April 2008 - the one where Scorpio and Millie show us all the 'through the night' trick

[Scampmum]

Sorry if someone else has already started one - couldn't find it!

Much better night last night, maybe due to gripe water?

Even having Bf Bobby for nine months I still don't associate bfing with him, at all, same with Ella and she tried some in a cup.

I just tell myself that if it's okay for them to drink milk from a bloody animal it's def fine to drink it from me!

Let him have it. It's unlikely he will like it very much, but knowing he has the option should stop it being a point of jealousy.

I don't think PFJ goes on Facebook much, but I've messaged her.

sagitta -- you could also ask at a local nursery whether any of their baby room staff do evening babysitting. Quite a few of the staff at DS's nursery do, and that way (as with Sitters) you'd know they were experienced and CRB checked.

Hi everyone. Just came back from our first "long weekend" away - went to Bath and it was so lovely! The original plan was for DH & myself to leave Roelof with my inlaws here on Sunday morning, for us to spend the day and night in Bath relaxing (spa hotel), and to return to him (them) on Monday night. But in the end I just couldn't leave him for so long, so we rented a cottage just outside Bath for Saturday & Sunday. We all went on Sat, spent the day and night together. Then Sunday morning we left the 3 of them there and we ran off to the hotel for massages and basically just lounging around the spa. The idea was to sleep through the night, but I was awake all the usual times anyway...! It was quite nice to have some "couple" time together again, but I missed Roelof like mad. I've been bugging the poor thing all day, kept kissing him awake when he's sleeping on the drive back etc etc

On the next baby / waiting thing, I've made up my mind eventually. I'm not actively going to try just now anymore, but won't take the coil or pill anymore either. So condoms & natural methods as far as possible. So if I get pregnant, then good, if not, we'll reconsider actively trying again in a year or so.

We're pretty much doing the same Sal.
I've had to come off the pill and we know we want at least once more so we are relying on natural fertility basically.
If I fall pg, then I do, if not then we'll try ttc in about a year.

VS, you sound so well. Hormones are strange sometimes, which is why I don't want to unnecessary go back on it - it messes up my system quite bad (i.e. I become bitch from hell and just can't help myself)

that's a very good tip for finding a babysitter, PAL - I might try that. Not that I have an evening out planned, but if I felt that finding a suitable sitter wasn't going to be a complete nightmare I might make the effort.

My darling boy puked into his bath before I managed to get him into it, so had to change the water (we use a tummy tub, he loves it) and then discovered that he had pooed on me as well..I thought that was the end of his charming behaviour but he finished off with the flourish of a follow-up poo in his bath - poor thing has never exited a bath so quickly. Yummy-mummyhood has never seemed so far away.

Scampmum..I've been reading with the BF cushion! It's great although I do feel slightly odd not actually looking at or even paying attention to LO while he's latched on. While it's nice to have the reading time, it feels sort of weirdly detached from what is going on. Am slightly ashamed of my reading matter, so will skip over that detail

lol at your bath time ladybee

do you remember a while ago, the whole dh and facebook thing? Well she is going to be at the wedding party on saturday. don't know how much more bollocks i can cope with

Ugh. I take it you are going to the wedding?
Doesn't she live quite far away?

yes and yes

she normally lives in london. this is my first night out with dh for ages. Asked dh last night what he told her - he has only told her they cant be friends, not that he lied. she hates my guts. i might bitchslap her, LOL bollocks though. stupid cow

Put hose fabulous bazookas in a wonderbra, look stunning, drape yourself over DH with constant whispers in his ear about how he will get a Bj later (just to keep him smiling, you don't have to do it) and be really nice t her. Sickly sweet.
That way if she is at all shitty people will say 'Steff was making such an effort with her and really trying, X is such a bitch, doesn't she know it's a wedding'

can do sickly sweet very easily

i have my new dress and hairdressers that day anyway, she wouldnt understand why i was sad anyway - no bf, no dc.

put some new pics on my profile

DH said oh if i ust gave her a chance

WELL I WOULDNT THINK ANYTHING OF HER IF YOU HADNT LIED YOU SHIT

also have worries - i was fine without dh here. does that mean something?

AWWW! The breastfeeding one

I don't know, it could mean you're a great mum who is coping well despite DH not being there.
It could mean DH doesn't really do much anyway.
It could mean you're secure enough in yourself and your relationship not to mind or it could mean you don't care.

Only you can decide that.

i think its more the 1st one, also being used to doing 95% of it cos of dh work. and he was starting to be mean to me again before he left; the peace was nice. I dont think there is anything 'wrong'...hope not.

think this stuff with that other girl is bothering me even though it was a while ago.

at bf piccy; that was my 1st ever bf! she had literally just had her cord cut, was still naked and everything!

It's bound to, we are all in prime 'get away from my man' mode at the moment!
Hormones, probably all lacking a bit in confidence with our bodies, tired, tetchy, and busy!

DP has this slag girl at work, let's call her Maria.
First I heard about Maria was that she was shagging some guy, who we'll call Peter, behind her husbands back.
Peter got rowdy on DP's friend's leaving do and apparently Maria was all in the middle of DP's friend and Peter. You know the sort of girl I mean, all over the pair of them thinking that they should listen to her 'Oh, boys , please don't fight'
Next I hear is that Maria is a bit of a flirt, to DP's mate. DP's mate has a young daughter and wife.
Dp's friend had left so obviously that stopped.
Then Maria changes departments.
Maria now works very closely with DP.
Maria's husband is a police officer so DP tells her he is joining the force (even though he wasn't going to tell anyone at work). DP talks daily about work. Always talking about Maria as his ally.
All Vs hears is 'Maria said...Maria did...Maria this...'
Which translates to VS as 'Office bike all over your man, office bike al over your man office bike all over your man'
VS doesn't like it

(Maria left last week, thank goodness!)

ooh yes VS i would of fricking hated that. i feel like a sack of shit at the moment; dont think my pill is being ok cos i keep bleeding, and dh said to me it was nice to have his own space, so now i thinkn he would rather be without me!

silly how it goes round isn't it?

It is silly, but I'd say 'nice to have some of my own space' translates to
'Nice to not have the kids around for a bit'.

Though I love my lot to pieces I'm not sure how much I'd like doing a full days work and then coming home to kids wanting attention from me.

DP often says, 'come on let's get these lot to bed' or I know I can pacify him if he seems stressed by saying 'not long til bedtime'.

I know if he went away he'd relish not having to think about the kids, and would probably word it the same.

i think he enjoyed having lots of beer, with some mates, just having some 'me' time. but the words they use are not the best sometimes. He did say he missed me etc etc.

DH does work very hard; iswym.

for Peachy

scorpio, I missed the whole story on this girl (no need to repeat, I can imagine), but good luck with the wedding. On the "own space" comment, it might also mean nice to not have to worry about grown up things for that brief moment. You know, how sometimes it's good not to stress for a short moment, but you wouldn't want to have your life any different either. Btw, I love your pics.

Good grief VS, you've got some self control. I suspect if I were you it would have been "deceased Maria"... I should be more patient, I know. Glad she's gone now btw - even if no risk, still a pain in the ...

Ladybee, if you're reading this: do you want to meet up at Lewisham library's rhyme time on Thursday afternoon? Another friend with a 4-month old baby is joining me, so we could all meet up there if you fancy? Oh, and extremely glad to hear you survived the bath-episode, hehehe.

BLAH! Sun is gone, my best friend has gone home to NZ, I have the most gargantuan pile of laundry to sort and J will. not. sleep.

Bought trashy mag and v large choccy bar; helped a bit.

But still, blah!

VS - Can you email me if you want that voucher please? Thanks

thanks VS

been out and got slight;y sozzled this lunchtime (ok, 1 glass lol)- got my results and I got a 2:1, which considering is, I think, pretty good

and have bought myself a disney princess birthday cake to keep the feminine side of the family going LOL

hurrah for you Peachy!

there's a due in March 2009 thread.....