MSE Newborn to 1 year Baby Club 1

Sammie_03

Dizziblonde - lovely pics, how much did she weigh when she was born?

Gilly - just looked up about sleep regretion, I have never heard of it before but it must be what is happening. Thanks.

Xxx

dizziblonde

Sammie_03 wrote: »

Dizziblonde - lovely pics, how much did she weigh when she was born?

4lb 14 or 15 - I never got told exactly which because they always worked in kilos and never converted it back in the hospital.

Gillyx

She looks like she's doing great Dizzi you must be such a proud mummy! xx

sunshine_1988

Oh Dizzi, she is just too cute isnt she, and look how much she has changed!! Lovely dragon

Ro - Lol, your poor argos man!

Just been out as my Mum gave me a bit of money to buy a new coat, as I dont really have anything for the rain and since we are getting lots of it now guessed I should be prepared. Got a coat in the sale and popped into Mothercare, they had a big sale in my local one so got some PJ's, little t-shirts and some vests. Gilly, they had some of the little trousers you mentioned, if you need anymore may be worth a look?

Got back and another power cut - grrr. Back on now though.

I'm having a bit of a low day, does anyone else ever feel like they are just kind of stuck?! I don't really know how to describe it to be honest but it all centers around money. Thing is, I really really want to move house - and there is my perfect dream house up for sale again (it was up and then taken off a few months ago) we can't afford it though until we get a bit more deposit together and ideally I would need a bit more income. I just feel like that will never happen as the money we used to save from our wages will now go on nursery fees and bits and pieces for Aiden. I also want to get married and although my mum and dad would help out with that I dont really want to rely on them for everything. I feel like by the time we have enough saved to move house we will want another baby and then the whole circle starts again.

I just feel like I am stuck. Obviously I have lots of things to be happy and grateful for, but I can't describe how much I really don't want to live here! It was the first house we looked at before we bought, and it was always more OH's cup of tea than mine. Sorry to whinge ladies...just feel a bit urgh today

Gillyx

Sunshine I know exactly how you feel, I'm living in a different country from all of my friends and family, I don't really know anyone, it seems all the baby groups around here are finished for the summer. I can't get a job, because we have no one for childcare and I don't really want to go out and work only to spend almost everything I earn on paying someone else to look after baby My OH does shifts that are always different, his days off are always different so I'm not sure how possible finding a job around that would be? Plus more often than not he only gets his shifts a week in advance.

I really want to move home, and luckily my OH has just graduated so he is looking for graduate jobs and luckily there are jobs, not close to my folks and friends but at least in the same country. We're alright for money but we're really scrimping to start and save for a deposit it does suck xxx

sunshine_1988

Thanks Gilly, I'm glad it isn't just me. OH is really practical and whilst it is quite a good thing I suppose, it means he always questions things, I know we could have a bigger mortgage than what we have but he always says ' the interest rates could go up next year etc etc' So even when we have saved up it will be a battle convincing him.

Sorry your away from your family hun, I didn't realise that.

Some people just always seem to land on thier feet with work etc, a girl in our office basically got handed a job on much more money, was allowed to pick and choose her days/hours for childcare and seems to do less work now than what she did before...grrr. Oh well, onwards and upwards hey. xxxxx

Lirin

Sunshine and Gilly. We talked about moving, and even briefly had our house for sale. As soon as we did- 4-5 repossessions nearby caused interest in ours to disappear. Who's interested in the same house for twice the price?

We are coming out of DH's money difficulties- thanked a lot to this site- but it will still be a year before we are free. It has been interesting- we are now plumbers, electricians, builders, decoraters, and mechanics. Luckily we are both DIY friendly, because a lot of times we just hven't had the resources.

It's easy at the moment to sit and say we are so lucky- which I know we are. But it is also so easy to get frustrated, when we see something that is cheap but there is no way we can justify it. I know exactly how you both feel. It took me a long time to get DH's money sorted- remnants of his divorce years before he met me- and it is nice to sit now with a smalland growing nest egg, and money worriesgetting less each day. We are still tight, and it is frustrating that we can't go out to dinner most of the time, or have a day shopping, or a small trip. We are planning Scotland later this year, but even that looks like it will be just possible.....

It does get better, we are not as tight as we once were!

*Ro*

Dizzi - love the piccies she looks beautiful and has obviously done so well. I think she's keeping an eye on that dragon to make sure no one gets their mitts on it

Sunshine - Sorry to here you are a bit fed up, it's only natural to want a perfect home, I know Gilly gets fed up being away from family too wish we could all win the lottery it would solve a few things that's for sure ! I am a great believer in if things are meant to happen they will, today may not be the time for that house you have your eye on but that might be because there is a better one lined up for the future.

Someone said they were feeling rubbish about baby not gaining weight try not to get too stressed about easier said than done I know x

*Ro*

Hello Lirin ! Well done you for sorting out dh money woes it sounds like things are on the up!

janninew

Hi ladies and babies!

Hope all OK, weather is rubbish here again and I wanted to get out for a pram walk with my dogs - oh well! I've got the cleaning and tidying bug at the moment and I've just hoovered under my bed, was pretty dusty and gross!

Me and OH have booked a holiday for the last week in August, its a lodge near York with a hot tub, four poster bed and lovely walks, and we can take the dogs so excited for that and Poppy having her first holiday!

Had a nightmare getting Poppy to bed the past few nights, not sure why, her routine is exactly the same but its almost like she knows its bedtime and she screams. Last night she cried solidly for an hour and her face was covered in tears, she fell asleep on my chest in the end with me rocking and shusshing her. Really dreading bedtime tonight now!

xx