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fourlittlefeet · 01/03/2009 10:40

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

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LenniEd · 06/04/2009 21:28

Thanks Stripey - I feel like DS has exorcised my ghosts wrt to the miscarriage and many other things. I had a much better time with his pg and birth and managing to feed him myself. I feel like it all went right with him and helped me get over everything that went wrong last time. Actually after DD's birth I had a bad tear which was stitched but the stiches came open about a week later and it ended up healing slightly wrong. Funnily enough the tear opened again when I had DS just enough to fix itself right - you hear lots of people say the same after their second. I'm sure DD broke me and DS fixed me! But I still feel a closer bond with DD than I do with DS yet - it is changing but she is my little girl, he is still a baby, he doesn't seem like a person yet.

TheDOGmamma · 06/04/2009 21:47

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EachPeachPearMum · 06/04/2009 22:24

lenni eerily I also had a m/c 1 month before conceiving DS...I was about 6 weeks, and had just got over the shock and fear (DD's babyhood was hell, as you may have guessed by now, and I wasn't completely sure having another child was the right thing to do for our family) ... when it happened We tried again straight away though- as having lost one I knew completely that it was the right thing for us.

tinkhas2scrummygirls · 06/04/2009 22:45

hi

missjackson · 07/04/2009 10:59

Just dropping in to say good morning, and that I am away for 3 days on some remote farm in Derbyshire with no internet access so will be AWOL. Really looking forward to a break with DH and Nye before the riding holiday season starts up at Easter.

moosemama · 07/04/2009 14:48

Hi all,

No time to read properly yet today, but thought I'd drop by quickly on my coffee/bf break.

Have been spring cleaning all morning - have white vinegar'd and tea tree'd the kitchen and bathroom to such an extent you need sunglasses to avoid the glare! I just dare any germs to come within a mile of the place! Rest of the house is still an absolute tip though!

Stripey my family are from Ballyvaloo in Enniscorthy, Wexford. Dad grew up not far from there until he was a teenager and then moved back again from England when he had to retire due to ill health. We nearly moved there ourselves so many times, but never quite made it for one reason or another. Now the boys are settled in school I wouldn't want to uproot them though. Also, its changed a lot and just isn't the same place as it was during my idyllic 6 week summer holidays as a child. Still love the place though and go over every summer. The family home (used to be my grandparents', then my Dad's, but he rebuilt it) is still there and is in a fantastic spot looking out to sea. Gorgeous beaches too!

rrrayray · 07/04/2009 18:30

havent time to catch up. just popping in to say hi. Esme in bath with daddy and requires mummy milk shortly!

missJ have fun xx

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moosemama · 07/04/2009 19:57

Oh Dog, sorry you had such a bad day. Have that drink and put your feet up.

LenniEd · 07/04/2009 20:33

Yes - agree wholeheartedly with MM, have a rest. at the P&T falling over though, must have been terrifying.

EPPM - yes, I had gathered your DD's babyhood wasn't pleasant. I had a similar experience with reflux, nearly breaking up with DH etc. etc. but for me the bigger fear was getting antenatal depression again, I hardly left the house for 9 months! But my pregnancies really were as different as the resulting babies. It's really strange, you would think you would react the same to being pregnant. I'm glad your DS is an easier baby, has it exorcised ghosts for you too?

Dog - it wasn't painful except during sex sometimes, but I took a long time to heal. They had stitched one side slightly higher than the other on the tear so the two sides weren't properly matched together iyswim which left me with a bit of skin that was overstretched and could be painful. All sorted now though

I think I'm going to have to start putting DS down for proper naps from tomorrow - he has been unsettled for last couple of days and doesn't seem to be able to sleep anywhere like he could before. He is far to nosey now!

Have a great break MissJ.

rrrayray · 07/04/2009 21:31

Dog Sorry you had such a bad day! Enjoy that big drink! :-)

Ladies, our thread is almost full!!! New ideas time!

EachPeachPearMum · 07/04/2009 21:48

Lenni- yes my pgs were v v different- had no problems, no morning sickness, nothing with dd... ds's pg a nightmare- and yet he is such a good baby. Oh well. DD has been an angelic toddler- v rarely had tantrums, etc. I think DS might be more of a handful when he starts moving
Exorcising ghosts? Not sure yet...perhaps... the 2 DC are polar opposites.
Its so hard though, even when things are mostly fine with them, there is always the guilt.
DD suffered with torticollis (neck problem) and as a result developed plagiocephaly, and it took a great deal of effort to prevent it worsening, and was very stressful sorting it out. I was wracked with guilt (as you are!) but DS has shown signs... and that makes me soooooo sad and feel guilty again- as how could I let this happen twice?

Dog sounds very stressful- hope you're getting an early night

rray we have new babies... how can we have original thoughts too?

EachPeachPearMum · 07/04/2009 21:51

Oh- Dog have replied on your bf and eating thread!
Tis a big cut and paste job....

moosemama · 07/04/2009 23:44

Lennied having the same problem with DD, she has barely slept all day and was completely vile this evening until she collapsed with exhaustion about an hour ago! I was blaming it on the boys being home and the change in routine, but could well be that she is just too aware and interested in everything to allow herself to give in to sleep.

Dog read your other thread. I think you can be excused your ice cream, chips and chocolate after the day you've had. I've just put away a whole bag of co-op fair trade dark chocolate caramels and my day wasn't too bad really.

My diet has been atrocious and I'm struggling to get back in control of it. I seem to always be too busy for breakfast, never manage lunch unless DH comes home and makes me a sandwich and then end up snacking on chocolate or cake because I've got no energy. I usually manage a decent evening meal but have been eating way too many empty calories of late. My plan is to start trying really hard to be good and really get back into my walking properly after the holidays, no point before, what with 2 birthday parties, Easter and the required chocolate comfort eating in the evenings in order to recover from a day spent with 3 children!

That said, I have managed to eat a huge bowl of porridge made with pear, apple and raisins for breakfast today and yesterday, which is good except I didn't get time to make it until 11.30 am, which then meant I didn't want any lunch!

Weighed myself this morning and I am 4lbs lighter than when I got pregnant with DD but have been the same weight now for about a month. I thought I would have gained as with all the rubbish I've been eating and missing meals I assumed my metabolism would have slowed down.

chefswife · 08/04/2009 04:03

hello all.
yes. too shop at the gap or not to shop at the gap. before DD, i never shopped there but my boycott was because years ago i applied for a job there when they first opened here and on the application form asked my weight. i thought it was ballsy to ask that and potentially discriminating. i've never seen anyone work there that wasn't thin, including the guys. but now i see they have some darn cute clothes. i love mexx too.

DD and i rode the bus into the city, almost an hour, without incident. we have double deckers here too, they are actually bigger than in England, and very easy to maneuver with a jogging stroller, i now know. had a lovely sunday dinner at a friends and DH picked us up after work.

yesterday i met up with an old friend in the service industry with a DD 3 weeks younger than DD and her friend who also has a DS of 12 weeks. DS is the largest of the babies, then matilda (love that name), then violet. i don't see how teeny she is until we are around other babies. we sat on the patio of the cafe chatting for 3 hours. the cafe is in a plaza area, lots of foot traffic so lots ooooh's and ahhh's from old ladies. then i cruised up to my friends place and went beachcombing. i'll post some new photos on our facebook group. we watched the sun set then i headed over to DH's work, Sooke Harbour House, and sat in the function room with the big screen tv while DH made a fab dinner for me while i watched dancing with the stars. such a busy day for DD but she did it. she completely crashed.

talking about weight. i've lost all motivation. i do enough walking at least that i should stave off weight gain... mind you, i'm sure the cookies i make and then eat in gross amounts because its so easy to grab a cookie, may change that. they're variations of oatmeal cookies so a little healthy.

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tinkhaseatentoomanyeastereggs · 08/04/2009 09:10

morning

dog - @ your day

chefs - i havent really bought anything in gap

have my dad over today getting bracken weighed in aft

bracken had her first time in big bath last night with sister

TheDOGmamma · 08/04/2009 15:53

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LenniEd · 08/04/2009 16:50

We did the same on Sunday Tink with bathtime - don't they look so cute in together! I went all soppy seeing DD show DS her bath toys

EPPM - DD also had plagio - her head is still quite flattened on one side at the back. Fortunately she has long thick hair so you wouldn't know but I worried like mad about her development. When she was about 3 months her forehead protruded at the front where her brain had pushed it forward, horrid business. I obsess over it with DS, but so far he is showing no signs. I don't think it is anything you could prevent really - some babies just have softer skulls so try not t beat yourself up over it.

tinkhaseatentoomanyeastereggs · 08/04/2009 17:01

they do look cute!!

bracken weighs 10lbs12ozs ye

treedelivery · 08/04/2009 20:04

Hello!

Totally bonkers around here = plus energy failure from me so have been going to bed with dd1 at 7.30!

Dog - terrible about your pushchair. i idolise our Jane powertrak but once with dd1 in fell over sideway. Thankfully I had her clipped in - which I'll admit don't always do. She would have had such a head bump if hadn't, shudder to think.

Will endevour to catch up - but hope all is well out there!

stripeywoollenhat · 08/04/2009 20:28

have posted pics of c on fb page and had a good look at all of yours - oh so cute...

moose, i don't really know wexford at all, grew up in rural cork which is also pretty idyllic but not for growing up in, iyswim. my dad's family were from cork but since he died my mum has moved to dublin so don't have much occasion to go there anymore.

dog, the pram thing must have scared the crap out of you and is a major design fault! i would be livid.

c has gone to bed and i am about to eat dinner with dp!

treedelivery · 08/04/2009 21:10

Urgh I feel really sick.

fymmumoftwo · 08/04/2009 21:17

hello

both babies in bed by 8pm - result!! (I'm about to follow

fymmumoftwo · 08/04/2009 21:17

what's up tree?