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alittlebitshy · 23/01/2009 10:27

Boo!

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SazzlesA · 25/01/2009 21:07

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TwilightSurfer · 25/01/2009 21:07

actually i don't know why i didn't think to log before. if my assumptions are correct the bottle she just consumed will be her last today. giving her a grand total of 32oz consumed.

sleekitsambo303 · 25/01/2009 21:08

Way to go Reece! how exciting ts

question for silver cross owners - do you have reins and where do I get them from (mum has told me to get some to stop ds launching himself over the side, although I think this prospect is a long way off)

TwilightSurfer · 25/01/2009 21:09

sazzles that reminds me.....
reese hasn't pooed today.

SazzlesA · 25/01/2009 21:10

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weetimorousdizzybeastie · 25/01/2009 21:10

sambo I'm sure I have some reins you could have, just let me think where the hell they could possibly be

sleekitsambo303 · 25/01/2009 21:20

ooo that would be fab dizzy

Happy Burns Night all (we had jacket potatoes with cheese btw not haggis and as for whiskey, bleugh)

weetimorousdizzybeastie · 25/01/2009 21:22

am in complete agreement - whisky not pleasant at all, although daddy dixie a fan

did anyone else watch Dancing on Ice tonight?

TwilightSurfer · 25/01/2009 21:26

okay i'm not going to panic BUT dh just told me he let reese "taste" his yogurt. should i be alarmed? i shouldn't, right. she's 23 weeks. it was only a "taste".

TwilightSurfer · 25/01/2009 21:27

it was a blueberry & strawberry blend yogurt at that. there's no family history of allergies to either of these fruits, thankfully.

SazzlesA · 25/01/2009 21:28

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SazzlesA · 25/01/2009 21:31

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TwilightSurfer · 25/01/2009 21:34

LOL Shall make note to add yogurt to shopping list in March.

weetimorousdizzybeastie · 25/01/2009 21:37

right, am not for the AIBU threads but would relish some opinions please (spot the chicken)

I take DD1 to swimming lessons every Thurs after school and because of Dh's shifts normally have to drag alone DD2 and Dylan - its a fecking nightmare for a few reasons

  1. they go from freezing cold into warm humid env (layers of clothes get peeled off and flung)
  1. DD2 wants to go swimming and when DH isn't working he takes her in, I won't, esp when its just me
  1. its always SO fecking busy and mine always seem to turn into children from the hell mouth right when I really need them not to
  1. we're not allowed to sit at the poolside so have to get the very small lift all the way up and sit in the viewing gallery which has no divides between the drop between chairs and you're not allowed food/drink OR in the cafe where DD1 can't see we're watching her
  1. DD1 wants to fannyabout shower slowly with her friends and take her time
  1. its at worst junction in city to get out of at rush hour with all 3 tired irritable and shouty in the back seat

now, I think that about covers it. I absolutely refuse to give up on it as swimming is sooooo important and I'm not a confident enough swimmer for her to learn from

ok, here's my point (thank goodness I hear you all cry) my friend whos DS goes to same lesson but on a Monday has phoned and asked me to keep her DS2 (who is 3 therefore older than DD2) as she can't cope with taking him to the lesson

WTF??!! am I being taken a sodding loan of here or am I being unreasonable I have to manage with all of mine and she can't do it with just one because has DS1 won't let her sit anywhere other than watching him AND she ISN'T ALLOWED to go in the water with DS2 at the same time as DS1 wants her to watch him - AARRGGHHHHHHH now I have another child to watch between 3.30 - 5.30 tomorrow, fecking witching hour and I'll need to clean up the house before she arrives as her's is always immaculate

sorry

cyteen · 25/01/2009 21:41

Go go Reese You'll have your hands full for real in a few weeks TS, she'll probably be running by then

Decluttering: oh yes. I am a terrible hoarder by nature and nurture, but am working on it. DP is better than me but also has his moments, so we've both vowed this year to majorly clear out. Have been taking stuff to tip/charity shops/recycling bins for weeks now, it's very cleansing.

SazzlesA · 25/01/2009 21:42

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weetimorousdizzybeastie · 25/01/2009 21:44

but thats my point Sazz, its more fecking hassle than its worth because I'd have to collect DD1 from school, take DD2 to her house, explain to DD1 why she wasn't getting to stay and okay, have her whinging the whole way over, go to swimming, go back and collect DD2, remove them all from the house, have them whinging all the way home again

its such an awkward time and they live two villages away - am just being a stroppy cow I think

weetimorousdizzybeastie · 25/01/2009 21:48

my DD1 and her DS1 were inseperable at nursery and we used to spend a lot of time together when I wasn't working as she only works in the morning but the timings have all changed now as she works different hours and they go to different school and have different activities on different nights

am trying my best to keep in touch but its not easy and I feel as if this is her weirdy way of making sure the kids see each other

right, enough, I think I'm just over thinking it all. Am just annoyed at my own ability to say no as I had planned to do so much tomorrow and now I'll need to rethink it all

ignore me

SazzlesA · 25/01/2009 21:52

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weetimorousdizzybeastie · 25/01/2009 21:54

am I just being stroppy because I feel she thinks that because I'm on matty leave I have nothing better to do where in fact I'm probably busier than when I'm at work?

aarrgghh, right enough

got a phone call saying there is now a space for DD1 at the Rainbows so thats another fecking activity to look forward to

sleekitsambo303 · 25/01/2009 21:55

I love decluttering but have been put off by really needing some things I chucked when we moved house. Tis good for the soul though.

my ds has taken to waking at 9.20pm every night, like clockwork, you could set your watch to him. I feed but think it's habit.?

disconcertingly, ds has refused to drink from a bottle this last week - we were not giving regular bottles but he was ok about them. Not sure how to proceed..

dizzy I have just about the least experience of child rearing of all on this thread but if I were you I think I'd say 'No' (nicely) - it's very powerful this saying No and I dont think we women say it enough. Was thinking of writing a book : The Power of No (good title, hey?)

SazzlesA · 25/01/2009 21:57

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weetimorousdizzybeastie · 25/01/2009 21:58

sambo shall offer myself up as the 'how not to do it' real life examples in your Times Top 10 Best Seller

don't worry about the bottle, he'll go back to it when he feels like it, mine always dipped in and out of theirs until I stopped bfing them completely

SazzlesA · 25/01/2009 22:01

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weetimorousdizzybeastie · 25/01/2009 22:05

2 cucumbers here Sazz as accidently doubled up welcome to either of them

it better not become a fecking regular occurrance but then again probably am not meaning to judge but they have a very strange way of parenting imo - too much emphasis put on what the DC demand to get to do where as in my house they do as they're told (or at least we try to LOOK like we've got some say in it )