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bwestshyanne


second time around...

Date written 30/06/2011 22:15:06

hi,
im bree my hubby and i have a three year old daughter and im currently 7 weeks pregnant with our second, i have been suffering bad morning sickness and even though its no where near as bad as it was with my daughter, its still horrible and i cant excatly rest all day long and leave the house work and cooking....this pregnancy was planned, however i did not expect to get bad morning sickness again and feel very unhappy about it, i just want my energy back so i can take my daughter to the park and play with her, she has been an angel helping me and letting me rest but i do feel bad about it, and some days i cant cook and clean while my hubby is out working hard which leaves me feeling horrible aswell, i know its going to be hard work with two children, but was wondering if anyone has any tips for me....and i just want to know if how im feeling is normal on the second pregnancy....
thanks.

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mum2four


My complicated life

Date written 25/12/2010 07:18:55

My name is Alisa I have my first child at barley 18 year. He was hyperactive but so was I at his age and I though not much of it. Till he was about 7 years and when all his little quirks started becoming imposable to deal with as they were becoming intense and very regular I started looking for answer's. Discovered he fit the criteria for Asperger Syndrome. I was glad to get his diagnosis at 8 years old. I really never thought I'd still have to fight so hard to get him help once he had the diagnosis's, he's 15 in less then a week and I'm still fighting to get him in to social skills groups that don't cost an arm and leg or need more then a hour travel in the car,
My second child was born 1 and half years after my first. Her behaviors were very similar to her brothers but in recent years she intensified and has developed very rigid and unique behaviors of her own. She was just very recently diagnosed with Asperger as well.
My 3rd child has always been extremely hard to cope with she was so angry at life. After my 4th child was born and diagnosed with sensory integration disorder I realized that was probably what caused my 3rd child to react so angry to everything she got angry at. My 4th child literally had the opposite reaction when he fell over instead of putting his hands to catch him self when he fell his hands went behind his head so quickly he was so scared to touch anything with his hands that his natural body reflex was altered. I first noticed his aversion to using his hands at about 3mth when babys tend to start touching there bottle's. If his hands touched the bottle he would scream like he had just got hurt. He would be hard to settle and to get to drink again he began taking for ever to finish a feed unless I warped him up tight to keep his hands away from the bottle. I started playing round the round garden on him hands to make touching his hands fun. He slowly got use to opening his hands and not screaming about me touching them. Today he doing well he still lets go of items randomly and unexpectedly when he become over whelmed by a items in his hands.He still clamps his hands shut a lot but his tolerance is much higher now.

i have alway struggled with mental to some degree mostly depression kicking in when my kids became independant and going away once treated with medication. It was not till I realised OCD had taken over my life about 5 years after sep 11th and my Nana passing (separate event's) that I knew I had more serious issues to work threw. I was getting better fairly fast till I became a victim of a home invasion and went into a serious depression that had me in bed for almost 3 years. I finally got control early 2010 and been getting better ever since with amazing speed. It helps that the Dr finally figured out I have tachycardia. treating my fast heart had a great positive impact on my mental state and ability to achieve what I have in 2010.
My next challenge is coming up in 2011 I need to learn to cope with work, my family and my own needs. I struggle to maintain friendships people seem to expect more from me than I can give. My family come first I'd love to get to know more people who are family orientated and can handle my kids as well. I have lost friends because my kids can be very full on and in your face.

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gogogirl2010


mum to be

Date written 18/05/2010 11:49:51

hi i am a 28 year old woman having a baby i am just 3 moths in to it and i am knowing that i am crying for nothing and eating things that i donot eat i am a happy woman and love my life i have a good hubby that is good to me and or baby to come he talks to it all the time and he is looking at books and talking to his friends that are dad's so they help him a lot more i am seeing gp like know tomm and i am talking to ppl on chat that have kid's as my friends donot have kids yet i am a happy mum to be and i can not wate into my baby comes i am hopeing to get more out off this so i can know more about being a mum and having a baby

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Lisa


I have discovered that being a mum is nothing like I expected

Date written 18/12/2008 12:26:50

I have discovered that being a mum is nothing like I expected, and everything I wanted it to be (and sometimes everything I didn’t want it to be too!). I have just given birth 4 weeks ago to our second daughter, with our eldest not quite two yet. Needless to say we have been inundated with comments of “Well now you will know you are alive!”, or “Are you crazy?!”...and as it was an unplanned pregnancy of sorts, I must admit I definitely agreed with these cynics early in my pregnancy.
Before Katie was born, Lily was the centre of our universe and I am sure we were hers. We explained to her that Katie was coming along, and being under 2 years old we really had no idea how much she was taking in – if any of it! But she was gorgeous none the less, with kissing my belly every night as she went to bed, reading her stories in my belly, and her favourite story was titled “There’s a house inside my mummy” so I am sure she understood more than we gave her credit for. Still she cried when I held other babies, and was exceptionally jealous of other children near me so we were not sure what to expect.
However from that very first moment Lily laid eyes on Katie, it has been just adorable to watch! Whilst she has been a bit jealous and hesitant with myself at times, she has been totally nurturing and adorable with her little sister. Every morning she wakes up, kisses her sister on the forehead and says “Hello precious girl” or “Morning gorgeous” and every morning it brings tears to my eyes (part of that is hormones I am sure!)! She helps burp and feed her, change her nappy - and wants to share her breakfast with her too! So mums, even though there will still be tears and tantrums, sleep deprived nights and moments of total frustration with those older siblings, maybe they will surprise you in their capacity for being gentle and nurturing at such a young age, and I have discovered that having two is not as difficult as I thought it would be! After all when the toddler is not quite two, we still forget what sleep feels like huh mums and dads?????

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terrifictrio


having triplets

Date written 18/01/2010 10:00:38

hi all
where do i start well my trio r sleeping which is the best sleep of the dayit doesnt run in the family we were just lucky my partner and i thought we would have a child together but at 11 weeks pregnant we found out we had 3 in there MY GOD our life has not been the same since and every day is an experience we wouldnt change it for the world b4 we go to bed every night we go in their room and shake our heads 3 babies it is something i think we will say every day 3 bloody babies my god yes god he must love us or is punishing us they r all crawling and pulling themselves up on everything we have barriers set u every where throu the house our 9 year old is fantastic with them his like a little daddy lol

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