April 2007 - Time to round up the stragglers, and yes, that means YOU!!!

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Evening POTC

B has woken up the last few nights bang on 9 p.m. absolutely hysterical. It is awful. She is not aware you are there and is screeching and looking around the room. Some kind of nightmare I assume. Hate it

Sounds like a night terror, SOL. Horrible! Ds has had a couple, I nearly took him to A&E one night as he was screaming the place down and I couldn't work out what on earth was wrong with him .

D gets night terrors, at one point very regularly but still every now and then. We've thought he's not actually awake, properly, it would be easier if he was. It's heartbreaking but staying with him and giving him milk normally work. Hope B's terrors fade away soon, SOL.

Sorry to hear about Sophi'e arm, IDOC.

When this month is Hensden's baby due? Does anyone have contqact details for her?

Morning

Hope everyone had a good night.

I think it is a night terror; certainly terrifies me.

B never has any recollection the next day.

I am wondering if it is linked with a book we have been reading, so are going to avoid it and see what happens.

Have a good day all. Need to run. xx

morning everyone
oooggs, it was just a 10 minute thing while I cleaned the bathroom and emptied the dishwasher He usually goes to bed between 7.30 and 8 these days. Swimming was good, thanks for asking, but we saw a lot of the sticky out bottom lip
SOL - that sounds really scary (for you more than her I bet!) Hope she grows out of it soon.
I have hensden's mobile number from a couple of years ago, should I send her a text in the hope she's still got it? She was newly pg in Feb so you're right, would imagine it will be in the next few weeks!

Poor B SOL and poor you too - hope you have some more peaceful evenings soon. xx

Oh IDOC - you poor thing! I know you must have felt absolutely terrible about what happened; but as everyone else has said - it is not your fault!! You are not the 1st parent something like this has happened to, and you won't be the last. My BF's 8 month old boy broke his leg because she hadn't checked his car seat was attached properly (she thought it was). She felt terrible; but it was an accident and these things happen. Children heal so quickly and she's so young, she'll probably have no recollection of the event when she is older. Sorry work has been so hard too and that you are anaemic Hope the iron tabs kick in asap and you start to feeling better. I think I need to start thinking about iron tabs for myself. I am so shattered and low atm, it's ridiculous!

little boy on my lap trying to drive cars on the keyboard so apologies in advance for this post!

Idoc - so sorry about S but agree with everyone else about it not being your fault at all.

Elkie - sorry you are feeling rough

Dippy - just seen your status on fb, I have everything Maia has ever worn in sacks still so will have a look and see what we've got. Although some of her 5/6 stuff shes still wearing

SPB - how is T today?

D just gave me 4 lovely kisses and then smacked me round the head with his car, hes such a violent little sod thing.

Went to J's parents yesterday afternoon and sat out in the garden and had a barbeque! And I was hot its the middle of october ffs, not that im complaining mind!!

D still doesnt seem to know which of us is mummy and which is daddy and calls us both both Am sure the other 2 had that sorted ages ago, anyone else's baby still confused?

Hello all

Dh much improved

Had pil round for tea last niht, and it was surprisingly pleasant actually

Bramshott - technically he isn't old enough for a job (they have to be 13 and have a permit) but as potc says he is very grown up, and he just goes along and helps out at the garage nearby, sweeping up and washing cars etc, and he gets £10 for a mornings work, plus it keeps his grumpy self out from under my feet

Charlie is at playgroup, and there were no tears this morning!

Sorry you are having such an awful time IDOC, but try not to blame yourself!

POTC - how did the interview go?

Nice to "see" you NL

Hello to everyone else!

Oh and Pesha - no Molly definitely knows Mum from Dad, and she even calls him "Andy" sometimes which really cracks me up but I wouldn't worry, boys are far less particular, and as long as he gets the desired reaction, I am sure he is happy

Desired reaction is normally OW!

He just fell asleep on me feeding, I carried him up to bed but he woke up and is now wide awake playing around. I am shattered, N was awake for ages in the night after nightmare and just as he went to sleep D woke up. i need him to sleep now so I can too! He didnt sleep at all yesterday he is too young to stop having daytime naps and I WILL NOT LET IT HAPPEN!

You go girl! I was actually wondering if you had any of Maia's stuff that I could buy from you, so glad you offered! Thank you!

Molly has not slept in the day over the weekend, which is a pain, and she wants to go to bed at tea time..... not easy to juggle

P's sleeps have been a bit shaky of late, but I am trying not to panic and just be consistant as I really need her to sleep so I can do my work!

hi everyone
Sorry to hear about the sleeping difficulties
T is fine at the moment, thanks for asking. He says Daddeedaddeedaddee and mamama but not necessarily to the relevant parent and not consistently. Apart from when he's hurt himself and then he calls mamamamama to me in such a pathetic voice, it's so lovely

Bum just wrote a post and now then something happened and its vanished

Really have to get on now, will try again later

Good afternoon ladies.Haven't been on much this last week. Tired, sickly and a bit stressed out about having to be my mam's cheerleader, counsellor, legal adviser and psychologist. She's kind of frozen, not taking any action and getting mired in how terrible she feels. Dad is still at home, he wannts "everything he's entitled to" and has not told anybody what has happened. I keep telling my mam she needs to get things out in the open (her boss doesn't even know why she's been such a basket-case recently), tell the family an find a solicitor who is sympathetic and supportive - first one she saw was a bit blah.

New pg symptom. Fainting. Only happened twice but horrid nonetheless. BP alright and I'm not anaemic, mw reckons it'll pass and I just have to take care.

IDOC don't bet yourelf up about the accident. Kids need to be active and adventurous sometimes. G is always charging round and falling over, he seems to have aa scab on his nose or a bruise on his forehead more often than not.

Ooogs I like your bump pic. I think I'm going to be MAHOOSIVE this time round, seem to be showing a bit now.

I saw Nutty in Pregnancy and Birth mag this month. Is anyone still in touch with her? She seems to be doing well(better) - which is a good thing.

Mind melted now.

Beat youself up - not bet!

Lovely to see you IDOC - but sorry to hear you are having a rough time. I imagine I know which forest play place you mean and you must have been so unlucky for S to hurt herself. O is also fearless and has spent all summer trying to prove to us that she can do anything N can - she's been to the top of the bat and moth climbing things at AH for example, and could so easily have fallen down.

Am feeling much less maudlin now thanks Back on the straight and narrow / domestic treadmill, but still vowing to do something about the whole work / getting out of my comfort zone thing as it's all bound up with the same issues IYSWIM. Have a meeting about a new job tomorrow, so hope that that works out.

NL - I know what you mean about the walking thing. Great that your DDs walk so much. One of N's friends came to play on Sat pm, whose house we can see from our house, and she claimed she was "exhausted" from walking here . No surprise really as her mother drives to work (just opposite our house) which is all of 1/4 mile if that.

The girls and had a lovely day out with my brother yesterday - he took us round Windsor Castle and we saw Queen Mary's dolls house which was really good. The weather was lovely wasn't it!

I am so not cut out for the more patient parts of motherhood. When it comes to designing 'sea creatures of the deep' I am struggling. We have argued several times and I have now told him that it can wait til daddy gets here

Leaky You sufferes quite badly with G as well didn't you?

Have just found out that DH's best friend's wife is pregnant . They lost a baby at 20+ weeks last time (when T was about 6 months) so I'm so pleased for them.

Wonderful news SMB Lovely for them about thier 1st baby though.

Poor Leaky . xx

Got a meeting in a while, so best get my arse in gear and get some stuff done.

leaky _ I fainted lots when carrying ds1 & dts - be careful, especially if you are out with ds on your own

I am having bedtime from hell, ds1 can sleep as dts are screaming - I have no idea why they are screaming (especially Jack) and I am pissed off as had a night of hell last night and I am tired and grumpy and hungry. Just want to shout 'FFS go to sleep'

SPB - I had crappy morning sickness for 20 weeks with G, but the fainting is a new thing.

Got booking appointment at hospital tomorrow morning. Was supposed to be for a scan, but now they think I'm only about 10 weeks not 12 I think they'll make me come back.

Early night tonight I think. Hope all dcs and their parents sleep well tonight.

evening

oooggs, how are they now? I hope they are soundo and you are relaxing/sleeping

SMB, how lovely for them

Leaky, hope they will scan you anyway, I always looked forward to seeing them on screen

Yay, had some positive progress re childminders. I decided to look for someone in the village I pass through on my way to work(after costing it out and deciding it was th only affordable way) I emailed about 5 cm's and 4 got back to me. One had no space but i'm meeting the other 3 over the next week yipeeeeeeee!!!!!!!! I called one lady tonight, when she told me where she lived I recognised it, it turns out her dh services my dad's cars(has done mine for me too!) and she worked with dad when he worked in NatWest how funny! anyway i'm quite excited now, lol! was a very weird conversation though she was a bit when I asked if her dh serviced cars at the weekend then her dh turned round and said I was supposed to have called him to arrange him to service my car oops