Bumpkins & Babies Chat Thread

[colsy]

I'm very slowing beginning to feel a teensy weensy bit better. The nausea has abated, but the evil taste/too much saliva thing is there as much as ever. Yuk! My prob is still eating - I feel hungry but there's nothing I want to eat. And I can't even just force something down to keep me quiet, cos that then makes me heave. My diet is ridiculously limited. I'm down to Heinz tomato soup, piles of nachos with cheese, salsa and yoghurt, and occasionally tofu curry (sauce out of a jar - this never happened in my previous life!). My scan is two weeks today. In fact, at this time in two weeks, I will prob be in the car on the way back from C'field texting/phoning people to announce. At long bloomin' last! God, I hate this whole secret thing. I think I'll feel better once I can tell people, cos then I don't have to make silly excuses (like, I keep avoiding going to toddler group cos I can't face helping in the kitchen to make tea/coffee and snacks - but I can't tell them why!).

Oh, enough of my whingeing. I hate it that I'm moaning about being preg when I should be loving every minute. How ungrateful am I? Not good

 

[MilosMommy7]

colsy i remember those days. i hope things start to get better and you can enjoy yourself.

 

[Kte]

Colsy - Don't beat yourself up about moaning! The eating thing has to be frustrating so I think your allowed to have a moan about that, pregnancy is by no means easy (as well all know!) no matter how much you enjoy it / are greatful for it . . . and not being able to tell people - well that's a good moan lol. Plus, I am sure they will have a light bulb moment when you do get to tell people and realise it all adds up why you have been 'avoiding people'

 

[colsy]

Plus, I am sure they will have a light bulb moment when you do get to tell people and realise it all adds up why you have been 'avoiding people'

Actually, I don't think they will be lightbulb moments ... more like they'll be "Ha, I KNOW!" I think half my local friends have guessed, but of course they don't like to ask.

Diet today - four slices of toasted malt loaf. Almost an entire large bag of Cool Doritos. Three Quorn sausages with cheese melted on top. One slice of shop-bought golden syrup cake. OMG this is awful! OH is now doing a tofu curry with extra spinach, carrots and peas ... should appease some of the 'bad food demons'.

 

[aimee-lou]

Colsy - Don't worry about the moaning - we all do it, as much as it's the best thing ever to happen, you can't help but complain about the illness, the discomfort and at the moment my current gripe is the swelling and constant trips to the loo. With the eating thing, I went off everything sweet, and even things like crisps were too sweet. I could only really eat ham sandwiches for a week solid at one point lol. It will get better, and you'll start to feel better too. Have faith

Quick update ladies - hubby had an accident on his motorbike on Monday on his way to the ferry port. His bike is pretty much a write off and he has a fractured toe and a broken collarbone (Both left hand side). He's home now, but he's in a rough way. Thank goodness I'm home to look after him - if I'd been at work I don't know how we would have coped as he's not very mobile at all. Otherwise he's unhurt though, and he's getting better slowly (already seen an improvement since yesterday!) and he's back at the hospital in 2 weeks to be re-examined. Problem was this all happened in Ireland, so he had to fly home yesterday which really took it out of him.

 

[MilosMommy7]

aimee- so scary! glad to hear he's home recovering

colsy- i couldn't hide Ava's pregnancy for that long. made it about 6+3 before i had to tell my mom because i was going to the hospital for dehydration and needed her to watch Milo. she said she could tell already

 

[Kte]

Colsy: Mmmmmmmmmm Doritos - I went crazy over the cheese ones when PG with Chloe, good choice lol

Aimee: Glad your Hubby is okay (as such) after his accident Hope he has a speedy recovery, collarbones - ouch, nasty!

 

[colsy]

Colsy: Mmmmmmmmmm Doritos - I went crazy over the cheese ones when PG with Chloe, good choice lol

The funny thing is, suddenly I can't stand the thought of them! I haven't had any particularly weird cravings (no snow or coal or soil!), but I seem to want to eat only one thing for a week and then suddenly the thought of it makes me want to vom and I move on to a new fixation. This week it's sliced wholemeal bread toast (gotta be sliced, even though I usually like "proper bakery" bread) with grapefruit or Seville orange marmalade (no other flavours will do), and cheese-and-onion pasties. So the brown toast is probably one of the healthiest things I've eaten in weeks, but the C&O pasties aren't exactly low in saturated fats

However, things do seem to be improving - my sickness has subsided (fx) and my main remaining issue is the food aversions. Shouldn't be too long now before I'm actually enjoying pg and entering the "blooming" stage

 

[MilosMommy7]

i was addicted to chicken nuggets with Milo. and ice cream with Ava.

 

[Kte]

I didn't havea any execptional cravings, the three that stand out were Cheerios, Cheesy Dorito's and Maltesers! But they came and went. I could eat pretty much anything after 1st tri (minus smelly fish).

Its quite interesting your changes Colsy! Like you say, at least it's not something odd like Mud or coal!

Cute avetar of Ava Milo's Mummy - birthday time looming! Are you all set?

 

[MilosMommy7]

but with both, i craved cereal

colsy- cant believe its just a few days away i was going to have her party on saturday. but the weather forecast isn't looking good. so we're moving it to next saturday, which is also OH's birthday. but everything is ready to go

 

[colsy]

Milosmommy, hope you have a lovely party and she enjoys it.

 

[Kte]

Yeah, enjoy the day and the party as well, at least you can drag out the celebrations a bit!

 

[MilosMommy7]

so i guess i'll give an update on Milo we have a few words. not really clear. but they're words in his eyes. lol.
ah-ah = uh oh
ee = cheese
ooh= apple
ee-ee = kitty kitty
mamama = banana
and ya-ya sometimes means yo gabba gabba. lol.

he fake snores when he wants to tell me he's tired. we've had two great incidents of communication he motioned for me to turn off the light because he wanted to go to bed. and when i asked him a question, he answered it (with physical movement, lol). yesterday we had to get an xray of the soft tissue in his neck for his sleep doctor. June he has a sleep study scheduled because of snoring/sleep apnea. may 15th we have his special-ed preschool evaluation. and on may 8th he goes back to be tested again for autism. meanwhile he's still getting speech and occupational therapy once a week. playgroup seems to be going downhill with him. so i dread it every week he just cries and makes his body go limp, and wants to leave. still has no interest in the kids there but he's getting a little better with Ava. he'll give her hugs, tries to give her her binky, tries to feed her. he doesn't really play with her. but sometimes they'll get in a game of chase, where they just run back and forth through the house together. but its a great improvement from just a few months ago his sleep is getting better. its been a little easier to keep him on a schedule. but its only if we take out his nap. so we've been going napless for awhile now.
OH says he wants one more. so we'll probably TTC sometime after Milo's birthday.

 

[colsy]

Milosmommy, that's all great. I'm really pleased you're starting to see some progress. I also think you must be incredibly brave and strong to be talking about TTC a third, after what you've already been through. Good on ya

 

[MilosMommy7]

i know, i'm scared that's why it'll be between milo and ava's birthday. so that she's closer to two. and hopefully wont have two in diapers for too long. i dont plan on PTing milo anytime soon. so hopefully we dont end up with 3 in diapers

to be honest, i'm pretty scared to have a 3rd. i'm still unsure if i'd try for another boy or girl (even though we obviously have no direct say over it, but Shettles Method worked with both milo and ava).
baby fever

 

[Kte]

so i guess i'll give an update on Milo we have a few words. not really clear. but they're words in his eyes. lol.
ah-ah = uh oh
ee = cheese
ooh= apple
ee-ee = kitty kitty
mamama = banana
and ya-ya sometimes means yo gabba gabba. lol.

he fake snores when he wants to tell me he's tired. we've had two great incidents of communication he motioned for me to turn off the light because he wanted to go to bed. and when i asked him a question, he answered it (with physical movement, lol). yesterday we had to get an xray of the soft tissue in his neck for his sleep doctor. June he has a sleep study scheduled because of snoring/sleep apnea. may 15th we have his special-ed preschool evaluation. and on may 8th he goes back to be tested again for autism. meanwhile he's still getting speech and occupational therapy once a week. playgroup seems to be going downhill with him. so i dread it every week he just cries and makes his body go limp, and wants to leave. still has no interest in the kids there but he's getting a little better with Ava. he'll give her hugs, tries to give her her binky, tries to feed her. he doesn't really play with her. but sometimes they'll get in a game of chase, where they just run back and forth through the house together. but its a great improvement from just a few months ago his sleep is getting better. its been a little easier to keep him on a schedule. but its only if we take out his nap. so we've been going napless for awhile now.
OH says he wants one more. so we'll probably TTC sometime after Milo's birthday.

Awsome, well done Milo! You as well! All your pushing in the start to get Milo assessed etc and your imput every day, you have helped him so much and look how well he is doing now! Good luck when you do start TTC. There is a bit of time yet before you, no pressure! Ooo well if it worked maybe this time leave it complete to chance, to make it different?

 

[Kte]

Chloe has starting having nightmares I'm just wondering if it's a stage and all out LO's are starting? She loves monsters and creepy things (not that I show her horror movies or anything!) but we watched the Scooby Do film the other day and she demanded more monsters! She loves all kinds of Dinosaurs, stuff you think a kid would be scared of but not her. Anywhoo. Monday and yesterday she woke up in the middle of the night all upset and shaking saying there was a scary monster under her pillow! I gave her a cuddle and read her a story and she was soon back off to sleep but it just strikes me odd its two days in a row and things that go bump in the night (mainly the pesky cats downstairs) or the 'noisy pipes' once she is asleep never normally bothered her.

 

[aimee-lou]

Earl has had a couple of nightmares - mainly to do with falling I think because he'll refuse to be picked up and say he 'bumped' which is what we call falling over. He talks about monsters, and will run away from them and hide, but 9 times out of 10 it's a game rather than a scary thing. Robots is the other thing that crops up. Monsters Inc has a lot to answer for.....for a week last month we had to put a box in front of the cupboard door in his room. Seems to have forgotten about it now thank goodness!

 

[Kte]

Ooo yeah, she has seen it but must remember to stay clear from that one as well for a while!