Weekly Flylady Thread 19th May 2008

Ginger_Girl

Hi all
Been a busy weekend. DD1 was in an am-dram production this week and it was the last night yesterday. I now have 1 incredibly tired and grumpy daughter!! Still - she had fun doing it!

DS and DD2 were at a party so DH acted as chauffeur (party was 30 miles away). Day ended with DS at one sleepover and DD2 at grandmas.

Today have all been very lazy and watched the grand prix - top result. Am planning a blitz tomorrow to get ready for having the gingerkids off for half term.

Also planning to make some raspberry and choccie muffins as I forgot to put sugar in the last lot and they tasted yeuchy. Even DS refused to eat them.

Hugs to everyone especially guns n banjos.

soappie

Evening all. Well, I've had a nice day pottering. The sun finally came out about lunchtime so I was able to put the washing on the line and it's almost dry (though it's not as good a drying day as yesterday was!)

So what have I done? Updated list below. I've also pottered about in the garden and planted up some cut and cut again lettuce seeds. I've also sorted out the aero garden in the kitchen. Three lots of 'erbs were finished so I've improvised with foam etc. and put some tomato and strawberry seeds in their place. It's a pure experiment to see'f I can buck the system!

Am just about to update my sig. with savings from Tesco (including the clubcard vouchers) and some more money I've drawn down from Paypal

• [STRIKE]Stick some stuff up on ebay[/STRIKE] Have 24 things listed
• [STRIKE]Do some food shopping[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Put DW on[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Put BM on [/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Do washing up from last night (there's some stuff I don't put in the DW)[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]One more load for the washing machine[/STRIKE]
• Start updating community website
• Iron stuff that was washed yesterday
• Download pix from camera from holiday and sort.

cha97michelle

pigpen wrote: »

Michelle.. expressing will hurt more! Keep lathering the lansinoh on after every feed try feeding him in a different position so the pressure is on a different part and try shoving more of the areola in his mouth, there should be none showing above or below his lips.. lol.. make sure he gets a really good mouth full. It sometimes helps to express a little to take the pressure off before each feed.. wait until the letdown has occured before latching him on (I was a breastfeeding counsellor in a former life!.. I have the certificates to prove it)

I have 45 things on ebay now.. I was aiming for 20 listed today and have done more

pigpen you are as always a star. i don't want to give up, but i don't think it is helping that i flinch as he approaches. if i have any more questions i'll pm you if thats ok.

Daisydoll

Well I managed to clean the bathroom, and fishtank and have done another load of washing and folded up. Just need to set about putting all the clothes away later when kids are in bed I think.

My neighbours music has been on ALL day and it's now driving me insane!! From being woke to it at 6am I think they still have the same CD on now! I like dance music but not the same songs over and over arghhhh!! I did put some music on myself at one point and turned the speaker to face their wall........:D they got the messsge then for about half an hour and the littlies thought it was fab, their own disco! I think I might have to resort to that again......off to find some heavy metal or something:rotfl:

anyone with any other ideas please let me know??

pigpen

cha97michelle wrote: »

pigpen you are as always a star. i don't want to give up, but i don't think it is helping that i flinch as he approaches. if i have any more questions i'll pm you if thats ok.

Of course you can.. anything I can do to help!!

One more idea.. don;t wait until he is screaming and desperate to feed.. it is agony when they suddenly latch on and behave like they've never been fed.. feed him more frequently if you can to stop him being ravenous.. I always used to do the 'just 1 more minute' thing with the younger ones as I was so busy with the older ones... resulting in a 45 minute feeding session with an upset starving baby.. Tiddles stopped feeding at 6 months when we moved house and I lost the plot... but one of my others was 2.5/3ish

arwenelf

Hi everyone!
Hugs to G&B, that is awful news.

cha97michelle, I breastfed my little one, developed mastitis after a few days, was given antibiotics and then developed thrush because of the antibiotics. It still brings a tear to my eye thinking about it. I was so much pain for so long, it made me cry just thinking about feeding him. The thrush went undiagnosed for weeks as well, I just kept being told by midwife - 'Oh it will get easier, your nipples just have to get used to it'. It was only when I spoke to my health visitor who suggested I speak to one of the breastfeeding counsellors (breastmates they call them here!) that the suggestion of thrush came about. The doc then gave me cream and my LO oral gel but it still went on for a couple more weeks until I went back to my doctors and practically had to beg for help and then he gave me some tablets for the thrush and happily it cleared up! I then continued feeding LO until just before his first birthday!

Hugs to everyone else that needs them!

soappie

Daisydoll wrote: »

My neighbours music has been on ALL day and it's now driving me insane!! From being woke to it at 6am I think they still have the same CD on now! .....anyone with any other ideas please let me know??

Have you tried knocking on the door and asking them to turn it down a little? Or have I missed something and you've got some neighbours from hell next door? Or have the parents gone out for the day and the kids are home alone having a party?

If it's REALLY bad, you could always try phoning environmental health at the council.

But hugs anyway, I know just what it's like..

pigpen

Daisydoll wrote: »

My neighbours music has been on ALL day and it's now driving me insane!! From being woke to it at 6am I think they still have the same CD on now! I like dance music but not the same songs over and over arghhhh!! I did put some music on myself at one point and turned the speaker to face their wall........:D they got the messsge then for about half an hour and the littlies thought it was fab, their own disco! I think I might have to resort to that again......off to find some heavy metal or something:rotfl:

Stick yours in REALLY loud and go out for an hour!!! If they don't get the message go out a brick through their front window they'll get the message then!!

I have some metallica somewhere.. do you need to borrow it??

Do it to them next time you need to go out for the day (or the weekend)..

Dustykitten

DS1 and 2's bedrooms both done. I've been skiving in their rooms and boy did it show - never mind done now.

Just doing a bit of ironing and then to pack my clothes - everybody elses done and a last little bit of toiletries. Then just stuff for the car to do an to find a book I fancy reading. We are leaving at 6:30 so I want have time to log on.

If I'm not back this evening then wishing you all a good half term, be back at the weekend.

Daisydoll

Soappie-I don't get on with my neighbours much anyway but I would have gone and knocked on the door but they don't use their front door they use the back door through their yard and I wasn't going to do that. I don't actually think it's our neighbours because I haven't seen them I have a feeling they are on holiday, I did just ask over the yard wall if they could turn it down and they have a bit. Spoke too soon they truned it back up!

((hugs)) Michelle, I breastfed both mine but not for very long as I found it very painful but always regret not persevering

Some great ideas there Pigpen lol!