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December 2011: Scratching, squeezing, hatching and latching...

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LittleMissHumbuggery · 10/12/2011 22:43

...and those of us left are doing a fair bit of bitching:o

I wonder if we could get a [pompoms] going on? Do we have the energy for a campaign?Wink

Right, come on! We're a third of the way through the month and Nickelbabe needs new recruits for her advent thread. Get squeezing:o

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aethelfleda · 29/12/2011 19:07

Yep, my DDs have hit the lack-of-routine barrier too. For the past few days they've been grumpier with each other and playing up a bit. My attempt at a solution is quiet slow weekend-like mornings, an activity in the afternoon to tire them out physically a bit, and then a bedtime routine at their usual termtime timing (rather than letting them stay up a bit which we usually do in the holidays). not sure if it's working, but the quiet mornings are helping me cope with feeling knackered at least in the short term. It is lovely having them home and more time to play games etc, but I know they enjoy seeing their friends at school too. Oh well, onward and upwards, coronation turkey for dinner!

msbaublestwinkle · 29/12/2011 19:22

Our main issue with the DDs is that most of their friends have been away with family over the holidays!

I have been engaged in garden planning today, I'm trying to decide if a 6ft trampoline would fit sensibly with the chicken run and the planned seating area and fire pit. I will get the gardens sorted this year!

festivefiggy · 29/12/2011 23:21

Thanks ladies I must say in a strange way it was nice to be in the hospital we Got a lot of support while there my pump arrived today SIL picked it up for us so tomorrow is breast and express duvet day.

Has anyone tried driving yet? I tried driving today not good at gear changes with the undercarriage stitches!!!! Back on the painkillers for me. Strangely enough I also have a graze and I think that's been worse I'm having to bathe it with tea tree oil in water at moment as It looked a bit angry last time it was checked .......just another thing on the long list of things to remember to do Smile.

AReindeerCalledHorse · 29/12/2011 23:43

Glad to hear everything is ok now Figgy!
I've managed to express MORE milk today thanks to all your tips n links (still not enough to keep greedy guts going, but feeling much more positive).

Fell asleep on the bed last night with him on my chest and have been feeling guilty about that instead of the bf-ing! Nice to keep it fresh Grin

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LittleMissHumbuggery · 29/12/2011 23:44

I have grazed badly with both previous labours, and midwives each time said that grazes are often harder than tears to heal from as the site is larger and less defined. I do know that after my daughter my graze meant I I learnt how to pee practically horizontally as it hurt and the jug/water thing didn't work for me:o

Right. Back to bed for me. I have had four hours so far, hoping for another four between now and the time I have to get up for my midwife appointment in morning:)

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aethelfleda · 30/12/2011 02:29

I'm sat here on futon with DH snoring gently next to me. Been getting some tightenings since early evening, still not v painful or regular
but are stopping me from sleeping properly.
really hoping they come to somethimg this time as the last false alarm got me all hopeful! Time will tell, two paracetamol and we'll habe to wait and see....

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LittleMissHumbuggery · 30/12/2011 02:34

for you aethel Hope things progress, though 'twill be lonely being the only bump left on the thread:o

The insomnia fairy is messing with me again. Witch that she is.

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aethelfleda · 30/12/2011 02:55

Heh: don't presume too much LMH my dear: I feel like the little boy who cried wolf after having similar on Christmas Eve. My lovely Dad (who is DD-backup-guy) was totally convinced I was about to sprog, and I felt a right fraud having to tell him it had all stopped! Crunch time is going to be early in the morning where it will either ramp up or bugger off...

aethelfleda · 30/12/2011 02:57

And i hereby declare a for the insommnia fairy. Just because she's an extracorporeal being, it doesn't exempt her from the haddock if she's flinging non-sleepy dust at you!

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LittleMissHumbuggery · 30/12/2011 03:43

Flinging it with gay abandon no less. She's an utter baggage for all her sparkly wings and prettiness

I am sorely tempted to go torment the cats for half an hour. It always amuses me, though sods law would mean one of them catching my hand during the surprisingly named 'catchy-hand' game and I suspect the pain would suck:o

Right. Small hours nearly here, so one last energetic wave of the old pompoms for you, and I shall be away to bang my head against the wall

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AReindeerCalledHorse · 30/12/2011 03:54

out again for you aethel, hope LO pays attention to them this time!!

Right, big question; How in buggery do I 'train' myself to wake up when DS cries?
DH wakes the second DS farts two rooms away, but I can be lying next to DS & I'll sleep through 30mins of crying
I had insomnia before pregnancy so SHOULD be used to not sleeping, is my body too busy trying to recover from labour to wake me up? Or is there something I can do?
Please tell me someone else, somewhere has heard of a woman doing this? The only info I can find via google is a few manbashing threads & newspaper articles.

fusam · 30/12/2011 04:53

dd was born on the 28th at a healthy 8lb6. She is gorgeous! likes to feed all night though so shattered cant really feed lying down as section wound still sore. Congrats hawters!

festivefiggy · 30/12/2011 05:13

Now been up 2 hrs on this feed want my bed!!!!!!!

Congrats to fusam!!! Hope you heal quickly I find it tough sometimes without a scar to hold and feed LO so can't imagine how much tougher it Is without stitches.

Cant advise on ways to wake Up but I'm a heavy sleeper too love my sleep 1st night I got home DH had to wake me up as Danny was crying and I was completely oblivious so you not alone

Mmmmcheese · 30/12/2011 05:46

Congrats fusam!

ARCH, DH was like that when DS was first born. The thing that changed him was when I was ill and he was totally responsible for getting up and settling DS when he cried. Do you think you unconsciously rely on your DH to get up? I think DH did, and when he had to be the one to get up it all changed and he woke up much more easily. Before that I could put a screaming DS next to his ear and he stayed fast asleep!

I'm obviously also up and want some sleep! DD fed 11.30 - 12.30 then 1.30 - 2.30 then 3.30 to 5. Now she is grizzling with wind so am trying to get it out but no luck so far! Think I'm going to have to resort to buying infacol tomorrow.

aethelfleda · 30/12/2011 08:13

Aaand the contracty things have all pretty much stopped, AGAIN! Arg. Plan for today is to do some housework and keep active, friend over for coffee, dad on standby just in case this lazy ar*e of a baby decides to get on with it. Really annoyed cos I had v little sleep and all for nowt!

aethelfleda · 30/12/2011 08:17

And mmmm, I was a bit like that with DD1: when I think DH is about I sleep more deeply than him so didnt always wake first. When he was away with work overnight I would wake far more easily, mentally being "on duty" I suppose. There's no logic or trainability to that though! ARCH, Do you have a baby monitor and could you get a louder one maybe if its a sound level issue? Or is baby still in your room?

aethelfleda · 30/12/2011 08:20

Ooh and congrats fusam! (sorry for triple post-am filling up thread!)

Need a new thread title for the last few of us: not sure if we should stay here or move to postnatal board: how about "It's not Christmas anymore, Toto?" or "Haddocks for the Health Visitors"?

hopeful1 · 30/12/2011 08:34

Aethel and LMH - I have only posted once but read your posts every day! I am 40+3 today and like you guys still waiting for something to happen! It's also my birthday today which sucks as so uncomfy!!

Congratulations fusam!

DarcieandSnowballsmum · 30/12/2011 08:40

Fusam Congratulations.

OiMissus · 30/12/2011 08:44

Sympathies for those suffering from the evil insomnia fairy and false contractions.
Congratulations fusam!
Had a rubbish night here. Another evening on constant on demand feeding or else evil crying and bawling. I felt likecrying myself! It's so hard when you know he just can't be hungry! Can he? - I was so tired. I fed him lying down, but was too tired and so restless that it was driving me insane.
And it looks like this morning will follow the same pattern, which is crap as DH is working this morning and there are workmen coming to do jobs upstairs and downstairs. Grrrr!!

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LittleMissHumbuggery · 30/12/2011 09:48

for fusam

Sat waiting on my term midwife appointment. I haven't had a Brew yet and they're always running late at this clinic... Pondering raiding the kitchen >_

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LittleMissHumbuggery · 30/12/2011 09:50

hopeful it's good to have the company! Help yourself to a pompom and a Brew seeing as its your birthday:o

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OiMissus · 30/12/2011 10:39

Happy Birthday hopeful! Hopefully you, aethel and LMH will have your babies in 2011.

aethelfleda · 30/12/2011 10:40

Hiya hopeful, I do remember you posting as we share our due date (ha ha): I thought you might have delivered but obv not!

Hope you have a few little nice things on your birthday to counteract the non-delivery gubbins. Add a nice choccy biccy to that Brew.

msbaublestwinkle · 30/12/2011 10:47

congratulations fusam!

aethel that baby really is enjoying teasing you!

Off to visit my Grandaprents today, feeling a bit sad as my Grandad really isn't well, he will be fine while we visit but gets tired so easily he will sleep all afternoon.

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