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Sept '07 - I'm sitting..I'm sssitting....I'm sssssitting......I'm ssssssssssssssssitting...... THUD!

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sophus · 31/03/2008 20:58

thought i'd start us off

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HeinzSight · 01/10/2008 19:44

Where is everyone

Flossish · 01/10/2008 19:50

I've been crap at posting on these threads but now we're in October just wanted to say a belated happy birthday to all our lovely babies!!

DD is walking (zombie walks) and generally very happy with life (if not her older brother!)

What with all these walking babies a new thread title must be in order soon!

Hope everyone is well.

Flossish/Flossam/Flossalump!

HeinzSight · 01/10/2008 19:56

Hey Floss, SO lovely to hear from you. Niamh not quite walking but nearly there. Agree that we probably need a new thread name. Our bubs are very much beyond the learning to sit stage!

MMooMar · 02/10/2008 00:08

HELLLOOOOOO LADIES AND ALL THE BIRTHDAY BUBS!!

Happy birthday to all the little guys who are due to have their first birthday and happy belated first birthday wishes to those that have already celebrated theirs.

Dont know if many remember me ,havent posted in such a long time think it was around May the last time I did.Have popped back a couple of times to have a quick read but never had time to post.

Hope everyone is doing ok,I know some of you are having problems at with work issues (yes we too have had a crap time with that through the summer as DP is self employed)and others with family life but I hope all gets sorted soon.

Cant believe where the time has gone....one year ,gone just like that! awful!.
I really dont want Lukas to grow anymore I would love him to stay just as he is but he is growing so fast as I imagine all the other bubs are.He has been walking for around three weeks now and it just seems really strange,I can be standing there doing something and out the corner of my eye I see him whizzing past ,usually after the dog or DS1.I have even caught him trying to run but you all know how that ended up.I am still feeding him ,little devil hates bottles,sippies,cups, anything but boob!Still waking in the night too so that will be good when DS1 starts nursery next week and I will be having to get up at 6 to get out the house for 8:15....something as you can tell I am no longer used to.

Never mind he is such a great little kid,he has a fantastic smile and a cheeky glint in his eye just like DS1! ooooh, love em to bits.Gonna miss DS1 when he starts next week,he cant wait to go but I can.

....Hang on a mo....

MMooMar · 02/10/2008 00:54

Sorry, touch pad is so sensitive on this laptop always worry I will lose a load of typing as it jumps back so decided to post what I had done as I am not the quickest on the keys.....

Not really been a good summer as regards to my family.Not me and DP,I dont mean that,Dont kow if anyone remembers That my Mom had cancer and was waiting for an operation to remove her kidney and a growth from an artery.She had the op and all went well,They said that they had got everything and all was good .She then came home but things started going downhill .She began to leak lymphatic fluid from the wound,went back in got that sorted ,came back out ,continued to go down hill so ended up back in.They have now found cancers in her head and back ,dont really know how,why or if they were missed or if lympatic system has spread anything about but the prognosis is just crap I dont even want to think about it.They have now sent her back home with a load of hospital furniture and carers are going in everyday.But its really awful,she cant get out of bed on her own,she can hardly walk or sit as she has pressure sores from when she was in hospital.My eldest sister has been living there for ages now,good job too.
Dad was also in hospital when she went in for the op.He had been suffering from bad circulation in his foot(found out later he had a blocked vein)and he couldnt walk properly,ended up having a fall when he was on his own and banged his head off the fire so he ended up in another hospital while mom was in another one.....great eh!

Oh,look at me not been here for months and come on here with a black cloud...I just have to say ....thank god for the kids because thay make you carry on and be as normal as you can be and you have to be because of them.....sounds bad but they make you push it to the back of your mind....( MMoomar gives kids virtual hugs and kisses as they are in bed!)Anyway life goes on....

Looking forward to DS1`s birthday on 14th of this month driving me mad for a Ultimate Bumblebee ....tranformer mad! Flippin 80 quid on a robot/car but I know he will end up with one ,DP will make sure he does....I wonder why .So Transformers are added to the list along with Wall-e,Spongebob,Disney Cars,Spiderman,Go Dieago to ame a few,good job works picked up now(DP is a plumbing and heating engineer)costs me a fortune trying to keep up !

Lukas had a lovely birthday( well I enjoyed it anyway.He had loads of toys ,all noisy of course,the house looked like the local ELC store ,nothing new there though lol!DS1 has also enjoyed playing with his stuff(why do they do that????)and defo enjoyed his cake.Brought a nice big box as I did with DS1 and put all his cards,banners ,balloons and decorations in it to keep for him.

Looking forward to to Christmas with them despite everything going on and I hope to post a bit regular too as I need to really get into doing other stuff again as Hospital visits etc seem to have taken over just lately so sorry for rattling on ...and on ,i will love and leave you.
Love to all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

elefantshoes · 03/10/2008 18:48

Hello everyone
Big big happy birthday wishes to all the buffday bubbas xx
We are getting on not too badly. I am back at work 3 days a week and DH also works 3 days so we have one day together!! Beni loves spending time with his daddy and has adapted really well to the recent changes.
Beni has been walking for a couple of weeks now and is very proud of himself today as he stood up without any help
He is not a terribly big eater but when he finds someting he likeshe eats lots, he is however a real milky milk boy. His sleeping is slowly getting better, some nights are better than others, we had our first 8hr night last week!!!!!!(only took us a year).
I am sorry for not catching up individually, I read the thread as much as possible but it is incrtedibly difficult to get anything done on the computer since Beni has figured out how to switch it off
I think of you all often and am always pleased to hear how well we are all doing with our gorgeous LO's
Take care
Ele and Beni x

MylilChoochyFace · 03/10/2008 21:05

MMooMar: It's official, you're banned, you're the first to mention the dreaded "special holiday"
So sorry to hear about everything that's happened with your mum and everything, that sucks. Glad you guys had a good birthday celebration for Lukas though!

Not a lot going on this end I'm afraid, going camping on Monday for a few days, last chance at "family holiday" I suppose, with us moving in about 6 months (if all goes well ). Not too sure how I'm feeling about it but I'm going to be in a separate bedroom from DX so no problems there really, I guess I'm more worried about the weather leaving us cooped up in a caravan for four days if it rains the whole time (as is the way). Anyway, will let you all know how it goes (OMG four whole days with out internet access, how am I going to cope?!!!).
xXx

HeinzSight · 07/10/2008 09:21

Just dropping in the say hi.

GREAT NEWS ...... I heard from Kinki at the weekend, she's doing really well. Am working on pursuading her to post, she said she feels embarrassed to have been absent so long!

Come back kinki and come back all!! Miss you all!

LisaLessLumpy · 09/10/2008 07:17

Come back Kinky

HeinzSight · 09/10/2008 13:22

Yeah! Come back kinki, come back kinki we miss you!!

HeinzSight · 10/10/2008 20:07
Sad
LisaLessLumpy · 10/10/2008 23:53

Looks like everyone is busy busy busy these days!

MylilChoochyFace · 11/10/2008 16:36

HaHaHa you guys didn't do a lot whilst I was away did you? Cos blimey this place would be dead without me jabbering away!!

Anywho, had a lovely time camping in Devon, in a caravan, thank goodness, was rather chilly at night, but the weather was gorgeous!! Took the girlies out and about, Dx was so good considering I was plagued with the crimson wave rather suddenly, and came over all hormonal! but then redeemed his selfish nasty behaviour the moment we were back in this county again (near enough).
He's now decided he doesn't want me to think about us once I move out, he's not giving me any option, it's over and that's that! Fine, no more chances, shot himself in the foot, I'm going to screw him royally!

I'm now feeling all powerful and determined to be a complete and utter Goddess in everything I do (and that includes screwing him over, we must keep the Goddess balanced now ) and our girls will grow up to be fine young ladies, I'll make sure of it....... MWAHAHAHAHA POWERRRRRRR!
Anywho, new thread?
xXx

HeinzEVILSight · 12/10/2008 20:05

Hi MLCF, sounds like you had an eventful weekend. What happened? Am glad you mostly enjoyed your camping trip. I sure your girls will grow up to be fine young ladies, they've got a strong Mummy.

LLL how are you doing? How's the diet going? I am REALLY struggling with it all, am going to join the gym after the half term hols are over, they've got a creche there, so will have to get back into the habit!

Poor Niamh bumped her head on the radiator and five minutes later slipped and bumped her mouth, poor little lamb, her mouth was bleeding, as was my heart

Hope everyone else is well. x x x

MylilChoochyFace · 12/10/2008 21:00

HEVILS: Ah it was all a bit of a non argument as far as I'm concerned, lots of stuff we never really got round to venting and all a bit tiny compared to the major problem (Umm being that he shagged another woman etc etc), I'm brushing it off as an excuse, and he's now got what he wants so fine. . . we'll see eh?!
xXx

HeinzEVILSight · 12/10/2008 21:13

Poor you, what a tw*t he is

MylilChoochyFace · 13/10/2008 17:25

Well, I'm sure he'' soon turn back into the man I married, but it'll be too late and he would've wasted 7 years of his life just to go and fall into his father's footstep's (they do say the apple doesn't fall far form the tree, and he's made it three out of the three sons to have done it, so it just shows, you can marry the "nicest guy on the planet" and he'd still manage to f*ck it all up!).

I'm having a bad day today, had a driving lesosn this afternoon, it wasn't too bad but it's now got to the stage where I can't progress much with the lessons being once every two weeks and I can't afford to have them every week, so am now trying to find a way of getting some practice in between lessons so I don't have to get into the car and refresh every time. . . but, of course, that's not possible as I only have one really reliable friend with a car and owuld need another friend to sit the girls whilst she takes me out in her car, (and then she'd have to sort out some kind of insurance against me crashing her car, which neither of us can afford right now), and I just don't have anyone else.
My instructor says that, obviously, my personal life isn't helping matters but I'm doing quite well and he'd like to see me out on the road sooner as I've picked it all up so quickly and he doesn't want to see it all dwindle for nothing!
I feel so useless as I'd be relying on so many other people (to sit girls, take me driving etc) just to get these lessons over with, and it's always hard to ask people to make a regular slot for me just to try and keep it all going so I can get on and pass my test.
I've thought about asking Dx's parent's to have the girls every other weekend, but then he'd have to drive them over there in the first place (which, if I put it right to him, he might agree to ), but then I personally don't want to burden them with the girls on a regular basis as his mum does all the dirty work, (his dad's never changed a dirty nappy, ever, aparently), and she's recovering from an operation muck up on her wrist, and it's all just too much really.
I'll have to talk to him later about this whole thing, cos my instructer is very keen on me passing and it'd be nice to get it all over and done with (and it'd help him out if I could pass my test too, as I could share the driving over to his parent's for the next 6 months then! lol), I'm just not up for talking serious topics with him any more, he's just so frikkin' unreasonable and I can just see him saying no just for funsies! Ho-hum, will just have to swallow it down and talk to the guy (BARF emoticon, which reminds me, the jerk had the nerve to open my door last night and ask if I fancied having sex with him. . . "Erm, no thanks!"!! How does it enter his head that he can say things are totally over between us and still think I'd want sex with him? No going back now so why would I bother? I know we've had sex since it all happened but there was always the chance that we'd get back together, but now there's no chance and he still thinks I'm happy to please him. . . please myself, maybe, but not allow him any pleasure form this hot body of mine ).
xXx

MylilChoochyFace · 16/10/2008 20:44

Ooh look, today I managed to cry a bit and he's straight back into "let's be a family" I don't know if I can take any more of this little rollercoatser, might just take me a little trip up north and see how he likes being a single parent!
I'm so fed up with being messed around just cos he can't hack it!
ARRRRRRRGH!

Anyone got any GOOD news?!!!
xXx

PurpleLostPrincess · 16/10/2008 23:09

Awww Choochy, you're really going through it hun, wish I could wave a magic wand and make everything OK for you . Have been thinking of you, even if I haven't been posting... ((hugs))

OK, so good news... ummm... nothing really here, sorry! Have been really struggling with my hips and the pain of the bursitis has spread into my pelvis so have been very uncomfortable. Cerys has had a stinking cold which she passed to DH who has spent the last week dying of man flu grrrr. He also hit the six week mark of his ad's and has been a nightmare to live with - picking arguments, locking himself in the bedroom etc. He's been much better today but I've been a bitch and have told him that even with the illness it takes me time to get over his behaviour and forgive him. At the same time I'm getting sexually frustated as we're usually quite, how do I say it, 'active'; and its been longer than usual. Hopefully I can relax a bit this weekend but we'll see...

Cerys is saying loads of words all of a sudden - she says Daddy as clear as a bell and was saying Mummy but hasn't said it for a while now. She says 'baby' and 'beep beep' (while pressing your nose) and has her own version of Joshua (big bro), 'daisy' and loads of other stuff. We saw the consultant on Monday and she has to have lots more lactulose and more regular suppositories but apart from that he's pleased with her. She wanted to do 'beep beep' on everybodies noses in the room which went down well lol! She is into everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, just like DS when he was little. She's still not walking but incorporates proper crawling with the bum-shuffling depending on what type of floor she's on and she walks around the furniture - she's soooo fast all of a sudden!!!!

hopey, love your new name Well done you for going to the gym, I'm hoping to get back into my line-dancing soon if my hips will let me! How is poor little Niamh doing with her bumps bless her? I meant to say on fb, so glad you've heard from kinki, which leads me to say:

COME BACK KINKIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!! Please, please, please post,we'd love to hear how you're doing hun!!!! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

elefantshoes - so pleased you've finally had a full nights sleep bless you! Well done Beni on walking and standing etc!

I have to admit I'm slightly worried about Cerys not walking yet - the paeditrician commented on her being double jointed when we last saw him and the other day, the consultant also said she was very 'loose'. She definitely has the strength etc but DH noticed last week that she rarely puts her left foot flat like the right one - do you think I should get an earlier appointment with her paediatrician? If she has something wrong with her foot, she'll struggle to ever walk bless her (not that its stopping her getting around at the moment!). If it wasn't for DH noticing that, I'd not be worried at all but he's got me thinking now. I've never been one to compare children and what they're doing when etc - if she doesn't walk for a few more months it really won't be the end of the world imo. However if there's something wrong and I've missed it, I'll feel awful

Helloooo to all our other lovely ladies, I'm off to bed early, will keep popping in to read up. I think it really is true that once our lo's have got mobile, we really don't have a moment to ourselves, I know that is the case for me anyways. What I'm trying to say is that my lack of posting bears no reflection on this thread - I still think you're a lovely group of ladies and I feel privileged to be a part of the group and if I had a dilemma, I know you'd all be here and vice versa. Right, enough of me getting all sentimental, sweet dreams all!

((((((hugs)))))) xxxxxx

MylilChoochyFace · 17/10/2008 17:20

Thanks PLP, I've been thinking of you too hun, when I see you pop up on FB I give a little smile (it's usually cos there's a pic of Cerys and she's lookin' cheeky!)
I wouldn't be worried too much about not walking properly yet, if she's cruising the furniture that's a good sign that being up and on her feet isn't causing her any bother, just keep an eye on her and see if you notice anything that you might actually be worried about (if anything is hindering her then maybe get it checked) but it sounds like she's getting to the right stages, she's not behind on anything! DD1 started cruising at 14 months, fair enough she got walking very soon after that, but Lolly's been cruising for a good few months now and hasn't really made any proper attempts at walking on her own (it's only super babes like Arben that do that eh Elefantshoes?! )

As for all that pain you're going through right now, I really do feel for you hun, (((hugs))) I hope it starts to get better soon (the physical and the mental pains!).

Righty, I'm off again (avoiding the subject of what happened with the rest of my night )
xXx

PurpleLostPrincess · 17/10/2008 21:03

Awww hun, what happened? Hope everything is OK? xx

Thanks, you're so right - I know she's fine really but after everything that has happened I can't seem to let myself think everythings ok, just incase something goes wrong like before. Saying that, we got through it then so even if it did turn out something was wrong, we'd get through it I guess.

Gotta dash, pizza's arriving any minute (soooo can't afford it but kids are at their dads and I'm starving hungry and we haven't had takeaway for months!).

((hugs))xxx

LisaLessLumpy · 18/10/2008 18:01

Hi there

This thread has gone soooo quiet

Choochy - I really hope you can sort things out soon, what a rollercoaster you have been on

PLP - good to see you pop in, I hope cerys foot is no problem I think she has been through enough

Well Ben has been one for 13 days now and in that space of time he has gone from taking his first steps to walking everywhere under his own steam, its so cute to see how much he improves day by day. He is also becoming very independent, wanting to feed himself all the time which whilst good for development purposes is very messy and time consuming

He also now has 6 teeth

MylilChoochyFace · 18/10/2008 21:13

Lolly's latest update: She has added two real words to her vocab:
Ninja - Thanks to Dx
and
Book - Thanks to IL's

Ahem as for what exactly happened the other night I'm not entirely clear on it but basically I drank a whole bottle of wine (after we had a big chat on feelings/the future etc) and woke up in his bed.
I'll leave it at that for now, things are still a bit shaky, for me anyway, so, until things are a bit clearer it's probably safest to leave out details etc lol
xXx

MylilChoochyFace · 21/10/2008 17:25

Went to see doc today (finally caved lol) and I have to phone the local psychiatric unit to get an appointment and see what they can do for me with regards to my PND. . . that started when I gave birth to DD1 3 years ago, that I refused treatment for, thought I'd struggle through it! Yeah right!

Obviously a lot has happened recently to have tipped me over the edge slightly but the doc's worried about the fact that nothing was done in the first place as it seems it was kind of beyond my control and I shouldn't have been given the choice to turn down treatment! Makes me sound like a raving loony!!

Anywho, am kind of feeling down about it, having got home and had to fight DD1 to get her to nap (Lolly went down like a dream!) and Dx is home, in bed, with a stinky headache (he got back into bed once our fight with DD1 finished). So am sat here by myself pondering on just how quickly I should move to make the appointment with the local psych unit. . . or if I should tell him about it first?! Not that that would make any difference as it's something that needs to be done.
It's nearly half 5 now so might leave it til tomorrow afternoon when I've got more time on my hands. . .
xXx (Dragging everyone down again, aren't I? Sorry guys )

HeinzEVILSight · 30/10/2008 13:39

Hi all, been a while since anyone's posted. I don't seem to get on here that often, like PLP says, mobile bubs!

PLP, sorry to hear about your concerns about Cerys' not walking yet. It is a bit rubbish the specialists saying the odd thing but not doing further investigations sooner. What did you decide to do in the end?

Have heard from kinki again WOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO, she's on Facebook

MLCF did you get an appointment with the psych unit. That's REALLY awful if you've been suffering with PND all this time

Well we're enjoying the half term hols, Niamh thinks it's fab fab fab spending time with her big brothers. Her face is a picture, and it's hilarious when she tries to copy them. I'm just glad my boys aren't the sort of kids who swear!

Niamh has learnt to say Bye Bye, tis uber cute, she's definitely trying to say lots of other words.

Oh yes, she says 'shoe', much to the concern of my DH. He's worried what the future may hold with a DD who loves shoes!!