MSE Parents Club Part 3

Sami_Bee

sls - I'm sorry you had a pants night I don't know what to suggest :undecided unless you want to swap 2yr olds for a bit? xxx
oh actually will Caitlin take a bottle? I'm thinking if Owen wakes in the night and wakes her again he may settle quicker if he got Mummy and Caitlin was seen to by Daddy?
I know when Chris is in a state I have to sort him out because Daddy just doesn't cut it when he's really upset.

Feelie - You CAN be a fantasic Mum (in fact you already are!) Your OH is so nasty for saying those things although I hope he was just not thinking and probably just said them in the heat of the moment to hurt you.
My Sister's OH's Mum (still with me?) was agraphobic and still managed to raise 2 children (and I can confirm that they are both totally normal and not particulary affected by it) They didn't even realise she was any different to other mum's until they were in their teens xxx

sparkle03

slscarborough wrote: »

Well last night did not go to plan. Owen woke up and was uncontrolable - woke Caitlin up so didnt get to have the wine. Finally got them both off then Owen was awake again at four and again woke Caitlin up. Oh was in owens room for an hour settling him and Caitlin took longer than that to get off to sleep. So didnt get to have my sleep either. Ended up sobbing myself to sleep as I have just had enough.

Im sorry you didnt get the evening you hoped for! At least your OH helped you out though and he now knows you need his help! Didnt you say yesterday that Owen has a virus? (Sorry still dont have all my brain cells back yet that pregnancy zapped - and I fear I never will again:o) If this is the case at least you know its going to pass soon, I know its easy for me to say that to you but I honestly think its something that has gotten me through alot of difficult siuations - knowing that it wont last forever! (((hugs))) Perhaps you can get that glass of wine tongiht?

MrsTinks

what a night! Roo woke up whilst it was still dark and then just wouldn't settle, my back is killing me and I need sleep!
I decided that OH could have a night of sleep as it IS his birthday today but that was probably a bad idea I ended up sat feeding the Roo with tears streaming down my cheeks just wishing she'd go to sleep so I could get at least a couple of hours but no dice... I was also hoping hubby would wake up and offer to help out but HA! If he did then he decided to pretend to sleep through it. So now I'm knackered and in a bad mood with hubby which isn't really his fault and it's his birthday *sigh*
Everything seems disproportionally horrid today and I just want to get out of the house and hide from the mess
Hubby won't be home till fairly late as he's in the office 2 hours from home with clients from the US - he's also using my car instead of his so I don't even have my comfy car to go out in

On the up side I got my £140 worth of Tesco vouchers from the mobile I recycled a couple of weeks ago Might go spend some of them on ME!

Sami_Bee

Tine spend them on ice cream! xx

I got a email well 2 actually from the testing site SB recomended one doesn't apply because it was looking for LOs who take regular medication or have food intollerance/allergies but the other asked if we were potty training so I replied yes - fingers crossed we get something good to test!! (and that Chris is potty trained soon, his dirty nappies make me feel sick these days )

Mazcabs

What was the address of that site Sami, theres been so much chat here recently I cant even start to search through the thread.

slscarborough

yes owen had a virus but i thought he was over it. owen is much better when I see to him but OH seems to do everything possible to avoid having to deal with caitlin. OH has rang me twice already today to see if I am ok he has even suggested that he goes back to being a SAHD and I go back to work but I really dont want that. I want to be a good mum and stay at home. Caitlin is asleep as owen had her awake half the night and she really needs here sleep. Owen is happily playing. Today seems to be goung much better than yesterday. Owen even let me bath him without too much fuss and usually he screams histerically.He has even been helping me with some chores.

MrsTinks

Mazcabs wrote: »

What was the address of that site Sami, theres been so much chat here recently I cant even start to search through the thread.

bizziebaby.co.uk

I signed up too to see what it's all about - I only got the medication one though as I don't have a toddler

ladybirdintheuk

Morning all - sorry you are all having a rubbish time of it today! Feelie, your DH sounds about as supportive as mine ... don't worry about the letting agents, they will see that you have a baby, and can't take things out to the bin and hold the baby at the same time (you can always point this out to them if you need to - you never know, they may even offer to do it for you )

SLS - what a night! I'm glad it's going better today though. Keep your chin up, I'm sure it will get easier as you all settle into your new routine. I don't have anything useful to add - hopefuly in a few years it will be me in your place, and you will have found 1001 useful tips to share with me by then

My Mum is having Izzy this morning. In preparation for me going back to work we are starting with 1 morning a week and working our way up, so that she gets used to not being with me 24/7 and gets used to having milk from a cup. And I can get some housework done. I know DH is going to come in in his normal supportive way and accuse me of not doing anything all day though, as I've been doing things that need doing, but aren't obvious to him, because he hasn't fallen over them (filling out an application form for another job, cleaning out a box in the kitchen I found maggots in this morning :eek:, cleaning the inside of the kitchen bin, emptying all the bins and changing the bedding... oh, and we're on the 2nd load of washing of the day...) I was going to clean the bathroom, but what with impromptu magot eviction, that plan has gone out of the window. Maybe Izzy can watch me clean the bathroom later. The glamarous things we get up to :rotfl:.

slscarborough

OH did say to me we will look back and laugh about these times one day!! I did say to OH that I need some time to myself at the weekend without the kids - I dont think he approved.

sparkle03

ladybirdintheuk wrote: »

I know DH is going to come in in his normal supportive way and accuse me of not doing anything all day though, as I've been doing things that need doing, but aren't obvious to him, because he hasn't fallen over them

LoL I think this is just a man thing! My OH is usually really good, but yesterday I was home all day and did things like that, (the stuff that needs doing but nobody else thinks to do it and just presumes they get done by the housework fairy!) When I [STRIKE]dumped[/STRIKE] left both children in his capable hands and said Im going for a bath I need a break, he replied with 'why you havnt done anything all day' When in actual fact I hadnt stopped! :rotfl:Oh yeah thats forgetting about the 11 week old who is teething and the six year old who has chicken pox! Men!!!:rotfl: