Mother of all conception months Graduates

[madcatwoman]

Morning all
I wont even begin to try and catch up, when DH is working away i spend all the time keeping an eye on Bailey unless he's napping, and the pc is in one of the bedrooms.
Hope ive not missed anything too important, im just trying to get us out into the sun before it goes!

 

[Ozzieshunni]

Morning all! DH's interview went well, he said, and they will let him know in 7 to 10 days. My face has been really itchy lately 3 more days though. Oh god.

 

[loopylollipop]

PB - yikes. Havent read fb so only going on what is on here. I agree with Molly. It certainly needs addressing formally, as this could have had potentialy disasterous consequences had Byron been allergic to the medication. However he is thankfully ok, but I would want to know what systems were to be put in place to prevent this happening again, and that it has been reported appropriately. Thank goodness he is ok.

Tas - running! I could barely get up the hill to the doctors surgery. I had sweat running down my brow. Embarrasing. Well done you.

And Molly - congrats at getting back to pre-preg size. I have got a stone to lose to be back to pre-preg weight (which wasnt great in the first place). I am stuck in limbo though at moment as my attempts at getting more active has resulted in a major setback with back and bleeding.

Madly - I really enjoyed my group, hope you do too.

Love to everyone x

 

[madcatwoman]

Oh, i missed your post molly about your weight, well done. A bit like Loopy not having such luck. I do try to get out but the weather has been so bad that my attempts to get out and walk more have failed(apart from today when the same came out...i went round the park twice lol). Ive had to buy a size up pair of jeans

Im really mad too, i got back from the park to find that someone had scraped my red colour coded bumper with their black(obviously) car, for i have about 5 scrape lines on the corner of my bumper. Tried to T-cut them but who ever it was has embed their paint in our car and scratched our paint off

Peanut, just seen your post...youre not alone, i cant run either, i know what you mean-physically, ive tried...even tried to train myself up slowly bit by bit in the gym but ive never been able to run, i end up just not being able to breathe, i dont know if thats my asthma(but its only mild) but anyway, i just cant run!

 

[vbaby3]

Wow peanut,My jaw near hit the floor when I read what happened!So glad Byron is ok.

I put teagan on aptamil comfort yest evening,it'll obviously take a few days to know if its the right thing for her and she did have a few pukey episodes on it BUTTTT
DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!
She slept from 9.30pm last night until 5am this morning!!!!!
Could be a complete once off,but she was so settled in her sleep last night.I'm so used to her shuffling and moving and groaning.She was silent apart from her little breathing.
She did however have a practically dry nappy this morning which isn't good but luckily we had our 6 wk check up this morning so could talk to gp about her.

She said if she doesn't keep more of the comfort down and has dry nappies she's dehydrated and thats def not good,we're perservering for a few days to give her wee body a chance to get used to it,I just have to keep her really still after a feed so she doesn't puke it back up,and hope for the wet nappies.
The dr was surprised at how little formula she takes,as she's big and robust and so alert,but she is 11lb 4oz,so a little below the centile she was on but not much.
Just really hoping she does well with this formula,if not dr is gonna refer her to a paediatrician as she definately wasn't happy on the normal aptamil either.

God how straight forward things were when oran was a baby!We had trapped wind a couple of times but that was the height of his feeding problems,this seems neverending!

Loopy hope dh didn't chastise you too much about the car,and glad you met some other new mummies in the area.

Sequeena,you didn't say what was happening or did I miss it?Hope wee Thomas stays put a while longer hun.x

Ozzie,3 more days!!!!can't believe how time has flown,and that you've made it to 39wks!!

Love to everyone else,I've forgotten everything else I caught up on.x

 

[Ozzieshunni]

Thanks vbaby! I'm still getting more and more nervous. Frankly, I feel like a big fat cow right now and I just want to hide away until Friday.

 

[vbaby3]

I can't run either,I can power walk,well I could before I got pregnant anyway lol!
I'd just be completely out of breathe if I tried to run,I also blame the mild asthma!
Thats great molly,Wish I could say I was well behaved in my pregnancy,but I was very very bold!!
As a result I have 2 stone to lose to get back to pre pregnancy which wasn't that great either lol!

I bought a step yesterday which I have in the kitchen,so I'm just gonna do a bit on it a couple of times a day,start slowly as I'm so unfit.
I will get out walking now too but seem to have been so busy with appointments and visitors and rainy weather etc!
Shay is finished playschool next wk,so even though I have a double buggy if we go out walking he'll have to walk,so I can't go very fast,it would be more like a stroll.

I also got rid of all the shite food from the house.

 

[Ozzieshunni]

What sucks is I'll have 6 weeks of healing to do before I will even dare to do anything strenuous. I'm probably going to see how I feel after about 2 or 3 weeks and venture out on some walks with LO.

 

[madcatwoman]

thats an impressive night you had vbaby!, you did you manage that one!. Mine was...Bed at 10pm....feed at 3pm and feed at 6pm

 

[tas1]

I'm proud to say caleb sleeps 7hrs on a night now just gotta get myself use to more sleep lol!

Well he had his first injections and check up,he weighs 13.10 and is 61cm! He screamed when they did the injections and I had to hold back the tears and the fists! He has thrush in his mouth and is on nystan 1ml four times a day,it's strange coz caden had it as well so don't know what I'm doing wrong!
We are all in the garden! I'm trying to get a tan caden is playing and caleb is under a umbrella in his bouncy chair!

Well done Molly I have a few pounds to lose before I fit in mine but then I wanna be the weight I was before I had caden so I have a long way to go!

Xx

 

[vbaby3]

thats an impressive night you had vbaby!, you did you manage that one!. Mine was...Bed at 10pm....feed at 3pm and feed at 6pm

I was mightily impressed myself madcat
Don't know if its a once off,or the colic formula.She was lovely and relaxed with none of her usual tossing and turning so hopefully its the formula leaving her tummy all nice and painfree.She's usually so restless.
We'll see what she does tonight,its usually 1 step forward 2 steps back here,so I'll not get too smug yet!!
Even if it was just a once off,it was a very nice enjoyable once off for me!I feel fab today!!

Tas your wee man is doing really well with his sleeping!

 

[tas1]

I think he is as well,he's been doing it maybe 2weeks now! I think because I have been giving him hungrier baby his last feed it's been heavier on his tummy so he's lasted longer!
Xx

 

[NOMORENUMBERS]

aw ozzie this week is flying past! i cant believe you will have your baby in 3 days! you are the first of the next batch i think . . . you, dare, sequeena, me i think one every 2 weeks i think , . . .

re excercising after c section - it is such a bummer! because even if you feel physically fine you still cant really push it i know people who have thought oh its been 3 weeks i feel fine and erm lets say they werent lol

i lost so much weight the first few weeeks just because i retained a lot of water, and was just walking 10 mins to the shop and back - even to just get something light like a loaf of bread i prob lost the first stone really quickly just by doing that and eating sensibly!

 

[Ozzieshunni]

So, I'm curious. What happens after you give birth via c-section with the baby? I know Alex will be monitored, but what other things happen?

 

[loopylollipop]

What sucks is I'll have 6 weeks of healing to do before I will even dare to do anything strenuous. I'm probably going to see how I feel after about 2 or 3 weeks and venture out on some walks with LO.

Oooooo its exciting Ozzie its so close now Cant wait to see pics of your little man.

Yes, take advice from a silly ole mama - dont overdo it! It really knocks you back.

Like you I felt pretty crap towards the end of my pregnancy. After the section I felt bloody amazing - obviously sore but not poorly or unwell which was such a relief and feeling of freedom from illness. This unfortunately led me to try and catch up on all the stuff I had wanted to do for months.

Been out for a stroll today, enough to get a mild sweat on (although was v.v. warm). My lower abdomen told me to take it easy so I didnt push myself hard but was proud for being out and about.

Sat on a lovely new bench in the village, eating yummy strawberries and reading Mother & Baby. Ah bliss. I love mat leave Got lots of nice smiles from the village oldies.

Didnt get in too much trouble with OH. He admitted that the Vectras has been recalled three years ago due to faulty handbrakes but hadnt taken it in as he had never had any problem. Loopy therefore vindicated However will still have to pay for damage.

Borrowed a Wii - might check out the Wii fit later...even if just to weigh myself!

 

[PeanutBean]

I haven't got asthma to blame my lack of running skills on but I did have glandular fe dr as a teen and a relapse in my early 20s which has had other lasting effects so maybe running is one of them. I also can't front crawl (ever) but have always been an above average swimmer. I can walk a million miles though and cycle. I am more a stamina person than a sprinter.

Had a lovely day with walks in the sun and groups but Byron has been beyond belief since we got home about half 3. Luckily Indigo has slept the whole time (waking now I think) and I have cleaned and tidied all over while Byron has sat at the table not eating his tea. My throat is killing me. I've had swollen glands since Indigo started with her cold (something I'm prone to since the glandular fever) and it's always worse when all I do is shout at Byron.

If you want the full story on the nursery incident follow the thread in toddler section. I can't face going over it again here! Caused a bit of stir. There seem to be two camps. Some mums who would be livid and would call ofsted and make a huge fuss and others who think they would handle it as I have done.

I sort of fit all my old clothes. My boobs are too big for those tops where my normal boobs are as bit as will fit. My bottoms all go over my hips and things fine now but my baby pouch is too big for almost anything to fasten round. Not sure how to deal with that. My size 14 jeans don't comfortably fasten at the button but otherwise are falling off the rest of me.

 

[Ozzieshunni]

What sucks is I'll have 6 weeks of healing to do before I will even dare to do anything strenuous. I'm probably going to see how I feel after about 2 or 3 weeks and venture out on some walks with LO.

Oooooo its exciting Ozzie its so close now Cant wait to see pics of your little man.

Yes, take advice from a silly ole mama - dont overdo it! It really knocks you back.

Like you I felt pretty crap towards the end of my pregnancy. After the section I felt bloody amazing - obviously sore but not poorly or unwell which was such a relief and feeling of freedom from illness. This unfortunately led me to try and catch up on all the stuff I had wanted to do for months.

Been out for a stroll today, enough to get a mild sweat on (although was v.v. warm). My lower abdomen told me to take it easy so I didnt push myself hard but was proud for being out and about.

Sat on a lovely new bench in the village, eating yummy strawberries and reading Mother & Baby. Ah bliss. I love mat leave Got lots of nice smiles from the village oldies.

Didnt get in too much trouble with OH. He admitted that the Vectras has been recalled three years ago due to faulty handbrakes but hadnt taken it in as he had never had any problem. Loopy therefore vindicated However will still have to pay for damage.

Borrowed a Wii - might check out the Wii fit later...even if just to weigh myself!

We're looking to sell our wii and wii fit. If you like it and are interested, let me know xx

 

[pinkclaire]

How much do you want for it Ozzie? I want one as well!

 

[Ozzieshunni]

Blargh, I have to talk to DH and see what he would think is acceptable. It's the wii, controller, knunchuk, wii fit board and game, and I think some other games as well, wii sports etc. I'll ask him tonight

 

[gilz82]

Vbaby what a fantastic night, hopefully this is Teagan on the right road now. I know what you mean about the 1 step forward 2 back. Noah was so unsettled last night. He really freaks out about his stuffy nose but since he has no visible bogies and the menthol isn't helping im sort of out of options other than just cuddling him all night.

As for the weight the first stone and half fell off instantly between Noah, other baby goop and all of my water from swelling. I then ate like a pig for a few weeks and put half a stone back on so I now have a stone to lose. If Noah was just a little more settled at night I could get into a routine of doing my workout DVD after he goes to bed but I'm up and now to him every five minutes.

Until a few years ago I truly believed I couldn't run, asthma, seriously uncoordinated etc. Then I did the couch to 5k program and managed to teach myself to fun. Before I got stupid runners hip I was doing 5 miles several times a week. I would die if tried to run the length of myself these days