Mary Jo
Mummy to Adam and Joel
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thanks everyone, I think Adam is going to be ok, and I don't think we're going to have to go to hospital, thank goodness. 
not a great night, though in terms of broken sleep for me... Adam woke around 2am, chattering away, so we went with it and decided to see if he'd eat something (still refusing all but the smallest sips of the glucose drink) and he had a biscuit and his cold sausages from dinner (I thought since they're salty they might make him thirsty, but really a sugary snack would have been better). and he had some plain water. at first he was just sitting in bed, quite bright, but not standing or walking, so I was concerned he was too weak, but then he did get up and ran around the bedroom a little. up again playing at 4am. he went back to sleep, but I had to get up at 7am and go out before C left for work because we didn't have enough sugary food in the flat. I got him a box of Frosties (sugary cornflakes) and a malt loaf and a bottle of Lucozade, which he is fine to have as the glucose drink according to the papers I have, it's one thing we hadn't tried (just desperately trying to find him something he will drink willingly). it's hard because he is just too young to understand - please drink some of this because if you don't you might have to go to hospital and have blood taken and needles in your hand. might be easier when he is older.
so Adam slept till 10.15am. I went back to bed just after 8am, so I caught up a bit on sleep. when he woke he got up when I said it was breakfast time and we walked downstairs together. he then finished the carton of adulterated Ribena that Chris made for him last night, and has eaten a bowl of Frosties and a half slice of malt loaf AND I made up another carton of adulterated Ribena, and he's had most of that (I can make up these drinks with juice or water or sugar-free drinks, the amount of powder to add if different if it's an already sugary drink, so I bought no-added sugar Ribena so I could use it like water. the cartons are 200ml, so if he has one of those over the course of 4 hours I am winning the game of give the baby a special drink
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if he goes on like this he should be absolutely fine. if we'd left it chances are he'd have started feeling sick and/or puked because of hypoglycemia, and then it would have been extra hard to get him to eat or drink. so I think our efforts have worked. touch wood anyway.
he hasn't wanted the Lucozade. took a couple of small sips and made a face. I don't care so long as there is some way of getting the glucose in him, and so far the Ribena is the only thing that's worked. and I think *that* worked because it's in a cute little carton (I had to cut it open, pour the juice into a jug, add the powder, mix and pour back in and tape it up, so he could drink it with the little straw). a bit of a palaver, but if it works it works. he doesn't get juice that often but he really likes it, so I think he's seeing it as a forbidden treat, like you suggested, Spidey.
as for the birth centre - I guess some women must have been turned away. it's just rotten luck if you are in labour when it's busy (rotten luck on a few counts, the lack of attention you get from the midwives is another).
not a great night, though in terms of broken sleep for me... Adam woke around 2am, chattering away, so we went with it and decided to see if he'd eat something (still refusing all but the smallest sips of the glucose drink) and he had a biscuit and his cold sausages from dinner (I thought since they're salty they might make him thirsty, but really a sugary snack would have been better). and he had some plain water. at first he was just sitting in bed, quite bright, but not standing or walking, so I was concerned he was too weak, but then he did get up and ran around the bedroom a little. up again playing at 4am. he went back to sleep, but I had to get up at 7am and go out before C left for work because we didn't have enough sugary food in the flat. I got him a box of Frosties (sugary cornflakes) and a malt loaf and a bottle of Lucozade, which he is fine to have as the glucose drink according to the papers I have, it's one thing we hadn't tried (just desperately trying to find him something he will drink willingly). it's hard because he is just too young to understand - please drink some of this because if you don't you might have to go to hospital and have blood taken and needles in your hand. might be easier when he is older.
so Adam slept till 10.15am. I went back to bed just after 8am, so I caught up a bit on sleep. when he woke he got up when I said it was breakfast time and we walked downstairs together. he then finished the carton of adulterated Ribena that Chris made for him last night, and has eaten a bowl of Frosties and a half slice of malt loaf AND I made up another carton of adulterated Ribena, and he's had most of that (I can make up these drinks with juice or water or sugar-free drinks, the amount of powder to add if different if it's an already sugary drink, so I bought no-added sugar Ribena so I could use it like water. the cartons are 200ml, so if he has one of those over the course of 4 hours I am winning the game of give the baby a special drink
)if he goes on like this he should be absolutely fine. if we'd left it chances are he'd have started feeling sick and/or puked because of hypoglycemia, and then it would have been extra hard to get him to eat or drink. so I think our efforts have worked. touch wood anyway.
he hasn't wanted the Lucozade. took a couple of small sips and made a face. I don't care so long as there is some way of getting the glucose in him, and so far the Ribena is the only thing that's worked. and I think *that* worked because it's in a cute little carton (I had to cut it open, pour the juice into a jug, add the powder, mix and pour back in and tape it up, so he could drink it with the little straw). a bit of a palaver, but if it works it works. he doesn't get juice that often but he really likes it, so I think he's seeing it as a forbidden treat, like you suggested, Spidey.
as for the birth centre - I guess some women must have been turned away. it's just rotten luck if you are in labour when it's busy (rotten luck on a few counts, the lack of attention you get from the midwives is another).
- She was shout "me dinner, me dinner" and I mean shouting it this evening while I was trying to dish it up and there was no telling her that it was coming 
It was a BFN... I'll test Friday morning too. It's fun having tons of tests to waste. I finally had some pre- AF symptoms today like super ugly hair, so she might be on her way soon if I'm not pregnant. Nips are still a bit sore too.
I tested this morning and it was a BFN but then I just tested this evening with some nice concentrated pee and there is a very slight line. My nips are still sore and have been getting sorer, so I know it must be true. To be honest I'm scared and hoping the test is wrong. I don't know what's wrong with me. I guess I'm so scared of everything and life seems so perfect now that I can't see how this could be a good thing. I haven't even told DH yet. The only time we DTD around ovulation time was Sat July 9th, and I think I ovulated Monday July 11th. Today is CD37 and 11 days post ovulation, so I conceived on a long cycle. Ahhhh, sooooo scared!!!!!!! I'll test again in the morning and see if its darker.
