November 09 - rolling, laughing and cutting teeth ... but us mama's are still not getting sleep!!

[scarlotti]

New thread for us

bad news about periods. My chin is getting spotty which is not a good sign and Scarlotti sorry to hear about domestic issues this weekend. The trek sounds ace and the kind of thing I'd love to do too, but I'm not brave enough to leave the DCs.

We've done 1,2,3 with good success for a while now, but DD's recently become quite defiant and is really testing things by finding out what happens at 3 - and we're struggling to work it out too!

hobnob have been a mum now for nearly 16 years so have learnt to leave them with others quite happily!!
What are you comfortable having happen at 3? With DD it was a light smack on the back of the legs (I know, it's not very pc these days). Needless to say I only ever got past 3 about 2 or 3 times.
Could you maybe enforce timeout if you got to 3? Or confiscate a favourite toy for a while?

Oh, and 3 kids is tough - and my eldest is nearly 16 and so a great help. Not sure I'd still have my sanity with 3 under 5!!!!

Scarlotti that sounds really exciting, would love to do something like that- go go go!

SirBoob love your retort to your mum about bf! So funny.

We're at a loss at what to do today. I found out last weekend that Shrewsbury has a castle so might take DSs to that. DS1 and DS2 are watching Horrid Henry at the mo. (I hate HH with a passion). DS3 is bouncing in his bouncy chair being generally very cute). DH is in Sainsbury's.

Can you name change for different threads? I didn't know that. And I did notice the FB links - that's a bit scary. I'm not sure I'd like my comments on FB...

Hope you find something to do BBL. We are at a loose end too today. DH has had to go into work to work on a form for promotion which is due in tomorrow. He submitted it to his manager 10 weeks ago for editing and only got it back this morning . So just because his boss works 14 hour days 7 days a week doesn't mean that everyone else doesn't have plans for the Bank Holiday! SO I'm having to enlist MIL's help to take us to a nursery birthday party this afternoon, which is another 4 hours of my life I can't get back again. Humph.

want to go out but dh has gone to work with the pram in the boot. my fault I usually get it out after our sunday morning trips.

BBL I know what you mean about not liking your comments to be on FB, I say things on here that I wouldnt all and sundry knowing in RL.

was going to make Kyte's cookies but then I realised I dont have eggs.

Id ds's fourth birthday on the 12th and I have nothing organised for his birthday picnic yet, is not going good. especially as he wants everything 'Dr Who', and have forgotten that I have to invite people to it!!

What is it with those people who think you shouldn't bf your child for more than a couple of months? I've heard that people would give you a strange look if you bf in public and the baby seems "too old". Personally, I haven't had that experience yet but lately I try to bf at home anyway as Paula gets too excited when there are more interesting things around.

Well, I hope you all had a relaxed Bank holiday weekend with your family. Sorry for those who/who's husbands had to work.

I had a yukky situation with bf on Sat morning with a guy at church who's a little creepy anyway. He came up to ask me something whilst I was feeding, saw I was feeding and so stepped in to take a closer look and stayed there [yuk emoticon] when Ioan bobbed off as he'd finished and I pulled my t-shirt down he said 'don't do that on my account'

Scarlotti What a creepy guy!!! I'd have told him where to go... But you've always been much more dignified than me And I know I've already told you this, but I really think you should do the Peru trip. It would be amazing. Am slightly at the prospect!!

Ursi have you tried a nursing necklace? I'm thinking about getting one. Have found allowing Bryn to hold a soft toy, or even just my hand or bra whilst he's feeding keeps him focused sometimes.

Trikken throw a blue sheet over a door - thats a Tardis. A couple of rolled up balls of newspaper stuck on the end of toilet / kitchen rolls - that's a collection of Darleks. You should be able to download the music from somewhere, or have it playing on Youtube... I love parties

Becky you can, you just have to keep name changing. Am really not liking the links to FB. I know its a public forum, and is searchable via google etc, but still. Some privacy is appreciated. Its more the posts in relationships / here / mental health that worry me going public

Things have been better at home today Mum and I went to Asda (oh the excitement) and had a bit of a giggle on the way round. I let her "win" and bought of pot of Heinz Egg Custard for Bryn, which she has been nagging me to do for weeks - on the condition that she fed him. Which worked for me as I got three quarters of an hour kip I cooked dinner (Salmon topped with Philadelphia, with mini baked potatoes and Hollandaise sauce) and we had a slab of coffee cake together and bitched talked. She said she was proud of me for carrying on with the breastfeeding, because she knew how important it was to me - I will never understand that woman! - and also said how proud she was of the way I'm coping with the whole upheaval that is becoming a parent. A long weekend away was possibly just what was needed...

is 15 mins of crying, dummy replacing, screaming at toddler for making soo much noise really worth it for to get DD2 to have a 30 min nap?????!!

Glad you and your Mum are getting on better SirBoob weston it's draining isn't it

We had friends around yesterday and Ioan just wouldn't sleep enough or eat enough. Kept getting distracted and his teeth were hurting so feeding was literally a minute or two. Consequently he was overtired by the end of the day and slept badly in the night, waking a few times. Yawn.
He's at the cm today as I was due to start work, but paperwork means it's now tomorrow, so today is a slightly longer settling session. Am in the house on my own and keep thinking he's just napping in the pram I miss him!

Question - for those who's periods have returned ... is the first one really heavy? Or is this how they're going to be from now on?

So tired insomnia back last night. Sundaynightitus I think (even though it was a Monday). I always get anxious at the beginning of the week for some reason. I am so tired today I don't know if my head is attached to my body! Ahhhhhh.

BBL

Scarlotti 90% of the time I am totally fine and happy and enjoying life and convinced I am 'cured' of PND but when I don't sleep, I am a depressed bunny I hope it goes away soon.

BBL, sorry you are once again not feeling great. But hey, it's only 10%, I'm sure you'll soon be 100% happy again And the good thing with having sundaynightitus on a Monday is that Friday evening is much closer.

I've just had a bit of a shock. Thought it was a good idea to give Paula a wooden cooking spoon to make noise on the floor. She put it in her mouth instead (what a surprise , I was still not concerned) while I went back to the computer, obsessed of finding some baby lego online (as they do not seem to produce them anymore). A couple of seconds later heavy crying and Paula had the handle of the spoon (so the "stick" side) in her mouth and was bleeding. As she was lying on her tummy it looked as if it was really stuck. When I took her, she vomitted, obviously some blood as well but it was actually not a big deal in the end. It was fairly easy to calm her but I just couldn't find the wound, which made me a bit nervous at the beginning (I was already thinking of things like gullet or even worse the air tube)
It hasn't been too much blood, I guess it looked worse than it was mixed with the vomitted milk. I hope I have learnt my lesson!!!

Aw ursi poor Paula! And you! I hope you're both okay after your shock. Has the bleeding stopped?

Do you think we should generally agree not to link to this thread on Facebook? I know we can't stop anyone doing it, but we are all quite open on here and it would be nice if we could stay like that. I don't see the point of the Facebook/ Twitter links anyway. I don't want strangers dissecting my posts as if they're written for public consumption... Humpf!

BBL I have always had some form of Sundaynightitis, even when not working. I think it might be worse actually now. It's that DH will be working the next day and 'abandoning' me, or so it feels when I am struggling.

scarlotti I hope tomorrow goes well. Machu Pichu sounds fantastic!

And SirB so glad things are a bit better with your mum.

Laugs, thanks, we are both ok (Paula quicker than me, luckily). She was only bleeding a bit right when it happened.
I agree with the facebook link. I am not even a member of facebook so I find it even strange that it can be linked to facebook.

Laugs I definitely agree.

Scarlotti bless you - hope you got your paperwork done and had a huge cuddle with him when he got back!

Ursi what a shock, glad you're both okay.

Becky bless you... Know what you mean about the sleep, it makes such a difference doesn't it? I hope you feel better tomorrow.

Ursi Glad Paula is ok

scarlotti Hope Ioan is settling in OK at the CM. Do you start back to work tomorrow? Good luck if you are!!

This FB thing. I'm not understanding what it means. Where would it show up on FB?? I agree to not linking it.

ursi glad Paula is ok.

Ioan is settling in really well, he was there for 5 hours today and enjoyed himself. Tomorrow is my first day back so he'll do 9 hours there. Have been making lists tonight of what I need to do in the morning, what I need to take etc.! Need to get back into the swing of it all

Definitely not wanting any links to FB. I don't quite get how it would work either.

Right, off to iron and sleep now!

scarlotti, I hope you will have a great first day back at work!

Hope today goes well Scarlotti! Will be thinking of you and hope you have some nice colleagues.

I think the Facebook thing is just that a link to this thread would show up on your profile.
I've never used Twitter, but it'd be the same I think.

BBL I hope you slept last night

We had a bit of a bad night. Well I suppose I had just raised expectations from the night before - when he only woke twice - so last night, which was back to the norm, felt worse. I'm still grumpy though!

Anyone else getting very excited/ anxious about the election? It is annoying me though that, because me area is already a safe seat, my vote won't make any difference. At least it's not safe Tory though

I'm a little excited as its my first time voting - I know its just a little cross in a box, but still Trying to work out where I stand politically...

I am excited about the election too, purely because we don't know what's going to happen. I am in a Lab/Lib Dem close run. Labour incumbent is a great MP on the whole BUT voted FOR the Iraq war when he was in the cabinet. Difficult to forgive. Lib Dem candidate a bit elusive so not sure what he's about Greens nowhere unfortunately.

Anyhoo, enough of the political chat, save for this. SirBoob not to sound like an old sage...but I'm betting you'll find it distinctly underwhelming when you've actually voted. I do anyway

ursi what a shock. Glad Paula's fine.

So, I was thinking of going to the Big Scream at the cinema today but guess what they are showing? PSYCHO Who's going to take their baby to that?!?! It won't just be the babies screaming today...

Ooh, had a lovely bite of lunch and walk with skorpion yesterday! We were talking about the possible whole thread meet-up. How exciting that would be!