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mypandasgotcrabs · 24/04/2008 20:57

Lets start again girls!

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Rodeo · 15/10/2008 19:43

Happy 3rd Birthday Noo! Hope you and your family had a lovely day How was your posh tea?
Diege, Congratulations on your news! Lovely to see your here again, agree with Panda and Beks, I hope this means you're back
Chacha, well done with your driving lesson
Beks have a lovely evening, happy birthday to dh too.
Better be off, dp just come in and feels like I've not seen him for ages!
Speak soon, good luck for tomorrow Nova, we'll be thinking of you x

novadandypowder · 15/10/2008 20:24

Congratulations to Diege , it's lovely to see you post your good news

Thanks everyone again. Noo had a lovely day, she looked sooooo adorable in her dress, and I'll post pictures up as soon as I work out how, as DH has another new fandangled piece of camera equipment! She took ages opening her presents so we were quite lucky that she was happy to do a quick scoot around the aquarium. She only really wanted to see the sharks as she's really into The Little Mermaid at the mo. High tea was lovely, she was so well behaved, and they did a little candle in a cake for her and the pianist played happy birthday as we sang. The grandparents are up at the weekend so she'll have another mini birthday then.

Kind of looking forward to tomorrow, it'll be so nice to feel well again and be able to get rid of my bloated tummy. Also looking forward to the sleep - miniman has discovered the joy of getting himself out of his bedroom and we found him at 3.45 this morning rattling the stair gate! Must knock that on the head asap.

BrownieBells · 15/10/2008 22:17

Just very quick one from me (off to bed now!!)
Congratulations Diege - excellent news - everything crossed for you honey.

Chacha - am 11 weeks now - scan is next Friday, at which point I will be able to both relax a bit more and tell everyone. n Have told a fair few people this time round (to be honest it is getting hard not to say, as most people are doing the "is she isn't she" question as I look quite obviously pregnant! )

Right - that's it, as T is now back with us, so am in for an early mronign (although he stayed in bed till just before 9am at Nanny's - how on earth they manage it, I'll never know!? No chance of that here though - so back to the early nights for me!)

Love to all - good luck Nova, thoughts are with you.
Panda - hope you are doing ok too

B
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ChaCha · 15/10/2008 22:20

LOL at "knocking that on the head asap" - we have those kind of nights from time to time with DS2. We have been fortunate not to have had his hour long conversations from 3am lately Perhaps he realises that Yes, mummy's sleeping, daddy's sleeping, the owls are sleeping, etc... without needing our confirmation Looking fwd to Noo's birthday pics and good luck for tomorrow Nova, will be thinking of you.

BTKS - I will hold you to that, it'd be great to see you. Have a lovely night with DH.

Diege - Congratulations!! Hope to see you post again.

Hi Rodeo - [big wave]

Airport run tomorrow, dad is leaving - will probably never see my laptop again and will be found under a pile of washing/ironing/nappies... am supposed to start a class tomorrow night but now no one to look after the kids while i go, the downside to DH working late and no one to babysit... still can't complain. He is taking 2 hours off a week for my driving lesson and an hour for my WW class

Keep us posted on how u r Nova x

AmIWhatAndWhy · 15/10/2008 23:13

Happy (belated) Birthday to Jess, and to noo.

Big congratulations Diege, I'm really happy for you. Another girl?

Hello to everyone else, I'll catch up soon I promise life is so busy at the moment.

novadandypowder · 17/10/2008 10:56

It all went well, thanks for asking ladies. Just 3 small incision sites, so was out of hospital yesterday and am up and about (albeit a little slower than normal) today. I feel so lucky to have some wonderful friends, and so many offers of help. I was told to expect some pain in my shoulders which seems a bit weird considering the place of the op, but sure enough my shoulders are really uncomfortable .

Looking forward to getting back to the exercise soon, dance starts in 27th and I'll probably go back to pilates the next week. Feels nice to be free of hormones, and a relief to know where I'm at in the baby making scheme of things. I know I've made the right choice - onwards and upwards!

ChaCha · 17/10/2008 17:14

Hi Nova,

I think i got it wrong I thought you were having a cyst removed and there i was telling you i'd done the same But it was something else...or did you have the cyst removed and have the other thing done at the same time...sorry, i think i misunderstood, duh! Anyhow, glad you're well, i remember the sore shoulders, something to do with the gas.

We have been out all day and am just sitting having 5 before we go out to dinner, i'd much rather bath kids and go to bed

DS1 walked for an hour and a half today - he finally told me his legs hurt and he was tired....bless! On the upside he met his friends at the playcentre (other side of town) and had a great time. Is sleeping now, couldn't keep him awake.

novadandypowder · 18/10/2008 08:26

No Chacha, you didn't get it wrong I did have a cyst removed, but whilst I was under they did the other as it was virtually the same procedure. Not feeling too bad today, although have to watch miniman as he has an amazing ability to hit me exactly on the sore bits!

mypandasgotcrabs · 18/10/2008 11:40

Glad the op went well Nova, and you're happy with your decision.

Have a good weekend ladies xx

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Rodeo · 20/10/2008 16:58

Glad all went well Nova I also felt relieved, and haven't been broody at all since!
Had a good weekend, was at a party Saturday, sure they'll be facebook pics soon, gulp! Had a few of those cringeworthy moments Sunday morning remembering things I'd done (ripping mankini off stand-in stripper being one....oh dear)
Hope everyone is well, quickie today as doing the double shift (office in day, bar tonight) Drat and blast the credit crunch! x x x

ChaCha · 21/10/2008 12:56

Hi girls, hope you're recovering well Nova, good to see you Rodeo, hope Tracey and Panda are having a good day together

DH and I have been up all night with diarrhea and sickness so is currently my turn with the kids, am soooo looking fwd to my turn again. It just drains you.

See you all soon x

mypandasgotcrabs · 21/10/2008 20:00

Hi, ooh, get better very soon ChaCha.

Beks has just gone down the chippy. It'll be nice to eat a full size meal! I'm good, op went well, very quick. I was 1st down, which was good as I'd have been begging for a drip if I'd been down any later as I was starving! I went into theatre at 2, woke in recovery at 2.20, and was home by 3.25!!!

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BTKsmum · 22/10/2008 17:27

Hi girls

Just a quickie to say hope you get better soon Chacha and Mr Chacha.

Panda just wanted to say you amaze me, you coped brilliantly yesterday and Owen is an absolute credit to you. He is lovely and I really enjoyed spending time with him, and tell him he's an absolute demon at Hangman, I will want revenge

Rodeo lol at the mankini incident

Nova glad to hear you're recovering well.

Right hope everyone else is well, hope bump is being kind to you Brownie

Beks

ChaCha · 22/10/2008 23:41

Hi girls,
Panda, glad to hear you're back to your normal self and gr8 that you had BTKS with you...a true friend!

Seems we just had a 24hour bug, all feeling better again and we managed out for some sunshine today. Tired DS1 so much that he asked to go to bed at 6.30pm - we went on a long walk exploring shapes, colours and textures and then to shops and swing park. Baby slept throughout, DS2 nodded off at some point and i had some quality time with DS1. I found a great shop on ebay that does personalised place mats/posters/calendars etc.. so have adapted most of them into teaching aids, am looking fwd to doing more.

The P&T is great Nova but i'm having to look at another Jane double pushchair now as DS1 has been complaining of 'tired legs' recently. I can't get a buggy board for the P&T so looks like i can only use it when i am very local or when DS1 decides he will walk long distances without tiring (our nature walks are a bit too long at times - i forget how small he is) which is a shame as i have become very attached to it, the cocoon i got is great and we love it - just hope he'll start walking more soon.
Am looking at a Jane Two twin and speaking very nicely to grandparents

Well that's my waffle for the day. And yours? Talk soon x

Rodeo · 23/10/2008 18:02

Hi guys,
Miserable rainy windy day up here today!
Panda, so glad things went well Tuesday
Chacha, ooh not S&D! The only thing that keeps me going during those episodes is thinking about the pounds I'm losing!
Well just about over the cringe moments of the weekend, a few pics have been popping up on fb but nothing incriminating
Chacha, did like your note on fb the other day, what a 4yr old should know - did make me
Off for a run [shudder] so better be off x

mypandasgotcrabs · 25/10/2008 21:56

Hey, just thought I'd give you a quick update...am doing really well, mentally, haven't been happier for ages, back to enjoying myself, taking things in my stride. Went out for a random drive with the boys today & ended up at West Wittering, we had a great time laughing & messing about on the sand. Then had my great nephews (damn, that makes me sound so old!) birthday party this evening. Football tomorrow wiht Owen, and probably do somehting random in the day. Definately no more moping about for me.

Physically, no problems at all. Just a huge bruise on my hand lol.

I really wish Taio Cruz would take those stupid shades off, he looks a prize idiot!

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BTKsmum · 26/10/2008 09:06

Nice one Panda, good to see you back to your old self.

Not impressed with the clocks going back Tom was up at 5:45am - eek. But then again I suppose he was excited about his B'day too. Bet it doesn't stop him getting up that early tomorrow as well though.

Having a little party for him this afternoon with 9 of his friends. Have made him a Power Rangers cake, he could tell what it was straight away so must look something like its supposed to

Panda the Power Ranger suit was a massive hit, hasn't come off him all morning and we're off to the local garden centre with him in full attire in a minute

Hope everyone has a great day. Can't believe 3 years have flown round so fast, thanks for all the friendship, help and support you've all given over the last few years

Beks

mypandasgotcrabs · 26/10/2008 11:28

wkd, glad he liked it & glad to help. And really can't express my thanks enough to you & DH this week. Now need to get the boys dressed & do some shopping. Football news has kinda taken over this morning in a big way, so need to get on and do something!

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Rodeo · 26/10/2008 15:23

Happy Birthday little Tommy Power* Ranger!!
Hope you have a lovely day! Enjoy your party with all your friends
Will be back later but must put dinner on, bye for now x x x

ChaCha · 26/10/2008 19:23

How did i miss that?!? Sorry BTKS - i can't believe i've missed yet another birthday.
How about a meet up with a birthday theme for all our 3 year olds?
Hope you've all had a lovely day BTKS.

I hosted a small workshop today with a KS1 specialist. We just went over phonics and literacy so i feel quite ready to start with the boys now (moreso DS1 of course).

Talk soon, off to prepare tomorrow's going out bag and related paraphernalia x

feetheart · 27/10/2008 08:16

Oh rats, missed it!!!

HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY T the POWER RANGER

Hope the party was good, though 9 friends DOES NOT count as a small party in my book. Well done on the recognizible cake too, obviously more of an artist than you give yourself credit for methinks You do realise that that suit will not come off in the foreseeable future don't you?

VERY glad to hear you sounding so much better Panda. BTKS you really are a 'friend indeed', made me very proud to be part of this group.

ChaCha - have you thought about getting a scooter for Z? I know Nova will back me up on the brilliance of the mini-micro one! A. can go for miles on his and on regular routes we have 'stopping points' so he never goes out of my sight. Might be cheaper than a new Jane!
I'm all for a 'get together' - we aren't very good at meet-ups!! Is BTKS coming to see you this week and if so might there be room for 3 more? Or are you thinking about sometime in the future?

Rodeo - at mankini ripping, sounds like a good night!

Nova - hope Miniman has let you heal in peace, how come they always know the most fragile person/place? Hence both upstairs annoying 'poorly' DH at the moment and leaving me in peace to write this

Brownie - hope you are feeling OK, not too tired.

Lovely to hear from Diege, I agree with everyone that it would be nice to see you post again, Brownie needs a pg buddy too.

All well here though hectic as usual. Weather for this week (half-term for those not in the know!) looks good but cold so must dig out hats and scarves as hopefully we will be out a lot.
Most exciting news is that we are off to Lanzarote in 2 weeks time. DH has wanted a sunshine holiday for a few years but it hasn't really been possible until now. My parents and little sister will be there at about the same time (though thankfully in different accomodation!) so it should be a 'proper' family holiday. Children can't quite get their heads round a holiday that isn't in a tent and T is getting very excited about the idea of volcanoes and beaches

Need to make some breakfast as children have re-appeared. Sorry for epic. Have a good day all.

AmIWhatAndWhy · 27/10/2008 15:22

Hi to all!

feetheart I am about your holiday, have a fab time!

Interesting you mentioned scooters too, I'm trying to decide between a like a bike (sort of, the metal framed ones) or a scooter for O's birthday. Or just a bike with stabilisers. Any tips from the more experienced of us?

We are all doing well, S never stops talking, her newest phrase is 'oh my god its disdusting' when her nappy is being changed (this has nothing to do with us!) . This is something that's tough at the moment as she is totally ready to be potty trained, but we are sort of holding back as O still isn't. I'm not sure if it's a boy thing or to do with his other problems. We have a speech language therapy appointment coming up in November, and also a play therapist who will come to the house once a week, for once I am quite impressed with the nhs, so fingers crossed we get results.

O is doing amazingly at nursery, he had a few days off and his key worker said he was really missed, he loves it there, so I'm really happy. His speech is really improving too.

Can I now pick your brains about transport? It's a pain in the ass at the moment. We had a tandem double pushcair which was always a nightmare so I put it on freecycle and we bought a sturdy silvercross buggy and a buggyboard. It's fine sometimes, but especially when I go with S for preschool pickup O wants to be wheeled home and S is too small for the buggy board. We can't afford to get another double so I'm wondering if a buggypod might be good? Or maybe even a hipsling?

mypandasgotcrabs · 28/10/2008 22:39

Well hello, am popping over from facebook, but will catch up with you all 1st.

Scooters etc...Sean has a normal 2 wheeler scooter and is almost as quick as Owen. He now goes to school on it every day, only falls off when he forgets to scoot. He's going to be getting Owens old bike for Christmas. My mum got it for his 3rd birthday, and tbh we all thought she was going a little mad, but after a couple of days going round the block, he was zooming off on it (getting annoyed when the stabilisers became grounded!)

Good luck Ami with O's appointments, Sean has his SALT appointment this Friday, so will let you know what to expect.

Right...this text...I would say I'll keep this short, but you all know what I'm like for rambling lol, so this'll be quite long, but I have a feelign I need to get i out of my system! My 'best friend' has f***ed me off once and for all. Our relationship has always been fairly one sided, I've always been there for her when she has a problem no matter how big or small, but I've often felt that isn't reciprocated, but I've got on with it and still been there for her. She's suffered with depression and has made a couple of suicide attempts. I'm not going to be harsh and put that lot in inverted commas, although I'd like to. The suicide attempts were, afaic, attempts at attention seeking. I left my friends wedding early to drive downt to Bournemouth to talk her down the 1st time. It turned out she had taken 3 extra anti-depressants. So much of the time she has refused to seek help. A few weeks after the girl I knew killed herself a guy who my friends used to go to college iwth killed himslef. I never knew him, but lots of my friends did. One in particualr (the guy who I had a thing with for a while) phoned me at 1.15 am because he was so cut up over it. We chatted for an hour or so, I gave him her number so he could taxt her. I checked in the morning that she'd text him back, but she was peed off that he'd text her at 'stupid o'clock' (she always has her phone on silent, so it wouldn't have woken her, and she has text me at stupid o clock in the morning on many occasions knowing my phone is always on). I told her why P had text her, and she swung it round to being about her and when she'd tried to kill herself. She never bothered getting in touch with him at all. More recently there have been things thatshe' said, I haven't been entirely convinced over. For example she said her bf dumped her on fb. He's 30yrs old, not 14 ffs! Then recently she said something about Girls Aloud . The stupidest, most pathetic thing in the world, but I knew 100% she was lying, which convinced me that I was doing the right thing by blowing her out. When I fell pregnant I didn't tell her as I knew 1. she'd 'slip up' and it'd be all over fb, adn 2. she wouldn't really be there to support me, it would always somehow be turned aroudn to be about her. Anyway, the weekend before I had the op, I was upset and ended up texting her, remembering hte good times, cos when we go out, we do have bloody good times, and have such a laugh & a connection. So anyway, I've text her, told her, she apologised for being a bad friend, said she was really sorry, and had realised how she's beeen & had missed me & didn't want to lose me etc etc. She promised she'd be down the following day (Sunday) to see me, and offered to come with me to the hospital. Said Beks would be down, so not necessary, but would be lovely to see her. Sunday came, some family crisis came up. There always is, but that's irrelevant. She sent me a couple of msgs saying she would definately be down, just needed to help her mum sort her sister out (her sisters 22). Never came down. Text me on the Monday said she would be round on Tues after I'd got back from hospital. Tuesday...while I'm waiting to go down she text me said she had a 1/2 day weds and was it ok if she came down to see me then? I said yes, she promised to spend all afternoon with me. Got home from hospital, texted the 5 people who knew I was in hospital. 4 texted straight back. Nothing from her. Nothing from her all evening. Nothing from her following morning. Afternoon came and went, she didn't come round, and no text to apologise/explain/make pathetic excuses. I've heard nothing at all from her since. I deleted her from my facebook at the weekend, so now she's been dumped twice on facebook lol. I wasn't gonna bother texting (and I won't no matter how much I want to, she's proved she's not worth it) but this afternoon I just got really angry over it, had the text written, thumb was on the send button for a few minutes, but just couldn't bring myself to be that nasty. I still wanna do it, don't get me wrong, but I know it won't achieve anything, but must make sure over hte next few weeks that if I'm in a bad mood my phone stays away from me!

Well there's my novel written lol. Night night xx

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BTKsmum · 28/10/2008 23:50

Thanks of r all the B'day wishes for Tom , he had a fab time and was very spoilt as usual and his party was lots of fun.

Happy Birthday Elizabeth and a big wave to Londoner if your out there, come back sweetheart you're missed

Lol Panda, great novel :D you're right shes not worth your anger. If she can't be bothered with you, why let her wind you up, don't waste the cost of a text on her.

Sadly I appear to be in the same situation and have fallen out with my bestfriend as I have told her I'm unable to mind her daughters for her when she goes back to work in 5 weeks time becasue Ben and Tom beat the living daylights out of each other whenever I mind her or my other friends daughters. I know I have dropped her in the poo but now shes not talking to me, which is really not necessary as I really do feel bad enough as it is. This is the first time I have let her down that I know of and have been there for her through thick and thin in the past.

Am wondering if anyone else has been on any parenting courses, I know none of you need them but just wondered if anyone has any experience of them as I'm going on an anger & conflict course through parentline next week as I'm having lots of trouble with both Ben and Tom and am at my wits end. Am hoping this will help us get back on a better footing. Any advice greatly received.

Feetheart, hope you have a fantastic holiday.

Chacha, sorry I'm not going to be able to catch up with you this week. Will sort that stuff out and put it int he post for you. Would still be up for a meet up in the near future, what about a weekend?

Can't beleive I missed the snow this evening, winter is definitely here now

Hope everyone else is well Beks

BrownieBells · 29/10/2008 12:57

Hello All [waves]

Panda - echo what Beks said - this does not count as the definition of a friend in my book!! Ithink there are certain times in your life when you find out exactly who your true firends are - and they are sometimes the ones whom you don't see or speak to regularly, or that you haven't seen for ages - it is often the ones we've known the longest that let us down the most - but you have friends on here - and Beks did a stirling job being there with you. I too feel proud to be part of this group - even though I've not even met most of you!!?

Beks - also think your friend is probably just in an emotional panic - and am sure she will calm down and be mortified that she reacted the way she did - prob a reaction most of us would have had, but then calmed down and accepted it actually isn't your fault at all (which it definitely isn't) but you were the person at which our frustration and anger got directed at (does that make sense!?)

Am doing well (thanks for all enquiries!) Had scan last Friday - all is well, there is just the one! baby moved around, had a heartbeat, 2 legs & arms - so things looking good. They also moved my EDD forwards, so D day is now 2nd May!

Can't believe that it is all moving along - everyone knows now - which certainly makes life easier!

Spek later

Brownie
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