Jan 2010: Weaning, sleeping crawling too...at least we've moved on from discussing poo

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Roll up roll up - let's get chatting...

Hi Jesssie,

25 words , My LO just says, Mamma, Dada, Cup, Cat and ook (look).

She is my second. DS (3.10) was probably more like your DS as I spent so much time pouring over books with him and pointing everything out and talking to him.

Olivia (15 months) is lucky to have a clean vest and a square meal some days .

Sorry to hear you've had a tough time. Must be really hard to think up meals and you'll be stressing about food constantly. Food and feeding is stressful on it's own without the added worry of allergies.

Anyway, welcome to our thread. It is very slow moving nowadays but it's easier to catch up. We first started chatting when we were all PG then had new babies. You'd not look for two days then there would be 100 extra posts to scan through - was too much like hard work!

No idea about super - I had a wee look on her thread and couldn't see her name on the expectant list even - could she have namechanged again?
Oooh! Where are you mama? We are trying to book a few days away (prob in Portugal) in a couple of weeks time - my mum has very kindly offered to look after Cara - woohooooo!! In-laws are taking the dogs so fabby all-round. Just the small matter of booking something now...
Show-off jesieb Cara says 'daddy' very proficiently (much to my chagrin), 'dog' and 'woof' The only time she says my name is when she is tired/upset, and even then it's 'mumumumum'. She has 2 top and 2 bottom teeth, but one of the bottom ones is coming in squint - don't suppose it matters with her first teeth so much?
Her latest trick is to hang on to the table and climb on the chair leg, which makes her chest-height to the table top and able to reach our food! Little monkey, she eats more than some adults
Hope the sickness has lifted in house sock and cant
xxx

Wow at sleep jesieb, DD has never ever slept through! He sounds very cute. We have potties too and DD does several wees in them everyday. Just use it at nappy changes really. She won't sit down if doesn't need a wee, so she kind of knows what its about lol!

She's a climber too, I found her on the dining room table yesterday, I'd nipped into the kitchen and she managed to climb out of her chair and onto the table top to access some raisins!

I'm going mad with the amount of mess, she's constantly emptying drawers, swiping mags and paperwork off tables, throwing stuff into the bin, the bath, the toilet, agghhhhhhhhh!

DS has his first school disco tomorrow, my first baby is all grown up!

Have good weekends all

We have only two words from the Noop, "Dat" as in give me that and "Ta" for after you've given whatever Dat is. No Mum, No Dad... but at least she has manners :)
There is also a special scream-y squeel which means "My brother has picked me up/taken something from me/ given me a crafty shove". That seems to be the only communication she needs.
The bug still prevails here.
Fraoch - look at you getting away for a few days, hope you find somewhere nice.

Is everyone dropping very heavy hints that Mother's day is coming up? DH is away for the day, so unless I can convince him to take the children too, it looks like it will be the case of same old same old here. He has however ordered me some cos they were going cheap. Hurrah for the guilt trip.

Just popping on to say I'm peri-menopause! fuckety fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck. And no, I'm not going to apologise for swearing because I felt like it. And I'm grumpy. Permanently. So there. Well, at least that's what all the meno threads on MN say. Haven't been to GP recently about it as there is bugger all they can do at the moment. Have had confirmed various things on my bloods though that things are on the move....

As a little background, I thought I might be entering it when I found out I was expecting Olivia!

Turns out you get highly fertile just before your body turns shite on you.

Right. That's it. Not much sisterhood stuff or asking after anyone else today. Just a grumpy bitch typing the for the sake of it.

Aw hell Cant. U must be feeling like rubbish. Enjoy the lovely wine and hope things will even out xxx

Thanks Fraochs. Actually feeling so much better today as the period started!

So basically from about day 10 of the cycle I start to get agitated, I mean it really really builds - I can honestly say I can sense/feel the hormones streaming through my veins. It intensifies and builds up through the days/weeks - hormones surging - until 2 days before period due when it crashes through the floor, taking me with it and I feel really down, could cry at the drop of a hat and am ridiculously tired.

Think severe PMS - on steroids!

I had this for a few months before I fell for Olivia and my mother in law (head of Royal Free Hospital) advised me to get some bloods done as she felt I was entering the peri menopause due to my erratic moods! Also periods were a bit erratic and gushy. Whizz forward through pg, childbirth, settling down period and now am back there again.

Have told DH to f**k off in no uncertain terms because I detest everything about him. Now the thing is there - I actually think I do. But what I'm really not sure about is whether that is a "real life" feeling IYKWIM or an exacerbated feeling because of these dreaded hormones. So - do I detest him or don't I? Can I put up with him or not? Do I want to "put up" with someone? I feel like a bloody good spring clean.

Perhaps more to the point is "Can he put up with me through the next 5 years or so?"

Oh lord, here I go - waffling and ranting again.

How's everyone's babies doing? Olivia still isn't talking as such but is continuing to make noises at the right times, right places etc. So a double syllabled sound for "thank you", a point and a "aarrgh" at the cupboard where her rice cakes etc are kept... she's getting there, just a little slower than some her age. I guess there is truth in the early walkers, late talkers adage.

Now going to bog off and demand remotes from DH

Hi all - well im back had a wonderful 2 weeks away with ALL the kids ahhhhhhhh
i hear you all saying but my only gripe was sorting out food and them packing away dirty clothes! the boys were the worse!!!! 1st hols ever and all that i guess! kids constantly in the pool and them played changing clothes and getting things wet and mucky from the sun block lotion!!!!!!
Ohhh before i forget Welcome Jesieb and lil baby G!
@CTOFN - ohhhh sounds like you been a bit up and down emotionally - i pray all is well now! oh we get away by simply saving each month& as i just went back to work got a lil bit extra from WTC so just closed my eyes and booked our 1st family hol - had 2 rooms so was quite expensive never again, will have to do a private self catering apartment instead - Gambia is cheap and cheerful and 6 hrs away! beautiful place and lovely people!
@Fraochsmum - have you manged to book your time away yet? and hows you feeling?
@Maygirl - i have a little climber on my hands also he is so fast and so smart its quite scary!! Also " Dat" is another favorite word and dad, daddy as he points to the cupboard that has the snacks in! he also pats his nappy saying "bum bum" when dirty! as he walks over getting the changing stuff!
i have noticed he is drinking more juice and so im finding he only has 2 bottles now! is that wrong????? he has fresh milk in porridge and weetabix!
im off now but lovely catching up! still quite slow on here though!

Hi Jessieb, welcome to the thread.

Ctofn - how are you feeling now? I'm probably being a bit dim but is menopause not a good thing? As in you're over periods and all that business? I am naive though so forgive me. With your DH, you've mentioned a few things over the last 6 months especially with when his working situation changed. Maybe see how things settle for a while and then if need be kick him to the curb and trade him in for a younger hotter model.

fraochsmum - I'm super jealous about your trip. I was also looking on your Fb pics and at 20 weeks you hardly look pregnant and you look slimmer than me now and I'm not even pregnant.

I agree with everyone else about the talking. Jack is doing the odd word like mama, ta, ba for bye etc. I'm quite harsh though and don't really translate or make it into something it's not with him but he's definitely coming along. He was in the baby room at nursery with a lot of the younger ones and the development with his speech and babbling was slowing down so they're taking him up to the next room more now.

I'm a bit worked about super party. I get what they said when Ctofn posted asking but even before she had time to come on here and post occasionally. I really do hope that all is well with her. Has anyone heard from crumpette? Sorry I can't remember her last name change.

Anyway, I'm off to have a shower. I've just worked up a sweat on just dance on the wii.

P.S I have joined an Internet dating site so I'm sure there will be stories to follow

NEW - Internet dating!! Brilliant. You go girl - can't WAIT to hear the stories. You make sure you post regularly here with full details! I confess, I signed up to a few 12 years ago when I was a single mum with my eldest. Then I met DH out of the blue via work! The only thing I would say is be careful, don't rush in too soon - or too deep because you are (even though you might not know it), vulnerable and wanting to meet that special someone and look after you and Jack. It's easy to overlook warning signs that the person might not be right for you IYKWIM.

Am feeling OK at the moment - just finishing period. Would imagine in a few days the hormones will start building and my rage will build with it until couple of days before next period. So no, at the moment, still having periods but the hormones start playing up and getting ready to stop the periods. Don't get me wrong - can't wait for those to stop, but its everything else it does to your body at the same time. Seriously the rage / Potential Killing Sprees / mood swings are ridiculous - but not everyone goes through that, you dry up , have no libido whatsoever, get hot flushes, night sweats (literally drench the bed) and you expand around the middle. That's the norm. Everyone has it different - some worse than others etc. And what I'm going through now could potentially go on for 10 years before I'm classed as being "post menopause". Brilliant .

No news from SuperParty and I have sent her a couple of personal emails

No news direct from Crumpette but she has been posting on Style and Beauty thread and it's pretty much the same old situation! Somebody inboxed me asking if I had any contact as they were worried about her.

Pah - is it mother's day today? Is it? Is it? You wouldn't know it here. Kids haven't said "Happy Mother's Day" yet. DH in bed nursing a hangover. I'm half way through washing and ironing and packing for a skiing holiday next week and having done all the breakfasts etc.

Pah indeed. Did I say I was OK and not grumpy? Perhaps I was wrong....

x

Oh no CTFN, that sounds utterley shit.

Im actually a health guru so here is what I prescribe...

Right, lets see...Dandelion Tea - I swear it will help with bloating, water retention. You will pee like a race horse.

Have you been to a health store (not a shite one like Holland & Barrett) and got some serious hormone stuff. A really good multi, make sure it has biotin, zinc and magnesium (probably a menopause type one), Evening primrose, B vitamin complex, Essential Fatty Acids and some Vitamin C (2000 mg).

If not, go now. It won't improve things over night but it will in 2 or 3 months. Anything will help.

Grab the bloke behind the counter by the collar and ask him to give something for hot flushes too .

Get up in the morning, accidentally kick your DH on your way out of bed, pour all the tablets down your throat and wash down with dandelion tea. You should be feeling slightly more positive by then.

Then take up Yoga and pilates. It will help to chill you out, work your middle, and give you a break from kids and DH in the evenings.

What's the deal with hubby? I didn't realise he was doing your head in. I don't know your circumstances but I have had periods (some pretty long ones) of finding my DH a total PITA. I would rather sleep rough than sleep with him at these particular times!! I don't know if thats normal, who does, but I have got over it too (with the odd relapse when I look round and see his big nostrils with hairs poking out .

Maybe it's the way you are feeling? Imagine, no patience, raging, feeling very low, knackered and in he walks, with his breathing and his usual antics of sitting down, speaking blughhh, the fuckwit. If this is what you are feeling then, yep, it's hormonal!! I hope so.

new can't wait to hear your dating stories!

mama glad you had a good holiday. Olivia just has 2 bottles, has done for ages but it's fine once you include breakie etc.

Im really concerned mostly that Super isn't answering her actual e-mail. That is scary .

Olivia still in a great mood. Turned into a total Daddy's girl though but it's getting really bad. If Daddy is around I can basically go to hell . Will have to turn that around with some sly chocolate of something .

Her words are picking up a bit, still a bit thick for her age though (only kidding).

Have to end on this one. Standing in Boots with DS today. Man with bad hair doo serves us and before we even step to one side after being served DS loudly and pointing - "that man has silly hair Mummy, he needs a hair cut" . I heard laughing behind us but just ushered him out!

Quickchat - oh you have made me laugh so much, thank you for that! Yes, how you describe life with your DH is the same as how I feel basically. He really isn't all that bad, most of the time - well..... you know, it's just I'm easily wound up at the moment I guess .

Bless little Evan!!! Totally brilliant. My Olivia is thick for her age too . Not a word - just a load of babbles in a sing song tone.

Right off to some proper health shop I will go!

Oh - and apparently the "stop smoking" tablets I've been taking for past 2 months have side affects of "aggression, mood swings and psychosis"... Hmmmm

quickchat teehee. I bet you were mortified though.
CTFN Hope the rage/DH issues are sson sorted by your visit to a nice health shop. good luck!
Mother's day was a bit blah really. The boys did well, made some lovely cards and biscuits, but DH went off on a day out with his mate, leaving me home with the three DC. thanks for that! He took his mum out for a meal at a carvery on Saturday, but no such treat for me (although we are going out for curry this weekend so shouldn't complain too much) Ah well, what happens on Mother's day gets remembered on Father's day.

New have fun dating. I'm sure you will meet some interesting folks

Noop is still refusing to kiss daddy. It's quite funny (but not if it were happening to me).
Anyone (other than those having more babies) not had their period return yet? I've still not had one. Not that I'm complaining. I'm down to just morning & night feeds now (plus a middle of the night one it seems) and with the boys they had returned once I'd cut down to this.

ctfn oh that's it then, feet up and just have a fag, screw the health shop !

Ha, no I hope you don't but id maybe stop the tablets though. Slap the patches on and suck on that plastic cig thing.

I rememeber when my mum tried to stop smoking. Everytime she slid that plastic cig out of her bag and tried to put it near her mouth i'd just dissolve into laughter. I used to want to offer her a plastic wine glass with false wine in it too.

Im not helping am I? Shut up.

sock I stopped after a year (breastfeeding not cigs ). My periods came back around 10 months.

Oh I wish I hadn't said Olivia was in a good mood, damn you. For four solid days she has moaned like buggery.

Luckily I managed to get some smiles briefly yesterday. Stuck her in a gorgeous dress from JoJoMamabebe to get some professional photos of the two of them.

With all the "awww look at your pretty dress, oooohhh" she was dead chuffed with herself and amused herself with doing a silly walk to make her dress swish. I even managed to get some mouse scrunched into her curls and a clasp in her hair [shameful emicon]. Then she returned to the She Devil towards the end of the shoot and was back in leggings moaning by lunch time!

quickchat - you are actually hilarious and therefore you can't do one of your disappearing acts from off here anytime soon.

Jack can join the thick for his age club too if that's alright? He's got ma ma and a few other words but he's making lots of noises altogether and without a break in them and I have to admit I'm not really trying to decipher them. Maybe we should get them a window and they can all lick it together. Too far with that joke? Hey ho..........

I'm also sure DS has split personalities. He's absolutely fine at nursery and really happy which is lovely and when I pick him up he's so cute with cuddles etc but then as soon as he's in the car the moaning starts and he's a right grump bag so if you figure it out quickchat let me know.

Ctofn - is the reason you opted for a skiing holiday to try and counteract the flushes? If so I like your thinking If your DH is annoying you I would recommend maybe pushing him over the edge of one of the harder slopes (unless he's actually very good at skiing) and letting him fend for himself down the bad boy.

sock - mine returned shortly after I stopped bfing if I remember correctly. I can't believe you're still doing it. I take my hat off to you because there's no way I could have continued. Jack does just stare at my boobs now as if to be like 'I remember those and I think they're good and they made me happy but I'm not sure so I'll pull them'. Of course, I don't often flash my child. TMI perhaps?!

I'm worried too about superparty because I'm sure she would have been in touch. Fingers crossed she's ok and we hear from her soon.

Right then, I have concluded that Internet dating is actually full of weirdos!! A lot of them on there are just after sex which is fine but it's not what I'm after. There are also lots of pictures of willys I have to admit that it's been that long I had forgotten what one of them looked like. There is one guy who is a fireman and he's put one on of himself and my god he needs a license for it!! It literally would break you in two. I don't know how he gets up and down ladders with it especially There are others who are wanting girlfriends because they have so much love to give which I'm taking as they haven't had sex in ages so I'm steering clear of those ones too.

I've not been on any dates and I'm takings things really slowly with it. I don't think I want a boyfriend, maybe just some attention and to go out on some dates. Hey ho, I'm sure when I do actually go on some dates and do the whole 'I'm the one wearing the red carnation' it will entertain you all.

NEW OMG! Why would you put pictures of your tackle online. Blokes are just wierd!
Did you get the number for that fireman? ;)

new, yeh, flashing your willy online searching for woman - not boyfriend material is it!

I liked the sking hol counteracting the flushes bit!

ctfn just incase this is helpful at all. My mum was talking about her menopause the other day. I was half listening then pricked my ears up when she said she found a cure!!

She was really bad tempered, hot flushes but worst of all she was having very extreme heavy periods constantly. Doc put her on a mini pill and she calmed right down. He said she might be on it a year until periods stopped however, they stopped after 6 months and she just came off it and that was it.....no more symptoms, end of menopause.

Can you take a mini pill?

I'm having major issues with the Noop when we withold chocolate from her! Ooo-eee, she gets very cross. She has been given 4 easter eggs, and seems to want to eat them at once! I don't mind her having some, but want to avois too much sugar in her system.
Hope everyone else is having a lovely easter.

Naughty Noop! Has your period come back yet btw? Mine didn't return till after I had completely stopped feeding.
How are you getting on with the online dating New? I have 2 friends who have been doing it for a while, one has just got engaged to a man she met and the other has moved away to be with hers - so there are some good stories to come out of it! They did have to wade through some pretty unsuitable ones first though, but I'm sure you will be in it with your eyes open especially with the photos you've seen Mind you, that fireman has got me guessing about DH
How are you feeling now cant? Hopefully quick's suggestion might be of some help to you xxx

No, no sign if it's return yet.
I'm guessing it will wait for either my birthday, or our holiday. you know how evil these things are.
Do you have long to go now?

11 weeks

crivens, that seems to have flown by!

Well, I guess I should have known what was coming due to the massive spot growing on my chin. It heralded the return of the crimson menace today. At least (fingers crossed) this means it should be over with by my birthday.
How is everyone else doing? Did we all watch the wedding? Are we planning wedding our little ones to Kate & Will's first born?

fraochsmum- you've only got 11 weeks left?! How did that happen and where has all of that time gone. How was your holiday without Cara?

I've stalled with the online dating and I'm not really checking it now. I don't know what I'm after and I couldn't even bring myself to go on a date with anyone so in guessing it's a sign I'm not ready yet? Besides, I'm back to my heaviest (14 stone) and so I think I need to do something about it first and then go from there.

sock - lol about the spot. I only read the first part of what you had put and thought there may have been a new pg announcement. On the subject of the wedding we did watch it as my niece seemed very intrigued. I had to laugh when I was asked how Kate was getting to the wedding and whether it was by bus, train or whether she was walking. I absolutely loved the gown that Pippa was wearing and was soooooooo jealous of her figure as the dress just seemed to skim over her so nicely. Well, all I will say is nevermind the kids getting together, Harrys still up for grabs and only a few years older than me so I'm sorted I won't be holding my breath!!

How is everyone else doing? Waves to everyone

Hi all just popping in to say Hi!!!!!! and to also share my 2 line news with u all! so ermmmmm yeh in total shock still but getting use to the idea of another jan baby!
Fraochsmum- hows everything with you not long your on the straight now! last lap and all that! lucky u xxx