Hurrah, we are POST natal! Good job ladies
WOW Zoe - well done with the stats! Very impressive indeed
Well we had a tough night last night, and DS is not settling well again tonight so bit of a bummer there. Might be a growth spurt.
mibbes I was using Daktarin, you can also put it in your LO's mouth but it's a bit sticky and hard to do. For that reason I switched to Nystatin drops (both in DS' mouth and my nipples) and have just gone today to the doctor to get a prescription for oral Nystatin too as I want to get it cleared up quick smart before I start expressing next week with a pump. There's some good info here on thrush meds for you. ps: DS & I definitely both have thrush but my nipples etc look completely fine. They just feel painful/itchy when I get letdown (and sometimes when I'm not even feeding).
Verso hope you are doing ok. I too will miss your posts. I'm a bit worried you don't have great support at home though with your DH either, so please do be sure to talk to someone if you're feeling down. And of course we're always here for you too when you're ready to come back. XXX
arti hope you have some better luck with the new teat. My DS seems to have some trouble going from boob to dummy, perhaps it is the same thing? Anyway fingers crossed for the next attempt for you. Also great news on your DH's job offer in the US - I'd say go for it! You can always come back whenever you want if it doesn't work out.
Katie I bought one totsbots bamboozle too just to try it out (it was jumpjockey that was asking about cloth originally I think). We're using bamboo prefolds at the moment and we love them. They're kind of like standard cloth folding nappies but much easier to put on. But as soon as he gets a bit bigger we'll get fitted ones and I'll use the prefolds as stuffers or boosters - they are SO absorbant and still kind of feel dry when they're really wet (as a trade off they do take longer to dry though).
Veggie thanks for the thrush alternative remedies - will hunt them down tomorrow. I am a big pill popper at the moment! (Thyroxine, preggy vitamins, acidophillus, thrush meds). BTW have you tried using a dummy yet, or are you managing to settle without? (Sorry if I've missed that info - some of my notes are a bit old now!)
Kayz - a big for you and I second (third, fourth, whichever it is!) what everyone else has said about doing what's best for you & your lovely family.
LadyT what rude buggers those women were at the clinic. They are obviously suffering from envyitis... I guess you can't blame them though for lacking such glamour in their own lives
Indith hope you are coping better with DD - what are the AB's for? Sorry if I'm being daft and have missed something there.
Cat (and others) glad you liked the BW link - I should read it again myself as DS is now refusing to settle! aaargh.
Regards contraception - just wanted to say that my sister got pregnant with her 3rd on the minipill just after having her 2nd! So it doesn't work for everyone.
trace I'm jealous that birth certificates there in the UK are free or only cost £3.50. Here in Oz it costs a whopping $40 Mind you, the government also give us $5000 just for having a baby, so we can't complain too much I suppose
On a funny note DS has now had 2 manicures, and will soon be getting a third. His little teeny nails were so scratchy on my skin & I couldn't bear to use the baby nail clippers I bought, so I just filed them down when he fell asleep. I can't believe how fast his nails grow! Ahh, if only my own hands were as pampered
I can hear DS stirring (oh no!) so had better go get the norks out. Kisses to all! xxxxxxxxxx