I want my mum

[Manxie]

Hi guys

Well at the moment I just want my mum:( Very sooky I know. DD has been very unwell to the point of having to have a short stay in hospital. She seems a little better today thank god. BUT I WANT MY MUM!!! I am tired of having to cope with all this without my family. My DH does his best but isnt great at the emotional support just practical stuff and we are both tired, stressed and niggling at each other.

All my friends have babies so I cant seem them for risk of passing it on. Most of them are also coping with sick bubbies. The inlaws :rolleyes:

What I would give for my mum to pop round for a cup of tea and a chat. Or my sister who knows how hard it is when bubbies are sick.

Anyway thanks for reading my sooky post - feeling better all ready. Going to take DD to bed and try and get some:sleeping:

[desperatehousewife]

I know exactly how you feel! My family are in Canada and I haven't seen them since Brianna was born and now that I am pregnant again I am missing them like crazy. I have days when I am so lonely and it is so not the same talking on the phone.:(

[kjaysmum]

oh poor you Manxie, you do sound fed up, sorry not really got any top tips for you, just letting you know I feel for you with your DD being ill and your dad back home poorly too. I do find a good blast on the old rescue remedy helps me through moments of dispair but that may sound a bit lame to you. It is hard to be so far from your family when things are tough, i really hope things get better for you soon :fingerscrossed:

[Manxie]

Thanks guys. Whats in the rescue remedy?? I really could do with something to pick me up I'm on the verge of not coping:(

Just keep :fingerscrossed: that we do not hve to head back to the hospital tnite. DD threw up her morning "antibugs" and if she cant keep tonights dose down they will have to give them intraveneously:eek:

MUMMMMMMMM where are you - we never stop needing our mums hey?

[Clinya]

Hi Manxie,

I know exactly how you are feeling. I am from England, my fiance is an aussie and we just had our first child, a girl in April.

My parents did come over when she was born and got to spend time with us and her but since they have gone back i miss them terribly. I think it is because she is their first grandchild and they cant see her whenever they want :(

I am sorry you are feeling like this and that your dd has been sick, i hope you both feel better soon.:hugs:

[Manxie]

My parents did come over when she was born and got to spend time with us and her but since they have gone back i miss them terribly. I think it is because she is their first grandchild and they cant see her whenever they want
- Clinya - I know how you feel, we managed a trip home earlier this year but it breaks my heart that my family miss out on my little girl.

Good news is that DD kept down the antibugs so she has been able to stay at home:yelclap: Just off to do another post to find out what I can give her to build her up she is so weak.

[kjaysmum]

Hi Manxie, Glad you could keep your DD close to you at home, nothing wors than dealing with feeling low in a sterile enviroment. Rescue remedy is a Bach Flower Remedy, can get it here in New Zealand so imagine you can in Aussie, I have a feeling it may even be an Australian invention, (maybe I made that bit up though:confused: sounds german doesn't it ). Anyhow I keep the spray form in the house can use it for the DK's or for yourself, for shock, trauma, after a bump etc, I used it when giving up smoking, goodness know if it is the contents or the belief in it which makes it work but it sure does work for my family.
I so sympathise with what you're going through it's early days for me I only moved here 9 weeks ago and am managing ok but I didn't have my mum around me back home so maybe that makes it easier for me. Miss my Bro and his wife and kids, same age as mine, teriibly though, they only lived an hour away, and me dog who was too old to travel :crying: .
I'm sure life is better down under in the long run though espesially for the little ones, try to see the positive side.....hope your DS gets better soon

[kjaysmum]

whoops I meant DD

[Beany]

Awww Manx :hugs:

I totally sympathise. As D-Day looms ever closer on the horizon, I want my mum and sister too - which is really odd as I never really got on all that well with either of them. I guess it's knowing that they've been through it all and that they can help post partum and everything. And they are mine - my family. In-laws just aren't the same.

[Manxie]

And they are mine - my family. In-laws just aren't the same. couldnt agree more:D I am really surprised that my in laws havent even offered to help, guess you know who your friends are in times like theses:rolleyes:

It would just be nice to have family to do a bit of shopping come and help me tidy up a bit, you know the score. But no its just me and I think that is what has really hit home hard, at the end of the day I am here and when the s**t hits the fan there is no one to help me other than DH, sad but true:(

[Beany]

Plus it's much easier to hand my mum (rather than mother-in-law) a bagful of my dirty knickers to wash ... :D

[Manxie]

Plus it's much easier to hand my mum (rather than mother-in-law) a bagful of my dirty knickers to wash ... Beany :laughing: :laughing: I remember getting some "decent" knickers before comming out here on holidays as I was worried about the MIL having to manhandle my Bridget Jones's:eek: