MSE Parents Club Part 13

csh_2

got-it-spend-it wrote: »

Ooh, csh, I'll give you my work update as I know our situations have been quite similar.

I ended up being offered my old job back on the hours I requested (26 per week) but was also offered an assistant manger's role in a much bigger store, walking distance from home (old job was 30 minute drive each way up motorway) for not much less money with the option of going back to my old job after 6 or 9 months if I want to. Can you guess which I went for :rotfl:?

Thats great news Its a relief when things are sorted eh? When do you start back?
I've just been signed off for another fortnight with this stupid gammy shoulder. Its really starting to hack me off now
When I phoned my manager she still hasn't let on that a new Asst Manager has started and said when I'm due to come back from sick I've to take 3 weeks holiday. Feel a bit unwanted *sob*

K has 2 new teeth, away to update my sig now....

tiamai_d

Bruno, don't underestimate how hard a pregnancy can be when you have another child. The sleeping is normal, especially if her sleep is broken by E. Not much you can do except let her sleep when she does, she will feel worse if she tries to fight sleep. Everyone sleeps a lot in second trimester, you may not feel as sick (if your one of the lucky ones ha) but the baby is growing at an amazing rate and it does take it out of you. With Chris I was ill with hyper emesis and I slept all the time. With Amber I had a nap every day, I even came home from college at lunch time to get a nap and then would have a nap after dinner.

Don't listen to these stupid books that say she should be glowing by now, they talk a load of crap.

tarajayne

Big hugs to Mrs Bruno. XXX

Hope Amber is ok now Tia. X

angela6834

Ladybird, so sorry to hear about your grandad x

Mel, good luck at the docs today x

Bruno, I can remember feeling shattered in the 2nd tri and thats without the broken nights with a toddler x

I went to see James Morrison at the weekend and had a really good night. It was in an ool castle ruin and we took a picnic and had a lovely evening x

redstararnie76

Hi everyone,
Ladybird - really sorry to hear your news, sending you a big hug...
Hammy - I hope the chicken pox passes soon.
CSH - Sending you a hug!
Bruno - what Tia said!!
Tia - hope Amber's ok

Well, think the last few nights had lulled me into a false sense of security! Last night Freddie woke up at 2.30am and wouldn't settle until a quarter to six this morning, at which point Amelie wanted to get up! Urggh, I feel dreadful...

SugarSpun

Argh it is flat out roasting here I am MELTING I tell you!

Tia, how scary!

Mel, how was the doctor visit?

Angela, that sounds lovely. My parents went to see Chris de Burgh at one of those open air bring a picnic shows but they got thrown out because a couple nearby complained that they were dancing and obscuring their view. My mother blames Chris de Burgh himself :rotfl:

angela6834

SugarSpun wrote: »

Argh it is flat out roasting here I am MELTING I tell you!

Tia, how scary!

Mel, how was the doctor visit?

Angela, that sounds lovely. My parents went to see Chris de Burgh at one of those open air bring a picnic shows but they got thrown out because a couple nearby complained that they were dancing and obscuring their view. My mother blames Chris de Burgh himself :rotfl:

If you cant get up and dance, whats the point. Can you imagine someone complaining?? It was the most relaxing venue ive ever been to and he was fantastic. Right by the sea too. We were really near the front and i got some fantastic photos ( on FB for anyone who can see ) Had a really lovely night .

ticklepenny_2

((hugs)) Ladybird


Hammy - I dont know whether it has been sugggested but have you tried goats milk or sheeps milk. My Brother was horrendously allergic to Lactose but could manage them fine, so ate loads of goats cheese and sheeps milk icecream.
HTH

Plus I think DD is secretly evil as every monday morning she has been up at 5am.... and I only work Mondays and tuesdays I wouldnt mind if she did it any other day......Next week am doing CC!!!

SusanC_2

BrunoM wrote: »

OH is increasingly fragile mid-pregnancy she went to a toddler group the other day and got so faint as she went to leave that the other attendees wouldn't let her go and made her sit down, then helped her up part of the hill... yesterday she fell asleep by surprise for a 3 hour nap at 1.30 (then of course didn't go to bed til 1am).

They're classifying her pregnancy as 'high risk' at this point as although she seemed fine at her check-up, she was on watch for pre-eclampsia last time based on bp and swollen extremities, has a family history of diabetes, and etc.
Consultant appointment in ten days but I am a bit anxious about her 'weakness' at this point and what we can do to make things easier given she's still got nearly 5 months to go :eek:

I don't want to sound really discouraging but don't get your hopes up that seeing the consultant will result in them doing stuff so that she feels great and full of energy again. I had consultant care due to hyperemesis, low "pre-pregnacy" weight (actually was weight at 10 weeks after I'd lost loads to to hyperemesis) and family history of diabetes. It pretty much consisted of extra monitoring (in my case GTT and growth scans) and three consultant appointments (although I would have had further ones if I'd gone post-date and the third one was actually with the registrar). They did used to ask me how much I'd been sick and write it down (although the registrar actually wrote "feeling much better now" which was a gross misrepresantation of what I said) but they seemed fairly unconcerned by the tiredness and inability to physically do anything. Obviously it will vary and depend on the symptoms but it seemed like they were pretty much only interested in anything which might actually be causing harm to either my or the baby's health and weren't interested in anything which was just a quality of life rather than a health issue.

Things I would suggets which might help if she is finding hard to do things are:
- get a cleaner
- order your shopping online
- use the slowcooker for meals
- use a laundrette

When I was pregnant OH was doing all the cooking/cleaning/shopping/washing for me including hanging the washing out on the line every morning before going to work and it was just silly as he ended up really worn out too as he was doing his job and my job and lots of extra things to look after me (like coming home at lunch time to give me lunch, helping me get dressed and washing my hair for me). If she's really tired it's definitely worth trying to lighten the load so that you don't both end up exhausted.

I hope some of that is helpful and that it doesn't sound too doom and gloom.

tarajayne

Red, my friend has been to that holiday place in Cornwall you posted last night, she booked through Hoseasons.