Dec '06 - Still clinging onto sanity.

[EasilyConfusedIndith]

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Hi there
I too, have a lot of spots and the pain for my first period on the mirena was agony. I'm going to see how it goes though as the alternative for me is constant bleeding and hot flushes.

No idea what you were talking about DW, but and welcome back!
Good idea bout pullups, jabber, I shall just ride roughshod over her natural instincts for a while longer (say, about a year!?)
Really looking forward to our MN Dec 06 spa weekend, I can tell you...
Remember that huge house that needed lots and lots of work? Put an offer in on it today Saw it with my mum sat morn and she was so positive about it, nothing else on the market and it ticks most of the boxes so there you go. Fingers crossed for me, I need something to bring me out of depression valley, it's got considerably worse last couple of weeks although I've no idea why.

Exciting AQ! Do you think that you've been stressing over house decisions? That could perhaps be affecting your depression? I hope it all goes well though and you are soon queen of your crumbling mansion :)

Ds being a little $%&£$&%$ at the moment. I suspect brewing something or growing as he has looked so washed out this past week. Dd has a cold and slightly dicky tummy so is also a grump . Sleeping better though just one or 2 wakings :)

I have been very tired and tearful. Not helped by dh's escapades last week, feel very tense and stressed out. Have been trying to decide if I'm just shattered and run down or if I should perhaps have remained on the drugs for longer. I was rejected by the blood people on Thursday for low iron levels so a trip to the GP is in order, sort out the tired side and see what is left.

Fingers crossed AQ.

Satin - same for me - the choice for me was heavy bleeds or spots on the face. Easy choice to make. Keep with it and I'm sure you'll feel better soon.

Too chicken for the mirena here but periods are extremely heavy these days.

Good luck with the house AQ! Very exciting. I know having more room can help in lots of ways.

Re: depression - I'm a big fan of AD's as you all know. Currently could not survive without my Zoloft and Xanax.

I'm still waiting to hear about my dodgy ovary and my viability for the mirena coil but in the meantime I have been reading about it on here in 'mental 'elf' and it's scared the living daylights out of me, so don't think I'll go for it after all as I'm depression prone at the best of times. Guess I will just have to find another way to stop the 8 days of monthly flooding

Good luck with the house AQ. Sound's fab.

must go to bed as I'm sooo tired, but we got the house!

Castles. I'm a bit depression prone and so far so good. I seem pretty balanced, 5 weeks in. I've been beeding quite a lot but more spotting than flooding and they said that was normal for the first few months..

Woohoo AQ! That is great :)

Castles I think with teh Mirena you either love it or hate it. emember far more people will be posting their bad stories than good ones. It may be worth a shot if you are allowed, since you are already very aware of your moods and depression then you can keep tabs on yourself and get it removed quickly if you feel it is making thngs worse. FWIW my sister has suffered from depression, self harm, the works for a number of years but also swears by her Mirena. She has been sterilised but still uses one to control heavy periods and endometriosis symptoms :)

Hurrah AQ! Good luck with the move.

Oli - your dog is just lovely! Your cakes, as always, are fantastic. I always look forward to the next installment!

Congratulations, AQ!!! I am so happy for you. Extra room is always a good way to uplift your mood.

My advice - immediately stake out a room/large closet/whatever as your own and make it your woman-cave. I did not do that in this house even though I had one in our other, much smaller house and I miss my little respite space.

so agree about Oli's cakes, DW, I want one!
sorry bout the problems with mirena and in castle's case ovary, blinking women's problems! I didn't realise depression was linked with mirena.
LOL at a lady cave for me, jabber, I'll be pleased just to have a bedroom big enough for my clothes tbh dp of course HAS to have his study, that's all he talks about with any house. We got in just in time, someone made an offer the hour after we did eeek. I hope it's all going to work out. You're right Indith, it has been stressful because dp & I have very different ideas about houses and there's been lots of arguments. What did you mean about dh's shenanigans last weekend indith, missed that?? Hope ds being slightly less of a &^%$£ today, ds2 can be a right little horror when he wants to be. I've been crying every day about him going to school lately, don't have any idea what to do with just the dts but I'm sure I'll manage particularly as we'll have moved by then all being well!

AQ dh went out after work. He had mentioned thas possibility of "a drink" and had asked for a lift to the station as he couldn't guarantee being on time to pick ds up from nursery at 6. He eventually turned up at 4.30am having walked home from Newcastle after missing the last train back to Durham. By that point I had called hospitals and tehn around 3am called the local police station for advice on the basis that if he had got mugged/beaten up he could be in hospital with no ID. Police took it pretty seriously and were here when dh came home. Dh's boss is a uni friend of mine, I had woken a mutual friend to get his work number as knew his work phone would be on even though he was in Glasgow and not on the night out, spoken to him, he was s tar and rang loads of other collegues, started pinning down when he was last seen etc. and then the fucking idiot turns up at half past bloody 4 having walked home in his fucking work clothes with his fucking work shoes on and was completely astounded that I was ata ll worried, it hadn't even occured to him that I might have noticed he wasn't back, he honestly thought I would be in bed asleep. For fucks sake dd doesn't sleep! Of course I was going to wake up at some point! In fact dd had been really unsettled and by 1am I still hadb't been to sleep due to her waking up so at half past fucking 4 in the morning I had not been to bed at all.

Can you tell I am still rather pissed off about this?

Dr has taken more blood to investigate the iron levels. My blood pressure was not behaving when I saw her either. Happy days

Is it gin time yet?

Ummm, I stayed out rather late last Friday, Indith. Dh has me on a short tether still

Ds2 has now proudly shown me how he decorated one of my Thomasville chairs (from the Hemmingway Collection!) with permanent marker. I told him it would take 10 years of allowance money to buy another one. He is currently waiting for dh to get here so that we can go over other options for "consequences".

Oh dear oh dear indith. What was he thinking?! Not much bother to send a text is it? Has he made it up to you? What's happening with ds?
Jabber, you naughty girl! Phaps ds2's additions will add to charm?
House buying is really boring until you get to choose a colour for the hall! Actually that's pretty boring too. Apparently needs new roof. Oh god! Ds2 announced he wants to share with both of the dts. Ds1 can't wait for his own room but ds2 wants a dorm bless him. I'm loving 4, this week alone we've had car llama and can we have the turboat on the car pls daddy. If only 7 was quite as adorable, ds1 just sighs loudly and flounces everywhere.
Am in Bristol for work at a hotel. Didn't get here until 10 and now I can't sleep!

He left his phone in his work bag in the office.

Thing is if I had known he was going out then I would just have been pissed off at hime for being so late but I had been led to expect him home around 8pm and he was completely uncontactable. Anyway, never mind.

House sounds like it will be a bit of hard work but then fabulous. Is it still online? Do we get a sneek preview linky? Where is it? Be cryptic or FB it or something, I'm such a nosey cow

Ds improving, still having the odd meltdown but not as bad, he seems ot have more energy. Dd been eating like a horse and disintergrating into a sleepy pile of snot and tears so one child getting over growth spurt and one child in one I think!

Got phone call from Dr surgery yesterday, my bloods are back and instead of seeing me next week as per my appointment the Dr wants to see me today

haemoglobin a bit low but ferritin extremely low. Oops. Steak anyone?

yes get some steak into you, indith! Dunno about the other thing, but the iron-rich water is pretty good, none of the side effects of tablets. Growth spurts are good, why do they have to be so grumpy about them? Does dd still have nap? DD and DS3 have both decided they're unnecessary and it's alright actually as they are then knackered at bedtime and don't create about it!
Um, house might be online still, I shall check! It's looking iffy at present until we can get structural engineer in. I'm just going lalalalalala until reality hits one way or the other (have huge house with loads of work or stuck in this one for EVER).

Yes, 7 year olds have most variable attitudes, don't they?

Ds2 is feeling a little guilty about the chair so now I am trying to downgrade the whole thing a bit. When he and ds1 get older they will get to refinish it. Hemmingway collection from Thomasville...did I mention that already???

Anyone?

Jabber I googled the chair, definitely feeling lots of sympathy for you!

AQ I bet the house with lots of work will be worth it in the end, there is always something to do in every house and the space for hte dcs as they get older and for having family stay will be well worth it.

Dh has been ill, properly ill not just man ill and spent Wed and Thurs in bed so I am feeling shattered as dd decided so wake every hour or more at night and refuse to settle again after 5am. For some reason only dh can settle her after 5. He goes in she complies and goes back to sleep but with me she insists on breakfast

AQ dd doesn't nap, commiserations on the dts stopping their naps . Sometimes she needs ot and wants to but Ihave to wake her after 15 mins or she won't go to bed until 10pm. She is bloody difficult to wake though! Once she deciedes to sleep she gets lion, curls up on teh floor or sofa and goes to sleep. You can prod her, tickle her, pick her up and she just says "no" and goes to sleep. Makes me all the more aboput her night sleep!

God, indith, sound horrendous, how do you get through the next day? Did you get anywhere with sleep clinic where you are? BTW, was having a clearout and found 3 of those booklets I mentioned about constipation if you want me to post one to you...Written for kids, not adults. School have called me in as ds1 so bad right now, he's going downhill academically and this is a SAT year argh.
think we'll be dropping out of house after weekend, we were mad, sure something else will come up as spring moves on. I'll live!
I too looked up the Thomasville chair (never heard of it before now!). Leather chairs look better a bit bashed around don't they?

Indith, have you tried coffea? My homeopath gave me a few when DD2 was waking up all the bloody time throughout the night a couple of years ago and we've never looked back!

AQ, sorry to hear about DS1. Is it something specific? Don't worry about SATS - they are a complete waste of time and most teachers don't give them any credit. Is the house just too much of a headache at the moment?

fwiw, my 7 year old is a breeze, it's the 9 year old that is high maintenance - I feel like an effing counsellor most days around him - which leads me to believe it's just the PFB which are a pita

I think we need photos of Bambam and Tinks, sounds very cute :)

Booklets would be great AQ if you don't mind/need them anymore. The novelty of the reward chart the early years practicioner gave him has worn off and he is back to soiling and wetting again :( Sorry your ds is having a bad time of it still too. How do you manage? I keep telling myself that at school it will click into place, I con't imagine how you handle things with him being at school.

How do I manage the next day? Erm apparently I'm a leetle run down . I shout a lot :(

Castles you may have to give more information, at the moment I keep seeing a typo for coffee and I don't think she needs any of that!

coffea look it up and make your own decision. Homeopathy works (apparently) by treating like with like. So, for example, to clear up some of the complete mess that vaccinations made of DS's life, one of the remedies he was given was called MMR. And it worked. I can only tell you about my own experience. Which has been good.