June 07: We are going to finish this thread skinnier than we started it

[Bumperslucious]

Seeing as none of you lazy beyaches are going to start a new one...

She has just handed me a gobbit of snotty tissue from the other nostril now

....and is now running around having snatched the TV control shouting "give it back" and giggling.

She knows that my defenses are down with this infection and I have no inclination to chase her round.

No real tantrums here either (yet). She had a phase of lying on the floor like she was the MOST hard done by baby ever, but that has passed. She can cause a right old commotion when she's unhappy however, like when I take the sleeping bag off her in the morning, or get her dressed. In fact she almost had a proper tantrum when I was putting her waterproofs on her the other day. She can be very single minded and knows just what she wants. Last week when I was away she had a painting from nursery and she marched MIL over to the fridge to make her put it on display

Hope things improve for Fury and Daisy.

morning

Sorry, am struggling to keep up.....keep meaning to post and just never getting there.

Both asleep atm...not for much longer I fear.

Daisy, sorry you feel crap.....what you went through the other night really sounds similar to my gall bladder attacks. If it happens again, you should definately go to the hospital - if only for an ultrasound and bloods. It has happened to me a few times since and other than labour, is the most painful thing I have ever felt. What did you have for dinner that night? I have kept right off cream and spicy food for over a year now but can eat most other things and be ok. I know my stones are like sand though, and when one gets stuck in the duct, it fucking hurts. Hope you are ok and get over UTI ok x

I've got my anxiety back.... with various unwanted things creeping into my mind...should've expected it really, so off to docs tomorrow. When the recpetionist told me my usual doctor was away for three weeks, I felt like saying, thank fuck for that, perhaps I'll get some decent advice then . My HV was here yesterday and practically said to me, she's on holiday, so get it sorted while you can. I will change my GP....its one thing subjecting myself to her professional abilities (or lack of them), but another to subject my childrens health to them.

MIL coming today.....oh joy.....all fun here

Still no visitors

Thank-you for all your kind words the other day....the support I get from here is very much appreciated.

Right, bit of a "me" post I'm afraid....

Don't do IKEA on opening day Holly....it's not that good

Aww Norty, I think you deserve a few "me" posts don't you? You've just had a baby, you're recovering from a c-section, not to mention your MIL coming

Holly, yes don't go on opening day, especially not with kids.

Which reminds me, we went to Ikea the other day and there was a children's party in the restaurant. Does anyone else think that's a bit odd?

Hi norty, have as many me posts as you like.

Norty, I had roast chicken with haggis stuffing and roast potatoes (so lots of fat and spicy stuff) followed by home made rice pudding made with single cream (more fat). I've had a read up about gall bladder issues and it sounds just right. I'll keep an eye on things and if it happens again will get to A&E.

Sorry you are feeling so bad Norty, and hopefully the replacement GP will be nice and sympathetic. I think you should try and push for a referral to your perinatal service (I assume all trusts have one) as this sort of thing can't go on. I've had to up my ADs recently and feel sooo much better for it.

Does MIL not count towards the visitor tally?

maybe not odd sputnik, but certainly lacking in imagination.

Mind you, you know how you get pottery painting parties etc....maybe this was a flat-pack making party. Teach em how to read the unfathomable instructions while they're young

OK, I couldn't stop myself. But on the plus side I don't seem to have any symptoms of anything horrific. But, if it was a UTI (which is what they were testing for in the first place), do you often gets them with no symptoms other than temperature, headache and rash, and do they take more than one course of ABs?

(I am fretting mainly because I have just had a particulrly horrific 3week+ AF, which I just put down to my implant)

Why do I always have to over-react???

DS2 is hoovering...

Good work ria, send him round here! I can't hoover when ds is awake because he likes to ride on the hoover and I can't do it when he is asleep because it wakes him up. A lot of hoovering gets done in my house !

Sorry you still have no visitors norty, that is terrible, though I do know the feeling. No-one gave a flying fuck when ds was born, they just expected me to get on with it. We should have a MN village and all live in the same street, then you'd never get rid of us!! Hope you are getting as much rest as you can xxx

I might leave Ikea, I will end up murdering somebody (probably one of my children). It is open til 10 every night, so I might go next week, but late night. It's too exciting though, I'm like a moth to a flame!

Ria, try not to worry too much. Perhaps the UTI hasn't cleared and they want to give you more ABs.

We had far fewer visitors as well as cards and stuff with DD and even less again with DS2 than we did with DS1.

Neither of my sisters managed to send a card or present for bumble FFS

Holly, I think you should go late night and alone

OK, how's this for rational thinking? It is approx 6 months since I had 2 sets of blood tests. So, the likelihood of me developing some previously undiscovered disease since then without any symptoms other than feeling like a wife and mother is pretty slim? I think maybe I need to beg for some valium I know I am a silly arse, but I can't stop myself

Bugger, baggins woke up. But I have finished all the tedious bits DS2 didn't hoover.

It's so rude isn't it. After dd was born all my friends rocked up together the day after I got home from hospital. I still couldn't sit properly and was really not up to visitors, but at least it showed they cared and they bought gifts! I don't think any of them saw ds until he was about 4 weeks old and then didn't bring anything. Not that I wanted or needed anything, but it's the thought that counts and clearly no-one was thinking of me !

Hope you are OK Ria. When will you get to go to the Dr?

Late night alone is the only way to go to Ikea Holly. Go for your dinner.

DS2 got loads of stuff, but then no-one on DPs side knew about DS1s birth

I'm going in the morning foxy, but would have been this afternoon if DH hadn't been out.

can't decide whether to drive to the suprmarket for medicine and a few bits, or to walk up the village. Tis cold though, and I need rabbit food.

DS2 is now sorting out his playmobil. I think he is missing school (he is self-nominated cheif tidier, sweeper and washer up!)

shite day again.
seem to spend about 50% of my week wishing i hadnt got out of bed.

more ppl hassling for money and threatening to contact DH's work

one creditor rang to say i hadnt kept to my agreement, and when i quoted the day and time i made the last payment (within the agreement) they said "oh yes, well just make sure you pay the next one on time"
err i DID...

sorry to hear your feeling shite still daisy, sorry to hear your feeling down again norty.

and we had no visitors for ellen or thomas. never got what ppl were on about with visitors and newborns
expect same again this time,in fact with ellen WE had to visit other ppl, and my nan didnt see her till she was 7 months old at xmas!
ah i dont mind, means i can slob about in my nightie!

is that rabbit food for an actual rabbit, or salad stuff for you Ria?

If the former can't you give it carrot tops etc until tomorrow and if the latter, have some chips and save yourself a trip out

Natty, the sooner you get to the CAB or see a debt counsellor the better. When is your appointment?

thursday 19th, so next week.
im switching of my mobile i think for the next week, im sure i have a pay as u go chip somewhere.

will be so glad when this is over and done with, i cant live like this no more.
in letters alone today i have been asked for £600, all within "7 days" pah!

its hard not to dispair! im normally a fairly upbeat person, (not that u'd think that on here all i seem to be doing in moaning)
i must admit this is really getting me down

rabbit food for the actual rabbit. I fear it may eat one of the children or the guinea pig if not fed. shall also buy frozen pizza for the DCs as can't be arsed to cook.

natty.

Natty....worries like that are horrible. Just ignore calls from numbers you don't recognise. I routinely screen calls.

DH gone to get MIL....spose she is a visitor....albeit a reluctant one. Couldn't come yesterday because she "had to go shopping" and rung us at 1pm to say she would come today.....she's only just getting here before DD goes to bed - and she's at nursery tomorrow. Too late to change her day, and we pay £40 so she is going. MIL here till Thursday anyway.

Not gifts I'm interested in, I just want someone to cuddle my baby and tell me how lovely he is etc.....it is a very different experience to last time. It is just as important to me as when I had K....but obviously others don't see it like that.....do you know what I mean. In contrast to you Foxy, I done the bonding bit much more quickly this time, perhaps that is why I'm feeling as I do?

Right better get the kettle on for the Maxwell House

Ria - hope you get on ok at docs.....sure you'll be fine. Try not to worry.....(pot calling the kettle black there )

I'll come and cuddle your baby and eat your chocolate biscuits, but you would have trouble getting either back

enjoy your MIL - we'llbe here waiting for when you need to rant

norty I think all of us with more than one know exactly how you feel. I'd come and cuddle your baby and get broody if I was closer....so virtual cuddles from me for all of you .

I have a couple of snow suits if you are interested. One cream with a furry hood from Adams up to 11lbs but bumble can still just squeeze into it at 15lbs, and the other a thick padded pale blue fleece one from Next which has cute little ears and is 0-3months. I've got some other bits and pieces as well that you're welcome to.

Norty - don't read too much into the visitor thing. DT's will be 6 weeks tomorrow & I am having folk just get in touch now to come & see them. I think people still care just not in so much of a rush as when it's the first. Also we had first babies in summer & folk more inclined to visit in evenings & weekends. At this time of year folk go to work, come home & coorie in for the night, especially bearing in mind the weather at the moment. Anyhow as everyone else has said, we are interested, think he is gorgeous & would be happy to eat your biscuits .

Another one here who would love to come and snuggle your lo (and scoff your biccies)