The Creped Crusaders - new thread!

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New thread for chatting. Oh and swapping S&B tips.

Having a manic day here - INSET day at school and I have 7 kids (inc my 3) over for lunch. While also trying to "work from home" and talk to removal people.

BTM - can't recall myself now! they thought ds was charming and clever(!) my big worry now is travel and childcare - the nearest primary is literally five minutes away, but there appears to be no childcare around o perversely he may have to go to one further away.

BD, what do the other families at the school do for childcare then? They can't all be SAHM's or have family nearby, surely?

BTM I really don't know! Small school, so maybe they all are sahm, or have rellies around....tis a pain in the bum frankly.

BD, start by making enquiries at school? If it's anything like ours, there will be a network of different sorts of childcare. I do sympathise. I patched our after school care together last year at literally a week's notice but that was because I'd been around long enough to know who was doing what!

Ruby: I've just written a feature on pain, including a section on pain relief for period pains and pain relief for migraines. I spoke to specialists for both, and both said NSAIDs - that's the anti-inflammtories aspirin and ibruprofen - were best, for different reasons. With periods, NSAIDs actually inhibit the body's production of prostaglandin (which is one of contributing factors in the contractions we get during periods, which are part of the pain - it's all interlinked, but suffice it to say inhibiting the prostaglandin should help). Thing is, ideally you need to start taking the medication a day or so in advance for this to work properly - and with migraine you also need to get it in early - is your DD regular enough to start charting this and making advance plans?

Migraine specialist in fact recommended whacking doses of the stuff - and also, make it soluble because even if you don't feel sick your gut isn't very active during a migraine (and your DD is throwing up in any case); and he said it's a good idea to take the anti-emetic domperidone (which you get over the counter as Motiium) too. You have to get the meds into the system!

So all in all: chart if at all possible, and get in some soluble aspirin/ibruprofen (unless she's asthmatic!) and some motiium too. Is that any help?

oh and don't go for the codeine-enriched version, just the straight fizzy stuff.

If it's any consolation, my dd1 has very bad pain for the first 18 months or so, particularly one month, then not the next. We learnt to monitor the months and days that were the worst, so we knew what to expect.

BUT it has eased off massively, and now she's 15, it is much more controllable. Tends to be managed by paracetamol, every 4 hours now.....so there is hope that this might just be a 'getting started' stage.

It's a horrible stage for them, still almost finished for us

Isn't MN fab - there's always someone with good advice when you need it

Ruby you will be pleased to hear that we went for a 20+mile bike ride along the Thames path to the O2 and back with family friends for Father's Day today. DS only moaned about 5% of the time, DD for about 10% (despite being with one of her best friends), so quite a successful day

Glad to be of use - makes a change from whingeing self-pity, eh? Motilium. THat's the stuff that stops you chucking up. Must try it for next time I feel migraine approach.

I have had Rather Difficult Afternoon trying to get new glasses and do not have new pair yet though have ordered new pair with slightly startling pink wires (they're otherwise rimless. Varifocals. Old Lady Glasses.) Am squinting at screen

On the other hand MrsS is apparently at Disneyland (she sent me a text) so suddenly both myopia and the state of my bank balance look shiny and new

Methinks MrsS secretly loves DIsneyland - she seems to go there rather a lot

They have membership. Mind you so would many of us if in that proximity!

I guess so. And it would solve the problem of moaning DC on a family day out

I pointed out to DD1(11) today that I started my periods at 11. She looked slightly taken aback. But give the rate at which she is busting (ho ho) out I suspect it's not that long till she does. She is much slighter than I was at her age, but is definitely looking more Womanly.

DD2 is getting v miffed that her chest "looks like a boy's". She is nine next Sunday, and is v small for her age which is v annoying for her as people think she is Little and Sweet

I was 11 too. DD started at just over 12 and she was/is quite well-developed, but was and is a teeny-weeny petite unlike the Amazonian I am Little and sweet is good.

I have the following on the childcare hunt: vendors, friend of a friend, owner of self catering let (don't ask), I am also texting a possible who just needs a bigger car... :)
I am now getting serious cold feet - hey ho, may not happen anyway!
I think I was about 12 when I started....I hated every minute of it, that and growing bosoms...I refused to wear a bra for the longest time...

BD good work on the childcare hunt!

Is anyone else being subjected to wall-to-wall footy?

That would be a yes

Oh I am excited...a biding war has started on the house!! And we have potentila childcare for one end of the day, so only need to source the other end....(assuming school will have him!)

Oh my goodness, that is exciting! I'm sure it will all work out. Am crossing my fingers and toes for you

I take it back about how well DS is potty training. Went out to a friend's today, plus a pub for lunch and the Maritime Museum. DS asked the the potty at least 20 times, which involved getting to the lav, getting the potty out, getting his pants and trousers down. He would then briefly sit on the potty, laugh and say 'no wee in there!'. I got Very Cross after about the 15th time.

Then he did two poos in his pants. And everything done in a whiney, whingey voice. Thankfully DP is doing bath and bed, or I may have lost control of myself.

Herbs, perhaps he was just having an off day and all will be back on track tomorrow.

I dread to think what potty-training strategies my mother must have used ( it will undoubtedly have involved a lot of shouting) as the sound of her voice still frequently causes me to suddenly need the loo very urgently. I have often had to terminate phone calls with her for this reason. (Do I get today's TMI prize?? )

BD, this bidding war sounds promising! Fingers crossed for you here as well.

Re: glasses - I have been wearing old lady varifocals (ouch, the cost) for several years now. I cannot do contact lenses for similar reasons to MrsS's dh, except that my eyes are not only too dry, but also too pointy. (Convo with optician went thusly: "blah blah steep corneas, blah blah insufficient tear supply." "Um, are you telling me that I have pointy, dry eyes?" "Er, yes.") I am quite liking my new glasses (well, newish), but the House of Colour lady said the frames should be lighter-coloured. I have some lighter-coloured frames for my computer glasses (oh yes, I have to have separate ones for that) and I reckon the HoC lady talketh bollocks because they don't look much good.