Moms of April/May/June 2010 babies thread! :)

[Sarahwoo]

Oh, and we could never move to Australia. We have family over there, in Sydney, and well, they are quite close enough as it is They are lovely, but very dramatic and slightly crackers. Well a bit more than slightly tbh

Steve lived abroad for a while (Hungary, Romania and Hong Kong) but that was sooooo long ago When we first got together we looked at going to work on the cruise ships (in the casinos) but his Dad got ill so we didn't go. I wanted to go, but would have soooooo missed everyone at home.

 

[A3my]

haha, I think Kerry would stay in the uk just not to have my mum for 3 months

well i'd better get to bed. i've got to take Alex for his first nursery taster session without me in the morning. I know he'll cry the whole time and so will I! I'm planning to go to the dump while he's there, which is only for 1 hour. I'll just keep myself busy. It will be the very first time i have ever left him with anyone! including kerry!

 

[A3my]

wow cruise ships, that wouldve been so cool! Kerry's dad is near sydney! I also have my uncle living in perth. I would love to visit them but not live there x

 

[Sarahwoo]

I hope it goes well Amy, he might suprise you Leaving them is sooooo hard. I popped to the supermarket without Oliver the other day and I felt like I'd forgotten something the whole time. I hope he has a lovely fun time

I'm off to bed too, fingers crossed for lots of sleep for us all!!

Xx

 

[LogansMama]

god i have had to pee so many times this evening and i've only had 2 glasses of coke and a tea! hope i'm not pregnant tomorrow is day 12 after the slip up so am going to do another test in the morning!

That'd be crazy! Good Luck.

I'm getting a bit paranoid now myself. I think its all good... but according to FF, its been 75 days since my last period. I THINK I forgot to record a period at the beginning of January though. I'm pretty sure I had one - but now I can't remember for SURE. If I did - then I am only at the 35 day range - which is fine since I'm bfing and not very regular. BUT...

Today I felt like crap all day - crampy/nauseau, etc.... And then at work I could smell peanut butter IN THE HALLWAY that someone was eating in the lounge - so my sense of smell was pretty strong. I think I am just making crap up though.

I am not on BC - so anything is possible - but I still think its pretty unlikely. Time will tell.

Hate this nonsense!

ETA - if you are friends with me on FB and I post something on here - please don't ever say anything about it there! What happens in BNB stays in BNB --- LOL!

 

[maybebaby3]

lm - dont worry as you say what happens on b&b stays here!!! are you going to test?

amy - i hope alex is ok at nursery remember that it is normal for them to cry even though its not nice

 

[maybebaby3]

is it totally crazy that i was a little sad?

 

[Sarahwoo]

Awww Maybe! I think that's normal

LM I'm not on BC either, I really should sort something out though I hate it when your mind plays tricks

We're having a quiet day so far, off to see a friend in a bit. Oliver is napping, typically rather llate when we have to be somewhere

 

[maybebaby3]

i'm trying to get owen to nap with little success at the moment need to do some housework before going for dylan. we're off to his friend from school's house for tea. my mum is taking erin out.

 

[maybebaby3]

i made an appointment for the dr to talk about BC. the appointment's not for 2 weeks though!

 

[modo]

H&F: I am appalled I don't know where to start! I can't believe he spent the money when it is needed for more important things, gives you no financial control and that he is shouting at his baby I agree with everything Sarah said hon We are all here to support each other 20 pounds a week is so nuts! There is no way and no need for you to lives off that I also agree with Maybe that if you are staying home to look after Amy then he needs to support you. Please don't listen to him you are a great Mom and I really don't understand why he felt that he had to make so much noise when his baby was sleeping ?!!!!! Treating yourself sounds like a great idea and how about leaving all the house work to him? I agree with Amy that he is being a ******* because he knows he is in the wrong!

Emera: Sorry to hear that you have an ear infection in both ears! That sounds horrible Poor Roh as well

Amy: I love the pics of Alex and Gabriel on fb! They are both gorgeous boys

Maybe: Glad to hear its a bfn and no its pretty normal to be a bit sad hon Hope Owen takes his nap!

 

[maybebaby3]

H&F - hope you are ok xxx

 

[Sarahwoo]

H&F How are things today?

Maybe I hope you had a good day!

Amy I hope the settling in session went well today

Emera I hope you're feeling a bit better today! And Roh!

FruFru how are you feeling lately honey? I hope you're okay!

LC I hope you're okay lately too!

Modo thats sooo kind of you to offer to lend me the pretty nappy! I'm so tempted What kind is it?

all round there then

My netbook is playing up again so I'm on Steve's laptop. It seems HUGE!

We had a fun day, we went to see a friend and had a lovely time. Her little boy is almost two so it was fun to see what we have to look forward to

Tomorrow we have baby club in the morning, and then we either going for a walk (followed by coffee ) or just coffee with my mummy friends. I'm really looking forward to it

In other good news I'm getting a steady stream of new enquires through for my chair covers so thats looking really positive. The only marketing I've done was a mailshot to some local venues, google adwords and the one wedding show, so not much really. I have quite a few more ideas that I want to put into action too. Argh I want this to go well soooo bad!!

 

[maybebaby3]

sarah - i'm so happy to hear that your chair cover business is getting good reception have you decided to give up work? i had a nice day thanks. dylan and his friend had a good time especially wrestling with roy's 7yr old brother!!!

 

[Sarahwoo]

Thanks Maybe!

I think we're pretty much decided I'm not going back. We need to sit down and work the actual figures out at some point, just to be absolutely sure we can do it. But neither of us want me to go back, I think we'd both be happy to make sacrifices if we had to. I haven't said anything to work yet, I'm due back at the beginning of May and my notice is four weeks, so I'd have to tell them at the beginning of April. I get my bonus in March so there's no way I'm going to say anything before then

 

[emera35]

Evening!

Just a quicky i'm shattered! Ended up on Roh's floor all night again last night, not great seeing as i feel crap and my whole head hurts, but he now won't sleep in my bed, and he kept waking up, so it was the only way i could get some sleep. I'd have loved to have taken the day off work, but i don't get paid if i'm off sick, and there is currently no one trained who can cover my job (they are going to have to sort it for April as i've got a week booked off then - although they were talking about me just doing double batches the week before and freezing some - thats going to get the big no from me i can tell you!!!). Basically i'd have felt too guilty taking the day off, from a money point of view and for not getting my orders fulfilled

Anyway, i soldiered through, i feel terrible now though. Poor Roh has apparently been feeling bad today, as he only ate half his breakfast, which i gave him, was sick about 10 times (not really badly, but still, he's never really sick these days) and then has had nothing else all day, he's refused all food, and only would take about 8oz of water and 7oz of milk for the entire day. Happily he took an 8oz bottle this evening, plus a breastfeed from me too when i got home. It took me 2 hours to get him to settle down tonight he was being really playful. Apparently he did a "omg it was like, sooo rank man, like seriously the worst ever, no kidding man!!!" poo just before i got home, says my OH, and whilst he's prone to exaggeration sometimes it must have been bad, because he went on about it for ages I'm hoping thats cleared something out, as he seemed pretty perky this evening I really hate leaviing him when he's ill. I do trust my OH to look after him, but, well.... ah, you all know what i mean, i just want to be there! Well OH has made me some soup and run me a bath, so i'll go eat and soak, hopefully it will make me feel better!

Sorry to not reply to everyone, hope you are all ok

 

[Sarahwoo]

Awww Emera I hope you feel better soon!!!

 

[emera35]

Meant to ask you all, i was hoping for opinions.... i'm thinking about stopping breastfeeding, now i can't express, i'm going 24 hours without feeding Roh about once a week, and i'm not even getting remotely full over that period. He doesn't feed for long at all and its getting shorter and shorter all the time, i can hear him swallowing, but hearing him swallow when drinking from a bottle, well, there is no comparison. I'm just really not confident that he's getting more than about an ounce from me, and thats not enough if he's not having bottles too. Argh i don't know what to do, i'm almost certain my supply is faltering, and i can't boost my supply because he's just not interested in feeding from me more than 2 or 3 times a day for a few minutes, and i have the 3 workdays where i have no choice but to skip feeds.... I really want to carry on, but i'm at the point when i feel like i want to carry on for my own selfish reasons, rather than whats best for him. I really need some opinions, whether you think i'm being irrational, or if its a good idea, or just what would you do in the situation?

 

[maybebaby3]

emera - get well soon&little roh too! glad your OH is taking care of you! it sucks not getting sick pay. i was on supply the first year of my teaching job and didnt get sick pay and i remember going in once feeling really sick,somehow managed not to puke in front of the kids and then just got to the toilet to throw up!

 

[maybebaby3]

emera sometimes my boobs dont feel full but when i squeeze them theres loads in there. i think there'll always be some in there as long as you are bf. when i went back to work when erin was 11 months i'd feed in the morning, at 3.30-4 when i got in from work, sometimes even later than this and at night. it worked for us. roh is almost 10months and eating well generally so i think milk is important but it's not needed in the huge quantities it once was. remember a baby us far more efficient than a pump. i think he'd let you know if he was hungry and not getting eniugh milk from bf. the bottle latch is different to a breast latch so i wouldnt be surprised that his swallowing sounds different and also the rate of milk flow would differ making swallowing sound different. if you want to give up bf then thats fine but if you want to continue i think you should. your body will provide fir your baby!!!