous about things and TBH I wouldn't leave the DCs when they're ill anyway). Ho hum. It is quite nice being on my own (apart from the DCs obviously) for a couple of nights. I used to get weeks of being on my own when DH was in the army, so I do miss that.

Dippy - sorry to hear that things aren't good between you & DH right now. Is it helping with him being away, or is that just compounding the problems?

Had to laugh about the hot-tub chat. I am seriously considering getting one with the compensation I am expecting from a car crash we had 4.5 years ago (yes it's still dragging on). Due to go to court in May, but expecting and out of court settlement before that. I have on-going problems with my shoulder as a result of the crash, and a hot-tub would really help (and be really cool and fab and lovely!). So, hot tub party at mine and Ange's????

Wow, D's asleep already . In the buggy but we never left the house.