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[TheLittleFriend]

Over here Brookers. I'll stick a cake in the oven

I have a quiet sleeper here. DD is 20 weeks (!) and still in with us. I'm going to miss her when she goes in a room on her own. All her nappy changes happen in the nursery, all her clothes are in there too. I use her cot as my changing station, will obviously stop when she starts sleeping in there.

Arf at "rave arms"!!

Dd is so far quite a quiet sleeper, though she snuffles for half hour before waking properly for a feed - which tbh is nicer than being woken by wailing.

Hi sparks! :)

We had ds2 in with us for about 5 months, he was such a quiet sleeper, fx I will be as lucky with baby boo [hopeful deluded emotion]

Currently listening to teen boo talking in his sleep the workings of a teenage mind

Quick question, is preggo insomnia a real thing, not been able to get to sleep for a few days now, and when I wake for a pee I take ages to get to sleep again, don't remember this from last time. I am starting to whittle about my scan on Monday so perhaps that is why?? Have any of you had the same?

Yep to the insomnia boo. I'm borderline narcoleptic all day, then wandering around tidying the kitchen at 4am. Stoopid. And feeling zonked today after a night watching Rocky with the 2yo last night.

I had insomnia early on, but was quite lucky as it came with a sort of energy. I was getting about 4hrs sleep a night, but felt fine all day normally I need a min of 8hrs to feel human.

Well at least I'm normal then, had an awful night sleep :( Mr boo was lovely though, he got teen boo to school and toddly boo his breakfast, I have only been up for half an hour :) feel a lot better for it. Very of the energy you ladies have, I hope to feel more like that soon.

I have a waking problem too, Boo/Whims/Stacks - around 3-5am. As I start to drop off again, DS wakes up. Is it hormones (mine obviously; DS wakes up after 11hrs sleep if he goes down at 7.30, text book)?

Hi to Sparks and a v warm welcome.

Smegs - hope s/he settles down. I feel a bit the same; some v strange movements going on with me, but I'm, what, 6wks behind you, so it's to be expected really though still q freaky from time to time. You are spot on about giant spiders. Couldn't you be seen by another MW? I have never seen the same one twice with this pg.

Feel very today. No idea why; as it seems unconnected to anything, though I hate dropping DS at creche (2x week, 8hrs total) - he gets upset before we even arrive (knows the way). But tbh I woke up feeling blue. Will have to persevere with creche as I'm expecting to work 3 days a week some time before Christmas (when the work is finally delivered). Poor old DS; he just doesn't like it but does like his CM. I guess I should just fork out some extra cash for him to go there?

Has your milk come in ok now Fluff? Lovely that your DD is a nice quiet sleeper; just what you need now that birth is over.

TTFN.

Sorry you feel blue tock - some days you just have to ride it out, I find, and know tomorrow will be better.

Verdict from the breastfeeding forum is that my milk is in, judging by dd's nappies and her fading jaundice, but that I've skipped the engorgement stage (which I didn't realise you could do). Which is a massive relief :)

Fluffster I've never had engorgement with either DS. Glad your milk is in though and without any trouble

fluff I remember stressing when dd was about a week old that my milk wasn't in, only to find out that it was and I just hadn't noticed Lucky to escape engorgement by the sound of it.

tock hope you're feeling perkier now

I've just had my second physio. Not going back for 6 weeks as I'm feeling it's a bit pointless atm. Pelvis is pretty bad right now, just fed up of hearing that 'there's not much they can do'. I know that!

little I'm sorry to hear it's that bad :(

Dd has been feeding since 1.30pm. I've watched all my taped episodes of Downton Abbey and I'm losing feeling in my left bum cheek

Little sorry to hear that about your physio. I've got my appointment tomorrow re my back and I'm desperately hoping they can help, but I bet I get the same sort of response.

Fluff great news that you have your milk and do enjoy the BF'ing and cuddles! Hope you can get up soon! I am really looking forward to BF'ing again (is that weird?) - I just felt so useful while doing it and it was lovely to gaze at little DD's face as she fed!

Tock and Boo sorry re the insomnia. I've had nights like that too, but thankfully not needing to get up for a wee in the night anymore and long may it continue.

Smegs how are you feeling now? Hope you're feeling a bit better.

gen I can't wait to breast feed again either. Or certainly after the first few weeks, when it does tie you to the sofa a bit...

Ooh I am hoping to bf this time, I did when I had teen boo, but toddly boo was just too poorly when he was born and I had to express for him, when he was well enough he just would not latch on, couldn't sustain expressing either so he was a bottle baby :( Fingers crossed for baby boo.

Little sorry to hear about the physio

Fluff did you watch all the Downton? I cried like baby at last Sunday's :( good news about your milk.

Right I'm off to a boxing class tonight, then a nice warm bath, I WILL sleep!! I brook no argument on that!

Very jealous of you ladies who didn't get engorged! I remember waking up on day 4 post DS with ridiculously huge knockers - they looked like 2 half melons stuck on my chest - they even stayed pointing up when I was laid on my back. I looked like a surgically enhanced porn star! Poor DS couldn't latch on because they were so rock hard so DH had to do an emergency dash to Boots to get a breast pump to relieve some pressure! I just remember it being excruciating! So although im also looking forward to bfeeding again im hoping to miss that stage this time round!

Sorry to hear that backs and pelvises are still causing problems, im also back to physio tom although I think my support belt may have improved things a bit.

Waves to all.

P.s also sorry to hear about insomnia too - brooking for a good nights sleep for all! Xx

I'm also jealous of those who skipped engorgement! I was the opposite end of the spectrum, it lasted TEN days for me! So excruciating! I looked like an anime character, or the decorative token female in a sci-fi movie!

No Brooking for all those with back/hips issues. Good luck with your physio, it really is worth keeping up the exercises between visits, it won't reverse the problem but it'll hopefully prevent it from worsening as you get bigger. You have my utmost sympathy, the SPD was hands down the worst part of my pg. It all vanished within days of my elcs though!! There is hope!

Forgive my lack of knowledge, but who is next, and when?

Smegs soon, then Stacks, then Nutella just before New Year-ish.

far before smegs!

And bartlet is due same day as me

End of April for me, I will have a due date on Monday, it is 12 week scan day :)

Oh boo how exciting! Brooking for a fab scan :)

I'm a week behind because my crap digibox will only tape the repeat but thanks for the heads up - I'll make sure I watch it when dh's at work so he can't laugh at me!

Dh has a job interview tomorrow, I'd really appreciate some brooking - he really wants it for the experience and the challenge and it would mean more breathing space when it comes to me going back to work too. Our fingers toes and eyes are all firmly crossed!

Ooh, brooking for mrFluff and Boo (very impressed with the boxing!)
How's the numb bumb fluff? I used to get cramp in my shoulders from the marathon sessions, and read through the whole Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy. Probably about 2400 pages!

Nothing to report here at Whimsical Heights really. a rather tiring day without DS3's lunchtime nap and a sore arm after yesterday's flu jab.

Hope you perked up as the day went on tock and have a better day tomorrow.

Currently up every hour for over an hour whims and becoming a dab hand at left handed texting! I've decided i need a sling so i can go hands free and knit :o and I'm currently working my way through the final Game of Thrones book. But truth be told I'd much rather be asleep :o

I think I am next, am 38 weeks, is that right, if so mega scary!!! Gah!!
Desperately trying to get though the last 2 days of work, its a struggle as am so tired and have legs like sausages by the end of the day.
I also sympathise with all the insomnia, I feel very restless for most of the night and wake every 2/3 hours, good training perhaps!
fluff you sound on amazing form and she is gorgeous. Brooking for DH job interview.
little you poor thing, just checking you are not swimming are you? I had terrible pelvic pain until I stopped swimming breast stroke and it feels so much better now.

Ooh Fluff brooking for Mr F's interview, hope it goes very well. Also brooking you can catch more than an hour of sleep at a time. Here let me make you a

Morning everyone else. My master plan worked :) a good boxing class, hot bath and a bit of a read, apparently I was snoring by 11 (though I think I was more likely to be peacefully slumbering) and didn't wake up in the night :) don't worry Fluff I do realise this is some of the last sleep I will be getting for a while