jan 09; dream feeds, sod mummy's needs, shes on her knees...the one where it all starts to get better (hopefully)!

[fourlittlefeet]

here we are; a bit early, but one more task done. tick

Hi all.

Sounds like you had a lovely day in peace tink, hope so. Harriet just starting to require toys and stimulation, although she just seems to love my face. Blee her! She always breaks into a big smile when I look at her. Sigh.

Have had a crap crap crap few days, of illness and generally not doing my job well. Spent day here tbh, I was too grumpy to approach dd1. Had her all week with both ou colds so I guess we needed time apart!

Will do better in the morning, and make a big effort to so some craft or games together.

MissJackson - glad infacol is a help. It does seem t o bring on the burps! Do you get iritis? dh got it in the summer, it was misdiagnosed, and he nearly went blind in it! What a year last year was, house move, major building work, redundancy, I moved jobs, no wonder I'm knackered!

MM - i really hope you feel better soon. It's so frustrating to feel under the weather and unable to get going. Well done on the expressing front, I must start storing up to take some presure off and give me a break. Or something.

mm and tree, and anyone else under the weather, hope you feel better soon.

Took C to the toy library management committee yesterday - someone else brings and feeds her toddler with her so I was sure it would be ok - it turned out 4 out of 7 of us had our babies in the meeting with us, and 3 of them were bf in there, of those without babies 2 were men, and at least one had his 3 year old in the creche, and the other is employed as the organisation's coordinator (as well as lending out toys they run all kinds of play and activity sessions for both under 5s and 5-11 year olds).

Thanks for all the messages of sympathy and get well wishes. Itching has reduced a bit today, but still getting nosebleeds and the inside of my mouth is really painful. Was really hoping for some time in bed while DH had DD this weekend but it was not to be. The boys insisted on trying to kill each other while I tried to get a lie in yesterday and this morning I had to get up and express as I was so uncomfortable, then I didn't feel like I could get back to sleep and had homework to do with DS1 anyway.

Popped round to Mums earlier as one of her friends who loves my boys but hasn't seem them for ages was visiting. All was going really well until he came over to see DD and said "What's his name again?" !!!!! I know she was wearing a funky bright coloured stripy thing rather than pink, but REALLY! Everyone normally says how you can see she is a girl straight away (despite a distinct shortage of hair) as she has such a pretty face. It was the opposite with the boys, people were forever asking what 'her' name is/was and saying things like "he's pretty enough to be a girl"!

DDs feeds have been all over the place for the past 48 hours. She took 1 feed less than usual yesterday then slept longer than usual last night and almost missed 2 feeds today so had to half-wake/half dreamfeed her tonight to get at least one more in! I suppose if she's upped the amount she gets at each feed its conceivable that she may drop a feed and/or start going longer between feeds.

tree yes, it's Iritis, was also misdiagnosed as conjunctivitis first time and nearly went blind - luckily I eventually took myself to Moorfields - crap GP!

MM glad itching is reducing. Nye gets mistaken for a girl all the time if he is wearing a hat for some reason! He has quite long eyelashes though. It doesn't bother me but DH gets funny about it, so I like to tease him about his pretty son

After riding yesterday, when I got undressed in the evening I realised that I had been bleeding again a little - a bit worrying - but going to doc for my 6 week postnatal check (a bit late!) so will get checked up then.

Yesterday LO learned how to YELL - he had a couple of bouts of crying in the evening when he was overtired (we had a very busy day) and he suddenly got much louder, like he had discovered a whole new realm of volume!

Miss J-Lovely when they find their voice isn't it . I have read that bleeding may return when you become a bit more active so it is probably nothing but you are probably wise just to check. I too have found Infacol very helpful in the early weeks, not sure it works in the long term though so hope your LO starts getting better at bringing wind up on his own.

Just had a child-free couple to stay at the weekend and think we did our best to put them off for the next few years . They were very impressed with the baby but DD was at her most awkward at times and made a lasting impression!

Anyone else suspect their LO teething?? Zach is gumming down so hard on everything and drooling like a tap. Thought it was too early but checked my DD's babybook and her first teeth were at 14 weeks and Zach is 12 weeks on wednesday. Typically he is making much less of a fuss than her, just annoying that he has wet clothes all the time!

Hope all mummies and any poorly babies feel better soon.
Lol at the mistaking sex of baby! We perpetually have that problem with ours cos they were/are both lovely baldies .

Come and help me on my rug crisis thread - I'm startin git now!!!! Argh!!

Hi ladies.

On the cooled boiled water front, No, Esme is soley breastfed, but my mother said she gave me water to try as early as possible, so i tried it a few times with Esme. But like i said, shes not that impressed. I guess if she doesn't need it i wont try again, she had it about twice, and i have sort of forgotten since- good job too- sounds like was rather unnecessary!!!

Have been looking into getting our summer holidays booked. Decided a villa best shout this year, as gives more freedom than a hotel, plus can relax with Esme in the shade, or even napping in her room and not worry that shes a million miles from me & could be snatched!!! (Maddie stuff all too fresh in mind!)

Oh tree your poor rug! No advice I'm afraid - except do your best and then take to a dry-cleaners for stain removal?

ray, at thought of summer hols - OH's business gets busy from Easter, so we have to wait until end of Sept to get away - am dying for some proper warmth!

Doc all went well except at OH as he was supposed to come along too to help with LO while I had my check up. Well, as usual he was running late so I told him not to bother (yes, in that voice!)... He ignored this and turned up anyway, but with 4 horses in a trailer parked outside the health centre, jodphurs covered in horse shit and his fluorescent jacket that makes him look like he's come to
empty the drains! Anyway, Doc advised to wait for bleeding to stop and then come back for a swab, thought it was unrelated to riding, but I can't believe that.

afternoon

dd2 10 weeks today

tree sorry to hear that u hv had hard few days

mm hope u r feeling better

jackson glad dr went ok

have had day

Had to share this-- just set up LO in front of the laptop and played him this baby einstein video on youtube - he was totally entranced!

Happy birthday tinklet - time flies!

Ray - villa sounds lush! Where you headed? No such luck here, alhough might try house sit for a friend in Oxford which would be a lovely break. In August.

MissJ - bless him! Will check it out and play o dd2. She is in her ambynes shouing at a red IKea mobile thingy my mum got her.

Infact she's crying at it gotta go......

Rug stained carpet also buggered but it's my rug I'm gutted about.

Missjackson - glad dr ok. Had to giggle at oh turning up covered in horse shit. At least that's natures way. Mine generally arrives covered in oil with clack nails and unbrushed teeth. Yum!

EXACTLT same thing happened to dh about iritis, except it was A&E, told it was conjunctivitis, even thouogh he went in at 1am and 4am rocking and moaning in agony. GP hotfooted him in to hospital the next morning, the specialist said by tea time the damage would have been beyond repair. I was traumatised for a good 3 weeks after - I kept thinking he wouldn't see his new baby. Bonkers as he had another perfect eye.

I really hope it doesn't revisit you.
Hows Moose today? Have glands gone down?

I remember about 2-3 months after dd1 I was struck with some demon virus thing, I struggled to get up the stairs!! I went up on hands and knees for about 3 months. It gradually passed but God was I tired and achey all the time. We need to look after ourselve ladies!

Stained carpet and rug still stained - it's now khaki green on my lovely white rug, with bunting pattern. Sigh. It's dd1's really but I love it. Sigh.

Am going to bump my thread for more advice!

Haven't scrubbed, cos the more I rubbed it the more the colour just spread about.

Sob sob sob. My Thread may disintergrate into a councilling session for me and my rug. My Rug!

rug saga

Evening

Tree, sorry about your rug. I cried when I got pasta sauce on a favourite top last week! Actually I've found Tesco own brand Oxy stain removing powder shifts breastfed baby poo. You can use it to soak, prewash, spot stain remove and in the machine. DD is the first baby I've had that doesn't have those lovely yellowy stains up the back of all her bodysuits. They do one for whites and one for coloured items as well.

Glands have gone down a bit and definitely less itchy, but joints are really painful today, particularly hands, feet, knees and back.

Spent half the evening trying to help DS1 finish this flippin poster he has to hand in on Wednesday, only to find they had brought letters home telling me they each have to have an easter bonnet by Thursday and need to take in a hard boiled egg each tomorrow, plus any special craft stuff they would like to use to decorate their eggs! How the hell am I suppose to get all that done, we still haven't finished the poster and as it is I was sat in the middle of their bedroom floor at 9.30 this morning in floods of tears because the whole house was in post-weekend chaos and I hadn't the energy/strength to sort it out.

On top of all the homework and easter stuff, I am trying to make sure I do some reading and writing with DS2 every night to help him catch up and I really don't want to miss doing this because he has come on in leaps and bounds since we started. We got his individual learning agreement this morning and I'm not impressed with it at all, they haven't addressed the issue properly and don't seem to think we need to sign or approve it - grrr!

Sorry, just realised I'm being a moaning minnie again!

MissJ I was told once that horseriding is the best form of exercise for pelvic floors and uteruses (sp?). The lady who did my smear said she could always spot a horse rider by their strong pelvic floors . Anyway, my point was that if horseriding exercises these areas it must increase blood flow and possibly help the uterus to contract - hence the bleeding.

Hi all, feet not touching the ground this week - have had time to read but now got no time to respond. So I'll wave and promise to do better next time.

Agree Moose - re:the bleeding. I'd imagine it's futher loss that will happen whatever, and the exercise and use of ligaments and muscles is encouraging the process. No that I'd have a clus having never exercised in my life.

Moose - damn the projects. It's all a bit much sometimes isn't it? I have just littl ebits to do with dd1 from playschool and I find it's just another stick to beat me with. Something else I dodn't do quite as well as I would have liked iyswim?

I chucked a wobbler about the house yesterday, which was tight of me as it was us getting home that wrecked it. Have high hopes of cleaning frenzy and a bit of r&r tomorrow as dd1 at playschool 9 till 3.

Of to attack rug with Borax. Bit nervous will destroy rug. Oo er.

moose- sometimes there just seems like too much to pack in... its ridiculous.

DD has had upset tummy today, so lots of fun here.... thankfully she has been in a fab mood and unfazed by it- didn;t want to miss nursery though, funny thing.

we have one of these which works wonders on poo on the carpet - not sure about the rug but it would work if it was reasonably flat/smooth.

It's been well worth the money! it's cleaned up loads of poo, sick and on occasion red wine all out of our cream carpet. Leaves it looking good as new. think this model is quite old now (we've had it at least 4 years) so get the latest one!

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