MSE Parents Club Part 13

tiamai_d

Is lola a dog or a cat? Its common for both mummy dogs and cats to let other animals feed from them. I'm guessing they have less social stigma attatched to breast feeding other infants lol! And it happens even if the feeder isnt lactating at all. Taps into their maternal instincts. Entirely normal for a baby or young animal to try and find the comfort they had from their mum.

Was the kitten actually weaned from mum do you know or juts removed? It does happen more when the kitten wasn't weaned (ie mum cat gets cranky and nips them when they try to feed).

cazscoob

Lola is a 7 month old cat and the kittens were removed early due to the woman moving to Ireland as her husband was an immigrant and couldnt get a visa for here. i wouldnt have taken them so early but im not too sure what would have happend to them and i couldnt have let anything happen to them!
they are all so funny together and now rule the house!

keelykat

Hi again, well it looks like it wasn't just teething bothering Elliot-we've both got tonsilitis I managed to get a last minute appointment as I was worried about him. I took a look in the mirror and i've got the classic symptoms (spots on my tonsils)...so more nasty pills to take!

Keely.x

tiamai_d

Awww the poor baby! And you Keely, but mainly the baby. Hope you both feel better soon.

Krystaltips

I would just leave them to it Caz, if Lola didn't want the kitten to do it, she'd let her know!

Keely, make sure you take painkillers, cycle Ibuprofen and paracetamol. It really makes a difference to how you're feeling, do the same with Elliot and I hope you both feel better soon xx

Incidentally, we start holidays next week so if you want to meet up somewhere over your way just let me know

Caitlyn's being decidedly cute... She was running round with a blanket over her head and giggling like mad with Aimee, and since she had her tea and got out of the chair she keeps squating down like she's about to jump, then running a couple of steps...

SusanC_2

got-it-spend-it wrote: »

Sorry, I wasn't meaning it to sound like it wasn't the case that anyone can refuse. It was just that the MW felt that as H had been 15 days late with no ill effects it might just be that my gestation (or should that be my babies' gestation) is at the longer end of normal, if that makes any sense!

Sorry - I almost put a disclaimer saying that I knew you weren't saying that but then I didn't. It was more the fact that the midwife specifically said to you that you could refuse an induction in future that could have given the impression that in general one doesn't have the option. It seems to be a peculiarity to birth that people seem to be told what to do rather than presented with options and the benefits and risks of the different options which means that people tend to just go along with what they are told rather than making informed choices.

So for example when they found out I had risk factors for "Gestational Diabetes", they just gave me a glucose tolerance test. They told me I needed it, gave it to me, gave it to me again because I was border line and it is "trust policy" and then told me to carry on with the "low sugar" diet which they had suggested I follow after the first test. (And totally ignored the fact that for me to follow the "low sugar" diet would have meant increasing my sugar intake.) At no time did they discuss the reasons for the test, the possible outcomes of the test, the possible action depending on the results or the reasons why different action might be appropriate. In contrast when I had a fibroadenoma, they did a scan and a biopsy to confirm the diagnosis, told me that I could have it removed if I wanted, gave me an additional appointment to get the results of the biopsy and then a further follow up appointment after that in case I changed my mind and decided I wanted it removed or wanted to discuss it further.

Buttonmoons

Is it just me that wants to know exactly what em's OH was looking at in particular?

SusanC_2

redmel1621 wrote: »

Thank You for the compliments 3:D, although you mustn't have looked about you properly...my house is far from tidy!!! The hallway hasn't even been hoovered in about 3 days!

:eek: OH is in charge of vacuuming in our house and it doesn't even get done once a month.

Jakesmummy

Evening everyone, hope everyones ok?

im shattered at the mo, gonna have to have an early night i think,

i sat both kids down today at the table i got from ikea, wasnt sure how jas would be cos shes usually strapped in her high chair, i was expecting her to keep getting off but she sat with jake and ate all her tea up she was really good, apart from when she spat out a mouthful of food and plonked it on jakes plate lol, no wonder he's got food issues ha!

has a meet been arranged for during the summer hols?

X

Krystaltips

SusanC wrote: »

:eek: OH is in charge of vacuuming in our house and it doesn't even get done once a month.

I'm in charge of our hoovering... I did the middle of my living room today... First time in a week... Can't remember when I last did the hall... Or stairs...

I should probably feel ashamed enough to do it this week...

Probably won't though....

Come on Em, gonna put us out of our misery?