Discovery Home & Health

Oooooh no, can do without chickenpox round here thank you Sam!! God, poor you, and Alfie Though babies get through it a lot more easily than older kids I think. Daisy had it when she was 8 months old and barely noticed really.
I guess when the boys get it they'll prob get it together.
Daisy currently has tonsillitis. Took 4 Drs to diagnose it at the hosp this morning! She'd had a really high temp since Fri eve and was refusing all medicine. She started being sick this morning so dh rang nhs direct who told him to get her to A&E. 4 hrs later after being admitted to the childrens ward someone actually spotted her tonsils were all gunky. So... shes home again and now refusing point blank to take her antibiotics and capol. What the hell do I do???? We've tried everything. They managed after much persuasion to get some capol into her at the hosp by sticking it in some squash. But shes not falling for that again. Was so desperate on Sat night when her temp was 40.2 that we tried holding her down and syringing it in, but it only ended up all over us and in her hair
Really at a loss

Anyway, sorry, thats my moan.

Mari, really sorry to hear about dh's job. It must be a real worry, but at least you have had a bit of warning. As for nursery... its been brill for Daisy. She does tons of stuff there that she'd never do at home. I'm quite sad for the boys that they'll not have the same experience as theres no way we can afford for them to go, but I'm going to try and get them into the same place for pre-school when they turn 3.

Hi everyone else! Off to stick the thermometer in Daisy's ear again
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Hi everyone - LOTS to catch up on!!
Sam hun chicken pox is all you need, but at least Alfie has had it now and when he's young too!!! I remember having it when I was about 9 or 10 and it was horrendous!!! Hope it clears up soon!!

Laura thank you so so much for the mag article!!! I was in stitches but did have a bit of a cry at the end - will send it back so you can keep it for posterity!

Mari - OMG so sorry about DH's job but like summer says at least you have a fair amount of advance warning so he can look for things. And so pleased Alfie is settling in well at the nursery and you are feeling more positive about it all.

I've been quite adventurous recently with foods and she's eaten everything apart from lentils = whbich is typical as I made the biggest batch of lentil soup!! She also loves lumpy food which is a blessing as I can put the food processor away now and just mash or cut things up! Laura like you I just save a bit of last night's dinner for her lunch or dinner the next day. I do struggle a bit with variety but she gets tons of fresh fruit and veg so I'm trying not to worry about it. I'm trying her with liver today ( try not to gag... apparently very good for them!?)

As for work situation, it just gets worse. I've emailed my boss' secretary twice in the last two weeks to arrange another meeting before I go back (copied my boss into the emails) and have not even had a response. Even if she's away on holiday, you'd think that someone would reply just to let me know that. It's outrageous and I'm just so upset that she's treating me this way. I'm at a real loss as to what to do and I've been searching for p/t jobs but there are so few jobs out there and the competition for them is so intense. Anyway I've registered my CV with a few agencies but think I'm going to have to look into just leaving and temping as a PA or something for a while. Not even sure if I'm qualified to do that.... But onwards and upwards. I'm trying really hard not to get down about it all and look positively at it all....I'm sure something will come up.

vic - any sign of af yet?

Right, enough moaning from me! Eilidh has another tooth on the top just through!

love to all
loocy x

Hi Summer

Thanks for your message on the August thread. It was lovely bringing Jake home. He's been home nearly 2 weeks now and is doing so well. He's piling in the weight. He was 6lb 4oz last week and he has grown loads since then so I can't imagine what he'll weigh next week!

I'm glad Tom and Jake are doing well and I hope Daisy is better soon.

Thanks for all your support it has been so good to hear from someone who has been in a similar situation.

love Mandy xxx

Hellllllllooooooooooooooooo!!!

Finally got t'internet sorted, so we are in the land of the living agian!!!!!

Missed you girlies loads, been trying to catch up, but there is loads!!

I'll try and read through and then post,so I'm not questions questions questions!!

Love Jo, Austin and Isaac xxxxxxxxxx

Jooooooooooooo! Hi - never mind us...how are you???? How is the family????

Loocy - grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr your boss and my boss need their heads knocking together seriously!!! Mine ignored a couple of my emails and I just gave up and ignored her insytead. She came crawling to me after HR asked why I wasn't going back after 26 weeks and had she said anything to me to make me want not to come back?!!! the way you have been treated is disgusting and I keep my fingers crossed for you that something else will come up. Temping wouldn't be so bad - at least you could be flexible with it!! Oh and K won't eat lentils either!! Poor Eyelid suffering liver!!! Might have to give K a go with that if I can bear to cook it!!!!!! might get my Mum to do it as they have liver sometimes.. puke!!!!!!!!!!

Summer - you poor poor thing. That is the last thing you need. Would it mix in with something she likes to eat??? bit difficult I suppose. Smear it on some toast and put jam over it? Would that work??? Suppose it would still be in her system if it didn't leak all through the bread and give the game away...! or what about stiring it in some icecream? That would be soothing for her throat too? hope she gets better soon!

Mari -how are you pet?? hope you ok. Any news on work for DH???

love to everyone else - K waking up from her nap!!

Lx

ha ha ha ... that made me chuckle Laura... smearing it on bread! Well she continued to refuse everything although dh got lucky a couple of times and she unknowingly drank banana milkshake laced with antibiotics . I just gave up in the end and she was better the next day anyway
Hi Jo! Is anyone else on Facebook? I keep meaning to find your email addresses on msn and check it out.
Can't believe its the 1st of the September babies from last years birthdays. That doesn't come out right written down, but you know what I mean!
It'll be our babies turning one before we know it. Where has this year gone!!??
Tis my b'day too so we're all off out for lunch shortly. Its at times like this when I wish the boys were still just on milk. I'll spend the 1st hr trying to get lunch into the boys, while they try and spread it all over the buggy
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hey for the first time in ages i feel absolutely 100%today it feels weird but its good. alfies chickenpox are drying up so hes not so itchy now hes still not eating anything but yogurts i really dont know what to do with him at the mo anything i give him he chokes on out of all 4 hes been a nightmare to wean even nannys tried any advice on this would be great as hes almost 8 months and still drinking 5 bottles a day and eating 3 yogurts between feeds

and just a quickie happy birthday summeri read you post earlier this morning hows daisy getting on hope shes feeling better now and yay to jake starting to crawl is tom starting yet hope your all ok and have a great day summer god you need it

right time to use some of this energy im going to take all mine down to weston shore for a picnic if the weather holds out

sam

spoke too soon it just started to rain so picnic indoors i think

god this weathers horrid wheres summer i havent even got the pool out this year

right off to do house work as cant go out in rain

I know... the weather is such a b*gger Sam. We were meant to be off to Hengistbury Head tomorrow for a bbq on the beach but I think we'll be having it at mum's under an umbrella instead!

Glad you're feeling tip top today
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well what a day
success on weaning alfie , i think, he actually ate half a jar of apricot,chicken,and butternut squash risotto at lunch and at tea time he had another half jar of beef and sweet potato pie with a yogurt for dessert i didnt really want to start using jars but iv honestly tried everything but and hopefully hell be eating our food before long

got loads done today was full of energy when i got up this morning and really wanted to take the kids down to weston shore but the weather spoiled that so i did housework instead and boy does my house feel like its sparkling i didnt realise how long iv been poorly for till i really got stuck into it and im not going to let it get like it again the girls chipped in too and helped loads which was a bonus

ooh i forgot to tell you all mum had her gastric band op on thursday at st richards in chichester and it was a great success the surgen is very pleased with her progress shes spent a few days in itu but is now back on a normal ward and might even be home tuesday i was so scared id loose mum but yet again shes showed us how strong she is and now that the ops been done the weight should just fall off and shell have her confidence back

right im off to have a nice long hot bath while the kids are quiet (b4 alfie wakes up for his last feed ) thankyou to everyone while iv been ill its been nice to read your posts when im low and i might not of posted much but iv always been reading thanks again and hopefully this is it and im not going to feel like that again it was awful
summer how was your day hope its been nice spite the weather

right enough my bath is calling to me (lol)
hope everyone else is ok
sam

Hi Summer

Thanks for your message on out thread. Yeah I've put more piccies on photobox now here is the link
http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/4781248

Hope your three are all well

Big hugs
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Hi girlies!

Geez where are the days going???? I swear there aren't enough hours in the day.

Laura/Loocy - brace yourselves sweeties! It's unbelievablely hard going back to work. I got one day's grace before the flood gates opened and folk were literally queing(sp?) up to speak to me and hand in work!!! It's honestly like I've NEVER been away. The good thing is there really is very little time to think about Alfie for long and 5 o'clock is there before I know it.

Everything is going swimmingly at nursery, in fact so well, dh and I are starting to think it's too good to be true! I guess some folk are never happy!

I'm also still making everything Alfie eats. He hasn't had any jars yet, but I seriously don't think I can keep it up much longer. It's just too much to come home from work, see to him, make our dinner THEN start making portions of baby food! AND then there's housework too....

DH is actively seeking employment, he's decided if something comes along then screw the dundy money, he'll just leave. So fingers crossed he gets something, we've got till about April next year, so it could be MUCH worse. Still it is a worry.

Right that's you all up-to-date with me, time for personals

Sam - next time you post I expect to read a metor shower has hit your house!!!! I'm sorry to make light but it's just been one thing after another for you. Glad you're starting to feel a bit better.

Summer - the boys are real wee cutie pies in the photo. Glad poor Daisy seems to be on the mend. It's horrible when they're unwell.

Jo - welcome back. Send us an update when you can. How's the house and boys etc?

Loocy - hope something work wise comes up for you. At least you have till Christmas eh? (that's when you have to go full time?) Can't tell you how fast a 4 day week goes in, it's Friday before I know it which is great.

Laura - good luck for your return to work. All things considered, it's actually not as bad as the thought of going back. I'm not saying I relish work, but you do start to engage in adult chat again and it's quite nice to use your brain again, if you know what I mean.

Vicki - you're very quiet missus!

Tina/KT - hello if you're still reading the thread.

Sorry if I've missed anyone.

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JO you're back!!!! hurrah!!

Summer I'm on facebook - will dig out your email address and get in touch!

oh mari hun I'm soo soooo sooo pleased you are so much happier about the whole work thang. It really gives me hope that there is light in them there tunnels.

Five weeks to go for me - have arranged a meeting with my boss for next Tuesday but I really don't know if I can be ar*sed any more so we'll see if I don't cancel it at hte last minute (ha ha see how she likes it as she's always doing it!) and just talk to her when I'm back at work. Yes, I AM an ostrich and I LOVE burying my head in the sand.

Sam good to hear things are looking up = hopeyour mum recovers, your bum is on the mend and Alfie eats more!!

Life here has just got interesting as munchkin is now commando crawling and she does it quite fast. And we haven't babyproofed our house.... She does make me laugh - it really is like she's desperately trying to use her legs but they don't work so she just drags herself along with her arms. She's sooooo determined to get anywhere there's no stopping her!! She's also up on all fours and rocking when she's not crawling around so I'm sure she'll be off like a rocket in no time!!! And, of course, it's all she wants to do at the minute and her favourite time to practice is during nappy change....

Hope everyone else is well - Jo fill us in soon soon soon

love
Loocy xxx

PS liver went down a treat but boy oh boy it made me gag when I cooked it. Don't think I'll be doing it that often!!!

PS oh i forgot...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!

Hope you had a fab day

PPS today was my first day without doing a breastfeed and I have to say, ooops, I haven't missed it or even thought about it til now.

love
Loocy xx

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