MSE Parents Club Part 5

Fritha_2

feelinggood wrote: »

HVs are odd aren't they. Mine has pretty much abandoned me, right when I need most help. Then they go and hound someone who is fine and really doesn't want to be bothered. Silly!

That sounds like mine! They've all left now so hvs are like hens teeth, I think you have to do some kind of ritual with a pentagram to summon one now! (Not that I'm implying that hvs are demonic more that you've got to go to a lot of trouble to get one, if I could remember the name of the ritual to summon death from Pratchett I'd have used that but I can't can we all pretend please *beam* To be fair I think most people sensibly skip over my posts so it won't make much difference!)

elle_gee wrote: »

Maybe she's not asked enough in the past and had her wrists slapped for not noticing someone suffering

Mine had that, I first scored 18 out of 30 on the edinburgh test and she said she'd visit me regularly but disappeared off the face of the earth. When I eventually turned up at my doctors scoring 29 out of 30 she (my doctor) sent a rocket up my hv! Who to be fair was then very on the ball and superb!

Celia's unpacking the washing basket... She got a caridgan caught of her foot and was sort of skating around, she's also smeared (organix) ginger biscuit into the rug *sigh*

MrsTinks

Fritha wrote: »

That sounds like mine! They've all left now so hvs are like hens teeth, I think you have to do some kind of ritual with a pentagram to summon one now! (Not that I'm implying that hvs are demonic more that you've got to go to a lot of trouble to get one, if I could remember the name of the ritual to summon death from Pratchett I'd have used that but I can't can we all pretend please *beam* To be fair I think most people sensibly skip over my posts so it won't make much difference!)

the rite of ashkente

I'm NOT sad - I'm NOT sad...

MrsTinks

Uhmmm what's the Edinburgh test??? I don't recall anyone ever doing a sheet of any sort for me with any scores etc... in fact if I hadn't turned up for weighing etc the HVs wouldn't have a clue about how I was getting on (actually they don't have a clue... I don't talk to anyone most of the time and last time I went was about 3 weeks ago...)... Hmmm not that I mind - I prefer being allowed to just get on with it. If i want or need help I'll tell them but I guess the point is they don't know that... hmmmmmmmmmmm

Triggles

the rite of ashkente

I'm NOT sad - I'm NOT sad...

I'm just going to pretend I didn't know the answer. LOL Denial works.

Fritha_2

MrsTine wrote: »

the rite of ashkente

I'm NOT sad - I'm NOT sad...

That's the one, not sad knowledgable!

MrsTine wrote: »

Uhmmm what's the Edinburgh test???

It's the pnd questionnaire, mostly useful as a starting point as they should (in theory) be able to tell more by talking to you but you're sposed to have it at about 6/7/8 weeks post birth. Apparantly 8/9 is 'normal', over 10 needs to be kept an eye on as it were!

SusanC_2

Krystaltips wrote: »

My freezer is full of snow so I'm trying to eat it empty... 2 different pasta sauces (will have one tonight) 1 haggis (that nobody else will eat) 6 fish fingers, a bag of ikea meatballs, 2 bags frozen mince and 2 bags quorn to go... Oh and a ltr of breastmilk... Does anyone want it? I'm probably going to dump it... Can't see Caitlyn suddenly taking a bottle just because Mummy wants to defrost the freezer...

I'll eat the haggis.

Save the breastmilk and use it in cooking once Caitlyn is weaned. I'm still working through Alice's (using it for porridge). I know officially you're only meant to keep it a certain length of time but if it hasn't gone off and you're cooking it then I personally don't see why it can't be used.

feelinggood wrote: »

I wonder if I'll ever get over my fear of milk going to waste? While making icecubes the other day, I was annoyed at myself for spilling perhaps 5ml!

We actually put Alice's milk in someone else's freezer when we had freezer trouble and kept having to defrost the freezer for the engineers to come and fix it. I told OH that if we didn't find someone who could take it in their freezer, it would all have to go in the fridge and everything else from the freezer would go to waste because the breastmilk was priceless.

weezl74 wrote: »

sugarspun, that weezl is me but pre-baby, I've upped my budget a bit since fergus Good job you didn't say anything else- I've been chatting on other boards and people have said, 'there's a weirdo on old style who blags food and ate a pigs head' little knowing I was listening ROTFL!

I think it's cool (although I don't think I would go so far as pigs heads personally.)

elle_gee wrote: »

Well to add to the confusion over how "old" Rhys actually is, Boots seems to have him down as a month old?! :rolleyes:

Don't tell them he's actually older - they only give you the double points on various baby products until they are two.

MrsTine wrote: »

Uhmmm what's the Edinburgh test???

They read out statements and then you have to answer how it compares with what you used to be like (e.g. "I find it harder to laugh than before" and then you say never, sometimes, usually or always). Mine did it at 11 weeks and told me she'd done it with me before which she hadn't (and didn't tell me what it was!) Turned out she was supposed to do it at 1 month but no one came to see me as she was off sick. I think they do it because sometimes people with PND don't realise and just think it's normal to feel like that after having a baby or else they realise but don't want to bring it up themselves. Personally the thing I objected to was that she did it sneakily instead of being honest about what it was. Mine seemed quite suprised because I got a perfect score.

MrsTinks

Hmmmm I'm 99.9% sure they have never done that one with me... all I've gotten is "do you feel ok?" - to which most of the time I've said "I'm knackered, sleep deprived and I feel like my house is a tip - otherwise I'm just dandy!"...

ladybirdintheuk

Fritha wrote: »

That sounds like mine! They've all left now so hvs are like hens teeth, I think you have to do some kind of ritual with a pentagram to summon one now! (Not that I'm implying that hvs are demonic more that you've got to go to a lot of trouble to get one, if I could remember the name of the ritual to summon death from Pratchett I'd have used that but I can't can we all pretend please *beam* To be fair I think most people sensibly skip over my posts so it won't make much difference!)

MrsTine wrote: »

the rite of ashkente

I'm NOT sad - I'm NOT sad...

Damn, you beat me too it! (And no you're not )

Given up on afternoon naps again - this time she was crying while feeding, and so we didn't even get as far as having a cuddle and trying to put her down awake afterwards. Never mind. Maybe try again later. We did try out with a dummy again. She didn't completely reject it this time, but was more interested in sucking the plastic bit (the bit that would be against her lips) then decided it was much better in Mummy's mouth than her own :rotfl:.

Now she is sat on the floor reading a recipe book cow and gate sent me. Maybe she is planning what to cook for tea . I can dream can't I!

ladybirdintheuk

Oh - MSE topic allert - you would have all laughed at me in tesco. I got my phone out to use the calculator funcction and work out which was the best deal on nappies. Turns out it was Mr T super fit 88 pack, 2 for £20 I think. huggies were on offer, 2 smaller packs for £16, but it worked out as about 5p more per nappy than the tesco ones because of the size of the pack. (Pampers were on offer too, but we're not a pampers family;) ). That'll keep us going for a little while anyway.

feelinggood_2

I was told they don't look in to PND till 4+ months. Before that, it is just the baby blues and they don't test or treat.

I've never had the questionairre I don't think.