Mayhem Babies! May 2011 mummies and babies

[new_to_ttc]

oooh ELC! How silly of me I looked in all kinds of places and nothing really took my fancy I didnt even think of there! Wow you can tell its been a while I needed baby stuff lol

 

[Wudluvanuva1]

That's brilliant 24/7 was it easy to do?

Bless Joshua x

 

[24/7]

The have a sale on at the moment new.

Really simple wud, applied, got a letter and just sent back our bank details. xx

 

[new_to_ttc]

I just seen LOADS of sale stuff that Id love, but its all out of stock, of course! lol I think llandudno has a store, I will go play, I mean check out, some cute toys and see what we want lol

 

[Wudluvanuva1]

They've got some cute wrist rattles & bits on amazon new x

 

[Wiggler]

I have a question for you ladies, its been on my mind a lot since I had Bethany...

I am super super broody, I would love another baby, but with how bad my pelvis gets during pregnancy would it be a bad idea and selfish for me to try again? I'm worried about the kids missing out on active time with mummy. OH has said that when my pelvis starts getting worse when I get preggers he will take over the housework and take the kids out loads when I can't bless him, but it's not the same as me dooing it

 

[lisaf]

if DH will really do the work (and not just say he will) then I don't think you should avoid another pregnancy just because you couldn't do the stuff yourself.
There are plenty of ways to play with kids that don't involve your pelvis.. reading books etc

My question is if your pelvis would handle another pregnancy better if you gave it more time to recover from this pregnancy. Also, would it be easier to deal with the dogy pelvis if you wait until Bethany and Dylan are old enough not to need so much physical interaction from you personally?



My pelvis still feels loose and gives me pain now I was promised it would get better after the birth but it feels looser now

 

[mummy3]

Hmm, wiggler, I think I would give it until around the year mark to allow it to improve somewhat and allow your body to rest and recover. Are you still taking a prenatal? Ive gotten pregnant at the 12m postpartum mark twice now and no lying its hard work but definately manageable. Get yourself at peak fitness and nutrition and it will be easier when spd strikes With OH, hold him to it and dont feel guilty if you cant do too many physical things, 9 months is a short time and there's plenty of sit down things you can do.

New, yeah its a relief. Hope Joshua's bladder responds soon for him

Eilidh has a light up rattle thing she loves.

We took Anja to the bowel doc today, she's going to get a load of tests for her chronic diarrhea/loose bowel movements. She told me to give Eilidh an oz of prune juice too for her constipation and back in 2 weeks. We then ended up in IHOP lol and had strawberry and banana pancakes

 

[Wiggler]

Thanks ladies, I'm thinking of trying in summer next year, that gives me about a year to get into shape. I hope your pelvis eases up soon Lisa

Anyone want a toddler who has been screaming since 6am?

 

[new_to_ttc]

Wiggler, hope Im not speaking out of turn but you asked our advice OHs attitude put a lot of additional pressure on you while you were pregnant with Bethany, you said yourself he was unsupportive sometimes and didnt help with Dylan or the housework. Having another baby before your pelvis improves may result in spd again, maybe even worse, and this will render you less mobile and less likely to be able to bend etc and do the houseowrk, therefore OH will have this to do and 2 kids to help with. You need to make sure you are both in a position and understanding that he really will have to pull his finger out and do it, not just say it to pacify you at this moment, once you're pregnant its too late! The end decision is yours though hun, and if you can mentally and physically cope with the spd then I really hope t happens for you when you're ready

Mummy I hope the girls get their bowel movements sorted hun. You'd think Elidh would be too little for prune juice!! Hope you enjoyed your pancakes

I'll mooch around Amazon later, Im not sure what I want lol I keep meaning to get wrist rattles though. I might be best going toy shopping at weekend so we can see them working and see what we want lol

George had a great sleep yay! We went to bed at 10.30pm, and he had one feed around 4/5 Im not sure of the time lol was a small feed and he slept through most of it lol then we woke up at 8am BUT he hasnt had a poop in 24 hours now! He seems ok by it, he was fussy yesterday and i thought it was lack of poop (usually every feed he poops) but last night he settled really well, and this morning he is too, but no poops. How long do I leave it until I get concerned?

 

[Wiggler]

I just found something that is going to make me VERY popular in December!!!! There is a steam train coming to Chichester, its doing a day trip to Bath for the Christmas market, the tickets cost a fortune so not sure if we will do the day trip, but we will at least go and see the train, Dylan will love it!

Going to Tesco to do the shopping soon, hoping to find some good deals on food and see if they have any good deals on clothes for the kids. Bethany needs more summery clothes and so does Dylan

Oh crap, Dylan just smashed a bowl ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[24/7]

New, Sam's pooing has definately calmed down the older he has got, to start with it was about four poos spread through the day and night and now it is usually two.

Wiggler, don't take offence, but I'd be careful about how much you listen to OH when he says he will do anything you ask of him if your pelvis is bad if you TTC too quickly. And I'd want to speak to a physio to be sure another pregnancy wont push it beyond the point of being able to heal itself after pregnany. xx

 

[new_to_ttc]

Ahhh Wiggler you just missed out tesco had a half price kids clothes at the weekend, and it was half price on the sale items too I got George a bag full of 3-6mth stuff for £5!!!

Enjoy the train hun, I love taking Joshua to see the trains at Christmas they make such an effort

George finally pooped! It was HUGE and stank but it was followed by lots of gummy smiles lol

He still not letting OH have his fun!! Little tyke! lol He is in a deep sleep, as soon as I make a move on OH he is wide awake! lol I'll never need contraception while I got him

 

[Wiggler]

I may have overspent on shopping a bit, I really shouldn't be allowed into supermarkets when I'm hungry, I spent £115!! Eek! But I don't need to buy meat for over a month now and I got tonnes of veggies, enough to last 2-3 weeks. We are having steak tonight, home made pizzas tomorrow night, roast chicken, paella, chicken wraps and chow mein for the rest of the week. YUM!!!!!

I also decided to treat Dylan to an inflatable ball pit and some balls, I opened it up when we get in and its HUGE!!!! Good thing we have a big lounge

 

[wild2011]

lol wiggler, i used to spend that 9 yrs ago before having the kids on a food shop for a week, but we both had fab wages then and had luxurys lol. a small top up shop with toiletries and cleaing products cost me about 70 quid these days, were due a big shop this week as have sod all in the house, that will set me back 200 i expect, but then we may only spend 30 quid or 50 at a stretch each week for a month. ( including formula and huge ammounts of fairy non bio lol)

how on earht u get veg to last 2-3 weeks, mine goes off after a day or so... or u pre cooking and freezing?x

 

[wild2011]

i go to lidl for veg and salad, usually couple of times a week and get fresh in, dh goes to the sat market and buys huge boxes of apples, bananas and satsumas as the kids eat a minimum of 4-5 pieces of fruit a day each.

 

[Wiggler]

Yea pre cooking and freezing, I only have a teeny weeny amount of space in the freezers now though 2 freezers really isn't enough

I really need to start using the local market for fruit and veg, its sooooooooo cheap.

grr, I bought 100 balls for Dylans ball pit, he already had about 50-60 here and I've put them all in and it doesn't even fill the bottom, I need to buy at least 200 more!

 

[wild2011]

its always the way, i have the same prob with siennas ball pit.lol

grrr time to get sienna changed, and ready for the school run, all this walking has had the weight fall off, my ankles look like they might actually snap oh well im only a few pounds heavier than before i had chloe, and thats some 4 stone lighter than i was 18 months ago

 

[Wiggler]

Thats brilliant hun!

Fingers crossed all this healthy home cooking I am doing will help shift my extra weight. Found some brill recipes for soups if I can't fit all the veggies into the freezer, YUM! One freezer is nicely organised, the other one is a hazard when you open the door, I think I will attack that tonight and write a list of everything that is in there so I can think of some delish healthy meals to make with it

 

[mummy3]

Well the prune juice worked 2 hours after taking an oz! I'm hoping it will stay working because its a whole lot better than the alternatives, she had been having a suppository every week (she just wont go at all without it) and it was getting to the point where it wasnt working and Eilidh was almost going 2 weeks and needing 2 supps. If the prune juice didnt work it was onto a stronger laxative So I have a baby who wont poop and a toddler who wont stop Oh and her weight is 7lb 4 oz now so still only gaining around 2-3oz a week.

Eek at the shopping wiggler, you did well with the meat though and that train sounds awesome! I thought you were wtt 2013 with us?

Wild, great weight loss