May 2009 - Don't forget to wear your good shoes...

[belgina]

Right, new thread...

Sorry about the title

Cocktail anyone?

Lol at Mirror reading .

We had a much better night last night and we all slept well. Phew. I am going out in a little while to try out my new ipod during my run. I've never been able to get the earphones to stay in but DH bought me a new set yesterday when he swapped my broken itouch for a new one. Amazingly Apple swapped my broken one for a new one, even though it was just a battery problem. Result! So I spent yesterday evening compiling new playlists and downloading apps.

Just heard on the news about another earthquake and tsunami...

My guilty reading pleasure is the online Daily Mail. I love reading their entertainment section. Full of obviously staged photos of slebs on beaches. It is wonderfully trashy.

llare lucky you and your itouch! And LOL at the Mail. Remember this is MN and reading the Mail, online or otherwise is frowned upon! Not switched on news yet. Will go and do so but it sounds grim.

Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. House all quiet! DH taken both boys to the park and guests gone. Am going back to bed.

I did 5k!

What a buzz....

Llaregg Wow! Well done girl!

We have just come back from Nandos for dinner. The DCs shared a kids meal of chicken strips and chips and frozen yougurt. They ate so much!!! Is anyone else noticing their LOs are eating lots more (BLW) now. R is clearly feeling better and eating like a horse ATM. I have to give him lots of snacks as he has been quite grizzly the last few days but it seems to be hunger and is always much happier when given a breadstick/ pear/ banana etc. He also has separation issues and needs to have me in his radar ATM. DD has started calling him 'Boo' .

DH is going to take some days off next week to finish the house and we are aiming to have it on the market next weekend although we need to decide who we are going to use as our EA first.

All exciting stuff happening ladies!

Llare - I'm v impressed with you reaching 5k already. I really don't think I could run 100m at the moment! Well done you!

Febes - yay for getting house ready and on the market!

Reggiee - exciting about new phone and moving into the loft too!
Are you able to flex your hours a bit?

LadyH - glad you got chance to go back to bed but

I'm feeling much better today. O is definitely being a limpet/velcro baby though. Don't know if it's because he's now doing proper days in nursery or whether it's teething or his latest cold or a mixture. Last night I ended up having to bring him into bed for the night which I haven't had to do since new year. Hope he has a better night tonight. He's been asleep 15mins so far...

Sorry ladies but I got a 2 hour nap at lunchtime today. Much needed I can tell you!

llare well done on your 5K. Next goal 10K. It can be done!!!

ses hope you have a decent night from O. Fingers crossed for you.

So we are off to a 40th shortly so have more guests staying tonight up from that London. Fingers crossed tomorrow doesn't start at 5am.

Enjoy your evenings ladies. Am going to watch the last grabs of the winter olympics before the taxi arrives and see if I can spot my DB. He's at the Bobsleigh final.

Well he woke after an hour. I resorted to feeding him which I know he's using for comfort. He dozes off at the boob and then as soon as I try and move him he wakes up and starts crying. DH is still out but I texted him. He said he'd be coming home soon and that he thinks O just doesn't like it that I keep leaving him

ses- does your DH think he's helping by saying that . S has been velcro baby for the last week (he is back to normal today ), but I think it was due to teething and cold/sore throat- he has been laughing today and taking good naps, and I realised that he hasn't done either for a week so is definitely on the mend. Hopefully it will pass with O too. I have had S in the bed for a couple of nights as he just wouldn't sleep on his own. And he also woke at 8.30 last night and I ended up giving a comfort feed. We took it in turns to try to settle him and gave in after an hour. Then he kept pulling off my left boob, and fell asleep on the right. I realised that it was because my left was full and he didn't want loads of milk but just wanted to comfort suck . So it sounds like O is very similar ATM.

headless- yes I have my orange dress but not worn it yet. I am also waiting to see how the cold wash goes, if you are brave enough. I used to have a silk blouse that was dry clean only, but washed really well in the machine, but you just never know...

younger- hope you are feeling a bit less hormonal and less anxious.

febes- men, eh? Grrrr. I know it's not nice to come home to grisly DCs and have to get stuck in, but that's life, and you've been with the DCs all day. It works both ways too. On Thursday, I got home from work around 6.15, went straight upstairs to see S in the bath, he then started crying as mummy=milk/comfort, so i got him out, fed him, and he projectile vomited (5 vomits worth of milk, water, yoghurt, tea) down my bra/top. Delightful . Hey ho. So glad he's better .

Pula - DH tends to just say things as he finds them. He is at least home from the rugby now and is trying to settle O whilst I get something to eat. I think we'll end up co-sleeping again tonight though. Like you say, it's definitely a comfort thing.
Lovely greeting you had on Thursday evening

Back from party. Babysitting probs so have had to do it in shifts with DH/. He's gone to the party now.

Issue at party though. I have a really close pal who was up with us last weekend. Her DP left her at 7 months pg with their 2nd over a year ago. A text book mid life crisis. He was at the party with his new girlfriend. She was not the reason for the split but I couldn't deal with her at all. She is 13 years younger and looked like a WAG. He's been with her for 6 months it appears. Its all so sad and I really feel for my pal. I guess this is life but it just feels so wrong and I just wanted to shake him and tell him to grow up and remind him my pal was at home with 2 little ones on her own.

pula what a greeting from S!

Hi everyone, quiet on here this weekend.

The weather is absolutely horrendous here. Stormy, wet. Yuk. I had planned to possibly go out to the shops to do a spot of last minute shopping for a way to transport my breastpump tomorrow, but I think I'll leave it now. How do those of you who express at work transport your breastpump, btw? I was thinking of using an insulated lunchbox type bag. I'm dreading tomorrow. Not so much for leaving C anymore, I've left her for a few hours here and there last week and she's been fine, but because I's scared of my boobs getting painfully full

My new Hotmilk bra arrived (a bargain on Figleaves. Only cost £16!). It fits perfectly . I haven't actually owned a well fitting bra yet since having C. They were either too big or too small, but it looks like 32FF is what fits me

llare Well done on the 5K. That's amazing. I can imagine you were buzzing after such an achievement.

febes ses C also is a bit clingy/velcro-y at the moment. She also needs to see me + she's been a bit more challenging at night compared to usually. She's been waking at her normal times, but instead of just grizzling, having a cuddle or feed and going back to sleep she's been screaming. Not crying, but screaming and because I'm worried about the rest of the family I've been feeding her every time, but some of the times she doesn't feed, but just comfort sucks, I can tell. When I take her off, she screams again. This really isn't the right time to start this sort of behaviour . She's also started waking at 6.30, although she's clearly not ready to wake up. DH let me have a lie in yesterday (until nearly 10), which was lovely and so needed after a few of those difficult nights in a row.

headless That's so about your friend who was left by her DH. I can understand you are angry with the DH, after all you've probably been supporting your friend through this difficult time.

reggie Good news about your new phone and moving back into the loft. That has gone fairly quickly hasn't it. Especially after the storm damage and such.

Our old house is finally finished and so it's now properly on the market and apparently there has been a fair few viewings. We're not too impressed with the estate agent's though. He's not very good at keeping us up to date and with this distance that's important. We've also noticed that our house is on the market for more than similar houses in our area, so we might have to drop the asking price (which we think was a bit optimistic anyway, so not surprised)

belgian- good luck for tomorrow. I take my breast bump and bottles to work in zippy up freezer bags but i don't worry too much about keeping things cool/sterile as I only pump if i feel uncomfortably full and then i discard the milk. I have only expressed twice in a month or so, although sometimes i wished i had as by bedtime i was soooo uncomfortable i winced as S latched on, or else i had to express at home before feeding him.

It made me when I read that your AP had to lie down with C after trying unsuccessfully to get her to sleep in the cot. C knows what she likes .

Well so does S, who is back to 4 or 5 feeds a night and co-sleeping although to be fair, it is me disturbing him a lot of the time so i really need to stay awake and settle him in his cot.

headless- not surprised you are with your friend's ex-DH and couldn't speak to his new GF. Stupid mid-life crisis man. And leaving her when she was 7 months pg too with a LO already.

Ses- your DH sounds just like my mum - says things without thinking about how the other person will feel . My DH likes to insult me sometimes by saying i sound "just like grandma" .

belgina hope it all goes well tomorrow.Can't help with your breast pump query but your solution sounds ok to me. So many of us back in the world of work now.

pula I thought you had done so well with your sleep training. Grr for you to be back to 4/5 times a night. You must be exhausted.

Because we have had so many guests here in the last 10 days, R is back to his old ways too, having given us 2 complete nights of undisturbed sleep a couple of weeks ago.

We went for our Waterbabies underwater photoshoot this morning with R. We had one done with DS1 and have a lovely photo for it, so really wanted one for R but am not convinced we have any decent shots. The viewing is next Sunday so we'll find out then.

Hellloooooooo

Anyone there????????

i'm here now!

And me!! But not for long. Will do some ironing, lunch box making and general preparing for the big day in a bit

it's my Last Free Day online. I probably won't be on as much anymore with starting work tomorrow.

I officially start tomorrow but, since it's flexible working and this week is 'training' (ie reviewing handbooks, ordering stationery, finding my old passwords, etc), I don't expect to do too many hours this week.

Belgian and looby and who else is starting back tomorrow? Best wishes to everyone. I'm quite about it, feels like the end of an era.

ladyH, so at your friend's dp. what a loser. what a loser. loser. very sad indeed.

Pula and Ses, hope the Velcro Baby syndrome finishes soon. H was a bit like that last week but better today. Hope sleep improves.

anxiety, pula, still very anxious and I'm now wondering whether it's got anything to do with the hormones as I cut down on BF. maybe it's a coincidence, but when I 'broke down' with PND after dd2 it was 7 months, right when I was finishing BF her. Or, maybe it has something to do with starting work again? maybe a bit of both? in any case, I can't control it and i'm frightened almost all the time. Am also still having lower abdom pain so am anxious about that until I can get some answers. going to GP on Thu to get referred to a gynae (and then to counselling again after I get the physical probs sorted).

how is everyone tonight?

younger- poor you . I think going back to work is a very emotional and stressful time. When I saw my GP I said i just wasn't ready to think about stopping ADs when i returned to work as it was too many things changing at one time. I'm sure cutting back on BF and returning to work has affected you too. Would you like some company on one of your days off? Happy to come and visit you. Just FB message me if you fancy it and we can sort out days depending on our working patterns.

I know a lot of you ladies cope on your own A LOT, but this week my DH is on a 3 day course, so I am alone Weds-Fri this week (gulp). And my PIL are on holiday so no emergency help available either . My mum and dad are on standby in case the DCs are ill as I am really busy at work so can't take a lot of time off. But my mum is full of cold and my dad is still having his cancer treatment on Thursdays so i don't want to bother them. At least DS1/2 are in nursery Weds/Thurs but i'm not looking forward to 3 bedtimes and 2 nights alone . But hopefully it will be OK and it will show me I can do it - trying to think positive. And at least it means only a 3 day working week (although then I have to do 5 days next week).

Hello!

Good luck to all returning to work this week - Belgian, younger, Looby and anyone else.

younger - sounds to me like the anxiety could well be linked to reducing BF. Return to work just adds to it as well. Good that you're going to get things checked out.

Still got Velcro O here. He came into bed from 1.30am and it was like having a newborn again with the rooting he was doing. Wouldn't let his boob me move an inch.
He refused to nap all day and has upped BF too (as well as a healthy appetite on solids). He was exhausted by bedtime and finally settled in his cot about 7.45pm and is still there atm...

X-posted Pula. Hope the days when DH is away this week go ok. I always worry when DH is away and I only have 1DC! I think it's just the fact there is someone else around to talk things through if needed that I miss. O and I manage ok but the anticipation is the worst bit!

Evening all!

It has been quiet recently, hasn't it?

Good luck to those returning to work this week. Officially I have started back but I am on annual leave until 5 April. Of course, when I chose that date I had no idea that it was Easter Monday so my return date is now delayed until Wednesday 7 April. How convenient!

I've made a discovery. I've always been reluctant to do bedtime on my own, assuming that it is easier to have DH around as DS1 is such a handful at bedtime. Anyway, Friday night DH had to work so I rather grudgingly did it on my own. My word. It was so, so much better. I cuddled up in DS1's bed with both boys, read some stories and then kissed him good night....and that was it. No demands for daddy, water, loo, removal of random items...just sleep. It was the same Saturday night, so this evening I told DH to go out early to his meeting. Same story! Amazing. I'm sure it won't last.

My mother is visiting this week. Some of you may remember that her last visit, back when DS2 was 8 weeks or so, ended with her storming out and leaving early. Things have improved between us but this is sure to be challenging. I may well need to rant! Fingers crossed however that the chaos of the week will mean that we get less time to talk and therefore annoy each other. I've made lots of plans to keep us busy but I have mixed feelings about it really.

Ah here you all are!!

younger good luck tomorrow too. Sorry you are still feeling anxious but I reckon your analysis is probably sound. Hopefully when your homones settle and you are back in the routine of work, things may feel better.

Good luck to looby too.

ses R has been clingy today too. Refusing to nap in the day ( not like him at all). Just keep saying its only a phase, its only a phase!!

Anyone else watch Lost? Just done Friday nights episode. When oh when will we start getting answers. Am hugely confused!

Llare - ooh! Good luck with your mum's visit!

LadyH - "just a phase, just a phase" and repeat!

We're just watching 24 and then I'm going to head off to bed.