MSE Parents Club Part 3

emlou2009

congrats elle on your explosive poo!!:rotfl:

sami, at least it doesnt sound like your lil hammy suffered, he was making a bid for freedom and dogs are quick at things like that! shock for your dad though!!

weezl74

morning all,

Lovely day here, going for a walk with a new mum friend, my only local one with a similar age baby

Saw an ad on mumsnet tho about an outdoor group running at a local lake by a steiner nursery (organic food for the lunch dontchaknow?!) so I might meet some interesting types there!:eek::D

I can go to tiny talk in a month too and maybe meet some mums...

How did you lot go about establishing a local mums gang? MFD, it sounds like you've already met a few?!

ps on the yummy/slummy debate, I've just bought 2 pairs of yoga pants so I can wear them to bed and then answer the door still in my PJs but not looking like it IYSWIM?! Do I qualify?

Krystaltips

Morning folks... I'm whispering... I'm hiding upstairs in the bedroom because the MIL is downstairs... I really dislike that woman! My poor baby's down there with her too... If she has any sense she'll cry for a feed soon...

On explosive poo.. We had a day of it the other day, Caitlyn pooed on my bed... Then later she was in the moses basket and I was doing her a quick change and she did it again, why do they manage to do it between nappies? Those 20 secconds while 1 comes off and 1 goes back on... Funniest bit for us though, was while we were laughing about the poo, she started to wee too,... And it came out with such force it hit the wall! Now I know little boys have the equipment for weeing up walls, but never thought little girls capable... Aimee thought it was hilarious and has told just about everyone in the world...

MrsTinks

Bruno thanks for that :rotfl: That really got me giggling!

Feely - you're doing great! I get dressed each day because my "slummy mummy" clothes is all in the loft and I don't like wearing nothing but a bathrobe all day Will have to try and make it to the loft today and get more nappies and all my summer clothes down Then I can be slummy too! :j
Definitely look into that link that was posted for help at home - if it's there then use it!
Krystal - yes I hurt all over too! Bum, hips but especially my back *sigh* oh well I expect it will get better
Sami - yes I'm being good! And mum is trying to do everything but I feel terrible for not helping out the house or at least taking care of Alexandra by myself... But after being told off by the MW yesterday I am being better at asking mum and DH to help out And as you say - if I can't even stand up long enough to change a nappy without needing to lean on the changing table then I'm trying to do too much too soon in general... *sigh*
I'm just not used to being sat around - I had to when pregnant because I couldn't move much, but now she's out I think I was looking forward to being mobile again and I'm finding it very hard NOT being as mobile as I'd like

emlou2009

i thought the recovery was worse than pregnancy or birth, i expected eveything to go back to normal more or less straightaway but 3 weeks after i was still achy and tired after a not particularly long and really rather slow walk by the beach! give yourself some time mrs tine lap it up while you can, after a few weeks of sleeping no longer than a couple of hours at a time you'll want this period of time back cos you'll feel obliged to get about and do but too tired to actually do it, and you wont have the excuse then

Sami_Bee

:rotfl: Bruno I know the lie in attempt well too
Although this morning I had to drag Chris out of bed, he insisted "its not morning mummy" even after I'd opened the blind to let the blinding sun in "no its dark mummy! I sleep"why he didn't think this at 9pm last night I don't know!!

MrsT - glad you listened Trust me in a few months time it'll be just you n Lexi, she'll be rolling her way around the lounge merrily after keeping you up half the night and you'll be begging OH to pull a sicky so you can sleep, so enjoy this time as much as you can.
Just like pregnancy it all goes too fast and once its gone its gone and you wish you took more time to enjoy the good bits!

feelinggood_2

Health Visitor is coming this afternoon. I'll discuss Homestart and things with her. I'm not very good at asking for or accepting help. Unfortunately, the HV, my Pyschiatrist and Occupational Therapist all leave it to me to ask for an appointment if I need one. I really don't like doing that, so just wait for my routine ones that come along infrequently. The HV keeps mentioning that I should go to this club, that club and various clinics and things. Don't think she realises how stuck in the house I am. Feels like I'm slipping quite far back, I don't feel able to leave the house alone. I think I've gone out alone four times since I had the baby, but have to do it again tomorrow. Argh, I hate this. I text my Mum in the middle of the night, asking about my options with the baby. Was hoping she'd take the hint and suggest her having him. This is just so awful - all I ever wanted was to be a Mummy, and now I am, I'm more unhappy than I've ever been.

Tine - I can sympathise. I change DS on the floor, and in the early days, I couldn't kneel - I was too tired. Had to sit with bum on the floor otherwise I risked falling over! The more you rest now, the quicker you'll be back to normal. Try and think of it that way. If you do too much, you'll be tired longer, and end up doing less in the longterm.

Explosive Poo - had one yesterday, was like water. Nappy held it all in (yay huggies!) but when I opened it, it ran all over the mat. Luckily after all his fountain attempts, I've got super fast reflexs and managed to contain the mess. No change of clothes needed!


Krystal - I'm picturing you sat under the duvet with the laptop!

Emlou - my hamster died just over a year ago. We had him for more than two years, and he was a real character. I was devestated when he died - so much so that I found it too hard to get him cremated. He is still in the freezer. Big Hugs for you. I can understand about feeling like you neglected him. I spent three weeks abroad just before my hammy died, and I really felt like I let him down.

Weezl - All the Mums I know I met through NCT. Have you looked into joining? We went to antenatel classes, have regular meet ups for meals, BBQs and coffees, and all email each other.

Elle - Nice to see you hear, thanks for the updates. You are in my thoughts a lot. BIg Hugs for you too x

Sami - My gerbil made an escape from a Rotastak Cage when I was little, and the cat got him. The remaining gerbil went a bit mad (think he missed his mate!) and made the same suicide mission a few weeks later

My_Fathers_Daughter

Oh what a beautiful morn-nin'
Oh what a beautiful day
I've got a wonderful feel-lin'
Benjamin's wanting to play

Sami_Bee

Weezl - I only have 2 close mummy friends and a couple of ones I chat to when I bump into them/on facebook.
One I worked with and we were pregnant at the same time and the other's I sort of gathered from various groups along the way.
The best groups for meeting people I found were the ones that were not for learning IYSWIM as at baby sign and baby massage etc there wasn't much time to chat because you were being taught something and then there was only the few minutes of getting ready to go for chat.

Sami_Bee

Feelie - I know it sounds a bit mad but if you can't say it could you pop a postit on your notes saying how you feel?
At our 12 week check we get a little questionnaire to fill out for signs of PND and all I could think while circling my a's, b'c etc was I could just write 'help' here but I didn't have the courage :rolleyes: