one_ian_taylor Posted July 9 VT Supporter Share Posted July 9 2 hours ago, hogso said: Fourth visit to triage at maternity today, we're at week 29 this week. I wouldn't go so far as to say this pregnancy has been a nightmare but we are both desperate for it to be over at this point. It was always going to be an elective c-section, but due to a stubbornly low lying placenta, that decision would have been taken away from us at this stage. The question now is will they let us get as far as week 38 - not sure. The good news is mother and fetus are OK at the moment, bad news is our NHS trust will not settle on a c-section date until as late as possible. We have tri weekly scans from now on (31, 34, 37...if we get that far) so hoping for a decision after the 34 week scan which is on 14th August. Really feel for you - we thought we were going to lose our second when my wife started bleeding at around 23 weeks, and after that, every week felt like a win. It was an awful pregnancy from start to finish. The only good thing was the extra scans we had. Hope the next scan goes well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted July 9 VT Supporter Share Posted July 9 5 hours ago, hogso said: Surprised to hear that you had such a long wait time, you must have visited on a busy day. We've had season passes for Drayton Manor for over a year now and you generally don't get massive queues in Thomas Land. His birthday is end of August and right by the Bank Holiday so it was heaving. Some of the rides the wait wasn't as long but a couple were nightmares. Similar to @Stevo985 I piled him with snacks and that helped but at that age they have no real concept of time or delayed gratification, so he did struggle to just stand there. Thinking about it, whilst it's a lovely park and i would recommend, my biggest complaint would be that his ticket was about £12 and mine was about £35 (I'm probably off here) as I had to pay for a full adult pass to Drayton Manor and couldn't just get a Thomas Land one. I paid 3 times as much as his ticket to go on rides for little kids. I queried it at the time to see if anything could be done but they said no as I could go on any ride there and that's why. They just shrugged when I pointed to my 3 year old and asked what I do with him whilst I'm on the adult rides. Feels like there should be a cheaper but limited ticket somehow, maybe different colour wristbands or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 On 08/07/2024 at 11:06, StefanAVFC said: Sleep now You can't bank sleep. I spent 30 years of my life sleeping. I love sleeping. Within a few days it was gone and I was a wreck I'd say personally, stay up now, go on holiday, go cinema, party, do all the things you want that require you to sleep in the next day , because that's gone brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 (edited) 3 hours ago, one_ian_taylor said: Really feel for you - we thought we were going to lose our second when my wife started bleeding at around 23 weeks, and after that, every week felt like a win. It was an awful pregnancy from start to finish. The only good thing was the extra scans we had. Hope the next scan goes well Thanks my man, we had a bleed a couple of weeks ago now, scary stuff but fortunately everything was OK on that occasion. Today they couldn't get my girlfriends sats above 92, which they've put down to her asthma and baby pushing on her diaphragm so she can't take a full breath. She's had a seizure, near constant headaches and occasional migraines, temporary sight loss, unusual fetal movements which can only be described as a spasm which we're told are hiccups but don't totally buy it...the list goes on. Edited July 9 by hogso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one_ian_taylor Posted July 9 VT Supporter Share Posted July 9 15 minutes ago, hogso said: Thanks my man, we had a bleed a couple of weeks ago now, scary stuff but fortunately everything was OK on that occasion. Today they couldn't get my girlfriends sats above 92, which they've put down to her asthma and baby pushing on her diaphragm so she can't take a full breath. She's had a seizure, near constant headaches and occasional migraines, temporary sight loss, unusual fetal movements which can only be described as a spasm which we're told are hiccups but don't totally buy it...the list goes on. Hope all's well with them both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 17 month old. May 2024 - fascinated by lawnmower. Jun 2024 - fascinated by lawnmower. July 2024 - fascinated by lawnmower. 21st Jul 2024 - I'm **** terrified of lawnmowers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 21 hours ago, rodders0223 said: 17 month old. May 2024 - fascinated by lawnmower. Jun 2024 - fascinated by lawnmower. July 2024 - fascinated by lawnmower. 21st Jul 2024 - I'm **** terrified of lawnmowers. Just to let you know... August 2024 - I'm **** terrified of lawnmowers. September 2024 - I'm **** terrified of lawnmowers. October 2024 - Lawnmowers are my favourite thing ever! November 2024 - Lawnmowers are my favourite thing ever! December 2024 - Lawnmowers are my favourite thing ever! (Replica lawnmower toy for Christmas) January 2025 - I'm **** terrified of lawnmowers. WHY DID I GET THIS LAWNMOWER TOY!?! *smash* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted July 23 VT Supporter Share Posted July 23 My son's finally lost one of his baby teeth. Any ideas how much the Tooth Fairy leaves behind nowadays? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 5 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: My son's finally lost one of his baby teeth. Any ideas how much the Tooth Fairy leaves behind nowadays? Apparently in Cannock its 50p. Here in Stafford its a quid. Near Congleton its £2. My extensive research. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted July 23 VT Supporter Share Posted July 23 6 minutes ago, Seat68 said: Apparently in Cannock its 50p. Here in Stafford its a quid. Near Congleton its £2. My extensive research. We're not far from Crewe so think that puts us at about £1.50 then? Interesting how further north they are the more money they get. Explains why Norway has so much money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marka Ragnos Posted August 17 Author VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted August 17 (edited) We're driving my son up to University tomorrow. He's leaving home for the first time, and he'll be living in his residential college with all kinds of new experiences awaiting him. It's the first time when a soaring sense of parental accomplishment has accompanied such a crushing sense of parental grief. Emotions are incredibly intense all the way around, perhaps especially with mum. He's our only child, and I don't know if that makes it more intense, but it definitely creates a sharp sense of focus. We love him to bits, and I'll miss that phase of our lives. So many happy memories. On the other hand, I'm incredibly proud, and know it's his time to leave the nest. He's at one of the best universities on the planet. He worked very hard to get there, and we get to watch him grow in new ways and face the challenges he needs. We've run a pretty good "academy", but he's off to the U21s now, and we're not going to see him as much. He'll be three hours away by car. Deep inside, I just want my little boy to stay. Feeling the strange blend of sadness and joy and pride and fear, but with an underlying sense of following-the-stream-of-humanity inevitability, too, that's kind of cool. Edited August 17 by Marka Ragnos 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 My girls are 8 and reading your post above has made me already dread that moment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Sister in law, my daughters aunty, got married over the weekend. They didn't invite any kids to either the ceremony or the evening doo except for our kid (3 years old) and the grooms nephew (9 months). My daughter would just not shut up during the vows, and then did it again during the speeches in the evening too. One of those moments where you wish the ground swallows you up. There were some raised eyebrows when the kids are banned message came out...but blimey were they justified in that. I mentioned a few weeks ago that whist our second pregnancy hasn't been a nightmare, it hasn't exactly been smooth sailing. Funnily enough in the following week after that post I lost count of the triage visits we had, 7 or 8 I think. Reduced movements and quite a few bleeds, but short version, everything appears to be OK and have now settled down. We'll get confirmation of our c section date in 2 weeks, we're week 35 this week. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted August 20 Author VT Supporter Share Posted August 20 6 hours ago, hogso said: Sister in law, my daughters aunty, got married over the weekend. They didn't invite any kids to either the ceremony or the evening doo except for our kid (3 years old) and the grooms nephew (9 months). My daughter would just not shut up during the vows, and then did it again during the speeches in the evening too. One of those moments where you wish the ground swallows you up. There were some raised eyebrows when the kids are banned message came out...but blimey were they justified in that. I mentioned a few weeks ago that whist our second pregnancy hasn't been a nightmare, it hasn't exactly been smooth sailing. Funnily enough in the following week after that post I lost count of the triage visits we had, 7 or 8 I think. Reduced movements and quite a few bleeds, but short version, everything appears to be OK and have now settled down. We'll get confirmation of our c section date in 2 weeks, we're week 35 this week. Best wishes -- big moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villa87 Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 My 5 year old is about to lose his first tooth! More ammunition for my wife to encourage us to go for round 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 20 VT Supporter Share Posted August 20 1 minute ago, Villa87 said: My 5 year old is about to lose his first tooth! More ammunition for my wife to encourage us to go for round 3 Quid a throw from the tooth fairy these days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 4 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Quid a throw from the tooth fairy these days. @bickster disapproves 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted August 21 VT Supporter Share Posted August 21 Wasn't really sure where to post this one (couldnt see an Amazon specific thread), so please feel free to move. Does anyone have an Amazon Kids Plus subscription? We're getting our son a new kindle so that he can play Minecraft with his friends and it's pushing us to get a kids subscription for £5 a month. Curious if anyone would recommend and say it's worth while? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 21 VT Supporter Share Posted August 21 57 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: Wasn't really sure where to post this one (couldnt see an Amazon specific thread), so please feel free to move. Does anyone have an Amazon Kids Plus subscription? We're getting our son a new kindle so that he can play Minecraft with his friends and it's pushing us to get a kids subscription for £5 a month. Curious if anyone would recommend and say it's worth while? I’ve got one. I actually think you get it free for 12 months if you purchase a kids kindle so perfect way to trial it. Whether it’s worth it probably depends on age. To me it looks like there’s enough stuff on there to be worth it. But my lad is only 2 so he just doesn’t use it enough really. If your son is old enough to know what it is and play Minecraft etc then I’d say it’s probably worth it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted August 21 VT Supporter Share Posted August 21 2 hours ago, Stevo985 said: I’ve got one. I actually think you get it free for 12 months if you purchase a kids kindle so perfect way to trial it. Whether it’s worth it probably depends on age. To me it looks like there’s enough stuff on there to be worth it. But my lad is only 2 so he just doesn’t use it enough really. If your son is old enough to know what it is and play Minecraft etc then I’d say it’s probably worth it. There's the free trial but didn't want to sign up, get him used to it and then decide it's not worth the money and have him kick off. Would rather have it confirmed from the get go. Having enough trouble trying to figure out how Minecraft actually works so that I can teach him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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