MSE Parents Club Part 9

LCK73

Mazcabs wrote: »

Thats the same as me Lisa as I was 36 when Henry came and now 38 with William... dont worry it does get easier although struglig at mo with feeding

Thanks, are you feeding yourself? what are you struggling with?
L

Pink_Princess_1

feelinggood wrote: »

I found that lots of sudocrem makes things worse. A tiny bit rubbed in really well works best.

This works for me too - a midwife told me that if you just put on a very thin layer its more effective as if you smother it on it prevents the nappy drawing in the liquid - worked in a day or 2

ManOnTheMoon wrote: »

I shall reply to all of you later, but a small update...

15yo arrives home, I say I want a word and she already figured it out..."The phone bill has arrived hasn't it..." although she didn't think she'd called that many times, but none of the others did, so she must have lost count.

I've not lost my temper, despite how angry I was earlier, instead she was asked to stay in her room until dinner, she came down for dinner where she didn't say anything, but she'd been crying and she has just gone back up there and i've asked her to think about what she thinks should now happen. I shall go get her soon as I don't want her up there upset all night and she can talk to me about it and we can work it out. Lucy feels a bit upset as the falling out she's had with 15yo aside, she's not seen any of the girls in trouble before and she thinks it may be her fault and that it wouldn't have happened if she hadn't have got involved with me, which is silly.

I've taken all your ideas onboard and will reply later, but I want to give her the chance to 'make me an offer' if you see what I mean and Lucy wants to talk to her too.

MOTM - this happened to friends of ours on one of the xfactor finals we all went round to a house with the kids to watch it - one of my friends girls who was about 14 at the time 'borrowed' the house owners mobile to vote - he has said she could vote a couple of times!!!! when the bill came she had used £65 on votes:eek: and more shockingly when her parents were told they didnt even offer to pay for it! Not sticking up for her and I think she should work to pay it back but think its very easy to run up a big total without realising it:o

LCK73

SeptemberBaby wrote: »

Me three, Lisa! 34 years of living the high life before my little girl (then boy at 35) but I wouldn't have it any other way now.

xx

God, so good to hear this as I thought I was being a bad mom by finding it all so hard. Phew, I am normal after all. I just need to get over the evening dreads as evenings are hell with colic and Harry not going to sleep without a fight - it seems never ending. Days are good, evenings are a horror show it seems!

LCK73

tiamai_d wrote: »

Amber slept too much and didn't feed well. But at his age go with the flow. You can try (and I mean try) to see if there is a routine that he is falling into. Does he have a feed around 6-8pm? Try putting him to bed after that and see if he will settle. Dream feed (or does he wake for a feed) about 11pm should help him manage through most of the night. A feed before 7am means back to sleep afterwards in my opinion.

The routine we fell into about this age (with the boys too) was,

7am feed and back to sleep
10-11am feed and then play
2-3pm feed then play
5pm feed then play
7pm feed then into her bed
11pm feed (which was dropped about 12 weeks or so although at 20 weeks she sometimes will wake for a feed then depending on how much she has during the day).

Thanks. Wish I could nail a routine like this. I wouldn't have a clue about stating it at the moment as it seems to be all over the place other than knowing when the feed is (ever 3 hours). Must stop beating myself up about it and let things progress naturally I guess.....

tiamai_d

Krystaltips wrote: »

Wouldn't the bin men have to report a bin dropping in there though Tia?

They have never told us, we have seen it happen or neighbour has or when we called up (bin went out and vanished not in neighbours gardens) they said 'oh probably in the lorry then', its common.

elle_gee wrote: »

ETA: He asked me what essentials we needed.. doughnuts, I told him

hehe, classic!

LCK73 wrote: »

Thanks. Wish I could nail a routine like this. I wouldn't have a clue about stating it at the moment as it seems to be all over the place other than knowing when the feed is (ever 3 hours). Must stop beating myself up about it and let things progress naturally I guess.....

I didn't try for this (although because of school runs times she did have to learn to have a feed at 7 then wait till 10am etc) but they all just kind of fell into it. Not until closer to 12 weeks though. Until then they were all in their moses basket/hammock in the livingroom, fed on demand (boys were bottle fed, Amber was breast fed till 13/14 weeks) and I just did what I could when I could (school runs the exception).

My DH is a git, kicking me to watch scary baby advert (Evian babies scare the crap out of me!) :mad:

Kids in bed woohoo! Dishes and bottles to do in a wee bit and I suppose I'd better do DLA form. DH is going out to get a bag or salt/grit from BIL for the path.

elle_gee

Rhys had a screaming fit at me. I'm obviously boring after so long. Daddy eventually came home and took him away. I've had three ring doughnuts.. would another one be too much? :cool:

searching_me

elle im wondering weather to have a reduced fat hot cross bun and a cuppa x

BeenieCat

Okay i am now confused...

I decided to be a coward and write my neighbours a note. It said
'Please please can you stop the constant banging? It is driving me potty and i cannot live like this. I am sure you just don't realise i hear it but the whole house vibrates and it's all day, every day.
Sorry for writing a note about this but i can't face getting into a discussion about this at the mo, thanks Beenie"

And i sent DS to post it, and he couldn't reach so handed it to the woman. Two minutes later 3 mahoosive nuclear bomb style bangs on my wall...

How do i take that?? As acknowledgment of my note?? Or a blatant p-take and a declaration that they're up for a battle???
They;'ve also banged a few times since so no change there.

I know a note is petty but i can't face talking to them.

got-it-spend-it

Ooh, I'll have a cuppa SM. Milk, no sugar please.

searching_me

beenie contact your local asb people and the council the as back up your local mp thats what i did once you have your local mp they will sort it believe me i did x