Clare - Poor L so sorry to hear of your nightmare week. Hope L is on the mend now?
Rainy - Sounds like the tiredness that comes with pregnancy is really starting to hit now. You need extra sleep when you are utd, so good I am glad you yelled at your DP!
Nella - Wow that is exciting, hope you get a bfp!
Trillian - Lol at the headbutting! Little terror.
MD - Good luck with the uni application, you should be fine right? How far are you through your course?
Noni - Glad to hear avon is going well. Little bit of extra money in your pocket! I am so excited for you, have you told the news to family yet?
JG - I am envious of your house!! Are you a wedding planner?
Cally - Glad you got some antibiotics, I've found that they work really fast so now that you've caught the ear infection in its early stages you should be right.
Falguni - I also have a bully child! She bopped a baby on the head with a toy the other day, I didnt know what to do! She slaps me as well when frustrated.
I had to go down to the children's hospital with M today. Her ear has been discharging since the weekend. Yesterday it seemed to stop, but when I collected her from daycare it was discharging again and the girls mentioned it to me. I called the doctor, but do you think I can get an appointment!? They advised me to go down to the hospy, so off we went. Turns out she had an infection that built up, and basically exploded, she has a perforated eardrum! Dont I feel like a bad mother!? So we've got some drops, but I am sad that it got to this stage and that I should have picked up her ear infection earlier. I am also worried about whether it will affect her hearing.
To top it off I have been feeling awful! Yesterday I just felt so tired and had a sore throat, next thing a temperature and dizziness. Last night I felt so weak, DP got me some panadol for the temp and next thing I was sweating like crazy. I'm hot and then cold. Its TERRIBLE and I am scared that M will be next in line, as DP brought this one home from work.
Awwwww H don't feel bad, she may not have shown a lot of symptoms of having an ear infection and when they are grizzly from teething, you just can't pick it sometimes. One thing I do know about perforated eardrums though is that they do heal well so she should have no issues with hearing. Fingers crossed that she doesn't get the lurgy though.
OOOOOHHHHHH Nella! Fingers crossed for you too my dear - would be so exciting if you got a BFP too!
Gosh MD, that is a real dilemma isn't it? The one time of the year where it is next to impossible to avoid fatty and rich foods and you can't eat any of it. Maybe you could suss out if they are serving salads at all if you do get invites and then you can make your own to take to guarantee there isn't any fat. But I will let you live vicariously through me though
Cindy, you did well with the shopping. I did start to get a bit frustrated yesterday with all the bloody dawdlers in the aisles! I mean come on people! how hard is it to pick wrapping paper? Seriously there was this one woman who was just standing there staring at the paper, then she would pick one out, have a close look and put it back and get another one and start again. Plus she wasn't going to move her trolley so anyone else could get in either.
Hey Ange! So how are things down your way? Are you a Harvest Widow at all?
Noni, don't worry about GD - its more likely that your thirst is just because you're a bit dehydrated than anything else. Just make sure you keep the fluids up - take a glass of water to bed too.
I just feel sooo terrible about it all. To think that the horror night we had last week, I had assumed was teething (which probably was to an extent due to her 4 molars coming through) but it was probably more that her ear had become really badly infected. The poor thing must have felt really bad. DP just went and got her some pain stop medication, so we will see how that goes. We feel SO bad!! On another note I managed to get a doctors appt tomorrow and wondering whether I should keep it? I might just keep it and go down and see our doctor, she is very thorough and genuinely cares for little bubbas, whereas I'm sure the hospital have given me the right stuff for her ear but they are so busy I waited two and a half hours to speak to a doctor for 5 minutes. They kinda shove you in and out iykwim. We are off to Melb next week so I want it sorted. Maybe I am just being paranoid?
MD - I felt sorry for you reading how you are going to have to avoid naughty foods. Christmas is a day of stuffing yourself silly lol!
Trillian - I so know what you mean about isle hoggers! And for wrapping paper, thats ridiculous. We usually buy the stuff on special and dont pay much attention to whats on it, as long as its christmassy!
Rainy - Oh no hope L is ok! Sounds like he has a bug of some sort. Its so hard when they cant tell you whats wrong.
MM- Awwwh Hun ear infections are hard to pick up on. X gets them all the time even with the grommets he also has goop coming out of his ear when he gets one so I have to check his ears all the time cause he has no other signs. Then he ends up having 2 lots of AB's one lot to swallow and one lot is speacial AB ear drops. He gets them because his ear canal's are imature still and the Specialist said he should grow out of it by the time he is 6... Geez Thats ages away. So please dont feel bad.
Nella- Yep my fingers are crossed for you too.
Rainy- Hope all is ok
Well Xavier had a massive stack today and has his first and probally not his last black ear. He also has a bruise and graze mark on his cheed and a bruise on his head. He fell off a our slippery dip and banged his face on the retaining wall... OK I need to explain more cause that doesnt sound right. They took the plastic slippery dip part off the cubby house and put it on a truck one end and the other end was on the retaing wall that leads into the dirt pit. Just as I was telling him not to get on it well he did and fell right off it ( as I predicted but of course we dont listen to mum) Gee it looks terrible but he has not been complain that it hurst and I did Ice pack it straight away. Also today Jordy Stacked his bike in the hall way he went over the handle bars. Not a good day in our house today. Going out to buy cotton wool tomorrow?
MM, try not to blame yourself lovey, it is sooo hard when they are teething (esp with 4 molars at once) to tell if there is anything else wrong
Nella, did you take a test? Good luck!
Rainy, yip, W still has a BF every time he wakes. He won't settle for anything else. I can't even pat him because he just grabs my hand and throws it away. I really wish he would wean now. If anything he is doing the opposite and feeding more. I can't even sit down with him to read a book or watch a dvd without him wanting a feed. Your dad sounds really cool. Hope Mr L is ok and it is nothing serious.
MD, no fatty foods at christmas time!!! You are on the Mission: Impossible my dear.
Leanne, poor X, that sounds really painful!
Cally, that is really cute of K putting herself to bed. What a clever little girl.
Trill, good to hear the meds are doing their job and aren't causing any other problems. I made mud cake for the first time last week and it came out perfect, it was so delicious. I would never had picked you for a dental nurse in your previous life!
Clare, how is Miss L today? Hope that it is clearing up and you guys are all getting some sleep. Sounds like you all had a horror time.
JG, what do you do at coroner's court? Sound like you have an interesting job. Did you get the house?
Noni, like the others have said I don't think the thirst would be from GD. That doesn't usually kick in until at least the second tri. Have you started telling people yet?
I am so flipping tired. We have been watching all of Prison Break and it is so darn addictive that we end up watching it until about 11pm, then I get woken a couple of times during the night and get up at 6.30am. It is entirely self inflicted though, so I guess I can't complain too much lol
OH no Leanne! I had to laugh though cause that sounded so much like something my brothers would have done as kids. I hope they are both OK today and not to sore and sorry for themselves.
Arte, I'm like that too. When DH is on nightshift I can be up till midnight or later and I know full well I have to get up again at 6.30 LOL. Lucky for me it's only for 4 nights out of every 12 - the rest of the time I"m in bed at a reasonable hour.
G, how is L this morning hun? I missed your post last night. I hope he isn't getting sick again.
When I woke up this morning I had the sudden realisation that I didn't get up ONCE last night! I couldn't believe it LOL. Usually I am up at least once to put a dummy back in. But the stinker is that I still feel tired
ETA - Hi Cindy! I would be so annoyed at the extra little costs due to the delays - I hope the builder doesn't make a habit of that kwim? You know, I always had the impression that coroner's court was such a sombre affair, very quiet and you just get on with the job at hand, whereas I always had local/district court pegged as a much more colourful turnout kwim? You will have to let me know if I'm right LOL. Have fun in the park today - it's a lovely day here too.
Oh I hope all the bubba who are not feeling the best get better very soon and big hugs to the mummas looking after them.
How things change in my life at the moment. I was meant to work today but Joel got recalled to go to court this morning so I have to stay home with H. Which wouldn't be a big deal except I cant see how I can make up the hours this week !! Unorganised men I tell ya! I was looking forward to headed to work for a rest today
Then our builder called yesterday arvo - the contract price has gone up $4k due to the bank delays we recently experienced (but that's another boring story) - great. Then the developer still wants changes to the facade colours of our new house - more rendereing needed they say - great. More money, more maintenance, and will it really make the estate look THAT much nicer Feeling like this house will never be built.
But seeing as Im home today, I might take H to the mothers group who are meeting at a local park, it's a nice day so I can't see why not. Im still new at this group and get really nervous as everyone is well bonded already IYKWIM....
To answer some of the questions you ladies asked yesterday.
OB appt went well - measuring 27 wks, so 3 wks larger than EDD but I always did with Hamish as well, no real bigger (pardon the pun).
The new rental house was OK - not as great as I had hoped but OK. Will throw in an application and see how we go. There were another couple there that seemed interested too.
No not planning a big family - just our two and Georgia (so 3 kids is enough for us) but we often have family come stay and like to make them feel welcome. Oh and I love to clean..........LOL
No not a wedding planner, we have a photography company and do approx 30 weddings a year. This consult was for 2010 !! They are having a masqerade (sp?) ball theme - complete with jugglers, fire twirlers and fireworks will be different indeed.
My new job is in the prosecutors office and they have just decided to add to my job description. My role now includes attending coroners court to oversee the matters being heard there on behalf of police. Not sure what it entails fully just yet. Should be a challenge - its been a while since I was in front of a court and most of that was at uni mock court !!
Leanne, sorry but I was laughing when I was reading about your boys' antics out in the backgarden! Laughing cos it's a lovely little preview for all our mums with boys on what to expect in about 2 years time ROFL! Good thing they're built tough.
MM- Aw, poor M. I'm sure she'll be starting to feel better pretty quickly now she's on the medication. Don't blame yourself, we're all learning here. xxx The PainStop gear works really well too.
Trill - OMG don't you know wrapping paper is a Very Important Decision??!! LOL Poor woman had probably been wandering around in a daze for hours - purely from being at the shops for too long. You coulda walked up and slapped her on the face to snap her out of it!
Noni, I'm with Trill, don't worry about GD. I remember having the thirst of the devil riding on my back...remember that you're growing several more litres of blood/other life sustaining fluids...makes sense you'd be a bit thirstier than usual. Oh and I meant to say - if you take Asha to get her lip looked at, make sure you ask them if that might have caused you problems when you were trying to BFeed (?...just something I wondered about briefly).
Nella - I'm a library technician and I'm going to do the uni course that will make me a fully fledged librarian. I only need to do less than half the course because of previous study I've done.
Arte - Miss E's getting really good at asking for feeds too. Often it doesn't seem to occur to her unless I sit in the chair where we have her night feed LOL. She sees me go over there and trots over, signing boobie boobie boobie! It would drive me nuts if it was all day long.
hi everyone!!! its me the absent belly buddy! been trying to read and keep up but same old same old with me, been v busy/tired/stressed so unable to come on and chat... anyway i am here the rest of the week so willtry to keep up.
MM - dont blame yourself honey - the teething esp with molars can mask so much and you dealt with it when you had an inkling somethin was wrong, she will be fine. my friend's ds also had a perforated ear drum and it healed fine and he is A OK now.. so pls dont worry. i hope you ar efeeling better yourself too.
Clare - how is L? sounded like you had a rough time there for a bit...
MD - what did you deide re the surgery? not long to go now til your move - how exciting!
Noni - i am also really thirsty - not worried about it and it def woudlnt be GD at this stage. when are you getting ashas lip looked at? glad the avon is going so well. woo hoo!
leeanne - ooh you scared me what i am in for with N!!! though he isnt sucha 'physical' boy yet...
rainy - go on, tell me your vision! i would really have a chat with your DF - that would not fly in my house and i think you are a saint for putting up with it. when i was bf in the night DH did every morning get up with N (he is an early riser my little man) and then when we stopped feeding in the night we alternate night wake ups for settling and also alternate the early morning shift. it has always been that way here and i think esp when you have both babies you need to get DF to pull his finger out!!! i also think it has been great for DH and N's relationship... we also share the bed time routine (one does bath the other cuddles to sleep - we swap each night) when we ar both here. it also means either one of us can care for him day or night... talk to DF, L is a bit more grown up now and df needs to help you!! i cant believe you havent had a sleep in since he was born - that is torture! am glad you had a good time at the spa...
trill - dodntrealise you were havng surgery this week - hope it goes well!
nella - did you do a test?
hi to everyone else - sorry want to post this before i lose it!! back later.. xxx
So we've got some drops, but I am sad that it got to this stage and that I should have picked up her ear infection earlier. I am also worried about whether it will affect her hearing.
will be different indeed.
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