MSE Parents Club Part 9

SusanC_2

emlou2009 wrote: »

I found that my stupid draughty damp filled house gets cold within a couple of minutes of the heating being off, so its on constant but on the lowest setting. That is, unless OH sees the setting and announces "thats why I'm freezing then" and turns it up, having not mentioned being cold beforehand and sitting in a t shirt :rolleyes:

My OH is the opposite of this. If he's cold, instead of saying anything and/or turning the heating up, he'll put his coat and hat on and if he's too warm, he'll just take layers off without thinking of turnign the heating down. Although in this house he doesn't know how to work the thermostat so he has a better excuse now.

My_Fathers_Daughter

Krystaltips wrote: »

Lol Em, we have a phantom 'heating turner uper' here... Every time I walk past the thermostat I turn it down... Hubby constantly denies all knowledge of why it's right up to 21!!! :eek: :eek:

It's probably that 'someone'... You know... The one that always takes the empty toilet rolls off the bathroom floor... and puts the shoes and coats back in the cupboard... :rolleyes:

Is that like the ironing fairy? And the picking up towels fairy? And the turning lights off fairy?

I heard rumours that they might all be going on strike :cool:

Buttonmoons

My heaters have been playing up, I've turned the thermostat up to 29C and put the heaters on full whack, yet sometimes I'm still cold!!

Maybe I should stop leaving windows open to "air the house out"

I wouldn't have too if OH would stop eating a clove of garlic before bed to ward off GERMS, thus stinking out bedrooms with garlic pores!

Oh and I pay £8 a week for the gas, that does my heating and hot water, same price regardless of what I use = A lot

Mazcabs

Krystaltips wrote: »

Are you still feeding him yourself or just feeding him expressed milk now? I think Elle or Feely would be best to advise you if you're exclusively expressing. If you're just expressing for comfort and feeding him yourself then cutting down on the expressing might help, but it's more a time thing... Your body just needs to settle down a bit and it's only been a short time since he was born (happy 1 month birthday ) Like Sami, we're over 7 months and I still need a breastpad on occasion...

I am probably feeding him 90% bottle and 10% breast as they seem to fill up too quick and he cant take it (forceful let down thing?) and is always sick when I breastfeed, it doesnt happen when he has EBM on bottle...he has the odd bottle of formula (last thing at night).

tarajayne

Just got DD the Britax4 and SHR carseat for £261 from Boots.com, woohoo! She's paying though!!!

rose_tinted

OMG this woman on Discovery has 16 children.......I have had comments from people because I decided to have a third...

tarajayne

rose_tinted wrote: »

OMG this woman on Discovery has 16 children.......I have had comments from people because I decided to have a third...

I don't have many. :whistle:

weezl74

tarajayne wrote: »

I don't have many. :whistle:

yep just 10 more for you Tara before you reach that target :eek::D

snapping_crocodile

SusanC wrote: »

Actually, that reminds me: I had a phonecall yesterday from a HV who wanted to do a home visit because we've moved house. She was very persistant and said she needed to come so I could sign an immunisation consent form because otherwise we wouldn't be sent appointments as we are in a different area. I told her that I had no problems and never had and didn't see any need to see her. Eventually she agreed not to come when I said she could post me the form and I'd send it back. She asked me if I'd had problems with my previous HV as apparently she doesn't think that having no need to see a HV is a valid/genuine reason not to want to see one. Am I the only person who has never had any need to see the HV? I wouldn't have expected it to be that unusual.

In most areas it is protocol for a HV to go out and see any family that have moved into the area, more just to say hello and introduce themselves, even if the family don't need/want to see them

Buttonmoons

Nah HV's just want to come round and see if your bathroom is clean - According to my mum