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Gill79 · 09/08/2008 16:39

done it

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Egg · 24/09/2008 19:09

Hello mini!

I miss you. You are my twin on here with our twins both being due and born on the the
same date...

Lovely to see you.

princessllama · 24/09/2008 19:24

mini fab to have you back.

princessllama · 24/09/2008 20:06

am watching supernanny and i feel like a great mum

Gill79 · 24/09/2008 23:23

Hi Mini! You've got a bit of catching up to do.... I think this is the 3rd post natal thread isn't it?

Now I've started to get all worried about handwaving etc and then decided NO not going to google it Malcolm's fine. Kalo12 if you're still here he's nearly 8 months, does not babble but makes monkey noises (like OOO!!! OOOO!!! OOOO!!!) and single syllable consonants, does not point and don't think he puts his arms out to stop a fall but not sure. Used to do a lot of stomach crunches but I think this just trying to sit up. Hope that helps you feel a bit less worried!

Am now at my parents - we got back from Rome on Monday night and then got go ahead to start bulding work today so spent yesterday unpacking, re-packing and emptying the conservatory (which has now been knocked down as we getting an extension built instead) and today drove out here with Malcolom. On Saturday we're driving to Scotland for a week's holiday and then back for 5 days before going to Sardinia for a week. So things a bit hectic!

Anyway Rome was FAB. We had such a good time with Malcolm; he was an absolute joy. I'll try to put a picture up. We didn't queue to get into anything but just wondered around in the sun looking at ancient stuff and going to the vatican city (and we had a wedding to go to too). The one not so good bit was when we decided to go out for a meal with friends in the city centre on Friday night. With Malcolm It was such a bad idea I can't believe we did it -going out in a strange city in a foreign country on a friday night with a massive unwieldy buggy on the underground, and then trying to find the right bus, then deciding we were going the wrong way and getting off the bus and spending ages trying to find out where we were then walking and Rome is not a very safe place for pedestrians! All the while our poor baby screaming and screaming and I was just thinking we'll get to the restaurant and feed him and send him to sleep in his buggy but the buggy wouldn;t go up the stairs of the restaurant even folded up , and the restaurant was so cramped there wasn't even enough space for everyone to sit down so we left straight away. And we couldn't bear the though of doing it all again to get home so got in a taxi without a carseat and held onto the little man so tightly all the way back. I really can't believe we were such idiots

Who died in Neighbours? I only know the old timers Harold, Lou, Karl and Susan. Is Paul Robinson still in it? He was back last time I watched properly but had a brain tumour or something I think.

Princess your christening pics are lovely (glad the party went well too - good weather?) and also great to see Lee and Harry in their school uniforms.

Count - excellent to hear work nicely sorted. Sorry to hear about illnesses Count and Rozzy. M's had a very runny nose for a week or so but only seemed unhappy the first couple of days. It is disgusting though. He had this bogey I was trying to get out of his nose for DAYS. I just couldn't get it as he's very wise to it and bats my hand away and twists his head but I couldn't even get a good grip on it when he was asleep. It came back from Italy with us and I finally succeeded late on Monday night.

Well done on tooth Ginger! It's so exciting isn't it? We spent ages staring at Malcolm thinking he was so amazing for growing a tooth.

Right - that's all. What a massive post - it's so nice not to be in my own house and be able to spend all evening on the computer and not feel like I should be doing something else or going to bed at the same time as DP. And Malc has slept well (relatively well) so far tonight so only had one interruption (wanted to leave that to last in case I jinxed myself!)

Good night.

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gingermumi · 25/09/2008 09:44

welcome back mini. am very of weight loss, am still struggling to shed the pounds

I wonder what happened to kalo? hope she is ok. Gill- you sound like you're having a hectic but really cool time! Go you!

The more i read the less i think googling info and reading developmnetal stuff is helpful. Ds does his own thing as far as i can see (he can't read the books so doesn't know he should be crawling, babbling, pointing....). He seems happy which is main thing, Every time i read stuff i get upset and think there's something wrong with him but then i look at him and realise he's doing fine, just at his pace. MN helps 'cos you can see how very different thay all are.

Ds up v early this morning, am soooooo tired ! He's just gone down so have done some housework and am off to get some breakfast and a quiet cuppa (last time i said that on here he woke up just as i put my bum on the sofa!).

miniandme · 25/09/2008 12:00

Hey ladies ,just back from the pool again and my best friend went to weigh in at scottish slimmers and hit her target weight soooooooooooo proud of her cause shes worked so hard.
Developmentally its amazing to watch cause i have 2 babies the same age and stage but they are both so different,abby has 1 tooth can crawl,say mama,dada and hiya,she pulls herself up to standing and just yesterday started cruising the sofa !!!
Jack on the other hand has 4 teeth says nothing just makes loooots of noisecan also crawl just,can clap his hands,gets to sitting from crawling and vise versa.Both babies now using cups too but it is amazing to see 2 babies so different yet so alike !!

princessllama · 25/09/2008 13:09

gaahh. someone save me. am feeling v . as predicted, teenage little sister of friend who's helping us is starting to get on my nerves. help! don't want to get really angry as friends with familly etc. asked if she could have her bf to stay for the night. we said yes, wish i'd said every now and then and one night only. now feel like their mum. he's still here next day and staying tonight it turns out. and when i said will you be out for dinner, she said umm no think we'll be in---what?? had to cook for both of them and dh.felt like lying round in my pj's watching tv and talking to dh who i haven't seen in ages. but no, had to cope with 2 of them cuddling on my sofa while i cooked. i know-got to get tough, but how without disaster? and she's staying til jan... said today, when was his train and she looked surprised and said 'oh but he's staying tonight, i did ask. i said oh, i hadn't thought so, were they going to be out today? she said probably just be around. so i said well maybe you'd both like to cook dinner for all of us then. don't think she took it on board. so far can't see any preparation. they are both broke and trying to save every penny to go away but it's winding me up. if i don't cook lunch for her or dinner she looks in the fridge or cupboards for something to eat rather than ever buy anything!! and dh has invited her to his 30th so i have no babysitter (could have been my fault too that, didn't think quick enough).
am fed up(and have pmt and severe sleep deprivation) so just suppressing screaming at them.
v sorry for rant.
ps dd woke up last night crying to have the night light turned off . am at end of tether with both kids not sleeping and me and dh fighting over who is tiredest and teenagedom and dh going away to bloody bollocky tory party conference on sunday for 3 days

princessllama · 25/09/2008 13:09

sorry

Egg · 25/09/2008 13:34

princess.... I am not surprised you are . Bloody hell doesn't sound like she is being much, if any help.

OK so it is time to get tough, but I am one of those people who shies away from confrontation so who knows what I would do in your situation.

I think you have to tell her the boyfriend has to go. One night once in a while is ok, but you are not cooking for them both, and he can't stay more than a night at a time. And he can bloody well help out if he is there!

As for the non sleeping DCs. DS1 also woke up crying last night, telling me he did not like the "other" light . He has a rabbit lumalight thing so I said "you don't want your rabbit light?" and he said no the other light. He was sobbing. He is a bit down at the mo in general and I am a bit worried about the poor lad. He is usually such a happy little man.

DH and I (and i think all of us on here with our DP/Hs) argue about who is more tired. DH told me the other day that I always get more sleep than him. This is based on the fact that I go to bed about 9pm every night. However he never wakes up if anyone cries in night unless it is DS1 who is loudest and only then when he cries for any length of time. Between all DCs it is sometimes 5 or 6 times a night, although I don't have to get up for babies ever it still wakes me and then I lie there while DH is fast asleep. Hmmm.

Anyway, sorry not to offer much advice about the PITA "help" you have living in. God friends and friends' relatives are clearly something to steer clear of. If she had been a stranger you could tell her she is taking the piss and boot her out!

Egg · 25/09/2008 13:35

princess.... I am not surprised you are . Bloody hell doesn't sound like she is being much, if any help.

OK so it is time to get tough, but I am one of those people who shies away from confrontation so who knows what I would do in your situation.

I think you have to tell her the boyfriend has to go. One night once in a while is ok, but you are not cooking for them both, and he can't stay more than a night at a time. And he can bloody well help out if he is there!

As for the non sleeping DCs. DS1 also woke up crying last night, telling me he did not like the "other" light . He has a rabbit lumalight thing so I said "you don't want your rabbit light?" and he said no the other light. He was sobbing. He is a bit down at the mo in general and I am a bit worried about the poor lad. He is usually such a happy little man.

DH and I (and i think all of us on here with our DP/Hs) argue about who is more tired. DH told me the other day that I always get more sleep than him. This is based on the fact that I go to bed about 9pm every night. However he never wakes up if anyone cries in night unless it is DS1 who is loudest and only then when he cries for any length of time. Between all DCs it is sometimes 5 or 6 times a night, although I don't have to get up for babies ever it still wakes me and then I lie there while DH is fast asleep. Hmmm.

Anyway, sorry not to offer much advice about the PITA "help" you have living in. God friends and friends' relatives are clearly something to steer clear of. If she had been a stranger you could tell her she is taking the piss and boot her out!

Egg · 25/09/2008 13:35

oops

tyaca · 25/09/2008 14:29

heya all and a lovely big hello and welcome back mini. dont leave it so long next time . sounds like your dts are doing well!

i'm with ginger and gill that googling developmental stuff is the quickest route to neurosis. i think that's what;s good about this thread is that it shos how broad the range of normal is. like dd is 6 1/2 mo now and has rolled over maybe four times, but was it lljkk who's lo first rolled over at 3mo? one thing i do get a teensy but worried about is this funny head shake thing she does. does anyone else know what i mean?

gill - is your DP on an indefinitive sickie? you seem to be on holiday non-stop. rofl at the attepmt at the restaurant.

ughhhhh.... princess, teenagers cuddling on sofa? i think i want to throw up. but then i have a prob in general with public displays of affection. be assertive, says i. but then i am egg-shaped in that i am also v scared of any confrontation.

yesterday i filled dd's bath too deep and she lurhced fowrward fell in and took in loads of water. i swear time stood till from fishing her out of bath til her breathing again

waves to everyone else

tyaca · 25/09/2008 14:30

god - typoarama. whose not who's too

Egg · 25/09/2008 14:33

Tyaca are you tipsy .

Just wanted to say DS2 does headshake thing when he is tired. DD just started doing it too.

tyaca · 25/09/2008 14:58

mmmmm..... tipsy..... wouldnt that be good? that accidental afternoon tipsy that only comes with drinking halves rather than pints at the pub. ah, that's interesting that your ds does the head shake when tired. dd does it when happy or excited. she is having a third nap! that hasnt happened for moooonnths. i am going to try to upload a recent pic of her. betcha she wakes up now

rozzyraspberry · 25/09/2008 16:19

Hi everyone - welcome back mini!

My ds3 always shakes his head when he's tired too - then he thinks 'sleeping is cheating' during the day and that's his way of making sure he doesn't fall asleep.

What a nightmare princess - I definitely wouldn't be cooking for them - is she helping you at all whilst he's there.

I also agree with the googling thing - too much information is a dangerous thing! I'm of the opinion that if there's anything wrong that is not treatable (eg developmentally or autism) I'd rather be blissfully ignorant and enjoy my little man. Obviously if it was a condition that could be treated that would be different.

Gill sounds like you're having a busy time - sounds exhausting.

I don't think my dh would dare claim to be more tired than me ever! He NEVER wakes up with the dc and as I'm bf he's never been up with ds3 who has slept through maybe a dozen times since he was born.

I'm sure there was something else I was going to say but my brain is mush.

Hope all well

sarahmikeharryandrosie · 25/09/2008 16:22

lovely pic tyaca- we have that dress too!!!!

princess not surprised u r

not feeling well so thats it 4 now

tyaca · 25/09/2008 17:06

ah damn, i have just checked my profile page for my new pic off dd and realised it shows my appearances on other threads .... including conception ones where i only changed my user name AFTER my BFP . found out last weds. due 24th may. two under 15months guys.... wish me luck! kept quiet here because meet ups have blurrred line between RL and MN here and keeping schtooom in RL til 12wk scan.

princessllama · 25/09/2008 19:17

tyaca congratulations. i say that with mixed enthusiasm being the proud possessor of 2 born within 15 months. it's already starting to be great for hundreds of reasons but blimey it's a tough few months at the beginning. i'm here if you need any helpfulnonhelpful advice.
esther looks very sweet in the picture. we can all pretend we don't know if you want?
lovebirds still chirping upstairs. thankyou for all your sympathies and red faces for me. yes i'm like egg and tyaca. so pants at saying anything. however, have asked my friend who is her big sis to have a word with her. dreading her doing it though.
good idea egg telling him to pull his weight too. have to be honest rozzy, she does do lots with kids, when she's on duty and also when she's not meant to be. am waiting downstairs wondering whether they will come down expecting to be fed or will have taken on board comment. i so love being a grown up and not a teenager

Egg · 25/09/2008 19:19

OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD.

Did you just say you are having a BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABY??????????????

Oh that's excellent news. You mentioned you were thinking about No2 when you were here.

You must chat with my friend Squonk who has a 14 month gap between her DD2 and DS.

WOoooooohooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

sarahmikeharryandrosie · 25/09/2008 19:20

CONGRATULATIONS tyaca!!!!! wow how exciting,

cant decided if i am [hemm] or not i would love another but dh not keen!!!!!

Well done to you all, xxxxxx

Egg · 25/09/2008 19:21

OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD.

Did you just say you are having a BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABY??????????????

Oh that's excellent news. You mentioned you were thinking about No2 when you were here.

You must chat with my friend Squonk who has a 14 month gap between her DD2 and DS.

WOoooooohooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

tyaca · 25/09/2008 20:22

excellent response ladies! much better than on the may 09 thread where my announcement was just taken in the collective stride . its quite scary there actually. like being at a new school. loads of screen names and no sense of anyone. makes me realise just how much i feel i know all of you guys.

SARAH??!! really?? would you be due may if you were? it was princess and samsman who knew each other from another AN thread. oh it'd be great if you were you could come keep me company

princess re tips -- dont worry i have learnt a lot from you already. examples include a) putting booze in health drinks and b) making sure dh knows not to even consider breakfasting with henry kissenger without checking with me first.

egg i feel strangely buoyed up by the fact squonk has a 14m gap. she's all over MN - so they cant take up all her time.

the great news (tho obvs having a baby really good news too)) is that i legitimatley havent been able to carry on training for my half marathon. hurrah for mechanics of my hospitable environment... i think i may have just saved my own life. my sister is also entered and i am having to pretend to her that i am still training

rozzyraspberry · 25/09/2008 21:05

Congratulations tyaca - fantastic news!! You will have your hands full but they will be great friends. How are you feeling?

rozzyraspberry · 25/09/2008 21:06

Congratulations tyaca - fantastic news!! You will have your hands full but they will be great friends. How are you feeling?

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