Younger Members Chat #2

[Mr Squidipa]

Hi everyone,

Thought I'd come and join the young members chat. i am 23 in September (is that too old? Not sure LOL). Jazz is almost 1. Haven't read much before now but I'll try to keep up

no I am older than you and I am in here lol

[mum2maddieand1]

Thanks girls, it was very scarey and im still a bit shaken by it. i dont want her to sleep in her room tonight. im scared something else could happen. its really freaked me out. i keep crying about it. im also scared to tell the real estate agent coz were behind in our rent.

Welcome Leasha!
hope to hear more about you, your partner and Jazz in the future.

Sally- Didnt get her checked out, i ummed and aahed about it but she was quite hidden from the smoke, she was crouched behind the door and the change table. she seems completely fine. do you think i should? or is there anything i should be looking out for? i think it was more of a shock than anything.

Indi- What are you studying? how far through it are you? im thinking i might go back and do my TEE (i finished yr 12 but didnt do TEE) and go to uni. in a few years though. i dont know what ill study, maybe psychology. i want to work with young mums though so ill have to see whats out there.

[Indi1]

Hi Leasha, Im new to this thread also. I'm 22 turning 23 in Nov

Amy- Maybe just wait for a bit until you tell the real estate? Is the damage bad? You would be fine to get into Uni. I went to Year 10 and had Elijah at 17.To get in I wrote a PCS (personal competency statement), and included work experience and certificates and courses I had done in the past as well as life experience. Im In my first year of a Bachelor of Nursing Science. I love nursing but its so stressful the workload and juggling parenting. I've been on hol's for 5 weeks and I am kind of dreading going back tomorrow. When I get stressed out I have massive panic attacks which makes exam time hell! This semester I am on 2 days prac in hospital and 2 full on days at uni. Tomorrow I will be there 8am till 6pm If you want to work with young mothers I'm sure you will find a course that will suit. I went to a young mothers support program when the kids were born and they were great...if I had to choose another career I would do the same kind of work. It made such a huge difference having them their to arrange pregnancy groups,play groups, outings, information, support and all the rest. I guess the great thing about being young mums is we still have all the time in the world to get our careers on track

The DP and I have had a conversation tonight about moving in together...it is to be continued when he returns from work next week. Its a big step but exciting.It will save all the travelling!

Well might go heat up my wheat pack like a little old lady and get some shut eye :P

[lauren22]

Im the same age Leash
course you welcome here!
look foward to chatting to you

[Fuzzywuzzy]

Hi Guys,

I'm another newbie to this thread I just turned 24 and am loving being a mummy. Finding it a bit hard to relate to my friends atm - we all went to uni together and they don't really understand and have no intentions of having kids for at least 5 years.

I have a friend from work who had her bubba one month after me and i love our weekly catch ups. Does anyone else have issues with their friends?

[lauren22]

funkeefrog- i know what you mean, ive been with df since i was almost 16 and my friends cant understand it they are like "live your life" etc and cant understand why i want kids now and i have no one to relate to but you got everyone on here and that keeps me sane

[Fuzzywuzzy]

tell me about it, lol. I got some bad reactions from friends when i told them i was pregnant so ended up just letting them think that it was unplanned and that i was one of those people who got pregnant whilst on the pill.

[~Serenity~]

Hey how exciting having lots of new ppl.....im 24 in nov so will have 4kids for my bday lol.....i only finished year 10 too but dont really have the patience or maturity to stick to study i tend to freak and shut down when things get hard...maybe one day i will get it done

[Early Kids]

Amy, just keep an eye on her, if she seems ok then I'm sure she is

Leasha, welcome hun I'm 23 so if you are too old then so am I

Justine, welcome to the thread I'm Sally, SAHM to Brendan and Tristan

[Indi1]

I have a pretty good group of friends that understand I the kids are number one priority so I'm pretty lucky. I seem to has a wide range of friends from the age of 18 to 39 so Its quite a variety. Dating was a different story! Do you go to a playgroup or anything?I'm sure you will meet some people on here also. I met one of my now best mates on a baby site ages ago when my son was a few months old and we met up for coffee and over four years and both have had another child each we are still really close. anyway I could blab forever but I have to go down my coffee and get ready for uni puney.

have a gret day ladies/and gentlemen

[Indadhanu]

LOL heaps of us old farts then hey

Know what you mean about people saying 'live your life', I got it alot, especially as I was 20 when we started TTC with the clinic!

Indi, I am in Caboolture, on the Southern end of Sunshine Coast (was in Beerwah until end of January) so if you ever want to catch up. I don't drive though so it'd have to be a fairly accessible place

Heavenly, I think I am not meant to be a studier either. Went to year 12, spent 5 years in uni flitting between 4 different courses, never feeling like what i was studying was 'it', and also just freaking out once the pressure is on and due dates start looming. I have dropped it this year. I might take it up later but for now uni just isn't for me and I'm completely fine with that!

[[M]umma[M]ia]

hey girls! some new faces in here i see Ill be back later... DD has just woken xox

[Daydream Believer]

Hi Leash!! Not long till Jazz is 1, Maddi is 1 today..... its gone so quick

Amy thats awful, I dont know about WA but in Vic all rentals legally have to have a smoke alarm

Justine - welcome

[[M]umma[M]ia]

happy 1st bday maddison!

[lauren22]

Happy first birthday maddison!

[Glamourcide]

Happy birthday Maddison!! Geez they grow up fast, don't they? Can't believe Hayley is already due for her first round of vaccinations, eeek!! I better make a doctor's appt while I boil the kettle hehe. I could have done it over the weekend but I was laid up with one of those disgusting 24-hour viruses, jumping out of bed throwing up every half hour At least DH was home and (*gasp*) didn't complain about looking after the girls by himself hehehe.

Welcome to all the newbies, Leasha great to see you in here I will have to go back over and read the last few posts properly, I've just scanned over them because I'm in a bit of a hurry (lol DD1 needs breakfast and I needs me a big mug of strong tea!), so I will say hi properly when I get back on later

[mum2maddieand1]

Welcome Funkeefrog! Im still friends with all of of my firends but i also find that they dont really get it. they dont understand why i cant go out with them every weekend. but ive never been a party person, ive always been happy to have a couple of friends round and have a couple of drinks rather than go night clubbing. why dont you invite them round for a couple of drinks so they can see you havent changed and your not going to change but your life is different to theirs and you still want them to be your firends.

Happy birthday Maddison!

Indi- Hope uni goes well today! no the only damage to the house is a bit of burnt carpet. but thank god, Billy is a floor installer and lays carpet and can get it really cheap so im going to tell the real estate agent we will replace the carpet ourselves. instead of having it taken out of our bond, if possible.
I also have loved the support i received when i became a young mum. i want every young mum to have so much information, lots of services and support available to them. lots of young mums feel like they are the only ones, but there are so many of us out there.

Skittlebub- yes the law is the same here, all rental houses legally have to have a smoke alarm. thats why i have been asking them. i hate renting.

Donna- cant beleive Hayley is almost 2 months. all of the bubs are growing so quick.

today im gonig to buy a lotto ticket because i feel very lucky that the fire wasnt any worse and also because i beleive it is about time that we had a bit of luck our way, maybe just a couple of grand would be nice lol. i have been feeling really depressed lately. we are having real financial problems. i feel like it was the wrong thing to have antoher baby. my car is so broken, and i have been quoted 5000 dollars to have it fixed so were going to try to fix it ourselves. yesterday scared me alot and now i feel like we shouldnt move to that house because maddie will be so far away from us. i ended up bringing her into our bed last night because she kept waking up, maybe having night mares. i feel so quilty, i should never have left a heater in her room. i thought it would be fine turning it off at the wall but obviously my monster is too smart.
well have a good day girls!
i think im going to start seeing a counsellor again, i have had depression in the past, but it feel different this time.
i have mums group today so maybe that will cheer me up.

[tattoo_mama]

Hi all, long time no speak!!! (well except maybe Donna lol)
sorry i have been MIA, have broken up with DP (well now XP i spose) and was in the Mother Baby Unit for close to 4 weeks with PND/anxiety. am now staying at my mums, moving in with a friend and her lil girl in a couple weeks and have been very busy with social worker/psych/doc appts, centrelink and homeswest and child support, etc etc!!!

But am now on meds and doing quite well, Jade is growing well and sleeps pretty good thru the night (usually 9pm to 5 or 6am with a dream feed around 11pm)...please dont think i forgot you all, just been super busy and trying to look after myself.....hope u r all well!