Disco Derail! - TTCAL/PAL Discussion and Support!

[yogi77]

Hi ladies,

Allie I saw the photo of Alistair and Penny on your FB page that is so cute! That's so great that you and hoping got to have dinner together, I think it would be so neat to meet a disco girl in person!!

Sassy where are you moving to? Sorry if I missed it earlier but I haven't been on much.

I'm feeling pretty good but have more nausea this time and sore boobs. The nausea comes and goes. I still don't know how I'm going to wait until 20 weeks for the first ultrasound!! I've ordered a Doppler off eBay so at least I'll have that for reassurance until then I guess. But seriously, what if it was two in there and you don't find out until halfway?!? Lol.

Will try to go back and catch up a bit more...

 

[yogi77]

Hearty those photos are precious!!

Mel how was your helicopter ride? Where in BC were you? My DH is going on his first helicopter ride tomorrow, he's so excited!

 

[hoping:)]

Sassy- sorry for the bad news on the house. Buying a house is tricky business. I remember buying ours a few years ago and I was stressed for months! I hope it all works out. The time away with the in-laws should help take your mind off it for a while

Jenny- too bad your mom had to leave already. My mom was supposed to stay with us for at least a week when Penny was born but my sister got into a car accident so she had to leave the day we brought Penny home. It still makes me sad that I didn’t get that time with her. I hope the tongue tie appointment goes well.

Lucy- poor little guy. It sounds awful. How do you calm him? Do you just bring him into your bed? Penny used to sleep crawl and then wake herself up when she bonked her head on the crib but she has seemed to out grow that phase.

Jodie- I’m sorry to hear little Bryce has a cold. Its awful almost all the Disco babies are ill at the moment. Have you tried the saline nose drops? It works wonders for Penny when she has a clogged nose.

Yogi- is it more exhausting to be pregnant the second time around? I can only imagine being newly pregnant with an active toddler. I’m sure you probably don’t think about it as much since you have Ali to keep you occupied.

Allie- Penny and I had a great time seeing you and Alistair! I’m glad we were able to meet up. Sorry your friend is still being a douche.

AFM- The babies were pretty adorable last night. Penny kept trying to climb across the table to get to Alistair and at one point, while Allie and I were packing our left overs, Penny tried to pull Alistair under the table with her. He wasn’t having any of it and she ended up falling forward onto him so we had two babies on the floor bawling. Alistair was so cute and well behaved. At the beginning of the meal they both just sat chattering to each other and playing with crayons and spoons but it was a different story around the middle of the meal. Alistair just sat in his highchair nicely while Penny terrorized. She missed her afternoon nap so spent the evening trying to climb on the table and throwing packets of sugar. By the time we got to the car she was out like a light. All in all it was a wonderful evening. I’m just bummed we didn’t get more pictures!

Tonight we are taking Penny to a grow and play class at the Little Gym. Allie, if your friend bails feel free to come along with us! They give you a free trial so we just have to sign you up online

 

[Sassy_TTC]

Ahhh so glad you 2 had a nice time, it's do nice to hear of our disco babies getting together.

We've gotta live at the in-laws house until we can move into the new house

Just been drs with pops, she has tonsilitis

 

[hoping:)]

Sassy- oh no Poor Poppy. What is the treatment for tonsilitis? Boo to having to live with the in-laws for longer than expected. I have wonderful in-laws but no way could I live with them for an extended time. I really hope something works out with the house or you find something even better!

 

[jenny25]

Thanks girls I need time too catch up on thigs feels like at the moment I don't have time for anything I've not even started my parenting journal yet , allie your friend is a ass I'm sorry did you just book this trip too see her as well ? So glad you got some disco time xxx

Round I hope the little man gets better soon bf is hard at the best of times too xxx

Amber I'm sorry you never got that time with your mum xxxx

Yogi sorry I don't know if I got too congratulate you on your pregnancy

Where has nato been hiding ?

Has anyone heard from Megg I miss her

How is dazed ?

Today is a little better I'm slowly trying to get things moving

Sassy add me on fb we can do coffee dates if you like since we are around the corner pm xxx

 

[heart tree]

Oh all the poor sick babies! I hope Delilah doesn't catch it.

Round, do you use a humidifier? I want to get one as I've heard its good for congestion. Poor Bryce!

And Pops has tonsillitis? What is the treatment? Sorry you have to live with the in laws. Do you get along with them?

Allie and Amber I saw the FB pics. They were awesome. So cool that not only did the Disco ladies meet up but so did the Disco babies. I want to meet some more of you! So far I've met Amy and that's it!

Amber those pics with Penny are gorgeous! You both are so photogenic.

Yogi, I don't miss the nausea one bit. Seriously, what if there are twins? You need to get a scan before 20 weeks. That's crazy!

Night terrors sound horrible. What could they be dreaming about that scares them so much?

 

[Sassy_TTC]

Jenny- I've added you on fb silly, lol. A coffee date would be great.

Shes got painkillers and Antibiotics, she can't even talk and she refused lunch and dinner

I LOVE my in-laws, they're 10000x better than my parents could ever be! We all get on great but I just don't wanna live in someone else's house, I have 2 babies that create a lot of mess and id constantly be on edge! Grrrr

 

[jenny25]

Ok sassy I'm officially stupid hahaha pm me your number and I will text you chick lol I'm such a screw ball hahaha xxx

 

[msarkozi]

Yes, I am from Northern Alberta

Yogi - I was at our Sierra plant, located a little over an hour north of Fort Nelson, in the middle of nowhere lol!

The chopper ride was good. I had taken gravol before we left and before we came home as well. Unfortunately I am still sick and have a pounding headache, so I was taking pills for that too....so I crawled into bed just after 9:00 last night and passed right out.

I do financial reporting and payroll, so I was over there trying to train them up on how to do things properly. The Sierra plant used to belong to another company, but we bought them out last year while I was on mat leave. And of course no one took the time to sit down with them, so I made it a priority that had to be done.

Sorry about Poppy's tonsilitis. That is hard for the little ones. Sorry about the house too

That is awesome that Penny and Alistair got to play together. I loved reading about it I wish we all lived closer together so we could have one big disco play date

 

[Sassy_TTC]

I'm pm you on fb Jenny.x

 

[LucyJ]

Round hope your little man feels better soon we used saline drops with Benjamin which seemed to help its so hard when their trying to feed and breathe it also makes nursing alot longer. Thats good to know Maddie grew out of it hope Benjamin does.

Lucy- poor little guy. It sounds awful. How do you calm him? Do you just bring him into your bed? Penny used to sleep crawl and then wake herself up when she bonked her head on the crib but she has seemed to out grow that phase.

We try and settle him in his cot rubbing his back talking to him but he doesnt know we're there. I was advised that we should just leave him as if they wake up they find it more distressing as they dont understand why theyve been woken or why there not in their room. The night terrors can go on for a while and Ive never been able to leave him especially as when he crawls round his cot he bangs his head not even that wakes him. I reserached it a lot and found advice which said to take them into a different room as the change in temperature helps them move into a different stage of sleep so if he doesnt calm down when we go to him we bring him into our room. To be honest normally he ends up in bed with us for an hr or so sometimes longer. Benjamin seems to calms down quicker with me than with steve Im sure its because he can feel my heartbeat and that calms him (I might be talking rubbish there but Im sure theres a connection).

Im so glad you and Allie got to meet up sounds like you had a great time. I love that Penny tried to pull Alistair under the table.

I agree with Mel it would be great if we all lived near each other. Hope your feeling better mel.

Oh Sassy poor poppy that must be so hard for her and for you to see its so painful as an adult cant imagine how it must be for a little one. Hope she feels better soon and sleeps well. Hows zac?

Yogi I loved my dopplar. It seems like such a long time to wait at least you'll have Ali to keep you busy. Hope the nausea eases.

Amanda I dont know what could cause them. There different to nightmares my HV was saying that they have no awareness of them and when they wake from them they wont remember having them its one of the reasons you shouldnt try and wake them as they end up confused as dont understand why they have been woken but a distraught parent. Have to say the first few times I did I was honestly terrfied then started to learn to cope with them and find ways of calming him down then found out what they were.

 

[hoping:)]

Lucy- it sounds awful but I’m glad you guys found a way to cope. It doesn’t seem to impact him during the day though because he always looks so happy and cheerful when you post pictures. I can certainly see him calming faster with you… I think they see us as more soothing and their daddy’s as more playful and energetic. I hope he grows out of them soon.

Yes, Penny and I have been having a wonderful time with Alistair and Allie. We actually got to see them again last night! We took the babies to a grow and learn class at the Little Gym. They are beyond adorable playing together. We all had a great time! Thanks for coming with us Allie I really wish you guys lived closer... infact I wish all the Disco girls lived closer together!

 

[msarkozi]

Luce - how do you tell that they are having nightmares? We often wonder if that is why Kash wakes and cries in the middle of the night at times?! I suffered from nightmares as a child (mom said I would stand on my bed, right up against the corner of the wall and just scream, and it went on for a couple years), and so half the time we think that maybe he is too.....but I have no clue on how to tell if that is the cause or not

 

[jenny25]

Thanks guys , I'm trying to get a new laptop sorted out as my iPhone isn't cutting it either makes it difficult too read back etc xxx

 

[Round2]

Hearty, yes we use a humifier each night. He's getting worse though, I'm starting to wonder if he has allergies. Both my hubby and I have bad allergies that are getting worse right now too.

Mel, we knew it was night terrors just because her inablity to calm down. She barely acknowledged me when I tried to soothe her. It's a very scary experience.

Sassy, sorry to hear about Poppy, hope she feels better soon.

So I guess it's my turn to be sick now. Maddy came home with a high fever last week and feeling dizzy. I've had a fever of 39.5 for last 24 hours and feel like I'm going to pass out. If I take both ibrophen and acetametaphine I can get my fever down, but it comes back once the drugs wear off.

 

[msarkozi]

Thanks Round. I am thinking it's not nightmares then. As soon as I pick him up, he generally calms down and goes back to sleep on my shoulder. There was only one time that it took him awhile to calm down.

Awe, I hope you feel better soon!

 

[heart tree]

Sign me up for the Disco meet up! I know we always talk about it, but wouldn't it be awesome if one of these days we actually managed a big meet up?

Lucy, of course Benjamin prefers being with you! You're his mama! Your theory is spot on.

Night terrors sounds...well...terrifying. For all involved.

Round, it could be allergies. Blah. Sorry you got sick now. I guess it's only a matter of time before we start getting sick in my house. These little ones are germ factories, aren't they. Right now I'm just enjoying the fact that she is a poop and smile factory.

Sass, hopefully with the right meds, Poppy will be herself in no time. I can imagine how difficult it would be to live with the in laws, even if you love them. It's not your space. I would get very irritated by that.

Amber, I'm so happy you have been able to keep Allie entertained. I saw a FB posting from Allie's friend asking her if she was still available to meet up. I felt like replying and saying "um, she came out there to see you!" Luckily, Amber, you live there too!

I just had a breakthrough with my baby. She was getting tired, so instead of letting her fall asleep on me, I put her in the bouncy chair. She started to fuss so I just bounced her with my foot. Next thing I know, she's asleep! Right now, she's actually sleeping without being on me! Not sure how long it will last, but even 10 minutes is great.

 

[heart tree]

Strike that...she's awake.

Damn reflux!

 

[Round2]

Hearty, that's great she put herself to sleep...even if just for a little while. There's hope!!

I'm might be in your area in the spring. We have friends getting married who are debatting between San Diego and San Fran. I think Berkley is near San Fran, right?

Well I'm feeling a bit better. Bryce has been sleeping all after and so have I. Just realized he's 3 months old today. My boy is growing up way too fast!! Here he is on his birthday....