March 06 *#* all around the world

[UniS]

sorry couldn;t think of a funny title. but here goes.

Anyone with Dcs born March 06 welcome to come on in and introduce yourselves.

Uni, Bell Ringing sounds fabulous fun and like LL says a great workout.
I've not done either Letterboxing or GeoCaching, but both sound like fun and the sort of thing I would do if I had some spare time!

Astro, glad you make it back out of swedish hell and not too much poorer either!

LL, oooh Thai food night, I love Thai food, but sadly not much opportunity to eat it lately, what with dh having his dodgy tummy issues, which look like they're sorted, fingers x'd, so slowly getting him back onto more interesting food. What book are you reading for your club?

Caddy I just heard your news via CSWS I'm so sorry

oh dear Caddy, I dare not ask :
x

Friz, please do tell about Caddy as am worried....thanks.

Oh Caddy...just found your post.

For others - Caddy's scan was not good news and she also can't be induced and needs a C-section...terrible.

oh no
So sorry to hear this caddy

Hey girls, sorry LL didn't mean not to say, thought Caddy may have popped onto here herself thinking of you Caddy.

Just on here briefly before school run, then work for me, am off to London tomorrow for a trade show and its currently attempting to snow outside it better not do!

No worries Friz...looked at the ante natal thread but that's all I could find out. Think Caddy will be in hospital for a few days....

Snow - I know!!!! A few stray flakes here too. Just back from GP surgery, had smear (ouch) and got free Slimming World vouchers as my BMI tipped over 30[disgusted emoticon].

Family coming round for curry in a while before sis and BIL head back up north with the boys to move into their new house!! Hurrah(for house not having sis go home).

Last curry for a while methinks....keep me track with the wight loss girls it really needs to go (again).

I've been liberated. Everything went as well as can be expected.

Please forgive me for not sharing the details on this thread. I was in a bit of a flap...

Basically, there was not heartbeat at the 19 week scan on Wednesday. The consultant 'guessed' that the loss had been within the last 10 days. I was sent up to the hospital to confirm the diagnosis (as this is the law here) and to determine if an induction was possible as the placenta was known to be low-lying. Several hours later and still no answer I was sent home and asked to return to see the head of obstetrics the following morning.

The diagnosis was a proper placenta-previa which makes a vaginal deliver impossible. His prognosis was bleak as he encouraged me to consider a hysterectomy rather than risk the cesarean. I felt strongly enough that this was not the right option for me that he was willing to 'try' the section first.

I am eternally grateful that the op. went well and that the care I received was compassionate and professional.

The baby was a boy which was a surprise as I had a hunch that it was a little girl to knock Charlie from her princess throne. We named him Timothy and held a small service for him at the hospital. I was most impressed with our dcs as they all opted to see him.

I don't suppose that we will ever know for sure what caused this loss but as I am sure you will all remember, this is loss number 4 for us during the second trimester and I was not able to take the low dose of aspirin because of the low-lying placenta this time...

This process managed to combine two of my worst fears as I dread ultra-sound scans and the idea of C-Sections. I never in my wildest dreams imagined that this might happen.

I have felt immensely guilty for putting my life at risk when I am very much needed around here...

I'm sorry for not posting on here. I very much appreciate all of your concern. FWIW even my RL family and friends know little (if any) of what has happened this week because they are all impossible to contact. Since they all knew about my worry in the lead up to Wednesday, I grew exasperated and gave up trying to contact them.

Caddy, don't be daft apologising to us - what are you like! Also please don't feel guilty about anything at all - no-one was to know this was going to happen. How could they???

I'm so pleased that everything went as well as could be expected and little Timothy was seen by all his siblings. Please, please take it easy for a while. You've had a big op and need to grieve and heal. This takes time.

Your post made me cry and I am an old battle axe....don't worry about not contacting people just yet. Take your time and look after you and the family, this is what friends and family expect you to do. Promise?

ll From one battle axe to another: Sorry for making you cry.

Thanks for the lovely post. I will take time to heal and I will do my best to take off the Super-mom cape. I should have ditched it with the Wonder-Woman outfit. Neither of them fit me properly anyhow.

What an eye-opening experience. I am off to snuggle my clan with some bedtime books. This little piggy is happy to be home again!

Oh Caddy and Cadman and Junior Caddys, I am so sorry for the loss of your little Timothy. don't even think of apologising or feeling guilty about anything Caddy, just take it easy and be kind to yourself. How on earth are you holding it together? You really are amazing although I suspect you don't feel it at all.

DH and I are praying for you tonight. xxx

Hmmm Caddy I am thinking of a new outfit for you that doesn't involve so much lycra....how about mother nature?? .

Thank you astro. Your prayers are much appreciated.

We have been flooded in meals and the fridge is officially overflowing. It is nice that we have made enough of an impression in our two years here that we have such kind friends.

I am feeling ridiculously sore today and wondering how mum's with elective c-sections cope with their newborns on top of the regular workload.

Thanks laundrylover... The outfit you have chosen looks more suitable. Not too sure how to interpret the +size part. I have never had the 'frontage' to fit that particular dress and I am only a size 12.

Dd2 is off to dance class and then she has been invited back to a friend's house for the afternoon. (I think that it is her first proper 'play-date' without a sibling.) She had the biggest smile as she walked out the door wearing her backpack and waving over her shoulder. Now I get to take a nap without expecting an elbow in the belly to wake me up!

Hope you enjoyed your nap Caddy. I'm afraid one has to venture into plus sizes if one doesn't want to sport lycra! I think we could pat out your bosom with socks to fulfil the Mother Nature role.

Isn't it lovely of people to bring food etc? Hope you feel less sore tomorrow....

Tilly went to a friend's after school and had tea before heading to Beavers...I left her at school this morning having a mega tantrum about shoes. Kiah came to work with me and had a quiet day on the motorway and charity shopping in Fleetwood. I kept her off preschool/playgroup as she had her cast off yesterday and her arm was very sore. She nearly fainted. Much better today and she is moving it much more.

Caddy you banana! (echos Astro) as if you need to apologise to us 'gentle shake to senses' Bless your neighbours and friends for looking after you so well, great to see the kids came to meet Timothy too. Hope your soreness is getting better {{{Hugs}}}

LL well we can but try and keep you on the straight and narrow with the dieting, but the last time I saw you, you weighed loads less than me! I took myself to torture class today, its usually just BLT, but I ended up being one of two people who somehow got given these disc things that you use on the floor, for the whole 15 mins we used these things for, everyone else got to couple up and share the workload,(as in one set with, one set without etc) two of us didn't wonder if instructor thinks I need whipping into shape more??? eek...
Glad Kiah has her arm out of plaster, eek at nearly fainting, hope its moving better now, does she get any physio? (I've never broken anything, so not sure how these things work?)

Astro, how's things? househunting this weekend?

Dd1 has been poorly here, earache and poorly tummy, got sent home from school yesterday, so we kept her off today too, as wasn't quite right this am (dh had day off work with her) hoping she's fixed properly for tomorrow as we have a party to go too and a friend supposedly sleeping over....

Hope you are feeling a little better Caddy. Glad DD2 had a play date and you got some peace and quiet too.

Hope Kiah and DD1 are better LL and Friz! So many ailments amongst the little ones! Uni, how is you boy - I seem to remember he was a bit off too?

Well, we have a house! (renting again...but hopefully long term until we can buy). Really happy with it - great location and a nice house - polished floor boards throughout, nice bigish garden. Yay! No more hunting! Just packing now...

How are you going to manage you move Caddy? Can you postpone?

Must dash - kids and DH at swimming, DD2 asleep...must do something productive...

Friz, hope DD1 is all better and ready for school in the morning. at your extra work in BLT...I am running again and managed 3 times last week. Was soooo slow and knackered this morning but managed a frosty 3 miles.

Astro - the house sounds fab! All that packing again though...rather you than me. My sis just called to say she unpacked her chosen 'box of the day' and found DS2s umbilical stump at the bottom! Her DH 'thought she might like to keep it'...ugh!

Caddy, hope you are recovering slowly but surely. DP and I were watching Cambodia on TV the other night and really want to go....think England will be more in our budget this year though.

I am just going to type up the minutes of our playgroup meeting that we held on Weds night...no new volunteers came so we made the decision to close in July but it can't carry on with no committee and people just can't be bothered these days it seems. I am going to work with the staff to help them set up as a worker led business but I think it will be an eye opener for them when they realise how much work will be involved...in reality they think we committee do bog all.

Aww LL about your playgroup, maybe closure will kick some people into action? get a big notice up now! On the other hand, something bigger and better may come out of the staff running it? Let's hope some people stand up and take action when you put up the closing notice. Yay for the running, keep it up!

Astro for new house, sounds lovely, I'm picturing lots of big windows, sunshine and flowers in there for some reason

Caddy hope you doing ok {{hugs}}

Uni, how's things? did parcel get to you ok? (will email that bit too!)

Freezing here this am, in fact must dash or will miss combat....work for me tonight, have swapped next Mon night with dh! (long story and out of time, to do with daytime treking round show in Brum!) Laters x

I am on the mend.

I have an entirely new respect for mum's who have emergency C-Sections. I don't know how they manage in the early days. At least I have been able to sleep.

Now I get to tackle the telling real life friends and family. So far we have only spoken to the in-laws and my parents.
I was thinking that there were not many people 'in the know' but my mum and a few friends seem to have spread the word. I hate this part.

Astro Great news about the house!

ll Very discouraging to hear about the playgroup. I wonder why there is nobody to help? I tend to find myself in places where there are too many joiners. I wish I could send you some. Come visit us in Cambodia!

Friz It is freezing here this morning as well. Combat is not on the agenda though...

good to hear you're on the mend caddy, lots of healing {{{Hugs}}} heading your way.

Seem to have trapped something in my left shoulder blade area here slept funny apparently? keep getting worse, then better, tis rather odd?

Friz hows the shoulder?
caddy, how are you doing? When do you go?
LL - bummer about the playgroup - will it closure mean more spare time for you (silver lining?)?

Uni, hope you are well and enjoying rl!

trying to scratch together some actual Home ed stuff this week - had been planning on waiting to start 'properly' when DS starts kindy (15th) but we have a dull week, and it seems too early to stary packing. Also my Mums constant digs and comments and critisisms of home ed are getting me down, so I thought I'd prove to myself that all will be well by managing to home ed AND pack and move house over the next ten days recipe for disaster perhaps?

Today we did well though - got talking about our resident lizard which we were feeding, and then about reptiles/mammals/amphibians etc, so made a big classification chart and put all our plastic animals into categories. DD wrote some of the animals names on the chart (wrote maybe 6 words total - she doesn't like to write) then read 3 books with animal themes and classified the animals we saw there. Did some counting with base 10 cubes and some work on tens/ones and writing 'teen' numbers with DD. Kids made patterns with hama beads, then listened to Faraway tree CD for about an hour.

Tell me ladies, honestly, does this sound like a reasonable amount to be doing in a day? Comparable with reception? Not that we want to replecate school nessesarily, but want to be in the same ball park so if/when she starts next year she wont be at a disadvantage.

Astro WOW! That sounds like a weeks worth of work at an International School...

Great start. If you need/want advice about curriculum, feel free to ask. I am a junkie. WAY too many books in this house that I didn't have the chance to preview since we haven't lived in an English speaking country for a while...

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I am still on the mend and have started to do too much--as usual! I am expecting company this weekend and while it was originally only meant to be SIL, she is now bringing 13 month old dd so I am rather worried about the state of the house. (Looking forward to seeing them both though! )

Friz I hope your shoulder is giving you less grief.

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