June 07 - The one where we welcome Tallulahbelle's twin girls into the world :0)

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hello

although I'm probably talking to myself.

Congratulations Tallulah....have seen the pics and they are gorgeous as is DD1. Must be bloody hard work...hope you're getting some sleep.

hi tallulah. Definately no to the Powertwin; it pulls really badly to the right. We had my nephews in it one day who are big 18 month olds and their heads were right up against the hoods and they made the pulling even worse. It is also really unstable going up kerbs if you don;t get square on, and it nearly tipped on more than one occasion.

I tested a Nipper and it was fab, but DS grabbed the restraint strap and nearly had it over on one occasion as it's so light. I still have it, and so far don't know if I'm supposed to give it back. Certainly there was nothing in the delivery note to suggest it whereas the Jane paperwork mentioned M&B contacting them to arrange a returns label. The woman from M&B was going to confirm which ones we would get to keep. I'll get in touch with her and let you know

Glad things are going well and ouch on the BFing; one baby is hard enough, never mind two! DD is showing an interest in playing with bumble more now than before, but he was so big he couldn't ever be mistaken for a doll

fing fing hell. Had a phone call from DS1s head of year. Apparently he yelled at his form tutor because he got in trouble for not having his planner signed. She then asked why he looked so tired and he's told her he gets no sleep, his bedding is not nice, I have headaches all the time, that he gets up and gets his own breakfast ready (which is actually true, but he's not cooking bacon & egg) I am asleep on the sofa all the time and he gets DS2 & 3 up in the morning. I am and and bewildered. I know we don't have a lot of time for him and I probably have been a bit slack lately, but I wouldn't say he was neglected. DH has gone to work now and I don't know what to do. How easily a reasonably positive day can turn to shit hey?

Hi Tbelle, glad you're all well.

I had better leave Mnet til they're in bed tonight which is a pity cos I could use a friend or two right now.

Hello

JBM good to hear from you. Things must be difficult you at the moment, thinking about aniversaries. Hope you are ok.

Ria, I had a rash all across my torso and neck for weeks. It itched like crazy. The dr said 'what do you think it is?'. Thought it might be washing powder but I'm not usually sensitive. My mum thinks it was probably viral, not much you can do about it. Antihistamines didn't help, and they just made me feel knackered. I just tried oliatum and sudocreme.

Great pics btw Tbelle, good to know you are doing so well.

My friend with a DD the same age as ours has recently had her LO and her DD is doing surprisingly well considering before her DS was born she was so clingy, wouldn't ley her mum go to the loo, but she has really come through.

Oh Ria ...I don't know what to say as I have have no experience....but have you spoken to him? He is old enough to understand how things are surely?

Hope you're ok xxxx

Wish I could help Ria Do you get any time with him at all? I know its hard, but when I had my issues with DS1 10 minutes a day doing his thing solved the problem. It seemed like a big ask at the time, but it really did help. I don't have anything else useful to say, I'm afraid. But I hope you are OK. That's a really tough one.

Hi everyone.

Sory to hear that Ria. How old is DS1? Surely a positive point that he makes his own brekkie, encourages independence I'd say.

ooh ooh - meant to say, lovely to 'see' you T Your girls are lovely. Hope you are OK.

for Ria

not read thread
just wanted to say
THOMAS POTTY TRAINED HIMSELF TODAY!
completly dry except a small dribble this morning whilst running to the potty

im so pleased, seems that me training ellen has made him insanely jealous and he decided that he would use a potty.

ok off to read the thread now... just so pleased

Hi FairyFay. Have you properly settled in now?

Well done Tom

Well done proud mummy Natty

They all get there in the end.

Oh Ria . You are doing your very best. Are you angry with DS1? How old is he? It is good for them to learn a bit of independence and that you have to pull together as a family. There are benfits to being the eldest, but there are downsides too.

hey JBM sorry to hear problems with spottyness and sleepness. also sorry about your anniversaries, i have a couple coming up myself so totally understand how tough it can be xxx

ria if its any consolation i once told the school my parents handcuffed me to the radiator when i got home from school if i was late
he is probally lashing out cos he feels a bit left out atm, i went through stages of feeling unloved and uncared for when nothing was further from the truth.
have you asked him why he said these things? i think def sympathy and talking rather than punishment, my mum used to shut me in my room for being ungrateful which used to make me feel worse.
FB me if you need a chat, maybe i could help you to understand what going on in his head? xx

tb nice to see you, twins are beautiful, well done you BF two!

daisy hurrah for bumble sleeping thru again! lucky you

i think thats it, if ive missed anyone sorry, doing this whilst dashing back and forth from loo with CRAZY ms, not impressed, its beem getting worse all week!

Evening all.
SOrry I missed you laswt night JBM. Sorry about LO's rash. And Ria's rash. And Norty and Daisy's LOs' spotty bots.
Sorry you're not getting much sleep Norty. But pleased you are, Daisy. Well done to Natty's Thomas and hugs to Ria over her DS1. I think the others are right, talking and understanding rather than getting cross at him, if possible.
OK, I'm an hour behind at work, so I've got to swap laptops and get working

thanks everyone

we had a talk and a cry (and a laugh because one of the things he said when he was crying was completely comical), and he did get told off for some stuff too. He says he didn't actually say those things in those words, he said he said other things, like he accidentally wakes the others up while he is getting ready for school by moving about, and he's tired because he can't get comfortable, and some other stuff, and he said something related to his teacher about "chinese whispers" which seems an odd thing for a child (even one of mine) to come up with without hearing an adult say it
It seems there is some other bullying going on that no-one knows about, and his form teacher doesn't seems interested. Also she's bollocked him for his handwriting when I specifically asked her to arrange help for him (that really made him sob his heart out). So maybe some of the sleep problems are down to him worrying about not getting on with her? I think some of his friends problems are rubbing off on him too.
but I have changed his bedding, he has had a lavendar-laced bath, and is currently having milky ready brek and milky hot choc.
I am tempted to keep him home tomorrow.

I am upset that i feel like a skanky slum mum, rather than cross, because he doesn't do these kind of things without reason.

thanks for the offer natty. we should have a good balance, DH was the put-upon eldest, I was the over-indulged youngest!

I must get these neglected children to bed!

well done Tom!!!

back in a bit...

I'm sure a bit of DS1 spoiling would be lovely. For both of you Go on, but you must promise you will both enjoy it so you can stop feeling horrid, because you are not. You are a very caring, loving mum. Sometimes we all just need to firm up that bond. Hot choc and milky ready-brek is a good way to do it

your not a slum mum ria, im sure normally these things he wouldnt be upset about, but like you said its a combination of loads of things.
bless him, wouldnt blame you for keeping him home.
evening jammy, and bye bye jammy

hullo foxy
tom is sitting on my lap stroking my "too big belly" saying he loves me and my baby
bless him, hes so nice today its like another child.
im still in shock he has trained after the last year of battles to try and get him too.

well done to Tom natty

ria, having met you, you are anything but skanky! Glad you and DS1 have had a chat and sorted things out a bit; it sounds like they are being a bit knee-jerk and checking up on him incase there are any neglect issues going on as I'm sure they are all too aware, after all the recent stuff regarding babyP and others, of missing anything important. Try not to take it personally. I hope you get things resolved with the school re the bullying though

Norty, thread here about childcare vouchers. Ceebee (on my Nov thread) has said that if you want you can contact her directly (I have her email address) to discuss further. She is in HR

Ria and Natty - your boys sound really sweet atm!

Work done for tonight Am exhausted now though

forgot to say ria.. they actually visited my mum at home to check that i wasnt being handcuffed... so if they are going to check up on a ridulous statement (and obviously untrue) like that, i wouldnt worry about them checking up on you im sure they know what kids are like!

hullo daisy! wb jammy, well done getting your work done.

i need to cook dinner for me and DH, esp as ovemn buggerd and it will take an hour to cook some salmon fillets..
currys coming tomorrow to service it as its only 1 month old.

Nice to hear from you Tallulah, the twins are gorgeous!
Well done on the potty front Natty

Ria, sorry about your DS troubles, sounds like you have turned it around though. How was your meet up with your friend in the end?

Dip them in flour or breadcrumbs and fry them Natty

hmm, no frying pan! good idea but my frying pan AND my wok(sp?) went missing in the move and with no woolies am at a loss of where to find one now!