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JamesAndTheGiantBanana · 19/02/2008 22:07

New thread! Whoop whoop!

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JamesAndTheGiantBanana · 07/04/2008 14:04

My2weegirls, we love non-iron clothes (and bedding!) too as nothing except dp's work clothes gets ironed here! how's work going, are you all settled back in now? How's your dd2 doing in her childcare? I always wonder how J would be if I went back to work.

James is scoffing a cheese and ham sandwich, first time he's had ham, and it appears he prefers to pick it off the sandwich and fling it daintily about. Anyone got any nice lunch ideas? He's still gagging at scrambled eggs/omlette.

He's also having forbidden strawberries as I have decided there are too many food rules and I've broken or forgotten most of them. He is making REALLY loud mmmm's at the strawberries so I assume they're a hit.

Where is everyone?

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My2Weegirls · 07/04/2008 15:49

my 2 love the childminders! think there is just so much going on - and she does all the things i hate - toddlers, coffee morning i.e. being socialble .

dd2 sleeps well for childminder and has realised who it is that looks after her when not with me.

she also doesn't cry when i leave - not sure whether to be happy or sad about that one

i'm sure that J would settle in no problem if you did go back.

can't remember who said but I HATE WEANING TOO. dd2 is the same as dd1 and gags very easiky and brings everything back up - arrrrgh.

KnickersOnMaHead · 07/04/2008 15:59

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My2Weegirls · 07/04/2008 16:04

glad the scan went well knickers

Hersetta · 07/04/2008 16:40

Congrats knickers. I must admit to feeling kind of broody and i actually miss being pregnant. Can't think about it untill DD is at least 2 though and even then i think I'll have to work hard to convince DH.

James - I didn't know they couldn't have strawberries. Caitlin has been having them for a while (especially when we go to Spain) and loves them. Gave her a sandwich yesterday for the first time and she sucked on it for a while then opened it up, gobbled all the cheese down and then proceeded to squish the bread into marble size balls in each palm. I tried to take them away from her but she shreeked the place down so I left her to it.

Had our first jar of lumpy food as well. She did well - no gagging but did pull a couple of funny faces a couple of times.

I must admit this weaning lark is wearing thin. I seem to spend all my time either feeding her or watching her eat something by herself just in case she chokes.

JamesAndTheGiantBanana · 07/04/2008 19:51

Hello folks, just got back from Slimming World quite surprised to find I've only put on 2lb since leaving 2 months ago, so that's pretty good. Got to get back to doing it properly now easter is out of the way, no excuses for a few months til my birthday in october. Which reminds me, knickers, your baby will be a libra like me, very very chatty!

Oh the "rules" I was on about are just to avoid feeding them strawberries and kiwis til they're 12 months to avoid them potentially becoming allergic to them. Same with egg whites. And the more obvious ones like peanut butter, nuts etc. tbh I think most of it IS a bit silly, not everyone is allergic to strawberries ffs. (unless I've misunderstood it all, I dunno)

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lizziemun · 07/04/2008 20:52

Hersetta

I'm with you on this weaning lark, i hated first time and i hate it even more this time.

I wish someone will come and do it for me. Because Lexie doesn't have much milk (5 x 4/5oz) bottles a day i worry about her getting dehydrated (sp). I'm going to try to introduce breakfast tomorrow not sure how we will get on as Lexie tends to be sick in the morning if she eats to much.

James

Well done for not putting on much weight and good luck with the slimming. I'm a libra too.

Pinkranger · 07/04/2008 20:59

HELLO EVERYONE - sorry i have been away for so long, have been lurking but things in the Pink house are mad at the moment!
Knicker- congrat on your scan, you are due the same days as my SIL, all very exciting, i am also a libra and can say that i am also very chatty !
James - well done with the SW, im still gonig WW and have lost 11lb since Jan so its coming off slowly but my body shape is changing quicker asi try to get to the gym 3 times a week, its may way of escaping and helps with the PND which still gives me bad days sometimes

I thought the same thing about strawberries and asked the health visitor as i took tate to get him weighted ( 19lb 8 oz) but she said they were fine seems to change all the bloody time!

Well Tate is well, has 2 teeth, still not sitting up on his own or crawling ( thank god as we go away in May) but does like to roll everywhere, im just getting brave and giving him more finger foods which he really seems to enjoy! Screams when i try and take it away!
My Dh had his vasectomy last Monday and he has been suffering all week {bless}, lots of swollen balls and moaning! but it for the best, i love my boys to bits but i really dont want no more!
We had Tates welcoming ceremony on Saturday which went really well, lots of people there, couldn't believe when i keep saying to people that he was nearly 8 months this time last year we were all having/waiting for our 5 months scans!

Dh came home with some bad news last week, his company is relocating to Birmingham ( we are in Kent ) , he does have a job to go to ( thank god) but will have to work away from home 3/4 days a week so i will be Part time single parent! , we will be offered a relocation package but not sure if i want to go all that way, all our family and friends are within an hour drive from where we are, have only been here 2 years, just feel like we are finally getting settled, doing DIY, making friends and now this, little bit of a shock to say the least, i have never even been to Birmingham! we have got to make a desicion by Jan
God i have rambled for ages!
Glad to be back

lizziemun · 07/04/2008 21:29

Pink welcome back.

Lexie is crawling and sitting up by herself (7mths today) and has 4 large bumps where her teeth are trying to come through.

Can i ask a personnel question how did your dh go about getting his vasectomy as dh has been told agreed to have one as we don't wnat anymore (2 9lb+'s is enough).

Is there anywhere in between where you are now and Birmingham so you an easy commute between work and family and freinds.

Pinkranger · 07/04/2008 22:12

hi lizze, im very much a south girl but we are looking at places in case we have to move, Leamington spa looks nice and not to far so dh can commute. Dh went to the doctors in November, and they refer just like that, he got the appointment in feb so all happening quick, our NHS does it through the marie stope clinics, all very quick, i drop him off at 2.30 and picked him back up at 3.45, he is not to bad, our friend has just had his done and he is fully fit after 10 days so not 2 bad ( i was in pain for weeks after my stiches x 2 children!!!)

Pinkranger · 07/04/2008 22:13

anything i can do to help the sitting, he had a ring and is very good at pulling himself back up when he falls, just got to go with it i suposes

Hersetta · 08/04/2008 09:02

Hi Pink,

i put a V shaped breast feeding pillow around Caitlin to suuport her initially and then gradually started moving it back till now it is a foot away from her. She occasionally still topples to one side but usually early morning or later in the evening when she's a bit tired.

lizzie - Caitlin is the same. She only has 4 bottles a day and averages about 5oz at each. i do give her water from her doidy cup with meals which she really enjoys. She doesn't eat a huge amount of breakfast - I struggle to get half a weetabix in her but she really likes yogurt so she either has a jar of hip yoghurt or yeo valley natural yogurt mixed with fruit purees. She will quite happily gooble down a 160g hip pot size portion.

I can't complain too much about the weaning as i only actually feed her solids at th weekends as during the week it is down to DH and our childminder - but it takes such a long time.

I bought her first toothbrush this morning - any tips for brushing a 7 month olds teeth?

KnickersOnMaHead · 08/04/2008 09:09

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tasha22 · 08/04/2008 11:30

hiya,

im going to be all me me me here because havent got time to read all the posts yet but good to see our thread pcking up again

lo hasn't been well hes very weezey and coughing the doc has given him something to helphis breathing so hopefully he picks up soon. he hasnt been sleeping well and in knackered.ds 1 was up crying last night with ear ache as well but ds2 is feeling better.

ive got a docs appointment tomorrow morning hopefully that will help me come to a decision as my head is all over the place. i know that it would prob be for the best if i didnt keep it but im just not sure i can go through with it and im kinda coming round to the idea of being pregnant again but dp is completely against keeping it he says he will leave me if i do.

ill catch up with you all later going to tidy my very messy house while lo is settled. x

JamesAndTheGiantBanana · 08/04/2008 11:40

Good Morning folks, bloody hell, lots of chatty libras on this thread then, no wonder we've filled up so many threads!

Pink, always lovely to hear from you, glad things are ok, sorry to hear about your dh's job thing, hope you find a solution which suits you all!

I'm fed up as the pushchair is in the back of the car, I haven't been out of the house except to go to slimming world last night and pizzahut (hehe) on sunday and I really needed to go into town today. I do have his carrier but I'm not even going to kid myself that I could manage any more than a quick stomp to the end of the street with that on, he weighs a bloody ton and my back is iffy.

Knickers don't worry about the food rules I said about, tbh I think if there's no family history of allergies to any of those foods, then it doesn't make much difference anyway, they're going to try them at some stage. I scoffed peanut butter all through pregnancy and apparently you aren't supposed to do that either- bah!!! Only holding off with James as we have the mega crunchy stuff with huge peanuts in and it'd probably hurt his gums!

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JamesAndTheGiantBanana · 08/04/2008 11:46

x posts tasha, sorry. Sorry to hear your boys are poorly, earaches are The Worst, poor ds1. Glad your ds2 is better though, has that lump gone down at all? Sorry about your dp's reaction, was he like that when you told him you were pg with your third? did he come round? Glad you're going to speak to your doctor about it, if nothing else he may be able to point you in the direction of some emotional and practical support, whatever you choose to do. Hope you're ok and looking after yourself either way! xxx

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tasha22 · 08/04/2008 11:56

i hate when i leave the pushchair in the car makes yo. u feel trapped lol

he was like that when i told him about the third and we argued a lot but i thin this time it would break us up.

shrinking hope you dont mind me asking but were you 100% sure when you had it done or was there doubt in your mind and how did you feel about it after?

right keep me off here for atleast an hour!

KnickersOnMaHead · 08/04/2008 12:04

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shrinkingsagpuss · 08/04/2008 12:18

Tasha - I was 100% sure, and never had any doubts at all. We had an early scan because i didn't know I was pg, and had some cramping, so they scanned incase it was an ectopic. DH and I weren't married at the time, and we both felt v stronlgy that whilst we wanted children, now was not the time, and we were still getting to know each other. We weren't even sure we'd stay together. I'm afraid for me it was a completely uneotional thing. I didn't think of it as a baby. Now, some people do, and that makes it harder.

no-one can know how they are going to feel. I jsut know the worst thing for me and DH was the MArie Stopes clinic in east London we went to. I wouldn't have it done under local, i'm really funny about being fiddled with, so I had to find somewhere that did it under general. The place was awflu, it was like a meat market, and the Doctors came and spoke to you in front of all the other patients, "are you sure you want to do this ? Oh good, ok then, come and pay your money". The nurses weren't v nice either, one girl had travelled over from Ireland, and was v uncomfy after, the nurses basically told her to gert on with it.

I left as soon as I was allowed.

I do think about it, but not about the baby that would have been - more how horrible the place was, and how I wish I could have been brave enough to have it done locally.

You DP isn't being helpful, telling you he would leave you. No-one can be sure but you, they do offer councelling, and I would take it, even if you still aren't sure. A counsellor can help you explore your feelings without "telling" you what to do.

tasha22 · 08/04/2008 20:33

that was helpfull as i was considering going there as i have to travel because its illegal here so if i do decide to i wont be going there sounds awful.
im not 100% sure but the thing is i dont think i ever will be because a large part of me wants to keep it so i dont know what to do.

pink- good to here tate is doing so well my lo isnt sitting or fully crawling yet either he can move along on his belly but gets a bit frustrated after a while as he just wants to keep up with the other 2 lol.

knickers glad the scan went well. can you get some pics on??

my2weegirls- thats great that your dd2 has settled in im sure its a huge weight off your mind. and wooo hooo for the craling bring on the stair gates lol

james- james is doing really well. 23lbs seems a long way away for my lo getting sick of looking at his 0-3 month clothes but he is out of his 0-3 month baby grows so theres a start. id leave him with his bottle if hes happy enough too.

ds2 said dadeeee yesterday and i got another assignment back got 79% this time not as good as last time but gonna make an extra effort on next one. off to brows round mn dp is watching the liverpool match and everytime he yells i near hit the ceiling lol xx

KnickersOnMaHead · 08/04/2008 20:44

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tasha22 · 08/04/2008 20:56

awww wee peanut and look at the wee woman standing! my goodness how far along are you now? sorry if youve already said and ive missed it.