Babies Born June 2006 #50

[AmandaJ]

Hi all am back for good now, computer is now up and running better then ever, it took over two weeks to get it running this well though.

Since I've been gone I've had to have a molar pulled, it was either that or have a root canal so I opted for the pull, hopefully it will let the wisdom tooth come down now. My BP has gone up already so am on regular BP checks twice a week, yesterday it was 150/85, so the Dr is expecting me to get pre eclampsia again, so luckily this is the last bub and he also said that I would most probably end up with BP issues after this bub, either straight away or later in life, oh the joy.

My little brother is finally getting married today so will have some nice pics in my gallery either tomorrow or next week, I've gotten a new outfit and had my hair done, so hopefully I will look great and the pain in my hips and upper legs will stop for a bit.

Nic wow that would have been so scarey for your mum and sister, glad to hear that she is alright now.

Maya sorry to hear everyone is ill at your house as well hopefully you will be feeling better soon.

Hi everyone else.

hugs xoxo

[Bathsheba]

Good afternoon

Had a weird day today: Niall managed to put himself to sleep in his own cot last night at about 9pm.... and he slept through until 8am... at 9am DH and I were lying in bed having a chat while Verity kept an eye on the boys (easy because they were allowed to play with the Duplo which they've been wanting all week but only get on the weekend)... but at 9.15am I moved to get up and experienced the most agonising cramp since labour!!! I thought perhaps it was a sudden onset of gastro so i went to the bathroom where i swear I nearly passed out! I felt faint and went all clammy... I called for DH who came and rescued me (I didn't need to go to the toilet after-all... just back to bed!) and I felt like spewing the pain was that intense! I told Dh to give Nurse-On-Call a ring... maybe to cancel out a twisted bowel... she told us to go to emergency but there was no way known I was going to move from my bed where I curled up and rocked from side to side. Anyhow after about 40 minutes (and pain killer/hot water bottle) the pain eased to a dull cramp... the clamminess went too. By about an hour I had drifted off and woke up feeling better... DH had made a "nest" for me on the couch and we watched the olympics together for most of the day. But I wish i knew what had happened! So scary... lucky DH was here! I don't have gastro... everything is normal now... cramps gone too. Fun hey? Sympathies to my other ill Junies!!! I hope you are on the mend too Maya! it's the PITS being sick with kids around let alone study commitments... Speaking of which i am seriously thinking of returning to study next year... LaTrobe has a Post Grad course on Art Therapy that sounds fascinating! Being able to combine my three interests: art, medicine, education would be my dream job!!! The Austin has a successful Music Therapy department (for patients mainly with chronic and mental illness.... they use music as a form of stress release and as a language that they can use without the commitment of sharing too much and as a way of being "heard" which we all know is very therapeutic! I would love to be able to work with people in the same way but using art... kids especially really respond to suggestions that they share their thoughts and feeling via art... more so than asking outright questions like "How do you feel about...." which they can feel is too hard to answer.

Enough about me!

Nic: oooh your poor mum and niece!!! I hope she is recovered now... some kids do tend to be susceptible to convulsions when they get over heated.... thankfully mine never have... it's such a scary thing to see! When I was a child the little girl down the road was always having them. My mum is a nurse and was often called to help. After a few of them her mum did kinda get more able to deal with them... it was because she ran a temp... it didn't even have to be that high. She grew out of it though by about age 4 I think... and went on to be an ambulance officer herself!

Good to hear from you Amanda I know, it's wretched to have ongoing, life long health concerns after having children. it's something I never thought I would have. I saw my Endocrinologist on thursday and my thyroid is over active again So it seems i could have Grave's disease which is a common by product of having babies. However my thyroid level was only slightly above normal... the doctor was very surprised and relieved as I had taken myself off my nasty anti-thyroid tablets a few months ago... he warned me that it would get as bad as before but because my previous test was so good (almost indicating an underactive thyroid!) then he allowed me to stay off them... but my level was slightly too high meaning I have to take 1 tablet a day now... for the next 8 weeks (blood test) at least.

DH home with dinner... i shouldn't be on here... back later!!!

[Smoke Jaguar]

Geez, Bath, how scary, indeed! I think we totally overestimate ourselves when we're sick. Why don't we call the ambulance, or at the very least, a house call doctor? You know we would if our partners or kids were completely immobile from illness! I have resolved to call a house-calling doctor next time I feel anything like I did yesterday. Especially cos DP isn't that well himself. He said a couple of times "go to the doctor, at least to get a medical certificate" (cos I missed the compulsory weekend school, I'll have to crash one of next weekend's classes) and I said I'd go if he'd take me...guess what? He didn't take me! He knew I wasn't going to get behind the wheel of a car If you have ambo membership, it couldn't hurt to get them to take you to hospital, Bath, so that they can run some tests the next time it should happen...hopefully never!
Oh, well, onwards and upwards for us sickies!

[Roryrory]

Hey girls, must be the season for illness. The boys and DH just got over a good dose of gastro, now DH has something called arterial fibrillation - basically his heart races to 220 beats per minute and upwards while he is just sitting there. He spent Saturday night at the Royal Melbourne and now we are just trying to organise a cardiologist appointment. Bummer is it increases the chance of heart attack and stroke - lucky he is such a skinny ba$tard!

Better go - I am feeling under the weather too One good thing about DH feeling unwell though - the house stays real clean cause all he and the boys can do at the moment is watch DVDs

Other than that life is good - job is fun and pays nicely.....

and Bath I LOVE my avatar!!

[Bathsheba]

Oh Rory!!! I hope Mick is ok! I had a bit of that (didn't get to 220 though... got to about 140) last summer when my thyroid problem was at it's worst. Just sitting watching TV my heart-rate would speed up until i felt like I'd just done a jog around the block! Poor guy! It's sooo tiring! I wonder if it's due to a thyroid imbalance as well? I got very skinny (for me) as well as your metabolism speeds up too. I guess he has been put on beta blockers? They really helped me but make sure he doesn't stop them too suddenly. Let us know how he goes! And pass on my sympathy!

Thanks Maya... I know I should have been "seen to" but by the time the ambo would have got here the worst was over and I would have felt silly... we have cover so that would be no issue. If it happens again I'll definitely pursue some tests. I kinda feel though that I've been up at that emergency ward so many times recently with one thing or another... my mother (a nurse) used to accuse me of being a hypochondriac and I guess i fear people making the same accusation I've been up there 3 times in the past 4 months.

gastro: I think Niall may have a touch of it. Very loose nappies, mild temp, one spew. He's happy enough and active today... but has a very sore butt with a nasty rash that I'm smothering with Sudocrem.

Wade at his long day of Kinder... got two avvy's to work on when Niall has his nap... if he has a nap!

Hi to everyone!

[nickers]

"woof whistle here" WOW RORY look at your sexy avater!!!
another fabulous creation Bath, can't wait to c mine! (btw did u get my hotmail addy?)
lost my wallet last night grrrrrrr, i just (about 3 days ago) ut a new cc and bank card because my car was broken into less than 2 weeks ago and got my cards taken....it was my fault cant blame anyone, but still very annoyed that it hasnt been handed in or anything yet.

[MelS]

Rory - poor kiddies and DH! Hope they get better soon. Hopefully DH can get in to see a specialist soon and get it sorted out. Saw the awesome treehouse for Flynn on FB, he is one talented man! Your new av looks hot!! Well done Bath.

Maya - hope you guys are on the mend too. You can make up weekend school another time? Your health is more important. You are so right that Marley is no wallflower, she is certainly not going to get pushed around by anyone LOL!!!

Bath - how damn scary for you. Don't ever feel like a hypercondriac, you should trust your instincts when it comes to your health. Music therapy is amazing, they do a bit of it at work. If I can find any literature about it, I will forward it to you. In fact one of my postgrad students is a music therapy teacher at an autistic school and they get some fantastic results. Sounds like a wonderful career path to pursue. Hope Niall's nappy rash clears up, must be so painful.

Nic - oh no, how annoying! I have lost my purse a few times and it is so upsetting. And to have to get new cards again. Most times people rife through it, take money, then dump it in a bin. How is your niece doing? How scary for you mum but she sounds like she handled it really well. How disappointing that no one came to help, its a sad society we live in sometimes. Years ago I am sure that wouldn't have happened.

Amanda - my DH did the same thing, far cheaper to pull it out!!!! Hope your BP behaves itself and stays back in the normal range. Have you put wedding pics up yet? Bet you looked super glamorous!

Tali - oh great, I have another 8 years of it LOL!!!! How was Baw Baw? Is DH liking Melb any better? Shame you moved in winter, at least with summer you could have eased into the cold. It takes some getting used to, even if you've lived her your whole life!

The school disco was a hit! Chelsea had a great time, but I think Marley had an even better time. DH and I were both chatting and I looked around and couldn't see Marley anywhere. Started to panic, then looked up and she was on the stage!!! Dancing up a storm with some other kids, it was hilarious. Then she spent the rest of the afternoon just wandering the dance floor and joining in for a dance whenever she felt like it.

MIL took her to get her head xray today and she laid perfectly still. I thought it would have been really tricky to get her to stay still but she did great. Need to follow up with the paed in a week but hopefully he is right and nothing to worry about.

Need some help - Chelsea has book week activities this week and her first dress up day. She needs to go as a book character. Any brilliant ideas? I am not sure what to do. She wanted Cinderella but it might be a bit chilly for that. Bath and Amanda, I am sure you have done heaps of dress up days?