MSE Parents Club Part 7

chopsticks

Oh, I came back to an email from BB asking me if we'd be interested in reviewing the BabyBjorn Babysitter.

OK, off to dress baby and myself. I have very greasy hair but Caitlin is too clingy today for me to wash it before we go to see the HV. Minging Mummy is what I shall be known as today .

keelykat

I'm not going anywhere as such, just don't feel I have anything helpfull to add or interesting to say still. so i'll pop back in a bit to see how everyone is.

elle_gee

Morning all..

Odd night here. Rhys had a big (for him!) bottle at 1.30am but was quite reflux-y so didn't settle well and wouldn't sleep until 3am-ish. Then woke me up at 7.45am when I thought he'd be starving but he's only had 30ml of a bottle then fell asleep on me and stayed asleep since I put him in his bouncer 40mins ago

Think he's just being a law unto himself at the minute because his calcium levels have actually come down to the middle of the normal range now so we can't blame them. Seems like we're coming out the other side of the latest kidney dodginess - more bloods booked for Thursday, then hopefully we can stretch them out longer than every four days.

Chopsticks, as Susan said, Rhys has his MRI on Monday so with recovery from the GA and other appointments next week I'm not sure when/if we're going to be able to fit this meet in Glad you had a good first holiday xx

Doc app for me later so dropping Rhys off with mum for half an hour. She's asked me to bring the pram wheels so we can take him for a walk round the village if the weather stays nice :rolleyes:

sparkle03

weezl74 wrote: »

update on weezl's work and money situation: It turns out I am eligible for the employer part of my mat pay, and if I do 8 KIT days between now and Christmas, then I can have £110 per week of SMP (weird, as I thought it was just a fixed amount!?) for the 39 weeks.

So that's tentatively good news

Next tasks: email my new line manager (new in post since I left) and suggest 8 KIT days, and see how she responds. Fingers crossed.

Weezl xxx

Weezl Im not sure hun but if you didnt do the kit days would you not be entitled to MA which is £123.06 OR 90% of your weekly wage a week for 39 weeks. Its not much more but an extra £13.06 for 39 weeks add up. Elle would know better here though. Just a thought for you but im not certain on the terms of receiving MA
XX

angela6834

keelykat wrote: »

I'm not going anywhere as such, just don't feel I have anything helpfull to add or interesting to say still. so i'll pop back in a bit to see how everyone is.

Oh dont say that....thats how i feel too most of the time but wouldbe lost without everyones help...yours included x

Elle, good luck for monday and i hope all the appts settle down for you soon....

Becles, not that i go to newcastle much, but i'll try to go to Leezes park and have a look x

Mazcabs

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

Don't get me wrong - I am not a jars and packets snob!! But I think Benjamin is :rotfl:Ready brek is suitable for babies

Henry much preferred Ready Break to baby rice and really runny Weetabix. We also tried not to use too many jars and packets but always good to try a few just in case you need to use one in an emergency...say for a long car journey etc....someone gave me that tip on here in one of the previous Parents Club threads.

angela6834 wrote: »

I love my slow cooker!!:j

Me too, we have mince, carrots, potatoes, onions and courgettes cooking in ours and OH is gonna make a suet topping later to go on top but theres soooo much that I think we will have enough to go back in the freezer as well.

chopsticks wrote: »

Eeek, Xmas shopping. I've usually done quite a lot by this time of the year but am pretty far behind this year. Why couldn't I be blessed with a calm, contented, sleeping baby so I can get on with things?

I know the feeling, I have a few things but will use Sugarspun I think to search for some pressies as she is really well organised.

Why is it that Henry is obsessed with OH and wont let me do anything for him (really getting me down at mo ) and then when I take him to nursery he wont let me go !!!

emlou2009

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

We have just watched flashforward on channel 5 - looks like it is going to be a good series which will appeal to fellow Lost / Heroes fans

:doh: i REALLY wanted to watch that and five arent on virgin media on demand!! :doh: is it repeated? please tell me its repeated? please?

angelfairy wrote: »

just a quick question .... do you all use a night light for your bubs so it isn't pitch black in your/their room???

we have one of the automatic plug in ones, it was 99p from the range :

keelykat wrote: »

I'm not going anywhere as such, just don't feel I have anything helpfull to add or interesting to say still. so i'll pop back in a bit to see how everyone is.

please dont feel like that i dont think i ever say anything useful but i just bang on about anything



is it thursday yet? the wait for hearing about this bl00dy job is killing me!!

sparkle03

Just typed out a huge reply and then lost it when I submitted it! Typical I usually always copy it if I have been writing for a while.....

Sorry I didnt come back yesterday, I ended up chatting to OH for a long time and he helped me to sort things out in my head and has promised me on tap massages and other favors to destress me so I can beat the smoking demons. WooHoo!

r.mac_2

weezl that sounds tentatively great news for you. Fingers crossed.

elle - Thanks for the concern sweetie xxxx

Been busy here with visitors and so on. Not managing to keep up with the thread I'm afraid, but will try to pop in from time to time. Lo doing really well - I can't leave her alone for a minute as she's so mobile and her favourite game at the moment is pulling herself up on the furniture and standing up. oh dear!!!

emlou2009

:hello: hello mac!

cracking episode of smallville on e4 this morning! i'm sure they're going to cancel it off daytime tv soon, its the last series they showed in the evening that they're showing at the moment and i doubt they'll rerun it all again for the millionth time never mind, will be back at work soon (i hope) and then it wont matter lol