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fettleandbabyfettle · 05/10/2007 12:13

as suggested by honey!!!

be thinking of you at 1.20pm greeds! my money is on you beating honey by the way!!

xxx

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fettleandbabyfettle · 20/10/2007 19:44

Evening all - poey rugby on again!!!!

Yup Honey - Mirena is the one with a progesterone in it.
Go on, get a webcam - that really would remove all anonymity wouldn't it, if we actually watched you give birth!!!

Well we managed our walk - DD did really well - cycled all the way and back, as well as lots of running around as well in between time! DH had to push her a little bit on the hills, but i think she did fantastically well. Overall 5km, there and back, so longer than I thought! I'm completely shattered - DD went almost straight into the bath and was asleep before 6pm, she was so tired - wonder if she'll have stiff legs tomorrow!

anyway, going to try and get Toby down and then I can maybe get some sleep during the rugby!

xxx

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honeyapple · 21/10/2007 09:49

Morning-

well I had a weird night of the odd twinges, painful enough to wake me up.. didnt seem to have any pattern though... and now since getting up have disappeared! Kept lying in bed thinking, oohh this is stronger, and waiting for another one... so who knows! Perhaps today is the day! MIL is coming over for lunch, so just about to make a spinach and ricotta quiche....

Let you know if anything develops .

greedygreedyguzzler · 21/10/2007 12:35

sorry! i know i havent been on for ages again...but at the moment, for half an hour it is just me and marcy so i thought i would grab the chance while i could!!!

all 3 of my kids have colds and coughs, hence my absence on here! they have been hard work! actually not marcy so much, although she is so snotty she is having problems breathing while feeding and thenswallows loads of air and keeps puking up lots of snotty milk after feeds. dd1 is especially bad and we took her to the gp who said she has narrowing of the airways ( apparently they dont like to diagnose asthma under the age of 3) and gave her an asthma inhaler. anyway, i think the bigger two are on the mend a bit now and its just poor ickle marcy who still has a cough (its such a cutsie little cough though!!)
we went to a wedding yesterday and she was a little angel and got loads of fuss made over her!!! everyone kept saying " you make it look so easy, you sem so relaxed"................which of course i was, cos i had had lots of champagne and i didnt have ds or dd1 to look after cos my mum had them!!!!! it amazes me that i ever found it hard just having one baby!!!! why didnt i make the most of it when i just had the one who slept all the time!!!

ready - sorry not to reply to you.your dh is probably all better by now anyway. all i can say really without looking at him is that he prob should go and see someone and get it looked at. it could be lots of differnet things not necessarily a trapped nerve. either an osteopath or a chiropractor should be able to help. depends how he feels about bone cracking and crunching. if he prefers a gentler technique tell him to try and see a McTimoney chiropractor (thats what i do, and its fab!)

fettlebigtits!- PMS:L at your 5am dripping boob screaming toddler story ......sorry!!! not funny for you i know, but made me laugh!!!!!!

mrs - dont mention filthy dreams!!! mine have started again!!! i always get them when i havent had sex for a while, and what with giving birth and stuff it has now been a while!!!! i like nathan AND peter petrelli!!! ............actually............. Hiro would do at the moment too!!! just need another week or so to get my bits feeling completely back to normal and then HOPEFULLY activity can resume!!!

honey - i was due to have a homebirth with dd1 and it didnt work out, so dh just packed my bag while i was having contrations in the bath before we went in to hospital! as long as you have everything, it really doesnt take long to throw a few things in a bag does it, so i wouldnt bother!!

chooster - how funny you and dh sneaking through to each others beds for a bit of 'hot lovin'!!!!!

shit shit shit!my parents will be here with my other two in a minute!....i am going to have to skim read the rest of this or i will never post anything!!!

bodders - you worry me with some of the stuff you eat............were you the funny egg in soup girl? and artichoke hearts? was that you too? YUK!!!

OMG ready - whatsits and maltesers???!!! double yuk!!! mind you, i did used to eat apple cores, orange peel and kiwi skins when i was in the sixth form cos i couldnt be arsed to get up and go to the bin!!!

honeyapple - that is EXACTLY how my labpour started this time!!!! fingers crossed for you....i am definately going to have to check on here more often until you pop! even if i dont get time to post i will be watching for your news!!

fettleandbabyfettle · 21/10/2007 14:28

OOh - Honey how exciting?!! won't be long now!

Greedy, so tell us, did you fit into your Boden dress for the wedding?! I can't get the waistband over my voluptous breasts - if that stretched a bit, I'm sure it would look lovely, but just can't it on at the moment - gutted really, as I think they'll stay big for quite a while!

I'm really loving breast-feeding, but I'm also so completely shattered all the time - was up every hour last night, except between 3.30 and 5pm, as DD didn't sleep too well and then Toby woke for his usual feeds at midnight, 3 and 5. So it's very tempting to get some bottles and formula on the go, but then I'm scared Toby won't take breast feeding anymore and I do love doing it - just not all the time and I need some sleep. DH has been great taking DD out and about all day, but little toby hasn't been settled at all today, although I think he mgiht have dropped off just now, so I'm off for a nap (although I know that DH wants me to do the washing up - at least that's how I translated his parting comment of "I've turned the heating off for now, but at least we'll have hot water now!!")

take care all
xxx

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Bodkin · 21/10/2007 20:51

Cripes Greedy you've got a good memory for my odd food cravings!

Wedding sounds like it was good fun - but poor you with all them sick kids... the snotty baby pukes are awful aren't they. Luckily Isla has only had one cold so far (probably because I don't go anywhere with her ) but I've noticed DD1 has started streaming today, so won't be long before Isla catches it!

Back later

greedygreedyguzzler · 21/10/2007 20:59

fettle - if its any consolation, i am knackered too and i am bottle feeding, but i think that is mainly my fault cos when dh gives marcy her 10.30pm feed i always seem to wake up and interfere......if i could just let him get on with it then i am sure i would get more sleep! also dh is SO CRAP at waking up in the middle of the night that i am too scared to let him do the 2.30am feed cos i reckon he would drop marcy or flush her down the toilet or something.................he talks NO sense at all in the middle of the night and i really dont think i could trust him with a baby! our nights havent been too bad actually, but if that isn't tempting fate for tonight then i dont know what is!!!

and AS IF i fitted into my boden dress for the wedding!!! i can just get it over my boobs but cant do the zip up!!! i am aiming/ hoping to wear it for a christening in 3 weeks time!!!........... yeah right!!

havent had many afterpains today! FAB!!! first day since giving birth that i have been more or less pain free! pubic symphysis still hurts like hell when i lift my leg up to put shoes or knickers on etc, but apart from that i have been pretty pain free today! starting to feel a bit more like my old self again!

by the way............i got that stupid horrible linea nigra this time round which i have never had before........how long does it take to go anyone? (please tell me it WILL go!!!)

Bodkin · 21/10/2007 20:59

Honey - hope things are happening for you. Perhaps all these stop/start twinges mean that by the time it comes to the real thing it'll be over in a couple of hours!

Fettle - your DD is very athletic isn't she! I'm so impressed at her cycling! I was thinking about getting my DD a bike for Christmas, but TBH she is such a clumsy oaf she struggles to walk without tripping over her own feet, so a bike is just asking for trouble! Sounds like you are having some tough nights at the moment - hope things improve for you soon and you can get longer than a couple of hours at a time.
I'm not keen on all the jiggery pokery that will be involved with having a coil, but think it is probably the best option. Not that we're up to much at the moment, but that is partly because I;m terrified of getting up the duff again! I don't trust BF as a means of contraception... I could have sworn I saw some EWCM when I wiped the other day....(blimey, that takes me back to the TTC days! )

Hello everyone else - hope you all had good weekends

greedygreedyguzzler · 21/10/2007 21:01

bodders - my memory can be scarily good for trivia!! are you impressed....i have managed to get on MN twice today!!!! YIPPEE!!!! prob wont make it again for 3 wks now, especially as dh is back at work this week! HELP!!!

Bodkin · 21/10/2007 21:02

Xpost with you Greedy.... not sure about the linea negra, as have never got one, but I did get an odd spot of pigment on my cheek, that looks like a dirty mark this pg, and it's still there now

Bodkin · 21/10/2007 21:04

Is it half term for you next week as well? Poor you, that's bad timing! Or maybe it will be easier without having to do the school run etc?

greedygreedyguzzler · 21/10/2007 21:06

bodders - would it REALLY be that bad if you got pg again?!!! isla is 3 1/2 months isn't she? that would be a nice age gap!!! GO ON, GO ON, GO ON!!!!

greedygreedyguzzler · 21/10/2007 21:07

whoops! keep crossing all over the show!

MUCH easier that its half term then i dont need to get dressed till 11am if i dont want to (or cant manage to!!!)

ReadySteadyTrickOrTreat · 21/10/2007 22:53

Coming towards the end of this cycle, getting a little bit down, so will probably steer clear from here for a while - you don't need me souring the happy baby mood
Just wanted to pop in and see how you all are

Good luck Honey - exciting

Greedy - DH still not right, he is fine with the bone-crunching (he has got me to walk on his back before, although I should stress that's not why he is in pain now ) - I have told him what you said and I think he might have taken it seriously - even though I have been telling him to see someone for a week now. Thanks for taking the time to respond. Very grateful.

See you all in a couple of weeks when I am back to my normal, pathetically optimistic self

fettleandbabyfettle · 22/10/2007 08:01

Morning!!!

not sure what I doing up another bad night here!

Toby woke at 3am and then wouldn't settle til 5pm - he tried hard to fall asleep on his own in his basket bbut after an hour we gave up listening= to his grunting and dh rockrd him to sleep - bad I know but.... Anyway, just got him to sleep and very snotty dd woke up 4 times in following 90 mins!!! Please tell me it will get better - toby has to go further than 3 hours at some point doesn't he??!!!

so far only dd has got this snotty cold - toby is sneezing lots but snot yet to come, but sure it will!!!

Ready - I'll miss you - come back soon {{{{{BIG HUGS}}}}}! xxx

Breakfast's ready, so have to go now, hopefully back later.

Honey - any news???

xxx

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MrsMcSpooky · 22/10/2007 10:24

Hey ladies how are you all? I?m feeling a bit wobbly today, Beanie has been quite quiet and my 28 week scan is on Thursday so I guess I am getting nervous ? sure all is fine. I did an online shop at Boots at the weekend and got quite a lot of stuff for my hospital bag (water spray for face, anti bac wipes for the loo, moist toilet tissue, ear plugs etc ). I lost another nature?s nest on eBay think I?ll just have to buy a new one of our own, I?ll keep trying to win one for a couple of weeks though. Cuddled my friend?s 4 week old son yesterday, gorgeous I?m thinking of doing this workshop www.elementalbirth.co.uk , what do you think? I think I?ll have to give up on the NCT have to say, I feel a bit let down by them

Hey Firsty ? well done again on the weight loss, I am seriously impressed especially with all the other things you have going on. Very wise words for me as always not heard anything from my friend who was induced on Friday yet cuddles to Ty ? what a grown up boy having a rusk! it must be lovely to know that he?ll be in safe and loving hands when you are back at work

Bodkin ? LOL about your snacking still my Mum thinks the coil is the best form of contraception, personally, I just don?t know if I like the idea I think taking no contraception for a year made me feel liberated, what a hassle to have to consider it again!

Ready ? thanks hon yup, the house price is fixed but no bites hey ho. The injections are ok, it?s getting hard to find a soft bit to jag though howz you? Don?t go hon you just never know

Honeyapple glad to hear you keeping your spirits up! It would be great if I could be like you were and not get pg whilst BF that would in theory take me to 6 months which is when we plan to try again for no2! All in an ideal world hey!! Want me to send you my webcam!? exciting about the developments ? hope this is it!!

Fettle ? oh wow those croissants sound amazing! that walk sounds fab, well done to DD too!! my nephews go to Monkey Music and adore it I agree with all you?ve said about the coil and contraception generally. I cannot take anything hormone related anymore (never should have!) I was thinking of doing the TCOYF backwards too, I mean, we certainly know how to do that don?t we? And how hard would it be to miss the peak period, I mean it was a case of blink and you?ll miss it when we were TTC! Maybe I am being a fool but I really don?t think I?ll worry too much if I get pregnant a few more times anyway, I?ve always wanted 3 or 4. You might want to remind me of that after the birth!! Sorry you had another bad night

Greedy ? sorry to hear about the colds etc, hope everyone is on the mend!! Glad you had fun at the wedding. Oh dear, Hiro and Peter?s a bit? young looking for me! DH has admitted that he is worried about the baby and feels it?s a bit too freaky to be with me at the mo it has been a while and I did think that was maybe the reason. Last night I got mugged in my dreams and kicked on the ground ? bring back the filth I say! Great to hear you are almost pain free odd thing is that I still don?t have a linea negra but did with both previous pregnancies! odd!

Rainbowdays · 22/10/2007 14:27

Fettle - it can be guarenteed that he will sleep for more than 3 hours at some point, I just hope it is soon for your sake.

MrsMc - sorry to hear that you are feeling little wobbly today, hope that little one gets active and reassures you soon that all is well.

ready - hope that this week goes quickly and that things turn out positive by the end!

greedy - the linae ni...whatever it is called, does disappear, slowly but surely over the next six weeks or so.

I am feeling a bit rough still, but I think I am finally coming out of the allday morning sickness phase, now I am 16 weeks.

hi to everyone else.

honeyapple · 22/10/2007 15:08

Hiya!

Not a squeak from my nether regions last night or all of today (so far)... Had a fantastic night sleep as a result though, dont think I woke up once (sorry to all those with less than brilliant nights ). Anyway, so know I am feeling quite spritely and resigned to letting nature take its course in terms of when things will happen. DP keeps vaguely suggesting sex and then I fall asleep before he comes to bed, so there has been none of that, yet!
Mrs- just to let you know I have been living as a virtual nun for the last few months... DP not overly keen (to say the least). I think this is a common occurance .

Rainbowdays- good to hear from you, glad you are starting to feel better. Where in the country are you now?

Ready- sorry to hear you arent feeling very optimistic this month ... but you really never can tell. Please dont feel you have to leave us just cos you are feeling a bit crap.

Mrs- trying again when LO is 6 mths... cor that is brave . BF was a pretty good preventative for me, but you do need to be completely BF. I didnt have a period for a year after having my DC.

Fettle- hope Toby doesnt get the snotters.

Greedy- poor Marcy. I remember DD had that puking mucusy sick when she was only a few weeks old. Muslins covered in green gunge... . Hope she gets better soon.

Bodders- I still havent got DD a bike and she is 5 in december. Think it will be on the birthday list this year.

Love to everyone else xx

Right, off to hairdryer DS's pyramid...

Rainbowdays · 22/10/2007 15:30

Honeyapple - good to hear you got a good nights sleep finally, it is so difficult at this is it /isn't it stage that you are at now. I am currently in portsmouth, but working on moving westwards soon. I am spending weekends in all sorts of places, last week folkstone in kent, previous weekend in torquay in devon, next weekend in Bristol.... so covering quite a bit of mileage.

honeyapple · 22/10/2007 15:48

Crikey rainbowdays, that is a lot of mileage... what do you do again?

Having some more strong BHs again...

MrsMcSpooky · 22/10/2007 16:17

Hey Rainbowdays thanks hon, I?ve been getting a few boots so that?s made me happier sorry to hear you are still feeling rough, I hope it passes soon, 16 weeks ? wow

Honeyapple ? that?s a shame hon but glad you had a great sleep ? maybe now that you are feeling refreshed?? thanks for making me feel better about the passion less nights, I was worried, we?ve only been married such a short time (1 1/2 yrs) and I can?t bear the idea of having a crap sex life but maybe having a big bump is a bit off putting!

fettleandbabyfettle · 22/10/2007 16:47

Afternoon all!!

Great news on the sleeping Honey - I'm so , but also happy that despite the hip pain you're getting some good sleep - so hard at this time of pg! hopefully with these more BH's, it won't be much longer until you have your little one fast asleep on the sofa next to you, while you type one-handed on Mumsnet!!!

Could you tell I was typing one-handed earlier today?!! Pretty dire looking back, but DH had just made bacon sandwiches, so had to go without reading it through!

Never went back to bed in the end, we went to Bath and bought some new boots and a new skirt - so I have some clothes for the winter - still can't get into any of my trousers! Went by train, so quite an outing for us all - totally and utterly and completely exhausted now though. Hoping and praying for a better night, but Toby's slept all day, so I doubt it!!!

Mrs - it's been me that's been putting DH off for a while - he's been very good though, as I just don't have the energy at the moment. Hope little one has down some big kicks for you by now - try not to worry, although I know you will. Be thinking of you on Thursday - what time is your scan?! Have to make sure you don't look too closely at the screen or you might see a little winkle and know for certain that it's a boy!!!

Go on Rainbowy - tell us what you're doing down here - we're all so very nosey on this tread and you're moving around a lot!! Glad you're feeling better now though - hopefully you'll start "blooming!" now! (how I hated it when people said that to me!!).

Greedy - good luck for fitting into the dress in 3 weeks time - I'm going to have to wait until I've stopped breast-feeding and my boobs shrink again! not sure how I feel knowing you're shattered too and you're not breast-feeding. Hope Marcy's not snotty for too much longer.

I just wish that Toby would take more food at one sitting and then he might actually go further between meals - he falls asleep so quickly while feeding, but he's obviously getting enough judging by his weight gain, so it's probably sleepy jaundice still. He's so far showing no signs of getting any less yellow and I don't know whether I should be worrying or not, as no-one can tell me that it is ok, despite the fact that his liver tests etc came back normal last time. Think we'll have to go the clinic, as i don't want to risk anything with his health.

Bodders - I would get a bike for DD for Christmas - I thought DD wouldn't have a clue what to do, but she surprised me no end how easily she's taken to it - can't imagine her cycling without stabilisers though. But I've no idea where she gets her boundless energy from - seems to have increased no end since Toby was born - she's just gone to the shops with DH and was given the choice bewteen driving or walking and she chose walking - she's just walked all round Bath all day!! Personally I would have driven (sorry environment!). Still not convinced by the coil option, but it really would be the best option for us, but I don't want to have to keep checking the strings! i really hate anything to do with anything like that (took me ages to be able to even use tampons when I was a teenager, surprised I've managed to get pg 4 times really!!!).

right, must go and try on my purchases.
xxx

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MrsMcSpooky · 22/10/2007 17:00

Fettle ? yum, bacon sandwiches, I want to come round and eat at your house! Must have been nice getting some new clothes Beanie?s been booting me a bit so that?s good. I have scan at 9.45 on Thurs (promise not too look too closely!) and then double consultant appointment on Friday at 11 ? they are really excited, this is the first time they have managed to join their haematology-obstetric clinic ? works for me too! Sorry to hear that Toby?s sleeping and colour are still worrying you ? I guess it?s safer to check it out isn?t it?

Can I share something that?s freaking me out a bit? last night at dinner, totally unconnected to anything else, MIL asks in front of DH and FIL and GranIL ?are you sure you want to feed the baby yourself, do you friends do that?? she wasn?t being anti just curious as DH and SIL were bottle fed from day one. I explained that I wanted to give it my best shot and then FIL starts going on about how sexually arousing it must be for a woman and how it must really stimulate you etc etc and it made me squirm and really freaked me out. I don?t know if I got squeamish because he is 73 and my FIL and it all seemed so inappropriate or because I was a bit affronted that he saw it that way when to my mind feeding your baby is a natural, maternal thing and certainly not a sexual thing ? maybe it was for all of those reasons, I tell you, there is no way I?ll ever be able to feed in front of him now ? especially now I know that he?ll think I am getting my rocks off at the same time! what do you make of it?!

honeyapple · 22/10/2007 17:12

OOOHHHH Mrs- that would seriously have freaked me out... what was FIL going on about... sounds a bit pervy!
NO- BF is NOT sexually arousing- goodness where do men get these bonkers ideas from??? I mean, really! BF is sensual- but NOT in a sexual way... why cant people understand this?? GRRRRRRRRR! Let me at him!!!! Shall I pop up and give him a piece of my mind??

right... going to clean out hamster, he is a bit pongy...

honeyapple · 22/10/2007 17:28

Just wanted to add..

Mrs- if ever there was a reason to absolutely BF then it is daft PILs! The worst thing you could do now is not BF! And dont give up! They will only say something irritating like... "well for the best really...." And make sure that you do BF in front of FIL regularly!

sorry- rant over... hamster wee must have made me go a bit mad...

fettleandbabyfettle · 22/10/2007 18:45

Mrs- and again I say !!!!

What an absolutely bizarre thing to say??!!! Thank goodness you'll be in Spain soon enough and away from them where you can feed where and how you like!

I'm just flabbergasted that someone could think that!

Bizarre!

Honey - you are nesting so much, that you're nesting the hamster now!!!. BTW why were you hair-drying DS's volcano - papier mache or hair-style?!!

Completely shocked still, Mrs!!!
xxx

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