Fantastic 40's Pregnant And Popped !

[johnworf]

Fabulous 40 and over ladies.

If you're pregnant or already popped, come and join our merry band. All welcome for chat, gossip, rants, and top tips!

LOL!

I can sit watching CBeebies and before I know it, an hour has gone by and my brain is jelly. It's like valium.

Why do LO's always go for the stuff that they shouldn't have or the stuff with a plug on the end of it?

jj hedgepig mrsb ur all correct, i am miserable because of all those reasons. just put down LO, so hopefully he stays like that and not screech. now i feel guilty for being cranky with DS1 today. granted he tested me to the limit today.

i am so emotional right now, i feel like weeping. period is due in a few days time. so prob PMT as well.

dont like that DH is away. he is having a great time and thanked me so much for his bday present so it is worth it.

i feel like a deflated balloon right now. so tired. DS1 is having his pudding and watching tv. will turn off tv at 6.30pm and then bed at 7pm.

hope LO does not start screeching at 7pm. did give him some calpol. i think he has sore throat.

hope everyone has a restful sleep tonight.

who says raising kids is an easy job? sometimes i wonder why i ever convinced DH to have kids.

jw thats what i need: valium

Gin is easily available... I'm sure one wouldn't hurt

really fancy a glass of wine, but have to express milk for LO.

Think you can have one glass heron

Went to Blackpool today - BAD day to go

JustSpent4HoursGettingHomeTiggaxx

dawn what a nightmare drive home! how did your LO take it?

ladies, i need your opinions please.

after LO fell off our bed, i started putting him in his bassinet for sleeps. i have since worked out that he hates it. but before i worked that out, he used to have problems settling and so would cry and nothing i did would help. eventually he would puke. so i think he got used to being picked up several times before settling.

in the evenings, i put him to sleep on our bed before transferring him later on to his bed. he never used to have problems settling. tonight, he was down at 6pm, asleep no probs, thing is, he only took 140mls of his usual 220mls. i got busy tending to DS1. i meant to go in and give him the rest of his feed. but by 6.45pm, i think he worked out he hasnt had his full feed. so started crying. i offered him his feed but he refused and continued crying.
so i put him down and thought bugger this. after 8 mins, he settled by himself. and i waited another 5 minutes and then picked him up and offered him the rest of his feed.

what should i do tomorrow to avoid this malarky drama bullshit? thanks

am going to go hit the gin bottle now.

I wish I knew heron D has been a bit of a mare all day and I feel very guilty for thinking this because I hardy ever spend a day alone with him unlike you SAHMs. And now I am thinking I could never do it . He just whined most of the day and wanted to be stood up and sat down every two minutes, seemed tired also, wouldn't eat or take bottles and I ended up giving him a spoon of calpol in case he is teething which I wouldn't normally do.

Feel v guilty. Got no housework done. But have some wine .

The only advice I can give you about getting them off to bed is don't resort to anything that will become a habit that is difficult to break like rocking, or picking up and taking downstairs.

Heron (((Hugs))) hope you found the gin my dear. I'm not sure what to do about settling babies, when DH is away I just play it by ear so if I can't settle Ollie before I start on Ben then I just plonk Ollie down on the bathroom floor and get on with Bens bath etc. Then after B is settled I stuff O full of milk and settle him, I'm quite lucky th do. at O is quite a mellow baby most of the time. I have had the odd night where I have had to explain to B that I can't do a story cos O is crying, which I feel bad about but it's what I have to. Hope you get a good night and tomorrow is a better day.

mrsb it is hard work isnt it? yes, no bad sleep associations!
i figured i will take the risk of him vomitting, instead of picking him up constantly (does not help anyway) might result in him getting used to falling asleep on me!

Awwww heron it's a hard one isn't it I've had two such different LOs when it come to settling them and I'm none the wiser. Verity suddenly pretty much settles herself but it really has taken over a year and that's not what you want to hear! They really do have growth spurts and you may be experiencing one of these. Good luck for later and have some wine

mrsB cor, don't feel guilty about not doing housework or realising they can't be a mare...these small creatures are amazing at sapping your energy/brains and stamina!

tigga four hours....Grrrrr

Verity has taken to trying to kiss everything and everyone. You've only got to say "Verity kiss....Iris/cat/sofa and off she bum shuffles, lips all puckered up

heron I am hardly an expert, since A is just 6 weeks, but I find that the pat shush method works quite well with him. That's when he fusses and I don't pick him up, I just pat him and shush him and sometimes sing him a silly song I made up when he was in hospital.

Now if I can just get DH to do the same...

hedgepig thanks for the hugs. feel better now!

mrsb i agree with jj sod the housework!

tee did u see ur gp today?

LO took it well until the trafic stopped then got hungry and loud.

We came off a J23 pulled over and fed the poor little mite!

Just got him down!

GoingToGetChineseTiggaxx

DT what a horrid journey, did you have a nice time in Blackpool before the trip back home?

Sounds like we've all had a lovely day then?

I've just about got K down although I can still hear her in her cot, mooching and swishing her blankie. She's settling herself down though.

Cor blimey, that child is so bloody aggressive. She's always smacking my face/pulling hair/poking/trying to rip my lips off I can't remember if they all do this. She was trying a new trick tonight; head butting me. I dunno if they all go through this phase. She does like pulling my specs off and I know they all do that one.

mrsb don't feel guilty about it. I went back to work 6 weeks after I had DD#1 as a) needed the money and b) I was bored out of my skull. I think it can be dull staying at home and I think the men do well to go to work and have a break and also do a bit of socialising. D might have been a bit out of sorts as he was prolly expecting his usual routine of nursery and didn't get it.

JJ that is so cute re Verity and the kissing. Awwww. The way K is going, I doubt she'll ever kiss me. Would rather poke my eyes out

I'm having a racey night........DH snoring on the sofa with a migraine strip on his forehead and he's kindly left Eurosport bike racing on the telly. Marvellous. Suddenly going to bed and watching Dave channel seems enticing..........and I wonder why there's no sex around these parts!

JJ awwww, how sweet!

JW Adam headbutts me constantly, but I think its more because he has such little control over his head so far! Although he does lift it quite far when he's against your shoulder.

heron yes saw, GP, got mad meds, and poked! OUCHIE!! TOO SOON!!!

A has finally settled in his daddy's arms. I am hoping to put him into his Amby soon. And I'm praying he stays down for hours!!

MrsB VERY interesting about your family. More Catholic material; there's a lot of it about. I think birth position (ie within a family not head up or down ) has a massive effect on families, not in a predictable way though. A writer I know made an analogy about youngest children and their occasionally wayward natures: You see a supermarket carpark in the early morning. It's empty except for one car which has come to a standstill halfway up the pedestrian walkway, windows smashed, driver's door open, lights still on. 'That driver must be mad,' you think, 'all this space and he's parked terribly over there.' But what you don't realise is that when he arrived later the previous night the place was already full of neatly-parked cars driven by responsible people who didn't leave any room for him. The only way to fit himself into the car park was to rebel against the orderly system - to fit in by not fitting in.
Maybe your youngest bro is a radical example of this?

Tee Arthur headbutts me when he's on my shoulder and he wants feeding. Normally he sticks his tongue out but if I can't see him he's still sure to get the message home . Aw, soon they'll be kissing us like JJ's wee Verity. Or carrying on with headbutting like Miss Katherine...

DH working late but older DC behaved beautifully this eve and we had a nice time together... which mostly made up for my being snippy with them all morning and them being recalcitrant . The pressure gets to us all sometimes; as long as we keep it in perspective and make sure we show them how much we love 'em most of the time I don't think there's any point getting too hung up about being less than perfect.

night all x

ermintrude the car park scenario fits very well, I didn't want to make it any longer of an essay before but by the time said little bro was in his early teens the parents were proudly displaying a mini gallery of graduation photos of the three elder siblings, receiving degrees and MAs and such and it used to make me wince on his behalf. He had two choices - try to catch up or rebel against it and go his own way, the latter he did but obviously too far. The photos would have been supplemented by many cutting references to the greatness and achievements of his elder siblings of course.

All of which is why I have never criticised him until the latest episode because it impacts very directly on his 4 year od son who lives in the same small town and by all accounts is suffering some distress because of it, as are the parents. It isn't excusable anymore.

sorry to witter on - this is all very fresh at the mo.

nite nite xx

morning where is everyone?
how are you all?
feeling somewhat refreshed this morning the sun is shining and am determined to be more chilled out today !

Surprisingly refreshed considering Iris was up at 3 and shouting, talking and coughing! DP bore the brunt and went in with her while Verity woke at 5 and ended up in with me....and boy did she kick and snore.

Off to get a kitchen from ELC, then to get refund on dress (which they've agreed to ) and, all being well, we're off to the village fete at the V&A ...up west, in the smoke! We've decided not to worry about crowds and pig flu and deal with it if it happens. May go to the Natural History Museum as it's next door.

Hope all had a good night like heron

BTW erm love the car park analogy. Weidly DP's family is all the wrong way round. He's the oldest and the brains yet shunned the academic life. The least brainy is the middle brother - but the most competitive and earns £$$£, while the younger sister struggles to find her way. So, she is that car I suppose!!

Must away...beep, beep

jj enjoy your day out

Morning all!

Not a great night here. Down at 10:00. Up at 1210. Down at 0115. Up at 0345. Never went back down for more than 5 minutes after that. DH finally got up with him around 0600 and I crashed until just now. yawn

Our plans for today consist of shopping and then naps all around in the afternoon!