June '05 mummies 4 - the one where the babies get bigger and we get smaller!

[katzguk]

one new thread just for you lynny!!

[welshmum]

Thanks Katz,
Don't think I'll be getting smaller if I carry on going out and eating curry, meringues and ice cream and drinking champagne Went out with dh to a small party last night - was so good to get out of the house together. I was slightly worried that ds would wake up but we needed to do it some time so took the chance. He slept until 1.30am bless him and we were delighted to get out and about again.
Hope you're all having a lovely Sunday - I've been planting bulbs and winter pansies in the garden with dd while dh make her play house properly waterproof for the winter, ds is kindly sleeping. What a picture of contended family life.....

[berolina]

love the title katz - alas, doesn't seem to be working for me yet. still have 6kg over and above prepreg weight and a 2nd-trimester tummy however, now we've no car I'm hoping it'll melt away...

[Cooperoo]

Lynny - Ha, How rude of your FIL. Reminds me of mine. I should stress that I have a big soft spot for FIL who I have known since I was 16 and who makes a mean cooked breakfast, and there is no doubt he loves us all and misses us, but he has moved to live in Spain on a boat with his new lady and we hardly hear from him anymore. DD1 was 9 months before he saw her and he hasn't seen dd2 yet. Both his sons sort of get fed up but never say anything to him. It is always me who confronts him and he is amusingly sheepish sometimes. Doesn't quite know what to say. He didn't even tell us he was officialy with this lady, just left us to assume and so I confronted him with that one. The boys are just wimps. I am disappointed with him, but love him just the same I spose.

[lynny70]

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[sfxmum]

hello all on shiny new thread
so glad i popped in to catch up. was feeling pretty miserable tired and down but you all made me feel better and LOL cheers!

nice to see you all back post proper later

[lynny70]

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[Cooperoo]

Lua - Sorry , I have sold the tots wraps.

[tribpot]

Evening all, horrific day for us, Toby grumpy as HELL for the entire day. The hv is on my case as well as I accidentally gave the impression to one of the other hvs last week that he sleeps on his tummy at night (he doesn't). Anyway, I have discovered this is another 'buzzword' with them, so if you ever want to get some attention from your hv and don't fancy pretending to have PND, this is the solution.

Well, at least if she's in touch tomorrow I will sound like I am at the end of my rope, cos I am. It's probably a reaction to the time away and so much time spent in the car, but he's been puking like there's no tomorrow, and obviously in a huge amount of pain with reflux or trapped wind. Seems like the Infant Gaviscon isn't really working. We even resorted to giving him some Calpol earlier, to see if that would help - he slept for a bit afterwards but that was it.

Anyway, I am at a loss to know what to do, I can't see how we can sort out his sleep problems, because I can't even tell if he has a sleep problem. Arrrggghhhhh. PS also been up since four when we had a shift change so dh could get some sleep. Couldn't get back to sleep as I had a tickly cough but didn't dare cough for fear of waking up the baby, plus was thirsty, plus remembered the front door was unlocked. But didn't want to disturb dh as he appeared to be sleeping without snoring - guaranteed if I had woken him, he would then have kept me awake anyway.

On that cheery note, I am off to buy some wine.

Hope you've all had nicer Sundays. xxx

[bubbaloo]

Love the title Katz.My ds is definately getting bigger and I'm certainly not getting any smaller,at the mo.
Just though't I'd say "hi" and hope everyone is ok-will try and get back on here later.
Still haven't managed to catch up yet!

[PinkArjuna]

Sorry AWOL here really. I am busy with college and pretty tired out. Hope everyone is ok - I only seem to be getting wider though

[bubbaloo]

Trib-x posted! sending you a big hug-sounds like a nightmare for you.Hope you enjoy the wine.

[JonahB]

Katz, love the title. Slightly wishful thinking though. I?ve already had 2 slices of (different) cakes today and there is ½ a Tesco Finest Carrot and Orange cake sat in my fridge, calling my name . Oh, can I highly recommend it to all you cake lovers out there?

Lynny, isn?t it strange with your DH?s FIL? I do hope that it didn?t upset your DH too much. It must be so hard for you all, I guess you live in hope that when he comes over he?ll show a little more interest, then he lets you all down. Like you say, it is definitely his loss, not getting to know his beautiful granddaughter.

Oh Trib, I?m so sorry you?ve had a bad day today. Wine is definitely a good solution for a lot of problems. Sending you a big hug??.

Well, my darling DS showed me up today good and proper. I popped in on a childless male friend of mine. First of all, DS threw up all over himself, me and the floor. I then sat down to have my cuppa and piece of cake (see above) at which point he did a series of massive gurgly farty noises, so much so that it leaked through his nappy, vest, trousers and straight onto the blanket (mine, thank g-d) that I had put him on. I had to make my excuses and leave as I hadn?t got any nappies on me. It goes without saying that DS couldn?t have cared less . I was so proud?..

Hope you are all having a good day?.

[Cooperoo]

Jonah - Lol at your exploits today. You can't go anywhere without a nappy now you know, no more nice small handbags for the next few years.
Trib- Sorry you have had such a shi**y time of it. I hope the HV are concerned about you, maybe they will take poor ds's digestive probs seriously and offer you some assistance. You and your dh have had an awful lot on. I hope you can have some nice time at home settling down and above all getting some sleep!! Take care.
Well I am knackered this evening and dd2 will not settle. She is up on DH's lap at the moment for the first time in a few weeks. She normally goes off at 7.30pm ish and that is her until 11pm but not tonight. It is because I have an Usborne party tomorrow that I got bullied into doing and I was planning on leaving her for the evening. Now I think I should take her. I am also trying to go out on Friday for a leaving do meal. Hope we get back on track.
Welshie - How am I about your outing. DH had a fab time last night and has been good for nothing much today. He has looked after dd1 a bit but only so I can get on with several loads of washing and ironing and tidying. Don't seem to have had a break this weekend and the week starts all over again tomorrow. DD2 is up 3-4 times a night still and it is taking its toll. I have been a bit snappy with DH today to say the least. He has been dozing all day due to his late night and ignoring my outbursts. Probably for the best. It certainly could be worse though.
Take care all. I will be hitting the sack soon.

[lynny70]

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[bubbaloo]

Jonah-lol at your ds! I tend to take a whole stash of nappies with me,even if i'm only going to the local shops.Ds has only had one leaky nappy so far-my SIL was holding him and he leaked right through to her jeans-he he!

Coop-sorry to hear your dd is unsettled-hopefully it'll pass.Ds screamed for about an hour tonight.He's got a horrible cold and is really miserable with it.Eventually I gave him some Calpol and it worked like magic-let's hope it hurray's up and goes,as quick as it came.

EYM-glad you and hubby had a nice evening.It's nice to spend time together,just the two of you
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KVG-I'm the same as you on the wimp front.I also don't have a car and wouldn't even contemplate getting on public transport with the buggy-it's so huge.Actually..I'm in two minds whether to buy myself a car,but if I did have one,it might make me lazy! I suppose im lucky in the sense that im within walking distance of the park and high road.I've also got lots of friends who drive,so they tend to come over for lunch quite a bit which is nice

Lynny-ROFL at Leona's antics when she was little.

Was just wondering if everybody had recieved their Child Trust Fund voucher from the government.Ds hasn't got his yet-didn't know whether to chase it up.

[shhhh]

sorry to but in bubbaloo, i'm from the may thrad and just wanted to say re:child trust voucher. This is usually sent to you once you have applied for your child support (child payment thingy..!!). Once it's been approved etc they will then forward to you your voucher and details of places to invest it in.
Mine seemed to come quite quickly after I had made the initial application. HTH.

[Cooperoo]

Bubb - Dd2 does have her voucher, but I think we got it quickly as our child benefit was already set up with dd1 if that makes sense. I still have dd1's voucher that I haven't yet invested . Must sort that out this week. I just don't know who to go with though!

[bubbaloo]

Thanks for the info,shhh-think I better chase them up then.
Coop-It does seem really confusing,knowing where to invest the voucher,doesn't it? Think I might put ds's voucher with the Nationwide,when it finally arrives.We've recently all opened accounts there and they seem a pretty good place to put it.

[lynny70]

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[sfxmum]

morning ladies
not much sleep being had in this household. serves me right for feeling smug about all the uninterrupted nights i had.
This last week it has got progressively worst, still i think its a phase, sooo much feeding, but thankfully not much in way of crying at one point, last night i did not know whether her stirrings were due to settling or about to wake up for yet another feed. thing is, she actually feeds... where does it all go. mind you little infant no more kinda big bruiser now

voucher- we debated what to do in the foggy sleepiness of the first days some options seemed complicated. but in laws opened an isa with other finacial products so we went for straight savings with a building society. all that talk of stocks and bonds giving me a headache.

welshie- glad you had a nice time with
dh. all of you having good nights - enjoy you deserve it

trib- sorry about difficult time. here's a hug

kgv- public transport is a pain, grew to hate it when pregnant. still where we live now, (moved at easter)is quite nice, we are by the river, lots of parks and useful shops around the corner. its easy to get into town too, but i hate to take buggy, bus drivers never park anywhere near the curb that its a risk for my back and sometimes sanity.
having said that public transport in london s much better these days. it's also easy to get to work when the time comes and on a good day i can cycle there too.

was slightly ignoring dd who is in cot next to me and she just sucked her finger to sleep{grin}

turning 30- cant remenber who it was nearing that stage. well darling i know how hard it is to leave your 20's, at least i found it so.now i am so far over 30 i can see 40 and it does not scare me at all, same old fool i have always been, but with more money experience and a more sorted wardrobe (once hideous nursing bras and pg tummy gone that is)

[eastyorksmum]

Morning mums hugsssss

trip hunny im so sorry your having such a awful time
at the moment, i agree with the girls this reflux prob needs sorting out quickly i would demand that HV or doctor does something must be hell for you hugssss.

Lynny my siters are lovely. and my sis jenny was so grieved when mum died that i didnt her until we scattered mums ashes in scarborough on the sea and that was march mum died in the november. Were christmas time we always got together al my family to have boxing day togehter only my sis jenny couldnt face it which is understanable so im so gald i could let her see how much i love her and how much she means to me by letting william stay there, sorry for waffling on lol.

Jonah very funny post, i dont go anywhere without spare nappy and bottle lol.

Hiya pink hugs welcome back

Coops try and have a break, and leave washing, cleaning ect u need looking after too hugs

Welshie its great you went to a party well done you it makes life a little easier been able to go out.

Well girls i just wanted to say how well your all doing with those of you who have a toddler and a baby you can pat yourself on the back, with me having such a big gap with william (15 years) , we dont have the problems although i did have 3 under 5 that was sooooo hard .

Well its my first meeting for Ann Summers tonite lol wish me well.

got to go buy a birthday card and prezzie for hubby cant belive i forgot lol

have a lovely moring xxxxxxxx

[lynny70]

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[MrsWednesday]

Trib, so sorry you are having such a hard time of things at the moment. Is there anything you could take/do to help you sleep too? Earplugs, some Kalms tablets or something? Hope your bloody health visitor actually listens and helps you with the reflux rather than looking for other non-existent problems. Will email you.x

Another one not getting any smaller, in fact I seem to be putting on weight rather than losing it .

Lynny, love the picture of Jessica, she is beautiful and has such a gorgeous smile.

I haven't had anything about child benefit for DS2, am I supposed to ask for it or will the paperwork come to me unprompted? I can't remember what I did with DS1.

Really must go and get on with some shopping - it's DS1's third birthday tomorrow and I haven't got him any presents yet!!!

Will try and do a proper catch up later.