MSE Parents Club Part 6

astonsmummy

keelykat wrote: »

I understand this, which is why i lurk a lot these days.

I thought it was just me lol
We can be lurkers togehter hehe x

astonsmummy

Sami_Bee wrote: »

not necessarily :eek:

I dunno what to do though, I've tested neg, so how else would i know?

SugarSpun

Buttonmoons, any kind of bean will do - if they seem a bit big roughly mash them with some tomato puree, coriander and cumin. Om nom nom

searching_me

dont lurk join in ... you know you're always welcome x

Krystaltips

Carla, not sure what else you could try really... Caitlyn had the same problem with gripe water and I tried infacol with Aimee and never felt it made much of a difference...

Sami, Sure you can use the same one... I'm planning on using the same outfit when Caitlyn's done if it fits her... Although Aimee was done at 5 months and Caitlyn will be closer to a year, I think it will probably still fit...

SusanC_2

SugarSpun wrote: »

*hugs* for feelie and her doctor visit and for anyone else who needs them and for constipated babies. I'm having problems in that department since the birth and lactulose is having no effect on me at all. The German pharmacist said all I'm allowed while BF is a home enema kit - I'm going to have to go much longer than a week without going before I get that out, for sure :eek:

Drink lots of water and eat lots of dried fruit. I drank so much water and ate so much dried fruit when Alice was born, I'm suprised I didn't have the runs.

MrsTine wrote: »

Maybe I should clarify why Dh would have me sectioned: I had such severe morning sickness I ended up on a drip in hospital, I had to take medication to control it will gone 20 weeks, I had such bad backache that I was in agony for the latter 20 weeks of the pregnancy and had to take painkillers to remain mobile... Oh yeah and then there was the delivery

I'm jealous - my hospital has a policy of discharging you without any anti emetics. They just said you'd have to come back in again if it got too bad. (Although I had already been through about 5 different ones by the time I was admitted so maybe there would have been no point.)

I can see advantages and disadvantages of both shorter and longer age gaps but personal circumstances play a big role in determining which is best for each person. For me how ill I was during pregnancy is a big factor (as is the fact that I couldn't take antihistamines if I was pregnant and breastfeeding - the equivalent of a cold for up to nine months would not be fun) but if I was a lot older then the potential lack of time left might outweigh the sickness. (Or I would be in more of a hurry to look into adoption.)

The Duggar family have just announced they are expecting their 19th child. They have an average gap between births of 16 months (some were twins so the average age gap would be lower) and they appear to be healthy.

Buttonmoons wrote: »

I'm also stumped as to what to cook for dinner tonight. I fancy those quasidellas (big SP) where would I get black beans from? I've got the Tesco Metro or lidl?

I was going to write a big long reply about beans but then I read Sami's reply and realised you meant the ones in tins and I would have been talking about dried ones.

Sami_Bee wrote: »

I only BF Chris exclusively for 4 days
That's why I hidc EBM in his choccy milk :D

But you didn't have to stop because of choosing to get pregnant. Those four days are better than none and because you are BF Edgar, Chris is reaping the benefits too.

Sami_Bee wrote: »

I feel guilty all the time about not 'doing better' for Chris and then I also feel that I should have done the same with Ed I feel like I'm playing favourites :undecided

But Chris is getting benefits of breastmilk because you are breastfeeding Ed. Also, they're not going to remember or be troubled by the fact that things were different for them when they were little. My mum says that I had hardly any toys when I was little because I was the first and she didn't know anyone because they had just moved to a new area. In contrast my youngest brothers had mountains of toys because she had loads of toys already from me and my other brother and she knew lots more people by then and also because they were twins, more people bought presents (and also gave two of everything). Apart from that I can remember playing with my brothers' toys when they were babies, none of us can remember it and we aren't upset by it in any way. I'm sure as adults they will both look back and know that you did the best you could for both of them.

Krystaltips wrote: »

Does anyone know if there are any laws pertaining to the shooting of an air rifle in your back garden?

Nasty things. Apparently it has to stay within the boundaries of your property.

Buttonmoons

I thought after a certain amount of time, the first 3months? THe hormone levels drop or something so a preggo test doesn't always pick it up that you are pregnant?

Maybe worth getting a blood test? Periods are rubbish anyways

Sami_Bee

astonsmummy wrote: »

I dunno what to do though, I've tested neg, so how else would i know?

blood test or scan would be the only other ways. I don't know how common it is though especially if you had obvious symptoms both times before?
Have you spoken to the doc about it?(I don't know how long it would be before they cared though)

cazscoob

MrsTine wrote: »

If you don't give your body a chance to recover then I don't think you give the baby the best chance you can. But that's as always my personal view

i think thats a bit unfair to say? if your body wasnt ready to have another so soon then you wouldnt fall pregnant. the female body is designed to have a baby a year and im sorry but as for saying that you wont give your baby the best chance then thats crap. i have got my first 2 and last 2 close together. there is 13 months between them and they are all perfectly fine and healthy. they are all love get lots of attention and are very well cared for.

searching_me

sami you got there before me i was gonna say that AM ... i know a few women not to know ti they had a blood test x