hey everyone!! Congratulations to those who've popped - Micromum, Pol (how incredible was your story - thought my 4 hours was good - and no tearing - wow, I've got 3rd degree... oops) and Mandaz!
I have Fraser on my knee - he's doing really well, put on 4 oz from Weds to Fri last week! And somehow he's already only waking once a night for a feed - maybe it's all the force feeding during the day... I've been waking him, if he hasn't already woken, for feeds every 3 hours (from start of one feed to start of next), and it's working a treat. He is really happy, and we are therefore really chilled out. It all seem so much easier this time - I definitely gwasn't chilled with DS1....!!
Marls, your DH sounds great, doing the night feeds. ! I got out my expresser today, with similar aim, but half of it's missing!! shucks!!
Jenny, I don't really know what to say about the smoking issue - I'm a non smoker, and have never smoked, so can't really understand why smokers don't just stop if they get pg, as the risks of heavy smoking and having a small baby are well known.. Didn't your doctor offer any support for you to try and stop? But on the drinking side, if you were drinking in the first 4 weeks (guess over Christmas last year) then you can't be that different to lots of other people. I understood from your post that since then you haven't drunk at all, which is great. I hope things work out ok for you and your LO.
looking forward to seeing the rest of the announcements as and when...