APRIL 2008 - The One Where They Try to Escape from Cots & Highchairs

[Soph73]

Can someone please add "our babies" as my machine will probably blow up if I try it

Yes Peachy i understand that. Think my english is coming out wrong, typing too fast!

Do you feel safe pfj?

Tere's a state of sleep you know where he may actually have not relaised what he was doing fuly- I know that sounds trite bt DH has been known to have entire conversations with people when woken by the phone after a night shift and ave no recollection. Severe tiredness can also cause a massive worsening in depression.

Do keep an eye for the depression. Look n the SN threads; almost every Mum or Dad is on AD's, regardless of the dx or whether its a temporary, sevre, mild problem or not.

no ad's. i always offer to spend time playing poker or having a game/cuddle and a film. never seems to happen. he says will do in a minute and just carries on what he's doing. then we both end up tired. one thing i do know is that we are both really tired atm. i've been ill loads lately and he's been working hard. jack sleeps through now though.

i feel safe... i know how to kick back if i have to. i just dont know how the person i'd do anything for could be so down my throat all the time. i cry so much now. bugger.

There's possibly a new member coming along in a minute- make sure we say hi and dont miss her post!

I hope you can sort something pfj, crying all the time is not nice . Does he know you're sad?

It doesn't sound unsolvable PFJ, you ahve been rigt through the mill in so many ways lately and its no surprise he's sufering (and you) but you will need to rebuild things- Dha nd I were on the brink f divorce once, it didnt take that much to sort, but it was quality time which can be hard to get can't it?

yeah he knows.. he comes cuddle me... but it doesnt make me feel better anymore like it used to.... crap.. need tissue

god im so fricking hungry, waiting to have dinner and wine with DH..

thanks all. i need to curl up and cry for a bit.

look after yourself and keep talking to us

Hello. Have been invited by PeacheyAndTheSucklingBas to join the April post natal group. Am new to Mumsnet (and, yes, you guessed it, being a Mum too) so not yet familiar with protocol, etiquette, acronyms, etc so bear with me. Have nearly 7 month old daughter, Phoebe, born 18th April, weighing 9lb 10oz. Yes. Ouch.

Hi

I have an 18th baby too

hi hophop - love the name of your dd.

pfj - hugs

Hugs PFJ

Welcome Hophop.

Was she a natural birth then? Wow!

DS4 was 8lb 4oz but a fourth abby and didnt grow even an ounce for months so made up for it

was ds4 your heaviest peachy? am a bit concerned about me next time...Have had 6lb 11, 8lb 1 and 8lb 9 (in that order)

Yes

5lb 5 oz
6lb 11.5 oz
7lb 4oz

but remember ds4's birth was soooo ridiculously easy and I was school running the same day. yes it hurt but then I didnt have time for any pain relief so what do you expect?

(Hophop you just have to pile in here LOL by the way- just a warning!)

Yes, natural birth with only TENS for pain control. Think I went into shock afterwards!

oooh yes i remember your birth! I had G&A with all of mine. I did the school run too, lol, felt like she was gonna fall out!

god help me then - first baby 9lb.........

hophop i have never used tens before, guessing its effective then!

(sorry am chatterbox)

Wow Hophop- did you choose just tens? (mine was just too quick, although also home so not many options)

Dondons you're stuffed girl ha ha!

TENS was OK, but more of a distraction for me than actually numbing any pain. Tried G&A but it made me feel sick (think I was too keen by that point and perhaps didn't take it properly!). Didn't want them to mess around with me too much so opted to stick with TENS as thought I didn't have too long to go.

My dh wanted to build me a tens

I declined. Decisively!