Feb 08 - Lessons in Dressing An Octopus (Or Cooo-eeeee, We're Overe Here!)

[swottybetty]

New thread guys

Can I just ask what people are doing about the mmr vaccination? I was quite happy to go ahead with it but I'm now thinking about paying for the single jabs????

Hello, hope everyone had a lovely weekend. I've had a good one, happy birthday Rosie, you share it with my lovely mum, who I spent the day with yesterday.

Today I had a lovely day, went to a spa with 3 friends while our DHs looked after the children!!!! Was lovely just to sit around and chat and not be interrupted!! DH coped fine, although DS did projectile vomit on him and our friend's kitchen . Having been so pleased about him being well, he's got a cold and cough again to, am desperately hoping he will not get really sick again.

Alkar, I am going for the normal MMR as soon as possible. DS has been sickly for so long that I am really scared about him picking up measles, especailly since we've already had a scare

Gill, when I stopped feeding I had no hardness or leaking either. However, my boobs have not shrunk at all. They increassed with both pregnancies and never shrank, so I've gone from a B to a DD/E

Helloe Everyone!!!! Can i come back Please

Gosh i havnt been on here for ages and now theres way too much to catch up on.

Hope everyone is ok and LOs too.

Happy Birthday for yesterday Rosie . I did leave a message on FB for you too.

Alker i was thinking of paying for the singe injections too. Ive been reading up on loads of horror stories on the net about LOs having seizures after the jabs. Henley had seizures as a new born and i dont want to do anything that could bring them back. Apparently hes more prone to them now because of his history. How is DS now? Anymore D&V?

Nothing much really going on with me. Its Henleys birthday on Weds so have been out today buying banners. Am going to attempt to bake my own cake for him (thanks for the recipe sarah ). Im completly rubbish at baking especially now that weve got a fan assisted oven. No doubt ill end up having to buy one.

Am trying to convince DP to let me buy a new pushchair. Weve got the Silver Cross 3D at the moment but its getting a bit to heavy to push now. We test drove the Quinny Zapp today but Henley looked so uncomfy in it. We were looking at the Petite Star Zia but DP thinks it looks flimsey. Has anyone got any recomendations on buggies that fold up quite small?

On the subject of early mornings. Since xmas, DS has been sleeping from 8.30pm - 9am . Id be lying if i said that i didnt enjoy the lie in now and again but do you think this is too much of a lie in? Is it normal for me to let a 11 month old sleep until 9am?

OMG its 12.15am!! Must go to bed. Will try and catch up more in the week.

I must make more of an effort to come on here. I miss you guys and all the LO updates.

Happ

Missnat DS used to sleep in til at least 9 but since starting nursery he gets up at 7. I miss my lie-ins, enjoy them while you can

Sorry your DS is getting another cold Strawberry, I am sick of my DS being ill all the time. Why is that the same babies keep getting ill

A few birthdays this week. Happy birthday Felix!!!

??-01-08 - Ladlemonke -
04-01-08 - Gingermumi - Toby
10-01-08 - Egg - Rebecca 4lb 11oz and Jacob 5lb 4oz
10-01-08 - Miniandme - Abby and Jack
19-01-08 - Leesmum - James
23-01-08 - Beansprout - Theo Daniel
26-01-08 - Gill79 - Malcom
??-??-08 - Expectingkat -
21-01-08 - Saskia71 - Boy
29-01-08 - Countto10 - Jack
31-01-08 - ALKAR - Daniel Joseph
31-01-08 - Merlypuss - Thomas William -6lb
04-02-08 - Lucyand2 - Isabelle
04-02-08 - Morningglory - Alexander
14oz and Isaac Jamie -5lb14oz
06-02-08 - Jooseyfruit - seth - 9lb 5oz
07-02-08 - Sarahmikeandharry - Rosie Olivia 7lb12.5oz
09-02-08 - Slacker - Felix
??-??-08 - Mutha2beagain -
10-02-08 - Ayshirelolo - Alexis Zoe - 7lb 7oz
08-02-08 - Jo9977 - Daniel Brian -6lb 12oz
??-??-08 - PK616 - Kya
11-02-08 - missnatalie - Henley Ethan - 6lb 7oz
11-02-08 - Rozzyraspberry - Andrew - 8lbs 3oz
09-02_08 - Loobyt - James Edward - 8lbs 2oz
??-??-08 - Rapunzelle -
12-02-08 - Omy - Leila
13-02-08 - Cosima - Isaac Louis
06-02-08 - Blondiep15 ? Charlie
15-02-08 - Lljkk aka OneHandedTypist
??-??-08 - Manamana ? Stanley
14-02-08 - Mymissus -'Digby' -7lb 30z
14-02-08 - Blue Domino - Clara - 7lb 9oz
16-02-08 - Sallyinyorkshire - James
17-02-08 - Wotsits ? emyr
??-??-08 - Sherida -
19-02-08 - Widgetsmummy - Bethan Grace - 9lb
20-02-08 - Amy78 - Zoe Isabella - 6lb 11oz
??-??-08 - Filly -
??=??=08 - Pobletsmum
24-02-08 - sireedubs-Daniel James Henry
22-02-08 - Bessie123 - Daisy Hannah - 9lb 10oz
27-02-08 - Readytopop - Olivia Rose - 7lbs
26-02-08 - Violeta - Sophie 7lbs 3oz
24-02-08 - K27- Noah Jack 8lb6oz
23-02-08 - Bovril Sarnies - Seren Fenella 9lbs 3oz
13-02-08 - Ruva - Saba
26-02-08 - StrawberryCornetto - Joseph 5lbs 12oz
27-02-08 - Lovemymum - Katherine Natalia
28-02-08 - Mitford Sisters - Hector James
28-02-08 - Tallulah1978-Elijah
29-02-08 - lailasmum - Toben Spencer 7lb 10oz
01-03-08 - Samsmam - Sophie
07-03-08 - tyaca - Esther Dear, 6lb 10oz
??-03-08 - Redbush- Annabel Holly 8lb10oz
17-03-08 - ferdie 9lbs

Morning all .

Missnat nice to see you back and Happy bday to Henley for Weds (and to Felix for today!). I dont see a prob with him sleeping til 9am as he goes to bed quite late, so is getting 12.5hrs sleep which I think is quite normal (albeit a luxury!!!!). My two generally sleep 7ish to 7ish, but sometimes from 6:30pm to past 7am in morning, so same length just earlier. I desperately need some evening time without children and DS1 is up by 7am anyway, so it works out well, but if you like lie-ins then yours is perfect!!!

Alkar I am intending to go for MMR for my DTs. DS1 had it and I have no "extra" reason (like missnat described for Henley) to be against MMR. They were supposed to have their 12 month jabs last week but i had to cancel as they were both unwell and DD had ear infection.

Gill my boobs sadly disappeared after feeding DS1 . I was a 32D beforehand, was measured as a 32B/C about a year after he was born, but might be smaller now, and I personally think I am closer to a B and not a C. It took a lot of getting used to as the boobs were about the only bit of me I really liked . In fact sometimes still sad about it now! Still, worse things happen!

Missnat I have a Quinny Zapp and, although I have been part of the "Zappatas" on here (appreciation society for Zapps) I actually would not recommend them really now. I love it as a pushchair, it does fold really small which is great, but it is a pain in the arse having no basket, and it is also a pain in the arse to fold and unfold compared to umbrella folds. I had a Mclaren Quest beforehand (and sold it to another MNer to finance the Zapp) and now wish I still had it. I noticed yesterday that a wheel has fallen off my Zapp so I am hoping it is not repairable and I can justify getting another Mclaren for when I am only taking one baby out, or if we are going out for a longer trip and DS1 cant walk all the way.

Gill I so understand how you felt the other morning. When I have a hard time with one of the DCs (esp when it involves having my hair pulled, being pinched etc (by babies not DS1, he is thankfully over that)) and I am tired and upset anyway, I sob. DH always says I overreact to everything but it's hard not to. And giving up breastfeeding made me really emotional with DS1, it's a lot of changes to your hormones as well as maybe making you feel a bit sad to be stopping.

Strawb I hope your DS doesn't get badly ill again. As Alkar said, I am sick of mine being seemingly permanently ill with something or other, but at least they are not illnesses needing hospitalisation! It does just seem endless, I am praying that one day we will have better weather and I might have three healthy children for more than a week.

Hello all,

Its still snowy and very cold here, ds has gone back to preschool today and had a good time, although its very slippery on the roads and underfoot¬!!!!!lol

have added some birthday pics for you to nosey at¬!!!! we all had a fab day and really enjoyed dd.s bday, i am however very sad that my baby is one already¬¬!!!!!! i am suddenly very broody!!!!!OMG i think its a good job i still have the dreaded implant in!!!!!!dh is however not at all broody

alkar we are def going for the mmr- was supposed to go last week but couldn't due to the pox, have to rebook once all the spots have completely gone, xxxx i am worried about measles as there have been letters handed out at nursery of a few cases so for me the sooner the better.
ds had it and had no il effects whatsoever,

happy birthday FELIX

miss nat good to see you back, thanks for your message on facebook- your cake wil be fine xxxx think positive xxxx

rght off to do some washing xxxxx c u later

I'm still brfeeding, it's a pain sometimes, but I think it might be good for baby's health if I can keep it up until at least 18 months.

Omy I have HEAPS of posh crayons we don't use, I will post you a load (seriously), although they are still 'used' so don't look good (but they colour nicely enough).

Crikey, Malcolm is a bright spark, isn't he? Any baby that can say any word by 12 months impresses me (all we get is lots of "Dah!"). I'd be pleased if any of mine could do all Malcolm's trix on their 2nd birthday . In fact, I thought DS4 was doing extremely well to try so suss shapesorters.

bfn

Hey all!

I too will be going for the MMR - my older 2 had it too.

My boobs have gone from a C cup to a D cup. I really thought they would shrink after I'd stopped feeding ds and was worried I'd have none left since they'd already gone from an E cup when I started bf to a D cup. It's been more than a month now though and they're still there. I suppose that might change if I ever lose the couple of lbs I gained over xmas!

Missnat - I really like McLaren buggies. We had a quest for ds1 and ds2 (lasted almost 5 years of pretty heavy use before the wheels started to buckle) and got a techno this time. I think the techno does look comfier and is a bit more roomy which is good since ds3 spends a lot of time in as we walk to and from school and preschool. I do find it a bit heavier and harder to fold than the quest though. We also had a maclaren double buggy after ds2 was born which I also really liked.

As for Henley sleeping until 9am I don't see any problem with that unless you have to be somewhere. Our 3 get up pretty early which can be a pain at the weekends but we would struggle to get to school/work on time during the week if they got up any later. They all sleep 7 to 6.30/7. Like Egg I really need my child free time in the evenings (is it wrong to really look forward to 7pm every some days?).

hello all! and if by some fluke slacker is reading, happy birthday felix. does anyone have CAT? i was thinking it would be nice to message PK and say hello.

sarah - i went to see your birthday pics and saw the spots . poor loves.

i was about to start typing a great long message, but just realised i dont have it in me. been grumpy and tired as hell and now dh has just smashed a lovely midwinter bowl of mine . will spare you all my moans and return tom o ...

though must say my goodness at all these late sleeping babies.... dd is 7pm til 6am (with a handful of 5.30ams thrown in... ) we still have two 1hr naps a day.

swotty they were very spotty!!!!!! did u see the bday pics?

i have CAT- what shall i write to PK? (not very good with these things!!!!lol)

My two also sleep 7pm til 7am generally, would be nice to sleep in on a sunday but i much prefer the evenings (when i am not at work) with a glass of red or 2!!!!!heeeeheeee

MissNat - beware the mclaren techno if you're short like me. The handles are much higher than on the more lightweight models like quest. Hence postural problems and back pain! Other than that I think it's great.
In days long gone I used to let Malcolm sleep till 10.30 But then he was up a lot in the night. Enjoy the lie-ins while you can you never know when it will come to an abrupt and painful end!

Am a bit concerned Malc not sleeping enough - today he slept for half an hour in the day. It's not that unusual either. But we had a longish buggy trip at5pm and surely if he was tired he would have gone to sleep then? Had a pretty bad night last night - he's got a cold and a touch of tummy trouble and wouldn't settle so spent the night in with us sticking his fingers up our noses, pulling hair etc. In his sleep!!!!

I took him to softplay today which was not as nice as I imagined. It was quite a small space for up-to-4-year-olds and quite alarming really - kids throwing themselves off things and chucking big heavy blocks around. Then these two boys started fighting right next to him - I mean a really violent aggressive fight which was so cause they were so young and where did they learn to behave like that? Don't think we'll go back till he's a bit bigger and tougher!

Been trying to prepare for an interview tonight - just internal and an informal "chat" apparently but I've been caught out like that before! Is proving to be very hard....

Sarah am so naive had no idea chicken pox was so spotty! Poor kids. Glad you enjoyed the party.

We'll be having the MMR next month though must admit to being a bit nervous about it.

Hi all, long time no post, although I have looked in from time to time...

Thank you for the birthday greetings for Felix - can't believe how quickly this year has gone! Birthday pictures on my profile - we kept it simple since I went a bit mad on presents at Christmas.

He's doing well, several teeth, not quite walking but stands in the middle of the room looking like he's about to set off before carefully lowering himself to the floor and crawling instead! Still breastfeeding as I wouldn't want to tackle toddlerhood without it!

Scanning quickly down the thread: no MMR here and he didn't have any of the other jabs either. Sleeping - I'd rather have a lie in than a babyless evening so he goes to bed when I do, having dropped off on me first.

Buggies - you can't beat a Maclaren, really. Used to have a Techno years ago and loved it except the small wheels, would probably get a Quest now though. But am still happy with my Bugaboo so won't be changing it yet...

Lljkk - dah is the only word we have here too, one of mine didn't say a word till he was 2 and now never stops talking so I'm not too concerned!

SwottyB - congrats on baby, and 2nd births generally are easier, the 2nd stage at least, other than baby no.1 I haven't had one longer than a few minutes! Are you having a homebirth? I highly recommend it, even if you don't quite sneeze the baby out at least you're on your own turf...

OK gotta go now, happy birthday to all the babies, although I'm a bit confused about who's still posting, that list has some who are long gone!

lovely pics Slacker, so good to hear from you, sounds like all going well in your neck of the woods, xxx

Gill softplay can be a challenge sometimes!!!!!!! cannot belive the way some children behave!!!!!

a friednd of mine gave birth to a baby boy yesterday, called him LOGAN- weighed in at 8lb 13'5 oz!!!! at home all went very well and in a short space of time i belive!!!!!!!

(if i ever have a third i am having a homebirth{stamps feet to get own way emoticon}

heehee

slacker i also cannot belive the few people we have left from our list!!!! Maybee we should shorten it!!!!

OH NO WE HAVE SPOTS!!!!!!!!

On tummy, back and face. Tiny red spots. He's obviously feeling crp, and looks it too! Really tearful and bad tempered and shouty. Plus another horrendous nappy this morning. Does it sound like the dreaded pox? Diarrohea doesn't seem to be a common symptom so was wondering if might be something else. Oh dear.

Hi Slacker - lovely to hear from you.

Right off to watch the bankers getting grilled!

ooohhhhh Gill, has he got more?

had a rubbish day made plans with many friends to meet up at local indoor play centre, not one bloody turned up!!!!!!!! we had a good time there tho!!!!!

hows everyone doing, its so quiet on here again

oh btw i have sent pk a message, wonder if she will return!!!!!!(her profile is updated so she is still around!!!!!)

The spots spread to his arms but then since lunchtime they've all been fading. More bad nappies and no appetite yet though. Mysterious! Wondering whether they'll accept him at nursery tomorrow!

another short sharp message from me. hullo slacker v nice to hear from you ... you know i'm tyaca right? i have just seen your birthday pics - they are lovely! i am so broody for lots of kids again now. had almost thought two could be enough (much to dh's relief), but the pendumhas swung once more. check out my pics off dd if you get a chance, i reckon with the eyes and the colouring she doesnt look that disimilar to felix...

oh no gill! you watch parliamentary select committees?? AND malcom poss has the pox how is he now? i liked your description of your morning row with your dp the other day, it made me smile. .

ty sarah for CAT'ing PK. touch wood she'll get in touch. interesting she's updated her profile, may search her later and see when she last popped up. i think that sometimes about shortening list (but in a nice, re-sign in way), but then i reckon that would break some kind of karmic rule of god-knows-what!

it was my first and last parliamentary select committee. Moving back to cbeebies as of tomorrow.

Hi everyone.

My baby is 1 tomorrow. Keep thinking about what I was doing this time last year................ Can't believe how quickly this year has gone!

Hi Everyone,

OMG my baba is 1yr old in 1 hr and 41 mins!!! I cant beleive it ,well i can but where has the last 12 months gone!!

Have spent the day baking his birthday cake. It looks pretty damn good, even if i do say so myself .

He had his booster jab today and didnt cry or even flinch. He just shouted "dada, dada" at the nurse. I was so proud of him. Brave little boy.

Thanks for all the pram advice. Might go and have a look at the Maclaren ones. My sis recommended them too.

How id your DS now Gill anymore spots?

hi everyone, happy birthday to rozzy's LO and all the others I missed!

am defo going to get MMR asap. am paranoid LO will catch mumps or measles. he is always picking up bugs from nursery - well everything except D+V - I attribute this to his nocturnal breastfeeding.

no LO will not take bottle any more. although he likes to play with it and pretend to drink from it. strange child. he does drink from a cup quite well but likes to pour the milk/water all over his clothes, which is a bit of a laundry nightmare. he made me laugh tonight by helpfully brushing my teeth with his little toothbrush. it's logical I guess - I brush his teeth for him, so I must need someone to brush mine for me!!

yes I work full time. asked if I could go part time and they said No. also DH thinks we cant afford for me to go part time - we bought our house at the top of the market and we don't have a tracker mortgage . can't get tax credits as get childcare vouchers instead. (apparently you can only get one or the other). god its depressing.

actually not sure if I mightn't have had a touch of PND along the way and still have a bit of a grey cloud over me now. so not sure if its really work thats getting me down or if I am just blaming work as the most likely culprit iyswim.

sorry for such a gloomy post. find it q hard to talk to people about it in real life so it all comes out here I guess.

happy birthday HENLEY and ANDREW have a good day missnat and Rozzy xxxxx

Happy Birthday to Andrew and Henley i hope they and all their families have a really special day xxx's for the boys

I'll be back on later i've got to ring for appointment at docs Ds2 has woke up with sticky eye's and Ds1 was there the other day, he has an ear infection, i'm thinking of painting a big red cross on our front door!!