Sorry guys, not much time for posting lately - should go have a shower while W is asleep.
PAP, pregnancy still sinking in, no symptoms yet apart from sore nipples when W feeds. I wish he would wean!
Andie, have fun at the beach, we spent hours playing there over the christmas holidays, it was great fun.
Thanks for agreeing with me about the IL's and their demented dog - I was worried I was overreacting. I don't know how such a small thing like putting the dog outside turned into such a huge issue. They were so fricken childish and then MIL kept leaving the room when I entered and would make everyone lunch (DH was away at a stag party) and then half an hour later say 'oh sorry, did you want some lunch too?'. I thought they were really nice people, I have lost so much respect for them after this.
Met my midwife yesterday. In NZ you have the same midwife all through the pregnancy, birth and the first 6 weeks of baby. Mine probably won't be at the birth though because I can't go to the local birthing centre because of the GD. My fasting levels are already higher than they should be, the midwife is checking with an OB to decide what we should do.
Hi everyone - where are you all today? come on I am relying for you for entertainment while i am at work!!
Arte - sounds like a really good system over there. will be interesting to see how it compares with here when the time comes. hmm what do they think they will do re the GD? was it routine for your levels to be tested or did they do that bc you have a history? it is great it will be dealt with from the beginning, hopefully that means you will have less stress/troubles later on.
Rainy IKWYM about the bubs at the moment, N isnt walking properly yet so prob not as bad as the others but man he can be trying at times. I try to look at it positively ie he is learning/exploring etc but it can be tough. i have found he is a lot better when we get out of the house and also if he goes swimming and burns lots of energy. wow what will they be like when they are 2 LOL!!!
MD hope the house is going well - i think it is today you move in.
Nella - realised i never cogratulated you, so sorry. hope you are feeling well.
MM - dont have a quinny zap but i bought a new stroller when we were away (so i dont always have to take the bugaboo which is wonderful but big) - it is a maclaren quest and v happy with it. i also have a maclaren in melb which i love - think that is a vogue.
yooo hooo to Noni - hope you are well honey.
Rainy: feral child here also. i hear ya on not being able to take them anywhere ATM. Leila either throws a tantrum or tries to destroy everything in sight or goes off running...urrrghh.
Arte: that sux about your family. it also sounds really selfish of them about the dog. we always put the kids before the dog. if a child is a bit nervous around stella she goes out the back. no big deal. sorry that they are so petty.
bummer about the GD causing issues. i hope that they can work something good out for you. fantastic that you get such great support from the NZ system. i can't believe how they just let us flounder over here.
MM: no not personal at all! i think pnd is something that needs to be more visible as let's face it 1 in 7 girls get it here in Oz! and that's the ppl they know about...
basically i will work closely with my psychologist (the one i met through the BB centre) and with her we will create a support network to help me out if it comes back next time (this way i dont have to start at square one or ask for help, they will do the asking). also i will have a doula and a post-natal doula to help me through on the birth and post birth side of things. (that way they cant go injecting me with peth without my consent! like last time!).
in a way i am nervous and scared that it would come back, but i know that it will NEVER be as bad, as i wont struggle for 9 months trying to justify the way i feel as normal. so in that sense it's a relief.
i'm here PAP!!!
might have to rush off soon though as lewis is about to wake up.
arte- re: the dog thing, they are seriousley mixed up if they think that's ok. our dog is absoutely bomb-proof. you can do absolutely anything to her- trust me, lewis has LOL, but everytime someone comes to our house- she is outside. that means adults, kids, whatever. that's just the rules you know?
i hope evrything works out ok with the gd this time.
pap-how's work going being pg? have you had a spew there yet???
any kfc cravings?? everytime i watch the cricket i feel like kfc
hayley- i have a maclaren vogue too, so does ange and they're great. what do you want a stroller for, just quick trips out with maddie?
clare- yes L runs away too. he is so friggin feral. he climbs up on the couch now and flicks the light switch on and off and thinks it's hilarious
andie- that's so cute how jack loves alex. little boys idolise their big brothers don' they? i know dh's litte bro does to him.
just had the doula over- she's lent me a couple of dvds - one is from the pink kit apparantely and she's just working on trying to help me with relaxing and preparing so baby doesn't go overdue. there's an accupuncturist just down the road from me too so i might think about giving her a call next week..
Last edited by Ginger; January 7th, 2009 at 11:38 AM.
Arte:
opened nine-msn this morning & the featured article is about a dog mauling a toddler to death .. my first thoughts were about you & the IL drama's.
Clare:
my heart goes out to you with the PND
Rainy:
I hear you on the dog, my ex's dog (who know lives with my friend) is the same with kids, they can pull his tail & try to drag him, lay on him, sit on him, & he doesn't do a thing, he is the best thing with kids, but then with people & kids he doesn't know, it cld be a diff story. You can't take that chance hey.
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Beach was great. Boys very unsure about it for a bit but then we cldn't get alex away from it. He would run in, turn around & run out. Then he started chasing me around with hands full of wet gluggy sand. O I so wanna take them again!!
Have already made plans to take them in Feb when my sis is up!!!
Alex just stuck his finger in a moving pedestal fan & he's doing it again even tho the first time he cut his finger!!
Thought I would pop on one last time we leave on sat and I am very excited. Kids are all great well apart from the fact that (remember when X got his first black eye about 4 weeks ago from falling on the retaining wall that leads into the dirt pit) well we had to get an ultra sound on the top of his cheek just below the eye cause it is a lump and well today we found out that he will be off to a plastic surgern to have the lump removed cause it is some type of bruise thing that can calcify. So that will all happen when we come back.
Rainy- I have 3 ferel kids.
Andie- Glad the beach was great
Andie I was just going to say the exact same thing to Arte about the dog story. Theres a very sad example of what can happen unfortunately. Glad you had a good time at the beach the boys looked like they enjoyed it. Did you see my pics on FB as we went this morning too! Love the beach, wish I lived a bit closer to it like I used to when I was at home with the parents but coastal living is too expensive for us lol.
Rainy & Pregpan - Wow I have the McLaren vogue (good old mum got it for me) as well, its a great stroller, but I was just looking into a smaller one for travelling (going away in March) & also I have a new car with a gas tank in the back lol, so my space is limited & I saw that the Quinny Zapp folds up really small. I've also just discovered one called the quicksmart too....decisions!
Pregpan - Why is it that swimming really knocks them out I wonder?!
Arte - Thats dissapointing about the in laws, but I know how you feel.
Leemar - HAVE A GOOD TIME!!! I am so jealous I would love to go to the US. Sorry to hear about that bruise sounds terrible poor little mite.
Clare - In a way I must admit we want as much a gap as possible between M & the next one, as I dont know how I would handle it iykwim. Sometimes I struggle with M, I know we all have our moments, but I know what I am like & I just think I need to space it all out a bit for myself. So I get where you are coming from, even though I havent been down the pnd track I'm terrified of it. I feel for you big time. So did you have depression during the pregnancy? Did the pethadine shot play a part in it or were you just using that as an example of you feeling as if you didnt have control in the labour room & that was a trigger? Sorry if this is all too personal & bringing up bad stuff from the past, ignore me if so!
As we are off again in March on our honeymoon, I've been thinking of how I am going to keep an 18 month old little explorer under control on the 5 hour flight to KL & then shortly after the 1 hr flight to Langkawi, the second flight shouldnt be too bad. So I was wondering about phenergan, but after the research I did today I wont be going down that track. What do you think of using pain stop? I know that has a bit of a sedative in it. Otherwise maybe Brauers calm? I know I am getting ahead of myself a bit here, but I am starting to worry as she was a handful on the way to & from Melbourne, DP & I almost had a domestic at one stage hehe.
Leanne- Oh no, the poor little thing! Sounds like a bit of bad luck, who would have thought his black eye would lead to surgery. Have a great holiday.
MM- I would try brauers calm or rescue remedy before any pharmaceuticals. She might surprise you, they change so much in a few months. There was a thread a while ago about keeping toddlers entertained on planes. Take loads of toys/books/snacks etc. 5 hours seems like forever, but it will go quickly enough.
Clare- you asked ages ago about the day spa and i forgot to answer you, then i remembered when i was lying in bed last night!!!! It is called indulge and it is at immerse winery in the yarra valley. Just the other side of yarra glenn. I havn't been to that one before, it's pretty $$$, but sounds lovely! We should try and organise a girls pampering day sometime.
Arte- Love the new ticker pic, very cute. You were so right about the dog. I would have been so frustrated in your position. You can NEVER trust a dog. They are animals after all.
Preg- We tend to go through pinching phases. When she is really frustrated she pinches. The worst thing is she does it to other kids if they take something she is playing with or just annoy her. so i have to watch her like a hawk. I am hoping it is a phase. Spoke to MCHN about it and she said at this age it is best to just try and avoid the situation rather than trying to discilpline her. Of course i say no and remove her from the situation if it happens, but i'm not sure she totally gets it. I also really encourage her to be gentle and praise her alot when she is.
Sherie and who ever else didn't feel much like posting (sorry have forgotten, was it Katie??)........ hope you are doing ok......
morning all
leeanne have a wonderful trip - see you when you get back. i hope it goes well. poor X, he has been in the wars - at least you can worry about that when you get back.
MM I agree re taking snacks and toys with you, i find books quite good on flights too. will she have time to run around the airport at kl before you head to langkawi. hmm not sure re the drugs for them... i dont know what pain stop is.. maybe the brauers calm but you never know she may surprise you with how good she is. just make sure you take it in turns watching her,it is quite exhausting as you know.
Ange - thanks for the reply re pinching... it is hard to know what to do, he only does it to me i think...
Yep. I'm here, but been busy again so hadn't posted. Had a dermo appointment yesterday and my BT restults were all normal again, so we've upped the meds to 15mg per week and see how that goes. I"m having great results and no side effects yet so I'm happy to increase it. Also did all the back to school shopping and even without buying school clothes it was $500 - but $200 of that was sneakers and the rest was stationery and socks etc. Although we normally buy them two pairs of shoes each, but didn't do that this time as Erin got a new pair early in the last term of school and Lindsay reckons he'll only wear sneakers instead of boots too.
Have a blast on your trip Leanne and fingers crossed on Xs eye.
MM - I've taken Sarah on the tilt train from Bundy to Brissie a few times and its much easier than driving. Its a 4.5 hour trip via train and I make sure that I work one of sarahs sleeps into that. I feed her to sleep and then she stays asleep on me. I can usually get an hour out of her. Then its lots of snacks and play time to keep her busy. Try to get a seat with a dvd player or something or take your own portable one because that is a great distraction. Sarahs got one of those portable high chairs from fisher price which is a god send as I can strap her in and feed her up. Keeps her in place as well. She did run up and down the aisles at one point and the other passengers were watching out for her. They loved being entertained by her, although they could have turned around later and *****ed about the terrible mother that let her child run around barefoot making a racket. Haha
As for the PND, yep I was diagnosed with it. I think I was more susceptible to it due to being slightly depressed and very moody as a youngster (late teens - early adult). I know how strange for a teenage girl to be moody but mine was extreme ups and downs. I've had it under control for a while now but always had the thought in my head that PND was a real issue for me. I don't know whether I brought it on by thinking that way or not but was diagnosed a few months after S was born. I think its still a real issue now because I can feel the tension and stress rising with her and I need to remove myself from the situation to calm down. I have an action plan in place now to help me and DH and I will re evaluate the TTC thing once I've been taking care of myself for a few months.
& he's doing it again even tho the first time he cut his finger!!
so i have to watch her like a hawk. I am hoping it is a phase. Spoke to MCHN about it and she said at this age it is best to just try and avoid the situation rather than trying to discilpline her. Of course i say no and remove her from the situation if it happens, but i'm not sure she totally gets it. I also really encourage her to be gentle and praise her alot when she is. 
but mine was extreme ups and downs. I've had it under control for a while now but always had the thought in my head that PND was a real issue for me. I don't know whether I brought it on by thinking that way or not but was diagnosed a few months after S was born. I think its still a real issue now because I can feel the tension and stress rising with her and I need to remove myself from the situation to calm down. I have an action plan in place now to help me and DH and I will re evaluate the TTC thing once I've been taking care of myself for a few months. 
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