December 2006- where they've grown so much we spend more time talking about our lives than our children

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Well that and our pregnancies and other non-dec '06 children

Tis a good thing I feel.

Radiotherapy? What did I miss?

Jabber - a relative is very ill. I had a post deleted as I didnt want to go into the specifics on a public forum. Prognosis not good.

EV - Can't put across what I'd like to on here but hope you are coping and the treatment is successful, even if that means buying time more than anything else. 'Tis horrible.

Am trying to find Sloggi knickers now - midwife has recommended them to help with the SPD. It hasn't been as bad the last few days anyway - well I haven't been able to walk much so that must have helped.

EV, so sorry I do remember that - just looked at the post and thought it had something to do with your dd.

Thinking of you and yours EV xx

Thanks Guys. I'm fine. Sad about it all as it is DHs fave uncle but ok. We have no timeframe but see the ILs tomorrow who should be able to give some more info.

Sorry I missed all that EV, thinking of you all.

DS3 (Twin1) slept for 6 hours last night after a bottle of EBM, I think that must be a record for a newborn of mine! Pity his sister woke up several times during that period so I didn't benefit.

Glad the spd is a bit better, Lennied, I am realising now just how much pressure my pelvis & hips were under when pg as I am weak as a kitten still. Have you tried figleaves for sloggi, they do most everything?

Lennied, has the physio given you a belt for SPD? It helped me quite a bit (althought it is a truly unglamourous piece of kit!)

EV Thinking of you all.

My DD2 is also all over the place with sleep at the moment. She still only has 1 canine through, so I suppose it might be teeth ...?

I made a tray of brownies yesterday, and just ate 2. I feel sick

Castles, I adore you! Thanks so much.

I used a support belt when pg with ds1. It helped a lot.

Ds2 a little fretful this afternoon and loose poo yesterday, I think we're going through more teething also.

Have got to wait for referral for belt although midwife has given me number of the supplier who are local as apparently they aren't v expensive and she said "you might prefer a new one" - not sure I want an old one!!! NHS obviously cash rich round here at moment!

Had to share a bed with DD last night - arrrggghhh, how can someone so little take up so much space??! And she's like a little radiator, so I woke up in a pool of sweat - v glamourous!! Fortunately DH not present.

Yes, I ordered mine off the internet for around $20 I think.

Shared a bed part of the night with ds2. What's up with these babies?! Actually, pretty sure it was teeth again. He was running a fever so we did tylenol, nursed, water, etc. Finally fever subsided and we both got some sleep.

Jabber, have you thought about how you are going to stop BF your LO? I'm feeling torn at the moment - I'm sooo run down, but at the same time it's easier to nurse, she still enjoys it (but has started swapping breasts at short intervals ) and I know that if I'm carrying any nasty bugs BF is the best way to ensure she doesn't succumb. I'm also finding it difficult to reconcile the fact that when I stop BF her I will never BF again, and I do actually quite like it!

Lennied, demand an urgent antenatal physio appointment. They have a way of rushing these appointments through if you kick up a stink, and you really should get a belt sooner rather than later.

bp, you've said just what I've been going through. Especially the last month or so. I feel like it's really time to stop. I never intended to do extended bfing in the first place, lol. But the reality of it is SO much harder! I have to go to a 5 day workshop in November so I'm wondering if that will make the decision for me.

Sorry to be so awol, dh been ill again (culminating in A&E yesterday, nebulizer and chest x-ray and back on double dose antibiotics but reassured nothing sinister) and only just caught up.

EV, am thinking of you lots, and your family.

LenniEd, ouch, hope you're getting lots of support of the human variety as well as the knicker-variety.

And am going to try and catch up with everyone else more this week: here's hoping its less packed/crazy than last week in the Elibean household!

Phew, thank goodness the last week is over! Had my dad and dsm over for 4 days and had to do DN's christening cake. It turned out well in the end but was so time consuming to do - cue several late nights and me dreaming about cakes when I finally did go to bed . (It's on my profile if you want to see it!)

BP and Jabber, I'm in a similar boat re. nursing. I kind of feel like I want to stop but ds2 has recently dropped to morning and night only, which makes it less of a chore and his eczema is still bad so I also feel like I should carry on. I do love the snuggling up and closeness of it and he is definitely, definitely my last baby so when we stop that's IT.

EV, thinking of you, take care of yourself.

AQ - hooray for long sleeps, long may it continue! How are you feeling in yourself, or is life a complete blur?

LenniEd, our obs physio gave us lengths of bid tubigrip that we folded over so it went from part way up the bump to the tops of our thighs. It held everything in but I don't know if you can get that size tubigrip over the counter.

Ds2 has finally cut 2 of his canines and his sleeping is pretty good at the moment (for once). No doubt that will change when the other 2 come through.....

Eli, how is DH's chest?

X-posts, Eli . Hopefully the anti-b's will do the trick this time.

Oli - it looks wonderful as usual, every time I look at your pictures I end up salivating with an awestruck expression. Don't know how you do it, but you really are very good.

Eli, hope DH is improving and hope you are recovering from a stressful weekend.

Yum, Oli, am salivating as usual at the cakes

Dh slightly better, but not great. And someone mistook me for dd1's granny at the school gate today had to happen some time, I suppose, but ugh!

How's the spd, LenniEd?

SPD not too bad Eli - haven't done much at all the last few days. Need to get going again as still got 12 weeks to go, can't flop yet! Have resolved to try and go for a walk with DD tomorrow morning.

Pleased DH a bit better - really is going through it isn't he. Hope it sorts itself out this time.

And you a Granny noooo, far too young. Grannies are all in their sixties these days aren't they?? Honestly, I get strange looks at 28 for having a nearly 2 year old and a large pregnant belly! I must be the youngest at everything I go to, dread to think what kind of looks 16 year olds get when they are pregnant, but I feel for them. Most of the mums I know who had children at the same time as me are in their late thirties/forties. There is only me and one other mum under 35.

I feel really self-concious about my age at toddler groups and things sometimes, esp since all the other mums seem so sorted with their careers and things and I'm still treading water. Plus all my childless friends seem to be going places and I'm stuck at home with a toddler and baby on the way. But I'm happy, which is the only thing that counts.

Tis a pity you don't live near me Lennied, we could go to these things together It does only take one like-minded friend to make these groups seem a lot easier. Glad the spd is lightning up a bit. Mine is easing off now that I'm trying to walk a bit more every day. Made the school run this afternoon, the crows (as dp calls them) descended to coo en masse at my lovely dt's

eli, really sorry to hear things kicking off again with dd2, just when you might have hoped it was over & dh as well.

Someone asked if life was a blur at the moment. It's surprisingly ok most of the time, largely because the dt's nap at the same time all through the day. God knows what it would be like if they didn't. But dp back to work tomorrow and I'm dreading doing it on my own. We've tried to hire a nanny but she didn't want the job, interviewed someone else tonight and hope she'll take it and start Weds! I'm stupidly nervous about dealing with her and being back in charge of the household as all I've done for weeks is lounge in bed (pre dt's) and feed on sofa (post dt's), dp has taken charge completely so I could rest up and concentrate on the bfing. I know I'll manage but at that point where I feel fat, frumpy and completely lacking in confidence to even leave the house on my own. So must try tomorrow (when ds's not here) to feel better about all of that and go out!

AQ, you are still my hero. You may feel fat, frumpy etc but you are undoubtedly superwoman and your dts are supertwins and if I wore a hat I'd take it off to you. FWIW, I felt like that after one measly dd

BTW, dd2 is fine - unless you count toddler tantrums and occasional clinginess - its all dh who's giving us A&E dramas atm.

LenniEd, you are lovely...thank you for helping me feel better (I thought all grannies were over 60 too, mine being 101.5 ) and you will have to come on a school run with me one day. The mums seem to vary from my age down to about 17, and no one apart from this one annoying lady seems to bat an eyelid...

AQ, deffo superwoman in my book

eli, I'm so sorry dh is still dealing with this. My goodness it's been going on for a while now, hasn't it?

lenniEd, it's funny how we all feel either too young or too old

oli, the cake is unbelievable! Yum!!!!

Eli - hope DH is on the mend.

AQ - you sound like you are doing great. It is early days. In a while you'll have your own routine sorted.

Btw, I am not new. EVery time I name change I give you a clue. I've also posted on the facebook group.

Eli, twin-brain obviously pretty blurry as I read dd2 instead of dh with A&E. Whilst I'm v.glad that dd2 not having problems, v.sorry to hear about DH. You both must be so frustrated and upset this is going on this long.
I feel anything but superwoman, I bawled my eyes out to dp last night for ages and still want to cry now. I hope this is just delayed shock as I've been remarkably calm since they were born (I didn't even cry at the birth, which is most unusual for me). Tried to work out a routine just now whilst feeding them both (I need more hands!) and failed miserably - I have never had one in my life but I must now.I'm sure things will get better once I know where I am, but the nights are just a blur of feeding really and I'm so dazed by 7am I can't think straight. I'm now co-sleeping with both of them so at least I can doze off whilst feeding one.
Thank you all for continued support & messages of superwomanness!

Oli, received your card this morning, you are so sweet to send one to me (sob)!

AQ you are fab and things will slip into a routine at some point. Hope the nanny thing works out, though perhaps what you need more is a mother's help so you can concentrate on the dts?

Lennied I know what you mean, I am always the baby at toddler groups etc, uni friends are all off starting careers, travelling etc and even those married or living with boyfriends don't have kids on the menu for another 3 or 4 years. I have recently met one person who is 25 same as me and we get on well so far but it is really tough when you don't have much in common with people other than similar age kids. All the older mums seem to have little groups who get together as friends regularly which ds and I just don't have.

Eli you are a spring chicken Hope dh is on the mend.

Poor ds has blisters on him penis they seem to have been coming and going in cycles since July/August and I can't get rid of them. Huggies instead of cloth, stripped all nappies in vinegar, barrier creams, fungal cream from the dr who scratched his head and didn't know what it could be if not something fungal. Argh! They don't bother him too much usually but yesterday they seemed to be pretty bad and overnight he was in so much pain from them, just screaming as I had him on the bed, nappy off, cool cloth and cream This time they have appeared along with a few blistery type spots on his bum but this is the first time they have come with anything that could be nappy rash related.